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View article: Egg intake and cognitive function in healthy adults: A systematic review of the literature
Egg intake and cognitive function in healthy adults: A systematic review of the literature Open
Moderate whole egg consumption may be associated with improvements in cognitive outcomes in healthy adults, including reduced dementia risk and better memory performance. However, findings are inconsistent and limited by differences in stu…
View article: Effect of egg consumption on cognition in healthy young adults: findings from a randomised controlled trial
Effect of egg consumption on cognition in healthy young adults: findings from a randomised controlled trial Open
Eggs contain several nutrients that are positively linked to neurological function, including phospholipids (regulate neurotransmitter receptors), choline (produces acetylcholine, involved in memory and learning (1) , tryptophan (produces …
View article: Assessing the Reliability of a Novel Eye Tracking Test to Measure Fatigue in Athletes
Assessing the Reliability of a Novel Eye Tracking Test to Measure Fatigue in Athletes Open
Background/Objectives: The study had two objectives: first, to assess the intra- and inter-day reliability of a novel eye tracking device (EyeGuide Focus) in healthy adults; and second, to explore its applicability in measuring fatigue ass…
View article: The future for sport officiating research: an expert statement
The future for sport officiating research: an expert statement Open
Research, coverage, and understanding in sport officiating related scholarly activity have increased markedly in the last decade. Sport officials (referees, judges, umpires) have been historically underrepresented in the sport management, …
View article: The game management framework for sports refereeing: a structured perspective on officiating performance and its development
The game management framework for sports refereeing: a structured perspective on officiating performance and its development Open
The Game Management Framework for Sports Refereeing (GMFSR) provides a comprehensive and novel approach to understanding the performance of on-field interactor referees in competitive sports. It highlights key performance factors and focus…
View article: Fatigued or bored? Investigating the effect of different types of mental fatigue on 3 km running performance
Fatigued or bored? Investigating the effect of different types of mental fatigue on 3 km running performance Open
Mental fatigue has been highly cited as having a negative impact on endurance performance. Few, however, have investigated whether different types of mental fatigue, namely active and passive fatigue, might affect endurance performance dif…
View article: Visual search strategies and game knowledge in junior Australian rules football players: testing potential in talent identification and development
Visual search strategies and game knowledge in junior Australian rules football players: testing potential in talent identification and development Open
This study explored video-based decision-making and eye-movement behavior as a complementary method to assess the decision-making skills and knowledge of elite junior Australian Rules (AR) Football players. Performance was measured twice o…
View article: Biomechanical analysis of the handball in Australian football
Biomechanical analysis of the handball in Australian football Open
he handball pass in Australian Football has become increasingly important in recent years. However, important technical elements of handballing have not been identified in the scientific literature. The purposes of this study were to provi…
View article: Evidence from baseball that umpiring decisions are influenced by game context
Evidence from baseball that umpiring decisions are influenced by game context Open
Traditional approaches in sport decision making research test problems with a 'correct' and agreed upon answer. In many cases, however, the most critical decisions are often the least clear cut. This is particularly the case for officiatin…
View article: Foot-to-ball interaction in preferred and non-preferred leg Australian Rules kicking
Foot-to-ball interaction in preferred and non-preferred leg Australian Rules kicking Open
Kicking is an integral skill within Australian Rules Football (ARF) and the ability to kick with either foot is essential at the elite level. A principal technical factor in the kicking skill is the nature of impact between the kicking foo…
View article: A hybrid probabilistic and combinatorial optimization approach to analyzing rowing performance measures
A hybrid probabilistic and combinatorial optimization approach to analyzing rowing performance measures Open
Availability of small amount of data is a major barrier that challenges data mining methods in some applications. To overcome the low accuracy problem, due to system training, we propose a novel hybrid and deterministic approach and test i…
View article: “A sprained ankle is the biggest sign of mental fatigue”: A qualitative study of the perceptions and experiences of mental fatigue in professional ballet
“A sprained ankle is the biggest sign of mental fatigue”: A qualitative study of the perceptions and experiences of mental fatigue in professional ballet Open
Mental fatigue is known to influence endurance, skill, and tactical performance in sport. Research investigating the impact of mental fatigue on tasks that combine physical, cognitive, and aesthetic performance such as professional ballet …
View article: Many Pieces to the Puzzle: A New Holistic Workload Approach to Designing Practice in Sports
Many Pieces to the Puzzle: A New Holistic Workload Approach to Designing Practice in Sports Open
View article: Building a transdisciplinary expert consensus on the cognitive drivers of performance under pressure: An international multi-panel Delphi study
Building a transdisciplinary expert consensus on the cognitive drivers of performance under pressure: An international multi-panel Delphi study Open
Introduction The ability to perform optimally under pressure is critical across many occupations, including the military, first responders, and competitive sport. Despite recognition that such performance depends on a range of cognitive fa…
