introduction:  inadequate intake of breast milk in the first days of life leads to weight loss in neonates. jaundice is also more prominent in these infants. in this cross-sectional study, we tried to evaluate the extent of weight loss in term breastfed infants who were hospitalized for idiopathic hyperbilirubinemia. methods: this prospective study involved 1072 infants >48 hours old, who were ...

background and objectives: losing 5-10% of initial body weight can reduce the risks of obesity in obese people. identification of the personality of individuals is effective in motivating and designing weight management interventions. the present study was done to compare the personality traits of successful and unsuccessful women in terms of weight loss. methods: this case-control study was do...

The samples were treated with the recommended dose of malathion, rate phosphine, powders and extracts each (ficus, camphor, clove), powder copper nanoparticles untreated seed as a control treatment. Treated stored in different packages (Jute, Plastic Polyethylene) for months. most important results can be summarized follows: Increasing storage periods wheat up to months significantly affected e...

maintaining weight loss after the initial phases of any weight loss intervention is a challenge. rationally, it depends on how well the adherence is to the prescribed treatment. this study is to test the sustainability of an intervention in maintaining weight lost during ramadan by using voluntary fasting. methods: two groups of respondents (muslim women with body mass index (bmi) ≥ 25.0 kg/m2)...

In tropical regions, soil acidity and low soil fertility are the most important yield-limiting factors for sustainable crop production. Using legume cover crops as mulch is an important strategy not only to protect the soil loss from erosion but also to ameliorate soil fertility. Information is limited regarding tolerances of tropical legume cover crops to acid soils. A greenhouse experiment wa...