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The Effect of 16 Weeks of Pilates Training on Trunk Core Stability in Menopausal Women [PDF]

open access: yesSport Sciences and Health Research, 2016
Pilates is a series of specialized exercises that induces body and mind to influence strength, endurance and flexibility. Muscle strength reduces in women with aging and menopause.
mina bikaran   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

International Sport in the Struggle for Political Cooperation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Political signifi cance of sport is usually bound with international rivalry and confl ict. However, sport tends to have a role in fostering international dialogue and cooperation as well.
Kobierecki, Michał Marcin
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A grounded theory of positive youth development through sport based on results from a qualitative meta-study

open access: yesInternational Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 2016
The overall purpose of this study was to create a model of positive youth development (PYD) through sport grounded in the extant qualitative literature. More specifically, the first objective was to review and evaluate qualitative studies of PYD in sport.
N. Holt   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A Comparative Study of Cerebral Oxygenation During Exercise in Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis Patients

open access: yesTherapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Cognitive impairment and exercise intolerance are common in dialysis patients. Cerebral perfusion and oxygenation play a major role in both cognitive function and exercise execution; HD session per se aggravates cerebral ischemia in this population. This study aimed to compare cerebral oxygenation and perfusion at rest and in mild
Marieta P. Theodorakopoulou   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Risk in Sport: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Injury Incidence by Sex and Sport Classification.

open access: yesJournal of athletic training, 2019
OBJECTIVE To evaluate sex differences in incidence rates (IRs) of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury by sport type (collision, contact, limited contact, and noncontact). DATA SOURCES A systematic review was performed using the electronic databases
Alicia M. Montalvo   +12 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Revealing the structure of land plant photosystem II: the journey from negative‐stain EM to cryo‐EM

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Advances in cryo‐EM have revealed the detailed structure of Photosystem II, a key protein complex driving photosynthesis. This review traces the journey from early low‐resolution images to high‐resolution models, highlighting how these discoveries deepen our understanding of light harvesting and energy conversion in plants.
Roman Kouřil
wiley   +1 more source

Neka pitanja državljanstva u sportu kao fenomen međunarodnog sportskog prava

open access: yesZbornik Radova Pravnog Fakulteta u Splitu, 2017
I u grupnim i u individualnim sportovima, proces olakšane naturalizacije sportaša uzima sve više maha. Budući da sportaši moraju posjedovati državljanstvo određene države da bi je mogli predstavljati na međunarodnim natjecanjima, mnoge države ...
Ines Medić
doaj   +1 more source

Children or athletes? Best practice for safeguarding elite young athletes [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
This address explores the status confusion between “child” and “athlete” that arises in elite sport for young people and discuss some of the challenges that this presents to sport providers.
Brackenridge, CH
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Mapping the evolution of mitochondrial complex I through structural variation

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Respiratory complex I (CI) is crucial for bioenergetic metabolism in many prokaryotes and eukaryotes. It is composed of a conserved set of core subunits and additional accessory subunits that vary depending on the organism. Here, we categorize CI subunits from available structures to map the evolution of CI across eukaryotes. Respiratory complex I (CI)
Dong‐Woo Shin   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

E-Sports: a legitimate sport?

open access: yes, 2020
Currently, our society is facing an increase in the levels of physical inactivity in the world population especially an increase in screen time, causing potential adverse effects in the short and long term to health (Stiglic & Viner, 2019; Domingues‐Montanari, 2017). Several institutions, such as the World Health Organization (WHO), American College of
Cerqueira, Matheus   +3 more
openaire   +4 more sources

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