1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910456928603321

Autore

Dikötter Frank

Titolo

The age of openness [[electronic resource] ] : China before Mao / / Frank Dikötter

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hong Kong, : Hong Kong University Press, 2008

ISBN

988-220-659-X

1-283-01679-6

9786613016799

988-220-564-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (140 p.)

Collana

Understanding China

Disciplina

951.04

Soggetti

Electronic books.

China History Republic, 1912-1949

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Open governance  -- Open borders  -- Open minds  -- Open markets.

Sommario/riassunto

The era between empire and communism is routinely portrayed as a catastrophic interlude in China's modern history, but this engagingly written book shows instead that the first half of the twentieth century witnessed a qualitatively unprecedented trend towards openness.Frank Dikotter argues that the years from 1900 to 1949 were characterised at all levels of society by engagement with the world, and that the pursuit of openness was particularly evident in four areas: in governance and the advance of the rule of law and of newly acquired liberties; in freedom of movement in and out of the count



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910637781003321

Autore

Georgian Badicu

Titolo

Biological Mechanisms Underlying Physical Fitness and Sports Performance

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Basel, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2022

ISBN

3-0365-5723-7

Descrizione fisica

1 electronic resource (382 p.)

Soggetti

Research & information: general

Biology, life sciences

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

The concept of mechanism in biology has three distinct meanings. It may refer to a philosophical thesis about the nature of life and biology, to the internal workings of a machine-like structure, or to the causal explanation of a particular phenomenon. In this Special Issue, we try to discuss these possible biological mechanisms that underlie the beneficial effects of physical fitness and sports performance, as well their importance and role/influences on physical health.Despite the significant body of knowledge regarding the physiological and physical effects of different training methods (based on dimensions of load), some of the biological causes for those changes are still unknown. Additionally, few studies have focused on the natural biological variability in humans and how specific properties of humans may justify different effects for the same training intervention. Thus, more original research is needed to provide plausible biological mechanisms that may explain the physiological and physical effects of exercise and training in humans.In this Special Issue, we gather the contributions that describe and list the links between physical fitness, sports performance, and human biology.