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Parminder Kaur. "Asian Modernity: Cricket in Princely States – Case Example of Dhruve Pandove Cricket Stadium cum Gymkhana Club Patiala, Punjab." Creative Space 5, no. 1 (July 3, 2017): 29–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.15415/cs.2017.51003.
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The paper bringing about the certain changes, which were implies in Asian countries during the 18th century, when most part of these countries comes under British impact. Considering India only, the changes were not focusing only on the architectural style, but it was the entire process to structure the society in a better way. Britishers, by nature were very fond of recreation, entertainment, luxury in their life. Sports was one of the medium of their entertainment through which they interact among high societies. When cricket was introduced in India by Britishers, it was become most popular game among all the states. Maharajas of princely states were always try to copy the British life style, so they adopted cricket also with full obsession. Maharajas of Patiala, princely state Punjab along with their royal families, were in passionate lead to support Cricket as major sport (Majumdar, B. 2008). They had taken cricket to utmost priority and formed their own cricket grounds in Chail and Patiala. Maharaja Rajinder Singh, constructed a cricket ground and pavilion in 1890 in Patiala named as ‘Dhruve Pandove Stadium’ from where he initiated the cricket patronage (Sarkar, A. 2016). The pavilion is constructed in colonial style, which has given India a number of leading crickets, is still intact in good and working condition.
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Subhani, Muhammad Imtiaz. "Distance Matters: Evidence from the Game of Cricket." Journal of Economics and Behavioral Studies 3, no. 6 (December 15, 2011): 360–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.22610/jebs.v3i6.291.
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Playing at home ground gives advantage to the home side always, though the strength of the teams also plays a major role in the eventual outcome of a given match. It is observed that India is remarkable when it plays at home; however, it becomes quite an ordinary side when it plays at opponents’ home ground. Meanwhile, Australia, which has been the most consistent team for several decades played well both at home and away. After studying the 50-years data of home and away matches for all major cricket playing teams via split technique, it was found that the teams won their matches more, when they play at their home grounds, while playing at opponent’s home-ground may snatch away the victory from them.
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-ul-Haq, Faizan, Uzair Yaqoob, Asma Sarfaraz, and Muhammad Mannan Ali Khan. "Athletic on-field heart rate: a demand of modern cricket." International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health 4, no. 11 (October 25, 2017): 4350. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20174858.
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Cricket has transformed very quickly from a gentleman’s game to a game which demand high standard of physical and physiological fitness. Cricket has a diversity of game formats ranging from 5-day test cricket to a shorter but dynamic t20 format. Since last two decades a lot of cricket is being played throughout the year, there is no discrimination of summers and winters as what used to happen during the prior days. For this reason now the standard of physiological demands of this sport has risen too. Good heart rate is always an important aspect of physiological fitness of athletes and it has a mighty impact on the performance of players in the grounds.
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Brock, Kelcey, Gavin Fraser, and Ferdi Botha. "Sport consumption patterns in the Eastern Cape: Cricket spectators as sporting univores or omnivores." Journal of Economic and Financial Sciences 9, no. 3 (December 3, 2016): 667–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/jef.v9i3.64.
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Since its inception, consumption behaviour theory has developed to account for the important social aspects that underpin or at least to some extent explain consumer behaviour. Empirical studies on consumption behaviour of cultural activities, entertainment and sport have used Bourdieu’s (1984) omnivore/univore theory to investigate consumption of leisure activities. The aim of this study is to investigate whether South African cricket spectators are sporting omnivores or univores. The study was conducted among cricket spectators in the Eastern Cape at four limited overs cricket matches in the 2012/2013 cricket season. The results indicate that consumption behaviour of sport predominantly differs on the grounds of education and race. This suggests that there are aspects of social connotations underpinning sports consumption behaviour within South Africa.
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Aslam, Muhammad, and Soniha Aslam. "Existing Infrastructural Facilities as Factor for Paucity among National Level Cricketers; A Survey from Baluchistan." Global Educational Studies Review VII, no. II (June 30, 2022): 524–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gesr.2022(vii-ii).49.
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The present study was focused to survey the factors responsible for paucity among national level cricketers. For this purpose, a sample of (n=100) first class cricketers was recruited from the list obtained from Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Lahore, Pakistan. The required data were collected with the help of self-structured questionnaires. The collected data were accordingly processed through Statistical Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS), version 26. Statistical tests including Pearson correlation, linear regression and t-Test were accordingly applied. The results revealed that available facilities in the shape of grounds, coaches, and financial support significantly correlated with paucity of national level cricketers (.777**, .659**, .561** & p=.000). Likewise, participants having different age group and experience in sport reported no statistically significant difference in existing infrastructural sports facilities and paucity of Cricket (p > .05). Based on these, it has been concluded that the prevailing facilities for first class cricketers needs much more consideration on the part of relevant bodies. It is suggested that the federal and provincial governments may provide all the necessities, especially for the first class cricket players of Baluchistan.
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Zhang, Yan, He Huang, Jun Xia Zhang, Si Bo Zhang, and Lu Quan Ren. "Friction and Wear Properties of the Tergum Surface of Mole Cricket, Gryllotalpa orientalis." Applied Mechanics and Materials 461 (November 2013): 707–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.461.707.
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Mole cricket is typical insect living under the ground, which tergum is the main component that suffers the wear and tear from the soil particles. In order to adapt this environment, mole crickets have anatomically evolved well-suited tergum with wear-resistance property, which can protect the body from abrasion and damage. In this study, the surface morphology and structure of the tergum of mole cricket were studied and analyzed by stereomicroscope (SM) and Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM). By using a Universal Micro-Tribotester (UMT), the friction-wear properties and the performances of the tergum surface were tested along with the head direction, tail direction and lateral direction of body, respectively. The result shows that the setae have obvious influence on the friction characteristic of mole crickets tergum. By comparing with other direction, the tergum surface has better friction properties on the setae growth direction. This study can be a reference for the design of novel wear resistance surface.
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Kupritz, Jonah, John Martin, Kerstin Fischer, Kurt C. Curtis, Joseph R. Fauver, Yuefang Huang, Young-Jun Choi, Wandy L. Beatty, Makedonka Mitreva, and Peter U. Fischer. "Isolation and characterization of a novel bacteriophage WO from Allonemobius socius crickets in Missouri." PLOS ONE 16, no. 7 (July 1, 2021): e0250051. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0250051.
