BACKGROUND Sedentary behaviors such as TV viewing are associated with childhood obesity, while physical activity promotes healthy weight. The role of the home environment in shaping these behaviors among youth is poorly understood. The study purpose was to examine the reliability of brief parental proxy-report and adolescent self-report measures of electronic equipment and physical activity equ...

In this paper we consider (1) the weights of integration for which the reproducing kernel of the Bergman type can be defined, i.e., the admissible weights, and (2) the kernels defined by such weights. It is verified that the weighted Bergman kernel has the analogous properties as the classical one. We prove several sufficient conditions and necessary and sufficient conditions for a weight to be...

automobile light weight structural composites are subjected to the various loadings in their service lives. honeycombs are increasingly used as core structures in automobile light weight structures as energy absorbers. in this paper the energy absorption of honeycomb panels under impact of cylindrical projectile is numerically and experimentally studied. the effect of the core materials and cro...

In order to test the hypothesis suggested in a recent report that the birthweight ratio might be a useful predictor of several important clinical outcome measures in babies of less than 31 weeks' gestation, we examined the association between the birthweight ratio and aspects of both short and long term outcome in 436 Leeds babies of less than 31 weeks' gestation. Unlike the report, and contrar...

To create reliable and highly efficient, en- ergy-saving machines for light industry, it is necessary to study the dynamic processes of movement links mechanisms which they are composed. Especially such studies should be given attention machines, have a cyclic nature action. During execution technological operation in industry with periodic working bodies, an uneven main shaft occurs. This caus...

Light-weight robots are robots especially designed for mobility and interaction with a priori unknown environments and with humans. These applications pose the requirements of a light-weight design with high load to weight ratio and high motion velocity (close to the approximately 1:1 ratio of human arms at a tip velocity of 6m/s). Further, they require a modular, integrated mechanical and elec...

regarding the increasing demand for lightweight concrete especially lightweight structural concrete, and safety requirements underlined in 2800 iranian standard, research to achieve the optimized results in lightweight concrete production seems inevitable. since, one of the commonly used methods for producing the light eight concrete, utilizes the light weight aggregates with significant role i...