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Tinsley GM, Rodriguez C, Siedler MR, Tinoco E, White SJ, LaValle C, Brojanac A, DeHaven B, Rasco J, Florez CM, Graybeal AJ. Mobile phone applications for 3-dimensional scanning and digital anthropometry: a precision comparison with traditional scanners. Eur J Clin Nutr 2024; 78:509-514. [PMID: 38454153 DOI: 10.1038/s41430-024-01424-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2023] [Revised: 02/19/2024] [Accepted: 02/20/2024] [Indexed: 03/09/2024]
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BACKGROUND The precision of digital anthropometry through 3-dimensional (3D) scanning has been established for relatively large, expensive, non-portable systems. The comparative performance of modern mobile applications is unclear. SUBJECTS/METHODS Forty-six adults (age: 23.3 ± 5.3 y; BMI: 24.4 ± 4.1 kg/m2) were assessed in duplicate using: (1) a mobile phone application capturing two individual 2D images, (2) a mobile phone application capturing serial images collected during a subject's complete rotation, (3) a traditional scanner with a time of flight infrared sensor collecting visual data from a subject being rotated on a mechanical turntable, and (4) a commercial measuring booth with structured light technology using 20 infrared depth sensors positioned in the booth. The absolute and relative technical error of measurement (TEM) and intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) for each method were established. RESULTS Averaged across circumferences, the absolute TEM, relative TEM, and ICC were (1) 0.9 cm, 1.5%, and 0.975; (2) 0.5 cm, 0.9%, and 0.986; (3) 0.8 cm, 1.5%, and 0.974; and (4) 0.6 cm, 1.1%, and 0.985. For total body volume, these values were (1) 2.2 L, 3.0%, and 0.978; (2) 0.8 L, 1.1%, and 0.997; (3) 0.7 L, 0.9%, and 0.998; and (4) 0.8 L, 1.1%, and 0.996, with segmental volumes demonstrating higher relative errors. CONCLUSION A 3D scanning mobile phone application involving full rotation of subjects in front of a smartphone camera exhibited similar reliability to larger, less portable, more expensive 3D scanners. In contrast, larger errors were observed for a mobile scanning application utilizing two 2D images, although the technical errors were acceptable for some applications.
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- Grant M Tinsley
- Energy Balance & Body Composition Laboratory, Department of Kinesiology & Sport Management, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA.
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- Energy Balance & Body Composition Laboratory, Department of Kinesiology & Sport Management, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA
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- Energy Balance & Body Composition Laboratory, Department of Kinesiology & Sport Management, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA
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- Energy Balance & Body Composition Laboratory, Department of Kinesiology & Sport Management, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA
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- Energy Balance & Body Composition Laboratory, Department of Kinesiology & Sport Management, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA
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- Energy Balance & Body Composition Laboratory, Department of Kinesiology & Sport Management, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA
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- Energy Balance & Body Composition Laboratory, Department of Kinesiology & Sport Management, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA
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- Energy Balance & Body Composition Laboratory, Department of Kinesiology & Sport Management, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA
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- Energy Balance & Body Composition Laboratory, Department of Kinesiology & Sport Management, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA
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- Energy Balance & Body Composition Laboratory, Department of Kinesiology & Sport Management, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA
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- School of Kinesiology and Nutrition, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS, USA
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Luo Y, Guo L, Huang X, Wu D, Zhao X, Wang S. Effects of added trunk load on the in vivo kinematics of talocrural and subtalar joints during landing. Gait Posture 2024; 110:122-128. [PMID: 38569401 DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2024.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2023] [Revised: 12/17/2023] [Accepted: 03/10/2024] [Indexed: 04/05/2024]
