The Effects of Aerobic Exercise Training on Testosterone Concentration in Individuals Who are Obese or Have Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Background: Obesity and type 2 diabetes (T2D) are associated with alterations in testosterone concentrations. While evidence indicates that aerobic training can influence testosterone in healthy populations or females with hyperandrogenism, its impact in individuals with obesity or T2D remains unclear. Thus, the aim of this study was to investigate whether aerobic training can influence circulating testosterone concentrations in individuals with obesity or T2D.

The carbon footprint of total knee replacements.

Objective Detailed quantifications of the environmental footprint of operations that include surgery, anaesthesia, and engineering are rare. We examined all such aspects to find the greenhouse gas emissions of an operation. Methods We undertook a life cycle assessment of 10 patients undergoing total knee replacements, collecting data for all surgical equipment, energy requirements for cleaning, and operating room energy use.

A cross-sectional study on online food delivery applications (OFDAs) in the United Arab Emirates: use and perceptions of healthy food availability among university students.

Online food delivery applications (OFDAs) have seen a surge in popularity during the COVID-19 Pandemic, particularly among young adults. This study aimed to assess the use of OFDAs and the perception of food healthiness and safety among university students in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). A web-based cross-sectional study was conducted among university students in the UAE via snowball sampling (n = 1096).

Fruit Peel: Bioactive Composition as Determined by Distinct Harvest Seasons and In Vitro Anti-Cancer Activity.

Jaboticaba () is a recognizable and unique crop from Brazil. The fruit's byproducts are currently being studied, given their bioactive composition and promising anti-cancer potential. It is not evident, however, if different harvesting seasons can modify the chemical profile and antioxidant capacity of jaboticaba fruit fractions.

Microbiota Transplantation in Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes and a High Degree of Insulin Resistance.

The objective of this study was to determine the results of fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) from healthy lean subjects in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D); Methods: We designed a phase II, randomized, single-blind, parallel-arm clinical trial. Twenty-one subjects (12 men [57.1%] and 9 women [42.

Multiparametric Approach to the Colorectal Cancer Phenotypes Integrating Morphofunctional Assessment and Computer Tomography.

(1) Background: Accurate body composition assessment in CCR patients is crucial due to the high prevalence of malnutrition, sarcopenia, and cachexia affecting survival. This study evaluates the correlation between body composition assessed by CT imaging as a reference technique, BIVA, nutritional ultrasound, and handgrip strength in CCR patients. (2) Methods: This retrospective study included CCR patients assessed by the Endocrinology and Nutrition Services of Virgen de la Victoria in Malaga and Vall d'Hebron in Barcelona from October 2018 to July 2023.

Measuring self-control in a wild songbird using a spatial discounting task.

Self-control allows animals to resist instant gratification and invest more time and/or energy in better outcomes. However, widespread temporal self-control tasks lack ecological validity for many species, and few studies have explored whether self-control can be measured in the wild. We used a spatial discounting task resembling natural foraging decisions to measure self-control in wild toutouwai (Petroica longipes), a songbird endemic to New Zealand.

Should we measure quality of life among people with HIV? A multicentre survey of physicians' opinions in Spain.

Objectives: We assessed the opinions of physicians caring for people with HIV (PWH) from the multicentre Spanish CoRIS cohort regarding the assessment of health-related quality of life (HRQoL).

Methods: We designed an online self-administered questionnaire comprising 27 structured questions across four domains: (i) sociodemographic and clinical data; (ii) usefulness of measuring HRQoL; (iii) information, training and resource needed; and (iv) whether and how HRQoL should be measured. Physicians completed the questionnaire between April and June 2023.

Capturing patient experiences of care with digital technology to improve service delivery and quality of care: A scoping review.

Objective: Patient experience significantly impacts healthcare quality, outcomes, resource utilisation and treatment adherence. Digital technologies offer promising approaches for capturing real-time, multi-faceted patient experiences. This scoping review investigated how digital technologies are used to capture patient experience during healthcare encounters and their potential to improve health service delivery and care.

Salt-related knowledge, attitudes and practices and their relationship with 24-h urinary sodium and potassium excretions among a group of healthy residents in the UAE: a cross-sectional study.

Objective: This study aimed to measure urinary sodium and potassium as a measure of sodium and potassium intake concerning the knowledge, attitude and practice towards sodium intake among a group of healthy residents in the UAE.

Design: A cross-sectional study on a sample of healthy adults in the UAE. In addition to the knowledge, attitude and practice questionnaire, sodium and potassium excretions and food records were taken.

Improving the nutritional evaluation in head neck cancer patients using bioelectrical impedance analysis: Not only the phase angle matters.

Background: Malnutrition and sarcopenia are highly prevalent in patients with head neck cancer (HNC). An accurate early diagnosis is necessary for starting nutritional support, as both are clearly associated with clinical outcomes and mortality. We aimed to evaluate the applicability and accuracy of body composition analysis using electrical bioimpedance vectorial analysis (BIVA) for diagnosing malnutrition and sarcopenia in patients with HNC cancer undergoing systemic treatment with chemotherapy or radiotherapy.

