Effect of yoga and swimming on body temperature of pregnant women

Physical activity for pregnant women should be controlled and adapted in order to minimize the risk of loss of balance and fetal trauma (Davies, Wolfe, Mottola, y MacKinnon, 2003). Noninvasive technologies are required for understanding better the effects of physical activity on pregnant women. Infrared thermography allows, remotely, securely and without any contact, to measure and display accurate temperatures on the human skin

Los servicios de asesoramiento a los Deportistas de Élite en las Universidades Españolas.

Los objetivos de este estudio fueron determinar: i) en qué medida las universidades españolas ofrecen programas de asesoramiento a sus deportistas-estudiantes y ii) el tipo de apoyo ofertado. La metodología utilizada fue el análisis documental, y en caso de no existir dicha información, se envió un cuestionario auto-administrado ad-hoc a las universidades para su cumplimentación. Las entidades analizadas fueron las 70 universidades españolas con docencia tipo presencial en grados oficiales. 46 universidades prestan servicios de asesoramiento a deportistas de élite. Las ayudas más frecuentes son aquellas que no conllevan coste alguno, es decir: el cambio de fechas de exámenes, cambio de grupo de clase o las tutorías personalizadas. Por ello, sería recomendable que desde la Conferencia de Rectores de las Universidades Españolas (CRUE) se dirigieran acciones comunes y coordinadas, en vez de que cada deportista-estudiante tenga que resolver los problemas académicos de forma puntual

Lack of sex-related analysis and reporting in Cochrane Reviews : a cross-sectional study

Background: Sex-specific analysis and reporting may allow a better understanding of intervention effects and can support the decision-making process. Well-conducted systematic reviews (SRs), like those carried out by the Cochrane Collaboration, provide clinical responses transparently and stress gaps of knowledge. This study aimed to describe the extent to which sex is analysed and reported in a cross-section of Cochrane SRs of interventions, and assess the association with the gender of main authorships. Methods: We searched SRs published during 2018 within the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. An investigator appraised the sex-related analysis and reporting across sections of SRs and collected data on gender and country of affiliation of the review first and last authors, and a second checked for accuracy. We conducted descriptive statistics and bivariate logistic regression to explore the association between the gender of the authors and sex-related analysis and reporting. Results: Six hundred and ten Cochrane SRs were identified. After removing those that met no eligibility criteria, 516 reviews of interventions were included. Fifty-six reviews included sex-related reporting in the abstract, 90 considered sex in their design, 380 provided sex-disaggregated descriptive data, 142 reported main outcomes or performed subgroup analyses by sex, and 76 discussed the potential impact of sex or the lack of such on the interpretations of findings. Women represented 53.1 and 42.2% of first and last authorships, respectively. Women authors (in first and last position) had a higher possibility to report sex in at least one of the review sections (OR 2.05; CI 95% 1.12-3.75, P=0.020) than having none. Conclusions: Sex consideration amongst Cochrane SRs was frequently missing. Structured guidance to sex-related analysis and reporting is needed to enhance the external validity of findings. Likewise, including gender diversity within the research workforce and relevant authorship positions may foster equity in the evidence generated

Feeding programmes based on highly-digestible fibre weaning diets: effects on health, growth performance and carcass and meat quality in rabbits

The effect of three different dietary programmes on health, growth performance and carcass and meat quality in young rabbits weaned at 28 d was studied using a diet (F) rich in highly-digestible fibre, from 17 to 63 d of age (group FF); using diet F from 17 to 42 d followed by a diet poor in highly-digestible fibre and rich in starch and fat (S) until 63 d (group FS); and using a standard diet C with intermediate highly-digestible fibre and starch content, containing 100 ppm of zinc-bacitracin, from 17 to 63 d (group CC). A highly-digestible fibre diet could be useful to reduce the incidence of digestive disorders. However, it decreased slaughter weight (2294 g in FF vs. 2406 g in CC; P<0.05) and carcass and meat traits, e.g. dressing out percentage (55.4% in FF vs. 56.7% in CC; P<0.05), meat to bone ratio (5.73 in FF vs. 5.94 in CC; P<0.05) and hind leg fat content (3.81% in FF vs. 4.71% in CC; P<0.05) at 63 d of age. Switching to a high starch and fat diet at late fattening improved chilled carcass weight at 63 d of age (1339 g in FS vs. 1263 g in FF; P<0.05) mainly through the promotion of liver development (7.53% in group FS vs. 6.47% in group FF; P<0.05) and fat deposition (3.89% in FS vs. 2.63% in FF; P<0.05), and increased hind leg fat content (+1.2 points of fat percentage; P<0.05). However, this switch increased health risk (35.1% in FS vs. 17.6% in FF; P<0.05).This study was supported by the Interministerial Commission for Science and Technology (CICYT) from the Spanish Government Grant number AGL2011-30170-C02-01 is gratefully acknowledged. Funding from the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness for Madam Pascual's contract (PTA2011-5888-T) is also gratefully acknowledged.Pascual Amorós, MDLD.; Soler Sanchis, MD.; Cervera Fras, MC.; Pla Torres, M.; Pascual Amorós, JJ.; Blas Ferrer, E. (2014). Feeding programmes based on highly-digestible fibre weaning diets: effects on health, growth performance and carcass and meat quality in rabbits. Livestock Science. 169:88-95. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.livsci.2014.07.007S889516

