Role of objectively measured sedentary behaviour in physical performance,frailty and mortality among older adults: A short systematic review     

Asier Mañas  Borja del Pozo-Cruz  Francisco José García-García  Amelia Guadalupe-Grau 《European Journal of Sport Science》2017,17(7):940-953

Sedentary behaviour (SB) has recently emerged as an independent risk factor for different health outcomes. Older adults accumulate long time in SB. Understanding the role that SB plays on health is crucial for a successful aging. This short systematic review summarizes the current evidence related to the effects of objectively measured SB on frailty, physical performance and mortality in adults ≥60?years old. The literature search produced 271 records for physical performance (n?=?119), frailty (n?=?31), and mortality (n?=?121). Finally, only 13 articles fulfilled the inclusion criteria and were included in this review. All articles but one included in the physical performance section (n?=?9) showed a negative association between longer time spent in SB and physical performance. A significant association of SB with higher odds of frailty was found, however this association disappeared after adjusting for cognitive status. Lastly, two of the three included studies showed positive associations between SB and mortality, but this effect decreased or even disappeared in the more adjusted models. In conclusion, there is consistency that SB is negatively associated with physical performance. However, the relationship between objectively measured SB and frailty incidence and mortality rates remains unclear and deserves further research. The use of homogenous criteria to assess SB and the inclusion of more robust research designs will help clarifying the independent effects that SB could have on physical performance, frailty, and mortality. This will ultimately help designing more efficient and comprehensive physical activity guidelines for older adults.  相似文献   

Simultaneous changes in seed size,oil content and protein content driven by selection of SWEET homologues during soybean domestication     

Shoudong Wang  Shulin Liu  Jie Wang  Kengo Yokosho  Bin Zhou  Ya-Chi Yu  Zhi Liu  Wolf B Frommer  Jian Feng Ma  Li-Qing Chen  Yuefeng Guan  Huixia Shou  Zhixi Tian 《国家科学评论(英文版)》2020,7(11):1776

Soybean accounts for more than half of the global production of oilseed and more than a quarter of the protein used globally for human food and animal feed. Soybean domestication involved parallel increases in seed size and oil content, and a concomitant decrease in protein content. However, science has not yet discovered whether these effects were due to selective pressure on a single gene or multiple genes. Here, re-sequencing data from >800 genotypes revealed a strong selection during soybean domestication on GmSWEET10a. The selection of GmSWEET10a conferred simultaneous increases in soybean-seed size and oil content as well as a reduction in the protein content. The result was validated using both near-isogenic lines carrying substitution of haplotype chromosomal segments and transgenic soybeans. Moreover, GmSWEET10b was found to be functionally redundant with its homologue GmSWEET10a and to be undergoing selection in current breeding, leading the the elite allele GmSWEET10b, a potential target for present-day soybean breeding. Both GmSWEET10a and GmSWEET10b were shown to transport sucrose and hexose, contributing to sugar allocation from seed coat to embryo, which consequently determines oil and protein contents and seed size in soybean. We conclude that past selection of optimal GmSWEET10a alleles drove the initial domestication of multiple soybean-seed traits and that targeted selection of the elite allele GmSWEET10b may further improve the yield and seed quality of modern soybean cultivars.  相似文献   

Wearable skin-like optoelectronic systems with suppression of motion artifacts for cuff-less continuous blood pressure monitor     

Haicheng Li  Yinji Ma  Ziwei Liang  Zhouheng Wang  Yu Cao  Yuan Xu  Hua Zhou  Bingwei Lu  Ying Chen  Zhiyuan Han  Shisheng Cai  Xue Feng 《国家科学评论(英文版)》2020,7(5):849

