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Combat sports for persons with disabilities [PDF]
, 2011 In literature, the term adapted sport indicates sports activities, modified and adapted to persons with disabilities. In spite of their highly prominent values, combat sports are underrepresented among persons with disabilities in Serbia. The benefits of
Nastasić-Stošković Tanja +2 more
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From Lab to Landscape: Environmental Biohybrid Robotics for Ecological Futures
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.This Perspective explores environmental biohybrid robotics, integrating living tissues, microorganisms, and insects for operation in real‐world ecosystems. It traces the leap from laboratory experiments to forests, wetlands, and urban environments and discusses key challenges, development pathways, and opportunities for ecological monitoring and ...
Miriam Filippi
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Kaia! Readers of this text will learn about women who have dominated combat sports such as boxing, wrestling, and mixed martial arts. These highly competitive sports are exciting, and readers learn it takes discipline, technique, and a knowledge of the ...
Spilsbury, Louise.
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A process model to analyse the development of martial arts/combat sports: the case of Brazilian jiu-jitsu in USA [PDF]
[EN] This presentation proposes a process model to account for the development of martial arts/combat sports. To do so, it reinterprets Pierre Bourdieu’s theory of cultural change (Bourdieu, 1995; Gartman, 2002) from the point of view of Norbert Elias’s ...
Sánchez García, Raúl
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Fighting Reasons: Motivations for Combat Sports Participation [PDF]
, 2018 Combat sports has been emerging with the rise in popularity of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) bringing forward various martial arts styles with it. Why are people deciding to participate in combat sports?
deidouss, john
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Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.Micro‐ and nanorobots for targeted thrombolysis. This perspective elaborates on the clinical indication of blood clot disorders and current limitations for treatment. As a novel, alternative solution, micro‐ and nanorobots can be used to treat and break down thrombi.
Joshua M. Mesfin +3 more
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Adipocyte‐Derived Leptolin Enhances Energy Expenditure and Prevents Obesity
Advanced Science, EarlyView.We identified a novel adipokine, which we named leptolin. In humans, leptolin levels in white adipose tissue were positively correlated with exercise and negatively associated with body mass index. We observed elevated leptolin in serum from athletes and lower leptolin in serum from obese individuals.
Jiarui Liu +17 more
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Disruptive situations and the development of practitioners in martial arts and combat sports: a phenomenological analysis from the perspective of the instructor [PDF]
[EN] The combative phenomenon and the violent phenomenon are closely related in Martial Arts and Combat Sports (MA&CS) (Telles et al., 2022). Understanding how this proximity manifests in fights may offer insights into the occurrence of violence in other
Santos, Maria Gabriela dos +2 more
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Advanced Science, EarlyView.Soybean employs its circadian clock, governed by GmCCA1, to rhythmically defend against soybean cyst nematodes. The pathogen retaliates by secreting the effector Hg4E02, which hijacks the clock to suppress defense and co‐opt the host's translation machinery for nutrient acquisition.
Xingwei Wang +21 more
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A Novel, Sport-Specific EMG-Based Method to Evaluate Movement Efficiency in Karate Punching
SportsBackground: This study aimed to develop a method to analyze the kinetic and kinematic characteristics of the traditional karate Gyaku Tsuki (reverse punch), focusing on the activation sequence of lower and upper extremities and trunk muscles during ...
László Csákvári +2 more
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