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This study compared the intensity distribution of time-motion analysis data, when speed zones were categorized by different methods. 12 U18 players undertook a routine battery of laboratory- and field-based assessments to determine their running speed corresponding to the respiratory compensation threshold (RCT), maximal aerobic speed (MAS), maximal oxygen consumption (vVO2max) and maximal sprint speed (MSS). Players match-demands were tracked using 5 Hz GPS units in 22 fixtures (50 eligible match observations). The percentage of total distance covered running at high-speed (%HSR), very-high speed (%VHSR) and sprinting were determined using the following speed thresholds: (1) arbitrary; (2) individualised (IND) using RCT, vVO2max and MSS; (3) individualised via MAS per se; (4) individualised via MSS per se; and (5) individualised using MAS and MSS as measures of locomotor capacities (LOCO). Using MSS in isolation resulted in 61% and 39% of player's % HSR and % VHSR, respectively, being incorrectly interpreted, when compared to the IND technique. Estimating the RCT from fractional values of MAS resulted in erroneous interpretations of % HSR in 50% of cases. The present results suggest that practitioners and researchers should avoid using singular fitness characteristics to individualise the intensity distribution of time-motion analysis data. A combination of players' anaerobic threshold, MAS, and MSS characteristics are recommended to individualise player-tracking data. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents a court case wherein Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp. (PSPC) filed three separate cases against the Commissioner of Internal Revenue (CIR) to the Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) related to the fraudent issuance of Tax Credit Certificate (TCC). CTA granted the petition of PSPC for review claiming that CIR failed to prove that TCCs transferred to PSPC were fraudulently issued. The Supreme Court ruled that the assessment of the CIR was erroneous and without legal basis.

Background: Clostridium difficile‒associated diarrhea is a leading cause of hospital-acquired diarrhea. We sought to determine whether the institution of a hospital-wide alcohol-based hand rub (ABHR) policy was associated with an increase in the incidence and/or severity of health care facility‒onset, health care facility‒associated C difficile diarrhea (CDAD). Methods: We used a retrospective chart review analysis to compare incidence rates of CDAD before and after implementation of the ABHR policy. We also compared rates of sepsis, colectomy, and death in patients with CDAD before and after implementation of the ABHR policy. Results: The incidence rate of CDAD was 3.98 per 10,000 patient-days after implementation of the ABHR policy, compared with 4.96 per 10,000 patient-days before implementation (P = .0036). The crude mortality rate in patients diagnosed with CDAD was 10.7% after implementation, compared with 13.3% before implementation (P = .275). The rate of sepsis in patients diagnosed with CDAD was 19.6% after implementation, compared with 5.2% before implementation (P < .0001). Conclusion: Our data provide no evidence of an increased CDAD rate after implementation of an ABHR policy at our institution. The rate of sepsis in patients diagnosed with CDAD did rise, indicating increased severity of illness in patients with C difficile infection. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Individuals want to make informed choices about mobility transitions to retain dignity and independence as they age. The Transport Accident Commission initiated the development, trial, and evaluation of a health promotion education program to meet this need. A participative model was applied and program instruction goals focused on community and driver safety, how health and aging influence transportation independence, mobility options, and resources. Data collected from 94 individuals yielded positive outcomes: the target group was reached (90% were 60 years or older), community mobility information was retained, and participants were satisfied with program content and resources. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Growth and feed consumption were determined for yearling grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) stocked at a rate of 8,000/hectare in earthen ponds and fed either a practical-type catfish diet or diets in which dehydrated alfalfa meal comprised either 19 or 38% of the formula. The diets were formulated to be approximately equal in estimated digestible energy (2.9 kcal/g) and digestible protein (27.7-28.4%) and to meet all nutritional requirements for channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus). The fish grew from an average stocking size of 63 g to an average harvest size of 192 g with an average feed conversion of 2 g feed per gram of weight gain in 84 d. Fish fed the diet containing 19% alfalfa meal had faster weight gain and lower feed conversion (P < 0.05) than fish fed the other two diets. Analyses of digestive tract contents, before and after feeding, showed that natural pond foods accounted for only about 5% of the ingesta, by volume, indicating that supplemental feed provided most of the nutrients for fish growth. This study indicates that grass carp will grow rapidly beyond fingerling size in earthen ponds when fed concentrated supplemental feeds. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The prevalence of high blood pressure and its treatment was determined in 50 to 59-year-old people in an Australian provincial city (Albury) and in 40 to 59-year-old people in an inner suburb (Brunswick) of Melbourne-Over 90 per cent of those in albury were Australian-born compared with 53 per cent in Brunswick where 25 per cent wre Italian-born. The proportions of people aged 50 to 59 with diastolic blood pressures equal to or greater than 110 mm. Hg together with those on hypotensive therapy were 21.1 per cent in Albury, 22.2 per cent in Brunswick Australian-born and 6.3 per cent in the Brunswick Italian-born. The proportions of those aged 50 to 59 who were on hypotensive therapy were: in Albury 12.0 per cent, among the Brunswick Australian-born 16.3 per cent and among the Brunswick Italian-born 6.3 per cent. About 50 per cent of both the Albury sample and the Brunswick Australian-born people with diastolic blood pressures of 110 mm. Hg or more had never been told that they had high blood pressure. A single postal notification to hypertensive subjects that they should have a further check resulted in 90 per cent attending their general practitioner in Albury within three months but only 60 per cent in Brunswick. The implications of the lower response rates in an inner city suburb are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]