Publications by authors named "A R Thrower"
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- The study investigated how occupational physical activity (OPA) and sedentary behavior (SB) during pregnancy influence overall physical activity patterns and health outcomes for both mothers and infants.
- Researchers analyzed data from two cohorts, identifying four distinct groups based on participants' OPA patterns: sitting, part-time mixed, active, and non-working.
- While significant variations in daily physical activity were observed among the groups, there were no notable differences in adverse pregnancy outcomes or infant health indicators across these groups.
Vinyasa yoga is moderate-intensity physical activity, yet physiological responses are poorly characterized. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of a vinyasa yoga session on autonomic/cardiovascular functioning in healthy adults. A randomized crossover design took place at the Physical Activity and Weight Management laboratory (Pittsburgh, PA; n = 18), and included two experimental conditions: 60 minutes of vinyasa yoga or a seated control, and measurements were taken at baseline, 5-minutes, and 65-minute post-conditions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: Pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP) is a rare cancer currently affecting over 11,736 patients across Europe. Since PMP is so uncommon, collaboration between scientific centers is key to discovering the mechanisms behind the disease, efficient treatments, and targets pointing to a cure. To date, no consensus has been reached on the minimum data that should be collected during PMP research studies.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) progression occurs across the lifespan. However, available measures of CVD risk in young children are limited. Carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (cfPWV) is a gold-standard, noninvasive measure of CVD risk that has been studied in children ages 6-18 years.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim: To review the radiological terminology used to describe dilated mucin-containing appendiceal lesions with correlation to the histopathological diagnosis.
Materials And Methods: Radiology and histopathology reports for all patients with an abnormally dilated appendix referred to a tertiary peritoneal malignancy centre, between January 2021 and December 2021, were reviewed.
Results: Overall, 213 patients were included with a median appendiceal diameter of 25.