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Mechanical Angle Foot During Jumping And Correct Landing Method, Mazin Hadi Kzar, Imane Talhi, Mohammed Asim Ghazi, Abeer Dakhil Hatem, Vega Soniawan

Modern Sport

This article investigates the relationship between foot angle and jump stability, focusing on minimizing injury risk. Here are the key points: Importance: Understanding foot angle is crucial for improving jump stability, athletic performance, and reducing jump-related injuries like ankle sprains. Ideal Foot Angle: Research suggests a forward foot angle of around 15 degrees might be ideal for many people during jumps. This angle distributes forces evenly across the foot, lowers the center of gravity, and provides more surface area for pushing off the ground. Factors Affecting Ideal Angle: The optimal angle can vary depending on the type of jump (vertical …

Impact Of Special Exercises On Developing Motor Balance And Technical Performance In The Discus Throw For Female Students, Muna Jassim Raheem, Aseel Jalil Katea, Eval Edmizal

Modern Sport

Through interdownloads the two researchers had with faculty members of the college and discussions with them, it became evident that there is a weakness in motor skills due to the lack of special exercises aimed at improving motor balance among female students. This has led to a deficiency in the technical performance of this activity. The aim of this research was to develop special exercises and examine their impact on enhancing motor balance and technical performance in the discus throw for female students. Both researchers hypothesized that there would be no statistically significant differences between pre-test and post-test scores of …

The Impact Of A Psychological Counselling Program On Unconscious Conflicts And Free Will Among Coaches Of Selected Athletic Disciplines, Liqaa Abdul Zahra Obeid

Modern Sport

The study aimed to develop specialized scales for assessing unconscious conflicts and free will among coaches of selected athletic disciplines and to identify their levels in each coach. Additionally, it sought to design a psychological counselling program to enhance unconscious conflict and free will levels for coaches experiencing lower levels in these areas. The study further examined the impact of the counselling program on unconscious conflicts and free will among these coaches. The researcher hypothesized that there would be statistically significant differences between pre-test and post-test results in measuring unconscious conflicts and free will within the study sample. The study …

The Effect Of Coordination Exercises For Tendon Pulling And Anchoring Movement On The Accuracy Of Shooting Types Among Archery Players, Farah Alaa Jaafar

Modern Sport

The importance of this research lies in improving the level of eye-hand coordination, particularly during the crucial stages of pulling and anchoring before shooting, in order to enhance accuracy and subsequently achieve the proper shot toward the target. In this way, we have assisted coaches in guiding athletes toward better performance in achieving sports accomplishments and attaining the required points. The research problem lies in the fact that coordination is one of the essential and fundamental motor abilities for various sports, which contributes to enhancing accuracy. This particular game relies on shooting accuracy after the stages of pulling and anchoring …

The Effect Of Special Exercises Based On Heart Rate Indicators On Developing Some Functional Indicators And Explosive Strength In Volleyball Players, Ethar Hamdi Abdul-Rahman

Modern Sport

The aim of the research is to identify the level of physical abilities among the research sample and to determine the best rest periods based on heart rate indicators (120 beats per minute or 130 beats per minute) for their development and functional indicators, the researcher assumed there are statistically significant differences between the pre-test and post-test and research sample included players from the Heet Sports Club in volleyball, which is one of the clubs in the Iraqi Premier League for the (2022-2023) season, totaling 16 players. The researcher used the training approach due to its suitability for the nature …

The Impact Of Computer-Based Learning According To The Practice And Training Method In Teaching Some Offensive Skills In Foil Fencing, Abdul-Hassan Rahima Mashkoor

Modern Sport

The significance of this research emerges from enhancing the skill-based learning level in fencing, with an emphasis on offensive skills in foil fencing, which are considered some of the most difficult skills due to their requirement for precision, high focus, and speed of movement. Accordingly, using the appropriate educational method, such as computer-based learning following the practice and training method, can assist in performing the required movements and consequently improving the learners' proficiency in fencing. The research problem addresses skill performance, particularly offensive maneuvers in fencing, which demand a high level of understanding and focus during execution, as these maneuvers …

