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Evidence for the Psychometric Properties of Component Test Items in the Eurofit Test Battery administered to Elite Schoolboy Rugby Union Players: A Test-retest Reliability Study

Central European Journal of Sport Sciences and Medicine
Rugby is a popular sport and requires participants to have commensurate physical attributes for effective participation. One physical fitness test battery which enjoys extensive use contextually is the European Test of Physical Fitness (Eurofit). However,
Tafadzwa Mupondi, Tonderai Washington Shumba, Christiane Von Der Heiden, Farirai Kamba, Matthew Chiwaridzo   +4 more
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Changes in Physical Fitness among High Grade Schoolgirls

Baltic Journal of Sport and Health Sciences, 2018
Research background and hypothesis. During the last five years Lithuanian long-term research related to the peculiarities of changes  in  physical fitness among 10-12 th -grade  schoolgirls has  not  been  found.
Oksana Smirnovienė, Rita Sadzevičienė, Edita Maciulevičienė   +2 more
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Effects of physically active maths lessons on children's maths performance and maths‐related affective factors: Multi‐arm cluster randomized controlled trial

British Journal of Educational Psychology, Volume 94, Issue 3, Page 839-861, September 2024.
Abstract Background Physical activity (PA) may benefit academic performance, but it is unclear what kind of classroom‐based PA is optimal for learning. Aim We studied the effects of physically active maths lessons on children's maths performance and maths‐related effects, and whether gender and previous mathematical or motor skills modify these effects.
Heidi J. Syväoja, Sirpa Sneck, Tuomas Kukko, Piritta Asunta, Pekka Räsänen, Helena Viholainen, Janne Kulmala, Harto Hakonen, Tuija H. Tammelin   +8 more
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Effects of Local Ischemic Compression on Upper Limb Latent Myofascial Trigger Points: A Study of Subjective Pain and Linear Motor Performance

Rehabilitation Research and Practice, Volume 2019, Issue 1, 2019., 2019
Objective. To analyse the effect of the manual ischemic compression (IC) on the upper limb motor performance (MP) in patients with LTrPs. Materials and Methods. A quasiexperimental study was performed in twenty subjects allocated to either patients group with LTrPs (PG, n=10) or healthy group with no symptoms (HG, n=10).
Danilo Esparza, Arian R. Aladro-Gonzalvo, Yves Rybarczyk, Eric Kerckhofs   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The correlations between body posture parameters and physical fitness characteristics of male and female pupils playing the accordion and the Western concert flute

Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2018
Introduction. The boundaries of human adaptation to the load of exercise in sport, recreational and occupational activity are flexible but not unlimited. Material, methods and research tools.
Mateusz Apanowicz
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Background, rationale, and methodological overview of the REACT project—return‐to‐action on growth, motor development, and health after the COVID‐19 pandemic in primary school children

American Journal of Human Biology, Volume 36, Issue 7, July 2024.
Abstract Objectives The REACT project was designed around two main aims: (1) to assess children's growth and motor development after the COVID‐19 pandemic and (2) to follow their fundamental movement skills' developmental trajectories over 18 months using a novel technological device (Meu Educativo®) in their physical education classes.
Sara Pereira, Peter T. Katzmarzyk, Donald Hedeker, Tiago V. Barreira, Rui Garganta, Cláudio Farias, Fernando Garbeloto, Go Tani, Jean‐Philippe Chaput, David F. Stodden, José Maia   +10 more
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Obesity Prevention: A Systematic Review of Setting‐Based Interventions from Nordic Countries and the Netherlands

Journal of Obesity, Volume 2018, Issue 1, 2018., 2018
Aim. Effective evidence‐based interventions have an important role in obesity prevention. Our aim was to present a qualitative synthesis of setting‐based health promotion interventions on obesity, from Nordic countries and the Netherlands. Methods. A systematic review of the literature was completed for studies in the community, schools, and worksite ...
Jacqueline Panter, Pernille Tanggaard Andersen, Arja R. Aro, Anastasia Samara, R. Prager   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

CHARACTERISTICS OF BODY POSTURE IN THE SAGITTAL PLANE AND FITNESS OF FIRST-FORM PUPILS FROM RURAL AREAS

Pedagogics, Psychology, Medical-Biological Problems of Physical Training and Sports, 2014
Purpose: to find correlations between characteristics of body posture in the sagittal plane and fitness and endurance of first-form children from rural areas. Material: an analysis of more than 30 sources of scientific and educational literature. Results:
Hanna Żukowska, Mirosława Szark-Eckardt, Radosław Muszkieta, T.S. Iermakova   +3 more
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A multivariate multilevel approach to unravel the associations between individual and school factors on children's motor performance in the REACT project

American Journal of Human Biology, Volume 36, Issue 7, July 2024.
Abstract Objective The aim was to (1) estimate the relationship between physical fitness (PF) and object control fundamental movement skills (FMS), (2) identify child characteristics that relate with PF and FMS, and (3) examine associations between the school environment, PF, and FMS. Methods The sample included 1014 Portuguese children aged 6–10 years
José Maia, Carla Santos, Sara Pereira, Donald Hedeker, Tiago V. Barreira, Rui Garganta, Cláudio Farias, Fernando Garbeloto, Go Tani, Hugo Cruz, Jean‐Philippe Chaput, David F. Stodden, Peter T. Katzmarzyk   +12 more
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EFEITO “IN VITRO” DE PRODUTOS COMERCIAIS SOBRE O CRESCIMENTO DE Fusarium solani F.sp. piperis

Revista UniVap, 2017
A pimenta-do-reino (Piper nigrum) é muito suscetível ao fungo Fusarium solani f. sp. piperis Alb., causador de grandes danos à cultura, reduzindo o período útil de exploração da cultura para apenas quatro anos ou menor, dependendo do nevel de infecção.  
Bruna Carminate, Bianca Ferreira Santos, Winicius Botelho de Souza, Alex Silva Lima, Verônica D'Addazio, Marcelo Barreto da Silva   +5 more
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