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Wolbachia are endosymbionts of numerous arthropod and some nematode species, are important for their development and if present can cause distinct phenotypes of their hosts. Prophage DNA has been frequently detected in Wolbachia, but particles of Wolbachia bacteriophages (phage WO) have been only occasionally isolated. Here, we report the characterization and isolation of a phage WO of the southern ground cricket, Allonemobius socius, and provided the first whole-genome sequence of phage WO from this arthropod family outside of Asia. We screened A. socius abdomen DNA extracts from a cricket population in eastern Missouri by quantitative PCR for Wolbachia surface protein and phage WO capsid protein and found a prevalence of 55% and 50%, respectively, with many crickets positive for both. Immunohistochemistry using antibodies against Wolbachia surface protein showed many Wolbachia clusters in the reproductive system of female crickets. Whole-genome sequencing using Oxford Nanopore MinION and Illumina technology allowed for the assembly of a high-quality, 55 kb phage genome containing 63 open reading frames (ORF) encoding for phage WO structural proteins and host lysis and transcriptional manipulation. Taxonomically important regions of the assembled phage genome were validated by Sanger sequencing of PCR amplicons. Analysis of the nucleotides sequences of the ORFs encoding the large terminase subunit (ORF2) and minor capsid (ORF7) frequently used for phage WO phylogenetics showed highest homology to phage WOAu of Drosophila simulans (94.46% identity) and WOCin2USA1 of the cherry fruit fly, Rhagoletis cingulata (99.33% identity), respectively. Transmission electron microscopy examination of cricket ovaries showed a high density of phage particles within Wolbachia cells. Isolation of phage WO revealed particles characterized by 40–62 nm diameter heads and up to 190 nm long tails. This study provides the first detailed description and genomic characterization of phage WO from North America that is easily accessible in a widely distributed cricket species.
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Ehoche, Elijah Edache, Akanya Helmina, and Adefolalu Funmilola Sherifat. "Evaluation of Biochemical Parameters of Rats Fed with Corn Flour Supplemented with Cricket (Acheta gossypii) Proteins." Borneo Journal of Pharmacy 2, no. 2 (November 14, 2019): 41–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.33084/bjop.v2i2.982.
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African staple diets are mainly of protein-deficient corn. Dried yellow corn was fermented, dried, ground and supplemented with 5% and 10% of cricket (Acheta gossypii) flour. A standard diet of 5% and 10% soybean proteins-based corn flour was also prepared. The diets were fed to albino rats for four weeks. Standard methods for the serum levels of alkaline phosphatase (ALP), aspartate transaminase (AST), alanine transaminase (ALT), total proteins (TP), and albumin were determined in albino rats using 5% and 10% soybean supplemented corn diets as standard diets. The serum levels of ALP, AST, ALP, TP, and albumin in the rats fed with cricket supplemented diets were in the range of the normal healthy animals but were significantly different from the cornflour and soybean supplemented diets such that the ALP and AST values of the rats fed on the cornflour significantly decreased over the soybean supplemented and cricket supplemented experimental diets. The ALT activity, TP, and albumin levels of the rats fed the cornflour, and the soybean supplemented diets were significantly lower than those fed on the cricket protein supplemented diet (p <0.05). Supplementing corn with crickets has shown improvement in the nutritional quality of corn, therefore, may be used to solve the malnutrition
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Brouwers, N. C., and A. C. Newton. "Movement analyses of wood cricket (Nemobius sylvestris) (Orthoptera: Gryllidae)." Bulletin of Entomological Research 100, no. 6 (December 11, 2009): 623–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0007485309990332.
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AbstractInformation on the dispersal ability of invertebrate species associated with woodland habitats is severely lacking. Therefore, a study was conducted examining the movement patterns of wood cricket (Nemobius sylvestris) (Orthoptera: Gryllidae) on the Isle of Wight, UK. Juvenile (i.e. nymphs) and adult wood crickets were released and observed over time within different ground surface substrates. Their movement paths were recorded and subsequently analysed using random walk models. Nymphs were found to move more slowly than adults did; and, when given a choice, both nymphs and adults showed a preference for moving through or over leaf litter compared to bare soil or grass. A correlated random walk (CRW) model accurately described the movement pattern of adult wood crickets through leaf litter, indicating a level of directional persistence in their movements. The estimated population spread through leaf litter for adults was 17.9 cm min−1. Movements of nymphs through leaf litter could not accurately be described by a random walk model, showing a change in their movement pattern over time from directed to more random movements. The estimated population spread through leaf litter for nymphs was 10.1 cm min−1. The results indicate that wood cricket adults can be considered as more powerful dispersers than nymphs; however, further analysis of how the insects move through natural heterogeneous environments at a range of spatio-temporal scales needs to be performed to provide a complete understanding of the dispersal ability of the species.
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FURQAN ULLAH, MUHAMMAD ASIF, MUHAMMAD ZAHID, and FAIZA MEHREEN. "Investor Sentiment in Stock Market: A Case of Pakistan Super League in Pakistan Stock Exchange." Journal of Business & Tourism 4, no. 2 (November 7, 2021): 101–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.34260/jbt.v4i2.165.
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This study investigates whether sentiments play any role while investors make financial decisions which results in the stock returns. The paper analyzes the major two sports events (2016-2017) of Pakistan Super League (PSL). The study utilizes the stock market data from Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX)-100 index for the period of two financial years starting from June 2015 to July 2017. PSL T20 data is collected from the official PSL website. The empirical results of the studyshow that PSL sports events are highly statistically significant and imply that the events trigger investor sentiments (optimistic and pessimistic behaviors) in the PSX.When the whole PSL games were played on United Arab Emirates (UAE) grounds in 2016, later on, which badly affected the investor moods and resulted in a negative abnormal return in PSX-100 index. While in case of PSL event in 2017, in which only final match of the event was held in Lahore, Pakistan and resulted in a positive abnormal return in PSX-100 index. The study provides implications for different authorities such as Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), PSX and other development authorities in order to promote such activities for the overall economic and social benefits. While founding no previous studies concerning the subject in the Pakistani context, the Scholar selected the issue to conduct a research and make a considerable contribution for investors in Pakistan with respect to PSL events and its impact on PSX. Keywords: Investor Sentiments, Stock returns, behavioral finance, Pakistan Super League, Pakistan Stock Exchange
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Chu, Jiming, and Daniel J. Howard. "Genetic linkage maps of the ground crickets Allonemobius fasciatus and Allonemobius socius using RAPD and allozyme markers." Genome 41, no. 6 (December 1, 1998): 841–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/g98-080.
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The ground crickets, Allonemobius fasciatus and A. socius are sister species and form a mosaic hybrid zone in the eastern United States. In this study, we developed RAPD markers and constructed genetic linkage maps for the two species, as a first step toward mapping quantitative trait loci that control conspecific sperm precedence. The A. fasciatus map consists of 25 markers mapped to 8 linkage groups, spanning 400.1 contiguous centiMorgans (cM). The average distance between two framework markers is 23.5 cM. The A. socius map consists of 20 markers mapped to 6 linkage groups, spanning 400.5 contiguous cM. The average distance between two framework markers is 30.4 cM. A sex chromosome was identified in the A. socius map. These are the first reported genetic linkage maps for Orthoptera.Key words: Allonemobius, allozyme, cricket, hybrid zone, linkage maps, RAPD.
