Maximal neuromuscular power is an important determinant of athletic performance and also quality of life, independence, and perhaps even mortality in patient populations. We have shown that dietary nitrate (NO3- ), a source of nitric oxide (NO), improves muscle power in some, but not all, subjects. The present investigation was designed to identify factors contributing to this interindividual v...

Abstract Annual trends of indoor output measurement (Pmax(stc)) results photovoltaic modules exposed outdoors in Tosu city from 2012 to 2022 were investigated. The Pmax(stc) mono-Si (E-1A), as conventional Si modules, was almost unchanged 2022, however, that (E-1B), decreased after 2019. In case heterojunction the degradation rate is expected moderately with prolonged exposure. passivated emitt...

The arrangement of leaf material is critical in determining the light environment, and subsequently the photosynthetic productivity of complex crop canopies. However, links between specific canopy architectural traits and photosynthetic productivity across a wide genetic background are poorly understood for field grown crops. The architecture of five genetically diverse rice varieties-four pare...

BACKGROUND We previously reported that chronic endothelin (ET) receptor blockade ameliorated the survival rate and cardiac hemodynamics in rats with chronic heart failure (CHF) due to myocardial infarction. However, it remains unclear whether ET-1 is involved in the pathophysiology of cardiomyopathy, which is one of the major causes of CHF. Accordingly, we investigated the production of ET-1 in...

BACKGROUND The aim of our study was to investigate the P-wave dispersion from standard electrocardiograms (ECGs) in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) after cardiac rehabilitation (CR) and determine its relation to arterial stiffness. METHODS This is a prospective study included 33 patients with AMI and successfully re-vascularized by percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) unde...

Force–velocity profiling (F-v) evaluates muscle function through the identification of maximum force (F0), velocity (V0), power (Pmax) and optimal (Vopt). The purpose this study was to investigate validity feasibility loaded 5 Sit-to-Stand (5STS) force-velocity compared gold standard instruments (isokinetic Dynamometry, ISO) asses relationship between 5STS-derived indexes with clinical markers ...

Macroalgae provide food for microbial, meio- and macro-faunal communities in coastal ecosystems, thus mediating nutrient dynamics functions these ecosystems. Because of this vital role, it is important to clarify physiological information about macroalgae as reflects their growth potential the field. In study, we examined biomass, pigment content, photosynthetic O2 evolution rate versus irradia...

The present study examined the reliability of the force-velocity relationship during cycling and arm cranking exercises in active males and females. Twenty male and seventeen female physical education students performed three-session tests with legs and three-session tests with arms on a friction-loaded ergometer on six different sessions in a randomized order. The reliability of maximal power ...

It is important to understand how eco-physiological characteristics shift in forests when elucidating the mechanisms underlying species replacement and the process of succession and stabilization. In this study, the dominant species at three typical successional stages (early-, mid-, and late-succession) in the subtropical forests of China were selected. At each stage, we compared the leaf cons...