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Cutting-edge case studies examine the partisan and anti-partisan
warfare which broke out across German-occupied eastern Europe
during World War Two, showing how it was shaped in varied ways by
factors including fighting power, political and economic
structures, ideological and psychological influences, and the
attitude of the wider population.
Cerebral Palsy in Infancy is a thought-provoking book which
introduces a new way of thinking on the development and use of
interventions. Relevant to current practice, it advocates early,
targeted activity that is focused on increasing muscle activation,
training basic actions and minimizing (or preventing) mal-adaptive
changes to muscle morphology and function. The authors present
recent scientific findings in brain science, movement sciences
(developmental biomechanics, motor control mechanisms, motor
learning, exercise science) and muscle biology. This knowledge
provides the rationale for active intervention, underpinning the
need for an early referral to appropriate services. The book
features methods for promoting relatively intensive physical
activity in young infants without placing a burden on parents which
include assistive technologies such as robotics, electronic
bilateral limb trainers and baby treadmills. Cerebral Palsy in
Infancy begins by specifying the guidelines for training and
exercise, outlining the rationale for such intervention. It goes on
to cover the fundamentals of neuromotor plasticity and the
development and negative effects of limited motor activity on brain
organization and corticospinal tract development. Neuromuscular
adaptations to impairments and inactivity are discussed along with
the General Movement assessment that can provide early diagnosis
and prognosis, facilitating very early referral from paediatric
specialists to training programs. The book ends with a section
featuring various methods of training with the emphasis on
preventing/minimizing muscle contracture, stimulating
biomechanically critical muscle activity and joint movement. An
ideal clinical reference for those working to improve the lives of
infants suffering from cerebral palsy. CONTRIBUTORS: Adel Abdullah
Alhusaini (Saudi Arabia); David I. Anderson (USA); Nicolas Bayle
(France); Roslyn Boyd (Australia); Giovanni Cioni (Italy); Diane L.
Damiano (USA); Janet Eyre (UK); Linda Fetters (USA); Mary Galea
(Australia); Andrew M Gordon (USA); Martin Gough (UK); Richard L
Lieber (USA); Jens Bo Nielsen (Denmark); Micah Perez (Australia);
Caroline Teulier (France). "This book provides a comprehensive
overview of the challenges of motor development and the consequent
impact of poor motor function in later childhood for infants with
cerebral palsy (CP)." Reviewed by: Oxford Brookes University on
behalf of the British Journal of Occupational Therapy, Dec 2014
conceived and edited by Roberta Shepherd with contributions from
internationally renowned expert clinicians and researchers
discusses new research and new evidence-based treatment
interventions shows how to organize very early and intensive
physical activity in young infants to stimulate motor development
and growth therapies include the specificity of training and
exercise, with emphasis on promoting muscle activity and preventing
contracture by active instead of passive stretching methods include
new interactive technologies in enhancing home-based training
sessions carried out by the infant's family extensive referencing
in each chapter for further study chapters feature "Annotations"
which illustrate scientific findings
Commentators have long set the book of Daniel within the context of
world history and the genre of apocalyptic literature. The present
volume argues that the primary context for the book is the
composition of the Hebrew Bible as a whole. Daniel in the Context
of the Hebrew Bible has implications for every major hermeneutical
issue in Daniel including the four kingdoms, the son of man, and
the prophecy of seventy sevens. In the final analysis, the Hebrew
Bible and the book of Daniel are decidedly messianic,
eschatological, and faith-oriented.
Analysis of inner-biblical exegesis ordinarily involves examination
of the intertextual relationship between two texts within the
biblical corpus. But in many cases there is an often overlooked
intertext that serves as a bridge between the two texts. Such an
intermediary text reads the primary text in a manner similar to the
way the tertiary text reads it and supplies a missing link in a
very subtle yet identifiable manner. The direction of dependence
between texts of this kind is not as important in the present study
as the direction in which these texts were meant to be read by
those who gave them their final shape.
It has been widely recognized that the Book of the Twelve, Hosea to
Malachi, was considered a single composition in antiquity. Recent
articles and monographs have discussed the internal clues to this
composition, but there has been little effort to understand the way
the New Testament authors quote from the Twelve in light of the
compositional unity of the book. The Twelve Prophets in the New
Testament contends that New Testament quotations from the Twelve
presuppose knowledge of the larger whole and cannot be understood
correctly apart from awareness of the compositional strategy of the
Twelve.
Cutting-edge case studies examine the partisan and anti-partisan
warfare which broke out across German-occupied eastern Europe
during World War Two, showing how it was shaped in varied ways by
factors including fighting power, political and economic
structures, ideological and psychological influences, and the
attitude of the wider population.
Previously published as A Motor Relearning Programme for Stroke,
the authors have produced a completely revised and updated version
of this essential guide to task- and context-specific exercise and
training for the optimal functional recovery of stroke patients.
