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Derek Whaley, Jasmine Townsend, Christy Brown et al.

Experiences are the impressions developed through gaining, using, fostering, and sometimes disposing of a service or product. Recent years have shown an ongoing emphasis placed on experiences and their impacts; one of particular interest for this study are the experiences of para-collegiate student-athletes. Using the Experience Type Framework (ETF) and the Experience Impact Scale (EIS), the purpose of this study was to understand the experience of involvement in intercollegiate sports among student-athletes with disabilities. This study employed an explanatory sequential mixed methods design, using quantitative and qualitative data to understand the student-athlete with disabilities experience. Phase I (n = 30) used the EIS to measure the impact of para-collegiate sports experiences, while Phase II used semi-structured interviews (n = 11) to identify characteristics of para-collegiate sports experiences. Findings from Phase I indicated that para-collegiate sports presented as highly impactful (23% Meaningful and 77% Transformative), and in Phase II, three overall themes emerged, one for each experience type: (1) importance of the disability community and development of life-long friendships (memorable), (2) holistic growth on and off the court for (meaningful), and (3) sense of purpose and self (transformative).  

Remus-Ion Hornoiu, Delia Popescu, Ionuţ-Andrei Militaru et al.

This study examines the relationships between ascribed responsibility, uses and gratifications, behavioural involvement, and visit intentions among Sicilian tourists using virtual reality (VR) to explore Romanian rural ecotourism destinations. Utilizing the Uses and Gratifications theory, it investigates how VR content's informativeness, playfulness, and social interactivity impact user engagement and behavioural intentions. Findings reveal that higher ascribed responsibility enhances gratifications from VR experiences, which increases behavioural involvement, essential for ecotourism. However, ascribed responsibility alone does not directly influence visit intentions, indicating the role of additional factors. A significant contribution of this research is the identification of a serial mediation model where uses and gratifications and behavioural involvement totally mediate the ascribed responsibility-visit intention relationship. This model highlights the complex interplay between cognitive, affective, and behaviouralresponses, demonstrating that ascribed responsibility enhances uses and gratifications, leading to increased behavioural involvement and, ultimately, visit intentions. The study extends the Uses and Gratifications theory into VR and ecotourism, emphasizing environmental responsibility in media engagement. Practical implications include strategies for tourism marketers to foster environmental responsibility and for VR developers to create engaging, informative, and interactive experiences. Policymakers can use these insights to promote sustainable tourism through supportive VR content development.

Steven Theo, Zulham Yamamoto, Mohammad Shahreza et al.

Background and purpose To introduce using non-surgical treatment with a wrist brace even after conservative treatment failed as an alternative to surgical treatment in areas with limited modalities. Material and methods This study is a case report of a 24-year-old male who fell from a motorbike on his left hand and had difficulty supinating, extending, and flexing his left wrist. The ulnar fovea sign and piano key sign were positive. No fracture was found, only soft tissue swelling on the wrist X-ray. The MRI couldn’t be performed due to the patient’s financial and distance limitations related to the MRI facility. After 6 weeks, the conservative management failed to improve the pain in his left wrist. The patient refused surgery and chose to wear a wrist brace (Wrist Widget®). Result After using a wrist brace for 6 months, the patient’s weight-bearing capacity returned to 100%, and his DASH score improved from 70 to 0. The piano key sign was negative; the patient’s wrist ROM returned to 100%, and he can do daily activities without any pain. Finally, the MRI was done at the end of the 6th month since the patient had sufficient funds. This case’s injury type is a partial type 1B tear which is an ulnar avulsion without an ulnar fracture and with DRUJ instability. This type is often associated with DRUJ instability and needs cautious evaluation.  This type has good blood supply because the injury location is located more in the periphery, which is the most compliant to repair and has a good healing feature. On the MRI, there is hyperintensity, which suggests a sign of healing of the TFCC. Conclusion During 6 months of regular usage of this brace, the patient's injured wrist fully recovered.  It is still possible to use non-surgical treatment even after conservative treatment has failed.

