Kicking is one of the most important skills in soccer and the ability to achieve ma ximal kicking velocity with both legs leads to an advantage for the soccer player. This study examined the relationship be tween kicking ball velocity with both legs using anthropometric measurements and vertical jumps (a squat jump (SJ); a countermovement jump without (CMJ) and with the arm swing (CMJA) and a r...

In this paper, we investigate the non-interactive simulation proposed by Kamath et. al. [3], and establish outer bounds by using the maximal correlation and hypercontractivity ribbon. For several examples, inner bounds are discussed and explicit schemes are also introduced.

Why is maximal running speed reduced on curved paths? The leading explanation proposes that an increase in lateral ground reaction force necessitates a decrease in peak vertical ground reaction force, assuming that maximum leg extension force is the limiting factor. Yet, no studies have directly measured these forces or tested this critical assumption. We measured maximum sprint velocities and ...

A norm inequality is proved for elements of a star algebra so that the algebra is noncommutative. In particular, a relation between maximal and minimal extensions of regular norm on a C∗-algebra is established.

OBJECTIVES To investigate if reductions in pre-season training loads reduced the incidence of training injuries in rugby league players, and to determine if the reductions in training loads compromised the improvements in physical fitness obtained during the pre-season preparation period. METHODS A total of 220 sub-elite rugby league players participated in this 3 year prospective study. Play...

Several weighted rearrangement inequalities for uncentered and centered local sharp functions are proved. These results are applied to obtain new weighted weak-type and strong-type estimates for singular integrals. A self-improving property of sharp function inequalities is established.

Let m have compact support in (0,∞). For 1 < p < 2d/(d + 1), we give a necessary and sufficient condition for the Lprad(R )-boundedness of the maximal operator associated with the radial multiplier m(|ξ|). More generally we prove a similar result for maximal operators associated with multipliers of modified Hankel transforms. The result is obtained by modifying the proof of the characterization...

In this paper results about the Hilbert function and about the number of minimal generators stated in (Orecchia) for disjoint unions of rational smooth curves are generalized to disjoint unions of distinct smooth non special curves. Hence, the maximal rank and the minimal generation of such curves are studied. In particular, we consider elliptic curves and we describe a method to compute their ...

OBJECTIVES Although healthy individuals have less force production capacity during bilateral muscle contractions compared to unilateral efforts, emerging evidence suggests that certain aspects of paretic upper limb task performance after stroke may be enhanced by moving bilaterally instead of unilaterally. We investigated whether the bilateral movement condition affects grip force differently o...

We study paths between maximal chains, or “flags,” in finite rank semimodular lattices. Two flags are adjacent if they differ on at most one rank. A path is a sequence of flags in which consecutive flags are adjacent. We study the union of all flags on at least one minimum length path connecting two flags in the lattice. This is a subposet of the original lattice. If the lattice is modular, the...