With the average American working full-time and spending more than one-third of their day, five days per week, at the workplace, employers have a professional responsibility to improve the health and well-being of their ...

Focusing attention on an external cue (EF), as opposed to an internal focus of attention (IF), has been shown to improve reaction time (RT) for track and field athletes during a sprint start (Kovacs et al., 2018). The track ...

Purpose: To determine the energy expenditure and relative exercise intensity during a BODYJAM session. Methods: Nineteen female (age 20.1 ± 1.14 years) subjects completed a maximal treadmill test and a 55-minute BODYJAM ...

Background: Prediabetes is marked by elevated levels of plasma glucose. Chronic hyperglycemia may induce thickening of the arteries, oxidative stress, and endothelial dysfunction, a primary cause for cardiovascular disease. ...

Experiments can provide insight on whether invasive plant dominance is caused by superior competitive ability (driver) or by environmental changes that facilitate plant invasion (passenger). Reed canarygrass (Phalaris ...

Water contamination by crude oil is a common issue, especially near railroad tracks. Crude oil contamination has been studied extensively in the past, but rarely with the focus on microbial communities in freshwater systems. ...

Urocortins (Ucn1, Ucn2, and Ucn3) belong to the corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) peptide family which exert their actions on two CRF receptors subtypes (CRF1 and CRF2). Ucn1 binds to CRF1 and CRF2, whereas Ucn2 and ...

Carbapenemase producing organisms (CPOs) are an emerging threat in healthcare facilities. Infections with CPOs lead to higher healthcare costs for both patients and providers. An increase in these organisms could lead to ...

The aim of this study was to identify the replicability of the Talk Test as an indicator of exercise intensity in children. This study specifically looked at whether the TT could be used as a measurement of exercise intensity ...

Importance: Osteoarthritis (OA) has, and will continue to be, the leading form of musculoskeletal disease in the United States. More pragmatic and less invasive techniques for treating OA are required if physicians are to ...