The objective of the study was to assess whether the timing of increased dietary protein throughout the day influences the feelings of fullness during energy balance (EB) and restriction (ER). Nine men (age 48 (SEM 6) years; BMI 32·7 (SEM 0·7) kg/m) randomly completed five controlled feeding trials, each consisting of 3 d of EB, followed by 3 d of ER of a 3138 kJ/d (750 kcal/d) reduction). The ...

OBJECTIVES To (1) use structural equation modeling (SEM) to examine relationships proposed in Turk's diathesis-stress model of chronic pain and disability as well as (2) investigate what role, if any, posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) play in predicting pain disability, relative to some of the other factors in the model. METHODS The study sample consisted of 208 patients scheduled for gene...

– the normal and lateral line cycloid scales of a cyprinid fish capoeta damascina (valenciennes incuvier and valenciennes, 1842) have been subjected to the scanning electron microscopy technique in orderto study their detailed structure. the scales have the general morphological characteristics of the cycloidscales. in the normal scale located below the dorsal fin, the focus lies towards the an...

Introduction “Second best no more” was the title of an article written by David C. Joy for Nature Materials [1]. The article was for highlighting a breakthrough made by a team formed between Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL, USA) and Hitachi High Technologies Corporation (HHT, Japan). Sub-angstrom secondary electron (SE) images were obtained on a Hitachi HD-2700, which is a combined scanning...

This cross-sectional study investigated the mediatory role of experiential avoidance in the relationship between perceived stress and alexithymia with mental health. We enrolled 440 students (age 18-30 years) at Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences through stratified random sampling method. The study tools were demographic checklist, GHQ-28, Toronto Alexithymia Scale-20 and Perceived Stres...

[Purpose] Based on the Starkstein Apathy Scale, an apathy scale was developed for home-care patients with Parkinson's disease using structural equation modeling (SEM), with which the data compatibility of extraction factors can be verified. [Subjects and Methods] The participants were 122 home-care patients with Parkinson's disease (mean age: 70.9 ± 7.8 years) who were member of the Aomori bran...

This paper reports the feasibility of synthesis and characterization of One Dimensional nano scale Porous Silicon Photonic Crystals (1D-PSPC) prepared using electrochemical anodization of p-type crystalline silicon wafer by adjusting the current densities. Two structures PSPC1 and PSPC2 with current density 25 and 35mA/cm with 10 minutes of etching time were prepared. Structural and optical pro...

Inspired by the non-wetting phenomena of duck feathers, the water repellent property of duck feathers was studied at the nanoscale. The microstructures of the duck feather were investigated by a scanning electron microscope (SEM) imaging method through a step-by-step magnifying procedure. The SEM results show that duck feathers have a multi-scale structure and that this multi-scale structure as...