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Showing 1 to 20 of 21 for “"Boys and men"”.
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EMG Threshold Detection and Reliability of Boys and Men Using an Isometric Contraction Protocol
… (type II) motor units (MU). Such developmental changes in MU utilization can potentially underlie many observed physiological differences between children and adults. The EMG threshold (EMGTh¬) is a proposed non-invasive tool to investigate the recruitment of type II MU activation. In …
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Psychopathy as a Conditional Reproductive Strategy in Boys and Men: An Evolutionary–Developmental Perspective
… traits (PTs) are a constellation of traits and behavior that places individuals at-risk for engaging in lifelong chronic and severe antisociality, particularly among boys and men. Evolutionary perspectives have suggested some adaptive benefits (e.g., mating) to expressing PTs, whereas …
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Muscle strength and activation characteristics of power- trained and non-athlete boys and men
… sports has been shown to enhance muscle strength and activation. The purpose of this study was to examine muscle strength and activation in power-trained athletes (POW) compared with non-athletes (CON), in boys and in adults. After familiarization subjects performed ten 5-s explosive maximal …
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The Contribution of Nitric Oxide to the Skin Blood Flow Response to Exercise in Boys and Men
… in SkBF during exercise (30 min at 60% VO2max) and local heating (44℃) in 12 boys (9.71.2 y) and 12 men (22.22.0 y) using laser-Doppler flowmetry and L-NAME to inhibit nitric oxide (NO). The exercise-induced SkBF increase was greater in boys versus men (p=0.03). L-NAME blunted SkBF response …
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THE ACUTE EFFECTS OF A SINGLE SESSION OF PLYOMETRIC EXERCISE ON MARKERS OF BONE TURNOVER IN BOYS AND MEN
… of high mechanical loading (144 jumps) between boys (n=12, 10.2 ± 0.4 years) and men (n=18, 22.5 ± 0.7 years). Blood samples were collected at pre-, 5, 60 minutes post-, and 24 hours post-exercise) to measure bone-specific alkaline phosphatase (BAP), amino-terminal cross-linking telopeptide …
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”I'm not bad, but they don't see it” : Perceptions on masculinity and gender equality, and challenges of marginalized urban adolescent men in Kenya
Focus on boys and men, especially as gendered subjects, has been missing in most of the mainstream development as well as in the Gender and Development (GAD) field, even if it is widely recognized that gender equality cannot be achieved without a focus on and an active involvement of boys and men …
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Endangered species: the hope for students in Mexican Chicago
… dissertation is an ethnographic study that documents the educational experiences of Mexican Boys and Men (MBM) in a predominately Mexican immigrant neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois. A Chicago Public High School (CPS) and the local community are ""analyzed as an account in which young [Mexican …
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The choral foundation of Durham Cathedral, c.1350 - c.1650
The muniments of Durham cathedral, city, and diocese have been explored in order to present and assess the contribution made by lay musicians to worship in the cathedral. By 1335-60 the boys and men had become sufficiently established to merit specific payments. Whether or not the lay Cantor dates …
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Establishing Indigenous Organic Poultry as an Integrated Alternative Sustainable Livelihood to Pastoralists at Mela Village in Tanzania’
… on pastoral communities’ economic development in Mvomero District, Morogoro in eastern Tanzania. The development objective of this initiative was to contribute to increased community alternative socioeconomic opportunities especially to pastoralist young women and young men through …
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The Persistent Involvement of Chinese Migrants in Small-Scale Mining in Rural Ghana: Role of the “Men” and the “Boys”
… focused on factors that motivate Chinese miners and the impacts of their involvement in Ghana’s SSM, there is relative dearth in examining the factors that sustain Chinese participation, and the responses of Ghanaian actors to Chinese miners’ involvement in the small-scale mining sector. This …
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Grassroots Community Peacebuilding in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, Canada. Identifying Local Perceptions of the Causes of and Means of Preventing Interpersonal Violence
… of interpersonal violence throughout the world, and particularly violence against women (Flaherty, 2010). This violence is epidemic and constitutes a global health problem and pervasive human rights violation. Responses are critiqued as narrow in scope, reactive and lacking in coordination. The …
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Shame, Blame and Contradictions in Protectionist Anti-Sexualisation Discourses on Girls' Dress
… link between 'harms' that may befall girls and the clothing that they wear. The tone and content of these discourses has in turn been criticised by 'liberal' academia. It condemns these as further placing girls at harm through a disproportionate focus on girls' activities and sartorial …
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Rabid and Other Stories
Rabid and Other Stories is a collection of short prose set in small-town Missouri exploring wealth inequality, family relationships, and toxic masculinity through the lens of rural America. The characters in these thirteen stories navigate a patriarchal society, personal trauma, and economic …
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Girl child education in rural Zambia: assessment of factors contributing to increased rate of pregnancies among pupils in selected primary schools in Masaiti district.
… attempted to assess the girl child education and factors that have led to continued pregnancies among school girls in the rural district of Masaiti, on the Copperbelt province in Zambia. The study focused on ascertaining possible causes or factors; investigating available units or programmes …
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Girl child education in rural Zambia: assessment of factors contributing to increased rate of pregnancies among pupils in selected primary schools in Masaiti district.
… attempted to assess the girl child education and factors that have led to continued pregnancies among school girls in the rural district of Masaiti, on the Copperbelt province in Zambia. The study focused on ascertaining possible causes or factors; investigating available units or programmes …
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An investigation of the causes of gender based violence in Kwa-Nongoma area
… sex. It includes acts that inflict physically, mentally, sexual harm or suffering; threats such as cohesion; and other deprivation of liberty. It also includes sexual violence, sex trafficking, forced prostitution, spousal abuse, emotional and psychological abuse, female genital mutilation, …
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The Long-Term Consequences of Child Abuse and Neglect in Men
… that the annual incidence of child maltreatment is around 10% and that more than one-quarter of children have, at least indirectly, experienced some form of violence. Prospective studies find that in high-income countries, like the United States, there are moderate correlations between …
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Temporal and Aerodynamic Aspects of Velopharyngeal Coarticulation: Effects of Age, Gender and Vowel Height
… coarticulation did not provide a multidimensional description of the phenomenon. The primary objective of this study was to determine the effects of age, gender and vowel height on the temporal and aerodynamic aspects of nasal airflow segments related to velar coarticulation in the normal …
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Systematic Gender Violence and the Rule of Law: Aboriginal Communities in Australia and Post-War Liberia
… Arguably, legal justice for Indigenous girls and women survivors of violence is unfair, inequitable, and sometimes arbitrary. Systematic violence against girls and women pervades cultures and societies; operates at three main levels: institution and state, structural and cultural, and …
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Systematic Gender Violence and the Rule of Law: Aboriginal Communities in Australia and Post-War Liberia
… Arguably, legal justice for Indigenous girls and women survivors of violence is unfair, inequitable, and sometimes arbitrary. Systematic violence against girls and women pervades cultures and societies; operates at three main levels: institution and state, structural and cultural, and …
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