Knee movement patterns of injured and uninjured adolescent basketball players when landing from a jump: A case-control study by Grimmer Karen, Louw Quinette, Vaughan Christopher

“…Twenty-two basketball players aged 14–16 years participated in the study: eleven previously knee-injured and eleven uninjured players matched with cases for age, gender, weight, height and years of play, and playing for the same club. Six high-speed, three-dimensional Vicon 370 cameras (120 Hz), Vicon biomechanical software and SAS Version 8 software were employed to analyse landing patterns when subjects performed a "jump shot". …”
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Testing variations between starters and substitute players in terms of total distance, high-speed running, and sprinting distance: a descriptive study on professional male soccer p... by Marcin Janusiak, Ana Filipa Silva, Rui Silva, Aleksander Kosendiak, Bartłomiej Bogdański, Małgorzata Smoter, Gibson Praça, Filipe Clemente

“…However, the contextual factor of performing in a specific playing position plays a significant role both forstarters and substitutes.…”
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The Concept of ‘Play’ from the Point of View of Theories of Museology by Indrė Jovaišaitė-Blaževičienė

“…Play becomes a necessary medium for the museum’s metagame which includes and expresses playfulness, play action, playful elements, real and digital games, whereas the audience is engaged by play to satisfy its educational and entertainment needs. …”
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Moving beyond western methods: a methodological toolbox for family entrepreneurship research in tourism by including children's voices by Xiaoxi Ju, Yana Wengel, Yana Wengel, Heike Schänzel, Claire Liu

“…A combination of methods was adopted to create a toolbox suitable for family research, including children's voices through whole-family interviews and LEGO® Serious Play® workshops. Playing LEGO® seriously ensures that the researcher does not drive participants' thoughts, and children can freely express their opinions in playful, metaphorical, and meaningful ways. …”
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The PPSQ: assessing parental, child, and partner’s playfulness in the preschool and early school years by Jean-François Bureau, Khachadour Bandk, Audrey-Ann Deneault, Jessica Turgeon, Harshita Seal, Patricia Brosseau-Liard

“…Parents completed a series of online questionnaires including the PPSQ, 3 existing measures of parent playfulness (Parental Playfulness Questionnaire; Adult Playfulness Scale; Challenging Parenting Behavior Scale), 2 existing measures of child playfulness (Child Behavior Inventory; Children’s Playfulness Scale), a coparenting instrument (Co-parenting Relationship Scale), and sociodemographic information.ResultsThe EFA revealed 4 factors for parental playfulness, 1 factor for child playfulness, and 3 factors for partner’s playfulness. …”
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A prospective cohort study identifying risk factors for shoulder injuries in adolescent elite handball players: the Karolinska Handball Study (KHAST) study protocol by Martin Asker, Markus Waldén, Henrik Källberg, Lena W. Holm, Eva Skillgate

“…At inclusion, players signed informed consent and filled in a questionnaire regarding playing position, playing level, previous handball experience, history of shoulder problems and athletic identity. …”
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Health-related quality of life and flourishing in current and former recreational and elite cricketers by Bullock, GS, Collins, GS, Peirce, N, Arden, NK, Filbay, SR

“…<br><br>METHODS:<br>The Cricket Health and Wellbeing Study (n&#x2009;=&#x2009;2598 current and former cricketers, aged &#x2265;18&#x2009;years) collected cross-sectional questionnaire data including the Flourishing Scale, Short Form-8 (physical (PCS) and mental (MCS) component scores), resilience (European Social Survey), highest standard-of-play, and playing status. Multivariable linear regressions with fractional polynomials were utilised, adjusted for age, gender, total cricket-seasons, comorbidity, &#x2265; 4-week time-loss injury, and orthopaedic surgery. …”

The Playful Classroom : THE POWER OF PLAY FOR ALL AGES / by Dearybury, Jed, 1978-, author 636062, Jones, Julie, 1977-, author 636063

Implementasi Model Pembelajaran Role Playing Berbasis Analysis SWOT pada MAteri Peluang: Penelitian Tindak Lanjut Kelas pada Sisswa Kelas XI SMA N 1 Wanasari by Ibnu Sina

“…Produk utama dari penelitian ini adalah menganalisis SWOT mengenai kekuatan (strength), kelemahan (weakness), peluang (opportunity) dan ancaman (treat) yang dipersempit aplikasinya dalam materi peluang menggunakan model pembelajaran role playing. Role playing adalah cara terbaik untuk mengembangkan keterampilan inisiatif, komunikasi, pemecahan masalah, kesadaran diri, dan kerja sama dalam tim dibandingkan pembelajaran konvensional (Blatner.A, 2002). …”
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Co-creating a 24-hour movement behavior tool together with 9–12-year-old children using mixed-methods: MyDailyMoves by Lisan M. Hidding, Mai J. M. Chinapaw, Laura S. Belmon, Teatske M. Altenburg

