Academic literature on the topic 'Snooker scores'

The purpose of this study was to compare the scores on the Group Embedded Figures Test, a measure of field dependence, for 25 male intermediate-level snooker players with scores of 25 intermediate-level sportsmen engaged in soccer, rugby, field hockey, and tennis and to examine the relation between scores on field dependence and performance on a snooker decision-making test. All the snooker players also took a test of decision making in snooker. The snooker players scored significantly more field independent than the sports-science majors on the Group Embedded Figures Test. A Pearson correlation of 0.78 was obtained between scores on the Group Embedded Figures Test and the decision-making test. As there may be an association between scores on field dependence and decision making in snooker, further research should examine sports like lawn bowls and pool where decisions are made in a static environment.

One of the things that must be considered when establishing a data exchange connection is to make that communication confidential and hide the file’s features when the snoopers intercept it. In this work, transformation (encoding) and steganography techniques are invested to produce an efficient system to secure communication for an audio signal by producing an efficient method to transform the signal into a red–green–blue (RGB) image. Subsequently, this image is hidden in a cover audio file by using the least significant bit (LSB) method in the spatial and transform domains using discrete wavelet transform. The audio files of the message and the cover are in *.wav format. The experimental results showed the success of the transformation in concealing audio secret messages, as well the remarkability of the stego signal quality in both techniques. A peak signal-to-noise ratio peak signal-to-noise ratio (PSNR) scored (20-26) dB with wavelet and (81-112) dB with LSB for cover file size 4.96 MB and structural similarity index metric structural similarity index metric (SSIM) has been used to measure the signal quality which gave 1 with LSB while wavelet was (0.9-1), which is satisfactory in all experimented signals with low time consumption. This work also used these metrics to compare the implementation of LSB and WAV.

Category: Sports Introduction/Purpose: The ankle is commonly injured in sporting activities occurring in up to 1 in 10,000 people a day. About 80% of ankle sprains recover with nonoperative management, with the remaining 20% of patients developing symptomatic instability requiring surgery. There are various surgical options being used, including anatomic repair (Brostrom technique and modifications), anatomic recon- struction with autograft or allograft, and nonanatomic reconstructions such as the Watson-Jones, Evans, and Chrisman-Snook procedures. The outcome of the direct anatomic repair is likely dependent on tissue quality, ability to tension the ligaments, and the security of the fixation. Secure fixation is critical to enable an early rehabilitation without compromising clinical outcome. We hypothesized that using absorbable suture for anatomic reconstruction is not only cost effective but also allows early rehabilitation with immediate postoperative weightbearing with good functional outcomes. Methods: The study included 71 patients presenting with chronic lateral ankle instability (who failed non-operative management) who underwent modified Brostrom repair by a single surgeon between Jan 2012 and Feb 2014.The anterior talofibular ligament and calcaneo- fibular ligament were anatomically repaired , and the repair was augmented with inferior extensor retinaculum proximal advancement, both with 1 vicryl suture. Full weight bearing in normal shoe was allowed from the day of surgery. Physiotherapy commenced prior to discharge from day surgery with gentle active range of motion, calf strength, and static peroneii exercises. From 3 to 4 weeks proprioceptive, theraband, and dynamic peroneal exercises were started. No boots, braces, or casts were used at any stage in the post-operative period. Patients were assessed preoperatively and at a minimum 2-year follow-up using the Foot and Ankle Outcome Score (FAOS). Complication, failure (recurrent instability), and return-to-sport rates were also recorded. Results: There were 41 were males and 30 females with mean age at surgery of 27 years (range 16 - 47 years), mean duration of symptoms of 2 years (range, 6 months to 8 years)and a mean follow-up duration of 34 months (range 24- 49 months). Significant improvement was seen in the FAOS from preoperatively to postoperatively (from 37 to 79): the pain subscale , the symptom subscale, the function subscale, the function in sports and recreation subscale, and the foot and ankle–related quality of life subscale improved from 38 to 79, 42 to 81, 43 to 82 , 31 to 79 and 32 to 77 respectively. All these findings were statistically significant. The failure rate was 4%, with 3 patients reporting instability after subsequent traumatic re-rupture. Two case of temporary neuropraxia of the superficial peroneal nerve was observed. Fifty four out of 71 patients were involved in sports prior to injury and forty seven (87%) returned to sport after reconstruction. Conclusion: This study demonstrates that lateral ligament reconstruction using absorbable sutures is an effective procedure for the treatment of chronic lateral ankle instability and allows immediate weight bearing. This allows a cost-effective approach to management with minimal impact on a patient’s activities of daily living in the post-operative period. The procedure also has high return-to-sport rate.

Introduction: today, musculoskeletal disorders are considered as a serious threat for workers, and one of the main activities, which lead to these problems, is lifting. Moreover, workers in printing industry are widely involved in inappropriate postures and lifting loads. The aim of this study was to compare the results of assessment of lifting tasks with KIM-LHC, WISHA and Snook tables in printing industry. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, a total number of 58 employees (64 tasks in total) from a printing industry staff in Tehran were evaluated with three observational methods of KIM-LHC, WISHA and Snook tables, and the final scores and necessary action levels were determined for them. Furthermore, statistical data were analyzed by SPSS (ver.22) software using Chi-square and Fisher exact tests. Results: Results showed that the prevalence of lower limbs musculoskeletal discomforts was high. Comparing the results of load lifting assessment with WISHA and KIM-LHC methods showed that there was a significant relationship between these two methods (p=0.005). Moreover, there was a significant relationship between the results of assessment through the WISHA and Snook tables methods (p=0.006), and finally the comparison of load lifting assessment results with KIM-LHC and Snook tables showed a significant relationship between these two methods (p=0.046). Conclusion: According to the results of this study, there was a high correlation between the results of these three methods, and they can be used as an alternative in printing industry for assessment of the load lifting task.