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1 online resource (x, 387 pages) : illustrations |
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PART I. Introduction to Ergonomics : Sport and Leisure -- Sports ergonomics : An introduction / T. REILLY -- PART II. Exercise and the Environment -- Exercise and the cold / T.D. NOAKES -- Pacing strategies during a cycling time trial with simulated head winds and tailwinds / G. ATKINSON AND A. BRUNSKILL -- The effects of phase control materials on hand skin temperature within gloves of soccer goalkeepers / A.J. PURVIS AND N.T. CABLE -- Aerobic performance of Special Operations Forces personnel after a prolonged submarine deployment / D.M. FOTHERGILL AND J.R. SIMS -- Use of melatonin in recovery from jet-lag following an eastward flight across 10 time-zones / B.J. EDWARDS [and others] -- Do subjective symptoms predict our perception of jet-lag? / J. WATERHOUSE [and others] -- PART III. Ergonomics in Competitive Sports -- Effect of carbohydrate supplementation on simulated exercise of rugby league referees / D.P.M. MACLAREN AND G. CLOSE -- Determining the protective function of sports footwear / M.J. LAKE -- How the free limbs are used by elite high jumpers in generating vertical velocity / A. LEES [and others] -- Kinematic adjustments in the basketball jump shot against an opponent / F.J. ROJAS [and others] -- PART IV. Ergonomics in Special Populations -- Decreased submaximal oxygen uptake during short duration oral contraceptive use : A randomized cross-over trial in premenopausal women / M. GIACOMONI AND G. FALGAIRETTE -- Promoting children's physical activity in primary school : An intervention study using playground markings / G. STRATTON -- Exercise testing in children : An alternative approach / D.B. CLAXTON [and others] -- Walking in visually handicapped children and its cost / V. BUNC, J. SEGETOVA AND L. SAFARIKOVA -- Touch-down and take-off characteristics of the long-jump performance of world level above- and below-knee amputee athletes / L. NOLAN AND A. LEES -- Dynamic control and conventional strength ratios of the quadriceps and hamstrings in subjects with anterior cruciate ligament deficiency / C.D. HOLE [and others] |
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PART V. Human Factors and Psychology -- Performance and human factors : Considerations about cognition and attention for self-paced and externally-paced events / R.N. SINGER -- Effects of cricket-ball colour and illuminance levels on catching behaviour in professional cricketers / K. SCOTT [and others] -- Individual differences, exercise and leisure activity in predicting affective well-being in young adults / C. SALE, A. GUPPY AND M. EL-SAYED -- Transfer and motor skill learning in association football / C. WEIGELT [and others] -- PART VI. Methodological Studies in Sport and Ergonomics -- Electromyography in sports and occupational settings : An update of its limits and possibilities / J.P. CLARYS -- The relationship between heart rate and oxygen uptake during non-steady state exercise / S.D.M. BOT AND A.P. HOLLANDER -- Modelling handgrip strength in the presence of confounding variables : Results from the Allied Dunbar National Fitness Survey / A.M. NEVILL AND R.L. HOLDER -- Prediction and validation of fat-free mass in the lower limbs of young adult male Rugby Union players using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry as the criterion measure / W. BELL, D.M. COBNER AND W.D. EVANS -- Variations of anatomical elements contributing to subtalar joint stability : Intrinsic risk factors for post-traumatic lateral instability of the ankle? / E. BARBAIX, P. VAN ROY AND J.P. CLARYS -- Inter-articular kinematics of the normal glenohumeral joint in the late preparatory phase of throwing : Kaltenborn's rule revisited / J.P. BAEYENS, P. VAN ROY AND J.P. CLARYS -- PART VII. Ergonomics and Health in the Workplace -- Developing a holistic understanding of workplace health : The case of bank workers / L. DUGDILL -- Effects of activity-rest schedules on physiological strain and spinal load in hospital-based porters / C. BEYNON [and others] -- Implications of an adjustable bed height during standard nursing tasks on spinal motion, perceived exertion and muscular activity / D.E. CABOOR [and others] -- Work-based musculoskeletal problems : Initiative to improve health / D. LEIGHTON -- Will the use of different prevalence rates influence the development of a primary prevention programme for low-back problems? / E. ZINZEN [and others] |
| Notes |
"Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Sport, Leisure and Ergonomics, held at Burton Manor College, Wirral in November 1999"--Preface |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Sports -- Physiological aspects -- Congresses
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MEDICAL -- Physiology.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Human Anatomy & Physiology.
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Sports -- Physiological aspects
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| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Reilly, Thomas, 1941-2009.
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Greeves, Julie
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International Conference on Sport, Leisure and Ergonomics (4th : 1999 : Wirral, England)
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| ISBN |
0203166639 |
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9780203166635 |
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9781134488018 |
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1134488017 |
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9781134487967 |
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1134487967 |
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9781134488001 |
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1134488009 |
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9780415271257 |
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0415271258 |
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9781138966093 |
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1138966096 |
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