According to the statistics of the World Health Organization, an estimated 17.9 million people die from cardiovascular diseases each year, representing 31% of all global deaths. Continuous non-invasive arterial pressure (CNAP) is essential for the management of cardiovascular diseases. However, it is difficult to achieve long-term CNAP monitoring with the daily use of current devices due to irritation of the skin as well as the lack of motion artifacts suppression. Here, we report a high-performance skin-like optoelectronic system integrated with ultra-thin flexible circuits to monitor CNAP. We introduce a theoretical model via the virtual work principle for predicting the precise blood pressure and suppressing motion artifacts, and propose optical difference in the frequency domain for stable optical measurements in terms of skin-like devices. We compare the results with the blood pressure acquired by invasive (intra-arterial) blood pressure monitoring for >1500 min in total on 44 subjects in an intensive care unit. The maximum absolute errors of diastolic and systolic blood pressure were ±7/±10 mm Hg, respectively, in immobilized, and ±10/±14 mm Hg, respectively, in walking scenarios. These strategies provide advanced blood pressure monitoring techniques, which would directly address an unmet clinical need or daily use for a highly vulnerable population.  相似文献   

印度嫁妆制度的嬗变     

马小芳 《佳木斯教育学院学报》2015,(6)

印度从20世纪中期以来就开始了一次次的婚姻家庭法改革。但是在传统习俗的束缚、宗教私法的干涉和印度教原教旨主义的影响下,总是屡屡受挫,它决心消除的嫁妆制度不但依然存在,反而在有些偏远地区愈演愈烈。本文按照时间顺序梳理了印度嫁妆制度的由来与历史嬗变,旨在增加人们对印度文化中这一怪诞现象的认识,唤起人们对印度女性婚姻家庭地位的关注与同情。  相似文献   

Theater of Disaster,Folk Stories as Vehicles for Healing and Survival     

Ma Rosalie Zerrudo 《Teaching Artist Journal》2016,14(3):161-170

Psychological traumas and disturbed emotional landscapes become rich canvases for healing through expressions of individual and collective creativity.  相似文献   

宋词主题之“悲秋”研究     

马炳 《佳木斯教育学院学报》2015,(1):47

在宋代时期,很多词人创作了大量以悲秋为主题的词作品。本文,对以悲秋为主题的宋词的情感模式进行解读,阐述了这些"悲秋词"的形成进行探源。  相似文献   

Chemical composition and antioxidant activities of essential oils from different parts of the oregano     

Fei Han  Guang-qiang Ma  Ming Yang  Li Yan  Wei Xiong  Ji-cheng Shu  Zhi-dong Zhao  Han-lin Xu 《Journal of Zhejiang University. Science. B》2017,18(1):79-84

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唐代围棋习尚探寻——以唐诗为中心的考察     

马新广 《寻根》2010,(3):65-69

围棋在我国有着悠久的历史,春秋战国时代已经流行,唐代又达到了一个高潮。唐时的围棋活动,随着发展普及也形成了一些习尚。笔者拟以唐诗为基础,对唐时的围棋习尚作一探析。遍检唐诗,其间明显地凸现出了唐人在围棋的棋具采用、  相似文献   

高职英语青年教师教学能力提升路径探究     

戴晨丽  马立新 《包头职业技术学院学报》2017,18(3)

目前青年教师是高职院校英语教学工作的主力军.其教学能力水平直接影响着高职英语教学效果和质量.通过简述高职英语青年教师应具备教学能力,分析她们教学现状,提出了:公开课教学是青年教师提升教学能力的必经途径;传帮带是青年教师提升教学能力的传统途径;微课教学是网络时代提升青年教师教学能力的新途径;高职英语口语技能大赛是青年教师提升教学能力的重要途径;教师学习共同体是青年教师提升教学能力的有效途径.  相似文献   

“1+1”古筝基础教学法的特点研究     

马凌 《南昌教育学院学报》2013,(6):135-136

"1+1"古筝基础教学法是在当前师资不足和习筝者负担偏重的情况下诞生的,它的诞生真正做到了"老师轻松教、学生快乐学",是一种深受广大师生认可的新型的古筝教学方法。笔者从教学理念、教学模式等多个方面初探了"1+1"古筝基础教学法的特点。  相似文献