Culture as a dimension of country brand: the highs and lows of Brazil’s brand image by Fabiana Gondim Mariutti, Mirna de Lima Medeiros

“…The most surprising finding concerns the participants’ awareness of the diversity of associations with Brazil’s brand image. Initially, ‘football’, ‘Carnival’ and ‘Rio’ were the prevalent themes of the discussion, followed by ‘music’. …”
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From Domestic Setting to Display Space: The Evolution of the Foster Associates’ Work Spaces and Methodology by Gabriel Hernández

“…The Foster Associates team has been depicted, among many other identities, as superheroes, a rock-band, tandem riders and a football team. Founded by Norman and Wendy Foster, their collective working methodology has become one of the practice’s primary trademarks. …”
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Alzheimer’s Dementia due to Suspected CTE from Subconcussive Head Impact by Shauna H. Yuan, Sonya G. Wang

“…Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) has been receiving increasing attention due to press coverage of professional football players. The devastating sequelae of CTE compel us to aim for early diagnosis and treatment. …”
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OSTEOCHONDROMA FRACTURE IN YOUNG ATHLETE: A CASE REPORT by Ilham Abdullah Irsyam, Andriandi Andriandi, Nehemia Meliala

“…Case:  A 20-year old male football athlete presented with pain on his left thigh's lump after he fell during his training. …”
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An integrated dataset of spatiotemporal and event data in elite soccer by Manuel Bassek, Robert Rein, Hendrik Weber, Daniel Memmert

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Neurocognitive & Ecological Motor Learning Considerations for the 11+ ACL Injury Prevention Program: A Commentary by Dustin R. Grooms, Mario Bizzini, Holly Silvers-Granelli, Anne Benjaminse

“…How the 11+ can be adapted to the ecological constraints and affordances of the football (soccer) environment is also discussed, including the task, the individual, and the context. …”
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Acute Achilles Paratendinopathy following Major Injury of the Crural Fascia in a Professional Soccer Player: A Possible Correlation? by Gabriele Mattiussi, Michele Turloni, Pietro Tobia Baldassi, Carlos Moreno

“…A professional male football player suffered an isolated injury of the CF, interposed between the soleus and medial gastrocnemius (an atypical site of injury) with structural connective integrity of the muscles. …”
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Acupuncture Anxiolytic Effects on Physiological and Psychological Assessments for a Clinical Trial by Monir Shayestehfar, Tohid Seif-Barghi, Sahar Zarei, Amir Mehran

“…In a randomized controlled trial we examined the effect of acupuncture on anxiety of the adolescent football players prior to the competition using psychological and physiological markers. …”
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Performance analysis of 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup Champion USA National Team by Aydin Senturk, Gizem Baskaya

“…Data were obtained from FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association) official web site. Technical parameters such as the distribution of the goals scored in terms of time intervals, ball possession percentage for first half and whole matches, the number of shots, the number of shots on target, corner kicks, off sides, and some other parameters such as the considering the rights of player substitutions were analyzed. …”
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FINANCING OF LINEAR ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE IN POLAND by Stanisław Bereziński, Tomasz Rokicki

“…The largest expenditure on public roads was incurred in 2009-2011, which was related to the preparation for the Euro 2012 football tournament, which took place in Poland and Ukraine. …”
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Images of War in Late Victorian War and Adventure Novels for Children by Dorothea Flothow

“…Although the most prominent of these strategies, the “war-games metaphor,” which trivialized war by comparing it to a football or a cricket match, has been examined by a number of studies, little attention has so far been paid to other conventions of the genre which also serve to familiarize war and suggest its basically harmless nature: the characterization of the novels’ prototypical English boy-hero; their formulaic plot and conventionalized cast; the way the novels remember Britain’s glorious military past to predict her equally victorious future; or the ways by which military defeats and difficulties are glossed over. …”
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Becoming Homebaked by Jones Samantha

“…In a neighbourhood that has suffered from over a decade of stalled regeneration programmes, Homebaked is located on the high street just a few steps from the famous Liverpool Football Club. It was set up as the first UK urban Community Land Trust (CLT) to design customised housing, support social enterprises, enhance the wellbeing of the community and open a co-operative community-run bakery. …”
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Comprehensive Approach to Core Training in Sports Physical Therapy: Optimizing Performance and Minimizing Injuries by Lewis G Lupowitz

“…It aims to define the role of core stability in athletic activities and discusses the prevalence and characteristics of core injuries in various sports such as baseball, basketball, football, hockey, and soccer. Furthermore, the clinical evaluation section describes subjective and objective assessments, functional testing, and special tests used to identify core injuries and determine their root causes. …”
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Hydration status and fluid intake of young athletes from different sports during training by Bayram Ceylan

“…Sixty-nine young men athletes from different sports (swimming, judo, basketball, football) voluntarily participated in the study (age: 13.7±1.7 years, experience: 4.8±2.0 years). …”
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FINANCING OF LINEAR ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE IN POLAND by Stanisław Bereziński, Tomasz Rokicki

“…The largest expenditure on public roads was incurred in 2009-2011, which was related to the preparation for the Euro 2012 football tournament, which took place in Poland and Ukraine. …”
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Differences in Muscle Activities and Kinematics between Forefoot Strike and Rearfoot Strike in the Lower Limb during 180° Turns by Naruto Yoshida, Shun Kunugi, Takehiro Konno, Akihiko Masunari, Satoru Nishida, Takashi Koumura, Naoyuki Kobayashi, Shumpei Miyakawa

“… # Study design Cross-sectional study # Methods Fourteen male soccer players from the University of Tsukuba football (soccer) club participated in this study. …”
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Th17 Cell Response in SOD1G93A Mice following Motor Nerve Injury by Allen Ni, Tao Yang, Nichole A. Mesnard-Hoaglin, Rafael Gutierrez, Evan B. Stubbs, Susan O. McGuire, Virginia M. Sanders, Kathryn J. Jones, Eileen M. Foecking, Junping Xin

“…An increased risk of ALS has been reported for veterans, varsity athletes, and professional football players. The mechanism underlying the increased risk in these populations has not been identified; however, it has been proposed that motor nerve injury may trigger immune responses which, in turn, can accelerate the progression of ALS. …”
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Surgical Treatment Outcomes of Unresolved Osgood-Schlatter Disease in Adolescent Athletes by Frederick Mun, William L. Hennrikus

“…Sports played included basketball, football, running, and dancing. All patients returned to sports at an average of 21 weeks and 6 days postsurgery (range 8-56). …”
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Locating temporary population centers after an earthquake in urban settlements Case Study: Sabzevar City by javad jamalabadi, mahammad salmanimoghaddam, Ali shekari badi, marzieh Nodeh

“…Accordingly, the best places for temporary accommodation of the population after the earthquake in Sabzevar, including the Eram Park in the north, Imam Reza Park and the Football Stadium in Southeastern City, Shahr-e Basi, National Park and Shariati Conservatory in the city center, tourist hostel, Green spaces and sports grounds in the west, and finally technical and vocational schools in the city of Tohid. …”
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A comparative study to determine the sport branches that the classroom pre-service teachers want to be engaged in the most in their leisure time by Osman Dalaman

“…The sports that the students want to do the most are sequenced as follows: most preferred sport by the male students is football (87.5%), then volleyball (63.7%), swimming (60.1%), trekking (50.9%) and basketball (50.5%) and the most preferred sport by female students is volleyball (68.1%), then trekking (54.6%), swimming (53.2%) and folkdances (49.5%).…”
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