TY  - JOUR
A1  - Aliu, E.
A1  - Archambault, S.
A1  - Arlen, T.
A1  - Aune, T.
A1  - Beilicke, M.
A1  - Benbow, W.
A1  - Boettcher, Markus
A1  - Bouvier, A.
A1  - Bugaev, V.
A1  - Cannon, A.
A1  - Cesarini, A.
A1  - Ciupik, L.
A1  - Collins-Hughes, E.
A1  - Connolly, M. P.
A1  - Cui, W.
A1  - Dickherber, R.
A1  - Dumm, J.
A1  - Errando, M.
A1  - Falcone, A.
A1  - Federici, Stefania
A1  - Feng, Q.
A1  - Finley, J. P.
A1  - Finnegan, G.
A1  - Fortson, L.
A1  - Furniss, A.
A1  - Galante, N.
A1  - Gall, D.
A1  - Godambe, S.
A1  - Griffin, S.
A1  - Grube, J.
A1  - Gyuk, G.
A1  - Hanna, D.
A1  - Holder, J.
A1  - Huan, H.
A1  - Hughes, G.
A1  - Hui, C. M.
A1  - Imran, A.
A1  - Jameil, O.
A1  - Kaaret, P.
A1  - Karlsson, N.
A1  - Kertzman, M.
A1  - Kerr, J.
A1  - Khassen, Y.
A1  - Kieda, D.
A1  - Krawczynski, H.
A1  - Krennrich, F.
A1  - Lang, M. J.
A1  - Lee, K.
A1  - Madhavan, A. S.
A1  - Majumdar, P.
A1  - McArthur, S.
A1  - McCann, A.
A1  - Moriarty, P.
A1  - Mukherjee, R.
A1  - Nelson, T.
A1  - de Bhroithe, A. O'Faolain
A1  - Ong, R. A.
A1  - Orr, M.
A1  - Otte, A. N.
A1  - Park, N.
A1  - Perkins, J. S.
A1  - Pichel, A.
A1  - Pohl, Martin
A1  - Quinn, J.
A1  - Ragan, K.
A1  - Reynolds, P. T.
A1  - Roache, E.
A1  - Ruppel, J.
A1  - Saxon, D. B.
A1  - Schroedter, M.
A1  - Sembroski, G. H.
A1  - Sentuerk, G. D.
A1  - Smith, A. W.
A1  - Staszak, D.
A1  - Stroh, M.
A1  - Telezhinsky, Igor O.
A1  - Tesic, G.
A1  - Theiling, M.
A1  - Thibadeau, S.
A1  - Tsurusaki, K.
A1  - Varlotta, A.
A1  - Vassiliev, V. V.
A1  - Vivier, M.
A1  - Wakely, S. P.
A1  - Ward, J. E.
A1  - Weinstein, A.
A1  - Welsing, R.
A1  - Williams, D. A.
A1  - Zitzer, B.
T1  - Multiwavelength observations of the AGN 1ES 0414+009 with veritas, FERMI-LAT, SWIFT-XRT, AND MDM
JF  - The astrophysical journal : an international review of spectroscopy and astronomical physics
N2  - We present observations of the BL Lac object 1ES 0414+009 in the >200 GeV gamma-ray band by the VERITAS array of Cherenkov telescopes. 1ES 0414+009 was observed by VERITAS between 2008 January and 2011 February, resulting in 56.2 hr of good quality pointed observations. These observations resulted in a detection of 822 events from the source corresponding to a statistical significance of 6.4 standard deviations (6.4 sigma) above the background. The source flux, showing no evidence for variability, is measured as (5.2 +/- 1.1(stat) +/- 2.6(sys)) x 10(-12) photons cm(-2) s(-1) above 200 GeV, equivalent to approximately 2% of the Crab Nebula flux above this energy. The differential photon spectrum from 230 GeV to 850 GeV is well fit by a power law with a photon index of Gamma = 3.4 +/- 0.5(stat) +/- 0.3(sys) and a flux normalization of (1.6 +/- 0.3(stat) +/- 0.8(sys)) x 10(-11) photons cm(-2) s(-1) at 300 GeV. We also present multiwavelength results taken in the optical (MDM), x-ray (Swift-XRT), and GeV (Fermi-LAT) bands and use these results to construct a broadband spectral energy distribution (SED). Modeling of this SED indicates that homogenous one-zone leptonic scenarios are not adequate to describe emission from the system, with a lepto-hadronic model providing a better fit to the data.
KW  - BL Lacertae objects: individual (1ES 0414+009, ERJ0416+011)
KW  - gamma rays: galaxies
Y1  - 2012
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/755/2/118
SN  - 0004-637X
VL  - 755
IS  - 2
PB  - IOP Publ. Ltd.
CY  - Bristol
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Dämpfling, Helge L. C.
A1  - Mielke, Christian
A1  - Koellner, Nicole
A1  - Lorenz, Melanie
A1  - Rogass, Christian
A1  - Altenberger, Uwe
A1  - Harlov, Daniel E.
A1  - Knoper, Michael
T1  - Automatic element and mineral detection in thin sections using hyperspectral transmittance imaging microscopy (HyperTIM)
JF  - European journal of mineralogy
N2  - In this study we present a novel method for the automatic detection of minerals and elements using hyperspectral transmittance imaging microscopy measurements of complete thin sections (HyperTIM). 
This is accomplished by using a hyperspectral camera system that operates in the visible and near-infrared (VNIR) range with a specifically designed sample holder, scanning setup, and a microscope lens. 

We utilize this method on a monazite ore thin section from Steenkampskraal (South Africa), which we analyzed for the rare earth element (REE)-bearing mineral monazite ((Ce,Nd,La)PO4), with high concentrations of Nd. The transmittance analyses with the hyperspectral VNIR camera can be used to identify REE minerals and Nd in thin sections. 

