Dou Shou Qi is a game in which two players control a number of pieces, each of them aiming to move one of their pieces onto a given square. We implemented an engine for analyzing the game. Moreover, we created a series of endgame tablebases containing all configurations with up to four pieces. These tablebases are the first steps towards theoretically solving the game. Finally, we constructed d...

Gluteal pain is a frequent symptom in athletes, and defining it etiologically is a challenge for orthopedists. In the present study, using an anatomical approach to the posterior region of the pelvis and the proximal femur, divided into four quadrants, systematized investigation is proposed with the aim of optimizing the treatment and accelerating athletes' return to their sport, through correc...

In major marathon races such as the 'World Marathon Majors', female and male East African runners particularly from Ethiopia and Kenya are the fastest. However, whether this trend appears for female and male Ethiopians and Kenyans at recreational level runners (i.e. races at national level) and in shorter road races (e.g. in half-marathon races) has not been studied yet. Thus, the aim of the pr...

Nutrition is an important part of sport performance for young athletes, in addition to allowing for optimal growth and development. Macronutrients, micronutrients and fluids in the proper amounts are essential to provide energy for growth and activity. To optimize performance, young athletes need to learn what, when and how to eat and drink before, during and after activity.

Department of Electronics Engineering, Chung Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan Department of Electronics Engineering & Institute of Electronics, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan College of Electrical and Information Engineering, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung County, Taiwan Department of Electronics Engineering, Technology and Science Institute of Northern Taiwan, Taipei, Taiwan Indu...

1. Department of Electronic Engineering, National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences, Kaohsiung, 807, Taiwan. 2. Department of Biomedical Science and Environmental Biology, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, 807, Taiwan. 3. Cancer Center, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital; Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, 807 Taiwan. 4. Institute of Biotechnology and Chemical Engineering...

discrete chromatin complexes, although there is no eviThe nucleolus was one of the first subnuclear elements dence that it directly contacts DNA. How Sir2 arrives in observed by early microscopists, yet in the centuries the nucleolus and what the broader significance for that since its discovery, ideas about its significance have localization is are open questions that have now been ranged from...