... correlation and multiple stepwise linear regression analysis, suggesting a link between IMT, insulinresistanceand dyslipidemia Insulinresistance is a common phenomenon and plays an important role in ... disease in obese population [17,18] In our study, the obese and MetS group both demonstrated increased fasting insulin than control group rather than fasting blood glucose Meanwhile, fasting insulin ... study In conclusion, atherosclerosis begins in obese children and adolescents, and this tendency is intensified in the presence of MetS Obesity especially abdominal obesity, high TG level and insulin...
... correct and consistent condom use to increase usage in both populations Further investigation into forced sex within regular partnerships, and programs that encourage male involvement in addressing ... and networking, and sexual and gender based violence (SGBV) A unique feature of the survey is its application in both refugee camps and surrounding villages, allowing for a better understanding ... populations in sexual initiation customs, marriage and childbearing preferences, changes in social norms that may accompany prolonged displacement, or differencesin stigma related to premarital sex and...
... activity, and thinking Generally a design process involves two aspects: internal mental thinking and external design activity, which have interrelations with each other In this study, Design thinking ... The design differences, which arise in the collaboration between architectural and industrial design processes, are linked with the differencesin design thinking Making these implicit differences ... architectural and industrial design thinking, an existing design reasoning theory is applied to map the design reasoning processes in the case study The findings will be analyzed and discussed...
... life (Aydin et al., 2008) 2.2 Sexdifferencesin brain morphology in Schizophrenia Investigations of sexdifferencesin the CC in the schizophrenia population were inevitable, as sexdifferences ... of sexdifferencesin the CC in schizophrenia Despite the large body of literature in brain imaging in the schizophrenia population, the number of studies that have specifically examined sexdifferences ... microstructural abnormalities and the presence of sexdifferencesin the structure in people with schizophrenia Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) techniques including volumetric and diffusion tensor...
... Gender differencesin pain, coping, and mood in individuals having osteoarthritic knee pain: a within-day analysis Pain 2004, 110:571-577 Wilson G, Pritchard ME, Revalee B: Individual differencesin ... Accordingly, the generalizability of our findings is uncertain Because we examined HRQOL in two prior completed studies, we were unable to examine HRQOL differencesin those who refused and those ... Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio and The Children's Medical Center in Dayton, Ohio between 1997–2001 Patients and their families were invited to participate in...
... months increased it by points For females, only drug use related variables (daily alcohol intake, length of cocaine use and SDS-H and SDS-C) were independently related to global NHP score, explaining ... of heroin and cocaine dependence (SDS-H and SDS-C) and having experienced an opiate overdose in the last 12 months; and while it was worse in those men that had visited a psychiatrist in the ... same in both genders: the SDS-H and SDS-C accounted for 55.9% of the explained variance in women and for 52.9% in the model for men These findings are in accordance with results observed in an...
... by logging triggered a rapid increase in recruitment into the seedling and sapling layers The fact that the density of seedlings and saplings of the logged forest increased, confirmed that tree ... classes; selective logging contributed to increased species diversity for seedling and sapling layers This echoed the findings of Halpern and Spies (1995) and Cannon et al (1998) In conclusion, although ... diversity index (S) and Shannon’s diversity index (H’) for seedlings, saplings and overall trees were greater in the logged forest than in the primary forest, but the values of the three indices...
... between diet types within the genotype (data not shown) Serum insulin, blood glucose, insulin resistance, serum adipokines, and selected inflammatory markers Serum insulinand blood glucose concentrations ... obesityandinsulinresistance Diabetes 2007, 56:1986-1998 Shi H, Kokoeva MV, Inouye K, Tzameli I, Yin H, Flier JS: TLR4 links innate immunity and fatty acid-induced insulinresistance J Clin Invest ... hyperinsulinemia, and inflammation in response to diet high in saturated fat [23] Although, we did not observe the blunting of TF dietinduced weight gain, hyperinsulinemina, and hyperglycemia in...
... between diet types within the genotype (data not shown) Serum insulin, blood glucose, insulin resistance, serum adipokines, and selected inflammatory markers Serum insulinand blood glucose concentrations ... obesityandinsulinresistance Diabetes 2007, 56:1986-1998 Shi H, Kokoeva MV, Inouye K, Tzameli I, Yin H, Flier JS: TLR4 links innate immunity and fatty acid-induced insulinresistance J Clin Invest ... hyperinsulinemia, and inflammation in response to diet high in saturated fat [23] Although, we did not observe the blunting of TF dietinduced weight gain, hyperinsulinemina, and hyperglycemia in...
... versions are analyzed using the same model, and the estimates and standard errors from each model are combined using Rubin's rules [30] The combined estimates incorporate both withinand between-imputation ... understanding how different clinical factors affect outcomes and the rate of recovery, assessing the overall cost-effectiveness of PMV, meeting the informational needs of patients and families, and ... analyses and interpreted data, and drafted the manuscript SC interpreted data and drafted the manuscript MO and JHL performed statistical analyses and drafted the manuscript JG interpreted the data and...
