Fifteen male subjects performed a repetitive elbow flexion/extension task with a 7-kg mass until exhaustion. Average joint angle, angular velocity, and biceps brachii surface electromyographic (EMG) amplitude (aEMG) and mean power frequency (MPF) were calculated with each consecutive 250-ms segment of data during the entire trial. Data were separated into concentric or eccentric phases and into...

The countermovement jump (CMJ) is commonly used to explore sex differences in neuromuscular function, but previous studies have only reported gross CMJ measures or have partly examined CMJ phase characteristics. The purpose of this study was to explore differences in CMJ phase characteristics between male and female athletes by comparing the force-, power-, velocity-, and displacement-time curv...

See articleS on pageS 31-8 Several studies have reported a significant association between female gender and increased operative mortality following cardiac surgery including valve surgery. 1 However, it remains unclear whether or not female gender is really an independent risk factor or simply a marker for other factors. The article published by Caballero-Borrego et al in this issue of Revista...

dehsalm metamorphic complex located in east of iran consists of regionally metamorphosed rocks intruded by three phases of granitic masses. synkinematic porphyroblasts of garnet from staurolite-garnet schist present well preserved growth zoning. electron microprobe analysis of selected garnets was carried out to interpret the origin and pattern of zoning in amphibolite facies garnets and its im...

Findings from diverse subfields of vision research suggest a potential link between high-level aspects of face perception and concentric form-from-structure perception. To explore this relationship, typical adults performed two adaptation experiments and two masking experiments to test whether concentric, but not nonconcentric, Glass patterns (a type of form-from-structure stimulus) utilize a p...

Dehsalm Metamorphic Complex located in east of Iran consists of regionally metamorphosed rocks intruded by three phases of granitic masses. Synkinematic porphyroblasts of garnet from staurolite-garnet schist present well preserved growth zoning. Electron microprobe analysis of selected garnets was carried out to interpret the origin and pattern of zoning in amphibolite facies garnets and its im...

This study quantifies concentric and eccentric dorsiflexor muscle torque at various movement velocities and determines the neuromuscular effects from short-term practice of repeated maximal voluntary contractions using an isokinetic resisted exercise program in older adults. Twenty-eight subjects (76.3+/-4.6 years) trained concentric and eccentric dorsiflexion 3 days per week for 2 weeks at 30 ...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the alterations in eccentric evertor/concentric invertor strength ratio and their importance in the chronically unstable ankle. Eight patients with chronic ankle instability (CAI) and nine healthy individuals participated in this study. Isokinetic concentric and eccentric invertor and evertor muscle strength measurement was carried out at an angular velocit...

The adaptive responses to 12 weeks of accommodated resistance training were compared in females (n = 11) and males (n = 11). They performed four to five sets of six maximum bilateral coupled concentric and eccentric quadriceps muscle actions at 1.05 rad s-1 three times per week. Uni- and bilateral concentric and eccentric peak torque at different angular velocities (0.52, 1.57 and 2.62 rad s-1)...