Partial replacement of starch with acid detergent fibre and/or neutral detergent soluble fibre at two protein levels: Effects on ileal apparent digestibility and caecal environment of growing rabbits

[EN] The effects of the composition of pen-weaning diets on apparent ileal digestibility of nutrients and caecal environment were studied in growing rabbits. Eight diets were formulated according to a 2 x 2 x 2 factorial design to increase acid detergent fibre (ADF) from 230 to 290 g kg(-1) dry matter (DM) at the expense of mainly starch, to increase neutral detergent soluble fibre (NDSF) from 145 to 185 g kg(-1) DM at the expense of mainly starch, and to reduce crude protein (CP) content from 175 to 145 g kg(-1) DM. A total of 32 litters of eight kits were randomly assigned to the diets at 17 days of age, weaned at 28 days of age and slaughtered at 35 days of age to collect samples of ileal and caecal contents. The substitution of ADF for starch reduced the coefficient of apparent ileal digestibility (CAID) of DM (0.292 vs. 0.229; P <0.01). The substitution of NDSF for starch increased the CAID of NDSF (-0.040 vs. 0.099; P < 0.01). An interaction between dietary ADF and NDSF levels was found for the CAID of CP, higher in the low ADF-low NDSF diets than in the rest (+0.074; P <0.05). The reduction of dietary CP content decreased the CAID of CP (0.578 vs. 0.525; P < 0.05) and NDSF (0.086 vs. -0.038; P <0.01). Interactions between dietary ADF and NDSF levels were found affecting full caecum weight as well as DM content and pH of caecal digesta. The increase of ADF in the high NDSF diets reduced full caecum weight (-9.1 g kg(-1) live weight; P < 0.01), increased DM content of caecal digesta (+31 g kg(-1); P <0.001) and reduced caecal pH (- 0.10; P < 0.05). In the low NDSF diets, higher ADF increased DM content of caecal digesta to a lesser extent (+16 g kg(-1); P < 0.001) and increased caecal pH (+0.08; P <0.05). The increase of NDSF in the high ADF diets increased full caecum weight (+8.5 g kg(-1) live weight; P <0.01) and reduced caecal pH (-0.14; P <0.001). In the low ADF diets, higher NDSF increased full caecum weight more extensively (+15.5 g kg(-1) live weight; P < 0.001) and reduced DM content of caecal digesta (-16 g kg(-1); P <0.001). Both ADF and NDSF replacing starch increased total volatile fatty acid (VFA) concentration of caecal digesta (+11.5% and +13.9%, respectively; P < 0.01). The replacement with NDSF increased molar proportion of butyrate (0.095 vs. 0.112; P <0.001) at the expense of mainly acetate (0.841 vs. 0.820; P <0.001) and reduced ammonia concentration of caecal digesta (-8.1%; P < 0.05). The reduction of dietary CP content decreased total VFA (-14.4%; P < 0.001) and ammonia (-23.5%; P < 0.001) concentrations of caecal digesta and increased caecal pH (5.87 vs. 5.93; P <0.05). Overall, the three dietary changes under study led to changes in the caecal environment which might be effective in reducing mortality rate in a context of rabbit epizootic enteropathy. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.Financial support was provided by the Ministerio de Educacion y Ciencia of Spain (Proyecto AGL2006-07596). Authors thank J. Garcia from the Universidad Politecnica de Madrid (Spain) for the analyses of ytterbium.Martínez Vallespín, B.; Martinez-Paredes, E.; Ródenas Martínez, L.; Moya, V.; Cervera Fras, MC.; Pascual Amorós, JJ.; Blas Ferrer, E. (2013). Partial replacement of starch with acid detergent fibre and/or neutral detergent soluble fibre at two protein levels: Effects on ileal apparent digestibility and caecal environment of growing rabbits. Livestock Science. 154(1-3):123-130. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.livsci.2013.02.012S1231301541-

