scholarly journals Anxiety Reduction and Improved Concentration in Schoolchildren through Wingwave® Coaching

Children ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 1102
Author(s):  
Frank P. G. Weiland ◽  
Marco Rathschlag ◽  
Stefanie Klatt
Keyword(s):  
Anxiety Reduction ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Subjective Feeling ◽  
Psychological Resources ◽  
Group 4 ◽  
School Anxiety ◽  
Text Anxiety ◽  
Effective Instrument ◽  
Negative Feelings ◽  
Experimental Group

(1) Background: For nearly 20 years, the wingwave® method, which combines elements of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) and a muscular strength test, has been used to reduce anxiety and improve relaxation in subjects. Past studies have scientifically evaluated this method in various contexts and have found it to be effective. In this study, we investigated the effects of short-term wingwave® coaching on specific anxiety parameters regarding school, concentration ability, and subjective feelings towards two self-chosen themes in schoolchildren. (2) Methods: A group of 53 schoolchildren aged 11 to 12 years were randomly divided between an experimental and a control group. The experimental group received an intervention of three wingwave® coaching sessions (one hour each). In these sessions, past and present negative feelings towards school as well as psychological resources to face future tasks in school were focused on and utilized. (3) Results: The results showed that the overall text anxiety, manifested anxiety, and dislike of school decreased significantly in the experimental group after the three coaching sessions compared to the control group. Furthermore, both concentration ability and the subjective feeling towards self-chosen subjects improved significantly in the experimental group compared to the control group. (4) Conclusions: Our results indicate that the wingwave® method is an appropriate and effective instrument to reduce school anxiety and to improve concentration performance in schoolchildren—at least in the short and medium term.

The Application of Autogenic Feedback Training in a Smoking Termination Program

1980 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 331-341
Author(s):  
Jean K. Boullion ◽  
W. William Chen
Keyword(s):  
Practical Method ◽  
Anxiety Reduction ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Feedback Training ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Effective Adjunct ◽  
Experimental Group

The tremendous potential for autogenic feedback training in helping smokers to deal with their anxiety before and after termination as well as the need to make autogenic feedback training in a practical method for smoking termination prompted this study which: (1) investigated the changes in smoking activity in subjects who have had autogenic feedback training and those who have not; (2) investigated the relationship between the success in performing autogenic feedback and the success in smoking termination; and (3) investigated the effect of autogenic feedback training on anxiety reduction before and after smoking termination. Twenty-three subjects were randomly assigned to two groups. The first group received the autogenic feedback training initially while the second group served as the control. This control group became a second experimental group upon the completion of the first phase. The results of the study revealed that the autogenic feedback training was an effective adjunct to a smoking termination program. Eighty-one per cent reduction in smoking activity was found for the subjects that received the training.

A Discrimination Based on Punishment

1952 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
James A. Dinsmoor
Keyword(s):  
The Other ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Experimental Session ◽  
Group 4 ◽  
White Rats ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Avoidance Reactions ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Rate Of Response

Twelve white rats learned to press a bar or lever when this act was intermittently followed by pellets of food. Once a stable rate of pressing had been established, the animals were subjected to electric shock as a punishment for each response during alternate five minute periods within the experimental session. A difference in rates during the safe and punished phases was manifested both by the experimental group (8 rats), who were provided with a light as a signal when it was safe to respond, and also, contrary to expectation, by the control group (4 rats), who continued in darkness throughout the session. The differential responding by the control group was greatly reduced, however, when the duration of each phase was reduced from five minutes to one. The investigation was then continued to determine the role of some of the other factors in the situation. Increasing the severity of the shock increased the difference between the light and the dark rates. Withholding the pellets of food reduced the overall rates but did not affect the light-dark discrimination. Withholding the shock, on the other hand, permitted an increase in rate and caused the animals to lose their discrimination; when food had previously been withheld, however, so that the rate of response was relatively low, this deterioration in the discrimination was not as rapid as before. Restoration of the discrimination training under a lower hunger drive confirmed the finding that the formation of the discrimination was quite rapid and showed that the level of drive did not affect the proportionality between the rates in the light and in the darkness. These findings were interpreted by comparing the current procedure with those previously used in studies of avoidance reactions and conflict.

