There is no consensus on the best method to assess the nutritional status of hospitalized adults although many methods are available. This study evaluated the prevalence of malnutrition in adults at different times of hospitalization (admission, 7th, 14th, 21st, and 28th days) in two years (2002 and 2006). All patients were submitted to anthropometric assessment, Subjective Global Assessment (S...

Methamphetamine (MA), a highly addictive psychostimulant, produces long-lasting neurotoxic effects well proven in nigrostriatal dopaminergic neurons. Considering the similarities between pathological profile of MA neurotoxicity and Parkinson's disease (PD), some reports show that previous MA abusers will be at greater risk of PD-like motor deficits. To answer the question if repeated MA exposur...

At the autumn session of 2020, Hungarian National Assembly issued ninth amendment Fundamental Law Hungary, which substantially reforms foundations system rules concerning special legal order enters into force on 1 July 2023.1 However, provision is only first step in a comprehensive series legislation and measures that will put entire defenceand security administration new footing. Without aimin...

Received: November 21st, 2011 Accepted for Publication: November 28th, 2011 _________________________ ABSTRACT _____________________________________________________________ Background: Several studies suggest that menarche tends to appear earlier in life as sanitary, nutritional and economic conditions of a society improve. Aim / Objective: To determine the age at menarche amongst secondary sch...

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Effects of two levels of dietary selenium (se) on reproductive performance and blood Se status of mature gestating and lactating sows were evaluated over one reproductive cycle. Four groups of six Duroc sows were fed basal corn-soybean meal (SBM) or corn-SBM-tankage diets each with or without .1 ppm supplemental Se. The basal diets contained .1 ppm natural Se. Changes from the 28th day of gesta...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the resting energy expenditure, growth, and quantity of energy and macronutrients intake in a group of preterm newborns. METHODS The cohort study was performed with appropriate and small for gestational age preterm infants (birth weight lower than 1500g or gestational age<32 weeks). Resting energy expenditure was measured using indirect calorimetry on the 7th, 14th, 21st...

OBJECTIVE To study serum levo-carnitine (l-carnitine) levels and isometric contraction, force frequency relationship and fatigue of rodent skeletal muscles in type 2 diabetes mellitus. STUDY DESIGN Randomized controlled trial. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Physiology Department, Army Medical College, Rawalpindi, from January 2009 to January 2010. METHODOLOGY Sixty Sprague-Dawley rats were r...

The effects of chronic instrumentation on regional myocardial performance and regional myocardial blood flow were studied in 8 mongrel dogs. Regional segment lengths were measured by an ultrasonic dimension gauge technique at two areas of the left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) and left circumflex coronary artery (LCX). Regional myocardial blood flow was measured by a tracer microsph...