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Organizational evolution and the Olympic Games: the case of sport climbing [PDF]

, 2018
This paper discusses the processes underpinning the evolutionary development of sport climbing in recent decades, with a particular focus on the impact of its inclusion in the Olympic Games.
Burgess R. G., Corbin J. M., DiMaggio P., Guttmann A., Hampden-Turner C., Hofstede G. J., Leigh Robinson, Malterud K., Meyer J. W., Mikhail Batuev, Patton M. Q., Robson C., Schein E. H., Scott W. R., Selznick P., Tyson S.   +15 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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Idea of Olympism as alternative concept of education [PDF]

, 2010
Opublikowano (Published); Humanistyczne aspekty rehabilitacji, turystyki, rekreacji i sportu, (red.) W. Żukow, R. Muszkieta, E. Prystupa, M. Górny, M. Napierała, Wyd. Ośrodek Rekreacji, Sportu i Edukacji , Lwów-Poznań-Warszawa 2010, s.
Kaźmierczak, Arkadiusz
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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
wiley   +1 more source

Risk return of forward contracting corn with crop insurance

Journal of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, EarlyView.
Abstract Forward contracting is a common pre‐harvest marketing strategy for row crops, with evidence suggesting higher prices during summer months due to embedded weather risk premiums. While aggressive forward contracting increases farmers' yield risk and potential non‐delivery penalties, crop revenue protection can help offset these financial burdens.
Chandan Bhattarai, Andrew McKenzie, Hunter Biram, Jesse Tack, Alvaro Durand‐Morat   +4 more
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Educational Legacy of the Rio 2016 Games: Lessons for Youth Engagement

Societies, 2020
The promise of the Rio 2016 Games was to influence the entire population of Brazil, but the major impact was expected to be on children and the youth. The development of youth education programs promoting Olympic and Paralympic values was one of the main
Lyusyena Kirakosyan
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Sport stereotypes in the 21st century “brought to you by” Media Corporations

, 2008
Since its formative years sport has had a commercial component to its operation, however, in no previous time period have we seen the type of growth in the current commercialization of sport that we have seen in the last two decades.
Hawkins, Jeffrey M.
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High Relative Accuracy Computations With Covariance Matrices of Order Statistics

Mathematical Methods in the Applied Sciences, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In many statistical applications, numerical computations with covariance matrices need to be performed. The error made when performing such numerical computations increases with the condition number of the covariance matrix, which is related to the number of variables and the strength of the correlation between the variables. In a recent work,
Juan Baz, Pedro Alonso, Juan Manuel Peña, Raúl Pérez‐Fernández   +3 more
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In the perception of the Olympic movement and gender equity in sport, are gender and sport practice determining factors?

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living
BackgroundThe Olympic Movement (OM) has evolved considerably, with the modern Olympic Games as its main emblem in the world. Within its most recent agenda, issues such as sustainability, fair play, however, inclusion and gender equity have gained greater
Hussein Muñoz-Helú, Luis Felipe Reynoso-Sánchez, Karla Noelia Cruz-Morales, Ciria Margarita Salazar-C, Leonardo Jose Mataruna-Dos-Santos   +4 more
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Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary Area to be Avoided (ATBA) Education and Monitoring Program [PDF]

, 2000
The National Marine Sanctuaries Act (16 U.S.C. 1431, as amended) gives the Secretary of Commerce the authority to designate discrete areas of the marine environment as National Marine Sanctuaries and provides the authority to promulgate regulations to ...
Galasso, George
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