scholarly journals THE FUNCTIONAL STATUS OF HYPOTHALAMIC-PITUITARY-ADRENAL AND HYPOTHALAMIC-PITUITARY-GONADAL AXIS IN YOUNG WOMEN WITH CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-28
Author(s):  
E Milashechkina ◽  
T Dzhandarova
Keyword(s):  
Functional Status ◽  
Hormone Secretion ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Female Students ◽  
The Body ◽  
Control Group ◽  
First Year ◽  
Medical Group ◽  
A Chain ◽  
Apparently Healthy

Aim. The article aims to evaluate the functional status of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical and hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal systems in females with vascular dystonia from a special medical group. Materials and methods. The study involved first-year female students divided into 3 groups: 1 (control, n = 45) – apparently healthy students; 2 (experimental, n = 27) – students from a special medical group with vascular dystonia (VVD): 1st experimental (n = 12) – students diagnosed with VVD of the hypertensive type, 2nd experimental (n = 15) – students with VVD of the hypotonic type. The functional status of the hypothalamic-pituitaryadrenocortical and hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal systems was revealed by the concentration of cortisol (K), testosterone (T) and estradiol (E) in saliva and the E / T ratio. Results. The content of cortisol in saliva in females with VVD in both experimental groups was significantly higher (P < 0.001, P < 0.05) than in the control group. Cortisol levels are higher in females with hypertensive VVD than in females with hypotonic VVD (P < 0.05). In females with VVD of the hypotonic type, the level of estradiol is higher by 24% than in the control group, and in females with VVD of the hypertensive type, estradiol is more than twice higher. The concentration of testosterone was significantly higher in both experimental groups compared to the control group (P < 0.001), an increase in T was observed in females with VVD of the hypertensive type. The E/T ratio in students with VVD in both groups showed no significant changes compared to the control group. Significant positive differences were revealed in females with VVD of the hypertensive type compared with VVD of the hypotonic type (P < 0.01). Conclusion. The results of the study showed that changes in hormone secretion can be considered as a chain of closely connected reactions in the regulatory mechanisms of the cardiovascular system for maintaining self-regulation of the body and ensuring adaptation under stress. Therefore, the disruption of any link requires the use of reserve capacities of the body, which affects the performance of the leading adaptation systems.

Significance of graded doses of aqueous seed extract of Moringa oleifera (L) on live body weight, gonadal, extragonadal dimensions and sperm reserves of Yankasa rams

2021 ◽  
pp. 33-40
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Moringa Oleifera ◽  
Seed Extract ◽  
The Body ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Live Body Weight ◽  
And Control ◽  
Standard Techniques ◽  
Different Doses ◽  
Apparently Healthy

The aim of the study was to investigate the effects of Moringa oleifera aqueous seed extract on live body weight, gonadal and extragonadal dimensions and sperm reserves of Yankasa rams. Twenty five apparently healthy Yankasa rams aged 1-2 years and weighing 19.0 ± 2.1 Kg were used for the study. The rams were randomly selected into five groups: A, B, C, D and E with five rams in each group as treatment and control groups respectively. Groups A - D were given oral dose of Moringa oleifera aqueous seed extract at a dose rate of 1000, 2000, 3000, 4000 (mg/kg), respectively while group E was given 10 ml/kg water orally, daily for five months. Live body weight, gonadal and extragonadal reserves were determined according to standard techniques. The results showed a significant increase in live body weight in the months of April to June among rams treated with different doses of Moringa oleifera aqueous seed extract compared with the control group. The control group showed no significant differences in the body weight, gonadal and extragonadal dimensions and sperm reserves. In conclusion, the treatment of Yankasa rams with Moringa oleifera aqueous seed extract increased live body weight, but had no significant effects on gonadal and extragonadal dimensions and sperm reserves in Yankasa rams. Therefore, it is recommended that M. oleifera aqueous seed extract can be used at doses of 2000mg/kg to 3000mg/kg in Yankasa rams for optimum gain in live body weight.

scholarly journals PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGICAL ADAPTATION POTENTIAL TO STUDYING AT THE PEDAGOGICAL UNIVERSITY IN RUSSIAN AND KAZAKH STUDENTS

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 72-82
Author(s):  
Victor Petrovich Maltsev ◽  
Zhanar Tuleutayevna Suyundikova
Keyword(s):  
Central Nervous System ◽  
Nervous System ◽  
Functional Status ◽  
Cognitive Performance ◽  
Motor Response ◽  
Female Students ◽  
First Year ◽  
Functional Abilities ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
The Central Nervous System

