• Exploring Australian high-performance athletes’ perceptions and experiences of sport participation during pregnancy and post-pregnancy: Development and test-retest reliability of the Mum-Alete Survey 

  Forsdick, Victoria K.; Harris, Rachel; Saw, Richard; Hayman, Melanie; Buckling, Hannah; Sundgot-Borgen, Jorunn; Hughes, David; Perera, Nirmala Panagodage (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)

  Objectives: To develop and assess the test-retest reliability of a survey exploring high-performance athletes’ perceptions and experiences during and post-pregnancy. Design: Cross-sectional mixed-methods survey. Methods: ...

• Framing of environmental issues in voluntary sport organizations 

  Sandvik, Morten Renslo; Seippel, Ørnulf (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)

  This explorative study draws on content analysis of the environmental policy documents of voluntary sport organizations in Denmark, Norway and Sweden. We develop a typology of ways in which sport organizations frame ...

• Molecular responses to acute exercise and their relevance for adaptations in skeletal muscle to exercise training 

  Egan, Brendan; Sharples, Adam (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)

  Repeated, episodic bouts of skeletal muscle contraction undertaken frequently as structured exercise training is a potent stimulus for physiological adaptation in many organs. Specifically in skeletal muscle, remarkable ...

• “Is it fun and does it enhance my performance?” – Key implementation considerations for injury prevention programs in youth handball 

  Møller, Merete; Zebis, Mette K.; Myklebust, Grethe; Lind, Martin; Wedderkopp, Niels; Bekker, Sheree (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  Objectives: We aimed to determine the use of injury prevention exercises and injury prevention exercise programs in Danish youth handball and investigate coach and player experiences, beliefs and attitudes of injury and ...

• Neurological soft signs in adolescents are associated with brain structure 

  Bonke, Elena M.; Bonfert, Michaela V.; Hillmann, Stefan M.; Seitz-Holland, Johanna; Gaubert, Malo; Wiegand, Tim L.T.; De Luca, Alberto; Cho, Kang Ik K.; Sandmo, Stian Bahr; Yhang, Eukyung; Tripodis, Yorghos; Seer, Caroline; Kaufmann, David; Kaufmann, Elisabeth; Muehlmann, Marc; Gooijers, Jolien; Lin, Alexander P.; Leemans, Alexander; Swinnen, Stephan P.; Bahr, Roald; Shenton, Martha; Pasternak, Ofer; Tacke, Uta; Heinen, Florian; Koerte, Inga K. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)

  Neurological soft signs (NSS) are minor deviations in motor performance. During childhood and adolescence, NSS are examined for functional motor phenotyping to describe development, to screen for comorbidities, and to ...

• Physical activity, fitness, and cardiovascular disease risk in childhood cancer survivors: The Physical Activity in Childhood Cancer Survivors (PACCS) study 

  Bratteteig, Mari (Doctoral thesis, 2023)

  Background: Childhood cancer survivors face an increased risk of late effects from cancer treatment. Physical activity may modify the risk of common late effects, such as cardiovascular disease (CVD). Evidence concerning ...

• Pre-treatment levels of inflammatory markers and chemotherapy completion rates in patients with early-stage breast cancer 

  Schauer, Tim; Henriksson, Anna; Strandberg, Emelie; Lindman, Henrik; Berntsen, Sveinung; Demmelmaier, Ingrid; Raastad, Truls; Nordin, Karin; Christensen, Jesper F. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)

  Background Chemotherapy efcacy is largely dependent on treatment adherence, defned by the relative dose intensity (RDI). Identifcation of new modifable risk factors associated with low RDI might improve chemotherapy delivery. ...

• Embedded, Embodied, Enculturated, and Enabling Processes: The Identification and Evaluation of Sporting Talent by Ice Hockey Coaches in Norwegian Youth National Teams 

  Røsten, Stian; Sæther, Stig Arve; Aspvik, Nils Petter; Bjørndal, Christian Thue (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)

  Elite sports systems are characterized by structured attempts to identify, select, and develop talented athletes and to increase the likelihood that athletes will achieve future international success. Studies of such systems ...

• Inter-limb coupling in individuals with transtibial amputation during bilateral stance is direction dependent 

  Raffalt, Peter Christian; Kent, Jenny A.; Stergiou, Nicholas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  We investigated the control of upright standing in individuals with unilateral transtibial amputation (TTA) by assessing the inter-limb coupling and the coupling between the center of pressure beneath both limbs combined ...

• Performance and symmetry measures during vertical jump testing at return to sport after ACL reconstruction 

  Kotsifaki, Roula; Sideris, Vasileios; King, Enda; Bahr, Roald; Whiteley, Rod (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)

  Objective: Vertical jump tests are more sensitive in revealing asymmetries in performance metrics at the time of return to sport after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction (ACLR) than horizontal hop tests. ...

