physical activity in heart failure patients

This study aimed that we were classification of physical activity in patients with heart failure categorized as New York Heart Association (NYHA) class I or II. We were a survey using a researcher- administered questionnaire, SF-8, the Specific Activity Scale (SAS), and the Scale to Measure Self-Care Behavior of Patients with Heart Disease. We included 70 patients who were treated in the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine at Hospital A. Regarding patient characteristics and clinical information after the cluster analysis, there were significant differences in the NYHA class (p = 0.001), BNP level (p = 0.012), self-management of medication adherence (p = 0.000), and exercise habits (p = 0.005). We summarized characteristics of each group as follows : Group A showed high tolerance to physical activity and near-perfect self-management; Group B showed moderate tolerance to physical activity but was not willing to commit to daily exercise and self-management; and Group C showed low tolerance to physical activity and often requested others to handle medication management. We needed that tolerance to physical activity and proposals for tailored instruction according to patient conditions, and needed that instructions tailored to the characteristics of heart failure patients in groups A–C

Late Established Mutans Streptococci in Children over 3 Years Old

Acquisition of mutans streptococci has been reported to most commonly occur at approximately 26 months of age. In the present study, we detected Streptococcus mutans and S. sobrinus using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays in children, then re-examined the subjects to determine the time of acquisition of these bacteria over a 1-year period. The subjects were 57 children ranging in age from 3 to 5 years old, each with primary dentition. Plaque samples were collected from all erupted tooth sites using a sterile toothbrush. PCR assays were performed to detect the targeted mutans streptococci at the beginning of the study (baseline) and after 1 year. At the baseline examination, the prevalence of S. mutans and S. sobrinus was 61.4% and 54.4%, respectively, in all subjects, of whom 14 (24.6%) were positive for S. mutans alone, 10 (17.5%) for S. sobrinus alone, and 21 (36.8%) for both S. mutans and S. sobrinus, with 12 (21.1%) negative for both. After 1 year, 4 of 22 (18.2%) subjects newly had acquired S. mutans and 15 of 26 (57.7%) had aquired S. sobrinus, while 5 (8.8%) remained negative for both bacteria. The age of the first positive S. mutans finding ranged from 49 to 71 months, while that for S. sobrinus ranged from 49 to 81 months old. Our results suggest that S. sobrinus becomes established later than S. mutans in the oral cavities of children over the age of 3 years old

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Local Work of the Workers' Educational Association in the early 20th Century in England : The Establishment and Activities of the Association for the Advancement of the Higher Education of the Working Class in Reading

Albert Mansbridge, who was a member of Co-operative Society, founded WEA in 1903. The objective of the WEA was to promote higher education of working-class men and women primarily by an associated effort on the part of Co-operative Societies, Trade Unions, and University Extension Authorities. This paper aims to reveal on the local activities of the WEA Reading Branch. The Reading Branch was founded by the effort of Childs, principal of University College, Reading, H. T. Pugh, secretary of the Reading Education Committee, and Reading Co-operative Society. Any working class organizations represented within Reading district could become affiliated to the Reading Branch on payment of an annual fee. The Reading Branch was administrated by the Council which consisted of representatives of the affiliated working-class bodies. The Reading Branch received support from University College, Reading and Reading Education Committee. The Reading Branch planned and provided lectures, classes, and tutorial classes. The contents of these courses were 'liberal studies', such as history and literature. A number of working-class men and women in Reading district were able to gain the opportunity for higher education by the Reading Branch