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Sportverletz Sportschaden 2018 Dec 11;32(4):243-250. Epub 2018 Dec 11.
Muscle Research Center Erlangen, Interdisciplinary Center for Muscle Research, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany.
Delayed-onset muscle soreness (DOMS) is a type of ultrastructural muscle injury. The manifestation of DOMS is caused by eccentric or unfamiliar forms of exercise. Clinical signs include reduced force capacities, increased painful restriction of movement, stiffness, swelling, and dysfunction of adjacent joints. Read More
Sportverletz Sportschaden 2018 Dec 11;32(4):233-242. Epub 2018 Dec 11.
SozialStiftung Bamberg, Sports Orthopedics, Bamberg.
Ski mountaineering (skimo) has recently gained popularity and established itself as a competition sport. It requires a specific training with a high hypoxic load. Although a variety of sport specific performance test protocols have been developed, a specific method for ski mountaineering (skimo) is pending. Read More
J Intern Med 2018 Dec 9. Epub 2018 Dec 9.
Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Background: A very high erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) is usually an indication of underlying pathology. Additionally, a moderately elevated ESR may also be attributable to biological ageing. Whether the ESR is a prognostic factor for mortality, regardless of age, has been scarcely investigated. Read More
Stem Cells 2018 Dec 10. Epub 2018 Dec 10.
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA.
The "super-healing" Murphy Roths Large (MRL/MpJ) mouse possesses a superior regenerative capacity for repair of many tissues, which makes it an excellent animal model for studying molecular and cellular mechanisms during tissue regeneration. Since the role of muscle progenitor cells (MPCs) in muscle healing capacity of MRL/MpJ mice has not been previously studied, we investigated the muscle regenerative capacity of MRL/MpJ mice following muscle injury, and the results were compared to results from C57BL/6 J (B6) age-matched control mice. Our results show that muscle healing upon cardiotoxin injury was accelerated in MRL/MpJ mice and characterized by reduced necrotic muscle area, reduced macrophage infiltration, and more regenerated myofibers (eMyHC+/centronucleated fibers) at 3, 5, and 12 days post-injury, when compared to B6 age-matched control mice. Read More
J Orthop Res 2018 Dec 11. Epub 2018 Dec 11.
RR&D Center for Limb Loss and MoBility, VA Puget Sound, Seattle, WA.
Foot type has been associated with pain, injury, and altered gait mechanics. Morphological variations in foot bones due to foot type variation may impact surgical and therapeutic treatments. The purpose of this study was to utilize principal component analysis (PCA) to determine how morphology of the hind- and midfoot bones differs among foot types and sex. Read More
Am J Hum Biol 2018 Dec 10:e23199. Epub 2018 Dec 10.
MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Objectives: Physical activity is beneficial for metabolic health but the extent to which this may differ by ethnicity is still unclear. Here, the objective was to characterize the association between physical activity energy expenditure (PAEE) and cardiometabolic risk among the Luo, Kamba, and Maasai ethnic groups of rural Kenya.
Methods: In a cross-sectional study of 1084 rural Kenyans, free-living PAEE was objectively measured using individually-calibrated heart rate and movement sensing. Read More
Pediatr Transplant 2018 Dec 9:e13329. Epub 2018 Dec 9.
Department of Pediatrics and Transplantation Center, University Hospital Motol, 2nd Medical Faculty Prague, Charles University Prague, Prague, Czech Republic.
Objectives: Strict BP control can retard progression of CKD in children. This prospective 3-year randomized controlled trial is aimed to investigate whether strict BP control can retard progression of chronic allograft dysfunction.
Methods: Twenty-three pediatric patients were randomly selected to the standard BP group (STAND, target 24-hour MAP 50-95th percentile, n = 11) or the intensified BP group (INTENS, target 24-hour MAP <50th percentile, n = 12). Read More
Physiol Rep 2018 Dec;6(23):e13935
Institute of Advanced Active Aging Research, Tokorozawa, Japan.
Regular exercise reduces the risks for cardiovascular diseases. Although the gut microbiota has been associated with fitness level and cardiometabolic risk factors, the effects of exercise-induced gut microbiota changes in elderly individuals are unclear. This study evaluated whether endurance exercise modulates the gut microbiota in elderly subjects, and whether these changes are associated with host cardiometabolic phenotypes. Read More
Scand J Med Sci Sports 2018 Dec 9. Epub 2018 Dec 9.
Utrecht University, University Medical Center Utrecht, Rudolf Magnus Institute of Neurosciences, Department Rehabilitation, Physical Therapy Science & Sports, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Background: Although the Nordic Hamstring Exercise (NHE) prevents hamstring injury in soccer players effectively, the annual incidence of these injuries still increases. This may be because of poor long-term compliance with the program. Furthermore, the timing and amplitude of gluteal and core muscle activation seem to play an important role in hamstring injury prevention, the NHE program was not designed to improve activation of these muscles. Read More
J Tissue Eng Regen Med 2018 Dec 7. Epub 2018 Dec 7.
Institute of Biomaterials, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany.
Recent studies have demonstrated that surface characteristics, porosity, and mechanical strength of three-dimensional (3D) 45S5-type bioactive glass (BG)-based scaffolds are directly correlated with osteogenic properties. 3D-BG-scaffolds obtained from maritime natural sponges (MNS) as sacrificial templates exhibit the required morphological properties; however, no in-vivo data about the osteogenic features is available. In this study, uncoated (group A) and gelatin-coated (group B) crystalline MNS-obtained BG-scaffolds were evaluated mechanically and seeded with human mesenchymal stem cells prior to subcutaneous implantation in immunodeficient mice. Read More
J Appl Res Intellect Disabil 2018 Dec 10. Epub 2018 Dec 10.
