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Using a Sensor-Embedded Baseball to Identify Finger Characteristics Related to Spin Rate and Pitching Velocity in Pitchers

Sensors
Background: Previous investigations have shown a positive relationship between baseball pitching velocity and the kinetic chain involved in pitching motion.
Ming-Chia Yeh, Wen-Wen Yang, Yu-Hsuan Hung, Ya-Chen Liu, Jung-Tang Kung, Hsi-Pin Ma, Chiang Liu   +6 more
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Salmonella lipopolysaccharide‐containing supported lipid bilayers as platforms to study bacteriophage interactions

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
We present robust protocols for the preparation of supported lipid bilayers (SLBs) incorporating either Salmonella smooth LPS or outer membrane vesicles (OMVs). We use a combination of quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation (QCM‐D) and fluorescence microscopy to both characterize the SLBs of various compositions and to probe their interactions ...
Hudson P. Pace, Alyssa Borges, Charles Arnaud, Tove Karlsson, Nina K. Bröker, Stefanie Barbirz, Marta Bally   +6 more
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Classification of Soccer and Basketball Players’ Jumping Performance Characteristics: A Logistic Regression Approach

Sports, 2019
This study aimed to examine countermovement jump (CMJ) kinetic data using logistic regression, in order to distinguish sports-related mechanical profiles.
Christos Chalitsios, Thomas Nikodelis, Vassilios Panoutsakopoulos, Christos Chassanidis, Iraklis Kollias   +4 more
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Design and analysis strategies for robust microbiome ageing research

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
The gut microbiome changes with age and associates with age‐related morbidity and mortality, establishing it as a potential biomarker and intervention target for ageing. Realising this potential requires methodological rigour, yet distinguishing biological signals from methodological artefacts remains challenging across cohorts. This review provides an
Mark Olenik, İsmail Güderer, Yi Wang, Tayyaba Alvi, Prasoon Pandey, Handan Melike Dönertaş   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Deadlift Biomechanics across Multiple Sets in Resistance Trained Males

International Journal of Strength and Conditioning, 2023
This study sought to determine whether the deadlift exercise using the 5-by-5 scheme can be performed at a commonly prescribed moderate-to-high load with consistent mechanical output among sets with respect to concentric and eccentric rate of force ...
Daniel Scherrer, Brandon Nunley, Jeffrey Eggleston, John Harry   +3 more
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Reconstructing enzyme evolution by protein engineering

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Natural enzyme evolution can be retraced by protein engineering methods such as directed evolution, rational design, and ancestral sequence reconstruction. These approaches reveal how enzymes emerged from ligand‐binding scaffolds, developed varying substrate preferences, formed oligomeric complexes, adapted to environmental changes, and evolved novel ...
Lukas Drexler, Markus R. Busch, Reinhard Sterner   +2 more
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Conserved binding mode but diverse interfaces of MreC‐PBP2 interactions

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
The crystal structure of abMreC reveals a conserved two β‐barrel architecture and provides structural insights into its role within the bacterial elongasome. The abMreC–abPBP2 complex model identifies the molecular basis of MreC‐mediated PBP2 recognition, contributing to the regulation of peptidoglycan synthesis.
Hyunseok Jang, Hyo Been Jin, Chang Min Kim, So Yeon Lee, Hyun Ho Park   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Neuromuscular Performance of World-Class Judo Athletes on Bench Press, Prone Row and Repeated Jump Tests

Applied Sciences
Judo is a sport that requires multiple high-intensity moments during the fight and high neuromuscular performance. Although not often, the explosive actions of the lower limbs can be decisive to winning in combat.
Luís Monteiro, Luís Miguel Massuça, Sérgio Ramos, José Garcia-Garcia   +3 more
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Engineering peptides into antibodies—opportunities and strategies for therapeutic innovation

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Peptides and antibodies occupy complementary therapeutic niches. Peptides recognize difficult targets in a compact format, while antibodies add specificity, long half‐life, and effector functions. This review examines strategies that merge both modalities—peptide grafting into loops, terminal and Fc fusions, and bioconjugation—highlighting how ...
Jinling Wang, Ruslana Romaniuk, Hristo L. Svilenov   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Autophagy and mitophagy in pancreatic β‐cell homeostasis and their involvement in diabetes pathophysiology

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
This review focuses on the role of autophagy and mitophagy in maintaining pancreatic β‐cell function and homeostasis. We discuss how genetic defects affecting these pathways contribute to the development of type 1, type 2, monogenic, and gestational diabetes. We further explore their potential as therapeutic targets. Created in BioRender.
Yunkyeong Lee, Mingming Tong, Anna L. Gloyn   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source