OBJECTIVE To determine whether arterial stiffness is associated with cognitive function after adjustment for physical fitness in patients with chronic stroke. METHODS Cross-sectional analyses were conducted in 102 patients with chronic stroke who participated in an exercise rehabilitation programme. Carotid femoral pulse wave velocity and augmentation index were measured as indices of arteria...

Inspired by the biological perspective of service ecosystems, we propose to define the fitness of services in service networks. In our work, we show how to calculate the service fitness from the provider perspective using locally available information as a reflection of the position of the service in the service network. For that purpose we define a fitness corridor with upper and lower bounds ...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the impact of exercise training (ET) on metabolic parameters among participants with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) who do not improve their cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) with training. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS We studied participants with T2DM participating in the Health Benefits of Aerobic and Resistance Training in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes (HART-D) trial...

bin size is one of the fundamental and key parameters in 3d land seismic operation design and has an important role in the determination and calculation of other design parameters. therefore, optimization of this parameter is vital. in this study a new method for optimization of the bin size has been used. the optimization algorithm is linear and based on a mathematical model. due to the relati...

Flexible manipulators are extensively used in industries. In this paper, backstepping method (BM) is used to control flexible manipulator. BM consists of parameters which accept positive values. The parameters are usually chosen variously. The system responses differently for each value. In this method, some paremeters exist, which, if not defined well, may cause some performance degrade. It is...

Flexible manipulators are extensively used in industries. In this paper, backstepping method (BM) is used to control flexible manipulator. BM consists of parameters which accept positive values. The parameters are usually chosen variously. The system responses differently for each value. In this method, some paremeters exist, which, if not defined well, may cause some performance degrade. It is...

This study aimed to investigate the physical fitness parameters of elite Chinese male canoe slalom athletes and explore corresponding training strategies. Eight kayakers from national team were selected as research subjects. The following measured: age, height, weight, body mass index (BMI), arm span, upper circumference, fat percentage, maximum oxygen uptake, heart rate, blood lactic acid leve...

PURPOSE The purpose of this prospective study was to examine the effectiveness of self-assessed fitness and exercise in predicting objectively measured physical fitness. METHODS Study subjects included 1583 men who entered Marine Corps training in San Diego, CA, between September and November 2002 and completed a questionnaire and an objective fitness test. The questionnaire included demograp...