BACKGROUND Depression in elderly people may be contributed to by the multiple losses of aging. Exercise has the potential to positively impact many of these losses simultaneously. We tested the hypothesis that progressive resistance training (PRT) would reduce depression while improving physiologic capacity, quality of life, morale, function and self-efficacy without adverse events in an older,...

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of combined risperidone (RIS) and pivotal response treatment (PRT) on children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). A total of 34 children diagnosed with ASD according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth edition (DSM-V) (mean age of 12.36 years) were randomly assigned to either of two groups; the ...

Question: Can high-intensity progressive resistance training (PRT) restore muscle mass and improve function in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA)? Design: A randomised, controlled trial. Setting: A hospital rheumatology department in the UK. Participants: Men and women > 18 years, fulfilling the American College of Rheumatology 1987 revised criteria for the diagnosis of RA with mild to mod...

BACKGROUND Despite vast improvements in transfusion services in sub-Saharan Africa over the last decade, there remain serious concerns on the safety and adequacy of the blood supply across the region. OBJECTIVE This review paper ascertains the role of pathogen reduction technology (PRT) in improving blood safety and supply adequacy in the region. METHOD The state of blood safety in sub-Saha...

The aim of this study was to investigate influence of delayed gastric emptying on postprandial reflux in esophageal pH. Sixty-nine consecutive patients underwent 24 hour (h) esophageal pH monitoring and gastric emptying. In 24 h esophageal pH monitoring, % postprandial reflux pH<4 for 2 h after each meal (% PRT) was extracted from the 24 h pH profile. After solid test meal (1 mCi, Tc99m) was gi...

Several evidence-based practices (EBPs) have been identified as efficacious for the education of students with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). However, effectiveness research has rarely been conducted in schools and teachers express skepticism about the clinical utility of EBPs for the classroom. Innovative methods are needed to optimally adapt EBPs for community use. This study utilizes quali...

OBJECTIVE To provide the empirical basis for using ocular vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (oVEMPS) in response to Fz bone conducted vibration (BCV) stimulation to indicate vestibular function in human subjects. To show the generality of the response by testing a large number of unselected healthy subjects across a wide age range and the repeatability of the response within subjects. To pr...