The Grief Cycle: Investigating the Influence of Cycling on Grief Outcomes in Individuals who have Experienced a Bereavement.

Background: There is a lack of research that investigates the influence of physical activity on grief outcomes. This research aimed to examine the influence of cycling on grief outcomes in individuals who have experienced a bereavement.

Method: Semi-structured interviews with 14 participants ( = 8 males; age = 47.

Mission Himalaya: Exploring the Impact of a Supported High-Altitude Mountaineering Expedition on the Well-Being and Personal Development of UK Military Veterans.

Meaningful, positive, emotional and challenging adventurous activities may generate personal growth or recovery from ill health or injury. In this study, we used a distinctive longitudinal and immersive research approach to explore the psychological impact of a high-altitude expedition to the Nepalese Himalaya on 10 (9 males) UK military veterans with longstanding well-being concerns. In the 12 months prior to the expedition, participants took part in three training weekends in the UK mountains.

Body donation today: A Critical Comparison of Two Current Practices, and Moving into the Future.

In the United States, in particular, there are various ways of obtaining cadavers for medical study, two of the most common being willed body programs and private supply companies. Herein, the mechanisms of these two systems of cadaver procurement are reviewed and the pros and cons of each discussed. Clin.

The acute effect of exercise modality and nutrition manipulations on post-exercise resting energy expenditure and respiratory exchange ratio in women: a randomized trial.

Background: The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of exercise modality and pre-exercise carbohydrate (CHO) or protein (PRO) ingestion on post-exercise resting energy expenditure (REE) and respiratory exchange ratio (RER) in women.

Methods: Twenty recreationally active women (mean ± SD; age 24.6 ± 3.

Dietary macronutrient distribution influences postexercise substrate utilization in women: a cross-sectional evaluation of metabolic flexibility.

Background: Metabolic flexibility is the ability to alter substrate utilization in response to substrate availability, which may influence health and performance. The current study evaluated the effects of habitual macronutrient distribution on energy expenditure (EE) and metabolic flexibility in physically active women.

Methods: Participants (N.

Effects of high-intensity interval training on cardiometabolic risk factors in overweight/obese women.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate two practical interval training protocols on cardiorespiratory fitness, lipids and body composition in overweight/obese women. Thirty women (mean ± SD; weight: 88.1 ± 15.

The acute effect of exercise modality and nutrition manipulations on post-exercise resting energy expenditure and respiratory exchange ratio in women: a randomized trial.

Background: The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of exercise modality and pre-exercise carbohydrate (CHO) or protein (PRO) ingestion on post-exercise resting energy expenditure (REE) and respiratory exchange ratio (RER) in women.

Methods: Twenty recreationally active women (mean ± SD; age 24.6 ± 3.

High-intensity interval training: Modulating interval duration in overweight/obese men.

Introduction: High-intensity interval training (HIIT) is a time-efficient strategy shown to induce various cardiovascular and metabolic adaptations. Little is known about the optimal tolerable combination of intensity and volume necessary for adaptations, especially in clinical populations.

Objectives: In a randomized controlled pilot design, we evaluated the effects of two types of interval training protocols, varying in intensity and interval duration, on clinical outcomes in overweight/obese men.

Effects of β-Alanine on Body Composition and Performance Measures in Collegiate Women.

Outlaw, JJ, Smith-Ryan, AE, Buckley, AL, Urbina, SL, Hayward, S, Wingfield, HL, Campbell, B, Foster, C, Taylor, LW, and Wilborn, CD. Effects of β-alanine on body composition and performance measures in collegiate women. J Strength Cond Res 30(9): 2627-2637, 2016-The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of β-alanine (BA) supplementation and resistance training on body composition and performance.

Muscle size, quality, and body composition: characteristics of division I cross-country runners.

The primary purpose of this study was to identify the relationship between muscle cross-sectional area (mCSA), echo intensity (EI), and body composition of Division I cross-country runners. The secondary purpose was to examine differences in these variables in athletes stratified based on stress-fracture (SFx) history. Thirty-six athletes were stratified based on sex and SFx history.

Muscle characteristics and body composition of NCAA division I football players.

The purpose of this study was to examine muscle characteristics of the vastus lateralis (VL) and body composition of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I football players. Sixty-nine Division I football players (mean ± SD; age: 20.0 ± 1.

Effects of pomegranate extract on blood flow and running time to exhaustion.

Recent research has shown that dietary nitrate has favorable effects on blood flow and exercise performance. The purpose of this randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover study was to investigate the acute effects of pomegranate extract on blood flow, vessel diameter, and exercise performance in active individuals. Nineteen men and women (mean ± SD: age, 22.

