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The pelvis doesn't walk by itself: Wider pelves reduce the cost of walking over unstable surfaces

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Walking over variable and/or unstable terrain is a key aspect of daily life and was crucial to the evolution of bipedalism. The ability to find gait solutions that maintained stability over uneven terrain for the least increase in metabolic cost was likely a hallmark of locomotor effectiveness in early humans, in particular acting as an ...
Cara Wall‐Scheffler, Taylor Morscheck, Katelyn McCollor   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

ExpTODIM-EDAS Framework for Multiple-Attribute Decision-Making Under Z-Number Environment and Applications to Comprehensive Quality Evaluation of Swimmers’ Specific Competencies

IEEE Access
The importance of a comprehensive assessment of swimmers’ specific abilities lies in offering both athletes and coaches a scientific and all-encompassing evaluation framework.
Biwei Xu, Lipeng Luo
doaj   +1 more source

Komparace formálního ukotvení terénní výuky ve školních vzdělávacích programech a její pojetí v modelových základních školách

Orbis Scholae, 2019
The outdoor education is an educational form that can be included in the teaching process at elementary and secondary schools. What remains often neglected (and what is marginalized in Czech literature) is both formal and procedural part of outdoor ...
Hana Svobodová, Radek Durna, Darina Mísařová, Eduard Hofmann   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Multivariate Analysis of Hematological Stress Biomarkers and Welfare Domains in Organic and Intensive Pig Farming in Italy: A Pilot Study

Animal Research and One Health, EarlyView.
Intensive or organic farming systems may expose pigs to management or environmental challenges. Our preliminary results concluded that organic farming might enhance adaptive immune function, showing that improvements in welfare can translate into measurable immunological benefits, based on the correlation between welfare assessment and physiological ...
Dorotea Ippolito, Talal Hassan, Antonio Marco Maisano, Stefania Bergagna, Cecilia Guasco, Barbara Miniscalco, Martina Tarantola, Elena Colombino, Claudio Caruso, Ahsan Muhammad, Silvia Mioletti, Laura Tomassone, Massimiliano Tursi, Cristina Vercelli, Giovanni Loris Alborali, Maria Teresa Capucchio   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

How can physical enrichment of school playgrounds improve movement behaviours and developmental outcomes in children and adolescents? A systematic review with meta-analysis

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
Objective This study reviewed (1) the effects of physical enrichment of (pre-)school playgrounds on children’s and adolescents’ movement behaviours and their cognitive, psychological, and social development, and (2) how enrichment characteristics ...
Luca Oppici, Katrine N. Aadland, Eivind Aadland, Minghui Li, James R. Rudd   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Female Sports Journalists: The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same

Media and Communication
This article aims to explore the experiences of female sports journalists in Sweden from a gender perspective. The theoretical framework is inspired by Yvonne Hirdman’s understanding of gender in a binary system and R. W.
Aage Radmann, Anna Sätre
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The gift remembered: The Human Anatomy and Physiology Society (HAPS) Anatomical Donor Stewardship's ethical and practical handbook for anatomy donor tributes

Anatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
Abstract Providing students with a way to honor human body donors during or after an anatomy course has been shown to help provide a sense of closure and comfort to students and, when present, donor families. Gestures of gratitude for donors can also emphasize humanistic values of respect, empathy, and professionalism.
Bobbie J. Leeper, Rhiannon E. Robinson, Kelsey Stevens, Lacy M. Cleveland, Danielle N. Edwards, Nicole L. Geske, Burhan Gharaibeh, Anya Goldina, Jill Kirby, Jacqueline Phillips, Leslie R. Sewell, J. P. Swigart, Trisha Waldman, Jonathan J. Wisco, Jeremy J. Grachan   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Strengths, limitations, and way forward of home-based rehabilitation practices after stroke: a scoping review

BMC Health Services Research
Background Home-based motor rehabilitation after stroke has a great potential to promote task-specific and context-specific training in a familiar, functionally rich context, supporting more personalised, engaging, and adaptable rehabilitation ...
Luca Oppici, Ann Marie Hestetun-Mandrup, Matheus M. Pacheco, Emilie Halmrast Simonsen, Arve Opheim, Lena Rafsten, Marianne Løvstad, Guna Bērziņa, Katharina S. Sunnerhagen, James R. Rudd   +9 more
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Dissecting the dissection laboratory: Elements for designing a human anatomy laboratory

Anatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
Abstract The human anatomy dissection laboratory is a critical component of anatomical and medical education. Development, maintenance, and stocking of these laboratory spaces have unique demands, with all of the challenges in running a laboratory with Biosafety Laboratory Level 2 (BSL‐2) classification, housing a large volume of tissues saturated with
Rhiannon E. Robinson, Abbey Breckling, Danielle N. Edwards, Nicole Geske, Burhan Gharaibeh, Bobbie J. Leeper, Molly Ostwald, Mary Schilling, Bridgett Severt, Kelsey Stevens, J. P. Swigart, Jonathan J. Wisco, Melissa Zolnierz, Jeremy J. Grachan   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Trait mindfulness and competitive-race flow in swimmers: the mediating role of attentional control

Frontiers in Psychology
Background and purposeMindfulness training benefits athletes’ psychological states and performance, but how mindfulness translates into competitive experience remains unclear.
Lipeng Luo, Biwei Xu
doaj   +1 more source