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Disordered eating and eating disorders in male elite athletes: a scoping review

BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, 2020
Background Eating disorders (ED) and disordered eating (DE) among male elite athletes share some of the characteristics seen in female elite athletes and the population, but also exhibit some key differences.Objective Scoping review of ED and DE in male ...
Yannis Karrer, Robin Halioua, Sonja Mötteli, Samuel Iff, Erich Seifritz, Matthias Jäger, Malte Christian Claussen   +6 more
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Dark Chocolate Intake Positively Modulates Redox Status and Markers of Muscular Damage in Elite Football Athletes: A Randomized Controlled Study [PDF]

, 2018
Intensive physical exercise may cause increase oxidative stress and muscular injury in elite football athletes. The aim of this study was to exploit the effect of cocoa polyphenols on oxidative stress and muscular injuries induced by intensive physical ...
Biondi-Zoccai, Giuseppe, Carnevale, Roberto, Cavarretta, Elena, De Falco, Elena, Del Vescovo, Riccardo, Di Pilla, Fabio, Ferrara, Roberto, Frati, Giacomo, Gobbi, Giuliana, Nocella, Cristina, Peruzzi, Mariangela, Schiavon, Sonia, Schirone, Leonardo, Sciarretta, Sebastiano, Serdoz, Andrea   +14 more
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Estimation of lactate threshold with machine learning techniques in recreational runners [PDF]

Applied Soft Computing, 63, 181-196 (2018), 2018
Lactate threshold is considered an essential parameter when assessing performance of elite and recreational runners and prescribing training intensities in endurance sports. However, the measurement of blood lactate concentration requires expensive equipment and the extraction of blood samples, which are inconvenient for frequent monitoring ...
arxiv   +1 more source

Just Do It: High Intensity Physical Activity Preserves Mental and Physical Health in Elite and Non-elite Athletes During COVID-19

Frontiers in Psychology, 2021
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic forced most Italian athletes to cease their regular training activities, with possible consequences on both mental and physical health.
Nicole Casali, Silvia Cerea, Tatiana Moro, Antonio Paoli, Marta Ghisi, Marta Ghisi   +5 more
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Prevalence of sexual harassment among Norwegian female elite athletes in relation to sport type [PDF]

, 2004
Although it is often assumed that the prevalence of sexual harassment is different in different sports, this assumption has not been empirically tested. This study considers whether the experience of sexual harassment varies by sport.
Brackenridge, C.H., Celia Brackenridge, Cense, M., Curry, T., Dagsavisen, Griffin, P., Gutek, B.A., Jorunn Sundgot-Borgen, Kari Fasting, Kenyon, G.S., Kirby, S., Kirby, S., Lenskyj, H., Mauldon, E., Messner, M., Messner, M., Metheny, E., Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports (NOCCS), O’Donohue, W., Robinson, L., Sparkes, D., Thomas, A.M., Wise, S.   +22 more
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Identification of elite performance characteristics in a small sample of taekwondo athletes.

PLoS ONE, 2019
Along with the increasing popularity of taekwondo, there is a need of evidence-based talent identification (TID) and development programs based upon profiles of future elite athletes. This study first aims to investigate the differences between elite and
Mohd Rozilee Wazir Norjali Wazir, Maxim Van Hiel, Mireille Mostaert, Frederik J A Deconinck, Johan Pion, Matthieu Lenoir   +5 more
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Scapular dyskinesis in young, asymptomatic elite swimmers [PDF]

, 2018
Background: Overhead athletes are at a greater risk of developing scapular dyskinesis (SD). Although swimming is considered an overhead sport, information regarding SD in these athletes is scarce. Purpose: To determine the prevalence of SD in young,
Bonifazi, Marco, Candela, Vittorio, Fratalocchi, Francesco, Giannicola, Giuseppe, Gumina, Stefano, Preziosi Standoli, Jacopo, Preziosi Standoli, Tiziano   +6 more
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Advancements in Bio‐Integrated Flexible Electronics for Hemodynamic Monitoring in Cardiovascular Healthcare

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This review explores the cutting‐edge development of bio‐integrated flexible electronics for real‐time hemodynamic monitoring in cardiovascular healthcare. It covers key physiological indicators, innovative sensing mechanisms, and materials considerations. This paper highlights the application of both invasive and non‐invasive devices in cardiovascular
Ke Huang, Zhiqiang Ma, Bee Luan Khoo
wiley   +1 more source

Perfectionism and achievement goals in young Finnish ice-hockey players aspiring to make the Under-16 national team [PDF]

, 2009
Research on perfectionism suggests that is it useful to differentiate between perfectionistic strivings and perfectionistic concerns. Regarding the 2 x 2 achievement goal framework, the usefulness of this differentiation was recently demonstrated in a ...
Antony M. M., Arbuckle J. L., Brislin R. W., Byrne B. M., Cole D. A., Conroy D. E., Conroy D. E., Conroy D. E., Cronbach L. J., DiBartolo P. M., Dunkley D. M., Dunn J. G. H., Dunn J. G. H., Dunn J. G. H., Elliot A. J., Elliot A. J., Flett G. L., Flett G. L., Frost R. O., Frost R. O., Gould D., Gould D., Haase A. M., Hall H. K., Hall H. K., Hill A. P., Hoyle R. H., Joachim Stoeber, Jukka Tiikkaja, Kitsantas A., Kline R. B., Lemyre P.-N., Lundh L.-G., Lundh L.-G., McPherson S. L., Moller A. C., Nunnally J. C., Nunnally J. C., Oliver Stoll, Olli Salmi, Ommundsen Y., Pleva J., Rice K. G., Shafran R., Slade P. D., Spray C. M., Stoeber J., Stoeber J., Stoeber J., Stoeber J., Stumpf H., Stöber J., Tabachnick B. G., Terry-Short L. A., Vallance J. K. H.   +54 more
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A Wearable Soft Actuator for Directional Tactile Stimulation: Design and Testing

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
A wearable actuator able to produce directional tactile stimulation is obtained by embedding a planar shape memory spring in silicone matrix. The matrix is designed taking into account skin characteristics and leveraging its multifunctionality: it acts as a bias load, improves the thermal behavior of the spring and wearability.
Fabio Lazzari, Jacopo Romanò, Davide Faranna, Lorenzo Garavaglia, Francesco Volontè, Carlo Fanciulli, Simone Pittaccio   +6 more
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