1. The energy balance and activity allocation of eight male and eight female Indian farmers were measured for 4 d during 10 months in both the dry and wet seasons of 1983. 2. All food prepared and eaten was weighed and nutrient values were calculated from food composition tables. 3. Average energy costs per unit mass for fifteen tasks were estimated from data obtained using a Kofranyi-Michaelis...

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is chronic, progressive systemic inflammatory disease that if uncontrolled may lead to significant joint damage, dysfunction, work disability and other sequelae that result in large economic losses. A rich literature estimating the economic burden of RA, has been intensified recently, driven by costly biologic agents that have had a notable effect improving the outcome...

linguistic/cultural differences of learners’ native language with english as a foreign language, gender and english proficiency level are among those numerous variables which affect english learning and its quality in iranian context. the present study was an attempt to illuminate the effects of these variables on performing integrative approach of general english tests (cloze test and recall t...