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We suggest that HUmax, HUmin and HUave values are significant predictors of SWL success for both kidney and ureteral stones. They might be used in daily clinical practice for patient counselling.

In this study we assessed the influence of the three different recovery interventions massage (MSG), electrical muscle stimulation (EMS), and passive rest (PR) on lactate disappearance and muscle recovery after exhausting exercise bouts. Twelve healthy male sport students participated in the study. They attended the laboratory on five test days. After measurement of V.O2max and a baseline Wingate test (WGb), the three recovery interventions were tested in random counterbalanced order. High intensity exercise, which consisted of six exhausting exercise bouts (interspersed with active recovery), was followed by MSG, EMS or PR application (24 minutes); then the final Wingate test (WGf) was performed. Lactate, heart rate, peak and mean power, rating of perceived exertion (RPE), and total quality of recovery (TQR) were recorded. In WGf mean power was significantly higher than in WGb for all three recovery modalities (MSG 6.29%, EMS 5.33%, PR 4.84% increase, p < 0.05), but no significant differences in mean and peak power were observed between the three recovery modes (p > 0.05). The heart rate response and the changes in blood lactate concentration were identical in all three interventions during the entire protocol (p = 0.817, p = 0.493, respectively). RPE and TQR scores were also not different among the three interventions (p > 0.05). These results provide further evidence that MSG and EMS are not more effective than PR in the process of recovery from high intensity exercise.

Strengthening of structures may become a necessity to overcome the mistakes made during the design and construction phases of existing reinforced concrete (RC) buildings. In recent years, researches have been intensified on the economical and easy application of the strengthening of masonry infill walls in RC buildings. Strengthening of masonry infill wall with steel reinforcing mesh and additional mortar layer, fiber reinforced polymers and prefabricated concrete panels have become in the forefront of these techniques. In this study, the RC frame infilled with masonry walls and strengthened with steel reinforcing mesh and mortar layer was examined experimentally. One of the most important reasons for choosing this method is that the strengthening could be achieved with less cost, workmanship and without the need to prepare molds for reinforcement. The main variables that have been examined in the current study are: the anchorage length, spacing, and configuration which were applied to the frame and infill wall and the added layer are on the inside or outside wall. A total of 11 specimen, 1/3 scale, one‐bay, one‐story nonductile RC frames with masonry infill wall which representing the deficiency in the existence building by using low‐compressive concrete, insufficient stirrups, and strong beam in comparison to column were constructed and tested under the effect of repeated seismic load. Load–displacement behaviors, initial stiffness, displacement ductility rates, and energy consumption capacities are interpreted.

The purpose of this study is to analyse the effects of aerobic and anaerobic training programs applied to elite wrestlers on body mass index (BMI) and blood lipids. 20 elite wrestlers, whose average age is (experimental group; 15.20±4.61, n=10), control group; 15.90±2.08, n=10), participated in the study and they were randomly divided into two groups. Strength and endurance training programme based on “one day aerobic, one day anaerobic” principles was applied to the experimental group six days a week for eight weeks. The control group went on doing normal routine wrestling technical training. Before and after eight-week training program, BMI, Triglyceride, HDL-C, VLDL, Cholesterol, LDL blood values were taken from the experimental and the control group by body analyser. According to the results of the study, none of the blood lipid indicators of the control group did significantly changed from pretest to posttest. (p>0.05). However, HDL-C, cholesterol and LDL values from blood lipids indicators of the experimental group changed significantly from pretest to posttest. (p<0.05). There were no significant changes in body mass index (BMI), Triglyceride and VLDL. As a result, this study revealed that there was no significant difference in the control group which did exercise routinely, while the training programme with changeable type and volume made significant differences in the experimental group.In statistical analyses, paired- samples t test was used for intra-group comparisons, and independent sample t test was used for inter-group comparisons. The significance level was determined as p<0.05. For all the values, mean and standard deviation were used.