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The effect of regular running on body weight and fat tissue of individuals aged 18 to 65

Journal of Physiological Anthropology, 2023
Background Age and reduction in performed physical activity cause physiological changes that include an increase in body fat (BF) and visceral fat (VF) during aging.
Petr Kutac, Václav Bunc, Marek Buzga, Miroslav Krajcigr, Martin Sigmund   +4 more
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Comparison of cardiovascular response to sinusoidal and constant lower body negative pressure with reference to very mild whole-body heating

Journal of Physiological Anthropology, 2012
Background The purpose of the present study was to compare sinusoidal versus constant lower body negative pressure (LBNP) with reference to very mild whole-body heating.
Ishibashi Keita, Maeda Takafumi, Higuchi Shigekazu, Iwanaga Koichi, Yasukouchi Akira   +4 more
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Association of sarcopenia, pre-sarcopenia, and dynapenia with the onset and progression of locomotive syndrome in Japanese older adults: a cross-sectional study

Journal of Physiological Anthropology, 2023
Background Sarcopenia commonly occurs in older adults with motor disorders requiring long-term care, and the clinical features of sarcopenia are associated with locomotive syndrome. Dynapenia is the age-related loss of muscle strength.
Hungu Jung, Shigeharu Tanaka, Shusei Kataoka, Ryo Tanaka   +3 more
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The Origin of Man in the Light of Three Fields of Knowledge: Science, Philosophy and Theology. [PDF]

, 2021
The reception and development of Darwin’s ideas have displaced mankind from the central place in the Cosmos, becoming no more than another evolved animal.
Jordana Butticaz, Rafael, Sánchez Palencia, Ángel   +1 more
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Muscle parameters in men and oxidative stress markers

Journal of Physiological Anthropology
Background The oxidative handicap hypothesis posits that testosterone-dependent traits, such as muscle mass and strength, may be costly to develop due to testosterone’s pro-oxidative properties, leading to increased oxidative stress.
Michał Pietruszewski, Judyta Nowak-Kornicka, Agnieszka Żelaźniewicz, Bogusław Pawłowski   +3 more
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Effects of bathing-induced changes in body temperature on sleep

Journal of Physiological Anthropology, 2023
Background Passive body heating before sleep is well known to lead to improved sleep. However, the effects of the degree of change in body temperature by bathing on sleep quality are unclear.
Takafumi Maeda, Hiroko Koga, Takashi Nonaka, Shigekazu Higuchi   +3 more
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Association of abdominal fat with metabolic syndrome components in overweight women: effect of menopausal status

Journal of Physiological Anthropology, 2020
Background The association between abdominal fat distribution and metabolic syndrome (MetSyn) components by menopausal status has yet to be explicated.
Shigeharu Numao, Yasutomi Katayama, Yoshio Nakata, Tomoaki Matsuo, Masaki Nakagaichi, Kiyoji Tanaka   +5 more
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The effects of waxy barley on defecation, sleep, mental health, and quality of life: a randomized double-blind parallel-group comparison study

Journal of Physiological Anthropology
Background Dietary fiber (DF) is beneficial for preventing constipation, and the metabolites produced by gut microbiota fermentation are suggested to positively influence on depression and sleep.
Mari Honda, Satomi Minato-Inokawa, Kimie Matsuura, Ayaka Ito, Yuko Nitta, Daisuke Kimura, Yutaka Yoshikawa   +6 more
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Special Libraries, May 1933 [PDF]

, 1933
Volume 24, Issue 4https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/sla_sl_1933/1003/thumbnail ...
Special Libraries Association
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Quality of life (QOL) the essence of social work supervision [PDF]

, 2014
New challenges and priorities of social work modernization processes in the context of European integration and enlargement of the European Union are analysed in this theoretical article.
IELIAUSKIENĖ, Rita
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