Professional Team Research Articles

How to Improve a Successful Product? The Case of “Asproudi” of the Monemvasia Winery Vineyard

An interesting way to maintain genetic diversity in the vineyard could be based on selecting the desirable characters of each clone or variety in order to produce a high-quality poly-clonal or poly-varietal wine, according to the consumer’s desire. The current study describes a holistic approach in viticulture towards wine production, applying a multidisciplinary methodology. Firstly, “Asproudi”, a rare Greek variety, was analyzed molecularly. The initial hypothesis that “Asproudi” is a distinct variety was questioned; microsatellite analysis showed that “Asproudi” is a population of different genotypes, at least in the Monemvasia Winery vineyard. A targeted harvest of each genotype was performed during the same day and was followed by micro-vinifications. All standard analyses of must and wine were performed in the laboratory, while a sensory analysis by a professional team evaluated each of the produced wines, showing distinctive differences. The genetic relationship of some of the Monemvasia Winery “Asproudi” genotypes to the varieties maintained in the reference collection was revealed whereas some other genotypes remained unknown.

Hierarchy selection: New team ranking indicators for cyclist multi-stage races

In this paper, I report some investigation discussing team selection, whence hierarchy, through ranking indicators, for example when “measuring” professional cyclist team’s “sportive value”, in particular in multistage races. A logical, it seems, constraint is introduced on the riders: they must finish the race. Several new indicators are defined, justified, and compared. These indicators are mainly based on the arriving place of (“the best 3”) riders instead of their time needed for finishing the stage or the race, — as presently classically used. A case study, serving as an illustration containing the necessary ingredients for a wider discussion, is the 2023 Vuelta de San Juan, but without loss of generality. It is shown that the new indicators offer some new viewpoint for distinguishing the ranking through the cumulative sums of the places of riders rather than their finishing times. On the other hand, the indicators indicate a different team hierarchy if only the finishing riders are considered. Some consideration on the “distance” between ranking indicators is presented. Moreover, it is argued that these new ranking indicators should hopefully promote more competitive races, not only till the end of the race, but also until the end of each stage. Generalizations and other applications within operational research topics, like in academia, are suggested.

Gastroenterology and hepatology advanced practice professional outpatient clinic team

Gastroenterology and hepatology advanced practice professional outpatient clinic team

Examination of the validity of the Injury-Psychological Readiness to Return to Sport (I-PRRS) scale in male professional football players: A worldwide study of 29 professional teams

ABSTRACT Perceived confidence is an important dimension of an athlete’s psychological readiness to return-to-play. However, there is no established and validated tool to evaluate confidence in professional football. This study aimed to provide preliminary evaluation of the internal structure of the Injury-Psychological Readiness to Return-to-Sport scale (I-PRRS) in a cohort of injured male professional footballers. Over an 18-month period, 29 teams from 17 leagues participated. Players sustaining injuries eliciting ≥ 3 weeks’ time-loss were recruited. Cross culturally adapted to 4 further languages, the I-PRRS was administered on two occasions: 1) day before returning-to-training and 2) day before returning-to-match-play. In total, 113 injuries were recorded with 96 completed I-PRRS data sets collected. Confirmatory factor analysis indicated the I-PRRS was a unidimensional scale, with all items measuring the same construct. The scale demonstrated good internal consistency (ω = .88). When examining longitudinal invariance of the I-PRRS across administration time-points, indices of model fit supported scalar invariance. There was preliminary evidence of good internal structure for the I-PRRS in professional male footballers. However, before further research involving the I-PRRS can be endorsed, efforts to confirm or refute empirical developments pertaining to psychological readiness are necessary.

