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Psychological Predictors of Job Performance and Career Success in Professional Sport
Authors: Stanimirovic Rosanna , Hanrahan Stephanie 
Published: January 2012

Psychological Predictors of Job Performance and Career Success in Professional Sport
The measurement of psychological factors specific to sport has provided sport psychologists with valuable information for performance enhancement interventions. It is necessary, however, to consider that the predictive validity of the measures when related to job performance or career success in professional sport is limited (Humara, 2000). This literature review describes theoretical and empirical evidence related to (a) utility and validity of psychological measures that predict job performance, including general mental ability (GMA), personality, and emotional intelligence (EI); (b) descriptions of the psychological factors affecting successful and unsuccessful performances at major sporting events such as the Olympic Games; (c) examination of the psychological measures related to performance of successful athletes; and (d) an overview of EI as a construct relevant to job performance and career success of athletes. The aim of the literature review is to present evidence for a systematic method of assessment as recommended by Schmidt and Hunter (1998) that includes GMA and appropriate supplementary measures for sport. A method that encourages the existence and/or development of psychological competencies can enhance the professional experience for the athletes and potentially the return on investment for the professional sporting organization.
Self-Defense Competency of American College Students in Self-Defense Class in Physical Education Program
Authors: Chen Gong 
Published: January 2012

Self-Defense Competency of American College Students in Self-Defense Class in Physical Education Program
The purpose of this project was to investigate physical self-defense competency of American college students in laboratory situation. The physical self-defense competency was examined through five categories of physical self-defense abilities that occurred in real life situation, including abilities of dealing with throws, standing holds, floor holds, knife attacks, and gun attacks. The results indicated that female and male students demonstrated high level of self-defense competency on dealing with throws, standing holds, and floor holds. The results also indicated effective strategies and skills for college men and on women dealing with knife attacks.
A Close Look at the Physical Fitness Levels of Elementary Age Students with Intellectual Disabilities
Authors: Davis Kathryn , Zhang Guili , Hodson Patricia , Boswell Boni , Decker James 
Published: January 2012

A Close Look at the Physical Fitness Levels of Elementary Age Students with Intellectual DisabilitiesIntroduction: Little is known about the physical fitness levels of school-aged children with intellectual disabilities, when comparing groups of healthy weight and unhealthy weight. Purpose: To compare the fitness levels of healthy weight and unhealthy weight children with intellectual disabilities in three elementary schools in the southeastern United States. Methods: Four fitness measures (PACER, Modified Curl-Ups, Modified Pull-ups, and the Back-Saver Sit-and-Reach) were obtained from 26 youth (10 girls, 16 boys; 10.01 + 1.22). Additionally, fitness levels of students who were overweight/obese were statistically compared with those with healthy weights. Results: A pattern of overall low fitness levels was found in comparison to criterion-referenced standards regarding all of the fitness measures, and students who were overweight/obese performed poorly compared to those with healthy weight. The only statistically significant finding was the comparison of healthy and unhealthy weight groups on the modified pullup. Conclusions: The study suggests a strong need for adaptive physical education and active recess programs that are appropriate for developing the fitness levels of elementary students with intellectual disabilities.
The Jewish Gymnastics in the Czech Lands until 1918
Authors: Šinkovský Roman 
Published: January 2012

The Jewish Gymnastics in the Czech Lands until 1918
In the second half of the 19th century there was a significant change in the club's life and physical activities in the Habsburger Monarchy. The German gymnastics system (Turnbewegung) was the strongest one with regions, subregions and clubs in every smaller city. But towards the end of the 19th century the uprising of anti-Semitic attitude Jews started to flee or they were made to leave this organization. They built their own organization with similar ideology and structure. Nevertheless, its influence and importance was rather marginal. Although we could find areas where Jewish gymnastics had its steady position within the community. The Czech lands belonged among the leading territories within the Jewish Gymnastics Organization (Jüdische Turnbewegung).
Modélisation du trajet global de la flèche avec différents types d'équipements
Authors: Dinu Daniel , Houel Nicolas , Dellenbach Marc 
Published: January 2012

