This study aimed to assess acute and residual changes in sprint-related hamstring injury (HSI) risk factors after a football (soccer) match, focusing on recovery within the commonly observed 72-h timeframe between elite football matches. We used a multifactorial approach within a football context, incorporating optical and ultrastructural microscopic analysis of BFlh (biceps femoris long head) muscle fibres, along with an examination of BFlh fibre composition. Changes in sprint performance-related factors and HSI modifiable risk factors were examined until 3 days after the match (MD ) in 20 football players.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: Autoantibodies targeting intracellular proteins are common in various autoimmune diseases. In the context of myositis, the pathologic significance of these autoantibodies has been questioned due to the assumption that autoantibodies cannot enter living muscle cells. This study aims to investigate the validity of this assumption.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe future of Autonomous Vehicles (AVs) will experience a breakthrough when collective intelligence is employed through decentralized cooperative systems. A system capable of controlling all AVs crossing urban intersections, considering the state of all vehicles and users, will be able to improve vehicular flow and end accidents. This type of system is known as Autonomous Intersection Management (AIM).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: The aim of this study was to compare muscle biopsy findings, as well as clinical and analytical features, with those of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies of muscle in patients with dermatomyositis.
Methods: All patients from the Longitudinal Myopathy Cohort of the Hospital Clínic de Barcelona were prospectively included in the study from 2009 to 2016. MRI images of muscle and fascial oedema were compared with muscle pathology results using both quantitative and semi-quantitative scores.
The advent of flying ad hoc networks (FANETs) has opened an opportunity to create new added-value services. Even though it is clear that these networks share common features with its predecessors, e.g.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNew verticals within the Internet of Things (IoT) paradigm such as smart cities, smart farming, or goods monitoring, among many others, are demanding strong requirements to the Radio Access Network (RAN) in terms of coverage, end-node's power consumption, and scalability. The technologies employed so far to provide IoT scenarios with connectivity, e.g.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe emergence of low-cost connected devices is enabling a new wave of sensorization services. These services can be highly leveraged in industrial applications. However, the technologies employed so far for managing this kind of system do not fully cover the strict requirements of industrial networks, especially those regarding energy efficiency.
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