简介：APeruviannative,Dr.VelardeearnedhermedicaldegreefromtheNewYorkUniversitySchoolofMedicineinNewYorkandwentontocompleteherresidencytraininginInternalMedicineatColumbiaPresbyterianMedicalCenterandCardiovascularDiseasefellowshiptrainingatMountSinaiHospitalinNewYorkandBostonUniversity.Dr.GladysP.VelardeisAssociateProfessorofMedicine/CardiologyatTheUniversityofFlorida,JacksonvillewhereshedirectstheWomen’sCardiovascularHealthProgramandisDirectoroftheCardiovascularDiseaseFellowshiptrainingprogram.

简介：AIM:ToreviewvisionhealthsituationofIraniancommunity,analyzeitsdeterminants,anddiscusstheadoptedimprovementstrategiesbytheIranMinistryofHealthandMedicalEducation(MOHME).METHODS:Thiswasarapidsituationanalysiswithaqualitativeapproachinthreepartsofrecognition,orientationandimplementation.Thedataweregatheredviareviewofupstreamdocuments,nationalandinternationalexperiences,andexpertsandstakeholders’opinions.RESULTS:Eradicatingtrachoma,increasinghumanresources,increasingeducationalandresearchcentersandpromotionofophthalmictechnologieswereimportantachievementsinthefieldofvisionhealthinIran.Throughtheseachievements,itseemedthatthepatternofcausesofblindnessandlowvisionwassimilartothatofthedevelopedcountries.However,thereviewofIranians’visionhealthindicatorsshowedthataconsiderablepercentoftheblindnessandlowvisionwasavoidablethroughanationalprogramdemanding3typesofinterventionsinsocialdeterminantsofhealth(SDH),communityeducation,andincreasingtheaccesstohealthcareservicesbyintegratingthenecessaryservicesinprimaryhealthcaresystem.CONCLUSION:Managingtheissuerequiresattentionsfromanationalcommitteeforpreventingblindnesswithparticipationofallstakeholders,implementinganationalsurveyonvisionhealth,preparationoftheprimarylevelhealthcentersincludingemploymentandeducationofcommunityhealthworkers(Behvarzes),optometristsandgeneralpractitioners,fairdistributionofspecializedhumanresourcesandestablishingatleastonespecializedcenterineachprovinceforreferringpatientsfromtheprimarylevels.

简介：Thehighprevalenceofchildhoodobesity,evidentgloballyinthepastdecade,ispartlyduetolowphysicalactivity(PA).1Obesityandlowcardiovascularfitnessinchildrenmayincreasetheriskofhypertensionandhypercholesterolemiaduringchildhoodandmaycontributetothedevelopmentofchronicdiseasesinadulthood,suchashypertensionanddiabetes.2ParticipatinginregularPAplaysasignificantroleinthepreventionofanddecreaseinchildhoodobesityandchronicdiseases,therebycontributingtothepreventionofchronicdiseaseslaterinadulthood.

简介：正值中国新春佳节锣鼓喧天之际,大洋彼岸的“阿拉伯(迪拜)国际医疗实验室仪器及设备展览会MEDLABMIDDLEEAST2019”(简称MEDLAB)也正如火如荼进行中。三诺生物传感股份有限公司携手其两家美国子公HJPTSDiagnostics以及Trividia为世界糖友带来了全新的慢病检测设备和管理系统,以其过硬的产品系列和专注的钻研精神,吸引着全世界的目光。

