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The recent AFL Grand Final was a great spectacle. It was also a welcome distraction from the woeful performance of the Wallabies in the rugby union World Cup.
The recent AFL Grand Final was a great spectacle. It was also a welcome distraction from the woeful performance of the Wallabies in the rugby union World Cup.
Social Sciences
Oct 18, 2023
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Published in npj Climate and Atmospheric Science, a five-year study analyzed the atmosphere over the Amazon Rainforest to track the height and distance that hay fever-causing particles like pollen and fungi can travel.
Environment
Sep 21, 2022
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Previous research has analyzed baby names displayed by private companies and indicated that the rates of unique names increased in Japan between 2004 and 2018 (Ogihara, 2021; Ogihara et al., 2015). However, changes over a ...
Social Sciences
Sep 13, 2022
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Over the past decade, the top end of sport has become saturated in data. Some of this is visible—such as match statistics, maximum speeds and distances covered—but a tremendous amount is invisible.
Social Sciences
Apr 13, 2022
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Researchers from the Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences at the University of Tsukuba have analyzed the "kick-start" technique used by swimmers when beginning a race. On the basis of force and velocity measurements, the ...
Soft Matter
Sep 8, 2021
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A research team led by the Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences at the University of Tsukuba has reviewed the hydrodynamics literature related to swimming. They identified certain biomechanical aspects, including the relationship ...
Soft Matter
Sep 6, 2021
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Guaranteeing every child the opportunity to participate in certain types of physical activity could support their academic attainment and help to close the achievement gap between wealthy and less-advantaged pupils, new research ...
Education
May 19, 2021
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A team of scientists has found that women's football was common across Japan between the Meiji restoration and the start of the Second World War. In the process, they also uncovered the oldest known photograph of women playing ...
Social Sciences
Apr 27, 2021
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Duchenne muscular dystrophy is the most common type of muscular dystrophy, affecting more than 10,000 males at birth per year in the United States with severe physical disability, chronic wasting and muscle deterioration.
General Physics
Feb 11, 2020
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The role of skill in determining the outcome of animal contests is to be explored in new research by the University of Plymouth.
Plants & Animals
Jan 7, 2019
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