The impact of skinfold thickness and exercise intensity on the reliability of NIRS in the vastus lateralis.

Purpose: The aims of this study were (1) to assess the test-retest reliability of the primary near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) variables (i.e., StO, T[Hb], [HbO] and [HHb]) during cycling and (2) to investigate potential influences of exercise intensity and adipose tissue thickness (ATT) on this reliability.

A comparison of critical power and the respiratory compensation point at slower and faster pedaling cadences.

We investigated whether pedal cadence (60 vs. 100 rpm) affects oxygen uptake (V̇O) and power output (PO) at two indexes of the heavy-to-severe-intensity domain boundary (i.e.

Application and performance of heart-rate-based methods to estimate oxygen consumption at different exercise intensities in postmenopausal women.

Purpose: Heart rate (HR) is a widespread method to estimate oxygen consumption ( O), exercise intensity, volume, and energy expenditure. Still, accuracy depends on lab tests or using indexes like HR and HR. This study addresses HR indexes' applicability in postmenopausal women (PMW), who constitute over 50% of the aging population and may have unique characteristics (e.

Applicability and performance of heart failure prognostic scores in dilated cardiomyopathy: the real-world experience of an Italian referral center for cardiomyopathies.

Background: The performance of heart failure (HF) risk models is validated in the general population with HF but in specific aetiological settings, and specifically in dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), has scarcely been explored. We tested eight of the main prognostic scores used in HF in a large real-world population of patients with DCM.

Methods: We included 784 consecutive DCM patients enrolled, both inpatients and outpatients, enrolled between January 2000 and December 2017.

Differential patterns of within- and between-population genetically based trait variation in Lupinus angustifolius.

Background And Aims: Within-population genetic and phenotypic variation play a key role in the development of adaptive responses to environmental change. Between-population variation is also an essential element in assessing the evolutionary potential of species in response to changes in environmental conditions. In this context, common garden experiments are a useful tool to separate the genetic and environmental components of phenotypic variation.