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| E I MohamedSummaryAffiliation: University of Rome Tor Vergata Country: Italy Publications
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Artificial neural network analysis: a novel application for predicting site-specific bone mineral densityE I Mohamed
Department of Neurosciences Building F Sud, 1st Floor, Room 116, University of Tor Vergata, Via Montpellier 1, I 00133, Rome, Italy
Acta Diabetol 40:S19-22. 2003..We believe the ANN is a promising approach for estimating and predicting site-specific BMD values using simple anthropometric measurements...
Mathematical models and their application in body composition researchE I Mohamed
Department of Neurosciences Building F Sud, 1st Floor, Room 116, University of Tor Vergata, Via Montpellier 1, I 00133, Rome, Italy
Acta Diabetol 40:S3-8. 2003..Therefore, mathematical models, which can potentially estimate these compartments indirectly, may be a viable alternative. In this paper, we describe the various advances in the use of mathematical models for body composition research...
A comparative analysis of body water compartments for Egyptian patients with Schistosoma mansoni infectionE I Mohamed
Department of Neurosciences Building F Sud, 1st Floor, Room 116, University of Tor Vergata, Via Montpellier 1, I 00133, Rome, Italy
Acta Diabetol 40:S293-6. 2003..These results stress the need to develop universal formulae for estimating body water compartments which would include race and pathology as independent parameters, in addition to BIA and anthropometric variables...
Predicting the intracellular water compartment using artificial neural network analysisE I Mohamed
Department of Neurosciences Building F Sud, 1st Floor, Room 116, University of Tor Vergata, Via Montpellier 1, I 00133, Rome, Italy
Acta Diabetol 40:S15-8. 2003..07+/-1.14 l (RMSE=8.72 l) when using ICW(Gudivaka), and 25.01+/-2.74 l (RMSE=3.22 l) when using ICW(ANN). Based on these results, we deduce that the ANN algorithm is a more accurate predictor for reference ICW(K40) than BIA equations...
Predicting bone mineral density of postmenopausal healthy and cirrhotic Italian women using age and body mass indexE I Mohamed
Department of Neurosciences Building F Sud, 1st Floor, Room 116, University of Tor Vergata, Via Montpellier 1, I 00133, Rome, Italy
Acta Diabetol 40:S23-8. 2003..54, p=NS for total BMD). The mathematical formulae based on the variables age and BMI were capable of predicting lumbar spine BMD, pelvis BMD, and total BMD by DXA for the three groups of postmenopausal women...
Evaluating body composition of Italian prostate cancer patients without metastasesG Maturo
Division of Urology Policlinico Casilino, University of Tor Vergata, Via Casilina 1049, I 00169, Rome, Italy
Acta Diabetol 40:S168-70. 2003..24+/-5.03 vs. 53.63+/-5.61 kg, p<0.05). Thus, PCa patients with no history of androgen deprivation therapy and no bone metastasis suffer muscle mass depletion...
Analysis of body water compartments after a short sauna bath using bioelectric impedance analysisM-F Servidio
Divisions of Human Nutrition and Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
Acta Diabetol 40:S207-9. 2003..However, it remains to be determined whether or not BIA is sensitive to rapid changes in water volume...
Body composition analysis for healthy Italian vegetariansV Siani
Divisions of Human Nutrition and Internal Medicine Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
Acta Diabetol 40:S297-8. 2003..These findings suggest that the vegetarian diet does not induce negative alterations in body composition...
The effect of physical activities of various intensities on the energy expenditure of type 2 diabetic menC Maiolo
Department of Neurosciences Building F Sud, 1st Floor, Room 114, University of Tor Vergata, Via Montpellier 1, I 00133, Rome, Italy
Acta Diabetol 40:S126-9. 2003..Physical activity seems to have various beneficial effects on mildly obese T2DM patients because it increases the plasma glucose consumption, resulting in similar energy expenditure in comparison with normoglycaemic individuals...
The impact of body-weight components on forced spirometry in healthy italiansE I Mohamed
Division of Human Physiology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Via Montpellier 1, Italy
Lung 180:149-59. 2002..The present report suggests that the BF-LBM, expressed independently from height, can be considered for predicting lung-function variables...
Assessing body composition in gastrointestinal disordersA De Lorenzo
Department of Neurosciences Building F Sud, 1st Floor, Room 115, University of Tor Vergata, Via Montpellier 1, I 00133, Rome, Italy
Acta Diabetol 40:S158-61. 2003..Assessing body composition may improve the prognosis of malnutrition caused by gastrointestinal disorders and may be useful in monitoring diet treatment...
Total body water estimation using bioelectrical impedance: a meta-analysis of the data available in the literatureR Martinoli
Division of Human Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
Acta Diabetol 40:S203-6. 2003..Thus, among BIA techniques, multi-frequency BIA seems to be a more accurate method for estimating the TBW compartment for healthy and obese adults and for those with chronic renal failure...
Body composition and respiratory functionC Maiolo
Department of Neurosciences Building F Sud, 1st Floor, Room 114, University of Tor Vergata, Via Montpellier 1, I 00133, Rome, Italy
Acta Diabetol 40:S32-8. 2003..Nonetheless, the role that body composition plays in lung function still needs to be clarified...
Predicting Type 2 diabetes using an electronic nose-based artificial neural network analysisE I Mohamed
Human Physiology Division, University Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
Diabetes Nutr Metab 15:215-21. 2002..0% and 88.0%, respectively. Therefore, the ACMD network is suitable for classifying medical and clinical data...
Serum luteinizing hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone and oestradiol pattern in women undergoing pituitary suppression with different gonadotrophin-releasing hormone analogue protocols for assisted reproductionClaudio Manna
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
Gynecol Endocrinol 20:188-94. 2005..The hypothesis of an LH ceiling is confirmed...
The application of body cell mass index for studying muscle mass changes in health and disease conditionsA Talluri
Akern Srl, Via Lisbona 32 34, I 50065, Pontassieve, Florence, Italy
Acta Diabetol 40:S286-9. 2003..In addition, subjects with normal or high BMI values may be malnourished as highlighted by a low BCMI. We believe the BCMI is more sensitive than the BMI for studying the nutritional status of the individual...
Body composition and pulmonary function in obese type 2 diabetic womenC Maiolo
Division of Human Physiology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy
Diabetes Nutr Metab 15:20-5. 2002..46 +/- 2.54 and 19.65 +/- 3.42 kg, respectively). Thus, we deduce that pulmonary function impairment in T2DM obese women is not associated with truncal fat mass deposition or with lean mass depletion...
Predicting bone mineral density of postmenopausal healthy and cirrhotic Italian women using anthropometric variablesA Casini
Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
Dig Liver Dis 35:881-7. 2003....
Body composition analysis and changes in airways function in obese adults after hypocaloric dietA De Lorenzo
Human Physiology Division (Drs. De Lorenzo, Maiolo, Mohamed, Andreoli, and Petrone-De Luca) and the Pulmonary Disease Division (Dr. Rossi, University of Rome Tor Vergata
Chest 119:1409-15. 2001..FMtrunk loss was found to have improved airflow limitation, which can be correlated to peripheral airways function...
The capabilities of artificial neural networks in body composition researchR Linder
Institute of Medical Informatics, University of Lubeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, D 23538, Lubeck, Germany
Acta Diabetol 40:S9-14. 2003..We also address the criticisms raised regarding neural network techniques and discuss their potential improvement...
