Professional Pharmacy Fraternities as a Mechanism for Cocurricular Learning: A Qualitative Analysis of Two Organizations.

Objective: Professional pharmacy fraternal organizations are among the most common student organizations in schools and colleges of pharmacy and are present on 98% of campuses. However, sparse literature explores the educational value these organizations offer. The purpose of this review is to explore the alignment of national requirements of 2 major pharmacy fraternities with cocurricular learning objectives.

An Evaluation of MINDFIT-A Student Therapeutic Running Group as a Multi-Layered Intervention in the United Kingdom.

Background: Mental health is an ever-increasing concern for UK Universities and is underreported. Creative and dynamic approaches to tackle student wellbeing are important. In 2018, Sheffield Hallam University (SHU) Student Wellbeing Service initiated a pilot study of a therapeutic running programme 'MINDFIT' that combined physical activity, led by a counsellor, alongside a psychoeducation approach to support student mental health.

Does cardiovascular preparticipation screening cause psychological distress in athletes? A systematic review.

Objective: To evaluate the psychological implications of cardiovascular preparticipation screening (PPS) in athletes.

Design: Systematic review.

Data Sources: MEDLINE, EMBASE, PubMed, CINAHL, SPORTDiscus, APA PsycInfo, Cochrane Library and grey literature sources.

Pursuing Collective Synchrony in Teams: A Regime-Switching Dynamic Factor Model of Speed Similarity in Soccer.

Collective synchrony refers to the simultaneous occurrence of behavior, cognition, emotion, and/or physiology within teams of three or more persons. It has been suggested that collective synchrony may emanate from the copresence of team members, from their engagement in a shared task, and from coordination enacted in pursuit of a collective goal. In this paper, a regime-switching dynamic factor analytical approach is used to examine interindividual similarities in a particular behavioral measure (i.

Characterising the application of the "progressive overload" principle of exercise training within cardiac rehabilitation: A United Kingdom-based community programme.

Background: Recent concerns have cast doubt over the effectiveness of cardiac rehabilitation [CR] programmes for improving cardiorespiratory fitness [CRF] in patients with a history of cardiac disease in the United Kingdom [UK]. We aimed to characterise the weekly progression of exercise training dose over an 8-week Phase III CR programme as we felt this may be partly responsible for the lack of improvement in CRF reported in previous studies.

Design: Observational study.

Protein arginine methyltransferase biology in humans during acute and chronic skeletal muscle plasticity.

Protein arginine methyltransferases (PRMTs) are a family of enzymes that catalyze the methylation of arginine residues on target proteins. While dysregulation of PRMTs has been documented in a number of the most prevalent diseases, our understanding of PRMT biology in human skeletal muscle is limited. This study served to address this knowledge gap by exploring PRMT expression and function in human skeletal muscle in vivo and characterizing PRMT biology in response to acute and chronic stimuli for muscle plasticity.

Changes in volumetric and metabolic parameters relate to differences in exposure to sub-concussive head impacts.

Structural and calibrated magnetic resonance imaging data were acquired on 44 collegiate football players prior to the season (), following the first four weeks in-season () and one month after the last game (). Exposure data collected from g-Force accelerometers mounted to the helmet of each player were used to split participants into HIGH ( = 22) and LOW ( = 22) exposure groups, based on the frequency of impacts sustained by each athlete. Significant decreases in grey-matter volume specific to the HIGH group were documented at ( = 0.

Educating undergraduate occupational therapy and physiotherapy students in motivational interviewing: the student perspective.

Background: Motivational Interviewing (MI) is an evidenced based talking therapy designed to affect client Health Behaviour Change. Previous research indicates that Allied Health Professionals (AHP) can effectively use the approach and training at pre-registration level has been piloted. However, student experiences of training is underexplored.

Resting CMRO fluctuations show persistent network hyper-connectivity following exposure to sub-concussive collisions.

Exposure to head impacts may alter brain connectivity within cortical hubs such as the default-mode network (DMN). However, studies have yet to consider the confounding effects of altered resting cerebral blood flow (CBF) and cerebrovascular reactivity (CVR) on changes in connectivity following sub-concussive impacts. Here, 23 Canadian collegiate football players were followed during a season using calibrated resting-state MRI and helmet accelerometers to examine the interplay between the neural and vascular factors that determine functional connectivity (FC).

Comparing Acceleration and Change of Direction Ability Between Backpedal and Cross-over Run Techniques for Use in American Football.