Intellectual Disability Medicine, Department of General Practice, Erasmus MC University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Background: Resistance training has beneficial effects on fitness levels, cardiovascular disease risk, risk of sarcopenia and on performing activities of daily living. The focus of this study is to design a total body resistance exercise set for adults with intellectual disabilities (RESID) with minimal equipment required and to test its feasibility.
Method: The RESID was selected in an expert meeting, and its feasibility was determined in a cross-sectional pilot study. Read More
Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 2018 Dec 8. Epub 2018 Dec 8.
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kochi Medical School, Kochi University, 185-1 Oko-cho Kohasu, Nankoku, 783-8505, Japan.
Purpose: Multimodal analgesia has become an important concept in current pain management following total knee arthroplasty (TKA). However, controversy remains over what is the most accepted combination. In this study, the additional benefits of local infiltration of analgesia to femoral nerve block were evaluated. Read More
Exp Brain Res 2018 Dec 10. Epub 2018 Dec 10.
Department of Neuro-Regeneration, Fukushima Medical University, 1 Hikarigaoka, Fukushima, Fukushima, Japan.
Caffeine, an adenosine receptor antagonist, is known to affect sleep-awake cycles, the stress response, and learning and memory. It has been suggested that caffeine influences synaptic plasticity, but the effects of caffeine on synaptic plasticity in the human brain remain unexplored. The present study aimed to investigate the effects of caffeine on long-term potentiation (LTP)-like effects in the primary motor cortex of healthy humans. Read More
Methods Mol Biol 2019 ;1916:123-132
Department of Health Management, School of Health Study, Tokai University, Hiratsuka, Kanagawa, Japan.
In the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans), monitoring the lactate/pyruvate ratio in cells helps to detect imbalances in age-related energy metabolism. Here, we describe a modified small-scale extraction in C. Read More
Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol 2018 Dec 7. Epub 2018 Dec 7.
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Traumatology, Grenoble South University Hospital, 38130, Echirolles, France.
Introduction: Damage to the common peroneal nerve is the most frequent nerve injury in lower limb traumas. Our objective was to assess the motor and sensory recovery levels and the functional outcomes after remedial surgery for common peroneal nerve trauma, through either neurolysis, direct suture or nerve graft.
Methods: This is a transversal, observational study of a monocentric cohort of 20 patients who underwent surgery between January 2004 and June 2016, which included 16 men and 4 women whose median age was 35 ± 11 years. Read More
Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 2018 Dec 10. Epub 2018 Dec 10.
Department of Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
Introduction: Avulsions of the lesser femoral trochanter are rare injuries in the adolescent population. An acute avulsion causes severe functional impairment with compromised hip flexion. Recent literature reports the superiority of surgical treatment for apophyseal avulsion fractures of the pelvis in adolescents. Read More
Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 2018 Dec 10. Epub 2018 Dec 10.
Orthopaedic Department, Centre Hospitalier de Versailles, 177, rue de Versailles, 78157, Le Chesnay, France.
Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 2018 Dec 10. Epub 2018 Dec 10.
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nippon Medical School, 1-1-5 Sendagi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8603, Japan.
Purpose: Flexion-type Salter-Harris (SH) II fractures of the proximal tibia, also described as Watson-Jones (WJ) IV fractures, are rare injuries reported among adolescent athletes who are close to skeletal maturity and remain elusive. Due to this classification disagreement, the various treatments range from nonoperative to operative types, and no previous studies have explained the mechanisms of injury or the source of the fracture forces. This retrospective matched case-control study aimed to identify radiological factors that are associated with the fracture forces and to elucidate the mechanisms of these injuries. Read More
Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 2018 Dec 10. Epub 2018 Dec 10.
Department of Normal and Clinical Anatomy, Interfaculty Chair of Anatomy and Histology, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland.
Purpose: The pes anserinus (PA) is characterized by high morphological diversity. As the semitendinosus and gracilis muscle tendons are routinely harvested for the reconstruction of other tendons, especially the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), it is of clinical importance. The presence of accessory bands within PA tendons can handicap the harvesting process. Read More
Mil Med 2018 Dec 11. Epub 2018 Dec 11.
Human Physiology Research Group, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium.
Introduction: Soldiers are exposed to extreme training regimens in order to optimally prepare for real battle. High attrition rates are a known issue during training courses, especially for elite troops. An underlying factor might be the disbalance between stress/strain and recovery. Read More
Rev Med Chil 2018 Aug;146(8):947-948
Laboratorio de Inmunología de la Reproducción, Facultad de Química y Biología, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Heliyon 2018 Dec 1;4(12):e00985. Epub 2018 Dec 1.
Shinshu University, Faculty of Education, 6-Ro Nishinagano, Nagano City, Nagano 380-8544, Japan.
Background: Research on the effectiveness of treatment for low back disorders has been made, however yet no established method has been found. Therefore, we devised a triple-treatment trunk stretching program comprising the following three trunk stretching exercises: stretching using an unstable flex chair; stretching using a stretching bench; and stretching using a stretch pad. Our three-treatment trunk stretching program is based on the principles of static muscular stabilization of the spine and uses well-known physiological strength-training principles. Read More
Orthop J Sports Med 2018 Dec 3;6(12):2325967118811063. Epub 2018 Dec 3.
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Background: A proposed mechanism for recurrent instability following anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction is failure of the anterolateral ligament (ALL). Presently, there are a number of approaches to treating ALL pathology.
Purpose: To determine practice patterns among orthopaedic surgeons regarding ALL during ACL reconstruction. Read More
Orthop J Sports Med 2018 Nov 28;6(11):2325967118810772. Epub 2018 Nov 28.
Department of Orthopaedics, New York Presbyterian, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, USA.
Background: The majority of Achilles tendon ruptures are sports related; however, no investigation has examined the impact of surgical repair for complete ruptures on professional soccer players.
Purpose: To examine the return to play, playing time, and performance of professional soccer players following Achilles tendon repair.
