conclusions in the newly set up center similar to the older one, surgical treatment in our follow up duration was effective for reducing weight, body mass index reduction and achievement of success in biochemical markers on diabetics. results during follow up time after 276 days mean weight decreased from 118.7 ± 23.3 to 82.9 ± 15.7, p < 0.001 bmi also changed from 45.2 ± 1.8 to 32.2 ± 1.3, p <...

metabolic syndrome, a clustering of components that reflect overnutrition, sedentary lifestyles, and excess adiposity, has become a major health problem worldwide. the increase in its prevalence could be the result of the increase in obesity and insulin resistance. it is suggested that modification of lifestyle including increasing exercise and improving dietary habits is an effective approach ...

objective: diabetes mellitus (dm) is a chronic metabolic disease which affects many organ systems in the body and is associated with a progressive weight loss. many diabetic patients used to consume herbal remedies to relieve their symptoms. black tea and its fermented remedy which is made by cultivating the kombucha mushroom in a mixture of warm tea and sugar are widely used by diabetic patien...

Nano films consisting of an alternating sequence of positively and negatively charged polyelectrolytes have been prepared by means of the electrostatic layer-by-layer (LBL) sequential assembly technique on treated and untreated mild steel wires. Inhibitor was encapsulated between cationic and anionic polyelectrolyte nano films. This paper mainly focuses on the effect of these nano-films of poly...

Self-determination theory proposes that behavior change will occur and persist if it is autonomously motivated. Autonomous motivation for a behavior is theorized to be a function both of individual differences in the autonomy orientation from the General Causality Orientations Scale and of the degree of autonomy supportiveness of relevant social contexts. We tested the theory with 128 patients ...

Actinic lichen planus is a clinical variant of lichen planus, involving mainly sun-exposed areas and manifested as annular lesions with a pigmented center surrounded by a hypopigmented zone. A rare presentation of actinic lichen planus mimics melasma but have distinctive histopathologic picture in favour of actinic lichen planus. Herein, we report a 14-year-old boy who presented with a me...