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Objectives: Movement behaviors and abdominal obesity are associated with higher inflammatory biomarkers. However, the role of waist circumference as a mediating factor is still unknown. Thus, our aims were to (1) test the associations between 24-hour movement behavior variables (physical activity, sedentary behavior, and sleep), abdominal obesity, and pro- and anti-inflammatory biomarkers; and (2) investigate whether abdominal obesity had a mediating effect between the investigated associations. Methods: This multicenter cross-sectional study included 3591 adolescents (aged 12–17 y) from 4 Brazilian cities. Waist circumference (in centimeters; at half the distance between the iliac crest and at the lower costal margin), 24-hour movement behaviors (validated questionnaire), high-sensitive C-reactive protein, and adiponectin (serum plasma) were evaluated. We used multiple mediation regression models (95% confidence interval) to determine if waist circumference mediated the association between 24-hour movement behaviors and pro- and anti-inflammatory biomarkers. Results: The results revealed that screen time and moderate to vigorous physical activity were not associated with pro- or anti-inflammatory biomarkers. However, sleep duration (in hours per day) was negatively associated with pro- (C-reactive protein, β = −0.08; 95% confidence interval, −0.38 to −0.02) and anti- (adiponectin, β = −0.31; 95% confidence interval, −2.13 to −0.12) inflammatory biomarkers. Our results also showed that waist circumference mediated the association between sleep duration and high-sensitive C-reactive protein (2.7%), and adiponectin (2.8%). Conclusion: Sleep duration was inversely associated with pro- and anti-inflammatory biomarkers, and these relations were mediated by abdominal obesity. Therefore, adolescents having healthy sleep can have implications for reducing waist circumference and inflammatory indicators. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Recent research has highlighted significant modifications in travel demand, suggesting a “VMT Peak”, and a peak in car ownership among young adults in California and the rest of the United States. In order to investigate this topic, and the motivations behind these trends, this study will undertake a detailed investigation of travel behavior and the propensity to purchase a car among young adults (aged 18-30) in California. Through the assistance of a commercial vendor, the authors will develop a representative sample of the population of young adults in California, and administer an online survey developed as part of the project. The research will explore the impact of a range of factors, including personal attitudes and preferences (e.g. about travel, the adoption of technology, the adoption of alternative-fuel vehicles, social, economic and environmental issues), lifestyles, the urban form, the individual’s living arrangements, the influence of peers and online social networks. The study will build on other studies and provide critical insights into the motivations affecting young persons’ travel behavior and car-ownership aspirations, and will allow researchers and policy-makers to better understand likely future trends in travel demand and the potential responses to policies designed to increase transportation sustainability.View the NCST Project Webpage

Introduction: Stress is associated with disease and reduced leukocyte telomere length (LTL). The objective of this research is to determine if self-perceived stress is associated with telomere length in Costa Rican adults and the gender differences in this association. Findings may help explain how some populations in apparent socioeconomic disadvantage and with limited access to specialized medical services have a remarkably high life expectancy. Methodology: Data come from the pre-retirement cohort of the Costa Rican Longevity and Healthy Aging Study (CRELES), a population based survey conducted in the households to 2,327 adults aged 53 to 66 years. The DNA to measure LTL was extracted from blood cells in laboratories of the University of Costa Rica whereas the Blackburn laboratory at the University of California performed the telomere length measurement applying the quantitative polymerase chain reaction (Q-PCR). The relationship between telomere length and perceived stress was measured using least-squares multiple regression. Perceived stress was measured by a set of questions about family, job, finances and, health reasons to be stressed. Models included the control variables: (1) age and sex of the participant, (2) whether he or she resides in the Nicoya area, a "blue zone" known for its high longevity, and (3) the aforementioned sociodemographic, health and lifestyles characteristics. Results: Stress perception and LTL are significantly different by sex. Women perceived higher stress levels than men in almost all aspects studied, except work. Women have significantly longer telomeres. Shorter telomeres are significantly associated with caregiving stress in men and with parental health concerns in women. Counter-intuitive telomere lengthenings were observed among women who feel stressed about caring for family members; and among men who feel stressed due to their family relationships as well as concerns about their own health. Discussion: Results confirm that people with self-perceived stress due to caregiving or health issues have shorter telomeres. The relationship between stress and telomere length differs between men and women. Gender relations exert a strong modifier effect on the relationship between stress and LTL: gender is related to perceived stress, telomere length, and apparently also to the way stress and LTL are related. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: Active aging programs are fundamental in improving the health condition and healthy lifestyles of the elderly. Objective: To analyze the impact of an active aging program on the functional capacity and lifestyles of the elderly. Method: Case study with evaluation before and after an active aging program, implemented for 16 weeks, in a sample of 8 elderly people. Results: After the program, the elderly had fewer episodes of: musculoskeletal pain, loss of urine, feelings of sadness and changes in memory. They improved their adherence to physical activity, healthy eating habits, preventive and relational behaviors, as well as stress management. The handgrip strength increased and the static and dynamic balance improved significantly. Conclusion: This active aging program demonstrated gains with the intervention of rehabilitation nurses in the functional capacity and adherence of the elderly to healthy lifestyles.

