The necessity for some techniques which can be used in investigating equations arising in mathematical models describing real-life situations in population biology and economics has increased the interest in studying nonlinear and rational difference equations for the last four decades, see, for example, [1–23] and the references therein. In [8] the authors proposed the following research project.

The purpose of this study was to explore the reliability of estimating three-dimensional (3D) angular kinematics and kinetics of a swimmer derived from digitized video. Two high-level front crawl swimmers and one high level backstroke swimmer were recorded by four underwater and two above water video cameras. One of the front crawl swimmers was digitized at 50 fields per second with a window fo...

Recently, Gao introduced some moduli from Pythagorean theorem. In terms of these moduli, he got some sufficient conditions for a Banach space X to have uniform normal structure, which plays an import role in fixed-point theory. In this paper, we mainly discuss the moduli E (X) and f (X). Let X be a Banach space. By SX and BX we will denote the unit sphere and unit ball of X , respectively. For ...

The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of a multiple set squat exercise training intervention with superimposed electromyostimulation (EMS) on strength and power, sprint and jump performance. Twenty athletes from different disciplines participated and were divided into two groups: strength training (S) or strength training with superimposed EMS (S+E). Both groups completed ...

In the recent papers [1, 2], the author obtained necessary and sufficient conditions for a series ∑ an which is absolutely summable of order k by a weighted mean method, 1 < k ≤ s <∞, to be such that anλn is absolutely summable of order s by a triangular matrix method. In this paper, we obtain sufficient and (different) necessary conditions for a series ∑ an which is absolutely summable |A|k to...

This study compared the kinetic roles of the upper extremities in racket impact force generation between the open stance (OS) and square stance (SS) for tennis players with different skill levels in two-handed backhand strokes. Twelve male tennis players were divided into an advanced group (AG) (L3-L2 skill level) and intermediate group (IG) (L7-L6 skill level), and their data were used in a th...

The research record is often manipulated for short term gain but at the risk of harm to patients. The medical research community needs to implement changes to ensure that readers obtain the truth about all research, especially reports of randomised trials, which hold a special place in answering what works best for patients. Failure to publish the findings of all studies, especially randomised ...

The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of running versus cycling training on sprint and endurance capacity in inline speed skating. Sixteen elite athletes (8 male, 8 female, 24 ± 8 yrs) were randomly assigned into 2 training groups performing either 2 session per week of treadmill running or ergometer cycling in addition to 3 skating specific sessions (technique, plyometrics, park...

Assessment of “exercise readiness” is a central component to the flexible non-linear periodization (FNLP) method of organizing training workloads, but the underlying factor structure of this construct has not been empirically determined. The purpose of this study was to assess construct dimensionality of exercise readiness using exploratory factor analysis. The result of which serve as initial ...

Let be a C∗-algebra with identity 1, and let s( ) denote the set of all states on . For p,q,r ∈ [1,∞), denote by r( ) the set of all infinite matrices A= [ajk]j,k=1 over such that the matrix (φ[A[2]]) [r] := [(φ(ajkajk))]j,k=1 defines a bounded linear operator from p to q for all φ∈ s( ). Then r( ) is a Banach algebra with the Schur product operation and norm ‖A‖ = sup{‖(φ[A[2]])‖ : φ∈ s( )}. A...