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Neil LaBute directs this Hollywood remake of the 2007 British
ensemble comedy farce. Comedian Chris Rock stars as Aaron, who is
trying to get through his father's funeral in one piece despite the
best efforts of his melodramatic mother (Loretta Devine), his
baby-obsessed wife (Regina Hall) and his playboy brother (Martin
Lawrence). Meanwhile, his father's secret gay lover (Peter
Dinklage) turns up demanding money, and his beautiful cousin (Zoe
Saldana) spends the day dodging her infatuated ex (Luke Wilson)
while trying to look after her fiance (James Marsden) - who
accidentally imbibed a hallucinogen while searching for a
tranquiliser to calm his nerves.
Exercise Physiology: For Health and Sports Performance brings
together all the essential human anatomy and applied physiology
that students of exercise science, physical education and sports
coaching will need to know. Written in a friendly, accessible style
and containing a wide range of features to help develop
understanding, this book provides a complete one-stop-shop for
exercise physiology broken down into three fundamental sections;
Foundations of Exercise Physiology, Applied Exercise Physiology and
the new part three – Exercise Prescription. With section one and
two examining the theory, testing and practical applications of
Exercise Physiology, this new section reflects the changes in the
field by increasing focus on physical activity and special
populations and helps provides a more complete course text for any
exercise physiology course at universities around the world. The
newly revised book is key reading for undergraduate and
postgraduate students in the fields of Exercise Physiology, Sports
Performance, Sports Therapy, Fitness and Personal Training and
other related sport science courses.
Children and Exercise XXVII presents the latest scientific
research into paediatric sport and exercise science and medicine
including contributions from a wide range of leading international
experts and early career researchers. The book begins with chapters
devoted to the 5 invited keynote lectures followed by forty-two of
the peer-reviewed presentations which are arranged into five
thematic sections addressing:
- Exercise physiology
- Physical activity and health
- Exercise and medicine
- Testing and performance
- Young athlete and sports participation.
The forty-seven chapters offer a review of current topics and
ongoing research in paediatric sport and exercise science and
medicine. The book is therefore a key text for all researchers,
lecturers, paediatricians, health professionals and students with
an interest in the exercising child in health and disease.
It is commonly accepted that "exercise is good for children" but,
considering the number of children worldwide exercising, we know
comparatively little, compared to adults, about how specific
mechanisms influence health and sports performance. There are
considerable obstacles that challenge the progress of paediatric
research, not least in relation to ethical and methodological
considerations. Therefore, advances in the science and clinical
application of paediatric exercise physiology, psychology and
biomechanics have not reached their potential. Paediatric clinical
exercise physiology has application to the role of exercise in the
assessment and treatment of paediatric chronic diseases, the
utilization of physical activity in preventing illness and
enhancing wellbeing and can enhance our understanding of how sports
can be made safer and more enjoyable for our young athletes.
Exercise and Respiratory Diseases in Paediatrics highlights
research by various methodologies, including literature reviews,
experimental research and innovations, applied to children and
adolescents with respiratory diseases. Chronic conditions such as
asthma, bronchiectasis (e.g., cystic fibrosis), and those
associated with prematurity and medical complexity are worldwide
health problems for young people and although management includes
pharmaceutical medications, physiotherapy, nutritional and
psychological support, exercise has a role in optimising
multidisciplinary care. There has been unprecedented acceleration
in new technologies and methodologies that promise to facilitate
paediatric research and these are explained and discussed as future
research directions. This is reading for post graduate students,
researchers, academics and policy makers within the field of
paediatric healthcare, physical activity, physiology and the
related disciplines.
