480 research outputs found
Effect of small-sided games on football players
El objetivo ha sido analizar cĂłmo influyen los juegos reducidos o SSGs sobre la condiciĂłn fĂsica, tĂ©cnica y los cambios de direcciĂłn (CODA) en jugadoras alevines de fĂștbol femenino. Participan 12 jugadoras de fĂștbol femenino. Realizaron 14 sesiones de entrenamiento basado en juegos reducidos de fĂștbol. La muestra presenta valores normales en la prueba de Saphiro-Wilk, ademĂĄs, en la prueba de t de Student muestra que existen diferencias estadĂsticamente muy significativas (p â€0,00) en todas las variables fĂsicas analizadas, menos en el caso de la fuerza explosiva. En las variables de tĂ©cnica nos muestra que existen diferencias significativas en todas las variables analizadas (p â€0,00). Por Ășltimo existen correlaciones positivas y estadĂsticamente significativas entre las distintas variables analizadas. De esta forma podemos considerar los juegos reducidos son un mĂ©todo adecuado y muy ventajoso para el entrenamiento en las etapas iniciales o de formaciĂłn en jugadoras de fĂștbolThe objective has been to analyze how small-sided games or SSGs affect physical, technical and changes of direction (CODA) in U12 female soccer players. 12 female soccer players participate. They conducted 14 training sessions based on reduced soccer games. The sample has normal values in the Saphiro-Wilk test, and in the Student's t test it shows that there are statistically very significant differences (p â€0,00) in all the analyzed physical variables, less in the case of the explosive force. In the technique variables we show that there are significant differences in all variables analyzed (p â€0,00). Finally, there are positive and statistically significant correlations between the different variables analyzed. In this way we can consider reduced games are a suitable and very advantageous method for training in the initial stages or training in soccer player
Multicentre evaluation of the Boehringer Mannheim / Hitachi 911 Analysis System
The analytical performance and practicability of the Boehringer Mannheim (BM)/mtaci 91 analysis system have been assessed in a multicentre evaluation, which involved six laboratories from European countries. Analytes commonly used in classical clinical chemistry were tested in a core programme, which mainlyfollowed lhe ECCLS guidelines. In addition, a satellite programme covered other analytes, such as proteins, drugs and urine analytes. In total, the study comprised more than 100 000 data items collected over a three-month period. The evaluation was supported with 'Computer Aided Evaluation' (CAEv) and telecommunications. Acceptance criteria for the results were established at the beginning ofthe study. Nearly all ofthe analytes met the imprecision limits.' within-run imprecision (as CVs) was 2l/ofor enzyme and substrate assays, l%for ISE methods and 5l/o for immunoassays; between-day imprecision was 3l/ofor enzyme and substrate assays, 2o//o for ISE methods and 10% for immunoassays
Walking in pregnancy and prevention of insomnia in third trimester using pedometers: study protocol of Walking_Preg project (WPP). A randomized controlled trial
Background: Previous studies in pregnancy have not focused in evaluating the effect of walking during pregnancy
and prevention of insomnia. Our general objective is to determine the effect of a walking program in preventing
the appearance of insomnia in the third trimester of pregnancy, increasing sleep quality and improving quality of
life throughout pregnancy.