The guidelines are based on scientific rationale and the latest
clinical research and cover a range of critical everyday actions,
while the modern and accessible format with many new photographs
and line drawings ensures maximum clarity and practicality. Written
by two acknowledged experts in their field, Stroke Rehabilitation
presents Carr and Shepherd's internationally respected system of
stroke rehabilitation. The clear and comprehensive linking of
science and clinical practice make this an indispensable volume for
physiotherapists, occupational therapists and all those involved in
the rehabilitation of patients with stroke.Presents Carr and
Shepherd's well-known and internationally followed programme on
stroke and neurological physiotherapy Replaces the popular A Motor
Relearning Programme for Stroke - made up-to-date and applicable to
contemporary practice Can be used as a companion text to Carr &
Shepherd's Neurological Rehabilitation Rigourously researched and
evidence-based The only textbook bridging the gap between science
and clinical practice that concentrates on stroke Written
specifically with physiotherapists in mind - so appropriate for
students as well as more advanced practitioners Many more
references than before - helping to provide the evidence for
clinical practice New illustrations - easy to read and navigate.
Protocols presented in a step by step format, highlighting critical
components, adaptive movements and what to do to help plan
treatment More information on both biomechanics and exercise -
giving the reader crucial, current information Completely
redesigned with a new easy to follow layout All the pictures are
new to illustrate the treatment protocols New in paperback - easier
to carry around or use in practice.
With increased research findings the physiotherapy for
movement-disabled individuals is changing from the neurophysiologic
or neurodevelopmental therapeutic approach to a movement science
based approach This book includes chapters on: development of
movement and skill, training motor control and optimizing motor
teaming, maturational, pathophysiological and recovery processes in
the CNS All remaining chapters have been updated to include the
clinical relevance of recent scientific developments. The
references and additional reading lists have been expanded to guide
the student of paediatric physiotherapy towards useful further
reading. This book remains an indispensible guide to paediatric
physiotherapy for the student and practitioner physiotherapist.
Janet Carr and Roberta Shepherd head up a new team of eminent
authors for the second edition of this definitive text on
neurological physiotherapy. In the first edition, the authors
described a model of neurological rehabilitation for individuals
with motor dysfunction based on scientific research in the areas of
neuromuscular control, biomechanics, motor skill learning, and the
link between cognition and action, together with developments in
pathology and adaptation.
The new edition continues to advance this model while
identifying and incorporating the many advances that have occurred
in the last decade in the understanding and treatment of adults
with neurological conditions, whether caused by accident or
disease. Among these advances is the knowledge that the brain
retains a plastic potential to reorganize, even in old and/or
lesioned brains, and that neural plasticity can be influenced by
task-related mental and physical practice in a stimulating
environment. There is also an increasing body of knowledge related
to the musculoskeletal system's adaptability and the need to
prevent length and stiffness- related changes in muscle
contractility, together with loss of aerobic fitness and endurance.
There is an expanding body of clinical research that appears to
support the model provided here. The training guidelines outlined
in "Neurological Rehabilitation" are based on biomechanical
constructs and motor relearning research, applied to enhance brain
reorganization and muscle contractility, and encourage functional
recovery of the patient. It connects science and clinical practice
enabling students and practitioners to develop their knowledge and
use new clinical methods based on modern scientific
understanding.
*This book contains discussion questions making it ideal for book
clubs* Shipwrecked on an isolated island... How far would you go to
help a new friend? Would you kill someone? How do you know what is
and isn't real? When The Beacon beckons safe harbour isn't
guaranteed.
*This book contains discussion questions making it ideal for book
clubs* Shipwrecked on an isolated island... How far would you go to
help a new friend? Would you kill someone? How do you know what is
and isn't real? When The Beacon beckons safe harbour isn't
guaranteed.
Cass has lost everything; her husband, her son, and her will to
live. She walks in the dark when sleep eludes her. One sleepless
summer night she spies a UFO and discovers a new obsession. It
gives much-needed focus to her empty life. When natural disasters
destroy the Earth, Cass and other survivors are rescued and taken
to a new world where the human race can begin anew. But something
is wrong here. This may not be the paradise they've been promised.
Survivors are vanishing without a trace. Can Cass unravel the
riddle in time to save herself?
Cass has lost everything; her husband, her son, and her will to
live. She walks in the dark when sleep eludes her. One sleepless
summer night she spies a UFO and discovers a new obsession. It
gives much-needed focus to her empty life. When natural disasters
destroy the Earth, Cass and other survivors are rescued and taken
to a new world where the human race can begin anew. But something
is wrong here. This may not be the paradise they've been promised.
Survivors are vanishing without a trace. Can Cass unravel the
riddle in time to save herself?
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone
Grammarians have been unable to provide a sufficient explanation
for the verbal system of Biblical Aramaic by means of the standard
categories of tense and aspect. Michael B. Shepherd exposes this
situation and suggests a way out of the present impasse through
distributional analysis by proposing that Biblical Aramaic has a
primary verbal form for narration and a primary verbal form for
discourse. This simple yet comprehensive proposal holds true not
only for Biblical Aramaic but also for extra-Biblical Aramaic
texts. This volume is an indispensable resource for courses in
Biblical Aramaic and for anyone who wishes to read and understand
the Biblical Aramaic corpus.
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