Online non-refractory submicron aerosol mass spectrometer (AMS) measurements in urban areas have successfully allowed the apportionment of specific sources and/or physical and chemical properties of the organic fraction. However, in order to be fully representative of PM pollution, a comprehensive source apportionment analysis is needed by taking into account all major components of submicron a...

PURPOSE To describe the physical fitness of a top-level lower limb amputee (LLA) cyclist and paracycling time-trial (TT) race demands. METHODS The 40-y-old male unilateral transfemoral amputee TT World Champion was tested in a laboratory for peak oxygen uptake (VO2peak), ventilatory threshold (VT2), power output (PO), and hemoglobin mass (Hb-mass). Moreover, several measures (eg, PO, heart ra...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to compare entertainment-themed active video game (AVG) and fitness-themed AVG play with traditional exercise to examine the interaction between physiological and psychological responses. METHODS Participants (N = 23) were randomly assigned to 30-min of (i) self-selected intensity exercise (SS-EX), (ii) moderate intensity exercise (MOD-EX), (iii) enter...

The mythological story of the association of lifting maximal amount of weight and muscle mass gain during resistance training has been perpetuated for a very long time. Passed on from gym meatheads, athletes, to coaches, moms, dads, even children can identify and promote this after watching a Saturday morning Incredible Hulk cartoon. Big muscles are made by lifting big weights, right? Not neces...

Common health issues that can be positively affected, prevented or controlled by exercise. People of all ages can improve the quality of their lives and reduce the risks of developing coronary heart disease, hypertension, some cancers and type 2 diabetes with ongoing participation in moderate physical activity and exercise. Daily exercise will also enhance one’s mental well-being and promote he...

With the 2015 European College of Sports Science (ECSS) meeting in Malmö just around the corner (in time, if not space), I thought I would recap on what was an exciting meeting in Amsterdam last July. As Deputy Editor of a journal that, at the time, was yet to be launched - the 19th ECSS meeting provided the perfect place to make acquaintance with new and potential Editorial Board members and t...

perception of quality of life (QOL) of institutionalized older adults tend to decline with the passage of time. Depression is the most commonly reported psychological problem among institutionalized older adults, ranging in prevalence from 22.2% to 81.8% (Chow et al., 2004; Demet, Taskin, Deniz, Karaca, & Icelli, 2002; Lin, Wang, & Huang, 2007; Mohd Aznan & Samsul, 2007). Osness and Mulligan (1...

Abstract With the rapid development in advanced industries, such as microelectronics and optics sectors, functional feature size of devises/components has been decreasing from micro to nanometric, even ACS for higher performance, smaller volume lower energy consumption. By this time, a great many quantum structures are proposed, with not only an extreme scale several or single atom, but also ne...