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Inflammatory Biomarkers in Elite Cross-Country Skiers After a Competition Season : A Case-Control Study
2022
Abstract Purpose Whether elite athletes, who have been exposed to vigorous-intensity exercise combined with other stressors, have elevated systemic low-grade inflammation, remains largely unclear. To address this question, we studied the levels of six inflammatory cytokines as potential biomarkers of a low-grade inflammatory state in elite athletes after an 11-month training and competition season. Methods We collected sera from 27 Finnish elite cross-country skiers and 27 gender- and age-matched, moderately-exercising controls. The serum concentrations of C-reactive protein (CRP), interleukin 6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), glycoprotein acetyls (GlycA), interleukin 10 (IL-10…
Microscale Marangoni actuation: All-optical and all-electrical methods
2006
We present experimental results from an all-optical microfluidic platform that may be complimented by a thin film all-electrical network. Using these configurations we have studied the microfluidic convective flow systems of silicone oil, glycerol, and 1,3,5-trinitrotoluene on open surfaces through the production of surface tension gradients derived from thermal gradients. We show that sufficient localized thermal variation can be created utilizing surface plasmons and/or engaging individually addressable resistive thermal elements. Both studies manipulate fluids via Marangoni forces, each having their unique exploitable advantages. Surface plasmon excitation in metal foils are the driving …
Influence of the motivational climate in physical education on the intention to practice physical activity or sport
2001
This study is based on the achievement goal theory and intended to verify the effects of the motivational climate of the physical education (PE) on students' motivation, interest, and intention to practice physical activity or sport. In order to meet these objectives, 975 participants, from 13 to 18 years of age, completed the following instruments: PECCS, TEOSQ, IMI, Satisfaction Scale, and the Intention to Practice Physical Activity or Sport. The data were analyzed by means of Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). The results confirmed that the mastery dimension of motivational climate has an influence, directly or indirectly, on task orientation, the three dimensions of intrinsic motivatio…
Motivational climate, goal orientation, perceived sport ability, and enjoyment within Finnish junior ice hockey players
2015
The aim of this study was to investigate the relations among situational motivational climate, dispositional approach and avoidance achievement goals, perceived sport ability, and enjoyment in Finnish male junior ice hockey players. The sample comprised 265 junior B-level male players with a mean age of 17.03 years (SD = 0.63). Players filled questionnaires tapping their perceptions of coach motivational climate, achievement goals, perceived sport ability, and enjoyment. For the statistical analysis, players were divided into high and low perceived sport ability groups. Multigroup structural equation modeling (SEM) revealed an indirect path from task-involving motivational climate via task-…
Multiple constituency evaluation in sport policy
2004
AbstractThe purpose of this study is to show, how the evaluation process worked, when evaluation method was the multiple constituency evaluation procedure. The research material was Finnish state government’s platform during the years 1995-2003 and also government’s sport policy impacts to Sport Policy in European Union. The goal and objective of modern evaluation research in Sport Policy is to chart, or even call into question, societal functions and programmes. Policy-analytical evaluation research has in Sport Policy been characterised as being too goal oriented, which causes problems when adapting set goals into concrete assessment criteria, especially in the evaluation of public activi…
The German Orthopedic Society from 1918 to 1932. Developments and trends
2001
The German Orthopedic Society was founded in 1901. The period between 1918 and 1932 was characterized by the aftermath of World War I. Up to the middle of the 2nd decade, orthopedic surgeons mainly treated soldiers and civilians affected by the war. Almost every congress dealt with amputations and artificial limbs. At the same time, orthopedic surgery became a specialty at the German universities, legitimizing it as a subject of its own. Besides the large number of victims of the First World War who had to be treated by orthopedic surgeons, there was a second group of patients, the so-called cripples. These handicapped people had not previously been treated in general. A new law established…
A study of reproducibility of kinesiology tape applications: review, reliability and validity
2017
Abstract Background Literature addressing the mechanical properties of kinesiology tape is quite scarce. There are no studies which focus on the mechanical characteristics of kinesiology tape, its mechanical properties, nor its adherence following the ISO international standard test methods for tape elongation. Methods This study quantified the mechanical characteristics of 380 samples of kinesiology tape from 19 different brands and in 4 different colors using a dynamometer. Mechanical testing was controlled by UNE EN ISO 13934-1. Results Significant differences were found between tape brands in terms of grammage, maximum force tenacity, work, pre-elongation and percentage elongation (P < …
For a socio-psychological approach of the concept of racial stacking
2015
AbstractResearch studies focusing on the relationships between team sports and socio- ethnicity have developed in the Anglo-Saxon literature since the 1970s. In particular the use of the concept of racial stacking confirms a growing interest in a more complex vision when it comes to player selection and positioning. In basketball, studies have identified that black players are overrepresented in the American professional basketball championships (NBA) and at the same time patterns of racial stacking exist as they are overrepresented at non-central positions. This research led to a survey of black players’ positions in the professional championships in France (Pro A basketball). Using social…
The Thin bilateral and bipedicled DIEAP flap for axillary reconstruction in hidradenitis suppurativa
2019
Reconstruction after resection of advanced stage hidradenitis suppurativa is currently performed with pedicled perforator flaps, that allow functional reconstruction and preservation of shoulder function. Skin availability is limited by the possibility of closing the donor site primarily. Bilateral cases need to be treated in two stages, since the operation is carried out in the lateral decubitus. In this manuscript the application of bilateral and bipedicled DIEAP flaps to bilateral and extensive cases is presented.Between October 2008 and October 2018, 39 patients were treated for axillary hidradenitis suppurativa. Of these, 11 patients had bilateral reconstruction with bilateral DIEAP fl…
Experimentelle Untersuchungen zu den mechanischen Eigenschaften des Knochens im Hinblick auf die Druckosteosynthesen
1973
Mit Hilfe einer modernen Materialprufmaschine werden experimentelle Untersuchungen am menschlichen Knochen uber dessen mechanische Eigenschaften durchgefuhrt, im Hinblick auf die Kompressionsosteosynthesen insbesondere uber die Druckbelastbarkeit der Spongiosa und der Corticalis an den verschiedenen Knochenabschnitten. Die axiale Druckbelastbarkeit der Schafte von Humerus, Femur und Tibia uber einen Querbolzen liegt weit uber den fur die Osteosynthesen notwendigen Drucken, ist vorwiegend abhangig von der Corticalisdicke und dem Lebensalter und entspricht einer maximalen spezifischen Druckbelastbarkeit der Corticalis zwischen 600 und uber 1500 kp/cm2. Dagegen liegen die entsprechenden Werte …