Analysis of the Effectiveness of Management by the Chief Coach of Professional Volleyball Team during Competitions

Analysis of the Effectiveness of Management by the Chief Coach of Professional Volleyball Team during Competitions

Vision Zero for industrial workplace safety innovative model development for metal manufacturing industry

This study target is to investigate Vision Zero strategy & develop a model that contributes to the reduction of injuries, accidents, and fatalities. In turn, this model aims to enhance the well-being, safety, and productivity of the manufacturing sector. The study has conducted comprehensive theoretical reviews from reputable journals that are relevant to Vision Zero, manufacturing industries in general, and specifically the metal manufacturing industries. The study also underwent a validation of the Vision Zero strategy model by discussing with a selected professional team in this field from the industry. The results of this study shows that research related to the Vision Zero strategy has not been widely disseminated or popularized. It further reveals that manufacturing industries predominantly operate based on traditional work environmental principles, rather than actively embracing the concepts and principles of Vision Zero. The study has also uncovered that previous research on Vision Zero primarily focused on road accidents, injuries, and fatalities. In contrast, studies conducted in the manufacturing sector primarily examined aspects related to safety, health, and worker well-being. However, these studies often failed to sufficiently align their objectives with the overarching priority of enhancing productivity, especially within the context of the industrial revolution. Due to the limited studies related to Vision Zero and a new area for the research database, setting comparative goals and developing a stringent strategy may not be the final outcome here with the developed model. The results of this research could provide valuable insights to policymakers & lawmakers in order to enhance workplace health and safety regulations which support industries' productivity. This study represents a pioneering effort in developing a new Vision Zero strategy model that aligns with productivity goals and emphasizes knowledge-based approaches for reducing or eliminating injuries, accidents, and fatalities.

Professional Team Sports and the Soft Budget Constraint

Professional Team Sports and the Soft Budget Constraint

Trải nghiệm của người bệnh điều trị nội trú tại bệnh viện Răng Hàm Mặt Trung ương Hà Nội năm 2023

Objective: This study is to describe status of the experience of inpatients at National hospital of odonto - stomatology hospital in 2023 and to analyze some related factors. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted on 256 inpatients, using the CAHPS questionnaire. Study time period was from 11/2022 to 5/2023 at National hospital of odonto - stomatology hospital. Results: The percentage of patients with a overall positive experience was 91,4%. In the aspects of hospital experience, the percentage of patients with a positive experience on Communication with doctors was highest (92,6%). Aspect having lowest positive experience rate of inpatients is “treatment in hospital” with only 65,4%. Since then, the research offered a variety of ways to enhance hospital quality in general and patient experience in particular, such as: Enhance training for medical staff in order to increase professional qualifications and communication, form professional supervision teams, and improve communication and behavior of health workers, sanitation employees, and security guards. Key word: Patient experience, CAHPS, patient, inpatient treatment, hospital

H. Maiboroda National Honoured Bandura Choir of Ukraine: History of Functioning and Priority Principles of Creativity

The purpose of the article is to identify the leading trends in the activity of one of the oldest professional creative teams – the H. Maiboroda National Honoured Bandura Choir of Ukraine in the context of the development of academic folk vocal and instrumental art. The research methodology is determined by general philosophical, dialectical and historical principles, systematic and comparative approaches, as well as special musicological methods for the study of bandura instruments, concert and touring activities, repertoire formation trends, and personological aspects of musical creativity. The scientific novelty of the article is a systematic analysis of the creative activity of the H. Maiboroda National Honoured Bandura Choir through the prism of academicisation of folk vocal and instrumental art, development of ensemble bandura performance, selection and optimisation of bandura instruments, formation of repertoire principles, contribution of leading directors and conductors of the band to its professional formation, cooperation with composers and soloists, and the thematic principle in organising concert and touring programmes. Conclusions. The H. Maiboroda National Honoured Bandura Choir of Ukraine is a unique collective with a rich history, accumulation and synthesis of both folk music traditions – kobzarism and academic choral traditions. More than a century of the choir's functioning has become an expression of the cultural peculiarities of the time periods of bandura creativity and performance: at the level of improving the instrumentation, involving other folk and academic instruments in banduras, selecting male voices, choosing the texture of choral singing and instrumental playing, genre and thematic directions of the repertoire, collaborating with soloists and conductors, and a wide geography of concert and touring activities. The priority directions of the repertoire of the choir are folklore samples in a cappella and vocal-instrumental representation and composer's elaboration, original works and arrangements of Ukrainian and foreign composers, covering historical, Cossack, lyrical, humorous, riflemen's songs, Shevchenko's songs, UPA songs, and modern patriotic works.
 Keywords: bandura art, folk vocal and instrumental art, collective folk and instrumental art, bandura ensemble, bandura chapel, academisation, repertoire, composers' works, concert activity.

