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Determinants of Y-Shaped Agility Test in Basketball Players

Applied Sciences, 2022
Y-shaped agility test is a reactive agility test that includes both sensory and motor components. However, there is a lack of information about the contribution of these components to reactive agility in basketball players.
Henrieta Horníková, Erika Zemková
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THE TRENDS AND REASONS OF BEST RESULTS OF THROWING EVENTS OF TRACK AND FIELD WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS FROM 1983 TO 2017

Studia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai: Educatio Artis Gymnasticae, 2018
The purpose of this study is to present the best results of the Athletics World Championships from the first competition in 1983 to the latest event held in 2017 in London.
Ottó BENCZENLEITNER, Sándor BÉRES
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Measles outbreak propagated by children congregating at water collection points in Mayuge District, eastern Uganda, July – October, 2016

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2018
Background On 12 October, 2016 a measles outbreak was reported in Mayuge District, eastern Uganda. We investigated the outbreak to determine its scope, identify risk factors for transmission, evaluate vaccination coverage and vaccine effectiveness, and ...
Robert Kaos Majwala, Lydia Nakiire, Daniel Kadobera, Alex Riolexus Ario, Joy Kusiima, Joselyn Annet Atuhairwe, Joseph K. B. Matovu, Bao-Ping Zhu   +7 more
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A large and persistent outbreak of typhoid fever caused by consuming contaminated water and street-vended beverages: Kampala, Uganda, January – June 2015

BMC Public Health, 2017
Background On 6 February 2015, Kampala city authorities alerted the Ugandan Ministry of Health of a “strange disease” that killed one person and sickened dozens.
Steven Ndugwa Kabwama, Lilian Bulage, Fred Nsubuga, Gerald Pande, David Were Oguttu, Richardson Mafigiri, Christine Kihembo, Benon Kwesiga, Ben Masiira, Allen Eva Okullo, Henry Kajumbula, Joseph Matovu, Issa Makumbi, Milton Wetaka, Sam Kasozi, Simon Kyazze, Melissa Dahlke, Peter Hughes, Juliet Nsimire Sendagala, Monica Musenero, Immaculate Nabukenya, Vincent R. Hill, Eric Mintz, Janell Routh, Gerardo Gómez, Amelia Bicknese, Bao-Ping Zhu   +26 more
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Structural asymmetry of foot arch formation in early school-age children

Biomedical Human Kinetics, 2015
Study aim: the purpose of the study was to compare foot shapes in early school-age boys and girls.
Stodółka Jacek, Stodółka Weronika, Maćkała Krzysztof   +2 more
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Modifiable risk factors for typhoid intestinal perforations during a large outbreak of typhoid fever, Kampala Uganda, 2015

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2017
Background Between January and June, 2015, a large typhoid fever outbreak occurred in Kampala, Uganda, with 10,230 suspected cases. During the outbreak, area surgeons reported a surge in cases of typhoid intestinal perforation (TIP), a complication of ...
Lilian Bulage, Ben Masiira, Alex R. Ario, Joseph K.B Matovu, Peter Nsubuga, Frank Kaharuza, Victoria Nankabirwa, Janell Routh, Bao-Ping Zhu   +8 more
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The Characteristics of Feet Center of Pressure Trajectory during Quiet Standing

Applied Sciences, 2020
To investigate the level of bilateral symmetry or asymmetry between right and left foot center of pressure (COP) trajectory in the mediolateral and anteroposterior directions, this study involved 102 participants (54 females and 48 males).
Jacek Stodółka, Wieslaw Blach, Janez Vodicar, Krzysztof Maćkała   +3 more
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Track and Field Injuries [PDF]

, 2005
A review of the existing literature on injuries to youth (< or =18 years old) in track and field or athletics.Searches of the Medline and SPORT Discus databases for English language articles through the end of 2003, using the search terms (adolescent or youth) and (track or field or running) and injuries.Only nine prospective or retrospective studies ...
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Analysis of step kinematics during maximum speed of 60 m sprint performance

Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2018
The purpose of this study was to examine the step kinematics variables (step length, step frequency, ground contact time, flight time, and step velocity) of maximum speed measured during 60 m sprint performance from starting block.
Rafał Omelko, Marek Fostiak, Krzysztof Mackala   +2 more
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Factors contributing to measles transmission during an outbreak in Kamwenge District, Western Uganda, April to August 2015

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2018
Background In April 2015, Kamwenge District, western Uganda reported a measles outbreak. We investigated the outbreak to identify potential exposures that facilitated measles transmission, assess vaccine effectiveness (VE) and vaccination coverage (VC ...
Fred Nsubuga, Lilian Bulage, Immaculate Ampeire, Joseph K. B. Matovu, Simon Kasasa, Patricia Tanifum, Alex Ario Riolexus, Bao-Ping Zhu   +7 more
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