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Basketball Essentials
Authors: Goodson Ryan
Published: May 2023

LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, and all of the best basketball players in the world began their careers in the same way: by focusing on the fundamentals. With Basketball Essentials there has never been a better way to learn to play!

In Basketball Essentials, you learn by doing. Sequential instruction and detailed photographs will guide you to perform the techniques and tactics of the game:

Shooting

Passing

Dribbling

Defending

Rebounding

In addition to the basics, you’ll be challenged to expand your repertoire of skills and use those newly acquired tactics for competitive advantage. More than 100 of the best practice drills will develop your game and improve your performance. You’ll gain an understanding of the game, offensive and defensive strategies, and proven plays.

Basketball Essentials is the best way to learn the basics in less time. It’s the only guide that teaches the skills and the love of the game.
Cricket
Authors: Davis Ken , Buszard Neil
Published: May 2023

The great Sir Donald Bradman’s test-match batting average of 99.94 is an achievement matching that of any other sporting great. Now, you can achieve greatness as well with Cricket: 99.94 Tips to Improve Your Game.

In this one-of-a-kind collection, the world’s top players and coaches share their secrets, guidance and advice on every aspect of the game. From batting to bowling and fielding to coaching, Cricket: 99.94 Tips to Improve Your Game covers it all.

With contributions from Merv Hughes, Brad Hodge, Cameron White, David Hussey, Belinda Clark and a host of others, you will learn something new on every page. Best of all, you’ll learn to develop the special skills and qualities to achieve greatness in today’s game.

Whether you’re still learning the game, polishing your skills or coaching your team to another championship, Cricket: 99.94Tips to Improve Your Game is the practical guide you should not be without.
Curling
Authors: Turriff Sean M.R.
Published: May 2023

Build a rock-solid set of foundational skills and knowledge and improve performance with Curling: Steps to Success.

Internationally renowned coach Sean Turriff brings his extensive experience and expertise to Curling: Steps to Success, providing players and coaches with a practical, step-by-step format that develops and improves curlers’ fundamental skill level and decision making. Supplemented by more than 90 photos and illustrations, the book covers essential curling skills such as throws, brushing, delivery, basic shots, and ice reading. Included are detailed explanations of the roles and responsibilities of each team member as well as practical check points for gauging players’ mastery of skills and determining when to progress to more complex tactics and game strategies.

Whether you are just beginning or have experience on the sheet, the book’s detailed photo sequences, expert instruction, and developmental drills will have you targeting the rock accurately and consistently in no time. Part of the popular Steps to Success series, which has sold more than two million copies worldwide, Curling: Steps to Success is your guide to on-the-sheet success.
Cutting-Edge Cycling
Authors: Allen Hunter , Cheung Stephen S.
Published: May 2023

Increase speed, power, endurance, and efficiency with Cutting-Edge Cycling. You’ll learn how to apply the latest in cycling research, science, and technology to train smarter, ride longer, and race faster.

Renowned cycling coach Hunter Allen and leading scientist Stephen Cheung share the most recent biomechanical, physiological, and technical advances and research, why they matter, and how you can incorporate them for maximal training and optimal performance.

From the latest information on periodization, lactate threshold, and recovery to bike fit, pedaling technique, and cadence, Cutting-Edge Cycling covers every aspect of conditioning, preparation, and competition in this physically demanding sport. Additional coverage includes interviews on a broad range of topics: interpreting lab results, fatigue, monitoring training, high-intensity training, prevention of and recovery from overtraining, pacing, power meter quadrant analysis, hydration, and cooling strategies.

If you’re serious about gaining the edge on the competition, Cutting-Edge Cycling is one guide you shouldn't be without.
Rugby Steps To Success
Authors: Biscombe Tony , Drewett Peter
Published: May 2023

Master the skills, master the game. Rugby: Steps to Success covers all of the skills, tactics and strategies you need to improve your play and dominate the pitch.

With 13 progressive instructional steps, you’ll learn all aspects of the game. Detailed descriptions, illustrations and photo sequences demonstrate the essential skills, including footwork, ball handing, tackling and kicking.
Advanced Marathoning
Authors: Pfitzinger Pete , Douglas Scott
Published: May 2023

If you’ve set your sights on shaving minutes off your time, it’s time to ramp up your training with Advanced Marathoning, Third Edition.

Find the plan that works best for you from the detailed day-by-day training schedules by choosing between 18- and 12-week preparation and selecting weekly distances of 55, 55 to 70, 70 to 85, or 85-plus miles. If you run marathons close together, you’ll find 6- to 12-week training plans to maximize your training time and recovery. For older marathoners, there is a full chapter dedicated to their unique training, nutrition, and recovery needs.

Complement your running workouts with strength, core, and flexibility exercises to help keep injury at bay. Learn how current technologies such as GPS and online logs can help you analyze your training and performance and set goals for future races. Draw inspiration and insights from elite marathoners such as Galen Rupp, Eliud Kipchoge, and Molly Huddle. Implement cutting-edge nutrition and hydration strategies and recovery techniques to feel and run your best.

