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Reproducibility of physiological and performance measures from a squash-specific fitness test

open access: yes, 2009
Purpose: We examined the reproducibility of performance and physiological responses on a squash-specific incremental test. Methods: Eight trained squash players habituated to procedures with two prior visits performed an incremental squash test to ...
Wilkinson, Mick   +5 more
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Genetic Landscape of Hearing Loss in Brazilian Patients Reveals Population‐Specific Variants and Clinical Correlations

open access: yesClinical Genetics, EarlyView.
The Burden: Hearing loss (HL) is the most prevalent sensory disorder globally, affecting 1.5 million individuals in Brazil. The Gap: While > 150 genes are linked to HL, the genetic architecture in underrepresented populations like Brazil is poorly defined. The Problem: This lack of data limits diagnostic yield and the application of precision medicine.
Stella Diogo‐Cavassana   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Top athletes handedness in the major racket sports

open access: yes, 2013
Previous research showed a higher percentage of left-handed athletes in interactive and fast ball sports than in the general population. The aim of this study was to analyse the patterns of representation of left-handedness in top level competitors of ...
MALAGOLI LANZONI, IVAN   +3 more
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Prevalence of traded bird species in key biodiversity areas

open access: yesConservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract The use and trade of biodiversity involve tens of thousands of species that are exploited at a range of scales, intensities, and degrees of sustainability. As a result, some are highly threatened. Key biodiversity areas (KBAs) are sites of significance for the persistence of biodiversity identified nationally based on standardized criteria ...
Oscar Morton   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Epistemology of school knowledge in racket sports

open access: yes, 2012
Cette thèse propose de démontrer la pertinence de la construction d'un cadre théorique permettant de réaliser l'épistémologie des savoirs scolaires des activités physiques sportives et artistiques.
Roure, Cédric
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TENNIS RACKET BIOMECHANICS - AN EMPIRICAL APPROACH

open access: yes, 2010
Stiffness of a racket frame, geometry of the racket head, string arrangement and string tension all contribute to the accuracy of play as well as tennis ball velocity.
Hennig, E.
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Digital Crime, Dirty Money and the State: Southeast Asia's Illicit Political Economy and the Rise of Cybercrime

open access: yesDevelopment and Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Over the past decade, cyber scamming has expanded rapidly across Southeast Asia. These operations cluster in compounds within business parks, casinos, industrial zones and other real estate developments. Although organized crime is often assumed to thrive where states are weak, this article offers a politically grounded explanation for why ...
Neil Loughlin
wiley   +1 more source

THE EFFECT OF TENNIS RACKET STRING VIBRATION ABSORBER PLACEMENT ON TENNIS RACKET VIBRATIONS

open access: yes, 2008
The purpose of this research was to analyze the vibration effect of tennis racket caused by impact on different locative vibration absorber and locations. In this experiment, The tennis racket was fixed and kept the face horizontalized to the ground with
Lin, Yuh-Yih   +3 more
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Acute Effects of Customizing a Tennis Racket on Serve Speed

open access: yes, 2017
Background. A vast number of tennis players use additional lead weights attached to their rackets in order to improve stroke performances. However, there is limited evidence that racket customization as such boosts efficiency in different age and ...
Söğüt, Mustafa
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Tillich's Schellingian Styles

open access: yesThe Heythrop Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract In this essay I contend that, whatever one might say about F.W.J. Schelling's historical and conceptual influence on Paul Tillich's doctrines, the overall style of Tillich's project can helpfully be dubbed Schellingian to the extent it mixes together discourses, genres, and vocabularies into an ever‐expanding whole. To the extent that anything
Daniel Whistler
wiley   +1 more source

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