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Endurance in speed skating [PDF]

open access: yes
We analyse the development of world records speed skating from 1893 to 2000 for both men and women. The historical data show that it is likely that the relation between skating speed and distance of the various events is non-linear and converges to a ...
Kuper, Gerard H., Sterken, Elmer
core   +4 more sources

Translation and Bilingualism in Monica Ali’s and Jhumpa Lahiri’s Marginalized Identities [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
This investigation seeks to demonstrate how Ali and Lahiri represent two different migrant experiences, Muslim and Indian, each of which functioning within a multicultural Anglo-American context.
Rizzo, Alessandra
core   +1 more source

Droplet Impact on Superhydrophobic Surfaces Under High Pressures

open access: yesSmall Methods, EarlyView.
A phenomenological model of droplet impact under high ambient pressure (up to 200 bar) revealing unique phenomena of gas entrapment and satellite droplet retention, affected by substrate morphology and ambient pressure. Abstract Though numerous studies on droplet impact have been conducted, the maximum ambient pressure reported is limited to 100 bar ...
Yan Yan   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Interaction of Skating Agility Tests and Postural Stability in Hockey Players

open access: yesPhysical Education Theory and Methodology
Study purpose. In this work, we point out the interaction of complex postural stability (CPS) and skating agility tests among pupils in the hockey club HK Nové Zámky. We determined postural stability using the SEBT and agility with skating tests.
Jaroslav Broďáni   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Papua New Guinea's Public Services Commission since independence: Sidelined or strengthened?

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Public Administration, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper investigates reforms to the Public Services Commission (PSC) in Papua New Guinea (PNG) since independence in 1975. It looks at the original role of the PSC and then the various reforms it has been subject to: in 1986, 2003, and 2013, by constitutional and legislative change, and in 2019, by court ruling.
Nematullah Bizhan, Stephen Howes
wiley   +1 more source

Technique and maximal skiing speed for youth cross-country skiing performance

open access: yesFrontiers in Sports and Active Living, 2023
IntroductionNumerous researches concentrate on examining and preparing high-level male cross-country skiers, with a significant number of tests being conducted on roller skis.
Roland Stöggl   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Riding Through Norms: Creating and Performing Athletic Femininity at American Ladies’ Equestrian Exhibitions, 1850–1890

open access: yesGender &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT During the nineteenth century, American agricultural fairs often featured ladies’ equestrian exhibitions. At these events, women constructed an athletic femininity based on skill and competitiveness that challenged traditional ideals of womanhood.
Gabrielle McCoy
wiley   +1 more source

THE CONSOLIDATION OF THE SKATING STEP FOR THE PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORT STUDENTS THROUGH A „UPBALL-SKATING” INOVATIVE GAME [PDF]

open access: yesAnnals of the “Ştefan cel Mare” University: Physical Education and Sport Section - The Science and Art of Movement, 2020
The paper started from the premise that by introducing in the skating lessons to students of the Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, a ball game with own regulation and specific conditions of deployment, better results can be achieved on ...
Pața Oana Cristina
doaj  

Injuries in Synchronized Skating

open access: yesInternational Journal of Sports Medicine, 2006
Objective: The International Skating Union (ISU) is governing the winter sports of figure skating, speed skating, short track speed skating and synchronized skating. In synchronized skating up to 16 skaters, mostly females, are skating together in unison, performing different formations on the ice. [for full text, please go to the a.m. URL]
Dubravcic-Simunjak, S   +4 more
openaire   +4 more sources

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