Advanced Marathoning gives ambitious marathoners the information needed to train smarter, remain injury-free, and cross the next finish line stronger and faster than ever.
Daniels’ Running Formula
Authors: Daniels Jack
Published: May 2023

Train for your next race with the man who has been called “the world’s best running coach.” With more than 55 years of experience, Jack Daniels is a legendary figure in the running community. Named the National Coach of the Year by the NCAA and honored as the Division III Women’s Cross Country Coach of the Century, Daniels has mentored some of the greatest names in running, including Jim Ryun, Ken Martin, Jerry Lawson, Alicia Shay, Peter Gilmore, Magdalena Lewy-Boulet, and Janet Cherobon-Bawcom. In Daniels’ Running Formula, he has shared training advice with hundreds of thousands of runners. Now in this updated—and definitive—fourth edition, he again refines his methods and strategies to help you run faster and stronger.

Building upon his revolutionary VDOT system, Daniels incorporates new insights gained from studying participants in his unique Run SMART Project. You’ll be guided through the components that make the training formula work and then learn different types of training—including treadmill training, fitness training, and training at altitude or in other challenging environments—along with age-related modifications for runners from ages 6 to 80.

Everything comes together with expert advice on event-specific training ranging—for runs ranging from 800 meters to ultradistance events and triathlons. You will find advice on setting up your own seasonal plan, or you can follow one of Daniels’ 31 proven training plans and workouts. You’ll even find four fitness running plans, from novice level to elite level, to get in shape or regain conditioning after injury.

Join the thousands of runners who have relied on Jack Daniels to help them reach their peak running performance. Using the programs outlined in Daniels’ Running Formula, you too can achieve the results you seek every time you train and race.
Running for Women
Authors: Karp Jason R. , Smith Carolyn S.
Published: May 2023

As best-selling author John Gray pointed out, men are from Mars and women are from Venus. There are obvious differences between women and men in anatomy, physiology, hormones, and metabolism. So why do most running books take a one-size-fits-all approach to training? Finally, here's one that doesn't.

Running for Women provides comprehensive information on training female runners based on their cardiovascular, hormonal, metabolic, muscular, and anatomical characteristics. In this authoritative guide, authors Jason Karp and Carolyn Smith answer the questions and tackle the topics women need to know:

• The impact of the menstrual cycle on hydration, body temperature, metabolism, and muscle function

• The most effective workouts for endurance, speed and strength, lactate threshold, and VO2max

• How and when to train during the menstrual cycle, pregnancy, and menopause

• Preventing knee injuries, stress fractures, and other common running-related injuries

• Avoiding the risks of the female athlete triad disordered eating, osteoporosis, and menstrual irregularities

• How to use sex differences to your advantage

Based on the latest research on estrogen, metabolism, and other sex-specific performance factors, Running for Women will change the way you fuel, train, and compete. If you are serious about running, this is one guide you must own.
Premier Soccer
Authors: Parker Michael
Published: May 2023

The Premier League is the highest level of the men’s English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Football League. Seasons typically run from August to May with each team playing 38 matches.
Soccer Practice Games
Authors: Luxbacher Joseph A.
Published: May 2023

Soccer’s top practice games book returns bigger and better than ever! Engage your players and make each practice more challenging, productive, and fun with 175 games!

Soccer Practice Games presents the best small-sided games for developing technique, skills, and soccer sense in players. In the third edition, you’ll find more games on every aspect of play:

• Warm-up and conditioning

• Dribbling, tackling, and shielding

• Passing and receiving

• Shooting and finishing

• Heading

• Goalkeeping

Each game maximizes player involvement, activity, and learning and contains at least one major objective related to player or team development. A new chapter presents large-group games that are ideal for teaching team tactics while simulating match competition. Best of all, each game can be adapted to accommodate players of various ages and abilities.

Designed for youth through high school competition, Soccer Practice Games provides you with the most effective and fun way to learn and teach the game. This is one book you’ll refer to again and again.
The Tennis Drill Book
Authors: Hoskins-Burney Tina , Carrington Lex
Published: May 2023

The world’s best tennis drill book returns—bigger, better, and more comprehensive than ever. Building on the strengths of the popular first edition, this second edition of The Tennis Drill Book includes more drills, expert instruction, advice, and analysis for today’s players and coaches.

The Tennis Drill Book is your complete collection of drills, games, and tips for improving stroke technique, match strategy, and everything in between. Inside you will find

• progressive technique drills for mastering every stroke and shot combination;

• tactics drills for winning with aggressive or defensive strategies in every game situation;

• mental training drills for staying focused when the pressure is on;

• warm-up, cool-down, and conditioning drills for increasing speed, agility, and endurance; and

• game-based drills that simulate singles and doubles match play.

With insights, recommendations, and performance tips from teaching pro and former WTA player Tina Hoskins-Burney and veteran coach Lex Carrington (coach to Vera Zvonareva), The Tennis Drill Book is an essential reference that belongs in every tennis library.
Triathlon 2.0
Authors: Vance Jim
Published: May 2023

Serious triathletes may be the most tech-savvy of all athletes. You have the latest devices and know that data to improve your performance are at hand, but putting it all together can be a daunting, confusing task.

