Perceptions of Physical Therapy and The Role of Physical Therapists  In Injury Prevention Among Professional Basketball Players: A Qualitative Study by Alison Marks, Carol A. Courtney, William E. Healey

“… # Purpose The purpose of this study was to describe professional basketball players' perceptions of physical therapy (PT) and physical therapists' role in injury prevention…”
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Optimizing Muscle Performance in Young Soccer Players: Exploring the Impact of Resisted Sprint Training and Its Relationship with Distance Covered by Felipe Hermosilla-Palma, Juan Francisco Loro-Ferrer, Pablo Merino-Muñoz, Nicolás Gómez-Álvarez, Rodrigo Zacca, Hugo Cerda-Kohler, Ciro Brito, Jorge Pérez-Contreras, Moacyr Portes-Junior, Esteban Aedo-Muñoz

“…To analyze the influence of sprint distance in resisted sprints on muscle performance in young soccer players. Methods. This quantitative study utilized a pre-post experimental design. …”
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Longitudinal performance trajectories for youth female and male soccer players: 10m-sprint percentile curves adapted to biological age by Julia Hernandez, Chantal Widmer, Stephen Cobley, Dennis-Peter Born, Wolfgang Taube, Michael Romann

“…Methods A total of 33’647 10-meter sprint test results were analyzed, derived from 11’752 male and female soccer players (f = 1’112; m = 10’640) aged 9 to 20 years. …”
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Sounds and Natures Do Often Agree: Prediction of Esports Players’ Performance in Fighting Games Based on the Operating Sounds of Game Controllers by Yamato Hiratsuka, Kazuki Kuga, Takahiro Miura, Tetsuo Tanaka, Mari Ueda

“…In particular, few method has been developed to objectively measure an individual’s mental state utilizing limited equipment. It has been observed that when players’ performance deteriorates or they are under pressure, they occasionally operate the controller in accordance with their state, resulting in the sound of the controller increasing. …”
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Characterization of a Cournot–Nash Equilibrium for a Fishery Model with Fuzzy Utilities by R. Israel Ortega-Gutiérrez, Raúl Montes-de-Oca, Hugo Cruz-Suárez

“…However, in the fuzzy case, game theory is not the best way to represent a real fishing problem because players do not always have enough information to accurately estimate their utility in the context of fishing. …”
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Different frequencies to estimate bone mineral content from raw bioelectrical impedance data in adolescent soccer players: a critical analysis by Marcus Vinicius de Oliveira Cattem, Josely Correa Koury

“…Multiple linear regression models and bioelectrical impedance vector analysis (BIVA) were applied to evaluate whole-body and segmental BMC relationships.ResultsMale adolescent soccer players (n = 149; 15.6 ± 0.6 years) participated in this study. …”
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The Longitudinal Neurophysiological Adaptation of a Division I Female Lacrosse Player Following Anterior Cruciate Rupture and Repair: A Case Report by Robert Mangine, Jim Tersak, Thomas Palmer, Audrey Hill-Lindsay, Bolton Patton, Marsha Eifert-Mangine, Bradley Jacobs, Angelo J Colosimo

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From Blocking Shots to Blocking GI Transit, This Professional Basketball Player Does It All: A Case Report on Small Bowel Obstruction by Emily L. DeMaio, Richard C. Jarvis, Jessica A. Cohen, Courtney N. Gleason

“…A female professional basketball player in her mid-20’s with no past medical history presented with a seven-hour history of worsening abdominal pain beginning in the epigastric region and migrating to the right lower quadrant. …”
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The Development of a Return to Performance Pathway Involving A Professional Soccer Player Returning From A Multi-Structural Knee Injury: A Case Report by Andrew Mitchell, Ollie Waite, Craig Holding, Matt Greig

“…The purpose of this case report was to outline a RTP for a professional soccer player who successfully restored specific injury criteria (strength, capacity and movement quality), physical capabilities (plyometric and explosive qualities). and on-field sport specific criteria utilizing the ‘control-chaos continuum…”
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Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) and its relationship with maximum oxygen consumption (VO2max) among 16-year-old junior players at Zakho football club by Athraa Abdulelah Abdulsatar

