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This eBook is a collection of articles from a Frontiers Research Topic. Frontiers Research Topics are very popular trademarks of the Frontiers Journals Series: they are collections of at least ten articles, all centered on a particular subject. With their unique mix of varied contributions from Original Research to Review Articles, Frontiers Research Topics unify the most influential researchers, the latest key findings and historical advances in a hot research area! Find out more on how to host your own Frontiers Research Topic or contribute to one as an author by contacting the Frontiers Editorial Office: frontiersin.org/about/contact

balance --- postural adjustments --- Motor/cognitive performance --- Gait --- adaptation --- Central Nervous System --- Musculoskeletal System --- Expertise --- Pathology --- Aging

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Science: general issues --- Neurosciences --- balance --- postural adjustments --- Motor/cognitive performance --- Gait --- adaptation --- Central Nervous System --- Musculoskeletal System --- Expertise --- Pathology --- Aging

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This book gathers 14 original contributions published in an IJERPH Special Issue that deal with the perception of environmental sounds and how such sounds are likely to affect human quality of life and well-being and the experience of a place. The research focus over the years has been gradually shifting from treating sound simply as “noise” and something that cities should get rid of to a potential “resource” to promote and support community life in public spaces. Three main topics or “needs” to be addressed by researchers and practitioners emerged from this Special Issue: (1) the need to re-think “quietness” in cities as something that goes beyond the mere “pursuit of silence”, (2) the need to integrate additional contextual factors in the characterization and management of urban acoustic environments for public health, and (3) the need to consider the acoustic quality of indoor spaces as opposed to an outdoor-only perspective. The contributions collected in this book will hopefully trigger new questions and inform the agenda of future researchers and practitioners in the environmental acoustics domain.

Humanities --- Social interaction --- green space --- greenness --- noise exposure --- noise perception --- soundscape --- environmental sounds --- quietness --- vibrancy --- acoustic environments --- urban sound planning --- environmental noise --- public health --- well-being --- quality of life --- restoration --- quiet areas --- noise abatement --- soundscape design --- landscape planning --- urban planning --- general plan --- sustainability --- acoustic comfort --- inner yard acoustics --- soundscape pleasantness --- sound perception --- virtual room acoustics --- virtual audio --- quality of experience --- irrelevant speech noise --- noise annoyance --- productivity --- mental health --- cross-sectional survey --- open-plan offices --- shared offices --- occupants’ behavior --- restorative effect --- children’s cognitive performance --- classroom soundscape --- sustained attention --- short-term memory --- urban environments --- semiosis model --- square dancing --- public spaces --- acoustic territory --- enjoyment --- appropriateness --- psychological restoration --- emotions --- acoustic environment --- urban open public spaces --- urban design --- stress --- experiment --- virtual reality --- bird song --- noise --- perceived restoration --- quiet area --- urban park --- urban square --- audio-visual interaction --- audio-visual walk --- young people’s psychological response --- orthogonal analysis --- urban parks --- Musikiosk --- soundscape intervention --- democratic soundscape installation --- quality of the urban public experience --- mixed methods study --- pocket park --- physiology --- perceptual attributes --- auditory --- sonic experience --- tranquillity --- garden therapy --- landscape architecture --- Japanese gardens --- autoethnography --- soundscape actions --- n/a --- occupants' behavior --- children's cognitive performance --- young people's psychological response

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Exercise necessitates increased energy production to match the elevated demand of physical activity, the magnitude of which varies significantly by activity, sport, and/or athletic position. While long term nutritional habitus is known to impact exercise performance, short term or acute nutritional strategies may also prove beneficial, or detrimental, to athletic performance. Modifications to macro- or micro-nutrient intakes likely influence athletic capacity through the altered metabolic capacity, although cardiovascular, respiratory, or neurocognitive effects are not to be discounted as possibly being influenced by altering the nutritional approach. Similarly, dietary supplementation with factors such as probiotics or antioxidants, either acutely or chronically, is also a likely avenue in which to optimize athletic performance. Supplementation, or the timing of supplementation, diurnally or with activity, may help to bridge gaps between dietary intakes and needs, perhaps as a result of either an inadequate intake and/or high level of athletic demand via high intensity, frequency, volume, or a combination thereof. Altering nutritional strategy for athletic performance is a de facto approach employed by athletes, often occurring seemingly independent of knowledge or evidence for or against a particular strategy. Rigorous studies of nutritional manipulation, supplementation, or those exploring the temporal optimization of nutrition or supplementation are desperately needed in an ever-changing sports nutrition landscape with an increasingly larger audience.