Modélisation du trajet global de la flèche avec différents types d'équipements
Skill in archery directly depends on the interaction between the subject, the bow and the arrow when shooting. Researches in biomechanics of archery have frequently described the different coordination and muscular activation during the shoot of the subject. Few of them describe the influence of the bow (mechanical characteristics, stabilizers, etc.) on the subject's skill and physical capacities. The aim of the study is to compare the influence of two bows on the subject's skill. An international level archer shot a sequence of twelve arrows (A1) X10, 380 (Easton) and a sequence of twelve arrows (A2) X10 Pro Tour, 380 (Easton). Each sequence of arrows were shot with two bows (B1: 27 inch Inno carbon bow handle associated with 70 inch and 38 lb bow limb; B2 : 25 inch Inno bow carbon handle associated with 70 inch and 40 lb bow limb). All archers' shots were performed on a 70 m distant target. For each arrow, heights at shot (H1) and on the target (H2) were measured. The velocity (km.h-1) of the arrow was recorded using Stalker ATS radar when it left the bow. The angle (α) between the arrow and the horizontal axis was estimated using the previous measurement and the Newton's law. Multi-varied Anova test was used to define the influence of bows and arrows on the shot parameter (V) and archer's skill (α, H2). Results show that the use of the B2A2 condition would be the less interesting for this archer's skill in order to perform the centre of the target. Indeed, H2 with B2A2 condition is usually 10 cm above the centre of the target. The use of the B2A1 condition could permit the archer to perform the centre of the target as accurately as the B1 conditions. When using B2A1 condition, a shot is realized with smaller velocity (219±0.3 versus 226±0 km.h-1) and bigger angle α (5.45±0.3 versus 5.16±0.03 degree). For this archer, B2A1 condition could help him to reach the centre of the target with less energy to bend the bow and shoot with less velocity, and bigger range of angle when shooting (0.6 versus 0.08 degree).
Rationale of Self-defense Education in American Schools
Authors: Chen Gong 
Published: January 2012

Rationale of Self-defense Education in American Schools
The purpose of this article is to examine the critical roles and benefits of self-defense and self-defense education for students in American middle and high schools. The article will analyze crime trends and the self-defense education status in America, and discuss rationale of self-defense and self-defense education from both the theoretical and practical perspectives. This article tried to provide a comprehensive view on theories and practice of self-defense education for American school students. Self-defense instructors can consider the ideas presented herein to persuade their school administrators to initiate or strengthen their self-defense education programs, convince parents of the need, and obtain their support and cooperation. Ideas we presented can also be useful in motivating students to learn self-defense while helping instructors develop a comprehensive understanding of self-defense education.
Ontogenetic Development of Kinematic Parameters of the Running Stride
Authors: Vanderka Marián , Kampmiller Tomáš 
Published: January 2012

Ontogenetic Development of Kinematic Parameters of the Running Stride
Authors of the research deal with cross-section analysis of ontogenetic characteristics of basic kinematic parameters of the running stride in terms of age and gender from 7 to 18 years of age. There were monitored: average velocity, stride frequency and length, duration of support and flying phase, as well as other derived indicators at 10 m with 15 m flying start. Sample consisted of 1299 male and 1288 female students of elementary and high schools in Bratislava. Authors determined high age dependency of running speed and stride length on age. On the other hand, there was high ontogenetic stability of the indicators (stride frequency, duration of support and flying phase) in the population of 7 to 18 year-old youth. Ontogenetically stable parameters deteriorated partially in prepubescent and at the beginning of the pubescent period in the age 11 - 15. This relates to rapid growth of body height and weight and deterioration of biomechanical and coordination conditions of an organism. Those finding lead the authors to the conclusion, that ontogenetically stable indicators comprise so called dispositional factors in evaluating the rate of talent for running speed.
Evaluation of Sports Organization Worth
Authors: Sonntag Axel 
Published: January 2012

