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  1. Acute Creatine Ingestion Before Resistance Training Enhances Strength Performance More than Ingestion During or After Training: A Randomized Crossover Pilot Trial
  2. ACTN3 rs1815739 and BDNF rs6265 Polymorphisms May Not Be Associated with Handgrip Strength in Elite Wrestlers
  3. Melatonin, Caffeine, or Their Combination: Effects on Sleep, Performance, Perceived Exertion in a Placebo-Controlled Crossover Study
  4. Correction: Mahdi et al. Melatonin Supplementation Enhances Next-Day High-Intensity Exercise Performance and Recovery in Trained Males: A Placebo-Controlled Crossover Study. Sports 2025, 13, 190
  5. Machine Learning Applications for In-School Physical Activity Data Using IMUs in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review for Health Promotion
  6. Effects of protein sources at sahur on anaerobic power and strength during Ramadan in combat sport athletes: A single blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, counterbalanced crossover study design
  7. Can Environmental Enrichment Mitigate Cell Apoptosis in the Central Nervous System Under Adverse Health Conditions? A Systematic Review
  8. Effect of Linear Sprints and Change-of-Direction Training Versus Small-Sided Soccer Games on Physical Performance in Highly Trained Young Female Soccer Players: A Randomized Cross-Over Study
  9. Effects of Creatine Monohydrate Loading on Sleep Metrics, Physical Performance, Cognitive Function, and Recovery in Physically Active Men: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Crossover Trial
  10. Machine Learning Methods in Posture-Related Applications in Children up to 12 Years Old: A Systematic Review
  11. Effect of a 90-Minute Nap at Different Times of the Day on Physical Performance, Psycho-Cognitive Responses, and Perceived Recovery in Trained Youth Male Athletes
  12. Effects of Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization on Lower Limb Muscle Activity, Pain, and Disability in Individuals with Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial
  13. Correlations with Meeting Physical Activity Guidelines in Preschool
  14. Synergistic Effects of Green Tea Extract and Ginger Supplementation on Endurance Performance and Thermal Perception in Normothermic and Cold Environments: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind Crossover Trial
  15. The effects of different multidirectional plyometric sequences on shooting, balance, and neuromuscular performance in professional male basketball players
  16. The Effects of Physical Activity Programs with Nutritional Supplementation in Children Until 12 Years Old Recruited from Schools: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials
  17. The Relationship with Meeting Physical Activity Guidelines in Preschool-Aged Children: A Systematic Review
  18. Is Cardiopulmonary Fitness Related to Attention, Concentration, and Academic Performance in Different Subjects in Schoolchildren?
  19. Relative age effect, morphological status and physical performance of U-15 Croatian football players
  20. The Effects of Cardiopulmonary Fitness on Executive Functioning or Academic Performance in Students from Early Childhood to Adolescence? A Systematic Review
  21. Precision Enhanced Bioactivity Prediction of Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors by Integrating Deep Learning and Molecular Fingerprints Towards Cost-Effective and Targeted Cancer Therapy
  22. Interpretable Machine Learning for Serum-Based Metabolomics in Breast Cancer Diagnostics: Insights from Multi-Objective Feature Selection-Driven LightGBM-SHAP Models
  23. Melatonin Supplementation Enhances Next-Day High-Intensity Exercise Performance and Recovery in Trained Males: A Placebo-Controlled Crossover Study
  24. Explainable Boosting Machines Identify Key Metabolomic Biomarkers in Rheumatoid Arthritis
  25. Relationships Between Sport-Specific Anaerobic Tests, Interlimb Asymmetry, and Bilateral Deficit as Measured from Vertical Jump Performances in Highly Trained Taekwondo Athletes
