THE RELIABILITY AND SENSITIVITY OF CHANGE OF DIRECTION DEFICIT AND ITS ASSOCIATION WITH LINEAR SPRINT SPEED IN PREPUBERTAL MALE SOCCER PLAYERS

The Reliability and Sensitivity of Change of Direction Deficit and Its Association with Linear Sprint Speed in Prepubertal Male Soccer Players

Background: This study aimed to examine the reliability and sensitivity of a change of direction deficit (CoDD) and to establish its relationship with linear sprint speed.Methods: In total, 89 prepubertal male soccer players participated in this study (age = 11.7 ± 1.2 years, maturity offset = −2.4 ± 1.0).Participants performed the 505 CoD spee

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Comparative effects between old and new antidiabetic agents on metabolic- associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD)

Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and liver disease, mainly metabolic-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD), previously named non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), coexist in many patients.While physicians were reluctant to use glucose-lowering agents other than insulin in patients with T2DM and liver disease for many decades, the scene changed in recen

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Induction of Functional Specific Antibodies, IgG-Secreting Plasmablasts and Memory B Cells Following BCG Vaccination

Tuberculosis (TB) Nail Remedies is a major global health problem and the only currently-licensed vaccine, BCG, is inadequate.Many TB vaccine candidates are designed to be given as a boost to BCG; an understanding of the BCG-induced immune response is therefore critical, and the opportunity to relate this to circumstances where BCG does confer prote

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