Manufacture of the Functional Noodle and its Effects on Postprandial 2h-blood Glucose and Serum Lipid Levels of Subjects with IGT

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 625-630
Author(s):  
Yong-Taek Kim ◽  
Zong-Do Jo ◽  
Hung-Mun Pang ◽  
Chan-Ok Paek ◽  
Chang-Sok Mun
Keyword(s):  
Blood Glucose ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Mixing Ratios ◽  
Group 4 ◽  
Ancient Times ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Optimal Mixing ◽  
Made In

Background: The earliest determinant of progression to type 2 diabetes is a loss of early insulin secretion, a defect which results in postprandial hyperglycemia and is often believed to reflect insulin resistance. In Asian countries including our country, noodle is the traditional food which has been eaten from ancient times and is taken one or two times a day. The functional noodle is a staple meeting nutritional requirements for the prevention and treatment of Impaired Glucose Tolerance (IGT). Methods: FNs were prepared using the noodle making machine according to Barak et al. with slight modifications. After giving FNs prepared by three mixing ratios of main materials to the IGT-induced rats for 30 days, the levels of postprandial 2h-blood glucose in all experimental groups and control group were measured to determinate the optimal mixing ratio of FN. After the IGT subjects in experimental group ate 200g of FN (dried weight) in exchange for a lunch for 60 days, the levels of postprandial 2h-blood glucose and of TG and TC in serum were measured to compare with that in the control group who had not undergone control in their diet. Results: After 30 days of experiment, the levels of postprandial 2h-blood glucose in rats of pl group 4 were lowest. The levels of postprandial 2h-blood glucose in the control group that most of them had not undergone control in their diet were increased, but that in experimental group who had taken FN decreased from 30 days of experiment to be significantly different after 60 days. The concentrations of serum TC and TG of IGT subjects in the experimental group were decreased compared with that in the control group, but significance among two groups was achieved only in the concentration of serum TC. Conclusion: FN made in the 4:3:3 ratio of powder of corn, powder of bean cake defatted and powder of peeled whole potato is more effective to decrease the levels of postprandial 2h-blood glucose. FN is a staple type of functional food that could be used for the treatment of IGT.

Predicting the time of ovulation in dairy cows using on-farm progesterone kits

1991 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. J. McLeod ◽  
J. A. Foulkes ◽  
M. E. Williams ◽  
R. F. Weller
Keyword(s):  
Dairy Cows ◽  
Reproductive Performance ◽  
Experimental Period ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Milk Samples ◽  
Group 4 ◽  
Testing Protocol ◽  
Lactating Dairy Cows ◽  
On Farm ◽  
Experimental Group

ABSTRACTA protocol of infrequent, but strategically timed milk-sampling was established for predicting the time of ovulation, and thus the optimum time for insemination, in lactating dairy cows. In the experimental group (no. = 49), the time of ovulation was predicted on the basis of a fall in milk progesterone concentrations, which was identified by the use of ‘on-farm’ progesterone assay kits. Reproductive performance in these animals was compared with that in control cows (no. = 45) that were inseminated solely on the basis of oestrous detection by stockmen. The accuracy of ovulation prediction, and of oestrous detection, was assessed from progesterone profiles based on milk samples collected three times weekly from all 94 cows. These milk samples were analysed by laboratory enzyme-immunoassay after the end of the trial.Over the period during which milk samples were monitored with ‘on-farm’ progesterone kits, a total of 88 ovulations occurred in the experimental group. The progesterone-testing protocol accurately predicted 87 (99%) of these. Over the same period, there was a total of 81 ovulations in the control group and 63 (78%) of these were associated with correct oestrous detection. Conception rates to correctly timed insemination did not differ significantly between groups, but by the end of the three-cycle experimental period, significantly more of the cows in the experimental group (21·8%) than in the control group (4·8%; P < 0·05). In contrast, the use of ‘on-farm’ progesterone results to confirm oestrus avoided any mistimed inseminations (13% of inseminations in the control group). By using the milk-sampling and ‘on-farm’ progesterone-testing protocol, only 1% of ovulations were not accompanied by a correctly timed insemination. This compared with 22% of ovulations in the control group not associated with an insemination because oestrus was not detected. By ensuring that all ovulations are associated with a correctly timed insemination, herd reproductive performance can be significantly improved.

