Background. Between 20% and 35% of registered youth players disengage from amateur football clubs within any given season, most without formally withdrawing. Volunteer coaches, who average four to six hours per week on coaching activity, identify individual player feedback as the task they most frequently …

Increased activity of the European beaver (Castor fiber) presents a growing structural threat to regional flood defenses in the Netherlands due to extensive burrowing. Flemish Waerways Beaver Experts did not expect this high of beaver activity and the only sustainable solution against them so far was …

Introductie: Adolescente voetballers die aspireren het elite­niveau te bereiken, volgen doorgaans een duale carrière. Daarnaast maken zij een snelle fysieke en psychologische ontwikkeling door binnen unieke sociale omgevingen. Niet-trainingsgerelateerde stressoren, zoals onderwijstaken, kunnen stress …

By addressing the sub-research questions, the main research question and data mining goal were answered. Drought tolerance can be quantified using yield loss between control and drought treatments and robustly assessed by ranking varieties within each year. Varieties that consistently rank high or low …

At an aquaponics farm in Luxembourg called “Fësch Haff” the effect of the water quality on the growth rate and behaviour of the rainbow trout has been analysed. Three times a week the water quality in the fish tank expressed by temperature, KH (carbonate hardness), pH, ammonium/ammonia, nitrite, nitrate …

This scoping review aimed to systematically explore the breadth and extent of the literature regarding the relationship between contextual factors (CFs) and training load (TL) in adolescent soccer players. Further aims included comprehending potential underlying mechanisms and identifying knowledge gaps. …

High population growth, a lack of wastewater treatment plants and poor wastewater management are major challenges in wastewater management in Timor-Leste (East Timor). One of the approaches of the government of Timor-Leste is to separate wastewater into greywater and blackwater from domestic, commercial, …

Purpose: The aim of this study was to asses if a combination of events related to injuries (surrogate measures) in Ski Cross (SX) is more likely to lead to crashing than one surrogate measure and how it differs between male and female athletes. Method: The data collected by using video analysis on the …

Abstract. Although the U-value of glazing has improved significantly in the last decades, the thermal transmittance of windows remains relatively high compared to opaque elements of the thermal shell. Consequently, glazing has a relatively low interior surface temperature in the heating season, which …

This study addresses the challenges facing the City of Praia, the capital of Cape Verde, in adapting to climate changes and reducing the effects of flash floods. Praia is highly vulnerable to these extreme weather events, due to its volcanic scenery, uncontrolled urbanization, and insufficient infrastructure, …