How physical activity opportunities seized by adolescents differ between Europe and the Pacific Islands: the example of France and New Caledonia [version 1; peer review: 2 approved... by Olivier Galy, Guillaume Wattelez, Francois Potdevin, Marie-Jeanne Urvoy, Thibaut Derigny, Paul Zongo, Pierre-Yves Leroux, Christophe Schnitzler

“…NC) stratifications. Accelerometers GT3X (ActiGraphTM, Pensacola FL, USA) and daily logbooks were used to measure the physical activity intensity and opportunities during the week. …”
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Related-factors of social support for students’ physical activity in a network perspective by Naildo Santos Silva, Júlio Brugnara Mello, Paulo Felipe Ribeiro Bandeira, Jorge Mota, Adroaldo Cezar Araújo Gaya, Anelise Reis Gaya

“…Moderate to vigorous physical activity was measured by accelerometers. The associations between all variables were tested by a network analysis. …”
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Comparative Accuracies of Models for Drag Prediction During Geomagnetically Disturbed Periods: A First Principles Model Versus Empirical Models by R. L. Walterscheid, M. W. Chen, C.‐C. Chao, S. Gegenheimer, J. Cabrera‐Guzman, J. McVey

“…Additionally, we evaluate the accuracy of the TIEGCM and NRLMSIS with data from high precision accelerometers on the Challenging Minisatellite Payload (CHAMP) and Gravity field and Circulation Explorer (GOCE) satellites. …”
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Healthy eating and physical activity environments in out-of-school hours care: an observational study protocol by Karen Wardle, Ruth Crowe, Yasmine Probst, Jennifer Norman, Susan Furber, Lisa Franco, Rebecca M. Stanley, Cecilia Vuong, Marc Davies, Sarah Ryan, Anthony D. Okely

“…Children’s physical activity will be measured using ActiGraph wGT3X-BT accelerometers. Staff behaviour will be captured via direct observation and the System for Observing Staff Promotion of Activity and Nutrition. …”
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Standardizing and Classifying Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries: An International Multicenter Study Using a Mobile Application by Nadia Karina Portillo-Ortíz, Luis Raúl Sigala-González, Iván René Ramos-Moctezuma, Brenda Lizeth Bermúdez Bencomo, Brissa Aylin Gomez Salgado, Fátima Cristal Ovalle Arias, Irene Leal-Berumen, Edmundo Berumen-Nafarrate

“…The PSM app utilized smartphone gyroscopes and accelerometers to standardize the pivot-shift test. Data analysis from 224 control tests and 399 standardized tests included non-parametric statistical methods, such as the Mann–Whitney U test for group comparisons and chi-square tests for categorical associations, alongside neural network modeling for injury grade classification. …”
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Clusters of diet, physical activity, screen-time and sleep among adolescents and associations with 3-year change in indicators of adiposity. by Noura Alosaimi, Lauren B Sherar, Paula Griffiths, Mark Hamer, Natalie Pearson

“…At age 14, demographics, screen time, dietary behaviours and sleep duration were measured via self-report, and physical activity using wrist worn accelerometers. Height, weight, and percent body fat were measured at age 14 and 17 years. …”
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Relationship between green space near schools with physical activity and body mass index in portuguese adolescents by Juliana Melo, Ana Isabel Ribeiro, Andreia Isabel Pizarro, Maria Paula Santos

“…PA levels were assessed using accelerometers. UGS number and greenness amount were measured using network buffers by 300, 500, 1000 and 1500 meters around each school, through geographic information system and normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI), respectively. …”
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Effects of a synthetic analog of the bovine appeasing pheromone on the overall welfare of dairy calves from birth through weaning by J. Garcia-Alvarez, E. Teruel, A. Cozzi, E. Harris, S.M. Rutter, A. Beaver

“…To operationalize stress, calves were fitted with triaxial accelerometers on the hind leg after birth, and activity levels were monitored throughout the experiment. …”
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Impact of Minimal Incision Repair of Rectus Abdominis Diastasis on Quality of Life and Stress Incontinence: A Prospective Study by Asmatullah Katawazai, Göran Wallin, Anna Ärlebäck, Gabriel Sandblom, Gabriel Sandblom

“…Physical activity intensity was monitored using accelerometers.ResultsSignificant improvements were observed in vigorous physical activities (Z = −2.352, p = 0.019), vector magnitude counts per minute (Z = −2.163, p = 0.031), and steps per minute (Z = −3.131, p = 0.002). …”
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Attainment of World Health Organization physical activity recommendations by Ecuadorian children: Analysis of social and anthropometrics factors in two distinct populations. by María José Molina-Cando, Irina Chis Ster, Samuel Escandón, René-Vinicio Sanchez, Alejandro Rodriguez, Martha E Chico, Maritza Vaca, Christopher G Owen, Delfien Van Dyck, Philip J Cooper, Angelica Ochoa-Aviles

