Creating a Scoring System with an Armband Wearable Device for Table Tennis Forehand Loop Training: Combined Use of the Principal Component Analysis and Artificial Neural Network by Wen-Lan Wu, Jing-Min Liang, Chien-Fei Chen, Kuei-Lan Tsai, Nian-Shing Chen, Kuo-Chin Lin, Ing-Jer Huang

“…Background: This study presents an intelligent table tennis e-training system based on a neural network (NN) model that recognizes data from sensors built into an armband device, with the component values (performances scores) estimated through principal component analysis (PCA). …”
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Tie-Break Tennis Matches: A Case Study for First Year Level Statistics TeachingTie-Break Tennis Matches: A Case Study for First Year Level Statistics Teaching by Graham D I Barr, Leanne Scott, Stephen J Sugden

“…We explore the effects of different tie-break scoring systems in tennis and how this can be used as a teaching case study to demonstrate the use of basic statistical concepts to contrast and compare features of different models or data sets. …”
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Biomechanics of Topspin Forehand Loop in Table Tennis: An Application of OpenSim Musculoskeletal Modelling by Ruizhe Zhu, Xiaoyi Yang, Luis C. Chong, Shirui Shao, Bíró István, Yaodong Gu

“…Topspin is one of the most attacking strokes in table tennis, and topspin forehand loop is an effective way to score. …”
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An external focus of attention enhances table tennis backhand stroke accuracy in low-skilled players by Tomasz Niźnikowski, Weronika Łuba-Arnista, Paweł Arnista, Jared M. Porter, Hubert Makaruk, Jerzy Sadowski, Andrzej Mastalerz, Ewelina Niźnikowska, Andrew Shaw

“…Participants were asked to score as many points as possible by hitting the ball inside the three smallest targets marked on the tennis table. …”
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An external focus of attention enhances table tennis backhand stroke accuracy in low-skilled players. by Tomasz Niźnikowski, Weronika Łuba-Arnista, Paweł Arnista, Jared M Porter, Hubert Makaruk, Jerzy Sadowski, Andrzej Mastalerz, Ewelina Niźnikowska, Andrew Shaw

“…Participants were asked to score as many points as possible by hitting the ball inside the three smallest targets marked on the tennis table. …”
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Constructing a Gaming Model for Professional Tennis Players Using the C5.0 Algorithm by Che-Wei Chang, Yu-Ran Qiu

“…Therefore, this study aimed to develop a two-stage, expert decision-making system for tennis matches. The first stage consisted in dividing the court area and defining the technical classification of the net. …”
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Heatmap Analysis to Differentiate Diverse Player Types in Table Tennis—A Training and Tactical Strategy Development Potential by Fabiola Haas, Tobias Baumgartner, Timo Klein-Soetebier, Florian Seifriz, Stefanie Klatt

“…The aim was to detect a basic, global, positional behavior, independent of the score. (2) Methods: We investigated the player position of professional male table tennis players with respect to handedness (right/left), playing system (offensive/defensive) and racket holding (shakehand/penholder) to determine the applicability of automated analysis systems. …”
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Comparison between acupotomy and corticosteroid injection for patients diagnosed with different classifications of tennis elbow: a randomized control trial by Lin-Pu Ge, Xiao-Qian Liu, Rui-Kun Zhang, Zhi-Neng Chen, Feng Cheng

“…Abstract Background Tennis elbow has long been one of the most controversial subjects in orthopaedics. …”
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Evaluating the Efficacy of Low Dose Radiotherapy in the Treatment of Painful, Benign Musculoskeletal Conditions by Elżbieta Pluta, Michał Ciepiela, Anna Patla, Anna Mucha-Małecka, Magdalena Michta, Renata Wróbel-Radecka, Ewelina Wlazło, Agnieszka Szadurska, Piotr Madej

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Promising improvement of chronic lateral elbow tendinopathy by using adipose derived mesenchymal stromal cells: a pilot study by Miguel Khoury, Montassar Tabben, Alejandro U. Rolón, Lorena Levi, Karim Chamari, Pieter D’Hooghe

“…Validated MRI scoring system grade of tendinopathy also improved significantly: 4.22 ± 0.26 to 2.22 ± 0.10 (p < .001). …”
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Comparing the efficacy of blind vs. ultrasound-guided injections in Lateral Epicondylitis: A prospective analysis by Muiez Bashir, Zahid Manzoor Khanday, Mohammad Farooq Mir, Wasim Akbar Bhat, Sheikh Viqar Javid, Saad Alkahtani, Carmen Vladulescu, Imtiaz Cynthia

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Instruction-based selective action pattern (IBSAP): a novel method for talent identification in sports by E. Sagdilek, S.K. Sahin

“…The subjects were instructed to ignore the white balls, to touch the yellow balls, and to catch the pink balls before the first trial and their scores were calculated in two consecutive trials according to a scoring system. …”
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Universal scaling in sports ranking by Weibing Deng, Wei Li, Xu Cai, Alain Bulou, Qiuping A Wang

“…On the web pages of Forbes, one may find all kinds of rankings, such as the world's most powerful people, the world's richest people, the highest-earning tennis players, and so on and so forth. Herewith, we study a specific kind—sports ranking systems in which players' scores and/or prize money are accrued based on their performances in different matches. …”
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Role of vitamin D in lateral epicondylitis among Egyptians by Sally A El-Leithy, Nahla Nader Adly, Salwa Galal

“…Patients with vitamin D deficiency displayed worse patient-rated tennis elbow evaluation score (PTREE), visual analog scale score (VAS), and grip strength. …”
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A Systematic Review of the Biomechanical Studies on Shoulder Kinematics in Overhead Sporting Motions: Types of Analysis and Approaches by Yuvaraj Ramasamy, Juliana Usman, Rizal Razman, Yeap Ming Wei, Harley Towler, Mark King

“…A search of seven databases identified 33 eligible studies, which were subsequently scored using the Modified Coleman Methodology Score scale. …”
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Biceps brachii long head calcific tendinitis can be treated quickly and effectively with radial shockwave therapy: a case report by Yavuz Şahbat, Görkem Çat, İlker Yağcı, Osman Mert Topkar

“…The patient, who was a licensed table tennis player and amateur bodybuilder, had no systemic diseases. …”
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