We propose a three-point band depth index, the Nd feature depth index (NdFD), and its related product the Nd band depth index (NdBDI), which enables automatic mineral detection and classification for the Nd-bearing monazites in thin sections. In combination with the average concentration of the relative Nd content, it permits a destruction-free, total concentration calculation for Nd across the entire thin section.
Y1  - 2022
U6  - https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-34-275-2022
SN  - 0935-1221
SN  - 1617-4011
VL  - 34
IS  - 3
SP  - 275
EP  - 284
PB  - Copernicus
CY  - Göttingen
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kormann, C.
A1  - Francke, Till
A1  - Renner, M.
A1  - Bronstert, Axel
T1  - Attribution of high resolution streamflow trends in Western Austria
BT  - an approach based on climate and discharge station data
JF  - Hydrology and earth system sciences
N2  - The results of streamflow trend studies are often characterized by mostly insignificant trends and inexplicable spatial patterns. In our study region, Western Austria, this applies especially for trends of annually averaged runoff. However, analysing the altitudinal aspect, we found that there is a trend gradient from higher-altitude to lower-altitude stations, i.e. a pattern of mostly positive annual trends at higher stations and negative ones at lower stations. At midaltitudes, the trends are mostly insignificant. Here we hypothesize that the streamflow trends are caused by the following two main processes: on the one hand, melting glaciers produce excess runoff at higher-altitude watersheds. On the other hand, rising temperatures potentially alter hydrological conditions in terms of less snowfall, higher infiltration, enhanced evapotranspiration, etc., which in turn results in decreasing streamflow trends at lower-altitude watersheds. However, these patterns are masked at mid-altitudes because the resulting positive and negative trends balance each other. To support these hypotheses, we attempted to attribute the detected trends to specific causes. For this purpose, we analysed trends of filtered daily streamflow data, as the causes for these changes might be restricted to a smaller temporal scale than the annual one. This allowed for the explicit determination of the exact days of year (DOYs) when certain streamflow trends emerge, which were then linked with the corresponding DOYs of the trends and characteristic dates of other observed variables, e.g. the average DOY when temperature crosses the freezing point in spring. Based on these analyses, an empirical statistical model was derived that was able to simulate daily streamflow trends sufficiently well. Analyses of subdaily streamflow changes provided additional insights. Finally, the present study supports many modelling approaches in the literature which found out that the main drivers of alpine streamflow changes are increased glacial melt, earlier snowmelt and lower snow accumulation in wintertime.
KW  - alpine
KW  - catchments
KW  - impacts
KW  - regimes
KW  - seasonality
KW  - snow
KW  - switzerland
KW  - temperature
KW  - time-series
KW  - variability
Y1  - 2015
U6  - https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-19-1225-2015
SN  - 1607-7938
SN  - 1027-5606
VL  - 19
SP  - 1225
EP  - 1245
PB  - EGU
CY  - Katlenburg-Lindau
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Abeysekara, A. U.
A1  - Archer, A.
A1  - Benbow, Wystan
A1  - Bird, Ralph
A1  - Brose, Robert
A1  - Buchovecky, M.
A1  - Bugaev, V.
A1  - Connolly, M. P.
A1  - Cui, Wei
A1  - Errando, Manel
A1  - Falcone, A.
A1  - Feng, Qi
A1  - Finley, John P.
A1  - Flinders, A.
A1  - Fortson, L.
A1  - Furniss, Amy
A1  - Gillanders, Gerard H.
A1  - Huetten, M.
A1  - Hanna, David
A1  - Hervet, O.
A1  - Holder, J.
A1  - Hughes, G.
A1  - Humensky, T. B.
A1  - Johnson, Caitlin A.
A1  - Kaaret, Philip
A1  - Kar, P.
A1  - Kelley-Hoskins, N.
A1  - Kertzman, M.
A1  - Kieda, David
A1  - Krause, Maria
A1  - Krennrich, F.
A1  - Lang, M. J.
A1  - Lin, T. T. Y.
A1  - Maier, Gernot
A1  - McArthur, S.
A1  - Moriarty, P.
A1  - Mukherjee, Reshmi
A1  - Ong, R. A.
A1  - Park, N.
A1  - Perkins, Jeremy S.
A1  - Petrashyk, A.
A1  - Pohl, Martin
A1  - Popkow, Alexis
A1  - Pueschel, Elisa
A1  - Quinn, J.
A1  - Ragan, K.
A1  - Reynolds, P. T.
A1  - Richards, Gregory T.
A1  - Roache, E.
A1  - Rulten, C.
A1  - Sadeh, I.
A1  - Santander, M.
A1  - Sembroski, G. H.
A1  - Shahinyan, Karlen
A1  - Tyler, J.
A1  - Wakely, S. P.
A1  - Weiner, O. M.
A1  - Weinstein, A.
A1  - Wells, R. M.
A1  - Wilcox, P.
A1  - Wilhelm, Alina
A1  - Williams, David A.
A1  - Zitzer, B.
A1  - Vurm, Indrek
A1  - Beloborodov, Andrei
T1  - A Strong Limit on the Very-high-energy Emission from GRB 150323A
JF  - The astrophysical journal : an international review of spectroscopy and astronomical physics
N2  - On 2015 March 23, the Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System (VERITAS) responded to a Swift-Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) detection of a gamma-ray burst, with observations beginning 270 s after the onset of BAT emission, and only 135 s after the main BAT emission peak. No statistically significant signal is detected above 140 GeV. The VERITAS upper limit on the fluence in a 40-minute integration corresponds to about 1% of the prompt fluence. Our limit is particularly significant because the very-high-energy (VHE) observation started only similar to 2 minutes after the prompt emission peaked, and Fermi-Large Area Telescope observations of numerous other bursts have revealed that the high-energy emission is typically delayed relative to the prompt radiation and lasts significantly longer. Also, the proximity of GRB 150323A (z = 0.593) limits the attenuation by the extragalactic background light to similar to 50% at 100-200 GeV. We conclude that GRB 150323A had an intrinsically very weak high-energy afterglow, or that the GeV spectrum had a turnover below similar to 100 GeV. If the GRB exploded into the stellar wind of a massive progenitor, the VHE non-detection constrains the wind density parameter to be A greater than or similar to 3 x 10(11) g . cm(-1), consistent with a standard Wolf-Rayet progenitor. Alternatively, the VHE emission from the blast wave would be weak in a very tenuous medium such as the interstellar medium, which therefore cannot be ruled out as the environment of GRB 150323A.
KW  - gamma rays: general
KW  - gamma-ray burst: general
KW  - gamma-ray burst: individual (GRB 150323A)
Y1  - 2018
U6  - https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/aab371
SN  - 0004-637X
SN  - 1538-4357
VL  - 857
IS  - 1
PB  - IOP Publ. Ltd.
CY  - Bristol
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Aliu, E.
A1  - Archambault, S.
A1  - Aune, T.
A1  - Behera, B.
A1  - Beilicke, M.
A1  - Benbow, W.
A1  - Berger, K.
A1  - Bird, R.
A1  - Buckley, J. H.
A1  - Bugaev, V.
A1  - Cardenzana, J. V.
A1  - Cerruti, M.
A1  - Chen, Xuhui
A1  - Ciupik, L.
A1  - Collins-Hughes, E.
A1  - Connolly, M. P.
A1  - Cui, W.
A1  - Dumm, J.
A1  - Dwarkadas, Vikram V.
A1  - Errando, M.
A1  - Falcone, A.
A1  - Federici, Simone
A1  - Feng, Q.
A1  - Finley, J. P.
A1  - Fleischhack, H.
A1  - Fortin, P.
A1  - Fortson, L.
A1  - Furniss, A.
A1  - Galante, N.
A1  - Gall, D.
A1  - Gillanders, G. H.
A1  - Griffin, S.
A1  - Griffiths, S. T.
A1  - Grube, J.
A1  - Gyuk, G.
A1  - Hanna, D.
A1  - Holder, J.
A1  - Hughes, G.
A1  - Humensky, T. B.
A1  - Kaaret, P.
A1  - Kertzman, M.
A1  - Khassen, Y.
A1  - Kieda, D.
A1  - Krennrich, F.
A1  - Kumar, S.
A1  - Lang, M. J.
A1  - Madhavan, A. S.
A1  - Maier, G.
A1  - McCann, A. J.
A1  - Meagher, K.
A1  - Millis, J.
A1  - Moriarty, P.
A1  - Mukherjee, R.
A1  - Nieto, D.
A1  - Ong, R. A.
A1  - Otte, A. N.
A1  - Pandel, D.
A1  - Park, N.
A1  - Pohl, Martin
A1  - Popkow, A.
A1  - Prokoph, H.
A1  - Quinn, J.
A1  - Ragan, K.
A1  - Rajotte, J.
A1  - Ratliff, G.
A1  - Reyes, L. C.
A1  - Reynolds, P. T.
A1  - Richards, G. T.
A1  - Roache, E.
A1  - Rousselle, J.
A1  - Sembroski, G. H.
A1  - Shahinyan, K.
A1  - Sheidaei, F.
A1  - Smith, A. W.
A1  - Staszak, D.
A1  - Telezhinsky, Igor O.
A1  - Tsurusaki, K.
A1  - Tucci, J. V.
A1  - Tyler, J.
A1  - Varlotta, A.
A1  - Vassiliev, V. V.
A1  - Vincent, S.
A1  - Wakely, S. P.
A1  - Ward, J. E.
A1  - Weinstein, A.
A1  - Welsing, R.
A1  - Wilhelm, Alina
T1  - Investigating the TeV morpholoy of MGRO J1908+06 with veritas
JF  - The astrophysical journal : an international review of spectroscopy and astronomical physics
N2  - We report on deep observations of the extended TeV gamma-ray source MGRO J1908+06 made with the VERITAS very high energy gamma-ray observatory. Previously, the TeV emission has been attributed to the pulsar wind nebula (PWN) of the Fermi-LAT pulsar PSR J1907+0602. We detect MGRO J1908+06 at a significance level of 14 standard deviations (14 sigma) and measure a photon index of 2.20 +/- 0.10(stat) +/- 0.20(sys). The TeV emission is extended, covering the region near PSR J1907+0602 and also extending toward SNR G40.5-0.5. When fitted with a two-dimensional Gaussian, the intrinsic extension has a standard deviation of sigma(src) = 0 degrees.44 +/- 0 degrees.02. In contrast to other TeV PWNe of similar age in which the TeV spectrum softens with distance from the pulsar, the TeV spectrum measured near the pulsar location is consistent with that measured at a position near the rim of G40.5-0.5, 0 degrees.33 away.
KW  - gamma rays: general
KW  - gamma-ray burst: individual (MGRO J1908+06, VER J1907+062)
KW  - pulsars: individual (PSR J1907+0602)
KW  - ISM: supernova remnants
Y1  - 2014
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/787/2/166
SN  - 0004-637X
SN  - 1538-4357
VL  - 787
IS  - 2
PB  - IOP Publ. Ltd.
CY  - Bristol
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Wiedmer, Petra
A1  - Jung, Tobias
A1  - Castro, Jose Pedro
A1  - Pomatto, Laura C. D.
A1  - Sun, Patrick Y.
A1  - Davies, Kelvin J. A.
A1  - Grune, Tilman
T1  - Sarcopenia
BT  - molecular mechanisms and open questions
JF  - Ageing research reviews : ARR
N2  - Sarcopenia represents a muscle-wasting syndrome characterized by progressive and generalized degenerative loss of skeletal muscle mass, quality, and strength occurring during normal aging. Sarcopenia patients are mainly suffering from the loss in muscle strength and are faced with mobility disorders reducing their quality of life and are, therefore, at higher risk for morbidity (falls, bone fracture, metabolic diseases) and mortality. <br /> Several molecular mechanisms have been described as causes for sarcopenia that refer to very different levels of muscle physiology. These mechanisms cover e. g. function of hormones (e. g. IGF-1 and Insulin), muscle fiber composition and neuromuscular drive, myo-satellite cell potential to differentiate and proliferate, inflammatory pathways as well as intracellular mechanisms in the processes of proteostasis and mitochondrial function. <br /> In this review, we describe sarcopenia as a muscle-wasting syndrome distinct from other atrophic diseases and summarize the current view on molecular causes of sarcopenia development as well as open questions provoking further research efforts for establishing efficient lifestyle and therapeutic interventions.
KW  - molecular pathways
KW  - proteostasis
KW  - proteasome
KW  - autophagy
KW  - mitochondria,
KW  - muscle fibre composition
Y1  - 2020
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arr.2020.101200
SN  - 1568-1637
SN  - 1872-9649
VL  - 65
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Clare
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Costa, A. C.
A1  - Bronstert, Axel
A1  - de Araujo, Jose Carlos
T1  - A channel transmission losses model for different dryland rivers
JF  - Hydrology and earth system sciences : HESS
N2  - Channel transmission losses in drylands take place normally in extensive alluvial channels or streambeds underlain by fractured rocks. They can play an important role in streamflow rates, groundwater recharge, freshwater supply and channel-associated ecosystems. We aim to develop a process-oriented, semi-distributed channel transmission losses model, using process formulations which are suitable for data-scarce dryland environments and applicable to both hydraulically disconnected losing streams and hydraulically connected losing(/gaining) streams. This approach should be able to cover a large variation in climate and hydro-geologic controls, which are typically found in dryland regions of the Earth. Our model was first evaluated for a losing/gaining, hydraulically connected 30 km reach of the Middle Jaguaribe River (MJR), Ceara, Brazil, which drains a catchment area of 20 000 km(2). Secondly, we applied it to a small losing, hydraulically disconnected 1.5 km channel reach in the Walnut Gulch Experimental Watershed (WGEW), Arizona, USA. The model was able to predict reliably the streamflow volume and peak for both case studies without using any parameter calibration procedure. We have shown that the evaluation of the hypotheses on the dominant hydrological processes was fundamental for reducing structural model uncertainties and improving the streamflow prediction. For instance, in the case of the large river reach (MJR), it was shown that both lateral stream-aquifer water fluxes and groundwater flow in the underlying alluvium parallel to the river course are necessary to predict streamflow volume and channel transmission losses, the former process being more relevant than the latter. Regarding model uncertainty, it was shown that the approaches, which were applied for the unsaturated zone processes (highly nonlinear with elaborate numerical solutions), are much more sensitive to parameter variability than those approaches which were used for the saturated zone (mathematically simple water budgeting in aquifer columns, including backwater effects). In case of the MJR-application, we have seen that structural uncertainties due to the limited knowledge of the subsurface saturated system interactions (i.e. groundwater coupling with channel water; possible groundwater flow parallel to the river) were more relevant than those related to the subsurface parameter variability. In case of the WEGW application we have seen that the non-linearity involved in the unsaturated flow processes in disconnected dryland river systems (controlled by the unsaturated zone) generally contain far more model uncertainties than do connected systems controlled by the saturated flow. Therefore, the degree of aridity of a dryland river may be an indicator of potential model uncertainty and subsequent attainable predictability of the system.
Y1  - 2012
U6  - https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-16-1111-2012
SN  - 1027-5606
VL  - 16
IS  - 4
SP  - 1111
EP  - 1135
PB  - Copernicus
CY  - Göttingen
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Ravé, Guillaume
A1  - Granacher, Urs
A1  - Boullosa, Daniel
A1  - Hackney, Anthony C.
A1  - Zouhal, Hassane
T1  - How to Use Global Positioning Systems (GPS) Data to Monitor Training Load in the “Real World” of Elite Soccer
JF  - Frontiers in Physiology
KW  - acute chronic workload ratio
KW  - injury risk
KW  - physical performance
KW  - monitoring
KW  - external training load
Y1  - 2020
U6  - https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2020.00944
SN  - 1664-042X
VL  - 11
PB  - Frontiers Research Foundation
CY  - Lausanne
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Drygala, Frank
A1  - Korablev, Nikolay
A1  - Ansorge, Hermann
A1  - Fickel, Jörns
A1  - Isomursu, Marja
A1  - Elmeros, Morten
A1  - Kowalczyk, Rafal
A1  - Baltrunaite, Laima
A1  - Balciauskas, Linas
A1  - Saarma, Urmas
A1  - Schulze, Christoph
A1  - Borkenhagen, Peter
A1  - Frantz, Alain C.
T1  - Homogenous Population Genetic Structure of the Non-Native Raccoon Dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) in Europe as a Result of Rapid Population Expansion
JF  - PLoS one
N2  - The extent of gene flow during the range expansion of non-native species influences the amount of genetic diversity retained in expanding populations. Here, we analyse the population genetic structure of the raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) in north-eastern and central Europe. This invasive species is of management concern because it is highly susceptible to fox rabies and an important secondary host of the virus. We hypothesized that the large number of introduced animals and the species’ dispersal capabilities led to high population connectivity and maintenance of genetic diversity throughout the invaded range. We genotyped 332 tissue samples from seven European countries using 16 microsatellite loci. Different algorithms identified three genetic clusters corresponding to Finland, Denmark and a large ‘central’ population that reached from introduction areas in western Russia to northern Germany. Cluster assignments provided evidence of long-distance dispersal. The results of an Approximate Bayesian Computation analysis supported a scenario of equal effective population sizes among different pre-defined populations in the large central cluster. Our results are in line with strong gene flow and secondary admixture between neighbouring demes leading to reduced genetic structuring, probably a result of its fairly rapid population expansion after introduction. The results presented here are remarkable in the sense that we identified a homogenous genetic cluster inhabiting an area stretching over more than 1500km. They are also relevant for disease management, as in the event of a significant rabies outbreak, there is a great risk of a rapid virus spread among raccoon dog populations.
Y1  - 2016
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0153098
SN  - 1932-6203
VL  - 11
SP  - 933
EP  - 938
PB  - PLoS
CY  - San Fransisco
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Arazi, Hamid
A1  - Asadi, Abbas
A1  - Khalkhali, Farhood
A1  - Boullosa, Daniel
A1  - Hackney, Anthony C.
A1  - Granacher, Urs
A1  - Zouhal, Hassane
T1  - Association Between the Acute to Chronic Workload Ratio and Injury Occurrence in Young Male Team Soccer Players
BT  - A Preliminary Study
N2  - This study aimed to investigate the relationship between the acute to chronic workload ratio (ACWR), based upon participant session rating of perceived exertion (sRPE), using two models [(1) rolling averages (ACWRRA); and (2) exponentially weighted moving averages (ACWREWMA)] and the injury rate in young male team soccer players aged 17.1 ± 0.7 years during a competitive mesocycle. Twenty-two players were enrolled in this study and performed four training sessions per week with 2 days of recovery and 1 match day per week. During each training session and each weekly match, training time and sRPE were recorded. In addition, training impulse (TRIMP), monotony, and strain were subsequently calculated. The rate of injury was recorded for each soccer player over a period of 4 weeks (i.e., 28 days) using a daily questionnaire. The results showed that over the course of the study, the number of non-contact injuries was significantly higher than that for contact injuries (2.5 vs. 0.5, p = 0.01). There were also significant positive correlations between sRPE and training time (r = 0.411, p = 0.039), ACWRRA (r = 0.47, p = 0.049), and ACWREWMA (r = 0.51, p = 0.038). In addition, small-to-medium correlations were detected between ACWR and non-contact injury occurrence (ACWRRA, r = 0.31, p = 0.05; ACWREWMA, r = 0.53, p = 0.03). Explained variance (r²) for non-contact injury was significantly greater using the ACWREWMA model (ranging between 21 and 52%) compared with ACWRRA (ranging between 17 and 39%). In conclusion, the results of this study showed that the ACWREWMA model is more sensitive than ACWRRA to identify non-contact injury occurrence in male team soccer players during a short period in the competitive season.
KW  - training load
KW  - rate of perceived exertion
KW  - rolling averages
KW  - weighted moving averages
KW  - football
Y1  - 2020
U6  - https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2020.00608
SN  - 1664-042X
VL  - 11
PB  - Frontiers Research Foundation
CY  - Lausanne
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Jannasch, Franziska
A1  - Kröger, Janine
A1  - Agnoli, Claudia
A1  - Barricarte, Aurelio
A1  - Boeing, Heiner
A1  - Cayssials, Valérie
A1  - Colorado-Yohar, Sandra
A1  - Dahm, Christina C.
A1  - Dow, Courtney
A1  - Fagherazzi, Guy
A1  - Franks, Paul W.
A1  - Freisling, Heinz
A1  - Gunter, Marc J.
A1  - Kerrison, Nicola D.
A1  - Key, Timothy J.
A1  - Khaw, Kay-Tee
A1  - Kühn, Tilman
A1  - Kyro, Cecilie
A1  - Mancini, Francesca Romana
A1  - Mokoroa, Olatz
A1  - Nilsson, Peter
A1  - Overvad, Kim
A1  - Palli, Domenico
A1  - Panico, Salvatore
A1  - Quiros Garcia, Jose Ramon
A1  - Rolandsson, Olov
A1  - Sacerdote, Carlotta
A1  - Sanchez, Maria-Jose
A1  - Sahrai, Mohammad Sediq
A1  - Schübel, Ruth
A1  - Sluijs, Ivonne
A1  - Spijkerman, Annemieke M. W.
A1  - Tjonneland, Anne
A1  - Tong, Tammy Y. N.
A1  - Tumino, Rosario
A1  - Riboli, Elio
A1  - Langenberg, Claudia
A1  - Sharp, Stephen J.
A1  - Forouhi, Nita G.
A1  - Schulze, Matthias Bernd
A1  - Wareham, Nicholas J.
T1  - Generalizability of a Diabetes-Associated Country-Specific Exploratory Dietary Pattern Is Feasible Across European Populations
JF  - The Journal of Nutrition
N2  - Background: Population-specificity of exploratory dietary patterns limits their generalizability in investigations with type 2 diabetes incidence. 
Objective: The aim of this study was to derive country-specific exploratory dietary patterns, investigate their association with type 2 diabetes incidence, and replicate diabetes-associated dietary patterns in other countries.
Methods: Dietary intake data were used, assessed by country-specific questionnaires at baseline of 11,183 incident diabetes cases and 14,694 subcohort members (mean age 52.9 y) from 8 countries, nested within the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition study (mean follow-up time 6.9 y). Exploratory dietary patterns were derived by principal component analysis. HRs for incident type 2 diabetes were calculated by Prentice-weighted Cox proportional hazard regression models. Diabetes-associated dietary patterns were simplified or replicated to be applicable in other countries. A meta-analysis across all countries evaluated the generalizability of the diabetes-association.
Results: Two dietary patterns per country/UK-center, of which overall 3 dietary patterns were diabetes-associated, were identified. A risk-lowering French dietary pattern was not confirmed across other countries: pooled HRFrance per 1 SD: 1.00; 95% CI: 0.90, 1.10. Risk-increasing dietary patterns, derived in Spain and UK-Norfolk, were confirmed, but only the latter statistically significantly: HRSpain: 1.09; 95% CI: 0.97, 1.22 and HRUK-Norfolk: 1.12; 95% CI: 1.04, 1.20. Respectively, this dietary pattern was characterized by relatively high intakes of potatoes, processed meat, vegetable oils, sugar, cake and cookies, and tea. Conclusions: Only few country/center-specific dietary patterns (3 of 18) were statistically significantly associated with diabetes incidence in this multicountry European study population. One pattern, whose association with diabetes was confirmed across other countries, showed overlaps in the food groups potatoes and processed meat with identified diabetes-associated dietary patterns from other studies. The study demonstrates that replication of associations of exploratory patterns with health outcomes is feasible and a necessary step to overcome population-specificity in associations from such analyses.
KW  - dietary patterns
KW  - principal component analysis
KW  - diet-disease association
KW  - type 2 diabetes mellitus
KW  - replication
KW  - meta-analysis
Y1  - 2019
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1093/jn/nxz031
SN  - 0022-3166
SN  - 1541-6100
VL  - 149
IS  - 6
SP  - 1047
EP  - 1055
PB  - Oxford Univ. Press
CY  - Oxford
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Ahmadi, Hamid
A1  - Herat, Nehara
A1  - Alizadeh, Shahab
A1  - Button, Duane C.
A1  - Granacher, Urs
A1  - Behm, David G.
T1  - Effect of an inverted seated position with upper arm blood flow restriction on measures of elbow flexors neuromuscular performance
JF  - PLOS ONE / Public Library of Science
N2  - Purpose
The objective of the investigation was to determine the concomitant effects of upper arm blood flow restriction (BFR) and inversion on elbow flexors neuromuscular responses. 

Methods 
Randomly allocated, 13 volunteers performed four conditions in a within-subject design: rest (control, 1-min upright position without BFR), control (1-min upright with BFR), 1-min inverted (without BFR), and 1-min inverted with BFR. Evoked and voluntary contractile properties, before, during and after a 30-s maximum voluntary contraction (MVC) exercise intervention were examined as well as pain scale. 

