Three patients (mean age = 62) received 18-sessions of PBM stimulation twice per week for nine weeks. Each patient was assessed with Rey- Osterrieth Complex Figure Test (Rey-O testing visual memory) and Hong Kong List Learning (HKLLT verbal memory), Clinical Dementia Rating Scale (CDR), Functional Activities Questionnaire (FAQ), Geriatric Anxiety Scale-10 Item Version (GAS-10) Chinese Depressio...

The purpose of this study was to determine test-retest reliability for peak barbell velocity (Vpeak) during the bench press (BP) and bench press throw (BPT) exercises for loads corresponding to 20-70% of one-repetition maximum (1RM). Thirty physically active collegiate men conducted four evaluations after a preliminary BP 1RM determination (1RM·bw-1 = 1.02 ± 0.16 kg·kg-1). In counterbalanced or...

OBJECTIVE. To examine plasticity of inhibition, as indexed by practice effects of inhibition tasks and the associated transfer effects, using a multiple task approach in healthy older adults. METHOD. Forty-eight healthy older adults were evenly assigned to either a practice group or a no-contact control group. All participants completed pretest (2.5 hours) and posttest (2 hours) sessions, with ...

This study aimed to investigate the evidence that strengthening interventions can improve muscle strength and activity in individuals with cerebral palsy. The search focused on studies that employed strength training for children with cerebral palsy for which six electronic databases were used to extract literature published from 2001 to 2012. The key terms used in these searches were combined ...

Wandering-phase ®fth instar Plodia interpuntella (HuÈ bner) were exposed at 3-week intervals for 0.5, 1, 2, and 4 h on concrete treated with sprays of 100, 150, and 200 mg 20% cy ̄uthrin wettable powder (WP) per m over a 15-week period. Pupation rate and adult emergence were not signi®cantly di€erent (Pr0.05) with respect to exposure interval at any application rate. Of the larvae exposed at wee...

To evaluate the hypothesis that, in terms of all-cause death, drinking alcohol 1-4 days per week is less harmful than daily (5-7 days/week) drinking of the same quantity of alcohol, a prospective cohort study using a self-administered questionnaire was conducted in Japan between 1990 and 2003 of 88,746 subjects (41,702 men and 47,044 women) aged 40-69 years at baseline. Among male regular drink...

CONTEXT Physical activity has been shown to decrease the incidence of breast cancer, but the effect on recurrence or survival after a breast cancer diagnosis is not known. OBJECTIVE To determine whether physical activity among women with breast cancer decreases their risk of death from breast cancer compared with more sedentary women. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS Prospective observatio...

A sublingual tablet formulation of buprenorphine combining 8 mg of buprenorphine with 2 mg of naloxone is being targeted for use in settings where less than daily dosing strategies and/or prescription-based dispensing will likely be employed. This study determined patient preferences for, and clinical outcomes during, daily and 3-day per week supervised dosing schedules using the combination ta...

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES The objectives were to investigate the effect of a 12-wk intervention with behavioral modification on clinical characteristics and dietary intakes of young and otherwise healthy obese and to identify factors for successful weight loss. The goal was to lose 0.5 kg per week by reducing 300-500 kcal/day and by increasing physical activities. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Forty four ...

BACKGROUND Continuous-loop event recorders are widely used for the evaluation of palpitations, but the optimal duration of monitoring is unknown. OBJECTIVE To determine the yield, timing, and incremental cost-effectiveness of each week of event monitoring for palpitations. DESIGN Prospective cohort study. PATIENTS 105 consecutive outpatients referred for the placement of a continuous-loop...