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Examining the Extinction of the Barbary Lion and Its Implications for Felid Conservation
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Public Library of Science
, 2013 , Article)
Estimations of species extinction dates are rarely definitive, yet declarations of extinction or extirpation are important as they define when conservation efforts may cease. Erroneous declarations of extinctions not only ...
Listening to music during warming-up counteracts the negative effects of ramadan observance on short-term maximal performance
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Public Library of Science
, 2015 , Article)
Aim: The aim of the present study was to examine whether listening to music during warming-up might influence short-term maximal performance (STMP), cognitive anxiety, self-confidence, and enjoyment during Ramadan, and ...
Fixed point theorems for weakly T-Chatterjea and weakly T-Kannan contractions in b-metric spaces
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Springer-Verlag
, 2014 , Article)
In this work, we obtain some fixed point results for generalized weakly T-Chatterjea-contractive and generalized weakly T-Kannan-contractive mappings in the framework of complete b-metric spaces. Examples are provided in ...
The effects of five weeks of kickboxing training on physical fitness
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CIC Edizioni Internazionali S.r.l.
, 2014 , Article)
Aim:
the purpose of this study was to examine the effect of kickboxing training on physical fitness.
Methods:
30 subjects were randomized into a kickboxing-group (n=15) and control group (n=15). Each group trained ...
The construct validity of session RPE during an intensive camp in young male Karate athletes
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CIC Edizioni Internazionali S.r.l.
, 2014 , Article)
Background:
the aim of this study was to assess the validity of the session rating of perceived exertion (RPE) method and two objective HR-based methods for quantifying karate’s training load (TL) in young Karatekas.
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Design, Implementation, and Evaluation of the Adolescents and Surveillance System for the Obesity Prevention Project
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Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
, 2016 , Article)
The Adolescents Surveillance System for Obesity prevention
(ASSO) Project aimed at developing standardized and web-based
tools for collecting data on adolescents’ obesity and its potential
determinants. This has been ...
Connecting the dots between PubMed abstracts
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Public Library of Science
, 2012 , Article)
Background: There are now a multitude of articles published in a diversity of journals providing information about genes, proteins, pathways, and diseases. Each article investigates subsets of a biological process, but to ...
An estimation of erinaceidae phylogeny: A combined analysis approach
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Public Library of Science
, 2012 , Article)
Background: Erinaceidae is a family of small mammals that include the spiny hedgehogs (Erinaceinae) and the silky-furred moonrats and gymnures (Galericinae). These animals are widely distributed across Eurasia and Africa, ...
Mitotic Arrest and Apoptosis in Breast Cancer Cells Induced by Origanum majorana Extract: Upregulation of TNF-α and Downregulation of Survivin and Mutant p53
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Public Library of Science
, 2013 , Article)
Background: In the present study, we investigated the effect of Origanum majorana ethanolic extract on the survival of the highly proliferative and invasive triple-negative p53 mutant breast cancer cell line MDA-MB-231. ...
Yerba Maté (Illex Paraguariensis) ingestion augments fat oxidation and energy expenditure during exercise at various submaximal intensities
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BioMed Central
, 2014 , Article)
Background
Ingesting Yerba Maté (YM) has become widely popular for health promotion, obesity prevention and body weight reduction, primarily due its thermogenic effectiveness. However, the YM effects on fat metabolism ...