background physical activity is an important component of health in old age that provides personal independence, physical ability, and quality of life. objectives the current study aimed to evaluate physical activity and associated factors among the elderly population in kashan, iran. patients and methods this is a descriptive cross-sectional study. the sample was 400 elderly people (aged more ...

Large and/or aged seeds are prone to hypoxic conditions during germination. Germination of selected vegetable seeds including corn (Zea mays L.), squash (Cucurbita pepo L.), and tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) was studied in water with different concentrations of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) solution ranging from 0, 0.06% to 3.0% (v/v) or in aeroponics, all with 0.5 mM CaSO4. Imbibition, oxygen co...

The initial concentration of anthocyanin and proanthocyanidin in wine affects the development SO 2 -resistant pigments, as well color non-color contributing polymeric fractions. However, effect extracted monomeric Pinot Noir ( Vitis vinifera L. cv.) grape anthocyanins with seed proanthocyanidins are poorly studied. In model ferments, reaction purified cv. noir extract were investigated at high ...

conclusions reported herbal drugs might be beneficial for further studies for the management of skin aging and aging process. results skin aging begins with whole body aging process and entire body gets cold and dry in elderly. wrinkle formation is highly associated with loss of “skin natural moisture”. in the management, specific food supplements, simple massage therapy as well as herbal drugs...

Two experiments were conducted to characterize changes associated with ontogenetic aging in coastal Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco) and to identify possible maturation "markers" for this species. In the first experiment (Experiment 1), scions of ages 1, 4 and 9 years were collected from four seed zones in field progeny tests and grafted onto 1-year-old rootstocks. In Experime...

Significant progress has been made uncovering functional brain networks, yet little is known about the corresponding structural covariance networks. The default network's functional architecture has been shown to change over the course of healthy and pathological aging. We examined cross-sectional and longitudinal datasets to reveal the structural covariance of the human default network across ...