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Enhancing tourist engagement in Emei martial arts tourism: Examining activities, destination image, and orientalism

open access: yesActa Psychologica
Mount Emei, as one of the representatives of world natural and cultural heritage sites, boasts a rich cultural heritage and a long history in martial arts development. The rise of martial arts tourism has opened new opportunities for Mount Emei's tourism
Cheng Xing   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Management of Auricular Hematoma With Bolster Versus Quilting: A Retrospective Cohort Study

open access: yesThe 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
wiley   +1 more source

El General Qi Jiguang, visionario y defensor de una nación

open access: yesRevista de Artes Marciales Asiáticas, 2012
En el año 1550 d.C. el esplendor de la Dinastía Ming se vio amenazado por fuerzas extranjeras tanto en el norte como en las costas del este. La aparición de uno de los generales más famosos de su historia,  el General Qi Jiguang, cambiaría la forma en la
William Acevedo, Mei Cheung
doaj   +3 more sources

Five Decades of Dispute: A Triptych. Roald Hoffmann

open access: yesThe Chemical Record, EarlyView.
This article examines the historical Corey–Woodward controversy through Roald Hoffmann's personal perspective, completing a triptych on the prolonged dispute. Drawing on archival records, contemporaneous correspondence, and extensive interviews, it reconstructs Hoffmann's interactions with Corey and Woodward from the 1960s onward.
Jeffrey I. Seeman
wiley   +1 more source

Martial Arts Training Effects on Health Markers in Adolescents and Children: A Systematic Review [paper] [PDF]

open access: yes, 2023
Introduction: Childhood obesity has been a growing concern over the past 50 years in the United States. Healthcare providers have extensively studied childhood obesity, yet the rates continue to rise.
Haertner, Micah
core   +1 more source

Las artes marciales del ejército chino en el Periodo Republicano

open access: yesRevista de Artes Marciales Asiáticas, 2012
A principios del s. XX, China fue víctima de numerosos ataques provenientes de los poderes extranjeros, los cuales dieron paso a la pérdida de algunos de sus territorios y supusieron una afrenta al orgullo nacional.
William Acevedo, Mei Cheung
doaj   +3 more sources

Effect of acute exercise on gene expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of puberty children

open access: yesScientific Reports
Studies have shown that acute exercise alters the expression of circulating neutrophil and peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) genes, affecting a wide range of processes from cellular growth to the promotion of inflammatory and anti-inflammatory ...
Li-Jun Du, Yu-Hong Song, Li-Xu Tang
doaj   +1 more source

Martial arts in artificial reality [PDF]

open access: yesProceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2005
This paper presents Kick Ass Kung-Fu, a martial arts game installation where the player fights virtual enemies with kicks and punches as well as acrobatic moves such as cartwheels. Using real-time image processing and computer vision, the video image of the user is embedded inside 3D graphics.
Perttu Hämäläinen   +4 more
openaire   +1 more source

Tail wagging cats: Veterinary implications of AI‐generated video

open access: yesVeterinary Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Generative artificial intelligence (genAI) has the capacity to create realistic and convincing animal videos; however, it must simplify and reduce behavioural variation to do so, possibly leading to misinformation. Methods We categorised 29 videos in the press release for a specific video genAI engine. Twelve featured animals.
Jill R. D. MacKay, Louise Connelly
wiley   +1 more source

Recentering the Cartographies of Karate : Martial Arts Tourism in Okinawa [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
Background. Since the beginning of the 2010s, the Okinawan Government has been making significant efforts to develop, professionalize, and promote karate tourism in Okinawa, since this is known to be an essential sector for the island's economy.
González de la Fuente, Eduardo
core   +1 more source

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