Results
Inversion induced significant pre-exercise intervention decreases in elbow flexors MVC (21.1%, Z2p = 0.48, p = 0.02) and resting evoked twitch forces (29.4%, Z2p = 0.34, p = 0.03). The 30-s MVC induced significantly greater pre- to post-test decreases in potentiated twitch force (Z2p = 0.61, p = 0.0009) during inversion (75%) than upright (65.3%) conditions. Overall, BFR decreased MVC force 4.8% (Z2p = 0.37, p = 0.05). For upright position, BFR induced 21.0% reductions in M-wave amplitude (Z2p = 0.44, p = 0.04). There were no significant differences for electromyographic activity or voluntary activation as measured with the interpolated twitch technique. For all conditions, there was a significant increase in pain scale between the 40-60 s intervals and post-30-s MVC (upright< inversion, and without BFR< BFR). 

Conclusion
The concomitant application of inversion with elbow flexors BFR only amplified neuromuscular performance impairments to a small degree. Individuals who execute forceful contractions when inverted or with BFR should be cognizant that force output may be impaired.
Y1  - 2021
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0245311
SN  - 1932-6203
VL  - 16
IS  - 5
PB  - PLoS
CY  - San Fransisco
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Abeysekara, A. U.
A1  - Archambault, S.
A1  - Archer, A.
A1  - Benbow, W.
A1  - Bird, R.
A1  - Buchovecky, M.
A1  - Buckley, J. H.
A1  - Byrum, K.
A1  - Cardenzana, J. V.
A1  - Cerruti, M.
A1  - Chen, Xuhui
A1  - Christiansen, J. L.
A1  - Ciupik, L.
A1  - Cui, W.
A1  - Dickinson, H. J.
A1  - Eisch, J. D.
A1  - Errando, M.
A1  - Falcone, A.
A1  - Fegan, D. J.
A1  - Feng, Q.
A1  - Finley, J. P.
A1  - Fleischhack, H.
A1  - Fortin, P.
A1  - Fortson, L.
A1  - Furniss, A.
A1  - Gillanders, G. H.
A1  - Griffin, S.
A1  - Grube, J.
A1  - Gyuk, G.
A1  - Huetten, M.
A1  - Hakansson, Nils
A1  - Hanna, D.
A1  - Holder, J.
A1  - Humensky, T. B.
A1  - Johnson, C. A.
A1  - Kaaret, P.
A1  - Kar, P.
A1  - Kelley-Hoskins, N.
A1  - Kertzman, M.
A1  - Kieda, D.
A1  - Krause, M.
A1  - Krennrich, F.
A1  - Kumar, S.
A1  - Lang, M. J.
A1  - Lin, T. T. Y.
A1  - Maier, G.
A1  - McArthur, S.
A1  - McCann, A.
A1  - Meagher, K.
A1  - Moriarty, P.
A1  - Mukherjee, R.
A1  - Nieto, D.
A1  - Ong, R. A.
A1  - Otte, A. N.
A1  - Park, N.
A1  - Perkins, J. S.
A1  - Petrashyk, A.
A1  - Pohl, Martin
A1  - Popkow, A.
A1  - Pueschel, Elisa
A1  - Quinn, J.
A1  - Ragan, K.
A1  - Ratliff, G.
A1  - Reynolds, P. T.
A1  - Richards, G. T.
A1  - Roache, E.
A1  - Santander, M.
A1  - Sembroski, G. H.
A1  - Shahinyan, K.
A1  - Staszak, D.
A1  - Telezhinsky, Igor O.
A1  - Tucci, J. V.
A1  - Tyler, J.
A1  - Vincent, S.
A1  - Wakely, S. P.
A1  - Weiner, O. M.
A1  - Weinstein, A.
A1  - Williams, D. A.
A1  - Zitzer, B.
T1  - A SEARCH FOR BRIEF OPTICAL FLASHES ASSOCIATED WITH THE SETI TARGET KIC 8462852
JF  - The astrophysical journal : an international review of spectroscopy and astronomical physics ; Part 2, Letters
N2  - The F-type star KIC. 8462852 has recently been identified as an exceptional target for search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) observations. We describe an analysis methodology for optical SETI, which we have used to analyze nine hours of serendipitous archival observations of KIC. 8462852 made with the VERITAS gamma-ray observatory between 2009 and 2015. No evidence of pulsed optical beacons, above a pulse intensity at the Earth of approximately 1 photon m(-2), is found. We also discuss the potential use of imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescope arrays in searching for extremely short duration optical transients in general.
KW  - astrobiology
KW  - extraterrestrial intelligence
KW  - methods: observational
KW  - stars: individual ( KIC 8462852)
KW  - techniques: photometric
Y1  - 2016
U6  - https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8205/818/2/L33
SN  - 2041-8205
SN  - 2041-8213
VL  - 818
PB  - IOP Publ. Ltd.
CY  - Bristol
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Christakoudi, Sofia
A1  - Pagoni, Panagiota
A1  - Ferrari, Pietro
A1  - Cross, Amanda J.
A1  - Tzoulaki, Ioanna
A1  - Muller, David C.
A1  - Weiderpass, Elisabete
A1  - Freisling, Heinz
A1  - Murphy, Neil
A1  - Dossus, Laure
A1  - Turzanski Fortner, Renee
A1  - Agudo, Antonio
A1  - Overvad, Kim
A1  - Perez-Cornago, Aurora
A1  - Key, Timothy J.
A1  - Brennan, Paul
A1  - Johansson, Mattias
A1  - Tjonneland, Anne
A1  - Halkjaer, Jytte
A1  - Boutron-Ruault, Marie-Christine
A1  - Artaud, Fanny
A1  - Severi, Gianluca
A1  - Kaaks, Rudolf
A1  - Schulze, Matthias Bernd
A1  - Bergmann, Manuela M.
A1  - Masala, Giovanna
A1  - Grioni, Sara
A1  - Simeon, Vittorio
A1  - Tumino, Rosario
A1  - Sacerdote, Carlotta
A1  - Skeie, Guri
A1  - Rylander, Charlotta
A1  - Borch, Kristin Benjaminsen
A1  - Quiros, J. Ramon
A1  - Rodriguez-Barranco, Miguel
A1  - Chirlaque, Maria-Dolores
A1  - Ardanaz, Eva
A1  - Amiano, Pilar
A1  - Drake, Isabel
A1  - Stocks, Tanja
A1  - Häggström, Christel
A1  - Harlid, Sophia
A1  - Ellingjord-Dale, Merete
A1  - Riboli, Elio
A1  - Tsilidis, Konstantinos K.
T1  - Weight change in middle adulthood and risk of cancer in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) cohort
JF  - International journal of cancer
N2  - Obesity is a risk factor for several major cancers. Associations of weight change in middle adulthood with cancer risk, however, are less clear. We examined the association of change in weight and body mass index (BMI) category during middle adulthood with 42 cancers, using multivariable Cox proportional hazards models in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition cohort. Of 241 323 participants (31% men), 20% lost and 32% gained weight (>0.4 to 5.0 kg/year) during 6.9 years (average). During 8.0 years of follow-up after the second weight assessment, 20 960 incident cancers were ascertained. Independent of baseline BMI, weight gain (per one kg/year increment) was positively associated with cancer of the corpus uteri (hazard ratio [HR] = 1.14; 95% confidence interval: 1.05-1.23). Compared to stable weight (+/- 0.4 kg/year), weight gain (>0.4 to 5.0 kg/year) was positively associated with cancers of the gallbladder and bile ducts (HR = 1.41; 1.01-1.96), postmenopausal breast (HR = 1.08; 1.00-1.16) and thyroid (HR = 1.40; 1.04-1.90). Compared to maintaining normal weight, maintaining overweight or obese BMI (World Health Organisation categories) was positively associated with most obesity-related cancers. Compared to maintaining the baseline BMI category, weight gain to a higher BMI category was positively associated with cancers of the postmenopausal breast (HR = 1.19; 1.06-1.33), ovary (HR = 1.40; 1.04-1.91), corpus uteri (HR = 1.42; 1.06-1.91), kidney (HR = 1.80; 1.20-2.68) and pancreas in men (HR = 1.81; 1.11-2.95). Losing weight to a lower BMI category, however, was inversely associated with cancers of the corpus uteri (HR = 0.40; 0.23-0.69) and colon (HR = 0.69; 0.52-0.92). Our findings support avoiding weight gain and encouraging weight loss in middle adulthood.
KW  - BMI change
KW  - cancer
KW  - middle adulthood
KW  - weight gain
KW  - weight loss
Y1  - 2020
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1002/ijc.33339
SN  - 0020-7136
SN  - 1097-0215
VL  - 148
IS  - 7
SP  - 1637
EP  - 1651
PB  - Wiley
CY  - Hoboken
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Meyer, Dominique M.-A.
A1  - Velazquez, Pablo F.
A1  - Petruk, Oleh
A1  - Chiotellis, Alexandros
A1  - Pohl, Martin
A1  - Camps-Farina, Artemi
A1  - Petrov, Miroslav
A1  - Reynoso, Estela M.
A1  - Toledo-Roy, Juan C.
A1  - Schneiter, E. Matias
A1  - Castellanos-Ramirez, Antonio
A1  - Esquivel, Alejandro
T1  - Rectangular core-collapse supernova remnants
BT  - application to Puppis A
JF  - Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
N2  - Core-collapse supernova remnants are the gaseous nebulae of galactic interstellar media (ISM) formed after the explosive death of massive stars. Their morphology and emission properties depend both on the surrounding circumstellar structure shaped by the stellar wind-ISM interaction of the progenitor star and on the local conditions of the ambient medium. In the warm phase of the Galactic plane (n approximate to 1 cm(-3), T approximate to 8000 K), an organized magnetic field of strength 7 mu G has profound consequences on the morphology of the wind bubble of massive stars at rest. In this paper, we show through 2.5D magnetohydrodynamical simulations, in the context of a Wolf-Rayet-evolving 35 M 0 star, that it affects the development of its supernova remnant. When the supernova remnant reaches its middle age (15-20 kyr), it adopts a tubular shape that results from the interaction between the isotropic supernova ejecta and the anisotropic, magnetized, shocked stellar progenitor bubble into which the supernova blast wave expands. Our calculations for non-thermal emission, i.e. radio synchrotron and inverse-Compton radiation, reveal that such supernova remnants can, due to projection effects, appear as rectangular objects in certain cases. This mechanism for shaping a supernova remnant is similar to the bipolar and elliptical planetary nebula production by wind-wind interaction in the low-mass regime of stellar evolution. If such a rectangular core-collapse supernova remnant is created, the progenitor star must not have been a runaway star. We propose that such a mechanism is at work in the shaping of the asymmetric core-collapse supernova remnant Puppis A.
KW  - stars: evolution
KW  - stars: massive
KW  - ISM: supernova remnants
KW  - methods: MHD
Y1  - 2022
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stac1832
SN  - 0035-8711
SN  - 1365-2966
VL  - 515
IS  - 1
SP  - 594
EP  - 605
PB  - Oxford Univ. Press
CY  - Oxford
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Eschenlohr, Andrea
A1  - Battiato, Marco
A1  - Maldonado, R.
A1  - Pontius, N.
A1  - Kachel, T.
A1  - Holldack, K.
A1  - Mitzner, Rolf
A1  - Föhlisch, Alexander
A1  - Oppeneer, P. M.
A1  - Stamm, C.
T1  - Ultrafast spin transport as key to femtosecond demagnetization
JF  - Nature materials
N2  - Irradiating a ferromagnet with a femtosecond laser pulse is known to induce an ultrafast demagnetization within a few hundred femtoseconds. Here we demonstrate that direct laser irradiation is in fact not essential for ultrafast demagnetization, and that electron cascades caused by hot electron currents accomplish it very efficiently. We optically excite a Au/Ni layered structure in which the 30 nm Au capping layer absorbs the incident laser pump pulse and subsequently use the X-ray magnetic circular dichroism technique to probe the femtosecond demagnetization of the adjacent 15 nm Ni layer. A demagnetization effect corresponding to the scenario in which the laser directly excites the Ni film is observed, but with a slight temporal delay. We explain this unexpected observation by means of the demagnetizing effect of a superdiffusive current of non-equilibrium, non-spin-polarized electrons generated in the Au layer.
Y1  - 2013
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1038/NMAT3546
SN  - 1476-1122
VL  - 12
IS  - 4
SP  - 332
EP  - 336
PB  - Nature Publ. Group
CY  - London
ER  - 
TY  - GEN
A1  - Overholt, Andrew C.
A1  - Melott, Adrian L.
A1  - Pohl, Martin
T1  - Testing the link between terrestrial climate change and galactic spiral-arm transit (vol 705, pg L101, 2009)
T2  - The astrophysical journal : an international review of spectroscopy and astronomical physics ; Part 2, Letters
Y1  - 2012
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1088/2041-8205/751/2/L45
SN  - 2041-8205
VL  - 751
IS  - 2
PB  - IOP Publ. Ltd.
CY  - Bristol
ER  - 
TY  - GEN
A1  - Christakoudi, Sofia
A1  - Pagoni, Panagiota
A1  - Ferrari, Pietro
A1  - Cross, Amanda J.
A1  - Tzoulaki, Ioanna
A1  - Muller, David C.
A1  - Weiderpass, Elisabete
A1  - Freisling, Heinz
A1  - Murphy, Neil
A1  - Dossus, Laure
A1  - Turzanski Fortner, Renee
A1  - Agudo, Antonio
A1  - Overvad, Kim
A1  - Perez-Cornago, Aurora
A1  - Key, Timothy J.
A1  - Brennan, Paul
A1  - Johansson, Mattias
A1  - Tjonneland, Anne
A1  - Halkjaer, Jytte
A1  - Boutron-Ruault, Marie-Christine
A1  - Artaud, Fanny
A1  - Severi, Gianluca
A1  - Kaaks, Rudolf
A1  - Schulze, Matthias Bernd
A1  - Bergmann, Manuela M.
A1  - Masala, Giovanna
A1  - Grioni, Sara
A1  - Simeon, Vittorio
A1  - Tumino, Rosario
A1  - Sacerdote, Carlotta
A1  - Skeie, Guri
A1  - Rylander, Charlotta
A1  - Borch, Kristin Benjaminsen
A1  - Quiros, J. Ramon
A1  - Rodriguez-Barranco, Miguel
A1  - Chirlaque, Maria-Dolores
A1  - Ardanaz, Eva
A1  - Amiano, Pilar
A1  - Drake, Isabel
A1  - Stocks, Tanja
A1  - Haggstrom, Christel
A1  - Harlid, Sophia
A1  - Ellingjord-Dale, Merete
A1  - Riboli, Elio
A1  - Tsilidis, Konstantinos K.
T1  - Weight change in middle adulthood and risk of cancer in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) cohort
T2  - Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe
N2  - Obesity is a risk factor for several major cancers. Associations of weight change in middle adulthood with cancer risk, however, are less clear. We examined the association of change in weight and body mass index (BMI) category during middle adulthood with 42 cancers, using multivariable Cox proportional hazards models in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition cohort. Of 241 323 participants (31% men), 20% lost and 32% gained weight (>0.4 to 5.0 kg/year) during 6.9 years (average). During 8.0 years of follow-up after the second weight assessment, 20 960 incident cancers were ascertained. Independent of baseline BMI, weight gain (per one kg/year increment) was positively associated with cancer of the corpus uteri (hazard ratio [HR] = 1.14; 95% confidence interval: 1.05-1.23). Compared to stable weight (+/- 0.4 kg/year), weight gain (>0.4 to 5.0 kg/year) was positively associated with cancers of the gallbladder and bile ducts (HR = 1.41; 1.01-1.96), postmenopausal breast (HR = 1.08; 1.00-1.16) and thyroid (HR = 1.40; 1.04-1.90). Compared to maintaining normal weight, maintaining overweight or obese BMI (World Health Organisation categories) was positively associated with most obesity-related cancers. Compared to maintaining the baseline BMI category, weight gain to a higher BMI category was positively associated with cancers of the postmenopausal breast (HR = 1.19; 1.06-1.33), ovary (HR = 1.40; 1.04-1.91), corpus uteri (HR = 1.42; 1.06-1.91), kidney (HR = 1.80; 1.20-2.68) and pancreas in men (HR = 1.81; 1.11-2.95). Losing weight to a lower BMI category, however, was inversely associated with cancers of the corpus uteri (HR = 0.40; 0.23-0.69) and colon (HR = 0.69; 0.52-0.92). Our findings support avoiding weight gain and encouraging weight loss in middle adulthood.
T3  - Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe - 1373 
KW  - BMI change
KW  - cancer
KW  - middle adulthood
KW  - weight gain
KW  - weight loss
Y1  - 2020
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-573609
SN  - 1866-8372
IS  - 7
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Wallenta, Christopher
A1  - Granacher, Urs
A1  - Lesinski, Melanie
A1  - Schuenemann, C.
A1  - Mühlbauer, Thomas
T1  - Effects of Complex Versus Block Strength Training on the Athletic Performance of Elite Youth Soccer Players
JF  - Sportverletzung, Sportschaden : Grundlagen, Prävention, Rehabilitation
N2  - Hintergrund: Kraft und Schnelligkeit stellen bedeutsame leistungsdeterminierende Faktoren im Fußball dar. Durch Komplextraining (Kombination aus Kraft- und plyometrischen Übungen in einer Trainingseinheit) lassen sich Kraft- und Schnelligkeitswerte von Athleten steigern. Unklar ist jedoch, ob ein Komplextraining (KT) gegenüber einem herkömmlichen blockweisen Krafttraining (BT) zu größeren sportmotorischen Leistungssteigerungen führt. Das Ziel der Studie war es, die Effekte von KT versus BT auf Variablen der Kraft, Schnelligkeit und Gewandtheit von Nachwuchsleistungsfußballern zu untersuchen.

