INTRODUCTION Exercise training and physical activity (PA) have substantial vascular and cardiac health benefits. Ikaria Island has been recognised as having one of the highest longevity rates worldwide and a high percentage of healthy ageing. We examined the relationship between endothelial function and levels of habitual PA to evaluate the factors related to healthy ageing in this population. ...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the intracellular and soluble cytokine levels and T cell subsets in peripheral blood of patients with active and inactive polymyositis and dermatomyositis. METHODS The frequencies of T and B lymphocytes, T helper (Th), and T cytotoxic (Tc) cells and of interferon gamma (IFNgamma), interleukin (IL)4, and IL10 expression of CD4+ or CD8+ cells were determined by flow cyt...

during hibernation period from mid october to late march, we removed testis of laudakia caucasia. based on histological and statistical analyses we obtained two phases in spermatogenesis in this lizard as follows: (a) from october to december, in which the spermatogenesis is inactive and (b) from january to march, in which the spermatogenesis is active. spermatogenesis during late hibernation o...

The purpose of this study was to determine whether pre- to postoperative increases in physical activity (PA) are associated with weight loss and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) following bariatric surgery. Participants were 199 Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) surgery patients. The International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) was used to categorize participants into three groups a...

wireless sensor networks(wsn) have unique properties that distinguished them from other wireless networks and have special challenges. not-chargeable, not-changeable and limited power supplies of sensor nodes is the most important challenge of this networks, and if the power supply of node expired, a part of data maybe lost. because of the importance of covers in wireless sensors, in this work ...

PURPOSE To elucidate the profile of cytokine-producing T cells in patients with active or inactive Behçet's disease (BD), the frequencies of type 1 (Interleukin- [IL] 2, interferon-gamma [IFN-gamma]) and type 2 (IL-4) cytokine-producing CD4+ and CD8+ cells in peripheral blood were investigated, and the effect of immunosuppressive drugs on the profile of cytokine-producing cells was evaluated. ...

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amaçları; (1) aktif ve olmayan üniversite öğrencilerinde algılanan egzersiz yararları engellerini karşılaştırmak (2) fiziksel aktivite düzeyi ile engelleri arasındaki ilişkiyi belirlemektir. Yöntem: kesitsel araştırmaya lisans öğrencileri davet edildi. Uluslararası Fiziksel Aktivite Anketi’ni (UFAA) Egzersiz Yaraları/Engelleri Ölçeği’ni (EBBS) içeren çevrimiçi anketi toplam ...

      Background & Aims of the Study: According to the report of world health, organization mental disorder is one of the important causes of disability in the world and it can result in decrease in the success and advancement of employees. Thus, the purpose of this research is evaluation and comparison of mental health status and its related factors in female emplo...