bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
The relationship between ACL deficiency, functional performance and a break in the isokinetic moment curve of the knee flexors
Authors: Herrington Lee , Turner Melissa , Horsley Ian 
Published: October 2018

Changes in the isokinetic moment curve of the knee flexors have been proposed to be associated with functional instability in anterior cruciate ligament deficient (ACLD) patients. The purpose of this study was to assess if this relationship exists between breaks in the knee flexor moment curve and functional instability in an ACLD patient population. The study involved two groups: an asymptomatic control group(n=20) and a second experimental group(n=20) diagnosed as having an anterior cruciate ligament rupture. Both groups underwent isokinetic strength assessment of the knee flexors, with the moment curves being inspected for irregularities or breaks. All subjects also completed Lysholm and Tegner questionnaires and had a standardized assessment using the International Knee Documentation Committee(IKDC) form. The findings of the questionnaires were then correlated with presence of breaks in the torque curve to assess association between these factors. Breaks in the knee flexor moment curve were established to occur in some patients with ACL deficiency; these patients also had lower scores on a variety of functional indices. Further investigation would appear to be warranted on a larger population to establish if the presence of break phenomena in knee flexor torque curves can be used to identify those patients who can and cannot cope with ACL deficiency.
Influence of baseball practice on strength ratios in shoulder rotator muscles: A new position for isokinetic assessment
Authors: Dupuis C. , Tourny-Chollet C. , Delarue Y. , Beuret-Blanquart F. 
Published: October 2018

Objective: To determine the strength ratios in the shoulder rotator muscles of teenage baseball players, using a new test position. Methods: Ten asymptomatic baseball players of the French cadet team(15.87 ± 0.80 yr) underwent dynamic isokinetic strength assessment of the shoulder rotators at two angular velocities: 90 and 180°.s ^{-1} . The peak torque of the internal rotators(IR) and external rotators (ER) was recorded. One conventional ratio and two dynamic ratios were determined at each angular velocity. The mean group values were statistically analyzed. Results: Mean ER peak torque was significantly higher in the dominant than in the non-dominant arm at both velocities (p < 0.05). The dynamic ratio (ER conc/IR ecc) was significantly higher in the dominant than in the non-dominant arm (p < 0.01). In the same position, baseball players had higher conventional and dynamic ratios (IR conc/ER ecc) than those reported in the literature for sedentary subjects. Conclusion: Intensive baseball practice affects the shoulder rotator muscles. The IR values indicated greater strength than in sedentary subjects. The difference in ER between the dominant and non-dominant arms underlines the effect of pitching technique and suggests the need for further investigations.
Isokinetic strength and fatigue of the elbow flexors and extensors in sedentary women
Authors: Maquet D. , Forthomme B. , Demoulin C. , Jidovtseff B. , Crielaard J.M. , Croisier J.L. 
Published: October 2018

Objective. To establish the inter-session reproducibility of isokinetic concentric strength and fatigue profile of the elbow flexors and extensors in sedentary women. Methods. Forty healthy women who were physically inactive or engaged in recreational sports were included in the study. Strength was evaluated at 60 and 180°/s. The fatigue protocol consisted of 30 maximal-intensity elbow flexion and extension at 180°/s. Results. The extensors were stronger than flexors while no dominance effect was apparent. In addition the work output of the extensors during the fatigue protocol was larger than the flexors', the previous being more fatigue resistant. A dominance effect was observed for the extensors in the fatiguing protocol. Reproducibility expressed by the coefficient of variation was less or equal to 11%. Conclusions. This study highlights satisfactory reproducibility of isokinetic strength and fatigue parameters. The values derived may be useful for interpretation of clinical tests or characterization of pathological states in women with similar characteristics.
Reproducibility of postural stability scores in blind athletes
Authors: Aydo� Sedat Tolga , Aydo� Ece , Çakci Aytül , Doral Mahmut Nedim 
Published: October 2018