An Evaluative Study Of The Administrative Performance Of Supervisors In The Sports Activity Departments Of The General Directorates Of Education In Baghdad From The Perspective Of Physical Education Teachers, Walaa Ghazi Mohammed, Huda Abdul-Sameea Abdul-Wahhab

Modern Sport

The current research aims to construct a scale for evaluating the administrative performance of the sports activity departments within the general directorates of education in Baghdad Province from the perspective of physical education teachers. Additionally, it seeks to determine the level of administrative performance of these departments from the same perspective. The researchers adopted the descriptive method using a survey approach due to its suitability for the nature and objectives of the study. Selecting the sample is considered one of the crucial stages in research, as it must accurately represent the original population and align with the characteristics of the …

Impact Of Chia Seed Ingestion And Physical Activity On Insulin Resistance And Triglyceride Levels In Men And Women, Ali Abdulraheem Jabbar, Maysaa Jalal Majeed, Muataz Fawzi Hussein

Modern Sport

The Chia seeds are a herbaceous plant native to southern Mexico and Guatemala. They have many nutritional and medicinal uses because they contain fibers, minerals and vitamins. These components have a significant impact on insulin resistance, which is considered a source of risk for many diseases, most notably type 2 diabetes. High levels of triglycerides. It is considered a source of danger for many diseases, the most important of which is heart disease. This study aims to evaluate the effect of consuming chia seeds on parameters of insulin resistance and triglyceride levels in individuals who suffer from insulin resistance. The …

Mitigating The Risk Of Qtc Prolongation When Using Haloperidol For Acute Treatment Of Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome In Adolescents And Young Adults, Sandra Merino, Lissette Tordera, Allison Jun, Sun Yang

Pharmacy Faculty Articles and Research

Background/Objectives: Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome (CHS), associated with long-term cannabinoid use, has been increasingly observed in emergency room visits as more states in the U.S. have legislatively permitted medical and recreational marijuana use. The acute management of CHS primarily focuses on antiemetic treatment and supportive care. However, both the condition itself and the antiemetic drugs, such as haloperidol, may cause QTc prolongation. Methods: We reported two adolescent cases admitted to the emergency department for acute antiemesis management of CHS who received haloperidol treatment. A literature review was performed through October 2024 for previously published cases of QTc prolongation and/or …

New Dominion, Old Tricks: A Review Of Virginia's 2024 General Assembly Session, Ryan Pokorny, Tucker Weiser

Richmond Public Interest Law Review

The 2024 General Assembly session followed a transformative election cycle. Democrats regained full control of the General Assembly after two years of split legislative power, thwarting Governor Glenn Youngkin’s efforts to secure a Republican trifecta. Redistricting drove unprecedented turnover, with more than one-third of lawmakers joining their respective chambers as newcomers in 2024. The remade General Assembly was the youngest in recent memory and the most diverse in Virginia history. These changes brought uncertainty and promises of cooperation, but the session soon descended into familiar partisan polarization. Governor Youngkin vetoed a record number of bills, while Democrats voted down many …

Reconsidering Griswold: Amid Post-Dobbs Threats To Reproductive Freedom, Youngkin Vetoes The Virginia Right To Contraception Act, Katie Baker, Christopher Fleming

Richmond Public Interest Law Review

In its 2022 decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the United States Supreme Court found that there is no constitutional right to an abortion, overturning nearly fifty years of precedent set by Roe v. Wade.

In his concurrence in Dobbs, Justice Clarence Thomas wrote that the Court “should reconsider” its past decision in Griswold v. Connecticut. The 1965 case found that married people have a constitutional right to contraception, which Eisenstadt v. Baird extended to unmarried individuals in 1972.

