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Values in the Olympic Movement
Materiales para la Historia del Deporte, 2015 This study aims to highlight, from the perspective of teacher training, the values in the Olympic movement and the importance of teachers in the enhancement and transmission of these values, because linking high-performance sport and school, at the university level, and relate the philosophy of Olympism and the expansion of the Olympic movement through
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From bias to bliss: Racial preferences and worker productivity in tennis
Contemporary Economic Policy, EarlyView.Abstract We investigate the impact of differences in consumers' racial preferences on worker productivity through the example of the home advantage (HA) effect using data on wins in men's tennis from 2001 to 2020 (pre‐COVID‐19). We identify players' racial affiliation as one of five distinct groups by combining clustering and facial recognition methods.
Carsten Creutzburg +2 more
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From Unremembered to Overremembered. Gender in the Holocaust Museums of Hungary and Slovakia
Curator: The Museum Journal, EarlyView.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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Sports Medicine - OpenBackground Having the overall goal to help countries/teams in the preparation of their national medical teams for international athletics championships, we aimed to describe the composition of national medical teams, including gender distribution, and to
Pascal Edouard +8 more
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Politics and the Olympics : some new dimensions [PDF]
, 1995 Paper given at the Institut de Ciències Polítiques i Socials, Barcelona in 1995 analysing the relationship between politics, the Olympic Games and the Olympic Movement and their influences.Ponencia presentada en el Institut de Ciències Polítiques i ...
Centre d'Estudis Olímpics +1 more
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On Schopenhauer's Debt to Spinoza1
European Journal of Philosophy, EarlyView.Abstract Schopenhauer offers ‘nature is not divine but demonic’ as a direct rebuttal of Spinoza's pantheism, his identification of ‘nature’ with ‘God’. And so, one would think, he ought to have been immune to the ‘Spinozism’ that became, as Heine called it, ‘the unofficial religion’ of the age.
Julian Young
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Jump Training Analysis: An Application in Strength and Conditioning [PDF]
, 2017 Force development is a crucial part of sports performance. Jumping is a mechanical movement used in various sports to analyze force production. Strength and Conditioning coaches work with athletes on improving sports performance through a variety of ...
Morgan, AshLynn
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Past Carbon Emissions and Future Targets for the Olympic Games
The Geographical Journal, EarlyView.Short Abstract The global visibility and political weight of the Olympic Games can inspire climate change action. Yet, at the same time, the Olympics are also significant carbon emitters. To date, however, there is a lack of a systematic assessment of past carbon emissions and extrapolation of future targets considering international agreements.
David Gogishvili, Martin Müller
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Readers’ cognitive processes during IELTS reading tests: evidence from eye tracking [PDF]
, 2013 The research described in this report investigates readers' mental processes as they complete onscreen IELTS (International English Language Testing System) reading test items.
Bax, Stephen
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Gender, Work &Organization, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Despite a rise in established, high‐profile female sport broadcasters, enduring and significant challenges remain for women pursuing sport broadcasting careers. Climbing the career ladder to high‐status positions requires more than just confidence and technical expertise; it necessitates strategic social skills that help female broadcasters ...
Abigail Smith +6 more
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