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Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2016 35:20
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Does degree of alteration in effort sense caused by eccentric exercise significantly affect initial exercise hyperpnea in humans?
Previous research has shown an exaggeration in exercise hyperpnea 2 days after eccentric exercise (ECC). Enhancement in central command has been suggested as one candidate to account for this effect given that...
Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2016 35:18 -
Measurement of superficial and deep abdominal muscle thickness: an ultrasonography study
Real-time ultrasound imaging is a valid method in the field of rehabilitation. The ultrasound imaging allows direct visualization for real-time study of the muscles as they contract over the time. Measuring of...
Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2016 35:17 -
Greater body mass index is related to greater self-identified cold tolerance and greater insensible body mass loss
Insensible body mass loss (IBL) from the human body continuously occurs, which is an important component in body heat exchange. The purpose of this study was to examine the relevance of IBL to anthropometric c...
Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2016 35:16 -
Postural control and contingent negative variation during transient floor translation while standing with the ankle fixed
Adaptation changes in postural muscle activity and anticipatory attention were investigated with the ankle joint fixed to change postural control strategies during transient floor translation.
Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2016 36:7 -
Annual variation in daily light exposure and circadian change of melatonin and cortisol concentrations at a northern latitude with large seasonal differences in photoperiod length
Seasonal variations in physiology and behavior have frequently been reported. Light is the major zeitgeber for synchronizing internal circadian rhythms with the external solar day. Non-image forming effects of...
Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2016 36:6 -
Neural substrates involved in anger induced by audio-visual film clips among patients with alcohol dependency
Very little is known about the neural circuitry underlying anger processing among alcoholics. The purpose of this study was to examine the altered brain activity of alcoholic individuals during transient anger...
Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2016 36:5 -
The effect of the kindergarten barefoot policy on preschool children’s toes
This study compared the effects of barefoot policy, a policy instructing preschool children to go without shoes, on untouched-toes, which do not touch the ground while standing normally, of preschool children ...
Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2016 36:4 -
Anatomical cross-sectional area of the quadriceps femoris and sit-to-stand test score in middle-aged and elderly population: development of a predictive equation
Although the sit-to-stand (STS) test score has been shown to relate to the strength and size of the quadriceps femoris (QF) for elderly population, it is unknown whether this relationship is influenced by a po...
Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2016 36:3 -
Relationship between performances of 10-time-repeated sit-to-stand and maximal walking tests in non-disabled older women
Sit-to-stand (STS) test is extensively used to assess the functionality of the lower body in elderly people. This study aimed to examine how the score of STS can be associated with that of maximal walking (MW)...
Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2016 36:2 -
Microbiome and mental health in the modern environment
A revolution in the understanding of the pathophysiology of mental illness combined with new knowledge about host/microbiome interactions and psychoneuroimmunology has opened an entirely new field of study, th...
Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2016 36:1 -
Mitochondrial DNA 5178 C/A polymorphism modulates the effects of coffee consumption on elevated levels of serum liver enzymes in male Japanese health check-up examinees: an exploratory cross-sectional study
Longevity-associated mitochondrial DNA 5178 cytosine/adenine (Mt5178 C/A) polymorphism modulates the effects of coffee consumption on the risk of hypertension, dyslipidemia, and abnormal glucose tolerance. The...
Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2016 35:15 -
Effect and immediate after-effect of lightly gripping the cane on postural sway
This study investigated the effect and after-effect of lightly touching a real cane on postural sway and ankle muscle activity.
Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2016 35:14 -
Cold-induced vasodilation comparison between Bangladeshi and Japanese natives
The human thermoregulation system responds to changes in environmental temperature, so humans can self-adapt to a wide range of climates. People from tropical and temperate areas have different cold tolerance....
Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2016 35:13 -
Relationship between mitochondrial haplogroup and physiological responses to hypobaric hypoxia
We aimed to investigate the relationship between mtDNA polymorphism and physiological responses to hypobaric hypoxia. The study included 28 healthy male students, consisting of 18 students in haplogroup D and ...
Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2016 35:12 -
Erratum to: ‘Characteristics of body composition and cardiometabolic risk of Japanese male heavyweight Judo athletes’
Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2016 35:11 -
Characteristics of body composition and cardiometabolic risk of Japanese male heavyweight Judo athletes
The purpose of this study was to clarify the characteristics of body composition and cardiometabolic risk of Japanese male heavyweight Judo athletes compared with heavyweight athletes of other sports.
Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2016 35:10 -
Light-sensitive brain pathways and aging
Notwithstanding its effects on the classical visual system allowing image formation, light acts upon several non-image-forming (NIF) functions including body temperature, hormonal secretions, sleep-wake cycle,...
Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2016 35:9 -
Neural substrates of sexual arousal in heterosexual males: event-related fMRI investigation
Sexual behavior is an important role for the survival of species. The advancement of brain imaging methods has enabled the understanding of the brain mechanism related to sexual arousal. The previous studies o...
Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2016 35:8 -
Associations of anthropometric measures on breast cancer risk in pre- and postmenopausal women—a case-control study
The type of silhouette and quantity of fat tissue are correlated with hormonal imbalance which plays a substantial role in breast carcinogenesis. The goal of the study was to investigate the association betwee...
Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2016 35:7 -
Event-related brain potential and postural muscle activity during standing on an oscillating table while the knee, hip, and trunk are fixed
In this study, a cast brace was used to immobilize the knee, hip, and trunk, and relations between the event-related brain potential (ERP) and postural muscle activity were investigated while standing on an os...
Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2016 35:6 -
Reviewer acknowledgement 2015
The editors of Journal of Physiological Anthropology would like to thank all our reviewers who have contributed to the journal in Volume 34 (2015).
Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2016 35:5 -
Hemoglobin as a possible biochemical index of hypertension-induced vascular damage
We previously reported on the positive association of hemoglobin with hypertension and atherosclerosis. On the other hand, hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) has been evaluated as a possible biochemical index of h...
Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2016 35:4 -
Relationship between lateral differences in the cross-sectional area of the psoas muscle and curve running time
The aim of this study was to investigate whether lateral differences in the cross-sectional areas of the hip and thigh muscles were related to curve sprinting time.
Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2016 35:3 -
Association between circulating CD34-positive cells and serum alkaline phosphatase in relation to body mass index for elderly Japanese men
Recent studies have confirmed an association between bone metabolism and vascular homeostasis. However, no study has examined the relationship between serum alkaline phosphatase (ALP) (a marker of bone metabol...
Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2016 35:2 -
Natural environments, nature relatedness and the ecological theater: connecting satellites and sequencing to shinrin-yoku
Recent advances in research concerning the public health value of natural environments have been remarkable. The growing interest in this topic (often housed under terms such as green and/or blue space) has be...
Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2016 35:1 -
Physiological effect of olfactory stimulation by Hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa) leaf oil
In recent years, increasing attention has been paid to the physiological effects of nature-derived stimulation. The physiological relaxation effects caused by forest-derived olfactory stimuli have been demonst...
Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2015 34:44 -
Degree of exercise intensity during continuous chest compression in upper-body-trained individuals
Although chest-compression-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CCO-CPR) is recommended for lay bystanders, fatigue is easily produced during CCO-CPR. If CCO-CPR can be performed at a lower intensity of exercis...
Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2015 34:43 -
Eye movements and brain oscillations to symbolic safety signs with different comprehensibility
The aim of this study was to investigate eye movements and brain oscillations to symbolic safety signs with different comprehensibility.
Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2015 34:42 -
Height and skeletal morphology in relation to modern life style
Height and skeletal morphology strongly relate to life style. Parallel to the decrease in physical activity and locomotion, modern people are slimmer in skeletal proportions. In German children and adolescents...
Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2015 34:41 -
Sex difference in age-related changes in knee extensor strength and power production during a 10-times-repeated sit-to-stand task in Japanese elderly
For middle-aged and elderly women, age-related decline in an index representing power production during STS task (STS-PI), calculated by using an equation reported previously, has been shown to be greater than...
Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2015 34:40 -
Impacts of gender, weather, and workplace differences in farm worker’s gear
The farmers cannot help working in outdoor conditions which have high humidity and solar radiation during the harvest period. Wearable items including clothing are the nearest environment of human body, and to...
Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2015 34:39 -
Decline in objective physical activity over a 10-year period in a Japanese elementary school
The purpose of this study was to examine the change in accelerometer-derived daily physical activity (PA) and activity record-derived daily activities over a 10-year period in urban elementary schoolchildren i...
Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2015 34:38 -
Ipsi- and contralateral frontal cortex oxygenation during handgrip task does not follow decrease on maximal force output
The effect of fatiguing exercise on the ipsi- and contralateral frontal cortex has not been fully clarified. The purpose of this study was to investigate by near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) the frontal cortex...
Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2015 34:37 -
Mechanical compression during repeated sustained isometric muscle contractions and hyperemic recovery in healthy young males
An elevated intramuscular pressure during a single forearm isometric muscle contraction may restrict muscle hyperemia. However, during repeated isometric exercise, it is unclear to what extent mechanical compr...
Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2015 34:36 -
Relationship between some indicators of reproductive history, body fatness and the menopausal transition in Hungarian women
This paper analyzed the relationship between some indicators of reproductive history and body fatness in relation to the timing of the menopause transition in Hungarian women using survival analysis after cont...
Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2015 34:35 -
Weight-height relationships and central obesity in 7-year-old to 10-year-old Polish urban children: a comparison of different BMI and WHtR standards
An increase in overweight and obesity rates among children is a major social problem; however, interpretation and comparability of estimations may be affected by the reference values and cut-off points used. T...
Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2015 34:34 -
Seasonality in physical activity and walking of healthy older adults
An increasing number of older adults require improvements in their quality of life. Physical activities, particularly walking ability, are of primary importance for older adults. The influence of season on phy...
Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2015 34:33 -
Inter-daily variability in body composition among young men
The present study analyses changes in body composition over the course of a working week. The purpose of the study is to identify the size of the changes in the observed parameters by means of typical error of...
Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2015 34:32 -
Association between walking ability and trunk and lower-limb muscle atrophy in institutionalized elderly women: a longitudinal pilot study
The aim of this study was to investigate the association between walking ability and muscle atrophy in the trunk and lower limbs.
Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2015 34:31 -
Distribution characteristics of salivary cortisol measurements in a healthy young male population
Salivary cortisol has been used in various fields of science as a non-invasive biomarker of stress levels. This study offers the normative reference values of cortisol measurement for healthy young males.
Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2015 34:30 -
Dermatoglyphics in hypertension: a review
Hypertension is a major contributor to the global burden of disease and mortality. A major medical advancement would be a better means to ascertain which persons are at higher risk for becoming hypertensive be...
Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2015 34:29 -
Near-infrared photons: a non-invasive probe for studying bone blood flow regulation in humans
The study of bone blood flow regulation in humans has always represented a difficult task for the clinician and the researcher. Classical measurement techniques imply the presence of ionizing radiation or cont...
Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2015 34:28 -
Effects of day-time exposure to different light intensities on light-induced melatonin suppression at night
Bright nocturnal light has been known to suppress melatonin secretion. However, bright light exposure during the day-time might reduce light-induced melatonin suppression (LIMS) at night. The effective proport...
Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2015 34:27 -
Salt intake and mental distress among rural community-dwelling Japanese men
Activated mineralocorticoid receptors influence the association between daily salt intake and blood pressure. A relatively low mineralocorticoid receptor function is reported to be a risk for mental distress s...
Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2015 34:26 -
Analysis of physiological signals for recognition of boredom, pain, and surprise emotions
The aim of the study was to examine the differences of boredom, pain, and surprise. In addition to that, it was conducted to propose approaches for emotion recognition based on physiological signals.
Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2015 34:25 -
Upper arm circumference development in Chinese children and adolescents: a pooled analysis
Upper arm development in children is different in different ethnic groups. There have been few reports on upper arm circumference (UAC) at different stages of development in children and adolescents in China. ...
Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2015 34:24 -
Dysbiotic drift: mental health, environmental grey space, and microbiota
Advances in research concerning the mental health implications of dietary patterns and select nutrients have been remarkable. At the same time, there have been rapid increases in the understanding of the ways ...
Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2015 34:23 -
The influence of environmental temperature on appetite-related hormonal responses
Acute exercise in the heat has been shown to reduce appetite. However, the influence of exercise in the cold on appetite regulation remains unclear. The aim of this study was to compare exercise-induced appeti...
Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2015 34:22 -
Interaction with indoor plants may reduce psychological and physiological stress by suppressing autonomic nervous system activity in young adults: a randomized crossover study
Developments in information technology cause a great deal of stress to modern people, and controlling this stress now becomes an important issue. The aim of this study was to examine psychological and physiolo...
Citation: Journal of Physiological Anthropology 2015 34:21