Fitness program in musicians.

Objective: To determine the effect of a fitness program in the posture of instrumentalists from the University of Cauca, applied during 2015. Method: A descriptive longitudinal quasi-experimental study was conducted in 9 members of the Wind Ensemble of Metal Music program; The information was collected through a tab that were reported sociodemographic characteristics, lifestyle and muscle strength; with Kinovea program, the position of the upper quadrant was evaluated; and then a fitness program was applied; after the implementation of the program, the position of the upper quadrant and muscle strength was revalued. Results: With the application of fitness program, 100% of participants showed a reduction in deviation angles upper quadrant, mainly skull and vertebral angle in the alignment of the cervical-thoracic spine in the side view. Conclusion: With the application of fitness program, a positive clinical change manifested in decreasing degrees of alteration in postural angles of the upper quadrant evidence.Objetivo: Determinar el efecto de un programa de acondicionamiento físico en la postura de músicos instrumentistas de la Universidad del Cauca, aplicado durante el año 2015. Método: Se realizó un estudio cuasi experimental longitudinal descriptivo, en 9 integrantes del Ensamble de Vientos de Metal del programa de Música de la Universidad del Cauca; la información se colecto mediante una ficha en la que se reportaron las características sociodemográficas, los estilos de vida y la fuerza muscular; con el programa Kinovea, se evaluó la postura del cuadrante superior; y luego se aplicó un programa de acondicionamiento físico; luego de la aplicación del programa, se revaluó la postura del cuadrante superior y la fuerza muscular. Resultados: Con la aplicación del programa de acondicionamiento físico, el 100% de los participantes presentaron reducción en los ángulos de desviación del cuadrante superior, principalmente del ángulo cráneo vertebral y en la alineación de la columna cervico-dorsal en la vista lateral. Conclusión: Con la aplicación del programa de acondicionamiento físico, se evidencia un cambio clínico positivo manifestado en la disminución de los grados de alteración en los ángulos posturales del cuadrante superior

Programa de acondicionamiento físico en músicos

Objective: To determine the effect of a fitness program in the posture of instrumentalists from the University of Cauca, applied during 2015. Method: A descriptive longitudinal quasi-experimental study was conducted in 9 members of the Wind Ensemble of Metal Music program; The information was collected through a tab that were reported sociodemographic characteristics, lifestyle and muscle strength; with Kinovea program, the position of the upper quadrant was evaluated; and then a fitness program was applied; after the implementation of the program, the position of the upper quadrant and muscle strength was revalued.Results: With the application of fitness program, 100% of participants showed a reduction in deviation angles upper quadrant, mainly skull and vertebral angle in the alignment of the cervical-thoracic spine in the side view.Conclusion: With the application of fitness program, a positive clinical change manifested in decreasing degrees of alteration in postural angles of the upper quadrant evidence.         Objetivo: Determinar el efecto de un programa de acondicionamiento físico en la postura de músicos instrumentistas de la Universidad del Cauca, aplicado durante el año 2015.Método: Se realizó un estudio cuasi experimental longitudinal descriptivo, en 9 integrantes del Ensamble de Vientos de Metal del programa de Música de la Universidad del Cauca; la información  se colecto mediante una ficha en la que se reportaron las características sociodemográficas, los  estilos de vida y la fuerza muscular; con el programa Kinovea, se evaluó la postura del cuadrante superior; y luego se aplicó un programa de acondicionamiento físico; luego de la aplicación del programa, se revaluó  la postura del cuadrante superior y la fuerza muscular. Resultados: Con la aplicación del programa de acondicionamiento físico,  el 100% de los participantes presentaron reducción en los ángulos de desviación del cuadrante superior, principalmente  del ángulo cráneo vertebral y en la alineación de la columna cervico-dorsal en la vista lateral. Conclusión:Con la aplicación del programa de acondicionamiento físico,  se evidencia un cambio clínico positivo manifestado en la disminución de los grados de alteración en los ángulos posturales del cuadrante superior.

