What are the important factors influencing the physical activity level of junior high school students: a cross-sectional survey by Huijun Ma, Xuefeng Li, Chengliang Ma, Da Teng

“…Furthermore, schools and local governments should invest in high-quality sports equipment and facilities.…”
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Irisin: A Potential Link between Physical Exercise and Metabolism—An Observational Study in Differently Trained Subjects, from Elite Athletes to Sedentary People by Stefano Benedini, Elena Dozio, Pietro Luigi Invernizzi, Elena Vianello, Giuseppe Banfi, Ileana Terruzzi, Livio Luzi, Massimiliano Marco Corsi Romanelli

“…Our study suggests a correlation between sport performance, insulin sensitivity, and irisin levels. …”
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Development of volleyball skills in physical education lessons using visual imagery in 10-11-year-old schoolchildren by Iryna Krivyca, Olena Nesen, Yevheniia Strelnykova, Krzysztof Wnorowski

“…Volleyball is a popular team sport that requires a combination of technical skills, coordination, and teamwork. …”
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Neuromuscular Coordination Deficit Persists 12 Months after ACL Reconstruction But Can Be Modulated by 6 Weeks of Kettlebell Training: A Case Study in Women’s Elite Soccer by Mette K. Zebis, Christoffer H. Andersen, Jesper Bencke, Christina Ørntoft, Connie Linnebjerg, Per Hölmich, Kristian Thorborg, Per Aagaard, Lars L. Andersen

“…The aim of the present single-case study was to investigate the effect of 6 weeks’ kettlebell training on the neuromuscular risk profile for ACL injury in a high-risk athlete returning to sport after ACL reconstruction. A female elite soccer player (age 21 years) with no previous history of ACL injury went through neuromuscular screening as measured by EMG preactivity of vastus lateralis and semitendinosus during a standardized sidecutting maneuver. …”
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Characteristics of Slovenian Adults in Community-Based Whole-Food Plant-Based Lifestyle Program by Boštjan Jakše, Barbara Jakše, Stanislav Pinter, Jernej Pajek, Nataša Fidler Mis

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Pulmonary function in swimmers exposed to disinfection by-products: a narrative review by Michał Boraczyński, Tomasz Balcerek, Nikola Rożkiewicz, Monika Pabiszczak, Michał Harasymczuk, Aneta Sławska, Przemysław Lutomski

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Single-cell RNA sequencing revealed PPARG promoted osteosarcoma progression: based on osteoclast proliferation by Lei Sun, Jinhao Zhang, Zhikai Xiahou, Zhenzhen Zhao, Yanchen Liang

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Symptoms indicative of early knee osteoarthritis after ACL reconstruction: descriptive analysis of the SHIELD cohort by Anna Cronström, May Arna Risberg, Martin Englund, Dorthe B. Strauss, Paul Neuman, Carl Johan Tiderius, Eva Ageberg

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Influence of Team Ability on Physical and Tactical Performance According to Playing Position in Spanish Soccer LaLiga. by Carlos Lago, Ezequiel Rey, Roberto López del Campo, Ricardo Resta, Yixiong Cui, Miguel Ángel Gómez Ruano

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Access to Healthy Built and Natural Environments and Physical Activity and Screen Time in New Zealand Adolescents: A Geospatial Cross‐Sectional Study by L. Marek, J. Wiki, S. Mandic, J. C. Spence, M. Smith, E. García Bengoechea, K. J. Coppell, S. Kingham, M. Hobbs

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Effects of cardiovascular health, musculoskeletal health and physical fitness on occupational performance of firefighters: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis by Andre Pascal Kengne, Denise Smith, Jaron Ras, Elpidoforos Soterakis Soteriades, Lloyd Leach

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Adaptive Modification in Agonist Common Drive After Combined Blood Flow Restriction and Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation by Yi-Ching Chen, Chia-Chan Wu, Yeng-Ting Lin, Yueh Chen, Ing-Shiou Hwang

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Content and face validity in virtual reality with children: a validation in five steps+1 of a wheelchair basketball game by Imanol Ceberio, Mohammad Al-Rashaida, Maitane García, Juan Francisco Lopez Paz, Monika Salgueiro, Nicole Passi, Humberto Pavel, Imanol Amayra

“…In the content validity study, the high agreement level was influenced by previous sport experiences. In the face validity study, the cognitive development of children determined the differences in agreement levels in some virtual properties (absorption and cybersickness). …”
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Cardiorespiratory fitness, cardiac morphology and function, and cardiovascular risk factors in long-term breast cancer survivors compared with non-cancer controls by Mali Sæter, Sara Hassing Johansen, Kristin Valborg Reinertsen, Lene Thorsen, Kristina Hermann Haugaa, Tormod Skogstad Nilsen, Sebastian Imre Sarvari

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Relationship between motivational climate, anxiety and average mark in pre-service physical education teachers: a cross-sectional study based on structural equation modelling appro... by Eduardo Melguizo-Ibáñez, Gabriel González-Valero, Georgian Badicu, Fatma Hilal Yagin, José Manuel Alonso-Vargas, Luca Paolo Ardigò, Pilar Puertas-Molero

“…Likewise, the branch of study of the sample is related to university degrees in education sciences and physical activity and sport sciences. The Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), Perceived Motivational Climate in Sport-2 and an ad hoc socio-demographic questionnaire were used to collect the data. …”
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Disastrous futures? Confronting the scale, urgency and complexity of our crises: introduction to the special issue by Steve Matthewman, Luke Goode, Raven Cretney

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Reviewing manuscripts for scientific journals: recommendations for early career scientists by Diego A. Forero, Stephen J. Glatt, Marilyn H. Oermann

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Geografia dos campeões: migração, força de trabalho e nacionalidade de argentinos e franceses na Copa do Mundo do Catar 2022 by Mateus de Almeida Prado Sampaio, Igor Breno Barbosa de Sousa, Elvis Simões Pitoco da Silva

“…The aim of this article is to promote a debate around this sport as a face of the current stage of globalization, breaking with the borders of the past and interlinking migratory flows of the workforce with the question of the nationality (or dual nationality) of the players. …”
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Editorial: Raising awareness around trends in noncommunicable diseases and their risk factors to promote global prevention and control by Sonu Goel, Sonu Goel, Sonu Goel, Madhur Verma, Archisman Mohapatra, Stevo Popovic, Stevo Popovic, Stevo Popovic

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