Osteoblast-derived vesicle protein content is temporally regulated during osteogenesis: Implications for regenerative therapies by Owen Davies, Sophie C. Cox, Ioannis Azoidis, Adam J. McGuinness, Megan Cooke, Liam Heaney, Edward T. Davis, Simon W. Jones, L.M. Grover

“…Bimodal particle distributions were observed (weeks 1 and 3: 44 and 164 nm; week 2: 59 and 220 nm), indicating a heterogeneous population with dimensions characteristic of exosome- (44 and 59 nm) and microvesicle-like (164 and 220 nm) particles. …”
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Athlete and practitioner insights regarding a novel coping oriented personal-1 disclosure mutual-sharing (COPDMS) intervention in youth soccer by Andrew Evans, Robert Morris, Jamie Barker, Thomas Johnson, Zoe Brenan, Ben Warner

“…The COPDMS intervention comprised an initial sport psychology education session (week 1), a session introducing COPDMS (week 2), a COPDMS session (week 4), and a follow-up session (week 9). …”
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Effects of acute postexercise chocolate milk consumption during intensive judo training on the recovery of salivary hormones, salivary SIgA, mood state, muscle soreness, and judo-r... by Elena Papacosta, George P. Nassis, Michael Gleeson

“…The athletes consumed 1000 mL ofW(week 1) or CM (week 2) immediately post-training. During both weeks, athletes were instructed to “make weight” for the upcoming competition. …”
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The impact of blood flow restricted exercise on the peripheral vasculature by Julie Hunt

“…Transient improvements in popliteal artery FMD% occurred at week 2 before increased maximal diameter at week 6, suggesting functional changes precede structural remodelling (chapter 4). …”
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Assessment of peak oxygen uptake during handcycling: test-retest reliability and comparison of a ramp-incremented and perceptually-regulated exercise test by Michael Hutchinson, Thomas A.W. Paulson, Roger G. Eston, Vicky Goosey-Tolfrey

“…Participants completed two RAMP protocols (20 W·min-1) in week 1, followed by two PRETmax in week 2, or vice versa. The PRETmax comprised five, 2-min stages clamped at Ratings of Perceived Exertion (RPE) 11, 13, 15, 17 and 20. …”
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Stress and coping in wheelchair sport participants by Elizabeth Campbell

“…Study 1 examined pre-competition temporal patterning of anxiety and self-confidence in 103 wheelchair sport participants at 3 time periods preceding competition (1 week, 2 hours and 30 minutes before). The findings suggested that wheelchair sport participants show a similar pre-competition anxiety response to non-disabled sport participants. …”
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An investigation of the effects of mental games as an intervention on perceived workload and objective productivity in call centre staff by Silvia Ahmed

“…They reported the decrease in perceived workload in week 2 and week 3, as game playing being mentally accepted in these weeks. …”
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The promotion of physical activity within secondary boys schools in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia by Rashid Jassas

“…In Saudi Arabia context, the secondary boys school PE programme comprises two main elements: 1) the PE curriculum which is compulsory for all students and includes one 45 minute PE lesson per week; 2) the extra-curricular programme which is optional and comprises the Internal Physical Activity Programme (IPAP) and the External Physical Activity Programme (EPAP). …”
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Plastic habitats: Algal biofilms on photic and aphotic plastics by Imogen L Smith, Thomas Stanton, Antonia Law

“…Significant differences were found between diatom assemblages on plastics in the photic and aphotic zones, and between diatom assemblages quantified on weeks 2, 4 and 6 of the study, but total algal photosynthetic pigment concentrations did not vary significantly between polymers in either zone. …”
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Feasibility of ballistic vs conventional resistance training in healthy postmenopausal women: a three-arm parallel randomised controlled trial by Elisa A. Marques, Ogulcan Caliskan, Katherine Brooke-Wavell, Jonathan Folland

“…Healthy postmenopausal women (n = 109) were randomised to 30 weeks (2 sessions/week) of lower-body ballistic resistance training, conventional resistance training, or a non-exercising control group. …”
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Acute and chronic effect of sprint interval training combined with post-exercise blood flow restriction in trained individuals by Conor W. Taylor, Stephen A. Ingham, Richard Ferguson

“…In study 1, a between-groups design was used to determine whether 4 weeks (2 days per week) of SIT (repeated 30 s maximal sprint cycling) combined with postexercise blood-flow restriction (BFR) enhanced maximal oxygen uptake (inline image) and 15 km cycling time-trial performance (15 km TT) compared with SIT alone (CON) in trained individuals. …”
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