Ellen Staurowsky

In 1994, the United States Congress enacted The Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act (EADA). The EADA requires colleges and universities receiving federal financial assistance to provide an annual public report on the number of athletic participation opportunities provided to men and women athletes at the varsity level and the allocation of resources and personnel made in support of those opportunities.  The passage of the EADA occurred on the heels of the 20th anniversary of Title IX of the Education Amendments Act, a time marked by the realization that the vast majority of schools around the country were not in compliance with Title IX’s requirements as applied to athletic departments two decades after its passage (NCAA Staff, 1993). The purpose of the EADA when initially proposed in 1993 was to provide accessible information to stakeholders, most specifically prospective students, the public, and the U.S. Congress, that would allow interested parties to raise questions regarding the fair and equitable treatment of women athletes in the nation’s intercollegiate athletic programs. The annual report, colloquially referred to as the EADA report, is officially called The Report on Athletic Program Participation Rates and Financial Support Data. Three decades after the passage of the EADA and five decades after the passage of Title IX, there is reason to question whether the EADA has served its purpose.  During Title IX’s 50th anniversary year, researchers and journalists uniformly reported a systemic failure to comply with Title IX in the area of athletics (Staurowsky et al., 2022; USA Today Staff, 2022; Wilson, 2022). Over the years, some have argued that the EADA should be eliminated (Keen, 2007), others have documented how valuable the information from the EADA is to researchers, journalists, and litigators (Tatos, 2019); others have recommended changes that would strengthen the data collection required under the EADA (Staurowsky et al, 2022); and others have argued that something akin to an EADA requirement needs to be adopted nationwide to help address sweeping gender inequities in athletics at the high school level (Green, 2008). This essay begins with an overview of the current state of Title IX compliance and gender equity in college sport, revisits the history of the EADA, provides an overview of what the EADA covers and who uses it, explores the criticisms and limitations of the EADA, and concludes with recommendations for making the EADA a more effective tool. 

Nawzad Hussein Darwesh, Nihad Ayyub Qadir, Twana Wahbi Ghafoor Sharif

Purpose. This study aims to find an equation for accurately predicting the skills of spike skill beating (straight and diagonal), and the blocking skills about specific physical measures physical and kinetic skills of volleyball players. The skill of spike and skill blocking is one of the basic skills in volleyball, whose performance requires high compatibility and balance between physical measurements and physical skills Material and Methodology. Moreover, monitoring shows that no statistical equation predicts the punch and squeezes talents that hinder the volleyball sector for the age group (14-16). In the youth volleyballers centers in Erbil, the number of players was (75) out of (106) participants (76% of the total population). 25 Players were excluded because they did not complete the test requirements. Results. The manuscript reached the following results: It was possible to identify the values ​​of some physical measurements and physical and motor abilities affecting the level of accuracy test performance of the skill of spike (straight and diagonal). And through the logical analysis of the regression of anthropometric indicators and physical and motor abilities The regression equation for the first indicator was: Ŷ = a + b x The second indicator is: Ŷ = a + b1 x1 + b2 x2 As for that, the compatibility index is the most contributing variable to the accuracy of the performance of the blocking skill, as its contribution rate was for the first indicator: Ŷ = a + b x And the second indicator:  Ŷ = a + b1 x1 + b2 x2 Conclusions: were a statistically significant correlation between some physical measurements, physical and motor abilities, and the accuracy of the spike skill and the blocking skill (Straight and diagonal) of the research sample. Regression equations were obtained to predict the accuracy of the hit performance (Straight and diagonal) in terms of physical measurements, physical abilities, and kinetics.

