DETERMINATION OF SLEEP QUALITY AND DURATION AND NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF ADULT INDIVIDUALS IN NORTHERN CYPRUS

Background and Objectives: Overweight nutritional status in adolescents becomes a health problem that continues to require attention. Not only because of its rapidly increasing prevalence, but also its various adverse effects on adolescent health, especially on the quality of sleep. Sleep quality decrease in adolescents can impact their daily performance, especially in learning. This study aimed to investigate the relationship of overweight nutritional status with sleep quality in adolescents aged 16–18 years old in South Jakarta.Method: This cross-sectional design study was done in two public senior high schools in the South Jakarta. A total of 186 students from classes of 2015, 2016, and 2017 with age between 16-18 years old underwent weight and height measurements, determination of BMI and nutritional status using the CDC BMI-for-age chart, as well as filling the Cleveland Adolescent Sleepiness Questionnaire to assess the quality of sleep.Results: The prevalence of overweight was found by 20.43% (14.52% categorized as overweight, 5.91% categorized as obese) with a median value of the questionnaire 40.00 (23.00 to 58.00). Mann-Whitney test found that the p value for the mean difference of the questionnaire's total score to excess weight is 0.783.Conclusion: There was no correlation between the quality of sleep to excess weight in adolescents aged 16–18 years old in South Jakarta.

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Relative chlorophyll contents in the evaluation of the nutritional status of nitrogen from xaraes palisade grass and determination of critical nitrogen sufficiency index

Acta Scientiarum Animal Sciences ◽

10.4025/actascianimsci.v37i2.24854 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 37 (2) ◽

pp. 109

Author(s):

Joao Paulo Ramos Costa ◽

Gregory de Paula Caputti ◽

Leandro Galzerano ◽

Wilton Ladeira da Silva ◽

Ana Cláudia Ruggieri ◽

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Keyword(s):

Nutritional Status ◽

Chlorophyll Contents

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Efficiency of portable chlorophyll meters in assessing the nutritional status of wheat plants

Revista Brasileira de Engenharia Agrícola e Ambiental ◽

10.1590/1807-1929/agriambi.v19n12p1148-1151 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 19 (12) ◽

pp. 1148-1151 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Alessana F. Schlichting ◽

Edna M. Bonfim-Silva ◽

Matheus de C. Silva ◽

William Pietro-Souza ◽

Tonny J. A. da Silva ◽

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Keyword(s):

Nutritional Status ◽

Chlorophyll Content ◽

Direct Determination ◽

Probability Level ◽

Indirect Determination ◽

N Concentration ◽

Randomized Design ◽

Chlorophyll Index ◽

Completely Randomized Design

ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to verify the efficiency of two portable chlorophyll meters (Minolta SPAD® 502 and Falker ClorofiLOG® 1030) in assessing the nutritional status of wheat plants, correlating the indices from the devices and the direct determination of chlorophyll content with the concentration of nitrogen (N) in the plant. The experiment was conducted in a greenhouse, in pots with 5 dm3 of Oxisol, in a completely randomized design, with six N doses (0, 80, 160, 240, 320 and 400 mg dm-3) and five replicates. At 47 days after emergence, the readings of SPAD and Falker indices and the quantification of chlorophyll content and N concentration in wheat plants were performed, as well as analysis of variance and correlation test, both at 0.05 probability level. The chlorophyll meters Minolta SPAD® 502 and Falker ClorofiLOG® 1030 do not differ with respect to the indirect determination of chlorophyll in wheat plants. The Falker chlorophyll index was statistically equal to the chlorophyll content. Indirect chlorophyll indices and chlorophyll content showed a high correlation with the N concentration in the plant.

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Neck Circumference Measurement in Determination of Nutritional Status and Some Nutrition Related Diseases

Kafkas Journal of Medical Sciences ◽

10.5505/kjms.2021.60476 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 100-110

Author(s):

Hatice Merve Bayram ◽

Zehra Margot Celik ◽

Fatma Esra Güneş

Keyword(s):

Nutritional Status ◽

Neck Circumference

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Influence of nutritional status and gastrointestinal symptoms on sleep quality in people living with HIV

International Journal of STD & AIDS ◽

10.1177/0956462419846723 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 30 (9) ◽

pp. 885-890

Author(s):

Luciana Fidalgo Ramos Nogueira ◽

Thais Carvalho da Fonseca ◽

Patrick Herman Paterlini ◽

Adriana de Sousa Duarte ◽

Pollyanna Pellegrino ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Body Mass Index ◽

