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Addressing the unique needs for anti-doping and clean-sport education of para-athletes and athlete-support personnel: an international Delphi study

Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy
Background There has been a lack of consideration of the specific needs of para-athletes and athlete-support personnel (ASP) when designing anti-doping and clean-sport education.
I. Boardley, Martin Chandler, Andrea Petróczi, L. Patterson, S. Backhouse   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Para athlete activism: A qualitative examination of disability activism through Paralympic sport in Ireland [PDF]

, 2020
Objectives: Little attention has been given to how Para athletes use their platforms for disability activism. This paper fills this gap by examining how Irish Para athletes take actions to create social change around disability.
Choi, Inhyang, Haslett, Damian, Smith, Brett   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

Research progress on biomarkers of traumatic brain injury

Animal Models and Experimental Medicine, EarlyView.
Traumatic brain injury: From primary insult to secondary neuroinflammation and degeneration. Abstract Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a common disorder of the nervous system and has become a leading cause of death and disability worldwide, imposing a substantial burden on patients and their social circles. Its main symptoms include dyskinesia, language
Xuting Shen, Si Cheng, Shuyi Chen, Mengyue Wang, Tangying Li, Weicheng Xu, Yifan Zhang, Ping Yuan, Lei Shi   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Equine models in translational medicine: A comparative approach to human health

Animal Models and Experimental Medicine, EarlyView.
This diagram summarizes and contrasts rodent and equine models, outlining their strengths, limitations, and applications. Horses offer naturally occurring diseases, genetic and physiological similarities to humans, and suitability for longitudinal and clinical‐scale studies.
Shayan Boozarjomehri Amnieh, Katarzyna Ropka‐Molik   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of intellectual impairment on basketball performance through coaches and referees' opinion : a qualitative approach [PDF]

, 2017
Basketball for players with intellectual impairment (II) is not included as a Paralympic modality due to the lack of evidence based eligibility systems to ensure that only athletes with significant limitations performing basketball participate in II ...
Coterón López, Javier, Pinilla Arbex, Javier, Polo Más, Ignacio, Pérez-Tejero, Javier   +3 more
core   +10 more sources

Anthropometrical features of cerebral palsy football players according to their impairment classification and playing position

Revista Brasileira de Cineantropometria e Desempenho Humano
CP football is played by male athletes with cerebral palsy, with rules similar to soccer, with some adaptations, but with the same demands for results and motor performance.
Mariane Borges, Fernando Rosch de Faria, Jéssica Reis Buratti, Andreia Bauermann Vieira, Karina Santos Guedes de Sá, Ivaldo Brandão Vieira, Claudio Diehl Nogueira, Anselmo de Athayde Costa e Silva, José Irineu Gorla   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Psychological Characteristics of Iranian Para-athletes [PDF]

International Journal of Motor Control and Learning, 2021
Mohammad Vaez Mousavi, Afrooz Mousavi, Fariba Mohammadi   +2 more
openaire   +1 more source

Probabilistic Lesion Mapping to Optimize Thalamotomy Targets for Focal Hand Dystonia

Annals of Neurology, EarlyView.
Objective Focal hand dystonia (FHD) severely impairs task‐specific motor control, yet the optimal surgical target for stereotactic intervention remains uncertain. This study aimed to identify the precise thalamic lesion site associated with symptomatic improvement and to clarify its network connectivity. Methods We retrospectively analyzed 164 patients
Masahiko Nishitani, Shiro Horisawa, Konstantin Butenko, Hiroki Togo, Arun Garimella, William Drew, Melissa Chua, Esraa Shaban, Takakazu Kawamata, Takaomi Taira, Andreas Horn, Michael D. Fox, Takashi Hanakawa   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Electrical Impedance Myography Detects Disease Progression over 12 to 24 Months in Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy

Annals of Neurology, EarlyView.
Objective Targeted therapies for facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) are progressing through clinical trials. Electrical impedance myography (EIM) provides a noninvasive biomarker of muscle composition that may be valuable especially in early phase trials. This study evaluated EIM data from a multicenter FSHD cohort over 24 months.
Karlien Mul, Michael P. McDermott, Russell J. Butterfield, Bakri Elsheikh, Kate Eichinger, Nicholas E. Johnson, Doris G. Leung, Samantha LoRusso, Leann Lewis, William B. Martens, Perry B. Shieh, Leo H. Wang, Michaela Walker, Rabi Tawil, Jeffrey M. Statland, ReSolve Investigators of the FSHD‐CTRN   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of intellectual impairment on basketball game-related statistics [PDF]

, 2016
The purpose of this study was to analyze the infl uence of intellectual impairment (II) on game-related statistics which best contribute to success in basketball.
Pinilla Arbex, Javier, Pérez Tejero, Javier, Van Biesen, Debbie, Vanlandewijck, Yves   +3 more
core   +4 more sources