BACKGROUND Accelerometer cutpoints based on absolute intensity may under or overestimate levels of physical activity due to the lack of consideration for an individual's current fitness level. The purpose of this study was to illustrate the interindividual variability in accelerometer activity counts measured at relative intensities (40 and 60% heart rate reserve (HRR)) and demonstrate the diff...

The optimal physical, chemical and nutritional properties of natural lipids depend on the structure and composition of triacylglycerols. However, they are not always mutually compatible. Lipid modification is a good way to give them specific functionalities, increase their oxidative stability, or improve their nutritional value. As such, chemical and enzymatic interesterification may be used to...

The recovery of bioactive products with green processes is a critical topic for the research and industry fields. In this work, application solid–liquid (SLE), microwave-assisted extraction (MAE) aq. ethanol 90% v/v supercritical fluid (SFE) CO2 biocomponents from Scenedesmus obliquus studied. effects examined were temperature (30–60 °C), time (6–24 h), solvent-to-biomass ratio (20–90 mLsolv/gb...

OBJECTIVES We investigated popliteal venous haemodynamics of the VenaJet Jet Impulse Technology system within a below-knee fibreglass cast. DESIGN Randomized controlled trial. PARTICIPANTS Twenty-four healthy participants aged 18-54 had both feet placed within the Jet Impulse Technology system and were randomised for one or other leg to be within a below-knee fibreglass cast. SETTING Paci...

We prepared trifluoroacetyl, pentafluoropropyl, and heptafluorobutyl derivatives of amphetamine, methamphetamine, and 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) in 45 s, 1 min, and 6 min, respectively, by using microwave irradiation. Conventional techniques require heating the reaction mixture for 15 min at 40 degrees C for trifluoroacetyl derivatives, 15 min at 75 degrees C for pentafluoropropyl...

Defining chronic kidney disease (CKD) is the subject of intense debate in the current nephrology literature. The debate concerns the threshold value of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) used to make the diagnosis of CKD. Current recommendations argue that a universal threshold of 60 mL/min/1.73m(2) should be used. This threshold has been defended by epidemiological studies showing tha...

Changes in serum concentrations of glucose and insulin after iv injection of a low (20 mU/kg) and high (200 mU/kg) dose of bovine insulin were used to quantify insulin resistance and calculate kinetic variables of injected insulin, respectively, in four obese and four lean heifers. Serum samples from jugular venous blood were collected 60, 45, 30, 15 and 1 min before and 2.5, 5, 10, 20, 30, 40,...