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On the Evolution of Sport [PDF]

Evolutionary Psychology, 2012
Sports have received little attention from evolutionary biologists. I argue that sport began as a way for men to develop the skills needed in primitive hunting and warfare, then developed to act primarily as a lek where athletes display and male spectators evaluate the qualities of potential allies and rivals.
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Prevalence and Progression of Resting ACTH, Insulin and Adiponectin Values as Indicators of Suspected Endocrine Diseases in Sport Horses and Ponies Compared to Non-Sport Horses, Ponies and Donkeys

Animals
Prevalence of endocrine disease in sport horses has been sparsely reported. They often compete well into their teenage years; thus, diagnosis and control of endocrine disease could be important to maintain performance and optimise health and welfare. The
Emma Louise Davis, Andrew Douglas Wood, Julie F. N. Potier   +2 more
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MicroRNA signatures in endurance athletes: Review of their potential implications [PDF]

Rehabilitacja Medyczna
Introduction: MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are regulators of post-transcriptional gene expression that reflect individual biological adaptations to environmental exposures.
Farwa Baber, Jana Jaklová Dytrtová, Michal Jakl   +2 more
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International sport marketing : practical and future research implications

, 2011
Purpose – Sport is a global product and service that many people around the world enjoy playing, watching and participating in. Whilst there has been an abundance of global media attention on sporting events such as the Olympics and World Football ...
Ratten, Hamish, Ratten, Vanessa
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Prevalence of sexual harassment among Norwegian female elite athletes in relation to sport type [PDF]

, 2004
Although it is often assumed that the prevalence of sexual harassment is different in different sports, this assumption has not been empirically tested. This study considers whether the experience of sexual harassment varies by sport.
Brackenridge, C.H., Celia Brackenridge, Cense, M., Curry, T., Dagsavisen, Griffin, P., Gutek, B.A., Jorunn Sundgot-Borgen, Kari Fasting, Kenyon, G.S., Kirby, S., Kirby, S., Lenskyj, H., Mauldon, E., Messner, M., Messner, M., Metheny, E., Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports (NOCCS), O’Donohue, W., Robinson, L., Sparkes, D., Thomas, A.M., Wise, S.   +22 more
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Les politiques sportives en Afrique noire francophone : permanence, rupture et/ou continuité des enjeux (1920-2010)

Revue Internationale Animation, Territoires et Pratiques Socioculturelles, 2017
En inscrivant le sport comme l’une de ses priorités pour « améliorer les races et civiliser les peuples africains », la démocratisation des pratiques sportives prônées auprès des sociétés africaines depuis la période de l’entre-deux-guerres, et surtout ...
Émile-Jules Abalot, David Agbodjogbe, Alphonse Gaglozoun   +2 more
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Relations between Tourism and Sport in the Context of Tourism as an Academic Discipline [PDF]

, 2016
The specific objective of the paper is to discuss the mutual relations between tourism and sport and, in a wider context, to draw the reader’s attention to the potentially excessive range of research goals in tourism as a discipline.
Kotus, Jacek
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The Rise of Sport [PDF]

, 1917
Frederic L. Paxson
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Exposing the ‘Olympic family’: a review of progress towards understanding risk factors for sexual victimisation in sport [PDF]

, 2000
Sport organisations, including the Olympic movement, frequently invoke the concept of ‘family’ to describe their allegedly close and supportive social systems. However, the family metaphor backfires when sexual exploitation in sport is uncovered.
Brackenridge, CH
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Forest Life and Sport in India [PDF]

, 1911
S. Eardley-Wilmot
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