Ahmad Atiq, Wiwik Yunitaningrum

Aim: to determine the level of implementation of physical activity in the formation of moral football athletes. Material and methods. The method used in this research is descriptive research, with a quantitative approach. The research instrument used interviews, observation and observation sheets, as well as documentation. The method used in this study is a descriptive method with survey research forms. The population in this study amounted to 16 athletes. This research uses a Likert scale. Results. Based on the results of research and discussion of physical activities for moral forming football athletes, it can be concluded that: (1) Moral Knowing, it can be concluded into 4 categories, namely very good at 3.2%, good at 53.2%, enough for 39.2%, and less at 4.3%. The category difference between very good and good is 50%. Meanwhile, the moderate and insufficient categories had a difference of 34.9%. There is absolutely no or 0% lack for the category. (2) Moral Action can be concluded into 3 categories, namely very good at 26.9%, both 53.2% and 19.9% ​​sufficient. Meanwhile, for the less and less category, it was 0%. (3) Moral Feeling can be concluded into 3 categories, namely very good at 41.4%, good at 48.4% and quite 10.2%. Meanwhile, for the category of less and less at 0%. So the results of this study can be concluded that to form a person's character through sports, one of which is through football. Then it can be seen in the results of the study that physical activity to shape the character of soccer athletes in Pontianak is in the good category. If athletes want to develop into professional athletes, they must be able to form good personal character. Conclusions. Athletes must have morals that are formed when doing physical activities such as branching sports that is having knowledge about morals, having feelings about morals and having good moral habits. This can be demonstrated by carrying out physical activities according to the trainer's direction, having a special schedule to carry out physical activity, teamwork, self-knowledge, the spirit of fairplay competence, decision making, and an attitude of empathy

I.M. Sobko, O.V. Koliesov, L.O. Ulaeva

<p><strong>The purpose</strong> – to develop and experimentally substantiate the method of developing the physical qualities of tennis players aged 12–13 years old, using React Balls and stretching.</p><p><strong>Material and methods</strong>. The experiment was attended by 28 tennis players 12-13 years old sport school № 3, Severodonetsk, who were divided into control and experimental group of 14 people. The study was conducted within 8 months from August 2018 to March 2019. Before and after the experiment, tennis players' physical fitness was tested (shuttle run 6x8 m, push-ups 30 s, jumps with skipping-rope, running 6 m, running 30 m, long jump from the spot, throwing ball 1 kg, torso inclination forward from a sitting position, circular rotations in the shoulder joint with a gymnastic stick).</p><p><strong>Results</strong><em>. </em>Complexes of exercises with React Balls and stretch exercises for all muscle groups were developed and introduced into the training process of young tennis players. A significant (p&lt;0.05) increase in the flexibility indicators of athletes from the experimental group, as a result of the use of stretch exercises, was determined. It was revealed that doing exercises with React Balls and tennis balls significantly (p &lt;0.05) increased the level of speed and coordination capabilities in the control and experimental groups. According to the test results «running 30 m», «circular rotations in the shoulder joint with a gymnastic stick», «torso inclination forward from a sitting position» in the experimental group, these figures are significantly higher compared with the athletes of the control group.</p><p><strong>Conclusions.</strong>  It was shown that the use of stretching exercises contributes to the development of greater amplitude of movements, and also forms motor freedom, which affects the development of coordination and speed of movement of a tennis player. It is recommended to use the method of development of physical qualities using React Balls and stretching balls in the training process of young tennis players 12-13 years old.</p>

Rafael Cartay

l comportamiento alimentario de un grupo opera como una estrategia cultural para asegurar la sobrevivencia, reconocerse dentro de una cultura que cambia constantemente, pero que insertándose en la “tradición” mantiene una identidad cultural, que cohesiona el grupo y lo diferencia de otros. El comportamiento alimentario o régimen alimentario es la expresión de estructuras de poder, prestigio de grupo y de sistemas de subordinación en el largo plazo, en el que se consumen sustancias que presentan una triple dimensión como nutriente, medicamento y símbolo. En este artículo se discute sobre los impactos causados al medio ambiente por los regímenes alimentarios, y las posturas de los críticos del Ecologically Noble Sauvage, sosteniendo que las comunidades indígenas nativas amazónicas con escaso contacto con la sociedad urbana y el mercado producen moderados daños ecológicos, mientras contribuyen con la ampliación de la biodiversidad de su entorno en algunos aspectos.