Study Design: Cohort study; Level of evidence, 3. Read More
Orthop J Sports Med 2018 Nov 28;6(11):2325967118807459. Epub 2018 Nov 28.
Orthopedics Biomechanics Laboratory and Sports Medicine Center, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
Background: The association between quadriceps strength and functional outcomes after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) is a focus of current research, while evaluations of hamstring strength are limited, despite the frequent use of hamstring autografts.
Purpose/hypothesis: The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between changes in quadriceps and hamstring strength symmetry and self-reported outcomes before ACLR and at 12 and 24 weeks after surgery. We hypothesized that improvements in quadriceps and hamstring strength symmetry would be correlated with improvements in self-reported outcome measures within the first 6 months after ACLR. Read More
Indian J Endocrinol Metab 2018 Nov;22(Suppl 1):S14-S16
Department of Endocrinology, MP Shah Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya.
Sports and endocrinology are complex interrelated disciplines. Sports and exercise modulate endocrine and metabolic health, and are used to prevent and manage disease. Endocrine and metabolic function influence participation and performance in sports activity. Read More
Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open 2018 Oct 3;6(10):e1932. Epub 2018 Oct 3.
Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash.
Background: Collagenase Clostridium histolyticum (CCH) injection has been shown to be a safe and effective treatment option for Dupuytren's contracture. We hypothesize that the gaining popularity of CCH has resulted in a change in treatment patterns among providers, with increased utilization of CCH injections in the management of Dupuytren's contracture from 2012 to 2014.
Methods: The Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data Public Use Files were used to identify all surgeons who submitted claims for surgical fasciectomy, needle aponeurotomy (NA), and CCH injection. Read More
Int J Sports Phys Ther 2018 Dec;13(6):1083-1094
Background And Purpose: Tendinopathy of the supraspinatus muscle is a frequent cause of shoulder pain. Although it is a common condition, the pathophysiology is not fully understood. The purpose of this clinical commentary is to provide an overview of the pathophysiology of supraspinatus tendinopathy and discuss the conservative treatment solutions. Read More
Int J Sports Phys Ther 2018 Dec;13(6):1073-1082
University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, USA.
Background And Purpose: Shoulder injuries are common amongst overhead athletes. Dysfunctional motor patterns (scapular dyskinesis) may be the cause or result. Improperly treated, they can sideline athletes or reduce quality of life. Read More
Int J Sports Phys Ther 2018 Dec;13(6):1061-1072
Praxis Physical Therapy & Human Performance, Vernon Hills, IL, USA.
Background And Purpose: Brachial plexus neuropraxia (BPN), or "burners" and "stingers", affect 50-65% of football players, with a high rate of recurrence and the potential, in rare cases, for catastrophic injury. Existing literature on rehabilitation of these athletes is limited. The purpose of this case report is to describe the successful and comprehensive rehabilitation of a subject with recurrent brachial plexus neuropraxia using range of motion exercises, cervical and periscapular strengthening, stabilization exercises, and activity modification. Read More
Int J Sports Phys Ther 2018 Dec;13(6):1049-1060
Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY, USA.
Background And Purpose: There have been few published studies regarding the treatment of patients with non-ossifying fibromas (NOFs), either conservatively or operatively. The purpose of this case report is to discuss the clinical presentation and conservative management of a teenage athlete diagnosed with a proximal humerus NOF.
Case Description: The subject was a 13-year-old male middle school student with a diagnosis of left shoulder pain over the prior year preventing him from participating in sports activities. Read More
Int J Sports Phys Ther 2018 Dec;13(6):1032-1048
Assistant Professor, Doctoral Physical Therapy Programs (DPT and DSc), Baylor University, JBSA Fort Sam Houston, TX, USA.
Background/purpose: Femoroacetabular impingement Syndrome (FAIS) and the often-associated acetabular labral tears (ALTs) are challenging to treat and consensus to guide effective management is lacking. Recent guidelines suggest physical therapy is beneficial, yet the guidance for specific interventions is unclear. The purpose of highlighting these cases was to describe the outcomes and the clinical reasoning process driving conservative management of subjects with FAIS and ALTs that were deemed surgical candidates. Read More
Int J Sports Phys Ther 2018 Dec;13(6):1024-1031
School of Kinesiology and Recreation, Illinois State University, Normal, IL, USA.
Background: Posterior shoulder tightness (PST), defined as limited glenohumeral (GH) horizontal adduction and internal rotation motion, is a common occurrence in overhead athletes, particularly baseball and softball players, as a result of the extreme forces on the GH joint and the high number of throwing repetitions. Despite clinical evidence suggesting the use of joint mobilizations and muscle energy techniques (MET) for treating PST, there currently are no data examining the overall effectiveness of joint mobilizations and MET to determine optimal treatment for posterior shoulder tightness.
Purpose: To compare the acute effectiveness of MET and joint mobilizations for reducing posterior shoulder tightness, as measured by passive GH horizontal adduction and internal rotation ROM, among high school baseball and softball players. Read More
Int J Sports Phys Ther 2018 Dec;13(6):1015-1023
Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Background: Relationships between core stability and lower extremity injuries have been described in the literature; however, evidence of the relationship between upper extremity injuries and core stability and balance is limited.
Hypothesis/purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare clinical measures of core stability and balance between athletes with and without non-traumatic shoulder injuries.
Study Design: Cross sectional. Read More
Int J Sports Phys Ther 2018 Dec;13(6):1008-1014
School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
Background: Upper extremity injuries commonly occur in baseball players, and can often necessitate surgical interventions. Athletes recovering from previous surgeries may be at greater risk of a secondary injury due to potential residual deficits in global movement. Identifying individuals with residual movement dysfunction following surgery during a pre-participation examination may help health care professionals identify baseball players who may be at a greater risk of re-injury in their throwing arms so that appropriate interventions can be developed. Read More
Int J Sports Phys Ther 2018 Dec;13(6):993-1007
Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Health Care, Therapeutic Sciences, Reinarzstr. 49, 47805 Krefeld, Germany.
