Bioplastic fishing nets as a sustainable alternative against ghost fishing: Results from the year-long testing among artisanal fishermen for operational effectiveness and social acceptance.

This study investigated the operational effectiveness and social acceptance of bioplastic gillnets made from a biobased polyester blend used to develop a monofilament 0.33 mm in diameter, with linear density of 108 tex, tenacity of 24.4 cN/tex and breaking force of 3.

Post-exercise ankle blood pressure and ankle to brachial index after heavy load bicycle exercise.

The American Heart Association (AHA) recommendations for diagnosing peripheral artery disease (PAD) after exercise are a decrease >20% of ankle brachial index (ABI) or >30 mm Hg of ankle systolic blood pressure (ASBP) from resting values. We evaluated ABI and ASBP values during incremental maximal exercise in physically active and asymptomatic patients. Patients (n = 726) underwent incremental bicycle tests with pre- and post-exercise recording of all four limbs arterial pressures simultaneously.

Can the scoring of the walking estimated limitation calculated by history (WELCH) questionnaire be simultaneously simplified and improved?

Background: The WELCH questionnaire includes 4 items (A, B, C and D) and estimates the maximal walking time (MWT) on treadmill in patients with claudication. Its scoring was empirically defined. We aimed to test various methods for scoring to estimate whether the scoring of the WELCH could be improved or simplified.

External validation of the "walking estimated limitation calculated by history" (WELCH) questionnaire in patients with claudication.

Objective: To externally validate the recently proposed "Walking Estimated Limitation Calculated by History" (WELCH) questionnaire.

Methods: A prospective study was performed on 450 new patients referred to our laboratory for treadmill testing (constant load 3.2 km/h and 10% slope for 15 minutes and then incremental increases).