Movement demands and perceived wellness associated with preseason training camp in NCAA Division I college football players

The aims of this study were to examine the movement demands of preseason practice in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college football players using portable global positioning system (GPS) technology and to assess perceived wellness associated with preseason practice to determine whether GPS-derived variables from the preceding day influence perceived wellness the following day. Twenty-nine players were monitored using GPS receivers (Catapult Innovations, Melbourne, Australia) during 20 preseason practices. Individual observations (n = 550) were divided into offensive and defensive position groups. Movement variables including low-, medium-, high-intensity, and sprint distance, player load, and acceleration and deceleration distance were assessed. Perceived wellness ratings (n = 469) were examined using a questionnaire which assessed fatigue, soreness, sleep quality, sleep quantity, stress, and mood. A 1-way analysis of variance for positional movement demands and multilevel regressions for wellness measures were used, followed by post hoc testing to evaluate the relational significance between categorical outcomes of perceived wellness scores and movement variables. Results demonstrated significantly (p ≤ 0.05) greater total, high-intensity, and sprint distance, along with greater acceleration and deceleration distances for the defensive back and wide receiver position groups compared with their respective offensive and defensive counterparts. Significant (p ≤ 0.05) differences in movement variables were demonstrated for individuals who responded more or less favorably on each of the 6 factors of perceived wellness. Data from this study provide novel quantification of the position-specific physical demands and perceived wellness associated with college football preseason practice. Results support the use of position-specific training and individual monitoring of college football players

SIDS and infant sleeping position : audit on the advisory campaign in Malta

Background: The baby’s sleeping position is the most important modifiable risk factor in Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). The “back to sleep” position is safer than side or prone position. Objectives: To determine what advice midwives and nurses at St Luke’s Hospital give to new mothers about the baby’s sleeping position; and whether the practice has changed following a series of lectures on SIDS and a focused circular issued by the Department of Health in February 2007. Methods: A questionnaire-based, descriptive, and crosssectional before-after trial. Results: In 2007, 81% of midwives/nurses advised exclusive back sleeping position, compared to 38% in 2006 (p<0.0001). Conclusion: The audit demonstrates a notable increase in the number of midwives/nurses giving correct advice to the new mothers.peer-reviewe

Good night, sleep tight (remix)

Good Night, Sleep Tight is an interactive virtual reality performance created by theatre and digital arts company ZU-UK. It was previewed at Gerry’s Kitchen in July 2017. Combining VR and binaural technologies, participants are put to bed and transported to a dreamscape composed of childhood imagery and aerial cityscapes. This artistic position remixes the audience’s experience and the artistic processes of Good Night, Sleep Tight to proffer a critical engagement with the aesthetics of VR. Theories pertaining to VR and theatre are emerging but not yet fully established. The discourse between technologists and artists is key to understanding how VR is a new artistic medium requiring a language not solely redolent of gaming or theatre. The format of this article reflects ZU-UK’s contention that VR experiences are best designed as collaborations between artists and audiences who construct an imaginary world through interactive media. The seven scenes below concentrate on different aspects of the rehearsal process and the final performance from the perspectives of the ZU-UK directors, VR technologists, and participants. Interspersed throughout the article are fragments from the Good Night, Sleep Tight script and a description of the piece from the reader’s perspective, who acts as ZU-UK’s imaginary audience member

Hubungan Kebiasaan Posisi Tidur dengan Resiko Terjadinya Serangan Ulang pada Pasien Penyakit Jantung Koroner di Poli Jantung RSUD Gambiran Kota Kediri

