Strength and conditioning in dance: A systematic review and meta-analysis. [PDF]
Abstract To assess the evidence for the effect of strength and conditioning on physical qualities and aesthetic competence in dance populations, three electronic databases (PubMed, Scopus, SPORTDiscus) were searched (until September 2022) for studies that met the following criteria: (i) dancers aged >16 years; (ii) structured strength and conditioning ...
Ngo JK +5 more
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The Variety of Arabesque-Rococo Patterns Applied in Naseri Furniture in Iran A Case Study: Decorations of Furniture in Bagh-e-Afifabad and in Narenjestan of Shiraz [PDF]
The term modern Iranian art, coming to the fore from the late Naseri era, refers to an integration of European patterns into decorative elements of the Persian art represented in a wide variety of art forms.
Parisa Shad Qhazvini +2 more
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Kinematic Analysis of Synchronized Skaters During the Off-Ice Execution of Spiral and Spin Tasks. [PDF]
ABSTRACT The primary objective of the present study was to examine differences and associations in joint angles and segmental swings during the off‐ice execution of one static (spiral) and one dynamic (spin) sport‐specific balance task and to determine whether motor control strategies differ when participants perform the tasks on their dominant and ...
Szenczi J +3 more
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Long-term data on biomass and species composition of fish by depth ranges in Peter the Great Bay
Species composition of fish in the bottom biotopes of Peter the Great Bay (Japan Sea) is considered for 8 biostatistical areas on the data of 2428 trawl catches obtained in 36 surveys conducted by Pacific Res. Inst.
L. N. Kim, D. M. Kim
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Book decorative and illumination in exquisite manuscripts of the Qajar period [PDF]
Research purposes:The purpose of this study is to investigate the characteristics of arrays and decorations in the manuscripts of the Qajar period in the in-text section and to study the patterns and colors widely used in the manuscripts of this period ...
Habibollah Azimi
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Linear And Nonlinear Arabesques: A Study Of Closed Chains Of Negative 2-Element Circuits [PDF]
In this paper we consider a family of dynamical systems that we call "arabesques", defined as closed chains of 2-element negative circuits. An $n$-dimensional arabesque system has $n$ 2-element circuits, but in addition, it displays by construction, two $
Antonopoulos, Chris +4 more
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Hip-Hop and Cultural Citizenship on Kenya's "Swahili Coast" [PDF]
The Muslim-dominated "Swahili Coast"has always served as a conceptual as well as physical periphery for post-colonial Kenya. This article takes Kenyan youth music under the influence of global hip-hop as an ethnographic entry into the dynamics of ...
Andrew Eisenberg
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ABSTRACT Julian Horton's 2020 article on the ‘necessity of analysis’ delineates previous critiques of music analysis into the performative and the historicist and counters their assumptions. He proposes that analysis remains viable in light of historical, ontological, systemic, discursive, phenomenological and political imperatives.
Kofi Agawu +8 more
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Dynamics of commercial stock is considered for arabesque greenling at southern Kuril Islands on the data on size-age structure of its catches and fishery statistics for 1974-2015.
Alexander O. Zolotov, Rafael N. Fatykhov
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Debussy's string quartet in the Brussels salon of "La Libre Esthetique" [PDF]
The second performance of Debussy's String Quartet, given by the Ysaye Quartet on an all-Debussy program during the 1894 salon of "La Libre Esthétique" in Brussels, offers an ideal context for a critical reexamination of his musical and aesthetic ...
Code, David J.
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