Background: Ankle sprains frequently result in persistent sensorimotor deficits. Sufficient evidence of effects of sensorimotor training using unstable devices on physical functions is lacking. There is no insight as to whether simultaneous tactile stimulation of plantar foot mechanoreceptors using textured surfaces may influence outcomes in people with a history of ankle sprain. Read More
Int J Sports Phys Ther 2018 Dec;13(6):985-992
Rehabilitation Services, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, England.
Background: Cryotherapy is commonly used in sport for the management of injury or during recovery, however the effects on concentric isokinetic strength appear unclear when considering the effect of joint cooling distal to the anterior thigh.
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of cooling of the knee joint on quadriceps concentric isokinetic torque production. The results will inform the use of cryotherapy in practice. Read More
Int J Sports Phys Ther 2018 Dec;13(6):973-984
University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, USA.
Background: Modifiable risk factors associated with non-contact anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries are highly debated, yet the incidence rate of ACL injury continues to increase. Measures of movement quality may be an effective method for identifying individuals who are at a high risk of injury.
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate whether a movement screen and/or a drop-jump landing (DJL) task identifies female individuals at a higher risk for sustaining non-contact lower extremity (LE) injuries, particularly ACL injuries. Read More
Int J Sports Phys Ther 2018 Dec;13(6):963-972
Clackamas Community College, Oregon City, OR, USA.
Background: Male collegiate basketball (BB) players are at risk for musculoskeletal injury. The rate of time-loss injury in men's collegiate BB, for levels of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition, ranges from 2.8 to 4. Read More
Int J Sports Phys Ther 2018 Dec;13(6):956-962
Merrimack College, School of Health Sciences, North Andover, MA, USA.
Background: The increased incidence of lower extremity injury in runners compared to the general population is well documented. The amount of passive hip rotation and the position of hip flexion or extension at which it occurs may be factors related to injury incidence.
Purpose: The purpose of the current study was to measure and compare hip rotation passive range of motion in male and female runners and non-runners at 0 and 90 degrees (°) of hip flexion. Read More
Int J Sports Phys Ther 2018 Dec;13(6):943-955
Section for Sport Science, Department of Public Health, Aarhus University, Denmark.
Background/purpose: High body mass index is associated with an increased risk of running-related injury among novice runners. However, the amount of running participation plays a fundamental explanatory role in regards to running-related injury development. Therefore, the purpose of the present study was to investigate if the risk of running-related injury among obese novice runners (BMI 30-35) was different when the start-to-run distance was 3km per week instead of 6km per week. Read More
Int J Sports Phys Ther 2018 Dec;13(6):931-942
Sports Medicine Research Laboratory, Department of Population Health, Luxembourg Institute of Health, Luxembourg.
Background: Sudden changes (increases and decreases) in training load have been suggested to play a key role in the development of running-related injuries. However, the compiled evidence for an association between change in training load and running-related injury does not exist.
Purpose: The purpose of the present systematic review was to compile the evidence from original articles examining the association between changes in training load and running-related injuries. Read More
BMC Sports Sci Med Rehabil 2018 6;10:23. Epub 2018 Dec 6.
5Exercise Science and Neuroscience, Department of Exercise & Health, University of Paderborn, Warburger Str. 100, 33098 Paderborn, Germany.
Background: Strength deficits, muscle imbalances, and quadriceps inhibition are common after the surgical reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), even after the patient's returned-to-sport. Typically, asymmetries between the operated and non-operated leg as well as the hamstring/quadriceps (HQ) ratio are calculated using maximum isokinetic torque values. Moreover, the knee flexion angles, which correspond to the measured torque values, were not considered. Read More
BMC Sports Sci Med Rehabil 2018 28;10:22. Epub 2018 Nov 28.
1Institute for Biomechanics, ETH Zürich, Leopold-Ruzicka-Weg 4, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland.
Background: Internal and external rotation exercises of the shoulder are frequently performed to avoid injury and pain. Knowledge about the motion and loadings of the upper extremities during these exercises is crucial for the development of optimal training recommendations. However, a comparison of the angles and corresponding moments in the upper extremities that are achieved during internal and external rotation exercises for the shoulder by using different resistance types has not yet been performed. Read More
J Occup Med Toxicol 2018 3;13:36. Epub 2018 Dec 3.
2Department Sports Medicine and Training Science, Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel, Institute of Sports Science, Olshausenstrasse 74, 24098 Kiel, Germany.
Objective: A high unilateral load to the musculoskeletal system is specific for formation dance. Due to the lack of data the aim of this study was the side-related (right - left) analysis of strength- and balance capability subject to injuries, gender and performance standards.
Methods: = 51 dancers (m: = 24, f: m = 27) of two performance levels participated in this cross-sectional study. Read More
Comput Intell Neurosci 2018 11;2018:4097561. Epub 2018 Nov 11.
School of Information Engineering and Automation, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, China.
To study the relationship between brain network and shooting performance during shooting aiming, we collected electroencephalogram (EEG) signals from 40 skilled shooters during rifle shooting and calculated the EEG functional coupling, functional brain network topology, and correlation coefficients between these EEG characteristics and shooting performance. Our result shows a significant negative correlation between shooting performance and functional coupling between the prefrontal, frontal, and temporal regions of the right brain in the Beta1 and Beta2 frequency bands. Global and local brain network topology characteristics were also significantly correlated with shooting performance. Read More
Front Neurol 2018 26;9:990. Epub 2018 Nov 26.
Department of Otolaryngology, University of Miami Hospital, Miami, FL, United States.
This study examined the dynamic coordination between disconjugate, vergence eye movements, and pupil size in 52 normal subjects during binocular disparity stimulation in a virtual reality display. Eye movements and pupil area were sampled with a video-oculographic system at 100 Hz during performance of two tasks, (1) fusion of a binocular disparity step (±1.5° of visual angle in the horizontal plane) and (2) pursuit of a sinusoidally varying binocular disparity stimulus (0. Read More
Front Physiol 2018 26;9:1647. Epub 2018 Nov 26.