IntroductionStress is associated with disease and reduced leukocyte telomere length (LTL). The objective of this research is to determine if self-perceived stress is associated with telomere length in Costa Rican adults and the gender differences in this association. Findings may help explain how some populations in apparent socioeconomic disadvantage and with limited access to specialized medical services have a remarkably high life expectancy.MethodologyData come from the pre-retirement cohort of the Costa Rican Longevity and Healthy Aging Study (CRELES), a population based survey conducted in the households to 2,327 adults aged 53 to 66 years. The DNA to measure LTL was extracted from blood cells in laboratories of the University of Costa Rica whereas the Blackburn laboratory at the University of California performed the telomere length measurement applying the quantitative polymerase chain reaction (Q-PCR). The relationship between telomere length and perceived stress was measured using least-squares multiple regression. Perceived stress was measured by a set of questions about family, job, finances and, health reasons to be stressed. Models included the control variables: (1) age and sex of the participant, (2) whether he or she resides in the Nicoya area, a “blue zone” known for its high longevity, and (3) the aforementioned sociodemographic, health and lifestyles characteristics.ResultsStress perception and LTL are significantly different by sex. Women perceived higher stress levels than men in almost all aspects studied, except work. Women have significantly longer telomeres. Shorter telomeres are significantly associated with caregiving stress in men and with parental health concerns in women. Counter-intuitive telomere lengthenings were observed among women who feel stressed about caring for family members; and among men who feel stressed due to their family relationships as well as concerns about their own health.DiscussionResults confirm that people with self-perceived stress due to caregiving or health issues have shorter telomeres. The relationship between stress and telomere length differs between men and women. Gender relations exert a strong modifier effect on the relationship between stress and LTL: gender is related to perceived stress, telomere length, and apparently also to the way stress and LTL are related.

The Asian citrus psyllid Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Liviidae) is a key vector of the causal agents of huanglongbing (HLB) in important citrus production regions of the world. The objective of this study was to estimate the predation capacity of mites of the family Phytoseiidae on eggs of that insect. Populations of 13 phytoseiid species were collected from five Brazilian states, to evaluate their predation capacity and ability to survive when fed with eggs of D. citri. Each predator was fed daily with 10 eggs of the insect. Predation rate was higher for Amblyseius herbicolus (Chant) collected in Botucatu (São Paulo state) and Pirenópolis (Goiás state) (respectively 4.7 and 2.9 eggs/female/day). Those populations also had high survivorship within the observation period of five days (4.8–5.0 days). These results are comparable to studies previously conducted by other authors with other phytoseiid species. Given the common occurrence of A. herbicolus on citrus, it seems possible that it may exert some effect on the population of D. citri under field condition. It seems worthwhile to conduct complementary studies to determine the feasibility of using this predator for the control of that insect. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The crisis of education occupies a significant place in a number of crisis problems, which are particular indicated, in the jubilee report of the Club of Rome (April 2018). The main conclusion from this report is: “The old world is doomed, the New World is inevitable.” The article makes an attempt to find a logic in which one can understand the essence of this transition from the “doomed” to the “inevitable” world (the New Cultural Era), in particular, in the plane of educational transformations. The methodological choice of finding the answer to this question lies in the plane of a systemic, non-linear and interdisciplinary view of social and cultural dynamics, which suggests that there is a certain meta-parameter that sets the essence of the phase (crisis) transitions in these processes. As such a parameter, it is suggested to consider those typical basic experiences of the world that correspond to the main cultural epochs of the Western cultural range (Tradition, Modernity, Postmodern). A Quintessence of it can be described in terms of a person's experience of the relationship “I am - the World”. It is justified that in such conceptual frameworks it is logical to expect from the New Era the domination of the paradoxical individualistic-holistic experience of the World: I acutely realize myself as individuality, but at the same time it experiences its unity with the World, I belong to the World and create it simultaneously. In support of the reliability of such a forecast, the available points of growth of such a perception of the world are indicated, which take place in our sociocultural realities - the volunteer movement, playback theater, experimental schools (live school, game), the Internet as a parallel social reality and self-organizing communities that arise there . It emphasizes the value ambiguity of such cultural transformations and the need to track them not at the formal and institutional level but at the level of social self-organization, life styles, the transformation of everyday practices, in particular, everyday practices in the educational field.

