Coventry University

About: Coventry University is a education organization based out in Coventry, United Kingdom. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Context (language use) & Population. The organization has 4964 authors who have published 12700 publications receiving 255898 citations. The organization is also known as: Lanchester Polytechnic & Coventry Polytechnic.

Mindfulness-Based Interventions During Pregnancy: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Abstract: This systematic review aims to assess the effect of mindfulness-based interventions carried out during pregnancy exploring mindfulness and mental health outcomes. A systematic review was conducted to appraise the current literature on the subject area. Inclusion and exclusion criteria were agreed and after reviewing titles, abstracts and full papers, 14 articles met the inclusion criteria and were included in the review. The quality of included articles was checked using the Quality Assessment Tool for Quantitative Studies. Pooled results of the randomised controlled trials (RCTs) reporting outcomes on anxiety, depression and perceived stress indicated no differences between the mindfulness intervention group and the control group. Pooled results of the non-RCTs reporting anxiety, depression and perceived stress showed a significant benefit for the mindfulness group. Mindfulness as an outcome was assessed in four RCTs for which the pooled results show a significant difference in favour of the mindfulness intervention when compared to a control group. The pooled results of the four non-RCTs also indicate a significant difference following mindfulness intervention. Results suggest that mindfulness-based interventions can be beneficial for outcomes such as anxiety, depression, perceived stress and levels of mindfulness during the perinatal period. Further research would be useful to explore if such benefits are sustained during the post-natal period.

Degradation of dye effluent

Abstract: Solutions of both basic and acidic dyes were subject to sonolysis, electrolysis, and sonoelectrolysis. Only basic dyes were decolorized by ultrasound alone. Removal of the acidic dye Sandolan Yellow required the use of an electrooxidation process. The rate of elec- trochemical decolorization in the absence of ultrasound was dependent on the type of elec- trolyte, the electrolyte concentration, the reaction temperature, and the current density. The sonoelectrooxidation of Sandalon Yellow needed to be performed in a sealed cell to minimize the effects of ultrasonic degassing.