“…Based on the concept mapping and photovoice studies, eight physical activity categories were included: playing inside, playing outside, sports, hobbies, chores, personal care, transport, and others. …”
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Return to Play After Mini-Open Repair of Achilles Tendon Ruptures in the NFL Athlete by Stephen Greenfield MD, Robert Anderson MD

“…Pre injury frequency of play (games played per total games in season) for athletes were recorded. …”
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Mental Effort When Playing, Listening, and Imagining Music in One Pianist’s Eyes and Brain by Tor Endestad, Tor Endestad, Tor Endestad, Rolf Inge Godøy, Markus Handal Sneve, Thomas Hagen, Agata Bochynska, Agata Bochynska, Bruno Laeng, Bruno Laeng

“…We found positive correlations between pupil diameters of the professional pianist during different conditions with the same piano piece (i.e., normal playing, silenced playing, listen, imagining), which might indicate similar degrees of load on cognitive resources as well as an intimate link between the motor imagery of sound-producing body motions and gestures. …”
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Influence of typical handball characteristics on upper body posture and postural control in male handball players by D. Ohlendorf, S. Salzer, R. Haensel, J. Rey, L. Maltry, F. Holzgreve, J. Lampe, E. M. Wanke, D. A. Groneberg

“…But limited knowledge exists about the upper body posture or the postural control in correlation to the Body Mass Index (BMI), playing years, playing position and throwing arm in professional male handball. …”
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Health-related quality of life and flourishing in current and former recreational and elite cricketers by Garrett S. Bullock, Gary S. Collins, Nick Peirce, Nigel K. Arden, Stephanie R. Filbay

“…Methods The Cricket Health and Wellbeing Study (n = 2598 current and former cricketers, aged ≥18 years) collected cross-sectional questionnaire data including the Flourishing Scale, Short Form-8 (physical (PCS) and mental (MCS) component scores), resilience (European Social Survey), highest standard-of-play, and playing status. Multivariable linear regressions with fractional polynomials were utilised, adjusted for age, gender, total cricket-seasons, comorbidity, ≥ 4-week time-loss injury, and orthopaedic surgery. …”
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Talking Lion and Bird – Translanguaging and Embodied Learning in Bilingual ECEC in Finland by Jonna Kangas, Margita Sundstedt, Hannah Kaihovirta, Heidi Harju-Luukkainen

“…The PLC is a learning laboratory in University of Helsinki, that is specially designed to scaffold young children's visual and kinesthetic exploration and expression through play and playful activities (Sefton-Green et al. 2015). …”
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Is fantasy baseball score a viable outcome measure for professional baseball pitchers after undergoing Tommy John surgery? by Trevor G. Simcox, MD, Vivek Singh, MD, MPH, Jack Tesoriero, MD, Gennaro DelliCarpini, MD, Mandeep S. Virk, MD, Ioannis Zouzias, MD, Mark G. Grossman, MD

“…FBS was calculated using 3 different scoring methods: ESPN (Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) (FBS-ESPN), Yahoo (FBS-Yahoo), and CBS (Columbia Broadcasting System) (FBS-CBS). Return to play, games played, innings pitched, earned runs, strikeouts, walks, hits allowed, hit batsman, and quality starts were also collected. …”
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Joint pain and osteoarthritis in former recreational and elite cricketers by He Cai, Garrett S. Bullock, Maria T. Sanchez-Santos, Nicholas Peirce, Nigel K. Arden, Stephanie R. Filbay

“…The purpose of the study was to describe the prevalence of joint pain and osteoarthritis in former cricketers, and determine whether playing position, playing standard (i.e. elite or recreational standard) and length-of-play are associated with region-specific joint pain. …”
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Use of music and play in pediatric nursing care in the hospital context Utilización de la música y del juego en el cuidado de enfermería pediátrico en ambiente hospitalario Utiliza... by Paula Chadi Tondatti, Ione Correa

“…In this bibliographic study, papers were sought that were published in Portuguese or English between 2004 and 2009 and included the descriptors: hospitalized child, childhood, child recreation, nursing team, nursing, pediatric nursing, alternatives therapies, music, music therapy, play and playthings, play therapy, playing. For the review, the bibliographic databases used were MEDLINE, ScIELO and LILACS. …”
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William Shakespeare and Slovene dramatists (III): (1930-2010) by Mirko Jurak

“…The connection between Shakespeare's plays and plays written by Slovene playwrights became more subtle, more sophisticated, they are often based on implied symbolic references, which have become a starting point for a new interpretation of the world, particularly if compared with the Renaissance humanistic values. …”
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「昆蟲學」師培課程培育國小師資生開發「昆蟲桌遊」教具與設計測驗卷 Training Pre-service Teachers to Develop Insect Board Games’ Aids and Tests through "Entomology" Teacher Education Courses... by 盧秀琴 Chow-Chin Lu, 李怡嫻 Yi-Xuan Li

“…Second, after playing "Insects Playing Board Games", the pre-service teachers were divided into 7 groups to design IBGA, ISPT, and TIT. …”
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