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General Qi Jiguang, visionary and defender of a nation
Revista de Artes Marciales Asiáticas, 2012 In 1550 d.C. China’s splendor during the Ming Dynasty was threatened by hostiles forces in the northern border as well as its eastern coasts. The appearance of Qi Jiguang, one of the most famous Chinese generals would change the way China trained its ...
William Acevedo, Mei Cheung
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Frontiers in Aging NeuroscienceObjectiveTo analyze the correlation between the level of physical activity and the risk of cognitive impairment in Chinese older adults aged 60 years and above, and to provide correlational evidence for the development of targeted strategies to prevent ...
Feng-Wei Dong +4 more
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Deconstructing Martial Arts [PDF]
, 2019 "What is the essence of martial arts? What is their place in or relationship with culture and society? Deconstructing Martial Arts analyses familiar issues and debates that arise in scholarly, practitioner and popular cultural discussions and treatments of martial arts and argues that martial arts are dynamic and variable constructs whose meanings and ...
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Management of Auricular Hematoma With Bolster Versus Quilting: A Retrospective Cohort Study
The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.This retrospective cohort study compared outcomes between bolster dressings and through‐and‐through mattress quilting sutures in the management of auricular hematoma in 43 patients. Recurrent hematoma occurred in 30% of the bolster group and 0% of the quilting group, with no significant differences in complications observed between the two groups ...
Christie F. Cheng +3 more
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Frontiers in NeurologyBackgroundThis meta-analysis aimed to investigate the effects of traditional Chinese exercises on stroke and explore the dose-response relationship between the type of exercise and exercise duration with respect to physical and mental health.MethodsWe ...
Yan Shao +4 more
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Movement Disorders, EarlyView.Abstract Background Transcranial temporal interference stimulation (TIs) targeting the subthalamic nucleus (STN) is a novel noninvasive neuromodulation approach with potential to improve motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease (PD). However, its underlying neuroimaging mechanisms remain unclear.
Yongxin Xu +19 more
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Frontiers in NutritionObjectiveThis study aimed to explore the relationship between A Body Shape Index (ABSI) and depressive symptoms, and to evaluate the moderating effects of sociodemographic, lifestyle, and health factors.MethodsWe analyzed data from 19,659 participants in
Zheng Zhang, Xiang-Yan Ruan, Wei Ma
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MARTIAL ‘IN CALLIMACHVM’ (10.4) [PDF]
The Classical Quarterly, 2018 This article has the aim of bringing some fresh observations to the interpretation of a Martial epigram. Beyond the individual poem, it seeks to read Martial's poetics more broadly, particularly with regard to the presence of Greek avatars, of various kinds, in his poetic production. The strategy will be an exact reading of the literary avatars in 10.4,
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Mobilizing Presence across Borders: Devotion to Papua New Guinea's Blessed Peter To Rot in Australia
Oceania, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article engages with the conjunctures between migration and religion by focusing on the celebration of Papua New Guinea's ‘National Patron Saint’, the Blessed Peter To Rot, in the Australian diaspora. Both in Sydney and Brisbane, Catholic Papua New Guinea (PNG) migrants have been ‘relocating’ PNG shrines, regalia, relics and ritual ...
Anna‐Karina Hermkens
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Journal of Osteopathic Medicine, 1997 Abstract In the United States, approximately 1.5 million to 2 million persons practice the martial arts. It is the general belief that martial arts are safe, with little thought given to the physical forces involved. Some enthusiasts gravitate to the martial arts to learn self-defense, whereas others participate to improve cardiovascular
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