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Specificity of Jumping, Sprinting, and Quick Change-of-Direction Motor Abilities
Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 2011Despite being addressed in a number of previous studies, the controversy regarding the generality vs. specificity of jumping, sprinting, and change-of-direction speed (CODS) abilities still remains unresolved. Here, we tested the hypotheses that jumping, sprinting, and CODS represent separate and specific motor abilities, and that the jumping ability ...
Šalaj, Sanja, Marković, Goran
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Specific motor abilities associated with speech fluency in Down's syndrome
Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 1990ABSTRACT. Eight adult male stutterers with Down's syndrome (DS) were compared with a matched group of fluent speakers with DS on verbal and manual motor production tasks at two levels of complexity. The simpler tasks involved diadochokinetic rate (syllable repetition) and finger tapping; the more complex tasks involved the imitation of sentences and ...
D A, Devenny +4 more
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Is Generic Physical Activity or Specific Exercise Associated with Motor Abilities?
Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 2010Evidence of the effect of leisure time physical activity (LTPA) modes on the motor abilities of a mature population is scarce. The purpose of this study was to compare the motor abilities of physically active and inactive men and women and to examine the associations of different exercise modes and former and recent LTPA (R-LTPA) with motor ability and
Marjo, Rinne +3 more
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Specifically designed physical exercise programs improve children's motor abilities
Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, 2007Physical activity in schools is declining in many countries and inactivity in childhood has become a recognized risk factor. Data from a program of professionally guided physical exercise in primary school children were collected before and after the academic year of training.
CHIODERA P. +9 more
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Motor recovery in post-stroke patients with aphasia: the role of specific linguistic abilities
Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation, 2017Aphasia is a serious consequence of stroke but aphasics patients have been routinely excluded from participation in some areas of stroke research.To assess the role of specific linguistic and non-verbal cognitive abilities on the short-term motor recovery of patients with aphasia due to first-ever stroke to the left hemisphere after an intensive ...
Ginex V. +5 more
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The Relations Of Specific Motor Ability And Efficiency In Karate Of Kadets
Research in Physical Education,Sport and Health (Skopje), 2013The aim of this paper was to determine relations between specific motor abilities and knowledge of young karate fighters and the quality of kata performance and efficiency in a fight. For this purpose, the research was done on the sample of eighty cadet karate fighters, aged 12-13. We applied eleven specific motor ability tests on the respondents (five
Čavala, Marijana, Đuzel, Josefina
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Evaluation of General versus Specific Instruction of Badminton Skills to Women of Low Motor Ability
Research Quarterly. American Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation, 1970Abstract This study evaluated the effectiveness of a basic skills course as a prerequisite for performing badminton skills among college women of low motor ability. Subjects (N = 106), classified by the Scott Motor Ability Test, were assigned to one of three groups: (a) a group that experienced a basic skills course prior to badminton instruction, (b ...
D, Burdeshaw, J E, Spragens, P A, Weis
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Specific Brain Lesions Impair Explicit Motor Imagery Ability: A Systematic Review of the Evidence
Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2016To determine which neurologic disorders/lesions impair or restrict motor imagery (MI) ability.CINAHL, Cochrane, Embase, MEDLINE, Web of Science, PsychINFO, Physiotherapy Evidence Database, and Grey Literature were searched between May 8 and May 14, 2014.
Kerry, McInnes +2 more
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Integration of basic and specific motor abilities in elite karateka
2008The aim of the study was to identify motor structures of the integral space of basic motor abilities, specific motor abilities and motor skills (techniques) in elite karateka, and to determine relations between the basic and specifi c motoricity in karateka.
Žaja, Marko +2 more
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