Search results for "PERFORMANCE."

Physical activity and sedentary time in relation to academic achievement in children

2017

Objectives To investigate the independent and combined associations of objectively measured moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and sedentary time (ST) with reading and arithmetic skills. Design Cross-sectional/prospective. Methods Participants were 89 boys and 69 girls aged 6–8 years. MVPA and ST were measured using a combined heart rate and movement sensor and body fat percentage by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry in Grade 1. Reading fluency, reading comprehension, and arithmetic skills were assessed using standardized tests in Grades 1–3. The data were analyzed using linear regression analyses and analyses of covariance with repeated measures. Results In boys, MVPA was directl…

The combined effect of lower extremity function and cognitive performance on perceived walking ability among older people : a 2-year follow-up study

2018

Background We studied the combined effects of cognitive performance and lower extremity function on self-reported walking modifications and walking difficulty and on self-reported walking difficulty incidence over a 2-year follow-up. Methods A total of 848 community-dwelling older people aged 75-90 years participated at baseline, 816 at the 1-year follow-up, and 761 at the 2-year follow-up. Baseline lower extremity function was measured with the Short Physical Performance Battery (<10 vs. ≥10) and cognitive performance with the Mini-Mental State Examination (<24 vs. ≥24). Difficulty in walking 2 km was self-reported and categorized into no difficulties, no difficulties but walking modificat…

An Overview on the Associations between Health Behaviors and Brain Health in Children and Adolescents with Special Reference to Diet Quality.

2020

Unhealthy diet has been associated with overweight, obesity, increased cardiometabolic risk, and recently, to impaired cognition and academic performance. The aim of this review is to provide an overview of the associations between health behaviors and cognition and academic achievement in children and adolescents under 18 years of age with a special reference to diet quality. Dietary patterns with a low consumption of fish, fruits, and vegetables, and high in fast food, sausages, and soft drinks have been linked to poor cognition and academic achievement. The studies on the associations between the high intake of saturated fat and red meat and low intake of fiber and high-fiber grain produ…

The Chain of Control in Results-based Management in Finnish Universities*

2021

This chapter deals with the results-based management implemented in Finnish universities as a part of the neo-liberal managerial idea of a “corporate university.” Analyzing the entire chain of control – from the government level (planning) to the university level (performance management) before finally addressing the personnel level (perceptions of control) – the chapter acknowledges the conflicting views of different stakeholders and the potential for confrontation concerning the different goals as reflected by performance measurement. The key findings of the chapter indicate that the chain of control does not function as planned – that the perceptions and intentions of control among stake…

A comparison of force-, velocity- and balanced training approach on force-velocity mechanical outputs and vertical jump height – of national level at…

2019

Master's thesis Sports Science ME517 - University of Agder 2019 INTRODUKSJON.Optimalisering av muskulær power-produksjon har blitt vurderttil å være en essensiell del av prestasjon i ulike idretter, men det foreligger lite litteratur på utøvere på nasjonalt nivå. På bakgrunn av dette,er målet med studien å sammenlikne hvilkettreningsprogram (kraftdominert, hastighetsdominert eller balansert) som er mest gunstig for å øke kraft-hastighetsparametre (F0, V0& Pmax)og vertikal hopphøyde. METODE.Trettifem mannlige elite-utøvere ble rekruttert og delt med stratifisert randomisering ut ifraderes kraft-hastighetsprofil inn i tre ulike treningsgrupper(kraftdominert, hastighetsdominert og balansert), …

Driver Distraction Detection Using Bidirectional Long Short-Term Network Based on Multiscale Entropy of EEG

2022

Driver distraction diverting drivers' attention to unrelated tasks and decreasing the ability to control vehicles, has aroused widespread concern about driving safety. Previous studies have found that driving performance decreases after distraction and have used vehicle behavioral features to detect distraction. But how brain activity changes while distraction remains unknown. Electroencephalography (EEG), a reliable indicator of brain activities has been widely employed in many fields. However, challenges still exist in mining the distraction information of EEG in realistic driving scenarios with uncertain information. In this paper, we propose a novel framework based on Multi-scale entrop…

The player development process among young Finnish soccer players : multidimensional approach

2016

Syntactic Criterial Features in Assessing Written Performance in English and French

2014

Promocijas darba „Sintaktiskās kriteriālās pazīmes angļu un franču valodas rakstveida snieguma vērtēšanā” teorētiskajā daļā tiek analizētas dažādas pieejas valodas vienību apguves izpētē, kā arī aktualizēti galvenie principi rakstveida snieguma vērtēšanā un rezultātu pielīdzināšanā Eiropas kopīgajām pamatnostādnēm. Pamatojoties uz mūsdienu deskriptīvajās gramatikās lietoto angļu un franču valodas sintaktisko struktūru kontrastīvās analīzes rezultātiem, promocijas darba empīriskajā daļā tiek veikta angļu un franču valodas apguvēju lietoto sintakstisko struktūru kvantitatīvā un kvalitatīvā analīze. Iegūtie dati tiek izmantoti, lai izstrādātu katram valodas apguves līmenim (A1 – C2) atbilstoša…

Sustainability in the restoration and management of the historic architecture in Palermo

2015

This research investigates the energy and environmental sustainability in the restoration and conservation of historic buildings. It focuses on the architectural heritage of Palermo, which can be a significant case study for the Mediterranean area. Its objective is to analyse the current energy performance of this historic architecture and its potential for energy improvement. Therefore, it aims at proposing a methodology to combine the enhancement of energy and environmental performances of the historic architecture of Palermo with the need of its material and aesthetic conservation, in the frame of the current regulations.

Comprehension of Generalized Conversational Implicatures by Children With and Without Autism Spectrum Disorder

2018

This study evaluates the comprehension of generalized conversational implicatures (GCI) in children with and without autism spectrum disorder (ASD), using a GCI test constructed based on the Levinson model, which distinguishes between three types of implicatures: type Q (or scalar: “what is not referred to does not occur”); type I (“by default, it is not necessary to say what can be assumed”); and type M (“if someone is expressing something in a not very simple or marked way, it is because s/he is describing a situation that is not very typical, frequent, or prototypical”). In addition to the ASD group (n = 22), two comparison groups were utilized: a group matched on chronological age with …