Evaluation of Sports Organization Worth
When the level of funding for sport compared to the overall state budget, or be related to the gross domestic product can be ascertained that in the past twenty years, the money directed to this area is constantly decreasing. In the imaginary scale of the European Union are under study, some country is among the lowest rungs. The analysis is not only taking the top sport, but also activities in the field of sport for all, support for youth, sports and similar construction. This article aims to report on funding opportunities in sport. What are the possible ways of acquiring money from different sources public, private and international (public budget, entrepreneurial appropriation, bank credits, EU sources of physical training).
Physical Activity Effects in Elderly Female: Evaluation through Six-minute Walking Test
Authors: Merati Matteo , Beretta Alice , Eid Luca , Casolo Francesco , Lovecchio Nicola 
Published: January 2012

Physical Activity Effects in Elderly Female: Evaluation through Six-minute Walking Test
Study aim. Aerobic capacity is very important for elderly. Daily living activities, such as walking, doing housework and shopping, require a good strength, but also a good aerobic endurance. The aim of this study was to verify the effects of regular training activity on a typical daily action, such as deambulation. Material and methods. Twenty-six volunteer elderly women randomly divided into two groups, group II (age = 64,5 ± 3,58 years, weight = 61,67 ± 4,25 kg, height = 1,62 ± 0,04 m; BMI = 23,67 ± 1,79 kg m-2), group I (age = 65,21 ± 4,59 years, weight = 63,36 ± 7,59 kg, height = 1,62 ± 0,06 m; BMI = 24,1 ± 1,98 kg m-2) participated in this study. Groups performed endurance training for eight weeks (2 days per week, 1 hour each, for experimental group II; 1 day per week, 1 hour each, for experimental group I). Exercises involved in many possibilities of physical expression to keeping all body in motion for at least 30 min. During the second 30 min exercises for abdominal and lower limb muscles were proposed. The physical efficacy was tested through 6 min walking test. Results. After the training all people increased the distance in the test. Group II participants significantly improved their distance (pre-training = 636.25 m, post-training = 673.75 m). Group I reported also improvements (pre = 568.21 m; post = 600 m), but with a minor level of significance. Conclusions. Specific regular physical activity provides significant benefits adopting two sessions per week but it is also important do not underestimate the possibility, where people can not, of a one training session per week. Regular and adequate levels of physical activity allow improving daily living activity helping the elderly to keep their autonomy as long as possible.
Young Coaches and Supportive Environments
Authors: Meckbach Jane , Larsson Lena 
Published: January 2012

Young Coaches and Supportive Environments
Sport is a very popular recreational activity for young people in Sweden. To support children's and young people's sporting activities, the Swedish Parliament has invested EUR 200,000 over a four-year period. This initiative was given the name Idrottslyftet [Lift for Sport] and one of its goals was to recruit and retain young coaches. The aim of the study is to examine the investment made in young coaches with the focus on supportive environments. Questions are asked: (i) How have the various projects been structured and what were the desired objectives? (ii) What is meant by the term ‘supportive environment’? iii) Which young coaches is the project aimed at and who is the ‘right’ kind of coach? The data consists of plans and project descriptions. Moreover, this study uses a qualitative text analysis and has a cultural-sociological perspective based on Bourdieu's theories and concepts. The analysis shows that investments have consisted mainly of training programmes to recruit new coaches. The supportive environments are a priority and master-pupil relationship is a given model. The findings indicate that there is a belief that a re-examination of the traditionally prominent values is required if young people are to be recruited as coaches.
A computational investigation of iceberg capsize as a driver of explosive ice-shelf disintegration
Authors: Guttenberg Nicholas , Abbot Dorian S. , Amundson Jason M. , Burton Justin C. , Cathles L. Mac , MacAyeal Douglas R. , Zhang Wendy W. 
Published: January 2012