The Effect of Oculo-Acupuncture on Acute Hepatic Injury Induced by Carbon Tetrachloride in Dogs

2007 ◽  
Vol 35 (01) ◽  
pp. 53-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianzhu Liu ◽  
Sung-Nam Cho ◽  
Kun-Ho Song ◽  
Duck-Hwan Kim ◽  
Myung-Cheol Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Tetrachloride ◽  
Hepatic Injury ◽  
Histopathological Examination ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Gamma Glutamyl Transpeptidase ◽  
Group 4 ◽  
Acute Hepatic Injury ◽  
Serum Aspartate Aminotransferase ◽  
Glutamyl Transpeptidase ◽  
Experimental Group

We investigated the therapeutic effect of oculo-acupuncture on dogs induced with acute hepatic injury. Hepatic injury was induced by intraperitoneal injection with carbon tetrachloride ( CCl 4) in 8 mongrel dogs (4 females and 4 males, aged 2 to 4 years). The dogs were divided into the control group (4 dogs) and the experimental group (4 dogs). The experimental group was treated with oculo-acupuncture at the liver/gallbladder regions plus the zhong jiao region of the eye after the induction of hepatic injury. Serum aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), and gamma glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT) activities were measured in both control and experimental groups. The serum AST, ALT, and GGT activities in the experimental group were decreased as compared to those in the control group. The significant differences were detected on the third day (AST, p < 0.05), second day (ALT, p < 0.05) and third day (GGT, p < 0.05) in the experimental group, respectively. Oculo-acupuncture alleviated acute liver damage induced by carbon tetrachloride in dogs was also confirmed by histopathological examination. We concluded that oculo-acupuncture at the liver/gallbladder regions plus the zhong jiao region was effective in the recovery of dogs from hepatic injury in a CCl 4-induced model.

scholarly journals The value of “General Practitioners–Specialists” mode: A focus group study of patients with asthma in mastering inhalation skills

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 ◽  
pp. 205873922110368
Author(s):  
Jiayi Zhao ◽  
Jian Fan ◽  
Rong Chai ◽  
Rong Zhang ◽  
Yiping Han
Keyword(s):  
General Practitioners ◽  
Dry Powder Inhaler ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Focus Group Study ◽  
Inhaled Drugs ◽  
Inhaler Device ◽  
Group 4 ◽  
Mode Group ◽  
Experimental Group

This study focused on using “General Practitioners–Specialists” (GP-S) mode to teach the patients with asthma to master inhalation skills. 200 patients with asthma being admitted to the respiratory department of Shanghai Changhai Hospital were included in the study from January to December in 2018. There were 100 cases in the control group and 100 cases in the experimental group. The control groups received routine instruction and the experimental group adopted GP-S mode education, respectively, to learn mastering dry powder inhaler skills. The level of mastery and errors in the use of inhaled medications were recorded after each guidance. After four times’ instruction in two different ways, the patient’s mastery of inhalation skills gradually improved. After the guidance through the GP-S mode, the incidence of inhalation errors after each times instruction was 67%, 28%, and 7%, respectively. The later one was significantly lower than the previous one (67% vs. 28%, χ2 = 30.496, p < 0.001; 28% vs. 7%, χ2 = 15.273, p < 0.001). After twice instructions, the GP-S mode was associated with the lower incidence of inhaler device operating errors versus the regular guidance method (10% vs. 26%, χ2 = 8.672, p = 0.005); the same as the third guidance (2% vs. 11%, χ2 = 6.664, p = 0.018). Similarly, after thrice instructions, the incidence of inhalation method errors in the GP-S mode group was significantly lower than the regular guidance mode group (4% vs. 15%, χ2 = 7.037, p = 0.018), and there was still existing statistical difference of inhalation method errors between the two groups after four times instructions (3% vs. 11%, χ2 = 4.916, p = 0.049). General Practitioners–Specialists mode can effectively improve the patient’s mastery of inhalation skills, which significantly reduced the incidence of errors in the use of inhaled drugs and improved the overall management effectivity of asthma and patients’ compliance.