Methode: Zusätzlich zum regulären Fußballtraining (ca. 6 × pro Woche, je 60 – 90 min.) führten 18 männliche Nachwuchsleistungsfußballer über sechs Wochen (2 × pro Woche, je 30 min.) entweder ein progressives KT (n = 10, Alter: 18,5 ± 2,2 Jahre) oder BT (n = 8, Alter: 18,1 ± 1,6 Jahre) durch. Vor und nach dem Training wurden Tests zur Erfassung der Kraft (Einer-Wiederholungs-Maximum [EWM] Kniebeuge), der Sprungkraft (Hockstrecksprung [HSS]), der Schnelligkeit (30-m-Sprint) und der Gewandtheit (T-Test) durchgeführt. Es wurden parameterfreie Verfahren zur Bestimmung von Unterschieden innerhalb (Wilcoxon-Test) und zwischen (Mann-Whitney-U-Test) den beiden Gruppen gerechnet.

Ergebnisse: Sowohl KT als auch BT sind sichere (keine trainings- aber sechs spielbedingte Verletzungen) und geeignete (Trainingsteilnahme in KT und BT: &#8805; 80 %) Trainingsmaßnahmen in Ergänzung zum regulären Fußballtraining. Die statistische Analyse ergab signifikante Verbesserungen vom Prä- zum Posttest für die KT-Gruppe im EWM (p = 0,043) und im HSS (p = 0,046) sowie für die BT-Gruppe in der Sprintzeit über 5 m (p = 0,039) und 10 m (p = 0,026). Zudem zeigten sich für beide Gruppen signifikante Verbesserungen im T-Test (KT: p = 0,046; BT: p = 0,027). Der Gruppenvergleich (KT vs. BT) über die Zeit (Post- minus Prätest) offenbarte keine bedeutsamen Unterschiede.

Schlussfolgerung: Sowohl sechswöchiges KT als auch BT führten zu signifikanten Verbesserungen sportmotorischer Leistungen bei Nachwuchsleistungsfußballern. Allerdings konnten keine zusätzlich leistungssteigernden Effekte von KT im Vergleich zu BT ermittelt werden. In zukünftigen Studien sollte geprüft werden, ob die beobachteten testspezifischen Veränderungen, d. h. Verbesserung der Kraft/Sprungkraft in der KT-Gruppe und Verbesserung der Schnelligkeit in der BT-Gruppe der gewählten Übungsanordnung geschuldet sind oder einen generellen Effekt darstellen.

Background: Muscle strength and speed are important determinants of soccer performance. It has previously been shown that complex training (CT, combination of strength and plyometric exercises within a single training session) is effective to enhance strength and speed performance in athletes. However, it is unresolved whether CT is more effective than conventional strength training that is delivered in one single block (BT) to increase proxies of athletic performance. Thus, the aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of CT versus BT on measures of muscle strength/power, speed, and agility in elite youth soccer players. Methods: Eighteen male elite youth soccer players conducted six weeks (2 sessions/week, 30 min, each) of progressive CT (n = 10, age: 18,5 +/- 2.2 years) or BT (n=8, age: 18.1 +/- 1.6 years) in addition to their regular soccer training (approx. 6 sessions/week, 60-90 min, each). Before and after training, tests were conducted for the assessment of strength (one -repetition maximum [1RM] squat), power (countermovement jump [CMJ]), speed (30-m linear sprint), and agility (T test). Non-parametric analyses were used to calculate differences within (Wilcoxon test) and between (Mann-Whitney-U test) groups. Results: Both CT and BT proved to be safe (i.e. no training-related, but six match -related injuries reported) and feasible (i.e. attendance rate of 80% in both groups) training regimens when implemented in addition to regular soccer training. The statistical analysis revealed significant improvements from pre-training to post-training tests for the CT group in 1 RM squat (p =0.043) and CMJ height (p =0,046). For the BT -group, significantly enhanced sprint times were observed over 5 m (p = 0.039) and 10 m (p = 0.026), Furthermore, both groups significantly improved their t test time (CT: p =0.046; BT: p =0.027). However, group comparisons (CT vs. BT) over time (post-training minus pre-training test) did not show any significant differences. Conclusion: Six weeks of CT and BT resulted in significant improvements in proxies of athletic performance. Yet CT did not produce any additional effects compared to BT. Future research is needed to examine whether the observed test-specific changes, i.e. improvements in strength/power for the CT-group and improvements in speed for the BT-group, are due to the applied configuration of strength, plyometric, and sprint exercises or if they rather indicate a general training response.
KW  - strength training
KW  - jump/sprint exercises
KW  - youth athletes
Y1  - 2016
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0041-106949
SN  - 0932-0555
SN  - 1439-1236
VL  - 30
SP  - 31
EP  - 37
PB  - Thieme
CY  - Stuttgart
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Stillfried, Milena
A1  - Fickel, Jörns
A1  - Börner, Konstantin
A1  - Wittstatt, Ulrich
A1  - Heddergott, Mike
A1  - Ortmann, Sylvia
A1  - Kramer-Schadt, Stephanie
A1  - Frantz, Alain C.
T1  - Do cities represent sources, sinks or isolated islands for urban wild boar population structure?
JF  - Journal of applied ecology : an official journal of the British Ecological Society
KW  - baps
KW  - Berlin
KW  - diyabc
KW  - human-wildlife conflict
KW  - hunting
KW  - microsatellites
KW  - movement barrier
KW  - source-sink dynamics
KW  - structure
KW  - urban ecology
Y1  - 2017
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.12756
SN  - 0021-8901
SN  - 1365-2664
VL  - 54
IS  - 1
SP  - 272
EP  - 281
PB  - Wiley-Blackwell
CY  - Hoboken
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Cesca, Simone
A1  - Grigoli, Francesco
A1  - Heimann, Sebastian
A1  - Dahm, Torsten
A1  - Kriegerowski, Marius
A1  - Sobiesiak, M.
A1  - Tassara, C.
A1  - Olcay, M.
T1  - The M-w 8.1 2014 Iquique, Chile, seismic sequence: a tale of foreshocks and aftershocks
JF  - Geophysical journal international
N2  - The 2014 April 1, M-w 8.1 Iquique (Chile) earthquake struck in the Northern Chile seismic gap. With a rupture length of less than 200 km, it left unbroken large segments of the former gap. Early studies were able to model the main rupture features but results are ambiguous with respect to the role of aseismic slip and left open questions on the remaining hazard at the Northern Chile gap. A striking observation of the 2014 earthquake has been its extensive preparation phase, with more than 1300 events with magnitude above M-L 3, occurring during the 15 months preceding the main shock. Increasing seismicity rates and observed peak magnitudes accompanied the last three weeks before the main shock. Thanks to the large data sets of regional recordings, we assess the precursor activity, compare foreshocks and aftershocks and model rupture preparation and rupture effects. To tackle inversion challenges for moderate events with an asymmetric network geometry, we use full waveforms techniques to locate events, map the seismicity rate and derive source parameters, obtaining moment tensors for more than 300 events (magnitudes M-w 4.0-8.1) in the period 2013 January 1-2014 April 30. This unique data set of fore- and aftershocks is investigated to distinguish rupture process models and models of strain and stress rotation during an earthquake. Results indicate that the spatial distributions of foreshocks delineated the shallower part of the rupture areas of the main shock and its largest aftershock, well matching the spatial extension of the aftershocks cloud. Most moment tensors correspond to almost pure double couple thrust mechanisms, consistent with the slab orientation. Whereas no significant differences are observed among thrust mechanisms in different areas, nor among thrust foreshocks and aftershocks, the early aftershock sequence is characterized by the presence of normal fault mechanisms, striking parallel to the trench but dipping westward. These events likely occurred in the shallow wedge structure close to the slab interface and are consequence of the increased extensional stress in this region after the largest events. The overall stress inversion result suggests a minor stress rotation after the main shock, but a significant release of the deviatoric stress. The temporal change in the distribution of focal mechanisms can also be explained in terms of the spatial heterogeneity of the stress field: under such interpretation, the potential of a large megathrust earthquake breaking a larger segment offshore Northern Chile remains high.
KW  - Earthquake source observations
KW  - South America
Y1  - 2016
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1093/gji/ggv544
SN  - 0956-540X
SN  - 1365-246X
VL  - 204
SP  - 1766
EP  - 1780
PB  - Oxford Univ. Press
CY  - Oxford
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - McCool, Weston C.
A1  - Codding, Brian F.
A1  - Vernon, Kenneth B.
A1  - Wilson, Kurt M.
A1  - Yaworsky, Peter M.
A1  - Marwan, Norbert
A1  - Kennett, Douglas J.
T1  - Climate change-induced population pressure drives high rates of lethal violence in the Prehispanic central Andes
JF  - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America : PNAS
N2  - Understanding the influence of climate change and population pressure on human conflict remains a critically important topic in the social sciences. Long-term records that evaluate these dynamics across multiple centuries and outside the range of modern climatic variation are especially capable of elucidating the relative effect of-and the interaction between-climate and demography. This is crucial given that climate change may structure population growth and carrying capacity, while both climate and population influence per capita resource availability. This study couples paleoclimatic and demographic data with osteological evaluations of lethal trauma from 149 directly accelerator mass spectrometry C-14-dated individuals from the Nasca highland region of Peru. Multiple local and supraregional precipitation proxies are combined with a summed probability distribution of 149 C-14 dates to estimate population dynamics during a 700-y study window. Counter to previous findings, our analysis reveals a precipitous increase in violent deaths associated with a period of productive and stable climate, but volatile population dynamics. We conclude that favorable local climate conditions fostered population growth that put pressure on the marginal and highly circumscribed resource base, resulting in violent resource competition that manifested in over 450 y of internecine warfare. These findings help support a general theory of intergroup violence, indicating that relative resource scarcity-whether driven by reduced resource abundance or increased competition-can lead to violence in subsistence societies when the outcome is lower per capita resource availability.
KW  - climate change
KW  - population pressure
KW  - warfare
KW  - lethal violence
KW  - Andes
Y1  - 2022
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2117556119
SN  - 0027-8424
SN  - 1091-6490
VL  - 119
IS  - 17
PB  - National Acad. of Sciences
CY  - Washington
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Khudair, Mohammed
A1  - Marcuzzi, Anna
A1  - Ng, Kwok
A1  - Tempest, Gavin Daniel
A1  - Bartoš, František
A1  - Peric, Ratko
A1  - Maier, Maximilian
A1  - Beccia, Flavia
A1  - Boccia, Stefania
A1  - Brandes, Mirko
A1  - Cardon, Greet
A1  - Carlin, Angela
A1  - Castagna, Carolina
A1  - Chaabene, Helmi
A1  - Chalkley, Anna
A1  - Ciaccioni, Simone
A1  - Cieślińska-Świder, Joanna
A1  - Čingienė, Vilma
A1  - Cortis, Cristina
A1  - Corvino, Chiara
A1  - de Geus, Eco J. C.
A1  - Di Baldassarre, Angela
A1  - Di Credico, Andrea
A1  - Drid, Patrik
A1  - Tarazaga, Rosa Ma Fernández
A1  - Gallè, Francesca
A1  - Sánchez, Esther Garcia
A1  - Gebremariam, Mekdes
A1  - Ghinassi, Barbara
A1  - Goudas, Marios
A1  - Hayes, Grainne
A1  - Honorio, Samuel
A1  - Izzicupo, Pascal
A1  - Jahre, Henriette
A1  - Jelsma, Judith
A1  - Juric, Petra
A1  - Kolovelonis, Athanasios
A1  - Kongsvold, Atle
A1  - Kouidi, Evangelia
A1  - Mansergh, Fiona
A1  - Masanovic, Bojan
A1  - Mekonnen, Teferi
A1  - Mork, Paul Jarle
A1  - Murphy, Marie
A1  - O'Hara, Kelly
A1  - Torun, Ayse Ozbil
A1  - Palumbo, Federico
A1  - Popovic, Stevo
A1  - Prieske, Olaf
A1  - Puharic, Zrinka
A1  - Ribeiro, José Carlos
A1  - Rumbold, Penny Louise Sheena
A1  - Sandu, Petru
A1  - Soric, Maroje
A1  - Stavnsbo, Mette
A1  - Syrmpas, Ioannis
A1  - van der Ploeg, Hidde P.
A1  - Van Hoye, Aurélie
A1  - Vilela, Sofia
A1  - Woods, Catherine
A1  - Wunsch, Kathrin
A1  - Caprinica, Laura
A1  - MacDonncha, Ciaran
A1  - Ling, Fiona Chun Man
T1  - DE-PASS Best Evidence Statement (BESt): modifiable determinants of physical activity and sedentary behaviour in children and adolescents aged 5-19 years-a protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis
JF  - BMJ open
N2  - Introduction Physical activity among children and adolescents remains insufficient, despite the substantial efforts made by researchers and policymakers. Identifying and furthering our understanding of potential modifiable determinants of physical activity behaviour (PAB) and sedentary behaviour (SB) is crucial for the development of interventions that promote a shift from SB to PAB. The current protocol details the process through which a series of systematic literature reviews and meta-analyses (MAs) will be conducted to produce a best-evidence statement (BESt) and inform policymakers. The overall aim is to identify modifiable determinants that are associated with changes in PAB and SB in children and adolescents (aged 5-19 years) and to quantify their effect on, or association with, PAB/SB. Methods and analysis A search will be performed in MEDLINE, SportDiscus, Web of Science, PsychINFO and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials. Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and controlled trials (CTs) that investigate the effect of interventions on PAB/SB and longitudinal studies that investigate the associations between modifiable determinants and PAB/SB at multiple time points will be sought. Risk of bias assessments will be performed using adapted versions of Cochrane's RoB V.2.0 and ROBINS-I tools for RCTs and CTs, respectively, and an adapted version of the National Institute of Health's tool for longitudinal studies. Data will be synthesised narratively and, where possible, MAs will be performed using frequentist and Bayesian statistics. Modifiable determinants will be discussed considering the settings in which they were investigated and the PAB/SB measurement methods used. Ethics and dissemination No ethical approval is needed as no primary data will be collected. The findings will be disseminated in peer-reviewed publications and academic conferences where possible. The BESt will also be shared with policy makers within the DE-PASS consortium in the first instance. Systematic review registration CRD42021282874.
KW  - public health
KW  - health policy
KW  - community child health
Y1  - 2022
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-059202
SN  - 2044-6055
VL  - 12
IS  - 9
PB  - BMJ Publishing Group
CY  - London
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Behm, David George
A1  - Young, James D.
A1  - Whitten, Joseph H. D.
A1  - Reid, Jonathan C.
A1  - Quigley, Patrick J.
A1  - Low, Jonathan
A1  - Li, Yimeng
A1  - Lima, Camila D.
A1  - Hodgson, Daniel D.
A1  - Chaouachi, Anis
A1  - Prieske, Olaf
A1  - Granacher, Urs
T1  - Effectiveness of Traditional Strength vs. Power Training on Muscle Strength, Power and Speed with Youth: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
JF  - Frontiers in physiology
N2  - Numerous national associations and multiple reviews have documented the safety and efficacy of strength training for children and adolescents. The literature highlights the significant training-induced increases in strength associated with youth strength training. However, the effectiveness of youth strength training programs to improve power measures is not as clear. This discrepancy may be related to training and testing specificity. Most prior youth strength training programs emphasized lower intensity resistance with relatively slow movements. Since power activities typically involve higher intensity, explosive-like contractions with higher angular velocities (e.g., plyometrics), there is a conflict between the training medium and testing measures. This meta-analysis compared strength (e.g., training with resistance or body mass) and power training programs (e.g., plyometric training) on proxies of muscle strength, power, and speed. A systematic literature search using a Boolean Search Strategy was conducted in the electronic databases PubMed, SPORT Discus, Web of Science, and Google Scholar and revealed 652 hits. After perusal of title, abstract, and full text, 107 studies were eligible for inclusion in this systematic review and meta-analysis. The meta-analysis showed small to moderate magnitude changes for training specificity with jump measures. In other words, power training was more effective than strength training for improving youth jump height. For sprint measures, strength training was more effective than power training with youth. Furthermore, strength training exhibited consistently large magnitude changes to lower body strength measures, which contrasted with the generally trivial, small and moderate magnitude training improvements of power training upon lower body strength, sprint and jump measures, respectively. Maturity related inadequacies in eccentric strength and balance might influence the lack of training specificity with the unilateral landings and propulsions associated with sprinting. Based on this meta-analysis, strength training should be incorporated prior to power training in order to establish an adequate foundation of strength for power training activities.
KW  - children
KW  - boys
KW  - girls
KW  - plyometric training
KW  - resistance training
Y1  - 2017
U6  - https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2017.00423
SN  - 1664-042X
VL  - 8
PB  - Frontiers Research Foundation
CY  - Lausanne
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Werfelli, Hanen
A1  - Hammami, Raouf
A1  - Selmi, Mohamed Amine
A1  - Selmi, Walid
A1  - Gabrilo, Goran
A1  - Clark, Cain C. T.
A1  - Duncan, Michael
A1  - Sekulic, Damir
A1  - Granacher, Urs
A1  - Rebai, Haithem
T1  - Acute Effects of Different Plyometric and Strength Exercises on Balance Performance in Youth Weightlifters
JF  - Frontiers in Physiology
N2  - Background: High-intensity muscle actions have the potential to temporarily improve the performance which has been denoted as postactivation performance enhancement.

