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Association of arthritis and total joint arthroplasty with self‐reported function in former professional American‐style football players

PM&R, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Participation in American‐style football (ASF) results in trauma‐related concerns including joint injuries. Limited work has described arthritis and knee and hip total joint arthroplasty (TJA) in this population. The association of these conditions to pain interference and physical and mental function has not been well described ...
Michelle M. Bruneau, Rachel Grashow, Michael Leung, Alicia J. Whittington, Herman A. Taylor, Marc G. Weisskopf, Frank E. Speizer, Ross Zafonte, Adam S. Tenforde   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Misleading Aesthetic Norms of Beauty: Perceptual Sexism in Elite Women's Sports [PDF]

, 2016
The history of gender challenges faced by women in elite sports is fraught with controversy and injustice. These athletes' unique physical beauty creates what appears to be a paradox yet is, in fact, scientifically predictable.
Weiser, Edward B., Weiser, Peg Zeglin Brand   +1 more
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Differences in female athlete triad risk factors between Japanese and American female runners: A comparative study

PM&R, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Differences in female athlete triad risk factors between runners from Japan and the United States have not been explored. Objective To compare the prevalence of Triad risk factors and Triad components between female Japanese and American distance runners. Design Observational, cross‐sectional.
Ana Carla C. Salamunes, Natsue Koikawa, Nancy I. Williams, Kristen J. Koltun, Maha L. Vijaya Krishnan, Yuko Sakurama, Takao Matsuda, Shihoko Suzuki, Yuji Takazawa, Mary Jane De Souza   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

UCanWBGT: urban street canyon heat stress calculation for weather and climate models

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, EarlyView.
This work introduces UCanWBGT, a new model to calculate wet‐bulb globe temperature in an urban environment, suitable for use with weather and climate model data. We present the model, then verify its performance against observations made in the streets of Paris during heatwave conditions.
Jonathan K. P. Shonk, Lewis P. Blunn, Vinod Kumar, Jean Wurtz, Valéry Masson   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Advocating individual-based profiles of elite athletes to capture the multifactorial nature of elite sports performance

Scientific Reports
Elite athletes are high-performance outliers within their specific sports. Even though science seeks to understand the nature of expertise and elite performance, much knowledge remains compartmentalized within subdisciplines.
K. Zentgraf, L. Musculus, L. Reichert, L. Will, A. Roffler, S. Hacker, C. Hilpisch, K. Wiedenbrüg, N. Cermak, C. Lenz, H. de Haan, M. Mutz, L. Wiese, A. Al-Ghezi, M. Raab, K. Krüger   +15 more
doaj   +1 more source

Application of Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) in Elite Athletes

Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics, 2018
Category: Sports Introduction/Purpose: Since its introduction into clinical practice, the Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS) has become commonplace across multiple different orthopaedic sub-specialties for a wide variety of ...
Kenneth Hunt MD, Eric Lakey BS, Jesse Roberts MD, Pam Kumparatana MPH   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The effects of morning preconditioning protocols on testosterone, cortisol and afternoon sprint cycling performance [conference presentation] [PDF]

, 2018
Opportunities exist for athletes to undertake morning exercise protocols in an attempt to potentate afternoon performance. Four sub elite track sprint cyclists completed a morning cycling (Cyc) or weights-based protocol (WP) prior to an afternoon cycling
Maulder, Peter S, McDonald, Kerin
core  

“Taking Off the Rose‐Colored Glasses”: How Justice‐Centered Science Curricula Engages Prehealth Undergraduates' in Critical Consciousness

Science Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Health disparities rooted in systemic oppression and perpetuated by implicit bias among medical professionals remain pervasive across North America. These inequities are often sustained by providers' limited awareness of social realities that shape the lives of people from marginalized communities.
Sabah K. Elias, Francisca Dogbe, Ashley R. Acosta‐Parra, Arsema Alemayehu, Faizah Asif, Yajing Feng, Jacob Francisco Gomez, Isabella Morimoto, Ofelia Preciado, Dathan Tran, Ross Wohlgemuth, Lucas R. Smith, Eric J. Crossen, Brie Tripp   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Climate Action Delay Discourses in the Sports Sector: Insights From Interviews With Athletes and Staff

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT There is a major contradiction between the current model of international elite sport and efforts to mitigate climate change. This study investigates climate action delay discourses within the sports sector by analyzing 28 semi‐structured interviews with athletes and sports federation employees.
Pascal Stegmann, Manuel Suter
wiley   +1 more source

An Outline of a Theory of Play

Symbolic Interaction, EarlyView.
Play is often dismissed as trivial, yet it is a fundamental and adaptive aspect of human and mammalian life. This paper develops a sociological theory of play, treating it as a total social fact that spans biological, psychological, and social dimensions.
Seth Abrutyn
wiley   +1 more source