The physiology and psychology of negative splits: insights into optimal marathon pacing strategies [PDF]
Pacing strategy plays a critical role in marathon performance, influencing both physiological stress and race outcomes. Among the available pacing approaches, the negative split running the second half faster than the first has emerged as a potentially ...
Gerasimos V. Grivas
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Developing negative split pacing in endurance athletes: practical guidelines and training models [PDF]
Negative split pacing—finishing the second half of a race faster than the first—is a hallmark of elite endurance performance and a key indicator of physiological control, fatigue resistance, and strategic pacing literacy.
Gerasimos V. Grivas +2 more
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Comparative analysis of combined exercise programs in middle-aged obese males: impact on energy expenditure, body composition, and metabolic rate [PDF]
IntroductionThis study compares energy expenditure, body composition, and metabolic rate between serial (SCG) and integrated (ICG) combined training in untrained middle-aged obese males.
Gerasimos V. Grivas
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Clinical Evaluation of Functional Lumbar Segmental Instability: Reliability, Validity, and Subclassification of Manual Tests—A Scoping Review [PDF]
Background: Functional lumbar segmental instability (FLSI) is a clinically significant subtype of nonspecific low back pain, characterized by impaired motor control during mid-range spinal motion.
Ioannis Tsartsapakis +2 more
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On-chip integrated amplifiers and lasers utilizing rare-earth-ion activation [PDF]
This contribution reviews our recent results on rare-earth-ion-doped integrated amplifiers and lasers. We have concentrated our efforts on complex-doped polymers, amorphous Al2O3, and crystalline potassium double ...
Agazzi, L. +11 more
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The Influence of the Dominant Leg in Body Asymmetries in Children and Adolescent Male Soccer Players [PDF]
The current study aimed to examine (a) whether the dominant leg (DL) was associated with the contralateral side of functional scoliosis and (b) if any of the postural asymmetries’ evaluation variables may be a reliable predictor of the functional ...
Eleni Theodorou +2 more
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Steroid-sparing strategies for managing immune-related adverse events [PDF]
Although immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) have greatly improved outcomes in several cancer types, their use is also associated with immune-related adverse events (irAEs) that can impact any organ system and lead to significant morbidity and even ...
Namrata Singh +4 more
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Preeclampsia is a pregnancy-related syndrome that courses with severe cerebrovascular complications if not properly managed. Findings from pre-clinical and clinical studies have proposed that the imbalance between pro- and anti-angiogenic factors ...
Pablo Torres-Vergara +4 more
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ROLE OF PHYSICAL FITNESS AND BODY COMPOSITION IN NAVAL CADETS: A NARRATIVE REVIEW [PDF]
Physical fitness is important to the general population, but for naval cadets, achieving a high level of physical fitness may be essential for success in their jobs.
Gerasimos Grivas, Antonios Vantarakis
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