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Е.В., Преображенская,, Мечтаева, Е.В., and Рябухин, Д.С. "The impact of protein and calcium feed additives on the growth of Jamaican field cricket (Gryllus assimilis)." Кормопроизводство, no. 8.2022 (December 1, 2022): 37–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.25685/krm.2022.8.2022.006.
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Целью данной работы было изучение влияния добавления в корм для банановых сверчков (Gryllus assimilis) источника кальция (яичной скорлупы), а также источника белка (муки из куколок чёрной львинки (Hermetia illucens)) на рост и развитие насекомого. Из-за роста численности населения планеты перед человечеством стоит вопрос о поиске альтернативных источников продуктов питания, обладающих высокой питательной ценностью, безопасных и экологичных. Возможным решением этой проблемы может стать использование насекомых. Некоторые виды насекомых, в том числе банановый сверчок, благодаря своему составу и способности к быстрому набору биомассы используются для кормления сельскохозяйственных животных, а также в пищу человеку. Состав и скорость производства биомассы зависят от рациона насекомого. Для сравнения метаболизма насекомых на различных стадиях развития для экспериментов использовались сверчки одно- и двухмесячного возраста. В качестве белковой добавки к корму использовалась мука из куколок чёрной львинки, в качестве кальцийсодержащей — перемолотая яичная скорлупа. В данном исследовании средняя масса сверчков в конце эксперимента увеличилась как при добавлении в корм источника кальция (яичной скорлупы), так и при добавлении высокобелковой добавки (куколок). Это говорит о возможности получения более крупных особей при добавлении в корм рассматриваемых добавок. Также показано, что изученные добавки положительно влияли на выживаемость и ускоряли превращение личинок во взрослых особей. Следовательно, рассматриваемые добавки способны повышать эффективность кормов, способствовать увеличению получаемой биомассы насекомых, а также ускорять производство банановых сверчков. This investigation was aimed at testing the effect of calcium from egg shells and protein from powdered pupae of Hermetia illucens on the growth of Jamaican field cricket (Gryllus assimilis). As human population grows new environmentally friendly highly nutritious alternative food sources become a relevant issue. Using insects for food is a promising trend. Some species of insects such as Jamaican field cricket are used for feeds and food due to its nutritional value and rapid biomass gain. Biomass composition and production are greatly affected by insect diet. One- and two-month-old crickets were used in this experiment to analyze insect metabolism at different growth stages. A protein additive comprised powdered pupae of Hermetia illucens, the calcium one — ground egg shells. Cricket weight grew after both egg shell and pupae use which makes these additives effective for the production of larger insects. The additives positively affected cricket survival rate and accelerated the transformation of nymph into imago. Therefore, the additives were able to improve the efficiency of feeds, increase insect biomass and accelerate cricket production.
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Casas, Jérôme, and Thomas Steinmann. "Predator-induced flow disturbances alert prey, from the onset of an attack." Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 281, no. 1790 (September 7, 2014): 20141083. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2014.1083.
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Many prey species, from soil arthropods to fish, perceive the approach of predators, allowing them to escape just in time. Thus, prey capture is as important to predators as prey finding. We extend an existing framework for understanding the conjoint trajectories of predator and prey after encounters, by estimating the ratio of predator attack and prey danger perception distances, and apply it to wolf spiders attacking wood crickets. Disturbances to air flow upstream from running spiders, which are sensed by crickets, were assessed by computational fluid dynamics with the finite-elements method for a much simplified spider model: body size, speed and ground effect were all required to obtain a faithful representation of the aerodynamic signature of the spider, with the legs making only a minor contribution. The relationship between attack speed and the maximal distance at which the cricket can perceive the danger is parabolic; it splits the space defined by these two variables into regions differing in their values for this ratio. For this biological interaction, the ratio is no greater than one, implying immediate perception of the danger, from the onset of attack. Particular attention should be paid to the ecomechanical aspects of interactions with such small ratio, because of the high degree of bidirectional coupling of the behaviour of the two protagonists. This conclusion applies to several other predator–prey systems with sensory ecologies based on flow sensing, in air and water.
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Harris, Joseph P. "Spring Mole Cricket Control on Golf Courses, 1996." Arthropod Management Tests 23, no. 1 (January 1, 1998): 321. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/amt/23.1.321.
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Abstract This experiment was conducted on fairway 18 at the Jackson County Golf Course in Jackson County on the Gulf Coast of Mississippi. Soil type was a sandy clay loam. Mole crickets were adults. Experimental design was a RCB with 4 replications. Each replication was 2,000 ft2. Treatments were made on 30 Apr. Granular formulations were applied with a Scotts ProTurf, hand-pushed spreader. Irrigation was applied at 0.25 inch on 3, 7, 14, and 21 May during the study. All plots received 0.25 inch water within 1 h after applications. Mole cricket damage ratings were made using a 1-m2 frame divided into nine equal, square-shaped sections. The frame was placed on the ground at 10 locations/rep. The presence of mounds and tunnels was determined visually and by touch. Damage ranged from zero (no damage in any of the nine sections) to nine (nine sections contained mounds and/or tunnels). Pre-treatment counts were made on 29 Apr and post-treatment counts were made on 7, 14, 21, and 28 May.
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Michelsen, Axel. "The Tuned Cricket." Physiology 13, no. 1 (February 1998): 32–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/physiologyonline.1998.13.1.32.
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Communication by means of sound is not always easy. Sound suffers much attenuation and degradation close to ground. Crickets have adapted to this by exploiting sharply tuned mechanical systems. A coevolution ensures that the calling song of males and the directional hearing of females are tuned to the same frequency.
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Harris, Joseph P. "Fall Mole Cricket Control on Golf Courses, 1996A." Arthropod Management Tests 23, no. 1 (January 1, 1998): 321–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/amt/23.1.321a.
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Abstract This experiment was conducted on fairway 11 at the Jackson County Golf Course in Jackson County on the Gulf Coast of Mississippi. Soil type was a sandy clay loam. Mole crickets were midinstar nymphs. Experimental design was a RCB with 4 replications. Each replication was 2,000 ft2. Treatments were made on 20 Aug. Granular formulations were applied with a Scotts Pro-Turf, hand-pushed spreader. Rainfall and/or irrigation from 20 Aug through 17 Sep was a total of 1.33 inches during this study. Talstar F and Orthene TTO + Talstar F plots received 0.33 inch water within 1 hour after applications, and the Orthene TTO plot received 0.33 inch immediately prior to application. Mole cricket damage ratings were made using a 1-m2 frame divided into nine equal, square-shaped sections. The frame was placed on the ground in 10 lo cations/rep. The presence of mounds and tunnels was determined visually and by touch. Damage ranged from zero (no damage in any of the nine sections to nine (nine sections contained mounds and/or tunnels). Pretreatment counts were made on 20 Aug and post-treatment counts were made on 26 Aug and 3, 10, 17 Sep.
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Noorbhai, Habib, and Timothy Noakes. "Coaching implications of the lateral batting backlift technique in men’s cricket: a discussion and food for thought." BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine 5, no. 1 (March 2019): e000494. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2018-000494.
