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intermittency

[‚in·tər′mit·ən·sē]
(physics)
The alternation in time of a dynamical system between nearly periodic and chaotic behavior.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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Roots of fasting: A lot of what we call 'intermittent fasting' nowadays stems from observational research based on Ramadan practices and outcomes, explained dietician Tanya Van Aswegen, at Valiant Clinic.
"I do not necessarily recommend intermittent fasting to my patients, but I do have a lot of patients that will come to me asking about intermittent fasting,'' said Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, MPH, of Massachusetts General Hospital Weight Center and Harvard Medical School, both in Boston, at the annual meeting of the American College of Physicians.
Compared with no treatment, intermittent energy restriction was associated with a 4.14-kg drop in weight (95% confidence interval, 6.30-1.99; P less than or equal to 0.001), according to that meta-analysis.
A number of techniques have been reported to decrease recurrence(s); among these the most common is dilatation and clean intermittent self catheterization (CISC).
The mountain peaks of GB were also having intermittent snowfall and sometime rains, causing abrupt fall of temperature and adding to the miseries of local dwellers.
The mountain peaks of Gilgit-Baltistan were also having intermittent snowfall and sometime rains, causing abrupt fall of temperature and adding to the miseries of the local dwellers.
KARACHI -- Various versions of the intermittent fasting diet appear to have weight loss benefits.
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