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Phases of the Traditional 505 Test: Between Session and Direction Reliability
Change of direction (COD) testing has commonly reported a single total time to quantify performance despite that tests are made up of a number of different phases. No investigation into these phases has been completed, therefore the aim of this study was to examine the reliability between sessions and directions of the different phases of a 505 test. Twenty-one male youth athletes performed the 505 test in both directions on three occasions. Differences between directions and sessions were determined via a T-test and Two-way ANOVA respectively and a significance threshold was set at P †0.05. All strategy variables show acceptable relative and absolute reliability in both directions between sessions (ICC = 0.73-0.94; CV = 2.3-6.3%) apart from ground contact time (GCT) (ICC = 0.57-0.68, CV = 14.8â22.4%). Significant differences were identified between session one and three for entry time. Significant differences between directions for exit time on day two and for full approach, entry and GCT on day three. The non-dominant turning direction showed lower relative and absolute reliability between session for entry time (ICC = 0.73 vs 0.89; CV = 6.3% vs 3.7%) and GCT (ICC = 0.57 vs 0.68; CV = 14.8% vs 22.4%). Results indicate the phases of a 505 COD test have high relative and absolute reliability between sessions, although turning directions should be considered independently
Expanded Vandermonde powers and sum rules for the two-dimensional one-component plasma
The two-dimensional one-component plasma (2dOCP) is a system of mobile
particles of the same charge on a surface with a neutralising background.
The Boltzmann factor of the 2dOCP at temperature can be expressed as a
Vandermonde determinant to the power . Recent advances in
the theory of symmetric and anti-symmetric Jack polymonials provide an
efficient way to expand this power of the Vandermonde in their monomial basis,
allowing the computation of several thermodynamic and structural properties of
the 2dOCP for values up to 14 and equal to 4, 6 and 8. In this
work, we explore two applications of this formalism to study the moments of the
pair correlation function of the 2dOCP on a sphere, and the distribution of
radial linear statistics of the 2dOCP in the plane
The Deceleration Deficit: A Novel Field-Based Method to Quantify Deceleration During Change of Direction Performance
The study investigated the relationship between linear and change of direction (COD) speed performance components and the individual differences between deceleration deficit (DD) and COD deficit (CODD). Thirty-six subjects (mean ±SD: age = 20.3 ± 2.9 years; stature = 175.2 ± 7.7 cm; body mass = 78.0 ± 16.7 kg) completed three trials of a 505 test in both turning directions (dominant (D); non-dominant (ND)) and three 15m linear sprints. DD was calculated via the 15m approach in the 505 test, minus the athleteâs linear 15m sprint time. To compare individuals CODD and DD, z-scores were calculated, and moderate worthwhile changes (MWC) were identified between these deficit z-scores. Significant correlations were identified between linear sprints and 505 time (D: r = 0.71, 0.74; P < 0.01. ND: r = 0.76, 0.75; P < 0.01) for 10m and 15m sprint respectively, and between 505 performance and CODD (D: r = 0.74; P < 0.01. ND: r = 0.77; P < 0.01) and DD (D: r = 0.41, P < 0.05. ND: r = 0.44, P < 0.01). DD was significantly related to CODD (D: r = 0.59; P < 0.01. ND: r = 0.62; P < 0.01); however, 78% of subjects demonstrated differences between these deficit measures greater than an MWC. In conclusion, linear speed has the strongest significant relationship with 505 performance. DD could provide a more isolated construct than CODD which may be related to an athleteâs deceleration capabilities
Environment and Rural Affairs Monitoring & Modelling Programme - ERAMMP Year 1 Report 16: NRW & ERAMMP monitoring activities review
The aim of the Natural Resources Wales (NRW) and other monitoring activities
review is to recommend where the key opportunities exist to address evidence gaps, better align activities and reduce duplication.
