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Monitoring Training and Recovery during a Period of Increased Intensity or Volume in Recreational Endurance Athletes

2021

The purpose of the study was to examine the effects of progressively increased training intensity or volume on the nocturnal heart rate (HR) and heart rate variability (HRV), countermovement jump, perceived recovery, and heart rate-running speed index (HR-RS index). Another aim was to analyze how observed patterns during the training period in these monitoring variables were associated with the changes in endurance performance. Thirty recreationally trained participants performed a 10-week control period of regular training and a 10-week training period of either increased training intensity (INT, n = 13) or volume (VOL, n = 17). Changes in endurance performance were assessed by an incremen…

Predicting and monitoring individual endurance training adaptation and individualizing training prescription : with endurance performance, cardiac au…

2016

Humans adapt differently to standardized endurance training programs. While some individuals may achieve huge improvements in physical fitness, other individuals may even suffer from negative adaptations. Special attention should be paid to identification of non-responders, which would enable to modify training to be more effective. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to investigate whether running performance, cardiac autonomic regulation and neuromuscular performance can be used in 1) predicting subsequent endurance training adaptations; 2) monitoring training adaptations; and 3) individualizing training prescription in recreational endurance runners. Three longitudinal training s…

A dark-septate fungus is the dominant endophyte in roots of the halophite Inula Crithmoides. Does habitat-adapted symbiosis operate in salt-adapted p…

2009

Towards Robust Adaptive Least-Squares Parameter Estimation with Internal Feedback

1998

Abstract The new concepts of the ‘covariance matrix normalization’ and the ‘cascade’ structure of the adaptive least-squares estimator are shown to generalize and extend the use of internal information feedback in various robustness/alertness-oriented modifications to the standard ALS estimation algorithm. In the cascade estimation structure it is possible to ‘naturally’ stabilize, rather than maximize, the information matrix so that the covariance windup and blowup are effectively eliminated and the celebrated square root update of the covariance matrix is no longer needed Consequently, a new, ‘single-loop/cascade’ ALS MIMO estimation algorithm, enabling to effectively track both slow and …

Functional Basis of Asymmetrical Lower-Body Skeletal Morphology in Professional Australian Rules Footballers

2020

Hart, NH, Newton, RU, Weber, J, Spiteri, T, Rantalainen, T, Dobbin, M, Chivers, P, and Nimphius, S. Functional basis of asymmetrical lower-body skeletal morphology in elite Australian footballers. J Strength Cond Res 34(3): 791–799, 2020—Bone strength is a product of its material and structural properties and is highly responsive to mechanical load. Given the measureable and adaptable features of bone, and thus relevance to medical screening, injury prevention, and injury management in athletes, this study describes the lower-body skeletal morphology of professional Australian rules footballers. Using a cross-sectional and quantitative study design, 54 professional Australian rules football…

Protein levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor in the hippocampus of low/high aerobic capacity rats

2010

Hippocrates and Plato have first documented the connection between a healthy mind and body, during a period which launched analytical thinking and philosophy in Ancient Greece. Modern research has also indicated the contribution of an active lifestyle to enhanced brain performance and decreased incidence of neurodegenerative diseases and mood disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease and depression respectively. This has been hypothesized to emerge through mechanisms which are enhanced by exercise and contribute on brain plas-ticity and health. The Neurotrophins hypothesis implicates several molecules in brain plasticity and healthy aging. Among them, Brain-derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) ha…

Adaptācijas sekmēšanas iespējas 1. klasē

2021

Pētījuma mērķis: pētīt un analizēt adaptācijas sekmēšanas iespējas 1. klasē. Uzsākot skolas gaitas, bērna dzīve krasi izmainās. Sākumskolas pirmajā klasē jāapgūst jauna sociālā loma – skolēns. Skolēnam ir jāpielāgojas jaunam dienas režīmam, jāpakļaujas noteiktai kārtībai, jākomunicē ar vienaudžiem un pieaugušajiem, kurus bērns iepriekš nav pazinis. Lai pielāgotos jaunajiem apstākļiem, nepieciešama gribas piepūle, kas prasa zināmu psihoemocionālu briedumu. Bērnam ir jādod laiks un jārada piemēroti apstākļi, lai mācīšanās nekļūtu par smagu apgrūtinājumu. Šajā laikā, adaptācijas periodā, pedagogi ciešā sadarbībā ar vecākiem nodrošina bērnam individuālu atbalstu, kas atbilst viņa konkrētajām va…

Dependency on un-captured GDP as a source of resilience beyond economic value in countries with advanced ICT infrastructure: Similarities and dispari…

2015

Abstract The majority of countries with advanced information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure have been experiencing extended stagnation due to an “embedded” trap in ICT advancement. However, certain countries have been able to sustain a high level of ICT- driven global competitiveness. This suggests that in these contexts there is resilience beyond economic value. Finland and Singapore can be considered countries of resilience with respect to ICT-driven global competitiveness because of their continued GDP growth despite the recession. While both countries share significant similarities including institutional strength in ICT, they demonstrate noteworthy disparities in the…

A Serendipity-Oriented Greedy Algorithm for Recommendations

2017

Most recommender systems suggest items to a user that are popular among all users and similar to items the user usually consumes. As a result, a user receives recommendations that she/he is already familiar with or would find anyway, leading to low satisfaction. To overcome this problem, a recommender system should suggest novel, relevant and unexpected, i.e. serendipitous items. In this paper, we propose a serendipity-oriented algorithm, which improves serendipity through feature diversification and helps overcome the overspecialization problem. To evaluate our algorithm and compare it with others, we employ a serendipity metric that captures each component of serendipity, unlike the most …

An intelligent learning support system

2017

Fast-growing technologies are shaping many aspects of societies. Educational systems, in general, are still rather traditional: learner applies for school or university, chooses the subject, takes the courses, and finally graduates. The problem is that labor markets are constantly changing and the needed professional skills might not match with the curriculum of the educational program. It might be that it is not even possible to learn a combination of desired skills within one educational organization. For example, there are only a few universities that can provide high-quality teaching in several different areas. Therefore, learners may have to study specific modules and units somewhere e…