Associations between number of steps and health outcomes in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Today's public health discourse prioritizes the health and well-being of children and adolescents. As step counts include both light and moderate-to-vigorous physical activities, and monitoring steps has become a popular method for assessing daily physical activity, it is critical to gain a better understanding of how measuring daily steps may contribute to overall health in children and adolescents. The aim of this study was to thoroughly review the studies that investigated the associations between daily number of steps (DNoS) and health outcomes (HO) in children and adolescents.

Optimizing Technical Training for Wheelchair-User Billiard Players through Modified Equipment Implementation.

This study aims to enhance the effectiveness of the preparation process and the performance of wheelchair users in international billiard competitions through modified equipment. The research methods include analysis and synthesis of the scientific and methodological literature, sociological research methods (questionnaires), expert assessment methods, pedagogical research methods (observation, testing, experimentation), and methods of mathematical statistics. The results of our study are significant: Implementing our developed training program for billiards players with musculoskeletal disorders, utilizing the modified equipment (special mechanical bridge and straps for cue fixation during shots) we created in a pedagogical experiment, demonstrated a probable improvement of 36% in the technical and tactical preparedness of the athletes compared to previous years.

The impact of strength loads on the health status and physical readiness of female cadets.

Objective: Aim: To investigate the impact of kettlebell strength training on the health and physical readiness of female cadets during martial law training.

Patients And Methods: Materials and Methods: The research involved 60 female cadets, 30 each in the experimental (EG) and the control (CG) groups. The EG cadets were engaged in kettlebell exercises during the hours of their sporting and mass participation activities, while the CG cadets were engaged according to the traditional methodology.

Substantiation of the methodology for assessing the biological age of adolescents.

Objective: Aim: To substantiate the methodology for assessing the biological age of adolescent high schoolers (boys and girls).

Patients And Methods: Materials and Methods: Boys aged 14-15 (n = 102) and girls aged 12-13 (n = 101) were studied. The choice of these age groups is explained by the presence of the most significant individual differences in morphological and functional characteristics in these adolescents.

The effect of post-traumatic chondropathy on the functional state of knee joints in athletes while playing basketball.

The widespread occurrence of knee injuries in athletes when playing basketball, in particular, damage to the cartilage system of the knee joint is reviewed. Basketball players may develop post-traumatic chondropathy with a subsequent change in the functional state of knee joints, which is inextricably linked with a decrease in the quality of life, the occurrence of pain syndrome, shortening of career duration, an increased risk of surgical interventions, and possible disability, from a long-term perspective. This review was conducted to explore modern ideas about the impact of post-traumatic chondropathy on the functional state of knee joints in athletes during basketball games.

Dynamic muscular endurance as an indicator of functional readiness of cyber-athletes.

Objective: Aim: To study the dynamic muscular endurance of hand movement according to the tapping test in connection with the manifestations of cognitive qualities of cyber-athletes and students involved in computer games as a hobby.

Patients And Methods: Materials and Methods: Dynamic muscular endurance of the right and left hands of the examined subjects was studied (using the tapping test method), as well as the reaction to a moving object using the diagnostic complex "Diagnost-1". Correction tables (Landolt rings) were used to study voluntary attention.

Down-regulation of long noncoding RNA HOXA11-AS nullifies the impact of microRNA-506-3p on chondrocytes proliferation and apoptosis in osteoarthritis.

Objectives: This study was directed towards exploring the impacts of lncRNA HOXA11-AS-mediated microRNA (miR)-506-3p on chondrocytes proliferation and apoptosis in osteoarthritis (OA).

Methods: The articular cartilages were provided by OA patients who received total knee arthroplasty, and Human Chondrocyte (HC)-OA (HCOA) was also attained. The miR-506-3p and HOXA11-AS expressions in articular cartilages from OA patients and HCOA cells were analyzed via qPCR.

Postural control in gymnasts: anisotropic fractal scaling reveals proprioceptive reintegration in vestibular perturbation.

