Corporate targeting: Nike on the Russian market by Sekulović Ana

“…Strategic development of Nike Co has always been based on superior marketing and engagement of world-class sportspersons in its advertising campaigns. When USSR collapsed, Nike immediately started with penetration on Russian market. …”
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Desenvolvimento, avaliação sensorial e da composição nutricional de preparações destinadas a esportistas by Sabrina Alves Ramos, Bárbara Ferreira dos Santos, Francine Rafaela Fernandes da Silva, Lívia Muniz Cirino de Carvalho, Janaína Lavalli Goston

“…Objective: The objective of this study is to develop four food preparations (protein bar, date candy, sweet potato pie, and caprese pate) for sportspersons and to verify the nutritional profile, acceptability, and consumption intention of each food preparation. …”
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Professional Sports and Empathy: Relationship Between Professional Futsal Players’ Tendency Toward Empathy and Fouls by Sezen-Balçikanli Gülfem, Sezen Mehmet

“…It is considered that the empathy practices to be developed for the sportspersons will develop perspective taking and interpersonal communication between them, enhance moral viewpoint and moral attitudes in sports in them, and reduce the aggressive behaviours and self-seeking actions.…”
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Development of a new virtual reality test of cognition: assessing the test-retest reliability, convergent and ecological validity of CONVIRT by Ben Horan, Rachael Heckenberg, Paul Maruff, Bradley Wright

“…CONVIRT was developed for horse jockeys, as of all sportspersons, they are most at risk of concussion. Methods Participants (N = 165), were assessed with CONVIRT, which uses virtual reality to give the user the experience of riding a horse during a horserace. …”
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Impact of HEXACO Personality Factors on Consumer Video Game Engagement: A Study on eSports by Amir Z. Abbasi, Saima Nisar, Umair Rehman, Ding H. Ting

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Ethical Concerns in Sport: When the Will to Win Exceed the Spirit of Sport by Nancy Vargas-Mendoza, Tomás Fregoso-Aguilar, Eduardo Madrigal-Santillán, Ángel Morales-González, José A. Morales-González

“…Sport is an activity as old as humans themselves and is subject to rules; Objective: The proposal of this work is to explore some of the most recurrent practices to achieve the athletes’ goals, and the origins and historical use of methods or substances to improve performance and its regulation, as well as to review the impact of new technologies on achieving better results and to make a proposal of what actions should be takenin order to prevent bad practices; Methods: A narrative literature review of ethical sports issues and decision-making was performed in the English language; Results: Practically all behavior with regards to the theme of sports is regulated by ethical codes that must be followed by sportspersons, as well as by everyone involved in the athlete’s healthcare and in the athlete’s administrative, marketing, and business aspects. …”
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Are predictive equations for estimating resting energy expenditure accurate in Asian Indian male weightlifters? by Mini Joseph, Riddhi Das Gupta, L Prema, Mercy Inbakumari, Nihal Thomas

“…Multiple linear regression done stepwise showed that LBM was the only significant determinant of REE in this group of sportspersons. A new equation using LBM as the independent variable for calculating REE was computed. …”
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Pharmacists as a Source of Advice on Medication Use for Athletes by Kwang Choon Yee, Michael De Marco, Mohammed S. Salahudeen, Gregory M. Peterson, Jackson Thomas, Mark Naunton, Sam Kosari

“…<b>Background</b>: The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) specifies substances that competitive sportspersons are not allowed to take. Some of these substances are contained in common medicines used in everyday medical practice and could be used by athletes by accident. …”
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Primary care level prevalence of osteitis pubis in non-athlete patients in hill region: A short communication and a proposal for simple radiological grading by Ganesh Singh Dharmshaktu

“…The condition is frequently described in sportspersons or athletes but consensus on classification and treatment guidelines is non-existent due to rarity of the condition. …”
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Mental health promotion in youth sporting clubs: predictors of stakeholder participation by Jasmine M Petersen, Murray Drummond, Sarah Crossman, Sam Elliott, Claire Drummond, Ivanka Prichard

“…Therefore, this study aimed to examine the willingness of youth sporting club stakeholders (e.g., sportspersons, coaches, support staff, parents/guardians) to engage in mental health initiatives conducted by sporting clubs and ascertain possible determinants of engagement. …”
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Nutritional knowledge and nutritional status of the recreationally active population by Agnieszka Pawlas, Agnieszka Bielaszka, Wiktoria Staśkiewicz, Anna-Maria Stelmach, Agata Kiciak, Marek Kardas Marek Kardas

“…Adequate nutrition combined with physical activity is the foundation of a healthy lifestyle. Recreational sportspersons should know how to adjust their nutrition to physical activity in order to benefit their health. …”
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The interaction of behavioral context and motivational-volitional factors for exercise and sport in adolescence: patterns matter by Vanessa Gut, Julia Schmid, Achim Conzelmann

“…Results Four behavioral context patterns − differing in activity level − were identified: Mostly inactive, non-club-organized individualists, self-organized individualists and family sportspersons, and traditional competitive club athletes with friends. …”
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Research Paper: Effect of Custom-Made Insole Fabricated With Medial Heel Skive Technique on Plantar Pressure in Individuals With Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome by Gholam Reza Aminian, Fatemeh Bahramian, Masoumeh Bagherzadeh, Shima Fardipour, Zahra Safaeipour, Ameneh Abedian Avval

“…PFPS is also known as &quot;runner's knee&quot; or &quot;jumper's knee&quot; due to its high prevalence among sportspersons. Its symptoms can be aggravated by ascending and descending stairs, squatting, deep squatting, kneeling, prolonged sitting, standing up from sitting, and running. …”
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Emergency Response of Indian Hajj Medical Mission to Heat Illness Among Indian Pilgrims in Tent-Clinics at Mina and Arafat During Hajj, 2016 by Inam Danish Khan, Syed Bahavuddin Hussaini, Shazia Khan, Faiz MH Ahmad, Faisal Ahmad Faisal, Muhammad Arif Salim, Razzakur Rehman, Syed Asif Hashmi, Bushra Asima, Muhammad Shaikhoo Mustafa

“…Heat illness is difficult to manage in the presence of pre-existing comorbidities and mandates clientele education and outreach warning systems to enhance resilience capital amongst Hajj pilgrims, sportspersons, outdoor enthusiasts, and military personnel.…”
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Validación de la Escala de “Satisfacción de las Necesidades Psicológicas Básicas” y del Cuestionario de la “Regulación Conductual en el Deporte” al contexto español. (Validation of... by Celestina Martínez-Galindo, Juan Carlos Marzo, Juan Antonio Moreno-Murcia, Luis Conte Marín

“…The sample was 298 Spanish sportspersons, with a mean of 14 years old. Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA), internal consistency and correlation analysis were made. …”
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Biventricular false tendons by Stefano Tambuzzi, Guendalina Gentile, Federica Collini, Riccardo Zoja

“…They can be simple, with 1-2 insertion points, or branched with 3 or more insertion points.3 The exact prevalence of FTs in the general population varies widely, ranging from 0.4% to 83%.3 FTs appear to be higher in the pediatric age group.4 FTs are generally considered benign anatomic variants; however, they may be associated with varied entities, including precordial murmurs, repolarization abnormalities, preexcitation, mitral regurgitation, ventricular arrhythmias, and abnormal cardiac remodeling with systolic and diastolic dysfunction and dilatation of the left ventricle.3-5 FTs may be associated with electrocardiographic changes, especially in young sportspersons.6 Regarding ventricular arrhythmias, it has been suggested that they may be triggered by stretching the ventricular septum by FTs, resulting in increased automaticity. …”
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