Determinants of the intention to use performance-enhancing substances among Portuguese gym users [PDF]
The present study examined the determinants of the intentions to use prohibited performance- enhancing substances (PES) and the hypothesis of gender and PES use influencing Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) variables. A TPB approach was used.
Calmeiro, Luis +4 more
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Anti-doping agency: Knowledge, human resources, innovations in the struggle for pure national sports [PDF]
Anti-Doping Agency of the Republic of Serbia (ADAS) was founded by the Law on Prevention of Doping in Sports in 2005, and started operating on January 1, 2006. The fight against doping in Serbia is fundamentally associated with the adoption of the Law on
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Doping in e-sports. An empirical exploration and search for sociological interpretations
Electronic sports is a new phenomenon in scientific research. Many issues within it have not been systematically analyzed. The use of artificial substances to improve human physical abilities is most often addressed in the context of deviation in sports.
Michał Jasny
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A False Start in the Race Against Doping in Sport: Concerns With Cycling’s Biological Passport [PDF]
Professional cycling has suffered from a number of doping scandals. The sport’s governing bodies have responded by implementing an aggressive new antidoping program known as the biological passport.
A Blomqvist +57 more
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Characteristics of drug and dietary supplement inquiries by college athletes. [PDF]
BackgroundIn the United States, the National Center for Drug Free Sport manages the drug-testing programs for athletes of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
Ambrose, Peter J +3 more
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Moral and ethical decision-making: A chance for doping prevention in sports?
Because doping is becoming more and more of a problem in elite sports, anti-doping and prevention programs are receiving more attention. However, current doping prevention programs that primarily involve pedagogical education in youths have not been ...
Marcus Melzer +2 more
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Anti-Doping Knowledge, Attitude, and Experience of General Practitioners in Kenya
General practitioners are regarded as athletic support personnel as they are involved in delivering supportive services such as treating athletes participating in or preparing for sports competitions.
Jonathan Rotich +2 more
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The stability criteria affecting the formation of high‐entropy alloys, particularly focusing in supersaturated solid solutions produced by mechanical alloying, are analyzed. Criteria based on Hume–Rothery rules are distinguished from those derived from thermodynamic relations. The formers are generally applicable to mechanically alloyed samples.
Javier S. Blázquez +5 more
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Bioanalytical Detection of Steroid Abuse in Sports Based on the Androgenic Activity Measurement
The anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS) are the most frequently consumed performance enhancing drugs (PED) in sports. In the anti-doping field, the detection of AAS is carried out by the analysis of the athlete’s urine using methodologies based on liquid ...
Pilar Martín-Escudero +11 more
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Thermoreflectance Detection of Point Defects Resulting from Focused Ion Beam Milling
Focused ion beam (FIB) milling is a common tool for nanoscale material processing, however irradiation damage, redeposition, and contamination can occur. We use several characterization tools to show FIB‐induced effects beyond 1 mm from the milled area.
Thomas W. Pfeifer +3 more
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