Children and Exercise XXVII presents the latest scientific research
into paediatric sport and exercise science and medicine, including
contributions from a wide range of leading international experts
and early career researchers. The book begins with chapters devoted
to the five invited keynote lectures, followed by forty-two of the
peer-reviewed presentations which are arranged into five thematic
sections addressing: exercise physiology physical activity and
health exercise and medicine testing and performance young athlete
and sports participation. The forty-seven chapters offer a review
of current topics and ongoing research in paediatric sport and
exercise science and medicine. The book is therefore a key text for
all researchers, lecturers, paediatricians, health professionals
and students with an interest in the exercising child in health and
disease.
When human muscle fatigues, athletic performance becomes
impaired. For those individuals suffering muscle or metabolic
diseases the effects of muscle fatigue can make everyday tasks
difficult. Understanding the scientific processes responsible for
skeletal muscle fatigue is therefore central to the study of the
physiology of sport, exercise and health.
Written by a team of leading international exercise scientists,
this book explores the mechanisms of muscle fatigue and presents a
comprehensive survey of current research on this important topic.
Examining the wide variety of protocols, assessment methods and
exercise models used to study muscle fatigue, the book explores the
differential effects of fatigue as influenced by:
- age
- gender
- fitness and training
- the use of ergogenic aids
- medical conditions including cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy
and glycogenosis.
Human Muscle Fatigue covers both clinical and applied approaches
in sport and exercise physiology and devotes an entire section to
the conceptual framework underpinning research in this area,
helping readers from a wide range of backgrounds to engage with the
topic. Accessible and detailed, this book is a key text for
students and practitioners working in exercise and sports science,
medicine, physical therapy and health.
Contents: 1. Learning outcomes 1.1 Introduction 1.2 The history of science 1.2.1 Logic and deductive reasoning 1.2.2 Inductivism 1.2.3 Reductionism 1.2.4 Hypothesis testing 1.3 Summery and criticism of the scientific method 1.4 The foundations and development of exercise and sport sciences, Summary 2. Learning outcomes 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Why is a literature review so important? 2.2.1 The purpose of a review of literature 2.2.2 Planning and preparation 2.2.3 Define the research area 2.2.4 State the specific purpose of the search 2.2.5 Select database(s) and descriptors 2.2.6 Plan 2.2.7 Conduct 2.3 How to write the review, Common problems faced by students, Common mistakes, Summary 3. Learning outcomes 3.1 Introduction 3.1.1 Common mistakes 3.1.2 The research question and experimental design 3.2 Validity 3.3 Internal validity 3.3.1 Threats to internal validity 3.4 External validity 3.5 Validity of measurement 3.5.1 Logical validity 3.5.2 Criterion validity 3.5.3 Construct validity 3.5.4 Ecological validity 3.6 Reliability 3.6.1 Sources of variability 3.6.1.1 Technician error 3.6.1.2 Equipment error 3.6.1.3 Learning effect 3.6.1.4 Biological variance 3.6.2 Terminology 3.6.2.1 Reproducibility 3.6.2.3 Constancy 3.7 Types of experimental design 3.7.1 Single subject study 3.7.2 Longitudinal study 3.7.3 True experimental 3.7.4 Quasi-experimental 3.7.5 Causal-comparative 3.7.6 Correlational 3.8 Selecting the appropriate experimental design, Summary 4. Learning outcomes 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Different types of averages; a quick reminder 4.3 Normal distribution 4.3.1 Skewness 4.3.2 Multimodal data 4.3.3 Variance 4.4 Measures of variance 4.4.1 Range 4.4.2 Standard deviation 4.4.3 Coefficient of variation 4.5 Standard Deviation and the normal distribution, Summary 5. Learning outcomes 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Type I and Type II Errors 5.3 Statistical power 5.4 One-tailed and Two-tailed tests of difference 5.5 Measuring differences between independent samples 5.5.1 Independent samples t tests 5.5.2 Dependent samples (repeated measures) t tests 5.6 Testing differences between more than two samples 5.6.1 Simple one way analysis of variance (ANOVA) 5.6.2 One way repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) 5.7 Post hoc testing 5.8 Factorial analysis of variance 5.9 Common mistakes, Summary 