Dancers' perceptions of psychological skills

Psychological skills have been shown to influence the quality of sporting performance and the enjoyment of participation. Although dance obviously involves physical activity and places emphasis on performance it is not traditionally included in discussions of sport psychology. Before investigating the effects of a psychological skills training program on dancers, it is imperative that it is first determined which psychological skills may already be used by dancers, and which skills may be of benefit if developed further. A group of 22 dancers were interviewed to ascertain their beliefs about their own mental strengths and weaknesses, as well as what role they felt that mental skills could play in dance performance. Results indicated that whereas motivational skills were quite strong, strengthening the areas of arousal control, concentration, imagery, self-confidence, and self-talk could be beneficial. Dance may be able to provide sport psychology with a valuable domain for study which inherently focuses on performance rather than outcomeSe ha demostrado que las capacidades psicológicas tienen influencia sobre la calidad del rendimiento deportivo y el disfrute de la participación. A pesar de que la danza incluye obviamente actividad física y pone énfasis en el rendimiento, no ha sido incluida tradicionalmente en las dicusiones acerca de la psicología del deporte. Antes de investigar los efectos de un programa de entrenamiento de las capacidades psicológicas en bailarines, es imperativo que se determine que habilidades psicológicas son usadas habitualmente por los bailarines, así como que habilidades pueden ser beneficiosas si se desarrollan con posterioridad. Se entrevistó a un grupode 22 bailarines para evaluar sus creencias acerca de sus puntos fuertes y débiles mentales, así como qué papel deberían ocupar las habilidades mentales respecto a la práctica de la danza. Los resultados indicaron que mientras las habilidades motivacionales son muy importantes, puede ser beneficioso reforzar las áreas de control de la activación, la concentración, la práctica imaginada, la autoconfianza y las autoinstrucciones verbalizadas. La danza puede ser capaz de proporcionar a la psicología del deporte un dominio válido para ser estudiado, ya que se focaliza inherentemente sobre el rendimiento más que sobre el resultad

Decline of a Presidency: Woodrow Wilson and the Inflation Issue, 1919-1920

A report by John J. Hanrahan to the Faculty Research Committee in 1982 on the presidency of Woodrow Wilson prior to the 1920 presidential election

A note on the use of FTA™ technology for storage of blood samples for DNA analysis and removal of PCR inhibitors

peer-reviewedFTA™ technology is widely used across many molecular disciplines for sample capture, storage and analysis. The use of this technology for the long-term storage of blood samples for DNA analysis was examined as well as its potential to remove inhibitors from DNA samples previously extracted from blood with PCR inhibitors remaining. It was found that blood spots stored on FTA™ cards for 8 years at room temperature gave successful PCR products and that FTA™ cards are a useful tool for removing substances in samples which interfere with or inhibit, the PCR reaction

Investigation of Prolific Sheep from UK and Ireland for Evidence on Origin of the Mutations in BMP15 (FecXG, FecXB) and GDF9 (FecGH) in Belclare and Cambridge Sheep

peer-reviewedThis paper concerns the likely origin of three mutations with large effects on ovulation rate identified in the Belclare and Cambridge sheep breeds; two in the BMP15 gene (FecXG and FecXB) and the third (FecGH) in GDF9. All three mutations segregate in Belclare sheep while one, FecXB, has not been found in the Cambridge. Both Belclare and Cambridge breeds are relatively recently developed composites that have common ancestry through the use of genetic material from the Finnish Landrace and Lleyn breeds. The development of both composites also involved major contributions from exceptionally prolific ewes screened from flocks in Ireland (Belclare) and Britain (Cambridge) during the 1960s. The objective of the current study was to establish the likely origin of the mutations (FecXG, FecXB and FecGH) through analysis of DNA from Finnish Landrace and Lleyn sheep, and Galway and Texel breeds which contributed to the development of the Belclare breed. Ewes with exceptionally high prolificacy (hyper-prolific ewes) in current flocks on Irish farms were identified to simulate the screening of ewes from Irish flocks in the 1960s. DNA was obtained from: prolific ewes in extant flocks of Lleyn sheep (n = 44) on the Lleyn peninsula in Wales; hyper-prolific ewes (n = 41); prolific Galway (n = 41) ewes; Finnish Landrace (n = 124) and Texel (n = 19) ewes. The FecXG mutation was identified in Lleyn but not in Finnish Landrace, Galway or Texel sheep; FecXB was only found among the hyper-prolific ewes. The FecGH mutation was identified in the sample of Lleyn sheep. It was concluded from these findings that the Lleyn breed was the most likely source of the FecXG and FecGH mutations in Belclare and Cambridge sheep and that the FecXB mutation came from the High Fertility line that was developed using prolific ewes selected from commercial flocks in Ireland in the 1960′s and subsequently used in the genesis of the Belclare.Financial support through the Teagasc Walsh Fellowship Scheme, Genesis Faraday SPARK award (Lleyn survey) and Science Foundation Ireland (07/SRC/B1156) is gratefully acknowledged

Downs & Hanrahan Vietnam War Oral History Collection

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Coccidiomycosis infection of the patella mimicking a neoplasm - two case reports.

