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Guitar and Bass Players' Perceptions about Health and Well-Being
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-03)
Guitarists and bass guitarists represent a large portion of the musician population yet little has been studied regarding guitarists' perceptions of health and well-being. Studies that have been conducted on guitar and ...
The Five-Factor Model of Personality and its Relation to Physical Activity Type
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-03)
Previous research has linked components of the Five-Factor model of personality to physical health and well-being. The strength of these relationships with specific exercise behaviors is, however, not yet known, which may ...
Maternal Attitudes and Behaviors and Weight Concerns of Gymnasts
(East Carolina University, 2017-07-18)
Weight concerns are highly prevalent for adolescent female aesthetic sport athletes, particularly gymnasts, and these concerns can have detrimental effects on overall health and well-being. Though the cause of these weight ...
Female Athletic Trainers Working with Male Division I Teams: Exploring their Experiences and Interactions
(East Carolina University, 2017-07-13)
Despite representing half of all certified athletic trainers in the United States, females tend to not staff male teams at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I level. To date, there has not been ...
The Relationships Between Physical Capacity And Biomechanical Plasticity With Age During Level And Incline Walking
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-11)
Old compared to young adults exhibit a distal-to-proximal redistribution of joint contributions to support phase mechanics during level and incline walking. Although this biomechanical plasticity is now well established ...
Early Metabolic Differences in Alzheimer’s Disease Mouse Model and Exercise Intervention Treatment
(East Carolina University, 2017-06-22)
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that affects the central nervous system (CNS). In this study, we characterized and examined the early metabolic changes of the triple transgenic Alzheimer's disease ...
ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY (EEG) AND ITS USE IN MOTOR LEARNING AND CONTROL
(East Carolina University, 2017-07-18)
Electroencephalography (EEG) is a non-invasive technique of measuring electric currents generated from active brain regions and is a useful tool for researchers interested in motor control. The study of motor learning and ...
Knee Joint Forces in Relation to Ground Surface Stiffness during Running
(East Carolina University, 2017-06-02)
Running shoes and surfaces have been developed to help enhance running efficiency and to reduce ground impacts by altering the total surface stiffness. However, to maintain running mechanics, an individual will increase ...
Evaluation of Different Methods to Assess the Duration of Effectiveness of Permethrin-Treated Clothing against Aedes albopictus and Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes after Repeated Washing
(East Carolina University, 2017-07-05)
Mosquitoes can be vectors of pathogens that cause many diseases, such as malaria, West Nile encephalitis, dengue and Zika. Mosquito-borne diseases continue to be a global problem, affecting outdoor workers (e.g. forestry ...
AMP Deaminase 3 overexpression regulates cellular energetics and signaling for PGC-1α activation.
(East Carolina University, 2017-06-02)
Skeletal muscles undergoing atrophy have decreased [ATP], PGC-1[alpha] expression, and mitochondrial content. This combination of findings is unexpected because decreased [ATP] is often associated with greater [AMP] and ...