Objective: To evaluate the reproducibility of postural stability scores in blind athletes. Design: Within-subject, repeated trials of postural stability. Setting: Laboratory located at a physical medicine and rehabilitation center. Participants: Eighteen congenitally blind goal-ball players. Main outcome measures: Three postural stability indices: overall, anteroposterior and mediolateral was evaluated. Means of each day and of the best score of each day were calculated from the three test trials. Results: No significant differences were determined between the mean score on each of the two days or between the mean score and the mean of the best score of each day. Intraclass coefficients (ICC) for the two testing days ranged from 0.59 to 0.83 based on the mean value, and from 0.40 to 0.86 based on the best value. The standard error of measurement (SEM) ranged between 0.4–1.1, which was equivalent to 18% of the stability index scores. Conclusions: Based on both ICC and SEM results, findings derived from this postural balance test have acceptable reproducibility in the overall and anteroposterior indices but only fair reproducibility in the mediolateral index.
The influence of different ranges of motion testing on the isokinetic strength of the quadriceps and hamstrings
Authors: Dervišević Edvin , Hadžić Vedran , Karpljuk Damir , Radjo Izet 
Published: October 2018

Objective: To evaluate bilateral quadriceps and hamstrings strength, at two different ranges of motion (RoM): 30° (SRoM) and 90° (FRoM), using different angular velocities. Background: Recent studies have indicated that short RoM isokinetic testing of knee muscles yielded strength findings that were compatible with those derived from a much larger RoM. However, findings were based on a single adjusted velocity in each of the RoMs. Method: Sixteen healthy male students volunteered to participate in this study. Two testing sessions, a week apart, were performed. In the first session testing started with a RoM of 90° (FRoM, 0° – full extension) and angular velocities of 60 and 180°/s. Measurements related to concentric (quadriceps and hamstring) and eccentric(quadriceps only) contractions. In the second part of the test, the RoM was adjusted to 30° (SRoM, 30–60° knee flexion) with velocities of 30 and 60°/s, respectively. The order of RoM testing was reversed in the second session. All tests were conducted bilaterally. Results: Both FRoM- and SRoM-based scores have shown good reproducibility based on the Bland Altman plots and low values of standard error of measurement and coefficient of variance of standard deviation. No statistically significant differences were noted between the FRoM and SRoM-based strength scores. The results suggest that range of motion used in isokinetic testing alone or in combination with other factors, namely side tested and isokinetic velocity, does not significantly influences changes in peak torque values for both quadriceps and hamstrings. Conclusion: This study suggests that SRoM isokinetic testing provides an effective alternative to the commonly applied range.
The effects of muscle fatigue and proprioceptive deficits on the passive joint senses of ankle inversion and eversion
Authors: Lin Yang Hua , Li Chen Wei , Tsai Li Ying , Liing Rong-Jiuan 
Published: October 2018

Objective: To investigate whether muscle fatigue of ankle invertors and evertors reduces the ability to detect inversion and eversion angles in subjects with an ankle proprioceptive deficit. Design: A cross-sectional before-after study with repeated measures design. Setting: Research laboratory. Subjects: Thirty young adults with defective passive joint sense of ankle inversion were recruited into this study and compared with 30 similar controls without ankle proprioceptive deficits. Interventions: Muscle fatigue of ankle invertors and evertors was defined as occuring when the maximal isokinetic torque declined to below 50% of the peak torque. Main measures: The absolute differences between the angles detected and assigned, with target angles at inversion 10°, inversion 20°, and eversion 10° trialled in random orders. Results: Proprioceptive deficits and muscle fatigue of ankle inversion and eversion had a significant interaction with the ability to detect small amplitude target angles. Detecting 10° of ankle eversion and inversion showed significantly greater errors than for 20° of ankle inversion. Following muscle fatigue or in subjects with proprioceptive deficits there were greater errors in detecting small amplitudes of ankle positions (10° of ankle inversion and eversion). Conclusions: The potential deleterious effects of fatigue and proprioceptive deficits on the ability to detect the small range of lateral movements of ankle joint was addressed in this investigation.. Fatigue worsens chronic proprioceptive ankle deficits and hence may enhance the risk of injury.
Patellar tendon graft vs. Semitendinosus and Gracilis graft for posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: An isokinetic and functional study one year after the operation
Authors: Tornese Davide , Bandi Marco , Volpi Piero , Schonhuber Herbert , Denti Matteo , Ricci Gabriele , Melegati Gianluca 
Published: October 2018

