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Repeatability of Motion Health Screening Scores Acquired from a Three-Dimensional Markerless Motion Capture System
(MDPI, 2022-09-02)The purpose of the present study was to examine the repeatability of five algorithm-derived motion health screening scores (i.e., readiness, explosiveness, functionality, quality, and dysfunction) obtained from an innovative ... -
Relationship between Upper and Lower Body Strength and Basketball Shooting Performance
(MDPI, 2022-09-20)Strength is one of the key physiological performance attributes related to optimal on-court basketball performance. However, there is a lack of scientific literature studying how strength relates to shooting proficiency, ... -
Development and validation of a military fear avoidance questionnaire
(Frontiers Media, 2022-10-03)Chronic pain due to musculoskeletal injury is one of the leading causes of disability and reduced combat readiness in the U.S. Army. Unidimensional pain management systems are not effective in addressing the complex ... -
Impact of Distance and Proficiency on Shooting Kinematics in Professional Male Basketball Players
(MDPI, 2022-09-30)Shooting efficiency is one of the key performance parameters related to securing the desired game outcome at various levels of basketball competition, and it is largely influenced by the biomechanical adjustments incorporated ... -
Does school SES matter less for high-performing students than for their lower-performing peers? A quantile regression analysis of PISA 2018 Australia
(Springer Open, 2022-11-11)Background While the relationship between school socioeconomic composition and student academic outcomes is well established, knowledge about differential effects is not extensive. In particular, little is known whether ... -
Remote, Whole-Body Interval Training Improves Muscular Endurance and Cardiac Autonomic Control in Young Adults
(MDPI, 2022-10-26)High-intensity interval training (HIIT) is an exercise modality acknowledged to maintain physical fitness with more engagement in an active lifestyle compared with other traditional exercise models. Nevertheless, its effects ... -
Supporting the inclusion and retention of autistic students: Exploring teachers' and paraeducators' use of evidence-based practices in public elementary schools
(Frontiers Media, 2022-12-06)Introduction: Educators in public schools are required to serve students in their least restrictive environment. While many evidence-based practices (EBPs), defined as practices and strategies shown by research to have ... -
The Influence of Instructor Behaviors and the Perceived Motivational Climate on Undergraduate Students’ Experiences in College STEM Laboratories
(American Society for Cell Biology, 2022-11-01)Biology laboratory instructors play a key role in creating an optimal environment where college students try hard and enjoy their classroom experiences. This study used achievement goal perspective theory to examine the ... -
Acute muscle swelling effects of a knee rehabilitation exercise performed with and without blood flow restriction
(Public Library of Science, 2022-12-22)This study assessed the acute effect of adding blood flow restriction (BFR) to quad sets on muscle-cross sectional area (mCSA), muscle thickness (MT), echo intensity (EI), and subcutaneous fat-normalized EI (EINORM) of the ... -
Multidimensional Scaling of Cognitive Ability and Academic Achievement Scores
(MDPI, 2022-12-01)Multidimensional scaling (MDS) was used as an alternate multivariate procedure for investigating intelligence and academic achievement test score correlations. Correlation coefficients among Wechsler Intelligence Scale for ... -
Game statistics that discriminate winning and losing at the NBA level of basketball competition
(Public Library of Science, 2022-08-19)The purpose of the present study was to examine differences in game-related statistical parameters between National Basketball Association (NBA) regular and post-season competitive periods and to determine which variables ... -
Observations from a prospective small cohort study suggest that CGRP genes contribute to acute posttraumatic headache burden after concussion
(Public Library of Science, 2022-08-05)Introduction: Post-traumatic headache (PTH) is commonly reported after concussion. Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) is implicated in the pathogenesis of migraine. We explored how single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) ... -
Game statistics that discriminate winning and losing at the NBA level of basketball competition
(Public Library of Science, 2022-08-19)The purpose of the present study was to examine differences in game-related statistical parameters between National Basketball Association (NBA) regular and post-season competitive periods and to determine which variables ... -
Tofu Is Not Cheese: Rethinking Education Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic
(SAGE Publications, 2020-06-29)The COVID-19 pandemic has forced the closure of millions of schools around the world. As a result, teachers and education leaders must find new ways to provide education to over one billion students. This is a crisis, but ... -
Virtual Teaching in the Time of COVID-19: Rethinking Our WEIRD Pedagogical Commitments to Teacher Education
(Frontiers Media, 2020-12-03)Teacher Educators confront a professional future in which online instruction will play an increased role in student learning. As instructional activities are delivered online, a critical challenge for teacher educators ... -
The Effect of Concerns About COVID-19 on Anxiety, Stress, Parental Burnout, and Emotion Regulation: The Role of Susceptibility to Digital Emotion Contagion
(Frontiers Media, 2020-12-18)Background and aims: The COVID-19 pandemic has caused social and economic turmoil, which has led to enormous strain for many families. Past work with pandemic outbreaks suggests that media attention can increase anxiety ... -
Mathematics Student Teachers’ Views and Choices about Teaching and Textbooks in Middle and High School Classrooms
(2020)A survey of 80 United States middle and high school mathematics student teachers gathered data on availability and use of textbooks and traditional and technology-supported instructional strategies. Findings about textbooks ... -
Emphasizing Task-Specific Hypertrophy to Enhance Sequential Strength and Power Performance
(MDPI, 2020-10-27)While strength is indeed a skill, most discussions have primarily considered structural adaptations rather than ultrastructural augmentation to improve performance. Altering the structural component of the muscle is often ... -
Addressing the Confusion within Periodization Research
(MDPI, 2020-08-28)In this editorial, we focus on recent problematic developments in sport science, and more specifically, problems related to periodization research. Primary areas discussed are (1) appreciation of history, (2) considerations ... -
Acute Systemic Response Of BDNF, Lactate and Cortisol to Strenuous Exercise Modalities in Healthy Untrained Women
(SAGE Publications, 2020-12-10)Acute bouts of intense exercise increase lactate concentration, which in turn stimulates brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) production. Cortisol released during intense exercise might inhibit BDNF synthesis. This ...
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