BackgroundCoccidioidomycosis is an endemic fungal infection in the southwestern of United States. Most infections are asymptomatic or manifest with mild respiratory complaints. Rare cases may cause extrapulmonary or disseminated disease. We report two cases of knee involvement that presented as isolated lytic lesions of the patella mimicking neoplasms.Case presentationThe first case, a 27 year-old immunocompetent male had progressive left anterior knee pain for four months. The second case was a 78 year-old male had left anterior knee pain for three months. Both of them had visited general physicians without conclusive diagnosis. A low attenuation lytic lesion in the patella was demonstrated on their image studies, and the initial radiologist's interpretation was suggestive of a primary bony neoplasm. The patients were referred for orthopaedic oncology consultation. The first case had a past episode of pulmonary coccioidomycosis 2 years prior, while the second case had no previous coccioidal infection history but lived in an endemic area, the central valley of California. Surgical biopsy was performed in both cases due to diagnostic uncertainty. Final pathologic examination revealed large thick walled spherules filled with endospores establishing the final diagnosis of extrapulmonary coccidioidomycosis.ConclusionsThough history and laboratory findings are supportive, definitive diagnosis still depends on growth in culture or endospores identified on histology. We suggest that orthopaedic surgeons and radiologists keep in mind that chronic fungal infections can mimic osseous neoplasm by imaging

University Student Beliefs About Sexual Violence in Prison: Rape Myth Acceptance, Punitiveness, and Empathy

Although prison rape has been recognised for years, it began to receive increased attention in the USA following the passage of the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA). In addition to prevalence and victimisation estimates, several researchers have examined the attitudes of correctional personnel towards prison rape. However, few have surveyed the opinions of those not currently working in the criminal justice system. Drawing from the body of research on rape myths, our goal was to examine prison rape myth acceptance among a university student sample to describe these beliefs, as well as examine attitudinal correlates. The findings indicated that prison rape-supportive beliefs were evident among a minority of the sample and were predicted by general punitiveness and male and female rape myth acceptance. The acceptance of victim-blaming myths identified in this study warrants further investigation. It is possible that educational efforts would be successful in reducing these rape-supportive beliefs

Rural housing needs and barriers: The case of central Appalachia

The nation's housing needs are a subject of major public concern - and rightfully so. The 1970 Census revealed 2.5 million substandard houses in nonmetropolitan areas inhabited by almost 13 million people. Two earlier major government reports presented a picture of unfulfilled housing needs, and the pervasive social, economic, political and institutional obstacles to meeting these needs. Unfortunately, despite the pressing nature of substandard housing illuminated in these reports, few researchers have responded with serious analysis of the problem. Only passing attention to housing needs was given by the resident's Poverty Commission, even though the quality of housing is widely recognized as a key indicator of economic development and the quality of living

Attributions and goal orientations in masters athletes: performance versus outcome

En este estudio, 111 nadadores y 77 atletas que participaban en los Australian Master Games se evaluaron mediante el Cuestionario de Orientación a la Tarea y al Ego en el Deporte (TEOSQ) antes de su participación más importante. Dentro de los 30 mintos previos a la prueba, se les administró a los atletas el test y se les evaluaron sus atribuciones acerca de su rendimiento. Los participantes puntuaron su rendimiento más exitoso que los resultados de la prueba. Los atletas percibieron su rendimiento como más debido a causas internas e intencionales que los resultados. La orientación a la tarea predecía algunas de las puntuaciones de las atribuciones. Las respuestas al cuestionario formado por preguntas abiertas acerca de la causa más importante de su rendimiento o de su resultado se analizaron cualitativamente. Los atletas que puntuaban alto en la orientación a la tarea y bajo en la orientación al ego tendían a atribuir el rendimiento a su técnica. En cambio, las personas que puntuaban bajo en ambas orientaciones de meta mostraban signos de apatía, y llevaban a cabo pocos intentos de explicar las causas de su rendimiento o de sus resultados. Los resultados hallados apoyan la estrategia de focalización en el rendimiento más que en los resultados