American Journal of Sports Science

Volume 6, Issue 3, September 2018

  • Active Lifestyle Among Pregnant Women in Burundi

    Ngayimbesha Adrien, Bizimana Jean Berchmans, Gakima Marie Stella, Nzisabira Félix

    Issue: Volume 6, Issue 3, September 2018
    Pages: 74-77
    Received: Oct. 12, 2017
    Accepted: Oct. 25, 2017
    Published: May 08, 2018
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    Abstract: Anatomical and physiological changes during pregnancy can alter balance, coordination capabilities and finally make some activities more uncomfortable. The present study used self-administrated questionnaire to assess Burundi’s pregnant women physical practice level and their knowledge regarding health benefits of physical exercise practice during ... Show More
  • The Influence of Additional Surface on Force Platform’s Ground Reaction Force Data During Walking and Running

    Shariman Ismadi Ismail, Hiroyuki Nunome, Fatin Farhana Marzuki, Izzat Su’aidi

    Issue: Volume 6, Issue 3, September 2018
    Pages: 78-82
    Received: Apr. 02, 2018
    Accepted: Apr. 20, 2018
    Published: May 15, 2018
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    Abstract: This study compares the vertical ground reaction force exerted from walking and running movement on two different surfaces of a force platform. Five skilled male futsal players were recruited to perform the walking and running tasks over the force platform. In the first setting, the players moved directly in contact with the force platform’s bare s... Show More
  • The Relationship between Family Intimacy, Adaptability and Depression of Private College Students

    Jia Yong, Yuan Chunlei

    Issue: Volume 6, Issue 3, September 2018
    Pages: 83-87
    Received: Apr. 12, 2018
    Accepted: May 05, 2018
    Published: May 28, 2018
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    Abstract: Aim: To study the relationship between family intimacy, adaptation and depression on private college students so as to provide theories to solve psychological problems of college students. Method: to apply stratified cluster sampling to 480 subjects from six private colleges in Chongqing, and to judge depression and family intimacy by CESD and FACE... Show More
  • Selective Antecedents of Competitive State Anxiety Dimensions During High Stakes in Elite Competition

    Hagan Junior John Elvis, Pollmann Dietmar, Schack Thomas

    Issue: Volume 6, Issue 3, September 2018
    Pages: 88-97
    Received: Apr. 24, 2018
    Accepted: May 10, 2018
    Published: May 28, 2018
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    Abstract: This present study investigated the influence of competitive state anxiety antecedents on the intensity, direction, and frequency dimensions of elite athletes during high stakes in table tennis competition. Thirty-three (N= 33) purposively sampled elite table tennis players from Ghana completed the modified version of the Competitive State Anxiety ... Show More
  • Brazilian Primary Care of T2D with Reactive-Homeostatic and Lifestyle Changing- Allostatic Approaches: A Cost-Effectiveness Data

    Mariana Santoro Nakagaki, Hugo Tadashi Kano, Roberto Carlos Burini

    Issue: Volume 6, Issue 3, September 2018
    Pages: 98-107
    Received: May 01, 2018
    Accepted: May 22, 2018
    Published: Jun. 13, 2018
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    Abstract: The Brazilian Health System is committed to offer free of charge medications for Diabetes, with the expenditure with prescription drug being the increasingly large component of overall health care costs of the Ministry of Health. The program for Hypertension and Diabetes (HiperDia) provides distribution of more than 15 medications for those two dis... Show More
  • Maintenance of Functional Capacity and Hemodynamic Responses After Discharge from Cardiac Rehabilitation

    José Andrés Trejos-Montoya, Braulio Alonso Sánchez-Ureña, Peter Walter Grandjean, Luis Alberto Blanco-Romero, Jorge Enrique Salas-Cabrera, Vera Rodríguez-Cambronero, Felipe Araya-Ramíre

    Issue: Volume 6, Issue 3, September 2018
    Pages: 108-113
    Received: May 07, 2018
    Accepted: Jun. 07, 2018
    Published: Jun. 29, 2018
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    Abstract: Purpose: To examine the maintenance of functional capacity and hemodynamic responses to exercise in cardiac patients two and a half years after discharge from cardiac rehabilitation program. Methods: Eighty-eight patients with CVD were contacted after discharge from our university-based phase II cardiac rehabilitation program between 2011 and 2014.... Show More
  • Management Efficiency in Russian Super League Football Clubs in 2016 and 2017

    Andrey Polozov, Liudmila Brekhova

    Issue: Volume 6, Issue 3, September 2018
    Pages: 114-121
    Received: May 30, 2018
    Accepted: Jun. 08, 2018
    Published: Jul. 07, 2018
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    Abstract: The Russian Super League ranks sixth by its clubs' budgets while the Russian national team lags behind occupying the 60th place in the world rankings. Players’ salaries do not correspond to their actual on-pitch performance. The problem may lie in the low level of football management efficiency, more specifically, in the 'pay-levelling' system in R... Show More
  • Chronic Use of Anabolic Steroids and the Effects on the Neuronal Density of the Cerebral Cortex and Hippocampus in Mice

    Dauanda Kécia Silva, Alessandra Esteves, Flávia Da Ré Guerra, Evelise Aline Soares, Denismar Alves Nogueria, Petrus Pires Marques, Wagner Costa Rossi Junior

    Issue: Volume 6, Issue 3, September 2018
    Pages: 122-129
    Received: Aug. 08, 2018
    Accepted: Aug. 21, 2018
    Published: Sep. 11, 2018
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    Abstract: This study analyzed the effects of the chronic use of these drugs on the neuronal density of mice cerebral cortex and hippocampus. Materials and methods: 40 male Swiss mice were used, divided into 4 groups (n=10): GI-Control (0,02ml/Kg/week of saline solution), GII- treated with anabolic steroid Durateston® (83,3mg/Kg/week) GIII- treated with anabo... Show More