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Increased throwing accuracy improves children’s catching performance in a ball-catching task from the movement assessment battery (MABC-2)

Frontiers in Psychology, 2016
The Movement Assessment Battery for Children (MABC-2) is a functional test for identifying deficits in the motor performance of children. The test contains a ball-catching task that requires the children to catch a self-thrown ball with one hand.
Tim Dirksen, Marc H.E. De Lussanet, Karen Zentgraf, Lena Slupinski, Heiko Wagner   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Rehabilitation Exercise Quality Assessment through Supervised Contrastive Learning with Hard and Soft Negatives [PDF]

Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing Journal, 2024
Exercise-based rehabilitation programs have proven to be effective in enhancing the quality of life and reducing mortality and rehospitalization rates. AI-driven virtual rehabilitation, which allows patients to independently complete exercises at home, utilizes AI algorithms to analyze exercise data, providing feedback to patients and updating ...
arxiv   +1 more source

Insights into PI3K/AKT signaling in B cell development and chronic lymphocytic leukemia

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
This Review explores how the phosphoinositide 3‐kinase and protein kinase B pathway shapes B cell development and drives chronic lymphocytic leukemia, a common blood cancer. It examines how signaling levels affect disease progression, addresses treatment challenges, and introduces novel experimental strategies to improve therapies and patient outcomes.
Maike Buchner
wiley   +1 more source

Survivors Speak: A Qualitative Analysis of Motivational Factors Influencing Breast Cancer Survivors’ Participation in a Sprint Distance Triathlon [PDF]

, 2015
Aims and Objectives To examine motivational factors influencing breast cancer survivors to participate in triathlon training, complete a triathlon and maintain an exercise thereafter.
Ng, Alexander V., Piacentine, Linda B., Robinson, Karen Marie, Tjoe, Judy A., Waltke, Leslie J.   +4 more
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Taurine promotes glucagon‐like peptide‐1 secretion in enteroendocrine L cells

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Taurine, a sulfur‐containing amino acid, is likely taken up by enteroendocrine L cells via the taurine transporter. This process increases the levels of cytosolic ATP. The increase in intracellular Ca2+ concentrations and glucagon‐like peptide‐1 secretion through membrane depolarization is caused by the closure of ATP‐sensitive potassium channels ...
Yuri Osuga, Kazuki Harada, Takuya Yamauchi, Tetsuya Kitaguchi, Masami Yokota Hirai, Mitsuharu Matsumoto, Takashi Tsuboi   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The effect of chronic soluble keratin supplementation in physically active individuals on body composition, blood parameters and cycling performance

Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, 2018
Background Keratins are structural, thiol-rich proteins, which comprise 90% of total poultry feather weight. Their favourable amino acid profile suggests the potential for use as a protein source and ergogenic aid for endurance athletes, following ...
Emma M. Crum, Yanita D. McLeay, Matthew J. Barnes, Stephen R. Stannard   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies examining the impact of COVID-19 safety measures on physical activity patterns in adults

Systematic Reviews, 2021
Background The primary objective of this study is twofold: (1) to examine the effect of COVID-19 safety measures, enacted to prevent transmission of SARS-nCOV-2, on total physical activity in the adult general population (≥ 18 years) and (2) to analyze ...
Fabian Schwendinger, Denis Infanger, Elena Pocecco, Joséphine Gander, Timo Hinrichs, Arno Schmidt-Trucksäss   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Making tau amyloid models in vitro: a crucial and underestimated challenge

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
This review highlights the challenges of producing in vitro amyloid assemblies of the tau protein. We review how accurately the existing protocols mimic tau deposits found in the brain of patients affected with tauopathies. We discuss the important properties that should be considered when forming amyloids and the benchmarks that should be used to ...
Julien Broc, Clara Piersson, Yann Fichou
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of exercise modalities on arterial stiffness and wave reflection: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials [PDF]

, 2014
Background and Objectives: Physical activity is associated with lower cardiovascular and all-cause mortality. However, the effects of different exercise modalities on arterial stiffness are currently unclear.
Ashor, Ammar W., Celis-Morales, Carlos, Lara, Jose, Mathers, John C., Siervo, Mario   +4 more
core   +3 more sources

Functional assessments of foot strength: a comparative and repeatability study

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2019
Background Evaluating the strength of the small muscles of the foot may be useful in a variety of clinical applications but is challenging from a methodology standpoint.
Dustin A. Bruening, Sarah T. Ridge, Julia L. Jacobs, Mark T. Olsen, Dallin W. Griffin, Drew H. Ferguson, Kirk E. Bassett, A. Wayne Johnson   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source