scholarly journals Surveillance of Injury Types, Locations, and Intensities in Male and Female Tennis Players: A Content Analysis of Online Newspaper Reports

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (23) ◽  
pp. 12686
Author(s):  
Rabiu Muazu Musa ◽  
Isyaku Hassan ◽  
Mohamad Razali Abdullah ◽  
Mohd Nazri Latiff Azmi ◽  
Anwar P. P. Abdul Majeed ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Shoulder Injuries ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Tennis Players ◽  
Hamstring Injuries ◽  
Risk Of Injury ◽  
Online Newspaper ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Minor Injuries ◽  
Chi Square Analysis

The popularity of modern tennis has contributed to the increasing number of participants at both recreational and competitive levels. The influx of numerous tennis participants has resulted in a wave of injury occurrences of different types and magnitudes across both male and female players. Since tennis injury harms both players’ economic and career development, a better understanding of its epidemiology could potentially curtail its prevalence and occurrences. We used online-based tennis-related injury reports to study the prevalence, location types, and injury intensities in both male and female tennis players for the past five years. It is demonstrated from the chi-square analysis that injury occurrences are significantly associated with a specific gender (χ2(18) = 50.773; p = 0.001), with male players having a higher risk of injury manifestation (68.10%) as compared with female players (31.90%). Nonetheless, knee, hip, ankle, and shoulder injuries are highly prevalent in both male and female players. Moreover, the injury intensities are distributed across gender (χ2(2) = 0.398; p = 0.820), with major injuries being dominant, followed by minor injuries, whilst a few cases of career-threatening injuries were also reported. It was similarly observed that male players recorded a higher degree of both major, minor, and career-threatening injuries than female players. In addition, male players sustained more elbow, hip, knee, shoulder, and thigh injuries than female players. Whereas, female players mostly suffered from Achilles and back injuries, ankle and hamstring injuries affected both genders. The usage of online newspaper reports is pivotal in characterizing the epidemiology of tennis-related injuries based on locations and gender to better understand the pattern and localization of injuries, which could be used to address the problem of modern tennis-related injuries.

scholarly journals Characterization of Child Maltreatment Cases Identified in Health Services

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Davi Manzini Macedo ◽  
Priscila Lawrenz ◽  
Jean Von Hohendorff ◽  
Clarissa Pinto Pizarro Freitas ◽  
Silvia Helena Koller ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Child Maltreatment ◽  
Middle Childhood ◽  
Parenting Practices ◽  
Family Relationship ◽  
Public Health Issue ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Developmental Characteristics ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Chi Square Analysis

Abstract Child maltreatment is a severe Public Health issue. To understand its associated factors, our study analyzed 14.564 cases of child maltreatment recorded in the state of Rio Grande do Sul between 2010 and 2014. In our study, we analyzed immediate contextual aspects (child’s gender and developmental stage, perpetrator’s gender, family relationship between the victim and the perpetrator) and intermediate aspects (health professionals’ response). Chi-square analysis showed that girls were more likely to be vulnerable to sexual and psychological abuse, especially in middle childhood. Boys, on the other hand, were more likely to experience neglect in infancy and physical abuse in middle childhood. Males were the main perpetrators. Our results are discussed, based on a theoretical review of the sociocultural conceptions of child developmental characteristics, parenting practices, and gender roles. We suggest changes in the notification process and case referral.

HIT antibody positivity as a predictor for early cancer diagnosis.

2013 ◽  
Vol 31 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e22184-e22184
Author(s):  
Zaid Alirhayim ◽  
Herman Dyal ◽  
Danielle Heidemann ◽  
Cesar Ochoa Perez ◽  
Abdulqader Alarhayem ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Cancer Diagnosis ◽  
Common Finding ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Early Cancer Diagnosis ◽  
Number Of Patients ◽  
Antibody Positivity ◽  
Time To Detection ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Chi Square Analysis

