PURPOSE To evaluate the effectiveness of subconjunctival anesthesia as compared to retrobulbar anesthesia for pain control during manual small-incision cataract surgery (MSICS) performed by third-year residents. DESIGN A randomized, controlled trial. PATIENTS AND METHODS A total of 150 patients undergoing routine cataract surgery were randomly assigned to receive either subconjunctival anes...

The use of resistance exercises and of typical strength training methods have been progressively used to control body mass and to promote fat mass loss. The difficulties involved in the energy cost calculation during strength training are associated with the large amount of exercises and their several variations. Mean values between ≈3 and 30 kcal·min(-1) are typically reported but our studies ...

The effects of in-season, high-intensity interval training on professional male soccer players' running performances were investigated. Twenty-two subjects participated in 2 consecutive training periods of 10 weeks. The first period was considered a control period and was compared with a period where 2 high-intensity interval training exercises were included in the usual training program. Inter...

Program Quality and Treatment Completion for Youth Training Programs This paper analyzes the effects of training quality on the likelihood of treatment completion by estimating dose-response functions via a generalized propensity score. Results show a statistically positive relationship between training quality and treatment completion for youth participants in Peru. JEL Classification: I3, J2, C8

In this paper we estimate the rate of return to firm investments in human capital in the form of formal job training. We use a panel of large firms with detailed information on the duration of training, the direct costs of training, and several firm characteristics. Our estimates of the return to training are substantial (8.6%) for those providing training. Results suggest that formal job train...

UNLABELLED The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of an 8-week training period of strength training alone (GR), or combined strength and endurance training (GCOM), followed by 12-weeks of de-training (DT) on body composition, power strength and VO2max adaptations in a schooled group of adolescent girls. METHODS Sixty-seven healthy girls recruited from a Portuguese public high sc...

AIM To examine whether muscle training with an oral IQoro(R) screen (IQS) improves esophageal dysphagia and reflux symptoms. METHODS A total of 43 adult patients (21 women and 22 men) were consecutively referred to a swallowing center for the treatment and investigation of long-lasting nonstenotic esophageal dysphagia. Hiatal hernia was confirmed by radiologic examination in 21 patients befor...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of exercise training and body-awareness training in female patients with Syndrome X. BACKGROUND Patients with Syndrome X, defined as effort-induced angina pectoris, a positive exercise test and a normal coronary angiogram, suffer from a chronic pain disorder. We hypothesized that this disorder results in physical deconditioning with...