A colorectal cancer susceptibility new variant at 4q26 in the Spanish population identified by genome-wide association analysis

This work was partially supported by the CENIT program from the Centro Tecnológico Industrial (CEN-20091016), grants from the Spanish Institute of Health Carlos III (ADE10/00026, PI09/02444, PI12/00511, Acción Transversal de Cáncer) grants from the Fondo de Investigacion Sanitaria/FEDER (08/1276, 08/0024, PS09/02368, 11/00219, 11/00681), and by COST office through COST action BM1206. SCB is supported by contracts from the Fondo de Investigación Sanitaria (CP 03-0070). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.Centro Tecnológico IndustrialInstituto de Salud Carlos IIIFondo de Investigación Sanitaria / FEDE

Prolonged survival of patients with angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma after high-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation: the GELTAMO experience

Abstract OBJECTIVES: Angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma (AIL) is a rare lymphoma with a poor prognosis and no standard treatment. Here, we report our experiences with 19 patients treated with high-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation (HDC/ASCT) within the GELTAMO co-operative group between 1992 and 2004. METHODS: The median age at transplantation was 46 yr. Fifteen patients underwent the procedure as front-line therapy and four patients as salvage therapy. Most patients received peripheral stem cells (90%) coupled with BEAM or BEAC as conditioning regimen (79%). RESULTS: A 79% of patients achieved complete response, 5% partial response and 16% failed the procedure. After a median follow-up of 25 months, eight patients died (seven of progressive disease and secondary neoplasia), while actuarial overall survival and progression-free survival at 3 yr was 60% and 55%. Prognostic factors associated with a poor outcome included bone marrow involvement, transplantation in refractory disease state, attributing more than one factor of the age-adjusted-International Prognostic Index, Pretransplant peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL) Score or Prognostic Index for PTCL. CONCLUSIONS: More than half of the patients with AIL that display unfavourable prognostic factors at diagnosis or relapse would be expected to be alive and disease-free after 3 yr when treated with HDC/ASCT. Patients who are transplanted in a refractory disease state do not benefit from this procedure

Measurement of the cross-section and charge asymmetry of WW bosons produced in proton-proton collisions at s=8\sqrt{s}=8 TeV with the ATLAS detector

This paper presents measurements of the $W^+ \rightarrow \mu^+\nu$ and $W^- \rightarrow \mu^-\nu$ cross-sections and the associated charge asymmetry as a function of the absolute pseudorapidity of the decay muon. The data were collected in proton--proton collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of 8 TeV with the ATLAS experiment at the LHC and correspond to a total integrated luminosity of 20.2~\mbox{fb^{-1}}. The precision of the cross-section measurements varies between 0.8% to 1.5% as a function of the pseudorapidity, excluding the 1.9% uncertainty on the integrated luminosity. The charge asymmetry is measured with an uncertainty between 0.002 and 0.003. The results are compared with predictions based on next-to-next-to-leading-order calculations with various parton distribution functions and have the sensitivity to discriminate between them.Comment: 38 pages in total, author list starting page 22, 5 figures, 4 tables, submitted to EPJC. All figures including auxiliary figures are available at https://atlas.web.cern.ch/Atlas/GROUPS/PHYSICS/PAPERS/STDM-2017-13

Search for chargino-neutralino production with mass splittings near the electroweak scale in three-lepton final states in √s=13 TeV pp collisions with the ATLAS detector

A search for supersymmetry through the pair production of electroweakinos with mass splittings near the electroweak scale and decaying via on-shell W and Z bosons is presented for a three-lepton final state. The analyzed proton-proton collision data taken at a center-of-mass energy of √s=13  TeV were collected between 2015 and 2018 by the ATLAS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 139  fb−1. A search, emulating the recursive jigsaw reconstruction technique with easily reproducible laboratory-frame variables, is performed. The two excesses observed in the 2015–2016 data recursive jigsaw analysis in the low-mass three-lepton phase space are reproduced. Results with the full data set are in agreement with the Standard Model expectations. They are interpreted to set exclusion limits at the 95% confidence level on simplified models of chargino-neutralino pair production for masses up to 345 GeV