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Nutrition & Dietetics
Alfredo Cordova-Martinez, Alberto Caballero-Garcia, Hugo J. Bello, Daniel Perez-Valdecantos, Enrique Roche
Summary: The study found that oral L-glutamine supplementation can reduce exercise-induced muscle damage in basketball players, with lower levels of markers for muscle damage in the blood. Additionally, glutamine supplementation can lower hormone levels, resulting in no increase in cortisol levels.
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Rui Marques, Goncalo Dias, Fernando Martins, Ricardo Gomes, Rodrigo Mendes, Diogo Martinho, Manuel J. Coelho e Silva, Rui Mendes
Summary: This study aimed to compare the visual patterns of U16 athletes and professional basketball players. It found that the U16 group had greater within-group differences in shot positions, last fixation times, shot angles, and first and last fixation times. The U16 group also had different visual strategies, especially for shots on the left side of the field and for QE times. Overall, longer fixation times and longer QE time were associated with better jump-shot efficacy, and this relation was evident when comparing players of different age groups.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2023)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Wenli Ni, Xiurong Hu, Yi Ju, Qunwei Wang
Summary: This study aims to investigate the impact of air pollution on work efficiency, specifically focusing on indoor impacts which have been previously overlooked. Using data from Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) players, the study introduces a comprehensive evaluation index, the player efficiency rating (PER), to measure personal work efficiency. The findings reveal that air pollution reduces work productivity, with every 10% increase in the air quality index (AQI) leading to a decrease of 0.4221 in average PER. Moreover, the study identifies variations in the effects of air pollution on work efficiency based on different air pollutants, competition venues, and individual player characteristics.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2023)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Sergio Jose Ibanez, Pablo Lopez-Sierra, Alberto Lorenzo, Sebastian Feu
Summary: Personalization of workloads is crucial for optimizing training and minimizing the risk of injuries in sports. This study aimed to determine the objective external load demands during basketball competition and establish workload ranges. Different speed ranges, acceleration and deceleration thresholds, as well as impacts and player load values, were identified. These findings provide valuable reference values for training processes and injury prevention in basketball.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2023)
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Chemistry, Analytical
Marc Dauty, Pierre Menu, Olivier Mesland, Bastien Louguet, Alban Fouasson-Chailloux
Summary: This study compared isokinetic knee strength and jump performances between basketball players with patellar tendinopathy and those without, finding lower quadriceps strength in cases of tendinopathy but preserved jump performances, possibly due to compensatory strategies. No link was found between quadriceps and hamstring limb symmetry indexes with jumps.
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Mathematics
Taehyeok Choi, Kyungeun Cho, Yunsick Sung
Summary: Research shows that the application of artificial intelligence in games is growing in importance. Most commercial games still use AI based on a finite state machine, but this approach decreases user satisfaction. A new AI method is needed that applies domain-specific expertise to existing reinforcement learning algorithms.
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Statistics & Probability
Guanyu Hu, Hou-Cheng Yang, Yishu Xue
Summary: This paper presents a group learning approach using a mixture of finite mixtures model based on LGCP to analyze the underlying heterogeneity structure of shot selection among professional basketball players in the NBA. The proposed method can estimate the number of groups and configurations simultaneously, and an efficient MCMC algorithm is developed for the model. Simulation studies demonstrate the performance of the approach, which is further illustrated by analyzing shot charts of selected players in the NBA's 2017-2018 regular season.
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Sport Sciences
Dimitrije Cabarkapa, Drake A. Eserhaut, Damjana V. Cabarkapa, Nicolas M. Philipp, Andrew C. Fry
Summary: The purpose of this study was to examine acute changes in salivary testosterone (T), cortisol (C), and testosterone-to-cortisol ratio (T/C) during a simulated 5-on-5 basketball game. The findings indicate that the game provoked significant changes in salivary T, C, and T/C, providing insight into the physiological stress basketball players experience during competitive play and aiding in optimizing recovery and performance.
JOURNAL OF STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING RESEARCH
(2023)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Sime Versic, Miran Pehar, Toni Modric, Vladimir Pavlinovic, Miodrag Spasic, Ognjen Uljevic, Marin Corluka, Tine Sattler, Damir Sekulic
Summary: The study revealed that performance levels and playing positions in basketball players can be differentiated through the bilateral symmetry of one-leg jumping and agility performances, with players performing at a higher level showing better symmetry in lay-up jumping. Guards, as playing positions, exhibited better symmetry in jumping performance.
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Sport Sciences
Bruno Giovanini, Leandro R. Altimari, Solange de Paula Ramos, Victor H. A. Okazaki, Nilo M. Okuno, Adalberto F. Junior
Summary: This study investigated the preconditioning effects of photobiomodulation on the repeated-sprint ability of professional basketball players. The results showed that photobiomodulation did not improve the repeated-sprint ability of professional basketball players.
JOURNAL OF STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING RESEARCH
(2023)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Ji Hyun Kim, Jin Woo Park, Woo Suk Tae, Im Joo Rhyu
Summary: This study used automated MRI brain analysis techniques to analyze brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of basketball players, and found plastic changes in their cerebral cortices. These changes were mainly observed in the precentral gyri, paracentral lobules, and superior temporal gyrus.
JOURNAL OF KOREAN MEDICAL SCIENCE
(2022)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Mingxiang Zhang, Xiangjun Miao, Tomislav Rupcic, Pierpaolo Sansone, Tomas Vencurik, Feng Li
Summary: This study investigates the relationship between physical capacities, metabolic capacities, and dynamic three-point shooting accuracy in female professional basketball players. The results indicate that coordination, balance, core strength, and relative average power are positively correlated with three-point shooting accuracy. The findings suggest that coaching staff should consider these capacities in player selection and training periodization.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2023)
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Operations Research & Management Science
Alessandro Chessa, Pierpaolo D'Urso, Livia De Giovanni, Vincenzina Vitale, Alfonso Gebbia
Summary: This paper uses a weighted complex network and a sparsification procedure to detect communities of basketball players. It calculates the best community structure and maximizes modularity as a measure of compactness and separation. The effectiveness of the sparsification transition is confirmed. This method not only finds the best distribution of nodes and number of communities, but also enables a data-driven decision-making process in basketball.
ANNALS OF OPERATIONS RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Biology
Alexander Bertuccioli, Marco Cardinali, Piero Benelli
Summary: This study investigated the potential of using segmental BIVA analysis to predict performance status and injuries in athletes. The results suggest a correlation between higher cellularity and reduced risk of training injuries. However, there are still many uncertainties regarding the predictive potential of BIVA in terms of performance and injuries during competitions.
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Henrieta Hornikova, Erika Zemkova
Summary: This study investigates the relationship between reactive agility in basketball players and sensory and motor components, as well as determinants of the Y-shaped agility test. The findings suggest that Y-shaped agility performance is more influenced by motor components and is not related to simple and choice-based reaction times.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2022)