Skating Toward Deregulation: Canadian Developments

Developments toward the unmanned ship

This paper provides an overview of the initial position and rationale regarding the development of an unmanned ship. This is based on the proposal for the EU-funded project MUNIN (Maritime Unmanned Navigation through Intelligence in Networks). Based on the European vision of an autonomous ship, MUNIN’s understanding of autonomy, its contribution towards a sustainable maritime transport system a...

Constitutional Deregulation: Notes Toward a Public, Public Law

Patellar tendinopathy - recent developments toward treatment.

Patellar tendinopathy (PT) is a clinical and chronic overuse condition of unknown pathogenesis and etiology marked by anterior knee pain typically manifested at the inferior pole of the patella. PT has been referred to as "jumper's knee" since it is particularly common among populations of jumping athletes, such as basketball and volleyball players. Due to its common refractory response to cons...

Skateboarding: more dangerous than roller skating or in-line skating.

OBJECTIVE To describe the circumstances, severity, and outcomes of skating-related injuries among children admitted to trauma centers. DESIGN A cross-sectional comparison of roller skaters (n = 154), in-line skaters (n = 190), and skateboarders (n = 254) aged 5 to 19 years who were hospitalized with injuries. SETTING Seventy-nine hospitals and pediatric trauma centers participating in the N...

Endurance in speed skating

We analyse the development of world records speed skating from 1893 to 2000 for both men and women. The historical data show that it is likely that the relation between skating speed and distance of the various events is non-linear and converges to a limit value. We pay special attention to technical innovations in speed skating, especially, the introduction of the klapskate in the 1996/1997 se...