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What is the significance of the traditional pinching mode of holding chopsticks?
The purpose of this study was to clarify the influence of manipulation mode of chopsticks on the learning process, using assessment of task performance and electromyography, and to understand the significance ... (Source: Journal of Physiological Anthropology)
Source: Journal of Physiological Anthropology - May 4, 2020 Category: Physiology Authors: Yoshihiro Shimomura, Takeaki Ohsawa, Megumi Shimura, Yali Xia, Koichi Iwanaga and Tetsuo Katsuura Tags: Short report Source Type: research

Association of abdominal fat with metabolic syndrome components in overweight women: effect of menopausal status
The association between abdominal fat distribution and metabolic syndrome (MetSyn) components by menopausal status has yet to be explicated. The purpose of this study was to examine a cross-sectional associati... (Source: Journal of Physiological Anthropology)
Source: Journal of Physiological Anthropology - April 19, 2020 Category: Physiology Authors: Shigeharu Numao, Yasutomi Katayama, Yoshio Nakata, Tomoaki Matsuo, Masaki Nakagaichi and Kiyoji Tanaka Tags: Original article Source Type: research

Effect of age and sex on strength and spatial electromyography during knee extension
Multichannel surface electromyography (EMG) is a method to examine properties of motor unit (MU) activity using multiple electrodes arranged on a two-dimensional grid. This technique can be used to examine alt... (Source: Journal of Physiological Anthropology)
Source: Journal of Physiological Anthropology - April 15, 2020 Category: Physiology Authors: Ashirbad Pradhan, Gemma Malagon, Rebecca Lagacy, Victoria Chester and Usha Kuruganti Tags: Original article Source Type: research

Adaptive changes in physiological and perceptual responses during 10-day heat acclimation training using a water-perfused suit
While active heat acclimation strategies have been robustly explored, not many studies highlighted passive heat acclimation strategies. Particularly, little evidence demonstrated advantages of utilizing a wate... (Source: Journal of Physiological Anthropology)
Source: Journal of Physiological Anthropology - April 14, 2020 Category: Physiology Authors: Yelin Ko, Seon-Hong Seol, Juho Kang and Joo-Young Lee Tags: Original article Source Type: research

Vitamin K deficiency, evaluated with higher serum ucOC, was correlated with poor bone status in women
An increase in serum undercarboxylated osteocalcin concentrations suggests vitamin K deficiency. Clinical intervention studies suggested that the vitamin K supplementation might contribute to preventing bone l... (Source: Journal of Physiological Anthropology)
Source: Journal of Physiological Anthropology - April 10, 2020 Category: Physiology Authors: Natsumi Tanaka, Kazuhiko Arima, Takayuki Nishimura, Yoshihito Tomita, Satoshi Mizukami, Takuhiro Okabe, Yasuyo Abe, Shin-ya Kawashiri, Michiko Uchiyama, Yuzo Honda, Ritsu Tsujimoto, Mitsuo Kanagae, Makoto Osaki and Kiyoshi Aoyagi Tags: Original article Source Type: research

Ground golf-induced changes in the blood pressure of healthy elderly people
Ground golf is a popular sport among the elderly in Japan. Several types of exercise can reduce the body's mean arterial pressure (MAP), but little is known about how ground golf affects the MAP. We investigat... (Source: Journal of Physiological Anthropology)
Source: Journal of Physiological Anthropology - April 5, 2020 Category: Physiology Authors: Naoyuki Ebine, Masahiro Itoh, Masahiro Horiuchi, Tatsuya Hojo, Miho Yoshimura and Yoshiyuki Fukuoka Tags: Short report Source Type: research

Association of epigenetics of the PDK4 gene in skeletal muscle and peripheral blood with exercise therapy following artificial knee arthroplasty
Although exercise is a standard treatment for postoperative osteoarthritis, interindividual differences have been reported. Epigenetic modification (DNA methylation), a factor causing interindividual differenc... (Source: Journal of Physiological Anthropology)
Source: Journal of Physiological Anthropology - March 26, 2020 Category: Physiology Authors: Tomohiro Kamo, Satoshi Kurose, Hiroshi Ohno, Minoru Murata, Takanori Saito and Yutaka Kimura Tags: Original article Source Type: research

