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The Tokyo Olympic Games and the Risk of COVID-19

open access: yesCurrent Tropical Medicine Reports, 2020
We reviewed the occurrence of outbreaks at past Olympics and discuss the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic at the Tokyo Games. Evidence for large respiratory tract infection outbreaks at past Olympics is scant.
V. Hoang, J. Al-Tawfiq, P. Gautret
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Permeability of granite from a shallow buried mountain pipe gallery tunnel under unloading confining pressure

open access: yesDeep Underground Science and Engineering, EarlyView.
Triaxial compression tests under unloading confining pressure conditions were conducted to systematically analyze the permeability behavior of granite retrieved from the different classification surrounding rocks. Abstract The rock mass within mountain tunnels undergoes complex changes in permeability, strength, and deformation during tunneling ...
Xiaoyan Zhang   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Microbial Olympics [PDF]

open access: yesNature Reviews Microbiology, 2012
Every four years, the Olympic Games plays host to competitors who have built on their natural talent by training for many years to become the best in their chosen discipline. Similar spirit and endeavour can be found throughout the microbial world, in which every day is a competition to survive and thrive.
Youle, M   +15 more
openaire   +2 more sources

The Olympic Cu-Au Province, Gawler Craton: A Review of the Lithospheric Architecture, Geodynamic Setting, Alteration Systems, Cover Successions and Prospectivity

open access: yesMinerals, 2019
The Olympic Cu-Au Province is a metallogenic province in South Australia that contains one of the world’s most significant Cu-Au-U resources in the Olympic Dam deposit.
A. Reid
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Women in the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Games [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
This report analyzes the representation and participation of women in the international and U.S. Olympic organizations relative to the Olympic and Paralympic Games, especially for 2000, 2004, and 2008.
Alison Wrynn, Maureen Smith
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Strengthening urban resilience in China through underground infrastructures management: Addressing global climate challenges with technological solutions

open access: yesDeep Underground Science and Engineering, EarlyView.
This paper explores how climate‐resilient technologies, such as smart grids, digital twins, and self‐healing materials, can enhance urban resilience. It highlights the urgent need for proactive planning, public‐private collaboration, and data‐driven innovation to future‐proof underground infrastructure amid accelerating climate and urban pressures ...
Kai Chen Goh   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Olympic education as an object of scientific analysis based on international scientometric databases Scopus and Web of Science

open access: yesСлобожанський науково-спортивний вісник
Background and Study Aim. Studying the history of the Olympic movement, one can be convinced that the ideals and values that underlie the Olympic Games of Ancient Greece are relevant today.
Daria Okun   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

THE PROMINENT WINNERS AND PRIZE-WINNERS OF ART COMPETITIONS AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES OF THE MODERN AGE

open access: yesФізичне виховання, спорт і культура здоров’я у сучасному суспільстві, 2017
The current relevance of the research. The history of the sport movement of the early twentieth century is characterized by a special phenomenon – a combination of Sport and Art.
Ivanna Lytvynets   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Legacy of the Olympic Games: A Review

open access: yesJournal of global sport management, 2019
Much has been written about the legacies of Olympic Games but there have been little efforts to synthesize current knowledge. This has led to inconsistencies in defining, contextualising and measuring these legacies.
Anja Scheu, H. Preuss, Thomas Könecke
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Assessing the Olympics: Preliminary Economic Analysis of a Boston 2024 Games Impacts, Opportunities and Risks [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
The possibility of hosting the Summer Games is sparking significant debate in our community about the potential benefits, costs, and risks associated with hosting the Olympics.
Andrew Hall   +4 more
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