This should not duplicate the intensive work involving more than 40 organisations and over 100 individuals which resulted in the âOptions for a New Integrated Natural
Resource Monitoring Framework for Walesâ 1 review which identified more than 180 monitoring schemes and provided 6 independent reviews of new opportunities for the
monitoring community
Strangeness Enhancement in p-A Collisions: Consequences for the Interpretation of Strangeness Production in A-A Collisions
Published measurements of semi-inclusive Lambda production in p-Au collisions
at the AGS are used to estimate the yields of singly strange hadrons in
nucleus-nucleus A-A collisions. Results of a described extrapolation technique
are shown and compared to measurements of K+ production in Si-Al, Si-Au, and
Au-Au collisions at the AGS and net Lambda production in Su-Su, S-Ag, Pb-Pb,
and inclusive p-A collisions at the SPS. The extrapolations can account for
more than 75% of the measured strange particle yields in all of the studied
systems except for very central Au-Au collisions at the AGS where RQMD
comparisons suggest large re-scattering contributions.Comment: 9 pages, 4 figure
Jack superpolynomials with negative fractional parameter: clustering properties and super-Virasoro ideals
The Jack polynomials P_\lambda^{(\alpha)} at \alpha=-(k+1)/(r-1) indexed by
certain (k,r,N)-admissible partitions are known to span an ideal I^{(k,r)}_N of
the space of symmetric functions in N variables. The ideal I^{(k,r)}_N is
invariant under the action of certain differential operators which include half
the Virasoro algebra. Moreover, the Jack polynomials in I^{(k,r)}_N admit
clusters of size at most k: they vanish when k+1 of their variables are
identified, and they do not vanish when only k of them are identified. We
generalize most of these properties to superspace using orthogonal
eigenfunctions of the supersymmetric extension of the trigonometric
Calogero-Moser-Sutherland model known as Jack superpolynomials. In particular,
we show that the Jack superpolynomials P_{\Lambda}^{(\alpha)} at
\alpha=-(k+1)/(r-1) indexed by certain (k,r,N)-admissible superpartitions span
an ideal {\mathcal I}^{(k,r)}_N of the space of symmetric polynomials in N
commuting variables and N anticommuting variables. We prove that the ideal
{\mathcal I}^{(k,r)}_N is stable with respect to the action of the
negative-half of the super-Virasoro algebra. In addition, we show that the Jack
superpolynomials in {\mathcal I}^{(k,r)}_N vanish when k+1 of their commuting
variables are equal, and conjecture that they do not vanish when only k of them
are identified. This allows us to conclude that the standard Jack polynomials
with prescribed symmetry should satisfy similar clustering properties. Finally,
we conjecture that the elements of {\mathcal I}^{(k,2)}_N provide a basis for
the subspace of symmetric superpolynomials in N variables that vanish when k+1
commuting variables are set equal to each other.Comment: 36 pages; the main changes in v2 are : 1) in the introduction, we
present exceptions to an often made statement concerning the clustering
property of the ordinary Jack polynomials for (k,r,N)-admissible partitions
(see Footnote 2); 2) Conjecture 14 is substantiated with the extensive
computational evidence presented in the new appendix C; 3) the various tests
supporting Conjecture 16 are reporte
Problematising parentâprofessional partnerships in education
The value of, and need for, parentâprofessional partnerships is an unchallenged mantra within policy relating to âspecial educational needsâ. In spite of this, partnerships continue to be experienced as problematic by both parents and professionals. This paper brings together the different perspectives of two disability researchers: one a parent of a disabled child while the other was a teacher for 20 years of children with the label autism. The paper deconstructs the concept of partnership and then, drawing on the expertise of parents, suggests how enabling and empowering parentâprofessional relationships might be achieved
Problematising parentâprofessional partnerships in education
The value of, and need for, parentâprofessional partnerships is an unchallenged mantra within policy relating to âspecial educational needsâ. In spite of this, partnerships continue to be experienced as problematic by both parents and professionals. This paper brings together the different perspectives of two disability researchers: one a parent of a disabled child while the other was a teacher for 20 years of children with the label autism. The paper deconstructs the concept of partnership and then, drawing on the expertise of parents, suggests how enabling and empowering parentâprofessional relationships might be achieved
Reliability of the tuck jump injury risk screening assessment in elite male youth soccer players
Altered neuromuscular control has been suggested as a mechanism for injury in soccer players. Ligamentous injuries most often occur during dynamic movements, such as decelerations from jump-landing maneuvers where high risk movement patterns are present. The assessment of kinematic variables during jump-landing tasks as part of a pre-participation screen is useful in the identification of injury risk. An example of a field-based screening tool is the repeated tuck jump assessment. The purpose of this study was to analyze the within-subject variation of the tuck jump screening assessment in elite male youth soccer players. 25 pre and 25 post-peak height velocity (PHV) elite male youth soccer players from the academy of a professional English soccer club completed the assessment. A test, re-test design was used to explore the within-subject inter-session reliability. Technique was graded retrospectively against the 10-point criteria set out in the screening protocol using two-dimensional video cameras. The typical error range reported for tuck jump total score (0.90 â 1.01 in pre and post-PHV players respectively) was considered acceptable. When each criteria was analyzed individually, Kappa coefficient determined that knee valgus was the only criterion to reach substantial agreement across the two test sessions for both groups. The results of this study suggest that although tuck jump total score may be reliably assessed in elite male youth soccer players, caution should be applied in solely interpreting the composite score due to the high within-subject variation in a number of the individual criteria. Knee valgus may be reliably used to screen elite youth male soccer players for this plyometric technique error and for test, re-test comparison
Eigenvalue Problem in Two Dimensions for an Irregular Boundary II: Neumann Condition
We formulate a systematic elegant perturbative scheme for determining the
eigenvalues of the Helmholtz equation (\bigtriangledown^{2} + k^{2}){\psi} = 0
in two dimensions when the normal derivative of {\psi} vanishes on an irregular
closed curve. Unique feature of this method, unlike other perturbation schemes,
is that it does not require a separate formalism to treat degeneracies.
Degenerate states are handled equally elegantly as the non-degenerate ones. A
real parameter, extracted from the parameters defining the irregular boundary,
serves as a perturbation parameter in this scheme as opposed to earlier schemes
where the perturbation parameter is an artificial one. The efficacy of the
proposed scheme is gauged by calculating the eigenvalues for elliptical and
supercircular boundaries and comparing with the results obtained numerically.
We also present a simple and interesting semi-empirical formula, determining
the eigenspectrum of the 2D Helmholtz equation with the Dirichlet or the
Neumann condition for a supercircular boundary. A comparison of the
eigenspectrum for several low-lying modes obtained by employing the formula
with the corresponding numerical estimates shows good agreement for a wide
range of the supercircular exponent.Comment: 26 pages, 12 figure
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