“…The descriptive correlational method was employed to examine the relationship between cardiorespiratory fitness CRF and VO2 max in 16-year-old junior football players. A random sample of twenty players was selected from a population of thirty-two players. …”
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Trusting AI: does uncertainty visualization affect decision-making? by Jonatan Reyes, Anil Ufuk Batmaz, Marta Kersten-Oertel

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Multiplayer games and HIV transmission via casual encounters by Stephen Tully, Monica-Gabriela Cojocaru, Chris T. Bauch

“…The games are modelled as generalized Nash games with shared constraints, which is completely novel in the context of our applied problem. Each player's HIV status is known to potential partners, and players have personal preferences ranked via utility values of unprotected and protected sex outcomes. …”
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Comparative analysis of extensive form zero sum game algorithms for Poker like games by Behbod Keshavarzi, Hamidreza Navidi

“…First, algorithms were tested on two-player variants of Kuhn, Leduc, and Royal Poker. Second, the scalability of the Kuhn Poker algorithm was examined by extending it to games with three to five players. …”
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Model development based on small-sided games for the national football development program in Malaysia by Zulakbal Abd Karim, Thariq Khan Azizuddin Khan, Norhazira Abdul Rahim, Muhammad Muqri Aiman, Rajkumar Krishnan Vasanthi, Ali Nadzalan, Amin Akbar

“… Introduction: The National Football Development Programme (NFDP) in Malaysia is a comprehensive initiative designed to improve the quality of football through structured coaching and player development, particularly focusing on youth engagement. …”
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Exploring <i>RNF213</i> in Ischemic Stroke and Moyamoya Disease: From Cellular Models to Clinical Insights by Benjamin Y. Q. Tan, Charlene H. P. Kok, Megan B. J. Ng, Shaun Loong, Eric Jou, Leonard L. L. Yeo, Weiping Han, Christopher D. Anderson, Chiea Chuen Khor, Poh San Lai

“…Advances in stroke genetics have highlighted the critical role of rare genetic variants in cerebrovascular diseases, with <i>RNF213</i> emerging as a key player in ischemic stroke and Moyamoya disease (MMD). …”
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Enhancing cooperation in dynamic networks through reinforcement-learning-based rewiring strategies by Hsuan-Wei Lee, Szu-Ping Chen, Feng Shi

“…This study investigates the dynamics of cooperation among players engaged in repeated two-player Prisoner’s Dilemma games, utilizing a novel integration of the Bush–Mosteller reinforcement learning model with adaptive network rewiring mechanisms. …”
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Project Capital Allocation Combination Equilibrium Decision Model Based on Behavioral Option Game by Meirui Zhong, Anqi Zeng, Jianbai Huang, Kairong Hong

“…Aiming at option value of the project and fairness preference psychological utility features, this paper modified objective function between players by option game equilibrium and utility function of project managers by inequity aversion. …”
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Zoo U: A Stealth Approach to Social Skills Assessment in Schools by Melissa E. DeRosier, Ashley B. Craig, Rebecca P. Sanchez

“…We found that detailed game logs of socially relevant player behavior combined with external measures of player social skills provided an efficient vector to incrementally improve the accuracy of the embedded assessments. …”
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Low-Load Blood-flow Restriction Training for Medial Tibial Stress-Syndrome in Athletes: A Case Series by Anders F. Brekke, Johanne Bjørklund, Rosa C. Holse, Christian Larsen, Mikkel H. Hjortshoej

“… # Study design Case series # Methods Six recreational athletes (one handball player, one soccer player, and four runners) with MTSS were recruited. …”
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Efficiency Determinants in Brazilian Football Clubs by Marcelo Machado de Freitas, Rafael Araújo Sousa Farias, Leonardo Flach

“…Included among the strategies that allow for greater efficiency in Brazilian clubs are the better utilization of stadiums and club assets, maximization of the financial worth of player popularity, and joining these with titles and a place in the A Series. …”
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