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Background Ankle sprain is a common injury in athletic populations that results in significant time lost to injury. Hypothesis The incidence rates (IRs) of ankle ligament sprains are influenced by gender, height, weight, body mass index (BMI), physical conditioning, level of competition, type of sport, and athlete exposure to sport. Study Design Cohort study; Level of evidence, 2. Methods A longitudinal cohort study was performed to determine the effect of risk factors for ankle sprain at the United States Military Academy between 2005 and 2007. Results A total 614 cadets sustained new ankle sprains during 10 511 person-years at risk, resulting in an overall IR of 58.4 per 1000 person-years. Women (96.4), compared with men (52.7), had a significantly increased rate ratio (IRR) for ankle sprain of 1.83 (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.52-2.20). Men with ankle sprains had higher mean height, weight, and BMI than uninjured men (P < .001). Men with ankle sprains had higher average scores in push-ups, sit-ups, and run time than uninjured men (P < .001). Ankle sprain occurred most commonly during athletics (64.1%). Ankle sprain IR did not significantly differ between intercollegiate and intramural athletic competition after controlling for athlete-exposure (IRR, 1.05; 95% CI, 0.81-1.37). The ankle sprain IRR of female compared with male intercollegiate athletes was 0.93 (95% CI, 0.67-1.32) per 1000 person-years and 1.04 (95% CI, 0.74-1.47) per 1000 athlete-exposures. The intercollegiate sports of men's rugby, women's cheerleading, and men's/women's basketball, soccer, and lacrosse had the highest ankle sprain IR. Conclusion Higher mean height and weight in men, increased BMI in men, greater physical conditioning in men, and athlete exposure to selected sports were all risk factors for ankle sprain.

Intro -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Author's Note -- Acknowledgements -- Part I. Crime and Investigation -- Discovery -- Theora -- Meyers -- Snook -- Evidence -- Chester -- Loose Ends -- Third Degree -- Part II. Confession -- "The Friendship Continued in a Very Intimate Way…" -- "She Considered It Her Right to Dictate My Movements…" -- "I'll Kill Your Wife and Your Baby!" -- "A Voluntary Statement" -- Part III. Justice -- Public Opinion -- The Circus Comes to Town -- Strategy and Tactics -- The Opening Act -- Secrets Revealed -- Endgame -- A Picnic in the Death House -- Bibliography -- About the Author

One million returns, yet the legacy of ethnic cleansing endures. That was the testimony of Gerard Toal, professor of government and international affairs in the School of Public and International Affairs, Virginia Tech, National Capital Region, before a congressional subcommittee hearing on "Bosnia-Herzegovina: Unfinished Business" on April 6.

The process of professionalisation of the Serbian Army has caused qualitative and quantitative changes in the personnel structure and has led to the reduction in the numerical strength of its members. The restaurant at the Military Academy has faced infrastructural and organisational ballasts in its capacity for food preparation and distribution thus making the Military Academy food system uneconomic. The capacities of the restaurant are designed to allow for the preparation and distribution of 40% more meals than the actual needs, which, in the economic context, places unnecessary financial burden on the limited amount of funds allocated for this purpose. In terms of economic principles, it is possible to reduce or completely eliminate the negative effects through employing redundant workforce or finding alternative ways to organise the food system at the Military academy in a more rational way. The article represents a "pro et contra" analysis that places an emphasis on some relevant facts in finding expedient solutions. The food system at the Military Academy was analyzed through the cause-effect relations of the factors within and outside the system and through the efforts to improve the system functioning from organizational, economic, technological and nutrition security aspects, based on current scientific knowledge and domestic and foreign experience.

Roll of cadets attending mathematics classes at the Academy under various instructors; J. Partridge, Woodworth, Barton and Davis. ; The document is undated and no locations are given.