A nuclear monument the size of a football field: The diplomatic construction of soil nuclearity in the Palomares accident (Spain, 1966)

Centaurus ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clara Florensa
Keyword(s):  
Football Field

scholarly journals Sexuality politics on the football field: queering the field in Turkey

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-22
Author(s):  
Deniz Nihan Aktan
Keyword(s):  
Social Norms ◽  
Political Opposition ◽  
Value System ◽  
Sexual Boundaries ◽  
Queer Communities ◽  
Football Field ◽  
A Site

Abstract Focusing on queer-identified amateur football teams, this article investigates the potentials of the mobilities and alliances of gender non-conforming footballing people to disrupt the seemingly effortless structure of the football field. While football is arguably one of the sports with the strongest discriminatory attitudes toward gender non-conforming people, it has also become a site of resistance for queers in Turkey as of 2015. How political opposition groups relate to the football field, which is mostly considered as a male-dominant and heterosexualized space where social norms are reproduced, are classified into three groups in my research: resistance through, against, and for football. I give particular attention to the category “resistance for football” as a distinctive way for gender non-conforming people to inhabit the field. I discuss how the link between sexual and spatial orientations shapes the domain of what a body can do, both in terms of normativity and capacity, and I explore what these teams offer in order to exceed spatial and sexual boundaries. Lastly, I present recent queer interventions in the value system of the game through which I reflect upon the concept of “queer commons” and the processes of bonding, belonging, and border-making in queer communities.

scholarly journals Perception of Stakeholders on the Compliance of Sports Facilities to Relevant Standards in Selected Universities in South West Nigeria

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (18) ◽  
pp. 264 ◽  
Author(s):  
Godwin Ehis Oseghale ◽  
Ime Johnson Ikpo
Keyword(s):  
International Standards ◽  
Response Analysis ◽  
Sports Facilities ◽  
Sporting Events ◽  
Sampled Data ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Chemical Balance ◽  
South West ◽  
Code Violations ◽  
Football Field

This paper examines the level of compliance of sports facilities, in selected universities in South-Western Nigeria to relevant standards (National and International standards). Data were collected using a structured questionnaire which was administered on sports men and women (4 male, 2 female). Personnel responsible for maintenance of sports facilities in the universities were also sampled (two groundsmen from each University, the Director of Sports and two other members of the sport Council, Director of Works, four maintenance Supervisors, and two maintenance administrative staff, and eighteen maintenance operatives in each of the selected University). The study incorporated all the fifteen sports featured at the Nigeria University Games Association (NUGA) competitions. Three federal universities were purposively selected because these have facilities for all the fifteen sports and have hosted national and international sporting events. A total of four hundred and fifty four copies of the questionnaires (454) were administered and (342) copies were retrieved and found useful for analysis. Two hundred and sixty one copies (71.7%) copies of questionnaire were retrieved from sports men and women and 81 copies (90%) from maintenance staff in the universities sampled. Data obtained were analysed using frequency distribution, percentages and mean response analysis. The findings revealed that football field; hockey and cricket pitches were rated very low on the availability of sprinklers. The hard courts were rated very low on ‘crack free’ and ‘free of holes. The swimming pool was equally rated very poorly on pool chemical balance and cleanliness of water. The study concluded that sports facilities in South West Nigeria were not complying with the requisite national and international standards. The study therefore recommended immediate response from the management of the sports facilities in order to return the facilities to normal operations halt accelerated deterioration, correct cited safety hazards and life safety code violations.

scholarly journals Emergency Medical Care and Management of Sports Injuries on the Football Court

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 773-777
Author(s):  
Basri Lenjani ◽  
Premtim Rashiti ◽  
Gani Shabani ◽  
Arber Demiri ◽  
Besarta Pelaj ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Care ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Sports Medicine ◽  
Sports Injuries ◽  
Multiple Injuries ◽  
Emergency Medical Care ◽  
Treatment And Prevention ◽  
Emergency Medical ◽  
Limb Injuries ◽  
Football Field

