Wide volume versus helical acquisition using 320-detector row computed tomography for computed tomography urography in adults.

Purpose: To evaluate the best collimation used in wide volume (WV) mode to cover the abdomen in computed tomography (CT) urography in terms of radiation dose and image quality.

Materials And Methods: This study was performed on a 320×0.5mm detector row CT unit.

Effects of tai chi chuan on anxiety and sleep quality in young adults: lessons from a randomized controlled feasibility study.

Objective: To determine feasibility and estimate the effect of a 10-week tai chi chuan (TCC) intervention on anxiety and sleep quality in young adults.

Participants: Seventy-five adults (18-40 years) from a predominately undergraduate midsized university.

Methods: This was an assessor blinded, randomized feasibility trial, and participants were randomized into one of three groups: 10 weeks of TCC meeting 2 times per week, 10 weeks of TCC with a DVD of the curriculum, and control group receiving a handout on anxiety management.

Pilates, Mindfulness and Somatic Education.

The Pilates Method is a form of somatic education with the potential to cultivate mindfulness - a mental quality associated with overall well-being. However, controlled studies are needed to determine whether changes in mindfulness are specific to the Pilates Method or also result from other forms of exercise. This quasi-experimental study compared Pilates Method mat classes and recreational exercise classes on measures of mindfulness and well-being at the beginning, middle and end of a 15 week semester.

Scenarios involving future climate and water extraction: ecosystem states in the estuary of Australia's largest river.

Management of natural resources, particularly water, increasingly requires that likely benefits of particular actions (e.g., allocating an environmental flow) are quantified in advance.