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Die aktuelle Lebensstilforschung weist in der Frage nach der Prägung und Persistenz von Lebensstilen im Lebenslauf ein bedeutsames Defizit auf. So ist unklar, ob Lebensstile primär durch Kohorten- oder Lebenszykluseffekte determiniert werden, sich also nach ihrer Ausbildung verfestigen oder aber mit zunehmendem Alter Wandlungsprozessen unterliegen. Ausgehend von Bourdieus Konzept des Habitus und handlungstheoretischen Überlegungen zur Funktion von Lebensstilen wird von einer Prägung des Lebensstils durch die Kohortenzugehörigkeit ausgegangen und diese Hypothese auf der Basis der Daten des Sozio-Ökonomischen Panels (SOEP) für den Zeitraum von 1990 bis 2008 geprüft. Die Ergebnisse deuten zwar darauf hin, dass bestimmte lebenszyklisch relevante Ereignisse die Stabilität von Lebensstilen beeinträchtigen; insgesamt aber zeigen sich deutliche kohortenspezifische Differenzen in den Freizeitmustern, die im Lebensverlauf stabil bleiben. Summary: Current life style research has not answered the question of the extent to which life styles are structured and persistent throughout a person's lifetime. It is unclear whether life styles are determined primarily by cohort or life cycle effects. Are they consolidated after their establishment in early years or do they change with age? Drawing on Bourdieu's concept of habitus and on action-theoretical considerations of the function of life styles for the individual, the basic assumption employed in this paper is that life styles are determined by birth, that is, cohort effects, and are persistent over the course of a person's life. This hypothesis is analyzed using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP) for the period from 1990 to 2008. Results indicate that certain life-cycle effects undermine the stability of life styles. However, clear differences specific to birth cohorts appear in leisure-time patterns which remain stable throughout life [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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As a result of increasing environmental pollution and destruction of natural life, the concept of sustainability in consumption and production has emerged. Individuals with high levels of responsibility prefer not only sustainability in their consumption but also socially responsible investments (SRI) in their investments. The purpose of this research is to determine the effect of lifestyles on SRI fund preferences. Within the scope of the study, analysis was made according to the responses of 170 persons with VALS 2 scale. As a result of the applied factor analysis, four factors were obtained: innovators, experiencers, achievers and makers. Investors in the group of innovators, makers and experiencers at equal return level prefer only SRI funds, while only experincers prefer to invest in SRI funds at low-return level. In the group of achievers people, there was no significant difference in the average of the socially responsible investment fund preferences at the equal return level and the low return level. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This study aimed at exploring the relationship between lifestyles and levels of mental health among sample from Jadara students University, the sample consisted of (203) Students, (80) female and (123) male as available sample. The life Style Personality Inventory (LSPI) and General Health Questioner (GHQ) were used. The Results of the study showed that the conforming theme (active) life style was prevalent among the sample while, the social interest theme life style was the less prevalent among the sample. Results showed also that the social interest correlated positively with social impairment, and the controlling theme active correlated positively with anxiety and psychosomatic. While other correlation between lifestyles and levels of mental health were not significant. Also, the result showed no significant relation in life style according to gender except the exploiting theme active getting even and no significant relation in general health level according to gender. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Background: This paper presents the objectives, research design, methodology, and primary findings of the Isfahan Comprehensive O Elderly Study (ICES). Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 603 elderly persons (aged 60 and over) were selected by multistage cluster sampling method from Isfahan, Iran, in 2016 comprehensive questionnaires along with a detailed interview were used to collect information on personal, family, socioeconomic, health and social services characteristics, life styles, physical illnesses and chronic diseases, mental, emotional and cognition disorders, quality of life, disabilities, sleep quality, social supports, life satisfaction, self-efficacy, and of participants. Results: The mean ± standard deviation (SD) age of participants was 69.66 ± 6.31 years, consisting of 50.75% females. About 23% of elderly persons were at the risk of malnutrition and 4.5% were current smoker. Severe and mild depression were documented in 9.3% and 30.2% among included study subjects, respectively. About half of the participants had hypertension, and 26.8% suffered from cardiovascular disease. The mean ± SD of total score of Geriatric Depression Scale, Perceived Stress Scale, Older People's Quality of Life, Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly and Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index was 8.84 ± 6.79, 14.76 ± 5.92, 133.99 ± 10.55, 142.04 ± 120.53, and 6.17 ± 3.44, respectively. Elderly males had significantly higher life satisfaction and self-efficacy and better cognitive function than females (P < 0.01). Conclusion: The findings of current study provided a comprehensive overview of the current health status and lifestyle of older adults in Isfahan city. The ICES could help policy makers to design appropriate prevention and interventional programs and policies to cover the specific needs of the elderly population. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) is a standardized measure to estimate habitual practice of physical activities. Because of the specificity of different elderly's life styles, and, consequently, modes of physical activity, the purpose of this pilot study was to analyze differences among ten regular gym practitioners (fitness group) (68,60±3,57 years of age) and ten Senior University students without gym practice (informal group) (71,30±5,54 years of age). The results showed that energy expenditure doesn't depend solely on regular and controlled physical activity at a Fitness center, and that functional motor activity, as daily life active transportation and domestic and garden activities, resulted in similar energy expenditure. It's suggested that programs combining energy expenditure and daily life motor activities is a good solution for quality of life enhancement, and an alternative to more standardized fitness practices. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