Objective: to compare the outcomes of arthroscopic reconstruction of the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) by means of the double bundle technique with the ipsilateral semitendinosus and gracilis (St-Gr) and the single bundle technique with the ipsilateral patellar tendon (PT). Methods and measures: 14 patients had randomly been assigned to either PT ot St-Gr graft for PCL reconstruction. The IKDC Knee Ligament Evaluation Form, the Lysholm Knee Scoring Scale, the Cincinnati Knee Rating Scale and concentric isokinetic knee extensor-flexor test at 60 and 180°/s were used to compare the results. Results: there were no significant differences in the clinical scores. The isokinetic tests, however, disclosed a significant loss of strength at the harvest site. Conclusion: since biomechanical considerations underscore the importance of recovery of the quadriceps after PCL reconstruction, employment of the semitendinous and gracilis with a possible loss of flexor strength could be rationally more acceptable solution than reconstruction with the patellar tendon and weakening of the extensors.
Energy expenditure and walking ability in stroke patients: Their improvement by ankle-foot orthoses
Authors: Maeda Noriaki , Kato Junichi , Azuma Yuji , Okuyama Sou , Yonei Satoshi , Murakami Masahito , Shimada Tomoaki 
Published: October 2018

In this study, we performed 6-minutes walking tests using a portable gas analyzer in patients with post-stroke hemiparesis, and examined the effects of ankle-foot orthosis (AFO) application on the walking ability and energy expenditure during walking. The subjects were 18 patients with post-stroke hemiparesis, who were admitted to the rehabilitation care unit of our rehabilitation center, and could walk. We performed 6-min walking tests with and without AFO application in these patients, and examined the walking distance and velocity, oxygen consumption (VO $_{2}$ ), and heart rate (HR) during walking. The oxygen consumption per meter(VO $_{2}$ m $^{-1}$ ) and physiological cost index (PCI) were determined as the efficiency of kinetic energy. The difference in the VO $_{2}$ during walking was not significant between application and non-application of the AFO, but the differences in the walking distance and velocity and the VO $_{2}$ m $^{-1}$ and PCI were significant. It was suggested that improvement of the walking ability and reduction of energy expenditure during walking were possible in motion-impaired patients with post-stroke hemiparesis by AFO application.
The effects of Kinesio-Taping® on quadriceps strength during isokinetic exercise in healthy non athlete women
Authors: Vithoulka I. , Beneka A. , Malliou P. , Aggelousis N. , Karatsolis K. , Diamantopoulos K. 
Published: October 2018

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of Kinesio Taping® on quadriceps strength at maximum concentric and eccentric isokinetic exercise mode in healthy non-athlete women in order to examine the Kinesio taping effect in increasing or decreasing the muscular quadriceps strength. Methods: Three different quadriceps taping modes have been used (no taping, placebo taping, Kinesio-Taping) for the study. and isokinetic concentric and eccentric strength assessments have been done for both knee extensors and flexors. Results: One-way ANOVA for repeated measures revealed no significant differences in max concentric torque between the three different taping modes but significant differences in max eccentric torque during both the concentric and eccentric mode of the quadriceps muscle. Conclusion: The results suggest that application of Kinestio Taping on the anterior surface of the thigh, in the direction of vastus medialis, laterallis and rectus femoris fascia, could increase the eccentric muscle strength (isokinetic eccentric peak torque), in healthy adults.
Higher velocities in isokinetic dynamometry: A pilot study of new test mode with active compensation of inertia
Authors: Mueller Steffen , Mayer Patrizia , Baur Heiner , Mayer Frank 
Published: October 2018