Aim. The Federal State Educational Standard of Higher Education prescribes providing the educational process in accordance with the individual and typological features of students. The nature of adaptation shifts in students depends on ethnic, ecological, and morphological indicators determining the functional status of the body. Its functional status and functional abilities conditioned by academic and professional activities are determined by the cerebral process, which influences the efficiency of adaptation and cognitive performance in general. The article deals with studying the features of psychophysiological potential in Russian and Kazakh first-year female students during their adaptation to studying at the pedagogical university. Materials and methods. We conducted the diagnostics of the functional status of the central nervous system and cognitive performance in first-year female students at pedagogical universities. The average age of participants was 17.9 years. The total sample (n = 120) consisted of the Russian and Kazakh students living in Kostanay (Kazakhstan) and Chelyabinsk (Russia). A simple eye motor response (SEMR) and a complex eye motor response (CEMR) to a light stimulus were measured with the NS-Psychotest equipment. The calculated data are the following: the functional status of the system; response stability; level of functional abilities. These data were used as a basis for the assessment of cognitive performance in the participants of the study. Results. The results obtained characterize the neuro-dynamic basis of first-year students’ adaptation expressed in the average level of CNS activity, mobility of nervous processes, and optimal functional abilities. In the conditions of the average intragroup expression of the functional criteria of the central nervous system better cognitive processes for the processing of sensory information were revealed in students from Chelyabinsk compared to Kostanay. Conclusion. The analysis of the data obtained revealed the regional specifics of the average values of chronoreflexometry in first-year students, namely a significantly higher level of neural interaction and sensorimotor processing in first-year students from Chelyabinsk.

scholarly journals Differential changes in self-reported aspects of interoceptive awareness through 3 months of contemplative training

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Boris Bornemann ◽  
Beate M. Herbert ◽  
Tania Singer
Keyword(s):  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Body Awareness ◽  
The Body ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Interoceptive Awareness ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Convergent And Discriminant Validity

Interoceptive body awareness (IA) is crucial for psychological well-being and plays an important role in many contemplative traditions. However, until recently, standardized self-report measures of IA were scarce, not comprehensive, and the effects of interoceptive training on such measures were largely unknown. The Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness (MAIA) questionnaire measures IA with eight different scales. In the current study, we investigated whether and how these different aspects of IA are influenced by a 3-months contemplative intervention in the context of the ReSource project, in which 148 subjects engaged in daily practices of “Body Scan” and “Breath Meditation.” We developed a German version of the MAIA and tested it in a large and diverse sample (n = 1,076). Internal consistencies were similar to the English version (0.56– 0.89), retest reliability was high (r s: 0.66–0.79), and the MAIA showed good convergent and discriminant validity. Importantly, interoceptive training improved five out of eight aspects of IA, compared to a retest control group. Participants with low IA scores at baseline showed the biggest changes. Whereas practice duration only weakly predicted individual differences in change, self-reported liking of the practices and degree of integration into daily life predicted changes on most scales. Interestingly, the magnitude of observed changes varied across scales. The strongest changes were observed for the regulatory aspects of IA, that is, how the body is used for self-regulation in daily life. No significant changes were observed for the Noticing aspect (becoming aware of bodily changes), which is the aspect that is predominantly assessed in other IA measures. This differential pattern underscores the importance to assess IA multi-dimensionally, particularly when interested in enhancement of IA through contemplative practice or other mind–body interventions.

Effectiveness of Psychodrama on the Body Image of Senior High Female Students in Tehran, District 15

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Soroor Arabpour Khanmirzaei ◽  
Mahdi Zare Bahramabadi ◽  
Fatemeh Khoramian
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Body Image ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Female Students ◽  
The Body ◽  
Analysis Of Covariance ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Post Test ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Body Self

Introduction: In this study the effect of psychodrama on body image of female students at secondary school has been examined. Method: In this quasi experimental study, all the female students at secondary school who were studying at high school in academic year 2016-2017 in Tehran were selected as a statistical society. Among the high schools in Tehran's 15th district, one school was selected by Purposive sampling method. They were examined by the Multidimensional Body-Self Relationships Questionnaire (MBSRQ). 24 female students were randomly selected and assigned to experimental and control groups. Then, 8 sessions of 1.5 hours of psychodrama were performed for the experimental group, but the control group did not receive any intervention. In addition to descriptive statistics, Multivariate analysis of covariance were performed to evaluate the effectiveness of the psychodrama on the body image of students and the SPSS-25 software was used for all the analyses (p>0.05. ( Results: In this analysis, the second-year high school student participants were adolescent girls with an average age of 14.34 years. The results the study showed The Mean ±SD of physical satisfaction component had more change from pre-test (25.08± 3.65) to post-test (32.50 ±4.85). Moreover, The Mean ±SD of the body image increased from pre-test (144.50 ±12.33) to post-test (16.165 ± 12.96). Conclusion: Psychodrama had remarkable improvement on body image of female students who were selected in this research

