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Wenn Poldi trifft, lässt das die Börse kalt

By Guest PostJune 11, 2014Economy, Sportsanna bakhmetyeva, bohrkerne, chicxulub, employee foundation, internet intermediaries, kern des knalls, liability, marum, online use, uni kassel, yef

Fußballländerspiele beeinflussen Börsenkurse – so der spektakulär klingende Schluss einiger wissenschaftlicher Studien, die auch zur kommenden WM wieder viel diskutiert werden dürften. Unsinn, meinen zwei Wirtschaftswissenschaftler der Uni Kassel. In ihren Untersuchungen kommen sie zu Ergebnissen, die auf ganz andere Weise interessant sind.

Wenn ab Mitte Juni die Fußballnationalmannschaften von 32 Ländern um die Weltmeisterschaft spielen, wird wieder vom „Feel-Good Factor“ und dessen Auswirkungen auf die Börsenkurse die Rede sein. Ein Sieg der englischen Mannschaft, so die Aussage einiger Studien aus dem angelsächsischen Raum, lasse die Londoner Börsenkurse ansteigen, ein Sieg der DFB-Elf den Dax; verliere die deutsche Elf, schicke dies umgekehrt die Frankfurter Börsenkurse in den Keller. Angesichts der Fahnenmeere und Autorkorsos nach einen WM-Sieg sind euphorisierte und daher risikofreudige Anleger leicht vorstellbar. Nur: „Die Annahme, es bestehe ein Zusammenhang zwischen den Ergebnissen eines Nationalteams und den Börsenkursen, ist falsch“, stellt Prof. Dr. Christian Klein klar, Leiter des Fachgebiets Unternehmensfinanzierung an der Universität Kassel. „Studien, die hier einen Zusammenhang herstellen, zeigen in Wirklichkeit etwas ganz anderes.“ (more…)

Early warning system predicts dengue fever risk during the Brazil World Cup

By Guest PostMay 29, 2014Health, Sportsconditio humana, election basar, election market, globalisierungsethik, jenny yang, oekonomiestudium, predict, recife, Reframing Economic Ethics, wirtschaftsethiker, wirtschaftswissenschaften

University of Exeter scientists have helped develop an early-warning system to predict the risk of dengue fever outbreaks in Brazil during the forthcoming World Cup.

The study, developed by a team of European scientists, estimates the chances of outbreaks of the mosquito-borne infection disease in Brazil’s administrative areas – or microregions – during this summer’s festival of football. (more…)

Athletes’ Performance Declines Following Contract Years, MU Researchers Show

By Guest PostFebruary 3, 2014Sportsathlete, contract year, contract year effect, contract year syndrome, decline, extrinsic motivation, intrinsic motivation, ken sheldon, major league baseball, mark white, mlb, national basketball association, nba, performance, university of missouri

Results could help inform team managers and sports commentators, researchers say

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Professional athletes in the National Basketball Association and Major League Baseball can reap very large financial rewards, especially if their performance peaks during their “contract year,” or the last season before an athlete signs a new contract or becomes a free agent. Often, when these athletes perform well during the contract year, they receive huge raises and added benefits. Thus, sports pundits have long discussed a possible “contract year effect,” where player performance artificially tops out during contract years. However, the effect has seldom been tested or studied scientifically. Now, researchers at the University of Missouri have determined that the contract year performance boost is real, but they caution team managers and coaches that it might be followed by a post-contract performance crash—a two-year pattern they call the “contract year syndrome.” (more…)

Der Spieler: Heute Lokomotiven, morgen Fabriken

By Guest PostJanuary 19, 2014General, Sportscover illustration, dampfross, der spieler, hans im glueck, helmut ohley, leonhard orgler, muenchner verlag, nürnberg, russian railroads, spannung, strategisch taktisches gesellschaftsspiel, strecke moskau wladiwostok, synes ernst, titel, zug um zug

«Russian Railroads» ist ein Spiel der Superklasse. Der Bau der Transsibirischen Eisenbahn stellt eine echte Herausforderung dar.

