Is inertial training more effective than traditional resistance training in young healthy males?

Objectives: Inertial training, also called flywheel training is more and more popular among sportsmen. The available data concerning the effectiveness of inertial training compared to conventional resistance strength training are contradictory. The aim of this study was to compare the impact of inertial training (IT) vs.

Case Report: Atypical motor development in a patient with the mosaic form of Down syndrome and spinal muscular atrophy type 2- long-term observation.

A boy is presented in whom Down Syndrome mosaicism and spinal muscular atrophy by overlapping clinical symptoms delayed the diagnosis and caused complicated motor development. The boy from the first pregnancy was delivered vaginally, week 37, Apgar 10, birth weight 3,650 g. The mother, aged 30, had no family history of Down Syndrome or neuromuscular diseases.

Nickel-induced oxidative stress and phospholipid remodeling in cucumber leaves.

Nickel phytotoxicity has been attributed, among others, to oxidative stress. However, little is known about Ni-induced phospholipid modifications, including the oxidative ones. Accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), antioxidative enzyme activities, malondialdehyde and the early lipid oxidation products contents, membrane permeability, phospholipid profile as well as phospholipid unsaturation degree were studied in the 1st and the 2nd leaves of hydroponically grown cucumber seedlings subjected to Ni stress.

Lipids and Lipid-Mediated Signaling in Plant-Pathogen Interactions.

Plant lipids are essential cell constituents with many structural, storage, signaling, and defensive functions. During plant-pathogen interactions, lipids play parts in both the preexisting passive defense mechanisms and the pathogen-induced immune responses at the local and systemic levels. They interact with various components of the plant immune network and can modulate plant defense both positively and negatively.

The impact of inertial exercises performed in the workplace on shoulder muscles' strength and muscles' fatigue resistance in women with disabilities.

Background: Workers who do monotonous and repetitive work in a static position often complain about fatigue and decreased work efficiency. Some studies indicate that to improve muscle fatigue, resistance strength training can be used.

Material And Methods: To investigate the effect of 4-week inertial training on shoulder muscles' strength and muscles' fatigue resistance 44 female workers with disabilities were examined.

Qualitative assessment in the third month of life allows for a better prognosis of the achievement of motor milestones versus assessment of pathological reflexes- prospective studies on Polish children.

Introduction: The characteristic feature of primitive reflexes is that they occur early in development and must expire at a well-defined age. The study was conducted prospectively on a group of 107 children (74 boys). The study population included 83 infants born on time (weight 3,465 ± 395 g) and 24 born prematurely (weight 2,225 ± 793 g).

Impact of selected risk factors on motor performance in the third month of life and motor development in the ninth month.

Background: Proper motor development can be influenced by a range of risk factors. The resulting motor performance can be assessed through quantitative and qualitative analysis of posture and movement patterns.

Methods: This study was designed as the cohort follow-up of the motor assessment and aimed to demonstrate, in a mathematical way, the impact of particular risk factors on elements of motor performance in the 3 month and the final motor performance in the 9 month of life.

Examination of Upper Limb Function and the Relationship with Gross Motor Functional and Structural Parameters in Patients with Spinal Muscular Atrophy.

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is an autosomal recessive disorder caused by the deletion or/and mutation in the survival motor neuron 1 (SMN1) gene on chromosome 5. Until now, only a few articles investigating the relationship between upper limb function and the gross motor function in untreated SMA patients have been published. However, there is still a lack of publications including the relationship between structural changes such as cervical rotation, trunk rotation and side trunk shortening, and upper limb function.

The standardization of the Polish version of the Alberta Infant Motor Scale.

Background: The Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS) is a standardized tool for assessing gross motor development from birth through independent walking (0-18 months). The AIMS was developed, validated and standardized in the Canadian population. Results of previous studies on the standardization of the AIMS have discerned differences in some samples in comparison with Canadian norms.

Prospective Analysis of Functional and Structural Changes in Patients with Spinal Muscular Atrophy-A Pilot Study.

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a rare, autosomal recessive neuromuscular disease. Recent years have seen a significant development of therapeutic options for SMA patients. With the development of treatment methods, it has become necessary to adapt a physiotherapeutic approach to the evolving clinical picture of SMA patients.

The Alberta Infant Motor Scale: A tool for the assessment of motor aspects of neurodevelopment in infancy and early childhood.

According to the recommendations of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the surveillance of motor development should accompany systematic appointments with medical professionals in infancy and early childhood. One of the standardized tools for evaluating motor development is the Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS). This paper aims to present assumptions and psychometric properties of the AIMS, the methodology of assessment of an infant's performance with the AIMS, and research on the validation and standardization of the AIMS as well as the use of the scale as an outcome measure.

Dynamics of changes in motor development depending on the quality in the 3rd month of life.

The aim of the study was to show that the quantitative and qualitative motor development from the 3rd month of life is key to achieving milestones and that it may be an early warning signal in children at risk of cerebral palsy (CP). The study population included 93 children (69 born at term). Children were born at week 38 ± 4, the mean body weight was 3,102 ± 814 g.

The Polish Version of the Alberta Infant Motor Scale: Cultural Adaptation and Validation.

Unlabelled: The Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS) is a diagnostic tool for the assessment of the motor performance of infants from the time of birth, to the period of independent walking (0-18 months). This study aims to derive a Polish version of the AIMS through its cultural adaptation and validation. The study included 145 infants aged 0-18 months, who were divided into four further age groups: 0-3 months, 4-7 months, 8-11 months, and older than 12 months.