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BACKGROUND Landing from heights is a common movement for active-duty military personnel during training. And the additional load they carry while performing these tasks can affect the kinetics and ankle kinematic of the landing. Traditional motion capture techniques are limited in accurately capturing the in vivo kinematics of the talus. This study aims to investigate the effect of additional trunk load on the kinematics of the talocrural and subtalar joints during landing, using a dual fluoroscopic imaging system (DFIS). METHODS Fourteen healthy male participants were recruited. Magnetic resonance imaging was performed on the right ankle of each participant to create three-dimensional (3D) models of the talus, tibia, and calcaneus. High-speed DFIS was used to capture the images of participants performing single-leg landing jumps from a height of 40 cm. A weighted vest was used to apply additional load, with a weight of 16 kg. Fluoroscopic images were acquired with or without additional loading condition. Kinematic data were obtained by importing the DFIS data and the 3D models in virtual environment software for 2D-3D registration. The kinematics and kinetics were compared between with or without additional loading conditions. RESULTS During added trunk loading condition, the medial-lateral translation range of motion (ROM) at the talocrural joint significantly increased (p < 0.05). The subtalar joint showed more extension at 44-56 ms (p < 0.05) after contact. The subtalar joint was more eversion at 40-48 ms (p < 0.05) after contact under the added trunk load condition. The peak vertical ground reaction force (vGRF) significantly increased (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS With the added trunk load, there is a significant increase in peak vGRF during landing. The medial-lateral translation ROM of the talocrural joint increases. And the kinematics of the subtalar joint are affected. The observed biomechanical changes may be associated with the high incidence of stress fractures in training with added load.
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- Ye Luo
- School of Exercise and Health, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, China
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- School of Exercise and Health, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, China
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- School of Exercise and Health, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, China
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- School of Exercise and Health, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, China
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- School of Exercise and Health, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, China
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- School of Exercise and Health, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, China; Key Laboratory of Exercise and Health Sciences of Ministry of Education, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, China.
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Brady E, Keller MF. Women in Combat Need a Collaborative Culture Shift. Mil Med 2023; 188:3-8. [PMID: 37490561 DOI: 10.1093/milmed/usac405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2022] [Revised: 06/22/2022] [Accepted: 12/13/2022] [Indexed: 07/27/2023] Open
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The 2021 Women in Combat (WIC) Symposium brought together hundreds of service members, researchers, and multidisciplinary leaders for 3 days of virtual education and interactive discussion regarding female leadership, operational performance, and physical health and well-being. Three days of presentations were followed by virtual face-to-face breakout room sessions that aimed to identify gaps currently impacting military servicewomen, mirroring the inaugural WIC Symposium held in 2014. Keynote speakers revisited old recommendations and redefined these in the context of new research and policy changes within the Department of Defense (DoD), making it apparent that although much work has been done, policy and practice are yet to fully integrate the research recommendations that will improve the health and wellness of servicewomen. Originally planned as an in-person meeting, the WIC Symposium was held completely online because of the sustained threat of the COVID-19 pandemic. This event was collectively attended by nearly 10,000 people, reflecting an attendance of over ten times the number of registered attendees. The 2021 WIC Symposium was successful in part because of the groundwork laid by previous researchers who laid out virtual meeting best practices and in part because of the increased accessibility of an online event.
