introduction: evaluating body fat distribution is done through various methods. however, waist circumference(wc) measurement is a simple, cheap and valuable way. today a close consideration is given to wc assessment in order to evaluate physical health in epidemiological studies. wc depends on various environmental factors. identifying these factors can be used in health programs to promote wom...

Photoactivated bis-diazopyruvamide-N,N'-bis(3-diazopyruvoyl)-2,2'-(ethylenedioxy)bis-(ethylamine), (DPD)-was previously shown to bond materials containing type I collagen. However, tensile strength of bonded collagenous tissue ( approximately 78% water) was low compared with that of dehydrated collagenous gelatin ( approximately 14% water). Here we investigated the role of water in corneal tiss...

and petiole, the interveinal tissue did not reach tritium equality with major veins, the stem, or the external solution. Water of the interveinal tissue maintained a stable tritium content at 60 to 70 % of external concentration for long periods. The pattern of results obtained was similar in sunflower and tobacco. Tritium content of leaf-tissue water vapor transpired by the canopy of an intact...

Adult gains in body weight, excess adiposity, and intra-abdominal fat have each been associated with risk for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), forming the basis for preventive medicine guidelines and actuarial predictions using practical indices of weight (e.g., body mass index [BMI]) and waist circumference (WC). As obesity-related disease spreads beyond affluent western countries, application...

Electrocatalysts for hydrogen oxidation reactions (HORs) are the key to renewable-energy technologies including fuel cells, hydrogen pumps, and water splitting. Despite the significant technological interest and tremendous efforts that have been made, development of hydrogen electrode catalysts with high activity at low cost remains a great challenge. Here, we report the preparation, characteri...

This research focuses on optimizing fermentation modification and papain enzymes. In manufacturing virgin coconut oil using the response surface methodology (RSM), experiment was carried out based Central Composite Design (CCD). Coconut yield, as a function of crude enzyme (CPE) mass (0–1 g) time (12–60 h), observed for 13 runs. The yield with natural without addition is 19%, 1 g enzyme, it can...

Two different grades, WC-20 vol.% Ni and Co cemented carbides, respectively were systematically investigated concerning their microstructure, binder composition, corrosion behavior. SEM-EBSD analysis verified that both grades have similar WC grain sizes (0.9–1.1 μm). AES confirmed the phase of respective grade is an alloy Ni-W Co-W concentration W in Ni- Co-binder 21 10 at. %, respectively. In ...

The present study aims to investigate the potential of multi-configuration Sentinel-1 (S-1) synthetic aperture radar (SAR) images for characterizing four wheat parameters: total fresh mass (TFM), dry (TDM), plant heights (He), and water content (WC). Because they are almost independent on weather conditions, we have chosen use only SAR. Samples parameters were collected over seven fields (three...

Interest has increased recently in water recycling and reuse. The possible economic feasibility of reuse and recycling dramatically increases th}complexity of designing a optimal water delivery s stem. In this •a•c•: wc p;csc:.;., ii6,ii•;i,• ..... ud,•i -,ich takes into account both flow requirements and water quality. Because of the model's transshipment formulation the solution technique see...