scholarly journals Adolescent Athletic Participation and Nonmedical Adderall Use: An Exploratory Analysis of a Performance-Enhancing Drug

2013 ◽  
Vol 74 (5) ◽  
pp. 714-719 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip Veliz ◽  
Carol Boyd ◽  
Sean Esteban McCabe
Keyword(s):  
Athletic Participation ◽  
Exploratory Analysis ◽  
Performance Enhancing ◽  
A Performance

Throughput Improvement for TCP with a Performance Enhancing Proxy Using a UDP-Like Packet Sending Policy

2012 ◽  
Vol E95.B (7) ◽  
pp. 2344-2357
Author(s):  
Hui WANG ◽  
Yuichi NISHIDA ◽  
Yukinobu FUKUSHIMA ◽  
Tokumi YOKOHIRA ◽  
Zhen WU
Keyword(s):  
Throughput Improvement ◽  
Performance Enhancing ◽  
A Performance

scholarly journals Interfirm collaboration as a performance-enhancing survival strategy within the business models of ethnic minority-owned urban restaurants affected by COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
James M. Crick ◽  
Dave Crick ◽  
Shiv Chaudhry
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Minority ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Psychological Contracts ◽  
Survival Strategy ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Market Disruption ◽  
Interfirm Collaboration ◽  
Ethnic Origins ◽  
Performance Enhancing ◽  
A Performance

PurposeGuided by resource-based theory, this investigation examines the extent to which knowledge sharing as part of interfirm collaboration serves as a performance-enhancing strategy; that is, in the context of assisting ethnic minority-owned urban restaurants to survive during a major market disruption. Specifically, the study features owner-managers' perceptions concerning the evolving environmental circumstances associated with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.Design/methodology/approachData collection took place among owner-managers of urban restaurants in a Canadian city during the COVID-19 pandemic in late 2020. This featured semi-structured interviews with restaurants' owner-managers originating from various ethnic origins together with secondary data where possible. Data analysis followed an adapted Gioia approach.FindingsExamples of interfirm collaboration include restaurants' owner-managers leveraging social capital and sharing knowledge about the effects of legislation and health guidelines on operating procedures, together with good and bad practices where firms have pivoted their business models via take-outs, patio dining and in-room dining. Irrespective of the strength of network ties (within and across ethnic communities), owner-managers were motivated to share information to facilitate their survival. Nevertheless, this study raises questions over the extent that certain decision-makers exhibit strategic flexibility responding to environmental conditions together with their respective ability to engage/retain customers plus service-oriented employees. In addition, a question is whether some owner-managers will continue to collaborate with their competitors after COVID-19 ends, and if so, with whom and the magnitude of activities. In particular, “trust” via psychological contracts and “complementary strategies” among partners across coethnic and different ethnic origins are key considerations.Originality/valueA body of knowledge exists addressing the notions of both interfirm collaboration and market disruptions in the broader cross-disciplinary literature. However, the interfirm collaborative practices of small firms with ethnic minority ownership that are otherwise rivals remain under-researched. More specifically, interfirm collaboration as a survival strategy for owner-managers during the market disruption arising from a crisis situation features as an original contribution.

scholarly journals Evaluation of cobalt as a performance enhancing drug (PED) in racehorses

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 243-252
Author(s):  
K.H. McKeever ◽  
K. Malinowski ◽  
C.K. Fenger ◽  
W.C. Duer ◽  
G.A. Maylin
Keyword(s):  
Adverse Effects ◽  
Blood Cell ◽  
Blood Volume ◽  
Plasma Volume ◽  
Red Blood Cell ◽  
Jugular Vein ◽  
Anaerobic Exercise ◽  
Science Center ◽  
Performance Enhancing ◽  
A Performance

Cobalt is a required trace element in animals, but administration in excess is considered dangerous and potentially performance enhancing in equine athletes. This study seeks to determine if cobalt may actually act as a performance enhancing drug (PED) by altering biochemical parameters related to red blood cell production as well as markers of aerobic and anaerobic exercise performance. In addition, for adequate regulation of naturally occurring substances, such as cobalt, its distribution among the population must be defined. In order to identify this distribution, plasma Cobalt was determined from 245 Standardbred horses with no cobalt supplementation from farms in New York and New Jersey, including horses at the Rutgers University Equine Science Center. Samples were analysed by Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry. Seven healthy, race fit Standardbreds (4 geldings, 3 mares, age: 5±3 years, ~500 kg) were used for the PED experiment. An incremental graded exercise test (GXT) to measure maximal aerobic capacity (V̇O2max) and markers of performance, measurement of plasma volume and blood volume as well as the measurement of lactate, erythropoietin (EPO), and various blood haematological factors were determined 7 days prior to cobalt administration. Each horse was administered a sterile solution of cobalt salts (50 mg of elemental Co as CoCl2 in 10 ml of saline, IV) at 9 AM on three consecutive days via the jugular vein. Blood samples were obtained from the contralateral jugular vein before and at 1, 2, 4 and 24 h after administration. Plasma and blood volume were measured one day after the last dose of cobalt, and a post administration GXT was performed the next day. Horses were observed for signs of adverse effects of the cobalt administration (agitation, sweating, increased respiration, etc.). Plasma cobalt concentration increased from a pre-administration mean of 1.6±0.6 to 369±28 μg/l following 3 doses of the cobalt solution (P<0.05). This Co concentration was unaccompanied by changes in aerobic or anaerobic performance, plasma EPO concentration, plasma volume, resting blood volume, total blood volume, or estimated red blood cell volume (P>0.05). There were no observed adverse effects.

scholarly journals Exploratory Analysis of Entrustable Professional Activities as a Performance Measure During Early Pharmacy Practice Experiences

2019 ◽  
Vol 83 (2) ◽  
pp. 6517
Author(s):  
Laura A. Rhodes ◽  
Macary Weck Marciniak ◽  
Jacqueline McLaughlin ◽  
Carlos R. Melendez ◽  
Kim I. Leadon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pharmacy Practice ◽  
Performance Measure ◽  
Exploratory Analysis ◽  
Entrustable Professional Activities ◽  
Professional Activities ◽  
A Performance
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