Laboratory of Translational Research "Stress and Immunity", Department of Anaesthesiology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany.
The Antarctic continent is an environment of extreme conditions. Only few research stations exist that are occupied throughout the year. The German station Neumayer III and the French-Italian Concordia station are such research platforms and human outposts. Read More
Front Behav Neurosci 2018 23;12:268. Epub 2018 Nov 23.
Department of Psychology, University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany.
Despite the prevalence of physical exertion and fatigue during military, firefighting and disaster medicine operations, sports or even daily life, their acute effects on moral reasoning and moral decision-making have never been systematically investigated. To test the effects of physical exertion on moral reasoning and moral decision-making, we administered a moral dilemma task to 32 male participants during a moderate or high intensity cycling intervention. Participants in the high intensity cycling group tended to show more non-utilitarian reasoning and more non-utilitarian decision-making on impersonal but not on personal dilemmas than participants in the moderate intensity cycling group. Read More
Int J Health Sci (Qassim) 2018 Nov-Dec;12(6):44-49
Department of physical therapy, Ziauddin College of Rehabilitation Sciences, Ziauddin University, Karachi, Pakistan.
Objectives: The aim of this study is to examine the effectiveness of diverse exercise regimes used in multiple Randomized Control Trials as the only conservative management strategy for increased Cobb angle among Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis.
Methods: Database such as Google Scholar, Medline, and BioMed Central was reconnoitered for the purpose of research articles of interest. Studies in which the effects of conservative management of scoliosis on the magnitude of Cobb angle were calculated were scrutinized procedurally, studies fulfilling the inclusion criteria were retrieved and encompassed in the present study. Read More


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John's Grill in the city's heart for 110 years
This is the season for old favorites: the holidays, friends, good cheer, the classics. So we went to John's Grill on Ellis Street just off Powell toward the end of last week to help celebrate the restaurant's 110th birthday.
The place was crowded. A lot of political bigwigs were on hand: the mayor, the police chief, the fire chief, the public defender, a city supervisor or two, Willie Brown shaking hands. State Sen. Scott Wiener brought a framed proclamation. Free drinks fore and aft, hors d'oeuvres the size of small lamb chops. Very old school.
The new school was there, too — in the George Washington High School Eagle Marching Band playing outside.
No drinks for them; they got a free lunch instead.
There used to be a lot of places like John's Grill in San Francisco, all dark mahogany, white tablecloths, the walls lined with pictures. John's reminded David Gabriel, a Novato civic leader, of old San Francisco, the part that hasn't changed much. It reminded Steven Adair MacDonald, an attorney, of the bars and restaurants of his youth in New York, the dark walls, the feel of the place.
That's one of the hallmarks of places like John's Grill. There's a touch of New York in them, Manhattan with petrale sole. San Francisco always fancied itself as New York with a better attitude.
There's a mix at John's, regulars like MacDonald (a club sandwich for lunch, steak for dinner), and tourists from all over. Now you see high-powered lawyer types across the room from visiting yahoos who wear shorts and flip-flops to dinner downtown.
It was a different world in 1908, when John's first opened. The place has had only three owners and for the past 50 years has been run by the Konstin family. Gus Konstin, who died this year, was a Greek immigrant with an American success story. He came to this country with only $20, got a job clearing restaurant tables, was promoted to waiter, saved his money and bought his own place.
He used to preside behind the bar at John's wearing a white hat, like the captain of a cruise ship. He was a host who knew everybody's name.
Konstin was shrewd. He and his wife, Sydna, invested in real estate, and bought not only the restaurant but the threestory building as well.
He also capitalized on John's most celebrated customer, Dashiell Hammett, a sometime detective who became a writer of noir fiction. He ate at John's Grill often and mentioned the place in his masterpiece, "The Maltese Falcon," and Gus turned the place into a shrine to Hammett and Sam Spade, the dour hero of the tale.
Gus' son, John, now runs the restaurant and his own son, Johnny, and his daughter, Sydna, are learning the business.
"Consistency is the key," John Konstin said. "We don't change the menu much, or the way the place runs. Other places change all the time, but we stay the same and we're still here."
It's a shrewd mixture of old San Francisco with a dash of the new. The family has been politically well connected. Konstin serves on the city Building Inspection Commission, and the family is generous with political and charity contributions.
On election day, John's Grill throws a big political bash, with Brown, the political guru and Chronicle columnist, presiding. Everyone in the city is invited for a free lunch and plenty of gossip. Mayor London Breed was there this year, and mentioned it — and Konstin's generosity — at last week's birthday party. "No one was turned away," she said, "It is like a family."
John Cahill comes to the restaurant a couple of times a month.
"I sit at table 11 right under my father's picture," he said. His father was Tom Cahill, who was chief of police for a dozen years, longer than anyone else in San Francisco history. The connection goes back a long way, to the days when Tom Cahill was a patrolman and Gus Konstin was a waiter.
Not far away, Bill Scott, the city's current police chief, stood at a small table, talking with anyone who came by. He spent most of his career in Los Angeles and has been a San Francisco cop for less than two years, an outsider by oldschool standards.
But there he was, the new police chief under the old chief 's picture. Despite all the changes, San Francisco is still a small town.
Julie Rivett, Dashiell Hammett's granddaughter, offered a toast toward the end of the party.
"Here's to John's." she said. "A classic."
Carl Nolte is a San Francisco Chronicle columnist. His column appears every Sunday. Email: [email protected] sfchronicle.com Twitter: @carlnoltesf
Mayor London Breed (left) helps John's Grill owner John Konstin and his son and daughter celebrate.


