A soccer player is more than the sum of his parts: endurance, speed, shooting technique, passing technique, and many more. All of these factors need to be turned into one system to create good players. Traditional training theory doesn't achieve that because each skill is trained individually. This is why the concept of Tactical Periodization has become the preferred training theory for many of the current most successful soccer coaches: Pep Guardiola, José Mourinho, Diego Simeone, André V...

As the Fourth Industrial Revolution ushers into a new era of artificial intelligence (AI) and virtual reality, how should we respond to the societal and ethical dilemmas associated with this new age of transformative scientific power? This research highlights the need for an ethical and globally shared view on how technology affects the economic, social, cultural and spiritual aspects of daily life. With thanks to the international team of experts this book is outlining consequences of the...

A sweeping, five-hundred-year-history of Latin America that highlights the contributions of ordinary people in the struggle for free, democratic societies.Latin America threw off European colonialism in a continent-spanning series of revolutions and was a global pioneer of constitutional government. And yet today the region’s history is almost exclusively associated with the legacies of colonialism rather than those of liberation, and with its periods of dictatorsh...

The volume offers a survey of the contribution of German literature and culture to the evolution of ecological thought. As the field of ecocritical theory and practice is rapidly expanding towards transnational and global dimensions, it seems nevertheless necessary to consider the distinct manifestations of ecological thought in various cultures. In this sense, the volume demonstrates in twenty-six essays from different disciplines how German literature, philosophy, art, and science have c...

The book is a compilation of the most esteemed entries of my daily practice to maintain contact with God. This work is to encourage those of faith and to help others, too, who are seeking to understand or rekindle their own.

A thrilling intellectual voyage into the core questions concerning the human mind and artificial intelligence.Can a machine think? How is it possible that humans and AI can now communicate fluently? The book compares the human mind with the generative AI solutions that have stunned the world, and gets to the heart of the fundamental questions concerning the nature of the mind and thinking. This book has been translated by AI. The audio book is read by an AI voice.How does t...

19 years of flying have taught me a few lessons in both travel and life. Some are random thoughts while others will hopefully be helpful to some readers. Welcome aboard and enjoy your reading flight!!

In Indigenous Dialectics**, Timo Duile explores the history of indigeneity as a political force in Indonesia, considering how it came into existence in relation to the state and political economy.** Duile sheds light on indigeneity in the national context and analyzes how it developed dialectically from late colonialism to the post-reformasi era in its relation to the state.Indigenous Dialectics focuses on the process of recogniti...

A highly practical, case-based approach to neurovascular anatomy in interventional neuroradiologyThis case-based book presents detailed information on neurovascular anatomy in concise, easily digestible chapters that focus on the importance of understanding anatomy when performing neurointerventional procedures. The case discussions include modern examples of invasive and non-invasive angiographic techniques that are relevant for general radiologists and d...

Virtual-Reality-Technologie birgt große Potenziale, Forschung und Lehre geisteswissenschaftlicher Fächer nachhaltig zu bereichern. Ihr Einsatz in Hochschulen ist dabei längst nicht mehr nur eine technologische Fragestellung. Mit dem Medium Virtual Reality werden theorie- und methodenbezogene disziplinäre Praktiken aus einer neuen Perspektive befragt. VR wird schon heute für außergewöhnliche experimentelle Settings und zur Wissenserschließung bzgl. neuartiger multimodaler Erfahrungen einges...

The objective of this book is to identify similarities and differences between the positions of Finland (as an EU Member State) and China, on Arctic law and governance. The book compares Finnish and Chinese legal and policy stances in specific policy areas of relevance for the Arctic, including maritime sovereignty, scientific research, marine protected areas, the Svalbard Treaty and Arctic Council co-operation. Building on these findings, the book offers general conclusions on Finnish and...

Modern medicine students forget the heart, once dressed into an ancient peasant girl. Initially, he only wanted to make a fortune through his medical skills, but he didn't expect that he would have to fight a hooligan and outdo a shrew.Although the situation was unsatisfactory, it was a good thing that the medicinal field, the opening of a medical clinic, and the passing of days! Shen Cangxin, set a small goal and fight for it … Woo! Woo! Envy, good girl. First, ea...