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Showing 1 to 20 of 141 for “"Throwing"”.
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Throwing The Bones
<p>This collection of nonfiction lyrical essays is concerned with embodied grief. Looking closely at my mother’s cancer through an interrogation of her medical records, her bodily scans, and my own memories of her final months, these essays explore the way cancer manifests in the body; the way it …
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A Comparison of Women's Throwing Patterns
Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-10T18:07:07Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 7013290.pdf: 5000809 bytes, checksum: 352cc3071c636efda58537dc35090c02 (MD5) Previous issue date: 1969
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The Biomechanics of Spear Throwing: An Analysis of the Effects of Anatomical Variation on Throwing Performance, with Implications for the Fossil Record
<p>Accurate, high velocity throwing is a skill unique to humans among living species. It likely provided an adaptive advantage for our hominin ancestors, either in the context of hunting, or protection from predators. Thus, understanding how variation in body form and anatomy influences throwing …
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Effects of throwing on rotator cuff strength and proprioception
… after a single bout of overhand baseball throwing. Twenty-three university students volunteered for this study and were placed into three groups. Subjects completed a pretest consisting of joint position sense testing (ARPP), isotonic strength testing (1 RM IR and ER), and isokinetic …
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Instruction of throwing events in track and field : an historical analysis
Track and field throwing events (discus, javelin, hammer and shot put), originating in ancient Greece and pre-Medieval Ireland and Scotland, require complex physical interaction. An historical analysis of the features of traditional media which have been used as coaching tools in these events - …
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The effect of "overload warm-up" on the speed of throwing
Thesis (M.A.)--Michigan State University of Agriculture and Applied Science. Dept. of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, 1956
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The interaction between the seated shot-putter and their throwing frame
… from a specialist piece of equipment known as a throwing frame. Athletes are required to remain seated at all times throughout the throwing movement. Currently, the performance of seated shot-putters depends on the throwing technique whilst using a throwing frame. The comprehensive literature …
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Anthropometric, Strength, and Power Determinants of Throwing Performance in Collegiate Throwers.
… and power characteristics that best predict throwing performance. Seventeen male D-I throwers (age = 19.1 ± 1.2 y; body mass = 115.1 ± 15.3 kg; height = 1.85 ± 0.06 m) were assessed for maximum strength and power. A five variable linear regression (r = 0.94, r<sup>2</sup> = 0.88, F(5,11) = …
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Relationships between throwing velocity and selected kinematics in youth baseball players
… study. A video camera was used to record three throwing trials for each participant. Four reflective markers were placed on the participants to identify anatomical landmarks of interest on the players. Video trials were digitized in 2D using commercially available Dartfish software. Trunk side …
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Throwing Down the Gauntlet: Lady Jeune's Views on Victorian Culture, Society and Education
My thesis analyzes a focused selection of periodical essays and books written by Lady St. Helier, better known as Lady Mary Jeune. I provide a detailed analysis of her conservative writing on women's participation in politics and the advancement of female education, and how her views represent a …
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Investigating how the morphology of a robot arm affects the learnability of aimed throwing
… on a robot arm and the learnability of aimed throwing. Aimed throwing is selected as the task because of its importance as a milestone in human evolution, as well as being a task with an unambiguous outcome. The process of designing and building the arm, in addition to the full experimental …
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Teaching the Unknowable: Does Analogy Lead to Implicit Skill Acquisition in a Dart-Throwing Task?
… secondary task. The study demonstrated that dart throwing instruction using analogy was insufficient to induce the beneficial features of implicit learning. The chosen elastic analogy, in fact, led to a significant deterioration of performance when compared to controls during transfer on Day 2. …
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An Eccentric Intervention of the Flexor-Pronator Mass To Impact Overhead Throwing Distance and Velocity
… mass of the elbow and its role in the overhead throwing motion. This specific muscle group is responsible for primary pronation and flexion at the elbow joint, while also reducing valgus stress from compromising the ulnar collateral ligament. </p> <p>Twenty-three participants were put through a …
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The influence of musculoskeletal variables on throwing performance in amateur and elite South African cricketers
… factors that contribute to optimal throwing performance specifically in cricket fielding. These factors may help in the development of an exercise intervention aimed at improving throwing performance in cricketers. The aim of this thesis was to determine and understand the influence …
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Effects of Video and Cognitive Imagery on Throwing Performance of Baseball Pitchers: A Single Subject Design
… and video imagery intervention program on throwing accuracy performance of individual baseball pitchers. A secondary purpose of this study was to investigate if differences in accuracy response existed in low verses high ability imagers. A sample of pitchers (n=30) were asked to take the …
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