The challenges of measuring physical activity and sedentary behaviour in people with rheumatoid arthritis

M Steultjens, K Bell, G Hendry - Rheumatology Advances in …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The importance of sufficient moderate-to-vigorous physical activity as a key component of a
healthy lifestyle is well established, as are the health risks associated with high levels of …

Agreement and relationship between measures of absolute and relative intensity during walking: A systematic review with meta-regression

A Warner, N Vanicek, A Benson, T Myers, G Abt - PLoS One, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Introduction A metabolic equivalent (MET) is one of the most common methods used to
objectively quantify physical activity intensity. Although the MET provides an …

Practical judgment of workload based on physical activity, work conditions, and worker's age in construction site

N Hashiguchi, K Kodama, Y Lim, C Che, S Kuroishi… - Sensors, 2020 - mdpi.com
It is important for construction companies to sustain a productive workforce without
sacrificing its health and safety. This study aims to develop a practical judgement method to …

Relationship between heart rate variability and differential patterns of cortisol response to acute stressors in mid‐life adults: A data‐driven investigation

MM Bennett, CW Tomas, JM Fitzgerald - Stress and Health, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Cortisol and heart rate variability (HRV) are well‐established biomarkers of the human
stress response system. While a relationship between cortisol and HRV is assumed, few …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing human internal exposure to chemicals at different physical activity levels: A physiologically based kinetic (PBK) model incorporating metabolic …

Z Li, X Zhang - Environment International, 2023 - Elsevier
Physical activity levels have the potential to impact human internal exposure to
environmental chemicals. However, the current lack of simple modeling approaches hinders …

Dynamic of glucose homeostasis in virtual patients: A comparison between different behaviors

A Alonso-Bastida, M Adam-Medina… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
This work presents a mathematical model of homeostasis dynamics in healthy individuals,
focusing on the generation of conductive data on glucose homeostasis throughout the day …

Quantifying the physical demands undertaken by offshore wind technicians during a working day and casualty evacuations

J O'Halloran, M Tipton, G Milligan - Work, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
BACKGROUND: Offshore wind technicians (WTs) have been identified as having an
occupation with high physical demands. OBJECTIVE: To characterise the physical demands …

Commonly used subjective effort scales may not predict directly measured physical workloads and fatigue in hispanic farmworkers

O Thamsuwan, K Galvin, P Palmandez… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
In North America, Hispanic migrant farmworkers are being exposed to occupational
ergonomic risks. Due to cultural differences in the perception and reporting of effort and …

Energy conservation, minimum steps, and adaptations when needed: A scoping review

KM Omura… - Hong Kong Journal …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Background/objective Although many therapeutic approaches use energy conservation,
only a few effectively report the steps involved. Thus, it is intended to identify energy …

Acute influences of tennis services on cardiac output and brachial hemodynamics in young male tennis players

S Mori, K Kosaki, R Tagata, K Kon, R Yasuda… - Journal of Science and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objectives This study aimed to examine the influences of tennis service exercise on cardiac
output (CO) and bilateral brachial hemodynamics in young tennis players. Design …