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    “Total Knee Arthroplasty in the Context of Severe and Morbid Obesity in Adults”

    Luis M. Lozano, Montserrat Nunez, Sergi Sastre and Dragos Popescu

    The Open Obesity Journal, 2012; 4: 1.
    Electronic Publication Date: June 13, 2012
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    Accuracy of a Pedometer and an Accelerometer in Women with Obesity

    Malin Wiklund, Åsa Cider and Monika Fagevik Olsen

    The Open Obesity Journal, 2012; 4: 11.
    Electronic Publication Date: August 6, 2012
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    Weight Phenotype Diagnostic Test Method: Body Mass Index or Body Fat Percent for Gene Expression

    Virginia Lynn Peterson, Angela C. Martino, Arseima Y. Del Valle-Pinero, Nayan S. Patel, Xiongce Zhao and Wendy A. Henderson

    The Open Obesity Journal, 2012; 4: 18.
    Electronic Publication Date: August 17, 2012
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    12-Week Behavioral Lifestyle Modification Program Increases Blood Antioxidant Enzyme Activities in Obese Adults

    Md Rizman Md Lazin @ Md Lazim, Rohana Abdul Jalil and Rahimah Zakaria

    The Open Obesity Journal, 2012; 4: 23.
    Electronic Publication Date: September 06, 2012
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    Respiratory Function in Superobese Patients before and after Bariatric Surgery- a Randomised Controlled Trial

    Monika Fagevik Olsen, Malin Wiklund, Hans Lonroth and Torsten Olbers

    The Open Obesity Journal, 2012; 4: 28.
    Electronic Publication Date: September 20, 2012
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    Behavioural and Motivational Factors Associated with Weight Loss and Maintenance in a Commercial Weight Management Programme

    James Stubbs, David Brogelli, Carolyn Pallister, Amanda Avery, Aine McConnon and Jacquie Lavin

    The Open Obesity Journal, 2012; 4: 35.
    Electronic Publication Date: November 16, 2012
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    Nitrogen Metabolism in Zucker Rats is Affected by Moderate Reduction, but not by Moderate Increase in Dietary Protein

    Immaculada Rafecas and Xavier Remesar

    The Open Obesity Journal, 2012; 4: 44.
    Electronic Publication Date: November 30, 2012
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    Effect of Subtotal Colectomy on Body Weight and Food Intake in an Experimental Model of Obesity in Male Wistar Rats

    Pilar Fernandez-Mateos, Judith Rios-Lugo, Pilar Cano-Barquilla, Vanesa Jimenez-Ortega, Ana I. Esquifino and Alvaro Larrad

    The Open Obesity Journal, 2012; 4: 51.
    Electronic Publication Date: December 14, 2012
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        • BMI and Waist Circumference Have Positive Correlation With Mitochondrial DNA Copy Number in Young Adult Male

          May 31, 2018
        • Reduction of Lymphocyte Subset Counts Involving Viral Defence After a Weight Loss Program Including Anti-Obesity Agents in Obese Women: A Non-Randomized Controlled Trial

          Mahsa Mehrdad, Mahmoud Mahmoudi, Mohsen Nematy, Mohammad Safarian, Majid Ghayour Mobarhan, Abdolreza Norouzy
          October 11, 2018
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          The Open Obesity Journal

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          Volume: 9, 2020

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          Antonio Ettore Pontiroli
          University of Milan
          Milan
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          Biography of Antonio Ettore Pontiroli

          Dr. Antonio Ettore Pontiroli, MD, Full Professor of Internal Medicine, currently holds the following positions: (a) Head, Chair of Internal Medicine, Department of Scienze della Salute, Università degli studi di Milano; and (b) Head, Divisione di Medicina Interna 2, Ospedale san Paolo, Milano. His fields of research involve genetics, pathophysiology, and treatment of type 2 diabetes and obesity. He, as an author, has been involved in publication of more than 310 full papers in various peer-review journals. Furthermore, he has given approximately 190 lectures at national/international meetings, and is a referee of 25 international journals.

          University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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          News release date: March 29, 2018

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          The Open Obesity Journal is an Open Access online journal, which publishes research articles, reviews, letters, case reports and guest-edited single topic issues in all areas of basic and clinical research on obesity. Bentham Open ensures speedy peer review process and accepted papers are published within 2 weeks of final acceptance.

          The Open Obesity Journal is committed to ensuring high quality of research published. We believe that a dedicated and committed team of editors and reviewers make it possible to ensure the quality of the research papers. The overall standing of a journal is in a way, reflective of the quality of its Editor(s) and Editorial Board and its members.

          The Open Obesity Journal is seeking energetic and qualified researchers to join its editorial board team as Editorial Board Members or reviewers.

          The essential criteria to become Editorial Board Members of The Open Obesity Journal are as follows:

          1. Experience in basic and clinical research on obesity with an academic degree.
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          3. Proficiency in English language.

          The Roles of Editorial Board Member are to:

          1. Offer advice on journals’ policy and scope.
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          3. Contribute and/or solicit Guest Edited thematic issues to the journal in a hot area (at least one thematic issue every two years).
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          News release date: April 11, 2018

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          All articles would be published FREE of all open access fees if submitted by June 30th, 2018 in The Open Obesity Journal.


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