Physical Load Intensity in Standard and Latin American Sports Dancing Programmes for Juvenile Dancers

Dancing With Your Head On Mental Imagery Techniques for Dancers

Astudent once declared, “My biggest challenge is me.” In the class Psychological Techniques for Dancers we were discussing using mental imagery and other psychological skills that can be used effectively to enhance dance practice and performance. The insightful student put into words the fact that to realize our dreams we sometimes need to reflect on ourselves. This article will describe the be...

Income Convergence toward USA: New Evidences for Latin and South American Countries

Abstract In this paper we test two versions of convergence hypothesis namely deterministic or conditional convergence and stochastic or catching up hypothesis using Carrion-i-Silvestre et al. (2005) stationary test. The results show Latin and South American countries (LSA) catching up process toward the USA failed in 1980s and somewhat in 1990s. But in 2000s most of them could lie in converge...

Alpha-actinin-3 R577X Polymorphism Profile of Turkish Professional Hip-Hop and Latin Dancers

Actins are small globular filaments functioning in cell processes like muscle contraction, and stabilized to the sarcomeric Z- discs by actin binding proteins (actinins). One of the important gene coding for actin binding proteins in fast twitch fibers is alpha- actinin- 3 (ACTN3). In this research, we have conducted a gene profile study investigating the genotype and allele distributions of AC...

Energy intensity: A decomposition and counterfactual exercise for Latin American countries

passivity in waiting for godot and endgame: a psychoanalytic reading

this study intends to investigate samuel beckett’s waiting for godot and endgame under the lacanian psychoanalysis. it begins by explaining the most important concepts of lacanian psychoanalysis. the beckettian characters are studied regarding their state of unconscious, and not the state of consciousness as is common in most beckett studies. according to lacan, language plays the sole role in ...