Background. Referees are an integral part of every handball match which is considered a high-intensity activity and they need to follow the action as close as possible to avoid mistakes in their decisions. Objectives. This research aimed to determine the physiological loads of referees during handball matches and whether a higher physiological load during the match has a significant effect on ...

BACKGROUND Studies indicate that diet may be related to the occurrence of brain lesions. The cross-sectional association between food intake and brain lesion volumes in late-life depression was examined in a cohort of elderly individuals with current or prior depression. METHODS Food intake was assessed in 54 elderly vascular depression subjects (vascular depression defined by presence of hyp...

An accurate value for the heat of formation of boron trifluoride is of significant importance because this value is involved in the thermochemistry of many boron compounds. The study of the thermochemistry of boron compounds was for a long time hampered by difficulties in measuring a suitable reaction involving elemental boron. The heat of formation of boric oxide, for instance, was uncertain t...

Decomposition of 2-chloroethylphosphonic acid (Ethephon) was studied in dried films at various water vapor pressures (0.6 to 86.9 millimeters Hg, 3.2 to 93.9% relative humidity) and temperatures (20, 30, 40, and 50 C) at pH 6.3 and 7.0. The rate of decomposition could be determined equally well by [(14)C]Ethephon or ethylene measurements. The rate increases at increasing water vapor pressures a...

Due to the growing concern of chronic diseases and other health problems related to diet, there is a need to develop accurate methods to estimate an individual’s food and energy intake. Measuring accurate dietary intake is an open research problem. In particular, accurate food portion estimation is challenging since the process of food preparation and consumption impose large variations on food...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To measure the association between physical activity and social cognitive theory constructs during breast cancer treatment. DESIGN Cross-sectional survey. SETTING Midwestern, academic oncology clinic. SAMPLE 21 primarily Caucasian (90%) female patients with breast cancer undergoing treatment. 76% were > 50 years old; 76% had stage I or II disease. 17 completed the study...

BACKGROUND Traditional desks require students to sit; however, recently schools have provided students with nontraditional standing desks. The purpose of this study was to investigate differences in caloric expenditure of young adults while sitting at a standard classroom desk and standing at a nontraditional standing classroom desk. METHODS Twenty (10 male/10 female) young (22.8 ± 1.9 y), he...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the relation between nutrient intake and psychiatric functioning in adults with confirmed mood disorders. METHOD A cross-sectional study was conducted of the intake of major (that is, carbohydrates, fat, and protein) and minor (that is, vitamins and minerals) nutrients (from 3-day food records and a Food Frequency Questionnaire), Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) sc...

A cross-sectional design was used to evaluate the relationship between fiber intake and insulin resistance, indexed using HOMA (homeostatic model assessment), in a National Health and Nutrition Examination Study (NHANES) sample of 6374 U.S. adults. Another purpose was to test the influence of covariates on the association. A third aim was to compare HOMA levels between two groups based on the r...

National, state, and local institutions that procure, distribute, sell, and/or serve food to employees, students, and the public are increasingly capitalizing on existing operational infrastructures to create healthier food environments. Integration of healthy nutrition standards and other recommended practices [e.g., energy (kilocalories) postings at point-of-purchase, portion size restriction...