scholarly journals Research on Underwater Directional Swimming Skills of Divers

2020 ◽  
Vol 72 (3) ◽  
pp. 57-62
Author(s):  
Bogumił Filipek
Keyword(s):  
Physical Exercise ◽  
Test Group ◽  
Exercise Programme ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Study Group ◽  
Additional Training ◽  
Straight Line ◽  
Angle Of Deviation ◽  
Swimming Test ◽  
The Given

Abstract The article presents the results of research on the application of a physical exercise programme to improve the underwater orientation of military divers. The research was carried out on a group of 120 soldiers, some of whom (the study group) underwent additional training for 3 months. During the underwater straight-line swimming test in poor visibility conditions, the test group achieved statistically significantly better results than the control group. The test consisted in measuring the angle of deviation of the diver’s route from the given straight line.

scholarly journals Impulsing the Development of Students' Competency Related to Mathematical Thinking and Reasoning through Teaching Straight-Line Equations

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
pp. 38-65
Author(s):  
Bui Phuong Uyen ◽  
Lu Kim Ngan ◽  
Nguyen Phuong Thao ◽  
Duong Huu Tong
Keyword(s):  
General Education ◽  
Mathematical Thinking ◽  
Visual Images ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Study Group ◽  
Positive Thinking ◽  
Teaching Activities ◽  
Straight Line ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Development Of Students

The research was carried out to develop students' ability to think and reason mathematically by teaching straight-line equations in a plane. Accordingly, teaching activities were designed according to five learning stages, which were integrated with mathematical thinking levels according to Van Hiele's model. Simultaneously, the learners' mathematical thinking and reasoning competencies were assessed according to the competency requirements specified in the Mathematics General Education Program and the levels of Van Hiele's model, the above three aspects of knowledge, skills and attitudes. The experiment involved 84 students in class 10, 44 of whom were in the experimental group, and 40 were in the control group. The research results showed that students in the experimental group achieved higher mathematical thinking and reasoning skills. Specifically, the two groups had equivalent results for the level of visualization and analysis. However, at the informal deduction and formal deduction and rigor levels, the ranking results of the two groups had a clear difference. The study group observations and students' opinion surveys also revealed that learning stages were designed according to Van Hiele's model and thought-provoking measures and visual images and language contributed to students' interest in learning and positive thinking.

scholarly journals Physical exercise and goal attainment after shunt surgery in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus: a randomised clinical trial

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Johanna Rydja ◽  
Lena Kollén ◽  
Per Hellström ◽  
Katarina Owen ◽  
Åsa Lundgren Nilsson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Exercise ◽  
Goal Attainment ◽  
Normal Pressure ◽  
Exercise Programme ◽  
Exercise Group ◽  
Attrition Rate ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Shunt Surgery ◽  
Post Intervention

Abstract Background Rehabilitation in iNPH is suggested to be an important factor to improve patients’ functions but there are lack of clinical trials evaluating the effect of rehabilitation interventions after shunt surgery in iNPH. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of a physical exercise programme and goal attainment for patients with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) after surgery compared to a control group. Methods This was a dual centre randomised controlled trial with assessor blinding, intention-to-treat (ITT) and per protocol (PP) analysis. Individuals diagnosed with iNPH scheduled to undergo shunt surgery at the Linköping University Hospital in Linköping and Sahlgrenska University Hospital in Gothenburg, Sweden were consecutively eligible for inclusion. Inclusion was conducted between January 2016 and June 2018. The patients were randomised 1:1 using sequentially numbered sealed envelopes to receive either written exercise information (control group) or written information and an additional supervised high-intensity, functional exercise programme (HIFE) executed twice weekly over 12 weeks (exercise group). Preoperatively, the patients set individual goals. The primary outcome was change from baseline in the total iNPH scale score at the post-intervention follow-up. Secondary outcomes were goal attainment, and change in the separate scores of gait, balance, neuropsychology and continence and in the total score after 6 months. Results In total, 127 participants were randomised to the exercise group (n = 62) and to the control group (n = 65). In the ITT population (exercise group, n = 50; control group, n = 59), there were no between-group differences in the primary outcome, but the attrition rate in the exercise group was high. The exercise group improved more than the control group in the balance domain scores after 6 months. Post-intervention, the PP exercise population achieved their set goals to a greater extent than the controls. Conclusions An additional effect of the 12-week HIFE-programme on the overall improvement according to the iNPH-scale after shunt surgery in iNPH was not shown. This could be due to high attrition rate. However, the long-term effect on balance and higher goal achievement indicate beneficial influences of supervised physical exercise. Trial registration clinicaltrials.gov, NCT02659111. Registered 20 January 2016, https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02659111

scholarly journals Open Comparison Study between Augmentin and Ampicillin-Chloramphenicol in the Treatment of Bronchopneumonia in Children

