Sports' Global Anti-Doping Regulatory Regime: The Challenges and Tensions of Polycentricity and Hybridity by Eric L Windholz

“…This article critically examines these challenges and tensions using the Essendon Football Club v Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority as its case study. …”
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Higher Levels of Morning and Daytime Light Exposure Associated with Positive Sleep Indices in Professional Team Sport Athletes by Stevenson S, Suppiah H, Ruddy J, Murphy S, Driller M

“…Shauna Stevenson,1 Haresh Suppiah,1 Joshua Ruddy,2 Sean Murphy,2 Matthew Driller1 1Sport, Performance, and Nutrition Research Group, School of Allied Health, Human Services, and Sport, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia; 2Essendon Football Club, Melbourne, AustraliaCorrespondence: Shauna Stevenson, School of Allied Health, La Trobe University, Plenty Road, Bundoora, Melbourne, VIC, 3086, Australia, Tel +61 450 782 680, Email s.stevenson@latrobe.edu.auObjective: Light exposure techniques have been recommended to combat sleep issues caused by disruption to circadian regularity in the athletic population, although studies are lacking.Methods: A total of 17 professional male Australian Football athletes (age ± SD: 22 ± 3 years) wore a wrist actigraph to measure sleep parameters, and a wearable light sensor to measure melanopic equivalent daylight illuminance (mEDI, in lux) for 14 days. …”
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