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Background: With increasing evidence of association between metabolic diseases with sleep disorders, we tried to look for association between the sleep and various anthropometric parameters of obesity. Objectives: The objectives of this study were to correlate quality and duration of sleep with various grades of obesity. Materials and Methods: About 88 diabesity subjects were included in the study after fulfilling the inclusion and exclusion criterion. There various anthropometric data were collected and sleep quality was assessed by Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) questionnaire. Descriptive and inferential statistical method was done using SPSS 18.0 for data analysis. Pearson correlation, Chi-square, and Fisher’s exact tests were used. Results: The mean PSQI total value for men was 4.45 ± 3.45, and for female, it was 5.85 ± 3.78. The mean PSQI value of rural population was 4.35 ± 3.23 and that of urban population 5.05 ± 3.71. There was increase in the sleep score as grades of obesity increased, but this increase was statistically insignificant (P = 0.265). Pearson correlation coefficient was obtained for anthropometric values and PSQI total. The correlation coefficient r value for was 0.135 for age, 0.080 for waist circumference, 0.081 for hip, −0.039 for waist-hip ratio, and 0.067 for body mass index. Conclusion: The study results showed no correlation between sleep quality as assessed by PSQI and various anthropometric parameters.
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ABSTRACT Objective. Aimed to identify the weight and yield of the commercial cuts, muscularity, and adiposity in the carcasses of sheep and goats grazing in the Caatinga supplemented with different sources of supplementations; these include feed-blocks. Material and methods. Sixty non-castrated males an initial average body weight of 18.63 ± 1.93 kg were used: 30 goats and 30 sheep all animals did not have a defined breed standard (WDBS). The experimental design used was entirely randomized (DIC), in factorial scheme 3x2 (three types of supplementation: mineral salt, MBs and MBs + buffel hay, and two species: sheep and goats) and 10 replications. Animals were raised in a rangeland grazing system in an area with vegetation characteristic of Caatinga ecosystem under three types of supplementation: 1: only mineral salt; 2: Feed blocks (MBs); and 3: MBs + buffel hay There were measured the weight, yield and the components of left half-part of carcass of lambs and kids. Results. The sheep were superior to goats in carcass conformation, loin-eye area, index of muscularity of the leg and compactness index of the leg while the goats were superior to sheep in leg muscles weight. Conclusions. Sheep and Goats, when fed with supplementation of pasture feeding blocks in the Caatinga ecosystem; Supplementation with mineral salt and Multinutritional Blocks with and without Buffel can be used to improve herds in the caatinga, with similar results among the three. Sheep show more adiposity of meat than goats, in contrast, goats have higher musculature than sheep when fed with feed blocks.
RESUMEN Objetivo. Con el objetivo de identificar el peso y rendimiento de los cortes comerciales, musculatura y adiposidad en las canales de borregos y cabritos pastando en la Caatinga suplementado con diferentes fuentes de suplementos; Estos incluyen bloques de alimentación. Materiales y métodos. Se utilizaron 60 machos no castrados con un peso corporal medio inicial de 18,63 ± 1,93 kg: 30 borregos y 30 cabritos, todos los animales no tenían un estándar de raza definido (WDBS). El diseño experimental utilizado fue totalmente al azar (DIC), en esquema factorial 3x2 (tres tipos de suplementación: sal mineral, MBs y MBs + heno buffel, y dos especies: borregos y cabritos) y 10 repeticiones. Los animales fueron criados en un sistema de pastoreo de pastizales en un área con vegetación característica del ecosistema de Caatinga bajo tres tipos de suplementación: 1: sal mineral solamente; 2: Bloques de alimentación (MBs); Y 3: MBs + heno buffel Se midió el peso, el rendimiento y los componentes de la mitad izquierda de la carcasa de corderos y cabritos. Resultados. Las cordeiros fueron superiores a los cabritos en conformación de carcasas, área de lomo, índice de musculatura de la pierna y índice de compacidad de la pierna mientras que los cabritos fueron superiores a las cordeiros en el peso de los músculos de las piernas. Conclusión. Cordeiros y cabritos, cuando se alimentan con suplementos de bloques de alimentación de pasto en el ecosistema de Caatinga; La suplementación con sal mineral y Bloques Multinutritivos con y sin Buffel puede ser utilizada para mejorar los rebaños en la caatinga, con resultados similares entre los tres. Las cordeiros muestran más adiposidad de carne que los cabritos, en contraste, las cabritos tienen mayor musculatura que las cordeiros cuando se alimentan con bloques de alimentación.
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O artigo foca nos resultados do último estágio de uma pesquisa sobre as estratégias climáticas de empresas nos setores automotivo e de papel e celulose no Brasil, um país que está se tornando mais e mais importante também em termos de questões relacionadas às mudanças climáticas. No primeiro estágio, um modelo - o Climate Strategy Model (CSM) - foi desenvolvido para verificar se as empresas estavam adotando práticas-chave para assegurar a implementação bem-sucedida de suas estratégias climáticas. No segundo, o CSM foi aplicado em empresas nas indústrias acima mencionadas, escolhidas por causa de seu papel importante na economia do país. No estágio final, entrevistas com executivos destas empresas foram realizadas para identificar as causas raiz das dificuldades na implementação das estratégias climáticas e para capturar informações relevantes na perspectiva internacional.