Deuteron NN*(1440) components from a chiral quark model

We present a nonrelativistic coupled-channel calculation of the deuteron structure including Delta Delta and NN^*(1440) channels, besides the standard NN S and D-wave components. All the necessary building blocks to perform the calculation have been obtained from the same underlying quark model. The calculated NN^*(1440) probabilities find support in the explanation given to different deuteron reactions.Comment: 4 pages; revtex4, Accepted for publication in Phys. Rev. C (Brief Report

Combined treatment for at-risk drinking and smoking cessation among Puerto Ricans: A randomized clinical trial

Tobacco and alcohol use are linked behaviors that individually and synergistically increase the risk for negative health consequences. This study was a two-group, randomized clinical trial evaluating the efficacy of a behavioral intervention, “Motivation And Problem Solving Plus” (MAPS+), designed to concurrently address smoking cessation and the reduction of at-risk drinking. Targeted interventions may promote coaction, the likelihood that changing one behavior (smoking) increases the probability of changing another behavior (alcohol use). Puerto Ricans (N=202) who were smokers and at-risk drinkers were randomized to standard MAPS treatment focused exclusively on smoking cessation (S-MAPS), or MAPS+, focused on cessation and at-risk drinking reduction. Drinking outcomes included: number of at-risk drinking behaviors, heavy drinking, binge drinking, and drinking and driving. MAPS+ did not have a significant main effect on reducing at-risk drinking relative to S-MAPS. Among individuals who quit smoking, MAPS+ reduced the number of drinking behaviors, the likelihood of meeting criteria for heavy drinking relative to S-MAPS, and appeared promising for reducing binge drinking. MAPS+ did not improve drinking outcomes among individuals who were unsuccessful at quitting smoking. MAPS+ showed promise in reducing at-risk drinking among Puerto Rican smokers who successfully quit smoking, consistent with treatment enhanced coaction. Integrating an alcohol intervention into cessation treatment did not reduce engagement in treatment, or hinder cessation outcomes, and positively impacted at-risk drinking among individuals who quit smoking. Findings of coaction between smoking and drinking speak to the promise of multiple health behavior change interventions for substance use treatment and chronic disease prevention

Quark-model study of few-baryon systems

We review the application of non-relativistic constituent quark models to study one, two and three non-strange baryon systems. We present results for the baryon spectra, potentials and observables of the NN, N$\Delta$, $\Delta\Delta$ and NN$^*(1440)$ systems, and also for the binding energies of three non-strange baryon systems. We make emphasis on observable effects related to quark antisymmetry and its interplay with quark dynamics.Comment: 82 pages, 36 figures, 18 tables. Accepted for publication in Reports on Progress in Physic

Heterogeneous contributions of change in population distribution of body mass index to change in obesity and underweight NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC)

From 1985 to 2016, the prevalence of underweight decreased, and that of obesity and severe obesity increased, in most regions, with significant variation in the magnitude of these changes across regions. We investigated how much change in mean body mass index (BMI) explains changes in the prevalence of underweight, obesity, and severe obesity in different regions using data from 2896 population-based studies with 187 million participants. Changes in the prevalence of underweight and total obesity, and to a lesser extent severe obesity, are largely driven by shifts in the distribution of BMI, with smaller contributions from changes in the shape of the distribution. In East and Southeast Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, the underweight tail of the BMI distribution was left behind as the distribution shifted. There is a need for policies that address all forms of malnutrition by making healthy foods accessible and affordable, while restricting unhealthy foods through fiscal and regulatory restrictions

Alkali activated slag cement doped with Zn-rich electric arc furnace dust

Steel production in electric arc furnaces yielding formation of two waste materials, toxic electric arc furnace dust (EAFD) and non-hazardous electric arc furnace slag (EAFS). EAFD presents a potential hazard to the environment as it is characterized by the presence of heavy metals. This study dealt with the synthesis and characterization of alkali activated slag cement (AAS) based on EAFS with addition of 1-7% of Zn-rich EAFD dopant. Effects of slag replacement with dust on the compressive strength, physico-chemical, mineralogical and morphological properties of AAS cement were evaluated. This replacement lead to the development of porosity of AAS matrix, and retardation of slag alkali activation which resulted in the weakening of the AAS structure and hence in compressive strength decrease as pure AAS cement compressive strength was 21.04 MPa while AAS doped with 7% of EAFD reached only 8.4 MPa. On the other hand, AAS doped with 5% of EAFD exhibited compressive strength of 13.82 MPa, making it is still suitable for construction purposes... Scanning electron microscopy coupled with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM/EDS), scanning transmission electron microscope (STEM) in high angle annular dark field (HAADF) mode, X-ray powder diffraction (XRPD) investigations and standard EN 12457-2 leaching test provided information on the ability of AAS based on EAFS to fix Zn in AAS matrix.. The concentration of Zn in leachate of AAS cement doped with 5% of EAFD was 9.20 mg/kg which is below the limit prescribed for the granular waste acceptable at non-hazardous landfills according the European Directive 2003/33/CE