The Ursinus Weekly, February 13, 1939

College to observe Founders\u27 Day here Thursday • Phones busy as \u27sinus sirens swing into action • Forum committee tells tentative spring plans • Gebhardt\u27s pageant chosen for May • Courtmen lose lead, game to St. Joe five • Two movies on tuberculosis to be shown in science building • Costumes and music add to effectiveness of Byron sisters\u27 art and magic ability • Curtain Club to stage request performance of \u27Vision at Inn\u27 • YM-YW to present Crusades • Baby girl born to Mauchlys • Montgomery County alumni to hold informal dinner, dance Friday • Dr. Bancroft vespers speaker • Bear matmen to drop intercollegiate bouts; athletic council makes soccer major sport • Coach Snell\u27s five takes Chestnut Hill • \u27Sinus sportsmen in quiz tonite • American league baseball movie here on February 14 • Lafayette beats grapplers • Sorority art exhibit to be open all week • Eighty-six accept bids of frats and sororities • Political science students plan to attend Harrisburg conclave • Women\u27s debating club receives new members, studies isolation • Frosh elect representatives • Sixteen from Ursinus attend Temple conference Friday • Men debate no-decision contest with Scranton junior collegehttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/weekly/1860/thumbnail.jp

Development of an evidence-based practice guideline for UK public health nurses (health visitors) to use with parents of infants at risk of obesity

Introduction: Evidence about effective interventions that reduce obesity risk during infancy is needed. This project aimed to systematically review published Randomised Controlled Trials (RCTs) of behavioural and non-behavioural interventions which address potential risk factors for obesity to inform a guideline for UK health visitors. Methods: A multiprofessional Guideline Development Group (GDG) was convened to undertake a systematic review, based on the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines. Findings from the review were used to develop a guideline which was subsequently externally reviewed by national experts and practitioners. Results: We identified 28 RCTs reporting behavioural and non-behavioural interventions delivered during infancy with breastfeeding and/or weight outcomes measured during the first two years of life. A number of on-going studies were also identified. Inclusion criteria for intervention studies included parental breastfeeding intentions and first time parents. Good evidence exists for breastfeeding promotion and support interventions. Evidence exists for parental education around responsive feeding, aspects of infant diet and soothing/sleep expectations. These behavioural components informed the guideline. Despite good evidence that infants fed lower protein formula milk gained less weight compared to milk with higher protein levels, it was not possible to incorporate the evidence from the non-behavioural studies into the guideline. Conclusion: Further research is needed to establish clinically effective interventions for obesity prevention during infancy. Continuous dialogue between commissioners, policy makers, health visitors and parents is essential to ensure existing UK policies are not a barrier to implementing obesity prevention strategies in the first year of life

Quantification of training and match-load distribution across a season in elite English Premier League soccer players

Objective: To examine training and match loads undertaken by soccer players competing in the English Premier League. Methods: Using a retrospective design, external (GPS) and internal training loads (sessions ratings of perceived exertion [sRPE-TL]) were examined in 26 players across the competition phase of the 2012–2013 English Premier League season. Within-subject linear mixed-models estimated the mean effects (95% confidence interval [CI]) for load data across 6-week mesocycles and 1-week microcycles. Results: Daily sRPE-TL (95% CI range, 15 to 111 AU) and total distance (95% CI range, 179 to 949 AU) were higher during the early stages (mesocycle 1 and 2) of the competition period. Overall, high-speed activity was similar between mesocycles. Across the training week, load was greater on match day and lower pre match-day (G-1) vs. all other days, respectively (p &lt; 0.001). sRPE-TL (~70–90 AU per day) and total distance (~700–800 m per day) progressively declined over the 3 days before a match (p &lt; 0.001). High-speed distance was greater 3 days (G-3) before a game vs. G-1 (95% CI, 140 to 336 m) while very high-speed distance was greater on G-3 and G-2 than G-1 (95% CI range, 8 to 62 m; p &lt; 0.001). Conclusion: Periodisation of in-season training load is mainly evident across the weekly microcycle reflecting the recovery and preparation for matches.</p

Monitoring Fatigue During the In-Season Competitive Phase in Elite Soccer Players.

Purpose:To quantify the relationship between daily training load and a range of potential measures of fatigue in elite soccer players during an in-season competitive phase (17 d).Methods:Total high-intensity-running (THIR) distance, perceived ratings of wellness (fatigue, muscle soreness, sleep quality), countermovement-jump height (CMJ), postexercise heart-rate recovery (HRR), and heart-rate variability (Ln rMSSD) were analyzed during an in-season competitive period (17 d). General linear models were used to evaluate the influence of daily fluctuation in THIR distance on potential fatigue variables.Results:Fluctuations in fatigue (r = −.51, large, P &lt; .001), Ln rMSSD (r = −.24, small, P = .04), and CMJ (r = .23, small, P = .04) were significantly correlated with fluctuations in THIR distance. Correlations between variability in muscle soreness, sleep quality, and HRR and THIR distance were negligible and not statistically significant.Conclusions:Perceived ratings of fatigue and Ln rMSSD were sensitive to daily fluctuations in THIR distance in a sample of elite soccer players. Therefore, these particular markers show promise as simple, noninvasive assessments of fatigue status in elite soccer players during a short in-season competitive phase.</jats:sec

Validation of a diagnosis-agnostic symptom questionnaire for asthma and/or COPD

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The authors wish to acknowledge the work of the NOVELTY study investigators, who are listed in full in the supplementary material, and Sharon MacLachlan (Evidera, London, UK), who participated in the analysis of sections of the data. Medical writing support, under the direction of the authors, was provided by Lauren McNally, MSci, CMC Connect, McCann Health Medical Communications, and was funded by AstraZeneca, Cambridge, UK, in accordance with Good Publication Practice (GPP3) guidelines (Ann Intern Med 2015; 163: 461–464). Support statement: The NOVELTY study is funded by AstraZenecaPeer reviewedPublisher PD

Chronic Airways Assessment Test : Psychometric properties in patients with asthma and/or COPD

Acknowledgements The authors would like to thank the patients who participated in this study and wish to acknowledge the work of the NOVELTY Scientific Community and the NOVELTY study investigators, who are listed in full below, and Sharon MacLachlan (Evidera, London, UK), who participated in the analysis of sections of the data. Medical writing support, under the direction of the authors, was provided by Niall Tyrer, MBiolSci, CMC Connect, a division of IPG Health Medical Communications, funded by AstraZeneca, Cambridge, UK, in accordance with Good Publication Practice (GPP 2022) guidelines (Ann Intern Med 2022; 175(9):1298–1304). Funding The NOVELTY study was funded by AstraZeneca.Peer reviewedPublisher PD