Nutritional Status ◽

Sleep Quality ◽

Body Mass ◽

Sleep Problems ◽

Care Service ◽

Gastrointestinal Symptoms ◽

People Living With Hiv ◽

Living With Hiv ◽

Self Reporting Questionnaire

Sleep problems are frequent among people living with HIV (PLWH). Recent studies have found that inadequate nutritional status and presence of gastrointestinal symptoms are associated with sleep problems. Therefore, the objective of the present study was to evaluate the influence of nutritional status and gastrointestinal symptoms on sleep quality in PLWH receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART). A cross-sectional study evaluating the influence of nutritional and gastrointestinal aspects on the quality of sleep in 307 PLWH (age ≥18 years) receiving ART seen at the Specialized Care Service of Santos (SP, Brazil) was carried out. The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), body mass index and three questions from the Self-Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ-20) were used. Generalized linear models adjusted for gender, age, time in use of antiretrovirals, viral load, CD4+ T-lymphocyte cell count and CD4/CD8 ratio were built. Results showed that body mass index did not affect sleep quality. However, the interaction between poor appetite and not having poor digestion and uncomfortable feelings in the stomach negatively influenced sleep quality. The interaction of the three symptoms evaluated also affected sleep quality. Gastrointestinal symptoms were associated with reduced sleep quality, but there was no influence of BMI. Although the etiology of this relationship is unclear, there seems to be an important association between sleep quality, immune function and gastrointestinal disorders.

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The Role of Women in Income Production and Intra-household Allocation of Resources as a Determinant of Child Nutrition and Health

Food and Nutrition Bulletin ◽

10.1177/156482658801000308 ◽

1988 ◽

Vol 10 (3) ◽

pp. 1-9 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Lynn Bennett

Keyword(s):

Nutritional Status ◽

Land Tenure ◽

Child Nutrition ◽

Interdisciplinary Approach ◽

Household Decision ◽

Adequate Representation ◽

Women's Role ◽

Key Steps ◽

Household Allocation

This article presents a theoretical framework for answering the question, Does women's income-producing work result in an improvement or a deterioration in the health and nutritional status of their children? The author maintains that the literature has not provided clear evidence that the children of working mothers have lower nutritional status than those of mothers who do not work outside the home. She notes that previous studies have not controlled either for the family's income level or for other important variables, such as the presence of an employed male and land tenure status. Bennett argues that one of the key steps in understanding women's role in the determination of child health and nutritional status “may be a careful investigation of the process of resource allocation within the household. “ She opposes the use of a single joint-utility function as an adequate representation of household decision-making dynamics. Her recommendations include conducting investigations from an interdisciplinary approach, including economics, health, nutrition, and anthropology, and she presents a framework for these investigations.

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Determination of the Role of Subjective Investigation Methods in Assessment of Measures of Sleep Quality

Neuroscience and Behavioral Physiology ◽

10.1007/s11055-018-0686-1 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 49 (1) ◽

pp. 25-31

Author(s):

A. Yu. Gortseva ◽

L. S. Korostovtseva ◽

M. V. Bochkarev ◽

Yu. V. Sviryaev ◽

A. O. Konradi

Keyword(s):

Sleep Quality ◽

Investigation Methods

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The determination of spider species (Araneae) in barley and wheatfields of Northern Cyprus

TURKISH JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY ◽

10.3906/zoo-1406-14 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 39 ◽

pp. 519-522

Author(s):

Celalettin GÖZÜAÇIK ◽

Mustafa GÜLLÜ ◽

Tuncay TÜRKEŞ ◽

Ayda KONUKSAL

Keyword(s):

Spider Species ◽

Northern Cyprus

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STUDIES OF PHLORIDZIN IN MALUS

Canadian Journal of Biochemistry and Physiology ◽

10.1139/o59-098 ◽

1959 ◽

Vol 37 (7) ◽

pp. 901-910 ◽

Cited By ~ 37

Author(s):

A. Hutchinson ◽

C. D. Taper ◽

G. H. N. Towers

Keyword(s):

Nutritional Status ◽

Quantitative Determination ◽

Carbohydrate Metabolism ◽

Alkaline Hydrolysis ◽

Young Seedling ◽

Leaf Disks

The phloridzin content of dormant terminal twigs of Malus rootstock clones was not related to the vigor imparted to the scions. In young seedling trees it varied with the nutritional status of the plant; an acute deficiency of nitrogen, sulphur, or calcium resulted in a significant increase in phloridzin accumulation. Phloridzin is synthesized readily in the leaf from C14O2 in the light and appears to be stable once formed. Phenylalanine-C14 and tyrosine-C14, when fed to leaf disks, are incorporated into the C6–C3 moiety of phloridzin which includes ring B. Tyrosine is not as effective as phenylalanine. Acetate-C14 is incorporated into ring A. Phloroglucinol is not involved in the synthesis of phloridzin. A method for the quantitative determination of phloridzin is described, also a semimicro method for its alkaline hydrolysis. The large amounts of radioactive D-glucitol formed from a wide variety of precursor compounds indicate a central role for it in the carbohydrate metabolism of Malus.

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