We understand the psychographic analysis as a different method of mapping the propensities of consumption and maximize the return on marketing activities, which increases in importance given the greater complexity of the contemporary environment. Thus, the purpose of the article was to create a reference tool for psychographic techniques for future research, through comparative systematic study of the major models used in psychographic market research. We intend contribute to the process of using techniques that are most appropriate to the specific segmentation requirements. The study credits to the best choice and use of psychographic models a way of making segmentation research more effective. The methodology involved the critical appraisal of the main models of psychographic segmentation: AIO, RSV, VALS, LOV and 3M. As a result, we established a synthetic framework of technical comparison, which was preceded by theoretical analysis. We believe that the contents of the theoretical framework will serve to guidance in selection and use of various methods, aimed at further alignment of using psychographic models to different environmental contexts, and thus favoring market research applications. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

O presente artigo coloca em pauta uma reflexão cujo objetivo é discorrer sobre os modos de trabalhar e de viver na vida líquido-moderna. Para tanto, apresenta o Slow Movement como referência de análise. Divulgado como movimento mundial em prol da desaceleração, sua proposta difundiu-se e firmou-se ao acolher a sensação generalizada de esgotamento promovida pela vida líquida, conforme preconizada por Bauman (2007). Objetiva-se compreender se e como o Slow Movement possibilita uma outra experimentação do tempo, bem como se interpõe enquanto expressão da resistência aos atuais modos de trabalhar e de viver. A análise empreendida permite perceber que o Slow Movement, apesar de se apresentar como um modo de expressão da resistência frente à aceleração, mantém-se subordinado à ideologia gerencialista (Gaulejac, 2007) que caracteriza os atuais modos de trabalhar. Desse modo, o movimento contribui para apaziguar os sofrimentos psíquicos causados pela pressão do tempo, mas não para a sua revolução.The following paper aims at describing work and life in the liquid modern life. For that matter the Slow Movement is presented as an analysis reference. Advertised as a world movement towards a slower time, its proposition has spread and been recognized as it acknowledges the feeling of hopelessness brought up by the liquid life, as described by Bauman (2007). The objective is to understand if and how the Slow Movement leads to a different experimentation of time, as well as if it is an expression of resistance to the current ways of working and living. The analysis proposes that although the Slow Movement presents itself as a resistance to the current acceleration, it is still linked to a managerial ideology (Gaulejac, 2007). Thus, the movement contributes to peace the psychological damages caused by the pressures of time, although it doesn't operate as a revolution.

The paper proposes definition of food chain in natural and economic approach. In paper is presented classical economics approach to issues of sustainable development. Idea of sustainable food chain and its goals were defined. Also macroeconomics and micro-economics interpretation of sustainable development and econometric model of sustainable dairy food chain were shown. For analysing impact of activities on sustainable development linear programming was suggested. This article shows that life styles are the base and driv-ing force behind sustainable development. Latest technological and economical solutions in dairy sector and their links with sustainable development were described.