Our findings have implications on how palliative care can be scaled up in rural Malawi in support of women who are experiencing intimate partner violence at end of life, and the caregivers responsible for their well-being.Purpose The purpose of this study was to compare objectively-measured physical activity (PA) and enjoyment of five shared PAs in parent-child dyads. Method Thirty-one parent-child dyads (mean±SD; age, parents 38.0 ± 6.6 years, children 5.9 ± 1.7 years) completed separate PA sessions, which included five standardized PAs (brisk walking, jumping games, dancing, body-weight exercises, and tag games) in random order for each dyad. Parent and child moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA) and accelerometer counts per minute (CPM) were measured using Actigraph GT9X activity monitors. The Visual Analog Scale was used to assess enjoyment of children and parents. Repeated measures ANOVAs and paired t-tests determined differences in PA within and between children and parents for the activities, respectively. Friedman Tests with post hoc Wilcoxon signed-rank tests determined significant differences in enjoyment across the activities for children and parents and Wilcoxon signed-rank tests compared enjoyment between children and parents for each PA. Results Jumping games resulted in the highest proportion of time spent in MVPA and highest overall CPM for children and parents (p less then .05). Compared to parents, children spent proportionally more time in MVPA during jumping games, body-weight exercises, and tag games (all, p less then .05). Tag games were the most enjoyable PA for children and parents (p less then .05). Children enjoyed body-weight exercises more than parents (p less then .05). Conclusions Future indoor PA programs and research interventions that include parent-child dyads should consider implementing jumping games, body-weight exercises, and tag games during shared PA, which resulted in higher MVPA and enjoyment by both children and parents when compared to walking and dancing.Purpose Approximately 30% of adults over the age of 50 years present with altered vocal function. Our understanding of how these changes manifest acoustically and perceptually is derived from relatively modest-sized studies using a diversity of tools. https://www.selleckchem.com/products/tucidinostat-chidamide.html Voice changes can arise from the onset of disease or disorder, but also age-related physiological changes, which may not reflect pathology as such. Here, we bring together data on acoustic, perceptual, and instrumental assessments (electroglottography), with the aim of gaining a better understanding of the changes occurring across these measurement domains. We consider these changes in the context of different acoustic features, software programs, and perceptual protocols. Method Studies of voice function in healthy older adults over the age of 50 years were sought. Literature was systematically searched with 746 abstracts reviewed. Forty-seven studies were included in the review. A meta-analysis of included studies compared voice acoustic parameters between sexmental frequency and frequency and amplitude perturbation increase as healthy adults age. It was difficult to draw definitive conclusions based on existing literature due to variability in hardware used, limited descriptions of study cohorts, or missing data from statistical analysis. Supplemental Material https//doi.org/10.23641/asha.11868663.Purpose To evaluate whether a soccer program (RSP) might lower risk factors related to metabolic syndrome (MetS) in obese adolescents. Methods A 12-week randomized controlled trial [RSP n = 6 (2 girls), age = 13.9 ± 1.6 yr, body mass index = 30.5 ± 2.1 kg/m2; Control n = 7 (2 girls); age = 14.7 ± 2.3 yr, body mass index 30.8 ± 3.1 kg/m2] was conducted. Participants underwent anthropometric, body fractioning, blood pressure, lipid profile, and glucose tolerance assessments at baseline and post-intervention. MetS status was determined based on waist circumference and at least two additional criteria high blood pressure, hypertriglyceridemia, dyslipidemia, and hyperglycemia. RSP included eutrophic and overweight adolescents and consisted of small-sided games (85 ± 4% maximal heart rate) performed three times/week. Results High-density lipoprotein increased [(HDL) ∆15.5 ± 5.2 mg·dL-1; p = .01] and triglycerides lowered [(TG) ∆-34.7 ± 7.1 mg·dL-1; p = .02] after RSP intervention. Between-group differences were also detected for changes in HDL (∆13.0 ± 6.1 mg·dL-1; p = .04) and TG (∆-47.1 ± 7.7 mg·dL-1; p = .05). The presence of MetS lowered in RSP (5 in 6 participants; p = .02), but not Control (1 in 7 participants; p = .32). Conclusion A 12-week RSP was effective to reduce MetS risk factors and status in obese adolescents.Aim PR-domain-containing 5 (PRDM5), a family member of PR-domain-containing zinc finger genes, has been reported to participate in modulate cellular processes, including cell growth, differentiation and apoptosis. It has also been found to function as a putative tumor suppressor in different types of cancer. The present study is the first, to the best of our knowledge, to report on the clinical significance of the expression of PRDM5 in glioma cell line.Materials and Methods Western blot analyse the expression of PRDM5 in glioma tissues and cells. 80 tissues microarray samples from patients with glioma were examined using immunohistochemical analysis. Glioblastoma U251 cells were transfected with PRDM5-siRNA and control-siRNA. U251cell proliferation was measured by flow cytometric analysis and plate colony formation assay. Cell apoptosis were detected using flow cytometric analysis.Results The results of western blot analysis and immunohistochemistry showed that the expression of PRDM5 was decreased in fresh glioma tissues, compared with that in normal brain tissues. Kaplan-Meier postoperative survival curves demonstrated that the low expression of PRDM5 was associated with poor prognosis in patients with glioma. In addition, suppression of PRDM5 promoted cell proliferation via regulating cell cycle progression. Finally, knocking down PRDM5 using small interfering RNA decreased the apoptosis of glioma cells.Conclusion Taken together, these findings suggested that PRDM5 may be a novel therapeutic target of glioma.