Research & information: general --- Biology, life sciences --- Food & society --- natural polyphenols --- curcumin --- muscle-damaging exercise --- anti-inflammatory --- antioxidants --- physical activity --- Carbohydrate --- high-intensity exercise --- fatigue --- ergogenic aids --- maximum oxygen consumption --- performance sports --- physical fitness --- sports nutrition --- continuous glucose monitoring --- carbohydrate --- trail running --- Freestyle Libre --- ketone ester --- ketogenic diet --- ketone salt --- MCT --- rotarod --- R-βHB --- beta-alanine --- ergogenic aid --- physical performance --- aerobic–anaerobic transition zone --- Paralympic powerlifting --- supplementation --- creatine --- performance --- nitric oxide --- dietary supplements --- oxygen consumption --- muscle fibres --- body composition --- strength parameters --- endurance --- training --- racquet sports --- sport supplement --- exercise --- carbohydrates --- time trial --- substrate utilization --- fat oxidation --- gastrointestinal distress --- satiety --- gut microbiota --- probiotics --- athletes --- cognitive performance --- recovery --- salt --- sarcopenia --- renalase --- body fat percentage --- knee extensor muscle strength --- single-leg stance time --- maximum gait speed --- long seat type body anteflexion --- chair rise test --- natural polyphenols --- curcumin --- muscle-damaging exercise --- anti-inflammatory --- antioxidants --- physical activity --- Carbohydrate --- high-intensity exercise --- fatigue --- ergogenic aids --- maximum oxygen consumption --- performance sports --- physical fitness --- sports nutrition --- continuous glucose monitoring --- carbohydrate --- trail running --- Freestyle Libre --- ketone ester --- ketogenic diet --- ketone salt --- MCT --- rotarod --- R-βHB --- beta-alanine --- ergogenic aid --- physical performance --- aerobic–anaerobic transition zone --- Paralympic powerlifting --- supplementation --- creatine --- performance --- nitric oxide --- dietary supplements --- oxygen consumption --- muscle fibres --- body composition --- strength parameters --- endurance --- training --- racquet sports --- sport supplement --- exercise --- carbohydrates --- time trial --- substrate utilization --- fat oxidation --- gastrointestinal distress --- satiety --- gut microbiota --- probiotics --- athletes --- cognitive performance --- recovery --- salt --- sarcopenia --- renalase --- body fat percentage --- knee extensor muscle strength --- single-leg stance time --- maximum gait speed --- long seat type body anteflexion --- chair rise test

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Exercise necessitates increased energy production to match the elevated demand of physical activity, the magnitude of which varies significantly by activity, sport, and/or athletic position. While long term nutritional habitus is known to impact exercise performance, short term or acute nutritional strategies may also prove beneficial, or detrimental, to athletic performance. Modifications to macro- or micro-nutrient intakes likely influence athletic capacity through the altered metabolic capacity, although cardiovascular, respiratory, or neurocognitive effects are not to be discounted as possibly being influenced by altering the nutritional approach. Similarly, dietary supplementation with factors such as probiotics or antioxidants, either acutely or chronically, is also a likely avenue in which to optimize athletic performance. Supplementation, or the timing of supplementation, diurnally or with activity, may help to bridge gaps between dietary intakes and needs, perhaps as a result of either an inadequate intake and/or high level of athletic demand via high intensity, frequency, volume, or a combination thereof. Altering nutritional strategy for athletic performance is a de facto approach employed by athletes, often occurring seemingly independent of knowledge or evidence for or against a particular strategy. Rigorous studies of nutritional manipulation, supplementation, or those exploring the temporal optimization of nutrition or supplementation are desperately needed in an ever-changing sports nutrition landscape with an increasingly larger audience.

Research & information: general --- Biology, life sciences --- Food & society --- natural polyphenols --- curcumin --- muscle-damaging exercise --- anti-inflammatory --- antioxidants --- physical activity --- Carbohydrate --- high-intensity exercise --- fatigue --- ergogenic aids --- maximum oxygen consumption --- performance sports --- physical fitness --- sports nutrition --- continuous glucose monitoring --- carbohydrate --- trail running --- Freestyle Libre --- ketone ester --- ketogenic diet --- ketone salt --- MCT --- rotarod --- R-βHB --- beta-alanine --- ergogenic aid --- physical performance --- aerobic–anaerobic transition zone --- Paralympic powerlifting --- supplementation --- creatine --- performance --- nitric oxide --- dietary supplements --- oxygen consumption --- muscle fibres --- body composition --- strength parameters --- endurance --- training --- racquet sports --- sport supplement --- exercise --- carbohydrates --- time trial --- substrate utilization --- fat oxidation --- gastrointestinal distress --- satiety --- gut microbiota --- probiotics --- athletes --- cognitive performance --- recovery --- salt --- sarcopenia --- renalase --- body fat percentage --- knee extensor muscle strength --- single-leg stance time --- maximum gait speed --- long seat type body anteflexion --- chair rise test