Case Study of Customer Satisfaction in a State-Owned Construction Companies

Customer satisfaction has been recognised by researchers as one of the main factors for the success of project. Customer satisfaction to build a loyal relationship between users and service providers is an interesting challenge. This study aims to provide information from literature regarding the on factors that affect customer satisfaction, and to determine the assessment of customer satisfaction with the performance of PT PP Persero Tbk, especially in the building division. The study from 28 literatures show that the quality of work and a professional team are the factors that most affect customer satisfaction. The results of the customer satisfaction assessment (CSS) of PT PP Persero Tbk state that the quality of human resources and interpersonal communication with customers is the most valued by customers in assessing project performance. These result prove that a professional team consisting of quality human resources is important in providing customer satisfaction. This research only focuses on subjective assessment methods applied to construction management to obtain customer satisfaction.

On the preparation of performing students for orchestral work

Creative interaction in the "conductor-orchestra" system is a complex, urgent and multifaceted problem. At present, there is a large number of professional teams that need highly trained specialists. In the modern conditions of a multi-level system of musician training, the problem of training highly professional orchestra players capable of carrying out professional activities in an orchestra group acquires a special role. At the same time, the level of training of graduates of music universities does not always meet the requirements of orchestra directors. In addition, the tasks of training personnel for orchestral groups have not yet been the subject of in-depth and systematic study, which may explain the relevance of the article.

Organizational and practical features of rational training of 17-21-year-old football players during the transition to professional football

The article is devoted to solving the problem of managing the training of football players aged 17-21 during the transition to professional teams. The paper characterizes the modern system of long-term improvement in the context of preparing football players for performances in professional teams. The general problems of managing the training of football players aged 17-21 during the period of transition to professional teams are highlighted and the prospects for their solution are presented.
 It was revealed that the level of technical-tactical and special physical fitness of athletes after graduation from the children's and youth football school does not correspond to the model indicators of the players of professional football teams.
 The main reasons for the termination of sports by talented youth during the transition to professional teams have been established:
 
 non-compliance of psychophysiological functions and basic motor qualities of players aged 17-21 with the requirements of the training process and competitive activity of professional teams;
 sports injuries in interdependence with the educational and training process and competitive activity in the early stages of long-term improvement;
 demographic features of football activity.
 
 It has been proven that graduates of sports schools and youth football organizations need from three to five years to develop sports skills, functionality and their effective implementation in professional teams of different leagues in Ukraine.
 The article determines that the improvement of the training management of 17-21-year-old football players during the transition to professional teams is due to the qualitative transformation of two interrelated elements that are of decisive importance for the systematic development of young talents: the competition system and the training system.
 The results of the pedagogical experiment, which provided for the optimization of the content of training loads in accordance with the system of holding competitions among teams under 21, indicate that the indicators of special physical and technical-tactical fitness of football players have gradually improved. The 19-21-year-old athletes corresponded to the level of model data of the players of the professional teams of the second and partially the first leagues of the championship of Ukraine.

Analysis of the Relationship between the Expectations of Local Residents for the Women’s Professional Volleyball Team and Local Image, Social Overhead Capital Perception, and Local Attachment

Establishing a new sports club in the local community is an important factor that can enhance the local image, develop a social infrastructure due to tourist visits, and make residents feel attached to their community. Accordingly, this study examines the relationship between local image, social overhead capital (SOC) recognition, local attachment, and the founding effects of a new women’s professional volleyball team. We analyzed 377 questionnaires using frequency analysis, correlation analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, and structural equation modeling. The findings reveal that establishing a local women’s professional volleyball team has a statistically non-significant economic expectation effect on the local image and statistically significant cultural and public relations expectation effects on the local image, SOC perception, and local attachment. This results from an investigation into the effectiveness of the AI Peppers on the expected effects of establishing a local professional sports team. In conclusion, creating a local professional sports team can impact the expected cultural promotion effect, e.g., expanding the local community infrastructure, attracting tourists and spectators, and strengthening attachment to residents. Furthermore, it can be presented as an efficient alternative to solve the problems of the professional sports industry centered in metropolitan regions.

