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The Role of Parents in Talented Youth Sport. Does Context Matter?

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Domingues M., Gonçalves C. E.

Polish Journal of Sport and Tourism

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2013

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vol. 20

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issue 2

117-122

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Introduction. The present study investigates the characteristics of the environmental factors that influence the structure of sport amongst young people; alongside this, the study also attempts to describe the influential role of parents in the development of sporting talent; finally, the study emphasizes the significance of parents' educational beliefs concerning the acquisition of life-long social skills through participation in sport in demanding competitive environments. Material and methods. 8 semi-structured interviews and 3 unstructured interviews were conducted among young people participating in a semi-professional club at national competitive level. A field diary was also collected. Results. Qualitative analysis revealed that: a) structural and organizational aspects, as well as the overall climate of the club, shape the behavior of young people in relation to social goals; b) parents play an important role as socializers in competitive environments; c) parents display a solid awareness of their own influence on the attitudes and behavior of young people. Conclusions. The findings highlight the important role of parents in sport participation in highly competitive environments. The study also shows contextual factors as predictors of the degree of youngsters' social and personal variables in performance levels. Implications for parental involvement in youth sport as well as future research directions are further discussed.

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Systematic Review of the Bioecological Theory in Sport Sciences

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Domingues M., Goncalves C. E. B.

Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity

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2014

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vol. 6

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issue 2

142-153

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The purpose of the present review was to provide an up-to-date summary of the bio ecological theory in sport literature. Systematic reviews can facilitate decision-making in areas where randomized control trials (RCTs) have not been performed or are inappropriate. In order to appreciate the status of current knowledge and understanding and to identify potential future directions, the authors conducted a synthesis of published work in sports science using a systematic-review methodology. Published since 1977, Bronfenbrenner's model of human development provided an ecological lens for identifying and synthesizing barriers to sport participation. From a search of electronic databases, findings comprised 1120 identified records, from which only 896 entries were considered. From these a total of 183 published studies relating to the bioecological theory and sports science were assessed, and from this point only articles pertaining to sport related issues were taken into consideration (n = 89) excluding other types of documents (n = 94). The Systematic Review (SR)develops upon these 89 articles and a total of 23 articles were selected for the fourth and final retrieval. A semi quantitative review protocol and standard quality assessment criteria-have dominated the research. The authors conclude by summarizing the key findings in the literature and highlighting the gaps that could be filled by future research.

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Biological research of Grabia River - fifty years of activity

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Siciński J., Tończyk G., University of Łódź D. o. I. Z. a. H.

Acta Universitatis Lodziensis. Folia Biologica et Oecologica

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2005

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vol. 2

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Grabia, a small still close to natural conditions lowland river, has been an object of special interest for Łódź hydrobiologists for more than 50 years. Over 100 scientific papers and over 100 master theses were produced in the Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection University of Łódź. The initiator was Prof.L.K. Pawłowski who spent many years conducting research into the river. The ground and the first research objective was to recognize the fauna diversity. The checklist encompass almost 1000 invertebrate and 24 fish species. Taxonomy, biology and ecology of various taxa have made for many decades an essential trend of scientific activity. Special attention was dedicated to rotifers, leeches, branchiobdellids, snails and bivalves, gammarids and copepods as well as aquatic insects, fish and also diatoms. Some aspects of zoobenthos and Zooplankton communities ecology was the subject of 13 Ph.D.theses. The river with its rich animal and plant communities was also the subject of dynamics of river ecosystem research. The study on the structure of invertebrate assemblages on the background of habitat diversity has been recently conducted. The model may be treealed as a reference to the restoration of Europaean rivers and their valleys.

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Traditional knowledge of the wild mammals and their ecological interactions by community indigenous Apiaká, Southern Brazilian Amazon Rainforest

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Dario F. R.

World News of Natural Sciences

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2018

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vol. 17

48-55

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The objective of this study, undertaken in the Mato Grosso State, Southern Brazilian Amazon Rainforest, was to gain an understanding of what the Apiaká indigenous know of the mammals of natural occurrence in their territory. Open and semi-structured interviews were utilized. Twelve indigenous of both genres and different ages were interviewed. The interviewees mentioned 36 different mammalian species and they showed wide ecological knowledge regarding these animals. Moreover, oral transmission of knowledge occurs across the generations.

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The Antarctic environmental legal regime

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Machowski J., Machowski J.

Polish Polar Research

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1992

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vol. 13

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issue 3-4

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Ecological aspects of the breeding cycle in the Wilson's storm petrel, Oceanites oceanicus (Kuhl), at King George Island (South Shetland Islands, Antarctica)

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Wasilewski A., Wasilewski A.

Polish Polar Research

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1986

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vol. 7

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issue 3

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The avifauna of Haswell Island (East Antarctica) in summer of 1978/1979

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Starck W., Starck W.

Polish Polar Research

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1980

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vol. 1

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issue 2-3

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Diversity and trophic structure of bird’s communities in Brazilian Savanna areas of the Cuiabá River basin

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Dario F. R., Sandrini M. P.

