Contributions to the biodiversity of Vietnam – Results of VIETBIO inventory work and field training in Cuc Phuong National Park

VIETBIO [Innovative approaches to biodiversity discovery and characterisation in Vietnam] is a bilateral German-Vietnamese research and capacity building project focusing on the development and transfer of new methods and technology towards an integrated biodiversity discovery and monitoring system for Vietnam. Dedicated field training and testing of innovative methodologies were undertaken in Cuc Phuong National Park as part and with support of the project, which led to the new biodiversity data and records made available in this article collection. VIETBIO is a collaboration between the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin – Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science (MfN), the Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin (BGBM) and the Vietnam National Museum of Nature (VNMN), the Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources (IEBR), the Southern Institute of Ecology (SIE), as well as the Institute of Tropical Biology (ITB); all Vietnamese institutions belong to the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST). The article collection "VIETBIO" (https://doi.org/10.3897/bdj.coll.63) reports original results of recent biodiversity recording and survey work undertaken in Cuc Phuong National Park, northern Vietnam, under the framework of the VIETBIO project. The collection consist of this “main” cover paper – characterising the study area, the general project approaches and activities, while also giving an extensive overview on previous studies from this area – followed by individual papers for higher taxa as studied during the project. The main purpose is to make primary biodiversity records openly available, including several new and interesting findings for this biodiversity-rich conservation area. All individual data papers with their respective primary records are expected to provide useful baselines for further taxonomic, phylogenetic, ecological and conservation-related studies on the respective taxa and, thus, will be maintained as separate datasets, including separate GUIDs also for further updating.

The Effect of Training Program Using Electronic Style and In Field During Covid-19 on The Development of Some Physical Traits in Karate Athlete

The research aimed at designing a training program using electronic and in-field training to identify the differences between tests for both groups. In addition to that, it aimed at identifying the differences between posttests for both groups under study. Karate athletes from Karate Improvement Organization in Sulyamania governorate. The researchers used the experimental method on (12) athletes to conclude that electronic learning group has developed in some physical abilities understudy compared to pretest in favor of the posttests. The electronic style used by the experimental group highly affected the psychological, functional, and emotional aspects of athletes during COVID 19. In addition to that, the results showed that using both electronic and in-field training has a positive effect on developing special physical abilities.

Does Warming Up With Wearable Resistance Influence Internal and External Training Load in National Level Soccer Players?

Background: Adding wearable resistance (WR) to training results in superior performance compared with unloaded conditions. However, it is unclear if adding WR during warm-up influences training load (TL) in the subsequent session. The aim of this research was to track TL in soccer players during the transition from late preseason to early in-season and examine whether adding WR to the lower leg during a warm-up influenced TL measures during warm-ups and on-field training sessions after WR was removed. Hypothesis: The addition of WR worn on the lower legs during an on-field warm-up would lead to decreases in relatively high-intensity external TL metrics, such as distance covered >6.11 m∙s−1 and acceleration and deceleration >/<3 m∙s−2 and increases in internal TL during the warm-up, yet would have little effect on the subsequent training session when WR was removed. Study Design: Matched-pair randomized design. Level of Evidence: Level 3. Methods: A total of 28 soccer players were allocated to either a WR training (WRT = 14) or unloaded (control [CON] = 14) group. Both groups performed the same warm-up and on-field training for 8 weeks, with the WRT group wearing 200 g to 600 g loads on their lower leg during the warm-up. External TL was measured via global positioning system data and internal TL was assessed using session rating of perceived exertion (sRPE × time per session). Results: No statistically significant between-group differences ( P ≥ 0.05) were identified for any TL measurement during either warm-ups or training sessions. Lower leg WR resulted in trivial to moderate effects for all external TL metrics (−16.9% to 2.40%; d = −0.61 to 0.14) and sRPE (−0.33%; d = −0.03) during the warm-up and trivial to small effects on all external TL metrics (−8.95% to −0.36%; d = −0.45 to −0.30) and sRPE (3.39%; d = 0.33) during training sessions. Conclusion: Warming up with lower leg WR negatively affects neither the quality and quantity of the warm-up nor the subsequent training session once WR is removed. Clinical Relevance: Using WR on the lower leg during on-field warm-ups may be a means to “microdose” strength training while not unduly increasing TL. However, further research is needed to determine the influence of WR on strength qualities.

Chest Pain and Fever in a Healthcare Provider During the Global Coronavirus Pandemic

ABSTRACT The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) global pandemic has posed unique challenges to healthcare providers that work in austere environments. Military healthcare providers advise commanders on endemic disease risk, prevention, and management during field training exercises. Healthcare workers are at increased risk of exposure to infectious pathogens. We present a case of a military healthcare provider who presented with fever, cough, and fatigue during the COVID-19 global pandemic that was diagnosed with a primary pulmonary coccidioidal infection. Treatment after appropriate diagnosis consisted of supportive care. Respiratory and pain symptoms resolved by 2 months post-diagnosis. Although COVID-19 must be closely monitored in the field training environment, it is important to maintain a high index of suspicion of endemic infectious diseases as a potential etiology for respiratory illnesses.

Field Training Obstacles at Private Health Institutes in Yemen from Students’ Perspective

This study aimed to identify obstacles to field training at private health institutes in Yemen from students' perspective. The study adopted the descriptive analytical method and used a questionnaire to collect relevant data from a sample of 295 male and female students who were randomly selected from level three students majoring in physician assistant and laboratory technicians, representing the study population. The collected data were processed by the SPSS package. The study results showed that a high percentage (74.2%) of students faced obstacles in the field training at private health institutes. These obstacles can be rated as follows: field supervisor and training institutions (76.2%); academic supervisor (75.2%); and the trainees themselves (69.2%). The study recommended enabling students to practice field training in the training institutions that have human and material resources, and activating the role of the field and academic supervisor in implementing training plans and programs in a way that enhances effective coordination between all stakeholders of the training process.

Intensification of the professional-applicative physical training process of military firefighters

The general, specific and specialized physical training determines the level of development of the motor possibilities of the personnel, reached in the process of the systematic practice of the professional-applicative physical exercises. The problem solved in this research was to identify new ways to intensify the professional-applied physical training of the operative personnel, military personnel within the intervention subunits of the Inspectorate for Emergency Situations. The study was conducted over a period of 2 months (May-June 2019) on the field / training plateau of the Botosani and Dorohoi Fire Brigade and had as subjects a sample of 10 non-commissioned officers (military personnel) who took two individual tests: with/without a respirator device. The research methods: the study of the specialized literature, the direct observation, the experiment, the comparison, the statistical-mathematical analysis. Ways to test the physical capacity, the type of effort made (aerobic, anaerobic) in one or more motor actions are numerous and at the same time, very demanding, necessary for the special device and a larger study. During the experiment there was a reduction in time but also an increase in motor potential at the unit stage (initial testing), as well as obtaining the honorable 3rd place in the national phase (final testing) of the contest "The most powerful firefighter" Alba-Iulia , 2019 edition, of the non-commissioned officers from the Inspectorate for Emergency Situations "Nicolae Iorga" of Botosani. Following some application routes with a high degree of difficulty, we can say that it must be customized in this activity has significantly improved their motor skills.