Impact of Inertial Training on Muscle Strength and Quality of Life in Breast Cancer Survivors.

The aim of the study was to evaluate the impact of inertial training on the muscle strength, on breast-cancer-related lymphedema, and on quality of life in breast cancer survivors. After a mastectomy, 24 women (age, 66.2 ± 10.

Relationship between Viscoelastic Properties of Tissues and Bioimpedance Spectroscopy in Breast-Cancer-Related Lymphedema.

The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between the viscoelastic properties of tissues and breast-cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL). After a mastectomy, 46 females were allocated into a lymphedema group (L; = 15, lymphedema occurred) and a control group (C; = 31, lack of lymphedema). Bioimpedance spectroscopy was used to test BCRL.

Impact of Shyness on Self-Esteem: The Mediating Effect of Self-Presentation.

Background: Although the relationship between shyness and self-esteem is well described in the psychological literature, far less is known about the potential mechanisms that underlie this association. The main goal of the current work is to verify whether self-presentation acts as a mediating variable between both constructs.

Methods: The study was carried out among 198 adults.

Crawl Position Depends on Specific Earlier Motor Skills.

Early assessment of motor performance should allow not only the detection of disturbances but also create a starting point for the therapy. Unfortunately, a commonly recognised method that should combine these two aspects is still missing. The aim of the study is to analyse the relationship between the qualitative assessment of motor development at the age of 3 months and the acquisition of the crawl position in the 7th month of life.

How motor elements at 3 months influence motor performance at the age of 6 months.

One of the most important achievements of infancy is mobility, through which the child gradually becomes independent and can discover new places and objects. One form of mobility that occurs in a child's development is rolling over from supine-to-prone.The assumption of the work was to check whether all particular motor elements from the 3rd month had a comparable effect on development in the 6th month of life.

Motor Function of Children with SMA1 and SMA2 Depends on the Neck and Trunk Muscle Strength, Deformation of the Spine, and the Range of Motion in the Limb Joints.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the functional relationships between selected ranges of motion of the neck, upper and lower limbs, the strength of the neck and trunk muscles, postural parameters, and the motor function of children with SMA1 and SMA2-27 children, aged 6 months-15 years, with genetically confirmed spinal muscular atrophy type 1 (19 children) and 2 (8 children) undergoing pharmacological treatment. All children were examined, according to the methodology, including the motor function evaluation, measurement of selected ranges of motion, assessment of postural parameters, and measurement of neck and trunk muscle strength. The functional status of 15 children was assessed with the CHOP INTEND (CHOP group) scale and of 12 children with the HFMSE (HFMSE group).

Effectiveness of Swimming Program in Adolescents with Down Syndrome.

The aim of this study was to estimate the influence of a 33-week swimming program on aerobic capacity, muscle strength, balance, flexibility, and body composition of adolescents with Down syndrome (DS). Twenty-two adolescents diagnosed with DS were randomly allocated into the training group (T) and the control group (C). The T group participated in 33 weeks of water-based exercise and a swimming program while the control group maintained their normal daily activity.

Temperature Distribution of Selected Body Surfaces in Scoliosis Based on Static Infrared Thermography.

The purpose of the research was to assess the usefulness of thermography as a complementary method in musculoskeletal dysfunction, with particular emphasis on scoliosis. The children, aged 7-16, were classified into one of two groups: the study group-children with scoliosis ( = 20), and the reference group-healthy children ( = 20). All children underwent anthropometric tests, body mass index determination, four pictures each with a FLIR T1030sc HD thermal imaging camera, and measurement of spinal rotation with a scoliometer (Gima, Italy).

Computational planning of the synthesis of complex natural products.

Training algorithms to computationally plan multistep organic syntheses has been a challenge for more than 50 years. However, the field has progressed greatly since the development of early programs such as LHASA, for which reaction choices at each step were made by human operators. Multiple software platforms are now capable of completely autonomous planning.

Computer-generated "synthetic contingency" plans at times of logistics and supply problems: scenarios for hydroxychloroquine and remdesivir.

A computer program for retrosynthetic planning helps develop multiple "synthetic contingency" plans for hydroxychloroquine and also routes leading to remdesivir, both promising but yet unproven medications against COVID-19. These plans are designed to navigate, as much as possible, around known and patented routes and to commence from inexpensive and diverse starting materials, so as to ensure supply in case of anticipated market shortages of commonly used substrates. Looking beyond the current COVID-19 pandemic, development of similar contingency syntheses is advocated for other already-approved medications, in case such medications become urgently needed in mass quantities to face other public-health emergencies.

Tocopherols mutual balance is a key player for maintaining Arabidopsis thaliana growth under salt stress.

Enhanced channeling carbon through pathways: shikimate/chorismate, benzenoid-phenylopropanoid or 2-C-methyl-D-erythritol 4-phosphate (MEP) provides a multitude of secondary metabolites and cell wall components and allows plants response to environmental stresses. Through the biosynthetic pathways, different secondary metabolites, like tocopherols (TCs), are bind to mutual dependencies and metabolic loops, that are not yet fully understood. We compared, in parallel, the influence of α- and γ-TCs on metabolites involved in osmoprotective/antioxidative response, and physico-chemical modification of plasma membrane and cell wall.