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With a Great Story Comes Great Responsibility: Role of Narrative in Leadership Development

New Directions for Student Leadership, Volume 2025, Issue 185, Page 81-87, Spring 2025.
ABSTRACT Comic books reside uniquely within American culture. Historians have contended comics are more than just sequential artwork mixed with engaging stories, but rather, a framework by which the generations make sense of who they are. These stories are a reflection of cultural conscience; a lens through which we can view the world and a mirror ...
Sean Connable
wiley   +1 more source

Equal before time: on the sensory suspension of accumulated time in Sichuan, China Égaux devant le temps : suspension sensorielle du temps accumulé au Sichuan (Chine)

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
Food and alcohol indulgence, along with tea‐drinking, gambling, and gossip, are integral to a characteristically Sichuanese ethos of ‘life enjoyment’ (xiangshou shenghuo). Beyond mere pleasure, sensory, ludic, and comic experiences temporarily strip participants of both their formal and subjective qualities.
Angel Nayden
wiley   +1 more source

INFRASTRUCTURAL CONCEALMENT: Everyday Festival Economies and Riverine Ecologies in Kolkata

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Urban infrastructures are often celebrated within marketized development logics for their promise of equitable access while concealing ecological harm. This article examines whether and how ecological degradation is integral to infrastructural modernization, showing how infrastructures that promise improvement and inclusion simultaneously ...
Debapriya Chakrabarti, Deljana Iossifova, Alexandros Gasparatos   +2 more
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The Acute Effects of Weight Training on Softball Throwing Velocity

, 2007
The short-term enhancement of physical performance known as post-activation potentiation could be exploited in the design of sport-specific training sessions.
Sheehy, Kevin M
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A force-velocity relationship and coordination patterns in overarm throwing.

Journal of sports science & medicine, 2014
A force-velocity relationship in overarm throwing was determined using ball weights varying from 0.2 to 0.8 kg. Seven experienced handball players were filmed at 240 frames per second. Velocity of joints of the upper extremity and ball together with the force on the ball were derived from the data.
Roland, van den Tillaar, Gertjan, Ettema
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What Is Justice? Reflections on the Criminal Justice System in Brazil

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This essay explores the possibility of justice for the wretched of the earth. Using escrevivência (writing the experience/existence) and drawing on the theoretical insights and political praxis of the Assessoria Popular Maria Felipa (APMF, Maria Felipa Advocacy Group)—a Brazilian abolitionist organization led by Black activists—we analyze how ...
Fernanda Oliveira, Isabela Corby, Juliana Góes   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Velocity, Distance and Shoulder Range of Motion in Two Throwing Programs [PDF]

, 2018
Success in baseball pitching is determined by throwing velocity and accuracy. Strength conditioning, as well as repetitive throwing programs, are used to improve the pitch.
DeLeon, Edgar, Maliska, Hayden, Coste, Sarah C., Peters, Dylan   +3 more
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FAKTOR PENGARUH KEMAMPUAN LEMPARAN (SHOOTING) PADA ATLET HANDBALL PUTRI JAWA TENGAH

Journal of Physical Education Health and Sport, 2015
This study on the factors that influence the outcome of the Throwing ability(Shooting) on the women's handball players in Central Java. This study aims to determine the relationship of anthropometric and physical characteristics specific to women's ...
Lusiana
doaj  

Electromyographic analysis of the traditional and spin throwing techniques for goalball games related to ball velocity for selected upper extremity muscles

BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation
Background Goalball is a popular sport among visually impaired individuals, offering many physical and social benefits. Evaluating performance in Goalball, particularly understanding factors influencing ball velocity during throwing techniques, is ...
Ayşenur Gökşen, Gonca İnce, Veysel Alcan   +2 more
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The Acute Effects of Upper Extremity Stretching on Throwing Velocity in Untrained Baseball Throwers

, 2013
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of static and proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) stretching of shoulder internal rotators on throwing velocity as compared to a typical dynamic warm-up.
Delobel, Ashley, Melton, Jason, Harveson, Lanisa, Williams, Michael   +3 more
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