AbstractPotential energy released from the capsize of ice-shelf fragments (icebergs) is the immediate driver of the brief explosive phase of ice-shelf disintegration along the Antarctic Peninsula (e.g. the Larsen A, Larsen B and Wilkins ice shelves). The majority of this energy powers the rapidly expanding plume of ice-shelf fragments that expands outward into the open ocean; a smaller fraction of this energy goes into surface gravity waves and other dynamic interactions between ice and water that can sustain the continued fragmentation and break-up of the original ice shelf. As an initial approach to the investigation of ice-shelf fragment capsize in ice-shelf collapse, we develop a simple conceptual model involving ideal rectangular icebergs, initially in unstable or metastable orientations, which are assembled into a tightly packed mass that subsequently disassembles via massed capsize. Computations based on this conceptual model display phenomenological similarity to aspects of real ice-shelf collapse. A promising result of the conceptual model presented here is a description of how iceberg aspect ratio and its statistical variance, the two parameters related to ice-shelf fracture patterns, influence the enabling conditions to be satisfied by slow-acting processes (e.g. environmentally driven melting) that facilitate ice-shelf disintegration.
The historical global sea-level budget
Authors: Moore J.C. , Jevrejeva S. , Grinsted A. 
Published: January 2012

AbstractWe analyze the global sea-level budget since 1850. Good estimates of sea-level contributions from glaciers and small ice caps, the Greenland ice sheet and thermosteric sea level are available over this period, though considerable scope for controversy remains in all. Attempting to close the sea-level budget by adding the components results in a residual displaying a likely significant trend of ~0.37mma–1from 1955 to 2005, which can, however, be reasonably closed using estimated melting from unsurveyed high-latitude small glaciers and ice caps. The sea-level budget from 1850 is estimated using modeled thermosteric sea level and inferences from a small number of mountain glaciers. This longer-term budget has a residual component that displays a rising trend likely associated with the end of the Little Ice Age, with much decadal-scale variability that is probably associated with variability in the global water cycle, ENSO and long-term volcanic impacts.
Identification and characterization of microsatellite loci in the rush Juncus effusus (Juncaceae)1
Authors: Michalski Stefan G. , Durka Walter 
Published: January 2012

• Premise of the study: Microsatellite markers were developed for the common wetland plant Juncus effusus to assess levels of within‐ and among‐population genetic diversity.• Methods and Results: Using a next‐generation sequencing approach we identified new microsatellite loci, from which 23 were further characterized in a large population of J. effusus. Expected heterozygosity ranged from 0 to 0.64 with a mean of 0.407. Inbreeding coefficients (mean = 0.984) were very high, confirming earlier suggestions of an inbred mating system. Cross‐amplification was tested in J. conglomeratus, J. inflexus, J. drummondii, and J. filiformis, with best results in the former.• Conclusions: The described microsatellite markers will be helpful in assisting studies on, e.g., reproduction, taxonomy, and phylogeography in J. effusus and related species.
Proteinase 3 Contributes to Transendothelial Migration of NB1-Positive Neutrophils
Authors: Kuckleburg Christopher J. , Tilkens Sarah B. , Santoso Sentot , Newman Peter J. 
Published: January 2012

