93. Research for Boxing

Boxing Theories

In previous papers, I presented an inference method for rst-order logic based on the transformation between canonical normal forms (Bittencourt, 1994) and a concurrent algorithm for this transformation that, in the one hand, generates only clauses that are not subsumed by any other and, in the other hand, is naturally concurrent and therefore easy to parallelize (Bitten-court, 1995). This algor...

Prohibiting Headgear for Safety in Amateur Boxing? Opinion of the Canadian Boxing Community: an Online Poll

BACKGROUND In 2013, the Amateur International Boxing Association (AIBA) introduced a rule banning headgear for male-senior open class boxers during competition. The AIBA has defended the rule change as motivated by safety and supported by internal unpublished studies. As a result, in 2018, the AIBA plans to universally prohibit headgear in competition: for all competitors (male and female), all...

[Brain injuries in boxing].

A Boxing Interface for a Games Console

Obesity is a serious health problem globally and it is on the increase. Half of the adult US population is expected to be obese by 2025 if current trends continue. A major cause of obesity is inactivity and it has also been linked to playing computer games. As a result, fitness games and peripherals for games consoles are becoming increasingly popular as a method of exercise and as a way to hel...

Ocular complications of boxing.

OBJECTIVES To investigate the prevalence of ocular injuries in a large population of boxers over a period of 16 years, in particular, the most severe lesions that may be vision threatening. METHODS Clinical records of the medical archive of the Italian Boxing Federation were analysed. A total of 1032 boxers were examined from February 1982 to October 1998. A complete ophthalmological history ...