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Scientists say ABBA sequence would make for fairer penalty shootouts in soccer - UPI.com
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New research suggests the format is optimal for fair play and does not offer the first to serve a measurable advantage. Scientists analyzed the results of 1,701 tiebreakers from 73 men's tennis tournaments and 920 tiebreakers from 135 women's tournaments.
ABBA sequence in tennis tiebreaking serves is proven to be fairScience Daily
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ABBA sequence in tennis tiebreaking serves is proven to be fair - Phys.Org
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"The purpose of this study was to test the ABBA sequence in a real tournament setting," says Dr. Alex Krumer of the Swiss Institute for Empirical Economic Research at the University of St. Gallen. "Based on the analysis of 1,701 men's and 920 women's ...
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Abba sequence in tennis tiebreaking serves is proven to be fair -- Ben-Gurion U. - EurekAlert (press release)
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... important determinant of performance in contest in general," says Dr. Offer Moshe Shapir of the Center for Business Education and Research at NYU Shanghai. "This is true, for example, in settings ranging from chess matches, penalty shootouts in ...
Stan 'The Fan' Charles: Former Raven John Urschel Intends To Keep His Beautiful Mind - Press Box
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The medical journal JAMA published a report stating CTE was found in 99 percent of deceased NFL players' brains that were donated to scientific research. Of the 111 brains of deceased former NFL players that were studied, 110 contained varying levels ...
John Urschel makes the best, smartest decision of his life in retiring from the NFLNew York Daily News
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NFL player Urschel, seeking Ph.D. in math, retires from football at 26 - Reuters
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"Objectively, I shouldn't. I have a bright career ahead of me in mathematics," he wrote, adding that he was not seeking to get rich playing football. "The things I love the most in this world (reading math, doing research, playing chess) are very, very ...
NFL player Urschel, seeking Ph.D. in math, retires from football at 26 - Reuters
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"Objectively, I shouldn't. I have a bright career ahead of me in mathematics," he wrote, adding that he was not seeking to get rich playing football. "The things I love the most in this world (reading math, doing research, playing chess) are very, very ...
Canisius grad John Urschel retires from Ravens at age 26Buffalo News
Genius John Urschel Explains His Decision To Retire From NFLBaltimoreRavens.com
Baltimore Ravens' John Urschel retires from NFL at age 26My Twin Tiers.com
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NFL player Urschel, seeking Ph.D. in math, retires from football at 26 - Reuters
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"Objectively, I shouldn't. I have a bright career ahead of me in mathematics," he wrote, adding that he was not seeking to get rich playing football. "The things I love the most in this world (reading math, doing research, playing chess) are very, very ...
Canisius grad John Urschel retires from Ravens at age 26Buffalo News
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NFL player Urschel, seeking Ph.D. in math, retires from football at 26 - WHTC
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(Reuters) - A Baltimore Ravens offensive lineman pursuing a doctorate in mathematics announced his retirement from professional football on Thursday, and team officials said a study linking NFL players to brain disease was a factor in his decision.
Canisius grad John Urschel retires from Ravens at age 26Buffalo News
Genius John Urschel Explains His Decision To Retire From NFLBaltimoreRavens.com
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NFL player Urschel, seeking Ph.D. in math, retires from football at 26 - KFGO
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(Reuters) - A Baltimore Ravens offensive lineman pursuing a doctorate in mathematics announced his retirement from professional football on Thursday, and team officials said a study linking NFL players to brain disease was a factor in his decision.
Canisius grad John Urschel retires from Ravens at age 26Buffalo News
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Former Nittany Lion, Raven John Urschel retires from NFLYork Daily Record/Sunday News
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Genius John Urschel Explains His Decision To Retire From NFL - BaltimoreRavens.com
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He's currently a Ph.D. candidate in mathematics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he gets straight-A's and has released multiple research papers. Here is Urschel's MIT biography, which further explains the work he's doing there ...
Why I Still Play FootballThe Players Tribune
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Ravens OL John Urschel, 26, retires abruptly, two days after CTE studyESPN
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Baltimore Ravens' John Urschel retires from NFL at age 26 - CIproud.com
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(CNN) - John Urschel, a Baltimore Ravens offensive lineman known for his passion for mathematics, has retired from the NFL at age 26. In a statement released by the team, Ravens head coach John Harbaugh said Urschel had informed him of the decision ...
John Urschel makes the best, smartest decision of his life in retiring from the NFLNew York Daily News
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John Urschel, a Baltimore Ravens offensive lineman known for his passion for mathematics, has retired from the NFL at age 26.
John Urschel makes the best, smartest decision of his life in retiring from the NFLNew York Daily News
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Canisius grad John Urschel retires from Ravens at age 26 - Buffalo News
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... used hatchback Nissan Versa and live on less than $25k a year. It's not because I'm frugal or trying to save for some big purchase, it's because the things I love the most in this world (reading math, doing research, playing chess) are very, very ...
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Cobblers and kin reign in Southern ovens - MyAJC
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The name is hotly debated among Southern cooks and historians, either deriving from the English cheese pies in both name and make (drop the final “e” and get “chess”) or possibly from the slurring of the words “just pie,” which is exactly what it is ...
The Syria Chess Board: An Exercise In Strategic Carnage - The Media Line
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The Media Line
According to Dr. Jonathan Spyer, a Senior Fellow at the Global Research in International Affairs Center and expert on Syria, there may be more here than meets the eye. “The need now is to define what CIA backing for the rebels constitutes,” he ...
Top general confirms end to secret US program in SyriaPolitico
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Staying Ahead of Social Media - Florida Today
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Research shows that screen time use before bed can interfere with the ability to sleep well. Consider using a site like www.commonsensemedia.org to ... This is for students who want to learn chess ages 5 and up. Kodable-Coding for Kids is terrific app ...
CHESS Imaging Reveals How Copper Affects Plant Fertility - Lab Manager Magazine
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With the completion of CHESS-U, an upgrade to CHESS that advances the facility's X-ray microscopy, these tools will be available for a broad range of research questions. For the past two years, CHESS has been hosting biological imaging workshops ...
How to win at business, according to Wake Forest University mice - Triad Business Journal
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The study, “What can animal research tell us about the link between androgens and social competition in humans?” appeared in the June 2017 issue of Hormones and Behavior, the peer-reviewed journal of the Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology.
DT Research and ITG bring purpose-built rugged tablet solutions to defense health market - Rugged PC Review
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ITG has the following contracts which all include deliverability of the Rugged Tablets by DT Research; Air Force Netcents -2, Army ADMC-2, Army Chess ITES2H, Department of Veterans Affairs, GSA 70, Marine Corps MCHS, NASA SEWP V, NAVY One-Net, ...
Why there's no such thing as a gifted child - The Guardian
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The Guardian
There is a canon of research on high performance, built over the last century, that suggests it goes way beyond tested intelligence. On top of that, research is clear that brains are malleable, new neural pathways can be forged, and IQ isn't fixed ...