the aim of this study was to investigate the correlation between each parent’s body mass index (bmi) and maternal age with weight status of children. this was an analytic cross-sectional study which was conducted on 12-year-old students from different areas in rasht, north part of iran. the checklist included demographic characteristics such as age, maternal age during childbirth, student and m...

background: the secular trend in growth is a well-documented and recurrent phenomenon in many developed and developing countries. in this study, we examined the secular trends in birth length and weight among iranian neonates. methods: this cross-sectional population-based survey was conducted between 1991 and 2011. using a two-stage stratified cluster sampling, the birth weights and heights of...

determination of stockpile weight and stockpile inventory are critical to any quarry or mining operation, whether it is required by accounting firms or used internally for the quarterly balance of production and sales. generally, errors and problems originate from two factors. volume of stockpile that is traditionally worked out from the mapping results has a low accuracy due to irregular shape...

The aim of the present study was to determine the effect of superficial tactile- kinesthetic stimulation method on weight gain of low birth weight infants This is a quasi experimental, type of clinical trial study which was conducted on 54 low birth weight infants in Alzahra, Shahid Beheshti and Shariati hospitals was conducted by convenient sampling method. They were assigned to two groups of ...

Low calorie diets are always difficult for obese subjects to follow and lead to metabolic and behavioral adaptation. Therefore, we evaluated the effect of caffeine treatment with calorie shifting diet (CSD) on weight loss. Female subjects (n=98; BMI≥25) completed 4-weeks control diet, 6-weeks CSD (3 repeated phases; each 2-weeks) and 4-weeks follow-up diet, with or without caffeine treatment (5...