Differences in playing style and technical performance according to the team ranking in the Spanish football LaLiga. A thirteen seasons study.

This study aimed to explore the differences in playing style and technical performance according to the ranking level in Spanish football teams. The sample comprised 38 professional teams that competed in LaLiga from 2008/09 to 2020/21, with a total of 4940 matches. The teams were grouped by their final ranking position: Champion (1st); Champions League (2nd-4th); Europa League (5th-6th); middle teams (7th-17th); and relegated teams (18th-20th). Linear mixed models were used to examine the effects of the team ranking on variables related to playing style and technical performance. The F2 statistic was calculated as effect size (ES). Regarding the style of play, the Champion teams initiated offensive sequences from a more advanced field position than the remaining ranking groups with a descending effect as the ranking position decreased (p < 0.001; ES = medium). The sequence duration and passes per sequence showed a decreasing effect across ranking groups (both p < 0.001; ES = small). In contrast, the direct speed showed an increasing effect as the ranking position decreased (p < 0.001; ES = small). A decreasing effect was observed in the number of sequences ending in the final third as the ranking position decreased (p < 0.001; ES = large) while no effect was found for the sequences ending in a shot. There was a reduction effect in ball possession, passing accuracy, through balls and crosses as the teams' ranking decreased (all p < 0.001; ES = small-to-large). In summary, higher-ranked teams had an advanced starting position, longer offensive sequences, slower progression speed, more ball possession, higher passing accuracy, and more crosses and through balls than lower-ranked teams. Football coaches should consider that adopting a playing style focused on regaining the ball possession in advanced field zones and using long passing sequences can be an effective tactical strategy to improve the teams' ranking during the season.

CHASE (Children’s Housing Assessment for a Safe Environment): a protocol for the inspection and modification of injury risks in children’s homes

BackgroundDecades of research and practice experience have led to an extensive body of evidence about effective home safety modifications. However, the benefits of safety modifications have not reached all segments of society. Poor quality housing in low-income neighborhoods, along with limited access to safety products and injury prevention information, can be significant barriers to child safety.MethodsThis is a longitudinal study of 300 low-income families in Baltimore City and Baltimore County with children under 7 years of age who are referred from existing Green & Healthy Homes Initiative (GHHI) home visiting programs. Three home visits will be completed to assess home injury hazards using a previously developed tool, the Children’s Housing Assessment for a Safe Environment (CHASE), and provide a Scope of Work that includes home modifications specific to the identified home injury hazards. An Assessor will also provide do-it-yourself education materials and injury prevention supplies to assist residents in completing the modifications. If the parent or caregiver is unable to complete the home modifications, a professional Housing Intervention Services team will complete the home modifications necessary to prevent injury in the home. This study will involve both quantitative and qualitative data analysis methods. Paired and regression analyses will be conducted to examine the maintenance of modifications and the variables associated with positive outcomes. A thematic analysis of staff and participant interviews will be used to identify perceived barriers and facilitators of successful program implementation.DiscussionBetter data on residential injuries of children and an improvement in the overall surveillance of home injuries are necessitated. This study will set a strong foundation for a larger future study of health and cost effectiveness outcomes and will advance our understanding of the feasibility, costs, and potential benefits of addressing and preventing home injuries to children.

