Effects of a multicomponent training and detraining on frailty status, physical activity level, sedentary behavior patterns and physical performance of pre-frail older adults: a randomized controlled trial.

Purpose: To evaluate the effects of a multicomponent training protocol and detraining on frailty status, physical activity level, sedentary behavior patterns, and physical performance in pre-frail older adults.

Methods: A randomized controlled blinded trial was conducted with pre-frail older adults (74.8 ± 6.

Growth kinetics and purifying performance of A. Platensis in stirring-free culture based on brewery effluent's supernatant.

Due to costs of setting up and operating electrical stirring systems to keep algae in suspension and exposed to light, cultivation of monospecific algae is poorly expanded in developing countries. However, some algal species, such as Arthrospira platensis, are equipped with gaseous vesicles that allow them to stay afloat and increase their exposure to light. In this study, we investigated in an unstirred outdoor environment, its growth kinetic and purifying performance in a brewery effluent-based media.

Multicomponent exercise training in cardiovascular complexity in prefrail older adults: a randomized blinded clinical pilot study.

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of multicomponent training on baroreflex sensitivity (BRS) and heart rate (HR) complexity of prefrail older adults. Twenty-one prefrail community-dwelling older adults were randomized and divided into multicomponent training intervention group (MulTI) and control group (CG). MulTI performed multicomponent exercise training over 16 weeks and CG was oriented to follow their own daily activities.

Progression of Gait Changes in Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Systematic Review.

Background And Purpose: The identification of altered gait and its progression over time is important to gaining a better understanding of the clinical aspects of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in older adults. The aim of the present systematic review was to determine changes in gait variables over time among older adults with MCI.

Methods: The PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, and Science Direct databases were searched for relevant articles using the following keywords and Medical Subject Headings: Aged AND "Mild cognitive impairment" AND (gait OR locomotion).

Exercise training in older adults, what effects on muscle force control? A systematic review of randomized clinical trials.

Aim: To determine the magnitude of the effects of different exercise training (ET) modalities on variables of muscle force control in older adults.

Methods: Relevant articles were searched in PubMed, Web of Science, Science Direct and Scopus, using the keywords: Aged AND "Exercise Movement Techniques" AND ("Complexity of torque" OR "Complexity of force" OR "Variability of torque" OR "Variability of force" OR "Force Steadiness" OR "Force fluctuations"). To be included in the full analysis, the studies had to be randomized controlled trials in which older adults were submitted to ET programs and muscle force control assessment.