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Editorial: Injuries, injury prevention and training in climbing - volume II [PDF]

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living
Gudmund Grønhaug, Atle Hole Saeterbakken, Volker Rainer Schöffl, Andreas Schweizer, Yasser El Sheik   +4 more
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The Social Climbing Game

, 2012
The structure of a society depends, to some extent, on the incentives of the individuals they are composed of. We study a stylized model of this interplay, that suggests that the more individuals aim at climbing the social hierarchy, the more society's ...
A. Bavelas, A. Björklund, A. Calvó-Armengol, A. Sen, B. Bollobás, B. Uzzi, C. Ballester, C.F. Manski, Claudio J. Tessone, D. Andrews, D. Challet, D.J. Brass, G. Palla, Giacomo Livan, Giancarlo De Luca, J. Park, J. Park, K. Soramäki, L.C. Freeman, M.D. König, Marco Bardoscia, Matteo Marsili, P. Bonacich, R. Wilkinson, S. Goyal, S. Saavedra, S. Wasserman, V. Pareto, W.C. Mills   +28 more
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Flowering performance of some Modern Rose Varieties in Hungary

International Journal of Horticultural Science, 2006
A variety trial has been accomplished to study the flowering performance of some modern roses. Blooming time and blooming intensity were studied in Hungarian and Western European varieties. 120 Floribundas, polyanthas and climbings were observed.
G. Boronkay, E. Jámbor-Benczúr
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MRI of Finger Pulleys at 7T—Direct Characterization of Pulley Ruptures in an Ex Vivo Model

Diagnostics, 2021
The aim of this study was to evaluate 7 Tesla (7T) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for direct visualization and specific characterization of the finger flexor pulleys A2, A3, and A4 before and after ex vivo pulley rupture.
Rafael Heiss, Alexander Librimir, Christoph Lutter, Rolf Janka, Stefanie Kuerten, Frank W. Roemer, Armin M. Nagel, Michael Uder, Thomas Bayer   +8 more
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Stair-Fall Risk Parameters in a Controlled Gait Laboratory Environment and Real (Domestic) Houses: A Prospective Study in Faller and Non-Faller Groups

Sensors
Background: Falling on stairs is a major health hazard for older people. Risk factors for stair falls have been identified, but these are mostly examined in controlled biomechanics/gait laboratory environments, on experimental stairs with a given set of ...
Malarvizhi Ram, Vasilios Baltzopoulos, Andy Shaw, Costantinos N. Maganaris, Jeff Cullen, Thomas O’Brien   +5 more
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Rock Climbing, Risk, and Recognition

Frontiers in Psychology, 2018
As extreme sports gain popularity – so does the public appreciation of such sports. Mass media are full of panegyric appraisals of these self-driven, individualistic athletes that dare to “live life to the fullest.” Voluntarily seeking risks, in general,
Tommy Langseth, Øyvind Salvesen
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Executive Functions and Domain-Specific Cognitive Skills in Climbers

Brain Sciences, 2021
Athletes in a particular sport have specific cognitive skills acquired due to regular confrontation with sport-specific requirements. Studies show that the particular type of sport carried out and fostered by general physical activity impacts executive ...
Florian Heilmann
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Recovery markers in elite climbers after the national boulder climbing championship

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living
This study aimed to investigate recovery markers among elite climbers following the National Boulder Championship. We assessed maximum isometric hand grip strength (HS), forearm swelling (circumference), delayed soreness in forearm muscles, tiredness ...
Arthur Fernandes Gáspari, Arthur Fernandes Gáspari, Mayni Gabriele Zaminiani, Manoela de Carvalho Vilarinho, Danilo Caruso, Danilo Caruso, Patricia dos Santos Guimarães, Rafael Perlotti Piunti, Alex Itaborahy, Antonio Carlos de Moraes   +9 more
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Mechanical loading of primate fingers on vertical rock surfaces

South African Journal of Science, 2021
Mechanical loading of finger bones (phalanges) can induce angular curvature, which benefits arboreal primates by dissipating forces and economising the recruitment of muscles during climbing.
Michael C. Everett, Marina C. Elliott, David Gaynor, Austin C. Hill, Samar M. Syeda, Jesse Casana, Bernhard Zipfel, Jeremy M. DeSilva, Nathaniel J. Dominy   +8 more
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Identification of Parameters That Predict Sport Climbing Performance

Frontiers in Psychology, 2019
In recent years, extreme sport-related pursuits including climbing have emerged not only as recreational activities but as competitive sports. Today, sport climbing is a rapidly developing, competitive sport included in the 2020 Olympic Games official ...
Xavier Sanchez, M. Torregrossa, T. Woodman, G. Jones, D. J. Llewellyn   +4 more
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