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Innovative exercise for extrapulmonary benefits in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: feasibility, physiological responses and methodology (PhD Academy Award)

My PhD thesis aims to advance effective exercise strategies for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) by: 1. Evaluating the feasibility and physiological responses to supramaximal ...
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Preventing the ‘24-hour Babel’: the need for a consensus on a consistent terminology scheme for physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep

Clear, concise, and consistent. These qualities (the 3Cs) are critical for effective scientific communication. Plain language enables easy comparisons between study findings, ensures construct ...
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PRICE needs updating, should we call the POLICE?

1 Health and Rehabilitation Sciences Research Institute, University of Ulster, Jordanstown, Newtownabbey, UK 2 Sports Institute of Northern Ireland, University of Ulster, Jordanstown, Newtownabbey, UK ...
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Effects of moderately increased testosterone concentration on physical performance in young women: a double blind, randomised, placebo controlled study

Correspondence to Professor Angelica Lindén Hirschberg, Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm 171 77, Sweden; angelica.linden-hirschberg{at}sll.se Objective To ...
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The IOC relative energy deficiency in sport clinical assessment tool (RED-S CAT)

10 Divisions of Sports Medicine and Endocrinology, Boston Children's Hospital, Neuroendocrine Unit. Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, USA Correspondence to Margo Mountjoy, ...
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Poor isometric neck extension strength as a risk factor for concussion in male professional Rugby Union players

1 Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, University College London, London, UK Background Concussion is one of the highest burden injuries within professional Rugby Union (‘rugby’) and comes ...
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Tennis injuries: occurrence, aetiology, and prevention

A systematic search of published reports was carried out in three electronic databases from 1966 on to identify relevant articles relating to tennis injuries. There were 39 case reports, 49 laboratory ...
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Ankle injuries in basketball: injury rate and risk factors

2 School of Human Movement and Sport Sciences, University of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia Objectives—To determine the rate of ankle injury and examine risk factors of ankle injuries in mainly ...
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How race and socioeconomic status moderate the association between moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and depressive symptoms: a cross-sectional study with compositional data

2 School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China Objectives This study explored how race and socioeconomic status (SES) moderated the association between moderate-to-vigorous ...
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Acute whole body vibration training increases vertical jump and flexibility performance in elite female field hockey players

Correspondence to: Darryl J Cochrane Massey University, Sport and Exercise, Palmerston North, New Zealand; d.cochranemassey.ac.nz Objective: To quantify the acute effect of whole body vibration (WBV) ...
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A multidisciplinary selection model for youth soccer: the Ghent Youth Soccer Project

3 Centre for Sports Medicine, Ghent University Hospital, Gent, Belgium Correspondence to: Renaat M Philippaerts Ghent University, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Movement and ...
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Why we should focus on the burden of injuries and illnesses, not just their incidence

Correspondence to Professor Roald Bahr, Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center, Department of Sports Medicine, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, 0806 Oslo, Norway; roald{at}nih.no, roald.bahr{at}nih.no ...