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Cricket coaching manuals published after 2009 accept as a norm for batsmen to lift the bat in the direction of the slips. A mixed-methods study conducted among 161 coaches around the world showed that most cricket coaches (83%) coach the straight batting backlift technique (SBBT) as opposed to the lateral batting backlift technique (LBBT) at various proficiency levels of the game. The LBBT (more beneficial for cricket batsmen) is one in which the bat is lifted laterally in the direction of second slip or gully. Using this technique, the face of the bat faces towards point or the off-side. In contrast, the backlift in which the bat is lifted towards the stumps or first slip and the face of the bat points towards the wicket-keeper or the ground, is known as the SBBT. This paper attempts to provide implications for coaching the LBBT and understanding some important aspects of cricket batsmanship in men’s cricket.
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McCormick, Fergus, Tim Sullivan, Iain Hill, Paul Eddleston, Mick Slack, and Rajan Mistry. "Design and construction of the Compton and Edrich stands, Lord’s Cricket Ground redevelopment." Structural Engineer 100, no. 5 (May 1, 2022): 26–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.56330/tkcn6831.
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This paper describes the key design and construction challenges of the Compton and Edrich stands – two striking additions to Lord’s Cricket Ground in London. The new stands increase the capacity of the ground and bring new sponsor boxes and other modern facilities. The design includes steel moment frames and a steel-framed canopy, with a secondary timber beam network, partially covering the stands. The varying geometry of the stands required complex steelwork fabrication. Construction challenges included the programme constraints of working around the cricket seasons, and the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic around six months after work began on site.
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Full, R. J., D. A. Zuccarello, and A. Tullis. "Effect of variation in form on the cost of terrestrial locomotion." Journal of Experimental Biology 150, no. 1 (May 1, 1990): 233–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/jeb.150.1.233.
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The mass-specific minimum cost of terrestrial locomotion (Cmin) decreases with an increase in body mass. This generalization spans nearly eight orders of magnitude in body mass and includes two phyla. The general relationship between metabolic cost and mass is striking. However, a significant amount of unexplained interspecific variation in Cmin exists at any given body mass. To determine how variation in morphology and physiology affects metabolic energy cost, we measured the oxygen consumption of three comparably sized insects running on a miniature treadmill; the American cockroach Periplaneta americana, the caterpillar hunting beetle Calosoma affine and the Australian field cricket Teleogryllus commodus. Steady-state oxygen consumption (VO2ss) increased linearly with speed. Cmin was similar for crickets and cockroaches (8.0 and 8.5 ml O2 g-1km-1, respectively), but was substantially lower for beetles (4.6 ml O2 g-1km-1). The predicted value of Cmin for all three insects was within the 95% confidence intervals of the Cmin versus body mass function. However, the 95% confidence intervals extend approximately 2.5-fold above and 40% below the regression line, making the variation at any given body mass nearly sixfold. Normalizing for the rate of muscle force production by determining the metabolic cost per stride failed to account for the interspecific variation in the cost of locomotion observed in the three insects. Ground contact costs (i.e. VO2ss multiplied by leg contact time during a stride) in insects were similar to those measured in mammals (1.5-3.1 J kg-1) and were independent of speed, but did not explain the interspecific variation in the cost of locomotion. Muscles of the caterpillar hunting beetle may have a greater mechanical advantage than muscles of the Australian field cricket and American cockroach. Variation in musculo-skeletal arrangement, apart from variation in body mass, could translate into significant differences in the minimum cost of terrestrial locomotion.
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Harris, Joseph P. "Fall Mole Cricket Control on Golf Courses, 1995C." Arthropod Management Tests 22, no. 1 (January 1, 1997): 340. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/amt/22.1.340.
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Abstract This experiment was conducted on fairways 10, 12, 13, 15 and 18 at the Jackson County Golf Course in Jackson County on the Gulf Coast of Mississippi. Soil type was a sandy clay loam. Mole crickets were midinstar nymphs Experimental design was a RCB with 4 replications. Each replication was 2,000 ft2. Treatments were made on 24 Oct. Granular formulations were applied with a Scotts ProTurf, hand-pushed spreader. Liquid and wettable powder formulations were applied with a Solo Knapsack sprayer using a fan nozzle at 25 psi, and a spray volume of 2 gal per 2,000 ft2. Rainfall from 24 Oct to 11 Nov was a total of 16.41 inches during this study. All plots received 0.33 inch water within 1 hour after applications. Mole cricket damage was rated using a 1 m2 frame divided into nine equal, square-shaped sections. The frame was placed on the ground at 10 locations/replicate. The presence of mounds and tunnels was determined visually and by touch. Damage ranged from zero (no damage in any of the nine sections) to nine (nine sections contained mounds and/or tunnels). Pretreatment counts were made on 24 Oct and post-treatmem counts were made on 31 Oct and 6, 13 and 20 Nov.
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Aminudin, Aminudin, Mastri Juniarto, and Mustafa Masyhur. "SURVEI KETERAMPILAN BATTING TIM CRICKET PUTRA KABUPATEN PANDEGLANG PADA PERSIAPAN PORPROV." Riyadhoh : Jurnal Pendidikan Olahraga 5, no. 2 (December 22, 2022): 121. http://dx.doi.org/10.31602/rjpo.v5i2.8164.
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This study aims to make the male cricket players of Pandeglang Regency better understand about batting skills so that in the real championship players are even better at doing batting techniques in the game of cricket. This research was conducted in Banten. Data collection was carried out at NETS or the training ground located at the South Tangerang Puspitek, on 14, 16, 19, and 21 July 2022.This research method is descriptive with survey technique. The population in this study were all male cricket players who will compete at the VI 2022 Provincial Sports Week (PORPROV) in Banten. The sample is the men's cricket team of Pandeglang Regency which will compete at the VI 2022 Provincial Sports Week (PORPROV) in Banten. Based on the problems raised and supported by theoretical descriptions and frameworks of thinking and then analyzing the data, the results of the study can be concluded that the overall results of batting skills show 69% success and 31% failure.
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Biró, Barbara, Mária Anna Sipos, Anikó Kovács, Katalin Badak-Kerti, Klára Pásztor-Huszár, and Attila Gere. "Cricket-Enriched Oat Biscuit: Technological Analysis and Sensory Evaluation." Foods 9, no. 11 (October 28, 2020): 1561. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/foods9111561.