Isokinetic dynamometry is a standard technique for strength testing and training. Nevertheless reliability and validity is limited due to inertia effects, especially for high velocities. Therefore in a first methodological approach the purpose was to evaluate a new isokinetic measurement mode including inertia compensation compared to a classic isokinetic measurement mode for single and multijoint movements at different velocities. Isokinetic maximum strength measurements were carried out in 26 healthy active subjects. Tests were performed using classic isokinetic and new isokinetic mode in random order. Maximum torque/force, maximum movement velocity and time for acceleration were calculated. For inter-instrument agreement Bland and Altman analysis, systematic and random error was quantified. Differences between both methods were assessed (ANOVA α = 0.05). Bland and Altman analysis showed the highest agreement between the two modes for strength and velocity measurements (bias: < ± 1.1%; LOA: < 14.2%) in knee flexion/extension at slow isokinetic velocity (60°/s). Least agreement (range: bias: −67.6% ± 119.0%; LOA: 53.4%–69.3%) was observed for shoulder/arm test at high isokinetic velocity(360°/s). The Isokin _{new} mode showed higher maximum movement velocities (p<0.05). For low isokinetic velocities the new mode agrees with the classic mode. Especially at high isokinetic velocities the new isokinetic mode shows relevant benefits coupled with a possible trade-off with the force/torque measurement. In conclusion, this study offers for the first time a comparison between the 'classical' and inertia-compensated isokinetic dynamometers indicating the advantages and disadvantages associated with each individual approach, particularly as they relate to medium or high velocities in testing and training.
PENGARUH BAURAN PEMASARAN DAN KUALITAS PELAYANAN DALAM MENINGKATKAN LOYALITAS MAHASISWA PROGRAM STUDI MANAJEMEN FAKULTAS EKONOMI UMN AL WASHLIYAH MEDAN
Authors: Mardi Giwa Putra Lukman Nasution, 
Published: October 2018

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk (1) Mengetahui seberapa besar pengaruh bauranpemasaran terhadap loyalitas mahasiswa; (2) Mengetahui seberapa besar pengaruhkualitas pelayanan terhadap loyalitas mahasiswa; (3) serta Mengetahui seberapa besarpengaruh bauran pemasaran dan kualitas pelayanan terhadap loyalitas mahasiswa. Jenispenelitian yang digunakan adalah penelitian analisis regresi berganda (analysis multipleregression). Pengumpulan data dalam penelitian ini menggunakan kuesioner. Kuesionerdisebar langsung kepada mahasiswa Program Studi Manajemen Fakultas Ekonomi UMNAl Washliyah dijadikan sebagai objek penelitian. Kesimpulan penelitian ini secarasingkat adalah sebagai berikut: (1) Terdapat pengaruh yang diberikan variabel BauranPemasaran terhadap Loyalitas Mahasiswa. Hal tersebut dibuktikan karena setelahdilakukan analisis data dengan menggunakan komputerisasi (SPSS 16.0) didapat hasil ujiAnalisis Regresi Berganda bahwa thitung pada X1= 4,663 > ttabel (0,05;247) = 1,969 ataudengan membandingkan nilai sig = 0,000 < taraf kesalahan 5% = 0,05 maka dapatdisimpulkan bahwa X1 berpengaruh terdapat Y. (2) Terdapat pengaruh yang diberikankualitas Pelayanan terhadap loyalitas Mahasiswa. Hal tersebut dibuktikan karenasetelah dilakukan analisis data dengan menggunakan komputerisasi (SPSS 16.0) didapathasil uji Analisis Regresi Berganda thitung pada X2= 13,085 > ttabel(0,05;247) = 1,969atau dengan membandingkan nilai sig = 0,000 < taraf kesalahan 5% = 0,05 maka dapatdisimpulkan bahwa X2 berpengaruh terdapat Y. (3) Bahwa didapat Fhitung sebesar369,657 dengan sig sebesar 0,000. Untuk membandingkan antara nilai Fhitungmaka diperlukan F tabel (0,05;2;247) = 3,032. F hitung = 369,657 > F tabel = 3,032 atau denganmembandingkan Sig = 0,000 < taraf kesalahan = 0,05. Sehingga dapat disimpulkanbahwa terdapat pengaruh yang signifikan antara seluruh variabel independen secarasimultan terhadap variabel dependen.
Equitably improving outcomes for cancer survivors and supporting caregivers: A blueprint for care delivery, research, education, and policy
Authors: Alfano Catherine M. , Leach Corinne R. , Smith Tenbroeck G. , Miller Kim D. , Alcaraz Kassandra I. , Cannady Rachel S. , Wender Richard C. , Brawley Otis W. 
Published: October 2018

