Linear and non‐linear contributions to oxygen transport and utilization during moderate random exercise in humans
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Abstract
New Findings What is the central question of this study? The pulmonary oxygen uptake ( ) data used to study the muscle aerobic system dynamics during moderate‐exercise transitions is classically described as a mono‐exponential function controlled by a complex interaction of the oxygen delivery–utilization balance. This elevated complexity complicates the acquisition of relevant information regarding aerobic system dynamics based on data during a varying exercise stimulus. What is the main finding and its importance? The elevated complexity of dynamics is a consequence of a multiple‐order interaction between muscle oxygen uptake and circulatory distortion. Our findings challenge the use of a first‐order function to study the influences of the oxygen delivery–utilization balance over the dynamics. The assumption of aerobic system linearity implies that the pulmonary oxygen uptake ( ) dynamics during exercise transitions present a first‐order characteristic. The main objective of this study was to test the linearity of the oxygen delivery–utilization balance during random moderate exercise. The cardiac output ( ) and deoxygenated haemoglobin concentration ([HHb]) were measured to infer the central and local O 2 availability, respectively. Thirteen healthy men performed two consecutive pseudorandom binary sequence cycling exercises followed by an incremental protocol. The system input and the outputs , [HHb] and were submitted to frequency‐domain analysis. The linearity of the variables was tested by computing the ability of the response at a specific frequency to predict the response at another frequency. The predictability levels were assessed by the coefficient of determination. In a first‐order system, a participant who presents faster dynamics at a specific frequency should also present faster dynamics at any other frequency. All experimentally obtained variables ( , [HHb] and ) presented a certainly degree of non‐linearity. The local O 2 availability, evaluated by the ratio /[HHb], presented the most irregular behaviour. The overall [HHb] kinetics were faster than and kinetics. In conclusion, the oxygen delivery–utilization balance behaved as a non‐linear phenomenon. Therefore, the elevated complexity of the pulmonary oxygen uptake dynamics is governed by a complex multiple‐order interaction between the oxygen delivery and utilization systems.
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Codex and Gemma teacher scores by category
| Category | Codex | Gemma |
|---|---|---|
| Metaresearch | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Open science | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
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