“…Two cross-sectional studies were conducted between 2014 and 2019 in two distinct populations of Ecuador in terms of poverty and residency (Cuenca: 66% live in urban areas, and 38.2% have unsatisfied basic needs; Quininde, 76.4% live in rural areas and 91% have unsatisfied basic needs). Waist-worn accelerometers were used to measure daily physical activity, standardized questionnaires were used to assess sociodemographic variables (age, sex, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status), and anthropometric (weight, height, waist circumference) measurements were taken. …”
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Cluster randomised controlled trial on the effects of long-term home-based exercise for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with recent exacerbation: research proto... by Ulla Møller Weinreich, Lars Pilegaard Thomsen, Jane Andreasen, Anna Lei Stoustrup, Thorvaldur S Palsson

“…Daily activity levels will be measured using leg-mounted triaxial accelerometers. Other parameters will be tested with physical tests, questionnaires and interviews. …”
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Study protocol of a population-based cohort investigating Physical Activity, Sedentarism, lifestyles and Obesity in Spanish youth: the PASOS study by Susana Aznar, Camille Lassale, Santiago Felipe Gómez, Clara Homs, Julia Wärnberg, Maria Medrano, Marcela Gonzalez-Gross, Narcis Gusi, Elena Marín Cascales, Miguel González-Valeiro, Lluis Serra-Majem, Nicolás Terrados, Josep A Tur, Marta Segú, Juan Carlos Benavente-Marín, Idoia Labayen, Augusto García Zapico, Jesús Sánchez-Gómez, Fabio Jiménez-Zazo, Pedro Emilio Alcaraz, Marta Sevilla-Sanchez, Estefania Herrera-Ramos, Susana Pulgar, Maria del Mar Bibiloni, Olga Sancho, Helmut Schröder

“…A representative subsample (10% of participants) was randomly selected to wear accelerometers for 9 days to obtain objective data on PA. …”
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Enhancing physical activity during pregnancy using a multi-theory model: a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial in China by Wei Zhang, Yu Shen, Le Zhang, Ying Jin, Ningning Liu, Suwen Feng, Xuesong Zhang

“…The primary outcomes will include PA levels measured by accelerometers and the PA in Pregnancy Questionnaire, along with the constructs of the MTM. …”
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Long-Term Effects of Balance Training on Habitual Physical Activity in Older Adults with Parkinson’s Disease by Håkan Nero, Erika Franzén, Agneta Ståhle, Martin Benka Wallén, Maria Hagströmer

“…Physical activity data were collected using accelerometers at baseline, after intervention and after 6 and 12 months. …”
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Multicomponent intervention for schoolchildren with asthma: Pilot cluster randomized controlled trial by Marina Reznik, MD, MS, Florinda Islamovic, MD, Jill S. Halterman, MD, MPH, Cheng-Shiun Leu, PhD, Jiaqing Zhang, PhD, Philip O. Ozuah, MD, PhD

“…Child PA (primary outcome) was measured by accelerometers at 4 time points, and caregivers completed surveys on asthma symptoms. …”
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Physical Activity, Fatigue, and Sleep in People with Parkinson’s Disease: A Secondary per Protocol Analysis from an Intervention Trial by S. Coe, M. Franssen, J. Collett, D. Boyle, A. Meaney, R. Chantry, P. Esser, H. Izadi, H. Dawes

“…Sleep and fatigue were recorded from self-reported measures, and physical activity levels measured through the use of accelerometers worn 24 hours/day over a seven-day testing period at baseline and following the 24-week intervention. …”
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Study of the Shock Absorption Effectiveness of Air Cushions by Jacek Roguski, Leszek Jurecki, Ryszard Łyszczek, Krzysztof Cygańczuk

“…Methodology: series of experiments was conducted, where drop test manikins weighting 40 kg to 90 kg and equipped with accelerometers were thrown from height of 16 metres onto jump cushion targets. …”
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Physical activity and content in a variety of physically active learning: an observational case study of real-world practices by Jan-Michael Johansen, Mathias Brekke Mandelid, Mathias Brekke Mandelid, Michael Reinboth, Geir Kåre Resaland, Solfrid Bratland-Sanda

“…The pupils’ physical activity (PA) levels were assessed during 37 enacted physically active learning (PAL) segments within longer teaching lessons using waist-worn triaxial accelerometers. Evenson cut-off points were employed to define PA intensities. …”
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Monitoring poultry social dynamics using colored tags: Avian visual perception, behavioral effects, and artificial intelligence precision by Florencia B. Rossi, Nicola Rossi, Gabriel Orso, Lucas Barberis, Raul H. Marin, Jackelyn M. Kembro

“…These tags can also accommodate sensors, such as accelerometers. In separate experiments, we aim to: (i) evaluate avian visual perception of the different colored tags; (ii) assess the potential impact of tag colors on social behavior; and (iii) test the ability of the YOLO model to accurately distinguish between different colored tags on Japanese quail in social group settings. …”
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Association between moderate-to-vigorous physical activity trajectories and academic achievement in Chinese primary school children: a 3-year longitudinal study by Junyu Wang, Yong Yang, Jun Wu, Ting Xie, Xuejun Guo, Xun Yuan, Ting Li, Yu Zhang, Huiying Zhao, Jie Zhuang

“…MVPA was assessed via accelerometers and analysed using Compositional Data Analysis (CoDA). …”
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