6. Learning outcomes 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Scatter plots 6.3 Correlations 6.3.1 Sample size and statistical significance 6.3.2 Size of a correlation coefficient 6.3.3 Understanding correlations 6.4 Bivariate regression 6.5 Multiple regression 6.6 Common mistakes, Summary 7. Learning outcomes 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Ordinal scales 7.3 Non-parametric statistical tests 7.3.1 Tests of difference for independent samples 7.3.2 Tests of difference for dependent samples (repeated measures) 7.3.3 Relationship testing 7.4 Chi-squares 7.5 Common mistakes, Summary 8. Learning outcomes 8.1 Introduction 8.2 Guidelines for text 8.3 Guidelines for tables 8.4 Guidelines for figures 8.5 Presentations 8.5.1 Oral presentations 8.5.2 Poster presentations 8.7 Common mistakes, Summary 9. Learning outcomes 9.1 Introduction 9.2 Generic information related to the interpretation of data 9.3 Difference testing 9.3.1 Interpreting effects 9.3.2 How significant is significant? 9.3.3 Practical versus statistical significance 9.3.4 Summary 9.4 Correlation studies 9.4.1 Cause and effect? 9.4.2 The size of the correlation 9.4.3 The range of the data 9.4.4 Statistical versus practical significance 9.4.5 Common mistakes 9.5 Regression analyses 9.5.1 Prediction or cause and effect? 9.5.2 The prediction model 9.5.3 Summary 10. Learning outcomes 10.1 Introduction 10.2 Discussion and conclusion 10.2.1 Key points 10.3 Reasoning and conclusions 10.3.1 Multiple reasons and intermediate conclusions 10.4 Common mistakes, Summary
AppleScript is an English-like, easy-to-understand scripting
language built into every Mac. AppleScript can automate hundreds of
AppleScript-able applications, performing tasks both large and
small, complex and simple.
Learn AppleScript: The Comprehensive Guide to Scripting and
Automation on Mac OS X, Third Edition has been completely updated
for Mac OS X Snow Leopard. It's all here, with an emphasis on
practical information that will help you solve any automation
problemfrom the most mundane repetitive tasks to highly integrated
workflows of complex systems.Friendly enough for beginners,
detailed enough for advanced AppleScripters Includes major
contributions from expert AppleScripters: Emmanuel Levy, Harald
Monihart, Ian Piper, Shane Stanley, Barry Wainwright, Craig
Williams, and foreword by AppleScript inventor, William Cook What
you'll learn See how AppleScript represents information as
objectsincluding numbers, strings, lists, and records. Learn how to
manipulate these objects using commands and operators, and how to
store them in variables. Organize your code using handlers and
script objects. Understand how applications describe their objects
and commands in dictionaries and how to interpret that information
when learning to script applications. Manipulate the Mac OS X file
system. Automate iTunes, Mail, iCal, and other popular lifestyle
applications in Mac OS X. Discover sophisticated text processing
techniques using regular expressions. Script professional
productivity applicationsApple iWork, Microsoft Office, FileMaker
Pro, and Adobe InDesign. Harness the power of the Unix command line
in Mac OS X. Create your own Cocoa applications with the new
AppleScriptObjC bridge. Who this book is for
First-time scripters who want to automate tasks on their
MacsExisting AppleScripters looking to develop proficient,
professional, or guru-level knowledge and skillsProfessional Mac OS
X developers wishing to understand this powerful and pervasive
technology Table of Contents Introducing AppleScript AppleScript in
Principle AppleScript in Practice Writing Scripts in AppleScript
Editor Understanding How Application Scripting Works Learning to
Work with AppleScript Objects Working with Text Working with
Numbers Working with Dates Working with Lists and Records Storing
Objects in Variables More on Commands More on Operators and
Coercions Making Decisions Using Conditionals and Loops Making
Decisions When Dealing with Errors Interacting with the User
Working with Files Organizing Your Code with Handlers Organizing
Your Code with Script Objects Scripting the File System Scripting
Apple Applications Extending AppleScript with Scripting Additions
AppleScript Amenities Scripting iWork and Office Scripting Data and
Databases Scripting Adobe InDesign Interacting with the Unix
Command Line Using Smile: The AppleScript Integrated Production
Environment Tips and Techniques for Improving Your Scripts Creating
Cocoa Applications with AppleScriptObjC
When human muscle fatigues, athletic performance becomes impaired.
