The aetiology and pathology of fibrositis of the back are still unknown, and this investigation was started in the hope of clarifying the picture. It was therefore decided to examine the backs of all bodies reaching the post-mortem table to establish the normal condition before studying any " fibrositic " nodules that might subsequently be available for examination. Twleve backs were dissected....

The components of body composition were studied in 56 second class rugby union football players: 28 forwards and 28 backs. Fowards were found to have 19.5% TBF (TOTAL BODY FAT) and 80.5% LBM (LEAN BODY MASS); backs 12.2% TBF and 87.8% LBM. It was felt that greater attention should be given to the ratio of TBF to LBM in determining body weight and that there should be an increased emphasis of th...

The direct synthesis of nitrile from N2 under mild conditions is great importance and has attracted much interest. Herein, we report a conversion into via nitrile–alkyne cross-metathesis (NACM) process involving N2-derived Mo nitride. Treatment the nitride with alkyne in presence KOTf afforded an alkyne-coordinated nitride, which was then transformed MoV carbyne corresponding upon 1 e? oxidatio...

BACKGROUND Rugby union players can take several days to fully recover from competition. Muscle damage induced during the match has a major role in player recovery; however the specific characteristics of match play that predict post-match muscle damage remains unclear. We examined the relationships between a marker of muscle damage and performance characteristics associated with physical contac...

The aim of this study was to assess the physical demands of elite English rugby union match-play. Player movements were captured by five distributed video cameras and then reconstructed on a two-dimensional plane representing the pitch. Movements based on speeds were categorized as standing, walking, jogging, and medium-intensity running (low-intensity activity), and high-intensity running, spr...

OBJECTIVE To determine the incidence, severity and nature of injuries sustained during the Rugby World Cup (RWC) 2015 together with the inciting events leading to the injuries. DESIGN A prospective, whole population study. POPULATION 639 international rugby players representing 20 countries. METHOD The study protocol followed the definitions and procedures recommended in the consensus sta...

Electron transfer in complex I from Escherichia coli was investigated by an ultrafast freeze-quench approach. The reaction of complex I with NADH was stopped in the time domain from 90 mus to 8 ms and analyzed by electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy at low temperatures. The data show that after binding of the first molecule of NADH, two electrons move via the FMN cofactor to the i...

OBJECTIVES To investigate the physiological characteristics of subelite junior and senior rugby league players and establish performance standards for these athletes. METHODS A total of 159 junior (under 16, 15, 14, and 13, n = 88) and senior (first grade, second grade, and under 19, n = 71) rugby league players (forwards, n = 80, backs, n = 79), competing at a subelite level, underwent measu...

Laboratory for Multifunctional Materials, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 5, 8093 Zurich, Swi mat.ethz.ch Electron Microscopy Center, Empa, Swiss F and Technology, Überlandstrasse 129, 8600 Laboratory for Nanometallurgy, Departmen Switzerland Department of Chemistry and Applied Switzerland † Electronic supplementary information AFM images, XRD patterns, SEM imag images, Raman spectrum, TGA an characterizat...