An exploration of digital rhetoric in a social network environment by Charmaine du Plessis

“…The article focuses on an inductive logos communication technique used in a popular microblogging site to promote the 2011 Rugby World Cup event held in New Zealand. Sport readily lends itself to the viral spread of information by means of electronic word of mouth (eWOM) because it generates excitement among sport enthusiasts. …”
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An interpersonal pragmatic perspective on seductive discourse by Jim O’DRISCOLL

“…Following a brief account of these concepts, and the interpersonal pragmatic perspective more generally, the demonstration of the above claims is achieved through the analysis of three very different cases: an excerpt from a TV comedy, a (generic) academic conference presentation and a (particular) incident during a rugby match.…”
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Reflection in Practice as Source of Values: The Cross-cultural Creation of a Health-care Ethic in Post-Apartheid South Africa by Augustine Shutte

“…Such reflection, aimed as it is at the achievement of excellence in the practice concerned, can (if pursued with rigour and commitment), uncover values embedded in the practice which, however limited the practice (rugby, gardening), have a wider, even universal, scope. …”
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High tackle headache: implications of referee agreement for tackle height law change by Carly D McKay, Ash Kolstad, Stephen W West, Ruth Leese, Ricardo T Sant'Anna

“…Objectives Rugby Union has a relatively high risk of injury. …”
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Relationship between Peak Eccentric Force during the Nordic Hamstring Exercise and One Repetition Maximum Deadlift Performance by Satoru Nishida, Wataru Ito, Taisuke Ohishi, Riku Yoshida, Shigeru Sato, Masatoshi Nakamura

“… # Methods Healthy student rugby players with no history of hamstring tears were recruited to participate. …”
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Exercise Training in Athletes with Bicuspid Aortic Valve Does Not Result in Increased Dimensions and Impaired Performance of the Left Ventricle by Laura Stefani, Giorgio Galanti, Gabriele Innocenti, Roberto Mercuri, Nicola Maffulli

“…In BAV athletes, the typical form was found in 51% (107/210) of soccer players, 10% (21/210) of basketball players, 10% track and field athletics (20/210), 8% (17/210) of cyclists, 6% (13/210) swimmers, and 15% (32/210) of rugby players and others sport. Despite a progressive enlargement of the LV (P<0.001) observed during the follow-up study, no statistical differences of the LV morphology and function were evident among the diverse BAV patterns either in sedentary subjects or in athletes. …”
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Media content analysis of general practitioners’ reactions to care.data expressed in the media: what lessons can be learned for future NHS data-sharing initiatives? by Srinivasa Vittal Katikireddi, Andy Boyd, Elizabeth Ford, Yalda Kazempour, Maxwell J F Cooper

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Biomarcadores musculares de estresse fisiológico na prática esportiva de competição: uma revisão sistemática by ana-karenina-sa Fernandes, José Carlos Gomes de Carvalho Leitão, António José Abelha Cortinhas, Ariclécio Cunha de Oliveira, Adriano César Carneiro Loureiro

“…Resultados: Os resultados apresentaram a participação de biomarcadores do tipo: metabólitos (lactato e creatina quinase), proteínas (lactato desidrogenase, mioglobina e outras) e RNAs mensageiros em competições de cinco esportes distintos: corrida de aventura, rally, rugby, corrida e triatlo. Houve aumento das concentrações desses biomarcadores a partir do término das competições e a concentração da mioglobina apresentou aumento em atletas de triatlo que perdurou por 19 dias. …”
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Return to play following craniotomy for non-traumatic brain lesions by Jovanna A. Tracz, Matthew L. Farmer, Mark Hughes, Debraj Mukherjee, Paul M. Brennan

“…The sports with the longest average RTP timeline were boxing (10.3 months), rugby (8.7 months), and American football (8.5 months) in the core patient scenario. …”
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Professionalisation and governance in sports organisations: towards an integrated understanding by Raphael Stieger, Siegfried Nagel, Grazia Lang

“…Considering ongoing professionalization in sport organizations: A case study of the ACT Brumbies Super Rugby Club. Journal of Global Sport Management, 3(3), 215–236. https://doi.org/10.1080/24704067.2018.1432989 Shilbury, D., & Ferkins, L. (2011). …”
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