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Elite Sports Training as Model for Future Internet Practices? [PDF]
, 2013 This paper reflects on the experience of using ethnographic and experimental research at a high-performance athletic training center as model for drawing conclusion about the future everyday use of ICT and Internet technologies.
Eriksson, Magnus
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Generative AI in Otolaryngology Residency Personal Statement Writing: A Mixed‐Methods Analysis
The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.This study compares personal statements generated by ChatGPT 4.0 with those written by applicants to otolaryngology residency programs. ChatGPT‐generated statements scored higher in authenticity, readability, personability, and overall assessment by reviewers.
Jacob G. J. Wihlidal +6 more
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Psychology &Marketing, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Brands are increasingly investing in fostering consumer engagement with their social media pages to strengthen consumer–brand relationships, ultimately aiming to generate positive electronic word‐of‐mouth (eWOM). Brands' social media marketing budgets could be used more effectively if they were to tailor their engagement strategies to their ...
Ovidiu‐Ioan Moisescu +4 more
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arXiv, 2011 Discussions on outstanding---positively and/or negatively---athletes are common practice. The rapidly grown amount of collected sports data now allow to support such discussions with state of the art statistical methodology. Given a (multivariate) data set with collected data of athletes within a specific sport, outstanding athletes are values on the ...
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Disability sport and activism in South Korea [PDF]
, 2020 Disability sports can be a powerful platform for activism because disabled elite athletes have the platform to potentially to highlight injustice both within and outside sports.
CHOI, INHYANG
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Opportunities for Downward Accountability? Survey Evidence From Small Transnational NGOs
Nonprofit Management and Leadership, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Development NGOs face expanded pressures for accountability, both to deliver project results and to operate with participatory and democratic processes. Existing research distinguishes between “upward” accountability to donors and “downward” accountability to clients or beneficiaries, and it often finds that pressures of upward accountability ...
Allison Schnable +2 more
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Discussing Diminishing Returns: A New Scoring System for Powerlifting [PDF]
arXivMaximal strength increases with body weight, this is why scoring methods have been developed in order to fairly scale powerlifting performances based on athletes' body weight. The International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) Good Lift (GL) system, introduced in 2020, is a scaling method based on a Von Bertalanffy function. It is specifically tailored to
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Assessing the beliefs and impacts of strength training in a Division I collegiate gymnastics team
PM&R, EarlyView.Abstract Background Traditionally, there has been a reluctance to use weight training with female gymnasts due to concerns that it could cause detrimental increases in muscle mass and impede flexibility. Recent literature has demonstrated that strength training has no significant effect on flexibility and can improve athletic performance.
Tammy Ng +6 more
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Can contagious itch be affected by positive and negative suggestions?
Experimental Dermatology, Volume 31, Issue 12, Page 1853-1862, December 2022., 2022 Abstract Contagious itch can be evoked by observing people scratching. Verbal suggestions about to‐be‐received itch can influence itch intensity, as shown by placebo research, but it is unknown whether this extends to contagious itch. The current study aimed to replicate prior findings that listening to scratching and rubbing sounds elicits contagious ...
Stefanie H. Meeuwis +4 more
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Revisiting Stereotypes: Race and Running [PDF]
arXivThe athletic achievements of African athletes in global running championships have long been subject to scientific and sociological inquiry. During the 1990s, a popular narrative emerged, suggesting that West African lineage conferred inherent sprinting advantages, and that North, South and East African's are specialized for longer distances.
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