Çin Siyasi Düşüncesi ve Siyasi Tarihi Bağlamında Çinli Siyasi Elitler by Tuğrul Keskin

“… The book Chinese Political Elites in the Context of Chinese Political Thought and Political History by Can Ulusoy offers an in-depth examination of China's political elites, focusing on the historical and intellectual frameworks that shaped their actions and ideologies from 1840 to 1978. …”
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Lived experiences of social support in Paralympic swimmers: A protocol for a qualitative study by Paul Martin, Alison Rushton, Nicola R Heneghan, Andrew Soundy, Beth Aitchison

“…The provision of personal and professional support to elite athletes is important for the well-being and success of the athlete, with various studies advocating a holistic approach to performance enhancement. …”
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Brain plasticity associated with prolonged shooting training: a multimodal neuroimaging investigation from a cross-sectional study by Keying Zhang, Tao Zhao, Yu Ding, Jia Cheng, Chunmei Cao

“…BackgroundAlthough training has been recognized as a potential contributor to neuroplasticity in athletes, the impact of prolonged shooting training on human brain plasticity remains unclear in the existing literature.MethodsIn this cross-sectional study, we used a multimodal neuroimaging analysis, including the analysis of functional blood oxygenation level-dependent (BOLD) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) images, structural T1-weighted MRI images, and diffusion MRI images, to systematically identify differences between elite shooters and normal controls.ResultsThe results showed that compared to male normal controls, male elite shooters had higher regional homogeneity (ReHo) in the frontal lobe, parietal lobe, precuneus, thalamus, and cingulate gyrus, as well as higher functional connectivity between the medial frontal cortex (MedFC) and temporooccipital middle temporal gyrus (toMTG). …”
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A Modified Column Generation to Solve the Heterogeneous Fixed Fleet Open Vehicle Routing Problem by Majid Yousefikhoshbakht, Azam Dolatnejad, Farzad Didehvar, Farhad Rahmati

“…Since this problem belongs to NP-hard problems, in this paper a compound heuristic algorithm called SISEC which includes sweep algorithm, insert, swap, and 2-opt moves, modified elite ant system (EAS), and column generation (CG) is applied to solve the HFFOVRP. …”
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Orden divino y orden republicano: una disputa por las fuentes del derecho by Diana Paola Herrera Arroyave

“…El presente artículo es una aproximación sobre las respuestas locales a los procesos de centralización política y jurídica liderados por la élite gobernante en Colombia durante el proceso de emancipación frente al dominio español que se cursó durante la primera mitad del Siglo XIX. …”
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The effect of 6-weeks competition period training on body composition of boxers by Melike Nur Akgul, Oktay Cakmakcı

“…The aim of this study to investigate the effects of 6-weekscompetition period training on body composition of elite boxers. In this study, 9 elite boxers from the boxing team of the Selçuk University volunteered. …”
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Comparison of the Dynamic Balance in Youth Male Wrestlers According to Age, Body Mass Index, and Participation Level by Yavuz Lima

“…They were subdivided according to participation levels (elite and sub-elite), age (13-14,15-16,17-18) and BMI (25). …”
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From Mongolia to Khwārazm: The Qonggirad Migrations in the Jochid Ulus (13th.-15th. c.) by Ishayahu Landa

“…Abstract: The article discusses the Qonggirad migration to the Jochid ulus in the aftermath of the Mongol conquests as well as the roles the Qonggirad elite played in the Jochid and Khwārazmian political history in the late 13th – early 15th centuries. …”
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Water as a social border in Ancient Egypt by Heidi Köpp-Junk

“…In Pharaonic Egypt, efforts were made to drain used water in settlements and cities since the earliest times. In the houses of the elite as well as the palaces of the pharaohs, however, there were not only separate bathrooms, but even toilets; both are attested c. 2700 BC for the first time, while such facilities are not represented in the houses of the lower class. …”
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The Digital Party by Edwin Babeiya

“…At the centre of these controversies is the mass-elite divide which Robert Michels referred to as Iron Law of Oligarchy. …”
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Funding for China’s Top Universities: Does Size Matter? by S. S. Donetskaya, Liang Bin

“…Special attention is paid to factors affecting the level of funding for Chinese universities, such as belonging to the elite group of universities, geographical location, and the range of educational programs implemented. …”
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De quels ingénieurs parle-t-on ? Situation et trajectoires des ingénieurs des grandes écoles. Le cas du Maroc by Pierre Vermeren

“…Today, they turn out a political and social elite craving for recognition and real power.…”
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Student Mobility or Emigration Flow? The Case of Students Commuting from Serbia to Hungary by Zoltan Takac, Éva Szügyi

“…Does the region offer enough to provide perspectives for young members of the elite? Will early student mobility end with continuous emigration? …”
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Injury, Training, Biomechanical, and Physiological Profiles of Professional Breakdancers by Amelia J.H. Arundale, Roisin McNulty, Cory Snyder, James O'Brien, Thomas Stöggl

“… # Purpose The purpose of this study was to describe injury and training profiles, along with the results of a short performance test battery, in a group of elite breakers. # Study Design Cross-sectional study (retrospective)…”
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Medicalización y cólera en Córdoba a fines del siglo XIX. Las epidemias de 1867-68 y 1886-87 by Adrián Carbonetti

“…Era también el momento en que la élite médica comenzaba una lenta pero inexorable legitimación y se encaramaba en el Estado como aspirante a custodiar la salud. …”
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Shoulder Rotational Strength Profiles of Danish National Level Badminton Players by Martin B Stausholm, Martin Baun, Jan M Bjordal, Dorte Nielsen, Henrik Aagaard, S Peter Magnusson, Christian Couppé

“…Whether this age-associated change is present in elite badminton players is unknown. # Purpose To compare the internal and external rotation strength of the shoulder in adolescent and adult elite badminton players…”
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The “Mother Load” and Return to Sport: A Case Report of Returning to Professional Netball Following Cesarean Section by Alexandra Diggles

“…# Background Increasing numbers of elite female athletes are competing in professional sport, and many wish to become pregnant and return to competitive sport after childbirth. …”
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A Hierarchical Behavioral Dynamic Approach for Naturally Adaptive Human-Agent Pick-and-Place Interactions by Maurice Lamb, Patrick Nalepka, Rachel W. Kallen, Tamara Lorenz, Steven J. Harrison, Ali A. Minai, Michael J. Richardson

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O pincel e a pena na construção da nação: pintando e narrando um mito político fundacional by Susana Bleil de Souza

“…It is our intention to examine the role of the painting and the literature in the construction process of an Uruguayan national identity by the intellectual and political elite throughout the second half of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. …”
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40-years of relative age effects: life is not fair! by Roger H. Barnsley

“…Two original studies identified significant participation differences between relatively older and younger players in age-grouped elite hockey and soccer. In the current study, we replicate the original analyses using 2023 data. …”
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