The only activity in which all the performance variables may be monitored simultaneously is the competition itself. The most valid single assessment of sporting fitness is sporting performance; but that performance may conceal a wide variety of both critical and non critical factors, and that assessment may provide inadequate information upon which to base alterations in the control system. Add...

BACKGROUND Although intrinsic risk factors contributing to esophageal food impaction are well established, whether social behavior affects its occurrence has not yet been examined. METHODS We conducted a retrospective review of the gastroenterology endoscopy procedural documentation software for the period of 2001-2012 to identify all patients who presented to our emergency department for eso...

This paper describes C oac H, an evolutionary simulator developed to investigate strategies for teams in a competitive environment, and discusses some of the issues surrounding the evolution of cooperation among team members. As its title suggests, C oac H is a simulator of sporting environments, as these possess the required motivations for such behaviour and have the potential to beneet the r...

BACKGROUND Social inequalities in health can be explained in part by the social patterning of leisure-time physical activity, such as non-participation in sports. This study is the first to explore whether absolute and relative educational inequalities in sporting inactivity among adults have changed in Germany since the early 2000s. METHODS Data from four cross-sectional national health surv...

ISBN 0 642 24183 X C sport and physical activity be used as strategies for crime prevention? The evidence is encouraging; it suggests that with careful planning, sport and physical activity have crime prevention potential. Young people can personally benefit from these programs. This paper outlines some processes by which this may occur, and makes the following conclusions. • Sport and physical...

Research question Many elite athletes pursue higher education or professional employment alongside their sport career. Formal mentoring relationships help to balance the demands of a dual Thus, purpose this study is investigate interrelationship between mentoring, values conveyed in and satisfaction with sporting non-sporting career goals from mentee mentor perspective. This research contribute...

This study characterized developmental sporting activities undertaken by volleyball players between ages of 6 to 12 years. Highly skilled (n = 30) and less participated in retrospective interviews identify the nature their formative enrichment experiences (formal adult-led informal child-led activities) types sports practised (team or individual sports). All participants reported involvement mu...

Lightning is one of Earth’s natural dangers, destructive not only to life but also physical property. According to the National Weather Service, there are on average 58 lightning fatalities each year, with over 300 related injuries (NWS 2010). The ability to forecast lightning is critical to a host of activities ranging from space vehicle launch operations to recreational sporting events. For e...

Our objective was to propose a testable hypothesis arising from the recent finding of a low index-to-ring finger ratio (2D:4D ratio) in ALS. The 2D:4D ratio finding suggests that prenatal testosterone exposure may play a role in the development of the disease. Research from other fields is presented to suggest that healthy individuals with low 2D:4D ratio have enhanced sporting prowess, particu...