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The main purpose was to compare by each training the mental load and fatigue reported by semiprofessional soccer players comparing between regular season phase and the play-offs. Fifty-three players (Mage = 24.59 years) for two teams participated during the 2020/21 season. Mental load was measured with a Likert questionnaire. Mental fatigue was quantified with a Visual Analogue Scale. Four trainings were recorded each week (Monday = MD+1, Wednesday = MD-4, Thursday = MD-3 and Saturday = MD-1), with a competitive match on Sunday across 10 weeks (five dates of regular season - five dates of play-offs). A Linear Mixed Model was performed with R-studio, using the training days and the competitive phase as independent variables. The influence of time played as co-variable was also checked. Results showed MD+1 as the more mentally fatiguing day in both phases, although MD-4 were the training with higher mental load reported (p = 0.001). Comparing phases, mental fatigue was significantly higher during the play-offs (p = 0.037). With regard time played, players that did not usually play showed a decrease in mental load during the play-offs. Then, we recommend coaches to use recovery strategies for mental fatigue, avoid mentally fatiguing tasks close to competition and considerer the time played as a factor which may contribute to individual differences in player mental fatigue.
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Physical Conditioning, Human , Soccer , Humans , Young Adult , Adult , Seasons , Linear Models , Surveys and QuestionnairesABSTRACT
Introducción: Bolivia tiene la segunda tasa de malnutrición crónica más elevada de América Latina y el Caribe, nuestra población tiene una dieta deficiente compuesta principalmente de carbohidratos de bajo costo y de otros productos con un alto contenido en grasa y almidón, esto genera no solo retraso en el crecimiento, sino también altas tasas de sobrepeso y obesidad las cuales a su vez incrementan el riesgo de padecer numerosas enfermedades cardiovasculares, metabólicas y oncológicas.
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MalnutritionABSTRACT
This tumor of hypophyseal origin is rare and its incidence is estimated from 2-5% of central nervous system neoplasms. It is characterized by enlargement of the sella turcica and by the presence of neuron with adenomatous tissue since it is derived form the neural crest. Clinical symptoms do not differ from pituitary adenomas. The diagnosis is made by histological analysis and prognosis is favorable after surgical excision. It is reported the case of a 27 year old female complaining of abnormal menses who was seen at our clinic due to primary infertility of 6 year duration and galactorrhea. An MRI disclosed a 7 mm lesion within the pituitary area. Prolactin was 167 ng/mL. The patient underwent transphenoidal surgery and the histological report was of gangliocytoma. Two months after surgery the patient resumed menses and 6 months later a MRI did not reveal residual tumor; prolactin levels decreased to 44.8 and 18 ng/mL. Afterwards, the patient became pregnant and had a normal delivery. To our knowledge this is the first report of infertility due to a pituitary gangliocytoma.
