BACKGROUND Cardiorespiratory fitness measured by treadmill testing has prognostic significance in determining mortality with cardiovascular and other chronic disease states. The accuracy of a recently developed method for estimating maximal oxygen uptake (VO2peak), the heart rate index (HRI), is dependent only on heart rate (HR) and was tested against oxygen uptake (VO2), either measured or pre...

In Pakistan, wastewater such as industrial and urban is widely used for agricultural irrigation despite its chemical pollutant content. this respect, it important to determine the risks of heavy metal accumulation in various products human health. The aims study were assess metal(loid)s contamination soil sugar beet samples health population via consumption beet. metal(loid) values wastewater-i...

Public expectations and increasing financial pressures are requiring health services to adopt new approaches to the management of their resources, particularly human resources. This paper examines the use of human resource indicators (HRI) to support management-led initiatives to improve health service efficiency and effectiveness. It does so, first, through an examination of the role of manage...

AIMS To compare the accuracy of the ultrasound attenuation index (USAI) and hepato-renal index (HRI) for the diagnosis of hepatic steatosis (HS). MATERIAL AND METHODS Two hundred and twenty-four potential living hepatic donors underwent US and subsequent US-guided liver biopsy. The USAI was calculated from US images with an 8 MHz transducer and HRI was measured on sagittal images with a clear...

Man depends heavily on pesticides to boost his agricultural productions. This study aimed at carrying out a risk assessment of pesticide residues in samples beans stored and sold Wukari Town, Nigeria. Different were collected randomly from different market points within Wukari, Rafin kada Idofi. The residue analysis was carried using GC/MS after sample extraction, filtration Concentration. mean...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the influence of thickness on the optical properties of two enamel shade composites, one with a high refractive index and one traditional. METHODS A medium value enamel shade was selected from the resin composites Enamel Plus HRi (UE2) and Enamel Plus HFO (GE2). Enamel Plus HRi is a high refractive index composite. Samples were fabricated in five different thicknesses: ...

OBJECTIVES The adverse effects of hot weather on public health are of increasing concern. A surveillance system using 911 medical dispatch data for the detection of heat-related illness (HRI) could provide new information on the impact of excessive heat on the population. This paper describes how we identified medical dispatch call codes, called "determinants", that could represent HRI events. ...

The objective of the study was to determine whether long-term metal pollution affects communities of epigeal spiders (Aranea), studied at three taxonomic levels: species, genera, and families. Biodiversity was defined by three indices: the Hierarchical Richness Index (HRI), Margalef index (D(M)) and Pielou evenness index (J). In different ways the indices describe taxa richness and the distribu...

The health risk to the population from exposure heavy metals in an area that have witnessed a surge illegal mining activities, cattle rustling and banditry were evaluated current study. Cabbage leaves sample Makiya village, Jibia local Government area, Katsina State, Nigeria was for presence of using Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry. risks assessed Target Hazard Quotient (THQ) Health Risk In...