scholarly journals Human face structure correlates with professional baseball performance: insights from professional Japanese baseball players

2013 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 20130140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hikaru Tsujimura ◽  
Michael J. Banissy
Keyword(s):  
Financial Performance ◽  
Professional Baseball ◽  
Human Face ◽  
Sports Performance ◽  
Height Ratio ◽  
Baseball Players ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Face Structure ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Source Of Information

In our daily lives, we use faces as a major source of information about other people. Recent work has begun to highlight how one's facial width-to-height ratio (fWHR) is linked to a number of behaviours (e.g. deception, aggression and financial performance in firms). fWHR has also been linked to several factors that may be beneficial for sport (e.g. achievement drive, winning mentality and aggression). Despite this, few studies have examined the relationship between fWHR and sports performance, and these have focused on Caucasian sportsmen. Here, we investigated the relationship between fWHR and baseball performance in professional Japanese baseball players. We show that fWHR is positively related with home run performance across two consecutive seasons. The findings provide the first evidence linking fWHR to baseball performance and linking fWHR to behavioural outcomes in Asian participants.

scholarly journals Targets’ Facial Width-to-Height Ratio Biases Pain Judgments

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jason C. Deska ◽  
Kurt Hugenberg
Keyword(s):  
Person Perception ◽  
Structural Characteristics ◽  
Pain Medication ◽  
Current Work ◽  
Human Face ◽  
Height Ratio ◽  
Past Work ◽  
Accurate Perception ◽  
Face Structure ◽  
Stable Feature

The accurate perception of others’ pain is important for both perceivers and targets. Yet, like other person perception judgments, pain judgments are prone to biases. Although past work has begun detailing characteristics of targets that can bias pain judgments (e.g., race, gender), the current work examines a novel source of bias inherent to all targets: structural characteristics of the human face. Specifically, we present four studies demonstrating that facial width-to-height ratio, a stable feature of all faces, biases pain judgments. Compared to those with low facial width-to-height ratio, individuals with high facial width-to-height ratio are perceived as experiencing less pain in otherwise identical situations (Studies 1, 2, & 3), and as needing less pain medication to salve their injuries (Study 4). This process was observed for White but not Black targets (Study 2), and manipulations of facial width-to-height ratio affected pain perceptions even when target identity was held constant (Study 4). Together, these findings implicate face structure in judgments of others’ pain.

scholarly journals Financial Leverage Determinants on the Financial Performance of a Company

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 11039-11042
Keyword(s):  
Financial Performance ◽  
Performance Assessment ◽  
Research Methodology ◽  
Financial Ratios ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Secondary Source ◽  
Financial Leverage ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
A Company ◽  
Source Of Information

The focus of the researchers is to examine the relationship between different financial leverage ratios like profitability, tangibility, growth and size to know the strength of the variables to justify financial performance of the company. The study is based on the secondary source of information collected from annual reports, websites, RBI bulletins, money control and CMIE reports. It is understood that the financial ratios are the strength of the financial performance assessment of a company for particular period of time which can be done through a well defined and designed research methodology basing on the facts and figures.

scholarly journals Does a Board Characteristic Moderate the Relationship between CSR Practices and Financial Performance? Evidence from European ESG Firms

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (8) ◽  
pp. 354
Author(s):  
Matteo Rossi ◽  
Jamel Chouaibi ◽  
Salim Chouaibi ◽  
Wafa Jilani ◽  
Yamina Chouaibi
Keyword(s):  
Financial Performance ◽  
Potential Effect ◽  
Moderating Effect ◽  
Governance Mechanisms ◽  
Board Characteristics ◽  
Thomson Reuters ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Source Of Information

This study aims to examine the potential effect that corporate social responsibility practices (CSR) have on financial performance in ESG firms, using the moderating role of board characteristics. To test the moderating effect of the board characteristics in the relationship between CSR practices and financial performance, we applied linear regressions with panel data using the Thomson Reuters ASSET4 database from European countries in analyzing data of 225 listed companies between 2015 and 2019. The results show that board characteristics partially moderate the relationship between CSR practices and financial performance in European ESG firms. In addition, this study indicates that CSR practices affect the firm’s financial performance positively. The study findings appended a new dimension to governance research that could provide policymakers and regulators with a valuable source of information to strengthen governance mechanisms for better financial performance. Previous studies mostly investigate the direct effect of corporate governance on financial performance. A few studies examine the moderating effect of CSR practice. This paper contributes by investigating the moderating effect of governance mechanisms in the ESG context.

scholarly journals Associations Among Hip and Shoulder Range of Motion and Shoulder Injury in Professional Baseball Players

2010 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 191-197 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steve Scher ◽  
Kyle Anderson ◽  
Nick Weber ◽  
Jeff Bajorek ◽  
Kevin Rand ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Internal Rotation ◽  
External Rotation ◽  
Professional Baseball ◽  
Shoulder Injury ◽  
Baseball Players ◽  
Glenohumeral Internal Rotation Deficit ◽  
History Of ◽  
Shoulder External Rotation ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Hip Extension

