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The effects of knee joint kinematics on anterior cruciate ligament injury and articular cartilage damage
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Taylor and Francis Ltd.
, 2016 , Article)
This study determined which knee joint motions lead to anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture with the knee at 25° of flexion. The knee was subjected to internal and external rotations, as well as varus and valgus motions. ...
Sport and politics in the Arab world
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Taylor and Francis
, 2016 , Book chapter)
This chapter examines the interaction between sport and politics in the Arab World. In post-independence, in the 1950s and 1960s, sport was an arena for the consolidation of national unity, at least the way it was dened ...
Rapid weight loss in the context of Ramadan observance: Recommendations for judokas
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Institute of Sport
, 2016 , Article Review)
Judo is a weight-classified combat sport, and many athletes seek to compete at the lightest possible weight category to gain an advantage from competing against shorter/smaller, and supposedly weaker opponents. To achieve ...
Momentum sequence and environmental climate influence levels of perceived psychological momentum within a sport competition
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Taylor and Francis Ltd.
, 2016 , Article)
The present study examined the influence of momentum sequence (positive vs. negative) and environmental climate (hot-wet vs. neutral) on supporters' (i.e. virtual observers') reported levels of perceived psychological ...
Sport and Muslims or Muslims in sport, post-9/11
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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 ...
Novel, selective EPO receptor ligands lacking erythropoietic activity reduce infarct size in acute myocardial infarction in rats
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Elsevier
, 2016 , Article)
Erythropoietin (EPO) has been shown to protect the heart against acute myocardial infarction in pre-clinical studies, however, EPO failed to reduce infarct size in clinical trials and showed significant safety problems. ...
The relative contributions of ACE genotypes on personality traits in Tunisian athletes
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Edizioni Minerva Medica
, 2016 , Article Review)
BACKGROUND: The present study attempted to test whether the ACE genotypes can be associated with particular personality traits that can be potentially used as predictors of athletic performance. Eighty seven track and field ...
Predicting academic success in health professions training and education: Insights from a data mining analysis
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Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
, 2016 , Book chapter)
Dropping-out is a very common phenomenon among students enrolled in Health Professions degree courses. For this reason, it would be extremely useful to have a model with the main variables that can predict, with a certain ...
Characteristics of preferred gait patterns: considerations for exercise prescription - Chapter 7
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Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
, 2016 , Book chapter)
Gait patterns have been widely studied in different fields of science for their particular characteristics. A dynamic approach of human locomotion considers walking and running as two stable behaviours adopted spontaneously ...
A Fitness Index model for Italian adolescents living in Southern Italy: The ASSO project
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Edizioni Minerva Medica
, 2016 , Article)
BACKGROUND: Strong relations between physical fitness and health in adolescents have been established in the last decades. The main objectives of the present investigation were to assess major physical fitness components ...