e22184 Background: Heparin induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is known to be caused by the presence of PF 4 antibody. Tumors exert immunomodulatory effects on the host immune response, including development of antibodies. Our aim was to analyze the presence of HIT in cancer patients and determine if HIT Ab is an adverse risk factor in patients with cancer. Methods: Patients with suspected HIT were selected. A case – control study was designed with 1:1 age and gender matched controls. We used chi – square analysis to compare proportions and Cox proportional hazard model to detect various predictors. Time to survival analysis was performed using Kaplan – Meier method. Results: Of 600 patients, 300 (63±15 years, women 48.8%) had a mean 4T pre – probability score of 4 ± 1.6. There were 132 cancers in both groups. 65 of these (49.2%) were in patients with probable HIT. The numbers of carcinomas and sarcomas were not significantly different between the two groups. There were no significant differences between the two groups when comparing the number of cancer diagnoses or the particular types of cancer diagnosed. The mean time to detection of cancer was within 9 ± 23 months for patients with HIT Ab versus 31 ± 54 months in cancer patients without HIT Ab (p <0.0001). In addition, there was a greater number of patients with at least 2 primary cancers among the HIT Ab positive group (p = 0.003). No predictive relationship between the type of cancer and the presence of HIT Ab was found (p >0.05). Patients with advanced cancer (stage 3 or 4) were also more likely to be HIT Ab positive (HR 3.61; 95% CI 1.31 – 10.11, p = 0.013). Cancer patients with HIT Ab were more likely to have venous thromboembolism as compared to cancer patients without HIT Ab (7.7% vs. 4.7, p = 0.0001). Kaplan – Meier’s showed worse mortality for cancer patients with HIT Ab than patients without the HIT Ab (Breslow statistic = 0.04). Conclusions: Among our cohort with suspected HIT, cancer was a common finding. Patients with HIT antibody positivity were more likely to have a new cancer diagnosis within 1 year of a positive result. These patients were also more likely to have thromboembolic complications and worsened mortality. These findings require further study, but perhaps suggest that the presence of HIT Ab should trigger earlier surveillance for cancer.

Sociodemographic and travel characteristics affecting the purpose of selecting Bangkok as a tourist destination

2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 152-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chompoonut Suttikun ◽  
Hyo Jung Chang ◽  
C. Stephanie Acho ◽  
McDaniel Ubi ◽  
Hamilton Bicksler ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
International Travel ◽  
Tourist Destination ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Tourist Destinations ◽  
Gender Education ◽  
Education Levels ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Past Experiences ◽  
Chi Square Analysis ◽  
Regions Of Origin

Bangkok, Thailand is in a unique position to benefit economically and has become one of the world’s most popular tourist destinations, due to its function as a hub for international travel in Southeast Asia. Thus, this study examines how past experiences, age, income, gender, education level, occupation, and regions affect international tourists’ reasons to visit Bangkok. After conducting chi-square analysis on 400 participants, significant differences were found among the varying income levels, occupations, education levels, and regions of origin and their reasons for visiting Bangkok. However, no significant differences were found based on age and gender regarding reasons to visit Bangkok. As far as regions of origin, Europeans were most likely to visit Bangkok as a stopover in route to another destination. This lays the foundations for further research focusing on what Bangkok can do to increase their status as a destination for European travelers.

scholarly journals STUDI CROSS-SECTIONAL: HUBUNGAN LOKASI SEKOLAH (PEDESAAN DAN PERKOTAAN) DENGAN STATUS GIZI MURID SEKOLAH DASAR

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-37
Author(s):  
Rosyanne Kushargina ◽  
Nunung Cipta Dainy
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Nutritional Status ◽  
T Test ◽  
School Students ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
School Location ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Chi Square Analysis ◽  
Almost All

Background: Adequate nutrition plays an important roles for children on school age to developed and maintain their growth and health. Many factors could affect the nutritional status of school children, one of them is the school location.Objectives: To analysis the correlation between school location with nutritional status of elementary school students.Method: The research design used was a cross-sectional design. 80 subjects were observed from two different schools namely SDN 1 Cikelet Garut (Urban) and SDN Pesanggrahan 02 Pagi Jakarta Selatan (Rural). The relationship of school location and gender with nutritional status were analyzed using Chi Square. Independent Sample T-test used to analyze nutritional status based on different locations.Result: In rural there are 25% of children with over nutritional status (weight/age). There are still stunted child both in urban (7.50%) and rural (10%), but based on weight/height nutritional status, almost all subjects in both urban (92.50%) and rural (97.50%) in obese category. Chi Square analysis showed that the school location was significantly related (P 0.05) only with the weight/age nutritional status. Gender is significantly related to height/age nutritional status. The majority of boys (15,4%) are shorter than girls (2,4%). The results of the Independent Sample T-test based on location, showed that the nutritional status of subjects in urban was significantly different (P0.05) from the nutritional status of subjects in rural. In line with this, based in gender there is significantly different (P0.05) in nutritional status between boy and girl.Conclusions: The results of this study indicate that differences in school locations are related to the nutritional status of elementary school students.

scholarly journals ANTHROPOMETRY OF THE EXTERNAL EAR AMONG ADULT IJAWS IN BAYELSA STATE OF NIGERIA

