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The Battle for Better Nutrition: The Role of the Escalating Fruit and Vegetable Prices
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Between-day Reliability of Pedal Forces for Cyclists During an Incremental Cycling Test to Exhaustion
(IOS Press, 2013)BACKGROUND: Reliability of pedal forces during cycling specific tests needs to be established if pedal forces are to be used in longitudinal studies evaluating performance improvements. METHOD: We assessed the reliability ... -
Bidirectional Causal Control in the Dynamics of Handstand Balance
(Nature Publishing Group, 2020)The aim of this study was to identify motor control solutions associated with the ability to maintain handstand balance. Using a novel approach, we investigated the dynamical interactions between centre of pressure (CoP) ... -
Biomechanics and User Testing of the Impact of IRB Modifications on Tibial Loading: Technical Report #8 to Surf Life Saving New Zealand (SLSNZ)
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Blood Pressure Measurement at Two Years in Offspring of Women Randomized to a Trial of Metformin for Gdm: Follow up Data From the MiG Trial
(BioMed Central, 2015)Offspring born following maternal gestational diabetes are at risk of excessive childhood weight gain and Type 2 diabetes in childhood, which in turn is associated with an increased rate of hypertension. We aimed to determine ... -
Boat Instrumentation Feasibility Study to Assess Biomechanics of Competitive Surf Lifesavers During Inflatable Rescue Boat Activities: Technical Report #5 to Surf Life Saving New Zealand (SLSNZ)
(SPRINZ, Auckland University of Technology, 2019)Background: Only two studies to date have investigated loads experienced on IRBs during operation. Purpose: To pilot a data collection system for acceleration and video footage of the IRB and crew on water, to be used ... -
Bone Mineral Density in Retired Rugby Players: Initial Findings From the UK Rugby Health Project
(Elsevier, 2018)Introduction Regular exercise that delivers impact forces to the skeleton are positively associated with bone strength. Athletes from high impact sports such as rugby have higher bone density than non-athletes ( Hind et ... -
The Brain Injury Screening Tool (BIST): Tool Development, Factor Structure and Validity
(Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021)Currently health care pathways (the combination and order of services that a patient receives to manage their injury) following a mild traumatic brain injury vary considerably. Some clinicians lack confidence in injury ... -
Built Environment and Physical Activity in New Zealand Adolescents: A Protocol for a Cross-sectional Study
(BMJ Open, 2014)Built-environment interventions have the potential to provide population-wide effects and the means for a sustained effect on behaviour change. Population-wide effects for adult physical activity have been shown with ... -
Can Machine Learning With IMUs Be Used to Detect Different Throws and Estimate Ball Velocity in Team Handball?
(MDPI AG, 2021)Injuries in handball are common due to the repetitive demands of overhead throws at high velocities. Monitoring workload is crucial for understanding these demands and improving injury-prevention strategies. However, in ... -
Carrying a Ball Can Influence Sidestepping Mechanics in Rugby
(The International Society of Biomechanics in Sports (ISBS), 2015)Sidestepping mechanics have been implicated as a risk factor for knee injury in rugby. Carrying a ball is proposed to alter movement patterns. Therefore the purpose of the study was to examine the effects of sidestepping ... -
Cluster Size Prediction for Military Clothing Using 3D Body Scan Data
(Elsevier BV, 2021)Aim To determine how anthropometric characteristics cluster in the New Zealand Defence Force, and to describe the characteristics of each cluster. This information can inform the development of new uniform sizing systems ... -
Coaching and coach development in New Zealand
(Human Kinetics Journal, 2015)For a small country with a population of 4.47 million (Statistics New Zealand, 2015), New Zealand achieves great success on the world sporting stage. One of the many contributors to this success is New Zealand’s commitment ... -
Cohort Profile: Pacific Islands Families (Pif) Growth Study, Auckland, New Zealand
(BMJ Publishing, 2016)This article profiles a birth cohort of Pacific children participating in an observational prospective study and describes the study protocol used at ages 14-15 years to investigate how food and activity patterns, metabolic ... -
Community-based Approaches to Reducing Health Inequities and Fostering Environmental Justice Through Global Youth-engaged Citizen Science
(MDPI, 2021)Growing socioeconomic and structural disparities within and between nations have cre-ated unprecedented health inequities that have been felt most keenly among the world’s youth. While policy approaches can help to mitigate ... -
Computational Intelligence for Qualitative Coaching Diagnostics: Automated Assessment of Tennis Swings to Improve Performance and Safety
(Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., 2018)Coaching technology, wearables, and exergames can provide quantitative feedback based on measured activity, but there is little evidence of effective qualitative feedback to aid technique improvement. To achieve personalized ... -
Concept to sale of a healthier snack bar
(Ommega Publishers, 2016)Snacking between meals provides important contribution to dietary intake of key nutrients. There is a need for snack bars that are nutrient dense, have a low glycemic load and increase feelings of fullness and satiety. ... -
Concussion Incidence for Two Levels of Senior Amateur Rugby League in New Zealand, 2008-2011
(Remedy Publications, 2018)Aim: To report the incidence, injury mechanisms and assessment of concussion in two levels of amateur senior rugby league over 2008-2011. Methods: A prospective observational study of competition injuries in a New Zealand ... -
Concussion Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviour in Equestrian Athletes
(Elsevier, 2020)Objective: To determine knowledge, attitudes and behaviour towards concussion in adult equestrian athletes. Design: Nationwide, cross-sectional, questionnaire. Methods: Participants were recruited via advertisements ...