This study examines the effects of 3-5 weeks of physical rest on selected physical, physiological and psychological parameters obtained from 12 Olympic but latterly underperforming competitors and their matched control subjects. Cardiorespiratory data were directly determined from their work to volitional exhaustion on either a treadmill, cycle, or rowing ergometer. Anaerobic power and capacity...

OBJECTIVES Recent research has indicated concern for the degree of stress and emotional well-being among university staff. This study examined the effectiveness of yoga in enhancing emotional well-being and resilience to stress among university employees. METHODS In a randomized controlled trial at a British university, we recruited 48 employees and randomized them into either a yoga or a wai...

Number: 007-0426 Process Improvement at Outpatient Drugs Department in Songklanagarind Hospital through Computer Simulation Wanatchapong Kongkaew, Nikorn Sirivongpaisal*, Sakesun Suthummanon Department of Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Prince of Songkla University, 15 Kanjanavanich Road, Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand Phone: 66-74-287-153, Fax: 66-74-212-892, e-mail: nikorn.s@psu....

number: 025-0227 Abstract title: Optimal decisions for a decentralized assembly system with dual supply modes Authors’ information: Name: Shihua Ma*, Danfeng Ying, and Xu Guan Organization: School of Management, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Address: No.1037 Luoyu Road, Wuhan 430074, P.R. China E-mail: [email protected] (Shihua Ma, Corresponding author) yingdanfeng@gmail...

Two novel extended chains based on rare {V(IV)(15)Si(6)O(48)} have been prepared under hydrothermal conditions by introducing an organosilicone source into the synthetic system of the polyoxovanadates. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses show that the neighboring {V(IV)(15)Si(6)O(48)} clusters are linked by a pair of V(V)O(2) fragments via the coordination bonds of (Si-)O-V-O(-Si) to give...

This article addresses the issue of estimating probability of misclassification (PoM), when assessing the status of a water body (w.b.). The standard deviation of a monitoring data is considered a good measure of the uncertainty of the assessed w.b. status. However, when PoM is to be estimated from the biological data, a problem caused by too few monitoring data emerges. The problem is overcome...

BACKGROUND Advantages of mobile Augmented Reality (mAR) application-based learning versus textbook-based learning were already shown in a previous study. However, it was unclear whether the augmented reality (AR) component was responsible for the success of the self-developed app or whether this was attributable to the novelty of using mobile technology for learning. OBJECTIVE The study's aim...

BOSTON (AP) Sen. Edward M. Kennedy campaigned in the precincts of his political youth * yesterday, telling Massachu­ setts voters “ 1 have come home to ask for your help” to rekindle his flickering challenge to Pres­ ident Carter. R epublican G eorge Bush sought a comeback against Ronald Reagan and said he was making election-eve headway. For Bush as for Kennedy, the Massachusetts presidential ...

Twenty-six adults were given a chair massage and 24 control group adults were asked to relax in the massage chair for 15 minutes, two times per week for five weeks. On the first and last days of the study they were monitored for EEG, before, during and after the sessions. In addition, before and after the sessions they performed math computations, they completed POMS Depression and State Anxiet...

This study was conducted to determine whether 24-style Taijiquan (24TJQ) exhibits measurable psychological and physiological effects. Twenty-two middle-aged female subjects performed 24TJQ and cycle ergometry exercises at the same intensity determined by the same heart rate during 2 exercises. Electroencephalography and Profile of Mood State (POMS) were monitored before and after 2 exercises. T...