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A comparative study of in-air trajectories at short and long distances in online handwriting
(Cognitive Computation. 2017;9:712–720, 2017)Existing literature about online handwriting analysis to support pathology diagnosis has taken advantage of in-air trajectories. A similar situation occurred in biometric security applications where the ... -
A comparison of banks and real estate intermediaries as house sellers
(Journal of Housing and the Built Environment. 2023;(38):1385–1407, 2023)The foreclosure crisis associated with the banking crisis transformed banks in the hardesthit countries into real estate brokers. The main novelty of this paper is to study banks as sellers of their own ... -
A deep dive into the use of local positioning system in professional handball: automatic detection of players’ orientation, position and game phases to analyse specific physical demands
(PLoS ONE. 2023 Aug;18(8):e0289752, 2023-08)The objective of this study is to automate and analyse the quantification of external load during an elite men’s handball match. This study was carried out using data from a local positioning system and ... -
A European study investigating patterns of transition from home care towards institutional dementia care: the protocol of a RightTimePlaceCare study
(BMC Public Health. 2012 Jan 23;12(68):1-10, 2012-01-23)Background: Health care policies in many countries aim to enable people with dementia to live in their own homes as long as possible. However, at some point during the disease the needs of a significant ... -
A novel application of entropy analysis for assessing changes in movement variability during cumulative tackles in young elite rugby league players
(Biology of Sport. 2023;40(1):161–170, 2023)The aim of this study was to identify between-position (forwards vs. backs) differences in movement variability in cumulative tackle events training during both attacking and defensive roles. Eleven ... -
A survey on capacitor voltage control in neutral-point-clamped multilevel converters
(Electronics. 2022 Feb 10;11(4):527, 2022-02-10)Neutral-point-clamped multilevel converters are currently a suitable solution for a wide range of applications. It is well known that the capacitor voltage balance is a major issue for this topology. ... -
Active thermal control in neutral-point-clamped multilevel converters based on switching-cell arrays
(Electronics. 2023;12(19):4055, 2023)Neutral-point-clamped multilevel converters are a suitable solution to the implementation of low–medium voltage and power applications at present, thanks to their intrinsic superior voltage and current ... -
Acupoint transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation in hospitalized COPD patients with severe dyspnoea: a randomized controlled trial
(Journal of Evidence-Based Integrative Medicine. 2023;28:1-6, 2023)Objective: To evaluate the effect of acupuncture transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (acuTENS) on the reduction of dyspnoea during acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ... -
Adding mechanical vibration to a half squat with different ballasts and rhythms increases movement variability
(PLoS ONE. 2023 jul;18(7):e0284863, 2023-07)The aim of this study was to determine whether whole body vibration increases movement variability while performing a half squat with different ballasts and rhythms through entropy. A total of 12 male ... -
Advanced parametrization of graphomotor difficulties in school-aged children
(IEEE Acces. 2020 Jun 17;8:112883-112897, 2020-06-17)School-aged children spend 31–60% of their time at school performing handwriting, which is a complex perceptual-motor skill composed of a coordinated combination of fine graphomotor movements. As up to ... -
Aluminum concentrations in male and female football players during the season
(Toxics. 2023 Nov 10;11(11):920, 2023-11-10)Aluminum (Al) is one of the most abundant trace mineral elements in the earth’s crust. Al is considered a potent neurotoxicant. Physical exercise could cause modifications in some trace mineral elements. ... -
Amalgama vs. aksak. Sobre la conceptualización del ritmo asimétrico en la música popular urbana
(El Oído Pensante. 2016;4(2):43-60, 2016)Toda actividad musical, incluidos los elementos que intervienen en su construcción social, está estrechamente vinculada a la cultura en la que se manifiesta. El estudio de dichos elementos puede ayudarnos ... -
An explanatory study of MBA students with regards to sustainability and ethics commitment
(Sustainability. 2016 Mar 18;8(3):280, 2016-03-18)(1) Background: The consequences of the recent economic crisis have shown the need for promoting certain key skills in future entrepreneurs to create enterprises that are capable of producing added ... -
Analysis of fine motor skills in essential tremor: combining neuroimaging and handwriting biomarkers for early management
(Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 2021 Jun 8;15:648573, 2021-06-08)Essential tremor (ET) is a highly prevalent neurological disorder characterized by actioninduced tremors involving the hand, voice, head, and/or face. Importantly, hand tremor is present in nearly all ... -
Analysis of gender differences in online handwriting signals for enhancing e-health and e-security applications
(Cognitive Computations. 2023;15:208-219, 2023)Handwriting is a complex perceptual–motor skill that is mastered around the age of 8. Although its computerized analysis has been utilized in many biometric and digital health applications, the possible ... -
Analysis of technical–tactical actions in high-level table tennis players: differences between sexes
(Sports. 2023 Nov 14;11(11):225, 2023-11-14)Table tennis is a sport played at a high speed; therefore, the technical–tactical variables are very important. The objective of the research is to analyze the technical and tactical characteristics of ... -
Analysis of the variables influencing success in elite handball with polar coordinates
(Sustainability. 2022;14(23):15542, 2022)In today’s elite handball, coaching staff seek to know as much as possible about all the details of their sport to gain an advantage by adapting their model of play or by looking for the opponent’s weak ... -
Analysis of various fractional order derivatives approaches in assessment of graphomotor difficulties
(IEEE Access. 2020 Dec 4; 8:218234-218244, 2020-12-04)Graphomotor disabilities (GD) are present in up to 30% of school-aged children and are associated with several symptoms in the field of kinematics. Although the basic kinematic features such as velocity, ... -
Análisis del ajuste de mascarillas autofiltrantes en combinación con las mascarillas quirúrgicas para la protección del profesional sanitario en su atención a pacientes afectos de SARS-COV-2 a partir de un estudio experimental
(Archivos de Prevención de Riesgos Laborales. 2021;24(2):154-170, 2021-04-15)Introducción: Un componente importante del equipo de protección individual (EPI) frente al SARS-CoV-2 son las mascarillas quirúrgicas y las mascarillas autofiltrantes (FFP). La norma europea EN 149 ... -
Anthropometry, body composition, and physical fitness in semi-professional soccer players: differences between sexes and playing position
(Applied Sciences. 2023 Jan 17;13(3):1249, 2023-01-17)Performance in soccer has been associated with specific morphological characteristics. Few studies have simultaneously compared the relationships between physical fitness and body composition in both ...