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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"Mental Performance"”.
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NCAA DI Assistant Coaches' Understanding of Mental Performance and Mental Health Services
… Two vital services for student-athletes are mental performance services that are focused on sport-related issues and mental health services that are centered around personal issues (Sudano & Miles, 2017). Previous literature around mental performance and mental health services has not …
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The motor and cognitive development of children, under the age of 42 months, who are infected with HIV
… the prevalence and severity of motor and mental delay in a sample of HIV infected children. A secondary aim was to document their motor and mental performance at three monthly intervals for a period of six months.
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The Effects of Caffeine and Expectancy on Short Term Memory
… world, research on the effects of caffeine on mental performance tasks (especially short term memory tasks) is inconclusive. One possible explanation for this limited understanding is the lack of studies accounting for participant expectancy surrounding caffeine. This study examined the effects …
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Personality traits and cognitive performance in elite athletes
Mental performance consists of cognitive components, such as memory capacity, motor function, or decision making, and psychological components, such as personality traits, psychological well-being, or coping strategies. While certain personality traits have been shown to be associated with specific …
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Measuring and modeling the effects of fatigue on performance: Specific application to the nursing profession
… that has been linked to stress, safety, and performance decrements in numerous work environments. Within healthcare, however, a comprehensive definition of fatigue encompassing multiple dimensions has not been considered, but is warranted since nurses perform tasks consisting of diverse …
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Constructing design concepts : a computational approach to the synthesis of architectural form
… manifestation of the basic instability of our mental performance: it is a makeshift that provides general direction for exploration. In synthesis architects explore concepts by inventing transitions that conclude to the description of artifacts. This study suggests that the process of …
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The Inner Game of Teaching: What is it and How can It Make Us Better Teachers
… Three key questions were the focus: 1) What is a mental peak performance state in teaching? 2) What is the value of achieving this state? 3) How can teachers attain peak performance states? Peak performance states are described as “a higher mental state” where teachers are motivated intrinsically; …
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“Why fit in when you’re born to stand out?”: exploring athlete-environment fit using an implementation science approach
… individuals work with athlete development (e.g., mental performance consultants).
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Ketosis Suppression and Ageing (KetoSAge): Suppression of ketosis negatively affects multiple biomarkers associated with chronic diseases and ageing
… age, often measured in terms of physical and mental performance, as well as morbidities that decrease quality of life and youth-span. Cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer’s disease, cancer, type 2 diabetes mellitus, metabolic-dysfunction-associated steatosis liver disease, and fragility fractures …
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The Effects of Physiological Stress on Brain-Computer Interface Systems
… state, can negatively contribute to the performance of a BCI device when being used in a real-world environment. This work investigates how a user's physiological stress level may impact the performance of a BCI device on an Electroencephalograph (EEG) signal level. The human stress …
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Interactive Effects of Physical and Mental Workload: A Study of Muscle Function, Capacity and Exertion Type
Workers experience combined physical and mental demands in their daily jobs, yet the contribution of these concurrent demands in the development of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) is not clearly understood. There is a need to understand how concurrent demands interact with different …
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Effects Of Alpha-GPC and Huperzine-A On Short Term Memory, Anaerobic Power Output, Post Exhaustion Compared To Caffeine And Placebo In Healthy College Age Students
… Companies make claims about improvements in performance both physically and cognitively for users but seldom provide research to back up the claims made about the ingredients or dosages. Purpose: To examine the effects of Huperzine-A and Alpha-GPC on short term memory and anaerobic power …
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The effect of branched-chain amino acid ingestion on physical performance during prolonged exercise
… during prolonged exercise improves physical performance and central fatigue. The use of such a supplement during prolonged exercise could then be expected to have a large effect on performance. Eight trained cyclists (VO₂ max= 61.9 ± 4.3 ml 02/kg/min) ingested, in random order, a drink …
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Molecular Mechanisms of American Ginseng For the Prevention and Treatment of Colitis and Colon Cancer Associated With Colitis
… Despite a wide variety of causes (e.g. environmental factors, genetic susceptibility and imbalanced enteric bacteria), the end result is an abnormal immune response with repeated episodes of colonic inflammation. While not everyone with colitis will develop colon cancer, risk increases when …
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The effects of fasting for a single day and during Ramadan upon performance
… predict that poorer mood, physical performance and mental performance will result. In addition, any difficulties will be worsened because preparations for fasting and recovery from it often mean that nocturnal sleep is decreased in length, and this independently affects mood and …