KINEMATICS OF THE HIGH OUTSIDE SET AND THE TWO-SET IN VOLLEYBALL

Utilizing a variety of set placement and disguising the type of set that is being executed is essential in high levels of play in volleyball. Such deception is mandatory for a team to allow their hitter to spike against either no blockers or a single blocker which enhances the offense's chance for success. This study was undertaken to examine biomechanical differences and similarities in executing the high outside set (HOS) and the two-set (2-S). Several quantitative investigation have been conducted on overhead setting, but few have included the analysis of a fast, low set variation such as the 2-S

A study of grading methods used in girl's physical education in class AA high schools of Kansas

Call number: LD2668 .R4 1967 G32

Development of a tool to evaluate medication management guidance provided to carers of people living with dementia at hospital discharge : a mixed methods study

Acknowledgements We thank our research advisory group and the members of the Sydney Dementia Network Lived Experience Expert Advisory Panel for their valuable feedback, and StepUp for Dementia Research, which is funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and implemented by a dedicated team at the University of Sydney. Funding This article was supported by a grant from the National Health and Medical Research Council Dementia Leadership Fellowship (grant number 1136849) and Dementia Centre for Research Postdoctoral Fellowship.Peer reviewedPublisher PD

Finishing the euchromatic sequence of the human genome

The sequence of the human genome encodes the genetic instructions for human physiology, as well as rich information about human evolution. In 2001, the International Human Genome Sequencing Consortium reported a draft sequence of the euchromatic portion of the human genome. Since then, the international collaboration has worked to convert this draft into a genome sequence with high accuracy and nearly complete coverage. Here, we report the result of this finishing process. The current genome sequence (Build 35) contains 2.85 billion nucleotides interrupted by only 341 gaps. It covers ∼99% of the euchromatic genome and is accurate to an error rate of ∼1 event per 100,000 bases. Many of the remaining euchromatic gaps are associated with segmental duplications and will require focused work with new methods. The near-complete sequence, the first for a vertebrate, greatly improves the precision of biological analyses of the human genome including studies of gene number, birth and death. Notably, the human enome seems to encode only 20,000-25,000 protein-coding genes. The genome sequence reported here should serve as a firm foundation for biomedical research in the decades ahead

Westminster Bible companion : Hebrews and James.

Kentx, 128 p.; 23 cm

Back to the well : Women's encounters with Jesus in the Gospels

Louisvillexvi, 192 p.; 23 c

The Effects of Specific Reformer Exercises on Strength, Flexibility, and Pelvic Girdle Alignment in Modem Dancers

The purpose of this study was to quantitatively evaluate the effect of the Current Concept's Reformer on lower abdominal strength, leg strength, hip range of motion (ROM) and pelvic girdle alignment (pelvic stability). Abdominal strength was assessed using the Double Leg Lowering Test. Leg strength (height of the vertical jump), hip ROM and pelvic girdle alignment were assessed with two dimensional film analysis using the Peak-5 motion analysis system. The dancers were filmed during the performance of a forward battement and a vertical jump, both in parallel and "turned out" positions. The participants were 24 female college dance students and were assigned to either an experimental group or the control group. There were two experimental groups: group 1 exercised one time per week on the reformer and group 2 exercised three times per week. The data were analyzed using a 3 x 2 ANCOVA on each of the variables using the pre-test as the covariate. No significant differences were found among the groups on the parameters abdominal strength, hip ROM, pelvic stability or vertical jump. There are some plausible explanations for the results of this study. It is possible that the Reformer does not contribute to an increase in flexibility (ROM), the development of strength, or the improvement in alignment. However, because the results of this investigation contradict those of Fitt et al.(1993). more research is recommended. A possible reason for the differences between these results and those of the previous study is that in the previous study they used the recommended floor routines in conjunction with the reformer apparatus and the current study used the apparatus only

Increased Proteolysis An Effect of Increases in Plasma Cortisol

As bstract. Prolonged exposure to glucocorticoids in pharmacologic amounts results in muscle wasting, but whether changes in plasma cortisol within the physiologic range affect amino acid and protein metabolism in man has not been determined. To determine whether a physiologic increase in plasma cortisol increases proteolysis and the de novo synthesis of alanine, seven normal subjects were studied on two occasions during an 8-h infusion of either hydrocortisone sodium succinate (2 1g/ kg. min) or saline. The rate of appearance (Ra) of leucine and alanine were estimated using [2H3]leucine and [2H3]alanine. In addition, the Ra of leucine nitrogen and the rate of transfer of leucine nitrogen to alanine were estimated using ['5N]leucine. Plasma cortisol increased (10±1 to 42±4 1Ag/dl) during cortisol infusion and decreased (14±2 to 10±2 gg/dl) during saline infusion. No change was observed in plasma insulin, C-peptide, or glucagon during either saline or cortisol infusion. Plasma leucine concentration increased more (P < 0.05) during cortisol infusion (120±1 to 203±21 uM) than saline (118±8 to 154±4 jAM) as a result of a greater (P < 0.01) increase in its Ra during cortisol infusion (1.47±0.08 to 1.81±0.08 gmol/kg min for cortisol vs. 1.50±0.08 to 1.57±0.09,mol/kg min). Leucine nitrogen Ra increased (P < 0.01) from 2.35±0.12 to 3.46±0.24,umol/kg min, but less so (P < 0.05) during saline infusion (2.43±0.17 to 2.84±0.15 Amol/kg min