INTRODUCTION Currently there is some controversy to whether Ramadan fasting leads to changes in the nutritional status and body composition of females who observe this practice. Furthermore, recent research suggest that age may be an important factor that affects anthropometric values and body composition just before and at the end of Ramadan. The aim of our study was to analyze the effects of ...

The Indian diet is becoming westernized with a potential threat to human health. This ecological study aimed at analyzing the nutritional transition in India during 1990–2019 period within framework of newly developed 3V index, considering degree processing starting industrially processed foods (IPFs, i.e., Real/’Vrai’ metric 1), plant/animal calorie ratio (i.e., Vegetal 2), and diversity food ...

The article considers the reforms of Peter I from standpoint historical sociology and institutional economic theory with aim to identify features Peter's modernization its role in forming Russia’s path dependence, this purpose is realized by comparing it Stalin's modernization. study rests on division into two types:adaptation westernization models. This constitutes methodological basis allows ...

F indings from well-designed large epidemiological studies and diverse populations support a robust, inverse, and independent association between physical activity, cardiore-spiratory fitness, and cardiovascular and overall mortality risk. The association is independent of age, race, sex, documented cardiovascular disease, or comorbidities, including hyperten-sion. In prehypertension and hypert...

Abstract The last decade has witnessed increasing interest in the study of teacher noticing mathematics education research; however, little is known about growth and how it influenced by teaching practice. Departing from expert-novice-paradigm, this paper we address research gap a cross-sectional that investigates Chinese teachers’ affected their developmental stage, measured length experience....

This paper conducts a comparative analysis of three cases - Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam to examine the distinctive features Southeast Asian states’ involvement in peacekeeping. These provide representative insights into motivations experiences regional states that joined UN peacekeeping operations at different historical junctures: Indonesia 1950s, 1990s, 2000s. By identifying common unique...

Significance: Autoimmune diseases are progressively affecting westernized societies, as the proportion of individuals suffering from autoimmunity is steadily increasing over past decades. Understanding role reactive oxygen species (ROS) in modulation immune response pathogenesis autoimmune disorders utmost importance. The focus this review regulation ROS production within tolerogenic dendritic ...

c 2018 The Korean Society of Neurogastroenterology and Motility J Neurogastroenterol Motil, Vol. 24 No. 2 April, 2018 www.jnmjournal.org Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is one of the most common functional gastrointestinal disorders. About 5-11% of the population in most countries is assumed to have IBS. The symptoms of this disorder include recurrent abdominal pain or discomfort related to bowe...

Chronic diseases are increasing due to westernized eating habits and everyday life changes, healthcare disease prevention should be managed based on constant interest. Users, who not health professionals, have difficulty in obtaining accurate information related noise problems such as subjective opinions, distorted information, exaggerated information. There is a need for method that enables us...