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Imbizo Shisanyama, one of our long-standing clients prides itself in the history of South Africa - its authenticity as well as its many cultural traditions. Each year, Imbizo strives towards promoting the various public holidays through innovative and unique ways so as to capture the essence of what is really being celebrated. Accompanying these topical campaigns, Imbizo hosts events whereby various, well-known South African artists and DJs are invited to perform at the much-loved restaurant. All in all, the true essence of the public holidays' is captured, and many fans are educated about the great history of our country.
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Break your team up into 2 or 3 teams. If you do 2 teams you'll need 8 or 9 on a team with a player for each defensive position. If you only have 8 on a team you can eliminate either the pitcher, catcher, or one outfielder based on what is a priority for your team that day. If you only have 12-15 players on your team break it up into 3 teams of 4-5. Then place two of the teams on defense and one team hitting fungoes. No matter what, have the teams and batting orders pre-made before practice. This will eliminate unnecessary downtime during practice.
In 1990, Bruce Leinert came up with the idea of putting an axe handle on a baseball bat. He filed a patent application for the 'Axe Bat' in 2007 and the bat started being used in the college and pro ranks over the following years. In 2012, the Marietta College Pioneers baseball team won the NCAA Division III World Series using axe handled bats.[2] Several Major League Baseball players have adopted the bat handle including Mookie Betts, Dustin Pedroia, George Springer, Kurt Suzuki and Dansby Swanson.[3][4]
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They can either be wood or aluminum. I encourage you to use a wood one. If not, I will make fun of you like I do my good friend Bill Booker at LaSalle-Peru H.S. for using his aluminum one. If you choose the wood fungo, I would recommend taping the barrel. If you hit a good number of fungoes, the tape will increase the durability of the bat. I took the tape off of one once. The barrell was like sawdust, but I re-taped it and it was ready to go. One season, I figured it out, between the high school, American Legion, an junior high seasons I had hit over 10,000 fungoes. Tape it up!
Fungo bats typically weigh between 17 to 22 ounces and may be as long as 37 inches, making them longer than most bats used for hitting. According to Pro Bats, a typical professional baseball player uses a bat that is about 34 inches long and weighs about 32 ounces, although there is considerable variation. Fungo bats not only are longer than regular bats, they also are skinnier. Like regular bats, fungo bats can be made of metal or wood.
Next, third base fungo hits to left, who throw to second, SS cuts (make a few of these the "cut off a double on a ball hit into the corner" variety - timing becomes important here, as the other fungo needs to hit many fewer balls than the fungo hitting to left). First base fungo hits to right, who come home, first baseman is cutoff, 60' from home (about pitchers mound - this postitioning puts him out of harms way should the SS overthrow second). On the throws home from right, make sure that they are the "normal" kind - hit the cutoff man, and don't hit too many. The right fielders will get to go again, as they're last throws will be the "do-or die" variety.
The origin of the word "fungo" is unknown and argued upon as there are many possible options as to the origins of this unique word. It is assumed by many to be derived from the Scottish word fung meaning to pitch, toss, or fling. This would make sense, as fungo bats are designed to do just that. Or, the alternative to this origin is that fungo comes from 1937 where David Shulman, writer for the American Speech, said, "My guess is that the word, which is baseball slang, may be explained through the elements of a compound word, fun and go." Lastly, a third belief is that the word fungo comes from an old game, similar to that of baseball, where the players used to chant, "One go, two goes, fun goes."


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The Minnesota governor's race is one of the most closely watched in the nation these days. Minnesota is considered a "purple" state, one in which control can switch back and forth between Republicans and Democrats from election from election.
Yesterday we spoke with Republican governor candidate Jeff Johnson. Today we bring you our discussion with Tim Walz, the Democratic candidate for governor. Walz was on the road when he spoke with KLGR News Director Joshua Dixon about why he is running for governor of Minnesota, and what he hopes to bring to the state government:


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The Annual Charity Jam Sale in aid of Wayaya will take place after 9.30am Mass next Sunday 9th December. Several varieties to choose from, some of which you won't find in the shops. Free tasters available. Please come and try 'n buy!
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WINGS Collection
WINGS collection on 26th August: Over the past year your generosity has allowed WINGS to make the following donations: Cafod Emergency appeal re Rohinga – £150 Wayaya – £250 Friends of Katete – £250 Tumaini Fund – £1886 / £500, (special collection for hospital treating children injured by hand grenade) Don Bosco Missions £450. The next […]
WAYAYA – Tea Party – 15th Feb – 3:15pm – Hideaway Patisserie and Brasserie
WAYAYA is a charity supporting orphaned Children in Zambia. Marion is arranging a Tea Party at 'HIDEAWAY' Patisserie and Brasserie, Moore's Hotel, on Thursday 15th February, commencing 3.15 pm. The cost will be £14.95 per person and all are welcome.
WAYAYA – Tea Party – 15th Feb – 3:15pm – Hideaway Patisserie and Brasserie
WAYAYA is a charity supporting some orphaned Children in Zambia. Marion is arranging a Tea Party at 'HIDEAWAY' Patisserie and Brasserie, Moores Hotel, St Peter Port, on Thursday 15th February 2018, commencing 3.15 pm. The cost will be £14.95 per person and all are welcome.
Thank You – Jam Sales
Tony and Marian Falla wish to thank Linda Fermont, and all those who supported the jam sales, for the proceeds amounting to £185.00 for WAYAYA, their Charity for Orphaned children in Zambia.
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Tony and Marian Falla wish to thank WINGS for £250 for the Wayaya House Charity. This will be used for Children's Education.
