Game, set and message by Charl Durand Charl Durand

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Sequencing of game complexes in women’s volleyball: are there differences according to the set played? by Pedro Henrique Cavalcante Vieira, Lorenzo Laporta, Gustavo Ferreira Pedrosa, Augusto Faria de Paula Santana, Auro Barreiros Freire, Crislaine Couto Rangel, Claudio Andre Barbosa de Lira, Filipe Manuel Clemente, Thiago José Leonardi, Gustavo De Conti Teixeira Costa

“…Purpose The objective of the present manuscript was to analyse the flow of play in high-level women’s volleyball by sequencing game complexes per set. Methods The sample analysed 135 matches played in the 2021/2022 Brazilian Women’s Superliga, with the number of matches analysed ranging from 14 and 25 matches for all teams participating in the championship. …”
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Analysis of Tennis Competitions on Different Court Surfaces by İhsan Doğan, Şükran Arıkan, Serkan Revan

“…As a result, the findings show that the game elements that affect the outcome of the match are affected by the court surface and players tend to change their game patterns, in other words, the tactical structure of the important game elements that will make the match win and to adapt themselves to the playing court surface.…”
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Local Interactions and p-Best Response Set by J. Durieu, P. Solal

“…We distinguish between two assumptions made by agents about the matching rule. We show that only actions contained in the minimal p-best response set can be selected provided that p is sufficiently small. …”
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A Multiagent Potential Field-Based Bot for Real-Time Strategy Games by Johan Hagelbäck, Stefan J. Johansson

“…We present a multiagent potential field-based bot architecture that is evaluated in two different real-time strategy game settings and compare them, both in terms of performance, and in terms of softer attributes such as configurability with other state-of-the-art solutions. …”
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Kinect-Based Exergames Tailored to Parkinson Patients by Ioannis Pachoulakis, Nikolaos Papadopoulos, Anastasia Analyti

“…When the patient’s movements, as detected by Kinect, “match” a preprogrammed gesture, an onscreen 3D cartoon avatar responds according to the game context at hand. …”
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Network Motifs in Football by Necmi Gürsakal, Fırat Melih Yılmaz, Halil Orbay Çobanoğlu, Sandy Çağlıyor

“…In this study, 3-nodes and 4-nodes pass motifs of the teams were examined within the frame of a data set of ten games and the most frequent repetitions of these motifs were determined. …”
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Implementing the Reverse Acute to Chronic Workload Ratio Model to Improve Movement Capacity and Roster Availability: An Example Using Data from the NFL by Trevor Short, Paulette M Yamada

“…Preparatory training stimulus has to closely match in-game demands, but at the same time, practitioners need to avoid excessive workloads and undertraining to mitigate workload progression-related injuries and maximize roster availability. …”
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Testing the acceptability and feasibility of video observational methodology to measure parent-adolescent communication and interaction by Fortunate Lekhuleni, Rachana Desai, Bronwyne Coetzee, Rebecca Pearson, Tamsen Jean Rochat, Tamsen Jean Rochat

“…Refinements and adjustments were made to the methodological protocol by improving the head cameras and lighting conditions and refining the Matching pairs card game, which resulted in improved analytic output from FaceReader.ConclusionBased on these findings, a methodological protocol was developed to measure parent-adolescent interaction and communication in an urban setting. …”
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Development and Evaluation of an AI-based Exergame Training System for Ice-Hockey Players: a Randomized Controlled Trial by Nicole Sieber, Simon Walser, Thomas Weber, Raphael Gubler, Hannes Badertscher, Patrick Eggenberger

“…Exergaming combines exercise and video gaming and couples cognitive and physical stimuli. …”
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Epidemiology and Factors Influencing Davis Cup Retirements Over the Past Twenty Years by Martí Casals, Jordi Cortés, Daniel Llenderrozos, Miguel Crespo, Timothy E. Hewett, Lorena Martin, Ernest Baiget

“…. # Methods The data set includes data from 6,060 men's singles matches that included 1,814,141 games from Davis Cup ties played between 2000 to 2019. …”
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Comparative analysis of consistency of adaptations to interval interventions individualized using sport-specific techniques in well-trained soccer players by Hongjun Zhang, Sheng Li, Bingyuan Yang

“…Thirty well-trained athletes (age = 25 ± 3.1 years; body mass = 82.4 ± 3.4 kg; height = 183 ± 2.1 cm) were randomly assigned to two experimental groups engaging in interval intervention individualized using 30–15 Intermittent Fitness Test [HIITvIFT (two sets of 5–8 min intervals, comprising 15 s of running at 95% of VIFT followed by 15 s of passive recovery)], and small-sided game with matched timing (SSG [4 sets of 2.5–4 min 3 v 3 efforts]), as well as an active control group. …”
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Ontology of functional synergetics in virtual cognitive-semiotic design of information processes and systems by R. G. Bolbakov, V. A. Mordvinov, P. V. Berezkin, I. I. Sivitsky

“…Tracing what is happening in dynamics, in the inseparability of assessments and regulations of the set of properties, attributes, and manifestations of the analyzed processes to an even greater extent clarifies the essence and role of the concept introduced by the authors in the general classical theory of information processes and systems. …”
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Sport participation as an educational tool and a means of promoting physical, mental, and social well-being by Francesco Sgrò

“…Greco and colleagues (2024) presented the results of an empirical study which addressed the different effects of the same games-based protocols delivered in indoor and outdoor settings, highlighting the greater positive impact of the outdoor environment across all indicators considered. …”
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