In long-lived vertebrates, individuals generally visit potential breeding areas or populations during one or more seasons before reproducing for the first time. During these years of prospecting, they select a future breeding site, colony, or mate and improve various skills and their physical condition to meet the requirements of reproduction. One precondition of successful reproduction is arri...

This longitudinal study investigated the influence of maturation on physical self-perceptions and the relationship with physical activity in early adolescent girls (N=150; mean age=12.79+/-0.31). Physical characteristics were measured and participants completed the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Children, the Children and Youth Physical Self-Perception Profile and the Pubertal Development ...

OBJECTIVES Inter-individual variations in sea level performance after altitude training have been attributed, at least in part, to an inter-individual variability in hypoxia induced erythropoiesis. The aim of the present study was to examine whether the variability in the increase in total haemoglobin mass after training at moderate altitude could be predicted by the erythropoietin response aft...

background in recent decades, health care systems has greatly influenced by the technology development. the technology is helpful to enhance quality of care, reduce costs and improve patient care if appropriate training be applied for technology users. technology user’s training has been studied in some quantitative studies; however, a few investigators have studied the challenges which nurses’...

Human body temperature is an important sign of physical condition in terms of comfort, heat or cold stresses, and of performance. This paper presents the preliminary investigation into the design, manufacturing and testing of the textile based temperature sensor. This sensing fabric may be employed to measure the temperature of the human body on a continuous basis over extensive periods of time...

For optimal individual performance within any equestrian discipline horses must be in peak physical condition and have the correct psychological state. This review discusses the psychological factors that affect the performance of the horse and, in turn, identifies areas within the competition horse industry where current behavioral research and established behavioral modification techniques co...

In Western countries, the popularity of running events has increased exponentially during the last three decades. However, little is known about the profile of non-participants. This knowledge is crucial to tailor promotional actions towards people who are currently not participating. Therefore, this study aimed: (1) to examine which socio-ecological factors are related to participation in runn...

Methods 669 parents of children with JIA, 398 children with JIA, 801 parents of HC, and 796 HC completed independently the Pediatric Rheumatology Quality of Life scale (PRQL) (Filocamo et al. Rheumatology 2010). Children with JIA and HC who completed the questionnaire were aged > 7-8 years. The PRQL is a 10-item questionnaire that includes 2 subdimensions, physical health (PhH) and psychosocial...