introduction: the fetus needs a considerable amount of cholesterol for the development of tissues and organs.  studies have suggested that genetic and environmental factors influence the composition of cord blood lipoproteins.  in this study, we aim to assess the effect of gestational age, sex and birth weight on the cord blood lipoproteins. methods: we collected umbilical cord blood samples fr...

Introduction: The fetus needs a considerable amount of cholesterol for the development of tissues and organs.  Studies have suggested that genetic and environmental factors influence the composition of cord blood lipoproteins.  In this study, we aim to assess the effect of gestational age, sex and birth weight on the cord blood lipoproteins. Methods: We collected umbilical cord blood samples fr...

the third order term in the density functional is required for study of an inhomogeneous fluid. this term can be chosen such that, the thermodynamic potential gives the correct bulk pressure. the density porofile of a hard sphere fluid near hard wall which is an inhomogeneous fluid is obtained and it is shown that, if the third order term is ignored, although an exact bulk direct correlation fu...