The relation between anger coping strategies, anger mood and somatic complaints in children and adolescents

Attempts to explain the experience of somatic complaints among children and adolescents suggest that they may in part result from the influence of particular strategies for coping with anger on the longevity of negative emotions. To explore these relationships British (n = 393) and Dutch (n = 299) children completed a modified version of the Behavioral Anger Response Questionnaire (BARQ), and two additional questionnaires assessing anger mood and somatic complaints. A hierarchical regression analysis showed that for both the UK and Dutch samples two coping styles, Social support-seeking and Rumination, made a significant contribution to somatic complaints, over and above the variance explained by anger mood. A tendency to repeatedly think or talk about an angering event as a way of coping seems to underlie the observed negative health effects. In addition, tentative support is given for a broader range of strategies to cope with anger than just the traditionally studied anger-out and anger-in styles. © 2007 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC

Development and characterization of Pleurotus ostreatus mushroomwheat bread

The Pleurotus ostreatus mushroom is a source of high nutritional value and bioactive compounds such as -glucans, with immunomodulatory, hypoglycemic and prebiotic activity. The aim of this work was to developed a bread with P. ostreatus powder (POP) to increase its nutritional value and reduce its glycemic index. Four formulations were proposed substituting 5, 10, 15 and 20\% of wheat flour (w/w) for POP in the bread and their physical characteristics and nutritional were evaluated. In addition to determining the glycemic index and the in vitro digestion of starch in the proposed formulations. Results shown that with the addition of POP the specific volume of the bread decreased, and it became darker. The nutritional value of the bread was enriched, since the content on proteins, fiber and minerals increased. The results of in vitro simulated gastrointestinal digestion demonstrated that bread supplemented with POP showed more optimal starch digestibility with slower digestion rate, lower eGI and RDS contents, which could bring health benefits to humans. These findings suggest that the mushroom powder is an excellent alternative to produce bread with improved nutritional quality and decreased glycemic index. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reservedThis work was financed by the National Council of Science and Technology (CONACYT) Mexico through the institutional program CONACYT-S923148. This study was also supported by the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) under the scope of the strategic funding of UID/BIO/04469/2019 unit and BioTecNorte operation(NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000004) funded by the European Regional Development Fund under the scope of Norte2020 - Programa Operacional Regional do Norte and the Project ColOsH PTDC/BTM-SAL/30071/2017 (POCI-01-0145-FEDER-030071).info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Dietary fibre concentrates from avocado and mango by-products; antioxidant capacity and polyphenols evaluation by HPLC-IDA-EPI-MS

Phenolics bound to dietary fibres (DF-PCs) represent a valuable source of antioxidants that are often wasted. DF-PCs can be obtained as residues from conventional extraction processes of PCs derived from agro-industrial by-products. This study aimed to characterise DF-PCs generated after the PC extraction process from the avocado peel (AP), mango peel (MP) and husk mango seed (testa) (MT), with a focus on solid residue or concentrated fibre (APFT: avocado peel fibre; MPFT: mango peel fibre; MTFT: mango testa fibre). The by-products were evaluated under both non-defatted and defatted conditions before simulating the PC extraction process. PCs were quantified (TPC) and identified (HPLC-IDA-EPI-MS). Their antioxidant activity (AA) was determined (ABTS+, DPPH* and FRAP). Among the evaluated fibres, non-defatted AP and defatted MP and MT exhibited the highest TPC content (22.64 +/- 0.3, 37.31 +/- 1.78 and 6.07 +/- 0.08 mg GAE/g), respectively. Using the DPPH* assay, all fibre concentrates showed lower AA compared to the by-products. Using FRAP assay, defatting gave the largest activity for mango samples. HPLC-IDA-EPI-MS analysis of PC profiles resulted in the presence of 62 PC compounds in the fibre concentrates. These DF-PCs, with a significant content of PCs, may be relevant as functional ingredients for food production

Coach-athlete perceived congruence between actual and desired emotions in Karate competition and training

Coaches can help athletes regulate emotions but would benefit from tools that help them accurately perceive athletes' emotions. In the present study, we investigated the use of video recorded performances to compare three martial artists' ratings of desired and actual emotions with their coach's ratings. Results show how desired emotions progressively fluctuated throughout competition. Furthermore, desired and actual emotions differed between training and performance contexts. Finally, we report correlations between performance and perceived congruence in desired and actual emotions. Cumulatively, results offer support for the video-assisted recall of emotions as an intervention tool in developing emotion regulation abilities