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Insect-containing products are gaining more space in the market. Bakery products are one of the most promising since the added ground insects can enhance not only the nutritional quality of the dough, but technological parameters and sensory properties of the final products. In the present research, different amounts of ground Acheta domesticus (house cricket) were used to produce oat biscuits. Colour, hardness, and total titratable acidity (TTA) values were measured as well as a consumer sensory test was completed using the check-all-that-apply (CATA) method. An estimation of nutrient composition of the samples revealed that, according to the European Union’s Regulation No. 1924/2006, the products with 10 and 15 g/100 g cricket enrichment (CP10 and CP15, respectively) can be labelled as protein sources. Results of the colour, TTA, and texture measurements showed that even small amounts of the cricket powder darkened the colour of the samples and increased their acidity, but did not influence the texture significantly. Among product-related check all that apply (CATA) attributes, fatty and cheesy flavour showed a significant positive effect on overall liking (OAL). On the other hand, burnt flavour and brown colour significantly decreased OAL. OAL values showed that consumers preferred the control product (CP0) and the product with 5 g/100 g cricket enrichment (CP5) samples over CP10 and rejected CP15.
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Banerjee, Snehasish. "Analysis of user-generated comments posted during live matches of the Cricket World Cup 2015." Online Information Review 42, no. 7 (November 12, 2018): 1180–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/oir-01-2017-0015.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze user-generated comments posted on social media while live matches were being played during the Cricket World Cup 2015. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected from Yahoo! Cricket (YC), a website that allows people to submit comments during live matches. The comments were qualitatively analyzed using the grounded theory approach. Findings The key finding of this paper is that people like to consume live sporting events in an online social setting rather than as isolated individuals. In addition, the use of the grounded theory approach helped uncover several new findings related to people’s use of social media during live matches. Research limitations/implications Since this paper studied the case of the Cricket World Cup 2015 and collected data from YC, caution is advocated in generalizing its findings. Originality/value Scholarly interest on the use of social media during live sporting events is growing. Building on such works, this paper highlights how user-generated comments posted during the Cricket World Cup 2015 – mostly by individuals within the Indian subcontinent – intersected with broader issues such as culture, identity, politics and religion.
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Chu, J., E. Powers, and D. J. Howard. "Gene Exchange in a Ground Cricket Hybrid Zone." Journal of Heredity 86, no. 1 (January 1995): 17–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.jhered.a111519.
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LIU, YI-JIAO, and ZHU-QING HE. "First report of a cricket with filiform hairs on foretibia (Orthoptera: Gryllidae: Gryllinae)." Zootaxa 5125, no. 5 (April 13, 2022): 583–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5125.5.8.
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There are hundreds of filiform mechanosensory hairs on the cricket cercus, however, such sensory hairs have never been reported on cricket foretiba. In this study, we collected a new species from China, which possesses two long filiform hairs on foretibia. Combined with its burrowing habit, these hairs mainly contribute to detecting ground vibration. We describe a new genus for this new species Fodigryllus bisetus gen. et sp. nov. The type specimens are deposited in the Museum of Biology, East China Normal University (ECNU).
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Gomez-Morales, Diego A., and Orlando Acevedo-Charry. "Satellite remote sensing of environmental variables can predict acoustic activity of an orthopteran assemblage." PeerJ 10 (September 2, 2022): e13969. http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13969.
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Passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) is a promising method for biodiversity assessment, which allows for longer and less intrusive sampling when compared to traditional methods (e.g., collecting specimens), by using sound recordings as the primary data source. Insects have great potential as models for the study and monitoring of acoustic assemblages due to their sensitivity to environmental changes. Nevertheless, ecoacoustic studies focused on insects are still scarce when compared to more charismatic groups. Insects’ acoustic activity patterns respond to environmental factors, like temperature, moonlight, and precipitation, but community acoustic perspectives have been barely explored. Here, we provide an example of the usefulness of PAM to track temporal patterns of acoustic activity for a nocturnal assemblage of insects (Orthoptera). We integrate satellite remote sensing and astronomically measured environmental factors at a local scale in an Andean Forest of Colombia and evaluate the acoustic response of orthopterans through automated model detections of their songs for nine weeks (March and April of 2020). We describe the acoustic frequency range and diel period for the calling song of each representative species. Three species overlapped in frequency and diel acoustics but inhabit different strata: canopy, understory, and ground surface level. Based on the acoustic frequency and activity, we identified three trends: (i) both sampled cricket species call at lower frequency for shorter periods of time (dusk); (ii) all sampled katydid species call at higher frequency for longer time periods, including later hours at night; and (iii) the diel acoustic activity span window seems to increase proportionally with dominant acoustic frequency, but further research is required. We also identified a dusk chorus in which all the species sing at the same time. To quantify the acoustic response to environmental factors, we calculated a beta regression with the singing activity as a response variable and moon phase, surface temperature and daily precipitation as explanatory variables. The response to the moon phase was significant for the katydids but not for the crickets, possibly due to differences in diel activity periods. Crickets are active during dusk, thus the effects of moonlight on acoustic activity are negligible. The response to precipitation was significant for the two crickets and not for the katydids, possibly because of higher likelihood of rain interrupting crickets’ shorter diel activity period. Our study shows how the local survey of orthopteran acoustic assemblages, with a species taxonomic resolution coupled with remote-sensing environmental measurements can reveal responses to environmental factors. In addition, we demonstrate how satellite data might prove to be a useful alternative source of environmental data for community studies with geographical, financial, or other constraints.
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Juniarto, Mastri, and Albert Wolter Tangkudung. "Analisis Latihan Bowling Olahraga Cricket Pada Atlit Pemula U-17 DKI Jakarta." Riyadhoh : Jurnal Pendidikan Olahraga 5, no. 1 (June 4, 2022): 32. http://dx.doi.org/10.31602/rjpo.v5i1.5685.
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This study aims to determine the results of bowling cricket training for U-17 athletes in DKI Jakarta. This research was conducted at the Faculty of Sports Science, State University of Jakarta as a training ground for cricket athletes for U-17 athletes in DKI Jakarta. The research method used is descriptive quantitative research method and the technique used is survey. This study aims to determine the level of success and failure of the throwing skills of the DKI Jakarta U-17 cricket athlete team. The technique of this research is a survey, calculated from each throwing ability carried out in the form of a percentage of success. The trick is to calculate the success and failure of the ability to throw. The population in this study were all novice athletes who participated in the DKI Jakarta Cricket training, totaling 27 athletes. The data from the athletes' bowling test revealed that at the initial training stage of less than 6 months the training was still slow, namely the category of lacking in bowling techniques, while at the 2-year training stage it had entered the strong/good category.
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Westall, Claire, and Neil Lazarus. "The pitch of the world: cricket and Chris Searle." Race & Class 51, no. 2 (September 24, 2009): 44–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0306396809345576.
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Part of Chris Searle’s wide-ranging contribution to Race & Class — and the subject of this article — is a body of cricket writing that exposes the crippling imperial legacies of the game but still insists on its potential for the future, particularly in England; a future Searle understands as emerging from the country’s working-class, multi-ethnic, inner-city communities. Searle is indebted to C. L. R. James’s Beyond a Boundary (1963) and, like James, sees cricket as a site for the expression, playing out and (sometimes) the imaginary resolution of social relations. Searle also follows James in arguing that, because of the game’s sociality, the politics of cricketing performance must be assessed in terms of the relationship between players and their communities. In this context, he has analysed the significance of figures like Devon Malcolm, England’s Jamaican-born fast bowler, and Brian Lara, the world-record holding West Indies batsman. Notably, Searle’s academic and personal contribution has been ‘Towards a cricket of the future’, as one of his own pieces is entitled. He has also helped lay the ground for a critique of the globalised televisual spectacle that is, increasingly, the international game of cricket.