2018 ◽  
Vol 35 (9-10) ◽  
pp. 222-6
Author(s):  
M. Hardjono Abdoerrachman
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Signs ◽  
Signs And Symptoms ◽  
Clinical Effectiveness ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Study Group ◽  
Comparison Study ◽  
Good Clinical Response ◽  
Single Drug ◽  
Clinical Signs And Symptoms ◽  
The Given

Sixty children under 2 years of age suffering from bronchopneumonia were evaluated for the effectiveness of the treatment. The first group consisted of 30 patients was treated with a single drug, i.e. , Augmentin (amoxycillin and clavulanic acid) as a study group. The second group was treated with a combination of ampicillin and chloramphenicol as a control group. The two groups showed good clinical response to the the given treatment. Clinical signs and symptoms of bronchopneumonia disappeared within the similar period in both groups, including decrease of fever, disappearance of dyspnea, and diminution or disappearance of rales. The clinical effectiveness in this study, as measured by the disappearance of clinical signs and symptoms, was considered to have a success rate of 82.1% in the study group and 72.2% in control group.

scholarly journals Effectiveness and Estimation of Cost-Effectiveness of a Group-Based Multicomponent Physical Exercise Programme on Risk of Falling and Frailty in Community-Dwelling Older Adults

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (12) ◽  
pp. 2086 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tamara Alhambra-Borrás ◽  
Estrella Durá-Ferrandis ◽  
Maite Ferrando-García
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Cost Effectiveness ◽  
Physical Exercise ◽  
Usual Care ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Exercise Programme ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Risk Of Falling ◽  
Community Dwelling Older Adults

This study analyses the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a group-based multicomponent physical exercise programme aimed at reducing the risk of falling and frailty in community-dwelling older adults. This is a pretest–posttest non-equivalent control group design, with an intervention group and a comparison group. Participants were evaluated at baseline and after 9 months. The effectiveness analyses showed significant reduction in the risk of falling (−45.5%; p = 0.000) and frailty (−31%; p = 0.000) after the intervention for the participants in the physical exercise programme. Moreover, these participants showed an improvement in limitations in activities of daily living, self-care ability and the use of health resources, physical performance, balance and body mass index. The cost-effectiveness analyses showed that the intervention was cost-saving and more effective than usual care scenario. A novel group-based multicomponent physical exercise programme showed to be more effective and cost-effective than usual care for older adults suffering from risk of falling and frailty.

scholarly journals Evaluation of Neuropharmacological Activities of Methanolic Extract of Bacopa monnieri L. in Mice Model

2019 ◽  
pp. 41-49 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Elevated Plus Maze ◽  
Test Group ◽  
Bacopa Monnieri ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Standard Group ◽  
Standard Drug ◽  
Elevated Plus Maze Test ◽  
Maze Test ◽  
Plus Maze ◽  
Swimming Test

Now-a-days, the use of natural products has increased its popularity day by day all over the world. One of the most effective therapeutic medicinal plants is Bacopa monnieri. In the current study, the methanolic distillate of B. monnieri was designed for an antidepressant in mice models. B. monnieri was evaluated for anti-depressant venture in the forced swimming test (FST), tail suspension test (TST) and elevated plus maze test. In force swimming test, imipramine (30 mg/kg) used as a standard drug and in TST as well as elevated plus maze test, diazepam (10 mg/kg) used as a standard and the plant extract (100 mg/kg and 200 mg/kg) was administered as test group and the control group was given deionized water. In this test, the test extracts (100 mg/kg and 200 mg/kg) compare to both control and standard group. The higher dose (200 mg/kg) represented a more significant effect than a dose of 100 mg/kg. In comparison to the standard and control, at dose 200 mg/kg represented a more significant effect at p<0.05 among three of the test.

scholarly journals The use of injectable chondroitin sulfate in combination with dosed physical exercise for the treatment of patients with hand osteoarthritis

