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Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is linked to disruptions in sympathovagal balance, which could impair vascular homeostasis and cause IBS symptoms. Studies have shown reductions in sympathetic activity following a single slow, deep breathing (SDB) bout in healthy adults; however, no studies have investigated its chronic effects in IBS.The purpose of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and impact of a SDB intervention on microvascular and autonomic function and symptoms in adults with IBS.

Fourteen participants (ages 18-65years) with IBS were randomly assigned to 4-week SDB or control conditions. The SDB group completed a 20-min video 5 times weekly while the control group maintained their normal activities. Microvascular endothelial function was measured using laser Doppler in response to thermal provocation and expressed as cutaneous vascular conductance at 39°C relative to a maximum response at 43.5°C (%CVC
). Heart rate variability (HRV) and post-exercise heart rate recovery (HRR) were employed as surrogate measures of autonomic function. IBS symptoms were assessed using the IBS-Severity Scale (IBS-SS).

Thirteenparticipants (6 controls and 7 SDB) completed the study. Age (p = 0.541) and body mass index (p = 0.157) were similar between groups. In the SDB group, %CVC
increased from 45% to 59% (p < 0.00001) after the 4-week intervention. HRV, HRR, and IBS-SS scores were unaltered.

and Inferences. These results demonstrate the feasibility of a SDB intervention in adults with IBS and suggest improvements in microvascular function in the absence of changes in symptoms or autonomic function in this population.
and Inferences. These results demonstrate the feasibility of a SDB intervention in adults with IBS and suggest improvements in microvascular function in the absence of changes in symptoms or autonomic function in this population.Carbonyl sulfide (COS) and carbon disulfide (CS2 ) are important atmospheric gases photochemically generated from organic sulfur precursors in sunlit natural waters. This study examined these processes by evaluating COS and CS2 photo-production from dimethyl sulfide (DMS) in the presence of dissolved organic matter (DOM). DOM was added since it photochemically produces various reactive intermediates (3 CDOM*, • OH, 1 O2 , and H2 O2 ) potentially involved in these reaction pathways. DMS-amended synthetic waters at pH 8 were varied in terms of their DOM type and concentration, spiked with the 3 CDOM* quenching agent, phenol, in certain cases, and subsequently irradiated over varying exposure times. Results indicated that various DOM types ranging from freshwater to open ocean DOM increased COS but did not alter CS2 , which remained at non-detect levels. DOM type influenced COS only at higher concentrations (20 mg/L), while increasing DOM concentrations proportionally increased COS concentrations for all DOM types. Phenol addition lowered COS formation for reasons that remained unclear since phenol likely quenched 3 CDOM* and DMS-derived sulfur-based radicals. Further comparisons to DMS-spiked natural waters and cysteine (CYS)-spiked synthetic and natural waters assessed previously indicated that COS formation from both precursors in natural waters was always greater than in waters containing DOM alone.Covid-19 has triggered an unprecedented global health crisis. The highly contagious nature and airborne transmission route of SARS-CoV-2 virus requires extraordinary measures for its containment. It is necessary to know the behaviour of aerosols carrying the virus to avoid this contagion. This paper describes the behaviour of aerosols and their role in the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 according to published models using a scoping review based on the PubMed, Scopus, and WOS databases. From an initial 530 references, 9 papers were selected after applying defined inclusion criteria. The results reinforce the airborne transmission route as a means of contagion of the virus and recommend the use of face masks, extending social distance to more than 2 metres, and natural ventilation of enclosed spaces as preventive measures. These results contribute to a better understanding of SARS-CoV-2 and help design effective strategies to prevent its spread.
To study (1) ovarian and endometrial damage caused by the hyperglycemia and (2) the effects of dichloroacetic acid (DCA) on follicular reserve and endometrial damage in streptozocin induced diabetic rats.

This study consisted 24 rats randomly separated into three groups. A diabetes model was achieved in 16 rats experimentally, and normoglycemic eight rats were assigned as control group (Group 1). The rats with diabetes were randomly separated to two groups 1 mL/kg/day intraperitoneal 0.9% NaCl was given to eight rats as diabetic vehicle (Group 2) and 10mg/kg/day DCA was given to other eight rats as DCA treated group (Group 3). Hysterectomy with bilateral oophorectomy was performed for histopathological evaluation and blood samples were collected after 4 weeks.

Diabetes caused ovarian and endometrial damage (p < 0.0001). Pentraxin-3 (PTX-3), lactic acid, and transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β) were higher (p < 0.05, p < 0.05, and p < 0.0001, respectively), whereas anti-Mullerian hormone (ity of the endometrial cycle, physiological endometrial structure, ovarian follicular growth, oocyte maturation, and physiological ovarian function by decreasing the lactate levels via inhibiting pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase enzyme.
Melbourne Dental School's (MDS) rural dental clinical placement program operates in two Victorian rural areas and offers final year dental students an integrated program of practical clinical experience and rural lifestyle exposure. The objective of this study was to understand the student's experiences to determine whether they increased the likelihood of them seeking rural employment after graduation.

