Recent and future climate conditions and their impact on viticulture at the Upper Moselle region

Climate plays a decisive role in viticulture. It has a large impact on the duration of the vegetative cycle, on the health of the vines and on the quality of the harvest. Under a changing climate wine characteristics may change and some vine varieties could become unproductive. The goal of this study is to develop statistical models for phenological event dates (budburst and flowering) and must quality (must density and acidity) for the Upper Moselle region, especially for the Luxembourgian viticulture. First, the regional climate and the phenological states of different vine varieties during the time period 19512005 are analysed. Significant trends are detected in annual, spring and summer temperatures. Vine phenology is also found to have changed significantly: budburst date and flowering events occur earlier by about two weeks, must density has increased and acidity decreased. The derived models are based on a linear multiple regression method using forward and backward steps. The predictors tested are mainly temperature means for different time periods or temperature derived indices. In addition, precipitation and sunshine duration for different time periods are evaluated. The most important predictors for budburst and flowering dates are temperature based variables. Depending on the vine variety and the phenological event, the model explains 80-89% of the variance. Besides temperature, sunshine duration and precipitation become important for must density and acidity estimations. The models reproduce must density with an explained variance between 59% and 79%, and acidity with 62%-88% explained variance depending on vine variety. The regional climate model COSMO-CLM (CCLM) is used to estimate future climate conditions under different scenarios and the future evolution of phenology and must quality. The realisations of CCLM during 1960-2000 differ significantly from the observations and thus a calibration of the model output was needed. The results show a large variability of the climate model output and clear estimations for future phenological event dates and must quality are difficult. Assuming the A1B scenario, budburst and flowering dates are likely to become earlier. Must density has significant increasing and acidity decreasing trends. The B1 scenario shows more moderate results: budburst date may move backward but flowering dates seem to not change significantly. Large changes in must density and acidity are not expected

EXPERIENCES OF POST-MASTER\u27S ARTS BASED SUPERVISION WITH ART THERAPISTS OF COLOR

ABSTRACT This study explored experiences of art therapists of color who underwent post-master’s arts-based supervision (ABS) to obtain an art therapy credential. ABS emphasizes creation of clinical insight and knowledge through not only reviewing and evaluating client’s art and art processes but also having supervisees to engage in their own artmaking in response to their clinical work. The sample was chosen for their intersectional identities that added a layer of complexity to their identity formation. This qualitative phenomenological study employed Culturally Responsive Focus Group (CRFG) with Arts-based Research (ABR) methodology to explore two questions: (1) What are the experiences of credentialed art therapists of color who received ABS in their post-master’s training?; and (2) What does ABS offer these supervisees of color with supervisors who are of different cultural backgrounds? The purpose of the study was to bridge the gap in foundational knowledge of how ABS can impact the developmental trajectory of art therapists of color. The analyses revealed that ABS’s aesthetic and experiential engagement supported art therapists of color to feel understood and aided them in their professional development despite some challenges inherent in cross-cultural supervision. The study also identified needed areas of improvement and requisite for ABS which included the practice of cultural humility, inclusivity, and the intersectional cultural lens in order to affirm the unique perspectives and lived experiences of art therapists of color. Keywords: Arts-Based Supervision, Art therapists of color, Cross-cultural supervision, Aesthetic and Experiential engagement, Intersectional cultural lens. The author identifies as a cisgender Asian woman with Japanese ancestry

Reliability and validity of pressure and temporal parameters recorded using a pressure-sensitive insole during running.

Running biomechanics has received increasing interest in recent literature on running-related injuries, calling for new, portable methods for large-scale measurements. Our aims were to define running strike pattern based on output of a new pressure-sensitive measurement device, the Runalyser, and to test its validity regarding temporal parameters describing running gait. Furthermore, reliability of the Runalyser measurements was evaluated, as well as its ability to discriminate different running styles. Thirty-one healthy participants (30.3±7.4 years, 1.78±0.10m and 74.1±12.1kg) were involved in the different study parts. Eleven participants were instructed to use a rearfoot (RFS), midfoot (MFS) and forefoot (FFS) strike pattern while running on a treadmill. Strike pattern was subsequently defined using a linear regression (R2=0.89) between foot strike angle, as determined by motion analysis (1000Hz), and strike index (SI, point of contact on the foot sole, as a percentage of foot sole length), as measured by the Runalyser. MFS was defined by the 95% confidence interval of the intercept (SI=43.9-49.1%). High agreement (overall mean difference 1.2%) was found between stance time, flight time, stride time and duty factor as determined by the Runalyser and a force-measuring treadmill (n=16 participants). Measurements of the two devices were highly correlated (R≥0.80) and not significantly different. Test-retest intra-class correlation coefficients for all parameters were ≥0.94 (n=14 participants). Significant differences (p<0.05) between FFS, RFS and habitual running were detected regarding SI, stance time and stride time (n=24 participants). The Runalyser is suitable for, and easily applicable in large-scale studies on running biomechanics. © 2013 Elsevier B.V

Epidemiology of injuries in high-level youth sport in Luxembourg [Abstract]

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Motivational Interviewing to Increase Physical Activity Behavior in Cancer Patients: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trials

OBJECTIVE: This pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT) aimed at evaluating the feasibility and potential efficacy of a motivational interviewing (MI) intervention to increase physical activity (PA) behavior in cancer patients. METHODS: Participants were randomly assigned to an experimental group with standard care plus 12 MI sessions within 12 weeks or a control group with standard care only. The number of recruited participants and the modality of recruitment were recorded to describe the reach of the study. The acceptability of the study was estimated using the attrition rate during the intervention phase. The potential efficacy of the intervention was evaluated by analyzing the PA behavior. RESULTS: Twenty-five participants were recruited within the 16-month recruitment period (1.6 participants per month). Five participants (38.5%) from the experimental group (n = 13) and one participant (8.3%) from the control group (n = 12) dropped out of the study before the end of the intervention phase. No group by time interaction effect for PA behavior was observed at the end of the intervention. CONCLUSION: Due to the low recruitment rate and compliance, no conclusion can be drawn regarding the efficacy of MI to increase PA behavior in cancer patients. Moreover, the current literature cannot provide any evidence on the effectiveness of MI to increase PA in cancer survivors. Future RCTs should consider that the percentage of uninterested patients to join the study may be as high as 60%. Overrecruitment (30% to 40%) is also recommended to accommodate the elevated attrition rate

Застосування інтервальних нормобаричних гіпоксичних тренувань для амеліорації впливу бальнеотерапевтичного комплексу курорту Трускавець на резистентність до гіпоксії та вегетативну нервову систему

В клинико-физиологическом наблюдении за детьми с вегетативной дистонией показано, что дополнение стандартного бальнеотерапевтического комплекса курорта Трускавец интервальной нормобарической гипоксической тренировкой предотвращает снижение теста Штанге и сопутствующее ему усугубление симпатотонического сдвига вегетативного гомеостаза, а также усиливает положительное влияние бальнеотерапии на тест Штанге, сопровождаемое ваготоническим сдвигом вегетативного гомеостаза.In the clinical-physiological monitoring of children with vegetative dystonia is shown that the addition of standard balneotherapeutic complex spa Truskavets interval normobaric hypoxic training prevents the reduction of the hypoxic test Stange and the concomitant worsening sympathotonic shift of vegetative homeostasis, but also enhances the positive effect of balneotherapy on the test Stange, accompanied by a shift of autonomic vagotonic homeostasis