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Effect of blood flow restriction training on health promotion in middle-aged and elderly women: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Frontiers in Physiology
Background: Physical activities play an important role in alleviating the aging problem and improving the physical fitness of middle-aged and elderly people.
Mengyun Feng, Jian Li, Jinzhen Zhao, Xianqi Pan, Mengyu Wang, Qi Han   +5 more
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Beyond standardisation, subjects and syllabi: How primary schools organise for arts richness in an era of curriculum reform

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract As England embarks on its first comprehensive curriculum review in fifteen years, this paper offers critical insights from schools that sustained arts‐rich provision despite a policy landscape hostile to creative subjects. Drawing on data from the Researching Arts‐rich Primary Schools (RAPS) project—a mixed‐methods study of 76 arts‐rich ...
Pat Thomson, Christine Hall
wiley   +1 more source

Financial Coaching: A New Approach for Asset Building? [PDF]

, 2007
Through a literature review and interviews with nonprofit financial coaches, examines the concepts, training, and capacity building involved in financial coaching for low-income families, as well as critiques of existing models and their ...
Christi Baker, J. Michael Collins, Rochelle Gorey   +2 more
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Advancing Sustainable Development in Manufacturing: A Strategic Framework for Overcoming Green–Lean Implementation Barriers

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Manufacturing's transition to sustainable development depends on integrating green with lean under credible environmental policy and stakeholder engagement. Although benefits are well established, the literature underspecifies implementation barriers and their prioritisation. This study identifies, structures, and prioritises barriers to green–
Jose Arturo Garza‐Reyes, Andrew Defanto, Ranjit Roy Ghatak, Rohit Joshi, Walid al Saad   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Acute effect of functional exercise through the use of battle rope on skeletal muscles of tennis court student-athletes

Journal Sport Area
Background Problems: There has not been much research on how exercise strategies affect muscle soreness and activation patterns. Research Objectives: This study examines the acute effects of rope-based functional training on muscle group pain response ...
Mahmuddin, Asep Prima, David Siahaan, Rafika Ardilla   +3 more
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Harnessing Generative AI for Sustainable Supply Chains: Lean, Circular and Green Perspectives

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Generative artificial intelligence is playing a significant role in the transformation of digital ecosystems by reinventing the processes of content generation, process automation, product innovation and customer experience. At the same time that these technologies are becoming more integrated into routine operations, the focus has shifted to ...
Ashutosh Singh, Rsha Alghafes, Judit Petra Koltai, Sushant Kumar Vishnoi   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Individualized walking cadence thresholds of moderate to vigorous intensity for Taiwanese obese young adults

BMC Public Health
Background Given the altered gait patterns and metabolic demands in obese individuals, population-specific cadence thresholds (steps per minute) are essential for accurate intensity classification and effective exercise prescription.
Tsung-Lin Chiang, Yu-Chin Lin, Chu Chen, Shih-Hsuan Chan, Yu-Yang Ye, Chih-Hsiang Hsu, Po-Wen Su, Huey-June Wu   +7 more
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Rising Strong: Cultivating Resilience in Edible City Entrepreneurship. Insights Into the Landscape of Urban Food Initiatives

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In response to growing global challenges, this study explores how social entrepreneurship within the Edible City movement contributes to building resilient, sustainable, and equitable urban food systems. Drawing on semistructured interviews with over 70 stakeholders across five cities—Berlin, Andernach, Oslo, Rotterdam, and Havana—we ...
Ina Säumel, Stephanie Ligan, Alice Bischof, Edi Emilov Ivanov, Laura Martinez‐Izquierdo, Sara Noémie Plassnig, Marisa Pettit   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Impact of Sustainability Orientation and Sustainability Challenges in SME Responses to Institutional Support

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT SMEs receive increasing institutional support to embed sustainability, yet they vary widely in their ability to translate such support into practice. This study addresses this gap by examining the internal cognitive and strategic mechanism (sustainability orientation) through which managers interpret institutional support and the contextual ...
Michael Zisuh Ngoasong, Aqueel Imtiaz Wahga, Sam Zisuh Njinyah, Yen‐Jung Tseng   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The effect of sports on mental performance according to skill types in youth athletes

BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation
Background It is known that high-level performance in athletes is not only limited to physical competence and technical skills, but also cognitive functions such as attention, concentration, stress management and reaction time play a decisive role.
Ismet Alagoz, Erkan Demirkan, Tugrul Ozkadi, Turgut Yildirim   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source