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 79-83
Author(s):  
L. V. Vasilyeva ◽  
E. F. Evstratova ◽  
E. Yu. Suslova
Keyword(s):  
Physical Exercise ◽  
Chondroitin Sulfate ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Study Group ◽  
Hand Osteoarthritis ◽  
American College Of Rheumatology ◽  
Discontinuation Of Treatment ◽  
Group 2 ◽  
Magnetic Therapy ◽  
Group 1

Objective: to evaluate the efficiency and the safety of treatment with injectable chondroitin sulfate (ICS) in combination with dosed physical exercise (exercise therapy (ET)) for hand osteoarthritis (HOA).Patients and methods. A study group consisted of 68 patients with HOA; the diagnosis of which was established in accordance with the 1991 American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria. The investigators identified two groups: 1) 36 women and 4 men; mean age, 62.2±3.4 years (a study group); 2) 20 women and 8 men; mean age, 61.7±6.5 years (a control group). Group 1 patients received treatment with 25 intramuscular ICS (Chondroguard) injections per cycle and underwent ET under the guidance of a trainer. In the first 3–5 days, the patients could take nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). Group 2 patients were prescribed a magnetic therapy cycle (alternating pulsed magnetic field, 15–20-minute hand exposure, a total of 10 sessions). They could also take NSAIDs within the first 3–5 days. A visual analogue scale (VAS, mm) was used to analyze hand pain severity over time: at baseline, at 3 weeks, and at 3 months after the start of treatment.Results and discussion. The dynamics of VAS joint pain was statistically more significant in Group 1 than in Group 2: 69.1±2.83 and 71.1±2.15 mm at baseline; 42.6±1.16 and 57.14±1.96 mm at 3 weeks (p<0.05), and 36.4±2.96 and 62.8±3.26 mm at 3 months (p<0.001). Similarly, Group 1 versus Group 2 showed a greater improvement in indicators, such as a decrease in the duration of morning stiffness in the hands and an increase in their grip strength. No adverse reactions requiring discontinuation of treatment or special therapy were noted in both groups.Conclusion. The investigation showed the advantage of ICS used in combination with ET over magnetotherapy in the treatment of patients with HOA.

scholarly journals The efficiency and efficacy of tranexamic acid in prevention of blood loss during or after caesarean delivery: a comparative study

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 1549
Author(s):  
Supriya Raina ◽  
V. Suguna ◽  
Padmaja Prabraju
Keyword(s):  
Caesarean Section ◽  
Blood Loss ◽  
Tranexamic Acid ◽  
Normal Saline ◽  
Test Group ◽  
Normal Vaginal Delivery ◽  
Controlled Study ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Study Group ◽  
Significant Difference

Background: The practice of caesarean section is increasing day by day. Delivery by caesarean section can cause more complications than normal vaginal delivery and one of the most common complications is primary or secondary postpartum hemorrhage. The aim of present study was to study the efficacy and safety of tranexamic acid in reducing blood loss during and after caesarean section.Methods: This study was conducted at Deccan College of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad. It was a prospective randomized double blind placebo controlled study. This study includes 60 pregnant women divided in to two groups. Just before the induction of anesthesia 1 gm of tranexamic acid in 20 ml of normal saline was given over 10 minutes in test group and 20 ml of normal saline was infused in control group.Results: The demographic characters of patients in two groups were comparable. There was no statistically significant difference in the heart rates, respiratory rates and blood pressures in the two groups. There was statistically significant difference in the quantity of the blood loss from during the operation and 2 hours postpartum (p=0.003). Total mean blood loss in control group was 718.80±233.1 ml and in study group was 554.28±207.8 ml. The drop in hemoglobin after caesarean section in study group was not significant where as in control group was significant. There was no significant difference in the prothrombin time and partial thromboplastin time in the groups, pre and post operatively. In this study the use of tranexamic acid reduced the dose of other uterotonics like syntocin in study group.Conclusions: Tranexamic acid significantly reduced the amount of blood loss during the caesarean section and also reduced the use of other uterotonics. Thus, tranexamic acid can be used safely and effectively in subjects undergoing caesarean section.

