This intensive case study used an A-B time-series analysis design to examine whether 5 adult patients with various AIDS-related pain symptoms benefited from a hypnosis-based pain management approach. The 3 dependent variables in this study were: (a) self-ratings of the severity of pain, (b) self-ratings of the percentage of time spent in pain, and (c) amount of p.r.n. pain medication taken. Dat...

OBJECTIVE High voice users (individuals who demonstrate excessive or loud vocal use) are at risk for developing voice disorders. The objective of this study was to examine, both acoustically and perceptually, vocal changes in healthy speakers after an acute period of high voice use. METHODS Members of a university women's volleyball team (n = 12) were recorded a week before (pre) and week aft...

ABSTRACT: Objective: To analyze the prevalence of physical inactivity and average time practice total activity by domains (leisure commuting), according to gender, age group schooling, between 2003 2015, in residents urban area city São Paulo. Methods: Data from Household Health Surveys Municipality Paulo (2003: n = 2,514; 2015: 4,043). The International Physical Activity Questionnaire was used...

To evaluate changes in skin carotenoid score (SCS) from baseline, during and following a two-week sweet potato snack added to participant's usual diet. Forty participants were recruited by convenience for 7-week longitudinal cohort study with 1-week period establish baseline SCS, an intervention consisting of fed 3 times/week 2 weeks the lab while consuming diet outside lab, followed 4-week mon...

The milk production of one mother was determined post-partum for a period of 13 weeks, during which time breast milk was her infant's only source of food energy. The weight changes of both the mother and the male infant were recorded during this period. The food intake and activity pattern of the mother were also recorded for 4-week periods: at 2, 6, 10 weeks after birth and 2 weeks after the c...

BACKGROUND The simulation of the CI (cochlear implant) signal presents a degraded representation of each musical instrument, which makes recognition difficult. PURPOSE To examine the efficiency and effectiveness of three types of training on recognition of musical instruments as presented through simulations of the sounds transmitted through a CI. RESEARCH DESIGN Participants were randomly ...

OBJECTIVES The aim was to characterize the behaviour and faecal glucocorticoid metabolite (FGM) responses of six cats (Felis catus) to single caging for 30 days. DESIGN In this observational study, changes in outcome measures were monitored with habituation to caging. Continuous focal observations of the activity, location in the cage, and posture were conducted from video recordings for one ...

Purpose. To examine the effects of acupuncture on sleep quality and on emotional measures among patients with schizophrenia. Methods. Twenty patients with schizophrenia participated in the study. The study comprised a seven-day running-in no-treatment period, followed by an eight-week experimental period. During the experimental period, participants were treated with acupuncture twice a week. D...