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-83
Author(s):  
E. I. Edibamode ◽  
K. Mordi ◽  
L. K. David ◽  
A. M. Eghoi
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Dimorphism ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
External Ear ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Mean Values ◽  
Chi Square Test ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Right ◽  
Chi Square Analysis

Background. External ear measurement is of utmost importance in reconstructive surgeries. Objectives. The present study is aimed at ascertaining sexual dimorphism in external ear anthropometry and ear lobe attachments among adults Ijaws in Bayelsa, Nigeria. Methods. A total of 112 adults within the age range of 18-50 yrs, who met the inclusion criteria, were involved in the study. Four linear dimensions of the ear, which are ear length (EL), ear width (EW), lobular length (LL) and lobular width (LW), were measured for both genders. The lobular attachment for both ears for males and females were also examined and results recorded. These data were subjected to Student t-test, Chi-square test, and Pearson’s correlation using SPSS version 20.0. Results. The mean values for EL, EW, LL, and LW for the left auricle in the males and females were 58.14±0.60, 27.41±0.37, 14.47±0.27, 13.50±0.34 and 57.90±0.16, 27.45±0.65, 15.41±0.31, 13.43±0.38 respectively. However, for the right auricle in the males and females, the values were 58.40±0.45, 28.21±0.68, 14.32±0.31, 13.04±0.32, and 56.66±1.10, 27.51±0.65, 15.58±0.29, 13.28±0.34 respectively. The left and right lobular length were the only parameters that proved statistical significance (p<0.05) in females compare to males. Pearson’s correlations between right and left sides for each of the parameters were positive and significant. Chi-square analysis revealed no significant relationship (p>0.05) between earlobe attachments and gender. Conclusions. Sexual dimorphism was thus established in the Ijaw population as regards lobular length dimensions. It is believed that the results of this study would be very useful for ear morphology and reconstructive surgeries.

scholarly journals The Relative Age Effect in Czech U14 Male and Female Tennis Players in 2007–2016

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 50-60
Author(s):  
Roman Koloničný
Keyword(s):  
Goodness Of Fit ◽  
Age Effect ◽  
Goodness Of Fit Test ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Tennis Players ◽  
Relative Age ◽  
Relative Age Effect ◽  
Junior Tennis ◽  
The Impact

The issue of the Relative Age Effect (RAE) has been long researched, discussed and published both in the academic and coaching community and the number of studies on it in various sports has significantly grown in recent years. The aim of this study was to verify the existence of RAE among Czech male (n = 6552) and female (n = 4131) junior tennis players and to identify possible differences in birthdate effect between male and female players. The research was carried out in players registered in the years 2007–2016 in the U14 age category in Czech Tennis Association (CTA) database; the athletes were divided into three subgroups (‘Ranked’, ‘Top 100’, ‘Top 10’). Research data were analysed by the methods of descriptive and inferential statistics: relative and absolute frequency, chi-square goodness of fit test () and chi-square test of independence () with the use of effect size (ES index w). A declining tendency of frequencies from Q1 to Q4 between male and female junior players was proven in all three subgroups.In the whole period of 2007–2016, a significant and strong RAE was demonstrated only in the ‘Top 10’ male subgroup (RAE was significant and ES was small or trivial in the other two subgroups). Among the female players, RAE was significant in all three subgroups (ES was small or trivial). Gender differences in RAE in favour of male players were significant in ‘Top 100’ and ‘Ranked’ (ES was small or trivial in all three subgroups). In the short and long term, RAE can have significant implications for the sport development of athletes; both coaches and the professional public can therefore be recommended to pay attention to this issue. The impact of RAE in sport, i.e. the uneven distribution of athletes’ birthdates, is more pronounced especially among junior athletes and often significantly affects their sports development and career.

scholarly journals STUDI TENTANG MOTIVASI DAN KARAKTERISTIK PRIBADI KARYAWAN SARI SEHAT HERBAL MEDICINE INDUSTRY di MAGELANG

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Kurnia Putri
Keyword(s):  
Herbal Medicine ◽  
Marital Status ◽  
Employee Performance ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Employee Motivation ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Testing Techniques ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Chi Square Analysis ◽  
The Relationship

This study aims to examine and analyze the influence of personal characteristics on employee motivation Sari Sehat Herbal Medicine Industry and to determine whether the employee motivation Sari Sehat Herbal Medicine Industry in Magelang . Data collected through questionnaires and conducted on 89 employees Sari Sehat Herbal Medicine Industry Magelang . Analysis of the data in this study using SPSS version 17 . In this study used a sample of the entire population and data testing techniques used in this study include test validity , reliability tests with Cronbach alpha . Spearman correlation analysis to examine the relationship between personal characteristics such as age , education , length of employment , marital status of the motivation , by comparing the value Sig.ρhitung with α value ( 0.05 ) . As for analyzing gender relations to motivation chi square analysis was used to compare the value of Sig . χ ^ 2hitung the value of α ( 0.05 ) . The analysis showed that the level of personal characteristics ( 0.003 ) , length of employment ( 0 ) and marital status ( 0.006 ) effect on employee performance . Age (0.524 ) and gender (0.217 ) had no effect on motivation . And the biggest motivation for employees Sari Sehat Herbal Medicine Industry is salary ( 79 % ) . This research