  26. The effect of time-of-day on short-term repetitive maximal performance, cognitive ability and psychological variables in adolescents
  27. Proposed Comprehensive Methodology Integrated with Explainable Artificial Intelligence for Prediction of Possible Biomarkers in Metabolomics Panel of Plasma Samples for Breast Cancer Detection
  28. An explanatory model of academic psychosocial variables and physical activity during the educational selection process
  29. Untargeted Lipidomic Biomarkers for Liver Cancer Diagnosis: A Tree-Based Machine Learning Model Enhanced by Explainable Artificial Intelligence
  30. Effectiveness of a school-based physical activity intervention on overweight and obesity among children and adolescents in Pakistan
  31. Acid–Base and Electrolyte Balance Responses in the Performance of Female Ultramarathon Runners in a 45 km Mountain Race
  32. Associations of parental support and involvement in sports with overweight and obesity among children and adolescents in Pakistan: an empirical cross-sectional study
  33. Enhancing Cognitive Health in Elderly Individuals: The Impact of Hatha Yoga on Attention, Memory, and Reasoning: A Randomized Controlled Trial
  34. Impact of Genetic Polymorphisms on Electrochemical Parameters and Acid-Base Disorders in Brazilian Runners During a 105-Kilometer Ultramarathon
  35. Highest oxygen consumption prediction: introducing variable theoretical proportional factors for different sports
  36. Metabolomics Biomarker Discovery to Optimize Hepatocellular Carcinoma Diagnosis: Methodology Integrating AutoML and Explainable Artificial Intelligence
  37. Platelet Metabolites as Candidate Biomarkers in Sepsis Diagnosis and Management Using the Proposed Explainable Artificial Intelligence Approach
  38. A crossover study on attentional focus and gross motor performance in individuals with Down syndrome
  39. Effectiveness of maximum, explosive and combined strength training on endurance runners performance indicators: a systematic review and meta-analysis
  40. Can acute mobilization and oscillation training profit on the joint position sense and strength of the rotator cuff muscles in young tennis players?
  41. Hybrid Explainable Artificial Intelligence Models for Targeted Metabolomics Analysis of Diabetic Retinopathy
  42. Combining the Strengths of the Explainable Boosting Machine and Metabolomics Approaches for Biomarker Discovery in Acute Myocardial Infarction
  43. The Outdoor Game “Catch-Up” is A Tool to Support the Development of Coordination Abilities in Children
  44. Anthropometric Influence on Preschool Children’s Physical Fitness and Motor Skills: A Systematic Review
  45. The contribution of energy systems during 30-second lower body Wingate anaerobic test in combat sports athletes: Intermittent versus single forms and gender comparison
  46. Effects of short-term pre-competition weight loss on certain physiological parameters and strength change in elite boxers
  47. Synergetic effects of a low caffeine dose and pre-exercise music on psychophysical performance in female taekwondo athletes
  48. Emotional and Social Outcomes of the Teaching Personal and Social Responsibility Model in Physical Education: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
  49. Assessment of Sepsis Risk at Admission to the Emergency Department: Clinical Interpretable Prediction Model
  50. The AMPD1 Gene’s rs17602729 Polymorphism and Athletic Performance in Track and Field Athletes
  51. Effects of Swedish Massage at Different Times of the Day on Dynamic and Static Balance in Taekwondo Athletes
  52. Explainable Artificial Intelligence Paves the Way in Precision Diagnostics and Biomarker Discovery for the Subclass of Diabetic Retinopathy in Type 2 Diabetics
  53. Effects of caffeine consumption combined with listening to music during warm-up on taekwondo physical performance, perceived exertion and psychological aspects
  54. Coenzyme Q10 Supplementation in Athletes: A Systematic Review