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Parrow, Gregory, and Adam Dale. "A Bombardier Beetle Pheropsophus aequinoctialis (L.) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Carabidae)." EDIS 2021, no. 2 (April 16, 2021): 4. http://dx.doi.org/10.32473/edis-in1312-2020.
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Pheropsophus aequinoctialis (L.) is a ground beetle in the tribe, Brachinini, native to parts of South and Central America. Ground beetles of this tribe are commonly referred to as bombardier beetles due to their ability to produce a powerful and hot defensive chemical spray directed at would-be predators. This spray is capable of harming humans, resulting in discomfort, physical burns (due to the spray temperature), and possibly contact dermatitis. The adults of this species are nocturnal and believed to be generalist predators and scavengers. However, larval stages appear to depend on an exclusive diet of mole cricket eggs. As such, Pheropsophus aequinoctialis may have potential use as a biological control agent against certain invasive mole cricket pests in North America. This article describes this insects biology, development, and behavior.
Also published on the Featured Creatures website at http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/Creatures/BeneFICIAL/beetles/Pheropsophus_aequinoctialis.html
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Twomey, Dara M., Peta E. White, and Caroline F. Finch. "Injury risk associated with ground hardness in junior cricket." Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport 15, no. 2 (March 2012): 110–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2011.08.005.
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Shimizu, Toru, and Sinzo Masaki. "Injury causes microptery in the ground cricket, Dianemobius fascipes." Journal of Insect Physiology 39, no. 12 (December 1993): 1021–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0022-1910(93)90126-c.
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van der Laat, Rocio, Micheal D. K. Owen, Matt Liebman, and Ramon G. Leon. "Postdispersal Weed Seed Predation and Invertebrate Activity Density in Three Tillage Regimes." Weed Science 63, no. 4 (December 2015): 828–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1614/ws-d-15-00030.1.
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Field experiments were conducted near Boone, IA, to quantify postdispersal seed predation of common lambsquarters and common waterhemp in corn (2003) and soybean (2004) managed with conventional, reduced, and zero-tillage systems. Seed predation in each tillage regime was quantified using selective exclusion treatments during July through September 2003 and June through October 2004. In addition, the activity density of ground-dwelling invertebrates was estimated with pitfall traps. Choice and no-choice feeding trials were conducted in the laboratory using the most abundant weed seed predators found in the field to determine seed preferences of the potential predator organisms. The greatest seed loss occurred during July and August. In 2003, seed predation was lower in zero tillage than in conventional and reduced tillages, but no differences in seed predation between tillage regimes were observed in 2004. Maximum seed predation for common lambsquarters was 53% in 2003 and 64% in 2004. Common waterhemp seed predation reached 80% in 2003 and 85% in 2004. The majority of seed predation was by invertebrate organisms. The most common invertebrate species captured with pitfall traps were field crickets (Gryllus pennsylvanicusDe Geer [Gryllidae, Orthoptera]) and ground beetles (Harpalus pensylvanicusBurmeister [Coleoptera, Carabidae]). In 2003, field crickets were relatively more abundant in conventional and reduced tillage than in zero-tillage plots. In 2004, field crickets were more abundant in the reduced tillage than in the other two tillage regimes. No differences were detected for ground beetles among tillage regimes (P = 0.57). Choice and no-choice feeding experiments confirmed the preferences of field crickets and ground beetles for common lambsquarters and common waterhemp seeds over the larger seeds of giant foxtail and velvetleaf. Under field conditions, the activity density of field crickets was a significant predictor of common lambsquarters (r2= 0.47) and common waterhemp (r2= 0.53) seed predation. Positive relationships were also detected between the activity density of ground beetles and common lambsquarters (r2= 0.30) and common waterhemp (r2= 0.30) seed predation. This research demonstrated that weed seed predation is an important component affecting weed seedbanks and that crop management practices that favor the activity of predators such as field crickets or ground beetles could influence weed populations. Also, the results suggested that tillage is more important in determining the number of weed seeds available on the soil surface to predators than directly affecting predator activity density.
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Forrest, T. G., J. L. Sylvester, Sam Testa III, Stephanie W. Smith, Andrea Dinep, Tanya L. Cupit, J. M. Huggins, Kathryn L. Atkins, and Micky Eubanks. "Mate Choice in Ground Crickets (Gryllidae: Nemboiinae)." Florida Entomologist 74, no. 1 (March 1991): 74. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/3495242.
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Dienes, Zoltan, and Peter McLeod. "How to Catch a Cricket Ball." Perception 22, no. 12 (December 1993): 1427–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1068/p221427.
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A cricket or baseball fielder can run so as to arrive at just the right place at just the right time to catch a ball. It is shown that if the fielder runs so that d2(tan α)/d t2 = 0, where α is the angle of elevation of gaze from fielder to ball, then the ball will generally be intercepted before it hits the ground. This is true whatever the aerodynamic drag experienced by the ball. The only exception is if the ball is not approaching the fielder before he starts to run.
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Soni, Ritesh K., Himmat Dhillon, and Sharad Prabhakar. "Epidemiology of Orthopedic Injuries in Indian Cricket: A Prospective One Year Observational Study." Journal of Postgraduate Medicine, Education and Research 49, no. 4 (2015): 168–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.5005/jp-journals-10028-1170.
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ABSTRACT Introduction The understanding of cricket related injuries is still in its infancy in India with very limited surveillance data published from the subcontinent. Objective This is a prospective observational study on the epidemiology of orthopedic injuries in Indian cricket players. Materials and methods This study included cricketers of an elite North Indian cricket team. The study covered a period of 1 year, comprising one playing season and one off season. The player types were categorized by Orchard's injury definitions, and the term ‘All Rounder’ was introduced. Results Ninety-five male players who fulfilled inclusion criteria sustained 48 significant and 12 insignificant injuries. Injury incidence documented by us (3.27 per 10,000 hours of play) was significantly lower than Australian figures (24.2 injuries/10,000 playing hours). These players did not have any ‘off day’ from the game, leading to limited rest, which was different from international standards. Bowlers sustained the most severe injuries, specifically of the lower limb, while fielders had increased risk of sustaining upper limb injury. Fast bowlers had increased risk of sustaining back trauma. Injuries were also sustained during practice and due to poor ground conditions. Conclusion Orchard's internationally accepted definitions of cricket injury need to be modified for the Indian scenario, where ‘off days’ are not observed, and many injuries which keep players from the game occur in unsupervised practice. This may influence overall incidence and prevalence rates. How to cite this article Dhillon MS, Soni RK, Aggarwal S, Dhillon H, Prabhakar S. Epidemiology of Orthopedic Injuries in Indian Cricket: A Prospective One Year Observational Study. J Postgrad Med Edu Res 2015;49(4):168-172.