简介：Background:Althoughevidenceonthehealtheffectsofsedentarybehavior(SB)hasgrownsystematicallyinrecentyears,fewdevelopingcountrieshavereportedpopulationlevelsofSB,especiallyinSouthAmerica.OurobjectivewastodescribetimespentsittinginarepresentativesamplefromChilecategorizedbyage,gender,educationallevel,andbodymassindex(BMI).Methods:AnationalhealthsurveywasconductedinChileinanationallyrepresentativesample(n=5411)in2009-2010.Sittingtime(ST)wasmeasuredwiththeGlobalPhysicalActivityQuestionnaireVersion2.Results:Datawerefrom5031participants(43.26±0.41years,mean±SE;40.3%male).Overall,therewerenogenderdifferencesinmeanST(men:158.10±5.80min/day,women143.45±4.77min/day;p=0.05).STwaslowerinthosewholivedinruralareascomparedwithurbanareas(99.4min/dayvs.160.0min/day;p=0.001).STincreasedsignificantlywithincreasingBMI,butonlyinmen(p=0.009),andwaspositivelyrelatedtoyearsofeducationinbothmenandwomen(p<0.0001).Conclusion:Thefindingsweredifferentfromthosereportedinothercountriesandcontexts,reinforcingtheneedforinternationalsurveillanceandmonitoringovertimetoinformpolicymakers.DifferencesinSTacrossdifferentgroupsemphasizetheneedtodeveloptailoredmessagesandinterventionsforreducingSTindifferentpopulationsubgroups.

简介：Cable-membranestructureshavesmallrigidityandarehighlysensitivetowind.Structuralhealthmonitoringisnecessarytoensuretheserviceabilityandsafetyofthestructure.Inthisresearch,thedesignmethodofastructuralhealthmonitoringsystemisusingthecharacteristicsofacable-membranestructure.TakingtheYueyangSanheAirportTerminalasanexample,afiniteelementmodelisestablishedtodeterminethecriticalstructuralcomponents.Next,theengineeringrequirementsandtheframeworkofthemonitoringsystemarestudiedbasedontheresultsofnumericalanalysis.Thespecificimplementationofthestructuralhealthmonitoringisthencarriedout,whichincludessensorselection,installationandwiring.TheproposedframeworkissuccessfullyappliedtothemonitoringsystemfortheYueyangAirportterminalbuilding,andthesynchronousacquisitionoffiberBragggratingandaccelerationsensorsignalsisimplementedinaninnovativeway.Thesuccessfulimplementationandoperationofstructuralhealthmonitoringwillhelptoguaranteethesafetyofthecablemembranestructureduringitsservicelife.

简介：TherecentpublicationbyChekroudetal.inLancetPsychiatryfocusesontherelationshipbetweenphysicalexerciseandmentalhealth.Mentalhealthisdefinedasoptimalpersonalfunctioning"resultinginproductiveactivities,fulfillingrelationshipswithotherpeople,andtheabilitytoadapttochangeandtocopewithadversity".(p.4)Recently,mentalhealthhasnolongerbeendescribedasadichotomousstatebutasacontinuum,withpersonalmentalstatesrangingfromhighlyfunctionaltomentallyill.

简介：Background:Motorcompetenceandhealth-relatedfitnessareimportantcomponentsforthedevelopmentandmaintenanceofahealthylifestyleinchildren.Thisstudyexaminedcross-culturalperformancesonmotorcompetenceandhealth-relatedfitnessbetweenPortugueseandU.S.children.Methods:Portuguese(n=508;10.14±2.13years,mean±SD)andU.S.(n=710;9.48±1.62years)childrenperformedtestsofcardiorespiratoryfitness(ProgressiveAerobicCardiovascularEnduranceRun),upperbodystrength(handgrip),locomotorskillperformance(standinglongjump),andobjectprojectionskillperformance(throwingandkicking).PortugueseandU.S.childrenweredividedinto2agegroups(6à9and10à13years)fordataanalysispurposes.Atwoàfactoroneàwayanalysisofcovariance(ANOVA)wasconductedwiththeProgressiveAerobicCardiovascularEnduranceRun,handgrip,standinglongjumpscores,kicking,andthrowingspeed(km/h)asdependentvariables.Results:ResultsindicatedthatPortuguesechildren,irrespectiveofsex,presentedbetterperformancesinlocomotorandcardiorespiratoryperformance(standinglongjumpandProgressiveAerobicCardiovascularEnduranceRun)thanU.S.childreninbothagebands.U.S.childrenoutperformedPortuguesechildrenduringthrowingandhandgriptests.Kickingtestspresentedgenderdifferences:PortugueseboysandU.S.girlsoutperformedtheirinternationallymatchedcounterparts.Conclusion:Culturaldifferencesinphysicaleducationcurriculaandsportsparticipationmayimpactdifferencesinmotorcompetenceandfitnessdevelopmentinthesecountries.