Coronary Heart Disease is a condition where there is narrowing of the coronary blood vessels that disrupts blood flow to the heart muscle and heart muscle is damaged or malfunctioning. To prevent the occurrence of coronary heart disease, one of which is the heart of the Sleep Position Habits . Sim dextra the sleep position is heart of the sleep habits so as not to burden the heart's performance and to help the renovation of heart function. Purpose of the study to determine the relationship of sleep position habits with risk of repeated attacks in patients with coronary heart disease in the heart poly Gambiran Hospital Kediri. In this study, researchers used a research design of Study Correlation with Cross Sectional approach. Statistical analysis of test data using Spearman Rho test with degrees of significance α &lt;0.05. The study population was all patients coronary heart disease in the heart poly Gambiran Hospital Kediri. Consecutive sampling techniques using sampling obtained in accordance with inclusion criteria were 20 people. Independent variables in this study is the sleep position habits of coronary heart disease patients. and the dependent variable is the risk of repeated attacks in patients with coronary heart disease in the heart poly Gambiran Hospital Kediri. Data obtained from the results of the study sleep position habits on coronary heart disease patients is still largely not true that 55% (11 people). The risk of repeated attacks in patients with coronary heart disease most patients have a high risk for the occurrence of repeated attacks, as many as 60% (12 people).a significant Correlation of sleep position habits with risk of repeated attacks in patients with coronary heart disease in the heart poly Gambiran Hospital Kediri denganl Spearman Rho test statistic values obtained. Sig. (2-tailed) at p = 0.000 &gt; α = 0.05 means that Ho received. The are necessarily the patients had a Sleep position right habits can reduce the risk of repeated attacks of coronary heart disease, repeated attacks can occur when and where aja can be caused by various factors, such as lack of activity, kebisaaan smoking, lifestyle, heredity

Cerebral vasoreactivity in response to a headof-bed position change is altered in patients with moderate and severe obstructive sleep apnea

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) can impair cerebral vasoreactivity and is associated with an increased risk of cerebrovascular disease. Unfortunately, an easy-to-use, non-invasive, portable monitor of cerebral vasoreactivity does not exist. Therefore, we have evaluated the use of near-infrared diffuse correlation spectroscopy to measure the microvascular cerebral blood flow (CBF) response to a mild head-of-bed position change as a biomarker for the evaluation of cerebral vasoreactivity alteration due to chronic OSA. Furthermore, we have monitored the effect of two years of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment on the cerebral vasoreactivity.Peer ReviewedPostprint (published version

Quantification of sleep in dairy cows in three different stages of lactation

The aim of this project was to quantify the total sleep time in modern dairy cows during 24-hour periods and to investigate whether the total amount of sleep as well as time spent in different sleep stages varies between the dry period, early- and peak lactation. The distribution of sleep time between night and day was also examined. Furthermore, correlations between sleep and lying time, fluctuations in body temperature and heart beat were included in the aim. Eight dairy cows of the Swedish Red breed were used in this study, which was carried out between June and September 2010. In order to quantify sleep non-invasive electrophysiological recordings were performed. Simultaneously with collecting sleep data, body position and body temperature were also recorded. No heart rate data was obtained due to difficulties of maintaining electrodes for heart beat measurements attached to the skin. One 24-hour data collection was performed on each cow in the three different stages of lactation. The electrophysiological data was visually scored according to definitions of human sleep. Electrophysiological data from one of the eight cows mainly contained artefacts and all her data was excluded from the data set. Shorter sleep time was obtained in early- and peak lactation compared with the dry period. The rapid eye movement (REM) sleep time and REM sleep time in proportion of total sleep was higher in peak lactation compared to early lactation. It could also be concluded that cows sleep during larger proportion of the night compared with the day. Indications of a possible correlation between total sleep time and total lying time was found, but no relationship between sleep and fluctuations in body temperature. Possible correlations between sleep and heart beat could not be investigated since no heart rate measurements was not obtained

Sleep position and risk of late stillbirth

AbstractViolence imports on the physical and moral integrity of the individual person, of groups, of whole societies, and sometimes even, beyond. However, exiting violence is not merely a matter of putting an end to violence, it is also one of once again giving meaning to the lives of individuals and collectivities where violence had destroyed or badly altered it. It is finding a means for victims and perpetrators to be able to live together; it is to refuse to become trapped in the terrible events of the past just as it is to refuse to forget or deny them.要旨暴力は個人、集団、時にはそれらを超えて社会全体に肉体的・精神的な悪影響を与える。暴力を克服すること、それは暴力そのものの終結を意味するだけでなく、暴力によって破壊または悪変された個人や集団の存在に新たに意味を与えることを可能にする。このことは、被害者と加害者が共に生きることの可能性を示唆し、そうすることで、過去の惨事に囚われ続けることなく、しかしそれを忘れることも、否定することもないのである

