Background and Aims: Infant massage could potentially benefit both physiological and psychological health. This study aims to determine the effect of massage with oils on the growth of full-term infants, which is given by their mothers. Study Design: This is a double-blind randomized controlled trial which was conducted on full term infants visited in the nine Public Health Centers of Shahrekor...

The present study identified volatile flavor components of Hanwoo longissimus muscle and other Korean foods (Doenjang, Chungukjang, sesame oil) and their traits were compared in relation with flavor precursors that include fatty acids and protein degradation products. Hanwoo longissimus muscle was purchased from a commercial abattoir while the other foods were sampled from three separate househ...

Whenever possible, at least one hundred mice of each sex of each of the fifteen strains were used (Table 1). The animals were accumulated slowly and the experiments extended over a period of two years (1942-45). One-tenth cc. of sesame oil containing 1 mg. of methylcholanthrene was injected into the right flank of all mice at the age of 60 ± 4 days. As a rule 5 to 8 mice were kept in a box and ...

Tang Hong-bin, Wu Yun-xin , Liao Zhi-qi 1,First College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering,Central South University, Changsha,China, [email protected] 1,First Author College of Automobile and Mechanical Engineering, Changsha University of Science and Technologyy,Changsha, China, [email protected] *2,Corresponding College of Automobile and Mechanical Engineering, Central South University, Chan...

The use of animal models, especially the rat, is crucial for elucidating the biological effects and mechanisms of the widely used hormone 17beta-oestradiol. Unfortunately, there is a lack of consensus on optimal means of obtaining and maintaining physiological 17beta-oestradiol concentrations in plasma and this may be the reason for the varying results in several studies, including the disagree...

With more surveying practice and deeper application, data post-process for airborne LiDAR system has been extracted lots of attention in data accuracy, post-process, fusion, modeling, automation and visualization. However, post-process and flexible visualization were found to be the bottle-neck which limits the LiDAR data usage for industrial applications. The cause of above bottle-neck problem...

Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) is one of the world’s oldest oil crops and has been cultivated in Asia since ancient times. The breeding potential of the germplasm accessions held in PGRP gene-bank has hardly been exploited to date. This study was carried out to evaluate the phenotypic variability in the local sesame genotypes using 16 qualitative and quantitative traits. A total of 105 sesame acce...

Sexual signalling using dynamic skin colouration is a key feature in some vertebrates; however, it is rarely studied in amphibians. Consequently, little is known about the hormonal basis of this interesting biological phenomenon for many species. Male stony creek frogs (Litoria wilcoxii) are known to change dorsal colouration from brown to lemon yellow within minutes. This striking change is fa...