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IPAQ-Gr was tested against exercise capacity and showed acceptable validity properties in Greek young adults. Total and vigorous weekly PA expenditure were well associated with exercise capacity, presenting significant validity correlations against maximal treadmill time.

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(7) was prepared by the reaction of [VOCl 2 (thf) 2 ] with phen in a methanolic solution. The X-ray structure of 3 shows that the vanadium(iv) atom is ligated to a tridentate mpg 3À ligand at the S thiolato , N peptide and O carboxylato atoms. The X-ray structure of 7 is also reported. The optical, infrared, magnetic, electron paramagnetic resonance, and electrochemical properties of compounds 1 ± 5Ć H 3 OH and 7 were studied. Combination of the correlation plots of the EPR parameters g z versus A z , or the groundstate orbital population (b*) 2 versus A z , together with the additivity relationship, A z,calcd Sn i A zi /4, were shown to provide a powerful tool for probing the equatorial donor atoms in an oxovanadium(iv) compound and consequently in biomolecules. Thus, these methods provide valuable evidence for the assignment of the equatorial donor atoms for the V IV O 2 center of the V IV O 2 ± glutathione system at various pH values. Model NMR studies (interaction of vanadium(v) with H 3 mpg) showed that there is a possibility of vanadium(v) ligation to glutathione. The contribution of a deprotonated peptide(amide) nitrogen to A z is not a fixed quantity (it varies from 29 to 43 Â 10 À4 cm À1), but is influenced by the presence of the three other donor atoms in the equatorial plane and, in particular, their charge.

Precise calculation of total body surface area (TBSA) or premarked surface areas (P-MSAs) is of great importance in many biomedical applications. The aim of the paper was to present a simple procedure of measurement of P-MSAs in small animals and to determine a more accurate Meeh's constant (k), for a commonly used weight range of laboratory rats. A series of 30 Wistar rats, weighing 195 -240 g, were anaesthetized and weighted. The TBSA of each animal was measured using a clear pocket and a planimeter. The data obtained were entered into the Meeh's formula (TBSA ¼ kW 2/3 ), the most commonly used for small experimental animals, so that a k value for each animal as well as a mean k value (9.83) were obtained. The TBSA of the animals was also calculated using the aforementioned mean k value and compared with that obtained using k values reported in previous studies. According to our findings, the new mean k value, determined with the use of our procedure of surface area measurement, ensured greater accuracy in the determination of the TBSA of experimental rats of a specific weight range. We also suggest a new procedure of surface area measurement which is easy, accurate and does not require animal sacrifice.

Person identification based on features extracted parametrically from the EEG spectrum is investigated in this work. The method proposed utilizes computational geometry algorithms (convex polygon intersections), appropriately modified, in order to classify unknown EEGs. The signal processing step includes EEG spectral analysis for feature extraction, by fitting a linear model of the AR type on the alpha rhythm EEG signal.The correct classification scores obtained on real EEG data experiments (91% in the worst case) are promising in that they corroborate existing evidence that EEG carries genetically specific information and is therefore appropriate as a basis for person identification methods.

Introduction:The purpose of this study was to examine the associations between resting blood pressure (BP), smoking, physical activity (PA) and body mass index (BMI) in Greek young adults.Materials and Methodology:A standardised questionnaire and the Greek version of IPAQ-short were given to 1500 randomly selected health science students, in order to record smoking behaviour, PA status, BMI and resting BP. All healthy young adults aged 19-30 years old were eligible. The final size of the study cohort was 1249 students (522 men).Results:Males’ BP was 129.2/77.0 mmHg, significantly higher than the females’ values of 119.9/73.4 mmHg. Approximately 17% of the total population were classified as overweight and 3% as obese. In the overall population, smoking prevalence was 35.2%, with 15.3% being heavy smokers (≥21 cigs/d). Smoking prevalence did not differ significantly between sexes. The prevalence of health-enhancing PA (high PAclass) was only 14.0%, while 42.8% of the study population were classified as insufficiently active (low PAclass). Of the three lifestyle risk factors examined, only BMI was significantly and directly associated with systolic and diastolic BP levels. The prevalence of hypertension (≥140/90 mmHg) was significantly higher in men compared to women, and in obese and overweight participants compared to normal-weight subjects. Smoking and categorical PA (PAclass) were not correlated with BP. Continuous vigorous PAscore was significantly and directly associated with systolic BP, but only in males.Conclusion:BMI was significantly and directly associated with resting BP in both sexes. Smoking prevalence and PA status were not associated with BP in this sample of Greek young adults.

Chronic smoking was found to affect young male smokers' cardiovascular fitness, impairing the economy and decreasing the capacity of their circulatory system.