Dexterous postural control subtly complements movement variability with sensory correlations at many scales. The expressive poise of gymnasts exemplifies this lyrical punctuation of release with constraint, from coarse grain to fine scales. Dexterous postural control upon a 2D support surface might collapse the variation of center of pressure (CoP) to a relatively 1D orientation-a direction often oriented towards the focal point of a visual task.

Dynamics of disability and pain indicators under the influence of physical therapy for adhesives capsulitis and myofascial pain syndrome.

Objective: Aim: To compare the effectiveness of end-range mobilization and therapeutic exercises, used in combination with ischemic compression, on disability and pain indicators among patients with adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder joint and thoracic myofascial pain syndrome.

Patients And Methods: Materials and Methods: The study involved 68 patients. Goniometry of the shoulder joint, assessment of pain in myofascial trigger points, and the Shoulder Pain and Disability Index questionnaire were used before and after physical therapy.

CHARACTERISTICS OF MOTORIC ACTIVITY AND FOCUS OF ATTENTION OF STUDENT ATHLETES WITH DIFFERENT INVOLVEMENT IN COMPUTER GAMES.

Objective: The aim: To investigate the prevalence of computer games among student athletes and the impact of computer game addiction on their lifestyle and cognitive functions.

Patients And Methods: Materials and methods: 125 students (age 17 to 26) took part in the study. Students were divided into groups: e-sportsmen (12 people), who have played for an average of 4,592 hours; athletes of various sports (31 people), who are fond of computer games; athletes (82 people), who do not play computer games.

CHANGES IN THE SENSORIMOTOR CORTEX OF THE RAT BRAIN UNDER THE MODELING OF HEMORRHAGIC STROKE.

Objective: The aim: To assess the structural and metabolic changes in the sensorimotor cortex of the rat brain under conditions of hemorrhagic stroke.

Patients And Methods: Materials and methods: The experiment was carried out on rats of the control and experimental groups with a model of hemorrhagic stroke. We used histological, electron microscopic, biochemical methods and biological markers.

Moderate Effects of Hypoxic Training at Low and Supramaximal Intensities on Skeletal Muscle Metabolic Gene Expression in Mice.

The muscle molecular adaptations to different exercise intensities in combination with hypoxia are not well understood. This study investigated the effect of low- and supramaximal-intensity hypoxic training on muscle metabolic gene expression in mice. C57BL/6 mice were divided into two groups: sedentary and training.

Bullying in professional sports: psychological needs of athletes.

Background: This paper aimed to establish whether bullying in sports affects the satisfaction of such psychological needs as autonomy, competence, and relatedness in professional sports.

Methods: The instruments in this work were the Bullying Participant Behaviors Questionnaire (BPBQ), the Motivational Mediators Scale in Sport (EMMD), and the Psychological Needs Thwarting Scale (PNTS). The participants were 708 professional athletes.

Opportunities for physical activity within clinical care: positive healthcare effects of exercise interventions delivered via telehealth services with evidence-based fitness resources.

Background: This article is an overview of the scientific research on the effectiveness of the original weight management program delivered via telehealth services for middle-aged overweight women - the summary of three original scientific studies that complement each other (N.=55, N.=105, N.

Psychometric Properties of the Subjective Cognitive Decline Questionnaire (SCD-Q) and Its Invariance across Age Groups.

Considering that a good sense of subjective cognitive decline seems to be crucial to prevent decline before clinical impairment, the interest in examining tools on this front were raised in the last decade. The aim of the present study is to examine the psychometric properties of the Subjective Cognitive Decline Questionnaire (SCD-Q) across age in its Spanish adaptation. It should be noted that two constructs were proposed in this context: mnestic processes and executive function factors.

THE EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PROBLEM OF GLOBAL EPIDEMICS DANGER TO ACUTE RESPIRATORY VIRAL INFECTIONS, ESPECIALLY CORONAVIRUS, FOR THE ORGANIZATION OF MASS SPORTING EVENTS: SOLUTION WAYS.