Objectives: This study determined the acute effects of different stretch-shortening (fast vs. low) and strength (dynamic vs. isometric) exercises executed during one training session on subsequent balance performance in youth weightlifters.

Materials and Methods: Sixteen male and female young weightlifters, aged 11.3±0.6years, performed four strength exercise conditions in randomized order, including dynamic strength (DYN; 3 sets of 3 repetitions of 10 RM) and isometric strength exercises (ISOM; 3 sets of maintaining 3s of 10 RM of back-squat), as well as fast (FSSC; 3 sets of 3 repetitions of 20-cm drop-jumps) and slow (SSSC; 3 sets of 3 hurdle jumps over a 20-cm obstacle) stretch-shortening cycle protocols. Balance performance was tested before and after each of the four exercise conditions in bipedal stance on an unstable surface (i.e., BOSU ball with flat side facing up) using two dependent variables, i.e., center of pressure surface area (CoP SA) and velocity (CoP V).

Results: There was a significant effect of time on CoP SA and CoP V [F(1,60)=54.37, d=1.88, p<0.0001; F(1,60)=9.07, d=0.77, p=0.003]. In addition, a statistically significant effect of condition on CoP SA and CoP V [F(3,60)=11.81, d=1.53, p<0.0001; F(3,60)=7.36, d=1.21, p=0.0003] was observed. Statistically significant condition-by-time interactions were found for the balance parameters CoP SA (p<0.003, d=0.54) and CoP V (p<0.002, d=0.70). Specific to contrast analysis, all specified hypotheses were tested and demonstrated that FSSC yielded significantly greater improvements than all other conditions in CoP SA and CoP V [p<0.0001 (d=1.55); p=0.0004 (d=1.19), respectively]. In addition, FSSC yielded significantly greater improvements compared with the two conditions for both balance parameters [p<0.0001 (d=2.03); p<0.0001 (d=1.45)].

Conclusion: Fast stretch-shortening cycle exercises appear to be more effective to improve short-term balance performance in young weightlifters. Due to the importance of balance for overall competitive achievement in weightlifting, it is recommended that young weightlifters implement dynamic plyometric exercises in the fast stretch-shortening cycle during the warm-up to improve their balance performance.
KW  - postural stability
KW  - conditioning exercise
KW  - adolescents
KW  - performance
KW  - weightlifting
Y1  - 2021
U6  - https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2021.716981
SN  - 1664-042X
VL  - 12
PB  - Frontiers Research Foundation
CY  - Lausanne
ER  - 
TY  - GEN
A1  - Sariati, Dorsaf
A1  - Hammami, Raouf
A1  - Zouhal, Hassane
A1  - Clark, Cain Craig Truman
A1  - Nebigh, Ammar
A1  - Chtara, Moktar
A1  - Chortane, Sabri Gaied
A1  - Hackney, Anthony C.
A1  - Souissi, Nizar
A1  - Granacher, Urs
A1  - Ben Ounis, Omar
T1  - Improvement of Physical Performance Following a 6 Week Change-of-Direction Training Program in Elite Youth Soccer Players of Different Maturity Levels
T2  - Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe
N2  - Background: Change-of-direction (CoD) is a necessary physical ability of a field sport and may vary in youth players according to their maturation status.

Objectives: The aim of this study is: to compare the effectiveness of a 6-week CoD training intervention on dynamic balance (CS-YBT), horizontal jump (5JT), speed (10 and 30-m linear sprint times), CoD with (15 m-CoD + B) and without (15 m-CoD) the ball, in youth male soccer players at different levels of maturity [pre- and post-peak height velocity (PHV)].

Materials and Methods: Thirty elite male youth soccer players aged 10–17 years from the Tunisian first division participated in this study. The players were divided into pre- (G1, n = 15) and post-PHV (G2, n = 15) groups. Both groups completed a similar 6-week training program with two sessions per week of four CoD exercises. All players completed the following tests before and after intervention: CS-YBT; 5 JT; 10, 30, and 15 m-CoD; and 15 m-CoD + B, and data were analyzed using ANCOVA.

Results: All 30 players completed the study according to the study design and methodology. Adherence rate was 100% across all groups, and no training or test-related injuries were reported. Pre-PHV and post-PHV groups showed significant amelioration post-intervention for all dependent variables (after test > before test; p < 0.01, d = 0.09–1.51). ANOVA revealed a significant group × time interaction only for CS-YBT (F = 4.45; p < 0.04; η2 = 0.14), 5JT (F = 6.39; p < 0.02; η2 = 0.18), and 15 m-CoD (F = 7.88; p < 0.01; η2 = 0.22). CS-YBT, 5JT, and 15 m-CoD improved significantly in the post-PHV group (+ 4.56%, effect size = 1.51; + 4.51%, effect size = 1.05; and -3.08%, effect size = 0.51, respectively), more than the pre-PHV group (+ 2.77%, effect size = 0.85; + 2.91%, effect size = 0.54; and -1.56%, effect size = 0.20, respectively).

Conclusion: The CoD training program improved balance, horizontal jump, and CoD without the ball in male preadolescent and adolescent soccer players, and this improvement was greater in the post-PHV players. The maturity status of the athletes should be considered when programming CoD training for soccer players.
T3  - Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe - 742 
KW  - youth soccer
KW  - peak height velocity
KW  - change of direction speed
KW  - training adaptation
KW  - football
Y1  - 2022
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-541019
SN  - 1866-8364
SP  - 1
EP  - 8
PB  - Universität Potsdam
CY  - Potsdam
ER  - 
TY  - GEN
A1  - Werfelli, Hanen
A1  - Hammami, Raouf
A1  - Selmi, Mohamed Amine
A1  - Selmi, Walid
A1  - Gabrilo, Goran
A1  - Clark, Cain C. T.
A1  - Duncan, Michael
A1  - Sekulic, Damir
A1  - Granacher, Urs
A1  - Rebai, Haithem
T1  - Acute Effects of Different Plyometric and Strength Exercises on Balance Performance in Youth Weightlifters
T2  - Postprints der Universität Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe
N2  - Background: High-intensity muscle actions have the potential to temporarily improve the performance which has been denoted as postactivation performance enhancement.

Objectives: This study determined the acute effects of different stretch-shortening (fast vs. low) and strength (dynamic vs. isometric) exercises executed during one training session on subsequent balance performance in youth weightlifters.

Materials and Methods: Sixteen male and female young weightlifters, aged 11.3±0.6years, performed four strength exercise conditions in randomized order, including dynamic strength (DYN; 3 sets of 3 repetitions of 10 RM) and isometric strength exercises (ISOM; 3 sets of maintaining 3s of 10 RM of back-squat), as well as fast (FSSC; 3 sets of 3 repetitions of 20-cm drop-jumps) and slow (SSSC; 3 sets of 3 hurdle jumps over a 20-cm obstacle) stretch-shortening cycle protocols. Balance performance was tested before and after each of the four exercise conditions in bipedal stance on an unstable surface (i.e., BOSU ball with flat side facing up) using two dependent variables, i.e., center of pressure surface area (CoP SA) and velocity (CoP V).

Results: There was a significant effect of time on CoP SA and CoP V [F(1,60)=54.37, d=1.88, p<0.0001; F(1,60)=9.07, d=0.77, p=0.003]. In addition, a statistically significant effect of condition on CoP SA and CoP V [F(3,60)=11.81, d=1.53, p<0.0001; F(3,60)=7.36, d=1.21, p=0.0003] was observed. Statistically significant condition-by-time interactions were found for the balance parameters CoP SA (p<0.003, d=0.54) and CoP V (p<0.002, d=0.70). Specific to contrast analysis, all specified hypotheses were tested and demonstrated that FSSC yielded significantly greater improvements than all other conditions in CoP SA and CoP V [p<0.0001 (d=1.55); p=0.0004 (d=1.19), respectively]. In addition, FSSC yielded significantly greater improvements compared with the two conditions for both balance parameters [p<0.0001 (d=2.03); p<0.0001 (d=1.45)].

Conclusion: Fast stretch-shortening cycle exercises appear to be more effective to improve short-term balance performance in young weightlifters. Due to the importance of balance for overall competitive achievement in weightlifting, it is recommended that young weightlifters implement dynamic plyometric exercises in the fast stretch-shortening cycle during the warm-up to improve their balance performance.
T3  - Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe - 748 
KW  - postural stability
KW  - conditioning exercise
KW  - adolescents
KW  - performance
KW  - weightlifting
Y1  - 2022
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-543109
SN  - 1866-8364
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Patel, Riddhi P.
A1  - Förster, Daniel W.
A1  - Kitchener, Andrew C.
A1  - Rayan, Mark D.
A1  - Mohamed, Shariff W.
A1  - Werner, Laura
A1  - Lenz, Dorina
A1  - Pfestorf, Hans
A1  - Kramer-Schadt, Stephanie
A1  - Radchuk, Viktoriia
A1  - Fickel, Jörns
A1  - Wilting, Andreas
T1  - Two species of Southeast Asian cats in the genus Catopuma with diverging histories: an island endemic forest specialist and a widespread habitat generalist
JF  - Royal Society Open Science
N2  - Background. The bay cat Catopuma badia is endemic to Borneo, whereas its sister species the Asian golden cat Catopuma temminckii is distributed from the Himalayas and southern China through Indochina, Peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra. Based onmorphological data, up to five subspecies of the Asian golden cat have been recognized, but a taxonomic assessment, including molecular data and morphological characters, is still lacking. Results. We combined molecular data (whole mitochondrial genomes), morphological data (pelage) and species distribution projections (up to the Late Pleistocene) to infer how environmental changes may have influenced the distribution of these sister species over the past 120 000 years. The molecular analysis was based on sequenced mitogenomes of 3 bay cats and 40 Asian golden cats derived mainly from archival samples. Our molecular data suggested a time of split between the two species approximately 3.16 Ma and revealed very low nucleotide diversity within the Asian golden cat population, which supports recent expansion of the population. Discussion. The low nucleotide diversity suggested a population bottleneck in the Asian golden cat, possibly caused by the eruption of the Toba volcano in Northern Sumatra (approx. 74 kya), followed by a continuous population expansion in the Late Pleistocene/Early Holocene. Species distribution projections, the reconstruction of the demographic history, a genetic isolation-by-distance pattern and a gradual variation of pelage pattern support the hypothesis of a post-Toba population expansion of the Asian golden cat from south China/Indochina to PeninsularMalaysia and Sumatra. Our findings reject the current classification of five subspecies for the Asian golden cat, but instead support either a monotypic species or one comprising two subspecies: (i) the Sunda golden cat, distributed south of the Isthmus of Kra: C. t. temminckii and (ii) Indochinese, Indian, Himalayan and Chinese golden cats, occurring north of the Isthmus: C. t. moormensis.
KW  - Felidae
KW  - Southeast Asia
KW  - last glacial maximum
KW  - Toba volcanic eruption
KW  - hybrid capture
KW  - next generation sequencing
Y1  - 2016
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.160350
SN  - 2054-5703
VL  - 3
SP  - 741
EP  - 752
PB  - Royal Society
CY  - London
ER  - 
TY  - GEN
A1  - Zouita, Sghaier
A1  - Zouhal, Hassane
A1  - Ferchichi, Habiba
A1  - Paillard, Thierry
A1  - Dziri, Catherine
A1  - Hackney, Anthony C.
A1  - Laher, Ismail
A1  - Granacher, Urs
A1  - Ben Moussa Zouita, Amira
T1  - Effects of Combined Balance and Strength Training on Measures of Balance and Muscle Strength in Older Women With a History of Falls
T2  - Postprints der Universität Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe
N2  - Objective: We investigated the effects of combined balance and strength training on measures of balance and muscle strength in older women with a history of falls.

