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Does observance of Ramadan affect sleep in athletes and physically active individuals? A systematic review and meta-analysis

Description: This article presents a systematic review and meta-analysis is to provide an accurate description of the effect of Ramadan observance on sleep duration, sleep quality, daily nap duration, and daytime sleepiness in athletes and physically active individuals.
Date: October 24, 2021
Creator: Trabelsi, Khaled; Ammar, Achraf; Glenn, Jordan M.; Boukhris, Omar; Khacharem, Aimen; Bouaziz, Bassem et al.
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Partner: UNT College of Education
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The impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic on physical activity in U.S. children

Description: This article examines the impact of the pandemic on the physical activity and play behavior of U.S. children and to provide evidence based recommendations to improve their physical activity.
Date: February 28, 2021
Creator: Tulchin-Francis, Kirsten; Stevens Jr., Wilshaw; Gu, Xiangli; Zhang, Tao; Roberts, Heather; Keller, M. Jean et al.
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Adolescents’ Physical Activity and Depressive Symptoms: A Psychosocial Mechanism

Description: Article tests a hypothesized path model of Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) variables (i.e., attitude toward behavior, subjective norm, perceived behavioral control, and intention) with physical activity (PA) and depressive symptoms. The findings support the theoretical tenets of TPB and provide empirical evidence of the psychosocial mechanism of PA and depressive symptoms in Chinese adolescents. It suggests that building PA intervention strategies while considering the TPB framework may promot… more
Date: January 24, 2022
Creator: Shen, Liang; Gu, Xiangli; Zhang, Tao & Lee, Joonyoung
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School-Based Sedentary Behavior, Physical Activity, and Health-Related Outcomes among Hispanic Children in the United States: A Cross-Sectional Study

Description: The article highlights a study meant to examine the relationships between school-based sedentary behavior, physical activity, and health-related outcomes, including cardiorespiratory fitness, weight status, and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among Hispanic children. Sedentary behavior was negatively correlated with cardiorespiratory fitness and HRQOL but positively associated with weight status. MVPA was positively correlated with cardiorespiratory fitness and HRQOL, but negatively asso… more
Date: February 13, 2020
Creator: Gu, Xiangli; Zhang, Tao; Chen, Senlin; Keller, M. Jean & Zhang, Xiaoxia
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A Mediation Analysis of the Association between Fundamental Motor Skills and Physical Activity during Middle Childhood

Description: This article investigates the associations between fundamental motor skills (FMS), health-related fitness (HRF) and physical activity (PA) during middle childhood and examines whether HRF serves as a mediator in these pathways. The behavioral mechanism (e.g., maintaining appropriate levels of HRF) provides meaningful insights to understand the obesity trajectory during middle childhood.
Date: January 20, 2021
Creator: Gu, Xiangli; Tamplain, Priscila M.; Chen, Weiyun; Zhang, Tao; Keller, M. Jean & Wang, Jing
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High School Adolescents’ Physical Activity and Physical Fitness: A 3 × 2 Achievement Goal Approach

Description: Article examining the influence of six goal orientations on physical activity (PA) and physical fitness (PF) in high school students in China using the latest 3 × 2 achievement goal model. Results show fostering self- and other-approach-oriented environments with developmentally appropriate content in physical education may have implications for enhancing high school students’ PA and PF.
Date: July 27, 2020
Creator: Shen, Liang; Lee, Joonyoung; Chen, Changzhou & Zhang, Tao
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Does Perceived Competence Mediate between Ball Skills and Children’s Physical Activity and Enjoyment?

Description: This article examines the potential mediating role of perceived motor skill competence on relationships between actual ball skills and children’s physical activity (PA) and PA enjoyment. Correlation analyses showed positive relationships among the study variables. The findings highlight that ball skills significantly impact students’ perceived competence, positively and indirectly affecting their PA and PA enjoyment.
Date: July 4, 2021
Creator: Zhang, Tao; Lee, Joonyoung; Barnett, Lisa M. & Gu, Xiangli
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Longer Nap Duration During Ramadan Observance Positively Impacts 5-m Shuttle Run Test Performance Performed in the Afternoon

