Relationship Between Cognitive Appraisal of Control and Cardiac Vagal Regulation During an Unsupported Ski Crossing of Greenland

PurposeThe aim of the present study was to investigate the relationships between Perceived Control (PC) and Heart rate variability (HRV) during a 27-day expedition, during which an unsupported crossing was made from the west coast to the east coast of Greenland (across the Ice Sheet); and that therefore a high PC represents a favourable factor for

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Factors Determining the Involvement in Non-Religious Activities in the Parish: A Cross-Sectional Study of the Catholic Laity

Charitable activities of the Catholic Church in Poland are carried out primarily at two levels: national church organizations, diocesan and religious, and at the level of less formalized parish organizations.The data show a relatively low percentage of people who are strongly involved in parish activities and in non-religious (social, charitable) a

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Quality evaluation of different varieties of Yangzhou orchid dry based on sensory profile analysis, entropy weight method and grey interconnect degree analysis

Objective: The quality characteristics of Yangzhou orchid dry were evaluated scientifically.Methods: Using sensory profile analysis, 14 sensory quality descriptors such as golden, oily, fried Clean Up fragrance and fragrance were obtained from the initial screening by the M value method.Using correlation analysis and principal component analysis to

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