THE PREFERENCE OF FOREIGN-BASED (MIGRANT) PLAYERS OVER HOME-BASED PLAYERS IN THE SUPER EAGLES OF NIGERIA: A COLORATION OF ‘COLONIAL MENTALITY’ by JOSEPH OKECHUKWU NWOKE

“…Both home-based and foreign-based players were always invited to the camp of the Super Eagles when there was a competition. However,when it was time for the final list to be drawn there might not be any home-based players in the list or there might be an insignificant number that might end up not playing in such competition.There has been a lot of talk on the preference of foreign-based players over home-based players in the Super Eagles team.Hence, this study analyses the rate of selection in terms of percentage of home-based and foreign-based players in the Super Eagles team by some selected foreign and Nigerian coaches.The Hamitic hypothesis of Seligman is applied to show the nexus to the preference for foreign-based players.This study makes use of   primary and tertiary sources of data.Findings reveal that not only foreign coaches solely relied on foreign-based players, as some Nigerian coaches were equally masterminds of the unpatriotic act. …”
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Introducing a Coopetition Model for Domestic Airlines in Iran by Saedeh Ghayourisales, Mohsen Nazari, Mohammadali Shahhoseini

“…In its place, a novel mode of collaboration has emerged, characterized by a blend of cooperation to generate value and competition in the pursuit of value, termed "co-competitiveness." …”
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Injury and Illness in Elite Athletics: A Prospective Cohort Study Over Three Seasons by Shane Kelly, Noel Pollock, George Polglass, Ben Clarsen

“…Participation in athletics training and competition involves a risk of illness and injury. # Purpose To describe injury and illness in British Olympic track and field athletes over three full training and competition seasons…”
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Injury and Illness Incidence in 2017 Super Rugby Tournament: A Surveillance Study on a Single South African Team by Kim Buchholtz, Curt Barnes, Theresa L. Burgess

“…# Background Professional rugby presents significant injury and illness risks to players, which need to be regularly assessed to monitor the effects of interventions and competition rules changes. # Hypothesis/Purpose The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence and nature of time-loss injuries and illness during the pre-season and competition period of the 2017 Super Rugby tournament in a single South African team…”
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Influence of Conflict Management on Organizational Performance: A Case Study of Bubaare Sub-County Rubanda District Uganda. by Niwamanya, Lillian

“…The study findings indicate that there were causes of conflicts in Bubaare sub-county Rubanda district Uganda including; Individual perceptions and beliefs, Disagreements among employees, Working environment, Competition for jobs and promotion, Competition for resources, Differences in salaries, and administrative challenges. …”
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Weed Control in Cucurbit Crops (Muskmelon, Cucumber, Squash, and Watermelon) by William M. Stall

“…Stall, describes recommended weed control methods for Florida producers, describing crop competition, mechanical control, mulching, and herbicides. …”
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Weed Management in Cotton by J. A. Ferrell, G. E. MacDonald, Pratap Devkota

“…Weeds compete with cotton for moisture, nutrients, and light. The greatest competition usually occurs early in the growing season up to 8 weeks after emergence. …”
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Understanding the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) for Farmers Program by Edward A. Evans

“… This publication discusses the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) for Farmers program, intended to help producers of primary agricultural commodities adjust to increased foreign import competition. This is EDIS document FE498, a publication of the Department of Food and Resource Economics, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. …”
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Understanding the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) for Farmers Program by Edward A. Evans

“… This publication discusses the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) for Farmers program, intended to help producers of primary agricultural commodities adjust to increased foreign import competition. This is EDIS document FE498, a publication of the Department of Food and Resource Economics, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. …”
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Philosophical Identities in Market for University Education by Denis, Sekiwu, Nicholas, Itaaga, Anthony Mugagga, Muwagga

“…The study examines the metaphysics and political philosophy behind market competition for Uganda's University Education. using grounded theory to filter the voices of 12 participants, the first phase of study, which was qualitative, revealed that a rival (contestable) market of University education in Uganda.…”
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Bridging imagination and strategy in SMEs: The role of ideas and strategy in SME performance by Adin Gustina, Jane S. Liu, Setyabudi Indartono, Nindya N. Laili

“…In the digital age, competition is no longer focussed on information but on how they can compete to generate inventive ideas. …”
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Correlations Between Preseason Functional Test Scores and Game Performance in Female Collegiate Volleyball Players by Jason Brumitt, Christopher Patterson, Robert Dudley, Eric Sorenson, Tyler Cuddeford, Heidi Cooke, Linda Froemming

“…A secondary purpose was to present FT descriptive data for this cohort based on level of competition, player position, and starter status. # Study Design prospective cohort; correlational # Methods One hundred and thirty-one female collegiate VB players representing three levels of competition completed four FT \[standing long jump (SLJ), single-leg hop (SLH), lower extremity functional test (LEFT), and the Y-Balance Test - Lower Quarter (YBT-LQ)\] at the start of the preseason. …”
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The interplay of trophic interactions and game dynamics gives rise to life-history trade-offs, consistent personalities, and predator–prey and aggression power laws by Mohammad Salahshour

“…The model relates predator–prey scaling laws with food web control and shows that small offspring size, high relative prey mobility, low predator conversion efficiency, predator competition, and prey competition all favor prey control over the food web. …”
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An Interval Throwing Program for Baseball Pitchers Based upon Workload Data by Michael M. Reinold, Brittany Dowling, Glenn S. Fleisig, Leonard C. Macrina, Kevin E. Wilk, John T. Streepy, James R. Andrews

“…# Background Interval throwing programs (ITP) have been used for decades to enable baseball pitchers to return to competition after injury or surgery by gradually applying load to the throwing arm. …”
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Impact of Small and Medium Enterprises to Peoples’ Household Income in Kabale District: A Case Study of Kabale Municipality Kabale District. by Kule, Enock

“…The study recommended that Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) employ professionals to manage their businesses as this will improve their performance since these will establish and strengthen internal controls as regards financial resources to reduce mismanagement and misappropriations Small scale business operators should widen their markets so as to reduce competition this should be done by integrating market information into the planning process because marketing is the lifeblood of a competitive marketplace.…”
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Electronic Commerce and the Success of Projects. A case study of the Entrepreneurship promotion project of the University of Rwanda. by Principe, Camake

“…Various levels of embezzlement have been found where project employees deviated the target people because of favoritism, project beneficiaries also deviated the business from the planning where some of them submitted very good project proposal, won the competition and after getting the sponsorship they replaced it by another one which might not have won the competition, simply because it is easier to implement or because of conflict of interests. …”
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Small and Medium Enterprises Performance and Job Creation in Kabale Municipality. by Ruth, Namara

“…Recommendations was that Small scale business operators should widen their markets so as to reduce competition and this should be done by integrating market information into the planning process because marketing is the life blood of a competitive marketplace as it is driven towards the needs and desires of customers in the production decisions.…”
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Weed Control in Carrot by Peter J. Dittmar, William M. Stall

“…Weeds reduce carrot yields by reducing the size of carrot roots through direct competition for nutrients, space, and water. Weeds also deform carrot roots, making them unmarketable. …”
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Weed Management in Cotton by J. A. Ferrell, G. E. MacDonald, Pratap Devkota

“…Weeds compete with cotton for moisture, nutrients, and light. The greatest competition usually occurs early in the growing season up to 8 weeks after emergence. …”
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