[Purpose] This study was conducted to examine physical status and life satisfaction of workers in Korea. [Subjects] In total, 25,455 workers from eight geographical areas were evaluated from 2007 to 2008. [Methods] Physical status of the subjects was measured based on cardiopulmonary endurance, muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, and explosive muscular strength, and a life satis...

urban quality of life represents more than the private “living standards” and refers to all the elements of the conditions in which people live, that is, all their needs and requirements. in economic literature, urban quality of life is usually assessed through the standard revealed-preference approach, which defines a qol index as the monetary value of urban amenities. this paper proposes an i...

background metabolic syndrome (mes) consists of central obesity, hypertension, reduced high density lipoprotein (hdl), elevated serum triglycerides and high fasting blood sugar (fbs). they are susceptible to cardio-vascular disease, and insulin resistance. the goal of present research was to assess any relation between the composition of the body in type 1 diabetes mellitus (t1dm) children and ...

background: major attention has been drawn to the prognostic value of plasma/serum neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (ngal) in detection of acute kidney injury (aki) in children, but still no consensus has been reached. accordingly, the present study aimed to assess the diagnostic value of this biomarker in detection of acute kidney injury in children through a systematic review and me...

The idea that expanding work and consumption opportunities always increases people’s wellbeing is well established in economics but finds no support in psychology. Instead, there is evidence in both economics and psychology that people’s life satisfaction depends on how experienced utility compares with expectations of life satisfaction or decision utility. In this paper I suggest that expandin...

The idea that expanding work and consumption opportunities always increases people’s wellbeing is well established in economics but finds no support in psychology. Instead, there is evidence in both economics and psychology that people’s life satisfaction depends on how experienced utility compares with expectations of life satisfaction or decision utility. In this paper I suggest that expandin...