Time-restricted feeding plus resistance training in active females: a randomized trial.

Background: A very limited amount of research has examined intermittent fasting (IF) programs, such as time-restricted feeding (TRF), in active populations.

Objective: Our objective was to examine the effects of TRF, with or without β-hydroxy β-methylbutyrate (HMB) supplementation, during resistance training (RT).

Methods: This study employed a randomized, placebo-controlled, reduced factorial design and was double-blind with respect to supplementation in TRF groups.

Role of Bruton's Tyrosine Kinase in Stage III Colorectal Cancer.

Background: Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) is involved in the immune response and its deficiency impairs B cell maturation. We evaluated the expression of a novel BTK isoform, p65BTK, in colorectal cancer (CRC), to identify its impact on survival.

Materials And Methods: This retrospective study evaluated 87 consecutive stage III CRC patients treated at the National Cancer Institute of Aviano (1999-2017).

The benefits of nutritional counselling for improving sport performance.

Background: It is well known that the synergy between physical activity and healthy eating habits is an important combination for the achievement of different objectives. However, recent studies in the literature focused mainly on the effect of this synergy on weight loss or different non communicable diseases. In this study, we aimed to investigate the effect of healthy eating, based on the Mediterranean diet, on physical performance of kickboxers and runners.

Erratum to "Protein supplement consumption is linked to time spent exercising and high-protein content foods: A multicentric observational study" [Heliyon 5 (4) (April 2019) e01508].

[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.

The German Hodgkin Study Group risk model is useful for Hodgkin lymphoma patients receiving radiotherapy after autologous stem cell transplant.

Purpose: To apply the German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG) risk model in patients with recurrent/refractory Hodgkin lymphoma receiving involved-field radiotherapy after autologous stem cell transplantation.

Material And Methods: The study consisted in the retrospective analysis of 30 consecutive patients with recurrent/refractory Hodgkin lymphoma who received involved-field radiotherapy after autologous stem cell transplantation. Our policy was of adding involved-field radiotherapy for patients with positive PET scan before autologous stem cell transplantation (23 out of 30 patients, 77%), and/or irradiating sites of bulky disease at relapse (11 out of 30 patients, 37%).

Sex Hormones Response to Physical Hyperoxic and Hyperbaric Stress in Male Scuba Divers: A Pilot Study.

The use of hyperbaric oxygen plays a significant role in many aspects of medicine. However, there are few studies that analyzed the role of hyperbaric oxygen, in addition to physical exercise, on the endocrine profile. The aim of this study was to compare changes in plasma male sex hormones after hyperbaric physical exercise with different hyperbaric oxygen pre-conditionings.

Complete genome sequence of Helicobacter pylori B128 7.13 and a single-step method for the generation of unmarked mutations.

Background: Helicobacter pylori represents an interesting model of bacterial pathogenesis given that most infections are asymptomatic, while a minority of infections cause severe gastric disease. H pylori strain B128 7.13 is used extensively to understand H pylori pathophysiology.

Comparison of single- and multi-joint lower body resistance training upon strength increases in recreationally active males and females: a within-participant unilateral training study.

The present study compared strength increases resulting from either single-joint (SJ) or multi-joint (MJ) lower body resistance exercise. A within-participants design was utilised. Ten recreationally active participants (males; n=5, and females; n=5) had their lower limbs randomly allocated to perform both unilateral MJ (leg press; LP) and unilateral SJ (knee extension; KE, and seated knee flexion; KF) exercises.

The INTERACT Trial: Long-term results of a randomised trial on preoperative capecitabine-based radiochemotherapy intensified by concomitant boost or oxaliplatin, for cT2 (distal)-cT3 rectal cancer.

Background And Purpose: Capecitabine-based radiochemotherapy (cbRCT) is standard for preoperative long-course radiochemotherapy of locally advanced rectal cancer. This prospective, parallel-group, randomised controlled trial investigated two intensification regimens. cT4 lesions were excluded.

The Influence of Meal Frequency and Timing on Health in Humans: The Role of Fasting.

The influence of meal frequency and timing on health and disease has been a topic of interest for many years. While epidemiological evidence indicates an association between higher meal frequencies and lower disease risk, experimental trials have shown conflicting results. Furthermore, recent prospective research has demonstrated a significant increase in disease risk with a high meal frequency (≥6 meals/day) as compared to a low meal frequency (1⁻2 meals/day).

Do lower limb previous injuries affect balance performance? An observational study in volleyball players.

Objectives: To study static and dynamic postural balance control in elite and sub-elite male volleyball players with or without a history of musculoskeletal lower limb injuries.

Design: Cross-sectional study.

Setting: Laboratory.

Combined effect of different factors on weight status and cardiometabolic risk in Italian adolescents.

Background: The observed increase in body weight and cardiometabolic risk (CR) in youth from developed countries contributes to the global burden of chronic diseases in adult age. The aim of this work is to provide a patterning of the associations between different factors and the weight status and CR of the subjects involved in the Italian ministerial ASSO project.