The Effect of the Reciprocal Teaching Model on Developing Jordanian Students' Reading Comprehension at Mutah University

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 69
Author(s):  
Mohammad Yousef Ahmad AlSaraireh ◽  
Ku Mohd Nabil Ku Hamid
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Reciprocal Teaching ◽  
Control Group ◽  
First Year ◽  
Teaching Model ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Paired Samples ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Experimental Group

The aim of this study is to examine the impact of using the reciprocal teaching model on Jordanians’ first year students at Mutah University in the academic year 2015/2016. 176 participants took part and were arbitrarily selected and divided into two gender mixed groups; the experimental group which was exposed to the reciprocal teaching model (RT), and the control group which was taught using the traditional method (TM). A total of fourteen  independent sample T-tests and paired samples T-tests were used for the purpose of comparing and analysing the scores of the pre-tests and the post-tests, and with the intention to pinpoint the effect of using RT as well as to measure the extent of such effect on the development of the students’ reading comprehension skills. Through the analysis of the results and in line with the two questions of this study, it has emerged that the use of the RT model has a positive effect on the first year students’ reading comprehension achievement in the experimental group; a fact that is reflected in the significant statistical difference when compared to the reading comprehension achievement of the students from the control group taught using the TM. It has also emerged that although the male students’ scores are better than the scores attained by the female students, the use of the RT remains of great benefits for both; male and female students. 

scholarly journals Changes in morphological composition of blood in rats under intragastric load with walnut meal

2021 ◽  
Vol 273 ◽  
pp. 02013
Author(s):  
Victor Leonov ◽  
Olga Pavlova ◽  
Olga Gulenko ◽  
Maxim Kislov ◽  
Pavel Boriskin
Keyword(s):  
Self Regulation ◽  
Hemoglobin Concentration ◽  
Living Organism ◽  
The Body ◽  
Water Soluble ◽  
Biologically Active ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Distilled Water ◽  
Morphological Composition ◽  
Living Organisms

The basis for the existence of all living organisms is homeostasis. Any living organism is an open dynamic self-regulating system and self-regulation is based on the feedback principle. The use of biologically active substances, for example, plant meal, opens up great possibilities for modulation of physiological processes in the body. Walnut fruit meal also has a rich composition, contains almost all microelements, large amounts of protein as well as carotene, quinones, lecithin, water-soluble vitamins and flavonoids. The aim of the work was to study the adaptive changes in the morphological composition of rat blood to intragastric loading with walnut meal in the form of suspension on distilled water. The experiment was carried out on 60 white laboratory rats. Conclusion: intragastric loading with distilled water suspension of walnut meal in a concentration of 15 mg/100 g body weight of clinically healthy rats was accompanied by an increase in erythrocyte count, hemoglobin concentration and leukocyte count by 6.8%, 7.0% and 9.6%, respectively, compared with the control group animals.

scholarly journals Dragon Fruit (Hylocereus polyrhizus) Increases Hemoglobin Levels in Young Women

2018 ◽  
pp. 197-203
Author(s):  
Halida Thamrin ◽  
Budu Budu ◽  
Werna Nontji ◽  
Suchi Avnalurini Sharief
Keyword(s):  
Young Women ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Female Students ◽  
The Body ◽  
Female Adolescent ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Dragon Fruit ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Hylocereus Polyrhizus

Young women have a high risk of anemia, this is due to iron loss during menstruation. Female teenagers have an increased risk of anemia compared to young men because young women experience menstruation every month and the desire to reduce food so that the body lacks important nutrients such as iron. This study aims to determine the effect of dragon fruit (Hylocereus polyrhizus) on increasing hemoglobin levels in young women. This study used an experimental design with pretest-posttes with control group design. The sample in this research is student Prodi DIII Kebidanan. The total sample of 32 female students was divided into 2 groups, 16 female students were given dragon fruit (Hylocereus polyrhizus) as intervention group and 16 female students who were given nutrition education as control group. Measurements of hemoglobin levels were performed before and after treatment for 8 weeks, periodic measurements were performed every 2 weeks. Data analysis using Paired t-test. The results showed no effect but no significant difference of dragon fruit (Hylocereus polyrhizus) to increase hemoglobin level in female adolescent (P> 0,05).  

scholarly journals RESEARCH ON THE APPLICATION OF SPORT DANCE IN COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN THE HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT OF SPORTS

