Geopolitics with European characteristics: An essay on pragmatic idealism, equality, and strategy. Egmont Paper 82, March 2016 [PDF]
‘A bizarre phenomenon,’ Der Spiegel concluded, after trying to figure out why young people left Germany to become foreign fighters in Syria. The magazine painted a portrait of two thirty-somethings with similar backgrounds and the same hobby – martial ...
Biscop, Sven.
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The rules of engagement: Negotiating painful and "intimate" touch in mixed-sex martial arts [PDF]
Within the sociology of sport and its related disciplines, martial arts have become increasingly popular sites for research on embodiment, gender and society. While much previous work in this area has focused upon the embodied experiences of either male
Channon, Alex, Jennings, George
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From Unremembered to Overremembered. Gender in the Holocaust Museums of Hungary and Slovakia
ABSTRACT In museums, the history of the Holocaust is told through various means of exhibition construction, including architecture/space, texts, artifacts, photographs, and digital technologies. The article focuses on the gendered history of the Holocaust in museums as institutions in Central Europe after the illiberal turn and evaluates how (and if ...
Andrea Petö, Borbála Klacsmann
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ABSTRACT Background/Objective 3D printed materials have been evaluated for fabricating mouthguards; however, little is known about their biomechanical performance in preventing dental trauma. This study aimed to compare two 3D printed polymers and three ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) sheets used for mouthguard fabrication regarding their mechanical ...
Airin Karelys Avendaño Rondon +6 more
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How to Imagine Educational AI: The Filling of a Pail or the Lighting of a Fire?
Abstract Recent advances in artificial intelligence (e.g., machine learning, generative AI) have led to increased interest in its application in educational settings. AI companies hope to revolutionize teaching and learning by tailoring material to the individual needs of students, automating parts of teachers' jobs, or analyzing educational data to ...
Michał Wieczorek, Alberto Romele
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Satisfaction with current martial arts’ uniforms and purchase intention of new uniforms [PDF]
The purpose of the current study is to identify factors that influence martial arts practitioners\u27 satisfaction of their current uniforms and purchase intention of new uniforms.
Anna Perry, Juyoung Lee
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Handgrip Strength as a Distinguishing Factor of People Training Martial Arts [PDF]
Dariusz Bajkowski, Wojciech J. Cynarski
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BackgroundThis study aims to evaluate the effects of remote Baduanjin Qigong intervention on the quality of life and physical function in patients with mild to moderate Parkinson’s disease (PD) through a randomized controlled trial (RCT) and to compare ...
Jizhe Yu +6 more
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The Organization and Regulation of Full Contact Martial Arts: A Case Study of Flanders
To date, martial arts involvement is often described in controversial terms. While some studies report increased anti-social behavior as a result of martial arts involvement, other findings refer to a more positive social and personal development.
Jikkemien Vertonghen +4 more
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Facing the fourth foreign fighters wave. What drives Europeans to Syria, and to Islamic state? Insights from the Belgian case. Egmont Paper 81, March 2016 [PDF]
‘A bizarre phenomenon,’ Der Spiegel concluded, after trying to figure out why young people left Germany to become foreign fighters in Syria. The magazine painted a portrait of two thirty-somethings with similar backgrounds and the same hobby – martial ...
Coolsaet, Rik,
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