abstract the objective of this study is evaluation of government’s optimum combination of policy instruments on per capita consumption of bread and the share of this product in food cost of families in different income classes. the minimization of changes in dead weight loss function is used in this study. by using boot strop method and on base of normal distribution for supply elasticity and d...

obesity is one of the health threatening problems and the second preventable mortality factor, the prevalence of which is increasing. the economic burden of obesity is estimated at 2-7% of the total healthcare costs and it is predicted to be top health problem of the world in 2025. therefore, following up obesity and developing effective clinical interventions is a significant measure taken in ...

purpose weight loss in wrestling has been found to be an interesting issue for researchers. in this regard, complications of weight loss in wrestlers before the competitions and their weight gain in course of competitions have been debated in previous studies. the objective of this study was to investigate the extent of weight gain and to estimate the percentage of body fat in participants in t...

approximately 20% of the incidence of cancers are caused by obesity. there have been several studies showing that weight loss, through calorie reduction and increased exercise, can potentially reduce the risk of cancer in obese people. but currently other special methods such as anti-obesity drugs or bariatric surgeries are used for intentional weight loss. whether such intentional weight loss ...

berthing force is a critical dynamic lateral force in the design of berthing structures, having equal relevance when compared to seismic forces. besides, the construction cost of berthing structures is very high which can be optimized by calculating precise design berthing energy on fender and selecting optimum fender system. in the present study, design berthing energy of bulk carriers having ...