We quantified incorporation rates of plasma-derived alpha-linolenic acid (alpha-LNA, 18:3n-3) into "stable" liver lipids and the conversion rate of alpha-LNA to docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, 22:6n-3) in male rats fed, after weaning, an n-3 PUFA-adequate diet (4.6% alpha-LNA, no DHA) or an n-3 PUFA-deficient diet (0.2% alpha-LNA, no DHA) for 15 weeks. Unanesthetized rats were infused intravenously ...

BACKGROUND Work addiction is a significant public health problem with a growing prevalence. The Work Addiction Risk Test (WART) is the gold standard questionnaire to detect workaholism. OBJECTIVE The main objective of this study was to validate the French version of the WART. METHODS Questionnaires were proposed to voluntary French workers using the WittyFit software. There were no exclusio...

AIM To develop and test the psychometric characteristics of a questionnaire measuring attitudes toward plagiarism. METHODS Participants were 227 undergraduates and graduate students (128 women and 99 men) from three Croatian universities, with a median age of 21 years (range 18 to 48). Research was conducted from March to June 2009. For the purpose of construction of the first version of the ...

BACKGROUND The Oral Health Impact Profile-14 (OHIP-14) is an example of a specific questionnaire used for assessing the quality of life in relation to oral health. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to validate the Polish version of the original English Short-Form OHIP-14 questionnaire. MATERIAL AND METHODS The Polish version of the OHIP-14 instrument had been prepared in accordance with ...

this work is conducted to obtain mechanical properties of microtubule. for this aim, interaction energy in alpha-beta, beta-alpha, alpha-alpha, and beta-beta dimers was calculated using the molecular dynamic simulation. force-distance diagrams for these dimers were obtained using the relation between potential energy and force. afterwards, instead of each tubulin, one sphere with 55 kda weight ...

Research objectives. This study aimed to validate the use of Physical Activity Questionnaire Adolescent (PAQ-A), a physical activity instrument widely used in school setting, among Indonesian adolescents, particularly during blended learning or online schooling due COVID-19 restrictions. 
 Materials and methods. was cross-sectional survey 370 adolescents (62.2% female, mean 15±2 years) par...

OBJECTIVE Assessing the discrimination-health disparities hypothesis requires psychometrically sound, multidimensional measures of discrimination. Among the available discrimination measures, few are multidimensional and none have adequate psychometric testing in a large, African American sample. We report the development and psychometric testing of the multidimensional Jackson Heart Study Disc...

OBJECTIVES The goal of the present study was to evaluate the reliability and validity of the Korean version of the tinnitus handicap questionnaire (THQ-K). METHODS A total of 60 patients were included in this study. Patients responded to the THQ-K, the tinnitus handicap inventory (THI), Beck's depression index (BDI), and the visual analogue scale (VAS) for loudness and pitch, loudness match, ...