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The Olympic Games and Politics [PDF]
, 2011 Whilst the Olympic Movement states that politics have no place in sport, political events have nonetheless exerted a significant effect on modern Olympic Games.
Dr Elesa Argent
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Too big, will fail. Megaevents and protest participation [PDF]
, 2016 The paper examines the relationship between "social democratic megaevents" (Olympic Games and World Expos) and political protests. It tries to analyze the reasons that led these popular ceremonies to act in our societies as catalysts of social conflict ...
Massidda, Luca, Parisi, Stefania
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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 +12 more
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Media Regulations and the Olympic Charter: a history of visible changes. [PDF]
, 2013 This article considers processes of change within the Olympic Charter, to better understand how the relationship between media and the Olympic Movement has evolved in time.
Adi, Ana
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The real implementation of olympic principles: The creation of the refugees olympic team for Rio 2016 and the experience of a spanish olympic sportwoman [PDF]
, 2018 Los principios olímpicos reflejados en la Carta Olímpica recogen la filosofía del Movimiento Olímpico con el fin de promover sociedades más respetuosas e igualitarias.
Martínez-Gorroño, María Eugenia +1 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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Materiales para la Historia del Deporte, 2022 Resumen: El movimiento olímpico manifiesta desde sus orígenes unos objetivos y unos valores que constituyen su razón de ser. En este trabajo se exponen los valores que inspiraron a Coubertin y a cuya promoción sirve el Movimiento Olímpico, así como su ...
Julio César Muñiz Pérez
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How nocs translate the olympic values into action in the 21st century [PDF]
, 2019 El Movimiento Olímpico se basa en una creencia compartida en la filosofía del Olimpismo y en los valores olímpicos de la amistad, la excelencia y el respeto.
Holmegaard, Nils
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Embracing Complexity in HRM Research: A Call for System and Process Perspectives
Human Resource Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Human resource management (HRM) is inherently complex. It involves systems of principles, practices, and activities operating at individual, group, organizational, and macro levels, which are interlinked through complex processes. Yet, empirical research has not kept pace with this conceptual richness.
Rebecca Hewett, Madleen Meier‐Barthold
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Frontiers in Physiology, 2021 In this paper we examined how runners with different initial foot strike pattern (FSP) develop their pattern over increasing speeds. The foot strike index (FSI) of 47 runners [66% initially rearfoot strikers (RFS)] was measured in six speeds (2.5–5.0 ms ...
Antonis Ekizos +6 more
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