Methods: Randomized Controlled trial in parallel in healthy sedentary pregnant women (n = 265), Walking_Preg
Project (WPP), from university hospital in Granada, Spain. At 12th gestational week (GW), they will be invited to
participate and randomly assigned to one of the three arms of study: the intervention group I1 (pedometer, goal of
11,000 steps/day), intervention group I2 (pedometer, no goal) and control (no pedometer). Duration of intervention:
13â32 GW. At 12th, 19th and 31st GW the average steps/day will be measured in groups I1 and I2. At 13th, 20th
and 32nd GW, Athens Insomnia Scale (AIS), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Adherence to Mediterranean Diet
(AMD), physical activity (short IPAQ), quality of life (PSI), and consumption of toxic substances (caffeine, illegal drugs,
alcohol and tobacco) will be collected. Student t test or Mann-Whitney U will be used to compare 19th and 31st
GW mean of daily steps between I1 and I2 groups. To compare differences between groups in terms of frequency
of insomnia/quality of life for each trimester of pregnancy, Pearsonâs Chi-square test or Fisherâs exact test will be
used. To determine differences in hours of sleep and quality of sleep throughout each trimester of pregnancy,
analysis of variance or Friedman test will be used. McNemar-Bowker test will be used to assess differences in life
quality in pre-post analyses in the 3 arms. We will use Stata 15 statistical software.Fundacion Publica Andaluza para la Investigacion Biosanitaria (FIBAO - IBS)
PI-0350-201
Izaña Atmospheric Research Center. Activity Report 2015-2016
This report is a summary of the many activities at the Izaña Atmospheric Research Center to the broader community. The combination of operational activities, research and development in state-of-the-art measurement techniques, calibration and validation and international cooperation encompass the vision of WMO to provide world leadership in expertise and international cooperation in weather, climate, hydrology and related environmental issues
Perceived Discrimination and Self-Reported Quality of Care Among Latinos in the United States
Given the persistence of health and health-care disparities among Latinos in the United States and evidence that discrimination affects health and health care, an investigation of the relationship between perceived discrimination and quality of health care among Latinos is warranted.
To examine the relationship of perceived discrimination (in general and in regard to doctors and medical personnel) with self-reported quality of health care and doctor-patient communication in a nationally representative Latino population sample.
Participants were 1,067 Latino adults aged â„18 years living in the US selected via random-digit dialing. Telephone interviews were conducted in 2008 during Wave 2 of the Pew Hispanic Center/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Hispanic Healthcare Survey.
US-born Latinos were twice as likely to report general discrimination as foreign born: 0.32 SD versus â0.23 SD (Pâ<â0.001) on the Detroit Area Survey (DAS) discrimination scale. Higher DAS discrimination was associated with lower self-reported quality of care in US-born Latinos [ORâ=â0.5; 95% CI (0.3, 0.9); Pâ=â0.009]. For foreign-born Latinos, report of any doctor or medical staff discrimination was associated with lower quality of care [ORâ=â0.5; 95% CI (0.3, 0.9); Pâ=â0.03], but the DAS was not. For US-born Latinos, doctor discrimination and higher DAS were jointly associated with worse doctor-patient communication. For foreign-born Latinos, the effect of discrimination on doctor-patient communication was significantly smaller than that observed in US-born Latinos.
Given the association between perceived discrimination and quality of care, strategies to address discrimination in health-care settings may lead to improved patient satisfaction with care and possibly to improved treatment outcomes
Izaña Atmospheric Research Center. Activity Report 2019-2020
Editors: Emilio Cuevas, Celia Milford and Oksana Tarasova.[EN]The Izaña Atmospheric Research Center (IARC), which is part of the State Meteorological Agency of Spain (AEMET), is a site of excellence in atmospheric science. It manages four observatories in Tenerife including the high altitude Izaña Atmospheric Observatory. The Izaña Atmospheric Observatory was inaugurated in 1916 and since that date has carried out uninterrupted meteorological and climatological observations, contributing towards a unique 100-year record in 2016.
This reports are a summary of the many activities at the Izaña Atmospheric Research Center to the broader community. The combination of operational activities, research and development in state-of-the-art measurement techniques, calibration and validation and international cooperation encompass the vision of WMO to provide world leadership in expertise and international cooperation in weather, climate, hydrology and related environmental issues.[ES]El Centro de InvestigaciĂłn AtmosfĂ©rica de Izaña (CIAI), que forma parte de la Agencia Estatal de MeteorologĂa de España (AEMET), representa un centro de excelencia en ciencias atmosfĂ©ricas. Gestiona cuatro observatorios en Tenerife, incluido el Observatorio de Izaña de gran altitud, inaugurado en 1916 y que desde entonces ha realizado observaciones meteorolĂłgicas y climatolĂłgicas ininterrumpidas y se ha convertido en una estaciĂłn centenaria de la OMM.