Abstract Context: The overhead throwing motion is complex, and restrictions in range of motion (ROM) at the hip may place additional demands on the shoulder that lead to injury. However, the relationship between hip and shoulder ROM in athletes with and without a history of shoulder injury is unknown. Objective: To (1) determine if differences exist in hip and shoulder ROM between professional baseball players with a history of shoulder injury and those with no history of shoulder injury and (2) assess relationships between hip and shoulder ROM in these players. Design: Cross-sectional study. Patients or Other Participants: Fifty-seven professional baseball players. Main Outcome Measure(s): Outcome measures consisted of hip extension and internal rotation, shoulder internal and external rotation, glenohumeral internal-rotation deficit, and history of shoulder injury. Differences in shoulder and hip ROM were assessed with a 1-way analysis of variance. Associations between hip and shoulder ROM were assessed with linear regression. Results: Nonpitchers with a history of shoulder injury had more external rotation and less internal rotation of the shoulder than nonpitchers with no history of shoulder injury. Glenohumeral internal-rotation deficit was greater in both pitchers and nonpitchers with a history of shoulder injury. The relationship between dominant hip extension and shoulder external rotation was significant for pitchers with a history of shoulder injury and nonpitchers with a history of shoulder injury. Conclusions: Shoulder injury may be associated with specific measures of hip and shoulder ROM, and hip extension and shoulder external rotation may be related in baseball players with a history of shoulder injury. Additional research is necessary to understand the specific mechanisms of shoulder injury in the throwing athlete.

The Relationship of Periscapular Strength on Scapular Upward Rotation in Professional Baseball Pitchers

2008 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 95-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin G. Laudner ◽  
Justin M. Stanek ◽  
Keith Meister
Keyword(s):  
Athletic Performance ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Professional Baseball ◽  
Serratus Anterior ◽  
Baseball Players ◽  
Overhead Athletes ◽  
Baseball Pitchers ◽  
Lower Trapezius ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

Context:Deficiencies in scapular upward rotation and periscapular strength have been associated with various shoulder pathologies and decreased athletic performance. Therefore, proper periscapular strength and concomitant scapular upward rotation are important factors among overhead athletes, such as baseball players.Objective:To assess the relationships between lower trapezius and serratus anterior strength and the quantity of scapular upward rotation.Design:Descriptive study.Setting:Laboratory.Participants:24 professional baseball pitchers.Measures:Scapular upward rotation was measured at 0°, 60°, 90°, and 120° of humeral elevation. The maximum isometric strength of the lower trapezius and serratus anterior were measured.Results:There was a moderate-good positive relationship between lower trapezius strength and scapular upward rotation at 90° (r2 = .56, P = .001) and 120° (r2 = .53, P = .001). The relationships between scapular upward rotation and serratus anterior strength were all poor.Conclusion:A moderate-good relationship existed between lower trapezius strength and scapular upward rotation.

IMPLEMENTASI KINERJA KEUANGAN TERHADAP NILAI SPIRITUALITAS PRIBADI

2012 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 332
Author(s):  
Whedy Prasetyo
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Financial Performance ◽  
Annual Report ◽  
Main Concern ◽  
Good Corporate Governance ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Personal Spirituality

Development of financial performance in the application of Good Corporate Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility which affects the values of honesty private individuals, in order to be able to run the accountability, value for money, fairness in financial management, transparency, control, and free of conflicts of interest (independence). The main concern in this study is focused on achieving value personal spirituality through the financial performance and capabilities of Good Corporate Governance (GCG) and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in moderating the relationship with the financial performance of value personal spirituality. This study is a descriptive verifikatif. The unit of analysis in this study was 15 companies in Indonesia with a policy that has been applied through the concept since January of 2008 until now, with the support of the annual report of the company, the company's financial statements, company reports to the disclosure of Good Corporate Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility in the annual report. Overall reports published successively during the years 2008-2011. The results of this study indicate financial performance affects the value of personal spirituality, and for variable GCG obtained results that could moderate the relationship of financial performance to the value of personal spirituality. But for the disclosure of CSR variables obtained results can’t moderate the relationship with the financial performance of personal spirituality.

Using Internal Control As A Moderator Relationship Between Factor Of Financial Engineering AND Financial Performance In IRAQI Banks

2019 ◽  
Vol 118 (10) ◽  
pp. 197-215
Author(s):  
Iman Muayad Merie Al_Khero ◽  
Sharul Effendy Bin Janudin ◽  
Azam Abdelhakeem Khalid
Keyword(s):  
Financial Performance ◽  
Internal Control ◽  
Financial Engineering ◽  
The Relationship

This paper aims to examines the relationship between the factors of financial engineering and financial engineering by using internal control (IC) as a moderator in Iraq banks

An Analysis of Web Home Page Disclosure Practices of Top Public and Private Indian Banks

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mandeep Kaur ◽  
Manpreet Kaur
Keyword(s):  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Home Page ◽  
Financial Information ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Communication Device ◽  
Indian Banks ◽  
Public And Private Sector ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Source Of Information ◽  
The Web

Internet is a very powerful communication device to disclose financial and non-financial information. Almost every company today maintains its website and disseminates their information voluntarily. Internet is very exciting medium to disclose information in the form of presentation. It has become most frequently used source of information. This paper tries to examine the web home page disclosure practices of top public and private Indian banks and try to find out the relationship between the disclosure score and size of bank by using the sample of 20 banks which constitute of top public and private sector banks. The results show that there is positive relationship between the disclosure score and size of bank.

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