Objective: The aim: To find solutions for the ecological problems of epidemics danger to acute respiratory infections, especially coronavirus infections, during the organization of mass sporting events by establishing the features of its development and providing epidemiological measures to reduce the negative impact of epidemics for human health and activities, including athletes at both national and international levels.

Patients And Methods: Materials and methods: The methodological basis of this study is general and special scientific methods: dialectical, analysis and synthesis, synergism, historical and legal, formal and logical, systematic and structural, comparative and legal, formal and legal. Empirical data were scientific works, international regulations, EU legislation, United States and other countries.

COVID-19 AS A STRESS TEST OF HEALTHCARE ESTABLISHMENTS EFFECTIVENESS AND RELIABILITY MEASURED NATIONALLY AND GLOBALLY.

Objective: The aim: The authors aimed to estimate the healthcare environment risks and safety problems of the medical staff and patients, methods of neutralizing the negative public health effects and to suggest the new approaches to improved effectiveness and reliability of the healthcare establishments functioning under the emergencies.

Patients And Methods: Materials and methods: The study includes data of questioning of 163 healthcare workers of certain institutions in Ukraine using the questionnaire of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality ( the USA) on adherence to the patients' safety culture. In this study only the data on the patients' safety culture "response to mistakes" are represented.

HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION AFTER LEGAL INDUCED ABORTIONS IN UKRAINE: RESULTS A MULTICENTER STUDY.

Objective: The aim: To determine trend of legal induced surgical abortion and to assess the frequency of infection complications after termination of pregnancy in Ukraine.

Patients And Methods: Materials and methods: We conducted a prospective multicentre cohort study was based on surveillance data of healthcare-associated infection (HAI) after legal induced surgical abortion in women's from January 2017 to 2019 in Ukraine. Definitions of HAI after induced abortion were used from the CDC/ NHSN.

METHODS OF DETERMINING THE INDIVIDUAL MOTOR PERFORMANCE OF YOUNG MALES IN THE PROCESS OF EXERCISE.

Objective: The aim: Is to develop, theoretically substantiate and experimentally test the effectiveness of the methods of determining the individual motor performance of 17-18 years old young males in the process of exercise.

Patients And Methods: Materials and methods: The research was conducted at the Faculty of Physical Education, Sports and Health of the National Pedagogical Dragomanov University in 2019-2020. The research involved 17-18 years old male students during the 1st and the 2nd years of their education (n = 168).

FEATURES OF PSYCHOLOGICAL EXPERIENCES IN SEVERE QUARANTINE DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: THE ROLE OF TOLERANCE FOR UNCERTAINTY.

Objective: The aim: To examine the features of experiences during quarantine relating to the tolerance for uncertainty.

Patients And Methods: Materials and methods: 306 volunteers aged 18-65 years participated in this study. All participants were tested during strict quarantine in April 2020.

REVISITING THE VALUE OF HAEMATOLOGICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL MARKERS AND THE RATIOS IN PATIENTS WITH CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE.

Objective: The aim: To investigate haematological and biochemical parameters and their potential for grading the severity of coronary artery lesions to predict the course atherosclerosis.

Patients And Methods: Materials and methods: The study is based on data obtained from a prospective analysis of 131 patients at the age of 51 to 82 years old from January to December 2019, whose complaints could indicate the coronary artery disease. All patients underwent a comprehensive clinical, laboratory and instrumental examination.

INFLUENCE OF A PSYCHOTYPE OF A PATIENT WITH MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDER ON THE DEGREE OF WORK DISABILITY.

Musculoskeletal diseases significantly impair the quality of life and work limitation. Purpose: to determine specificities of work limitation dynamic amongst the patients with lower back and lower limbs musculoskeletal disorders grouped by their psychotypes within the outpatient physical therapy. The Work Limitations Questionnaire (WLQ) was used in the research.

Determination of submaximal exercise tolerance in athletes using a method to predict cardiac patient conditions during rehabilitation.

Many professional athletes, after the end of their careers, cannot fully carry out daily social activities due to problems with health. The main problem is a significant rate of cardiovascular diseases. Therefore, the choice of rehabilitation techniques for former athletes is of primary importance.