Evaluation of muscle quality reliability and racial differences in body composition of overweight individuals.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the reliability of ultrasound measures of muscle cross-sectional area (mCSA) and echo intensity (EI) in overweight subjects. A secondary purpose was to evaluate racial differences in EI, mCSA and body composition. In 33 overweight subjects, mCSA and EI were determined from a panoramic ultrasound scan of the vastus lateralis.

Reproducibility and validity of A-mode ultrasound for body composition measurement and classification in overweight and obese men and women.

Unlabelled: Identifying portable methods to measure body composition may be more advantageous than using body mass index (BMI) to categorize associated health consequences.

Purpose: To compare the validity and reliability of a portable A-mode ultrasound (US) to a criterion three compartment model (3C) for the measurement of body composition.

Methods: Forty-seven overweight and obese subjects participated in this study.

The effects of beta-alanine supplementation on physical working capacity at heart rate threshold.

Beta-alanine (BA) supplementation has been shown to delay neuromuscular fatigue as a result of increased muscle carnosine concentrations. Carnosine has also been found in brain and cardiac tissue. The physical working capacity test at heart rate threshold (PWC(HRT)) is a global estimate of the onset of fatigue during exercise, influenced by central and peripheral factors.

Body composition assessment in overweight women: validation of air displacement plethysmography.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the validity and reliability of air displacement plethysmography (ADP) compared to a dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) criterion for body composition measurement in overweight and obese women (BMI ≥ 25·0 kg m(2) ).

Subjects/methods: Twenty-four overweight and obese women (Mean ± SD; Age: 36·6 ± 12·0 years; Height: 166·4 ± 5·8 cm; Weight: 86·5 ± 14·2 kg; Body Fat: 38·5 ± 3·7%; BMI: 31·3 ± 5·5 kg m(2) ) were tested after an 8-h fast. Fat mass (FM), fat-free mass (FFM) and percent body fat (%BF) were measured by ADP and compared to values determined by the DXA criterion.

Absence of sustained hyperlactatemia in HIV-infected patients with risk factors for mitochondrial toxicity.

Background: The prevalence of asymptomatic hyperlactatemia among HIV-infected individuals has been reported to be 4% to 36%. This variability may reflect differences in the definition of and risk factors for hyperlactatemia and/or techniques for venous lactate collection.

Methods: We examined the prevalence of elevated venous lactate collected in accordance with Adult AIDS Clinical Trials Group (AACTG) guidelines among HIV-infected and nucleoside analogue-treated subjects with risk factors associated with hyperlactatemia.

Absence of fungistatic antagonism between flucytosine and cytarabine in vitro and in vivo.

Determination of the MIC of flucytosine for 16 wild isolates of Cryptococcus neoformans and Candida spp. in YNBG medium containing 10 mg/l cytosine demonstrated antagonism of fungistatic activity compared with that determined in YNBG alone. Determination of the MIC in YNBG containing 10 mg/l cytarabine showed no change in activity for 14 of the strains, an increase for one and a decrease for another.

Assessment of oral candidiasis in patients with respiratory disease and efficacy of a new nystatin formulation.

Fifty consecutive patients with respiratory diseases who developed oropharyngeal candidiasis were assessed clinically and microbiologically before and after seven days' treatment with nystatin suspension or pastilles (a new formulation). In 45 patients in whom microbiology yielded positive results there was frequent associated use of oral corticosteroids, antibiotics, sedatives, and inhaled corticosteroid, while in a few patients atropine analogues may have predisposed to infection. Dentures were worn by 32 of the infected patients.

Tobramycin and carbenicillin compared with gentamicin and carbenicillin in the treatment of infection with Pseudomonas aeruginosa in adult patients with cystic fibrosis.

Treatment with gentamicin or tobramycin given intravenously with carbenicillin is compared in the treatment of bronchopulmonary infection in older patients with cystic fibrosis. All patients improved on both regimens and there was no observed difference in the two treatments. Pseudomonas aeruginosa could still be isolated from the sputum 3 months after completion of treatment with both treatments.

Treatment of chronic mucocutaneous candidosis with ketoconazole: a study of 12 cases.

Twelve patients with chronic mucocutaneous candidosis were treated orally with ketoconazole (doses, 200-400 mg daily) for a mean period of six months. Seven of the patients had one of the following abnormalities: congenital endocrinopathy syndrome, an autosomal recessive or autosomal dominant defect in which candidosis is not associated with endocrinopathy, or the malabsorption syndrome. All patients had fungal infections of the mouth, and 11 had onychomycosis.