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\"It's a beautiful day for a regatta - until one of Sandhamn Island's most prestigious residents is killed aboard his sailing yacht. Oscar Juliander was a rich lawyer and deputy chairman of the prestigious Royal Swedish Yacht Club. While at first his death seems like a tragic accident, there is evidence of foul play. Police detective Thomas Andreasson teams up with local lawyer Nora Linde to investigate. As they work to uncover clues, they face resistance from an elite world where nothing but appearance matters. When the rich and powerful inhabitants of Sweden's idyllic island getaway come under scrutiny, Thomas and Nora must work closely and secretively to seek justice.\"--Provided by publisher.
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Performance model in fixed bench rowing to predict the outcome in competition
Fixed-bench rowing presents technical and tactical particularities that could influence the pacing strategy in a different way. This study aims to analyse the average pace of fixed-bench rowing boats and establish a predictive model to estimate the regatta outcome. A methodology was employed for the purpose of collecting and analyzing data obtained from official competitions to discern the optimal pacing strategies and their correlation to overall performance. A total of 662 boats were analysed in 58 regattas held during the 2020, 2021 and 2022 seasons of the Eusko Label Liga. The variables were the final ranking, the average pacing in each regatta section, the total time, the round and the street. The Spearman's Rho correlation was used to confirm the relationship between the average pacing in each section and the total time of the regatta. In round 3, there is a higher correlation between the average pace and the outcome in section 1 (r = 0.641) and in section 3 (r = 0.620). A model prediction was developed using multiple linear regression to predict the outcome of the regatta (p < 0.01). The round and the average pace performed in section 3 (2778-4167 m) were the two variables predicting the outcome. Statistical power analysis using G*Power 3.1 showed a medium effect size (f2 < 0.35). The results confirm that in the first part of the regatta (0-1389 m), the average boat paces are faster than in the other three sections. The findings can help fixed-bench rowing teams to establish pre-competition strategies to improve the performance of their teams.
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Comparison of Clinical Outcomes of Gastrojejunal Bypass and Gastrectomy in Patients With Metastatic Gastric Cancer
Surgical therapy for stage IV gastric cancer patients is still debatable. The clinical outcomes were compared between gastrojejunal bypass and gastrectomy for metastatic gastric cancer patients.
A total of 110 patients with metastatic gastric cancer who underwent surgery were retrospectively analyzed. Twenty-nine patients underwent gastrojejunal bypass (group B) and 81 underwent gastrectomy (group G).
There was no significant difference in the 3-year overall survival between Group G patients with partial gastrectomy and total gastrectomy. However, patients in group G had a significantly better prognosis compared to patients in group B (p=0.01 and 0.03, respectively). The prognosis of patients with postoperative chemotherapy was significantly better in group G compared to group B (p=0.03), whereas it was not significantly different for the patients without postoperative chemotherapy (p=0.24).
Gastrectomy in patients with metastatic gastric cancer may improve survival when combined with postoperative chemotherapy.
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Henley Women’s Regatta and Cultural Preservationism
In this article it will be concluded that if a sporting institution is to thrive it must abandon harmful practices and conventions. This inquiry will focus on the harmful practices that enable and preserve female-targeted sexism, paying particular attention to the Henley Royal Regatta, a British sporting event, and its female counterpart, Henley Women’s Regatta. It will be argued that, in adhering to “cultural preservationism” some sporting institutions perpetuate morally culpable traditions, preferring to place greater value on their historical significance and associated cultural prestige over an egalitarian agenda. In this cultural examination, it will be demonstrated that women are severely disadvantaged—both socially and in sporting aspects—by the practices that Henley Royal Regatta rigidly enforces, while further illustrating that Henley Women’s Regatta does little to rectify the situation. It will be suggested that holding women-only competitions, at least in the context of rowing, reinforces what is referred to as the Beauvoirian concept of “Otherness.” While acknowledging the overall significance of cultural preservation and tradition in British sport, this article will employ the “preservation of moral sport argument,” which suggests that traditions that are morally culpable should be abolished. The overall conclusion will be that, although traditions can be an important part of sport, the abolition of harmful practices and conventions is essential if sport is to remain relevant and reflective of the moral values of the society it represents.
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Idiosyncrasies of Sports Law in Sailing Regattas
The aim of this paper is to outline a segment of lex sportiva that is grounded in the idiosyncrasies of the internal rules of the hearing procedure in sports sailing whereby the fundamental principles and concepts of sports law as well as the bodies involved in the process of forming sports law are being analysed. For this purpose, the general notion of sailing, its theoretical systematization and the basic features of its sports variant will be presented, in the context of which the organization, rules and regulations will be considered i.e. basic documents including the fundamental legal principles of sports law represented in the relevant sport, all of which for the purpose of re-establishing the sports law, its concept and nature i.e. its potentially interdisciplinary character. To this extent, the re-establishment of sports law and its specific features will be highlighted particularly through appropriate examples of court and arbitration practices as well as the specific rules of sports sailing, part of which are also the rules on the hearing procedure which will be roughly presented and thereby their compliance with the fundamental principles of sports law will be accordingly analysed.
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THE NGĀRUAWĀHIA TŪRANGAWAEWAE REGATTA: TODAY'S REFLECTIONS ON THE PAST
The 118th Ngāruawāhia Tūrangawaewae Regatta was celebrated on the 16th of March 2013. First held on the 17th March 1896, it is the second oldest regatta in New Zealand behind the Auckland Regatta of the 1870s. Renowned for the majestic fleet of ornately carved waka taua 'war canoes' on parade, crowds still flock to Ngāruawāhia today to watch the waka taua make their annual salute to King Tuheitia, the 7th monarch of the Māori King Movement, and his dignitaries. This narrative details my journal observations of March 2013 from the Waikato River banks, before delving into historical information detailing the advent of the Regatta, the Māori King Movement's historical capital base and relocation, and the significance of these to Regatta. The next section speaks of the Waikato River connection, along with early Regatta features, and the promotion of kotahitanga 'embracing' togetherness' within the Ngāruawāhia community, the Waikato Region and more generally across Aotearoa/NewZealand. The article concludes with a comparison of early Regatta and that of 2013.
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The Ngā̄ruawā̄hia Tūrangawaewae Regatta : today's reflections on the past
Examines the history and significance of the Ngāruawāhia Tūrangawaewae Regatta which has been an event in the Māori calendar since 1896. Looks to the regatta's beginnings and background including the Māori King Movement, its connection to the Waikato River along with its promotion of kōtahitanga within the Ngā̄ruawā̄hia community, the Waikato region and beyond. Source: National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, licensed by the Department of Internal Affairs for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand Licence.
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