Phys Sportsmed
January 2025
Objectives: This study aimed to compare the psychological demands and external workload experienced in the seven sessions leading up to injuries and the demands in the month preceding the injury week among professional Brazilian soccer players.
Methods: Initially, 33 players participated, but only 15 were included in the analysis due to the occurrence of twenty-three muscle-tendon injuries recorded according to International Olympic Committee (IOC) guidelines. The study assessed muscle-tendon injuries, rate of perceived exertion (RPE), and psychological variables (i.
J Plant Physiol
November 2024
The target of rapamycin (TOR) signaling pathway is critical for plant growth and stress adaptation through maintaining the proper balance between cell proliferation and differentiation. Here, by using BX517, an inhibitor of the mammalian phosphoinositide-dependent protein kinase 1 (PDK1), we tested the hypothesis that a plant ortholog of PDK1 could influence the TOR complex activity and its target, the S6 ribosomal protein kinase (S6K) in Arabidopsis seedlings. Through locally applying sucrose to leaves, which promotes root growth and plant biomass production via TOR signaling, we could demonstrate the opposite trend upon BX517 treatment, which antagonized sucrose-induced plant growth and overly decreased root development through inhibiting the expression of mitotic cyclins CYCB1 and CYCA3 in root meristems.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe study aimed to analyze the tactical sprint actions performed by Spanish professional soccer players, considering their playing positions and the match status at the time of each action. Thirty-two Spanish male professional soccer players from a LaLiga Spanish Second Division (LaLiga SmarthBank) team participated in this study. Actions above 85% of the players' maximum velocity during 42 official matches were collected by an optical tracking system ChyronHego® and were synchronized using Mediacoach software (LaLiga, Madrid, Spain).
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