scholarly journals Comparison of two different methods of establishment of canine urethroplasty model: an experimental trial

BMC Urology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianpo Zhai ◽  
Danhui Zhao ◽  
Guanglin Huang ◽  
Libo Man ◽  
Guoqiang Yan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Loss ◽  
Urinary Retention ◽  
Operative Time ◽  
Intraoperative Complications ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Therapeutic Effects ◽  
Group 4 ◽  
Random Number Table ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Median Operative Time

Abstract Background Graft substitute urethroplasty is recommended for patients with long segment anterior urethral stricture. The therapeutic effects of the grafts need to be validated on the animal models. Therefore the aim of this study was to compared the operative time, blood loss, intra- and post- operative complications of two different methods of establishment of canine urethroplasty model. Methods Twelve Beagle dogs were randomly separated into control and experimental group using a random number table. Six animals in the control group received the conventional urethroplasty, while the other 6 in the experimental group received the modified procedures. Tube cystostomy and urethroplasty were performed in the control group. The cystostomy not the tube cystostomy were performed in the experimental group, and the testes were simultaneously removed with the scrotum. Per- and postoperative outcomes, complications were evaluated. Results The urethroplasty were successfully performed for all dogs and all of these procedures were done by the same surgeon. The median operative time in the control and experimental groups was 186.8 min and 188.7 min respectively. The blood loss in the control and experimental groups was 40.8 ml and 45.8 ml respectively. No intraoperative complications occurred. 3 animals in the control group developed acute urinary retention after the accidental removal of suprapubic bladder tube and the cystostomy was done again. There was no occurrence of urinary retention in the experimental group. 4 animals in the control group developed the perineal hematoma, in which one animal had the urine leakage and incision infection. Perineal hematoma occurred in only one animal in the experimental group. Conclusion The occurrence of urinary retention and perineal hematoma decreased in the modified group, in which the cystostomy not the tube cystostomy were performed and the testes with the scrotum were simultaneously removed.

scholarly journals Development of Psychological Resources of Coping Behavior as a Factor of Prevention of Situational Anxiety in Older Adolescence

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 25-34
Author(s):  
A.V. Degtyarev ◽  
K.M. Efimochkina
Keyword(s):  
Coping Behavior ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Psychological Resources ◽  
Formative Experiment ◽  
Additional Hypothesis ◽  
Psychological Training ◽  
Situational Anxiety ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Experimental Group

The paper presents the results of an empirical study. This is a formative experiment conducted in the form of psychological training, the main purpose of which is the development of psychological resources of coping behavior of the individual to reduce situational anxiety in older adolescents. The sample is made up of 50 students of the 11th grade of Moscow secondary school No. 868 (24 in the experimental group and 26 in the control group). The key hypothesis of the study: it is possible to influence situational anxiety in older adolescence by developing various resources of coping behavior with the help of socio-psychological training. The additional hypothesis: there is a relation between the situational anxiety and the features of coping behavior in adolescents. The quantitative and qualitative data confirm the key hypothesis of the study and demonstrate the effectiveness of socio-psychological training in education institutions. The study suggests that the introduction of group psychological training into the educational process is a promising direction for both theoretical and practical purpose.

