scholarly journals Travel fatigue and home ground advantage in South African Super 12 rugby teams

2007 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 20 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Du Preez ◽  
MI Lambert
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
South African ◽  
Outcome Measures ◽  
Sports Medicine ◽  
South African Journal ◽  
The South ◽  
First Finding ◽  
Time Zones ◽  
The Mean ◽  
African Journal

Objectives. Studies have shown the existence of a significant home ground advantage in a range of sports. The aim of this study was to determine whether home performances of the South African teams during the 1996 - 2005 seasons were different before touring to Australia and New Zealand, compared with the home matches played after the 4 - 5-week tour. The question was relevant because this competition places unusual demands on the players. For example, the duration of the tournament is 12 weeks, during which time the South African teams travel across 37.3 ± 2.5 time zones as they play 11 matches. Therefore, any home ground advantage may be negated by travel fatigue. Outcome measures. The mean points difference was calculated for home fixtures for four South African teams both prior to and following touring during the competitions from 1996 to 2005. Play‑off matches were excluded from analysis. Performance was defined as a positive points difference (points difference = points ‘for' minus points ‘against'). Results. The first finding of the study was that a home ground advantage did indeed exist for all the teams during the tournament (points difference of 6.6 ± 17.4 (N = 664 matches) home vs. -6.8 ± 17.3 points away (N = 656 matches) (p < 0.05). There was no difference between the mean ‘home' points difference for all the South African rugby teams either before (1.9 points, N = 96 matches) or after (2.3 points, N = 107 matches) touring overseas in the Super 12 competition. South African Journal of Sports Medicine Vol. 19 (1) 2007: pp. 20-22

The Reliability of Manuscript Evaluation for the South African Journal of Psychology

1993 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cornells Plug
Keyword(s):  
Peer Review ◽  
South African ◽  
Review Process ◽  
Peer Review Process ◽  
High Status ◽  
South African Journal ◽  
The South ◽  
Weighted Mean ◽  
The Mean ◽  
African Journal

The peer review process is widely used to evaluate manuscripts for publication in scientific journals. Yet the reliability of recommendations about the suitability of manuscripts has been found to be quite low: the weighted mean of the single-reviewer reliability for a variety of journals is only 0,29. This paper describes a study of the evaluation of manuscripts submitted to the South African Journal of Psychology (SAJP) from 1988 to 1990. Single-reviewer reliability was found to be 0,34, slightly (but not significantly) above the mean for high status overseas journals. An investigation of other aspects of the review process indicates that peer review is useful to both authors and editors despite its shortcomings. Most of the recommended improvements of peer review suggested recently were incorporated into the SAJP's review process several years ago.

scholarly journals The state of the South African Journal of Sports Medicine, 2019

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Mike Lambert
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Sports Medicine ◽  
The State ◽  
South African Journal ◽  
The South ◽  
African Journal

The state of the South African Journal of Sports Medicine, 2019

scholarly journals New format of the South African Journal of Sports Medicine

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Mike Lambert
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Sports Medicine ◽  
South African Journal ◽  
The South ◽  
African Journal

New format of the South African Journal of Sports Medicine

scholarly journals A new era for the South African Journal of Sports Medicine

2016 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Mike Lambert
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Sports Medicine ◽  
South African Journal ◽  
The South ◽  
New Era ◽  
African Journal

A new era for the South African Journal of Sports Medicine

scholarly journals The state of the South African Journal of Sports Medicine, 2019

10.17159/6055 ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Mike Lambert
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Sports Medicine ◽  
The State ◽  
South African Journal ◽  
The South ◽  
African Journal

The state of the South African Journal of Sports Medicine, 2019

scholarly journals Mmino wa bana (Children’s Songs) as a Determinant of Reading Recorded Knowledge among Rural Teenagers in Ga Molepo, South Africa

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahlaga Molepo
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
South African ◽  
South African Journal ◽  
The South ◽  
National Library ◽  
Reading Initiatives ◽  
Information Studies ◽  
Children's Songs ◽  
Arts And Culture ◽  
African Journal

<p>The National Library of South Africa (NLSA) in conjunction with the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture (DSAC) and UNISA’s Information Services Department hosted the National Reading Summit from 24 to 26 March 2021.</p><p>The National Reading Summit responded to national reading initiatives as well as the National Reading Survey that was commissioned by the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture through the South African Book Development Council (SABDC) published in 2017. The survey found that a lot more needs to be done if we are to achieve significant literacy levels.</p><p><br></p><p>This pre-recorded virtual presentation was featured on the last day of the National Reading Summit. More details on the research is available in a peer reviewed article that was published on 27 May 2021 in Vol. 38 No.1 of <i>Mousaion: </i>The South African Journal of Information Studies.</p>

scholarly journals Causes of extreme fatigue in underperforming athletes - a synthesis of recent hypotheses and reviews

2006 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 108 ◽  
Author(s):  
PJ Robson-Ansley ◽  
L Lakier Smith
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome ◽  
South African ◽  
Athletic Performance ◽  
Sports Medicine ◽  
Chronic Fatigue ◽  
Cytokine Release ◽  
South African Journal ◽  
Fatigue Syndrome ◽  
Inflammatory State ◽  
African Journal

The underperformance syndrome (UPS), previously known as the overtraining syndrome (OTS), has been defined as a persistent decrement in athletic performance capacity despite 2 weeks of relative rest. Clinical research has suggested that cytokines play a key role in fatigue in disease and chronic fatigue syndrome. Furthermore, it has recently been demonstrated that exogenous administration of interleukin-6 (IL-6) increases the sensation of fatigue during exercise. In light of current cytokine and chronic fatigue syndrome research, this article reviews and updates the cytokine theories that attempt to explain the aetiology of the debilitating fatigue experienced in OTS/UPS. Initially, it was proposed that UPS may be caused by excessive cytokine release during and following exercise, causing a chronic inflammatory state and ‘cytokine sickness'. More recently, the hypothesis was extended and it was proposed that time-dependent sensitisation could provide a model through which the aetiology of UPS may be explained. According to this model, the principal abnormal factor in UPS is an intolerance/heightened sensitivity to IL-6 during exercise. South African Journal of Sports Medicine Vol. 18 (4) 2006: pp. 108-114

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