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Large‐Area 2D Metasurface‐Based Triboelectric E‐Skin Arrays: Contact & Proximity Tactile Mapping with Broadband Acoustic Readouts

open access: yesAdvanced Materials, EarlyView.
Metasurface‐engineered NC‐TENG arrays integrate tactile pressure mapping, non‐contact gesture sensing, and acoustic signal readouts in one ultrathin module, and outperforms pristine PDMS in terms of electrical output and real‐time spatial mapping for next‐gen wearables.
Injamamul Arief   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Understanding the changing nature of sports organisations in transforming societies [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
The paper examined the process of changing in three Bulgarian national sport organisations (NSO) in swimming, weightlifting and field hockey, as the country is undergoing fundamental political, economic and social transformations from state socialism ...
Girginov, V, Sandanski, I
core   +1 more source

Rethinking Extracellular Vesicle Signaling

open access: yesAdvanced Materials, EarlyView.
Extracellular vesicles enable cell communication beyond intracellular cargo delivery. This perspective highlights two plausible surface‐based signaling modes: “bind‐and‐stay” and “bind‐and‐leave.” Transient binding to multiple cells challenges the one‐vesicle‐one‐cell model.
Wojciech Chrzanowski, Joy Wolfram
wiley   +1 more source

Corporate sponsorship of the Rugby World Cup 1995: An analysis of sponsors and spectators

open access: yesSouth African Journal of Business Management, 1997
This study analyses the participation of sponsors and their success in a major world sports event, the Rugby World Cup 1995. Both the sponsors as well as a sample of spectators are interviewed.
Jacqui Spence   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Production and efficiency : the case of the Australian Rugby League : a thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Applied Economics at Massey University [PDF]

open access: yes, 1999
What matters in the "production" of a game of rugby league? This analysis finds that several game-specific inputs (such as successful goal-kicking percentage, inherent team strength, and momentum of results) in the generation of a game outcome are ...
Richardson, Sam
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‘You don't understand us!’ An inside perspective on adventure climbing [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
This paper presents a specific (insider) perspective of a small group of experienced male Scottish adventure climbers and explores through in-depth semi-structured interviews their attitudes, strategies and justifications associated with potentially high-
Holland-Smith, David, Olivier, Steve
core   +4 more sources

From the Discovery of the Giant Magnetocaloric Effect to the Development of High‐Power‐Density Systems

open access: yesAdvanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
The article overviews past and current efforts on caloric materials and systems, highlighting the contributions of Ames National Laboratory to the field. Solid‐state caloric heat pumping is an innovative method that can be implemented in a wide range of cooling and heating applications.
Agata Czernuszewicz   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sponsorship sales is not only a sport, but an institutional business as well: evidence from two professional football clubs in Latin-America.

open access: yesEstudios de Administración, 2019
The purpose of this paper is to identify the impact of institutionalization, legitimacy, learning behaviors, and other organizational characteristics on the efforts made by sport clubs signing sponsorship contracts.
José Francisco Navarro Picado
doaj   +1 more source

Commercialisation of the Games [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Commercialisation can be defined as ‘the act of commercializing something; involving something in commerce’. Sport has become increasingly commercialised, particularly over the last two decades, leading to explosive growth in the sports marketing ...
Dr Elesa Argent
core   +1 more source

Introducing branded communities in sport for building strong brand relations in social media [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
© 2015 Sport Management Association of Australia and New Zealand. Brand communities have become an important aspect for brand management in social media. However, many brands have failed to establish a successful online brand community. In this study, we
Popp, B, Woratschek, H
core   +1 more source

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