Triathlete, coach, researcher, and author Jim Vance maintains that, despite access to the relevant information, most triathletes start a race undertrained or overtrained. That's why he's developed Triathlon 2.0: Data-Driven Performance Training, the first program to take advantage of the latest science and technology.

Triathlon 2.0 examines the sport's most popular devices, including cycling power meters, GPS trackers, and heart rate monitors. Capture the most accurate readings, learn what they mean, and, just as important, what they don't. Then, put the numbers to work for you, translating your data into a comprehensive program based on your performance needs and triathlon goals.

With Triathlon 2.0, you will learn these skills:

• Establish and identify optimal aerobic fitness base.

• Determine the exact number of intervals for the most effective training and quickest recovery.

• Identify performance markers to track training results.

• Develop a tapering plan for peak performance.

• Monitor pace and progress in real time.

If you're serious about maximizing performance, then turn to the only program built around your personal performance data. With Triathlon 2.0, the power and plan are in your hands.
The Volleyball Handbook
Authors: Miller Bob
Published: May 2023

In volleyball, the little things often mean the difference between being good and being great. But bridging the gap between the two requires the patience, persistence, and insight that come with experience. The Volleyball Handbook provides access to that experience through the knowledge and teachings of one of volleyball’s foremost experts in both boys’ and girls’ play. In this practical guide, veteran coach Bob Miller goes beyond the fundamentals to give you a grasp on the finer points of the sport that are essential to winning championships.

Filled with practical, nuts-and-bolts information, each chapter is like a personal coaching clinic designed to help individuals and teams improve. Whether you’re learning to execute offensive and defensive techniques and tactics or organizing productive practices and game preparation, this insider’s guide will help ensure top-notch performances in matches and tournaments. And, because volleyball success hinges on a total team effort, you’ll benefit from a proven approach to creating a cohesive, winning attitude on the squad.

Prepare to perform like a champion every time you step on the court. The Volleyball Handbook will show you the same methods that Miller used to guide his teams to 950 wins and 7 state championship titles during his phenomenal coaching career.
Scuba Diving
Authors: Graver Dennis K.
Published: May 2023

The best-selling authoritative resource returns updated and better than ever.

Scuba Diving, Fifth Edition, is the most up-to-date resource for experiencing secure, satisfying dives. Packed with full-color photographs and detailed diving instruction, this is the ideal companion for recreational divers, diving instructors, and students.

Veteran instructor Dennis Graver shares the latest research, science, and recommendations as well as nearly 40 years of diving experience. He demystifies complex topics such as gas laws and the physics and physiology of scuba. You’ll also learn these skills:

• Equalize pressure in the sinuses, ears, and mask.

• Follow boat diving and buddy check procedures.

• Master the nuances of dive planning and decompression so that every dive is safe and enjoyable.

• Choose, use, and maintain scuba equipment.

• Safely enjoy the underwater environment, including aquatic wildlife.

• Prevent or manage underwater emergencies and hazards.

In this new edition you’ll find Application of Knowledge (AOK) questions and answers. For the first time, you’ll be able to apply the information and guidelines to real-world scuba problems, making you better prepared for those unexpected situations you might encounter.

Whether you are a beginning or intermediate diver or diving instructor, make sure you have all the bases covered before you go underwater. Scuba Diving will ensure a safe, successful, and rewarding dive every time you take the plunge.
Developing Swimmers
Authors: Brooks Michael
Published: May 2023

Talent, skill, and a passion to compete: These are the characteristics that define elite-level swimmers. But as the sport’s best coaches know, even the most gifted of athletes won’t develop these traits without a plan–one that recognizes talent, develops skills, and nurtures success.

Developing Swimmers is the only book to offer a comprehensive, long-term plan beginning at an age-group level. Renowned coach Michael Brooks shares the insights, secrets, and strategies that have transformed his athletes and swim teams from novice competitors to distinguished champions.

Developing Swimmers will show you how to

-evaluate and identify talent in even the youngest swimmers;

-establish realistic yet challenging short- and long-term goals for your athletes;

-assess and refine strokes for greater power and efficiency;

-improve starts, turns, and finishes for faster times;

-structure positive and productive practices for swimmers and swim teams; and

-foster your swimmers’ passion, bolster commitment, and instill winning attitudes.

From motivation to meet management to race-day tactics, Developing Swimmers covers it all. It is the guide every coach should have on the shelf. With Developing Swimmers, you will improve the performance of your swimmers–and your entire team.
The Swimming Drill Book
Authors: Guzman Ruben
Published: May 2023

Technique is critical in swimming performance. In the pool or open water, coaches and athletes alike know that efficiency in entering the water and in moving through it equates to milliseconds of improvement—milliseconds that make all the difference in a competition.

That’s where The Swimming Drill Book continues to deliver. The first edition quickly became the best-selling drill book in the sport. Now, this second edition ups the ante with more drills, new variations, and expanded coverage to help every swimmer.

