From an international perspective, Polynesian outrigger canoe racing is a relatively new sport compared with other paddle sports that have become Olympic events, such as canoeing and kayaking. Performance is more highly tuned in highly competitive Olympic sports, which receive more attention from sports science researchers [1-3]. A Google Scholar search, minus citations and patents, indicated r...

Cultural festivals can attract cultural tourists, extend the tourist season and add vibrancy to scene. However, there is relatively little research on how affect experience of destination or outcomes such as satisfaction repeat visitation. This study used Event Experience Scale measure experiences at three in Hong Kong – Lantern Festival, Dragon Boat Festival Cheung Chau Bun Festival. The findi...

Abstract Background The Chuanqing people (穿青人) are a linguistic group native to the Guizhou Province of China, with unique culture and rich knowledge traditional medicinal plants. Herbal market at Dragon Boat Festival (DBF) plays an important role in inheritance among people. This study aims record profile plants people, discuss dilemmas faced by their inheritance, propose some strategies for p...

In 1930, it was discovered in the area of Via Dottor Consoli, northwestern sector current urban centre Catania, a cemetery complex used from Hellenistic to Byzantine era, by Superintendence Antiquities Syracuse, under direction then Inspector G. Libertini. that occasion, portions perimeter strip floor mosaic inside basilica were brought light, which during later excavation campaigns completely ...

In 1998 [8], Patarin proposed an efficient cryptosystem called Little Dragon which was a variant a variant of Matsumoto Imai cryptosystem C*. However Patarin latter found that Little Dragon cryptosystem is not secure [8], [3]. In this paper we propose a cryptosystem Little Dragon Two which is as efficient as Little Dragon cryptosystem but secure against all the known attacks. Like Little Dragon...

Abstract Chebei Village in Guangzhou is home to the dragon boat culture, which an important kind of intangible cultural heritage China. The attributes and spirit that it contains are essentially memory. Given rapid development contemporary technology proliferation new entertainment possibilities, imperative be passed down developed. By providing a way preserve visual aural memories related medi...

UNLABELLED "Database Referencing of Array Genes ONline" or "DRAGON" is a web-accessible database that aids in the analysis of differential gene expression data as a biological annotation tool. Users of DRAGON can submit data sets containing large lists of genes and then choose particular characteristics that DRAGON supplies for all genes on the list rapidly and simultaneously. AVAILABILITY Th...

BACKGROUND The DRAGON score, which includes clinical and computed tomographic (CT) scan parameters, predicts functional outcomes in ischemic stroke patients treated with intravenous tissue plasminogen activator (IV tPA). We assessed the utility of the DRAGON score in predicting functional outcome in stroke patients receiving both IV tPA and endovascular therapy. METHODS A retrospective chart ...