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Sport Sciences
Alice R. Busbridge, Michael J. Hamlin, James A. Jowsey, Mark H. Vanner, Peter D. Olsen
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the running demands of high-level female players in the New Zealand Provincial Rugby Competition. The study found that forwards and backs covered a similar total distance and running distance, but there were significant differences within specific playing positions. Halfbacks recorded higher running distances and overall distance than other positions, while outside backs did less running and had the lowest distance for high-intensity running in the backs. The study suggests the development of training and speed zone bands specific to female players due to the unique demands of women's rugby.
JOURNAL OF STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Ziwei Zeng, Yue Liu, Pan Li, Lin Wang
Summary: This study evaluated the validity and reliability of three-dimensional joint kinematic outcomes obtained by IMUs for runners. The results showed high reliability in the sagittal plane, especially for RFS runners, while caution is needed when using IMUs data in the frontal and transverse planes.
FRONTIERS IN BIOENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
(2022)
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Optics
L. uigi Santamaria, Deborah Pallotti, Mario Siciliani de Cumis, Daniele Dequal, Cosmo Lupo
Summary: In this study, we investigate SPADE as a tool for precision measurements in the regime of bright, incoherent sources. We analyze the estimation problem of the intensity distribution of extended incoherent sources and demonstrate the experimental application of SPADE to point-like bright sources.
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Sport Sciences
Aideen McGuinness, David Passmore, Shane Malone, Kieran Collins
Summary: This study observed the running performance of elite female field hockey players during matches and found differences in relative total distance, high-speed distance, and sprint distance among players in different positions. The results suggest that running performance of field hockey players alters during match-play, which can aid in the development of sport-specific drills.
JOURNAL OF STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Physiology
Loris A. Juett, Katharine L. Midwood, Mark P. Funnell, Lewis J. James, Stephen A. Mears
Summary: The study found that hypohydration from high-intensity intermittent running increases renal injury, compared to maintaining euhydration, with the increased renal injury occurring at the proximal tubules.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Wei Zhao, Zhizhong Li, Yuan Yuan, Haitao Zhang
Summary: The traditional process of measuring a three-dimensional electric field in the atmosphere may have limited accuracy due to various factors. This paper proposes a modified algorithm to overcome this problem by solving the inaccurate measurement caused by the non-coaxial positions between the field sensor and the compass. The proposed method eliminates the instability of measurement errors and improves the accuracy of atmospheric field intensity measurement.
Article
Veterinary Sciences
Dina Hamidi, Martin Komainda, Bettina Tonn, Jens Harbers, Natascha Alexandria Grinnell, Johannes Isselstein
Summary: The study found that as grazing intensity increased, the amount of available herbage decreased but was more evenly distributed. Moderate grazing was associated with higher walking effort compared to lenient and very lenient grazing. Walking distances were mainly influenced by available herbage, its distribution or heterogeneity.
FRONTIERS IN VETERINARY SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Subhadip Sarkar
Summary: The paper introduces a reoriented form of Linear Directional Distance Function to measure a firm's performance relative to competitors, and identifies directions related to competitive intensity. By analyzing two types of covariance matrices, it explores the position of a company compared to others, as well as comparing the weighted sum of input-output vectors with the Decision-Making Unit.
COMPUTERS & INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
(2021)
Review
Sport Sciences
Ziwei Zeng, Yue Liu, Xiaoyue Hu, Meihua Tang, Lin Wang
Summary: This review investigated the concurrent validity and test-retest reliability of inertial measurement units (IMUs) for measuring gait spatiotemporal outcomes and lower extremity kinematics of healthy adults during running. The results demonstrated excellent concurrent validity and test-retest reliability for parameters such as stride length, step frequency, ankle angle, and good to excellent validity and reliability for stance time and running speed. However, caution is needed when interpreting the results of IMUs measurement of lower extremity kinematics.
SPORTS MEDICINE-OPEN
(2022)
Article
Sport Sciences
Jan Schimpchen, Sudarshan Gopaladesikan, Tim Meyer
Summary: Professional footballers experience transient periods of in-game fatigue which may affect match outcomes. This study aimed to identify sequences of player peak physical output during different time windows in professional football matches, showing that player in-game fatigue is most pronounced after periods of peak high-intensity running.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SPORT SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Optics
Zhiyuan Li, Shuang Wang, Zhiqiang Shao, Junfeng Jiang, Haokun Yang, Zhiqiang Sun, Meiyu Yan, Tiegen Liu
Summary: The study presents a novel intensity-compensation method for wide-range pressure monitoring in high-temperature environments. Experimental results demonstrate that the proposed method significantly improves signal stability and achieves real-time pressure measurement at different temperatures.