Inside, you’ll find more than 175 drills for refining strokes, correcting faults, and improving your feel for the water. In addition to mastering all four competitive strokes—freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly—you’ll learn the essentials of body position, sculling, starts, turns, and finishes. You’ll even find all-new coverage of open-water drills and strength band workouts to be performed poolside.

See for yourself why The Swimming Drill Book is on the shelf of every serious swimmer and coach. It delivers every stroke, every skill, and everything you need for swimming success.
Hockey Plays and Strategies
Authors: Johnston Mike , Walter Ryan
Published: May 2023

Dominate the competition with hockey's best-selling playbook. In Hockey Plays and Strategies, Second Edition, Mike Johnston and Ryan Walter combine decades of experience to bring you the ultimate guide to control the ice and light up the net.

Hockey Plays and Strategies features plays, systems, and strategies for game play in the offensive, neutral, and defensive zones. With tactics for all players in each of the various zones, you can prepare players to hit the ice with confidence and dominate their opponents. You’ll find detailed plays on entering the offensive zone with a dump-in or chip-and-chase, covering shorthanded goals, and using hybrid icing as an offensive advantage. You’ll also find tips and 10 key strategies for winning face-offs.

The detailed instruction for specific skills, techniques, position responsibilities, and team player requirements will help you learn optimal execution of the following:

• Breakouts

• Attack options

• Offensive zone strategies

• Forechecking systems

• Backchecking alignments

• Neutral zone forechecking tactics

• Power-play breakouts and zone setups

• Penalty kill forecheck and zone alignment

• Faceoff plays for each zone

• Game management strategies

To wrap it all up, you’ll even be able to plan for your opponent with tips on scouting the competition and adjusting your game strategy accordingly. No matter what level you coach, Hockey Plays and Strategies will guide smart, consistent, and winning play.
Total Skiing
Authors: Fellows Chris
Published: May 2023

What type of skier are you? What are your strengths? What are your weaknesses? How can you improve your skills and your downhill experience? Total Skiing was developed specifically to help you answer those questions.

Author and renowned ski instructor Chris Fellows shares his proven pyramid program for assessing skills and creating your skiing profile. Step by step, you’ll identify exercises to enhance those skills and create a personal training program to improve functional movement, including stability and mobility, ski-specific fitness, essential ski techniques, and tactics for performance on all terrains.

Total Skiing also includes sample programs for each skier type that offers guidance from preseason to postseason with dry-land and on-snow drills for foundational, intermediate, and advanced performance solutions.

Whether you are looking to polish your skills, conquer the new terrain, or compete on circuit, Total Skiing is your total guide to exhilarating all-mountain skiing!
Advanced Sports Nutrition
Authors: Benardot Dan
Published: May 2023

Use the most sophisticated sports nutrition information to help you reach your athletic performance goals.

In Advanced Sports Nutrition, Third Edition, world-renowned sports nutritionist Dr. Dan Benardot combines the latest research, strategies, and sports nutrition information with his experience in academia and work with elite athletes to help you learn the following:

The implications of relative energy deficiency in sport (RED-S) and within-day energy balance so you can maintain crucial energy balance throughout training and competitionOptimal ratios and quantities of nutrients, vitamins, and minerals for achieving maximum power, strength, and performanceHow to avoid gastrointestinal distress during activityThe most popular supplements and their effects on your athletic performanceStrategies for balancing fluid and electrolytes to avoid dehydration and hyperhydrationHow to combat the effects of travel, such as jet lag, new foods, sleep disruption, and high altitudeWeight-loss and body-composition issues so you can apply appropriate strategies to achieve the optimal strength-to-weight ratio for your sportSport-specific guidelines for power sports, endurance sports, and those that require both power and endurance

To further assist you in distilling the science into practice, you’ll find 13 practical nutrition guides in the appendix. Curious about pregame nutrition, hydration, high-carb snacks, or macronutrient intake? These quick reference sheets help you easily apply the principles to your own nutrition plan.

With Advanced Sports Nutrition, Third Edition, you get practical advice for how best to put nutrition science to work for you.
Governance in Sport
Authors: Cebula Kerri
Published: May 2023

Simplify the complexities of sport governance with an engaging and thought-provoking guide to how authority, policies, rules, and regulations can influence decision making in sport organizations. Governance in Sport: Analysis and Application With Web Resource examines the structure of governance within sport organizations across a breadth of levels and a variety of industry sectors to prepare students to practice principles of good governance and ethical decision making.

The content is presented from three broad perspectives: (1) Students will first learn the foundation of legal and managerial practices in sport governance, encompassing ethical behavior, effective leadership, decision making, and policy development within sport organizations. (2) Once the groundwork is established, a geographical framework explores the structures and functions of regulatory agencies for sport at the local, state, national, regional, and global levels. Students will gain an appreciation for how agencies vary, as well as the differences in for-profit, nonprofit, and quasi-public sport organizations at the various levels. (3) Students will examine the nuances of sport governance across selected sectors of the sport industry. Professional sport, amateur sport, sport media, sporting goods and licensing, and fitness, wellness, and health are presented alongside the emerging and rapidly evolving sectors of sport marketing, legalized sport wagering, and esports for a realistic look at how governance is applied across different sectors.