In response to Thomas’ words and to growing threats to reproductive freedom post-Dobbs, …

The General Assembly Must Act To Protect Victims Of Sexual Abuse Following The Supreme Court Of Virginia's Recent And Significant Circumscription Of Vicarious Liability, Mark D. Dix, Robert C.T. Reed

Richmond Public Interest Law Review

Few doctrines are as ingrained in the American civil justice system as that of vicarious liability: holding a principal liable for an agent’s tortious conduct. Public policy, further bolstered now by modern economic theory, provides the foundation for this doctrine. With respect to a principal’s liability for an agent’s intentional tort, the modern view has been to hold a principal just as liable for such an act as a negligent one. Virginia had largely been in step with this trend. However, beginning in 2018, the Supreme Court of Virginia reversed the Commonwealth’s course, particularly with respect to cases of sexual …

Strength-Based School Counseling In Addressing School Bullying Issue In Indonesia, Indy Hurun Ein, Natris Idriyani

Jurnal Kajian Bimbingan dan Konseling

As the school bullying issues rates have been increasing in the past decade, further comprehesinve actions from professionals in educarion are needed, mainly from school counselors. This paper aims to provide information and highlight key principles of strengths-based school counseling approach that would be compatible to deal with the issues. Using this contemporary approach, school counselors are highly recommended to work with other school stakeholders to create a positive environment and climate for students to prevent them from being both bullies and victims, including actions to identify students’ positive qualities, assign parents to enhance positive communications and relationships with their …

Emerging Trends In Cinema Education: A Bibliometric Analysis, Faturrahman Faturrahman, Wahyu Nanda Eka Saputra

Jurnal Kajian Bimbingan dan Konseling

Cinema education has evolved significantly and become an effective medium in various fields, but comprehensive research analyzing its publication trends is still limited. This study uses a bibliometric analysis method with the PRISMA model to identify, select, and filter articles in Scopus-indexed journals from 1948 to 2024 (n= 650), with data analyzed using the VOSViewer application. The keywords used are cinema education, cinematherapy, film therapy, video therapy, cinema therapy, or video therapy. Results show a significant upward trend in publications on cinema education in the last decade, with a peak in the 2021-2023 period. The United States is the country …

The Effect Of High-Intensity Interval Training (Hiit) On Developing Explosive Power Based On Heart Rate Index Among Young Badminton Players, Ali Mohi Maktouf

Modern Sport

The Importance of the Study: Designing HIIT (High-Intensity Interval Training) Programs to Develop Explosive Power According to Heart Rate Index, Which Requires Physical Performance Adaptation to Achieve High Efficiency in Badminton Players. The study aims to design HIIT programs to develop explosive power based on the heart rate index among badminton players. The research problem arises from the diversity of training methods and their varying impacts, which necessitate physical preparation tailored to the players’ capabilities and physical potential. Through the researcher’s field experience, it was observed that there is a decline in performance levels during gameplay. This prompted the researcher …

Predicting Performance Outcomes In Fencing Based On Specific Physical And Motor Abilities Among Third-Year Female Students, Nibras Adil Awaj, Noor Hatem Al-Haddad

Modern Sport

Fencing is considered a sport that requires a high level of coordination between physical and motor abilities. The importance of the research depends on the details of these abilities and their relationship to practical performance outcomes, in order to focus on them to achieve optimal outcomes. The research problem was the uncertainty about the future development that should occur among the research sample. Therefore, the study was conducted to predict the extent to which certain physical and motor abilities contribute to practical performance outcomes. The researchers aimed to identify and address this problem by answering the following question: Can practical …

Analysis Of Explosive Power In The Paddle Stroke Of Elite Rowing Athletes In Iraq, Ayad Abdul-Latif Ali

Modern Sport

The advancement of modern assistive technologies, including devices and tools, has made it essential to utilize scientific and technological progress for motion analysis and to assess the performance level of skills and movements. Among these is the paddle stroke, which relies on a two-part performance: one part above the water as an unsubmerged section, and the other part below or in contact with the water as a submerged section. This analysis depends on the body position and performance of the athlete (the rower) using the tool (the paddle). The importance of this study lies in measuring and analyzing variables such …