Angelino, D, McCabe, TJG, and Earp, JE. Comparing acceleration and change of direction ability between backpedal and cross-over run techniques for use in American football. J Strength Cond Res 35(1): 47-55, 2021-In American football, defensive backs guard receivers using either cross-over (CO) run or backpedal (BP) techniques, but the efficacy of these techniques is unknown.

Is Cardiorespiratory Fitness Related to Cardiometabolic Health and All-Cause Mortality Risk in Patients with Coronary Heart Disease? A CARE CR Study.

Background: Higher cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is associated with lower morbidity and mortality in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD). The mechanisms for this are not fully understood. A more favourable cardiometabolic risk factor profile may be responsible; however, few studies have comprehensively evaluated cardiometabolic risk factors in relation to CRF amongst patients with CHD.

Thyroid hormones and commonly cited symptoms of overtraining in collegiate female endurance runners.

Purpose: Overtraining syndrome (OTS) is reported in endurance sports. Thyroid hormones (TH) regulate metabolism, mood, and energy production, and may play a role in OTS of endurance athletes. The purpose of this study was to investigate relationships in TH and symptoms of OTS in track and field endurance runners (ER).

Effects of Career Duration, Concussion History, and Playing Position on White Matter Microstructure and Functional Neural Recruitment in Former College and Professional Football Athletes.

Purpose To better understand the relationship between exposure to concussive and subconcussive head impacts, white matter integrity, and functional task-related neural activity in former U.S. football athletes.

Student-Athletes' Views on APOE Genotyping for Increased Risk of Poor Recovery after a Traumatic Brain Injury.

Use of apolipoprotein E genotyping to personalize the risk of a poor recovery after traumatic brain injury is complicated by the potential for genetic discrimination and the potential to reveal an increased risk for late onset Alzheimer's disease. We developed a survey to gauge interest in testing among athletes participating in National Collegiate Athletic Association programs. Eight hundred and forty seven student-athletes were surveyed to determine their interest in genetic testing, their willingness to share the results of testing with parents, coaches and physicians, their concerns about privacy and/or discrimination, and their interest in genetic counseling.

Epinephrine preworkout elevation may offset early morning melatonin concentrations to maintain maximal muscular force and power in track athletes.

The optimal time of day for training has become an important question for many strength and conditioning specialists, and this study was designed to add some insights into this complex question. The primary purpose of this investigation was to examine physical performance within the temporal context of the relationship between physical performance, epinephrine, and melatonin concentrations in the early morning (0530 hours) and late (1500 hours) afternoon in elite collegiate male track and field athletes (jumpers and sprinters). Subjects had a mean (±SD) age, height, and body mass of 20.

The John Kay Williams gold medal of the Royal Colleges of England and Glasgow 2011.

This paper describes the orthodontic treatment of two cases presented at the bi-collegiate examination of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons of England and Glasgow as part of the Membership in Orthodontics examination. The first case details the management of an 11-year-old Caucasian female patient with a Class II Division 2 malocclusion who was treated with a combination of extra-oral anchorage and fixed appliances. The second case details the management of a 14-year-old Indian male with a Class II Division 1 malocclusion who was treated with a combination of functional and fixed appliance therapy.

Brief motivational intervention and alcohol expectancy challenge with heavy drinking college students: a randomized factorial study.

This study is the first reported test of the unique and combined effects of Brief Motivational Intervention (BMI) and Alcohol Expectancy Challenge (AEC) with heavy drinking college students. Three hundred and thirty-five participants were randomly assigned in a 2x2 factorial design to either: BMI, AEC, BMI and AEC, and assessment only conditions. Follow-ups occurred at 1, 3, and 6 months.

Inhalational and local anesthetics reduce tactile and thermal responses in mimosa pudica.

Purpose: In reaction to a variety of stimuli, the sensitive plant mimosa pudica closes its leaflets and drops its stems. The objective was to investigate the effects of anaesthetics on the reaction of mimosa pudica to a variety of stimuli.

Methods: The ability of the plants leaflets to close (n=4, Q5min.

A statewide consortium initiative to establish an undergraduate clinical internship program.

The amount of time and the type of experience needed by undergraduate students in the clinical setting to actually practice nursing has been the subject of many debates between nurses in academe and service. Rather than blaming each other for the culture shock and transition problems of neophyte nurses, members of the academic and practice community in Rhode Island decided to address the problem together. The development of the collaborative program described in this article grew out of a research study and was coordinated through the efforts of nurses from service and academe.