Effects of soy protein isolate and soy peptide preload on gastric emptying rate and postprandial glycemic control in healthy humans
This study aims to compare the effects of soy protein isolate (SPI) and soy peptide (PEP) preload 30 min before a 75-g oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) on the gastric emptying rate, plasma insulin, and blood... (Source: Journal of Physiological Anthropology)
Source: Journal of Physiological Anthropology - June 27, 2022 Category: Physiology Authors: Hatsumi Ueoka, Yoshiyuki Fukuba, Masako Yamaoka Endo, Toshio Kobayashi, Hironobu Hamada and Hideaki Kashima Tags: Original article Source Type: research

Effects of exercise habituation and aging on the intersegmental coordination of lower limbs during walking with sinusoidal speed change
The time courses of the joint elevation angles of the thigh, shank, and foot in one stride during walking can be well approximated by a “plane” in a triaxial space. This intersegmental coordination (IC) of the lo... (Source: Journal of Physiological Anthropology)
Source: Journal of Physiological Anthropology - June 8, 2022 Category: Physiology Authors: Daijiro Abe, Kiyotaka Motoyama, Takehiro Tashiro, Akira Saito and Masahiro Horiuchi Tags: Original article Source Type: research

Predicting handgrip power of young adult population among major ethnic groups of Sabah: a multivariate analysis
Handgrip power is an essential indicator of health, vital for grasping or gripping sports, and crucial for providing information related to work capacity. The present study investigated any linear relationship... (Source: Journal of Physiological Anthropology)
Source: Journal of Physiological Anthropology - June 4, 2022 Category: Physiology Authors: M Tanveer Hossain Parash, Hasanur Bin Khazri, Zainal Arifin Mustapha and Sadia Choudhury Shimmi Tags: Original article Source Type: research

Development of the circadian system in early life: maternal and environmental factors
In humans, an adaptable internal biological system generates circadian rhythms that maintain synchronicity of behavior and physiology with the changing demands of the 24-h environment. Development of the circa... (Source: Journal of Physiological Anthropology)
Source: Journal of Physiological Anthropology - May 16, 2022 Category: Physiology Authors: Sachi D. Wong, Kenneth P. Wright Jr, Robert L. Spencer, C éline Vetter, Laurel M. Hicks, Oskar G. Jenni and Monique K. LeBourgeois Tags: Review Source Type: research

Body weight at 1.5- and 3-year health checks and body fat at 14 years of age: a population-based retrospective cohort study using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry
In Japan, height and weight measurements, taken for all children at birth and 1.5- and 3-year health checks, are recorded in the Mother and Child Health (MCH) Handbook, as required by the law. The present popu... (Source: Journal of Physiological Anthropology)
Source: Journal of Physiological Anthropology - May 10, 2022 Category: Physiology Authors: Katsuyasu Kouda, Yuki Fujita, Kumiko Ohara, Harunobu Nakamura, Munkhjargal Dorjravdan, Chikako Nakama, Toshimasa Nishiyama and Masayuki Iki Tags: Original article Source Type: research

Age-related changes in the activation timing of postural muscles to the prime mover muscle for bilateral arm flexion during standing
We aimed to obtain the standard values of age-related changes in the activation timing of postural muscles to the prime mover muscle (anterior deltoid [AD]) for bilateral arm flexion during standing. (Source: Journal of Physiological Anthropology)
Source: Journal of Physiological Anthropology - May 7, 2022 Category: Physiology Authors: Takeo Kiyota and Katsuo Fujiwara Tags: Original article Source Type: research

Weight over-reporting is associated with low muscle mass among community-dwelling Japanese adults aged 40 years and older: a cross sectional study
This study aimed to examine the... (Source: Journal of Physiological Anthropology)
Source: Journal of Physiological Anthropology - May 5, 2022 Category: Physiology Authors: Takashi Nakagata, Tsukasa Yoshida, Daiki Watanabe, Yukako Arishima-Hashii, Yosuke Yamada, Naomi Sawada, Hidekazu Shimada, Nobuo Nishi and Motohiko Miyachi Tags: Original article Source Type: research

Studies on human body composition in Russia: past and present
Despite the presence of body composition studies in Russia, there are no current reviews on this topic, and the results are relatively rarely published abroad. Our aim was to describe the history and current s... (Source: Journal of Physiological Anthropology)
Source: Journal of Physiological Anthropology - May 3, 2022 Category: Physiology Authors: Sergey G. Rudnev and Elena Z. Godina Tags: Review Source Type: research