AbstractCancer care delivery is being shaped by growing numbers of cancer survivors coupled with provider shortages, rising costs of primary treatment and follow‐up care, significant survivorship health disparities, increased reliance on informal caregivers, and the transition to value‐based care. These factors create a compelling need to provide coordinated, comprehensive, personalized care for cancer survivors in ways that meet survivors’ and caregivers’ unique needs while minimizing the impact of provider shortages and controlling costs for health care systems, survivors, and families. The authors reviewed research identifying and addressing the needs of cancer survivors and caregivers and used this synthesis to create a set of critical priorities for care delivery, research, education, and policy to equitably improve survivor outcomes and support caregivers. Efforts are needed in 3 priority areas: 1) implementing routine assessment of survivors’ needs and functioning and caregivers’ needs; 2) facilitating personalized, tailored, information and referrals from diagnosis onward for both survivors and caregivers, shifting services from point of care to point of need wherever possible; and 3) disseminating and supporting the implementation of new care methods and interventions.
Mittelhochdeutsche Wortfamilien: Ermittlung und Perspektiven
Authors: Klein Thomas 
Published: October 2018

An inventory of the Middle High German word families is still missing wheras the Old High German and New High German word families are recorded by the dictionaries of J. Splett. In this paper a semi-automatic method is represented which can help to find and analyze the Middle High German word families. By several scripts a combined list of MHG and OHG lemmata is tranformed and expanded to a table containing among other things a column with a simplified variation of Splett's word formation formulas and a column with the common base of the word family the lemma probably belongs to. In a labour-intensive last step, these proposals have to be manually checked and corrected.

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Verwandtschaft oder Entlehnung? Die Beziehung der ripuarischen Kollektiva mit "ge-" + "-ze" zu den mittelniederländischen mit "ge-" + "-te"
Authors: Büthe-Scheider Eva 
Published: October 2018

A typical characteristic of Central German dialects, especially of the Ripuarian dialect, is that it has collective nouns with ge- + -ze (cf. gesteinze) besides those with ge- + -e (cf. gesteine) corresponding to Dutch gesteente and gestene. A relationship between ge- + -ze and ge- + -te has been assumed for a long time. A corpus-based comparison is given in order to explain the genesis of these different formation types (ge- + -e, ge- + -ze, ge- + -te) and their relations. It seems likely that earlier Dutch formations influenced their Ripuarian counterparts. Rarely, the circumfix ge- + -te also occurs in Ripuarian texts and may be autochthone. One main result is that the suffic -ze in Ripuarian restores the collective formation in the circumfix ge- + -e when it was destroyed by the e-apokope. This is a rare instance where an element of word formation is replaced by another one in order to neutralize the isolation effect of sound change.

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Conference report: "Morphology Days", Louvain­-la­-Neuve (Belgium), November 22–24 2017
Authors: Dugas Edwige 
Published: October 2018

Morphology Days is a (nearly) biennial international meeting which deals with morphology within different frameworks and in various perspectives Previous editions of this conference have taken place in Leuven (2015), Leeuwarden (2013), Leiden (2012), Nijmegen (2011), Luik (2009) and Amsterdam (2007) While the first editions of the conference were mainly addressed to researchers working on morphology in the Netherlands and in Belgium, the last editions – including this one – included international contributions The programme and the book of abstract is available at the conference’s homepage at https://morphologydays2017.wordpress.com/program/. Organized by Philippe Hiligsmann, Kristel Van Goethem, Nikos Koutsoukos and Isa Hendrikx from the Université Catholique de Louvain, and Laurent Raiser from the Université de Liège, this edition of Morphology Days hosted more than 30 researchers, among which 3 plenary speakers, coming not only from Belgium but also from France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States. Although both inflection and derivation (affixation) where dealt with in the talks, this conference report will only address the studies on derivation.

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