Navigation-Assisted Micro-Window Excision of Thoracic Ossification of Ligamentum Flavum (Mishima Surgery) in Professional Baseball Pitchers: A Case Report and Technical Note by Ken Ishii, Norihiro Isogai, Ryunosuke Urata, Haruki Funao, Tatsuya Igawa, Hisanori Mihara, Tetsuya Yamazaki

“…This is the first case report to describe a navigation-assisted micro-window excision of thoracic OLF. <i>Case:</i> A 32-year-old male right-handed professional baseball pitcher with significant weakness and numbness in the left leg was referred to our hospital. …”
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Measuring Systems Engineering Success: Insights from Baseball by Blackburn, Craig, Valerdi, Ricardo

“…In our analysis we explore some of the recurring themes of Michael Lewis’s study of baseball, depicted in the best selling book Moneyball, and make the connection to corresponding Systems Engineering principles of interest. …”
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Measuring Systems Engineering Success: Insights from Baseball by Blackburn, Craig, Valerdi, Ricardo

“…In our analysis we explore some of the recurring themes of Michael Lewis’s study of baseball, depicted in the best selling book Moneyball, and we make the connection to corresponding systems engineering principles of interest. …”
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Measuring Systems Engineering Success: Insights from Baseball by Blackburn, Craig, Valerdi, Ricardo

“…In our analysis we explore some of the recurring themes of Michael Lewis’s study of baseball, depicted in the best selling book Moneyball, and we make the connection to corresponding systems engineering principles of interest. …”
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Persistent joint pain and arm function in former baseball players by Bullock, GS, Nicholson, KF, Waterman, BR, Niesen, E, Salamh, P, Thigpen, CA, Shanley, E, Devaney, LL, Tokish, JM, Collins, GS, Arden, NK, Filbay, SR

“…The pain and functional status of players after they stop competitive play are unknown. Such knowledge can assist clinicians in creating personalized physical examinations and interventions for baseball players as they transition to retirement. …”

Lower body energy generation, absorption, and transfer in youth baseball pitchers by Moira K. Pryhoda, Michelle B. Sabick

“…An efficient baseball pitch will produce a high-velocity ball while minimizing the risk of injury to the pitcher. …”
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Characterization of Maple and Ash Material Properties for the Finite Element Modeling of Wood Baseball Bats by Joshua Fortin-Smith, James Sherwood, Patrick Drane, David Kretschmann

“…To assist in developing a database of wood material properties for the finite element modeling of wood baseball bats, Charpy impact testing at strain rates comparable to those that a wood bat experiences during a bat/ball collision is completed to characterize the failure energy and strain-to-failure as a function of density and slope-of-grain (SoG) for northern white ash (Fraxinus americana) and sugar maple (Acer saccharum). …”
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Audience Size Effects in Field RNG Experiments: The Case of Japanese Professional Baseball Games by Takeshi Shimizu, Masato Ishikawa

“…Experimenters and our assistants voluntarily obtained 76 samples from a total of 78 baseball games during the 2010–2011 baseball season. …”
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The Effects of a J-Band Warm-up on Muscle Activity of Colligate Baseball Players during Pitching by Tyler Giesige, Sarah Martinez-Sepanski, Kelton Mehls

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Shoulder Range of Motion Measurements and Baseball Elbow Injuries: Ambiguity in Scientific Models, Approach, and Execution is Hurting Overhead Athlete Health by Garrett S. Bullock, P.T., D.P.T., D.Phil., Charles A. Thigpen, P.T., Ph.D., A.T.C., Chelsea L. Martin, P.T., D.P.T., S.C.S., Justin Losciale, P.T., D.P.T., S.C.S., Lori Michener, P.T., A.T.C., Ph.D., S.C.S., Rod Whiteley, P.T., Ph.D., Brian R. Waterman, M.D., John M. Tokish, M.D., Christopher Camp, M.D., Ellen Shanley, P.T., Ph.D., O.C.S.

