objective: the neck circumference (nc) as an index of obesity and upper-body subcutaneous adipose tissue distribution is recently used. this alternative screening tool is reliable, simple, quick and acceptable for assessment of overweight and obesity. the objectives of this study were to examine the correlation between nc measurement and diagnosis of general/visceral obesity and determining the...

An experiment was conducted, from 22 to 42-d-post-hatch, to evaluate the effect of different combinations of carbohydrases (CHS), citric acid (CA) and high-dose phytase in wheat-canola meal-based diets with very low content of non-phytate phosphorus (NPP) on growth performance, plasma calcium (Ca) and P and tibia ash (TA) content of broiler chickens. One hundred and ninety two 21-d-old male chi...

We present new lower bounds on the sizes of asymmetric codes and unidirectional codes. We use various methods, three of them are of special interest. The first is the parti­ tioning method which is a generalization of a method used to construct constant weight codes. The second is combining codes method which is used to obtain a new code from a few others. The third method is shortening by weig...

the risk of nephrocalcinosis (nc) in prctcrtn neonates is considerable, but conflicting numbers arc given for the actual incidence (i o•65(~..~)). furosemide induced hypcrcalciuria is said to be the main risk factor. we assessed prospectively the incidence, causes and outcome of nc in very low birth weight (less than 1500 g) prctcrm neonates by serial renal ultrasound scans and urine analysis. ...