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (5) ◽  
pp. 464-467
Author(s):  
Aibo Wang ◽  
Caixia Wang
Keyword(s):  
T Lymphocyte ◽  
First Grade ◽  
Female Students ◽  
The Body ◽  
Serum Immunoglobulin ◽  
Cell Subpopulation ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Experimental Group

ABSTRACT Introduction: Immunity is closely related to health. When the body's immunity is strong, it is healthy. On the contrary, various diseases appear. Sports dance is an entertainment and fitness sports project that integrates sports, music, aesthetics, and dance, the body movement dance as the necessary content and two-person or collective exercises as the primary form of exercise. Studies have shown that long-term adherence to Tai Chi exercise can significantly increase the serum immunoglobulin IgA, IgG, and IgM levels. Objective: The paper explores the effect of physical dance exercise on serum immunoglobulin and T lymphocyte subsets of college students. Methods: The thesis randomly selected 16 male and female students in the first-grade physical dance optional course of public physical education as the experimental group. They performed physical dance exercises three times a week, 40 minutes each time, and the training intensity was controlled at a heart rate of 135-150 beats/min. Ten weeks; besides, 16 male and female students in the first grade were selected as the control group, and no physical dance exercise was performed; all the subjects were drawn from the elbow venous blood on an empty stomach at the same time before and after the experiment to measure serum immunoglobulin and T lymph Cell subpopulation content. Results: After ten weeks of sports dance training, the serum immunoglobulin IgG of both men and women in the experimental group increased significantly (P<0.01), and the CD4+% and CD4+/CD8+ ratio of T lymphocyte subgroups showed extremely significant and significant increases (P <0.01, P<0.05), serum IgM tended to increase, IgA, CD8+% tended to decrease, but there was no significant change. Conclusions: Long-term physical dance exercise can improve the body's immune function. Level of evidence II; Therapeutic studies - investigation of treatment results.

scholarly journals The Effect of Using Inquiry Questions on the Achievement of First Year Secondary School Students

2007 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 69
Author(s):  
Mohamed Al-Tarawna ◽  
Ali Abu-Saleem
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Literary Texts ◽  
Control Group ◽  
First Year ◽  
School Students ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Experimental Group

This study aims at investigating the effect of Inquiry questions on the achievement of first year secondary school students looming History of Literature and Literary Texts. The study tried to investigate the following hypotheses: H1: There is no statistically significant difference between the achievement mean scores of male students who were taught through inquiry- questions and the achievement mean scores of those who were taught the same material through traditional techniques. H2 There is no statistically significant difference between the achievement mean scores of the female students who were taught this subject through inquiry questions and those who were taught the same subject through traditional techniques. H3: There is no statistically significant difference between the achievement mean scores of the male and female students who were taught this subject through inquiry questions and those who were taught the same subject through traditional techniques. To investigate these hypotheses, 144 male and female students were randomly assigned to two groups; an experimental group and a control group. Each group had 72 participants. The experimental group was exposed to teaching through inquiry-questions, while the control group was taught the same topics through traditional techniques. The study lasted for one semester. Then, using an achievement test, the researcher investigated the effect of inquiry questions on students' achievements. Results indicated statistically significant differences in favor of the experimental group at the .05 level.

Dynamics of Indicators of Immune Status in the Students of Medical College

10.12737/2721 ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 28-31
Author(s):  
Нефедов ◽  
P. Nefedov ◽  
Аслоньянц ◽  
A. Aslonyants ◽  
Ильченко ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Immune Status ◽  
Initial Level ◽  
Female Students ◽  
The State ◽  
First Year ◽  
Cell Mediated Immunity ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Dynamic Stereotypes ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
Apparently Healthy

The authors studied the state of the indicators of the immune system in the dynamics of their first year in medical school at the female students aged 15-17 years, recognized the results of medical examination of apparently healthy. In characterizing the state of cell-mediated immunity it was revealed reduction of immune-biological resistance in healthy students, manifested by the weakening of T-and B-immunity with severe tensions in the anti-viral defense, as evidenced by the significant increase in the peripheral blood cyto-toxic T lymphocytes [CD8 (+)] and NK-cells [CD16 (+)] and a decrease in the functional activity of neutrophilic granulocytes (NG). It is important that even after staying on vacation for the new academic year, these figures do not reach the initial level and remained statistically significant lower level, although there was some tendency to normalize. Thus, the authors assume that the identified changes may involve a violation of the processes of adaptation of students caused by the restructuring of dynamic stereotypes in the transition from school to the secondary vocational education with unusual difficulties on training exercise, which may be inadequate functionality of a growing and developing organism.

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