Saliva testing as noninvasive way for monitoring exercise-dependent response in teenage elite water polo players: A cohort study.

Excessively increased training volume and/or intensity and competition can lead to development of overtraining syndrome, causing a performance decrement in athletes. Tracking individual response to exercise intensity is crucial for establishing recovery strategies.We assessed the exercise intensity-dependent variability of stress response biomarkers, namely cortisol (C), testosterone (T), s-IgA, and advanced oxidation protein products (AOPP), in saliva samples of teenage elite water polo players.

Toxic Metals in Pelagic, Benthic and Demersal Fish Species from Mediterranean FAO Zone 37.

Fish represents a nutrient-rich food but, at the same time, is one of the most important contributor to the dietary intake of heavy metals. The aim of this study was to assess residual levels of Pb, Cd and Hg in different species, caught from FAO zones 37 1.3 and 37 2.

Inorganic anions in goat and ovine milk from Calabria (Italy) by suppressed ion chromatography.

Forty-seven samples of milk taken from goat and ovine farms in Calabria (southern Italy) between April and May 2010 were analysed. Analyses were carried out by ion chromatography (ICS 1000; Dionex). For method validation, RSDs (%) on retention times and on peak area were determined by considering a mixture of standard anions at the concentration level of 0.

Evaluation of mercury levels in pangasius and cod fillets traded in Sicily (Italy).

Predator fishes at the top of the aquatic food chain can accumulate large concentrations of metals and their consumption, consequently, makes a significant contribution, in particular, to mercury intake. The aim of this study was to determine mercury levels in fillets of two predatory species: pangasius (Pangasius hypophthalmus) from the Vietnam region of Megong and Chao Pharayai and cod (Gadus morhua) from the Baltic and North Sea, both being commercially important in the Italian market. A comparative analysis of these two imported fish species was carried out as a risk assessment for consumer safety.

Color space transformations for digital photography exploiting information about the illuminant estimation process.

The color reproduction accuracy is a key factor to the overall perceived image quality in digital photography. In this framework, both the illuminant estimation process and the color correction matrix concur in the formation of the overall perceived image quality. To the best of our knowledge, the two processes have always been studied separately, thus ignoring the interactions between them.