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Xi'an incident

Subject: History

(December 1936) The kidnapping of the Chinese leader Chiang Kai-shek while visiting disaffected Manchurian troops at Xi'an. Chiang was captured by conspirators headed by Zhang ...

Media Coverage of the Environment

Media Coverage of the Environment   Reference library

Sam GEALL

Berkshire Encyclopedia of Sustainability

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Subject Reference
Current Version:
2016
Subject:
Science and technology, Social sciences
Length:
2,897 words

...censorship. Information about environmental incidents and protests is sometimes tightly controlled. For nine days in July 2010 , for example, the Zijin Mining Company managed to avert media reports about a massive leak from one of its copper mines into the Ting River in Fujian Province. The leak caused the death of more than 1,500 tonnes of fish. The jailing and harassment of reporters that cover sensitive topics, including environmental investigations, continues. The Press Freedom Index 2011–2012 —an annual report of the measured degree of freedom...

Relaxation and Recovery in Sport and Performance

Relaxation and Recovery in Sport and Performance   Reference library

Maximilian Pelka and Michael Kellmann

The Oxford Encyclopedia of Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology

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Subject Reference
Current Version:
2019

...S. D. (2008). Advanced psychological strategies and anxiety responses in sport. The Sport Psychologist , 22 , 472–490. Hausswirth, C. , & Mujika, I. (2013). Recovery for performance in sport. In C. Hausswirth & I. Mujika (Eds.), Recovery for performance in sports (pp. xi–xiii). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics. Howatson, G. , Leeder, J. , & van Someren, K. (2016). The BASES expert statement on athletic recovery strategies. The Sport and Exercise Scientist , 48 , 6–7. Jacobson, E. (1938). Progressive relaxation . Chicago, IL: University of Chicago...

Job and Work Design

Job and Work Design   Reference library

Anja Van den Broeck and Sharon K. Parker

The Oxford Encyclopedia of Industrial, Work, and Organizational Psychology

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Current Version:
2024
Subject:
Science and technology, Psychology, Social sciences
Length:
13,416 words
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..., p. xi). Billions of people spend most of their waking lives at work, so it is fortunate that work can be a positive feature of living. Obviously, the associated salary helps to pay the bills and provides a means for a certain standard of living. But good work also structures one’s time, builds identity, allows for social contact, and enables engagement in meaningful activities ( Jahoda, 1982 ). Nevertheless, although work can serve these important functions, it can also be a threat to people’s well-being, cause alienation, and result in burnout. As an...

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