Are the fastest running speeds achieved using the simple-spring stance mechanics predicted by the classic spring-mass model? We hypothesized that a passive, linear-spring model would not account for the running mechanics that maximize ground force application and speed. We tested this hypothesis by comparing patterns of ground force application across athletic specialization (competitive sprint...

In the following article, Professor William White examines the interaction between governmental and private efforts to reform the U.S. health care system. He begins by examining several distinctive features of the U.S. health care system. From there, Professor White provides a historical account of the modern U.S. health care system, focusing in particular on the post-World War II growth of pri...

This paper explores the forces that shaped China’s interprovincial inequality in the last five decades of communist rule. In so far as the change in interprovincial inequality is the result of differential growth in the provincial GDP per capita and provincial economic growth may be decomposed into contributions by total factor productivity and other factor inputs, a new method is introduced, b...

to testify the contrastive properties of two combinations of emotional intelligence (ei) index including emotional vs. cognitive subscale dyads among some one hundred and twenty university students (52 male & 68 female), this study was carried out to predict their success in their general english (ge) course during one academic semester. datasets were obtained through a self-report bar's o...

Sustaining a competitive position on the market has become crucial in order to survive dynamic environment under influence of Industry 4.0. Industrial and service sectors have been affected by new technologies, such as automation, robotization, VR, AR or Big data, their strategies towards future innovation focus need be reevaluated. This requires revision theoretical models that assess external...

Choosing a career within the military has many positive and negative factors associated with it. For instance, many recruits join as young adults when they are beginning to shape their own values, beliefs and attitudes about their self, world and others. The armed forces (AF) culture socialises these young adults, leading them to adopt military values and ideals as their own which they will pro...