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Sports Celebrity Influence on the Behavioral Intentions of Generation Z [PDF]

, 2018
The research is to determine what the effects, if any, professional athlete endorsers or spokespersons have on the generation Z cohort. There is a relative lack of published research that investigated the influence sport celebrity endorsers had on ...
Farren, Kayla M
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Factors contributing to Australian adolescents’ self-report of their motor skill competence [PDF]

, 2018
An adolescents motor skill competence can affect areas such as sports participation, social activities and future academic or employment decisions. The Adolescent Motor Competence Questionnaire (AMCQ) is a 26-item questionnaire that uses a four point ...
Hands, Beth, McIntyre, Fleur, Timler, Amanda   +2 more
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Aggressive prostate cancer is associated with pericyte dysfunction

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Tumor‐produced TGF‐β drives pericyte dysfunction in prostate cancer. This dysfunction is characterized by downregulation of some canonical pericyte markers (i.e., DES, CSPG4, and ACTA2) while maintaining the expression of others (i.e., PDGFRB, NOTCH3, and RGS5).
Anabel Martinez‐Romero, Ane Martinez‐Larrinaga, Joaquim Grego‐Bessa, Saioa Garcia‐Longarte, Hielke van Splunder, Ianire Astobiza, Amaia Ercilla, Laura Bozal‐Basterra, Isabel Mendizabal, Pilar Villacampa, Arkaitz Carracedo, Mariona Graupera   +11 more
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Assessing Body Composition in Paralympians: Accuracy of Different Measurement Methods Compared with Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry

Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology
Background: Paralympic athletes represent a highly heterogeneous athletic population, which poses unique challenges for body composition assessment.
Raffaella Spada, Valentina Cavedon, Lucrezia Macori, Amedeo Toraldo, Loredana Torrisi, Alessio Franco, Maria Rosaria Squeo, Marco Bernardi   +7 more
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Career Development of Adapted Sports Coaches: Systematic Review of Qualitative Evidence Literature. [PDF]

Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2021
Pires P, Ramalho A, Antúnez A, Mesquita H, Ibáñez SJ.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

ADAPTIVE PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORTS

Interexpo GEO-Siberia, 2019
The article provides information about physical education and sports for people with disabilities. Theoretical basis of the study is taken from regulatory legal acts, as well as scientific literature. The methodological basis of the research are the methods of analysis and synthesis, observation and comparison, system and historical methods, methods of
Evgeny Mitrokhin, Alexandr Antonov
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Cytoplasmic p21 promotes stemness of colon cancer cells via activation of the NFκB pathway

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Cytoplasmic p21 promotes colorectal cancer stem cell (CSC) features by destabilizing the NFκB–IκB complex, activating NFκB signaling, and upregulating BCL‐xL and COX2. In contrast to nuclear p21, cytoplasmic p21 enhances spheroid formation and stemness transcription factor CD133.
Arnatchai Maiuthed, Kerstin Huebner, Katharina Erlenbach‐Wuensch, Chuanpit Hampel, Daniela Thalheim, Adriana Vial‐Roehe, Bodee Nutho, Susanne Merkel, Arndt Hartmann, Pithi Chanvorachote, Regine Schneider‐Stock   +10 more
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Poor Motor Competence Affects Functional Capacities and Healthcare in Children and Adolescents with Obesity

Sports
Background: From a young age, children learn different motor skills known as fundamental motor skills. The acquisition of these skills is crucial for the future development of context-tailored actions that could improve adherence to physical activity (PA)
Matteo Vandoni, Luca Marin, Caterina Cavallo, Alessandro Gatti, Roberta Grazi, Ilaria Albanese, Silvia Taranto, Dario Silvestri, Eleonora Di Carlo, Pamela Patanè, Vittoria Carnevale Pellino, Gianvincenzo Zuccotti, Valeria Calcaterra   +12 more
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The Effects of Different Breathing Techniques on Lower Extremity Muscle Function and Postural Stability [PDF]

The Asian Journal of Kinesiology
OBJECTIVES This study examines the effects of bracing versus hollowing breathing techniques on lower limb muscle function and postural stability, aiming to identify the most effective breathing strategy for functional movement.
Gwangyeol Baek, Yun-A Shin, Kun-Ho Lee
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Exploring the beliefs of young people with cerebral palsy and their families about sport and physical activity in relation to paediatric physiotherapy exercise [PDF]

, 2019
Background and Purpose Physiotherapy programmes are an important part of therapeutic input for young people with cerebral palsy (YPwCP), but adherence can be problematic.
Booth, Susan, Snowdon, Nicola
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