scholarly journals Crosslinking of the Bioplast plastic material as a means of increasing its biomechanical stability and the effectiveness of keratoplasty for corneal ulcers

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 36-41
Author(s):  
S. V. Flora ◽  
E. V. Chentsova ◽  
E. N. Iomdina
Keyword(s):  
Plastic Material ◽  
Physiological Solution ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Human Cornea ◽  
Biomechanical Stability ◽  
Corneal Ulcers ◽  
Group 4 ◽  
Before And After ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group

Purpose:to assess the effect of ultraviolet (UVA) crosslinking of Bioplast plastic material (silicon-dried human cornea) on its biomechanical stability and effectiveness for keratoplasty in corneal ulcers. Material and methods. To determine the maximum rehydration time, 12 Bioplast samples were incubated in physiological solution (NaCl 0.9 %) for 12 hours and monitored for thickness using optical coherence tomography (OCT Spectralis, Heidelberg Engineering). After the epithelium was scarified rehydrated corneas were treated withof 0.1% riboflavin solution for 30 minutes, and after it 8 rehydrated samples (experimental group) were treated with UVA for 30minutes (wavelength 370 nm, power 3 mW/cm2) using a UV-X device system (IROC AG, Switzerland). In the control group (4 rehydrated samples), no UVA crosslinking was performed. The elastic-strength indicators of the experimental and control group samples were assessed by applying uniaxial tension using a deformation machine (Autograph AGS-H, Japan). To examine the patients (presented in clinical examples)before and after keratoplasty with Bioplast subjected to UVA crosslinking, a set of standard ophthalmic tests was used. Results.Rehydration of Bioplast was the most intensive in the first three hours of incubation, during which time tissue thickness increased uniformly by 50–55 μm/hour to 700–710 μm, while further incubation showed no significant additional effect on the fluid content in the cornea. After UVA crosslinking, the strength indices and the elastic modulus of the rehydrated Bioplast samples significantly increased in comparison with the control group. Clinical examples demonstrate the effectiveness of modified Bioplast for organ-preserving penetrating keratoplasty in case of perforatedcorneal ulcer. Conclusion. UVA crosslinking of rehydrated Bioplast increases its biomechanical stability. The data of laboratory studies and the first clinical tests demonstrate that modified Bioplast may be an effective replacement of native donor cornea in urgent keratoplasty of perforated ulcers.

scholarly journals The Influence of Cooperative Group Investigation on Student’s Learning Result in Natural Science Subject for Grade VIII in Kota Komba East Manggarai

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (8) ◽  
pp. 893
Author(s):  
Yosef Frina Demezt ◽  
Siti Masitoh ◽  
Andi Mariono
Keyword(s):  
Junior High School ◽  
Natural Science ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Learning Activity ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Cooperative Group ◽  
Group 4 ◽  
Group 2 ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Science Subject

The study aims to find out the influence of Cooperative Group Investigation on the student's learning result in Natural Science Subject for Grade VIII in Kota Komba East Manggarai. It is a quantitative research, using a quasi-experiment method. The variables are: (1) The Independent Variable that is the learning design model named Cooperative Group Investigation; and (2) The Dependent Variable consist of the learning activity and the result of the learning. The technique of data collection exerts the achievement test. The sample of the research applies to 88 students in Grade VIII of Junior High School (SMP) during the 2018-2019 academic years in Kota Komba East of Manggarai. This research is carried out in four groups, namely: (1) Grade VIII of SMP Satu Atap Pedak, is as a control group; (2) Grade VIII of SMPN 8 is as a control group; (3) Grade VIII of SMP Pancasila Mukun, is as an experimental group; (4) Grade VIII of SMPN 3 is as an experimental group. Hypothesis testing is using analysis of variance (ANOVA) with the aid of SPSS 22. The result of the analysis concludes that the Cooperative Group Investigation gives a significant influence on student's learning, as it represents in the value of F 19,696 > 0,000 with the degree of sig on 0.05 (5%).

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