... to analysis and interpretation of data, and to drafting the article and obtained funding and provided supervision BG contributed to study conception and design and to analysis and interpretation ... to analysis and interpretation of data and to drafting the article and provided statistical expertise All investigators commented on, critically revised, and read and approved the final manuscript ... to mortality in neonates and older children In the study by Flori and colleagues [28], which included children and neonates who were more than 36 weeks of gestational age and meeting the 1994...
... collect information for data analysis in the form of hand-outs and direct interviews The questionnaire includes main parts: Part was for getting general information on the informants, including nationality, ... social structure, and decision-making practices, and an understanding of how members of the group communicate- both verbally and non-verbally, in person, in writing or in any other kind of communication ... (36% and 24% respectively) “Using requesting utterance” and “Hedging” have a more considerable rate (16% and 12% respectively) compared to “Avoid giving opinions” and “Telling a white-lie” (8% and...
... collect information for data analysis in the form of hand-outs and direct interviews The questionnaire includes main parts: Part was for getting general information on the informants, including nationality, ... strategies of expressing annoyance verbally in English andin Vietnamese? (2) What are similarities anddifferencesin the choice of strategies in verbal expressions of annoyance in English and Vietnamese ... acts and politeness Find out major similarities anddifferencesin expressing annoyance in English and Vietnamese Compare and contrast the communicative strategies used by Vietnamese and English...
... suppression often and become good at it, and therefore suppression usage is associated with ameliorated consequences In addition, Chinese and Indians showed differencesin their reappraisal and expression ... Reappraisal and Suppression, and Their Relationship with Subjective Well-being among Chinese and Indians Overview Objectives and Hypotheses Method Participants Measures Results Preliminary Analyses ... Forty Chinese females and forty-one Indian females were involved in this experiment Higher reappraisal scores are associated with healthier CVR profile and higher positive emotion ratings during...
... appreciation of Confucian and Hindu worldviews will be helpful to understanding the similarities anddifferencesin socialization goals and practices in Chinese and Indian cultures Firstly, there ... useful in describing the group differencesin the mean expression level, but it is insufficient in detecting the differencesin specific behavioral tendencies For example, Chinese and Indians ... between Chinese and Indians In the terminology of cultural psychology, Chinese and Indians are both considered interdependent groups, and they both express emotions to a moderate degree and EMOTION...
... paraffin-embedded, and sections of μm were prepared and stained with hematoxylin/eosin (H/E) and Trichrome staining (Elastica-vanGieson) The degree of lung fibrosis was determined according to ... tg bleomycin bleomycin Cathepsin K Cathepsin K actin Actin D Lung tissue E BAL supernatant WT Cath K tg WT Cath K tg bleomycin bleomycin Cathepsin K Cathepsin K actin actin wild-type F 0d 7d ... mRNA and protein levels both in wild-type mice andin transgenic mice A more precise understanding of the factors governing cathepsin K regulation in vivo would be particularly important in view...
... 3.2% The insulinogenic index, calculated as [ (insulin at 30 min) – (insulin at min)]/ [ (glucose at 30 min) – (glucose at min)], was used as a measure of glucose- stimulated insulin secretion indicative ... peak serum insulin response and fasting serum insulin concentration Based on fasting glucoseandinsulin concentrations, the homeostasis model assessment index for insulinresistanceand β-cell ... ethnic differencesininsulinresistance among Singaporean Chinese, Malays and Indians General adiposity explained the difference ininsulinresistance between Chinese and Malays, whereas abdominal...
... proteins participating in lipid metabolism; Maintaining intracellular calcium ion level; Suppressing proinflammatory cytokines such as TNF-α, Interleukin-1β, Interleukin6; Suppressing renin – ... proteins participating in lipid metabolism; 3) Regulating and maintaining intracellular calcium homeostasis; 4) Suppressing synthesis of pro-inflammatory cytokines causing IR and 5) Suppressing ... developed on basis of interaction between blood glucoseandinsulinin fasting steady state and non-linear equations derived in experiments HOMA1 was introduced by Mathews in 1985, using simple approximate...
... small or large intestine Differencesin distribution of receptors in other tissues examined In day-old birds, the tubular cells of the kidney showed positive staining for a2,3SA-gal and a2,6SA-gal ... spleen, and cecal tonsils) tested In the brain, positive staining for avian type receptors was found in the meningeal layer surrounding the brain (Fig 3F) The sections of the Pillai and Lee Virology ... avian and human influenza viruses may utilize these receptors for binding to initiate infections The presence of avian receptors in the trachea and bronchial epithelium and their absence in other...