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The Dengue risk transmission during the FIFA 2014 World Cup
Dengue is a persistent threat to Brazilians. The twentieth FIFA World Cup will take place in Brazil in June and July this year. This paper warning that Dengue fever could be not a significant problem in competition locations. Temperature is a very strong predictor of suitability for Dengue and it seems evident that relative humidity measurements are less satisfactory in biological (ecological, ...
متن کاملFootball injuries during the 2014 FIFA World Cup
BACKGROUND FIFA has surveyed match injuries in its tournaments since 1998. AIM To analyse the incidence and characteristics of match injuries incurred during the 2014 FIFA World Cup in comparison to previous FIFA World Cups. METHODS The chief physicians of the participating teams reported all newly incurred injuries of their players after the match on a standardised report form. 124 (97%) f...
متن کاملDevelopment of a Simulator for the FIFA World Cup 2014
In this paper, a probabilistic simulator for the upcoming FIFA World Cup is developed. For that, we develop a simulation model that can predict the outcome of a match by calculating a win expectancy for both participating teams based on several rules, that take into account different rating methods and can be arbitrarily weighted and combined by the user. The process of deriving the rules’ form...
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This paper presents an experience of implementing a professional training program for the Brazilian hospitality industry in the 12 cities that will be the headquarters of the World Cup in 2014. This project was developed in the context of the program “Welcoming Cup”, of the Brazilian Ministry of Tourism, whose objective is to enable the tourism industry to attain international standards of qual...
متن کاملThe association of environmental heat stress with performance: analysis of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil
OBJECTIVE The 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil included 64 matches in temperate to tropical environmental conditions. We analysed performance data in relation to the environmental conditions to identify potential association. METHODS Wet-bulb globe temperature (WBGT) parameters were obtained at the centre of the field 1 h before the start of play. Environmental stress was estimated (low, moderate a...
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عنوان ژورنال: Scottish Affairs
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0966-0356,2053-888X
DOI: 10.3366/scot.2003.0027