Accuracy of smartwatches in predicting distance running performance by Jiansong Dai, Gangrui Chen, Zhonghe Gu, Yuxuan Qi, Kai Xu

“…The bias ± 95% limits of agreement were −20.4 ± 44.2 s for 5 km, 4.1 ± 299.1 s for 10 km, and 143.8 ± 400.4 s for the half marathon.ConclusionsThis study confirmed that the smartwatch exhibits high precision in predicting 5 km, 10 km, and half marathon performances, with an accuracy exceeding 97%. …”
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Validity of a Sham Dry Needling Technique on a Healthy Population by Daniel M Cushman, Anna Holman, Lee Skinner, Keith Cummings, Peter Haight, Masaru Teramoto

“… # Study Design Validation study # Methods Runners capable of completing a half-marathon or marathon race and were randomized to receive true (using an introducer and needle) or sham (using an introducer and fixed, blunted needle) dry needling. …”
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Summary and study on the curriculum reform of modern cryptography based on SPOC and flip classroom by Ning ZHANG, Shichong TAN, Xiaotong FU, Xiaogang DU, Hui LI

“…Based on the teaching practice of modern cryptography curriculum reform in xidian university from 2015 to 2018,the practice and effect of MOOC,SPOC and flip classroom in modern cryptography were analyzed.The implementation and reform of the lab course were summarized based on the experiments with programming marathon and traditional lab course.The accomplishments and lessons of the curriculum reform were summarized and some suggestions of innovative modern cryptography education for undergraduate in the mode of “Internet +” were provided.…”
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Investigating skeletal muscle micro-trauma with time-dependent diffusion and the random permeable barrier model by Susanne S. Rauh, Donnie Cameron, Oliver J. Gurney-Champion, Frank Smithuis, Mario Maas, Martijn Froeling, Hermien E. Kan, Aart J. Nederveen, Gustav J. Strijkers, Melissa T. Hooijmans

“…The increased permeability post-marathon underscores the potential of RPBM-derived parameters as a biomarker for micro-trauma and muscle injuries.…”
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Ischemic Colitis in an Endurance Runner by Chase Grames, Cristóbal S. Berry-Cabán

“…A 20-year-old female running the Marine Corps Marathon developed diarrhea at mile 12. After finishing the race she noted that she was covered in bloody stool. …”
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Ross Macdonald, Redivivus? by Robert Lance Snyder

“…After a definitive biography appeared in 1999, the Library of America, a sure benchmark of literary recognition, released in 2015 the first of three volumes devoted to his fiction; the same year saw the publication of his letters to and from Eudora Welty; and in 2016 Fantagraphics Books issued Macdonald’s marathon interviews with Paul Nelson. During his lifetime this author of detective fiction had both ardent champions and occasional detractors, but an examination of The Doomsters (1958), The Galton Case (1959), The Far Side of the Dollar (1965), and The Goodbye Look (1969) reinforces the judgment of Bernard A. …”
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Design Method of ADAS for Urban Electric Vehicle Based on Virtual Prototyping by Katarzyna Jezierska-Krupa, Wojciech Skarka

“…Since 2012, the Smart Power Team has been actively participating in the Shell Eco-marathon, which is a worldwide competition. From the very beginning, the team has been working to increase driver’s safety on the road by developing Advanced Driver Assistance Systems. …”
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О интерсемиотической передаче комического в аудиодескрипции к советским кинокомедиям by Maria Mocarz-Kleindienst

“…Shakhnazarov, 1983), Autumn marathon (directed by G. Daneliya, 1979), and The twelve chairs (directed by L. …”
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Iron deficiency in endure athletes by Michał Rogulski, Yauheniya Patarocha, Aleksandra Ślusarska, Jolanta Mędyk, Paulina Błasiak, Małgorzata Wirkijowska, Patryk Mikołajec, Ruslan Huk, Barbara Bilecka, Jakub Wirkijowski

“… Iron deficiency, with or without anemia, is more prevalent in endurance athletes than in the general population. Especially in marathon and half-marathon runners - these groups of endurance athletes are at high risk for iron deficiency via several mechanisms, such as sweating, gastrointestinal bleeding, urinary-tract blood loss, hemolysis, and others.   …”
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A Case of Femoral Arteriovenous Fistula Causing High-Output Cardiac Failure, Originally Misdiagnosed as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome by J. Porter, Q. Al-Jarrah, S. Richardson