Are non-starters accumulating enough load compared with starters? Examining load, wellness, and training/match ratios of a European professional soccer team

BackgroundThe aims of the study were to: (i) compare accumulated load and wellness between starters and non-starters of a European professional soccer team; (ii) analyze the relationships between wellness and load measures and; (iii) compare training/match ratio (TMr) of external and internal load between starters and non-starters.MethodsTen players were considered starters while seven were classified as non-starters over a 16-week period in which six training sessions and match day (MD) were considered in each weekly micro-cycle. The following measures were used: wellness (fatigue, quality of sleep, muscle soreness, stress, and mood); load (rated of perceived exertion (RPE), session-RPE (s-RPE), high-speed running (HSR), sprinting, accelerations (ACC) and decelerations (DEC)). Accumulated wellness/load were calculated by summing all training and match sessions, while TMr was calculated by dividing accumulated training load by match data for all load measures and each player. Mann–Whitney U test was used for wellness variables, while independent T-test was used for the remaining variables to compare groups. Moreover, relationships among variables were explored using the Spearman’s Rho correlation coefficient.ResultsThe main results showed that non-starters presented higher significant values for fatigue (p < 0.019; g = 0.24) and lower significant values for duration (p < 0.006; ES = 1.81) and s-RPE (p < 0.001; ES = 2.69) when compared to starters. Moreover, positive and very large correlation was found between quality of sleep and RPE, while negative and very large correlation were found between stress and deceleration, and mood and deceleration (all, p < 0.05). Finally, non-starters presented higher values in all TMr than starters, namely, RPE (p = 0.001; g = 1.96), s-RPE (p = 0.002; g = 1.77), HSR (p = 0.001; g = 2.02), sprinting (p = 0.002; g = 4.23), accelerations (p = 0.001; g = 2.72), decelerations (p < 0.001; g = 3.44), and duration (p = 0.003; g = 2.27).ConclusionsIn conclusion, this study showed that non-starters produced higher TMr in all examined variables despite the lower match and training durations when compared with starters, suggesting that physical load was adjusted appropriately. Additionally, higher RPE was associated with improved sleep while higher number of decelerations were associated with decreased wellness, namely, stress and mood for non-starters.

Being open, feeling safe and getting creative: The role of team mean openness to experience in the emergence of team psychological safety and team creativity

AbstractAlthough the effects of openness to experience (OTE) on individual creativity are well‐established, research on how such effects unfold in a team context is scarce. Drawing on theories of group norms and uncertainty reduction, we argue that team mean OTE leads to a climate of team psychological safety which, in turn, facilitates team creativity. We test our hypothesis over three independent studies, the first comprising 35 business student project teams, the second based on 28 professional teams from the automotive industry, both conducted in the United Kingdom, and the third comprising 24 healthcare teams in Portugal. As predicted, across all three studies, team mean OTE was positively associated with team creativity via the affective emergent state of team psychological safety. Furthermore, the mediating role of team psychological safety remained significant even when accounting for team OTE variance, alternative motivational and cognitive emergent states, namely team promotion focus (studies 1 and 2) and team exploration climate (study 3), as well as empowering leadership (study 3). Finally, in study 3, we examined the differential impact of the two major facets of OTE, intellect, and openness, and found that intellect, but not openness, was responsible for driving the indirect effects. Further analysis did not support alternative perspectives concerning team OTE variance or the interaction between mean and variance. Our findings not only contribute to theoretical understanding regarding the relationship between team personality composition, specifically OTE, and team creativity but also provide much‐needed insight into how such effects unfold. We delineate several practical implications for team design and development.

Supporting patients in the transition to the revised pexidartinib dosing regimen: perspectives from the multidisciplinary clinical and allied health professional team