Treatment of the frozen shoulder by combination of cervical adjustment, ultrasonic therapy and muscle stretching

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-20
Author(s):  
Kim Sung-Hui ◽  
Song Chol
Keyword(s):  
Physical Therapy ◽  
Combination Therapy ◽  
Frozen Shoulder ◽  
Test Group ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Study Group ◽  
Ultrasonic Therapy ◽  
Treatment Efficiency ◽  
Muscle Stretching ◽  
And Control

Abstract Background: Physical therapy is an intervention commonly used in the treatment of subjects with frozen shoulder symptoms. The purpose of this study was to determine the influence and treatment efficiency of combination therapy of cervical adjustment, ultrasonic therapy and stretching on the frozen shoulder. Material/Methods: We studied 39 patients (male 22, female 17) who had frozen shoulder and divided them into test group (20, male 12, female 8) and control group (19, male 10, female 9). Results: The result of combination therapy of cervical adjustment, ultrasonic therapy and stretching was higher than control group, in study group 95.0%, in control group 78.9%.

scholarly journals Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes of Exercise in Pregnant Women with Chronic Hypertension and/or Previous Preeclampsia: A Randomized Controlled Trial

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karina Tamy Kasawara ◽  
Camila Schneider Gannuny Burgos ◽  
Simony Lira do Nascimento ◽  
Néville Oliveira Ferreira ◽  
Fernanda Garanhani Surita ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Physical Exercise ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Neonatal Outcomes ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Chronic Hypertension ◽  
Study Group ◽  
Professional Supervision ◽  
Randomized Controlled

Objectives. To evaluate the association between physical exercise supervised in pregnant women with chronic hypertension and/or previous preeclampsia and maternal and neonatal outcomes. Method. Randomized controlled trial, which included 116 pregnant women with chronic hypertension and/or previous preeclampsia, considered risk of preeclampsia development. They were divided into two groups: study group that performed physical exercise with a stationary bicycle once a week, for 30 minutes; the intensity was controlled (heart rate 20% above resting values), under professional supervision and a control group that was not engaged in any physical exercise. The data was retrieved from medical charts. Significance level assumed was 5%. Results. Women from study group performed 9.24 ± 7.03 of physical exercise sessions. There were no differences between groups comparing type of delivery and maternal outcomes, including maternal morbidity and hospitalization in intensive unit care, and neonatal outcomes, including birth weight, adequacy of weight to gestational age, prematurity, Apgar scale at first and fifth minutes, hospitalization in intensive unit care, and neonatal morbidity. Conclusions. Physical exercise using a stationary bicycle in pregnant women with chronic hypertension and/or previous preeclampsia, once a week, under professional supervision, did not interfere in the delivery method and did not produce maternal and neonatal risks of the occurrence of morbidity. This trial is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01395342.

scholarly journals Assessment of Body Posture of Children With Chest Pain

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Zmyślna ◽  
Arkadiusz Łukasz Żurawski ◽  
Grzegorz Śliwiński ◽  
Zbigniew Włodzimierz Śliwiński ◽  
Wojciech Piotr Kiebzak
Keyword(s):  
Chest Pain ◽  
Circulatory System ◽  
Test Group ◽  
Body Posture ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Study Group ◽  
Lateral Deviation ◽  
Number Of Children ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Trunk Imbalance

Objective: An increase in the appearance of chest pain among children is observed globally. The authors present various reasons for their appearance. As can be seen from numerous observations, the majority of cases are not related to the pathology of the circulatory system. Increasingly, studies on the causes of chest pain in children show their association with musculoskeletal disorders.Aim: of the work was assessment of body posture in children with chest pain using the Diers Formetric 4D system.Methods: The study involved a group of 184 female and male children, aged 7–12 years. The study group consisted of 64 patients with chest pain. The children from this group were diagnosed with functional chest pain by a cardiologist. The control group consisted of 120 patients without chest pain. The study included the assessment of body posture using the DIERS Formetric system.Results: The analysis of the results obtained during the study showed that among the children with chest pain, there are statistically significant irregularities in the parameters determining body posture compared to the control group.Comparing the study group with the control group, there is a statistically significant difference in the lateral deviation of VPDM (rms) (mm) (p = 0.001). Both children from the test group aged 9–10 and 11–12 obtained higher results than their peers from the control group. In the group of the youngest children in terms of the lateral deviation of VPDM (rms) (mm), increasing the number of children under study would contribute to significant differences in this variable.In the study group, among children aged 9–10 years, there were also statistically significant abnormalities regarding trunk imbalance and pelvic skewness compared to the children of the same age in the control group.Conclusions: Irregularities in the parameters determining body posture may cause chest pain in children.

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