Gender differences in exercise efficiency: the influence of adiposity during low-intensity cycling in healthy Lebanese university students.

Introduction: Low-intensity physical activity plays a key role in weight regulation, and reduced engagement in such activities is associated with rising obesity rates. This study explored the relationship between body fat distribution and exercise efficiency during low-intensity cycling, comparable to everyday life, focusing on adiposity in men and women.

Methods: Thirty participants (50% women and 50% men) underwent basal metabolic rate (BMR) measurements after an overnight fast.

Effectiveness of fullerene/magnesium oxide nanocomposite in removing ciprofloxacin and tetracycline from aqueous solutions.

The excessive use of antibiotics, including ciprofloxacin (CIP) and tetracycline (TC), poses negative impacts on both human health and ecosystems. In this work, fullerene/magnesium oxide (F/MgO) nanocomposite was prepared and studied as adsorbent for CIP and TC removal. Adding metal oxide to F led to a change in its characteristics which was confirmed by XRD, FTIR, SEM, and TEM.

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Screening for subclinical genital herpes in pregnant females - A neglected practice.

Objective: The present study was aimed to screen the Herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection in cervical smears of clinically suspicious to asymptomatic pregnant women of local population.

Method: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted at the Department of Histopathology, University of Health Sciences Lahore, Pakistan from August 2021 to September 2022. A total of N=120 cervical smears were taken from the pregnant females of gestation age 18-38 weeks, visiting the outpatient department (OPD) of Gynecology & Obstetrics, Jinnah Hospital Lahore.