Sports compression garments improve resting markers of venous return and muscle blood flow in male basketball players

Background:The benefits associated with sports compression garments are thought to be closely related to enhanced blood flow.However,findings are equivocal,possibly due to heterogeneity in the techniques used for measuring blood flow,the garment types used,and the pressures applied.This study combined Doppler ultrasound and near-infrared spectroscopy technologies to provide the first comprehensive assessment of the effects of 3 sports compression garment types on markers of venous return and muscle blood flow at rest.Methods:Resting lower-limb blood flow measures(markers of venous return,muscle blood flow,and muscle oxygenation)of 22 elite,junior,male basketball players(age=17.2±0.9 years,mean±SD)were assessed in 4 separate conditions:no compression(CON),compression tights(TIGHTS),compression shorts(SHORTS),and compression socks(SOCKS).Markers of venous return(cross-sectional area,time-averaged mean and peak blood flow velocity,and venous blood flow)were measured via Doppler ultrasound at the popliteal and common femoral veins.Muscle blood flow and muscle oxygenation were measured in the gastrocnemius medialis and vastus lateralis using near-infrared spectroscopy.Results:Popliteal markers of venous return were higher in TIGHTS compared to CON(p<0.01)and SHORTS(p<0.01),with SOCKS values higher compared with CON(p<0.05).Common femoral vein markers of venous return were higher for all conditions compared to CON(p<0.05),with TIGHTS values also higher compared to SOCKS(p<0.05).Gastrocnemius medialis blood flow was higher for TIGHTS compared to CON(p=0.000),SOCKS(p=0.012),and SHORTS(p=0.000),with SOCKS higher compared to SHORTS(p=0.046).Vastus lateralis blood flow was higher for TIGHTS compared to CON(p=0.028)and SOCKS(p=0.019),with SHORTS also higher compared to CON(p=0.012)and SOCKS(p=0.005).Gastrocnemius medialis oxygenation was higher for TIGHTS compared to CON(p=0.003),SOCKS(p=0.033),and SHORTS(p=0.003),with SOCKS higher compared to CON(p=0.044)and SHORTS(p=0.032).Vastus lateralis oxygenation was higher for TIGHTS compared to CON(p=0.020)and SOCKS(p=0.006).Conclusion:Markers of venous return,muscle blood flow,and muscle oxygenation are increased with sports compression garments.TIGHTS are most effective,potentially because of the larger body area compressed.

Diverging effects of subjective prospect values of uncertain time and money

Studies from behavioral economics show that the subjective prospect value of money has diminishing sensitivity to losses/gains,represented by an S-shape,and this has been applied in representing the subjective prospect value of time in many transportation studies such as travel behavior modeling and network equilibrium.In this study,we demonstrate that the prospect value of time has an increasing sensitivity to losses/gains and can be represented by anϨ-shape,which contrasts that of money.We further explain the rationality of this surprising finding based on psychological and behavioral theories and discuss extensive practical implications.The correlations between sensitivities to gains and losses in terms of magnitude are revealed as well to shed light on potential underlying correlated behavioral principles.Substantial loss-aversion features are observed in the empirical analysis,supporting endowment effects.Implications of the findings on decision-making and other areas that utilize time as a key indicator have been discussed.The findings may revolutionize many research areas that utilize time as a key indicator such as transportation engineering.

Understanding travel behavior adjustment under COVID-19

The outbreak and spreading of the COVID-19 pandemic have had a significant impact on transportation system.By analyzing the impact of the pandemic on the transportation system,the impact of the pandemic on the social economy can be reflected to a certain extent,and the effect of anti-pandemic policy implementation can also be evaluated.In addition,the analysis results are expected to provide support for policy optimization.Currently,most of the relevant studies analyze the impact of the pandemic on the overall transportation system from the macro perspective,while few studies quantitatively analyze the impact of the pandemic on individual spatiotemporal travel behavior.Based on the license plate recognition(LPR)data,this paper analyzes the spatiotemporal travel patterns of travelers in each stage of the pandemic progress,quantifies the change of travelers'spatiotemporal behaviors,and analyzes the adjustment of travelers'behaviors under the influence of the pandemic.There are three different behavior adjustment strategies under the influence of the pandemic,and the behavior adjustment is related to the individual's past travel habits.The paper quantitatively assesses the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on individual travel behavior.And the method proposed in this paper can be used to quantitatively assess the impact of any long-term emergency on individual micro travel behavior.

Corrigendum to“Understanding travel behavior adjustment under COVID-19”[Commun.Transport.Res.2C(2022)100068]

The authors regret that Eq.(5)in the paper is wrongly written and should be revised as follows:s_(p)(a_(i),a_(j))=len(a_(i))×Ratio(LCS(a_(i),a_(j)),a_(i))+len(a_(j))×Ratio(LCS(a_(i),a_(j)),a_(j))/len(a_(i))+len(a_(j))(5)The authors would like to apologise for any inconvenience caused.