The aerosol chemical composition in air masses affected by wildfires from the Greek islands of Chios, Euboea and Andros, the Dalmatian Coast and Sicily, during late summer of 2012 was characterized at the remote background site of Finokalia, Crete. Air masses were transported several hundreds of kilometers, arriving at the measurement station after approximately half a day of transport, mostly ...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was (a) to assess the cardiovascular and metabolic responses to water aerobic exercise and (b) to determine if water aerobics exercise meets the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) guidelines for improving and maintaining cardiorespiratory fitness. METHODS Fourteen men and women (mean +/- SD age, height, weight, body fat percentage, and maximal oxyg...

Participation in regular physical activity is associated with a multitude of benefits including a reduction in chronic disease and premature mortality, and improved quality of life. All segments of society need to collaborate with one another in an effort to promote active lives. The Israeli "Gymnasium Law" requires pre-exercise evaluation prior to exercise participation in a health club. Recen...

OBJECTIVE To issue a recommendation on the types and amounts of physical activity needed to improve and maintain health in older adults. PARTICIPANTS A panel of scientists with expertise in public health, behavioral science, epidemiology, exercise science, medicine, and gerontology. EVIDENCE The expert panel reviewed existing consensus statements and relevant evidence from primary research ...

Although eating disorders have received much attention over the last few years in athletics, its prevalence was not always well appreciated. Over the years, professional organizations began to pay close attention to the effects of eating disorders, and with this heightened awareness, professionals as well as the general public began to recognize eating disorders as a major problem in our societ...

The message from the nation’s scientists is clear, unequivocal, and unified: physical inactivity is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, and its prevalence is an important public health issue. New scientific knowledge based on epidemiological observational studies, cohort studies, controlled trials, and basic research has led to an unprecedented focus on physical activity and exercise. The...

Abstract. The organic mass fraction from sea spray aerosol (SSA) is currently a subject of intense research. majority this research dedicated to measurements in ambient air. However number studies have recently started focus on nascent aerosol. This work presents collected during 5-week cruise May and June 2017 the central western Mediterranean Sea, an oligotrophic marine region with low phytop...