EFFECTS OF WATER-BASED EXERCISE ON BONE HEALTH OF MIDDLE-AGED AND OLDER ADULTS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS

Effects of water-based exercise on bone health of middle-aged and older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Vini Simas,1 Wayne Hing,1 Rodney Pope,1 Mike Climstein1,2 1Water-Based Research Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond Institute of Health and Sport, Bond University, Gold Coast, QLD, 2Exercise, Health and Performance Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia Background: Age-related bo

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A comprehensive analysis of chromosomal polymorphic variants on reproductive outcomes after intracytoplasmic sperm injection treatment

Abstract Recent studies suggest that chromosomal polymorphic variations are associated with infertility.A systematic review of chromosomal polymorphisms in assisted reproduction found an association with higher rates of miscarriage.Aim of this study is to analyse the influence of specific types or number of chromosomal polymorphic variations on rep

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New oversize troglobitic species of Campodeidae in Japan (Diplura)

Two new oversize troglobitic species of diplurans campodeids, Pacificampa daidarabotchi Sendra, sp.n.and Pacificampa nipponica Sendra, sp.n., found in three caves in two southern Japanese islands are described.It is the first record of cave-dwelling Diplurans from Japan and more specifically these are two Campodeinae of Pacificampa Chevrizov, 1978

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