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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Taiji"”.
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The taiji and infinity-loop microresonators: examples of non-hermitian photonic systems
… a typical Microring Resonator (MR), a Taiji Microresonator (TJMR), which consists of a microresonator with an embedded S-shaped waveguide, and a new geometry called the Infinity-Loop Microresonator (ILMR), which is characterized by a microresonator shaped like the infinity symbol …
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The Role Taijiquan in Supporting Adaptive Development in Adulthood
… analyses to inform and direct research on Taijiquan where research questions involve issues of adaptive development (optimization of gains, maintenance of function, and prevention of lost resources). I also used these frameworks to construct a biopsychosocial mind-body practices model that …
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Yin and Yang: Qualitative and Quantitative Research Investigating Physical and Psychological Effects Following a 6-Month Taiji (T'ai Chi) and Qigong (Ch'i Kung) Intervention With Older Adults
… of the quantitative study suggest that a 2-month Taiji intervention on healthy older adults yielded improvement in balance, lower body strength, and appropriate adaptive responses in situations of inaccurate or conflicting sensory stimuli. Taiji practitioners also adopted significantly wider …
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Japanese educational assistance to developing countries
Today, Japan is the largest foreign aid donor in the world with an annual government expenditure of over ten billion dollars. In its recent development of foreign aid activities, Japan has expanded its educational assistance to developing countries and has steadily increased the number of training …
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The role of the Balanced Scorecard for improvement of management systems in Japanese companies
The concept of the Balanced Scorecard (BSC) was first developed by R.S. Kaplan and D.P. Norton in 1992 and since that time has been implemented in thousands of organizations worldwide. While many tools that were proposed in the past tend to emphasize only one of values an organization has to …