Estos informes resumen las mĂșltiples actividades llevadas a cabo por el Centro de InvestigaciĂłn AtmosfĂ©rica de Izaña. El liderazgo del Centro en materia de investigaciĂłn y desarrollo con respecto a las tĂ©cnicas de mediciĂłn, calibraciĂłn y validaciĂłn de Ășltima generaciĂłn, asĂ como la cooperaciĂłn internacional, le han otorgado una reputaciĂłn sobresaliente en lo que se refiere al tiempo, el clima, la hidrologĂa y otros temas ambientales afines
Binding Site Alteration Is Responsible for Field-Isolated Resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis Cry2A Insecticidal Proteins in Two Helicoverpa Species
Background
Evolution of resistance by target pests is the main threat to the long-term efficacy of crops expressing Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) insecticidal proteins. Cry2 proteins play a pivotal role in current Bt spray formulations and transgenic crops and they complement Cry1A proteins because of their different mode of action. Their presence is critical in the control of those lepidopteran species, such as Helicoverpa spp., which are not highly susceptible to Cry1A proteins. In Australia, a transgenic variety of cotton expressing Cry1Ac and Cry2Ab (Bollgard II) comprises at least 80% of the total cotton area. Prior to the widespread adoption of Bollgard II, the frequency of alleles conferring resistance to Cry2Ab in field populations of Helicoverpa armigera and Helicoverpa punctigera was significantly higher than anticipated. Colonies established from survivors of F2 screens against Cry2Ab are highly resistant to this toxin, but susceptible to Cry1Ac.
Methodology/Principal Findings
Bioassays performed with surface-treated artificial diet on neonates of H. armigera and H. punctigera showed that Cry2Ab resistant insects were cross-resistant to Cry2Ae while susceptible to Cry1Ab. Binding analyses with 125I-labeled Cry2Ab were performed with brush border membrane vesicles from midguts of Cry2Ab susceptible and resistant insects. The results of the binding analyses correlated with bioassay data and demonstrated that resistant insects exhibited greatly reduced binding of Cry2Ab toxin to midgut receptors, whereas no change in 125I-labeled-Cry1Ac binding was detected. As previously demonstrated for H. armigera, Cry2Ab binding sites in H. punctigera were shown to be shared by Cry2Ae, which explains why an alteration of the shared binding site would lead to cross-resistance between the two Cry2A toxins.
Conclusion/Significance
This is the first time that a mechanism of resistance to the Cry2 class of insecticidal proteins has been reported. Because we found the same mechanism of resistance in multiple strains representing several field populations, we conclude that target site alteration is the most likely means that field populations evolve resistance to Cry2 proteins in Helicoverpa spp. Our work also confirms the presence in the insect midgut of specific binding sites for this class of proteins. Characterizing the Cry2 receptors and their mutations that enable resistance could lead to the development of molecular tools to monitor resistance in the [email protected]; [email protected]
Cross-shell states in C: a test for p-sd interactions
The low-lying structure of C has been investigated via the
neutron-removal C reaction. Along with bound neutron sd-shell
hole states, unbound p-shell hole states have been firmly confirmed. The
excitation energies and the deduced spectroscopic factors of the cross-shell
states are an important measure of the neutron
configurations in C. Our results show a very good agreement with
shell-model calculations using the SFO-tls interaction for C. However, a
modification of the - and - monopole terms was applied in order
to reproduce the isotone O. In addition, the excitation energies
and spectroscopic factors have been compared to the first calculations of
C with the self-consistent Green's function method
employing the NNLO interaction. The results show the sensitivity to the
size of the shell gap and highlight the need of going beyond the current
truncation scheme in the theory
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