To enhance practical application, a related web resource presents 12 in-depth case studies and debates on relevant examples of governance in action within sports organizations. Each case study provides thought-provoking perspectives, authored by industry experts and scholars across sport business and academia. Students will gain real-world understanding of how governance varies across national and international levels by scrutinizing contemporary issues such as the NCAA college basketball corruption scandal, the NFL kneeling policy, Olympic host city selection, and poaching in esports. Critical thinking skills are encouraged with multiple-choice and discussion questions provided at the end of each case study.

Additional learning aids also help to connect foundational knowledge to modern-day application. Governance in Action boxes highlight key concepts and provide context in relationship to recent events. Critical thinking questions encourage classroom discussion, and end-of-chapter applied activities help to solidify understanding.

Providing an overview of managing sport at all levels and all sectors, Governance in Sport will help students develop an acute understanding of where power resides, how decisions are made, and the impact of those factors on the goals, purpose, and structure of sport organizations.
Social Media and Sports
Authors: Clavio Galen
Published: May 2023

Social media communications play a huge role in the day-to-day operations of sport teams and organizations. Both current and aspiring sport business professionals need to know how to best leverage social media to meet their organizational goals, and Social Media and Sports With HKPropel Access will help pave the way by emphasizing the strategic, creative, and logistical elements of effective social media practices.

Beginning with foundational concepts, students will first examine the history of social media and its impact on sports. They will learn about the categories of content used, including written content, images, produced video, live video, audio, graphics, dynamic visuals, and responses. They will then gain a better understanding of the social media environment by learning how to think about audiences and networks, evaluating how online communities act and interact, and considering key issues that may be encountered. The final chapters of the text assemble the building blocks from previous chapters into practical application, covering brand management strategies and overall social media presence from the perspective of a member of the sports media, a representative of a team or league, or an individual athlete.

Related online learning aids, delivered via HKPropel and reviewed annually to stay current with evolving trends, provides a detailed look into major social networks and their technological elements, plus best practices, tips, and tricks for utilizing a variety of social media platforms. It also examines content methodologies, including podcasting, live video, and prerecorded video, and it discusses the use of social management software. Markers throughout the text refer students to the web resource when additional related content is available.

Learning aids for students include Professional Insights, sidebars containing interviews with industry insiders; these real-world examples and professional advice provide depth and context to each chapter's content. Key Points highlight important points, end-of-chapter review questions promote practical application and ensure content comprehension, and bolded key terms are defined in an easy-to-reference glossary.

Social Media and Sports offers a practical approach to understanding social media communications in the sports industry, with application extending to those working in journalism, public relations, broadcasting, advertising, and other sport business careers where knowledge of effective social media usage will maximize career potential.
Foundations of Professional Coaching
Authors: Gavin James
Published: May 2023

Foundations of Professional Coaching is the essential guide to developing coaching skills and creating influential coaching relationships. Offering foundational concepts and underlying principles of coaching, this text will help all types of coaches cultivate a growth environment that encourages lasting change and maximizes each client’s potential in their personal and professional lives.

Grounded in the International Coaching Federation's eight core competencies, the text covers the theoretical basis of professional coaching models and the application of those models in modern coaching. Readers will enrich their coaching skills as they learn to embody the coaching mindset:

• Understanding the journey of behavior change with key models on the change process

• Employing inclusive frameworks for working with clients to set and pursue goals and overcome challenges

• Adhering to ethical protocols, such as how to appropriately respond to clients' identity, environment, values, and beliefs

• Cultivating trust and safety in the coaching relationship with respect to power and relationship dynamics

• Establishing presence as a coach and developing a coach’s voice

• Communicating effectively, with active listening and appropriate areas of inquiry

Throughout the text, personal stories offer insights into meaningful coaching engagements, providing context for the concepts and their application to a wide variety of coaching interests, including those related to health and lifestyle wellness, professional and career concerns, and leadership development. Additionally, downloadable resources, delivered through HKPropel, include practical tools—such as forms and checklists—for a successful coaching practice.

Foundations of Professional Coaching provides a pathway to excellence in coaching practice, with practical guidance on how to partner with clients in overcoming obstacles and developing goal-directed strategies leading to sustainable change.
Differentiation of various salivary gland tumours using diffusion-weighted MRI and dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI
Authors: Kushwaha Mohini , Kumar Jyoti , Garg Anju , Singh Ishwar , Khurana Nita
Published: May 2023

Purpose

To determine the role of functional magnetic resonance imaging techniques (diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging [DW-MRI] and dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging [DCE-MRI]) in the differentiation of various salivary gland tumours.