• Status and Trends of Physical Activity Surveillance, Policy, and Research in 164 Countries: Findings From the Global Observatory for Physical Activity—GoPA! 2015 and 2020 Surveys 

  Varela, Andrea Ramirez; Hallal, Pedro C.; Grueso, Juliana Mejía; Pedišić, Željko; Salvo, Deborah; Nguyen, Anita; Klepac, Bojana; Bauman, Adrian; Siefken, Katja; Hinckson, Erica; Oyeyemi, Adewale L.; Richards, Justin; Khidir, Elena Daniela Salih; Inoue, Shigeru; Amagasa, Shiho; Jauregui, Alejandra; da Silva, Marcelo Cozzensa; Lee, I-Min; Ding, Melody; Kohl, Harold W.; Ekelund, Ulf; Heath, Gregory W.; Powell, Kenneth E.; Foster, Charlie; Memon, Aamir Raoof; Doumbia, Abdoulaye; Rather, Abdul Roof; Razzaque, Abdur; Diouf, Adama; Hino, Adriano Akira; Damasceno, Albertino; Abebe, Alem Deksisa; Florindo, Alex Antonio; Mannocci, Alice; Aringazina, Altyn; Jurican, Andrea Backović; Poffet, Andrea; Decelis, Andrew; Carlin, Angela; Enescu, Angelica; Avilés, Angélica María Ochoa; Kontsevaya, Anna; Somhegyi, Annamaria; Vuillemin, Anne; El Hamdouchi, Asmaa; Théodore, Asse Amangoua; Masanovic, Bojan; Lynch, Brigid M.; Medina, Catalina; del Campo, Cecilia; Abdeta, Chalchisa; Moreways, Changa; Ranasinghe, Chathuranga; Howitt, Christina; Cameron, Christine; Jurakić, Danijel; Martinez-Gomez, David; Tladi, Dawn; Diro, Debrework Tesfaye; Adlakha, Deepti; Mitić, Dušan; Bjelica, Duško; Biernat, Elżbieta; Chisati, Enock M.; Lambert, Estelle Victoria; Cerin, Ester; Lee, Eun-Young; Riso, Eva-Maria; Villalba, Felicia Canete; Assah, Felix; Lovrić, Franjo; Araya-Vargas, Gerardo A.; La Torre, Giuseppe; Cruz, Gloria Isabel Nino; Baltaci, Gul; Al Sabbah, Haleama; Nalecz, Hanna; Nashandi, Hilde Liisa; Park, Hyuntae; Revuelta-Sánchez, Inés; Nusurupia, Jackline Jema; Zamora, Jaime Leppe; Kopcakova, Jaroslava; Brazo-Sayavera, Javier; Oppert, Jean-Michel; Nie, Jinlei; Spence, John C.; Bradley, John Stewart; Mota, Jorge; Mitáš, Josef; Chen, Junshi; Hylton, Kamilah S.; Fromel, Karel; Milton, Karen; Borodulin, Katja; Moustapha, Keita Amadou; Martinez-Folgar, Kevin; Nasreddine, Lara; Christiansen, Lars Breum; Malisoux, Laurent; Malete, Leapetswe; Grepo-Jalao, Lorelie C.; Monteiro, Luciana Zaranza; Al Subhi, Lyutha K.; Dakskobler, Maja; Alnaji, Majed; Garro, Margarita Claramunt; Hagströmer, Maria; Murphy, Marie H.; McLaughlin, Matthew; Rivera-Morales, Mercedes; Scheinowitz, Mickey; Shkodra, Mimoza; Piatkowska, Monika; Chaudhury, Moushumi; Alrashdi, Naif Ziyad; Mutrie, Nanette; Murphy, Niamh; Ahmad, Norhayati Haji; Obeidat, Nour A.; Gómez, Nubia Yaneth Ruiz; Liangruenrom, Nucharapon; Arnesto, Oscar Díaz; Flores-Flores, Oscar; Incarbone, Oscar; Chimeddamba, Oyun; Bovet, Pascal; Magalhães, Pedro; Jousilahti, Pekka; Katewongsa, Piyawat; Gómez, Rafael Alexander Leandro; Shihab, Rawan Awni; Ocansey, Reginald; Veress, Réka; Marine, Richard; Carrizales-Ramos, Rolando; Saeed, Saad Younis; El-Ashker, Said; Green, Samuel; Kasoma, Sandra; Beretervide, Santiago; Baldew, Se-Sergio; Nichols, Selby; Khoo, Selina; Hosseini, Seyed Ali; Goenka, Shifalika; Gholamalishahi, Shima; Kosen, Soewarta; Compernolle, Sofie; Enescu, Stefan Paul; Popovic, Stevo; Paudel, Susan; Andrade, Susana; Titze, Sylvia; Davidson, Tamu; Dusingizimana, Theogene; Dorner, Thomas E.; Kolbe-Alexander, Tracy L.; Huong, Tran Thanh; Sychareun, Vanphanom; Jarevska-Simovska, Vera; Puloka, Viliami Kulikefu; Onywera, Vincent; Wendel-Vos, Wanda; Dionyssiotis, Yannis; Pratt, Michael (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)

  Background: Physical activity (PA) surveillance, policy, and research efforts need to be periodically appraised to gain insight into national and global capacities for PA promotion. The aim of this paper was to assess the ...