Donations to WINGS next weekend will be greatly appreciated. Our last collection in February was shared between CAFOD £250 and Mary's Meals £200. This time we hope to continue our support of parish based projects with donations to Wayaya and Friends of Katete. Also to CAFOD Emergencies fund. Many emergencies don't hit the news and […]
Charity Jam Sale – Thank You
Charity Jam Sale on 18 December raised just over £150. Together with another sale this means Wayaya will be receiving about £330. Thanks to all who bought the produce Grateful thanks to Linda Fermont for her hard work in making and supplying the goods
Retiring Collection – WINGS
The retiring collection this weekend is for WINGS. Many, many thanks for a bumper year for WINGS! Collections amounted to £5,903 including £2,233 for the CAFOD Syria Refugee appeal. Other charities supported were the Bethlehem Children's Home, Friends of Katete, Wayaya, Don Bosco Mission to children in Liberia, SPICMA Uganda famine and CAFOD Water for […]
Charity Concert – Wayaya – 7th Oct – 7.15pm – Spurgeon Baptist Church
Charity Concert in aid of Wayaya (supporting orphans in Zambia) Friday 7th October at 7.15pm at Spurgeon Baptist Church Featuring: Guernsey Welsh Male Voice Choir and Hope Choir with supporting artists. Free admission (generous donations much appreciated) Refreshments Car parking at Elizabeth College by kind permission


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Inside The Burrow, Episode 1 - WKU Rewind & Marshall Discussion
Published on Oct 22, 2014 - We discuss FAU's thrilling victory over WKU and look towards this weekend's contest at Marshall.
Ten All C-USA awards and two All Freshman nods go the Owls' way for the year
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Jack and Shane invite Jake Elman from the Palm Beach Post to discuss FAU's shocking upset loss to Charlotte. While trying to find blame for the disappointing season, the boys go over what will be needed this offseason in order to put the program back on track. Finally, the guys turn the page by discussing Motor's future and FAU Basketball's success. Go Owls!
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Mining a block is difficult because the SHA-256 hash of a block's header must be lower than or equal to the target in order for the block to be accepted by the network. This problem can be simplified for explanation purposes: The hash of a block must start with a certain number of zeros. The probability of calculating a hash that starts with many zeros is very low, therefore many attempts must be made. In order to generate a new hash each round, a nonce is incremented. See Proof of work for more information.
In parts of the basin, utility crews now actively hunt unpermitted miners, in a manner not unlike the way police look for indoor cannabis farms. The biggest giveaway, Stoll says, is a sustained jump in power use. But crews have learned to look, and listen, for other telltales, such as "fans that are exhausting out of the garage or a bedroom." In any given week, the utility flushes out two to five suspected miners, Stoll says. Some come clean. They pay for permits and the often-substantial wiring upgrades, or they quit. But others quietly move their servers to another residential location and plug back in. "It's a bit of a cat-and-mouse game," Stoll admits.
An official investigation into bitcoin traders was reported in May 2018.[175] The U.S. Justice Department launched an investigation into possible price manipulation, including the techniques of spoofing and wash trades.[176][177][178] Traders in the U.S., the U.K, South Korea, and possibly other countries are being investigated.[175] Brett Redfearn, head of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Division of Trading and Markets, had identified several manipulation techniques of concern in March 2018.
The amount of new bitcoin released with each mined block is called the block reward. The block reward is halved every 210,000 blocks, or roughly every 4 years. The block reward started at 50 in 2009, is now 12.5 in 2018, and will continue to decrease. This diminishing block reward will result in a total release of bitcoin that approaches 21 million.
The use of bitcoin by criminals has attracted the attention of financial regulators, legislative bodies, law enforcement, and the media.[22] The FBI prepared an intelligence assessment,[23] the SEC has issued a pointed warning about investment schemes using virtual currencies,[22] and the U.S. Senate held a hearing on virtual currencies in November 2013.[24] Nobel-prize winning economist Joseph Stiglitz says that bitcoin's anonymity encourages money laundering and other crimes, "If you open up a hole like bitcoin, then all the nefarious activity will go through that hole, and no government can allow that."[disputed – discuss] He's also said that if "you regulate it so you couldn't engage in money laundering and all these other [crimes], there will be no demand for Bitcoin. By regulating the abuses, you are going to regulate it out of existence. It exists because of the abuses."[disputed – discuss][25][26]
Still, even supporters acknowledge that that glorious future is going to use a lot of electricity. It's true that many of the more alarming claims—for example, that by 2020, bitcoin mining will consume "as much electricity as the entire world does today," as the environmental website Grist recently suggested—are ridiculous: Even if the current bitcoin load grew a hundredfold, it would still represent less than 2 percent of total global power consumption. (And for comparison, even the high-end estimates of bitcoin's total current power consumption are still less than 6 percent of the power consumed by the world's banking sector.) But the fact remains that bitcoin takes an astonishing amount of power. By one estimate, the power now needed to mine a single coin would run the average household for 10 days.
The attraction then, as now, was the Columbia River, which we can glimpse a few blocks to our left. Bitcoin mining—the complex process in which computers solve a complicated math puzzle to win a stack of virtual currency—uses an inordinate amount of electricity, and thanks to five hydroelectric dams that straddle this stretch of the river, about three hours east of Seattle, miners could buy that power more cheaply here than anywhere else in the nation. Long before locals had even heard the words "cryptocurrency" or "blockchain," Miehe and his peers realized that this semi-arid agricultural region known as the Mid-Columbia Basin was the best place to mine bitcoin in America—and maybe the world.
Hot wallets refer to Bitcoin wallets used on internet connected devices like phones, computers, or tablets. Because hot wallets run on internet connected devices there is always a risk of theft. Think of hot wallets like your wallet today. You shouldn't store any significant amount of bitcoins in a hot wallet, just as you would not walk around with your savings account as cash.
Bitcoin mining is the process of updating the ledger of Bitcoin transactions known as the blockchain. Mining is done by running extremely powerful computers (known as ASICs) that race against other miners in an attempt to guess a specific number. The first miner to guess the number gets to update the ledger of transactions and also receives a reward of newly minted Bitcoins (currently the reward is 12.5 Bitcoins).