World News of Natural Sciences

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2020

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vol. 29

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issue 3

252-268

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We analyzed the differences in composition, richness, and abundance of birds in different forest fragments of the Brazilian Savanna in the Cuiabá River basin, Mato Grosso State, Brazil, and we demonstrated the variations in richness and abundance of birds between different trophic guilds. We used point counts to characterize the avifauna. Sampling was conducted in two seasons: summer and winter of 2018 in a total of 36 hours distributed in 108 samples. A total of 743 contacts were obtained belonging to 87 bird species distributed among 17 orders and 33 families and categorized in 16 trophic guilds. The omnivorous and insectivorous birds composed most of the community. For each species, we calculated the abundance index value that showed our study site had a large number of species with low index and few species with intermediate to high index compared to the pattern observed in other surveys. Our study area was characterized by high species diversity for both periods studied. The Shannon-Weaver diversity index for our study areas was 3.90 for the summer period and 3.77 for the winter period. Equitability was high, 0.82 for the summer period and 0.79 for the winter period, suggesting the number of species registered in our study site represented the maximum capacity the areas can shelter. Our results show that despite being a secondary and fragmented forest the study area was characterized by a diverse avian community. The ciliary forest studied that follows the Cuiabá River, although fragmented and isolated by extensive degraded areas and occupied by pastures and agricultural crops, they are important natural environments to maintain bird diversity.

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Biogeography of Phormidium autumnale (Oscillatoriales, Cyanobacteria) in western and central Spitsbergen

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Strunecký O., Komárek J., Elster J.

Polish Polar Research

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2012

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issue 4

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Removal of Organic Dyes from Aqueous Solutions with Surfactant-Modified Magnetic Nanoparticles

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Wybieralska K., Wajda A.

Polish Journal of Chemical Technology

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2014

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vol. 16

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issue 2

27-30

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The paper presents the results of studies on the possibility of using magnetic nanoparticles modified with selected hydrophobic surfactants for model post-production water purification. Colloidal solutions of iron hydroxide (III) and iron oxide (II and III) were obtained and their particles were subjected to surface modification using surfactants. Thus obtained magnetic fluids were used as active agents in the process of removing selected organic dyes from their aqueous solutions. The effectiveness of the modified compounds was analysed using spectrophotometric methods. It has been shown that the effectiveness of the process depends on the type of surfactant used to modify selected magnetic nanoparticles.

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Cultural and contemplative expedition by the natural beauty of the Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming State, U.S.

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Dario F. R., Veiga De Vincenzo M. C.

The Institute of Biopaleogeography named under Charles R. Darwin

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2024

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vol. 24

1-70

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This paper is a photographic summary of a scientific and touristic expedition carried out in August 2011 in Wyoming State, U.S. to know the natural beauties of the different ecosystems and the structure of the Yellowstone National Park. The photos show some of the Park and wilderness areas structures, important geological formations, and some of the species of flora and fauna registered.

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Tourism as an instrument for valuing, and disseminating natural, and cultural heritage

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Dario F. R., Veiga De Vincenzo M. C.

The Institute of Biopaleogeography named under Charles R. Darwin

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2024

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vol. 22

1-86

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Why is it important to know the geomorphodiversity, the geodiversity, the hydrological, and the biological diversity of the region we visit? This paper is a photographic summary of several scientific, and touristic expeditions carried out in recent years in different ecosystems in America, Europe, Asia, and Africa. The main objective is to show the importance of the relationship between knowledge about the environment, and its resources, with the scenic beauty of the landscape of natural environments, translated into a huge number of rivers, streams, and crystalline lakes connected by a series of cascades, and waterfalls, embedded in a network of mountains of exuberant geological formation, deserts, and forests rich in plant, and animal species.

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The relationship between Bororo Indigenous and the wildlife in the Brazilian Savannah

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Dario F. R.

World News of Natural Sciences

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2019

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vol. 24

239-249

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The objective of this study was accomplishes a knowledge survey of the Bororo indigenous on the mammals of natural occurrence in their territory, Meruri village, who is located in the Mato Grosso State, Brazil, in the Savannah biome, and also the relationship of the indigenous with these wild animals. As method for collect the data were used open and semi-structured interviews. Twenty-two indigenous were interviewed, both genres and different ages. The interviewees mentioned 37 species of mammals and they showed wide ecological knowledge regarding these animals. Such relationships are complex, being evidenced a mythical interaction between the man and the elements of nature. The oral transmission of knowledge occurs across generations.

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Xingu River’s Big Bend: great diversity of birds in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest

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Dario F. R.

The Institute of Biopaleogeography named under Charles R. Darwin

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2021

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vol. 4

1-56

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This report is a photographic summary of a study carried out during 2019 in a region called Xingu River’s Big Bend, in the Brazilian Amazon. There were a total of five scientific expeditions to study the environmental impacts of a project in the region and more specifically the possible interferences in the life of the indigenous inhabitants of the region and those who live in harmony with the environment. The photos show the Xingu River, the riparian forest where the study was carried out and some of the bird species registered.