Die Spieleszene befindet sich derzeit im Fieberzustand. Noch sind die Neuheiten, die Ende Oktober an den Internationalen Spieltagen in Essen präsentiert worden sind, nicht alle gespielt, wartet man bereits mit Spannung auf die Spielwarenmesse in Nürnberg, die am Mittwoch in einer Woche ihre Tore öffnet. Gibt es da noch neue Spiele, die jenen von Essen den Rang ablaufen können?

Was immer auch in Nürnberg vorgestellt werden wird, eines ist heute schon klar: «Russian Railroads» aus dem Münchner Verlag Hans im Glück wird den Spitzenplatz unter den bemerkenswertesten aktuellen Spielen behaupten, den es seit den Spieltagen in Essen belegt. (more…)

Teams on Tour: Great Sporting Trips Around the World

By Guest PostDecember 19, 2012Holidays 'n Travels, Sportsall blacks, american rivals, anna mathews, ashes, australia, Bangladesh, british, british empire, british grand prix, cricket, Dubai, energy, Europe, exotic location, favourite athletes, formula 1, france, golf, grand national, hong kong, horse racing, India, irish lions, islands, italy, new zealand, organised tours, Pakistan, passion for sport, popular, royal ascot, ryder cup, silverstone, six nations, South Africa, springboks, travel, travelling abroad, twickenham, uk, united kingdom, usa, west indies, wimbledon, world of rugby

Passion for sport is unrivalled in its energy and dedication and so it’s no wonder that people are so keen to travel the world to see their favourite athletes and teams play abroad. These tours offer a unique opportunity to follow your sport and see some great global destinations at the same time.

Travelling abroad to follow your favourite sport is a unique and highly rewarding experience, allowing you to experience a different country, engage with their culture and discover the wonders of how other peoples and nations watch and enjoy sports. Organised tours are often the best way to get involved with international sport as they do an excellent job of combining all the necessary aspects without any hassle for your tickets to all the most important sporting events, accommodation and transport to make getting there very easy and scheduled free time to allow you to explore the surroundings of your destination. (more…)

Rope It

By Guest PostOctober 18, 2012Sportsball spins freely, entrepreneurial success, golf ball, golf market, golf product, rope it

Lerner College alumni bring a new product to the golf market

Two University of Delaware alumni from the Class of 2009, Louis Girifalco and Marc Reda, are only a few years out of college and already have found entrepreneurial success with a golf product called Rope It. (more…)

‘Weakest Links’ Show Greatest Gains in Relay Races

By Guest PostJuly 25, 2012Sportsathletes, deborah feltz, freestyle swimming, kaitlynn osborn, key motivation, koehler, motivation effect, pressure, relay races, social comparison, weakest link

EAST LANSING, Mich. — The inferior members of swimming or running relay teams – those athletes who fared poorest in individual races – showed the greatest gains when performing as part of a team, and those gains were even greater during final races as opposed to preliminary races.

The new research from Michigan State University’s Deborah Feltz and Kaitlynn Osborn provides some of the first real-world support for the Köhler motivation effect, which describes how less capable individuals perform better when performing a task with others as opposed to individually. (more…)

6 Daily Routine Changes to Help You Lose Weight

By Guest PostJuly 23, 2012Health, Sports: walking, almonds, apple, banana, breakfast, burn calories, cereal, daily exercise, daily routine, dehydrated, egg whites, fiber, fruit juice, heather smith, lose weight, oatmeal, sleeping, soda, stress, string cheese, toast, weight loss

Weight loss isn’t easy, if it was everyone would be at their healthy goal weight but there is a reason why many countries are finding themselves topping the weight charts. A lot of people don’t have the time and the money to take care of themselves. So here are 6 small changes you can make to your daily routine that will help you drop a few pounds:

Drink more water: Skip the sodas and fruit juices that are full of sugar and opt for water. Water is so good for you and most adults are unaware that they are dehydrated. A good way to always keep yourself drinking water is to have a water bottle with a sports cap with you at all times. This will keep you drinking more and faster than having to fill up a cup of water.

Walk: To increase your daily exercise, try walking everywhere. If you need to run to the store and it’s within walking distance, go. Or if you are at work, take the stairs and not the elevator. Take 30 minutes out of your day to walk around your neighborhood. It is a great way to burn calories and get rid of stress. (more…)

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