  55. Estimation of Obesity Levels through the Proposed Predictive Approach Based on Physical Activity and Nutritional Habits
  56. Repeated High-Intensity Technique Training and Repeated Sprint Training Elicit Similar Adjustment in Physiological Responses But Divergent Perceptual Responses and Combat-Related Performances in Adolescent Taekwondo Matches
  57. Listening to Preferred and Loud Music Enhances Taekwondo Physical Performances in Adolescent Athletes
  58. The effects of tempo and loudness variations during warm-up with music on perceived exertion, physical enjoyment and specific performances in male and female taekwondo athletes
  59. Neuromuscular and balance adaptations following basketball-specific training programs based on combined drop jump and multidirectional repeated sprint versus multidirectional plyometric training
  60. Review of: "Public health efficiency and well-being in Italian provinces"
  61. Physical Activity and Nutritional Pattern Related to Maturation and Development
  62. Using Ultra-Wide Band to Analyze Soccer Performance through Load Indicators during a Full Season: A Comparison between Starters and Non-Starters
  63. Effects of speed, agility and quickness training programme on cognitive and physical performance in preadolescent soccer players
  64. Effects of Mental Fatigue on Reaction Time in Sportsmen
  65. Effects of Goalball on Balance: A Systematic Review
  66. Track Running Shoes: A Case Report of the Transition from Classical Spikes to “Super Spikes” in Track Running
  67. Some Insights Regarding Symmetry Relevance in Biomedicine
  68. The Influence of Burpee on Endurance and Short-Term Memory of Adolescents
  69. Bilateral deficit magnitude increases with velocity during a half-squat exercise
  70. Effects of Gradient and Speed on Uphill Running Gait Variability
  71. Editorial: Training Methodology: A Multidimensional Approach for Team Sports
  72. The Role of Competition Area and Training Type on Physiological Responses and Perceived Exertion in Female Judo Athletes
  73. Editorial: Children's Exercise Physiology, Volume II
  74. Reliability and validity of the multi-point method and the 2-point method’s variations of estimating the one-repetition maximum for deadlift and back squat exercises
  75. Influence of muscle‐belly and tendon gearing on the energy cost of human walking
  76. Body Composition Symmetry in Aircraft Pilots
  77. Acute Effects of Different Activity Types and Work-To-Rest Ratio on Post-Activation Performance Enhancement in Young Male and Female Taekwondo Athletes
  78. Acute Effects of Low Dose of Caffeine Ingestion Combined with Conditioning Activity on Psychological and Physical Performances of Male and Female Taekwondo Athletes
  79. Wearable Inertial Measurement Unit to Measure External Load: A Full-Season Study in Professional Soccer Players
  80. Technical–tactical analysis of small combat games in male kickboxers: effects of varied number of opponents and area size
  81. Special Issue “Researching Sports Biomechanics for Disabled People”
  82. Fluctuations of Training Load Variables in Elite Soccer Players U-14 throughout the Competition Season
  83. Shoulder Kinematics and Symmetry at Different Load Intensities during Bench Press Exercise
  84. Validity and Reliability of a Light-Based Electronic Target for Testing Response Time in Fencers
  85. Letter to Editor about ‘Kiss goodbye to the “kissing knees”: no association between frontal plane inward knee motion and risk of future non-contact ACL injury in elite female athletes’
  86. Weekly Variations of Short-Duration Maximal Jumping Performance in Soccer Players: Exploring Relationships With Accumulated Training Load and Match Demands
  87. Unilateral versus Bilateral Landing after Spike Jumps in Male and Female Volleyball: A Systematic Review
  88. Peak running speed can be used to monitor neuromuscular fatigue from a standardized running test in team sport athletes
  89. Editorial: Decision-Making in Youth Sport
