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Does epimuscular myofascial force transmission occur between the human quadriceps muscles in vivo during passive stretching?

Freitas, S. R., Antunes, A., Salmon, P., Mendes, B., Firmino, T., Cruz-Montecinos, C., Cerda, M., & Vaz, J. R. (2019). Does epimuscular myofascial force transmission occur between the human quadriceps muscles in vivo during passive stretching?. Journal of Biomechanics, 83, 91–96. doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2018.11.026.

Motor competence and health-related fitness in children: A cross-cultural comparison between Portugal and the United States

Luz, C., Cordovil, R., Rodrigues, L. P., Gao, Z., Goodway, J. D., Sacko, R. S., Nesbitt, D. R., Ferkel, R. C., True, L. K., & Stodden, D. F. (2019). Motor competence and health-related fitness in children: A cross-cultural comparison between Portugal and the United States. Journal of Sport and Health Science, 8(2), 130–136. doi: 10.1016/j.jshs.2019.01.005.

The immediate effects of a dynamic orthosis on gait patterns in children with unilateral spastic cerebral palsy: A kinematic analysis

Martins, E., Cordovil, R., Oliveira, R., Pinho, J., Diniz, A., & Vaz, J. R. (2019). The immediate effects of a dynamic orthosis on gait patterns in children with unilateral spastic cerebral palsy: A kinematic analysis. Frontiers in Pediatrics, 7, 42. doi: 10.3389/fped.2019.00042.

Noninvasive measurement of sciatic nerve stiffness in patients with chronic low back related leg pain using shear wave Elastography

Neto, T., Freitas, S. R., Andrade, R. J., Vaz, J. R., Mendes, B., Firmino, T., Bruno, P. M., Nordez, A., & Oliveira, R. (2019). Noninvasive measurement of sciatic nerve stiffness in patients with chronic low back related leg pain using shear wave Elastography. Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, 38(1), 157–164. doi: 10.1002/jum.14679.

Embodied cognition with and without mental representations: The case of embodied choices in sports

Raab, M., & Araújo, D. (2019). Embodied cognition with and without mental representations: The case of embodied choices in sports. Frontiers in Psychology, 10, 1825. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01825.

The past, present and future of research on judgment and decision making in sport

Raab, M., Bar-Eli, M., Plessner, H., & Araújo, D. (2019). The past, present and future of research on judgment and decision making in sport. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 42, 25–32. doi: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2018.10.004.

Differences in maturity, morphological and physical attributes between players selected to the primary and secondary teams of a Portuguese Basketball elite academy

Ramos, S., Volossovitch, A., Ferreira, A. P., Fragoso, I., & Massuça, L. (2019). Differences in maturity, morphological and physical attributes between players selected to the primary and secondary teams of a Portuguese Basketball elite academy. Journal of Sports Sciences, 37(15), 1681–1689. doi: 10.1080/02640414.2019.1585410.

Training experience and maturational, morphological, and fitness attributes as individual performance predictors in male and female under-14 portuguese elite basketball players

Ramos, S., Volossovitch, A., Ferreira, A. P., Fragoso, I., & Massuça, L. (in press). Training experience and maturational, morphological, and fitness attributes as individual performance predictors in male and female under-14 portuguese elite basketball players. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, doi: 10.1519/jsc.0000000000003042.

Tissue oxygenation in response to different relative levels of blood-flow restricted exercise

Reis, J. F., Fatela, P., Mendonça, G. V., Vaz, J. R., Valamatos, M. J., Infante, J., Mil-Homens, P., & Alves, F. B. (2019). Tissue oxygenation in response to different relative levels of blood-flow restricted exercise. Frontiers in Physiology, 10, 407. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2019.00407.

Evaluating weaknesses of “perceptual-cognitive training” and “brain training” methods in sport: An ecological dynamics critique

Renshaw, I., Davids, K., Araújo, D., Lucas, A., Roberts, W. M., Newcombe, D. J., & Franks, B. (2019). Evaluating weaknesses of “perceptual-cognitive training” and “brain training” methods in sport: An ecological dynamics critique. Frontiers in Psychology, 9, 2468. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02468.

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