Despite the importance of sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) in the world, this crop has received least research attention in Pakistan. Therefore, a field experiment was carried out to evaluate the performance of tillage system under various irrigation intervals and phosphorus levels on oil contents, yield and yield attributes of Sesame. The experiment was conducted at New Developmental Farm of the Un...

OBJECTIVE To compare the effects of different prophylactic iron doses on the growth and nutritional status of non-anemic infants. METHODS Prospective randomized study. Infants aged 5.0 to 6.9 months who met the inclusion criteria and showed capillary hemoglobin >or= 11 g/dL were randomly allocated into three groups who received the following prophylactic doses of iron supplement (ferrous sulf...

The objective of this study was to determine the therapeutic ratio of fractionated radiolabeled immunoglobulin therapy (RIT) for patients with recurrent Hodgkin's disease. Ninety patients with recurrent Hodgkin's disease received 2 mg of yttrium-90-labeled polyclonal rabbit antihuman ferritin IgG i.v. Fifty-seven patients received a single (unfractionated) administration per treatment cycle; 11...

Background Weight loss maintenance (WLM) is critical for sustaining type 2 diabetes (T2D) remission, but poorly evidenced. We evaluated brief return to formula low-energy-diet (LED) as relapse treatments (RTs) during the WLM phase of Diabetes Remission Clinical Trial (DiRECT). Methods This post-hoc evaluation included all participants commencing DiRECT. The protocol offered RT when regain >2 kg...

OBJECTIVE The prevalence of obesity is increasing in many European countries and in the United States. This report examines the mortality and morbidity associated with being overweight and obese in the Caerphilly Prospective Study and the relative effects of weight in middle age and self reported weight at 18 years. DESIGN All men aged 45 to 59 years from the town of Caerphilly, South Wales a...

Four pig hybrids (Pannon, Hungahib-39, Középtiszai and Dalland) were fattened up to 100±2 kg body weight. Feed intake and body weight were measured and daily weight gain was calculated. Malondialdehyde (MDA) and reduced glutathione (GSH) content, and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) activity were measured in liver and kidney. Daily weight gain was significantly lower in Pannon and Hungahib-39 hybri...

Case presentation Two siblings were admitted to National Hospital of Pediatrics with chief complaints of motor-development delay, growth retardation and failure of thrive. The 1 child a 39 month old boy with his birth weight of 1.9 kg presented with his height of 69 cm (-7.5 SD), his weight of 7.5 kg (-4.4 SD). The 2 child – an 18 months old girl presented with her height of 58 cm (-7.8 SD), he...

BACKGROUND Health risks linked to obesity and the difficulty most have in achieving weight loss underscore the importance of identifying dietary factors that contribute to successful weight loss. METHODS This study examined the association between change in dietary energy density and weight loss over time. Subjects were 213 men and women with BMI of 30-39 kg/m2 and without chronic illness enr...

There were 33 mongrel dogs weighing 17.7 to 22.2 kg (average, 17.5 kg) (39 to 49 Ib [average, 38.5 lb]) used as recipients. The experiment was completed in 11 animals. The other 22 died early of anesthetic, technical, and septic complications and are excluded from further discussion. In the 11 test dogs the donors (weight 9.5 to 20 kg [21 to 44 lb]) were smaller than their recipients, the avera...

PURPOSE To evaluate the clinical, radiological, and densitometric changes in the bone-remodelling patterns of femoral stems aligned in neutral, valgus, or varus positions. METHODS Between February and October 2000, 70 patients underwent unilateral total hip arthroplasty for primary osteoarthritis using an uncemented Anatomique Benoist Girard (ABG) II stem. 69 patients (30 males and 39 females...