• Aging, Skeletal Muscle, and Epigenetics 

  Stewart, Claire E.; Sharples, Adam (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)

  We are living in an aging society. In 2019, 1 billion individuals were already aged over 60. The number of people in this demographic is predicted to reach 1.4 billion by 2030 and 2.1 billion by 2050 (WHO). In the USA, ...

• Mental health problems in elite sport: The difference in the distribution of mental distress and mental disorders among a sample of Norwegian elite athletes 

  Øvrebø, Tom Henning; Ivarsson, Andreas; Sundgot-Borgen, Jorunn; Knudsen, Ann Kristin Skrindo; Reneflot, Anne; Pensgaard, Anne Marte (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)

  Objectives: To, based on diagnostic interviews, investigate the distribution of mental disorders among a sample of Norwegian elite athletes with ‘at-risk scores’ on a self-report questionnaire measuring symptoms of mental ...

• Embodied learning activities focusing on letter-sound knowledge increase spelling performance in 1st grade children with low and high reading ability 

  Damsgaard, Linn; Nielsen, Anne-Mette Veber; Topor, Marta Katarzyna; Hansen, Rasmus Ahmt; Jensen, Søren Kildahl; Markers, Rebekka Læssøe; Gejl, Anne Kær; Malling, Anne Sofie Bøgh; Wienecke, Jacob (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)

  The study aimed to investigate the effect of embodied learning on children’s literacy skills and whether the activities were particularly beneficial for children at risk for reading difficulties. We conducted a randomized ...

• Young athlete's growing heart: Sex differences in cardiac adaptation to exercise training during adolescence 

  Forså, Marianne Inngjerdingen; Bjerring, Anders W.; Haugaa, Kristina Ingrid Helena Hermann; Smedsrud, Marit Kristine; Landgraff, Hege Elisabeth W.; Hallén, Jostein; Sarvari, Sebastian Imre; Edvardsen, Thor (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)

  Background: Athlete’s heart is a condition of exercise-induced cardiac remodelling. Adult male endurance athletes more often remodel beyond reference values. The impact of sex on remodelling through adolescence remains ...

• Trans* inclusion and gender equality in sport and exercise: An (im)possible equation? 

  Larsson, Nils Håkan Olof; Auran, Isak (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)

  Heteronormativity and the idea of binary sex constrain sport and exercise as well as many gender equality measures that are implemented in sport and exercise contexts. This strongly affects trans people’s opportunities to ...

• Training Load Quantification in Women's Elite Football: A Season-Long Prospective Cohort Study 

  Karlsson, Ulrik Berg; Vagle, Markus; Wiig, Håvard; Luteberget, Live Steinnes (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)

  The aim of this study was to investigate (1) if there are differences in training load and intensity between the different training days within a microcycle and (2) if training load and intensity within the different ...

• Physical activity among adolescent cancer survivors: The PACCS study 

  Grydeland, May; Bratteteig, Mari; Rüegg, Corina Silvia; Lie, Hanne Cathrine; Thorsen, Lene; Larsen, Elna Hamilton; Brügmann-Pieper, Sabine Kristin; Torsvik, Ingrid Kristin; Götte, Miriam; Lähteenmäki, Päivi Maria; Kriemler, Susi; Fridh, Martin Kaj; Anderssen, Sigmund Alfred; Ruud, Ellen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)

  Objectives: Physical activity (PA) may modify risks of late effects after cancer. We aimed to examine levels of PA and sedentary time (ST) in a large, international sample of adolescent childhood cancer survivors in relation ...

• Teaching efficacy of undergraduate PE students; what are the key predictors and what can PE educators learn from this? 

  Magill, Ceriann; Cronin, Colum; Walsh, Barbara; Polman, Remco; Rudd, James Robert (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)

  Introduction: Teaching efficacy describes the belief in a teacher's ability to promote learning and this belief is an invaluable asset for all teachers. This study examined the contextual influences that predict the teaching ...

• Performing Gender in Recreational Pole Dancing: Enabling and Constraining Factors 

  Jensen, Andorra L.; Thing, Lone Friis (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)

  Many people consider pole dancing to be a feminine leisure activity and a female dominated space, but it has recently gained observer status in the Global Association of International Sports Federation (GAISF), thus entering ...

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