Methods: Twenty-seven older women aged 70.4 ± 4.1 years (age range: 65 to 75 years) were randomly allocated to either an intervention (IG, n = 12) or an active control (CG, n = 15) group. The IG completed 8 weeks combined balance and strength training program with three sessions per week including visual biofeedback using force plates. The CG received physical therapy and gait training at a rehabilitation center. Training volumes were similar between the groups. Pre and post training, tests were applied for the assessment of muscle strength (weight-bearing squat [WBS] by measuring the percentage of body mass borne by each leg at different knee flexions [0°, 30°, 60°, and 90°], sit-to-stand test [STS]), and balance. Balance tests used the modified clinical test of sensory interaction (mCTSIB) with eyes closed (EC) and opened (EO), on stable (firm) and unstable (foam) surfaces as well as spatial parameters of gait such as step width and length (cm) and walking speed (cm/s).

Results: Significant group × time interactions were found for different degrees of knee flexion during WBS (0.0001 < p < 0.013, 0.441 < d < 0.762). Post hoc tests revealed significant pre-to-post improvements for both legs and for all degrees of flexion (0.0001 < p < 0.002, 0.697 < d < 1.875) for IG compared to CG. Significant group × time interactions were found for firm EO, foam EO, firm EC, and foam EC (0.006 < p < 0.029; 0.302 < d < 0.518). Post hoc tests showed significant pre-to-post improvements for both legs and for all degrees of oscillations (0.0001 < p < 0.004, 0.753 < d < 2.097) for IG compared to CG. This study indicates that combined balance and strength training improved percentage distribution of body weight between legs at different conditions of knee flexion (0°, 30°, 60°, and 90°) and also decreased the sway oscillation on a firm surface with eyes closed, and on foam surface (with eyes opened or closed) in the IG.

Conclusion: The higher positive effects of training seen in standing balance tests, compared with dynamic tests, suggests that balance training exercises including lateral, forward, and backward exercises improved static balance to a greater extent in older women.
T3  - Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe - 699 
KW  - aging
KW  - exercise
KW  - postural sway
KW  - force
KW  - tasks
Y1  - 2021
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-490932
SN  - 1866-8364
IS  - 699
ER  - 
TY  - GEN
A1  - Ravé, Guillaume
A1  - Granacher, Urs
A1  - Boullosa, Daniel
A1  - Hackney, Anthony C.
A1  - Zouhal, Hassane
T1  - How to Use Global Positioning Systems (GPS) Data to Monitor Training Load in the “Real World” of Elite Soccer
T2  - Postprints der Universität Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe
T3  - Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe - 663 
KW  - acute chronic workload ratio
KW  - injury risk
KW  - physical performance
KW  - monitoring
KW  - external training load
Y1  - 2020
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-480558
SN  - 1866-8364
IS  - 663
ER  - 
TY  - GEN
A1  - Arazi, Hamid
A1  - Asadi, Abbas
A1  - Khalkhali, Farhood
A1  - Boullosa, Daniel
A1  - Hackney, Anthony C.
A1  - Granacher, Urs
A1  - Zouhal, Hassane
T1  - Association Between the Acute to Chronic Workload Ratio and Injury Occurrence in Young Male Team Soccer Players
BT  - A Preliminary Study
T2  - Postprints der Universität Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe
N2  - This study aimed to investigate the relationship between the acute to chronic workload ratio (ACWR), based upon participant session rating of perceived exertion (sRPE), using two models [(1) rolling averages (ACWRRA); and (2) exponentially weighted moving averages (ACWREWMA)] and the injury rate in young male team soccer players aged 17.1 ± 0.7 years during a competitive mesocycle. Twenty-two players were enrolled in this study and performed four training sessions per week with 2 days of recovery and 1 match day per week. During each training session and each weekly match, training time and sRPE were recorded. In addition, training impulse (TRIMP), monotony, and strain were subsequently calculated. The rate of injury was recorded for each soccer player over a period of 4 weeks (i.e., 28 days) using a daily questionnaire. The results showed that over the course of the study, the number of non-contact injuries was significantly higher than that for contact injuries (2.5 vs. 0.5, p = 0.01). There were also significant positive correlations between sRPE and training time (r = 0.411, p = 0.039), ACWRRA (r = 0.47, p = 0.049), and ACWREWMA (r = 0.51, p = 0.038). In addition, small-to-medium correlations were detected between ACWR and non-contact injury occurrence (ACWRRA, r = 0.31, p = 0.05; ACWREWMA, r = 0.53, p = 0.03). Explained variance (r 2) for non-contact injury was significantly greater using the ACWREWMA model (ranging between 21 and 52%) compared with ACWRRA (ranging between 17 and 39%). In conclusion, the results of this study showed that the ACWREWMA model is more sensitive than ACWRRA to identify non-contact injury occurrence in male team soccer players during a short period in the competitive season.
T3  - Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe - 666 
KW  - training load
KW  - rate of perceived exertion
KW  - rolling averages
KW  - weighted moving averages
KW  - football
Y1  - 2020
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-482330
SN  - 1866-8364
IS  - 666
ER  - 
TY  - GEN
A1  - Arazi, Hamid
A1  - Asadi, Abbas
A1  - Khalkhali, Farhood
A1  - Boullosa, Daniel
A1  - Hackney, Anthony C.
A1  - Granacher, Urs
A1  - Zouhal, Hassane
T1  - Association Between the Acute to Chronic Workload Ratio and Injury Occurrence in Young Male Team Soccer Players
BT  - A Preliminary Study
T2  - Postprints der Universität Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe
N2  - This study aimed to investigate the relationship between the acute to chronic workload ratio (ACWR), based upon participant session rating of perceived exertion (sRPE), using two models [(1) rolling averages (ACWRRA); and (2) exponentially weighted moving averages (ACWREWMA)] and the injury rate in young male team soccer players aged 17.1 ± 0.7 years during a competitive mesocycle. Twenty-two players were enrolled in this study and performed four training sessions per week with 2 days of recovery and 1 match day per week. During each training session and each weekly match, training time and sRPE were recorded. In addition, training impulse (TRIMP), monotony, and strain were subsequently calculated. The rate of injury was recorded for each soccer player over a period of 4 weeks (i.e., 28 days) using a daily questionnaire. The results showed that over the course of the study, the number of non-contact injuries was significantly higher than that for contact injuries (2.5 vs. 0.5, p = 0.01). There were also significant positive correlations between sRPE and training time (r = 0.411, p = 0.039), ACWRRA (r = 0.47, p = 0.049), and ACWREWMA (r = 0.51, p = 0.038). In addition, small-to-medium correlations were detected between ACWR and non-contact injury occurrence (ACWRRA, r = 0.31, p = 0.05; ACWREWMA, r = 0.53, p = 0.03). Explained variance (r²) for non-contact injury was significantly greater using the ACWREWMA model (ranging between 21 and 52%) compared with ACWRRA (ranging between 17 and 39%). In conclusion, the results of this study showed that the ACWREWMA model is more sensitive than ACWRRA to identify non-contact injury occurrence in male team soccer players during a short period in the competitive season.
T3  - Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe - 644 
KW  - training load
KW  - rate of perceived exertion
KW  - rolling averages
KW  - weighted moving averages
KW  - football
Y1  - 2020
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-472961
SN  - 1866-8364
IS  - 644
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Aich, Valentin
A1  - Liersch, Stefan
A1  - Vetter, Tobias
A1  - Andersson, Jafet C. M.
A1  - Müller, Eva Nora
A1  - Hattermann, Fred
T1  - Climate or Land Use?
BT  - Attribution of Changes in River Flooding in the Sahel Zone
JF  - Water
N2  - This study intends to contribute to the ongoing discussion on whether land use and land cover changes (LULC) or climate trends have the major influence on the observed increase of flood magnitudes in the Sahel. A simulation-based approach is used for attributing the observed trends to the postulated drivers. For this purpose, the ecohydrological model SWIM (Soil and Water Integrated Model) with a new, dynamic LULC module was set up for the Sahelian part of the Niger River until Niamey, including the main tributaries Sirba and Goroul. The model was driven with observed, reanalyzed climate and LULC data for the years 1950-2009. In order to quantify the shares of influence, one simulation was carried out with constant land cover as of 1950, and one including LULC. As quantitative measure, the gradients of the simulated trends were compared to the observed trend. The modeling studies showed that for the Sirba River only the simulation which included LULC was able to reproduce the observed trend. The simulation without LULC showed a positive trend for flood magnitudes, but underestimated the trend significantly. For the Goroul River and the local flood of the Niger River at Niamey, the simulations were only partly able to reproduce the observed trend. In conclusion, the new LULC module enabled some first quantitative insights into the relative influence of LULC and climatic changes. For the Sirba catchment, the results imply that LULC and climatic changes contribute in roughly equal shares to the observed increase in flooding. For the other parts of the subcatchment, the results are less clear but show, that climatic changes and LULC are drivers for the flood increase; however their shares cannot be quantified. Based on these modeling results, we argue for a two-pillar adaptation strategy to reduce current and future flood risk: Flood mitigation for reducing LULC-induced flood increase, and flood adaptation for a general reduction of flood vulnerability.
Y1  - 2015
U6  - https://doi.org/10.3390/w7062796
SN  - 2073-4441
VL  - 7
IS  - 6
SP  - 2796
EP  - 2820
PB  - MDPI
CY  - Basel
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Sariati, Dorsaf
A1  - Hammami, Raouf
A1  - Zouhal, Hassane
A1  - Clark, Cain Craig Truman
A1  - Nebigh, Ammar
A1  - Chtara, Moktar
A1  - Chortane, Sabri Gaied
A1  - Hackney, Anthony C.
A1  - Souissi, Nizar
A1  - Granacher, Urs
A1  - Ben Ounis, Omar
ED  - Trecroci, Athos
T1  - Improvement of Physical Performance Following a 6 Week Change-of-Direction Training Program in Elite Youth Soccer Players of Different Maturity Levels
JF  - Frontiers in physiology
N2  - Background: Change-of-direction (CoD) is a necessary physical ability of a field sport and may vary in youth players according to their maturation status.

Objectives: The aim of this study is: to compare the effectiveness of a 6-week CoD training intervention on dynamic balance (CS-YBT), horizontal jump (5JT), speed (10 and 30-m linear sprint times), CoD with (15 m-CoD + B) and without (15 m-CoD) the ball, in youth male soccer players at different levels of maturity [pre- and post-peak height velocity (PHV)].

Materials and Methods: Thirty elite male youth soccer players aged 10–17 years from the Tunisian first division participated in this study. The players were divided into pre- (G1, n = 15) and post-PHV (G2, n = 15) groups. Both groups completed a similar 6-week training program with two sessions per week of four CoD exercises. All players completed the following tests before and after intervention: CS-YBT; 5 JT; 10, 30, and 15 m-CoD; and 15 m-CoD + B, and data were analyzed using ANCOVA.

Results: All 30 players completed the study according to the study design and methodology. Adherence rate was 100% across all groups, and no training or test-related injuries were reported. Pre-PHV and post-PHV groups showed significant amelioration post-intervention for all dependent variables (after test > before test; p < 0.01, d = 0.09–1.51). ANOVA revealed a significant group × time interaction only for CS-YBT (F = 4.45; p < 0.04; η2 = 0.14), 5JT (F = 6.39; p < 0.02; η2 = 0.18), and 15 m-CoD (F = 7.88; p < 0.01; η2 = 0.22). CS-YBT, 5JT, and 15 m-CoD improved significantly in the post-PHV group (+ 4.56%, effect size = 1.51; + 4.51%, effect size = 1.05; and -3.08%, effect size = 0.51, respectively), more than the pre-PHV group (+ 2.77%, effect size = 0.85; + 2.91%, effect size = 0.54; and -1.56%, effect size = 0.20, respectively).