Introduction; Sports medicine is a clinical subspecialty that deals with the examination, monitoring, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of injuries that occur during sports events, training and physical activities in pre-hospital settings. Managing dramatic situations with minor and multiple injuries is a challenge that requires a quick approach to a dramatic event in managing minor and multiple injuries on the football field and in other sports in support of SHME at pre-hospital and hospital level. Purpose of the paper. Providing emergency medical care at all basic stages of managing minor and multiple injuries on the football field and in other sports in order to implement BLS, ACLS, BTLS, PTLS, ATLS care measures reducing morbidity, disability, and mortality. Material and methods. The research is of retrospective, descriptive, qualitative type. The material was taken from the archive of the Emergency Clinic of UCCK for the period January-December 2019. Only the sick or injured in sports matches were taken in the research; Age, gender, type of illness and injury and type of medical care, equipment available, and training and education. Result. Sports injuries are very costly, and according to the pathology with diseases were 15 cases or 21.4 %, injuries were 55 cases or 78/6 %. Injured by age. The largest number of injured with injuries in the field of football sports the most affected age was the age of 21-25 years with 28 cases or 40.00%, over 25 years were 27 cases or 38.58% and with a smaller number were aged 15-20 years15 cases or 21.42%. Discussion and conclusions. A very important factor in sports injuries is the provision of optimal medical care for footballers and other sports in head, neck, spine, chest, abdomen, and pelvis and limb injuries and with a joint communication with the cooperation of health care professionals in the selection of priority cases. Education of medical staff, nurses, paramedics with courses, use of medical equipment, BLS, ACLS, BTLS, PTLS, ATLS as well as standard procedures for providing and transporting medical care to the hospital.

scholarly journals Educational concussion module for professional footballers: from systematic development to feasibility and effect

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. e000490 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vincent Gouttebarge ◽  
Charlotte Cowie ◽  
Edwin Goedhart ◽  
Simon P T Kemp ◽  
Gino M M J Kerkhoffs ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Score ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Rank Test ◽  
Attitude Score ◽  
Essential Information ◽  
Signed Rank ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Signed Rank Test ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude ◽  
Football Field

ObjectivesTo describe: (1) how we developed a concussion module and (2) whether the concussion module is feasible (in terms of relevance, added value and suitability) and enhances knowledge and changes attitude of professional footballers about concussion.Developing the concussion moduleWe developed the concussion module based on two structured and systematic processes. First, our needs assessment (questionnaire and interviews) in professional football (especially players) revealed that a 5–10 min concussion module was needed, ideally disseminated during club visits. Second, the objectives were defined (from published literature and by experts) as to disseminate essential information about what concussion is (definition), how to recognise it and the importance of removing a player with (suspected) concussion from the football field. We included an introductory video featuring a high-profile professional footballer and an animated educational component on defining concussion, recognising it and removing affected players from the field.Feasibility and effectA quasiexperimental study (pretest post-test design) was conducted among 61 professional footballers. These players were asked to complete two questionnaires related to knowledge about and attitude towards concussion and feasibility of the module: one before and one after viewing the concussion module. Potential increase in knowledge and attitude was explored by comparing the pretest and post-test scores of the Rosenbaum Concussion Knowledge and Attitudes Survey with the non-parametric Wilcoxon signed-rank test (p<0.05). The mean knowledge score of the participants was stable between tests (Z=213; p=0.16), while mean attitude score increased significantly (Z=331; p=0.01). Nearly all participants (85%–100%) were positive about the relevance, added value, duration and form of the concussion module.ConclusionThe developed educational concussion module leads to better attitude of professional footballers towards concussion.

scholarly journals A Comprehensive Model for Estimating Heat Vulnerability of Young Athletes

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (17) ◽  
pp. 6156
Author(s):  
Wenwen Cheng ◽  
J. O. Spengler ◽  
Robert D. Brown
Keyword(s):  
Heat Budget ◽  
Preventive Measure ◽  
Heat Index ◽  
Heat Illness ◽  
Young Athletes ◽  
Standard Methods ◽  
Comfa Model ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Heat Vulnerability ◽  
Football Field

