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Nordicom Review, 2019 In 2016, Norwegian cross-country skier Therese Johaug made her positive doping test public. We compare how the Norwegian and Swedish media covered the ensuing scandal with the aim of discovering how constructions of subjectivity, national identity, anti ...
Wagner Ulrik, Kristiansen Elsa
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Społeczne preferencje wśród osób biegających na nartach na terenach leśnych [PDF]
Leśne Prace BadawczeThere is currently growing interest in active recreation in forest areas. The most common forms of recreation include walking, running and cycling.
Agnieszka Mandziuk +2 more
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Dominant leg strength and proficiency in cross-country skiing
Journal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine, 2013 The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of cross-country skiing training on dominant leg strength. The study included fifteen junior and twelve youth cross country skiers, and fourteen sedentary male volunteers. Test data were obtained from
Ebru Cetin
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Reframing the Treasury Debate: Industrial Strategy and State Capacity in the UK
The Political Quarterly, EarlyView.Abstract The Treasury has long been seen as a root cause of Britain's economic malaise, blocking much‐needed industrial intervention and embedding short‐termism. This article examines the politics of Concorde and civil nuclear power in postwar Britain to show that the Treasury was not the problem in these cases.
Tom Kelsey
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The Ladies’ Alpine Club, Embattled Collaboration and International Communities of Knowledge, 1907–39
History, EarlyView.Abstract This article considers the development of the Ladies’ Alpine Club from its inception until the Second World War through its Yearbooks, articles and lectures, as part of a community of knowledge which was devoted to international mountaineering.
James Watts
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Applied SciencesThis study aimed to identify key biomechanical and physiological parameters affecting cross-country skiing performance and develop a neural network model for predicting skiing speed.
Huijuan Shi +4 more
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International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.Abstract From desert ski resorts to subtropical Winter Games, there is a global proliferation of ‘mission‐impossible’ mega‐projects. The prevailing frameworks of city branding and urban entrepreneurism fail to explain the political logics behind these seemingly irrational projects.
Yiqiu Liu, Sven Daniel Wolfe
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TRANSNATIONAL GENTRIFICATION IN NISEKO, JAPAN: A Model of Displacement Led by Linked Migration
International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.Abstract Transnational gentrification scholarship has provided insights into how transnational migration reshapes urban areas, yet its analytical lens has rarely extended to peripheral rural contexts outside Euro‐American settings, where distinct actors and mechanisms may emerge.
Ni Yan +8 more
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Frontiers in Physiology, 2016 The present study investigated the contribution of performance on uphill, flat, and downhill sections to overall performance in an international 10-km classical time-trial in elite female cross-country skiers, as well as the relationships between ...
Øyvind Sandbakk +6 more
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