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INTRASPECIFIC VARIABILITY OF SEED MORPHOLOGY IN CAPPARIS SPINOSA L.

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Saadaoui E., Gómez J. J. M., Cervantes E.

Acta Biologica Cracoviensia s. Botanica

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2013

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vol. 55

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issue 2

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The relationship between Bororo Indigenous and the birds in the Brazilian Savannah

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Dario F. R.

World News of Natural Sciences

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2020

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vol. 31

9-24

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The objective of this study accomplished a knowledge survey of the Bororo indigenous on the birds of natural occurrence in their territory, Meruri village, who is located in the Mato Grosso State, Brazil, in the Savannah biome, and also the relationship of the indigenous with these birds. As the method for collect, the data were used open and semi-structured interviews. Twenty-two indigenous were interviewed, both genres and different ages. The interviewees mentioned 96 species of birds and they showed wide ecological knowledge regarding these birds. Such relationships are complex, being evidenced by a mythical interaction between the man and the elements of nature. These birds are important elements in the creation of stories, legends, in the Bororo ceremonies and arts. The oral transmission of knowledge occurs across generations.

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Landscape and birds diversity in the Kayabi and Apiaká indigenous territories in the Amazon rainforest

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Dario F. R.

The Institute of Biopaleogeography named under Charles R. Darwin

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2021

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vol. 7

1-57

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This paper is a photographic summary of studies carried out in June 2011 in Kayabi and Apiaká indigenous territories, located on the margin of the Teles Pires River, between the states of Mato Grosso and Pará, in the Brazilian Amazon. A scientific expedition was carried out to analyze the environmental impacts of a project in the region and more specifically the possible interferences in the life of the indigenous inhabitants of the region and live in harmony with the environment. The photos show some structures of indigenous villages, the Teles Pires River, the riparian forest where studies were carried out and some of the bird species registered.

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Cyanobacterial diversity of Petuniabukta, Billefjorden, central Spitsbergen

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Komárek J., Kováčik L., Elster J., Komárek O.

Polish Polar Research

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2012

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issue 4

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Area, depth and elevation of cryoconite holes in the Arctic do not influence Tardigrada densities

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Zawierucha K., Vonnahme T. R., Devetter M., Kolicka M., Ostrowska M., Chmielewski S., Kosicki J. Z.

Polish Polar Research

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2016

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vol. 37

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issue 2

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Diversity and trophic structure of bird’s communities from a Restinga forest in Brazil

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Dario F. R.

World News of Natural Sciences

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2021

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vol. 38

158-180

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The forests along Brazil’s Atlantic coast have undergone extensive transformation from clearing for pastures, eucalyptus forests, agricultural crops, and urban expansion. In this study we described the avian community in a coastal Restinga Forest near the city of Ubatuba, in the São Paulo State, Brazil. The method used to sample the avifauna specimens was the technique of observations per point-counts, and random observations were also carried. The bird’s observations were realized in 84 days during all four seasons out between the years 2005 and 2007 and were registered 142 bird species distributed among 18 orders and 41 families and categorized in 17 trophic guilds. The omnivores and insectivores birds composed most of the community, occupying the edge and different strata of the forest such as canopy and understory. The great abundance of omnivores birds may be directly related to the abundant fruit resources, and also with the great abundance of understory insectivores are indication of the good environmental quality of the studied area.

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The Role of Parents in Talented Youth Sport. Does Context Matter?

Systematic Review of the Bioecological Theory in Sport Sciences

Biological research of Grabia River - fifty years of activity

Traditional knowledge of the wild mammals and their ecological interactions by community indigenous Apiaká, Southern Brazilian Amazon Rainforest

The Antarctic environmental legal regime

Ecological aspects of the breeding cycle in the Wilson's storm petrel, Oceanites oceanicus (Kuhl), at King George Island (South Shetland Islands, Antarctica)

The avifauna of Haswell Island (East Antarctica) in summer of 1978/1979

Diversity and trophic structure of bird’s communities in Brazilian Savanna areas of the Cuiabá River basin

Biogeography of Phormidium autumnale (Oscillatoriales, Cyanobacteria) in western and central Spitsbergen

Removal of Organic Dyes from Aqueous Solutions with Surfactant-Modified Magnetic Nanoparticles

Cultural and contemplative expedition by the natural beauty of the Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming State, U.S.

Tourism as an instrument for valuing, and disseminating natural, and cultural heritage

The relationship between Bororo Indigenous and the wildlife in the Brazilian Savannah

Xingu River’s Big Bend: great diversity of birds in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest

INTRASPECIFIC VARIABILITY OF SEED MORPHOLOGY IN CAPPARIS SPINOSA L.

The relationship between Bororo Indigenous and the birds in the Brazilian Savannah

Landscape and birds diversity in the Kayabi and Apiaká indigenous territories in the Amazon rainforest

Cyanobacterial diversity of Petuniabukta, Billefjorden, central Spitsbergen

Area, depth and elevation of cryoconite holes in the Arctic do not influence Tardigrada densities

Diversity and trophic structure of bird’s communities from a Restinga forest in Brazil