Romantic Relationship Satisfaction and Parent-Infant Bonding During the Transition to Parenthood: An Attachment-Based Perspective.

An important element of well-being during the transition to parenthood is new parents' relationships with their partners and babies. Attachment theory posits that early caregiving experiences influence close relationships throughout the lifespan. Disruptions to the parent-child relationship, such as parental divorce or separation, may therefore have intergenerational effects as adult children of divorce navigate changes in their later relationships.

Effects of Intermittent Pneumatic Compression on Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS) in Long Distance Runners.

The purpose of this study was to observe the effectiveness of intermittent pneumatic compression (IPC) on reducing C-reactive protein (CRP) and DOMS after long distance running. Ten distance runners, five males and five females, ages 20-53 years performed two 20-mile runs at 70% VO max. Each run was followed by either no treatment (control) or IPC treatment for five consecutive days.

Efficacy of whole-body suspension training on enhancing functional movement abilities following a supervised or home-based training program.

Background: The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of suspension training on functional movement and body composition, and to compare the effectiveness of home-based training to supervised training.

Methods: Seventeen healthy subjects (8 males, 9 females, age=21.8±3.

Tympanic Membrane Temperature and Hemispheric Cognitive Style.

The authors tested the hypothesis that there is a correlation between hemispheric cognitive style and ear temperature. A sample of 100 participants completed a measure of hemispheric cognitive style, the Hemispheric Consensus Prediction Profile. Ear temperatures were taken in 2 sessions, 2 times for each ear at each session.

Community-Based Groundwater Monitoring Network Using a Citizen-Science Approach.

Water level monitoring provides essential information about the condition of aquifers and their responses to water extraction, land-use change, and climatic variability. It is important to have a spatially distributed, long-term monitoring well network for sustainable groundwater resource management. Community-based monitoring involving citizen scientists provides an approach to complement existing government-run monitoring programs.

A Comparison of Energy Expenditure During "Wii Boxing" Versus Heavy Bag Boxing in Young Adults.

Traditional computer videogames are sedentary, whereas new computer videogames, such as the Nintendo(®) (Redmond, WA) "Wii™ Sports" games, allow users to physically interact while playing the sport. Energy expenditure (EE), heart rate (HR), and rating of perceived exertion (RPE) during heavy bag boxing versus the Nintendo "Wii Boxing" game were compared. Fifteen males and 14 females (mean age, 25.

Mesomorphy correlates with experiential cognitive style.

The purpose of this study was to test for a relationship between mesomorphy and experiential cognitive style (S. Epstein, 1994) in a sample of university students (30 women and 24 men). Anthropometric somatotypes were obtained using the Heath-Carter procedure (J.

Effect of maternal exercise and fetoplacental growth rate on serum erythropoietin concentrations.

Objective: This study was undertaken to test the null hypotheses that neither weight-bearing exercise nor fetoplacental growth has a short- or long-term effect on the maternal serum erythropoietin level.

Study Design: Serial blood samples were obtained before and after exercise from seven women who exercised regularly and seven physically active controls before pregnancy and at 8, 16, 24, 32, and 38 weeks' gestation. Fetoplacental growth was assessed both in midpregnancy (ultrasound) and at birth (morphometry).

Comparison of five-site skinfold thicknesses in late pregnancy vs early postpartum.

To test the hypothesis that the sum (∑) of five skinfold thicknesses in the immediate postpartum period is significantly less than that obtained in the last month of pregnancy in healthy American women, a standardized approach was used to measure skinfold thicknesses at five sites in 81 healthy, active women. Measures were obtained in the last month of pregnancy and again in the first month postpartum. Prior to pregnancy the subjects ranged in age from 24-39 years and weighed between 45-87 kg.