THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS OF STUDENTS ADAPTATION TO LEARNING LOADS BY MEANS OF HYPOXIC TRAINING

В данной статье указан литературный обзор о перспективном влиянии интервальной гипобарической гипоксии с нормоксии на учащихся высших учебных заведений. После длительного влияние сеансов наблюдалось корректировка их функционального состояние, повышение неспецифической резистентности к стрессу, снижения уровня холестерина, улучшение состояние сердечно-сосудистой системы. This article provides a literary review of the promising effect of interval hypobaric hypoxia with normoxia on students of higher educational institutions. After a longterm effect of the sessions, there was an adjustment in their functional state, an increase in nonspecific resistance to stress, a decrease in cholesterol levels, and an improvement in the state of the cardiovascular system.

Longterm Effect on Leisure Time Physical Activity Level in Individuals with Axial Spondyloarthritis: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial

Objective.To explore the longterm effect of a 3-month exercise program on leisure time physical activity level in individuals with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA).Methods.A secondary analysis was performed on data from 100 individuals with axSpA who were included in a randomized controlled trial. The exercise group (EG) participated in a 3-month exercise program while the control group (CG) received no intervention. Physical activity during leisure time was measured with a questionnaire (physically active: ≥ 1 h/week with moderate/vigorous intensity physical activity). Disease activity was measured with the Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Scale (ASDAS; higher score = worst). Statistical analyses were performed on an intention-to-treat basis using chi-square tests, logistic regression, and mixed models.Results.At the 12-month followup, significantly more individuals in the EG than in the CG were physically active [29 (67%) vs 13 (30%), p < 0.001] and exercised 2–3 times/week [25 (58%) vs 15 (34%), p = 0.02], and fewer exercised at light intensity [3 (8%) vs 14 (44%), p = 0.002]. “Participation in the EG” (OR 6.7, 95% CI 2.4–18.6, p < 0.001) and “being physically active at baseline” (OR 4.7, 95% CI 1.4–15.8, p = 0.01) were the factors most associated with being physically active. There were no differences between the groups in ASDAS (p = 0.79).Conclusion.A 3-month exercise program had a beneficial longterm effect on leisure time physical activity in individuals with axSpA, thus indicating a more beneficial health profile. Still, few individuals continued the intensive program, and there was no difference between the groups in disease activity after 12 months. (ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02356874)

Happy Booster: How Positive Attitude Promotes Health, Reduces Stress, Enhances Performance, Accelerates Success, and Boosts Happiness

Watching my obese and diabetic patients struggling with body weight and blood sugar control, I saw how important it is to encourage them to practice positive attitude in their daily lives. The biggest challenge for most obese and diabetic patients is not the body weight or blood sugar control, but the rebound afterwards. With comprehensive interventions, more and more obese patients are able to lose weight. Yet, it takes much more effort to maintain the desired body weight afterwards. This makes them more frustrated and stressed out. Their stress hormone cortisol goes up. Excessive cortisol increases fat production and thus further weight gain, which, in turn, becomes a vicious cycle. I keep encouraging my patients using positive attitude to adjust their mood, boost their immunity, regain their strength to fight back. Those well-compliant ones reached a better longterm effect. Simply, with positive attitude, we secret more “happy hormones” and less stress hormone, thus lose more weight and be able to maintain the desired body weight afterwards.

Audits as a Vaccine or Just Aspirin?

This paper examines the impact of audits on voluntary tax compliance in the area of value added tax in Slovenia. The analyses argues that audited taxpayers with additional tax assessments as the result of an audit display a higher level of tax compliance within the year of the audit as within the year before audit, while audited taxpayers with no irregularities on the basis of an audit do not change their behavior significantly within the same period. However, regarding the longterm effect, the results reveal the possibility of worsening tax compliance with respect to audits where an additional tax assessment was imposed and where no irregularities were discovered during an audit.