purpose: To compare vitamin D status between countries in young adults and in the elderly.
materials and methods: Reports on vitamin D status (as assessed by serum 25-…

The volume of literature on fitness testing in court sports such as basketball is considerably
less than for field sports or individual sports such as running and cycling. Team sport …

Since the advent of assays for serum 25 (OH) D many studies have reported a high prevalence
of hypovitaminosis D in the elderly [1, 2]. The rationale for defining hypovitaminosis D is …

In this study, the intensities of activity and movement patterns during men's basketball were
investigated by videoing the movements and monitoring the heart rate and blood lactate …

This study investigated whether hypoxic exposure increased muscle buffer capacity (βm)
and mechanical efficiency during exercise in male athletes. A control (CON, n=7) and a live …

INTRODUCTION To date, 559 humans have been flown into space, but long-duration (>300
days) missions are rare (n = 8 total). Long-duration missions that will take humans to Mars …

There have been conflicting reports about the effect of diabetes on bone density. In 1978,
we studied 109 patients, 46 with type I and 63 with type II diabetes; ∼12 years later we …

Objective: The objective of this study was to describe superior semicircular canal dehiscence
(SSCD) presenting as otherwise unexplained conductive hearing loss without vestibular …

Objective To develop and validate a patient‐based instrument to measure both facial
impairment and disability, the Facial Clinimetric Evaluation (FaCE) Scale. Study Design …

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) have been linked with both depressed Na + ,K + ‐pump
activity and skeletal muscle fatigue. This study investigated N‐acetylcysteine (NAC) effects on …