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Subliminal electrical and mechanical stimulation does not improve foot sensitivity in healthy elderly subjects

Clinical Neurophysiology Practice, 2018
Objective: Deterioration of cutaneous perception may be one reason for the increased rate of falling in the elderly. The stochastic resonance phenomenon may compensate this loss of information by improving the capability to detect and transfer weak ...
Claudio Zippenfennig, Laura Niklaus, Katrin Karger, Thomas L. Milani   +3 more
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Triple careers of athletes: exploring the challenges of planning a pregnancy among female elite athletes using semi-structured interviews

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2022
Background The challenging factors that elite athletes perceive for combining their sportive career with planning a pregnancy and motherhood need to be identified in order to develop supportive measures. Therefore, this phenomenological qualitative study
Pavel Dietz, Larissa Legat, Matteo C. Sattler, Mireille N. M. van Poppel   +3 more
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Overt orienting of spatial attention and corticospinal excitability during action observation are unrelated [PDF]

, 2017
Observing moving body parts can automatically activate topographically corresponding motor representations in the primary motor cortex (M1), the so-called direct matching.
Betti, Sonia, Castiello, Umberto, Guerra, Silvia, Sartori, Luisa   +3 more
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The Inflection Point of the Speed-Density Relation and the Social Force Model [PDF]

, 2015
It has been argued that the speed-density digram of pedestrian movement has an inflection point. This inflection point was found empirically in investigations of closed-loop single-file pedestrian movement.
A Johansson, D Helbing, T Kretz, U Chattaraj   +3 more
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The Impact of an Outdoor Motor–Cognitive Exercise Programme on the Health Outcomes of Older Adults in Community Settings: A Pilot and Feasibility Study

Sports
Physical and cognitive exercises can prevent or at least mitigate the symptoms of certain diseases and help older adults perform a range of daily functions. Yet, most seniors do not meet the World Health Organisation’s recommended guidelines for physical
Katharina Zwingmann, Torsten Schlesinger, Katrin Müller   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The effect of a portion size intervention on French fries consumption, plate waste, satiety and compensatory caloric intake: an on-campus restaurant experiment

Nutrition Journal, 2018
Background One of the driving factors of dietary overconsumption throughout the last decennia is the increase of food portion sizes. Larger portions induce higher daily energy intake, so reducing portion size may reduce intake of excess calories. However,
Marie Vermote, Vickà Versele, Marijn Stok, Patrick Mullie, Eva D’Hondt, Benedicte Deforche, Peter Clarys, Tom Deliens   +7 more
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Feasibility of ‘Muscle Movers’: a teacher-delivered program to support children’s participation in muscle-strengthening physical activity

Pilot and Feasibility Studies
Background Muscle-strengthening activity (MSA) is beneficial for school-aged children, but most school-based MSA interventions have been delivered by external specialists or research staff, limiting scalability.
Jordan J. Smith, Sarah G. Kennedy, Narelle Eather, Nicholas Riley, David R. Lubans   +4 more
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Suicide risk, personality disorder and hospital admission after assessment by psychiatric emergency services

BMC Psychiatry, 2019
Background The main objectives of the mobile Psychiatric Emergency Services (PES) in the Netherlands are to assess the presence of a mental disorder, to estimate risk to self or others, and to initiate continuity of care, including psychiatric hospital ...
Mark Van Veen, André I. Wierdsma, Christine van Boeijen, Jack Dekker, Jeroen Zoeteman, Bauke Koekkoek, Cornelis L. Mulder   +6 more
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“Jo Kawin Bocah” Social Movement to Reduce Child Marriage Rates in Central Java

JSW (Jurnal Sosiologi Walisongo), 2023
The “Jo Kawin Bocah” (Javanese term for “No Child Marriage”) movement implemented by the Central Java Government over the past two years has significantly reduced the number of child marriages in Central Java province.
Nawal Nur Arafah, Purwanto Purwanto
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Hyphy Sparked a Social Movement [PDF]

, 2017
“Hyphy,” a genre of rap and lifestyle associated with Bay Area hip hop evolved into a counter-cultural social movement for marginalized youth in early 2000.
Moore, Andrea L.S.
core   +1 more source