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Angelica Z. Blais(Angelica Z. Blais ),Jane Lougheed(Jane Lougheed ),Kristi B. Adamo(Kristi B. Adamo ),Patricia E. Longmuir(Patricia E. Longmuir ) 사피엔시아 2020 Exercise Medicine Vol.4 No.-
Objectives: Children with congenital heart disease (CHD) often lack confidence and demonstrate limited movement skills during physical activity. Community-based sport programs have been suggested to build their confidence and competence. This study examined the feasibility and physical literacy impact of an existing community-based sport program for children with moderate to complex CHD. Methods: This pilot study employed a parallel mixed method, single-case experimental design to evaluate the feasibility and impact of a weekly, community-based sport intervention (Sportball©). Intervention field notes and focus group transcripts were analysed deductively to inform feasibility. Physical literacy outcomes were measured using the Canadian Assessment of Physical Literacy. Paired t-tests examined changes in physical literacy scores, while qualitative data informed perceived changes in physical literacy tasks. Results: Participants (n=11, 45% female) were 8.2 ± 1.2 years. Nine children completed >80% of the 1-hour Sportball© sessions (10 lessons total). No adverse events occurred during or as a result of the intervention. Enabling participants to recognize the sensations of exercise and whether or not they needed to rest, designing activities and instructions to mitigate the risk of body contact, and accommodating the needs of participants with developmental/attentional limitations were important factors embedded into the design of the program, contributing to its feasibility. Participants reported perceived improvements in movement skill and torso endurance/strength, changes which were reflected in the objective physical literacy measures (movement skill: Δ mean= 2.0 ± 0.98 points, p=0.07, r=0.57; torso endurance/strength: Δ mean= 5.27 ± 7.20 seconds, p=0.44, r=0.26). Conclusions: The Sportball© intervention was feasible for children with CHD, including those with activity restrictions or developmental delays. Children enjoyed the program and wanted it to continue. Measurable improvements in movement skill and muscular endurance were recognized by participants. Future trials evaluating Sportball©’s impact with larger samples and multiple 10-week sessions are recommended.
Sources, Characteristics, and Therapeutic Applications of Mesenchymal Cells in Tissue Engineering
Gonzalez-Vilchis Rosa Angelica,Piedra-Ramirez Angelica,Patiño-Morales Carlos Cesar,Sanchez-Gomez Concepcion,Beltran-Vargas Nohra E. 한국조직공학과 재생의학회 2022 조직공학과 재생의학 Vol.19 No.2
Tissue engineering (TE) is a therapeutic option within regenerative medicine that allows to mimic the original cell environment and functional organization of the cell types necessary for the recovery or regeneration of damaged tissue using cell sources, scaffolds, and bioreactors. Among the cell sources, the utilization of mesenchymal cells (MSCs) has gained great interest because these multipotent cells are capable of differentiating into diverse tissues, in addition to their self-renewal capacity to maintain their cell population, thus representing a therapeutic alternative for those diseases that can only be controlled with palliative treatments. This review aimed to summarize the state of the art of the main sources of MSCs as well as particular characteristics of each subtype and applications of MSCs in TE in seven different areas (neural, osseous, epithelial, cartilage, osteochondral, muscle, and cardiac) with a systemic revision of advances made in the last 10 years. It was observed that bone marrow-derived MSCs are the principal type of MSCs used in TE, and the most commonly employed techniques for MSCs characterization are immunodetection techniques. Moreover, the utilization of natural biomaterials is higher (41.96%) than that of synthetic biomaterials (18.75%) for the construction of the scaffolds in which cells are seeded. Further, this review shows alternatives of MSCs derived from other tissues and diverse strategies that can improve this area of regenerative medicine.
Angelica Louise P. San Juan,Josefa Angelie D. Revilla,Angelo C. Ani,Clarissa M. Pesigan,Alan Marco S. Mercado 대한산업공학회 2022 Industrial Engineeering & Management Systems Vol.21 No.4
The use of computers, especially for school-works or office-related activities, has been vital in recent years. Nowa-days, in the Philippines, English and Tagalog languages are alternately used for formal writing, while Taglish is often used for informal writing. Either means of type-written communication is highly dependent on the use of computer keyboards. The most used keyboard layout today is the QWERTY layout, which based on previous studies, was not designed ergonomically. Hence, this study aims to develop ergonomic keyboard layouts that are more fit than the QWERTY layout, in terms of utilizing finger strength and encouraging finger and hand alternation, for typing in Eng-lish, Tagalog, and Taglish. The keyboard layouts were developed with the use of Python programming language. The layouts were developed considering factors such as finger strength, finger alternation, and hand alternation and were evaluated using the Text Analysis (TA) points computed based on the previously-mentioned factors and the distance travelled by each finger. Of the 12 proposed layouts, layouts 2 and 4 ease hand movement when typing English, Ta-galog, and Taglish words as compared to the QWERTY keyboard layout.
