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Adaptation of Finnish cross-country skiers to climate change

Fennia: International Journal of Geography, 2009
Cross-country skiing has a long history in Finland, and it is a part of the national identity of Finns. This study on cross-country skiers’ adaptation to changing climate describes groups of cross-country skiers with reference to their motives for skiing,
Mia Landauer, Tuija Sievänen, Marjo Neuvonen   +2 more
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Seasonal Variability of Key Climate Parameters in the Mediterranean Region: Distinct Features From A Long‐Term (1940–2023) Analysis

International Journal of Climatology, EarlyView.
The intra‐annual variability of the Mediterranean climate does not include an even transition from winter to summer regime and vice versa. A detailed examination of the long‐term (84 years) mean intra‐annual variations of key parameters reveals remarkable and climatologically important peculiarities. ABSTRACT The intra‐annual variability of atmospheric
Christos J. Lolis
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The influence of lateral dominance on bilateral performance in alpine skiers

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living
PurposeThis study investigated the impact of lateral dominance (eye/leg dominance and ipsilateral/crossed dominance patterns) on bilateral turning performance in alpine skiers, analyzing its mechanistic role across different skiing phases to provide ...
Yunfei Huang, Yiquan Yin
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The Essential Facilities Doctrine Under United States Antitrust Law [PDF]

, 2002
The issue of essential facilities has attracted renewed attention in Europe in recent years because of the controversy between IMS Health Inc. and NDC Health Corporation, two competitors in pharmaceutical data services in Germany . . . After an extensive
Hooks, Jonathan, Patterson, Donna, Pitofsky, Robert   +2 more
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A systematic review of distal medial collateral ligament Stener‐like lesion: Good clinical and functional outcomes of surgical treatment

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, EarlyView.
Abstract Purpose This study aimed to systematically evaluate the existing literature to account for the clinical and functional outcomes, complications and rate of return to sports among patients treated for distal medial collateral ligament (MCL) lesions that are isolated or associated with other knee ligament injuries. Methods A systematic review was
Alberto Grassi, Riccardo D'Ambrosi, Giacomo Dal Fabbro, Federico M. Adravanti, Barbara Boer, Angelo V. Vasiliadis, Stefano Zaffagnini   +6 more
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Microfracture for full‐thickness chondral lesions of the knee in elite athletes leads to high return‐to‐play rates

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, EarlyView.
Abstract Purpose Injuries to the knee are common in elite athletes and often involve damage to the articular cartilage. Given the high demands of elite sport, full‐thickness articular cartilage defects in the knee can be career‐limiting or threatening.
David J. Haslhofer, Jobe Shatrov, Mary Jones, Wahid Abdul, Arman Motesharei, Simon V. Ball, Andy Williams   +6 more
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Changes in roller skiing economy among Nordic combined athletes leading up to the competition season

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living
The purpose of this study was to compare roller skiing economy during different training phases in Nordic combined (NC) athletes and determine the aerobic and anaerobic factors responsible for changes in skiing economy.
Takuya Yanaka, Takuya Yanaka, Mariko Nakamura, Kaoru Yamanobe, Yusuke Ishige   +4 more
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Learning a Physical Activity Classifier for a Low-power Embedded Wrist-located Device

, 2017
This article presents and evaluates a novel algorithm for learning a physical activity classifier for a low-power embedded wrist-located device. The overall system is designed for real-time execution and it is implemented in the commercial low-power ...
Bertschi, Mattia, Delgado-Gonzalo, Ricard, Parak, Jakub, Renevey, Philippe, Tarniceriu, Adrian   +4 more
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On the Hardness of Bribery Variants in Voting with CP-Nets [PDF]

, 2016
We continue previous work by Mattei et al. (Mattei, N., Pini, M., Rossi, F., Venable, K.: Bribery in voting with CP-nets. Ann. of Math. and Artif. Intell. pp.
Dorn, Britta, Krüger, Dominikus
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Generalised joint hypermobility and excess knee hyperextension are associated with an increased risk for second ACL injury, but not primary ACL injury, in female football players: A 5‐year follow‐up

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, EarlyView.
Abstract Purpose This study aimed to investigate the association between generalised joint hypermobility, knee hyperextension, knee laxity, and static standing alignment with the risk of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury in a cohort of female football players with an ACL‐reconstructed (ACLR) knee and in knee‐healthy controls.
Anne Fältström, Joanna Kvist, Martin Hägglund   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source