OBJECTIVE The objective of the study is to examine the relationship between weight-control behaviors and self-reported sociodemographic characteristics, weight status, and perception of body weight in a large, representative sample of adolescents in the West Bank and Gaza Strip territories of Palestine. METHOD Self-report measures of sociodemographic characteristics, body weight perception, h...

INTRODUCTION Obesity in Sweden has doubled to 14% over the last 20 years. New strategies for treatment and prevention are needed. Excessive gestational weight gain has been found to contribute substantially to obesity, and there is a consistent association between postpartum weight retention and obesity later in life. We aimed to explore what factors women perceive as reasons for having substan...

BACKGROUND Gastric bypass (GBP) is the most common operation performed in the United States for morbid obesity. However, weight loss is poor in 10% to 15% of patients. We sought to determine the independent factors associated with poor weight loss after GBP. DESIGN Prospective cohort study. We examined demographic, operative, and follow-up data by means of multivariate analysis. Variables inv...

Abstract Brushless DC motors (BLDCMs) with their own performance of obvious advantages: good speed regulation and high efficiency. BLDCMs have continuously replaced brushed induction in many competitive fields obtained more extensive applications. The common-mode voltage (CMV) the motor parasitic capacitance coupling shaft induces voltage. It then triggers current, resulting electrical corrosio...