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Popay, A., S. Marshall, and J. Baltus. "Endophyte infection influences disappearance of perennial ryegrass seed." New Zealand Plant Protection 53 (August 1, 2000): 398–405. http://dx.doi.org/10.30843/nzpp.2000.53.3653.
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bare ground was compared with that of seed infected by the fungal endophyte Neotyphodium lolii in four field trials One trial included clover seed and two trials contained seed infected with two different endophytes Infection with either endophyte significantly reduced seed disappearance and increased survival of seed to germination Clover seed disappeared at a similar rate to endophytefree ryegrass seed Bird netting reduced seed disappearance of all treatments but in most cases not significantly so Feeding by black field cricket nymphs and adults small field cricket adults and black beetle adults on ungerminated and newly germinated endophyteinfected and endophytefree seed was tested in the laboratory It was concluded that none of these insects caused the differences in seed disappearance observed in the field
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Bartkowicz, Joanna, and Ewa Babicz-Zielińska. "Acceptance of bars with edible insects by a selected group of students from Tri-City, Poland." Czech Journal of Food Sciences 38, No. 3 (June 29, 2020): 192–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.17221/236/2019-cjfs.
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Although entomophagy as a diet has been known since the dawn of humanity, it is still considered a novelty to the European market and consumers. This study was performed to evaluate the acceptance of a trend promoted by the FAO diet regarding selected young Polish consumers and it presents the results of a survey conducted among them. The primary goal of this study was to assess the acceptance of new edible insect products with mealworms Tenebrio molitor L. and house crickets Acheta domesticus L. These products were prepared in the form of four different types of bars; one without insects, one with whole mealworms, one with ground mealworms and one with ground crickets. According to consumers, the worst bars were the ones which contained the whole mealworms. Additionally, the main problems with accepting this product were caused by the colour of the ground crickets and visible whole pieces of the insects in the edible bars. The study proved that the acceptance of insect bars as food depends on the tastiness and smell. The acceptance of bars also depends on variants. The basic bar had the highest acceptance rate, while the bar with whole mealworms had the lowest one.
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Trnka, Filip, and Stanislav Rada. "Grasshoppers, crickets (Orthoptera) and earwigs (Dermaptera) of Tovačov gravel pit (central Moravia, Czech Republic): New locality for several thermophilous species in anthropogenic secondary habitat." Acta Musei Silesiae, Scientiae Naturales 64, no. 3 (December 1, 2015): 199–205. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/cszma-2015-0028.
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Abstract Study of Orthoptera and earwigs was conducted in Tovačov gravel pit in 2014. We have recorded 18 species of Orthoptera and 3 species of earwigs. The most significant recorded species are Cepero’s ground-hopper (Tetrix ceperoi), pygmy mole cricket (Xya variegata), Italian tree cricket (Oecanthus pellucens) and riparian earwig (Labidura riparia). Tovačov gravel pit poses the northernmost locality of T. ceperoi and X. variegata in the Czech Republic and the northernmost known locality in Moravia for O. pellucens. For the L. riparia, we present a founding from Tovačov together with another finding from Olomouc vicinity, which is currently the northernmost locality within Moravia. Our findings display recent spatial expansion of some thermophilous species. Moreover, we emphasize importance of (post)-industrial areas as secondary habitats for specialised endangered species.
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HE, ZHIXIN, NING WANG, HUATENG HUANG, and LIBIN MA. "Two new species of ground crickets (Orthoptera: Trigonidiidae; Nemobiinae) from China." Zootaxa 5092, no. 4 (January 21, 2022): 473–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5092.4.6.
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Here we describe two new species of ground crickets from Yunnan Province, China (Homonemobius brevipennis sp. nov. and Pteronemobius osuviridis sp. nov.). Descriptions, illustrations, and distributions of these new species are provided.
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Gregory, P. G., and D. J. Howard. "Multiple mating in natural populations of ground crickets." Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 78, no. 3 (March 1996): 353–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1570-7458.1996.tb00801.x.
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Akhtar, Sohail, Muhammad Awais, Ibrar Hussain, Gauhar Ali, Sadique Ahmad, Muhammad Imran Khan, Humera Qureshi, and Mohammed ElAffendi. "Rating Batters in Test Cricket." Mathematical Problems in Engineering 2022 (August 31, 2022): 1–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/9215635.
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In test cricket, we rated batters’ performance. We have proposed rating criteria as introduced by Scarf, Akhtar, and Rasool in 2014 with additional explanatory variables on the updated data set. The newly added covariates that we included in our research are the home factor and the ground influence. The same rating system is applied in the previous study. Using multinomial logistic regression, sessions from all days of a test match are modeled to determine match outcome probabilities at the end of each session. These models are based on all of the factors that can influence the outcome of a match. It is discovered that the predictors of home factor and pitch quality have a significant impact on the outcome of the test match. We used multinomial logistic regression to model data and estimate the parameters in the models. We forecasted match outcomes using these models at the end of each session and measured batters’ performances by using these probabilities. This process is repeated in a test match at the end of a session, and batters’ contributions to their team score are accumulated. Both teams’ batters are then ranked based on their rating points. The batsmen are rated based on their performance in the match by adding new factors (pitch effect and home advantage) in the models. The proposed ranking is compared with the ICC’s traditional ranking of batters in the test cricket series.
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Matich, Philip, and Christopher M. Schalk. "Move it or lose it: interspecific variation in risk response of pond-breeding anurans." PeerJ 7 (June 7, 2019): e6956. http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6956.
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Changes in behavior are often the proximate response of animals to human disturbance, with variability in tolerance levels leading some species to exhibit striking shifts in life history, fitness, and/or survival. Thus, elucidating the effects of disturbance on animal behavior, and how this varies among taxonomically similar species with inherently different behaviors and life histories is of value for management and conservation. We evaluated the risk response of three anuran species—southern leopard frog (Lithobates sphenocephalus), Blanchard’s cricket frog (Acris blanchardi), and green tree frog (Hyla cinerea)—to determine how differences in microhabitat use (arboreal vs ground-dwelling) and body size (small vs medium) may play a role in response to a potential threat within a human-altered subtropical forest. Each species responded to risk with both flight and freeze behaviors, however, behaviors were species- and context-specific. As distance to cover increased, southern leopard frogs increased freezing behavior, green tree frogs decreased freezing behavior, and Blanchard’s cricket frogs increased flight response. The propensity of green tree frogs to use the canopy of vegetation as refugia, and the small body size of Blanchard’s cricket frogs likely led to greater flight response as distance to cover increased, whereas innate reliance on camouflage among southern leopard frogs may place them at greater risk to landscaping, agricultural, and transportation practices in open terrain. As such, arboreal and small-bodied species may inherently be better suited in human altered-landscapes compared to larger, ground-dwelling species. As land-use change continues to modify habitats, understanding how species respond to changes in their environment continues to be of importance, particularly in ecosystems where human-wildlife interactions are expected to increase in frequency.