OPTICS AND LASERS IN ENGINEERING
(2022)
Article
Health Policy & Services
Shuguang Lin, Paul Rouse, Ying-Ming Wang, Lin Lin, Zhen-Quan Zheng
Summary: Cook et al. (2013) propose a DEA-based model for performance evaluation of non-homogeneous DMUs under both CRS and VRS, extended by Li et al. (2019) to VRS. This paper applies these models to Hong Kong hospitals, dividing the production process into subunits with the same inputs and outputs. The CRS and VRS versions of DDF models produce similar results to previous studies, with differences found in the statistical tests due to different technologies assumed.
HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Daniel Juarez Santos-Garcia, David Recuenco Serrano, Jose Carlos Ponce-Bordon, Hadi Nobari
Summary: The objective of this study was to investigate the changes in heart rate variability (HRV) in elite Spanish female soccer players during match weeks and explore its connection to high-intensity running, psychometric status, and training load. The results showed that HRV increased during the match and the day after, while higher training load was associated with changes in heart rate and psychometric status.
Article
Sport Sciences
Marcelo Conrado de Freitas, Jason M. Cholewa, Valeria Leme Goncalves Panissa, Gabriela Gallucci Toloi, Hed Carlos Netto, Camila Zanini de Freitas, Renan Valero Freire, Fabio Santos Lira, Fabricio Eduardo Rossi
Summary: This study investigated the acute effects of capsaicin supplementation on resistance-trained men during high-intensity intermittent exercise and resistance exercise. The results showed that capsaicin supplementation reduced heart rate and perceived exertion during exercise and improved subsequent resistance exercise performance.
JOURNAL OF STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Environmental Studies
Han Chen, Chunyu Meng, Qilin Cao
Summary: This study integrates carbon emissions into the evaluation index system of urban land use efficiency and finds that China's low-carbon urban land use efficiency shows a fluctuating development trend and tends to converge. It also indicates that there is still a lot of room for reducing land input and carbon emissions. The study further reveals that land finance, economic level, and population density have positive effects on low-carbon urban land use efficiency, while traffic level has a negative impact.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Brittany R. Markides, Rachel Laws, Kylie Hesketh, Ralph Maddison, Elizabeth Denney-Wilson, Karen J. Campbell
Summary: Food fussiness is associated with non-responsive parent feeding practices, and this study explored how parents' feeding practices and social cognitive factors clustered based on parents' concern for fussy eating. Five clusters of parents were identified, characterized by different levels of concern and feeding practices.
MATERNAL AND CHILD NUTRITION
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
K. Gokal, R. Amos-Hirst, C. A. Moakes, J. P. Sanders, D. W. Esliger, L. B. Sherar, N. Ives, S. J. H. Biddle, C. Edwardson, T. Yates, E. Frew, C. Greaves, S. M. Greenfield, K. Jolly, M. Skrybant, R. Maddison, N. Mutrie, H. M. Parretti, A. J. Daley
Summary: The concept of Snacktivity (TM) was positively received by 85% of respondents, with 61% indicating that self-monitoring their behavior would assist them in engaging in Snacktivity throughout the day. Physically inactive individuals believed that Snacktivity would increase their physical activity levels, with 90% finding it easier to do on non-working days.
Article
Sport Sciences
Oliver W. A. Wilson, Erika Ikeda, Erica Hinckson, Sandra Mandic, Justin Richards, Scott Duncan, Geoff Kira, Ralph Maddison, Kim Meredith-Jones, Lana Chisholm, Lisa Williams, Melody Smith
Summary: This article presents the methods and findings of Aotearoa New Zealand's 2022 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth, focusing on indicators and inequities. Grades were assigned to various indicators, with observed inequities across demographic variables. The importance of targeted approaches and promoting all dimensions of physical activity through policies, research, social marketing campaigns, and urban design is emphasized, as well as the need for regular surveys to measure key indicators consistently.
