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2022 ◽  
Vol 37 ◽  
pp. 100486
Author(s):  
Maria De Salvo ◽  
Gianluca Grilli ◽  
Sandra Notaro ◽  
Giovanni Signorello

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 412
Author(s):  
Cristiano Franceschinis ◽  
Joffre Swait ◽  
Akshay Vij ◽  
Mara Thiene

Conciliating nature conservation and tourism development is an increasingly important task for authorities in charge of managing protected areas and requires an adequate knowledge of visitors′ preferences and recreational behavior. In this light, we used data collected by means of a choice experiment to investigate recreational preferences at Dolomiti Bellunesi National Park, a protected area located in Northeastern Italy. More specifically, we analyzed the determinants of visitors’ decisions to engage with different activities in the park. This is important information for park managers, as different recreational activities have both different impact on the natural heritage and different capability to generate revenue for nature conservation and for enhancing the quality of life of local communities. The findings of our study suggest that the choice of recreational activities is mainly driven by the features of recreational sites and by visitors’ personal characteristics. Concerning park features, visitors’ choices seem to be mostly driven by features directly related to each activity, such as thematic trails for hiking and climbing routes for rock climbing. Among visitors′ characteristics, we found that both previous experience with the activity and socio-demographic characteristics had a significant effect on activity choice. Overall, the results of our study can help park authorities in developing management plans aimed specifically at attracting a larger number of visitors of a certain type, which is an important tool to foster the more sustainable forms of tourism.


2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 186-195
Author(s):  
James Maples ◽  
Michael Bradley

Kentucky’s Red River Gorge is a popular rock climbing destination located amid longstanding poverty in America’s Central Appalachian region. Climbing represents an important part of the outdoor recreation economy and may provide one alternative to mono-economic extractive industry dependency in this region. This study examines the economic impact of climbing in the Red utilizing an online survey of rock climbers and economic impact methodology. The survey examines expenditures in lodging, food purchases, travel, retail purchases, and services. The survey also collected visitation and demographics data. The authors estimate climbers spend $8.7 million annually (up from $3.8 million in 2015) and support over 100 jobs in some of the poorest counties in the region and nation. The study reiterates previous findings indicating climbers are well-educated with incomes higher than those typically found in this region. The study’s results help reframe the value of climbing’s economic impact in rural transitional economies throughout Central Appalachia. These findings also raise policy implications regarding public land access and reducing climber environmental impacts on public lands.


2021 ◽  
Vol 117 (11/12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael C. Everett ◽  
Marina C. Elliott ◽  
David Gaynor ◽  
Austin C. Hill ◽  
Jesse Casana ◽  
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Mechanical loading of finger bones (phalanges) can induce angular curvature, which benefits arboreal primates by dissipating forces and economising the recruitment of muscles during climbing. The recent discovery of extremely curved phalanges in a hominin, Homo naledi, is puzzling, for it suggests life in an arboreal milieu, or, alternatively, habitual climbing on vertical rock surfaces. The importance of climbing rock walls is attested by several populations of baboons, one of which uses a 7-m vertical surface to enter and exit Dronkvlei Cave, De Hoop Nature Reserve, South Africa. This rock surface is an attractive model for estimating the probability of extreme mechanical loading on the phalanges of rock-climbing primates. Here we use three-dimensional photogrammetry to show that 82–91% of the climbable surface would generate high forces on the flexor tendon pulley system and severely load the phalanges of baboons and H. naledi. If such proportions are representative of vertical rock surfaces elsewhere, it may be sufficient to induce stress-mitigating curvature in the phalanges of primates.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephan Göb ◽  
Patrick Matros ◽  
Michael Schöberl ◽  
Theresa Götz

Fat Studies ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Lindsey N. Breitwieser ◽  
Jocelyne Bartram Scott
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2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Charles Qin ◽  
Sean Clancy ◽  
Jason Strelzow

Triceps tendon rupture in females is rare. In this case report, we present a young adult female patient with a distal triceps tendon rupture from bouldering treated with open surgical repair technique using a modified bone tunnel and suture anchor fixation technique. The diagnosis and technique for repair and postoperative rehabilitation are described. A review of the current literature of biomechanical and clinical outcomes of various repair techniques is also presented.