Genioglossal muscle response to CO2 stimulation during NREM sleep

STUDY OBJECTIVES: The objective was to evaluate the responsiveness of upper airway muscles to hypercapnia with and without intrapharyngeal negative pressure during non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep and wakefulness. DESIGN: We assessed the genioglossal muscle response to CO2 off and on continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) (to attenuate negative pressure) during stable NREM sleep and wakefulness in the supine position. SETTING: Laboratory of the Sleep Medicine Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital. PATIENTS OR PARTICIPANTS: Eleven normal healthy subjects. INTERVENTIONS: During wakefulness and NREM sleep, we measured genioglossal electromyography (EMG) on and off CPAP at the normal eupneic level and at levels 5 and 10 mm Hg above the awake eupneic level. MEASUREMENTS AND RESULTS: We observed that CO2 could increase upper-airway muscle activity during NREM sleep and wakefulness in the supine position with and without intrapharyngeal negative pressure. The application of nasal CPAP significantly decreased genioglossal EMG at all 3 levels of PETCO2 during NREM sleep (13.0 +/- 4.9% vs. 4.6 +/- 1.6% of maximal EMG, 14.6 +/- 5.6% vs. 7.1 +/- 2.3% of maximal EMG, and 17.3 +/- 6.3% vs. 10.2 +/- 3.1% of maximal EMG, respectively). However, the absence of negative pressure in the upper airway did not significantly affect the slope of the pharyngeal airway dilator muscle response to hypercapnia during NREM sleep (0.72 +/- 0.30% vs. 0.79 +/- 0.27% of maximal EMG per mm Hg PCO2, respectively, off and on CPAP). CONCLUSIONS: We conclude that both chemoreceptive and negative pressure reflex inputs to this upper airway dilator muscle are still active during stable NREM sleep

Infant Safe Sleep: A Curriculum for Nurses on Labor and Delivery Units

Purpose. Approximately 3500 infants die annually in the United States from sleep related deaths. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends a safe sleep environment that can reduce the risk of all sleep-related infant deaths. However, these recommendations are inconsistently adopted in communities and often rejected by parents. Studies have indicated that parents listen to nurses and model their actions regarding the sleep position of their new infant. The nurse’s behavior is essential in influencing parents to place their babies in a safe sleep environment, and staff education programs significantly increase the knowledge acquisition, attitudes, and practice intentions of these health care professionals. Methods. This doctoral project is a component of an infant safe sleep campaign, initiated by the Vermont Department of Health (VDH). An educational module was created for nursing staff on labor and delivery units in a number of Vermont hospitals to provide them with evidence-based recommendations for infant safe-sleep practices and to highlight their vital role in providing a consistent message to parents. The module includes the current safe sleep guidelines of The American Academy of Pediatrics; risk factors for sudden unexplained infant death; common misconceptions in regard to safe sleep practices; cultural aspects of infant safe sleep; nurses as role models and educators; and the evidence behind commonly advertised products such as baby slings, baby boxes, and owlet monitors. Through the use of pre- and post-educational module viewing surveys, this project will determine how an educational module for nursing staff on labor and delivery units will impact their knowledge of infant safe sleep and the messages they provide to parents of newborns. Results. The final product has not been implemented at this time due to delays in key informant interviews by John Snow Inc. (JSI). The data obtained from these interviews will be integrated into the final draft of the educational module by the VDH. However, nurse managers from North Country Hospital, Rutland Regional Medical Center, Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital, Central Vermont Medical Center, Copley Hospital, Gifford Medical Center, Northwestern Medical Center, and Porter Medical Center have viewed the most complete version of the module and have provided constructive feedback. Conclusion. Upon initial review, the nurse managers found the educational module to be informative and believe it will help nurses to provide a consistent and evidence-based message about infant safe sleep. Once the data collected by JSI is added to the module, it will be incorporated into the healthcare learning management software and implemented as mandatory education for nurses on labor and delivery units. A number of slides from the module will also be used to create a generic presentation for all health care professionals in Vermont. Keywords: Infant, Safe Sleep, Vermon