New Zealand and Antarctica in a changing climate - where are we at, where are we going, and what do we do about it?

The changing climate is threatening everything we hold dear, increasing dangers to food production, to the availability of water, to land and to livelihoods across the globe. In the past century, humanity has become the dominant force shaping the climate system, ramping up greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution. To halt climate change, emissions of greenhouse gases must be reduced to zero as soon as possible.

A Scoping Review of Physical Activity Interventions Among Sexual Minority Adults: A Call to Action for Future Research.

Unlabelled: Physical activity (PA) has a variety of well-established benefits for physical and mental health. However, there are PA disparities based on numerous sociodemographic characteristics, including sexual orientation. Mapping of PA interventions tailored to sexual minorities (ie, nonheterosexual) is currently absent from the literature.

The Acute and Chronic influence of Exercise on Mitochondrial Dynamics in Skeletal Muscle.

Exercise and nutritional modulation are potent stimuli for eliciting increases in mitochondrial mass and function. Collectively, these beneficial adaptations are increasingly recognized to coincide with improvements to skeletal muscle health. Mitochondrial dynamics of fission and fusion are increasingly implicated as having a central role in mediating aspects of key organelle adaptions that are seen with exercise.

Structural Variety in Transition Metal Complexes of Tripodal Ligands Containing Mixed Quinolyl and Pyridyl Donors.

The syntheses of the tripodal tetraamine ligands 2-(pyridin-2-yl)-N,N-bis(quinolin-2-ylmethyl)ethan-1-amine (DQPEA), N-(pyridin-2-ylmethyl)-2-(quinolin-2-yl)-N-(2-(quinolin-2-yl)ethyl)ethan-1-amine (DQEPMA), 2-(pyridin-2-yl)-N,N-bis(2-(quinolin-2-yl)ethyl)ethan-1-amine (DQEPEA), N,N-bis(pyridin-2-ylmethyl)-2-(quinolin-2-yl)ethan-1-amine (QEDPMA), and 2-(pyridin-2-yl)-N-(2-(pyridin-2-yl)ethyl)-N-(2-(quinolin-2-yl)ethyl)ethan-1-amine (QEDPEA) containing mixed quinolyl and pyridyl moieties are reported, with 2-vinylquinoline being used to attach quinolylethyl arms to the aliphatic N atom. X-ray crystal structures of [(Mn(DQPEA))O](ClO) ⋅ (CHCN), [Cu(DQPEA)NCCH](ClO), [Zn(DQPEA)NCCH](ClO), [Pd(DQEPEA)Cl]Cl ⋅ 11HO are detailed, with four, five, and six-coordination observed. In addition, the dimeric complex [(DPEA)Co(μ-OH)Co(DPEA)](ClO) ⋅ 0.

The moa footprints from the Pliocene - early Pleistocene of Kyeburn, Otago, New Zealand.

In March, 2019, a trackway of seven footprints was found at a riverbank outcrop of Maniototo Conglomerate Formation in the Kyeburn River, Central Otago, South Island, New Zealand. In this study, we describe this first known occurrence of moa (Dinornithiformes) footprints to be found and recovered in Te Waipounamu/South Island. Footprints of the trackway were ∼46 mm deep, 272-300 mm wide and 260-294 mm in length.

Climate change impacts on Aotearoa New Zealand: a horizon scan approach.

Many of the implications of climate change for Aotearoa (New Zealand) remain unclear. To identify so-far unseen or understudied threats and opportunities related to climate change we applied a horizon-scanning process. First, we collated 171 threats and opportunities across our diverse fields of research.

Coral reefs: Fishing smarter for optimal nutrition and biodiversity.

One of humanity's biggest challenges is to ensure food and nutrition for the growing population, in the face of global change. A new study offers hope, showing how altered coral reefs with reduced fish biomass can offer some of the most nutritious fish.

Influence of park visitation on physical activity, well-being and social connectedness among Australians during COVID-19.

This cross-sectional study examined associations of park visitation with physical activity (PA), well-being, and social connectedness among 1089 participants during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. In August 2020, adolescents and adults in Australia self-reported demographics, usual park visitation, frequency and duration of park visits, PA, well-being and social connectedness. Multilevel linear regression models examined associations of park visitation with well-being and social connectedness.

Social Media Advice for Dermatologists.

This study focuses on how skincare professionals, such as dermatologists, plastic surgeons, and dermal clinicians, can apply strategies in publishing credible social media content related to the skin. The study interviewed 10 participants and asked questions about the skincare advice they seek from social media. Analysis of the results revealed the prominent themes of education, delivery of information, credibility, trustworthiness, and relatability; however, visual characteristics of how the information was presented, formed the most significant theme.