Sugarcane Bagasse Hydrolysis Using Yeast Cellulolytic Enzymes
( Angelica Cristina De Souza ),( Fernanda Paula Carvalho ),( Cristina Ferreira Silva E Batista ),( Rosane Freitas Schwan ),( Disney Ribeiro Dias ) 한국미생물 · 생명공학회 2013 Journal of microbiology and biotechnology Vol.23 No.10
Ethanol fuel production from lignocellulosic biomass is emerging as one of the most important technologies for sustainable development. To use this biomass, it is necessary to circumvent the physical and chemical barriers presented by the cohesive combination of the main biomass components, which hinders the hydrolysis of cellulose and hemicellulose into fermentable sugars. This study evaluated the hydrolytic capacity of enzymes produced by yeasts, isolated from the soils of the Brazilian Cerrado biome (savannah) and the Amazon region, on sugarcane bagasse pre-treated with H2SO4. Among the 103 and 214 yeast isolates from the Minas Gerais Cerrado and the Amazon regions, 18 (17.47%) and 11 (5.14%) isolates, respectively, were cellulase-producing. Cryptococcus laurentii was prevalent and produced significant β- glucosidase levels, which were higher than the endo- and exoglucanase activities. In natura sugarcane bagasse was pre-treated with 2% H2SO4 for 30 min at 150oC. Subsequently, the obtained fibrous residue was subjected to hydrolysis using the Cryptococcus laurentii yeast enzyme extract for 72 h. This enzyme extract promoted the conversion of approximately 32% of the cellulose, of which 2.4% was glucose, after the enzymatic hydrolysis reaction, suggesting that C. laurentii is a good β-glucosidase producer. The results presented in this study highlight the importance of isolating microbial strains that produce enzymes of biotechnological interest, given their extensive application in biofuel production.
Angelica A. Magdaraog,Jose Miguel Luis C. Reyes Jr. ASCONS 2017 INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EMERGING MULTIDISCIPLINAR Vol.1 No.1
The study aimed to determine the relationship between the students’ academic performance in Mathematics and Financial Management courses and establish a benchmark in determining the success of students in passing their major course Financial Management, which is the foundation of all major courses in the program BSBA Major in Financial Management. Results show that there was a weak positive relationship between the students’ academic performance in College Algebra and Financial Management course. The results also showed that there was a weak positive relationship between the students’ academic performance in Math of Investment and Financial Management course. It was recommended that College Algebra should also be part of the retention policy for the BSBA Financial Management Program since it was proven that it was a predictor of the students’ academic performance in Financial Management course, which is the core of all major courses in the program. It was also recommended that the required grade for both College Algebra and Math of Investment courses in the Retention Program should be at least 2.25 to increase the chances of success of students in passing their major course Financial Management, which is the foundation of all major courses in the program BSBA Major in Financial Management.
( Angelica Moreno Enriquez ),( Zahaed Evangelista Martinez ),( Luis Servin Gonzalez ),( Maria Elena Flores Carrasco ) 한국미생물 · 생명공학회 2015 Journal of microbiology and biotechnology Vol.25 No.8
The aim of the present work was to examine the putative promoter region of the operon ansPAB and to determine the general elements required for the regulation of transcriptional activity. The transcriptional start site of the ansPAB promoter was determined by using highresolution S1-nuclease mapping. Sequence analysis of this region showed -10 and -35 elements, which were consistent with consensus sequences for R. etli promoters that are recognized by the major form of RNA polymerase containing the σ70 transcription factor. Mutation studies affecting several regions located upstream of the transcriptional start site confirmed the importance of these elements on transcriptional expression.
Angelica S. Gonzalez-Garibay,Alfonso Lopez-Vazquez,Jesus Garcıa-Banuelos,Sergio Sanchez-Enrıquez,Ana S. Sandoval-Rodrıguez,Susana Del Toro Arreola,Miriam R. Bueno-Topete,Jose F. Munoz-Valle,Mercedes E 한국식품영양과학회 2020 Journal of medicinal food Vol.23 No.3
Excess of visceral adipose tissue (VAT) characteristic of obesity leads to a proinflammatory state disrupting the insulin signaling pathway, triggering insulin resistance (IR) and inflammation, the main processes contributing to obesity comorbidities. Ursolic acid (UA), a pentacyclic triterpenoid occurring in a variety of plant foods, exhibits anti-inflammatory properties. The aim of this study was to evaluate UA effects on IR, hyperinsulinemia, and inflammation in experimental diet-induced obesity. Forty male Wistar rats were randomly assigned to eight groups (n = 5). One group was used for time 0. Three groups were labeled as OBE (control): receiving high-fat diet (HFD; fat content 45.24% of energy) during 3, 6, or 9 weeks; three groups UA-PREV: exposed to simultaneous HFD and UA during 3, 6, or 9 weeks to evaluate UA preventive effects; one group UA-REV: receiving HFD for 6 weeks, followed by simultaneous HFD and UA for three additional weeks to analyze UA reversal effects. Measurements were performed after 3, 6, or 9 weeks of treatment. Adiposity was calculated by weighing VAT after sacrifice. Serum markers were quantified through colorimetric and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay methods. VAT adipokines RNAm expression was evaluated by quantitative reverse transcriptase–polymerase chain reaction. Data were analyzed by Kruskal–Wallis and Mann–Whitney U tests. UA significantly decreased adiposity, IR, hyperinsulinemia, triacylglycerides, and cholesterol levels, and also VAT mRNA expression of MCP-1 (monocyte chemoattractant protein-1), IL (interleukin)-1β and IL-6, concomitantly increasing adiponectin levels. UA metabolic effects demonstrated in this study support its potential therapeutic utility to improve IR, hyperinsulinemia, and inflammation observed in obesity and diabetes.