Publications by authors named "Marc Davis"
Introduction: Out of school hours care (OSHC) is a fast-growing childcare setting in Australia, however the types of foods and beverages offered are relatively unknown. This study describes the food and beverages offered and investigates sector-level and setting-level factors which may impact OSHC in meeting the Australian Dietary Guidelines (ADG).
Methods: This cross-sectional, observational study was conducted in 89 OSHC services (between 2018 and 2019).
Perseverance, also commonly referred to as grit or industriousness, is the continued effort exerted to complete goal-directed tasks. Many factors, such as stress, can contribute to perseverative behavior, but the role of sociality on perseverance in animal models has not been studied. In this experiment, perseverance was measured in Long-Evans rats; half of which were socially housed (SH) and the other half were nonsocially housed (NSH).
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- The study utilized a pre- and post-intervention design to examine how foot orthoses with medial arch support affect the ankle inversion angle and pressure on the fifth metatarsal during basketball lay-ups and shuttle runs.
- Wearing these foot orthoses led to significantly higher maximum ankle inversion angles and plantar forces/pressures on the fifth metatarsal, potentially increasing the risk of fractures like the Jones fracture in athletes.
- The findings suggest that off-the-shelf foot orthoses might unintentionally elevate the risk of proximal fractures, warranting further investigation into their long-term effects on foot health in sports.