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Intellectual disability sport and Paralympic classification

Acta Universitatis Carolinae Kinanthropologica, 2017
Sometimes it might seem that elite disability sport, especially as represented by the Paralympic Movement, is only for athletes with an amputation, or a spinal cord injury, or cerebral palsied or blind athletes, rather than for athletes with an ...
Anna van Dijk, Klára Daďová, Irena Martínková   +2 more
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France: Political Developments and Data for 2024

European Journal of Political Research Political Data Yearbook, Volume 64, Issue 1, Page 201-230, December 2025.
Abstract Turmoil and gridlock have been two key features of 2024 in France. From a situation of minority government with no viable alternative, snap elections were called by President Macron. These elections resulted in a situation with no winner, all electoral blocks claiming victory, and none being able to form a government with a chance to survive ...
SELMA BENDJABALLAH, NICOLAS SAUGER
wiley   +1 more source

Clinical Applications and Measurement Properties of the Digitized Archimedes Spiral Drawing Test: A Scoping Review

Movement Disorders Clinical Practice, Volume 12, Issue 11, Page 1742-1755, November 2025.
Abstract Background The digitized Archimedes spiral drawing test (DAST) provides an objective approach for assessing tremor in Parkinson's disease (PD) and essential tremor (ET). Despite its growing adoption in patient care settings and clinical research, the measurement properties of the digitized spiral drawing test beyond tremor are underexplored ...
Stella Wang, Tim Schwirtlich, David McLaughlin, Molly Beestrum, Allen W. Heinemann   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Do Paralympic athletes suffer from brittle bones? Prevalence and risk factors of low bone mineral density in Paralympic athletes

Bone Reports
Background: Bone health may be a concern in Paralympic athletes, given the presence of multiple risk factors predisposing these athletes to low bone mineral density (BMD).
Vera C.R. Weijer, Jan-Willem van Dijk, Lotte van Dam, Linn Risvang, Judith Bons, Truls Raastad, Luc J.C. van Loon, Kristin L. Jonvik   +7 more
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Does Learning to Ride a Bike at School in France Address Environmental Issues?

Child: Care, Health and Development, Volume 51, Issue 6, November 2025.
ABSTRACT Background Against the background of the climate crisis, the transport sector is being targeted by policies aimed at encouraging low‐carbon means of transport such as cycling. In France, teaching children to ride a bicycle is one approach being taken, following the creation in 2018 of the scheme Savoir Rouler à Vélo (Learn to Ride a Bike ...
Raingeaud Fanny*, Collinet Cécile
wiley   +1 more source

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Effects on the Promotion of Elite Disability Sport: A Worldwide Analysis

Age of Human Rights Journal, 2018
Little attention has been focused on the analysis of the interrelation between disability and elite disability sport from the human rights perspective as the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) demands of those ...
Jaime Prieto, Juan L. Paramio-Salcines
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The specificity of injuries in Paralympics sport

Advances in Rehabilitation, 2013
Streszczenie Wstęp: Współczesny ruch paraolimpijski (Paralympics) obejmuje swoim działaniem osoby z dysfunkcjami narządu ruchu, porażeniem mózgowym, niewidome i słabowidzące, a także osoby z niepełnosprawnością intelektualną w stopniu lekkim. Do jednych z zagrożeń sportu paraolimpijskiego można zaliczyć urazy sportowe.
Bartosz Molik, Jolanta Marszałek
openaire   +1 more source

The impact of long‐haul travel and 13 h time change on sleep and rest activity circadian rhythm in speed skaters during World Cup competitions

Experimental Physiology, Volume 110, Issue 11, Page 1732-1743, November 1, 2025.
Abstract Athletes frequently compete only a few days after long‐haul travel. Longitudinal real‐world data on athletes’ sleep and sleep–wake cycle in competitive settings remain scarce. This study assessed the impact of a long‐haul travel across ∼13 time zones on sleep patterns, rest–activity circadian rhythms (RAR), and their subsequent effects on ...
Giorgio Varesco, Chun William Yao, Evelyne Dubé, Guido Simonelli, François Bieuzen   +4 more
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A Physical Activity Clinical Practice Guideline for People With Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury

Clinical and Public Health Guidelines, Volume 2, Issue 4, October 2025.
ABSTRACT Introduction In 2020 the World Health Organization (WHO) released the first international public health guideline on physical activity for people with disability. However, the evidence informing the guideline was not specific to people with traumatic brain injury (TBI), nor did it provide guidance for health professionals to promote and ...
Leanne Hassett, Liam Johnson, Gavin Williams, Rhys Ashpole, Adrian Bauman, Catherine Carty, Sakina Chagpar, Kelly Clanchy, Abby Haynes, Kate Heine, Zachary Munn, Anthony Okely, Nick Rushworth, Adam Scheinberg, Catherine Sherrington, Grahame Simpson, Anne Tiedemann, Sean Tweedy, Gabrielle Vassallo, Belinda Wang, Kerry West, Luke Wolfenden, the BRIDGES Guideline Development Group members, Pien Alferink, Rhys Ashpole, Adrian Bauman, Olivia Beattie, Francesca Brady, Catherine Carty, Sakina Chagpar, Daniel Cheung, Kelly Clanchy, Alexandra Edmondson, Joanne Glinsky, Leanne Hassett, Abby Haynes, Kate Heine, Sonia Hoppe, Liam Johnson, Anthony Mamo, Peter Mayhew, Zachary Munn, Anthony Okely, Nick Rushworth, Sania Salim, Benjamin Sammut, Adam Scheinberg, Catherine Sherrington, Grahame Simpson, Anne Tiedemann, Sean Tweedy, Gabrielle Vassallo, Sarah Veli‐Gold, Belinda Wang, Nicholas Waters, Kerry West, Bhavini Whiteside, Gavin Williams, Luke Wolfenden, Ella Bracone, Domenic Denichilo, Aleksandra Gozt, Julie, and Kieren Witts   +63 more
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Discourses of disability sport: Experiences of elite male and female athletes in Britain and Taiwan

, 2005
This thesis was submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy and awarded by Brunel University.Disability sport has been a relatively under-researched area within the fields of both sport sociology and disability studies, in particular regarding ...
Huang, Chin-Ju
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