Conclusion: The CoD training program improved balance, horizontal jump, and CoD without the ball in male preadolescent and adolescent soccer players, and this improvement was greater in the post-PHV players. The maturity status of the athletes should be considered when programming CoD training for soccer players.
KW  - youth soccer
KW  - peak height velocity
KW  - change of direction speed
KW  - training adaptation
KW  - football
Y1  - 2021
U6  - https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2021.668437
SN  - 1664-042X
VL  - 12
SP  - 1
EP  - 8
PB  - Frontiers Research Foundation
CY  - Lausanne, Schweiz
ER  - 
TY  - GEN
A1  - Aloui, Ali
A1  - Tayech, Amel
A1  - Arbi Mejri, Mohamed
A1  - Makhlouf, Issam
A1  - Clark, Cain C. T.
A1  - Granacher, Urs
A1  - Zouhal, Hassane
A1  - Ben Abderrahman, Abderraouf
T1  - Reliability and Validity of a New Taekwondo-Specific Change-of-Direction Speed Test With Striking Techniques in Elite Taekwondo Athletes: A Pilot Study
T2  - Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe
N2  - The purpose of this study was to examine the test-retest reliability, and convergent and discriminative validity of a new taekwondo-specific change-of-direction (COD) speed test with striking techniques (TST) in elite taekwondo athletes. Twenty (10 males and 10 females) elite (athletes who compete at national level) and top-elite (athletes who compete at national and international level) taekwondo athletes with an average training background of 8.9 ± 1.3 years of systematic taekwondo training participated in this study. During the two-week test-retest period, various generic performance tests measuring COD speed, balance, speed, and jump performance were carried out during the first week and as a retest during the second week. Three TST trials were conducted with each athlete and the best trial was used for further analyses. The relevant performance measure derived from the TST was the time with striking penalty (TST-TSP). TST-TSP performances amounted to 10.57 ± 1.08 s for males and 11.74 ± 1.34 s for females. The reliability analysis of the TST performance was conducted after logarithmic transformation, in order to address the problem of heteroscedasticity. In both groups, the TST demonstrated a high relative test-retest reliability (intraclass correlation coefficients and 90% compatibility limits were 0.80 and 0.47 to 0.93, respectively). For absolute reliability, the TST’s typical error of measurement (TEM), 90% compatibility limits, and magnitudes were 4.6%, 3.4 to 7.7, for males, and 5.4%, 3.9 to 9.0, for females. The homogeneous sample of taekwondo athletes meant that the TST’s TEM exceeded the usual smallest important change (SIC) with 0.2 effect size in the two groups. The new test showed mostly very large correlations with linear sprint speed (r = 0.71 to 0.85) and dynamic balance (r = −0.71 and −0.74), large correlations with COD speed (r = 0.57 to 0.60) and vertical jump performance (r = −0.50 to −0.65), and moderate correlations with horizontal jump performance (r = −0.34 to −0.45) and static balance (r = −0.39 to −0.44). Top-elite athletes showed better TST performances than elite counterparts. Receiver operating characteristic analysis indicated that the TST effectively discriminated between top-elite and elite taekwondo athletes. In conclusion, the TST is a valid, and sensitive test to evaluate the COD speed with taekwondo specific skills, and reliable when considering ICC and TEM. Although the usefulness of the TST is questioned to detect small performance changes in the present population, the TST can detect moderate changes in taekwondo-specific COD speed.
T3  - Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe - 789 
KW  - taekwondo-specific testing
KW  - sport-specific performance
KW  - striking combat sports
KW  - sensitivity
KW  - taekwondo electronic scoring system
Y1  - 2022
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-563192
SN  - 1866-8364
SP  - 1
EP  - 15
PB  - Universitätsverlag Potsdam
CY  - Potsdam
ER  - 
TY  - GEN
A1  - Dahm, Torsten
A1  - Becker, Dirk
A1  - Bischoff, Monika
A1  - Cesca, Simone
A1  - Dost, B.
A1  - Fritschen, R.
A1  - Hainzl, Sebastian
A1  - Klose, C. D.
A1  - Kuhn, D.
A1  - Lasocki, S.
A1  - Meier, Thomas
A1  - Ohrnberger, Matthias
A1  - Rivalta, Eleonora
A1  - Wegler, Ulrich
A1  - Husen, Stephan
T1  - Recommendation for the discrimination of human-related and natural seismicity
T2  - Journal of seismology
N2  - Various techniques are utilized by the seismological community, extractive industries, energy and geoengineering companies to identify earthquake nucleation processes in close proximity to engineering operation points. These operations may comprise fluid extraction or injections, artificial water reservoir impoundments, open pit and deep mining, deep geothermal power generations or carbon sequestration. In this letter to the editor, we outline several lines of investigation that we suggest to follow to address the discrimination problem between natural seismicity and seismic events induced or triggered by geoengineering activities. These suggestions have been developed by a group of experts during several meetings and workshops, and we feel that their publication as a summary report is helpful for the geoscientific community. Specific investigation procedures and discrimination approaches, on which our recommendations are based, are also published in this Special Issue (SI) of Journal of Seismology.
KW  - Triggered seismicity
KW  - Induced seismicity
Y1  - 2013
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1007/s10950-012-9295-6
SN  - 1383-4649
VL  - 17
IS  - 1
SP  - 197
EP  - 202
PB  - Springer
CY  - Dordrecht
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Saidi, Karim
A1  - Ben Abderrahman, Abderraouf
A1  - Boullosa, Daniel
A1  - Dupont, Grégory
A1  - Hackney, Anthony C.
A1  - Bideau, Benoit
A1  - Pavillon, Thomas
A1  - Granacher, Urs
A1  - Zouhal, Hassane
T1  - The Interplay Between Plasma Hormonal Concentrations, Physical Fitness, Workload and Mood State Changes to Periods of Congested Match Play in Professional Soccer Players
JF  - Frontiers in Physiology
N2  - Background: The regular assessment of hormonal and mood state parameters in professional soccer are proposed as good indicators during periods of intense training and/or competition to avoid overtraining.

Objective: The aim of this study was to analyze hormonal, psychological, workload and physical fitness parameters in elite soccer players in relation to changes in training and match exposure during a congested period of match play.

Methods: Sixteen elite soccer players from a team playing in the first Tunisian soccer league were evaluated three times (T1, T2, and T3) over 12 weeks. The non-congested period of match play was from T1 to T2, when the players played 6 games over 6 weeks. The congested period was from T2 to T3, when the players played 10 games over 6 weeks. From T1 to T3, players performed the Yo-Yo intermittent recovery test level 1 (YYIR1), the repeated shuttle sprint ability test (RSSA), the countermovement jump test (CMJ), and the squat jump test (SJ). Plasma Cortisol (C), Testosterone (T), and the T/C ratio were analyzed at T1, T2, and T3. Players had their mood dimensions (tension, depression, anger, vigor, fatigue, confusion, and a Total Mood Disturbance) assessed through the Profile of Mood State questionnaire (POMS). Training session rating of perceived exertion (sRPE) was also recorded on a daily basis in order to quantify internal training load and elements of monotony and strain.

Results: Significant performance declines (T1 < T2 < T3) were found for SJ performance (p = 0.04, effect size [ES] ES₁₋₂ = 0.15−0.06, ES₂₋₃ = 0.24) from T1 to T3. YYIR1 performance improved significantly from T1 to T2 and declined significantly from T2 to T3 (p = 0.001, ES₁₋₂ = 0.24, ES₂₋₃ = −2.54). Mean RSSA performance was significantly higher (p = 0.019, ES₁₋₂ = −0.47, ES₂₋₃ = 1.15) in T3 compared with T2 and T1. Best RSSA performance was significantly higher in T3 when compared with T2 and T1 (p = 0.006, ES₂₋₃ = 0.47, ES₁₋₂ = −0.56), but significantly lower in T2 when compared with to T1. T and T/C were significantly lower in T3 when compared with T2 and T1 (T: p = 0.03, ES₃₋₂ = −0.51, ES₃₋₁ = −0.51, T/C: p = 0.017, ES₃₋₂ = −1.1, ES₃₋₁ = −1.07). Significant decreases were found for the vigor scores in T3 when compared to T2 and T1 (p = 0.002, ES₁₋₂ = 0.31, ES₃₋₂ = −1.25). A significant increase was found in fatigue scores in T3 as compared to T1 and T2 (p = 0.002, ES₁₋₂ = 0.43, ES₂₋₃ = 0.81). A significant increase was found from T1 < T2 < T3 intension score (p = 0.002, ES₁₋₂ = 1.1, ES₂₋₃ = 0.2) and anger score (p = 0.03, ES₁₋₂ = 0.47, ES₂₋₃ = 0.33) over the study period. Total mood disturbance increased significantly (p = 0.02, ES₁₋₂ = 0.91, ES₂₋₃ = 1.1) from T1 to T3. Between T1-T2, significant relationships were observed between workload and changes in T (r = 0.66, p = 0.003), and T/C ratio (r = 0.62, p = 0.01). There were significant relationships between performance in RSSAbest and training load parameters (workload: r = 0.52, p = 0.03; monotony: r = 0.62, p = 0.01; strain: r = 0.62, p = 0.009). Between T2-T3, there was a significant relationship between Δ% of total mood disturbance and Δ% of YYIR1 (r = −0.54; p = 0.04), RSSAbest (r = 0.58, p = 0.01), SJ (r = −0,55, p = 0.01), T (r = 0.53; p = 0.03), and T/C (r = 0.5; p = 0.04).

Conclusion: An intensive period of congested match play significantly compromised elite soccer players’ physical and mental fitness. These changes were related to psychological but not hormonal parameters; even though significant alterations were detected for selected measures. Mood monitoring could be a simple and useful tool to determine the degree of preparedness for match play during a congested period in professional soccer.
KW  - training
KW  - hormones
KW  - overtraining
KW  - overreaching
KW  - recovery
Y1  - 2020
U6  - https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2020.00835
SN  - 1664-042X
VL  - 11
PB  - Frontiers Research Foundation
CY  - Lausanne
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Blakesley, James C.
A1  - Schubert, Marcel
A1  - Steyrleuthner, Robert
A1  - Chen, Zhihua
A1  - Facchetti, Antonio
A1  - Neher, Dieter
T1  - Time-of-flight measurements and vertical transport in a high electron-mobility polymer
JF  - Applied physics letters
N2  - We investigate charge transport in a high-electron mobility polymer, poly(N, N-bis 2-octyldodecyl-naphthalene-1,4,5,8-bis dicarboximide-2,6-diyl-alt-5,5-2,2-bithiophene) [P(NDI2OD-T2), Polyera ActivInk (TM) N2200]. Time-of-flight measurements reveal electron mobilities approaching those measured in field-effect transistors, the highest ever recorded in a conjugated polymer using this technique. The modest temperature dependence and weak dispersion of the transients indicate low energetic disorder in this material. Steady-state electron-only current measurements reveal a barrier to injection of about 300 meV. We propose that this barrier is located within the P(NDI2OD-T2) film and arises from molecular orientation effects.
Y1  - 2011
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3657827
SN  - 0003-6951
VL  - 99
IS  - 18
PB  - American Institute of Physics
CY  - Melville
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Bagnich, Sergey A.
A1  - Im, C.
A1  - Bassler, H.
A1  - Neher, Dieter
A1  - Scherf, Ullrich
T1  - Energy transfer in a ladder-type methyl-poly(para-phenylene) doped by Pt(II)octaethylporphyrin
N2  - The luminescence of a ladder-type methyl-poly(para-phenylene) (MeLPPP) doped by platinum-porphyrin dye PtOEP covering the concentration 10(-3) to 5% by weight has been measured employing cw and transient techniques. Upon excitating into the range of absorption of the host strong phosphorescence of the dopant is observed. Possible ways of populating of the dopant triplet state are considered. It is shown that the main channel is singlet-singlet energy transfer among chromophor groups of the polymer followed by Forster-type transfer to the guest and subsequent intersystem crossing. (C) 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved
Y1  - 2004
SN  - 0301-0104
ER  - 
TY  - GEN
A1  - Saidi, Karim
A1  - Ben Abderrahman, Abderraouf
A1  - Boullosa, Daniel
A1  - Dupont, Grégory
A1  - Hackney, Anthony C.
A1  - Bideau, Benoit
A1  - Pavillon, Thomas
A1  - Granacher, Urs
A1  - Zouhal, Hassane
T1  - The Interplay Between Plasma Hormonal Concentrations, Physical Fitness, Workload and Mood State Changes to Periods of Congested Match Play in Professional Soccer Players
T2  - Postprints der Universität Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe
N2  - Background: The regular assessment of hormonal and mood state parameters in professional soccer are proposed as good indicators during periods of intense training and/or competition to avoid overtraining.

Objective: The aim of this study was to analyze hormonal, psychological, workload and physical fitness parameters in elite soccer players in relation to changes in training and match exposure during a congested period of match play.

Methods: Sixteen elite soccer players from a team playing in the first Tunisian soccer league were evaluated three times (T1, T2, and T3) over 12 weeks. The non-congested period of match play was from T1 to T2, when the players played 6 games over 6 weeks. The congested period was from T2 to T3, when the players played 10 games over 6 weeks. From T1 to T3, players performed the Yo-Yo intermittent recovery test level 1 (YYIR1), the repeated shuttle sprint ability test (RSSA), the countermovement jump test (CMJ), and the squat jump test (SJ). Plasma Cortisol (C), Testosterone (T), and the T/C ratio were analyzed at T1, T2, and T3. Players had their mood dimensions (tension, depression, anger, vigor, fatigue, confusion, and a Total Mood Disturbance) assessed through the Profile of Mood State questionnaire (POMS). Training session rating of perceived exertion (sRPE) was also recorded on a daily basis in order to quantify internal training load and elements of monotony and strain.

Results: Significant performance declines (T1 < T2 < T3) were found for SJ performance (p = 0.04, effect size [ES] ES₁₋₂ = 0.15−0.06, ES₂₋₃ = 0.24) from T1 to T3. YYIR1 performance improved significantly from T1 to T2 and declined significantly from T2 to T3 (p = 0.001, ES₁₋₂ = 0.24, ES₂₋₃ = −2.54). Mean RSSA performance was significantly higher (p = 0.019, ES₁₋₂ = −0.47, ES₂₋₃ = 1.15) in T3 compared with T2 and T1. Best RSSA performance was significantly higher in T3 when compared with T2 and T1 (p = 0.006, ES₂₋₃ = 0.47, ES₁₋₂ = −0.56), but significantly lower in T2 when compared with to T1. T and T/C were significantly lower in T3 when compared with T2 and T1 (T: p = 0.03, ES₃₋₂ = −0.51, ES₃₋₁ = −0.51, T/C: p = 0.017, ES₃₋₂ = −1.1, ES₃₋₁ = −1.07). Significant decreases were found for the vigor scores in T3 when compared to T2 and T1 (p = 0.002, ES₁₋₂ = 0.31, ES₃₋₂ = −1.25). A significant increase was found in fatigue scores in T3 as compared to T1 and T2 (p = 0.002, ES₁₋₂ = 0.43, ES₂₋₃ = 0.81). A significant increase was found from T1 < T2 < T3 intension score (p = 0.002, ES₁₋₂ = 1.1, ES₂₋₃ = 0.2) and anger score (p = 0.03, ES₁₋₂ = 0.47, ES₂₋₃ = 0.33) over the study period. Total mood disturbance increased significantly (p = 0.02, ES₁₋₂ = 0.91, ES₂₋₃ = 1.1) from T1 to T3. Between T1-T2, significant relationships were observed between workload and changes in T (r = 0.66, p = 0.003), and T/C ratio (r = 0.62, p = 0.01). There were significant relationships between performance in RSSAbest and training load parameters (workload: r = 0.52, p = 0.03; monotony: r = 0.62, p = 0.01; strain: r = 0.62, p = 0.009). Between T2-T3, there was a significant relationship between Δ% of total mood disturbance and Δ% of YYIR1 (r = −0.54; p = 0.04), RSSAbest (r = 0.58, p = 0.01), SJ (r = −0,55, p = 0.01), T (r = 0.53; p = 0.03), and T/C (r = 0.5; p = 0.04).

Conclusion: An intensive period of congested match play significantly compromised elite soccer players’ physical and mental fitness. These changes were related to psychological but not hormonal parameters; even though significant alterations were detected for selected measures. Mood monitoring could be a simple and useful tool to determine the degree of preparedness for match play during a congested period in professional soccer.
T3  - Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe - 660 
KW  - training
KW  - hormones
KW  - overtraining
KW  - overreaching
KW  - recovery
Y1  - 2020
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-479259
SN  - 1866-8364
IS  - 660
ER  - 
TY  - GEN
A1  - Pavillon, Thomas
A1  - Tourny, Claire
A1  - Ben Abderrahman, Abderraouf
A1  - Salhi, Iyed
A1  - Zouita, Sghaeir
A1  - Rouissi, Mehdi
A1  - Hackney, Anthony C.
A1  - Granacher, Urs
A1  - Zouhal, Hassane
T1  - Sprint and jump performances in highly trained young soccer players of different chronological age
BT  - Effects of linear VS. CHANGE–OF–DIRECTION sprint training
T2  - Postprints der Universität Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe
N2  - Objective
The aim of this study was to examine the effects of two different sprint-training regimes on sprint and jump performances according to age in elite young male soccer players over the course of one soccer season.

