Sport Sciences
Recent Submissions
-
Effects of physical training on anthropometrics, physical and physiological capacities in individuals with obesity: A systematic review
( Wiley , 2020 , Article)Increasing the amount of physical activity is an important strategy for weight loss. This systematic review summarizes recent findings on the effects of physical training on anthropometric characteristics, physical ... -
Comparison of performance and health indicators between perimenopausal and postmenopausal obese women: the effect of high-intensity interval training (HIIT).
( Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins , 2020 , Article)This study examined the effects of 6 weeks of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) on performance and health indicators in obese perimenopausal (PERIM) women and similarly aged and older postmenopausal women (POSTM1 and ... -
Vigorous Physical Activity Is Associated With Better Glycated Hemoglobin and Lower Fear of Hypoglycemia Scores in Youth With Type 1 Diabetes: A 2-Year Follow-Up Study
( Frontiers Media , 2020 , Article)To correlate glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) and fear of hypoglycemia scores with physical activity (PA) levels in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes (T1D) over a period of 2 years. Twenty-eight children and 33 ... -
Bariatric Surgery in Adults with Obesity: the Impact on Performance, Metabolism, and Health Indices
( Springer , 2021 , Article Review)This systematic review summarizes current evidence on the impact of bariatric surgery (BS) on physical performance, metabolic, and health indices in adults with obesity. This systematic review suggests that BS induced ... -
Sport and Muslims or Muslims in sport, post-9/11
( Taylor and Francis Group , 2016 , Book chapter)This chapter organizes three aspects: hijab and the ‘Islamization’ of sport; Arab-Muslim investment in sport as a means for ‘soft power’; and sport and the question of integration of Muslims as a challenge to citizenship ... -
Sport in the African World
( Taylor and Francis Group , 2018 , Book)Sport has been a component of African cultural life for several hundred years. In today's globalized world, Africans and Africa have become a vital part of the international sporting landscape. This is the first book to ... -
Islamic sport marketing or sport marketing in Muslim cultures and communities
( Taylor and Francis Group , 2015 , Book chapter)As naming is categorising and, in turn, categorising is excluding, there have been many discussions about the respective definitions of marketing and sport marketing, their differences, their communalities, their practices, ... -
Sport and political transition in Tunisia: Another terrain of competition between Islamists and seculars
( Taylor and Francis Group , 2015 , Book chapter)This chapter reports on a research project that focused on how policy makers perceived and responded to the sporting needs of Muslim communities in Norway. A unique trait of Norwegian sport policy is that sport organizations ... -
Sport and the ‘question’ of Islam in Europe
( Taylor and Francis Group , 2020 , Book chapter)The aim of this chapter is to examine how the debate about Islam in Europe is affecting the discourse on sport and Islam and Muslim communities. Recent sources of tensions occurred around the question of Islam including ... -
Sport and international relations in North Africa
( Taylor and Francis Group , 2018 , Book chapter)Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia share the same history of French colonial presence. While Algeria was simply annexed to become part of the French territory and divided into three provinces, Tunisia and Morocco were under the ... -
Editorial Introduction: Asian Sport History and Culture in the Twenty-first Century
( Taylor and Francis Group , 2020 , Other)When the proposal for a new journal dedicated to the analysis of Asian sport history and culture, (in partnership with its parent journal, the International Journal of the History of Sport) was first mooted, its endorsement ... -
Sport in Islam and in Muslim communities
( Taylor and Francis Group , 2015 , Book)As Islam's visibility in global society increases, Muslim populations grow, and Muslim countries compete to take up positions at the heart of global sport, the interplay between sport and Islam becomes ever more illuminating. ... -
Place and Space of Global Sport in the Gulf Region: Promotion, Development and Identity Narratives
( Springer , 2021 , Book chapter)The reorganisation (or regeneration) of the urban space around the sport theme in cities such as Doha, Dubai and Manama, aims to offer citizens and residents a “spectacular” sporting experience. Furthermore, it offers ... -
Autoimmune Diseases of the GI Tract Part II: Emergence of Diagnostic Tools and Treatments
( IntechOpen , 2022 , Book chapter)Autoimmune diseases (AD) have emerged as a pandemic in our modern societies, especially after the World War II. In part I, we have reviewed five main diseases and shed light on different aspects from introducing the concept ... -
Autoimmune Diseases of the GI Tract Part I: Etiology and Pathophysiology
( IntechOpen , 2022 , Book chapter)Autoimmune diseases have emerged as a pandemic in our modern societies, especially after World War II. There are currently more than 80 autoimmune diseases that compromise the lives of millions of patients around the world. ... -
28 Sport communication and the politics of identity in the MENA region
( De Gruyter Mouton , 2021 , Book chapter)This chapter examines the sporting context in the MENA region, and the role of media coverage in mobilizing narratives around sport performance, in the construction of collective imagination framed around national unity, ... -
Culture and the World Cup: The Case of Qatar
( Taylor and Francis Group , 2022 , Book chapter)The hosting of the World Cup is certainly a monumental achievement by the state of Qatar. Not only it brings the country to more international exposure, and helps it rip the potential economic benefits, but also it offers ... -
Algeria and the FIFA World Cup: between political legitimization and regional rivalry
( Taylor and Francis Group , 2022 , Article)Algeria’s history with the FIFA World Cup can be divided into two main periods. The first stretches from independence in 1962 to the early 1990s, which saw Algeria qualifying twice in 1982 and 1986. In the 1990s, Algeria ... -
Measurement and Analysis of Bitcoin Transactions of Ransomware
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2018 , Conference Paper)Recently, more than 100,000 cases for ransomware attacks were reported in the Middle East, Turkey and Africa region [2]. Ransomware is a malware category that limits the access of users to their files by encrypting them. ... -
The influence of hosting an international sport event on the young generation: The case of Qatar
( International Sports Studies (ISS) , 2018 , Article)International sport events have often been regarded as a development opportunity for their host countries. For Qatar, the Handball World Championship (HWC) of 2015 may be viewed as a step towards hosting the FIFA World Cup ...
RSS 1.0