The software delivers the work to the miners and receives the completed work from the miners and relays that information back to the blockchain. The best Bitcoin mining software can run on almost any desktop operating systems, such as OSX, Windows, Linux, and has even been ported to work on a Raspberry Pi with some modifications for drivers depending on the platform.
To heighten financial privacy, a new bitcoin address can be generated for each transaction.[113] For example, hierarchical deterministic wallets generate pseudorandom "rolling addresses" for every transaction from a single seed, while only requiring a single passphrase to be remembered to recover all corresponding private keys.[114] Researchers at Stanford and Concordia universities have also shown that bitcoin exchanges and other entities can prove assets, liabilities, and solvency without revealing their addresses using zero-knowledge proofs.[115] "Bulletproofs," a version of Confidential Transactions proposed by Greg Maxwell, have been tested by Professor Dan Boneh of Stanford.[116] Other solutions such Merkelized Abstract Syntax Trees (MAST), pay-to-script-hash (P2SH) with MERKLE-BRANCH-VERIFY, and "Tail Call Execution Semantics", have also been proposed to support private smart contracts.
Jump up ^ Beikverdi, A.; Song, J. (June 2015). "Trend of centralization in Bitcoin's distributed network". 2015 IEEE/ACIS 16th International Conference on Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Networking and Parallel/Distributed Computing (SNPD): 1–6. doi:10.1109/SNPD.2015.7176229. ISBN 978-1-4799-8676-7. Archived from the original on 26 January 2018.
In front of me are nine warehouses with bright blue roofs, each emblazoned with the logo for Bitmain, a Chinese firm headquartered in Beijing that is arguably the most important company in the Bitcoin industry. Bitmain sells Bitcoin mining rigs—the specialized computers that keep the cryptocurrency running and that produce, or "mine," new bitcoins for their owners. It also uses its own rigs to stock facilities that it owns or co-owns and operates. Bitmain owns about 20 percent of this one.
A bitcoin is defined by a sequence of digitally signed transactions that began with the bitcoin's creation, as a block reward. The owner of a bitcoin transfers it by digitally signing it over to the next owner using a bitcoin transaction, much like endorsing a traditional bank check. A payee can examine each previous transaction to verify the chain of ownership. Unlike traditional check endorsements, bitcoin transactions are irreversible, which eliminates risk of chargeback fraud.
If fewer people begin to accept Bitcoin as a currency, these digital units may lose value and could become worthless. There is already plenty of competition, and though Bitcoin has a huge lead over the other 100-odd digital currencies that have sprung up, thanks to its brand recognition and venture capital money, a technological break-through in the form of a better virtual coin is always a threat.
But here, Carlson and his fellow would-be crypto tycoons confronted the bizarre, engineered obstinacy of bitcoin, which is designed to make life harder for miners as time goes by. For one, the currency's mysterious creator (or creators), known as "Satoshi Nakamoto," programmed the network to periodically—every 210,000 blocks, or once every four years or so—halve the number of bitcoins rewarded for each mined block. The first drop, from 50 coins to 25, came on November 28, 2012, which the faithful call "Halving Day." (It has since halved again, to 12.5, and is expected to drop to 6.25 in June 2020.)
The attraction then, as now, was the Columbia River, which we can glimpse a few blocks to our left. Bitcoin mining—the complex process in which computers solve a complicated math puzzle to win a stack of virtual currency—uses an inordinate amount of electricity, and thanks to five hydroelectric dams that straddle this stretch of the river, about three hours east of Seattle, miners could buy that power more cheaply here than anywhere else in the nation. Long before locals had even heard the words "cryptocurrency" or "blockchain," Miehe and his peers realized that this semi-arid agricultural region known as the Mid-Columbia Basin was the best place to mine bitcoin in America—and maybe the world.
Speculation drives numbers. Many Bitcoin users are holding onto their bitcoins in hopes of selling them off for an enormous profit one day. With news articles portraying Bitcoin millionaires as lucky kids who got in early, you can't really blame them. For example, if you had spent your $5 latte money on 2,000 bitcoins one morning in 2010, they would be worth about $5.4 million today. Makes you really wish you'd managed your Starbucks budget better, doesn't it?
In December, 2013, Techcrunch published an interview with researcher Skye Grey who claimed textual analysis of published writings shows a link between Satoshi and bit-gold creator Nick Szabo. And perhaps most famously, in March 2014, Newsweek ran a cover article claiming that Satoshi is actually an individual named Satoshi Nakamoto – a 64-year-old Japanese-American engineer living in California. The list of suspects is long, and all the individuals deny being Satoshi.
While senders of traditional electronic payments are usually identified (for verification purposes, and to comply with anti-money laundering and other legislation), users of bitcoin in theory operate in semi-anonymity. Since there is no central "validator," users do not need to identify themselves when sending bitcoin to another user. When a transaction request is submitted, the protocol checks all previous transactions to confirm that the sender has the necessary bitcoin as well as the authority to send them. The system does not need to know his or her identity.
The difficulty is the measure of how difficult it is to find a new block compared to the easiest it can ever be. The rate is recalculated every 2,016 blocks to a value such that the previous 2,016 blocks would have been generated in exactly one fortnight (two weeks) had everyone been mining at this difficulty. This is expected yield, on average, one block every ten minutes.
To be accepted by the rest of the network, a new block must contain a so-called proof-of-work (PoW).[64] The system used is based on Adam Back's 1997 anti-spam scheme, Hashcash.[5][79] The PoW requires miners to find a number called a nonce, such that when the block content is hashed along with the nonce, the result is numerically smaller than the network's difficulty target.[3]:ch. 8 This proof is easy for any node in the network to verify, but extremely time-consuming to generate, as for a secure cryptographic hash, miners must try many different nonce values (usually the sequence of tested values is the ascending natural numbers: 0, 1, 2, 3, ...[3]:ch. 8) before meeting the difficulty target.