Match day

On Match Day , it ’ s a family ( medicine ) affair

Just before 9 a.m. on March 15, Danica Lomeli, 28, a soon-to-be MD, stood huddled with a crowd of family members, waiting to open the white envelope gripped in her shaking hands. Her mom, dad, brother, cousins and best friend glanced curiously at the envelope that would play an important role in shaping Lomeli’s future — the result of years of hard work and sacrifice in her quest to become a fa...

Predicting the Match Outcome in One Day International Cricket Matches, while the Game is in Progress.

Millions of dollars are wagered on the outcome of one day international (ODI) cricket matches, with a large percentage of bets occurring after the game has commenced. Using match information gathered from all 2200 ODI matches played prior to January 2005, a range of variables that could independently explain statistically significant proportions of variation associated with the predicted run to...

Mis-match, Re-match and Investment

Mobility depends essentially on investment, which often occurs in environments in which individuals match (school) or will match after investing (the labor market). Where partners can transfer surplus to each other only imperfectly (NTU), the pattern of matching will typically be inefficient, involving too much segregation, and provide a possible rationale for “associational redistribution” suc...

The Big Match and the Paris Match

Match injury rates in professional soccer vary with match result, match venue, and type of competition.

BACKGROUND Player activities in soccer matches are influenced by the match result and match venue. It is not known whether injury rates are influenced by these factors. PURPOSE To investigate whether there are associations between injury rates and the match result, venue, and type of competition in male soccer. STUDY DESIGN Cohort study; Level of evidence, 3. METHODS Twenty-six profession...