The University of Melbourne final year dental students attended 5-week mandatory rural clinical placements in 2018 and 2019. At the completion of their placement, students were invited to complete an anonymous questionnaire about their experiences, which had both quantitative and qualitative questions. This study examined the qualitative data using thematic analysis to identify common themes.

Rural clinical dental placements at Goulburn Valley Health and Latrobe Community Health Service.

Final year Dentistry and Oral Health students.

Clinical placementevaluation questionnaire.

To examinedentalstudeestyle and supportive clinical and social relationships were shown to be important influences. The current survey can benefit from refinement and further research following up MDS graduate workplace locations is recommended.Loneliness research has tended to focus on mainstream and older populations despite evidence that non-mainstream groups, like those experiencing homelessness, may experience loneliness differently. Limited existing research indicates that (a) people who have been homeless experience loneliness as multidimensional (as a pluralistic, non-unidimensional emotion, experienced specific to lacked relationships) and (b) mainstream loneliness scales may be inappropriate for this group. The current study piloted and appraised the feasibility the short version of the Social and Emotional Loneliness Scale for Adults (SELSA-S) among 129 Australian adults with a lived experience of homelessness. Exploratory Factor Analysis and an observational questionnaire appraisal were used to assess factorial and content validity and showed the measure did not fit this sample as well as in mainstream samples. Removal of items that participants found difficult to comprehend/answer improved the factorial fit of the scale. In conclusion, the SELSA-S may be inappropriate for measuring loneliness among people who have experienced homelessness. Further research needs to explore the potentially different structure of loneliness among marginalised groups so that a better understanding of loneliness can be reached.
To explore nursing students' perceptions of the identification and medical care of sex trafficking victims and how to improve the care provided based on the identified barriers.

Despite the fact that more than 87% of sex trafficking victims establish contact with health professionals, their lack of awareness and training hinders their ability to assist victims properly.

A descriptive qualitative study was carried out using 11 focus groups of nursing students after a simulated case of sex trafficking victim. The analysis of results was conducted through content analysis.

A total of 110 fourth-year nursing students participated in this study. After performing the data analysis, three main categories emerged (i) making a health issue visible, (ii) identifying sex trafficking victims resources based on evidence-based practice, and (iii) educational resources on sex trafficking in nursing degree.

Our results show that through clinical simulation, integrating content regarding the medical care of vulnerable groups can be useful for developing the skills necessary to provide effective care from a trauma-informed approach.

Health institutions, senior charge nurses, and other health service managers should be aware of the current need for sex trafficking training, structural-level changes, and updated evidence-based guidelines and protocols with other service providers and law enforcement to provide high-quality care.
Health institutions, senior charge nurses, and other health service managers should be aware of the current need for sex trafficking training, structural-level changes, and updated evidence-based guidelines and protocols with other service providers and law enforcement to provide high-quality care.Health providers often focus on secondary conditions and spend less time prioritising overweight/obesity care. Informal caregivers are well positioned to facilitate health-promoting behaviours of healthy eating and physical activity among community-dwelling care recipients with spinal cord injury (SCI) for prevention and management of overweight/obesity. Literature has typically focused on caregiver adjustment post-injury and burden related to their roles in secondary condition care. The novel objective of this study was to describe informal caregivers' perspectives of their roles in facilitating health-promoting weight management behaviours, healthy eating and physical activity, for care recipients with SCI. This was a qualitative study that used semi-structured interviews with informal caregivers for data collection in 2019. Braun & Clarke's established thematic phases were used for analysis. U0126 Participants included informal caregivers of individuals with SCI living in the community (n = 24). Caregivers identgivers and care recipients have the information required in order to facilitate healthy eating and physical activity in persons with SCI and have opportunities for mutual dyadic participation when both partners are interested.There is a growing interest in the neuroscience community to map the distribution of brain metabolites in vivo. Magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging (MRSI) is often limited by either a poor spatial resolution and/or a long acquisition time, which severely restricts its applications for clinical and research purposes. Building on a recently developed technique of acquisition-reconstruction for 2D MRSI, we combined a fast Cartesian 1 H-FID-MRSI acquisition sequence, compressed-sensing acceleration, and low-rank total-generalized-variation constrained reconstruction to produce 3D high-resolution whole-brain MRSI with a significant acquisition time reduction. We first evaluated the acceleration performance using retrospective undersampling of a fully sampled dataset. Second, a 20 min accelerated MRSI acquisition was performed on three healthy volunteers, resulting in metabolite maps with 5 mm isotropic resolution. The metabolite maps exhibited the detailed neurochemical composition of all brain regions and revealed parts of the underlying brain anatomy.
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