“…We report a case of an iatrogenic femoral arteriovenous fistula, causing worsening congestive cardiac failure, in a 34-year-old marathon runner. This was originally diagnosed as chronic fatigue syndrome. …”
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Newspaper Coverage Effects on the Promotion of a Lifestyle Intervention Program by Sindre M. Dyrstad, Leif I. Tjelta

“…Their goals were to become physically fit and run a half marathon (21.1 km) after 14 weeks of training. The newspaper published on average three weekly articles throughout the project period, including the weekly training program and a record of the physical improvements made by the participants. …”
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Model-Based Optimization of Velocity Strategy for Lightweight Electric Racing Cars by Mirosław Targosz, Wojciech Skarka, Piotr Przystałka

“…The method was developed for the needs of an electric powered racing vehicle built for the purposes of the Shell Eco-marathon (SEM), the most famous and largest race of energy efficient vehicles. …”
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Left Ventricular Hypertrabeculation (LVHT) in Athletes: A Negligible Finding? by Rokas Jagminas, Rokas Šerpytis, Pranas Šerpytis, Sigita Glaveckaitė

“…We describe the case of a young athlete with no medical history, who presented with syncope during a marathon running race. Initial evaluation showed elevated troponin I; transthoracic echocardiography showed a trabeculated ventricle and subsequent cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) revealed left ventricular hypertrabeculation (LVHT). …”
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Variation of Red Blood Cell Distribution Width and Mean Platelet Volume after Moderate Endurance Exercise by Giuseppe Lippi, Gian Luca Salvagno, Elisa Danese, Cantor Tarperi, Gian Cesare Guidi, Federico Schena

“…We studied 31 middle-trained athletes (mean training regimen 217±32 min/week) who performed a 21.1 km, half-marathon run. Blood samples were collected before the run, at the end, and 3 and 20 hours thereafter. …”
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Epidemiology and Genetic Diversity of Colistin Nonsusceptible Nosocomial Acinetobacter baumannii Strains from Russia for 2013-2014 by Eugene A. Sheck, Mikhail V. Edelstein, Marina V. Sukhorukova, Natali V. Ivanchik, Elena Yu. Skleenova, Andrey V. Dekhnich, Ilya S. Azizov, Roman S. Kozlov

“…This article presents the epidemiological features and genetic diversity of colistin nonsusceptible A. baumannii strains collected as part of a national multicenter epidemiological study of the antibiotic resistance of pathogens of nosocomial infections (MARATHON), which was conducted in 2013-2014 in Russia. …”
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The fastest nonprofessional age group IRONMAN triathletes in the world originate from Europe by Beat Knechtle, Elias Villiger, Katja Weiss, David Valero, Thomas Rosemann, Pantelis T. Nikolaidis, Rodrigo Luiz Vancini, Marilia Santos Andrade, Mabliny Thuany

“…Abstract It is well known that elite athletes of specific ethnicities and/or nationalities dominate certain sports disciplines (e.g., East Africans in marathon running). However, we do not know the nationalities of the fastest non-professional IRONMAN triathletes. …”
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Multi-disciplinary treatment of broncho-esophageal fistula in a high-risk single-lung patient by Rune Haaverstad, Kjell Ovrebo, Lorentz Sandvik, Håvard Seland, Gunnar Reksten Husebø, Vegard Skalstad Ellensen, Marit Farstad, Eivind Strandenes, Rajinder Sharma, Marianne Øksnes, Anders Kjellevold Storesund, Solveig Moss Kolseth

“…After temporary stent treatment, a carefully staged surgical marathon was performed: Veno-venous ECMO was established to secure oxygenation, and bilateral thoracotomy and laparotomy performed to access structures in the frozen mediastinum. …”
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Body composition and physical performance of mountain bike athletes by Rayane Carvalho de Moura, Crislane de Moura Costa, Cirley Pinheiro Ferreira, Bruna Lorena Soares Cavalcante Sousa, Leandra Caline dos Santos, Michelly da Silva Pinheiro, Sérgio Luís Galan Ribeiro, Sandro Soares Almeida, Joseline Lima e Silva Pinho, Naíza Monge Lages, Maria Flávia de Sousa, Iago Alves Costa, Glêbia Alexa Cardoso, Acácio Salvador Veras Silva, Alisson Alves Silva, Jefferson Cruz dos Santos Leite, Felipe Machado Brito, Lailson Henrique Oliveira dos Santos, Rubens Lima Rodrigues, Jairo da Costa Souza, Marcos Antonio Pereira dos Santos

“…Finally, we measured the completion time of a Mountain Bike Marathon, with the distance of 75 km). Pearson’s correlation was analyzed to verify the influence of body composition on race time and physical performance tests. …”
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