Current methods for estimating heat vulnerability of young athletes use a heat index (HI) or a wet bulb globe thermometer (WBGT), neither of which fully include the environmental or physiological characteristics that can affect a person’s heat budget, particularly where activity occurs on a synthetic surface. This study analyzed and compared the standard methods, HI and WBGT, with a novel and more comprehensive method termed COMFA-Kid (CK) which is based on an energy budget model explicitly designed for youth. The COMFA model was presented at the same time to demonstrate the difference between a child and an adult during activity. Micrometeorological measurements were taken at a synthetic-surfaced football field during mid-day in hot environmental conditions. Standard methods (HI and WBGT) indicated that conditions on the field were relatively safe for youth to engage in activities related to football practice or games, whereas the CK method indicated that conditions were dangerously hot and could lead to exertional heat illness. Estimates using the CK method also indicated that coaches and staff standing on the sidelines, and parents sitting in the stands, would not only be safe from heat but would be thermally comfortable. The difference in thermal comfort experienced by coaches and staff off the field, versus that experienced by young players on the field, could affect decision making regarding the duration and intensity of practices and time in the game. The CK method, which is easy to use and available for modification for specific conditions, would lead to more accurate estimates of heat safety on outdoor synthetic surfaces in particular, and in sports with a high prevalence of heat illness such as football, and should be considered as a complementary or alternative preventive measure against heat.

scholarly journals Injuries on the Youth Soccer (Football) Field: Do Additional Referees Reduce Risk? Randomized Crossover Trial

2020 ◽  
Vol 45 (7) ◽  
pp. 759-766
Author(s):  
David C Schwebel ◽  
D Leann Long ◽  
Leslie A McClure
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Model ◽  
Crossover Trial ◽  
Injury Rates ◽  
Financial Investment ◽  
Youth Soccer ◽  
Randomized Crossover Trial ◽  
Risky Play ◽  
Boys And Girls Clubs ◽  
Football Field ◽  
Soccer Fields

Abstract Objective Youth soccer injury can be prevented through various means, but few studies consider the role of referees. Following previous research suggesting children take fewer risks when supervised intensely, this randomized crossover trial evaluated whether risky play and injuries decrease under supervision from three referees instead of one referee. Methods Youth soccer clubs serving a metropolitan U.S. area participated. Boys’ and girls’ clubs at under age 10 (U10) and under age 11 (U11) levels were randomly assigned such that when the same clubs played each other twice in the same season, they played once with one referee and once with three referees. A total of 98 games were videotaped and subsequently coded to obtain four outcomes: collisions between players, aggressive fouls (involving physical player-to-player contact) called by the referee(s) on the field, aggressive fouls judged by trained coders, and injuries requiring adult attention or play stoppage. Results Poisson mixed model results suggest players in the 98 games committed fewer aggressive fouls, as identified independently by referees (rate ratio [RR] 0.58; 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.35–0.96) and by researchers (RR 0.67; 95% CI 0.50–0.90), when there were three referees versus one referee. Collisions (RR 0.98; 95% CI 0.86–1.12) and injury rates (RR 1.15; 95% CI 0.60–2.19) were similar across conditions. Conclusion When the same youth soccer clubs played with three referees rather than one, they committed fewer aggressive fouls. More intense supervision created better rule adherence. Injury rates were unchanged with increased supervision. Results raise questions concerning whether financial investment in additional referees on youth soccer fields yields safety benefits.

Cells on Rotating Fibers for Wastewater Treatment

1992 ◽  
Vol 26 (9-11) ◽  
pp. 2505-2506
Author(s):  
R. Clyde
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Toxic Metals ◽  
High Surface ◽  
High Surface Area ◽  
Pulp Mill ◽  
Pulp Mill Effluent ◽  
Rotating Biological Contactor ◽  
Fast Reactions ◽  
Football Field ◽  
Road Deicer

Fibers have a high surface area so many cells can be immobilized and when the fibers are rotated, fast reactions occur. When Celite® is entrapped in the fibers, even more area is provided. Half a pound of Celite® has the area of a football field! Toxic metals can be removed from wastewater. Pulp mill effluent can be cleaned. Phenol is degraded and the sulfur taken out of coal. A non-polluting road deicer is produced which doesn't corrode bridges or cars and ethanol for cars puts less lead into the air and water. When an RBC (rotating biological contactor) is run half full and a light shone in the top, the light hits a thin moving film to degrade dioxin.

scholarly journals Testing the functionality of peripheral vision in a mixed-methods football field study

2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (24) ◽  
pp. 2789-2797 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Vater ◽  
Simon Luginbühl ◽  
Lukas Magnaguagno
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Field Study ◽  
Peripheral Vision ◽  
Football Field
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