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- Elise Brady
- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
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- Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Bethesda, MD 20817, USA
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Potter AW, Soto LD, Friedl KE. Body composition of extreme performers in the US Marine Corps. BMJ Mil Health 2022:e002189. [PMID: 36323456 DOI: 10.1136/military-2022-002189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2022] [Accepted: 09/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND The creation of highly muscled and strong fighters is a recurring theme in human performance enhancement concepts. Physical readiness standards, intended to prevent obesity in the military, produce contradictory objectives, hounding large individuals to lose weight because of confusion between body size and body composition. Through selection, specialised training and policy exceptions the US Marine Corps has successfully developed a unique group of large (body mass index (BMI) >30 kg/m2) and strong individuals, the body bearers (BB) who carry coffins of Marines to their final resting place. METHODS We examined the relationship between adiposity and body size from nine male BB (age 25.0±2.1, height: 1.84±0.04 (1.80-1.92) m, BMI: 33.0±2.1 (30-37) kg/m2). Body composition was assessed by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), bioelectrical impedance (BIA) and tape measured abdominal circumference (AC)-based equations and from three-dimensional scanning (3DS). RESULTS Measures were made of fat-free mass (FFM): 90.5±7.0 (82.0-106.7) kg, where FFM included total body water: 62.8±5.0 (55.8-71.8) L, representing 69±2 (67-73) % of FFM, along with calculated FFM index: 26.8±2.4 (24.4-32.9) kg/m2). DXA measures were made for bone mineral content 4.1±0.4 (3.5-4.9) kg, bone mineral density (BMD) 1.56±0.10 (1.37-1.76) g/cm2 and %BF 19.5±6.6 (9.0-27.8). Additional measures of percent body fat (%BF) were made by AC: 20.3±2.9 (15.2-24.6), BIA: 23.7±6.4 (9.8-29.2) and 3DS: 25.5±4.7 (18.9-32.2). AC %BF reasonably matched DXA %BF, with expected overprediction and underprediction at low and high DXA %BF. BIA %BF was affected by deviations from assumed FFM hydration (72%-73%). CONCLUSION These men are classified as obese by BMI but carried massive amounts of muscle and bone on their large frames, while presenting a range of %BF irrelevant to strength performance. BMI did not predict obesity and adiposity had no association with muscle mass and strength performance.
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- Adam W Potter
- Thermal and Mountain Medicine Division, US Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Natick, Massachusetts, USA
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- Thermal and Mountain Medicine Division, US Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Natick, Massachusetts, USA
- Human Performance Branch, Training and Education Command, US Marine Corps, Quantico, VA, USA
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- Office of the Senior Scientist, US Army Research Institute Environmental Medicine, Natick, Massachusetts, USA
- Neurology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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Buskerud JE, Abrahamsen FE, Solberg PA. Physical Stress and Determinants of Shooting Performance Among Norwegian Special Forces Operators. Front Psychol 2022; 13:894169. [PMID: 35719593 PMCID: PMC9200070 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.894169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2022] [Accepted: 05/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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However, there is a lack of conceptual understanding of the factors influencing performance decrements in prone shooting. The present study examines how one can simulate a combat scenario by inducing acute physical stress, ultimately impacting one's shooting performance (SP). The relationship between participants' physical level and SP was measured in several ways. The SP of members of the Norwegian Navy Special Operations Forces (SOF) (N = 30) was measured before and directly after acute exercise-induced stress caused by a 200-m uphill run (90% HRmax). Under acute physical stress, participants took less time to fire five rounds (total 15.5 ± 10.9 s faster), and the probability of hitting the target was unaffected (92%). In terms of more sensitive measures, score was significantly reduced and shot-group dispersion increased (64 ± 90 cm2, p < 0.01, d = 0.72), mainly due to increased vertical dispersion (2.5 ± 4.6 cm, p < 0.01, d = 0.53). Age, trait somatic anxiety and the Big Five Inventory item "openness" explained 45.2% of the variance in shooting score in the pre-physical stress condition. In the post-physical stress condition, pre-test shooting score, the number of months deployed, and shooting time predicted 32.9% of the variance in shooting score. The change in SP (pre-post) showed the concentration disruption scale was the best predictor of the reduction in shot score (20.1%). From a practical point of view, maintaining the probability of hitting the target with reduced shooting time post-physical stress could be viewed as superior performance for SOF.
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- Jan Erik Buskerud
- Department of Coaching and Psychology, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Oslo, Norway
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- Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports, Oslo, Norway
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Body Composition Symmetry in Aircraft Pilots. Symmetry (Basel) 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/sym14020356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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The purpose of this study was to analyze the body composition symmetry in upper and lower body segments of aircrafts pilots. To reach the study aim, body composition in upper and lower body segments of 206 male aircraft pilots of the Spanish Army (23.1 ± 6.87 years) and 105 civilians (24.0 ± 6.29 years) were evaluated by a bioimpedance analyser (InBody 720, Biospace Co. Ltd., Seoul, Korea). Aircraft pilots presented a tendency to dysmetria in upper and lower body segments, showing fitter values in the protagonist side when performing flight functions. Dysmetria could be detrimental during flight manoeuvres and produce injuries in aircraft pilots. It would be recommended to design specific training protocols to improve this imbalance.
