A 13-year-old male adolescent presented to our clinic because of cessation of growth discovered during an annual health examination. He had no relevant medical and surgical history, but had a 4-year history of heavy resistance training ( 8 h/week). There was no history of performanceenhancing agent intake, besides carbohydrateelectrolyte drink during exercise in the past 12 months. Parents repo...

Objective To compare the value of different pre-delivery maternal indices for predicting birth­ weight, and to examine the usefulness of a single pre-delivery symphysis-fundal height measurement for the detection of low birthweight and twin pregnancy or macrosomia. Design Symphysis-fundal height measurements were gathered from 1509 women who had both a singleton delivery and available data of p...

A mathematical definit on of an information network is constructed with the purpose of developing a theory useful in answering practical questions concerning information transfer. An information network inCludes: (1) use,-s, (2) inf rmation resources, (3) information centers, and (4) the total information transfer structure linking (1), (2), and (3). Emphasis is placed on the message transfer s...

Mitochondrial diseases are severe and largely untreatable. Owing to the many essential processes carried out by mitochondria and the complex cellular systems that support these processes, these diseases are diverse, pleiotropic, and challenging to study. Much of our current understanding of mitochondrial function and dysfunction comes from studies in the baker’s yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. ...

PURPOSE There is controversy surrounding the growth outcomes of treatment with gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRHa) in central precocious puberty (CPP). We analyzed height preservation after treatment with GnRHa with and without growth hormone (GH) in girls with CPP. METHODS We reviewed the medical records of 82 girls with idiopathic CPP who had been treated with GnRHa at Severance ...

OBJECTIVES To determine the activity of the upper trapezius, serratus anterior, anterior deltoid, biceps brachii. and lower trapezius muscles in healthy adults during below-the-knee assembly work. METHODS Fifteen right-handed male subjects participated in this study. The electrical activities, measured by EMG, of the right upper trapezius, serratus anterior, anterior deltoid, biceps brachii. ...

BACKGROUND Turner syndrome accounts for 15-20% of childhood usage of growth hormone (GH) in the UK but final height benefit remains uncertain. The most effective strategy for oestrogen replacement is also unclear. METHODS Fifty eight girls who, at start of treatment, were of mean age 9.1 years and projected final height 142.2 cm were randomised to receive in year 1, either low dose ethinyloes...

 Knowledge of the Saxaul dimensions used in sand dunes stabilization is considered essential for designing live windbreak in desert regions. This research aimed to collect and analysis data and was performed on the pruned and control shrubs of Haloxylon aphyllum L. in Yazd province, Iran in the last two decades. Our review clearly showed the superiority of shrubs pruned at the height of 35 cm i...

Blanket recommendation of nitrogen (N) for maize would not be applicable as the new high yielding hybridshave been grown in Nepal. A field experiment was carried out during spring season at Badhaiyatal, Bardiya to determine optimum N level hybrid maize. The treatments consisted three commercial hybrids namely Rampur hybrid-10, Rajkumar and Pioneer-3522 four levels i.e., 150 kg ha-1, 175 200 ha-...

The standard deviations and the average body size of Hungarian Grey cattle examined by this method were found to be: height at withers 133,0 cm (sd:5,7); height of back 131,5 cm (sd:5,7); rump height 133,7 cm (sd:6,1) trunk length 157,6 cm (sd:9,7); chest depth 76,9 cm (sd:4,3); body length 152,6 cm (sd:10,6); width of chest 45,5 cm (sd:4,3). The discriminant function analysis of intra(Hungaria...