  90. Variations of Accelerometer and Metabolic Power Global Positioning System Variables across a Soccer Season: A Within-Group Study for Starters and Non-Starters
  91. Kinematical Variables
  92. Effect of Physical Guidance on Learning a Tracking Task in Children with Cerebral Palsy
  93. Comparison of Official and Friendly Matches through Acceleration, Deceleration and Metabolic Power Measures: A Full-Season Study in Professional Soccer Players
  94. Comparison of Knee and Hip Kinematics during Landing and Cutting between Elite Male Football and Futsal Players
  95. Marathon shoes vs. track spikes: a crossover pilot study on metabolic demand at different speeds in experienced runners
  96. Somatotype, Accumulated Workload, and Fitness Parameters in Elite Youth Players: Associations with Playing Position
  97. Variations of Training Workload in Micro- and Meso-Cycles Based on Position in Elite Young Soccer Players: A Competition Season Study
  98. Association between Training Load and Well-Being Measures in Young Soccer Players during a Season
  99. Intra- and Inter-week Variations of Well-Being Across a Season: A Cohort Study in Elite Youth Male Soccer Players
  100. Weekly Variations in the Workload of Turkish National Youth Wrestlers: A Season of Complete Preparation
  101. Effect of Acute Ramadan Fasting on Muscle Function and Buffering System of Male Athletes
  102. Birds seen and not seen during the COVID-19 pandemic: The impact of lockdown measures on citizen science bird observations
  103. Effects of Adding Small Combat Games to Regular Taekwondo Training on Physiological and Performance Outcomes in Male Young Athletes
  104. Comparison of Running Distance Variables and Body Load in Competitions Based on Their Results: A Full-Season Study of Professional Soccer Players
  105. Playing Non-Professional Football in COVID-19 Time: A Narrative Review of Recommendations, Considerations, and Best Practices
  106. Mandible morphology as a tool to investigate origin, adaptation and stress in invasive alien species: first insights into Callosciurus erythraeus (Rodentia: Sciuridae) in Europe
  107. Psycho-physiological aspects of small combats in taekwondo: impact of area size and within-round sparring partners
  108. The Effect of Balance and Sand Training on Postural Control in Elite Beach Volleyball Players
  109. Selected components of physical fitness in rhythmic and artistic youth gymnast
  110. Relationship between Perceived Training Load, Well-Being Indices, Recovery State and Physical Enjoyment during Judo-Specific Training
  111. Match metabolic power over different playing phases in a young professional soccer team
  112. Changes in Perceived Exertion, Well-Being, and Recovery During Specific Judo Training: Impact of Training Period and Exercise Modality
  113. Anthropometric and Functional Profile of Selected vs. Non-Selected 13-to-17-Year-Old Soccer Players
  114. External Responsiveness of the SuperOpTM Device to Assess Recovery After Exercise: A Pilot Study
  115. Ski Skating Race Technique—Effect of Long Distance Cross-Country Ski Racing on Choice of Skating Technique in Moderate Uphill Terrain
  116. Sedentary Behaviors and Physical Activity Habits Independently Affect Fat Oxidation in Fasting Conditions and Capillary Glucose Levels After Standardized Glucose-Rich Meal in Healthy Females
  117. Editorial: Human Ultra-Endurance Exercise
  118. Validity and Reliability of Isometric-Bench for Knee Isometric Assessment
  119. Editorial: Children's Exercise Physiology
  120. Height-based model for the categorization of athletes in combat sports
  121. The Psychophysiological Effects of Different Tempo Music on Endurance Versus High-Intensity Performances
  122. Bioenergetics and Biomechanics of Handcycling at Submaximal Speeds in Athletes with a Spinal Cord Injury
  123. Running Stride Length And Rate Are Changed And Mechanical Efficiency Is Preserved After Cycling In Middle-Level Triathletes
  124. Validity and Reliability of a New Specific Parkour Test: Physiological and Performance Responses
