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The Youth Olympic Games as an arena for Olympic education: An evaluation of the school program, “Dream Day”

Acta Universitatis Carolinae: Kinanthropologica, 2018
The promotion of Olympic education through Olympic events has received increased attention among researchers. The aim of this paper is to evaluate the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) as an arena for Olympic education based on the perceptions of the pupils ...
Svein Erik Nordhagen, Halvor Fauske
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Olympic Education as an Important Component of a Comprehensive Curriculum on Physical Culture

Фізичне виховання, спорт і культура здоров’я у сучасному суспільстві, 2018
Topicality. The Olympic education of youth is one of the most important components in the formation of a harmoniously developed personality, the development of feelings and attitudes, habits of behavior, based on the Olympic principles, the Olympic ...
Vira Tkachuk, Iryna Turchyk, Roman Chopyk, Larysa Kozibroda, Maria Chemerys   +4 more
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Sensemaking and CSR Character in Multinational Corporations: A Comparative Study of Headquarters and Subsidiary Practices in the UAE

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT While corporate social responsibility (CSR) scholarship assumes that organizational consistency signals effectiveness, there remains a knowledge gap about how MNCs navigate competing institutional logics between headquarters and subsidiaries. This study investigates how managerial sensemaking mediates the effects of institutional pressures on ...
Charles Antony Diab, Wendy Stubbs
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Permeability of granite from a shallow buried mountain pipe gallery tunnel under unloading confining pressure

Deep Underground Science and Engineering, EarlyView.
Triaxial compression tests under unloading confining pressure conditions were conducted to systematically analyze the permeability behavior of granite retrieved from the different classification surrounding rocks. Abstract The rock mass within mountain tunnels undergoes complex changes in permeability, strength, and deformation during tunneling ...
Xiaoyan Zhang, Yonghua Ye, Jianping Zuo, Baojiang Han, Weigang Jiao   +4 more
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Strengthening urban resilience in China through underground infrastructures management: Addressing global climate challenges with technological solutions

Deep Underground Science and Engineering, EarlyView.
This paper explores how climate‐resilient technologies, such as smart grids, digital twins, and self‐healing materials, can enhance urban resilience. It highlights the urgent need for proactive planning, public‐private collaboration, and data‐driven innovation to future‐proof underground infrastructure amid accelerating climate and urban pressures ...
Kai Chen Goh, Tonni Agustiono Kurniawan, Christia Meidiana, Abdelkader Anouzla, Faissal Aziz, Imran Ali, Joan Cecilia C. Casila, M. Imran Khan, Dongdong Zhang, Meihui Jiang, Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan Othman, Md Munir Hayet Khan, Kasun Kumara Dissanayake   +12 more
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Development and implementation of an injury and illness surveillance system for team USA

Injury Epidemiology
Background The purpose of this report is to provide insight and details regarding the development and implementation of an injury and illness surveillance (IIS) system for the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC).
Eric G. Post, Travis Anderson, Olivia Samson, Alexis D. Gidley, Ashley N. Triplett, Amber T. Donaldson, Jonathan T. Finnoff, William M. Adams   +7 more
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The impact of the 1996 Summer Olympic Games on employment and wages in Georgia [PDF]

, 2002
Using the standard differences-in-differences (DD) technique and a modified DD technique in the slopes, this paper determines that hosting the 1996 Summer Olympic Games boosted employment by 17% in the counties of Georgia affiliated with and close to ...
Hotchkiss, Julie L., Moore, Robert E., Zobay, Stephanie M.   +2 more
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Fish Scales: A Multifunctional Biomaterial from Nature

ENERGY &ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, EarlyView.
Fish scales demonstrate nature's solution to impact protection through overlapping multilayered architecture. This biological design combines mineralized surfaces with collagen networks to achieve both flexibility and fracture resistance. The structural principles inspire advanced protective materials and biomedical implants, where damage tolerance ...
Liyao Dong, Xiaojie Sun, Xiguang Chen
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IOC OLYMPIC SOLIDARITY PROGRAMS AND TURKISH NATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEES’S (TMOK) IMPLEMENTATIONS [PDF]

Pamukkale Spor Bilimleri Dergisi, 2012
Under the supreme authority of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the Olympic Movement encompasses organisations, athletes and other persons who agree to be guided by the Olympic Charter. IOC is regarded as the most authorized organ.
Pınar Güzel, Selhan Özbey
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No Medal for the Olympics on Labour Rights [PDF]

, 2007
The report utilizes the research of four of the companies awarded licenses to produce official Olympic goods and calls on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to ensure all Olympic products are manufactured in conditions aligned with the Olympic ...
Play Fair 2008 (Clean Clothes Campaign)
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