2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 592-615
Author(s):  
Faik Ardahan

The main aim of this research was to compare Life Satisfaction (LS) level of individuals who were participants of different recreational activities with individuals who were non-participant with respect to some demographics as age, gender, marital status, personal income, employment type, education level and recreational activities. The sample of the study is composed of 4214 men and 1287 women totally 5501 individuals. Data were collected from thirteen different researches focused on recreational activities and LS. Nine of the researches were composed of active participants in Mountaineering/Rock Climbing (n=426), Bicycle Festivals (n=373), Trekking/Hiking (n=382), Hunting (n=187), Fishing (n=367), Recreational Motorcycle Users (n=947), Being Volunteer in a Non-Governmental Organisation (n=208), Singing in recreational choirs as a Chorist (n=633), Recreational bicycle users (n=682)  and four of them consist of individuals never done this kind activity before. Such as Never participate in any outdoor activities (n=538), Never Hunting and Fishing (n=324), Never been as a volunteer in any non-governmental organisations (n=138), Never been in a choir as a chorist (n=296). In the analysis of data, besides the descriptive statistics, Independent Sample t-test and ANOVA test were used, thus to identify the reason of the differences LSD test were applied.  All the results were analyzed at the significant level of 0.05. Finding demonstrates that being women, married, employed, in middle aged and/or upper, in active leisure life and have higher personal income cause statistically meaningful higher LS then opposites.  In addition to this, having active leisure life has positive effect on LS level of individuals. When compared with respect to each demographic variable there are statistically meaningful differences LS levels between individuals who are active participants of some recreational activities and non-participate into same activities. As a result, it can be concluded that for having higher LS level, it is necessary to have active leisure life or active participation in any recreational activities. For this, in each level of education stage, individuals must be educated and motivated how to be an active in their leisure life, what the active life’s advantages are and the urban design and infrastructural investments must support and motivate recreational life of urbanites. ​Extended English summary is in the end of Full Text PDF (TURKISH) file.   Özet   Bu araştırmanın temel amacı; farklı rekreasyon etkinliklerine katılan bireylerin Yaşam Doyumu (YD) düzeylerini, yaş, cinsiyet, medeni durum, kişisel gelir, istihdam türü, eğitim seviyesi gibi bazı demografik değişkenler açısından değerlendirmek, farklı rekreasyon faaliyetlerinin YD ile ilişkisini incelemek, rekreasyonel faaliyetlere katılan ve katılmayan bireylerin YD düzeylerini karşılaştırmaktır. Araştırmanın örneklemini 4214 erkek ve 1287 kadın toplam 5501 kişi oluşturmaktadır. Veriler rekreasyonel aktivitelere ve YD'na odaklanan on üç farklı araştırmadan toplanmıştır. Araştırmalardan dokuzu Dağcılık / Kaya Tırmanışı (n = 426), Bisiklet Şenlikleri (n = 373), Trekking / Yürüyüş (n = 382), Avcılık (n = 187), Eğlence Amaçlı Motosiklet Kullanıcıları (n = 947), Bir Sivil Toplum Kuruluşunda Gönüllü Olma (n = 208), Korolarda Korist olarak şarkı söyleme (n = 633), Eğlence amaçlı bisiklet kullanıcıları (n = 682) ve Balıkçılık (n = 367) gibi aktivitelere aktif katılımcılardan ve dördü de daha önce hiç bu tür faaliyetler yapmamış olanlardan seçilmiştir. Bunlar; herhangi bir açık alan etkinliğine katılmamış (n = 538), avcılık ve balıkçılık yapmamış (n = 324), hiçbir sivil toplum kuruluşunda gönüllü olmamış (n = 138), hiçbir koroda görev almamış ( n = 296) bireylerdir. Verilerin analizinde betimsel istatistiklerin yanı sıra Independent Sample t-testi ve ANOVA testi kullanılarak farklılıkların nedenini belirlemek için LSD testi uygulanmıştır. Tüm sonuçlar 0.05 anlamlılık düzeyinde analiz edilmiştir. Sonuç olarak, daha yüksek YD seviyesine sahip olmak için, bireylerin aktif serbest zaman hayatına sahip olması veya herhangi bir rekreasyonel aktiviteye aktif katılımının gerekli olduğu sonucuna varılabilir. Bunun için, eğitimin her aşamasında bireyler serbest yaşamlarında nasıl aktif olacakları konusunda eğitilmeli ve motive edilmelidir. Aktif yaşamın avantajlarının neler olduğu hakkında farkındalık çalışmaları yapılmalı, kentsel tasarım ve altyapı yatırımları açısından kentlerde yaşayanların rekreasyonel yaşamları desteklemeli ve kişiler motive edilmelidir. 


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