  125. Development and factorial validity of the Psychological Skills Inventory for Sports, Youth Version – Short Form: Assessment of the psychometric properties
  126. The ball kicking speed: A new, efficient performance indicator in youth soccer
  127. Acute Effect of Toe Cap Choice on Toe Deviation Angle and Perceived Pain in Female Professional Ballet Dancers
  128. The Effect of Physical Activity on Cognitive Performance in an Italian Elementary School: Insights From a Pilot Study Using Structural Equation Modeling
  129. Validity and reliability of a standalone low-end 50-Hz GNSS receiver during running
  130. The acute effect of the tongue position in the mouth on knee isokinetic test performance: a highly surprising pilot study
  131. Corrigendum: Leg Press vs. Smith Machine: Quadriceps Activation and Overall Perceived Effort Profiles
  132. Comment #2 on “Differences in Ventilatory Threshold for Exercise Prescription in Outpatient Diabetic and Sarcopenic Obese Subjects”
  133. Leg Press vs. Smith Machine: Quadriceps Activation and Overall Perceived Effort Profiles
  134. Cardio-respiratory values during recovery from exercise in soccer Spanish leagues
  135. Nordic walking versus natural walking: an easy approach to comparing metabolic demands
  136. Relative age effect and second-tiers: No second chance for later-born players
  137. The Effect of Heart Rate on Jump-Shot Accuracy of Adolescent Basketball Players
  138. The age of peak performance in women and men duathletes – The paradigm of short and long versions in “Powerman Zofingen”
  139. An Exploratory Study on the Acute Effects of Proprioceptive Exercise and/or Neuromuscular Taping on Balance Performance
  140. Effect of Heart rate on Basketball Three-Point Shot Accuracy
  141. Vibration effect on ball score test in international vs. national level table tennis
  142. Lower Limb Force, Velocity, Power Capabilities during Leg Press and Squat Movements
  143. Performance and Metabolic Demand of a New Repeated-Sprint Ability Test in Basketball Players
  144. Development and Testing of a Novel Arm Cranking-Powered Watercraft
  145. Can a Repeated Sprint Ability Test Help Clear a Previously Injured Soccer Player for Fully Functional Return to Activity? A Pilot Study
  146. Intra-Positional and Inter-Positional Differences in Somatotype Components and Proportions of Particular Somatotype Categories in Youth Volleyball Players
  147. Anthropometric and physical characteristics allow differentiation of young female volleyball players according to playing position and level of expertise
  148. Infodemiological data of Ironman Triathlon in the study period 2004–2013
  149. Electromyographic analysis of riding posture during the bicycling start moment
  150. The effect of slope on repeated sprint ability in young soccer players
  151. Letter to the Editor concerning “Validity and reliability of photographic measures to evaluate waistline asymmetry in idiopathic scoliosis” by Matamalas A, Bagó J, D Agata E, Pellisé F (2016) Eur Spine J. 2016 Mar 14 [Epub ahead of print]
  152. Lower Arm Muscle Activation during Indirect-Localized Vibration: The Influence of Skill Levels When Applying Different Acceleration Loads
  153. Effect of Small-Sided Games and Repeated Shuffle Sprint Training on Physical Performance in Elite Handball Players
  154. Inflammatory Response to Exercise in a Pancreatic-cancer Patient: a Case Report
  155. Erratum to “Need for Scientific Rigor in the Evaluation of Minimally Invasive Alternative Procedures”
  156. Placebo or Cost of Changing Speed?
  157. Neuromuscular and technical abilities related to age in water-polo players
  158. Physiological Performance Determinants of a 22-km Handbiking Time Trial
  159. Repeated sprint ability related to recovery time in young soccer players
  160. Letter to the Editor concerning “The validity and reliability of “Spinal Mouse” assessment of spinal curvatures in the frontal plane in pediatric adolescent idiopathic thoraco-lumbar curves” by Livanelioglu A, Kaya F, Nabiyev V, Demirkiran G, Fırat T (...