Brown adipose tissue thermogenesis among a small sample of reindeer herders from sub-Arctic Finland
Interest in human physiological responses to cold stress have seen a resurgence in recent years with a focus on brown adipose tissue (BAT), a mitochondria dense fat specialized for heat production. However, a ... (Source: Journal of Physiological Anthropology)
Source: Journal of Physiological Anthropology - April 20, 2022 Category: Physiology Authors: Cara Ocobock, P äivi Soppela, Minna Turunen, Ville Stenbäck and Karl-Heinz Herzig Tags: Original article Source Type: research

Physiological comfort evaluation under different airflow directions in a heating environment
Indoor airflow and thermal comfort are difficult to assess through subjective evaluations because airflow sensations can differ based on various factors, such as personal characteristics, interests, preference... (Source: Journal of Physiological Anthropology)
Source: Journal of Physiological Anthropology - April 15, 2022 Category: Physiology Authors: Kaori Tamura, Sayaka Matsumoto, Yu Hsuan Tseng, Takayuki Kobayashi, Jun ’ichi Miwa, Ken’ichi Miyazawa, Soichiro Matsumoto, Seiji Hiramatsu, Hiroyuki Otake and Tsuyoshi Okamoto Tags: Original article Source Type: research

Reimagining zoonotic malaria control in communities exposed to Plasmodium knowlesi infection
Plasmodium knowlesi malaria infection in humans has been reported throughout southeast Asia. The communities at risk are those living in areas where Macaque monkeys and Anopheles mosquito are present. Zoonotic m... (Source: Journal of Physiological Anthropology)
Source: Journal of Physiological Anthropology - April 12, 2022 Category: Physiology Authors: Nurul Athirah Naserrudin, April Monroe, Richard Culleton, Rozita Hod, Muhammad Saffree Jeffree, Kamruddin Ahmed and Mohd Rohaizat Hassan Tags: Review Source Type: research

Bergmann ’s rule is a “just-so” story of human body size
Carl Bergmann was an astute naturalist and physiologist. His ideas about animal size and shape were important advances in the pre-Darwinian nineteenth century. Bergmann ’s rule claims that that in cold climates... (Source: Journal of Physiological Anthropology)
Source: Journal of Physiological Anthropology - April 12, 2022 Category: Physiology Authors: Barry Bogin, Michael Hermanussen and Christiane Scheffler Tags: Review Source Type: research

Association of miR-34a and miR-143 levels with PPAR γ gene expression in adipose tissues of non-diabetic adults
Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPAR γ) is a promising therapeutic molecule. Epigenetic mechanisms, including non-coding RNAs, regulate the expression level of the PPARγ gene. (Source: Journal of Physiological Anthropology)
Source: Journal of Physiological Anthropology - April 9, 2022 Category: Physiology Authors: Maryam Zarkesh, Kimia Tabaei, Mahdi Akbarzadeh, Afsoon Daneshafrooz and Azita Zadeh-Vakili Tags: Original article Source Type: research

A 1-year cross-sectional study on the predominance of influenza among hospitalized children in a tropical area, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
Children are at higher risk of influenza virus infection, and it is difficult to diagnose. They are also responsible for the transmission of influenza because of their longer viral shedding compared to adults.... (Source: Journal of Physiological Anthropology)
Source: Journal of Physiological Anthropology - April 2, 2022 Category: Physiology Authors: Kai Joo Lim, Jecelyn Leaslie John, Syed Sharizman Syed Abdul Rahim, Richard Avoi, Mohd Rohaizat Hassan, Mohammad Saffree Jeffree, Mohd Yusof Ibrahim and Kamruddin Ahmed Tags: Original article Source Type: research

High prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis and its risk factors among Tibetan highlanders living in Tsarang, Mustang district of Nepal
In Tsarang (at 3560 m), which is located in Mustang, 62.7% of the residents answered that they had a subjective medical history of arthritis, and 41.1% of the residents answered that their families had a subje... (Source: Journal of Physiological Anthropology)
Source: Journal of Physiological Anthropology - April 2, 2022 Category: Physiology Authors: Hiroaki Arima, Sweta Koirala, Kotaro Nema, Masayuki Nakano, Hiromu Ito, Kapil Madi Poudel, Kishor Pandey, Basu Dev Pandey and Taro Yamamoto Tags: Original article Source Type: research