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A Soft Wearable Robot for Vertical Jump Enhancement via a Pneumatic Energy‐Storing Propulsion Actuator and Triarticular Kinetic‐Chained Structure

open access: yesAdvanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
The Jump‐Enhancing Textile Suit integrates the Pneumatic Energy‐Storing Propulsion Actuator (PESPA) and the Triarticular Kinetic‐Chained Structure (TKiCS). PESPA stores elastic energy under pneumatic pressure and releases it during the propulsive phase to augment movement.
Sunghun Kim   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Lower-Extremity Functional Test and Lower-Quadrant Injury in NCAA Division III Athletes: A Descriptive and Epidemiologic Report

open access: yes, 2016
The Lower-Extremity Functional Test (LEFT) has been used to assess readiness to return to sport after a lowerextremity injury. Current recommendations suggest that women should complete the LEFT in 135 s (average; range 120-150 s) and men should complete
Brumitt, Jason
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Children or athletes? Best practice for safeguarding elite young athletes [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
This address explores the status confusion between “child” and “athlete” that arises in elite sport for young people and discuss some of the challenges that this presents to sport providers.
Brackenridge, CH
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The Gender Harassment Experiences of Women Who Play, Coach, Officiate and Manage Sport in Australia

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sport remains a male‐dominated industry despite increasing numbers of women participating and working in a variety roles and contexts. In many sports, women report negative experiences and face gendered challenges as elite players, community players, coaches and referees.
Samantha Marshall   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Risk of Eating Disorders and the Pressures to be Thin: Female College Athletes vs. Non-Athletes [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
The objective of this study is to determine the relative level of risk female college athletes and non-athletes have in developing an eating disorder.
Ganim, Lauren
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Continuous electrocardiogram monitoring in porcine model of myocardial ischemia reperfusion

open access: yesAnimal Models and Experimental Medicine, EarlyView.
Wearable technology for continuous electrocardiogram monitoring can be utilized in porcine models of disease. Abstract As cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of global mortality, innovative animal models are vital to demonstrating the translational value of experimental discoveries. Investigations focused on myocardial remodeling after ischemia
Nathaniel Hyams   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Revisiting paravertebral muscles in European rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) and European brown hares (Lepus europaeus) (Leporidae; Lagomorpha)

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Domesticated European rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) have long been chosen as laboratory model organisms. Despite this, there has been no definitive study of the vertebral musculature of wild rabbits. Relevant descriptions of well‐studied veterinary model mammals (such as dogs) are generally applicable, but not appropriate for a species ...
Nuttakorn Taewcharoen   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Digital tracking, gamification, social media, and AI: How technology influences motivation

open access: yesConsumer Psychology Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Digital tools, from activity trackers and calorie‐counting apps to learning platforms and AI‐coaches, underlie much of consumers' goal pursuit. Yet features that inspire motivation can also undermine it. When do technologies motivate, and when do they backfire?
Kaitlin Woolley, Marissa A. Sharif
wiley   +1 more source

Engaging student voice in Rwandan secondary schools: Understanding factors supporting learning in STEM and future aspirations

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This study engages student voice in Rwandan secondary schools as a mechanism for understanding factors influencing learning in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects, attitudes towards learning these disciplines and pupils' future aspirations.
Aurora Lixinhao Gao   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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