  161. Modifications in activation of lower limb muscles as a function of initial foot position in cycling
  162. Comment on Iodice P, Cesinaro S, Romani GL, Pezzulo G: More gain less pain: balance control learning shifts the activation patterns of leg and neck muscles and increases muscular parsimony
  163. The Impact of Jumping during Recovery on Repeated Sprint Ability in Young Soccer Players
  164. Letter to the Editor concerning “Video raster stereography back shape reconstruction: a reliability study for sagittal, frontal, and transversal plane parameters” by Schroeder J, Reer R, Braumann KM (2015) Eur Spine J 24(2):262–269
  165. A low-cost method for estimating energy expenditure during soccer refereeing
  166. Need for Scientific Rigor in the Evaluation of Minimally Invasive Alternative Procedures
  167. Metabolic optimisation of the basketball free throw
  168. Retraction Notice to Concentric and Eccentric Exercise
  169. Letter to the Editor concerning “Is the 4 mm height of the vertebral artery groove really a limitation of C1 pedicle screw insertion?” (by Da-Geng Huang, Si-Min He, Jun-Wei Pan, et al. Eur Spine J, 2014, 23(5):1109–1114)
  170. Letter to the Editor concerning “Calculation of corrected body height in idiopathic scoliosis: comparison of four methods” by M. Tyrakowski et al. (Eur Spine J, doi:10.1007/s00586-014-3275-1)
  171. Letter to the Editor concerning “Range of motion of thoracic spine in sagittal plane”
  172. Signal or noise, a statistical perspective
  173. Formetric rasterstereography: a new perspective
  174. Evaluating BCI devices: a statistical perspective
  175. Vertebral rotation in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis calculated by radiograph and back surface analysis-based methods: correlation between the Raimondi method and rasterstereography. Eur Spine J;22:2336–2337
  176. Formetric 4D Rasterstereography
  177. Walking and running on treadmill: the standard criteria for kinematics studies
  178. Concentric and eccentric: muscle contraction or exercise? New perspective
  179. An Exploratory Study of Respiratory Muscle Endurance Training in High Lesion Level Paraplegic Handbike Athletes
  180. RETRACTED: Concentric and Eccentric Exercise
  181. Anatomically Asymmetrical Runners Move More Asymmetrically at the Same Metabolic Cost
  182. Letter to the Editor concerning “Vertebral rotation in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis calculated by radiograph and back surface analysis-based methods: correlation between the Raimondi method and rasterstereography”
  183. A Paradigm of Uphill Running
  184. Concentric and eccentric: Muscle contraction or exercise?
  185. Concentric and Eccentric: Muscle Contraction or Exercise?
  186. Energy expenditure during the LANY Footrace 2011 – a case study
  187. Physiological Adaptation of a Mature Adult Walking the Alps
  188. Measured and predicted mechanical internal work in human locomotion
  189. Low-Cost Match Analysis of Italian Sixth and Seventh Division Soccer Refereeing
  190. Human locomotion: Right/left symmetry in 3D trajectory of body centre of mass
  191. Energy cost and mechanical efficiency of riding a human-powered recumbent bicycle
  192. Keystroke dynamics and timing: Accuracy, precision and difference between hands in pianist's performance
  193. Gastrocnemius muscle?tendon behaviour during walking in young and older adults
  194. Himalayan porter's specialization: metabolic power, economy, efficiency and skill
  195. Effect of a 12-month physical conditioning programme on the metabolic cost of walking in healthy older adults
  196. Metabolic cost, mechanical work, and efficiency during walking in young and older men
  197. Human locomotion on snow: determinants of economy and speed of skiing across the ages
  198. Biomechanics and Energetics of Basketball Wheelchairs Evolution
  199. The optimal locomotion on gradients: walking, running or cycling?
  200. Biomechanics: Halteres used in ancient Olympic long jump
  201. The transmission efficiency of backward walking at different gradients
  202. Energetics and Mechanics of Human Walking at Oscillating Speeds
  203. Mechanical and metabolic profile of locomotion in adults with childhood-onset GH deficiency
  204. The relationship between mechanical work and energy expenditure of locomotion in horses
  205. Using leg muscles as shock absorbers: theoretical predictions and experimental results of drop landing performance
  206. Metabolic and mechanical aspects of foot landing type, forefoot and rearfoot strike, in human running
  207. The transition between walking and running in humans: metabolic and mechanical aspects at different gradients
  208. Positive and negative mechanical work explain the minimum energy expenditure occurring at a grade of −10% in downhill walking
  209. Pygmy locomotion
  210. Mechanical determinants of gradient walking energetics in man.