Metabolic and Body Composition Changes in Ice Hockey Players Using an Ergogenic Drug (Cytoflavin).

Background And Objectives: In ice hockey, the major physical workload comes from acceleration in all planes of motion and transitions between skating trajectories. Hockey players' anthropometric characteristics correlate with performance. In team sports, the use of ergogenic drugs for recovery is relevant to avoid athletes' overtraining.

Factors Associated With Caregivers' Preference for Digital Technologies to Support Older Adults.

Family members often serve as primary caregivers to their parents and relatives. Information and communication technology (ICT) plays an important role in facilitating this caregiving role through using Internet of Things (IoTs) caregiving services. However, there is limited evidence regarding factors influencing caregivers' acceptance of new technologies.

Knockdown of FLT4, Nup98, and Nup205 Cellular Genes Effectively Suppresses the Reproduction of Influenza Virus Strain A/WSN/1933 (H1N1) In vitro.

Background: Influenza is one of the most common infectious diseases, which affects the lower respiratory tract, and can lead to serious complications, including death. It is known that currently available therapeutic agents and vaccines do not provide 100% protection against influenza viruses. The development of drugs based on the RNA interference mechanism in the context of this problem is a promising area.

Mediating Effects of Smartphone Utilization between Attitude and Willingness to Use Home-Based Healthcare ICT among Older Adults.

Objectives: This study explored the direct and indirect effects of knowledge of new technology (e.g., artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, and the Fourth Industrial Revolution), attitudes towards technology use, and smartphone utilization skills on older adults' willingness to use home-based information and communication technology (ICT) for self-health management.

Health System Development and Performance in Korea and Japan: A Comparative Study of 2000-2013.

Background: The Japanese and Korean healthcare systems are very similar and thus, they have the same problems and weaknesses. This study discusses the problems and proposes complementary solutions based on the results of a comparative analysis of conditions in the healthcare systems of the two countries.

Methods: This article presents a comparative analysis of the healthcare status of the two countries based on certain health criteria used worldwide, a literature review, and data from the Korean Ministry of Health and Welfare, Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, World Health Organization (WHO), World Bank, and Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).