Gender, Career Choice and Occupational Outcomes Among College Alumni with Disabilities

1989 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 8-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charlene P. DeLoach
Keyword(s):  
Career Choice ◽  
University Graduates ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
University Of Illinois ◽  
Occupational Outcomes ◽  
Choice Of Major ◽  
Significant Relationships ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Chi Square Analysis ◽  
The University

A survey of 501 alumni with disabilities who attended the University of Illinois during the forty-year period from 1948 to 1988 indicated gender is a major factor in the career choices and the occupational outcomes of university graduates. Chi-square analysis revealed significant relationships between gender and marital status (p < .05), gender and choice of major (p < .01), gender and occupational category (p<.01), gender and parttime or fulltime employment (p < .01), and gender and salary level (p < .01). There was no significant relationship between gender and disability type or gender and employment/unemployment. On the basis of this survey of college alumni, one could conclude gender has a more significant impact on career choice and career development than do the physical or sensory disabilities of college students.

scholarly journals Dominant and Gender-Specific Tendencies in the Use of Discourse Markers: Insights from EFL Learners

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahboobeh Tavakoli ◽  
Amin Karimnia
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Discourse Markers ◽  
The Other ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Chi Square Test ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Gender Specific

This study followed two objectives: it primarily investigated the types of discourse markers (DMs) used in thespoken language of Iranian advanced EFL learners, and then explored the possible impact of gender on theparticipants’ use of DMs. To this end, 40 male and female EFL learners selected from an English language instituteparticipated in this study. The data were gathered through class observations. The researchers used Fraser’staxonomy of DMs and Fung’s category of interpersonal DMs as the theoretical framework of the study. To analyzethe data descriptive and inferential statistics were used. Results of the frequency test revealed that “and” was themost commonly used elaborative DM, whereas “but” was the most frequent contrastive DM. “Because” and “by theway” were respectively the only reason and topic-related DMs used by the participants, while “sure” was the mostfrequent interpersonal DM. In addition, results of the chi-square test revealed that learners significantly employedinterpersonal DMs more than the other sub-classes of DMs. Concerning the role of gender in the use of DMs, resultsdemonstrated that females significantly used more DMs compared with the males.

scholarly journals Towards More Sustainable Diets—Attitudes, Opportunities and Barriers to Fostering Pulse Consumption in Polish Cities

Nutrients ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 1589 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agata Szczebyło ◽  
Krystyna Rejman ◽  
Ewa Halicka ◽  
Wacław Laskowski
Keyword(s):  
Developed Countries ◽  
Preparation Time ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Small Children ◽  
Sustainable Diets ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Kohonen Neural Networks ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Chi Square Analysis ◽  
Do So

Despite the evidence-based health benefits of pulses and their significant role in sustainable diets, consumption remains at a very low level in highly developed countries. In an attempt to fill in the knowledge gaps on factors influencing this phenomenon, a study aimed at identifying attitudes, incentives and barriers to pulse consumption was carried out in a sample of 1027 Polish urban employees aged 25–40 years. The sample (quota type) was representative in terms of age and gender. Exploratory classifications using Kohonen neural networks were performed to define profiles of participants for each analysed issue. Pearson’s chi-square analysis was used to check whether the profiles depended on socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents. The results suggest that very low pulse consumption is a result of lack of habits, discomfort after eating and long preparation time. Pulses were recognized as a good source of protein (72% of the sample), especially among women (81%). Only 43% of the sample saw pulses as a substitute for meat. The majority of consumers pictured pulses as a tasty and healthy food, although they were not sure if this is true for small children. Women recognised pulses as a more environmentally friendly food but this knowledge would not impact their intake. Profiles of respondents with positive attitudes towards increased pulse consumption were identified, constituting 39% of the sample. These consumers could eat more if they were encouraged to do so. This shows that programmes aimed at fostering greater pulse consumption are crucial to activate a change towards more sustainable diets. At the same time, simple and clear guidelines should be developed to overcome the unjustified stereotypes about pulses. These would support consumers to make healthier and more sustainable choices and help professionals carry out effective promotion and education activities.

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