“…This information will ultimately assist in informing clinical models of care and decision making for baseball throwers.…”
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Multifaceted Exercise Prescription in the Management of an Overhead Athlete with Suspected Distal Biceps Tendinopathy: A Case Report by Cameron Holshouser, Dhinu J. Jayaseelan

“…Understanding the biomechanical demands of an individual’s functional limitation, in this case baseball pitching, may assist the decision-making process and optimize outcomes. …”
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Mediating Effect of Competitive State Anxiety on the Relationship between Mood States and Perceived Performance Experienced by Asian Male Baseball Players from Universities in Chok... by SangJin Yoon, Kazunori Irie, Hanbeom Kim

“…Methods: A questionnaire was administered to 209 male baseball players from universities who wanted to enter a professional league. …”
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Positional differences in the performance of volleyball players for anthropometric and psychological readiness in a congested fixture tournament by Rabiu Muazu Musa, Pathmanathan Suppiah, Mohamad Razali Abdullah, Anwar P. P. Abdul Majeed, Mohd Azraai Mohd Razmaan

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A Real-Time Wearable Assist System for Upper Extremity Throwing Action Based on Accelerometers by Kuang-Yow Lian, Wei-Hsiu Hsu, Deepak Balram, Chen-Yi Lee

“…This real-time assist system can be utilized to the learning, rectification, and rehabilitation for the upper extremity throwing action of players in the field of baseball, where incorrect throwing phases are recognized by a delicate action analysis. …”
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Normative data on regional sweat-sodium concentrations of professional male team-sport athletes by Mayur K. Ranchordas, Nicholas B. Tiller, Girish Ramchandani, Raj Jutley, Andrew Blow, Jonny Tye, Ben Drury

“…Accordingly, data from 696 athletes (Soccer, n = 270; Rugby, n = 181; Baseball, n = 133; American Football, n = 60; Basketball, n = 52) were compiled for a retrospective analysis. …”
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New technique and case report: Robot-assisted intralaminar screw fixation of spondylolysis in an adolescent by Nakul Narendran, BA, Paal K. Nilssen, BA, Corey T. Walker, MD, David L. Skaggs, MD

“…He underwent outpatient, robot-assisted percutaneous intralaminar fixation with hydroxyapatite-coated screws through a 2 cm skin incision. …”
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InN nanorods prepared with CrN nanoislands by plasma-assisted molecular beam epitaxy by Young Sheng-Joue, Wu Ya-Ling, Chen Yue-Zhang, Hung Hung, Wang Shih-Ming, Chen Kuan-Jen, Liu Kuang-Wei, Chang Shoou-Jinn, Hsueh Tao-Hung, Mai Yu-Chun

“…<p>Abstract</p> <p>The authors report the influence of CrN nanoisland inserted on growth of baseball-bat InN nanorods by plasma-assisted molecular beam epitaxy under In-rich conditions. …”
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An Examination of WHOOP Fitness Band Usage in College Athletics by Victor Romano, Miracle Etim-Andy

“…Coaches can use WHOOP fitness bands to assist in training and recovering by monitoring pre-game training load, intensity, and sleep…”
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Neurocognitive and Reactive Return to Play Testing Protocol in Overhead Athletes Following Upper Extremity Injury by Kevin E Wilk, Zachary M Thomas, Robert E Mangine, Paul Fuller, George J Davies

“…The purpose of this clinical commentary was to describe the utilization and provide reference values for a series of reactive neurocognitive UE tests, to assist with RTP, in high school and collegiate overhead athletes (baseball and softball) utilizing the Blaze Pod light system. …”
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Understanding Physical Activity Patterns of Rural Canadian Children by Hope Bilinski, Karen M. Semchuk, Karen Chad

“…Further exploration of such factors may assist families, communities, schools, and health professionals in promoting physical activity in this population.…”
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