Simple methods for quantitative evaluations of individual motor performance are crucial for the early detection of motor deterioration. Sit-to-stand movement from a chair is a mechanically demanding component of activities of daily living. Here, we developed a novel method using the ground reaction force and center of pressure measured from the Nintendo Wii Balance Board to quantify sit-to-stan...

Breaking up periods of prolonged sitting can negate harmful metabolic effects but the influence on appetite and gut hormones is not understood and is investigated in this study. Thirteen sedentary (7 female) participants undertook three 5-h trials in random order: (i) uninterrupted sitting (SIT), (ii) seated with 2-min bouts of light-intensity walking every 20 min (SIT + LA), and (iii) seated w...

BACKGROUND Knowledge of sitting and standing performance in a total population of children with cerebral palsy (CP) is of interest for health care planning and for prediction of future ability in the individual child. In 1994, a register and a health care programme for children with CP in southern Sweden was initiated. In the programme information on how the child usually sits, stands, stands u...

Diatoms are highly productive single-celled algae that form an intricately patterned silica cell wall after every cell division. They take up and utilize silicic acid from seawater via silicon transporter (SIT) proteins. This study examined the evolution of the SIT gene family to identify potential genetic adaptations that enable diatoms to thrive in the modern ocean. By searching for sequence ...

BACKGROUND Treatment of allergic disease can be done by pharmacological intervention by allergen avoidance--in the following called standard care (SC), or by specific treatment with allergy vaccination; Specific Immunotherapy (SIT). The aim of this study were to evaluate the effects of subcutaneously administrated SIT compared to SC by objective (clinical/medical records) and subjective paramet...

[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to compare the center of mass during sit-to-stand and stand-to-sit activities in the timed up and go test between healthy subjects and patients with stroke. [Subjects and Methods] Thirty healthy participants and thirty patients with stroke volunteered for this study. Acceleration of the center of mass was measured using a wireless tri-axial accelerometer ...

This study was designed to compare the effects of sit-up and ab crunch exercises on muscular activity of the rectus abdominal. A pairs of surface electrodes were placed unilaterally on four quadrants of the rectus abdominal, in ten male subjects (mean and [SD] age, height and weight were 20.6 yrs [1.90], 167.00 cm [4.92] and 62.0 kg [2.45] respectively). Electromyographic (EMG) recordings were ...

STUDY OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to determine the relative contribution of the instruction to maintain wakefulness versus posture change as major components determining sleep latency in the MWT as compared to the MSLT. DESIGN AND SETTING After adaptation, subjects spent 3 nights and the following days in the laboratory. On each day, Ss had eight sleep latency measurements includ...