OBJECTIVES To deliver a nationwide implementation of the 'FIFA 11 for Health' programme in Brazil and to compare the outcomes with results obtained previously in Sub-Saharan Africa. METHOD A cohort study among 3694 Brazilian children aged 9-12 years within 128 elementary schools situated in 12 cities in the five Regions of Brazil. The 'FIFA 11 for Health' programme contains 11 90 min sessions...

PURPOSE T1WI (T1 weighted image) was acquired in order to grade bone fusion following the studies by FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Associations). Research using images other than T1WI has not been reported. The aim of this study is to evaluate the grade of epiphyseal fusion by T2* weighted images (T2*WI) and to investigate new findings on T2*WI as compared with T1WI. METHODS A t...

www.thelancet.com Vol 375 January 9, 2010 107 Smokers watching teams slug it out on the fi eld in pursuit of 2010 FIFA World Cup glory will have to think twice before lighting up. The South African Government has slapped an outright ban on smoking in all the stadiums where games are to be played. South African director of Health Promotion Vimla Moodley says that stadiums will be 100% smoke free...

Compelling gameplay requires constant testing and refinement during the development process, amounting to a considerable investment in time and energy. This article presents an approach to gameplay analysis intended to support and augment the work of game designers, collecting and summarizing gameplay information from the game engine so designers can quickly evaluate the behaviour to make decis...

The dyadic Green’s function in multi-layer structures for Maxwell equations is a key component for the integral equation method, but time consuming to calculate. A novel algorithm, the Fast Interpolation and Filtering Algorithm (FIFA), for the calculation of the dyadic Green’s function in multi-layer structures is proposed in this paper. We discuss in specific details, ready for use in practica...

OBJECTIVE To gather evidence about the outcomes of structured neuromuscular warm-up programs without additional equipment, as prevention of non-contact injuries in young professional soccer players. MATERIAL AND METHODS A literature search was conducted during March and April 2013 (PubMed, Cochrane Library, The American Journal of Sports Medicine, The British Journal of Sports Medicine and th...

AIM To study the effect of balance intervention program using the "FIFA 11+" program on static and dynamic balance and kicking accuracy of young soccer players. METHODS Twenty young soccer players were allocated to experimental (n = 10) or control (n = 10) groups. The experimental group performed the "FIFA 11+" program three times a week for six weeks. The control group performed their normal...

Accurate predictions are essential in many areas such as business and sports forecasting. Prediction markets are a promising approach for predicting uncertain future events and developments. To give a few examples, prediction markets have been employed successfully to aggregate information on the expected outcome of elections, sports events, and Oscar winners. This work studies the prediction a...

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...