Development of Anthro-Fitness Model for Evaluating Firefighter Recruits’ Performance Readiness Using Machine Learning
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ijcss-2024-0014 | Journal eISSN: 1684-4769
Language: English
Page range: 91 - 108
Published on: Feb 5, 2025
Published by: International Association of Computer Science in Sport
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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