Our findings have implications on how palliative care can be scaled up in rural Malawi in support of women who are experiencing intimate partner violence at end of life, and the caregivers responsible for their well-being.Purpose The purpose of this study was to compare objectively-measured physical activity (PA) and enjoyment of five shared PAs in parent-child dyads. Method Thirty-one parent-child dyads (mean±SD; age, parents 38.0 ± 6.6 years, children 5.9 ± 1.7 years) completed separate PA sessions, which included five standardized PAs (brisk walking, jumping games, dancing, body-weight exercises, and tag games) in random order for each dyad. Parent and child moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA) and accelerometer counts per minute (CPM) were measured using Actigraph GT9X activity monitors. The Visual Analog Scale was used to assess enjoyment of children and parents. Repeated measures ANOVAs and paired t-tests determined differences in PA within and between children and parents for the activities, respectively. Friedman Tests with post hoc Wilcoxon signed-rank tests determined significant differences in enjoyment across the activities for children and parents and Wilcoxon signed-rank tests compared enjoyment between children and parents for each PA. Results Jumping games resulted in the highest proportion of time spent in MVPA and highest overall CPM for children and parents (p less then .05). Compared to parents, children spent proportionally more time in MVPA during jumping games, body-weight exercises, and tag games (all, p less then .05). Tag games were the most enjoyable PA for children and parents (p less then .05). Children enjoyed body-weight exercises more than parents (p less then .05). Conclusions Future indoor PA programs and research interventions that include parent-child dyads should consider implementing jumping games, body-weight exercises, and tag games during shared PA, which resulted in higher MVPA and enjoyment by both children and parents when compared to walking and dancing.Purpose Approximately 30% of adults over the age of 50 years present with altered vocal function. Our understanding of how these changes manifest acoustically and perceptually is derived from relatively modest-sized studies using a diversity of tools. https://www.selleckchem.com/products/tucidinostat-chidamide.html Voice changes can arise from the onset of disease or disorder, but also age-related physiological changes, which may not reflect pathology as such. Here, we bring together data on acoustic, perceptual, and instrumental assessments (electroglottography), with the aim of gaining a better understanding of the changes occurring across these measurement domains. We consider these changes in the context of different acoustic features, software programs, and perceptual protocols. Method Studies of voice function in healthy older adults over the age of 50 years were sought. Literature was systematically searched with 746 abstracts reviewed. Forty-seven studies were included in the review. A meta-analysis of included studies compared voice acoustic parameters between sexmental frequency and frequency and amplitude perturbation increase as healthy adults age. It was difficult to draw definitive conclusions based on existing literature due to variability in hardware used, limited descriptions of study cohorts, or missing data from statistical analysis. Supplemental Material https//doi.org/10.23641/asha.11868663.Purpose To evaluate whether a soccer program (RSP) might lower risk factors related to metabolic syndrome (MetS) in obese adolescents. Methods A 12-week randomized controlled trial [RSP n = 6 (2 girls), age = 13.9 ± 1.6 yr, body mass index = 30.5 ± 2.1 kg/m2; Control n = 7 (2 girls); age = 14.7 ± 2.3 yr, body mass index 30.8 ± 3.1 kg/m2] was conducted. Participants underwent anthropometric, body fractioning, blood pressure, lipid profile, and glucose tolerance assessments at baseline and post-intervention. MetS status was determined based on waist circumference and at least two additional criteria high blood pressure, hypertriglyceridemia, dyslipidemia, and hyperglycemia. RSP included eutrophic and overweight adolescents and consisted of small-sided games (85 ± 4% maximal heart rate) performed three times/week. Results High-density lipoprotein increased [(HDL) ∆15.5 ± 5.2 mg·dL-1; p = .01] and triglycerides lowered [(TG) ∆-34.7 ± 7.1 mg·dL-1; p = .02] after RSP intervention. Between-group differences were also detected for changes in HDL (∆13.0 ± 6.1 mg·dL-1; p = .04) and TG (∆-47.1 ± 7.7 mg·dL-1; p = .05). The presence of MetS lowered in RSP (5 in 6 participants; p = .02), but not Control (1 in 7 participants; p = .32). Conclusion A 12-week RSP was effective to reduce MetS risk factors and status in obese adolescents.Aim PR-domain-containing 5 (PRDM5), a family member of PR-domain-containing zinc finger genes, has been reported to participate in modulate cellular processes, including cell growth, differentiation and apoptosis. It has also been found to function as a putative tumor suppressor in different types of cancer. The present study is the first, to the best of our knowledge, to report on the clinical significance of the expression of PRDM5 in glioma cell line.Materials and Methods Western blot analyse the expression of PRDM5 in glioma tissues and cells. 80 tissues microarray samples from patients with glioma were examined using immunohistochemical analysis. Glioblastoma U251 cells were transfected with PRDM5-siRNA and control-siRNA. U251cell proliferation was measured by flow cytometric analysis and plate colony formation assay. Cell apoptosis were detected using flow cytometric analysis.Results The results of western blot analysis and immunohistochemistry showed that the expression of PRDM5 was decreased in fresh glioma tissues, compared with that in normal brain tissues. Kaplan-Meier postoperative survival curves demonstrated that the low expression of PRDM5 was associated with poor prognosis in patients with glioma. In addition, suppression of PRDM5 promoted cell proliferation via regulating cell cycle progression. Finally, knocking down PRDM5 using small interfering RNA decreased the apoptosis of glioma cells.Conclusion Taken together, these findings suggested that PRDM5 may be a novel therapeutic target of glioma.
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