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Sport and international relations in North Africa
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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 ...
Sport in the African World
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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 ...
Measurement and Analysis of Bitcoin Transactions of Ransomware
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2018 , Conference)
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
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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 ...
Effect of post-activation potentiation induced by one, two or three half-squats on repeated sprint acceleration performance
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CIC Edizioni Internazionali s.r.l.
, 2018 , Article)
Introduction: The aim of this study was to analyze the effect of different post-activation potentiation (PAP) protocols on initial-acceleration (0-10 m) and late-acceleration phases (10 to 30 m) within a repeated sprint ...
Dynamic balance ability in young elite soccer players:implication of isometric strength
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Edizioni Minerva Medica
, 2018 , Article)
BACKGROUND: Soccer requires maintaining unilateral balance when executing movement with the contralateral leg. Despite the fact that bal-ance requires standing with maintaining isometric posture with the support leg, ...
50 -m Freestyle Sprint Performance in Adolescent Swimmers
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Frontiers Media S.A.
, 2018 , Article)
Objectives: The purpose of the study was to investigate performance, biomechanical, physiological, and psychophysiological effects of a simple and easily organized post-activation potentiation (PAP) re-warm-up performed ...
Effects of acute and chronic exercise on immunological parameters in the elderly aged: Can physical activity counteract the effects of aging?
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Frontiers Media S.A.
, 2018 , Article Review)
Immunosenescence is characterized by deterioration of the immune system caused by aging which induces changes to innate and adaptive immunity. Immunosenescence affects function and phenotype of immune cells, such as ...
Ratings of perceived exertion misclassify intensities for sedentary older adults during graded cycling test: Effect of supramaximal high-intensity interval training
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Frontiers Media S.A.
, 2018 , Article)
The present study aims (1) to evaluate ratings of perceived exertion (RPE) and corresponding intensities during a maximal graded cycling test and (2) to determine the effects of 6 weeks of supramaximal cycling exercise ...
Accuracy of force measurement via motion analysis system in artistic gymnastics [Precisione della misurazione della forza mediante il sistema di analisi del movimento nella ginnastica artistica]
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Edizioni Minerva Medica
, 2018 , Article)
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to validate the accuracy of ground-reaction force measurement using inverse body dynamic analysis via video motion analysis system versus portable force-plate direct measurement system ...