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STURCH, RICHARD. "Games of cricket and the General Resurrection." Religious Studies 51, no. 3 (August 14, 2015): 347–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s003441251500027x.
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AbstractIt is often objected to the Christian doctrine of the resurrection of the dead that if we reject dualism and disembodied existence there is no way even for God to bring it about that a resurrected person is identical with his or her supposed original, rather than just a duplicate. My response is that if God intended all along that people should have two periods of existence, the problem vanishes. In a Test Match, there are long periods when the ground and stands are empty and no play takes place, yet no-one says that the resumed game may only be a duplicate of that of the previous day. The same holds for a resurrection intended from the beginning.
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Krishna, Sai Aditya, Thiagarjan Keddin Alwar, Sandile Sibeko, Shivani Ranjit, and Arumugam Sivaraman. "Plyometric-based Training for Isokinetic Knee Strength and Jump Performance in Cricket Fast Bowlers." International Journal of Sports Medicine 40, no. 11 (August 12, 2019): 704–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/a-0970-5564.
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AbstractCompetitive cricket demands a high level of performance from fast bowlers. Ground reaction forces during the landing phase pose a risk for lower limb and lumbar spine injury. Good dynamic knee strength allows the knee to flex to absorb these forces and extend prior to ball release for maximum efficiency. Plyometric training has been shown to improve dynamic strength. There is a lack of literature on this subject for cricket. This study evaluated the effect of a combined plyometric and strength training program on isokinetic knee strength of fast bowlers. Forty-two professional fast bowlers were randomly assigned to a training group (n=21) and a control group (n=21). Both groups underwent isokinetic knee strength and vertical and standing broad-jump testing. Quadriceps and hamstring concentric and eccentric peak torques, bilateral strength asymmetries (BSAs), and dynamic control ratios (DCRs) were evaluated by isokinetic testing. The study group underwent 12 weeks of plyometric training, whereas the control group continued with their own training methods. The study group showed a significant improvement (p<0.05) in jump performance and eccentric strength. There was a reduction in the proportion of bowlers with poor BSA and DCR. Improving dynamic knee strength through plyometric training reduces injury risk and improves performance in cricket fast bowlers.
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Tripathi, Manjul, Harsh Deora, Nishant S. Yagnick, Sandeep Mohindra, Aman Batish, and Jenil Gurnaani. "The Gentleman’s Game Has New Rules for Concussion: Possible Impact and Controversies." Indian Journal of Neurotrauma 17, no. 01 (June 2020): 11–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0040-1713067.
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Abstract Background When Jofra Archer bowled that fateful bouncer that felled Steve Smith, arguably the best batsman in the world, the gut-churning incident revived images of the horrific Phillip Hughes tragedy. Fortunately, Smith was soon up and about, but he was forced off the ground by the medicos. Less than an hour later, the 30-year-old came back to the crease to resume his innings on 80 not out but he did not look right. He soon fell for 92—the first time he was dismissed under a hundred in the series—to a misjudgment that he would never make normally. Following this, discussions regarding concussions in sports in general and cricket in particular had been reignited throughout the world. Methods We reviewed all available literatures on concussion in cricket and also reviewed all possible guidelines issued by the International Cricket Council and Cricket Australia on concussion. The latest guidelines issued on May 23, 2019 were kept as the basis for this article. Causes and possible methods/steps in management of the same were considered. Discussion Sport should not be played at the cost of lives and mental well-being of the players. The guidelines issued are very exhaustive and useful but have no meaning if they are not implemented properly. Sports-related injuries are often considered trivial but considering recent events, they are not. There is a spectrum ranging from craniofacial injuries to concussion, leading to career and even life-ending injuries in professional cricket. In retrospect, most of the injuries were concussions but they had a lasting impact on the players’ career. Conclusion Appropriate medical personnel must be present at all times to cover all matches (preferably having experience in head injuries). The decision on the medical personnel pervades any stage of the game and substitutes should be considered immediately, with return to play only after proper evaluation, and clearance has been obtained.
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K, Mugova A., Zvidzai C. J, and Musundire R. "Techno-functional Properties of Armoured Cricket (Acanthoplus discoidalis) Flour." Scholars Journal of Engineering and Technology 9, no. 8 (September 1, 2021): 102–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.36347/sjet.2021.v09i08.001.
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Acanthoplus discoidalis is an insect that has potential use in new product development because of its nutritional quality. This study focused on function properties of A. discoidalis flour. Protein solubility, bulk density, water and oil holding capacity and foaming and emulsifying properties were determined. Protein solubility values of A. discoidalis protein extract at different temperatures were minimum at pH 5. After sieving of the ground flour, the highest retention yields for both the oven dried and sun dried insect flour were observed at mesh size 150µm thus, 47 % and 45 % respectively. Bulk density ranged from 52.33 to 82.67g/mL. Water holding capacity values ranged from 236 to 183.73g/g. A comparison between the water holding capacity with relation to mesh size revealed that the finer the flour, the lower the water binding capacity. No significant difference (p < 0.05) was observed between water holding capacity of the protein isolate and oven dried A. discoidalis flour ground to 500µm. Oil holding capacity of A. discoidalis flour ranged from 110.57 to 179.67g/g. Significant differences (p < 0.05) for oil holding capacity were observed between air dried and sun dried flour samples. Foaming capacity values of A. discoidalis flour ranged from 4 to 33.83%. Foaming capacity decreased with an increase in mesh size for both the oven dried and sun dried flour samples. No significant difference (p < 0.05) was observed between foaming stability of the protein isolate and that of sun dried flour ground to 300 and 500µm. Emulsion capacity and emulsion stability values ranged from 43.33 to 84.07% and 24.73 to 41.83% respectively. The obtained results could be valuable to industries that would want to take up A. discoidalis in their formulation of improved foods and feeds. Insect flours are rich in protein, good extenders, good thickeners and good gelling agents.
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Howard, Daniel J. "A Zone of Overlap and Hybridization Between Two Ground Cricket Species." Evolution 40, no. 1 (January 1986): 34. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/2408601.
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Howard, Daniel J. "A ZONE OF OVERLAP AND HYBRIDIZATION BETWEEN TWO GROUND CRICKET SPECIES." Evolution 40, no. 1 (January 1986): 34–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1558-5646.1986.tb05715.x.
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Roseby, Robert. "Smoking outside the Melbourne Cricket Ground and in other public places." Internal Medicine Journal 49, no. 11 (November 2019): 1463. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/imj.14631.
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BIRGE, LEANNA M., STEVEN M. BOGDANOWICZ, RICHARD G. HARRISON, and DANIEL J. HOWARD. "Microsatellites in the striped ground crickets, Allonemobius (Orthoptera: Gryllidae)." Molecular Ecology Notes 7, no. 6 (November 2007): 1094–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-8286.2007.01789.x.
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