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High-Intensity Intervalmittent Training (Hiit) x Continuous - Biomarkers in the Search for Optimal Training of Amateur Runners

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  Anatomy Physiology & Biochemistry International Journal Juniper Publishers Author by:  Helvio de Oliveira Affonso Abstract HIIT - sprint training can help all runners? Can all runners do the same training for better pace? This study examined blood Concentrations of CK, Urea, Gama Glutamyl Trasferase, GLycemia and Lactato before and after jump test (Bosco et. al), included twenty amateur runners. Blood samples were collected from the fingertip for [La-] assessment before and 1min after jumps test using aportable analyser (Lactate Plus®, Waltham, MA 02454-9141, EUA) and Reflotron Plus® (Roche) for the measure the other parameters, before and after 10 minutes. Jump performance were evaluated using CEFISE® Optical plataform and during one minute using counter moviment jump (CMJ). The main Result were acutely great heterogeneity for muscle damage (CK) before 30~472 after 64~476, power indicated by the [La-] (internal load) before 0.8~3.2 after 3.8~12.8, and power by the platf...

The Interrelationship between Perceived Stress Level, Sleep Quality, and Academic Performance among Students of a Caribbean Medical School

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  Anatomy Physiology & Biochemistry International Journal Juniper Publishers Author by:  Bernadette Scott Abstract Objective:  Stress and sleep are essential elements of life and how these two factors affect academic performance of medical students must be studied properly in order to maximally and efficiently facilitate the medical training of future physicians. Methods:  77 medical students who had similar work-load participated in this study. Participants were asked to answer the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) questionnaire and the Perceived Stress Scale questionnaire. The analyzed variables, quality of sleep and individual subjective perception of stress were linked to students’ grade point average (GPA). The SPSS version 24 was used for the regression analysis and determination of a Pearson correlation coefficient between perceived stress level, sleep quality, and academic performance. Results:  The majority of participants (80%) experienced a mo...

Happy Easter-Juniper Publishers

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  Juniper Publishers wishes Happy Easter to you and your family members.

Challenges in the Healthcare Systems of Pakistan-Juniper Publishers

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JUNIPER PUBLISHERS-OPEN ACCESS ANATOMY PHYSIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL   In a complex today’s world, it is difficult to define exactly a health system. WHO defines it to include personal and public health services through inter-sectoral initiatives that primary action is to make better health [1]. The health enhancing interventions like road safety and pollution free environment are also part of system with traditional public health activities of health promotion. A country needs health system that protects all citizens against health and financial risks of illness. The individual physical dignity and integrity is recognized in international law. Health systems need to ensure that people must treated with respect accordingly with human rights. It’s not the matter about financial expenditure made by governments to health systems but the strategies and procedures for health system effectiveness. The health care delivery in Pakistan compris...

Anatomy Education in MBBS: Nepal’s Perspective and Challenges-Juniper publishers

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JUNIPER PUBLISHERS-OPEN ACCESS ANATOMY PHYSIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL   Introduction: Although it is agreed that anatomy is the language of medicine, the 21st century medical curriculum has often shown to reduce the hours dedicated towards anatomy education. Presently TU, Kathmandu University (KU), BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS) and Patan Academy of health sciences (PAHS) are running the MBBS program. In designing an anatomy center, the principles of three curricular models may be considered: traditional, integrated problem-based and system-oriented. Anatomy has been given more emphasis in hours of instructions allotted in both institutions. KU has given a total of 472 hours for Anatomy whereas BPKIHS has given 396 hours for the same. It may be noted the teaching of Basic Medical Sciences in an integrated, system wise and with a problem solving approach is the stated objective of all the three curriculums of ...

Approach to Lower the Caesarean Delivery Rate - Preventing the First Caesarean-Juniper publishers

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JUNIPER PUBLISHERS-OPEN ACCESS ANATOMY PHYSIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL  Of late there has been a great buzz about the abnormal rise in the caesarean rate in most of the countries, raising a concern. In some this is more apparent under the private health care facilities. In fact this upward trend has been observed since the beginning of this century. As per recent data over 30 % women are experiencing a caesarean delivery (CD). In 2014, in the United States, 32.2% of pregnant women delivered through this bypass, accounting for over one million surgeries [1]. This upward trend to rely on the surgical delivery during the closing years of the last century did not convert into better outcomes for the mother and foetus as no clear evidence of concomitant decreases in maternal or neonatal morbidity or mortality was presented. With the OBG professional bodies acknowledging the need to address this burgeoning trend for CD, which ma...