Does GERAS DANCE improve gait in older adults? by Patricia Hewston, Steven R Bray, Courtney C Kennedy, George Ioannidis, Jackie Bosch, Sharon Marr, Alicia Hanman, Amanda Grenier, Genevieve Hladysh, Alexandra Papaioannou

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Feasibility of Implementing Cancer-Specific Community-Based Exercise Programming: A Multi-Centre Randomized Trial by Margaret L. McNeely, Kirsten Suderman, Janice L. Yurick, Kathryn Nishimura, Christopher Sellar, Paula A. Ospina, Edith Pituskin, Harold Lau, Jacob C. Easaw, Matthew B. Parliament, Anil A. Joy, S. Nicole Culos-Reed

“…Eligible participants within 18 months of a cancer diagnosis were randomized to immediate or delayed community-based exercise at YMCA locations in Calgary and Edmonton, Canada for an 8-week period. …”
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Back to living well: community-based management of low back pain: a feasibility study by Luciana G. Macedo, Julie Richardson, Michele C. Battie, Mark Hancock, Matthew Kwan, Genevieve Hladysh, Linda Zhuo

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EFFECT OF STRUCTURED AND REGULAR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY ON CARDIOVASCULAR CONDITIONING IN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS by Sara Thaqi, Hamish Kerr, Mikhail Torosoff

“…Methods: A single high-school study cohort included 229 consenting students, 15.4+/-1.1 years old, 121 identified as females. A five-minute YMCA exercise step test was performed. Resting heart rate (HR), lowest heart rate during voluntary breath-holding, immediate post-exercise, and 3-minute post-exercise heart rates were recorded. …”
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Participatory co-creation of an adapted physical activity program for adults with moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury by Enrico Quilico, Enrico Quilico, Enrico Quilico, Shawn Wilkinson, Lindsay Duncan, Shane Sweet, Shane Sweet, Evelyne Bédard, Eric Trudel, Angela Colantonio, Angela Colantonio, Angela Colantonio, Bonnie Swaine, Bonnie Swaine

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Structure-Function Studies of the <named-content content-type="genus-species">Bacillus subtilis</named-content> Ric Proteins Identify the Fe-S Cluster-Ligating Residues and Their R... by Felix Adusei-Danso, Faisal Tarique Khaja, Micaela DeSantis, Philip D. Jeffrey, Eugenie Dubnau, Borries Demeler, Matthew B. Neiditch, David Dubnau

“…ABSTRACT In Bacillus subtilis, the RicA (YmcA), RicF (YlbF), and RicT (YaaT) proteins accelerate the phosphorylation of the transcription factor Spo0A, contributing to genetic competence, sporulation, and biofilm formation, and are also essential for the correct maturation of several protein-encoding and riboswitch RNAs. …”
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Criterion-Related Validity of Field-Based Fitness Tests in Adults: A Systematic Review by Jose Castro-Piñero, Nuria Marin-Jimenez, Jorge R. Fernandez-Santos, Fatima Martin-Acosta, Victor Segura-Jimenez, Rocio Izquierdo-Gomez, Jonatan R. Ruiz, Magdalena Cuenca-Garcia

“…Strong evidence indicated that the 20 m shuttle run, 1.5-mile, 12 min run/walk, YMCA step, 2 km walk and 6 min walk test are valid for estimating cardiorespiratory fitness; the handgrip strength test is valid for assessing hand maximal isometric strength; and the Biering–Sørensen test to evaluate the endurance strength of hip and back muscles; however, the sit-and reach test, and its different versions, and the toe-to-touch test are not valid for assessing hamstring and lower back flexibility. …”
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Dynamic Membrane Localization of RNase Y in <named-content content-type="genus-species">Bacillus subtilis</named-content> by Lina Hamouche, Cyrille Billaudeau, Anna Rocca, Arnaud Chastanet, Saravuth Ngo, Soumaya Laalami, Harald Putzer

“…The Y-complex of three proteins (YaaT, YlbF, and YmcA) has previously been shown to play an important role for RNase Y activity in vivo. …”
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Evaluation of the positional difference between two common geocoding methods by Dustin T. Duncan, Marcia C. Castro, Jeffrey C. Blossom, Gary G. Bennett, Steven L. Gortmaker

“…Address data came from the YMCA-Harvard After School Food and Fitness Project, an obesity prevention intervention involving children aged 5-11 years and their families participating in YMCAadministered, after-school programmes located in four geographically diverse metropolitan areas in the USA. …”
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Essays in Public and Behavioral Economics by Rafkin, Charlie

“…Participants face choices about allocating rights goods (lawyers, health care) and benchmark goods (bus passes, YMCA memberships) to tenants facing eviction. We implement a share of choices. …”
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The Relationship Between Resting Cerebral Blood Flow, Neurometabolites, Cardio-Respiratory Fitness and Aging-Related Cognitive Decline by Venkatagiri Krishnamurthy, Venkatagiri Krishnamurthy, Venkatagiri Krishnamurthy, Isabella Paredes Spir, Kevin M. Mammino, Joe R. Nocera, Joe R. Nocera, Joe R. Nocera, Keith M. McGregor, Keith M. McGregor, Keith M. McGregor, Bruce A. Crosson, Bruce A. Crosson, Lisa C. Krishnamurthy, Lisa C. Krishnamurthy, Lisa C. Krishnamurthy

“…To address these questions, we recruited 10 younger and 12 older cognitively intact participants to collect GABA and Glx using magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS), CBF using pseudo-continuous arterial spin labeling Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), VO2max as a measure of cardiorespiratory fitness using the YMCA submax test, and cognitive and motor-cognitive measures using a battery of behavioral assessments. …”
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Missionary Medicine of Canadian Presbytery and Korean Doctors under Japanese Occupation - focusing Sung-jin and Ham-heung by Yun-Jung HEO, Young-Soo CHO

“…The missionaries mobilized the graduates from Christian schools and organized a Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA). Some of the graduates were trained to become medical doctors or assistants and worked at mission hospitals. …”
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Special Class of Second-Order Non-Differentiable Symmetric Duality Problems with (<em>G</em>,<em>α_f</em>)-Pseudobonvexity Assumptions by Ramu Dubey, Lakshmi Narayan Mishra, Rifaqat Ali

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Factors influencing initial implementation of an online community-based exercise intervention with adults living with HIV: a systems approach by T. Jiancaro, A. M. Bayoumi, A. M. Bayoumi, A. M. Bayoumi, F. Ibáñez-Carrasco, B. Torres, K. McDuff, D. A. Brown, S. Chan Carusone, A. Tang, M. Loutfy, M. Loutfy, S. Cobbing, S. Cobbing, S. Cobbing, K. K. O’Brien, K. K. O’Brien, K. K. O’Brien

“…Our aim was to describe the factors influencing initial implementation of a pilot online CBE intervention with adults living with HIV using a systems approach, as recommended by implementation science specialists.MethodsWe piloted the implementation of a 6-month online CBE intervention and 6-month independent exercise follow up, in partnership with the YMCA in Toronto, Canada. We recruited adults living with HIV who identified themselves as safe to engage in exercise. …”
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