For those individuals suffering muscle or metabolic diseases the
effects of muscle fatigue can make everyday tasks difficult.
Understanding the scientific processes responsible for skeletal
muscle fatigue is therefore central to the study of the physiology
of sport, exercise and health. Written by a team of leading
international exercise scientists, this book explores the
mechanisms of muscle fatigue and presents a comprehensive survey of
current research on this important topic. Examining the wide
variety of protocols, assessment methods and exercise models used
to study muscle fatigue, the book explores the differential effects
of fatigue as influenced by: age gender fitness and training the
use of ergogenic aids medical conditions including cerebral palsy,
muscular dystrophy and glycogenosis. Human Muscle Fatigue covers
both clinical and applied approaches in sport and exercise
physiology and devotes an entire section to the conceptual
framework underpinning research in this area, helping readers from
a wide range of backgrounds to engage with the topic. Accessible
and detailed, this book is a key text for students and
practitioners working in exercise and sports science, medicine,
physical therapy and health.
Mathematics and Science for Sport and Exercise introduces students
to the basic mathematical and scientific principles underpinning
sport and exercise science. It is an invaluable course companion
for students who have little prior experience of maths or science,
and an ideal revision aid for higher level undergraduate students.
The book explains the basic scientific principles that help us to
understand sport, exercise and human movement, using a wide range
of well-illustrated practical examples. Written by three leading
sport scientists with many years experience teaching introductory
courses, the book guides beginning students through those difficult
to grasp areas of basic maths and science, and identifies the
common problems and misconceptions that students often experience.
It includes coverage of key areas such as: science of physical
states - gas, liquid and solid science of biomechanics, motion and
energy mathematical formulae, calculus, and differential equations
statistics scientific report writing key concepts such as pressure,
torque and velocity self-test features and highlighted key points
throughout each chapter. Fully referenced, with guides to further
reading, this book is an essential companion for all students on
foundation or undergraduate level courses in sport and exercise
science, kinesiology, and the human movement sciences.
Exercise Physiology: For Health and Sports Performance brings
together all the essential human anatomy and applied physiology
that students of exercise science, physical education and sports
coaching will need to know. Written in a friendly, accessible style
and containing a wide range of features to help develop
understanding, this book provides a complete one-stop-shop for
exercise physiology broken down into three fundamental sections;
Foundations of Exercise Physiology, Applied Exercise Physiology and
the new part three – Exercise Prescription. With section one and
two examining the theory, testing and practical applications of
Exercise Physiology, this new section reflects the changes in the
field by increasing focus on physical activity and special
populations and helps provides a more complete course text for any
exercise physiology course at universities around the world. The
newly revised book is key reading for undergraduate and
postgraduate students in the fields of Exercise Physiology, Sports
Performance, Sports Therapy, Fitness and Personal Training and
other related sport science courses.
The classic "Designing with Type" has been completely redesigned,
with an updated format and full color throughout. New information
and new images make this perennial best-seller an even more
valuable tool for anyone interested in learning about typography.
The fifth edition has been integrated with a convenient website,
www.designingwithtype.com, where students and teachers can examine
hundreds of design solutions and explore a world of typographic
information. First published more than thirty-five years ago,
"Designing with Type" has sold more than 250,000 copies--and this
fully updated edition, with its new online resource, will educate
and inspire a new generation of designers.
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