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The face inhibition effect: Social contrast or motor competition? [PDF]
, 2011 Merely viewing the faces of famous athletes affects the observers' motor system, suggesting that actionbased information is a core feature of person representations, even when no specific action is visible (Bach & Tipper, 2006).
Bach, P, Tipper, SP
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Sport and maximisation of the subjective perception of wellbeing: A trend analysis of sporting practises at the start of the 21st century. [PDF]
, 2018 We have seen a transformation in the development of sporting activities over recent decades. There are a number of social factors behind this. In this article, we report a longitudinal study of sporting activities in Spain between 1995 and 2014 among the
Flores, Antonio +2 more
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Recommendations for estimating the moments of inertia of a tennis racket [PDF]
, 2019 Tennis racket properties are of interest to sports engineers and designers as it allows them to evaluate performance, review trends and compare designs.
Allen, Tom +6 more
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Visual re-ranking with natural language understanding for text spotting [PDF]
, 2018 The final publication is available at link.springer.comMany scene text recognition approaches are based on purely visual information and ignore the semantic relation between scene and text.
Moreno-Noguer, Francesc +2 more
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Finite element modelling and experimental study of oblique soccer ball bounce [PDF]
, 2011 In this study, we develop a finite element model to examine the oblique soccer ball bounce. A careful simulation of the interaction between the ball membrane and air pressure in the ball makes the model more realistic than analytical models, and helps us
Degrieck, Joris +3 more
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A virtual coaching environment for improving golf swing technique [PDF]
, 2010 As a proficient golf swing is a key element of success in golf, many golfers make significant effort improving their stroke mechanics. In order to help enhance golfing performance, it is important to identify the performance determining factors within ...
Healy, Aoife +3 more
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PLoS ONE, 2022 The objective of this exploratory research is to study the impact of holding a tennis racket while propelling a wheelchair on kinetic and temporal parameters in a field-based environment. 13 experienced wheelchair tennis players with disabilities (36.1 ±
Ilona Alberca +6 more
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Cue usage in volleyball : a time course comparison of elite, intermediate and novice female players [PDF]
, 2014 This study compared visual search strategies in adult female volleyball players of three levels. Video clips of the attack of the opponent team were presented on a large screen and participants reacted to the final pass before the spike.
Lenoir, Matthieu +4 more
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Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 2022 IntroductionPara badminton entered the Paralympic world for the first time with the 2021 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. The particularity of this sport lies in the handling of the wheelchair and the racket simultaneously.
Ilona Alberca +11 more
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Reproducibility of physiological and performance measures from a squash-specific fitness test [PDF]
, 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 ...
Leedale-Brown, Damon +2 more
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