Laurentina Maria da Cruz Vareiro, Teresa Cláudia de Sousa Pinheiro

A crise que tem abalado as economias nos últimos anos despoletou nas pessoas novas formas de entendimento do seu quotidiano. Assiste-se ao surgimento de uma nova readaptação nas rotinas e de maneiras de estar na vida. Verifica-se, assim, o nascer de uma nova consciencialização de escolha nos hábitos diários. Esta nova percepção também se reflete em situações especiais da vida das pessoas, como é o caso da escolha das férias que, para muitas, é a despesa mais avultada do ano: quando, como e quanto podem despender para usufruir de uma semana de férias com a família. A metodologia utilizada neste estudo foi de caráter quantitativo, com base num questionário aplicado a estudantes em várias instituições de ensino superior em Portugal (pós-graduações e mestrados), tendo sido obtidos 412 inquéritos válidos. Tomando o caso dos estudantes, e através da implementação de um inquérito acerca da escolha do fornecedor turístico, pretende-se verificar em que medida a crise influencia a procura das pessoas pelas agências de viagens ou pelos serviços on-line. Este estudo procura, igualmente, perceber as diferenças no comportamento dos consumidores que recorrem, ou não, à Web quando pretendem viajar, quais as motivações pela procura de fornecedores on-line e respectiva aquisição de serviços e produtos turísticos, quais os tipos de produtos, quais as motivações pela procura de agências de viagens e correspondente grau de satisfação e lealdade. O estudo concluiu que, de forma geral, a crise econômica influenciou a escolha do consumidor por fornecedores on-line em detrimento das agências de viagens tradicionais. Verificaram-se, igualmente, diferenças nas motivações e nas caraterísticas mais valorizadas, consoante a procura de fornecedores on-line ou tradicionais.

Velvet Nelson, Rebecca Marie Torres

Desde una perspectiva geográfica, la hibridación expone la forma en que se enredan los diferentes componentes de la naturaleza y la cultura, creando una nueva variante, que desdibuja las distinciones artificiales. En este trabajo, el concepto de hibridación se aplica al estudio del caso de Grenada. Si bien el principal atractivo de esta isla del Caribe es sol, mar y arena, los turistas que visitan Grenada tienen una serie de otros intereses lejos de la playa. Los turistas que podrían clasificarse como la masa convencional "de sol y arena", a menudo quieren experimentar más aspectos de la isla, y muchos lo hacen a través de visitas guiadas. Estos tours se han desarrollado para reflejar los diversos intereses y por lo tanto difíciles de clasificar dentro de las etiquetas de productos turísticos típicamente estrechas. Esta investigación cuenta con el análisis de contenido y la semiótica de la literatura de promoción del turismo, así como la observación participante en las visitas guiadas para ilustrar las variantes híbridas que han surgido en los productos turísticos de Grenada, en la que elementos de la agricultura, cultura, naturaleza, y otros se mezclan casi a la perfección . Pasar de las clasificaciones dualistas de los destinos y los turistas, hacia concepciones más complejas y matizadas a través de la hibridación, abre nuevas oportunidades para satisfacer los diversos intereses de los turistas convencionales, así como los visitantes más nicho de mercado.  

Travis E. Dorsch, Katie Lowe, Aryn M. Dotterer et al.

