Correlation Between Foot Arch Parameters and Body Balance Performance.

Background: The foot is one of the most important anatomical structures of the human body. It is mainly responsible for maintaining an appropriate position, both in static and dynamic conditions. This function is conditioned by many factors, the most important being a normal shape of the foot arch, which determines its proper operation.

[Energy expenditure in soldiers working on the public road and railroad construction].

The studies consisted in the determination of energetic expenditure of soldiers building roads and railway lines in different regions of the country and in different local conditions. In eight-hours' working days the calorific cost of 53 activities was determined. The studies involved 155 soldiers.

[Physiological effects of diet enriched in essential fatty acids in young men].

The investigations were carried out on healthy young males aged 20-21 years. Those young men, whose previously different diets were determined by the dietary habits of their families, were selected and grouped under uniform conditions (feeding, housing, physical activity). After 4 months staying under these uniform conditions their diet was changed adding E.