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Skiing quality analysis of recreational skiers based on IMU data and self-assessment.
Front Sports Act Living
December 2024
Red Bull Athlete Performance Center Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria.
Alpine skiing is a popular sport in many countries and holds benefits in terms of health and well-being. At the same time alpine skiing is associated with a certain risk of accidents caused, among other things, by overestimating one's own skiing skills. Self-assessment of skiing skills is not trivial.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDeveloping the aquaticity level in healthy adolescents. A randomized control study.
Front Sports Act Living
December 2024
Department of PE and Sports Science, School of Physical Education, Sport Science and Dietetics, University of Thessaly, Volos, Greece.
Unlabelled: Aquaticity is an important parameter of human aquatic performance and behavior and can be objectively assessed by the aquaticity assessment test. Low aquaticity score can unveil a person's high risk in the water while it could dictate the specific characteristics that need to be addressed or developed for improving water competence.
Aim: The aim of the current study was to assess whether human aquaticity can be developed by systematic exercise and which type of training is more effective in improving aquaticity score.
Vitamin D and COVID-19: comparative analysis with other respiratory infections and impact of comorbidities.
Germs
September 2024
Pharm, PhD, Faculty of Pharmacy, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, No. 6 Traian Vuia street, Bucharest, 020956, Romania.
Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has promoted an intensive investigation into the pathophysiological mechanisms of SARS-CoV-2 infection, risk factors, and its impact on disease severity. Vitamin D has generated significant attention for its potential role in viral prevention and immune defense due to its pleiotropic functions, including immunomodulation and antimicrobial effects. This study aimed to assess serum 25(OH)D3 levels in patients with COVID-19 compared to those with other viral respiratory infections and to evaluate associations of vitamin D levels with symptomatology, clinical characteristics, presence of comorbidities and laboratory investigation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA Quality Improvement Initiative to Reduce Surgical Site Infections in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Cardiothoracic Surgery.
Pediatr Qual Saf
January 2025
Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Ga.
Article Synopsis
- The project focused on reducing surgical site infections (SSIs) in pediatric patients undergoing cardiothoracic surgery to less than 1 per 100 cases.
- A multidisciplinary team identified risk factors and created a quality improvement (QI) initiative, which included enhanced hygiene practices and wound care education.
- The result was a significant decrease in SSIs, dropping from 2.82 to 0.55 per 100 cases, without any increase in major complications or mortality.
The Impact of Insulin Resistance on the Development of Post-PCI Contrast-Induced Nephropathy in Non-Diabetic STEMI.
Acta Cardiol Sin
January 2025
Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey.
Aims: Contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) is a condition characterized by rapidly decreasing renal funciton following by the application of contrast material. Precutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is a life-saving treatment method that should be applied under emergent conditions. Unfortunately, the incidence of CIN after PCI is common.
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