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Reactive Strength as a Metric for Informing Return-to-Sport Decisions: A Case-Control Study
(Human Kinetics Publishing Inc., 2022-01-01)Objective: Current return-to-sport decisions are primarily based on elapsed time since surgery or injury and strength measures. Given data that show rates of successful return to competitive sport at around 55%, there is ... -
Clinical Implications of Landing Distance on Landing Error Scoring System Scores
(NATL ATHLETIC TRAINERS ASSOC INC, 2021-06-01)Context: The Landing Error Scoring System (LESS) screens for the risk of non-contact anterior cruciate ligament injury. The LESS requires individuals to jump forward from a 30-cm box to a distance of 50% of their body ... -
Metaheuristics for Discovering Favourable Continuous Intravenous Insulin Rate Protocols from Historical Patient Data
(SPRINGER INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHING AG, 2020-01-01)Metaheuristic search algorithms are used to develop new protocols for optimal intravenous insulin infusion rate recommendations in scenarios involving hospital in-patients with Type 1 Diabetes. Two metaheuristic search ... -
The learning cultures of informal self-organised action sports: Implications for child and youth coaching
(Routledge, 2022-11-10)The increasing popularity of action and lifestyle sports (e.g. skateboarding, parkour, BMX, mountain biking, and snowboarding) has been recognised as an important trend in youth lifestyles. In contrast to traditional sports, ... -
Calf muscle abilities are related to sprint performance in male Rugby Union players
(Elsevier, 2023-11-01)Objectives: To examine the strength of the relationship between plantarflexor power and strength-endurance metrics and 10-m sprint times in male Rugby Union players. A secondary aim was to examine the strength of the ... -
Positive effects of blue light on motor coordination in older adults: A pilot study
(Elsevier, 2024-01-01)Purpose: Falls are a risk factor for mortality in older adults. Lighting interventions can improve cognitive and motor task performance, but the effect on postural control with relevance to falling is unknown. Methods: ... -
Exploring older care recipients' sleep status as a predictor for informal carer distress: evidence from New Zealand's interRAI home care assessment data.
(BMJ, 2023-10-24)OBJECTIVES: Understanding factors affecting informal carers' well-being is important to support healthy ageing at home. Sleep disturbances of care recipients are increasingly recognised as affecting the well-being of both ... -
Automatic-Scoring Actigraph Compares Favourably to a Manually-Scored Actigraph for Sleep Measurement in Healthy Adults.
(Thieme, 2023-06)Introduction Actigraphy has been used widely in sleep research due to its non-invasive, cost-effective ability to monitor sleep. Traditionally, manually-scored actigraphy has been deemed the most appropriate in the research ... -
Original ArticleDaytime naps improve afternoon power and perceptual measures in elite rugby union athletes - A randomized cross-over trial
(Oxford University Press, 2023-05-08)Daytime napping are used by elite athletes in both training and match-day settings. Currently, there are limited interventional studies on the efficacy of napping on physical performance in elite team-sport athletes. ... -
Positive Effects of Blue Light on Postural Control and Motor Coordination in Older Adults: A Pilot Study
(2021-12-06)Purpose: Falls are a risk factor for mortality in older adults. Light interventions can improve cognitive function and performance in motor tasks, but the potential impact on postural control with relevance to falling is ... -
Devices to measure calf raise test outcomes: A narrative review.
(John Wiley & Sons, 2023-07-13)BACKGROUND: The calf raise test (CRT) is commonly administered without a device in clinics to measure triceps surae muscle function. To standardise and objectively quantify outcomes, researchers use research-grade or ... -
Mental Rehearsal Improves Passing Skill and Stress Resilience in Rugby Players.
(Sciendo, 2023-08-01)PURPOSE: Mental rehearsal is commonly employed, with positive visualization proposed to enhance complex skill performance. Additionally, video stimulus has been associated with enhanced kinesthetic sensations and rapid ... -
Do‐it‐yourself continuous glucose monitoring in people aged 16 to 69 years with type 1 diabetes: A qualitative study
(Wiley, 2023-06-18)Aims: In many countries, real-time continuous glucose monitoring (rt- CGM) is not funded, and cost presents a barrier to access. A do-it-yourself conversion of intermittently scanned CGM (DIY- CGM) is a cheaper ... -
Provable Non-Frameability for 5G Lawful Interception
(ACM, 2023-05-29)Mobile networks have grown in size and relevance, with novel applications in areas including transportation, finance, and health. The wide use of mobile networks generates rich data about users, raising interest in using ... -
High exposure of global tree diversity to human pressure.
(PNAS, 2022-06-21)Safeguarding Earth's tree diversity is a conservation priority due to the importance of trees for biodiversity and ecosystem functions and services such as carbon sequestration. Here, we improve the foundation for effective ... -
Too many Māori and Asian people are drowning – can better cultural understanding reverse the trend?
(The Conversation Media Group Ltd, 2022-12-20)The article discusses the high rate of drownings in New Zealand, particularly among Māori and Asian communities. It highlights the need for culturally specific water safety education to address this issue. The Asian ... -
Outcomes from colonoscopy following referral from New Zealand general practice: a retrospective analysis
(BMC, 2021-12-15)Background: New Zealand has high rates of colorectal cancer (CRC) but poor outcomes. Most patients with CRC are diagnosed following referral from general practice, where a general practitioner (GP) assesses symptoms according ... -
The Attempted Grobalization of Parkour by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique
(Informa UK Limited, 2023-01-01)On December 3rd, 2018, the 82nd Congress of the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG), voted to include parkour as the FIG’s 8th gymnastic discipline. Unlike, trampoline and acrobatic gymnastics, which became ... -
New Premier League season begins … but child abuse scandal hangs heavy over football
(The Conversation Media Group Ltd, 2017-08-10)The new Premier League football season is starting with record spending on new talent. It marks the 25th anniversary of the Premier League and begins with a Friday night game between Arsenal and Leicester. Players are also ... -
Women’s surfing riding wave towards gender equity
(The Conversation Media Group Ltd, 2018-10-01)The World Surfing League (WSL) has made history by becoming the first US-based global sporting league to offer equal pay to male and female competitors. This landmark decision comes after years of women's activism, ...
