Effects of modern dance programs on improving health-related physical fitness in girls.

Introduction: As creative physical activity influences many aspects of child development-including physical, social, and emotional wellbeing-the effects of two experimental modern dance programs on the development of health-related physical fitness in young school-aged girls were assessed in this longitudinal study.

Materials And Methods: The study sample comprised 203 girls aged 7-11 years, 102 of whom (the control group) were recruited from the elementary school "Vuk Karadžić" from Bačka Palanka, while Experimental Group 1 ( = 51) and Experimental Group 2 ( = 50) respectively consisted of girls who have been involved in a modern dance program for no longer than 1 year and at least 2 years. The participants were also divided into AGE 1 (7-9 years,  = 103) and AGE 2 (9-11 years,  = 100) groups to assess the influence of age on the treatment effect.

Reproductive endocrinology and infertility nurse online orientation program evaluation: a quality improvement initiative.

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of a novel online orientation program (Nurses in REI Communication, Knowledge, and Skills [NRCKS]) among new and early-career reproductive endocrinology nurses to make recommendations for program quality improvement.

Design: Quality improvement.

Subjects: Reproductive endocrinology nurses.

Motor Coordination in Children: A Comparison between Children Engaged in Multisport Activities and Swimming.

Motor coordination has a crucial role in various physical activities and sports, highlighting its significance in overall movement proficiency and performance. This study aimed to compare motor coordination in children engaged in multisport versus swimming activities. The participants of this study included 180 boys and girls (girls = 87) aged 8.

Rate of increase in serum lactate level risk-stratifies infants after surgery for congenital heart disease.

Objective: Increased blood lactate levels reflect tissue oxygen debt and might be indicative of low cardiac output. We hypothesized that the rate of increase in serum lactate would be an ideal marker to discriminate between infants at high and low risk of a poor outcome after surgical repair of congenital heart disease using cardiopulmonary bypass.

Methods: In the present prospective, observational study in a pediatric cardiac intensive care unit, infants (aged <12 months) undergoing cardiac surgery had serial whole blood lactate levels measured with every arterial blood gas drawn for the first 24 postoperative hours.

Physical fitness, menstrual cycle disorders and smoking habit in Croatian National Ballet and National Folk Dance Ensembles.

The study investigated differences in morphological, motor and functional abilities between folk and ballet dancers. The sample comprised 51 female subjects: Croatian National Ballet (N=30) and Croatian National Folk Ensemble "LADO" (N=21). The data regarding menstrual cycle, menarche, number of births and smoking habit were collected and the morphological, motor and functional abilities measured.