Student-athletes have to balance their sport, academic, and social lives during the transition to college and parent involvement is an integral, but potentially problematic, aspect of this transition. The present study investigated how key parent involvement factors may be associated with positive developmental outcomes in NCAA Division I student-athletes. Student-athlete participants (N = 514) were 46% male, ranged in age from 18 to 25 years (M = 19.76, SD = 1.43), and were recruited from athletic departments at two NCAA Division I member-institutions. Participants completed online surveys with items assessing their perceptions of parent involvement (support from parents, contact with parents, academic engagement, athletic engagement) and student-athlete development (academic self-efficacy, athletic satisfaction, well-being, individuation). After controlling for individual and family demographic factors, parent academic and athletic engagement positively predicted student-athlete academic self-efficacy and athletic satisfaction; parent athletic engagement negatively predicted student-athlete depressive symptoms; all aspects of parent involvement were strong negative predictors of emotional independence; support from parents and parent academic engagement were strong negative predictors of functional independence; and support from parents was a negative predictor and athletic engagement a strong positive predictor of student-athletes’ attainment of adult criteria. The present research enhances understanding of the role parent involvement may play in student-athlete development and thus may inform the creation of evidence-based policy and programming at NCAA Division I member-institutions.

Rhema D. Fuller, Justin M. Evanovich, Jennifer E. Bruening et al.

Framed in the context of a sport-based service learning program that engages in interdepartmental university partnerships (including athletics), the current study focused on addressing the need to analyze the long-term impacts of service learning on students’ intentions and actions toward social change. Service learning courses have been shown to facilitate positive outcomes such as increased cultural competency and future intentions toward civic engagement (Bruening et al., 2010, 2014). Building on this knowledge, the current study used in-depth interviews to investigate the social justice-related attitudes, intentions, and behaviors of alumni of a college service learning through sport course. Individual interviews (n = 22) with participants who had completed at least one semester in the course indicated that the course was influential in developing their ability to recognize social inequities. Furthermore, participants indicated future intentions and current involvement in initiatives that address social inequities in their given areas of life. Theoretical and managerial implications for effective academic and intercollegiate athletic partnerships, helping to increase impactful civic engagement and learning opportunities for student-athletes and non-student-athletes, are provided.

Wagner Junior Ladeira, Fernando de Oliveira Santini, Clecio Falcão Araujo et al.

O presente artigo teve como objetivo analisar os antecedentes que influenciam na relação confiança e lealdade dos hóspedes no setor hoteleiro. Para isto, foi construído um modelo teórico que sustenta nove hipóteses. Logo após, desenvolveu-se uma pesquisa de campo com características descritivas e de natureza quantitativa, com a aplicação de trezentos e setenta e dois questionários. Após a coleta dos dados, os mesmos foram processados por meio da técnica de modelagem de equações estruturais que permitiu testar as proposições. Os resultados demonstraram que o comprometimento tem um papel fundamental na relação confiança e lealdade, principalmente quando são incorporados os antecedentes, valor percebido e confiança no atendimento. Além disso, o modelo final adicionou seis novas correlações que devem ser respeitadas ao desenvolver estratégias, visando a uma maior confiança e lealdade dos hóspedes: característica com atendimento e satisfação com atendimento; experiências anteriores e qualidade percebida; características com atendimento e experiências anteriores; satisfação com atendimento e experiências anteriores; qualidade percebida e características com atendimento; qualidade percebida e satisfação com atendimento; qualidade percebida e confiança no hotel; característica no atendimento e confiança no hotel. Palavras-chave: Confiança. Lealdade. Confiança no Atendimento. Valor percebido.

Rubén Lado-Sestayo, Luis Otero-González, Milagros Vivel-Búa

Entre los principales determinantes de la rentabilidad de los hoteles se encuentra su localización. En consecuencia, y dado el carácter estratégico de dichas decisiones, de su correcta elección depende fuertemente el éxito empresarial. Por un lado, la localización de un hotel en un punto turístico determinado supone un nivel potencial de demanda como consecuencia del nivel de ocupación y de la estacionalidad en ese punto turístico. Sin embargo, por otro lado existen factores relativos a la estructura competitiva en el punto turístico menos estudiados en la literatura previa. La metodología aplicada en este trabajo muestra que en la explicación de la rentabilidad de los hoteles además de considerar aspectos derivados de la heterogeneidad inobservable deben incluirse otras variables relativas a la ubicación. Tal y como muestran los resultados obtenidos, en la explicación de rentabilidad hotelera es necesario considerar la estructura competitiva donde desarrolla su actividad la empresa.

