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Comparison of Mental Toughness and Power Test Performances in High-Level Kickboxers by Competitive Success
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
, 2016 , Article)
Background
Kickboxing is a high-intensity intermittent striking combat sport, which is characterized by complex skills and tactical key actions with short duration.
Objectives
The present study compared and verified ...
Effects of lunar phases on short-term, explosive physical performance among young trained athletes
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Taylor and Francis Ltd
, 2018 , Article)
Beliefs that lunar phases affect human physiology started in ancient times. Research has recently revealed that a physical fitness index increased in sedentary students at the new moon (NM) and full moon (FM) compared to ...
واقع خطبة الجمعة في دولة قطر : دراسة ميدانية
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جامعة قطر
, 2015 , Article)
إن كانت الصلاة ركن الاسلام، وعمود الدين، وأول ما يحاسب عليه العبد يوم القيامة، فإن صلاه الجمعة قد زادها الله تشريفا على ذلك التشريف كله، وخصها من القرآن ، بـ(سورة الجمعة)، ومن الأيام ، بـ(يوم الجمعة)، ومن الفقه بأحكام تعلي ...
Teaching Bioethics to a Large Number of Biology and Pharma Students: Lessons Learned
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Routledge
, 2018 , Article)
To be made aware of bioethical issues related to their disciplines, undergraduate students in biology and pharmaceutical sciences at the University of Basel are required to enroll in the bioethics course called �Introduction ...
Dynamic communications between GABA A switch, local connectivity, and synapses during cortical development: A computational study
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Frontiers Media S.A.
, 2018 , Article)
Several factors regulate cortical development, such as changes in local connectivity and the influences of dynamical synapses. In this study, we simulated various factors affecting the regulation of neural network activity ...
Psychological and Psychosocial Consequences of Zoonotic Cutaneous Leishmaniasis among Women in Tunisia: Preliminary Findings from an Exploratory Study
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
, 2016 , Article)
Background
The incidence of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (ZCL) makes it the most widespread parasitic disease in Tunisia and the Arab world. Yet, few studies have addressed its psychological and psychosocial effects. ...
Ramadan Fasting and Patients with Cancer: State-of-the-Art and Future Prospects
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Frontiers Media
, 2016 , Article)
Ramadan fasting represents one of the five pillars of the Islam creed. Even though some subjects (among which patients) are exempted from observing this religious duty, they may be eager to share this particular moment of ...
Is Tourism Marriage of Young Girls in Egypt a Form of Child Sexual Abuse? A Family Exploitation Perspective
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Routledge
, 2018 , Article)
Tourism marriage in Egypt is considered a part of the child marriage phenomenon, as parents following false interpretations of Islamic teachings offer up their daughters for short-term sexual relationships in return for ...
Not all drugs are created equal: impaired future thinking in opiate, but not alcohol, users
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Springer Verlag
, 2018 , Article)
Episodic future thinking refers to the ability to travel forward in time to pre-experience an event. Although future thinking has been intimately linked with self and identity, to our knowledge, no prior research has ...
Addressing context to understand physical activity among Muslim university students: the role of gender, family, and culture.
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BMC
, 2019 , Article)
Physical inactivity is a crucial risk factor for the development of chronic health issues, which have a high incidence among Arabs living in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. The Qatar Stepwise Survey 2012 ...