Material and methods

In this prospective study, we evaluated 32 patients with salivary gland tumours using functional MRI. Diffusion parameters (mean apparent diffusion coefficient [ADC], normalized ADC and homogeneity index [HI]), semiquantitative DCE parameters (time signal intensity curves [TICs]) and quantitative DCE parameters (Kep, Ktrans and Ve) were analysed. Diagnostic efficiencies of all these parameters were determined to differentiate benign and malignant tumours as well as to characterize 3 major subgroups of salivary gland tumours, namely pleomorphic adenoma, Warthin tumour, and malignant tumours.

Results

Mean ADC, normalized ADC and HI were insignificant in differentiating benign and malignant tumours but were significant in differentiating pleomorphic adenomas, Warthin tumours, and malignant tumours. Mean ADC was the best parameter in predicting both pleomorphic adenomas and Warthin tumours (AUC: 0.95 and 0.89, respectively). Amongst DCE parameters, only TIC pattern could differentiate between benign and malignant tumours, with an accuracy of 93.75% (AUC: 0.94). The quantitative perfusion parameters aided greatly in characterizing pleomorphic adenomas, Warthin tumours and malignant tumours. For predicting pleomorphic adenomas, the accuracy of Kep and Ktrans was 96.77% (AUC: 0.98) and 93.55% (AUC: 0.95), respectively and for predicting Warthin tumours, the accuracy of both Kep and Ktrans was 96.77% (AUC: 0.97).

Conclusions

DCE parameters (particularly TIC, Kep and Ktrans) had higher accuracy in characterizing various tumour subgroups (pleomorphic adenomas, Warthin tumours, and malignant tumours) than DWI parameters. Hence, dynamic contrast-enhanced imaging adds immense value with only a minimum time penalty to the examination.
Fibromyalgia – etiology, diagnosis and treatment including perioperative management in patients with fibromyalgia
Authors: Dizner-Golab Anna , Lisowska Barbara , Kosson Dariusz
Published: May 2023

Fibromyalgia (FM) is considered a multifactorial disorder/syndrome with not fully understood etiology. Chronic generalized pain is the main symptom. A broad spectrum of factors is proposed to ex-plain the etiology. Its multifactorial nature is inherently associated with challenges in diagnosis and therapy. Various evidence of etiology has been evaluated with the aim of establishing a novel therapeutic approach. The main issue in the diagnosis and management is to focus on the evaluation of strict diagnostic criteria to minimize under- and overdiagnosis. Fibromyalgia is a challenge for perioperative management because of the increased risk of possible complications and poorer out-comes, including postoperative pain chronification.
The authors have proposed an up-to-date evaluation of perioperative management considering the current guidelines. Multimodal analgesia combined with tailored perioperative care is the most appropriate assessment. Interdisciplinary research with special interest in pain management, including perioperative medicine, seems to be the main theme for the future.
Clinical characteristics of ankylosing spondylitis patients depending on neuropathic pain
Authors: Kedyk Ivan , Stanislavchuk Mykola
Published: May 2023

Introduction

Neuropathic pain (NP) in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is an important factor that complicates patients’ everyday activities and leads to a decrease of life quality. Detection and diagnosis of NP can be facilitated by the use of screening instruments, and the comparative assessment of the sensitivity of different scales is important for improving the diagnosis and personalizing the treatment of AS.
The aim of the study was to analyze prevalence of NP in patients with AS and clinical features of AS patients depending on the presence of NP.

Material and methods

We examined 94 patients with NP and 48 patients without pain in AS using the following questionnaires: LANSS, DN4, StEP, BASFI, BASMI, BASDAI, HAQ, ASAS HI/EF and BAS-G.

Results

The prevalence of NP according to LANSS was 51.7% in women and 32.7% in men (p = 0.048); according to DN4 – 58.6% and 32.7%, respectively (p = 0.010). Disease activity and functional disability of the patients were higher in the group of patients with NP than in the group of patients without NP according to the BASDAI, BASFI, BASMI, HAQ, ASAS HI/EF and BAS-G. Significance of differences between groups was at the level of p < 0.01.

Conclusions

The prevalence of NP in AS is alarmingly high. Even with low scores on screening scales, patients showed signs of NP, which may indicate higher prevalence of NP. Neuropathic pain is more associated with the activity of the disease, greater loss of functional capacity and a decrease in indicators of the general state of health, which allows it to be considered as an aggravating factor regarding these manifestations.
Perancangan Aplikasi Toefl Di Universitas Almuslim Berbasis Cliet Server
Authors: Rahmatina Rahmatina , Taufiq Taufiq
Published: May 2023