Rodrigo Neves, Eder Jurandir Carneiro

Este artigo tem como objetivo demonstrar como a área urbana central de Tiradentes, Minas Gerais, foi se transmutando em uma “mercadoria” turística, a partir da década de 1990. Tal transmutação ocorreu por meio do empreendedorismo e do marketing urbanos, que passaram a divulgar a cidade, em âmbitos nacional e internacional, por meio da “venda” de espaços urbanos constituídos por arquiteturas ditas “históricas”. Neste processo, a área central da cidade passou a receber mais investimentos em infraestrutura urbana e as edificações “históricas” se tornaram “espetáculos” e “valorizadas”. Isso fez com que as residências existentes no espaço composto por essas “edificações históricas” se transformassem em estabelecimentos comerciais, deslocando as populações que aí residiam para bairros menos valorizados pelo mercado imobiliário.

Manuel Rey Moreno, Cayetano Medina Molina, Ramón Rufín Moreno

Múltiples trabajos analizan el impacto que la imagen de los destinos tiene sobre la satisfacción y lealtad de los turistas, incluyendo diferentes variables mediadoras tanto afectivas como cognitivas. El presente artículo pretende dilucidar si el modelo representativo del comportamiento futuro de los visitantes (satisfacción y lealtad) en función de las expectativas, disconfirmación, satisfacción, emociones y lealtad, obedece a pautas comunes y universales, o si bien tal funcionamiento difiere cuando se aplica a destinos caracterizados por distintas atracciones. Se concluye con la existencia de un patrón de comportamiento diferente para aquellos destinos culturales urbanos que incorporan playas entre sus atracciones.

Márcio Marreiro das Chagas, Pamela Medeiros Brandão, Sérgio Marques Júnior

O estudo objetivou analisar os fatores influenciadores da Satisfação e Fidelidade ao destino turístico da praia da Pipa/RN, como também examinar as dimensões da Qualidade percebida pelo turista, a partir de uma adaptação do instrumento SERVQUAL, de acordo com aporte teórico do SERVPERF. Para tanto, foi desenvolvida uma pesquisa exploratório-descritiva com relação aos objetivos, do tipo Survey, com enfoque analítico quantitativo. A amostra foi probabilística, sendo o sujeito escolhido de modo aleatório simples com o total de 305 turistas entrevistados. Dentre os principais resultados, observou-se que quatro são as dimensões da qualidade percebida, a saber: Competência, Cordialidade e Segurança; Infra-Estrutura Geral e Turística; Preços e Atendimento e Informações. Além disso, concluiu-se que todas as dimensões exercem influência na Satisfação Global do Turista, sendo as duas primeiras as mais importantes. Já para a Fidelização atingiram destaque a Satisfação Global do Turista, a Competência, Cordialidade e Segurança e o Atendimento e Informações.

Ellen J. Staurowsky, Erianne A. Weight

Celebrated by many and lamented by a vocal few, Title IX holds the distinction of being one of the few pieces of legislation passed by the United States Congress that has emerged as an iconic symbol unto itself. Despite broad familiarity with the term, it remains much less clear how many Americans have more than a superficial understanding of what the law requires. This study was pursued to determine the level of Title IX literacy among a constituency directly impacted by compliance or noncompliance with the legislation, that being college coaches. Results reveal that most college coaches do not have a basic knowledge of the application and extent of the law, have not been educated about Title IX through reliable educational mediums, and possess a desire to learn more and have candid and meaningful discussions about these issues. The lack of consistent and systematic education mechanisms may explain the tensions that arise so frequently around gender equity issues within college and university athletic departments.

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Ronald F. Zernicke, Kathryn A. Antle, Scott G. McLean et al.