Early age at menarche and its associated factors in school girls (age, 10 to 12  years) in Bangladesh: a cross-section survey in Rajshahi District, Bangladesh
Early onset of menarche is one of the most important factors for breast cancer and other associated health hazards. The aim of this study was to investigate the early age at menarche and its associated factors... (Source: Journal of Physiological Anthropology)
Source: Journal of Physiological Anthropology - March 23, 2020 Category: Physiology Authors: Jannatul Maowa Malitha, Md. Ariful Islam, Saima Islam, Abu Sayed Md. Al Mamun, Suman Chakrabarty and Md. Golam Hossain Tags: Original article Source Type: research

Profile of regional fat and fat-free soft tissue accumulation in male athletes
We examined the hypoth... (Source: Journal of Physiological Anthropology)
Source: Journal of Physiological Anthropology - March 6, 2020 Category: Physiology Authors: Yohei Takai, Miyuki Nakatani, Toru Aoki, Daisuke Komori, Kazuyuki Oyamada, Kensuke Murata, Eiji Fujita, Takuya Akamine, Yoshihisa Urita, Masayoshi Yamamoto and Hiroaki Kanehisa Tags: Original article Source Type: research

Differences in pulse rate variability with measurement site
Recently, attempts have been made to use the pulse rate variability (PRV) as a surrogate for heart rate variability (HRV). PRV, however, may be caused by the fluctuations of left ventricular pre-ejection perio... (Source: Journal of Physiological Anthropology)
Source: Journal of Physiological Anthropology - February 21, 2020 Category: Physiology Authors: Emi Yuda, Kento Yamamoto, Yutaka Yoshida and Junichiro Hayano Tags: Methodology article Source Type: research

Effects of aging on foot pedal responses to visual stimuli
Car accidents due to unexpected forward or backward runaway by older drivers are a serious social problem. Although the cause of these accidents is often attributed to stepping on the accelerator instead of th... (Source: Journal of Physiological Anthropology)
Source: Journal of Physiological Anthropology - February 14, 2020 Category: Physiology Authors: Emi Yuda, Yutaka Yoshida, Norihiro Ueda, Itaru Kaneko, Yutaka Miura and Junichiro Hayano Tags: Original article Source Type: research

Body cooling effects of immersion of the forearms in high-concentration artificial carbonic acid water at 25 °C
This study examined the effects of immersion in stirred, high-concentration, artificial carbonic acid water on body cooling. (Source: Journal of Physiological Anthropology)
Source: Journal of Physiological Anthropology - February 4, 2020 Category: Physiology Authors: Yuuki Tanaka, Hisaho Nagano and Akihiro Taimura Tags: Original article Source Type: research

Qualitative and quantitative dermatoglyphics of chronic kidney disease of unknown origin (CKDu) in Sri Lanka
Dermatoglyphics has been used widely in fields of medicine as a non-invasive diagnostic tool and an early assessment of risk for certain medical conditions. It reflects disturbances in fetal development during... (Source: Journal of Physiological Anthropology)
Source: Journal of Physiological Anthropology - January 17, 2020 Category: Physiology Authors: Buddhika Thilanga Bandara Wijerathne, Robert John Meier, Sujatha Senadeera Salgado and Suneth Buddhika Agampodi Tags: Original article Source Type: research

On the simple calculation of walking efficiency without kinematic information for its convenient use
Since walking is a daily activity not to require the maximal effort in healthy populations, a very few universal bio-parameters and/or methods have been defined to evaluate individual walking characteristics i... (Source: Journal of Physiological Anthropology)
Source: Journal of Physiological Anthropology - December 30, 2019 Category: Physiology Authors: Daijiro Abe, Yoshiyuki Fukuoka and Masahiro Horiuchi Tags: Methodology article Source Type: research

Associations between serum levels of insulin-like growth factor-I and bone mineral acquisition in pubertal children: a 3-year follow-up study in Hamamatsu, Japan
Epidemiological data regarding the association between serum levels of IGF-I and bone mineral acquisition during childhood are scarce. Here, we investigated the association between serum levels of IGF-I and bo... (Source: Journal of Physiological Anthropology)
Source: Journal of Physiological Anthropology - December 5, 2019 Category: Physiology Authors: Katsuyasu Kouda, Masayuki Iki, Kumiko Ohara, Harunobu Nakamura, Yuki Fujita and Toshimasa Nishiyama Tags: Original article Source Type: research