Methods: This study involved 919 students from high schools in Palermo.

Advances in Sport and Performance Nutrition.

This monograph "Advances in Sport and Performance Nutrition" collects 12 papers from several countries, from Australia to Thailand, of which 10 are original researches and two are reviews [...

Constraining the p-Mode-g-Mode Tidal Instability with GW170817.

We analyze the impact of a proposed tidal instability coupling p modes and g modes within neutron stars on GW170817. This nonresonant instability transfers energy from the orbit of the binary to internal modes of the stars, accelerating the gravitational-wave driven inspiral. We model the impact of this instability on the phasing of the gravitational wave signal using three parameters per star: an overall amplitude, a saturation frequency, and a spectral index.

Evidence for an Upper Threshold for Resistance Training Volume in Trained Women.

Introduction: The purpose of the present study was to compare the effects of different volumes of resistance training (RT) on muscle performance and hypertrophy in trained women.

Methods: The study included 40 volunteers that performed RT for 24 wk divided into groups that performed 5 (G5), 10 (G10), 15 (G15), and 20 (G20) sets per muscle group per session. Ten-repetition maximum (10RM) tests were performed for the bench press, lat pulldown, 45° leg press, and stiff-legged deadlift.

Predicting Survival in Patients Undergoing Resection for Locally Recurrent Retroperitoneal Sarcoma: A Study and Novel Nomogram from TARPSWG.

Purpose: The role of surgery for first relapse locally recurrent retroperitoneal sarcoma (RPS-LR1) is uncertain. We report outcomes of the largest RPS-LR1 series and propose a new prognostic nomogram.

Experimental Design: Patients with consecutive RPS-LR1 without distant metastases who underwent resection at 22 centers (2002-2011) were included.

Does the addition of single joint exercises to a resistance training program improve changes in performance and anthropometric measures in untrained men?

The present study compared changes in muscle performance and anthropometric measures in young men performing resistance training (RT) programs composed of only multi joint (MJ) exercises, or with the addition of single joint (SJ) exercises (MJ+SJ). Twenty untrained men were randomized to MJ or MJ+SJ groups for 8 weeks. Both groups performed the same MJ exercises.

Moderate treadmill run worsened static but not dynamic postural stability of healthy individuals.

Purpose: Running has been demonstrated to be one of the most relevant exercise in altering static postural stability, while limiting attention has been paid to its effects on dynamic postural stability. The aim of the present study was to investigate if 25 min of moderate running on a treadmill altered static and dynamic postural stability in healthy subjects.

Methods: Eight female and six male participants (age 27.

Multidisciplinary treatment approach for primary thyroid spindle cell sarcoma: A case report.

A 25-year-old female with high-grade spindle cell sarcoma of the thyroid persistent after thyroidectomy performed at another hospital was referred to our institute. Chemotherapy followed by surgery with intraoperative radiotherapy and postoperative intensity-modulated radiotherapy were planned within the sarcoma board. Chemotherapy was discontinued after two cycles because of local disease progression and surgery with intraoperative radiotherapy, was anticipated.

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) compared with computed tomography (CT) for interobserver agreement of gross tumor volume delineation in pancreatic cancer: a multi-institutional contouring study on behalf of the AIRO group for gastrointestinal cancers.

Background: Due to the high soft tissue resolution, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) could improve the accuracy of pancreatic tumor delineation in radiation treatment planning. A multi-institutional study was proposed to evaluate the impact of MRI on inter-observer agreement in gross tumor volume (GTV) and duodenum delineation for pancreatic cancer compared with computer tomography (CT).

Material And Methods: Two clinical cases of borderline resectable (Case 1) and unresectable (Case 2) pancreatic cancer were selected.

Postural control and balance in a cohort of healthy people living in Europe: An observational study.

In the past 20 years, posturography has been widely used in the medical field. This observational study aimed to report the values derived from posturography of a wide set of healthy subjects from various European countries using a plantar pressure platform and a standardized method of measurement.A random cluster sampling of 914 healthy subjects aged between 7.

Search for Subsolar-Mass Ultracompact Binaries in Advanced LIGO's First Observing Run.

We present the first Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo search for ultracompact binary systems with component masses between 0.2  M_{⊙}-1.0  M_{⊙} using data taken between September 12, 2015 and January 19, 2016.

Assessment of resistance of nasal continuous positive airway pressure interfaces.

Objective: To compare the resistance of interfaces used for the delivery of nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) in neonates, as measured by the generated system pressure at fixed gas flows, in an in vitro setting.

Design: Gas flows of 6, 8 and 10 L/min were passed through three sizes of each of a selection of available neonatal nasal CPAP interfaces (Hudson prong, RAM Cannula, Fisher & Paykel prong, Infant Flow prong, Fisher & Paykel mask, Infant Flow mask). The expiratory limb was occluded and pressure differential measured using a calibrated pressure transducer.