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Galectin-3 levels relate in children to total body fat, abdominal fat, body fat distribution, and cardiac size
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Galectin-3 has recently been proposed as a novel biomarker for cardiovascular disease in adults. The purpose of this investigation was to assess relationships between galectin-3 levels and total body fat, abdominal fat, ... -
A games-based assessment in ecological dynamics for measuring physical literacy
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Ideas and concepts taken from ecological dynamics might provide an alternative perspective on physical literacy assessment. The aim of this paper was to pilot an assessment of physical literacy conceptualised in an ecological ... -
Ganganalyse av bensarkompasienter: Forskjeller i kinetikk (ankel- og knemoment) og kinematikk (knefleksjon i belastningsfasen og midtre del av belastningsfasen) i operert ben sammenlignet med ikkeoperert ben og ben fra friske kontroller
(Master thesis, 2018)Bakgrunn: Bensarkom er en sjelden gruppe maligne svulster som i all hovedsak rammer unge mennesker. De vanligste bensarkomene er osteosarkom, Ewings sarkom og kondrosarkom. Osteosarkom og Ewings sarkom har lik utbredelse ... -
‘Garra Charrua’ The unlikely success of Uruguayan football : A qualitative study of how 7 professionals describe and experience the Uruguayan culture for player development
(Master thesis, 2018)This study explores the unique characteristics of the Uruguayan culture for player development in football. The literature on the cultural setting in which player development embedded is scarce, even though many researchers ... -
GDF15 provides an endocrine signal of nutritional stress in mice and humans
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)GDF15 is an established biomarker of cellular stress. The fact that it signals via a specific hindbrain receptor, GFRAL, and that mice lacking GDF15 manifest diet-induced obesity suggest that GDF15 may play a physiological ... -
Gender matters in sport event volunteering
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-08-01)The theoretical framework of Hustinx and Lammertyn on reflexive and traditional styles of volunteering is used to examine the differences between female and male volunteers at a sport event. Our study of the Nordic Skiing ... -
Gender policy and organizational change : a contextual approach
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-05-12)The purpose of this article is to draw upon Pettigrew's contextualist approach to organizational change to examine the implications of gender policy on the imbalance between female and male board members in sport organizations. ... -
Gender-specific mediators of the association between parental education and adiposity among adolescents: The HEIA study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Identifying the mechanisms behind socioeconomic inequalities in adiposity among youth is vital for efforts aimed at combating these inequalities. The study explored whether a broad range of behavioral and familial factors ... -
Gendered pathways to elite coaching reflecting the accumulation of capitals
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)While earlier research on coaches’ careers and the development of coaching expertise appears ‘gender blind’, the focus of this article on the underrepresentation of women in elite-level coaching is how various forms of ... -
Gene expression is differentially regulated in skeletal muscle and circulating immune cells in response to an acute bout of high-load strength exercise
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-03-03)Background: High-intensity exercise induces many metabolic responses. In is unknown whether the response in the peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) reflects the response in skeletal muscle and whether mRNA expression ... -
General versus sports-specific injury prevention programs in athletes: A systematic review on the effect on injury rates
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Introduction: Annually, 2 million sports-related injuries are reported in Germany of which athletes contribute to a large proportion. Multiple sport injury prevention programs designed to decrease acute and overuse injuries ... -
Generating actiGraph counts from raw acceleration recorded by an alternative monitor
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Purpose: This study aimed to implement an aggregation method in Matlab for generating ActiGraph counts from raw acceleration recorded with an alternative accelerometer device and to investigate the validity of the method. ... -
Genetic variation in candidate genes and patellar tendinopathy: Prospective cohort study of 126 elite volleyball players
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Variation in genes coding for structural proteins may represent risk factors for developing tendinopathy among athletes. The purpose of this prospective cohort study of elite volleyball students was to investigate whether ... -
Genome-wide association analyses of physical activity and sedentary behavior provide insights into underlying mechanisms and roles in disease prevention
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Although physical activity and sedentary behavior are moderately heritable, little is known about the mechanisms that influence these traits. Combining data for up to 703,901 individuals from 51 studies in a multi-ancestry ... -
Geolocalisation of athletes for out-of-competition drug testing: Ethical considerations. Position statement by the WADA Ethics Panel
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Through the widespread availability of location-identifying devices, geolocalisation could potentially be used to place athletes during out-of-competition testing. In light of this debate, the WADA Ethics Panel formulated ... -
German translation and content validation of the OSTRC Questionnaire on overuse injuries and health problems
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-10-20)Objective: The aim of this study was to translate, culturally adapt and validate the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Centre (OSTRC) Questionnaire on Health Problems into the German context. Methods: A slightly modified ... -
Gestational weight gain outside the Institute of Medicine recommendations and adverse pregnancy outcomes: analysis using individual participant data from randomised trials
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Background:High Body Mass Index (BMI) and gestational weight gain (GWG) affect an increasing number ofpregnancies. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) has issued recommendations on the optimal GWG for womenaccording to their ... -
Getting in touch with our feelings: the emotional geographies of gender relations in PETE
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-08-01)This paper attempts to illustrate how embodied ways of knowing may enhance our theoretical understanding within the field of physical education teacher education (PETE). It seeks to illustrate how teacher educators' ... -
Gir kondisjonstrening hos barn og unge en effekt på hjertets slagvolum utover naturlig vekst og modning?: En 8 ukers treningsintervensjon på 12 år gamle barn og unge
(Master thesis, 2022)Bakgrunn: En av de viktigste fysiologiske egenskapene for utholdenhetsprestasjon er maksimalt oksygenopptak (VO2maks), der hjertets slagvolum (SV) er mest sentralt. Hos voksne er det vist at SV påvirkes av trening, men ... -
Gir nevromuskulær trening som behandling av pasienter meduspesifikke nakkesmerter en bedre effekt på smerte, funksjonog livskvalitet sammenliknet med kontrollbehandling? : en systematisk litteraturoversikt
(Master thesis, 2009)Bakgrunn: Nakkesmerter er nest etter korsryggsmerter den vanligste årsak til smerter i muskel-skjelettsystemet. Det finnes et stort og variert tilbud når det gjelder behandling for nakkepasienter. Øvelser blir ofte ...