JOURNAL OF EXERCISE SCIENCE & FITNESS
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Sian Alice O'Gorman, Clint Thomas Miller, Jonathan Charles Rawstorn, Angelo Sabag, Rachelle Noelle Sultana, Sean Michael Lanting, Shelley Elizabeth Keating, Nathan Anthony Johnson, Kimberley Larisa Way
Summary: Females with T2D are at a higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease than males. Limited evidence exists on the feasibility of aerobic training in adults with T2D, specifically segregated by sex. A secondary analysis of a 12-week randomized controlled trial revealed that females had lower recruitment rates, were less adherent to the intervention, and experienced more adverse events, but also experienced greater health improvements from aerobic training compared to males.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Ralph Maddison, Elaine Anne Hargreaves, Yannan Jiang, Amanda Jane Calder, Sally Wyke, Cindy M. M. Gray, Kate Hunt, David Revalds Lubans, Helen Eyles, Nick Draper, Ihirangi Heke, Stephen Kara, Gerhard Sundborn, Claire Arandjus, Lan Gao, Peter Lee, Megumi Lim, Samantha Marsh
Summary: This study shows that a healthy lifestyle program delivered through rugby clubs in New Zealand is effective in helping overweight and obese men achieve weight loss, improve fitness, lower blood pressure, adopt healthier lifestyle behaviors, and enhance health-related quality of life. The program should be recommended for sustained delivery across different rugby clubs in the country.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
(2023)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Sophie Turner, Ajmol Ali, Carol Wham, Kay Rutherfurd-Markwick
Summary: Adolescents may be vulnerable to caffeine due to factors such as lack of tolerance, small size, changing brain physiology, and increasing independence. This study investigated caffeine consumption habits and motivations among New Zealand adolescents, revealing that most participants consumed at least one caffeinated product daily and some exceeded the recommended safe level. Taste, energy, and temperature were the main motivators for consumption, while increased energy, excitement, restlessness, and sleep disturbances were reported effects.
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Sanna Askman, Marie Lof, Ralph Maddison, Rebecca Nourse
Summary: This study aimed to determine the feasibility and acceptability of using wearable cameras to assess self-care activities in people with HF. The findings showed that HF patients were accepting of wearing the cameras and that they engaged in fewer activities of daily living and were more sedentary prior to hospitalization. Wearable cameras have the potential to be a valuable tool for improving our understanding of self-care in HF.
JMIR FORMATIVE RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
James P. Sanders, Kajal Gokal, Jonah J. C. Thomas, Jonathan C. Rawstorn, Lauren B. Sherar, Ralph Maddison, Colin J. Greaves, Dale Esliger, Amanda J. Daley, Snacktivity Investigators
Summary: This study aims to develop a smartphone-based physical activity app (SnackApp) to promote participation in a novel physical activity intervention called Snacktivity, and explores and reports the acceptability of the app.
JMIR FORMATIVE RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Rehabilitation
Sabhya Pritwani, Shruti Pandey, Purnima Shrivastava, Ajit Kumar, Rajesh Malhotra, Ralph Maddison, Niveditha Devasenapathy
Summary: This study aims to understand the postoperative experiences of patients following unsupervised home-based physiotherapy protocols and the experiences of healthcare providers in providing rehabilitation care. The findings reveal that patients desire physiotherapy support, particularly during the early recovery period, while healthcare providers want a mechanism to monitor patient progress after discharge. Both patients and healthcare providers identified accessibility to rehabilitation centers as a major barrier in accessing affordable and reliable physiotherapy services.
DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Emily Bourke, Ralph Maddison, Tony Blakely
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Reza Daryabeygi-Khotbehsara, David W. Dunstan, Sheikh Mohammed Shariful Islam, Yuxin Zhang, Mohamed Abdelrazek, Ralph Maddison
Summary: This paper presents the study protocol for a microrandomized trial to investigate the effectiveness of motivational messages in reducing sedentary behavior in people with T2D, and to identify effective behavior change techniques in specific contexts. So far, 6 participants have been recruited and started using the mobile app iMove. The importance of this study is rated 6 out of 10.
JMIR RESEARCH PROTOCOLS
(2023)
Editorial Material
Nursing
Kathleen Ahern Gould
DIMENSIONS OF CRITICAL CARE NURSING
(2023)
Article
Sport Sciences
Patrick J. Owen, Shelley E. Keating, Christopher D. Askew, Kelly M. Clanchy, Paul Jansons, Ralph Maddison, Andrew Maiorana, Jenna McVicar, Suzanne Robinson, Christopher Neason, Matthew J. Clarkson, Niamh L. Mundell
Summary: This study examined the effectiveness of exercise physiology services provided during the COVID-19 pandemic. The results showed that these services improved a range of client reported outcomes regardless of delivery mode. Further exploration of cost-effectiveness is warranted.
SPORTS MEDICINE-OPEN
(2023)
Review
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Sojib Bin Zaman, Raihan Kabir Khan, Roger G. Evans, Amanda G. Thrift, Ralph Maddison, Sheikh Mohammed Shariful Islam
Summary: Information and communication technology (ICT) has significant potential in supporting older adults with chronic diseases in managing their health. However, there are barriers to effectively integrating ICT interventions into routine healthcare, such as knowledge gaps, reluctance to adopt new skills, and resistance to using technology. Improving awareness and education about ICT interventions among older adults, caregivers, and healthcare providers is necessary to address these barriers.
