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SARS-CoV-2, a Threat to Marine Mammals? A Study from Italian Seawaters
Animals, 2021 Zoonotically transmitted coronaviruses were responsible for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), causing the dramatic Coronavirus Disease-2019 (CoViD-19) pandemic, which affected public health, the economy, and society on a ...
Tania Audino +11 more
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Effect of plyometric training on swimming block start performance in adolescents [PDF]
, 2009 This study aimed to identify the effect of plyometric training (PT), when added to habitual training (HT) regimes, on swim start performance. After the completion of a baseline competitive swim start, 22 adolescent swimmers were randomly assigned to ...
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'The show must go on': Event dramaturgy as consolidation of community [PDF]
, 2012 Event dramaturgy and cultural performance have not been examined in the literature from a strategic standpoint of fostering the social value of events. Thus, the purpose of this study was to explore the case of the Water Carnival, a celebratory event in ...
Berg B. L. +20 more
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Analysis of null sets (zero catch) made by the Mexican tuna purse seine fleet (2000–2013)
Ciencias Marinas, 2015 The world tuna fishing fleet is dominated by purse seine boats. Purse seine sets are sometimes unsuccessful in capturing fish; these unsuccessful attempts are known as null sets.
Michel J Dreyfus-León +2 more
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Summing the strokes: energy economy in northern elephant seals during large-scale foraging migrations. [PDF]
, 2015 BackgroundThe energy requirements of free-ranging marine mammals are challenging to measure due to cryptic and far-ranging feeding habits, but are important to quantify given the potential impacts of high-level predators on ecosystems.
Adachi, T +8 more
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Social interactions and the demand for sport: an economic analysis [PDF]
, 2008 ‘The definitive version is available at www3.interscience.wiley.com '. Copyright Blackwell Publishing DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-7287.2007.00071.xThis paper explores the decision to participate in sports activities in the UK and the subsequent frequency of ...
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Energy Reports, 2022 As an important recreational water facility on cruise ships, swimming pool brings remarkable energy demand due to the requirement of comfort. In order to reduce the energy consumption during the operation of the swimming pool, this study proposes a ...
Yicong Xu, Zhiwei Guo, Chengqing Yuan
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Male sexually coercive behaviour drives increased swimming efficiency in female guppies [PDF]
, 2015 Sexual coercion of females by males is widespread across sexually reproducing species. It stems from a conflict of interest over reproduction and exerts selective pressure on both sexes.
Croft, Darren P. +3 more
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Rudarsko-geološko-naftni Zbornik, 2018 Wider Zagreb city area, capital city of Republic of Croatia, has significant potential for major implementation of geothermal heat pump systems in not just the residential sector, but in commercial sector as well. Geothermal heat pumps often cumulatively
Marija Macenić +2 more
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Relationships between energy cost, swimming velocity and speed fluctuation in elite butterfliers [PDF]
, 2006 In swimming science, economy of movement is an interesting field of research. Several investigations have been conducted to understand the role of bioenergetical profile to performance. Most of those studies focused exclusively on the contribution of The
Barbosa, Tiago M. +8 more
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