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Effect of physical and mental workload interactions on human attentional resources and performance [PDF]

, 2012
This thesis was submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy and awarded by Brunel University.Due to publisher copyright restrictions one appendix has not been included in this record.
Basahel, Abdulrahman
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Introduction: Plant Performance [PDF]

, 2021
Plants perform their own interests and purposes. Plants perform in ways that afford and invite specific human experiences. Plants also perform complex biopolitical roles.
Sandilands, Catriona, Gibson, Prudence ; https://orcid.org/, Gibson, Prudence   +2 more
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Does the diurnal cycle of cortisol explain the relationship between physical performance and cognitive function in older adults? [PDF]

, 2017
Background: Regular physical activity is a promising strategy to treat and prevent cognitive decline. The mechanisms that mediate these benefits are not fully clear but physical activity is thought to attenuate the harmful effects of chronic ...
Clow, Angela, B. Dijckmans, G. González-Caballero, C. Manchado-Lopez, Manchado, Carmen, González-Caballero, Gloria, Caus, N., B. Martínez-Pelegrin, Caus i Pertegaz, Núria, Manchado-Lopez, C., I. Chulvi-Medrano, Chulvi-Medrano, I., N. Caus, Chulvi Medrano, Iván, Dijckmans, B., González-Caballero, G., Tortosa-Martínez, Juan, J. M. Cortell-Tormo, Cortell-Tormo, Juan M., Clow, A., Martínez-Pelegrin, B., Tortosa-Martínez, J., A. Clow, J. Tortosa-Martínez, Cortell-Tormo, J.M.   +24 more
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Application Performance of Physical System Simulations [PDF]

, 2020
Various parallel computer benchmarking projects have been around since early 1990s but the adopted so far approaches for performance analysis require a significant revision in view of the recent developments of both the application domain and the ...
Getov, Vladimir, Conte, Thomas M., Kogge, Peter M.   +2 more
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Exposure and Exercise Training in Hypoxic Conditions as a New Obesity Therapeutic Modality: A Mini Review

Journal of Obesity & Metabolic Syndrome, 2018
Obesity is an important health problem caused by positive energy balance. Generally, low calorie dietary intake combined with regular exercise is the most common modality to lose bodily fat in obese people.
Hun-Young Park, Jisu Kim, Mi-Young Park, Nana Chung, Hyejung Hwang, Sang-Seok Nam, Kiwon Lim   +6 more
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Changes in the Paradigm of Traditional Exercise in Obesity Therapy and Application of a New Exercise Modality: A Narrative Review Article

Iranian Journal of Public Health, 2019
Background: Obesity is recognized as an important global health problem that increases the risk of all-cause death. It is a major risk factor for various cardiovascular and metabolic diseases.
Hun-Young PARK, Won-Sang JUNG, Jisu KIM, Hyejung HWANG, Kiwon LIM   +4 more
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Anatomical Parameters for Occipital Condyle Screws: An Analysis of 500 Condyles Using CT Scans

Global Spine Journal, 2022
Study Design: Retrospective observational study. Objective: To establish occipital condyle dimensions (length, width, height), as well as the medialization angle necessary for safe occipital condyle screw placement in occipitocervical fixation.
David N. Bernstein MD, MBA, MA, Tochukwu C. Ikpeze MD, MS, Kenneth Foxx MD, Adan Omar MD, Addisu Mesfin MD   +4 more
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Reliability of phase-specific outcome measurements in change-of-direction tests using a motorized resistance device

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 2023
This study aims to determine test-retest reliability of phase-specific information during initial acceleration, deceleration, and re-acceleration phases of different change-of-direction (CoD) tests using a motorized resistance device (MRD). A total of 21
Frederic Westheim, Øyvind Gløersen, Damian Harper, Håkon Laugsand, Ola Eriksrud   +4 more
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Anthropometry in Physical Performance and Health [PDF]

, 2017
Anthropometry is defined as 'the scientific procedures and processes of acquiring surface anatomical dimensional measurements such as lengths, breadths, girths and skinfolds of the human body by means of specialist equipment' (Stewart 2010). This approach has altered little if at all over the last hundred years, and even in ancient Greece, we hear of ...
Stewart, Arthur, Ackland, Tim
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Drama and Desire: Theorising entangled performance practice [PDF]

, 2022
From Plato’s erotic symposium, through sex and death on Early Modern British stages, to Freud’s venture beyond pleasure, the ludic practice of plays and playing has long been associated with desire.
Katafiasz, Kate Rose
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