Does sports therapy affect momentary affective states? Feasibility of intensive longitudinal case studies in forensic psychiatry.

Physical exercise interventions improve quality of life in people with mental disorders and improve abstinence and cravings in substance use disorders patients in both the short term and long term. In people with mental illness, physical exercise interventions significantly reduce psychiatric symptoms of schizophrenia and symptoms of anxiety. For forensic psychiatry, there is little empirical evidence supporting mental health-enhancing effects of physical exercise interventions.

Viral aerosol transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from simulated human emission in a concert hall.

The dispersion of aerosols was studied experimentally in several concert halls to evaluate their airborne route and thus the risk of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) spreading. For this, a dummy was used that emits simulated human breath containing aerosols (mean diameter of 0.3 μm) and CO, with a horizontal exhalation velocity of v = 2.

Experimental Investigation of Aerosol and CO Dispersion for Evaluation of COVID-19 Infection Risk in a Concert Hall.

The dispersion of small aerosols in a concert hall is experimentally studied for estimating the risk of infection with SARS-CoV-2 during a concert. A mannequin was modified to emit an air stream containing aerosols and CO. The aerosols have a size distribution with a peak diameter (δ) close to 0.

Five approaches to exact open-system dynamics: Complete positivity, divisibility, and time-dependent observables.

To extend the classical concept of Markovianity to an open quantum system, different notions of the divisibility of its dynamics have been introduced. Here, we analyze this issue by five complementary approaches: equations of motion, real-time diagrammatics, Kraus-operator sums, as well as time-local and nonlocal (Nakajima-Zwanzig) quantum master equations. As a case study featuring several types of divisible dynamics, we examine in detail an exactly solvable noninteracting fermionic resonant level coupled arbitrarily strongly to a fermionic bath at an arbitrary temperature in the wideband limit.

Does Exercise Have a Preventive Effect on Secondary Lymphedema in Breast Cancer Patients Following Local Treatment? - A Systematic Review.

Background: Secondary lymphedema (SL) is a possible side effect of breast cancer treatment. Current data describe a positive influence of exercise on upper lymphedema. This systematic review evaluates studies examining a potential preventive effect of exercise on SL incidence.

Effects of physical exercise on breast cancer-related secondary lymphedema: a systematic review.

Purpose: The aim of this systematic review is to assess the effect of different types of exercise on breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL) in order to elucidate the role of exercise in this patient group.

Methods: A systematic data search was performed using PubMed (December 2016). The review is focused on the rehabilitative aspect of BCRL and undertaken according to the PRISMA statement with Levels of Evidence (LoE) assessed.

[Nutrients other than glucose might explain fetal overgrowth in gestational diabetic pregnancies].

Since 1964, the hypothesis of Pedersen has been used to explain fetal macrosomia observed in gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), by a mechanism involving maternal hyperglycemia--fetal hyperglycemia--fetal hyperinsulinemia. However, since the 1980-89 decade, it is known that pregnant women with pre-gestational overweight not suffering from GDM still have a higher frequency of fetal macrosomia. Furthermore, pregnant women with GDM, despite being subjected to optimal glycemic control, still show unacceptably high frequencies of fetal macrosomia, a phenomenon that is concentrated in pregnancies with overweight or obesity prior to pregnancy.

Effects of mitochondrial dysfunction on the immunological properties of microglia.

Background: Neurodegenerative diseases are characterized by both mitochondrial dysfunction and activation of microglia, the macrophages of the brain. Here, we investigate the effects of mitochondrial dysfunction on the activation profile of microglial cells.

Methods: We incubated primary mouse microglia with the mitochondrial toxins 3-nitropropionic acid (3-NP) or rotenone.

Pain assessment and cognitive impairment: part 2.

Aim: To evaluate the use of a tool for pain assessment in cognitively impaired adults.

Method: A multi-dimensional tool was implemented and evaluated in relation to use rate; frequency of specific pain indicators; staff perceptions of advantages and disadvantages of pain assessment in this patient group; and factors that aid or impede this assessment.

Results: Some indicators are more likely to be observed and documented.

Pain assessment and cognitive impairment: part 1.

People with cognitive impairment are often unable to inform others of their pain. Nurses need to be able to assess pain in cognitively impaired adults so that appropriate pain management strategies can be implemented. Evidence suggests that certain verbal, facial and behavioural signs may be indicative of pain.