The paper presents results from three large scale experiments on seven reinforced concrete panels obtained during an extensive experimental program. This was aimed at possible application of cement reduced (fly ash replaced) concrete in the production of precast segmental linings for tunnels created by a tunnel boring machine (TBM). In particular, this paper is focused on the comparison of fire...

OBJECTIVES (1) To study the natural decline in functional capacity (FC) of healthy aging workers; (2) to compare FC to categories of workload; and (3) to study the differences in decline between men and women. DESIGN Cross-sectional design. SETTING A rehabilitation center at a university medical center. PARTICIPANTS Volunteer sample of healthy workers (N=701) between 20 and 60 years of ag...

BACKGROUND We aimed to assess the measurement properties and the minimal important difference (MID) of the 1-min sit-to-stand (STS) test in cystic fibrosis (CF). METHODS Patients with CF were tested during a pulmonary rehabilitation program. Five STS tests were performed during the program; two tests at the beginning (STS0 and STS1) and three tests at the end (STS2a-2c). Exercise capacity, pu...

BACKGROUND The uterus continues to contract after childbirth. The pain caused by the contractions of the uterus can be as severe as labor pain. The study was aimed to evaluate the effects of ice massage applied to the large intestine 4 (LI4) on postpartum pain during the active phase of labor. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study was designed as a randomized controlled trial with three groups and ...

BACKGROUND Obesity and sedentary lifestyle are known as important risk factors of coronary artery disease. The prevalence of obesity has increased among both men and women in the world. Therefore, the present study tried to evaluate the effectiveness of a cardiac rehabilitation program on functional capacity and body mass index (BMI) in obese and non-obese women with coronary artery disease. ...

The aim of this study was to estimate the influence of cryogenic temperatures used for whole-body cryotherapy on inflammatory markers in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and healthy volunteers. The study involved 32 male persons: 16 patients with AS and 16 healthy volunteers. All subjects were exposed to a cycle of 10 daily procedures of whole-body cryotherapy at a temperature of -120°...

Clinically both mannitol and hypertonic saline (HTS) have been used successfully to treat elevated intracranial pressure (ICP), although which therapy is superior is yet unclear. Most experimental data have been derived from animal models of brain injury using general anesthesia, which may not be applicable under other conditions. Our laboratory compared the efficacy of single, equi-osmolar bol...

Diabetes is growing public health. The research investigated the modulatory roles of aqueous stem-bark extract Moringa oleifera on glucose utilization. A modified Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT) was used in studying effect absorption, four groups six rats and standard methods were to test enzyme activities (hexokinase 6 phosphatase) three rats. In OGTT, group-1(diabetic control) group-4 (nor...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of low-volume high-intensity interval training and continuous low to moderate intensity training on quality of life, functional capacity and cardiovascular disease risk factors in cancer survivors. METHODS Cancer survivors within 24 months post-diagnosis were randomly assigned into the low-volume high-intensity interval training group ...

While ice massage (IM) is a rapid cooling technique used to facilitate therapeutic movements in the rehabilitation process, evidence of its efficacy over alternative therapeutic protocols is scarce. We determined whether dabbing the skin surface dry during a standard IM treatment would lead to greater rate of skin temperature reduction in comparison to without dabbing; and whether dabbing the s...