Pemerintahan Mahasiswa Kampus  merupakan  sebuah  komunitas akademik yang mewakili mahasiswa tingkat universitas. Maksud  dari  Penelitian  ini  yaitu untuk  membangun  sebuah sistem yang dapat digunakan pada Test TOEFL di Laboratorium Lembaga Bahasa Universitas Almuslim Kabupaten Bireuen menggunakan soal yang di bagikan, sedangkan untuk bagian listening menggunakan komputer dan audio. Untuk persediaan komputer pada Lembaga Bahasa sepenuhnya sangat memadai. Dari sistem yang berjalan saat ini terdapat kekurangan yang dapat disimpulkan yaitu membutuhkan waktu dalam proses pemeriksaan TOEFL, membutuhkan kertas jawaban setiap adanya test TOEFL. Model  proses  sistem  ini  menggunakan  metode  Waterfall,  di mana  alat  yang  digunakan untuk  merancang  sistem  yaitu  Flow  Map  (Bagan  Alir  Dokumen),  Contecx  Diagram  (Diagram Konteks),  DFD  (Data  Flow  Diagram),  ERD  (Entity  Relationship  Diagram). Sesuai dengan perkembangan teknologi pada saat ini, akan lebih baik test TOEFL  sepenuhnya menggunakan perangkat komputer. Sehingga pemeriksaan jawaban akan lebih cepat dan dapat menghemat kertas jawaban
Ventas punktet mit Pastasaucen
Authors: Heimig Dieter
Published: May 2023

Die Ventas Foodmarketing GmbH vertreibt seit 2021 Pastasaucen der Marke Bongiovi. Der Rocksänger Jon Bon Jovi hat bei dem Label die Finger mit im Spiel.
Zentrales Element der Sparstrategie
Authors: Konrad Jörg , Lattmann Christian
Published: May 2023

Inflation, Preissteigerungen bei Lebensmitteln und Energie, sinkende Reallöhne – kein Wunder, dass die Konsumlaune der Deutschen gerade nicht die beste ist. Besonders Herstellermarken bekommen das zu spüren. Handelsmarken profitieren vom Sparwillen der Verbraucher.
Preiseinstieg und Premium in Bewegung
Authors: Sievers Hermann
Published: May 2023

In den vergangenen Jahren war die Warengruppe TK-Pizza in den Bereichen Marke und Handelsmarke von Dynamik und Innovationen geprägt. Das wird sich voraussichtlich fortsetzen – ebenso wie der momentan gute Lauf der Kategorie.
Frische Ideen aus Hamburg
Authors: Tietze Iris , Schneider Linda Judith
Published: May 2023

Mit leidenschaftlicher Sortimentskompetenz und hoher Frischequote begeistert Edeka Niemerszein seine Kunden. Die Teilnehmer der Young Business Factory besuchten zwei Märkte des Händlers und diskutierten über die Zukunft des Formates Supermarkt.
Antimitotic and genotoxic effect of methanolic extracts of leaves of Peganum harmala L. on the meristematic cells of Allium cepa L.
Authors: Ouzid Yasmina , Kaci-Boudiaf Malika Nait , Zeghouini Assia , Madi Aghiles-Ouali , Smail-Saadoun Noria , Houali Karim
Published: May 2023

Medicinal plants are an inexhaustible source of molecules with several biological activities. The main objective of this research was the evaluation of the antimitotic and genotoxic effect by the Allium cepa test of the methanolic extract of the leaves of Peganum harmala, a spontaneous plant from the arid zones of Algeria (Timzerth, Laghouat). Different concentrations (1, 4, 10, and 16 mg∙mL-1) of the extract, as well as two standards (colchicine and quercetin) at 1 mg∙mL-1 concentration were tested. Mitotic index (MI), limit value for cytotoxicity (LVC), phase index (PI), and aberration indexes (AI) were calculated, and different aberrations were identified in treated meristematic onion cells. Statistical analyses by ANOVA and Newman-Keuls test were performed. The results confirmed our previous findings that the methanolic extract has an anti-mitotic effect similar to that of the standards. The increase in extract concentrations was accompanied by a decrease in the various indexes calculated. The extracts blocked mitosis in prophase which was predominantly present, and caused increase in abnormalities, represented by dominant rates of agglutinations, chromosomal fragmentations and binuclear cells. confirmed that the effect was independent of concentrations, though to varying degrees.
Mehmet Şükrü Özkan, Yeni Ateizmin Dini: Bilimcilik Bilimci Natüralist Dünya Görüşünün Eleştirisi (Ankara: Elis Yayınları, 2021), 363 sayfa, ISBN:978-605-9513-63-0
Authors: VİDİNLİOĞLU Saliha
Published: May 2023

Yeni Ateizmin Dini: Bilimcilik adlı incelediğimiz eser Mehmet Şükrü Özkan tarafından kaleme alınmış, 2021 yılında Elis Yayınları’ndan çıkmıştır. İncelediğimiz bu çalışmada Özkan, yeni ateistlerin evrimi kendilerine dayanak noktası yaptıklarını ve evrimin onların iddia ettiği şekilde ‘gerçek’ ve ‘mutlak doğru’lar içermediğini belirtir. Ayrıca yeni ateistlerin herhangi bir eleştiri kabul etmeyen bilimci tavır-larını eleştiriye açmakta, sığ bilimci tutuma karşı bilim felsefesinin ufkumuzu genişletebileceğini ileri sürmektedir. Özkan, bilimin hangi ideoloji için kullanılırsa kullanılsın sınırlarını aşan söylemlere daya-nak yapılmasının yanlış bir tutum olacağını da görüşlerine eklemektedir.
THE SCIENTIFIC APPROACH - AN ESSENTIAL FACTOR IN FIGHTING AGAINST CRIME
Authors:   Tashkent State University of Law, Khakimov Rakhim
Published: May 2023