Description: This article presents a study with the aim of examining the effect of different naps opportunities’ durations during Ramadan on performance of short-duration repetitive maximal exercise and perception of effort.
Date: February 9, 2022
Creator: Boukhris, Omar; Hill, David W.; Ammar, Achraf; Trabelsi, Khaled; Hsouna, Hsen; Abdessalem, Raouf et al.
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Changes in Perceived Exertion, Well-Being, and Recovery During Specific Judo Training: Impact of Training Period and Exercise Modality

Description: Article investigating the effect of intense and tapering training periods using different exercise modalities (i.e., Randori – grip dispute practice without throwing technique, Uchi-komi – technique repetition training, and sprinting) on rating of perceived exertion (RPE), well-being indices, recovery state, and physical enjoyment in judo athletes.
Date: August 14, 2020
Creator: Levitt, Danielle E.; Ouergui, Ibrahim; Ardigò, Luca Paolo; Selmi, Okba; Chtourou, Hamdi; Bouassida, Anissa et al.
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Discovering Potential for Sense of Community, Social Support, and Wellness Impacts within Interscholastic Sports Officials

Description: Data management plan for the grant "Discovering Potential for Sense of Community, Social Support, and Wellness Impacts within Interscholastic Sports Officials." Research seeking to provide an in-depth exploratory look at the behaviors of interscholastic sport officials as they relate to motivation for initial and continued participation, barriers to participation as an interscholastic sport official, and the social, community and health impacts of participation.
Date: 2021-05-01/2021-12-31
Creator: Anderson, Austin
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Sex-specific mitochondrial dynamics and mitophagy response to muscle damage

Description: Article presents a study examining the effect of sex-specific resistance exercise (RE)-induced hormonal response on mitochondrial dynamics and mitophagy after muscle damage in untrained men and women.
Date: May 25, 2022
Creator: Luk, Hui-Ying; Jiwan, Nigel C.; Appell, Casey R.; Levitt, Danielle E. & Vingren, Jakob L.
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Psychosocial Mechanism of Adolescents’ Depression: A Dose-Response Relation with Physical Activity

Description: The article highlights a study aimed (1) to examine the relations between different doses of physical activity (PA), light PA (LPA), moderate PA (MPA), and vigorous PA (VPA), academic self-efficacy, and depression among adolescents, and (2) to investigate the direct and indirect relations of various doses of PA to depression through academic self-efficacy among middle school adolescents. Findings of this study indicated that academic self-efficacy regulates adolescents’ depression. Tailoring di… more
Date: April 24, 2020
Creator: Xiang, Man; Gu, Xiangli; Zhang, Xiaoxia; Moss, Samantha; Huang, Chaoqun; Nelson, Larry Paul et al.
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Physical Fitness Promotion among Adolescents: Effects of a Jump Rope-Based Physical Activity Afterschool Program

Description: Article examines the effects of a jump rope-based physical activity afterschool program on middle school students’ physical fitness. This article belongs to the special issue Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour and Health Interventions in Children and Adolescents.
Date: August 14, 2020
Creator: Lee, Joonyoung; Zhang, Tao; Yang, Xiaofeng; Gu, Xiangli & Zhang, Xiaoxia
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Training, psychometric status, biological markers and neuromuscular fatigue in soccer

Description: This article presents a study that examined the relationship between psychometric status, neuromuscular, and biochemical markers of fatigue in response to an intensified training (IT) period in soccer.
Date: April 9, 2021
Creator: Selmi, Okba; Ouergui, Ibrahim; Levitt, Danielle E.; Marzouki, Hamza; Knechtle, Beat; Nikolaidis, Pantelis T. et al.
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Feasibility and initial efficacy of a wheelchair exercise-training intervention for persons with multiple sclerosis

Description: Data management plan for the grant "Feasibility and initial efficacy of a wheelchair exercise-training intervention for persons with multiple sclerosis." The proposed study will examine the feasibility and initial efficacy of a stakeholder-informed, home-based, remotely supported and supervised exercise training program for wheelchair users with multiple sclerosis (MS). The proposed exercise training program was iteratively developed in partnership with community members using semi-structured i… more
Date: 2023-04-01/2025-03-31
Creator: Silveira, Stephanie L.
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