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Comparison of electrical activity of lateral and medial stabilizers of the patella and further diagnostically relevant risk factors in athletes with and without patellofemoral pain and in a Tai Chi group
No full textKhoshraftar Yazdi N. Comparison of electrical activity of lateral and medial stabilizers of the patella and further diagnostically relevant risk factors in athletes with and without patellofemoral pain and in a Tai Chi group. Bielefeld (Germany): Bielefeld University; 2010.Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) is a term for a variety of pathologies or anatomical abnormalities leading to a type of anterior knee pain and is the most common single diagnosis among runners and in sport medicine centers. Despite this high incidence, the exact cause of these disorders remains enigmatic.
The major complain of patients with PFPS is retropatellar pain during activities such as running, squatting, going up and down stairs, prolonged sitting, cycling, and jumping.
Some of risk factors in athletes with PFPS were considered and compared with athletes without PFPS in the present study. In addition, since Tai Chi (TC) helps or reduces the load on the lower limbs joints, particularly in knee, a TC group was chosen to compare with the two other groups
Lighter than Tai
No full textIn the Hall of Reverence on Tiananmen Square, Beijing Mao Zedong's body lies in state surrounded by flowers and draped with a Red Flag of Communist China. His casket with a glass top lies on a black stone from Mt. Tai, reflecting the quotation from Sima Qian (China's Han Dynasty historian) that "One's life can be weightier than Mt. Tai or lighter than a goose feather".-----\ud
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This pair of performances were a quiet, personal reflection upon what such a once revolutionary expression might mean in today's very different time and place. The work was conceived during the Olympic Cultural Festival showing of Intimate Transactions - during the tumultuous times leading up to China's proudly staged August 2008 Olympics. The rise and rise of China had long been generating major geopolitical, ecological and cross-cultural shifts throughout the region and beyond. In this dramatic epicentre of change and at a time of such great national pride, how might we each act in ways that are ecologically 'mighty' and yet simultaneously have an impact lighter than a goosefeather? This is both a question for China in its relations with the autonomous provinces and the environment as it is for all of us in our own 'local' affairs. However ecologically speaking all that is of local concern is of global concern and noone can therefore be exempt from the need to sustain that which we share in common and must all protect for the future.-----\ud
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Performance 1: Tiananmen Square, Beijing: Dropping 100 goose feathers.-----\ud
Performance 2: The summit of Mt Tai, Shandong Province. Building a mountain from Goose Feathers.\u
[Handwritten list of names by an unknown author #1]
No full textHandwritten note by an unknown author, listing various names
Sea Change - Tai Timu Tai Pari, Independent Review Panel Final Review Report
No full textSeaChange Tai Timu Tai Pari is the stakeholder-led marine spatial planning ("MSP") project for the Hauraki Gulf. The project has been in progress for approximately three years. The Hauraki Gulf is a very significant area to mana whenua, the communities of the Gulf and to New Zealanders more generally. The Hauraki Gulf is a taonga, and marine spatial planning provides an opportunity for a structured and collaborative approach to planning for the protection and sustainable use of that taonga. The project was launched following recognition of a long term decline in the Hauraki Gulf environment and contesting aspirations to use the gulf resources. The aspiration through SeaChange Tai Timu Tai Pari is to enhance the health, productivity and sustainability of the Hauraki Gulf – the mauri. Ultimately, the long term attainment of the aspiration will depend on planning associated with surrounding lands and activities. The MSP development process is the responsibility of the Stakeholder Working Group (SWG). This is a unique approach internationally, notable for the scale of the undertaking with many sector representatives engaged directly and representatives of other sectors consulted during the planning process. The SWG has benefitted from interaction with the Hauraki 100 process and a cross section of interested parties. The SeaChange Tai Timu Tai Pari Independent Review Panel ("Panel") was appointed by the Project Steering Group in July 2014. The composition of the Panel is set out in Appendix One. The Panel’s role has been to conduct interviews and review materials to assess progress of the planning process, and to provide recommendations to assist the project participants to produce a high quality pla
[[alternative]]The preliminary effects of health education and modified Tai Chi Chuan programs on health indicators among community-dwelling elders
No full text[[abstract]]The purpose of this study was to explore the effectiveness of health education and modified Tai Chi Chuan programs on physical fitness, three high data (cholesterol, blood sugar and blood pressure), health promotion lifestyle and health-related quality of life among community-dwelling elders. Programs were implemented over a 4-month period.
A quasi-experimental design was employed in this study. Criteria for selecting subjects are based on purposive sampling. One group was assigned to be a controlled group (n=32) and the other was an experimental group (n=33).The subjects were measured by physical fitness, three-high data and structural questionnaires. Structured questionnaire included Health Promotion Lifestyle Profile (HPLP) and the Medical Outcome Study Short Form-36 (SF-36).
