Peak torque and eccentric rate of torque development of the hamstrings might not be reflected by contractile properties measured by tensiomyography.

Background: Eccentric maximum strength and explosive force production of the hamstrings are crucial for performance in many sports. Tensiomyography (TMG has been shown to be a valuable tool to assess muscle contractility and function. For eccentric force production, neural activation has been proposed to be the predominant influencing factor.

Evolution of pH-sensitive transcription termination in during adaptation to repeated long-term starvation.

Fluctuating environments that consist of regular cycles of co-occurring stress are a common challenge faced by cellular populations. For a population to thrive in constantly changing conditions, an ability to coordinate a rapid cellular response is essential. Here, we identify a mutation conferring an arginine-to-histidine (Arg to His) substitution in the transcription terminator Rho.

Bacterial cross-feeding can promote gene retention by lowering gene expression costs.

Gene loss is expected in microbial communities when the benefit of obtaining a biosynthetic precursor from a neighbor via cross-feeding outweighs the cost of retaining a biosynthetic gene. However, gene cost primarily comes from expression, and many biosynthetic genes are only expressed when needed. Thus, one can conversely expect cross-feeding to repress biosynthetic gene expression and promote gene retention by lowering gene cost.

The Discrepancy Between External and Internal Load/Intensity during Blood Flow Restriction Exercise: Understanding Blood Flow Restriction Pressure as Modulating Factor.

Physical exercise induces acute psychophysiological responses leading to chronic adaptations when the exercise stimulus is applied repeatedly, at sufficient time periods, and with appropriate magnitude. To maximize long-term training adaptations, it is crucial to control and manipulate the external load and the resulting psychophysiological strain. Therefore, scientists have developed a theoretical framework that distinguishes between the physical work performed during exercise (i.