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Male and female players have a different quality of service. For example, men can reach a higher service speed, or use more ball spin. Tennis service has also a different efficiency on different surfaces. Every surface h...

This article revisits four problem areas of the use of English as a lingua franca by sports officials (including coaches, referees, etc.) at international sporting events which were recently identified in an editorial by...

In this article, Dufrenne argues that imagination need not be only the subjective capacity to invent the unreal (dreams, fantasies), but that it is actually capable of revealing images that bring human beings closer to t...

The paper reviews special Aronszajn trees, both at ω1 and κ+ for an uncountable regular κ. It provides a comprehensive classification of the trees and discusses the existence of these trees under different set-theoret...

This article seeks to refute the thesis of contemporary environmental criticism of the aesthetic origins of American lawn culture. In contrast to the prevailing view about the aesthetic autonomy of the perfect front lawn...

Hand grip strength is one of the most important markers in muscle strength assessment for many reasons. However, its maximal value in kilograms is highly dependent on body size, which may misrepresent results, especially...

In this article we present a theological-anthropological exploration, interpreting the figure of the angel as a mirror of our human condition. The point of departure is an analysis of Hans Urs von Balthasar’s approach ...

The following study deals with the practical application of confiscatory agricultural Decree No. 12/1945. It deals in particular with the confiscation of aristocrat Josef Windischgrätz’ manor farm estate Velhartice. S...

The paper deals with Aquinas’s conception of a real relation. It is divided into four main parts. First, I explain some important characteristics of Aquinas’s theory of relation, namely the legacy of Aristotle as the...

Knowledge on autism has undergone a rapid development over the past few decades, as well as autism spectrum disorder (ASD) diagnosis rates increasing dramatically. These changes emphasize the need for increased services ...

Břetislav Tureček: Nesvatá válka o Svatou zemi. Praha: Knižní klub, 2011, 287 s.

The contribution seeks to give a brief sketch of Protestant attitude to individual economic activities starting with the Reformation. It follows the development of socio-economic views in the Protestant churches in the t...

In recent years, sociology in Britain – and in national contexts influenced by British sociology – has been diagnosed by various parties as suffering from a wide range of ailments. These forms of selfcriticism become...

The Hlučín Region is a small border area in the Moravia-Silesia Region. Its history is specific. Over 25 years in the 20th century, its border shifted three times and its inhabitants’ nationality also changed three t...

David Coady: What to believe now? Applying epistemology to contemporary issues. Malden: Wiley-Blackwell, 2012, 202 s.

The aim of this paper is to introduce one of the classical sociological research conducted by Paul F. Lazarsfeld and Elihu Katz in the city of Decatur (Illinois) in the Midwest of United States in 1955. The subject of th...

We investigate the Branching space-times logic in a dynamic setting. We present a new logic, called Dynamic branching logic and show some of its basic properties.

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The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of 24-week shallow-water aerobic exercise on functional performance in postmenopausal women. Thirty-seven women aged 60+ (mean age 67.2 ± 4.8 years) were self-selecte...

The theme of the study is the Eucharist as a sacrifice of Christ and his Mystical Body. In the beginning, the first analogy is stated – the unique and perfect sacrifice of Christ the High Priest on the cross. The autho...

Much evidence to link youth expeditions and gap years with a range of outcome benefits for participants exists, but to date, there have been relatively few insights into what exactly brings about these reported outcomes....

Often, liberation theology’s preferential option for the poor is pushed aside within theological discourses as being too specific, too focused on social problems, to function as a viable theology for the Church as a wh...

Florian Mildenberger – Jennifer Evans – Rüdiger Lautmann – Jakob Pastötter (eds.): Was ist Homosexualität? Forschungsgeschichte, gesellschafliche Entwicklungen und Perspektiven. Hamburg: Männerschwarm Verlag, 2...