The major findings of the study were as the followings:
1. The cardio-pulmonary fitness, flexibility and waist / hip ratio (WHR) were significantly improved.
2. The blood pressure was significantly decreased.
3. The performance improved in overall health promotion lifestyle, health responsibility, exercise, nutrition and interpersonal support.
4. The health-related quality of life did not significantly change.
Based on the results, this present study suggests that in the future the health promotion programs for the elders be feasible and promising. The health promotion practitioners can develop a series of health education programs, seed teachers for health education teaching and extend modified Tai Chi Chuan exercise training in order to promote the elder’s health.
Dramatherapy, Tai Chi & Embodiment
No full textThis paper will consider potential theoretical, philosophical and pragmatic connections between Dramatherapy (Jones: 1996) and Tai Chi (Pang Jeng & Inn: 1985); I will specifically consider these connections from the Western perspective of embodiment (Shaw: 2003, Jones: 1996). Dramatherapy is a creative drama based psychological therapy. Tai Chi is an ancient form of martial art. Both approaches use movement and from a Western perspective that ‘embodiment’ could be central to both disciplines. I am interested in how embodiment through movement is a potential connection between these two seemingly very different disciplines, and how these may offer shared knowledge. I will acknowledge that the two disciplines come from very different backgrounds and philosophies and recognise that it is impossible not to generalise in a short article such as this. The aim is to compare and contrast these two disciplines based on my empirical experience of them. As a European trained Dramatherapist I approach this paper from a Western perspective, acknowledging the differing opinions and viewpoints between Eastern and Western philosophies and practice. The aim is to begin to consider some synthesis between a Western creative based therapy and an Eastern form of martial art; acknowledging that both use movement at their core.This paper will consider potential theoretical, philosophical and pragmatic connections between
Dramatherapy (Jones: 1996) and Tai Chi (Pang Jeng & Inn: 1985); I will specifically consider
these connections from the Western perspective of embodiment (Shaw: 2003, Jones: 1996). Dramatherapy
is a creative drama based psychological therapy. Tai Chi is an ancient form of martial
art. Both approaches use movement and from a Western perspective that ‘embodiment’ could be
central to both disciplines. I am interested in how embodiment through movement is a potential
connection between these two seemingly very different disciplines, and how these may offer
shared knowledge.
I will acknowledge that the two disciplines come from very different backgrounds and
philosophies and recognise that it is impossible not to generalise in a short article such as this.
The aim is to compare and contrast these two disciplines based on my empirical experience of
them. As a European trained Dramatherapist I approach this paper from a Western perspective,
acknowledging the differing opinions and viewpoints between Eastern and Western philosophies
and practice. The aim is to begin to consider some synthesis between a Western creative based
therapy and an Eastern form of martial art; acknowledging that both use movement at their core
Mapping the Discipline of the Olympic Games An Author-Cocitation Analysis
No full textThe authors conducted an author cocitation analysis on prominent authors writing about the Olympics during the 1990s. Author cocitation is an established bibliometric technique that can be used to measure the relative similarities of topics written about by the cited authors. This enables a visual representation of the “intellectual space” of the discipline, in this case the Olympics, to be created for the period under review. So core and peripheral research areas are identified, along with their major contributors. The representation appears as a two-dimensional cluster-enhanced map. Subject expertise was then applied to the results to place labels on the generated clusters of authors and their topics
A Gender Analysis of Targeted AIDS Interventions (TAI)
No full textThis report looks at the work of the Targeted AIDS Intervention (TAI) Project, an NGO in Pietermaritzburg, Kwa Zulu-Natal, South Africa, which is dedicated to HIV education and training, especially with men and boys. It looks at the impact of TAI’s work on both changing risk behaviour to reduce HIV, as well as the role their work plays in creating personal change toward broader sustained gender equality.
TAI is one of the civil society initiatives supported by the Joint Oxfam HIV/AIDS Program (JOHAP) in South Africa.
The report demonstrates that TAI’s focus on boys is an appropriate, novel and progressive approach to dealing with HIV and AIDS. This review clearly shows the value of a partnership of academic institutions and NGOs in dealing with social crises, such as the HIV pandemic.
This document is one of a number of publications highlighting learning during the second phase of JOHAP (April 2002-March 2005).
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Hanna Tai : trees in space : the reorder of things
No full textCatalogue of an exhibition held at the Centre for Contemporary Photography from 22 January - 14 March 2010."Trees in Space: The Reorder of Things uses photography to reveal the strangeness of the everyday. Hanna Tai documents botanic gardens and other places where we surround ourselves with other life and modify it to accommodate our desires."--Publisher's website.Essay: Maggie Finch
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