State Of Utah, Plaintiff And Appellee V. Jessica Buck, Defendant And Appellant : Reply Brief, Utah Court Of Appeals

Utah Court of Appeals Briefs (2020 –)

ON DIRECT APPEAL FROM A SENTENCE JUDGMENT COMMITMENT ENTERED BY THE HONORABLE JUDGE JEREMIAH HUMES OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT IN AND FOR CARBON COUNTY, STATE OF UTAH

K. ANDREW FITZGERALD, Attorney for Appellant

Debtor's Objection To Committee's Motion For Derivative Standing

Catholic Dioceses in Bankruptcy

No abstract provided.

Book Review: Pluricentric Languages And Language Education: Pedagogical Implications And Innovative Approaches To Language Teaching, Rachel Stauffer

Russian Language Journal

Pluricentric Languages and Language Education is an edited volume concerning language teaching in “major pluricentric languages that have a colonial and post-colonial history and are taught as second/foreign languages in second and higher education in Europe (and beyond)” (p. 2). The term pluricentric describes a language in variation outside of codified forms determined by a centralized language authority. Pluricentric Languages and Language Education invites Russian instructors to consider if the language in our textbooks and spoken in our classrooms is unflinchingly representative of Contemporary Standard Russian. If the answer is no, which forms of Russian do we teach and in …

Book Review: Golosa: A Basic Course In Russian (6th Ed), Michelle Verbitskaya, Siobhán Seigne

Russian Language Journal

The 6th edition of Golosa: A Basic Course in Russian refreshes and modernizes the classic textbook to better reflect recent technological and societal advances, as well as the diversity of the Russian-speaking world. Golosa: A Basic Course in Russian, Book One aims to bring students to the ACTFL intermediate-low level, equivalent to CEFR A2; Book Two builds directly on Book One, taking students to the intermediate-mid level on the ACTFL scale or CEFR B1. This review highlights the most significant changes between the fifth and sixth editions.

Book Review: From Pushkin To Popular Culture: Essays By Catharine Theimer Nepomnyashchy, Elizaveta Volkovskaia

Russian Language Journal

The collection of Catharine T. Nepomnyashchy’s essays edited by Emily D. Johnson, Irina Reyfman, and Carol R. Ueland represents a fascinating array of her published and unpublished works. As Masha Udensiva- Brenner notes in her academic profile on the scholar, Nepomnyashchy went beyond her research niche and was an incredibly versatile thinker, finding connections between a variety of cultural artifacts. Indeed, Nepomnyashchy always encouraged other academics to explore fields beyond the limits of their areas of focus (Udensiva-Brenner, 24).

Book Review: Russian Through Film: For Intermediate To Advanced Students; Pro-Dvizhenie: Advanced Russian Through Film And Media , Lynne Debenedette

Russian Language Journal

Using films as primary texts in third- and fourth-year Russian language classes (where students are likely to be between ACTFL Intermediate Mid and Advanced Low) presents both advantages and challenges for instructors and students. The two publications reviewed here are therefore welcome resources for instructors who seek to incorporate film into their upper-level language classes.

Foreign And Heritage Language Learners’ Pragmalinguistic Choices In Russian Imperatives, Marina Tsylina, Anna Mikhaylova

Russian Language Journal

This experimental study examines the pragmalinguistic knowledge of both heritage and foreign language learners of Russian. Specifically, it focuses on how learners interpret the appropriateness of aspectual forms of Russian imperatives in given contexts. Due to limited exposure to authentic input, foreign language learners (FLLs) often face challenges in using pragmatically appropriate language. This study demonstrates that although heritage language learners (HLLs) are exposed to the language from birth, their knowledge of Russian imperatives may not fully align with that of monolinguals. The study participants included FLLs (n = 30), HLLs (n = 10), and monolingual speakers of Russian (n …