View article: Examining the Eye Movement Behaviors Associated With Skilled Decision-Making by Elite Australian Rules Football Players
Examining the Eye Movement Behaviors Associated With Skilled Decision-Making by Elite Australian Rules Football Players Open
Exploration of eye-movement behaviors of humans can provide insight into the processes used to inform and make decisions, with a large body of research revealing general trends, especially in the sporting context. Despite this some questio…
View article: The Influence of Instruction on Isometric Mid-Thigh Pull Force-Time Variables
The Influence of Instruction on Isometric Mid-Thigh Pull Force-Time Variables Open
Purpose: The isometric mid-thigh pull (IMTP) is commonly used to assess maximal and rapid (i.e., explosive) strength in athlete populations. The conventional IMTP instruction is to pull “as hard and fast as possible” (CON). However, previo…
View article: She'll Be ‘Right… but Are They? An Australian Perspective on Women in High Performance Sport Coaching
She'll Be ‘Right… but Are They? An Australian Perspective on Women in High Performance Sport Coaching Open
Participation and media coverage of women in high-performance sport has been steadily increasing in recent years throughout the world. While this increase in interest has led to many young women and girls becoming involved in grassroots sp…
View article: Building a Transdisciplinary Expert Consensus on the Cognitive Drivers of Performance Under Pressure: An International Multi-panel Delphi Study
Building a Transdisciplinary Expert Consensus on the Cognitive Drivers of Performance Under Pressure: An International Multi-panel Delphi Study Open
The ability to perform optimally under pressure is critical across many occupations, including the military, first responders, and competitive sport, and depends on a range of cognitive factors. How common these key performance factors are…
View article: Social influence of sport spectators
Social influence of sport spectators Open
Social influence has been summarised as the change in one’s beliefs, behaviour, or attitudes due to external pressure that may be real or imagined (Cialdini, 2001). In this chapter, we focus on the question of how (sports-relevant) behavio…
View article: Lower limb compression garments do not influence dynamic and static balance performance in young males
Lower limb compression garments do not influence dynamic and static balance performance in young males Open
Background: Some studies show that wearing compression garments (CGs) improves balance performance. However, the overall evidence supporting their use for balance improvement is inconclusive. Objective: This study aimed to further explore …
View article: Understanding the human in the design of cyber-human discovery systems for data-driven astronomy
Understanding the human in the design of cyber-human discovery systems for data-driven astronomy Open
High-quality, usable, and effective software is essential for supporting astronomers in the discovery-focused tasks of data analysis and visualisation. As the volume, and perhaps more crucially, the velocity of astronomical data grows, the…
View article: The referee's challenge: a threshold process model for decision making in sport games
The referee's challenge: a threshold process model for decision making in sport games Open
Judgment and decision making in sporting officials is a challenging task that involves the use of context. Although process models of decision making describe decision contexts, none of the existing models explains when sports officials us…
View article: Effect of camera position on localisation with simulated prosthetic vision
Effect of camera position on localisation with simulated prosthetic vision Open
Purpose : Most current designs of visual prostheses use an external camera to capture information from the scene. Positioning of the external camera is an important issue since it is likely to affect the egocentric spatial frame of referen…
View article: Effect of ‘demagnification’ on localisation with Simulated Prosthetic Vision
Effect of ‘demagnification’ on localisation with Simulated Prosthetic Vision Open
Purpose : The integration of a digital ‘zoom-out’ feature into prosthetic vision devices is being actively explored to help overcome current limitations of decreased field of view (FoV) in these devices. The present simulated prosthetic vi…
View article: The assistant referees’ activity in refereeing elite football: Preoccupations when not judging offside
The assistant referees’ activity in refereeing elite football: Preoccupations when not judging offside Open
View article: Shared Demands Between Cognitive and Physical Tasks May Drive Negative Effects of Fatigue: A Focused Review
Shared Demands Between Cognitive and Physical Tasks May Drive Negative Effects of Fatigue: A Focused Review Open
Over the last decade, there has been increasing interest in the effects of cognitive fatigue on physical performance. This review aims to provide an understanding of these effects with an emphasis on different types of physical tasks requi…
View article: Beep Test Performance Is Influenced by 30 Minutes of Cognitive Work
Beep Test Performance Is Influenced by 30 Minutes of Cognitive Work Open
Purpose This study explored conflicting findings in the literature on the influence of perceived cognitive fatigue on physical performance by testing the effect of the Stroop task (high cognitive load) on an intermittent running test (beep…
View article: Exploring the skill of recruiting in the Australian Football League
Exploring the skill of recruiting in the Australian Football League Open
The present study was designed to explore the skill of recruiting in the professional Australian Football League, with a particular interest in the approach to decision making and information processing. The research design utilised semi-s…
View article: Validity and inter-device reliability of dominant and non-dominant wrist worn activity trackers in suburban walking
Validity and inter-device reliability of dominant and non-dominant wrist worn activity trackers in suburban walking Open
Wearable activity trackers have become a popular way for general and athletic populations to measure daily physical activity and rest patterns. The validity and reliability of step count is often unknown for these devices. The aims of this…