Pexidartinib is a colony-stimulating factor-1 receptor inhibitor approved in the United States for treatment of adult patients with symptomatic tenosynovial giant cell tumor (TGCT) associated with severe morbidity or functional limitations and not amenable to improvement with surgery. Because of the risk of severe and potentially fatal hepatotoxicity, pexidartinib is only available through a Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) program. Pexidartinib pharmacokinetics are influenced by the fat content of meals: compared with the fasted state, consuming a high-fat meal with pexidartinib increases pexidartinib absorption by 100%; a low-fat meal increases absorption by approximately 60%. Pexidartinib was initially authorized to be taken at 800 mg/day on an empty stomach; therefore, if this same dose of pexidartinib is taken with food, there is a risk of overexposure and potential toxicity. To reduce the risk of hepatotoxicity and improve patient compliance, pexidartinib has undergone a revised dosing regimen, from 800 mg/day (400 mg twice daily) fasted to 500 mg/day (250 mg twice daily) with a low-fat meal (approximately 11–14 g of total fat). The objective of this report is to educate clinical and allied health professionals on the revised dosing regimen and the importance of patient compliance with a low-fat meal. Healthcare professionals need to understand the rationale for the switch from pexidartinib dosing on an empty stomach to dosing with a low-fat meal and how meal composition and timing influence pharmacokinetics. Finally, we provide guidance for the healthcare team of prescribing providers, nurses, pharmacists, and dietitians who are caring for patients with TGCT on pexidartinib. It is important for healthcare providers to deliver consistent messaging on the low-fat meal requirement and help patients fit pexidartinib into their regular meal schedules. Consulting a dietitian may be helpful for patients, especially those with complex dietary needs. We provide an overview of the roles and responsibilities of each healthcare professional and outline steps to best support patients, including key questions and answers related to the revised dosing regimen. This report provides the information necessary to guide the multidisciplinary team caring for patients with TGCT and to support them through the pexidartinib dosing regimen change.

Does game-based training replicate match inside-50 entries in elite Australian Rules football?

The purpose of this research was to determine if the training design of an elite Australian Rules football team replicated match conditions for inside-50 entries. Notational analyses of one professional Australian Rules football club's training and match footage were conducted for every disposal that entered the inside-50 during either game-based training or matches. Analysed variables included how the ball was received, time in possession and location. Statistical analyses were undertaken using Mann–Whitney tests, a multivariate analysis of variance and a decision tree analysis. Significant differences were identified between game-based training and competition matches for 34 of the 54 inside-50 entry variables. Of these 34 variables, 10 showed a strong effect between session types. When examining the efficiency of inside-50 entries, only effective disposals produced a significant difference between training and matches, with no differences for neutral and ineffective disposals. The session type, how the ball was received, decision (e.g., kick vs. handball) and pressure acts were the most important contributors to effective inside-50 entry disposal efficiency. The results suggest this professional Australian Rules team does not participate in training sessions that reflect inside-50 match conditions. This study may provide a framework for elite Australian Rules teams on which to structure their inside-50 training.

Influence of Game Space on the Design of Wheelchair Basketball Tasks

The design and organization of the training tasks in Wheelchair Basketball (WB) determine the load to which the players are exposed. Therefore, the aims of the present study were twofold: (a) to identify the existing associations between the pedagogical variables and the game space that define the training tasks by a coach of a professional WB team using the integral analysis system of training tasks (SIATE) tool, and (b) to analyze the self-defined profile of the two coaches. A total of 46 tasks coded during two months of coaching were analyzed. The following questionnaires were used to determine the coaches’ self-defined profile: (i) Coach Orientation Questionnaire; (ii) Coach Knowledge and Skills Questionnaire; (iii) Coach Decision Questionnaire; and (iv) Coach Planning Style Questionnaire. The results reported a relationship between the playing space and the design of the tasks defined by the pedagogical variables. Positional situations in WB are mainly used for 1 × 0 tasks, during warm-up, by means of simple and unopposed application games. In the same way, 1 × 0 tasks are used in midfield game situations. On the other hand, coaches use the round-trip court in more complex game situations, 4 × 4 and 5 × 5, in which attack and defense contents are worked together, by means of specific complex games of numerical equality for the training of collective technical–tactical attacking schemes. Planning and evaluation of the training sessions provide knowledge regarding the evolution of the physical condition and load to which the players are exposed. The WB coaches should handle a wide repertoire of general and specific contents to improve the quality of training sessions, and consequently, the performance in the game.