Mastering Russian Case: Learning Challenges, Current Textbook Approaches, And New Perspectives, Olesya Kisselev, Angelina Rubina

Russian Language Journal

Russian case morphology is recognized as a persistent challenge to second (L2) and heritage language (HL) speakers of Russian by researchers and practitioners alike. However, little classroom-based and pedagogy-oriented literature exists on the matter. In this paper, we address this research gap. First, we present a review of the literature that attempts to explain the challenging nature of mastering Russian grammatical cases from the cognitive linguistic, structural, and psycholinguistic perspectives. We then describe the general approaches to teaching and learning Russian cases found in the most commonly used Russian language textbooks in the United States. Finally, we discuss a pedagogical …

Glitching Mayakovsky: Teaching The Accidental Poetry Of Machine Learning, Carlotta Chenoweth

Russian Language Journal

In this article, I seek to build on recent scholarship investigating the aesthetic status of AI-generated objects and the creative potential of machine learning by asking how AI glitches can be productive, both poetically and pedagogically. The report outlines an activity I designed for an undergraduate Soviet literature survey course. For this activity, I ask students to work in small groups and generate their own pseudo-Mayakovsky poem using ChatGPT. After sharing the poems, we discuss questions including the following: in what way can Mayakovsky be considered the “author” of these poems? Does this constitute a new literary genre or form? …

Fostering Critical Ai Literacy In The Russian Language Classroom, Kit Pribble

Russian Language Journal

This paper argues for the integration of critical AI literacy into the Russian as a Foreign Language (RFL) classroom, drawing on recent conversations within the emerging field of critical AI studies. It presents two intermediate-level activities that incorporate generative AI and include learning outcomes aimed at promoting critical AI literacy. These learning outcomes include can-do statements such as "I can identify and discuss stereotypes present in an AI-generated image of a Soviet communal apartment" and "I can evaluate an AI chatbot's Russian-language output for cultural authenticity following a roleplay dialogue." These outcomes encourage students to critically analyze AI-generated content in …

Davai: Designing A Custom Chatgpt Bot For Russian Language Learners, Irina Meier

Russian Language Journal

The article explores the development and application of DavAI, a ChatGPT-based bot designed for beginner and intermediate Russian language learners. It highlights the bot’s capacity to act as a powerful supplementary tool within Russian language education. DavAI features six virtual personalities that represent diverse geographical regions, cultures, dialects, and social backgrounds. The technical customization process of DavAI is detailed, emphasizing content integration and pedagogical strategies that enhance language acquisition. Practical steps for language instructors on developing custom AI chatbots are outlined, including defining the model’s scope and purpose, gathering and segmenting training data, and employing fine-tuning techniques such as Reinforcement …

Multidisciplinary Collaboration For The Integration Of Ai In Slavic Languages And Literatures: The Learning Lab Model, Anna Ivanov

Russian Language Journal

The Learning Lab at Harvard University's Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning employs graduate students as Media and Design Fellows (MDFs) to support innovative pedagogy in their departments. Over the last few years and in its Summer of AI, the Learning Lab has explored AI and its applications and implications in education. As such, the Lab, its staff, and its MDFs have developed and run well-structured, intellectually rigorous learning opportunities for many departments. For the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, the Learning Lab used AI in language and literature workshops. This paper presents a few case studies of …

Developing Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian Conversational Chatbots Using Myai Builder, Danko Šipka

Russian Language Journal

The present paper reports on the development of Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian Novice and Intermediate Chatbots at Arizona State University. The principal AI platform used for this course is MyAI Builder, an open AI development tool. In the initial phase of this project, from the summer of 2000 to the Fall of 2022, materials to be used as the input for the platform were gathered. Various lexical lists and other materials were gathered along with developing an interactive platform. Next, numerous materials were selected by student researchers supported by ASU Melikian Center Research Grants. This is of particular importance given that it is …