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Arts engagement supports social connectedness in adulthood: findings from the HEartS Survey

BMC Public Health, 2021
Background Loneliness is a public health challenge, associated with premature mortality and poorer health outcomes. Social connections can mitigate against loneliness, and there is evidence that the arts can support social connectedness.
Rosie Perkins, Adele Mason-Bertrand, Urszula Tymoszuk, Neta Spiro, Kate Gee, Aaron Williamon   +5 more
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Corticospinal properties are associated with sensorimotor performance in action video game players

NeuroImage, 2021
Notwithstanding the apparent demands regarding fine motor skills that are required to perform in action video games, the motor nervous system of players has not been studied systematically.
Louis-Solal Giboin, Tom Reunis, Markus Gruber   +2 more
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Inter-Device Reliability of a Three-Dimensional Markerless Motion Capture System Quantifying Elementary Movement Patterns in Humans

Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology, 2023
With advancements in technology able to quantify wide-ranging features of human movement, the aim of the present study was to investigate the inter-device technological reliability of a three-dimensional markerless motion capture system (3D-MCS ...
Nicolas M. Philipp, Dimitrije Cabarkapa, Damjana V. Cabarkapa, Drake A. Eserhaut, Andrew C. Fry   +4 more
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Simulating and stimulating performance: Introducing distributed simulation to enhance musical learning and performance

Frontiers in Psychology, 2014
Musicians typically rehearse far away from their audiences and in practice rooms that differ significantly from the concert venues in which they aspire to perform. Due to the high costs and inaccessibility of such venues, much current international music
Aaron eWilliamon, Lisa eAufegger, Hubert eEiholzer   +2 more
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Are the Assioma Favero Power Meter Pedals a Reliable Tool for Monitoring Cycling Power Output?

Sensors, 2021
This study aimed to examine the validity and reliability of the recently developed Assioma Favero pedals under laboratory cycling conditions. In total, 12 well-trained male cyclists and triathletes (VO2max = 65.7 ± 8.7 mL·kg−1·min−1) completed five ...
Víctor Rodríguez-Rielves, José Ramón Lillo-Beviá, Ángel Buendía-Romero, Alejandro Martínez-Cava, Alejandro Hernández-Belmonte, Javier Courel-Ibáñez, Jesús G. Pallarés   +6 more
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Effects of a Fragmented View of One’s Partner on Interpersonal Coordination in Dance

Frontiers in Psychology, 2016
In this study we investigated the effects of a mirror-mediated, partial view of one’s dance partner on interpersonal coordination in dance duets. Fourteen participant pairs (dyads) were asked to perform a reflectionally-symmetric 8-segment dance-relevant
Derrick D. Brown, Ruud eMeulenbroek
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Low-stress and high-stress singing have contrasting effects on glucocorticoid response

Frontiers in Psychology, 2015
Performing music in public is widely recognised as a potentially stress-inducing activity. However, despite the interest in music performance as an acute psychosocial stressor, there has been relatively little research on the effects of public ...
Daisy eFancourt, Lisa eAufegger, Aaron eWilliamon   +2 more
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A preliminary study of the thermal strain experienced by dive support boat personnel

International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2023
Anecdotal evidence indicated some British military dive support boat personnel suffer from uncomfortably cold hands and feet, which could impair their performance and be associated with reductions in core body temperature.
Samantha Saunders, Will Furby, Kieran Chillingsworth, Ella F Walker, Graham White   +4 more
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Kinetic and Kinematic Characteristics of Setting Motions in Female Volleyball Players

Biomechanics, 2022
While being an integral part of both the offensive and defensive segments of the game, the biomechanical parameters of setting motions remain understudied in the scientific literature.
Damjana V. Cabarkapa, Dimitrije Cabarkapa, Andrew C. Fry, Shay M. Whiting, Gabriel G. Downey   +4 more
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Vertical Jump Neuromuscular Performance Characteristics Determining On-Court Contribution in Male and Female NCAA Division 1 Basketball Players

Sports, 2023
While various quantifiable physical attributes have been found to contribute to athletes’ performance, there is a lack of scientific literature focused on examining how they relate to success during competition performance.
Nicolas M. Philipp, Dimitrije Cabarkapa, Ramsey M. Nijem, Stryder D. Blackburn, Andrew C. Fry   +4 more
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