This article discusses the scientific approach - the issues of an essential factor in the fight against crime. Also, the author discusses legal measures aimed at training and retraining of personnel in the related field.
LATENT CRIME: CONCEPT AND CLASSIFICATION FEATURES
Authors:   Academy of the General Prosecutor’s office of the Public of Uzbekistan, Ismoilov Olimjon
Published: May 2023

The article examines the formation of the concept of latent crimes, studies the types and classification of latent crimes. In addition, the views and opinions of various scientists on the latent crime classification into categories and types are discussed. Besides, the statistics of latent crime are analyzed.
CRIME PREVENTION - IS A KEY TASK OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LEGISLATION IN MODERN UZBEKISTAN
Authors:   Tashkent State University of Law, Ruzmetov Botirjon
Published: May 2023

The article presents the normative acts of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Sh. Mirziyoyev, which formed the basis of the concept of combating crime by ensuring the prevention of crime in our country. In addition, there are references to the normative acts in accordance with which the prevention of crimes is carried out. The author gave the general measures of crime prevention, its concept, conditions and measures for the prevention of crimes by law enforcement agencies. The article presents statistical data on the level of crimes in the Yunusabad district of Tashkent city, in the context of mahallas and categories of socially dangerous acts. In addition, the article reveals the role of each of the participants in the criminal process: the investigator, the investigator, the prosecutor, the court in the implementation of measures to prevent crimes at all levels and in close cooperation with various state bodies and public organizations (institutions).
COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUES TO DEAL WITH CITIZENS WITH DEVIANT BEHAVIOR (THE ACTIVITIES OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS OF YUNUSABAD DISTRICT AS ANA EXAMPLE)
Authors:   Tashkent State University of Law, Rakhmonova Dildora
Published: May 2023

Crime prevention has always been one of the most important areas of public order. This article provides scientific conclusions about the most crucial practical part of crime prevention ‒ the area of communication with people with deviant behavior in the activities of law enforcement officers, interview techniques, the norms of influencing citizens to change behavior. Not only the presence of psychological concepts, but also knowledge of linguistic, and intercultural communication plays an essential role in working with people with deviant behavior. Only these factors create conditions for people prone to delinquency to change their way of thinking, to limit their moral deviation. The findings of this study can be used by public order and law enforcement officers in communicating with citizens, especially those with behavioral disorders.
CURRENT TASKS OF THE SUBJECT OF CRIMINOLOGY
Authors:   Tashkent State University of Law, Abdurasulova Kumriniso
Published: May 2023

This article discusses the actual tasks of the subject of criminology. The article also notes that the prevention of offenses (crimes), the correction of the behavior of persons prone to committing a crime or the victim, identifying the causes of the commission of crimes, the conditions that allow this, and their elimination are important tasks of criminology.
Circumstances Considered at an assignment of punishment as One of the Criteria for Crime Prevention
Authors:   Tashkent State University of Law, Maxmudov Sunnatjon
Published: May 2023

This article examines the features of mitigating circumstances when imposing punishment and the issue of taking them into account in the presence of special rules for mitigating circumstances. The role and importance of the general foundations and principle of sentencing have been analyzed. At the same time, this article analyzes the practical significance of the circumstances mitigating punishment when imposing punishment by studying some of the circumstances mitigating punishment. Moreover, the active remorse of the guilty in the offense, various and similar features of punishment with the assignment of a lighter punishment, as well as some theoretical and practical problems associated with their application in the assignment of punishment have been studied in the article. In addition, relevant recommendations and proposals have been developed to improve the criminal legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
PROBATION ISSUES IN CRIMINAL LAW: FOREIGN EXPERIENCE
Authors:   Tashkent State University of Law, Khaidarov Shukhratjon
Published: May 2023

The article examines the theoretical foundations of conditional sentencing, which is defined in Article 72 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan, as a special form of releasing the guilty from punishment. Some types of conditional sentencing of foreign countries are analyzed in this article, and the author gives relevant theoretical conclusions based on the scientific basis of his opinions, giving examples from practice.
THE CONCEPT AND IMPORTANCE OF LIBERALIZATION OF CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY
Authors:   Tashkent State University of Law, Altiyev Razzoq
Published: May 2023

Within the framework of this article, the author analyzed the content of judicial reforms carried out in the years of independence in the criminal legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan, emphasizing the importance of decriminalization in the policy of liberalization of the state. The author also conducted a broad theoretical analysis of the criminal law analysis of decriminalization and its types. The article mainly analyzes statistical data on stimulating institutions included in criminal legislation, in particular, the institute of reconciliation and its implementation.
CRIMINAL ISSUES OF CRIMES AGAINST MORALITY IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES
Authors:   Tashkent State University of Law, Tosheva Maftuna
Published: May 2023

The article deals with crimes against public morality in foreign legislation. Particular attention is paid to crimes related to prostitution, trafficking in pornographic products, destruction and damage to historical and cultural monuments as well as desecration of burial sites.