There is an aura about sessions such as this which suggests analogies to a fraternity initiation. Given that, one of the first questions the discussant must ask himself is where his discussion stands in relation to "Hell Week." All of us, I believe, would agree that "Hell Week" is the responsibility of the pledge trainer, or dissertation adviser in this case. If "Hell Week" is over, is the disc...

OBJECTIVE The present study was designed to assess physical activity, sedentary behaviours and dietary habits among adolescents in Kuwait and to compare the differences between genders. DESIGN A cross-sectional study was conducted among secondary-school children who participated in the Arab Teens Lifestyle Study (ATLS), a multi-centre collaborative project. SETTING Secondary schools in Kuwa...

BACKGROUND  Bandaging plays an important role in the treatment of lymphoedema. OBJECTIVE To investigate efficacy and safety of the 3M™ Coban™ 2 compression system (Coban 2 system) with different application frequencies in comparison to short-stretch bandaging. METHODS A multicentre, randomized, prospective study was performed with 82 patients suffering from arm or leg lymphoedema stage II o...

risk of premature mortality and cardiovascular disease in people with diabetes are twice that of non-diabetics, but the role of inflammatory biomarkers such as resistin and crp that used for prediction of these disease is unknown after exercise. so, the aim of the present study was to examine the proinflammatory role of resistin and crp, after aerobic and resistance exercise in patients with ty...

objectives: the purpose of this study was to examine the effect of core stabilization abstract training program on falling in elderly population. methods & materials: for this clinical trial study, forty elderly female subject (age: 70.58±5.98 years, weight: 55.76±5.78 kg, height: 157.76±7.8 cm) voluntarily participated. a week prior to starting training program the balance measured with the be...

National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) were developed out of a plethora of initiatives implemented between 1960 and 1990. The format of NVQs was initially based on a hierarchical task analysis of job functions within the hospitality and catering industry, conducted as part of the CATERBASE project, which was commissioned by the Manpower Services Commission in the mid-1980s. This issues paper...

OBJECTIVE Dietary intervention studies suggest that a daily fish meal can improve blood pressure (BP); however, such a dietary regimen might be difficult to sustain. The objective of the present study was to investigate whether salmon consumption three times per week improves BP during energy restriction in young adults. METHODS In this 8-wk intervention, 324 subjects (20-40 y of age, body ma...