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How was the Turin Shroud Man crucified?
2014
As the literature is not exhaustive with reference to the way the Turin Shroud (TS) Man was crucified, and it is not easy to draw significant information from only a "photograph" of a man on a linen sheet, this study tries to add some detail on this issue based on both image processing of high resolution photos of the TS and on experimental tests on arms and legs of human cadavers. With regard to the TS Man hands, a first hypothesis states that the left hand of the TS Man was nailed twice at two different anatomical sites: the midcarpal joint medially to the pisiform between the lunate/pyramidal and capitate/uncinate bones (Destot's space) and the radiocarpal joint between the radio, lunate…
Effect of exercises with weight vests and a patient education programme for women with osteopenia and a healed wrist fracture: a randomized, controll…
2015
Background Exercise programmes have shown to be important for the prevention of fractures in patients with established osteoporosis. However, few studies have evaluated the effect of such programmes for women with low bone mineral density (BMD) (osteoporosis or osteopenia) who have already suffered a fracture. Studies have indicated that exercise programmes concentrating on muscular strength and dynamic balance have a positive effect on significant risk factors for falls such as quadriceps strength and balance. The aim of the present study was to assess the effect of a 6-month exercise programme and a patient education component (OsteoACTIVE) on quadriceps strength, BMD, dynamic balance, wa…
Plenary conference: Keys to successful physical activity during childhood
2014
Introduction Based on different theories of dynamic systems, children's development occurs through interaction between their genes, their physical and socio-emotional environment, and the amount and quality of earlier experiences. The amount of physical activity (PA) has been recognized as one very important mediator in supporting young children's physical growth and overall development. Moreover, PA has been shown to effect children's daily well-being and health [1] . Children are physically active through their play. When children engage in physically active play, they use their whole body with all their senses and large muscles. Through playing children learn to feel their body, recogniz…
Medicago species affect the community composition of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi associated with roots
2007
National audience; The symbiosis between plants and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) is ancient and involves 80% of terrestrial plant families. The symbiotic association between AMF and plants was described to be non specific. However, AMF were reported to influence plant community diversity and productivity. On the other way, the effect of plant genotypes belonging to closely related species on AMF diversity has not been explored so far. The aim of this work was to assess the impact of four different Medicago species, M. laciniata, M. murex, M. polymorpha and M. truncatula cv. Jemalong J5, on the composition of AM fungal community, when cultivated in a silty-thin clay soil (Mas d’Imbert,…
La diffusion du football en Franche-Comté: la spatialisation du cycle de vie d'un service sportif
2005
Cet article a pour objectif de montrer, sous l'angle de la geographie, comment le football, activite sportive peu developpee au debut du XXe siecle, est devenu un element considerable dans la vie quotidienne des individus. Illustree par l'exemple de la region Franche-Comte (1 100 000 habitants), cette contribution vise a spatialiser le cycle de vie de cette discipline sportive (introduction sur le territoire, croissance puis saturation). Les recherches, resolument geographiques, placent ainsi le football dans sa dimension territoriale.
Micheline Ostermeyer : l'exception normale d'une « dissonance culturelle »
2007
Dans l’histoire du sport francais, Micheline Ostermeyer apparait comme une figure atypique : aux JO de Londres, en 1948, elle est triple medaillee olympique en poids, disque et hauteur en meme temps qu’elle entame une carriere internationale de pianiste virtuose. Par cette alliance de deux excellences dans des domaines eloignes d’un point de vue socio-culturel, celui de la « haute culture » (la musique, notamment le piano) et celui de la culture « populaire » (le sport et plus encore l’athletisme), cette femme suscite notre etonnement parce qu’elle incarne et rend visible une « dissonance culturelle ». De ce point de vue, l’ouvrage recent de B. Lahire (La culture des individus. Dissonances …
Stratégies de gestion identitaire et supportérisme Ultra : Une revue critique selon la perspective de l'identité sociale
2010
ResumeLes comportements de soutien des supporters ultras de football a leur equipe sont un phenomene qui fait souvent l’actualite. Se basant sur les principes theoriques de la perspective de l’identite sociale, cet article se propose d’analyser en quoi la litterature actuelle sur le supporterisme constitue un outil efficace pour comprendre les reactions des supporters ultras du football europeen souvent qualifies d’extremistes. A premiere vue, il apparait que la grande majorite des travaux sur le supporterisme provient des Etats-Unis (presque 65 % des publications sur les strategies de gestion identitaire) et a ete realisee sur des etudiants encourageant des equipes sportives universitaires…
Importance des parents dans l'environnement social de jeunes joueurs de tennis : comparaison entre les années d'échantillonnage et les années de spéc…
2009
La presente etude compare la perception de l’environnement social de jeunes joueurs de tennis, dans leur activite sportive, selon leur niveau de pratique (annees d’echantillonnage et annees de specialisation) et, plus precisement, la place des parents, dans ce paysage social. Les travaux anterieurs sur la famille ayant montre, d’une part, le role non negligeable des parents, au cours de chacune des etapes de la longue periode de formation de l’athlete, vers le haut niveau (regle des 10 ans de pratique deliberee) (Bloom, 1985 ; Cote, 1999 ; Ericsson, Krampe et Tesch-Romer, 1993) et, d’autre part, l’influence des comportements parentaux sur certaines variables psychologiques (stress, plaisir,…
Guiding and confinement of interface acoustic waves in solid-fluid pillar-based phononic crystals
2016
International audience; Pillar-based phononic crystals exhibit some unique wave phenomena due to the interaction between surface acoustic modes of the substrate and local resonances supported by pillars. In this paper, we extend the investigations by taking into account the presence of a liquid medium. We particularly demonstrate that local resonances dramatically decrease the phase velocity of Scholte-Stoneley wave, which leads to a slow wave at the solid/fluid interface. Moreover, we show that increasing the height of pillars introduces a new set of branches of interface modes and drastically affects the acoustic energy localization. Indeed, while some modes display a highly confined pres…
Rifle and aiming point accelerations do not differ between the most and least accurate shots in biathlon shooting within an athlete
2023
Abstract Study aim: As studies from shooting disciplines other than biathlon have observed associations between weapon accelerations and shooting performance, this study investigated whether accelerations of the rifle stock and aiming point (the point on the target where the rifle is aimed at) are associated with shooting performance, and differences in rifle and aiming point accelerations between the most and least accurate shots. Further, associations between rifle and aiming point accelerations were studied. Materials and methods: Shooting performance (HitDist, hit point distance from the center of the target) along with rifle and aiming point accelerations were measured from nine biathl…