Making the Case: Adding a Social Work Perspective to a Case Study in a Veterinary Practice

This article describes a case study exploration of a veterinary practice from the perspective of social work. Recognizing the stressful work of veterinary providers, including compassion fatigue and high suicide rates, the current study identified both a need for and the potential role of social workers in veterinary practice. Professionals were interviewed in an emergency/specialty practice. Using the interview data, the authors built a demonstrative case that underlines the vulnerability of veterinary professionals and the potential of social work to improve the quality of their work experiences and longevity

Dual Users: Real Lessons from Reality Television

This study attempts to understand the differences in activity among an emergent television/Internet audience. The Internet has provided a new entertainment opportunity for producers of television programming. Those television viewers who have also reached out to their favorite television show websites have resulted in a new audience. Examining the programming genre of reality television, two constructs were developed and a written survey administered to a convenience sample of college freshmen. The construct dual users was created to examine the television audience that also visits television programming websites. Single users (those that only watch the television show) were compared to the self-reported levels of activity and involvement of dual users. Early findings suggest that the dual users are more involved during viewing of the television show and engaged in less secondary activity than the single users

Effect of strength training on resting metabolic rate and physical activity : age and gender comparisons

Effets d'un entraînement de la force musculaire pendant 24 semaines sur la vitesse du métabolisme de repos, la dépense énergétique lors de l'activité physique et la composition de la masse corporelle chez des sujets des deux sexes, jeunes (20-30 ans) ou âgés (65-75 ans)

Gender differences in glucose and insulin response to strength training in 65- to 75-year-olds

Vingt personnes âgées de 65 à 75 ans participent à un programme d'entraînement de musculation sur 6 mois, 3 jours par semaine. La concentration en glucose et d'insuline dans le sang est mesurée, ainsi que la masse maigre avant et après l'entraînement. Les résultats démontrent que le programme a plus d'effets sur les hommes, au niveau du taux d'insuline, que sur les femmes