Abstract
Neutrophil transmigration requires the localization of neutrophils to endothelial cell junctions, in which receptor–ligand interactions and the action of serine proteases promote leukocyte diapedesis. NB1 (CD177) is a neutrophil-expressed surface molecule that has been reported to bind proteinase 3 (PR3), a serine protease released from activated neutrophils. PR3 has demonstrated proteolytic activity on a number of substrates, including extracellular matrix proteins, although its role in neutrophil transmigration is unknown. Recently, NB1 has been shown to be a heterophilic binding partner for the endothelial cell junctional protein, PECAM-1. Disrupting the interaction between NB1 and PECAM-1 significantly inhibits neutrophil transendothelial cell migration on endothelial cell monolayers. Because NB1 interacts with endothelial cell PECAM-1 at cell junctions where transmigration occurs, we considered that NB1–PR3 interactions may play a role in aiding neutrophil diapedesis. Blocking Abs targeting the heterophilic binding domain of PECAM-1 significantly inhibited transmigration of NB1-positive neutrophils through IL-1β–stimulated endothelial cell monolayers. PR3 expression and activity were significantly increased on NB1-positive neutrophils following transmigration, whereas neutrophils lacking NB1 demonstrated no increase in PR3. Finally, using selective serine protease inhibitors, we determined that PR3 activity facilitated transmigration of NB1-positive neutrophils under both static and flow conditions. These data demonstrate that PR3 contributes in the selective recruitment of the NB1-positive neutrophil population.
Videostroboscopy in Laryngopharyngeal Reflux Disorder
Authors: Raghunandhan S , Natarajan Kiran , Raghunandhan S , Nagasundaram Jawahar , Prashanth Srividya 
Published: January 2012

ABSTRACT

Introduction
Acid reflux disease of the larynx has been established as a separate clinical entity in the present day, requiring the nuances of a skilled laryngologist for its early diagnosis and appropriate management. Clinical presentations of laryngopharyngeal reflux disorder may vary from very subtle to mammoth proportions, ranging across a panorama of features like chronic laryngitis, indolent laryngeal ulcers or granulomas, onto life-threatening glottic/sub-glottic stenosis and laryngeal malignancies very rarely. With the advent of videostroboscopy, laryngologists have now acquired a ‘cutting-edge’ sensitive tool to look into the intricacies of the larynx and thereby study the pathological effects of laryngopharyngeal reflux in great detail.

Objective
To assess the efficacy of videostroboscopy with voice analysis, as a diagnostic and prognostic tool in a cohort of patients with laryngopharyngeal reflux disorder.

Study method
This prospective study was conducted over a two-year period, among 50 patients with hoarseness of voice and features of reflux laryngitis, who underwent videostroboscopy with voice analysis at initial diagnosis and at routine follow-up, to objectively study the response and outcome of anti-reflux therapy on the larynx.

Observation and result
Videostroboscopy provided a vivid picture of the changes in larynx due to chronic acid reflux and proved efficacious in precisely judging the treatment responses.

Conclusion
Our study reflects the recent concept highlighted in world literature that videostroboscopy is an ideal, sensitive tool for early diagnosis and in prognosis of acid induced laryngeal disorder.
Benign Corrosive Stricture Excision by Lateral Pharyngotomy
Authors: Meher Ravi , Brar Tripti , Rathore PK , Aggarwal Virad , LNU Aditi 
Published: January 2012

ABSTRACT
Benign corrosive lesion of aerodigestive tract is difficult to treat. We report a case of a 3-year-old male child who accidentally ingested acid and presented to the emergency a few hours later with difficulty in breathing and dysphagia. He was admitted and underwent a tracheotomy. A feeding jejunostomy was also done. The patient was then planned for an endoscopic examination followed by a lateral pharyngotomy. A few weeks later, a bougie dilatation of the esophageal stricture was done and the dysphagia was relieved.
“Knowynge Cristes speche”:
Authors: David Lavinsky 
Published: January 2012

ABSTRACT
Much recent scholarship has explored how Wycliffism, rather than affording women a greater range of opportunities than orthodox religion, reinforced long-standing disparities in learning and access. While acknowledging the reorientation under way in the field, this article argues that certain Wycliffite biblical commentaries—primarily the long English sermon cycle—address and authorize women in compelling ways. Prompted by a need to model its own exegetical practices, the sermon cycle invokes women as an internal audience invested with the hermeneutic authority to point readers toward the proper register of Christ's speech and thus to the meaning of enigmatic gospel texts. This mode, it is finally argued, makes sense in relation to Wyclif's own hermeneutic theorizations in De Veritate Sacrae Scripturae.