Methods
Players were randomly assigned to two training groups. Group 1 performed systematic change-of-direction sprints (CODST, U19 [n = 9], U17 [n = 9], U15 [n = 10]) while group 2 conducted systematic linear sprints (LST, U19 [n = 9], U17 [n = 9], U15 [n = 9]). Training volumes were similar between groups (40 sprints per week x 30 weeks = 1200 sprints per season). Pre and post training, all players performed tests for the assessment of linear and slalom sprint speed (5-m and 10-m), countermovement jump, and maximal aerobic speed performance.

Results
For all physical fitness measures, the baseline-adjusted means data (ANCOVA) across the age groups showed no significant differences between LST and CODST at post (0.061 < p < 0.995; 0.0017 < d < 1.01). The analyses of baseline-adjusted means for all physical fitness measures for U15, U17, and U19 (LST vs. CODST) revealed no significant differences between LST and CODST for U15 (0.213 < p < 0.917; 0.001 < d < 0.087), U17 (0.132 < p < 0.976; 0.001 < d < 0.310), and U19 (0.300 < p < 0.999; 0.001 < d < 0.049) at post.

Conclusions
The results from this study showed that both, LST and CODST induced significant changes in the sprint, lower limbs power, and aerobic performances in young elite soccer players. Since no significant differences were observed between LST and CODST, the observed changes are most likely due to training and/or maturation. Therefore, more research is needed to elucidate whether CODST, LST or a combination of both is beneficial for youth soccer athletes’ performance development.
T3  - Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe - 697 
KW  - Football
KW  - Repeated sprint
KW  - Performance
KW  - Speed
Y1  - 2021
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-490557
SN  - 1866-8364
IS  - 697
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Shivhare, Rishi
A1  - Erdmann, Tim
A1  - Hoermann, Ulrich
A1  - Collado-Fregoso, Elisa
A1  - Zeiske, Stefan
A1  - Benduhn, Johannes
A1  - Ullbrich, Sascha
A1  - Huebner, Rene
A1  - Hambsch, Mike
A1  - Kiriy, Anton
A1  - Voit, Brigitte
A1  - Neher, Dieter
A1  - Vandewal, Koen
A1  - Mannsfeld, Stefan C. B.
T1  - Alkyl Branching Position in Diketopyrrolopyrrole Polymers
BT  - Interplay between Fibrillar Morphology and Crystallinity and Their Effect on Photogeneration and Recombination in Bulk-Heterojunction Solar Cells
JF  - Chemistry of materials : a publication of the American Chemical Society
N2  - Diketopyrrolopyrrole (DPP)-based donor acceptor copolymers have gained a significant amount of research interest in the organic electronics community because of their high charge carrier mobilities in organic field-effect transistors (OFETs) and their ability to harvest near-infrared (NIR) photons in solar cells. In this study, we have synthesized four DPP based donor-acceptor copolymers with variations in the donor unit and the branching point of the solubilizing alkyl chains (at the second or sixth carbon position). Grazing incidence wide-angle X-ray scattering (GIWAXS) results suggest that moving the branching point further away from the polymer backbone increases the tendency for aggregation and yields polymer phases with a higher degree of crystallinity (DoC). The polymers were blended with PC70BM and used as active layers in solar cells. A careful analysis of the energetics of the neat polymer and blend films reveals that the charge-transfer state energy (E-CT) of the blend films lies exceptionally close to the singlet energy of the donor (E-D*), indicating near zero electron transfer losses. The difference between the optical gap and open-circuit voltage (V-OC) is therefore determined to be due to rather high nonradiative 418 +/- 13 mV) and unavoidable radiative voltage losses (approximate to 255 +/- 8 mV). Even though the four materials have similar optical gaps, the short-circuit current density (J(SC)) covers a vast span from 7 to 18 mA cm(-2) for the best performing system. Using photoluminescence (PL) quenching and transient charge extraction techniques, we quantify geminate and nongeminate losses and find that fewer excitons reach the donor-acceptor interface in polymers with further away branching points due to larger aggregate sizes. In these material systems, the photogeneration is therefore mainly limited by exciton harvesting efficiency.
Y1  - 2018
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.8b02739
SN  - 0897-4756
SN  - 1520-5002
VL  - 30
IS  - 19
SP  - 6801
EP  - 6809
PB  - American Chemical Society
CY  - Washington
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Braunger, Steffen
A1  - Mundt, Laura E.
A1  - Wolff, Christian Michael
A1  - Mews, Mathias
A1  - Rehermann, Carolin
A1  - Jost, Marko
A1  - Tejada, Alvaro
A1  - Eisenhauer, David
A1  - Becker, Christiane
A1  - Andres Guerra, Jorge
A1  - Unger, Eva
A1  - Korte, Lars
A1  - Neher, Dieter
A1  - Schubert, Martin C.
A1  - Rech, Bernd
A1  - Albrecht, Steve
T1  - Cs(x)FA(1-x)Pb(l(1-y)Br(y))(3) Perovskite Compositions
BT  - the Appearance of Wrinkled Morphology and its Impact on Solar Cell Performance
JF  - The journal of physical chemistry : C, Nanomaterials and interfaces
N2  - We report on the formation of wrinkle-patterned surface morphologies in cesium formamidinium-based Cs(x)FA(1-y)Pb(I1-yBry)(3) perovskite compositions with x = 0-0.3 and y = 0-0.3 under various spin-coating conditions. By varying the Cs and Br contents, the perovskite precursor solution concentration and the spin-coating procedure, the occurrence and characteristics of the wrinkle-shaped morphology can be tailored systematically. Cs(0.17)FA(0.83)Pb(I0.83Br0.17)(3) perovskite layers were analyzed regarding their surface roughness, microscopic structure, local and overall composition, and optoelectronic properties. Application of these films in p-i-n perovskite solar cells (PSCs) with indium-doped tin oxide/NiOx/perovskite/C-60/bathocuproine/Cu architecture resulted in up to 15.3 and 17.0% power conversion efficiency for the flat and wrinkled morphology, respectively. Interestingly, we find slightly red-shifted photoluminescence (PL) peaks for wrinkled areas and we are able to directly correlate surface topography with PL peak mapping. This is attributed to differences in the local grain size, whereas there is no indication for compositional demixing in the films. We show that the perovskite composition, crystallization kinetics, and layer thickness strongly influence the formation of wrinkles which is proposed to be related to the release of compressive strain during perovskite crystallization. Our work helps us to better understand film formation and to further improve the efficiency of PSCs with widely used mixed-perovskite compositions.
Y1  - 2018
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.8b06459
SN  - 1932-7447
SN  - 1932-7455
VL  - 122
IS  - 30
SP  - 17123
EP  - 17135
PB  - American Chemical Society
CY  - Washington
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Ran, Niva A.
A1  - Roland, Steffen
A1  - Love, John A.
A1  - Savikhin, Victoria
A1  - Takacs, Christopher J.
A1  - Fu, Yao-Tsung
A1  - Li, Hong
A1  - Coropceanu, Veaceslav
A1  - Liu, Xiaofeng
A1  - Bredas, Jean-Luc
A1  - Bazan, Guillermo C.
A1  - Toney, Michael F.
A1  - Neher, Dieter
A1  - Thuc-Quyen Nguyen, 
T1  - Impact of interfacial molecular orientation on radiative recombination and charge generation efficiency
JF  - Nature Communications
N2  - A long standing question in organic electronics concerns the effects of molecular orientation at donor/acceptor heterojunctions. Given a well-controlled donor/acceptor bilayer system, we uncover the genuine effects of molecular orientation on charge generation and recombination. These effects are studied through the point of view of photovoltaics-however, the results have important implications on the operation of all optoelectronic devices with donor/ acceptor interfaces, such as light emitting diodes and photodetectors. Our findings can be summarized by two points. First, devices with donor molecules face-on to the acceptor interface have a higher charge transfer state energy and less non-radiative recombination, resulting in larger open-circuit voltages and higher radiative efficiencies. Second, devices with donor molecules edge-on to the acceptor interface are more efficient at charge generation, attributed to smaller electronic coupling between the charge transfer states and the ground state, and lower activation energy for charge generation.
Y1  - 2017
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00107-4
SN  - 2041-1723
VL  - 8
PB  - Nature Publ. Group
CY  - London
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Heslop, J. K.
A1  - Winkel, Matthias
A1  - Anthony, K. M. Walter
A1  - Spencer, R. G. M.
A1  - Podgorski, D. C.
A1  - Zito, P.
A1  - Kholodov, A.
A1  - Zhang, M.
A1  - Liebner, Susanne
T1  - Increasing organic carbon biolability with depth in yedoma permafrost
BT  - ramifications for future climate change
JF  - Journal of geophysical research : Biogeosciences
N2  - Permafrost thaw subjects previously frozen organic carbon (OC) to microbial decomposition, generating the greenhouse gases (GHG) carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) and fueling a positive climate feedback. Over one quarter of permafrost OC is stored in deep, ice-rich Pleistocene-aged yedoma permafrost deposits. We used a combination of anaerobic incubations, microbial sequencing, and ultrahigh-resolution mass spectrometry to show yedoma OC biolability increases with depth along a 12-m yedoma profile. In incubations at 3 degrees C and 13 degrees C, GHG production per unit OC at 12-versus 1.3-m depth was 4.6 and 20.5 times greater, respectively. Bacterial diversity decreased with depth and we detected methanogens at all our sampled depths, suggesting that in situ microbial communities are equipped to metabolize thawed OC into CH4. We concurrently observed an increase in the relative abundance of reduced, saturated OC compounds, which corresponded to high proportions of C mineralization and positively correlated with anaerobic GHG production potentials and higher proportions of OC being mineralized as CH4. Taking into account the higher global warming potential (GWP) of CH4 compared to CO2, thawed yedoma sediments in our study had 2 times higher GWP at 12-versus 9.0-m depth at 3 degrees C and 15 times higher GWP at 13 degrees C. Considering that yedoma is vulnerable to processes that thaw deep OC, our findings imply that it is important to account for this increasing GHG production and GWP with depth to better understand the disproportionate impact of yedoma on the magnitude of the permafrost carbon feedback.
KW  - permafrost
KW  - carbon
KW  - yedoma
KW  - Alaska
KW  - FT-ICR MS
KW  - microbes
Y1  - 2019
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1029/2018JG004712
SN  - 2169-8953
SN  - 2169-8961
VL  - 124
IS  - 7
SP  - 2021
EP  - 2038
PB  - American Geophysical Union
CY  - Washington
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Boeck, C.
A1  - Reichard, Christoph
T1  - Das Public Sector : Kompetenzzentrum in Potsdam
Y1  - 2000
ER  - 
TY  - BOOK
A1  - Nierhaus, Michael
A1  - Umbach, Dieter C.
A1  - Wagner, Dieter
ED  - Richter, Martin
ED  - Jann, Werner
ED  - Loschelder, Wolfgang
T1  - Schriftenreihe des Kommunalwissenschaftlichen Instituts der Universität Potsdam
Y1  - 1996
PB  - Duncker & Humblot
CY  - Berlin
ER  - 
TY  - BOOK
A1  - Nierhaus, Michael
A1  - Loschelder, Wolfgang
A1  - Umbach, Dieter C.
ED  - Jann, Werner
ED  - Wagner, Dieter
T1  - Kommunale Selbstverwaltung : europäische und nationale Aspekte
T3  - Schriftenreihe des Kommunalwissenschaftlichen Instituts der Universität Potsdam
Y1  - 1995
VL  - 1
PB  - Duncker & Humblot
CY  - Berlin
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Rivera Villarreyes, C. A.
A1  - Baroni, Gabriele
A1  - Oswald, Sascha
T1  - Integral quantification of seasonal soil moisture changes in farmland by cosmic-ray neutrons
JF  - Hydrology and earth system sciences : HESS
N2  - Soil moisture at the plot or hill-slope scale is an important link between local vadose zone hydrology and catchment hydrology. However, so far only a few methods are on the way to close this gap between point measurements and remote sensing. One new measurement methodology that could determine integral soil moisture at this scale is the aboveground sensing of cosmic-ray neutrons, more precisely of ground albedo neutrons. The present study performed ground albedo neutron sensing (GANS) at an agricultural field in northern Germany. To test the method it was accompanied by other soil moisture measurements for a summer period with corn crops growing on the field and a later autumn-winter period without crops and a longer period of snow cover. Additionally, meteorological data and aboveground crop biomass were included in the evaluation. Hourly values of ground albedo neutron sensing showed a high statistical variability. Six-hourly values corresponded well with classical soil moisture measurements, after calibration based on one reference dry period and three wet periods of a few days each. Crop biomass seemed to influence the measurements only to minor degree, opposed to snow cover which has a more substantial impact on the measurements. The latter could be quantitatively related to a newly introduced field neutron ratio estimated from neutron counting rates of two energy ranges. Overall, our study outlines a procedure to apply the ground albedo neutron sensing method based on devices now commercially available, without the need for accompanying numerical simulations and suited for longer monitoring periods after initial calibration.
Y1  - 2011
U6  - https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-15-3843-2011
SN  - 1027-5606
VL  - 15
IS  - 12
SP  - 3843
EP  - 3859
PB  - Copernicus
CY  - Göttingen
ER  - 
TY  - GEN
A1  - Kormann, C.
A1  - Francke, Till
A1  - Renner, M.
A1  - Bronstert, Axel
T1  - Attribution of high resolution streamflow trends in Western Austria
BT  - an approach based on climate and discharge station data
N2  - The results of streamflow trend studies are often characterized by mostly insignificant trends and inexplicable spatial patterns. In our study region, Western Austria, this applies especially for trends of annually averaged runoff. However, analysing the altitudinal aspect, we found that there is a trend gradient from higher-altitude to lower-altitude stations, i.e. a pattern of mostly positive annual trends at higher stations and negative ones at lower stations. At midaltitudes, the trends are mostly insignificant. Here we hypothesize that the streamflow trends are caused by the following two main processes: on the one hand, melting glaciers produce excess runoff at higher-altitude watersheds. On the other hand, rising temperatures potentially alter hydrological conditions in terms of less snowfall, higher infiltration, enhanced evapotranspiration, etc., which in turn results in decreasing streamflow trends at lower-altitude watersheds. However, these patterns are masked at mid-altitudes because the resulting positive and negative trends balance each other. To support these hypotheses, we attempted to attribute the detected trends to specific causes. For this purpose, we analysed trends of filtered daily streamflow data, as the causes for these changes might be restricted to a smaller temporal scale than the annual one. This allowed for the explicit determination of the exact days of year (DOYs) when certain streamflow trends emerge, which were then linked with the corresponding DOYs of the trends and characteristic dates of other observed variables, e.g. the average DOY when temperature crosses the freezing point in spring. Based on these analyses, an empirical statistical model was derived that was able to simulate daily streamflow trends sufficiently well. Analyses of subdaily streamflow changes provided additional insights. Finally, the present study supports many modelling approaches in the literature which found out that the main drivers of alpine streamflow changes are increased glacial melt, earlier snowmelt and lower snow accumulation in wintertime.
T3  - Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe - 260 
KW  - time-series
KW  - alpine
KW  - snow
KW  - variability
KW  - switzerland
KW  - impacts
KW  - regimes
KW  - temperature
KW  - seasonality
KW  - catchments
Y1  - 2015
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-96560
SP  - 1225
EP  - 1245
ER  -