Search Results - "Weerakkody, N."

Group III and IV muscle afferents differentially affect the motor cortex and motoneurones in humans by Martin, P. G., Weerakkody, N., Gandevia, S. C., Taylor, J. L.

“…The influence of group III and IV muscle afferents on human motor pathways is poorly understood. We used experimental muscle pain to investigate their effects…”
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Criterion validity and reliability of the single leg hamstring bridge and isometric hamstring test to assess hamstring muscle capacity by Taylor, C., Weerakkody, N., Hammond, S., Pavez-Zapata, H., Birt, J., Abdelmalek, M.

“…The aim of this study was to evaluate the criterion validity of the IHT and the SLHB against isokinetic dynamometry, and to assess the test-retest reliability…”
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Optical spectroscopy and modeling of uranium gas-phase oxidation: Progress and perspectives by Kautz, Elizabeth J., Weerakkody, Emily N., Finko, Mikhail S., Curreli, Davide, Koroglu, Batikan, Rose, Timothy P., Weisz, David G., Crowhurst, Jonathan C., Radousky, Harry B., DeMagistris, Michael, Sinha, Neeraj, Levin, Deborah A., Dreizin, Ed L., Phillips, Mark C., Glumac, Nick G., Harilal, Sivanandan S.

“…[Display omitted] •Review of the state-of-the-art of U spectrochemistry in understanding gas-phase oxidation and molecular formation.•Emission, absorption and…”
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The effect of mental fatigue on the performance of Australian football specific skills amongst amateur athletes by Weerakkody, N.S., Taylor, C.J., Bulmer, C.L., Hamilton, D.B., Gloury, J., O’Brien, N.J., Saunders, J.H., Harvey, S., Patterson, T.A.

“…This study investigated the effects of induced mental fatigue on the performance of Australian football (AF) specific skills amongst amateur AF players…”
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Between session reliability of intramuscular electromyography for segments of gluteus medius and minimus during gait and stepping tasks by Green, R.A., Pizzari, T., McClelland, J., Zacharias, A., Huynh, P., Weerakkody, N., Semciw, A.I.

“…Between-session reliability of electromyographic data is important for confidence in interpreting the role of muscles in functional tasks but critical if these…”
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Effects of local pressure and vibration on muscle pain from eccentric exercise and hypertonic saline by Weerakkody, N.S, Percival, P, Hickey, M.W, Morgan, D.L, Gregory, J.E, Canny, B.J, Proske, U

“…In human subjects the triceps surae of one leg was exercised eccentrically by asking subjects to walk backwards on an inclined treadmill. Before the exercise…”
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Uranium Dust Cloud Combustion: Burning Characteristics and Absorption Spectroscopy Measurements by Weerakkody, Emily N., Read, Brian A., Clemenson, Michael D., Glumac, Nick G.

“…This study characterized uranium metal dust cloud combustion using absorption spectroscopy, imaging, and broadband emission measurements. Other metals were…”
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In Vivo and In Vitro Toxicity Profiles of Hexane Extract of Alpinia malaccensis Rhizome in Rat and Cell Line Models by Somarathna, T., Thammitiyagodage, M. G., Ranaweera, K. K. D. S., Premakumara, G. A. S., Akbarsha, M. A., Kadalmani, B., Weerakkody, N. S.

“…The objective of the study was to evaluate the potential toxicity of crude n-hexane extract of Alpinia malaccensis rhizome. The in vivo acute oral toxicity was…”
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Antimicrobial activity and phytochemical screening of Alpinia malaccensis (Ran‐kiriya) against food‐borne bacteria by Somarathna, T., Fernando, W.M.A.D.B., Ranaweera, K.K.D.S., Premakumara, G.A.S., Abeysinghe, T., Weerakkody, N.S.

“…Aims Investigation of antimicrobial activity and phytochemicals of Alpinia malaccensis (Ran‐kiriya) against foodborne bacteria Staphyloccocus aureus, Listeria…”
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Local subcutaneous and muscle pain impairs detection of passive movements at the human thumb by Weerakkody, N. S., Blouin, J. S., Taylor, J. L., Gandevia, S. C.

“…Activity in both muscle spindle endings and cutaneous stretch receptors contributes to the sensation of joint movement. The present experiments assessed…”
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Changes in passive tension of muscle in humans and animals after eccentric exercise by Whitehead, N. P., Weerakkody, N. S., Gregory, J. E., Morgan, D. L., Proske, U.

“…This is a report of experiments on ankle extensor muscles of human subjects and a parallel series on the medial gastrocnemius of the anaesthetised cat,…”
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Impairment of human proprioception by high-frequency cutaneous vibration by Weerakkody, N. S., Mahns, D. A., Taylor, J. L., Gandevia, S. C.

“…These experiments assessed whether the impairment in proprioceptive acuity in the hand during ‘interfering’ cutaneous stimulation could be caused by inputs…”
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effect of high-frequency cutaneous vibration on different inputs subserving detection of joint movement by Weerakkody, N. S, Taylor, Janet L, Gandevia, S. C

“…Stimuli that preferentially activate rapidly adapting cutaneous receptors impair proprioception in the fingers. These experiments assessed potential…”
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Matching different levels of isometric torque in elbow flexor muscles after eccentric exercise by WEERAKKODY, N, PERCIVAL, P, MORGAN, D. L, GREGORY, J. E, PROSKE, U

“…Human subjects generated a specified level of isometric torque with elbow flexor muscles of one arm, the reference arm, under visual feedback. They were then…”
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Force matching errors following eccentric exercise by Proske, U., Gregory, J.E., Morgan, D.L., Percival, P., Weerakkody, N.S., Canny, B.J.

“…During eccentric exercise contracting muscles are forcibly lengthened, to act as a brake to control motion of the body. A consequence of eccentric exercise is…”
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Dependence of Uranium Oxide Polymorphism on Plasma Synthesis Conditions by Weerakkody, Emily N., Koroglu, Batikan, Dai, Zurong, Rodriguez, Kate E., Balboni, Enrica

“…We synthesized uranium oxide nanoparticles using a plasma flow reactor (PFR) and studied the effects of three different experimental parameters on the…”
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Emission Spectra of Uranium Particulates at High Temperature by Weerakkody, Emily N., Dubowsky, Scott E., Glumac, Nick G.

“…The emission spectrum of micron-scale uranium particulates at high temperatures in the ultraviolet, visible, and near-infrared spectral regions is investigated…”
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Time-resolved formation of uranium and silicon oxides subsequent to the laser ablation of U3Si2 by Weerakkody, Emily N., Weisz, David G., Crowhurst, Jonathan, Koroglu, Batikan, Rose, Timothy, Radousky, Harry, Stillwell, Ryan L., Jeffries, Jason R., Glumac, Nick G.

“…The early-time kinetic behavior of species in a plume produced from laser ablation of U3Si2 in an environment containing 2% O2 is characterized using…”
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Is the urine spot protein/creatinine ratio a valid diagnostic test for pre-eclampsia? by Sethuram, R., Kiran, T. S. Usha, Weerakkody, A. N. A

“…The objective of this study was to assess the value of the spot protein/creatinine ratio as the diagnostic test for pre-eclampsia by correlating it to the 24 h…”
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Force-matching errors after eccentric exercise attributed to muscle soreness by Proske, U, Weerakkody, NS, Percival, P, Morgan, DL, Gregory, JE, Canny, BJ

“…Summary 1. Experiments were performed to test the ability of human subjects to match forces in their elbow flexor muscles following eccentric exercise of one…”
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