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Gobbo LA, Langer RD, Marini E, Buffa R, Borges JH, Pascoa MA, Cirolini VX, Guerra-Júnior G, Gonçalves EM. Effect of Physical Training on Body Composition in Brazilian Military. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19031732. [PMID: 35162755 PMCID: PMC8834877 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19031732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2021] [Revised: 01/24/2022] [Accepted: 01/29/2022] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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The military are selected on the basis of physical standards and are regularly involved in strong physical activities, also related to particular sports training. The aims of the study were to analyze the effect of a 7-month military training program on body composition variables and the suitability of specific ‘bioelectrical impedance vector analysis’ (spBIVA), compared to DXA, to detect the changes in body composition. A sample of 270 male Brazilian cadets (19.1 ± 1.1 years), composed of a group practicing military physical training routine only (MT = 155) and a group involved in a specific sport training (SMT = 115), were measured by body composition assessments (evaluated by means of DXA and spBIVA) at the beginning and the end of the military routine year. The effect of training on body composition was similar in SMT and MT groups, with an increase in LST. DXA and spBIVA were correlated, with specific resistance (Rsp) and reactance (Xcsp) positively related to fat mass (FM), FM%, LST, and lean soft tissue index (LSTI), and phase angle positively related to LST and LSTI. Body composition variations due to physical training were recognized by spBIVA: the increase in muscle mass was indicated by the phase angle and Xcsp increase, and the stability of FM% was consistent with the unchanged values of Rsp. Military training produced an increase in muscle mass, but no change in FM%, independently of the sample characteristics at baseline and the practice of additional sports. SpBIVA is a suitable technique for the assessment of body composition in military people.
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- Luis Alberto Gobbo
- Skeletal Muscle Assessment Laboratory (LABSIM), School of Technology and Science, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Presidente Prudente 19060-900, SP, Brazil;
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- Growth and Development Laboratory, Center for Investigation in Pediatrics (CIPED), School of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas 13083-887, SP, Brazil; (R.D.L.); (J.H.B.); (M.A.P.); (V.X.C.); (G.G.-J.); (E.M.G.)
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Cagliari, 09042 Monserrato, Italy;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-070-675-6607
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Cagliari, 09042 Monserrato, Italy;
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- Growth and Development Laboratory, Center for Investigation in Pediatrics (CIPED), School of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas 13083-887, SP, Brazil; (R.D.L.); (J.H.B.); (M.A.P.); (V.X.C.); (G.G.-J.); (E.M.G.)
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- Growth and Development Laboratory, Center for Investigation in Pediatrics (CIPED), School of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas 13083-887, SP, Brazil; (R.D.L.); (J.H.B.); (M.A.P.); (V.X.C.); (G.G.-J.); (E.M.G.)
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- Growth and Development Laboratory, Center for Investigation in Pediatrics (CIPED), School of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas 13083-887, SP, Brazil; (R.D.L.); (J.H.B.); (M.A.P.); (V.X.C.); (G.G.-J.); (E.M.G.)
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- Growth and Development Laboratory, Center for Investigation in Pediatrics (CIPED), School of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas 13083-887, SP, Brazil; (R.D.L.); (J.H.B.); (M.A.P.); (V.X.C.); (G.G.-J.); (E.M.G.)
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- Growth and Development Laboratory, Center for Investigation in Pediatrics (CIPED), School of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas 13083-887, SP, Brazil; (R.D.L.); (J.H.B.); (M.A.P.); (V.X.C.); (G.G.-J.); (E.M.G.)
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