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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"kinaesthesia"”.
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The relationship between kinaesthesia, motor performance, physical fitness and joint mobility in children with and without joint hypermobility in Nigeria
… Aims: to determine the relationship between kinaesthesia, motor performance, fitness and joint mobility in children, and to also determine if kinaesthesia, motor performance, fitness are different in children diagnosed with GJH compared to those who have normal mobility. Methods: a …
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The relationship between RFT performance and inter- and intra-modal matching tasks
… two sets of sensory data, viz. vision and kinaesthesia seem significant for good performance, rod and frame test ability must somehow be related to the efficiency with which the two sets of data are processed. The study was based on the observation of Vaugh and Ellinger (1966) that the …
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A Somatics of Affect: Articulating Affective-Kinaesthetic Experience through BMC approaches to Performance and Writing
… to close the gap between affect and kinaesthesia, arguing that, the experience of affect is kinaesthetic in nature. These critiques are informed by my affective-kinaesthetic experience of conservatoire dance training, spinal injury, and my ongoing somatic performance practice. Thus, …
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Aesthetic negativity and choreographic practice
… read through a phenomenological understanding of kinaesthesia, and how our understanding of movement and choreography is rooted in basic aspects of our perceptive capabilities. Prior to the introduction, the beginning of this thesis, there is a presentation of factual information regarding the …
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Anti(-)bodies for Physical Education: An embodied studying with 'ignorant schoolmasters'
… Sheets-Johnstone’s (2011) perspective on kinaesthesia and Tyson Lewis’s (2013) notion of studying, ‘tinkered’ with tasks and thought experiments to identify pedagogical gaps and ‘traced’ embodied signatures to aid the discovery of value propositions. Findings: Stage 1 data identified a …
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Effects of Lumbar Extensor Fatigue on Ankle Joint Motion Sense and Prolonged Effect on Postural Sway
Falls from heights are a major concern in the occupational setting, and are often the result of a loss of balance. Lumbar extensor fatigue (LEF) increases postural sway which has been associated with degradations in balance. Study one focuses on the effects of fatiguing time and fatigue level on …
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Ecoconscious: Skilful Sensing in Young Adult Fantasy Literature
… sometimes by not touching. Representations of kinaesthesia in contemporary YA fantasy position humans as bodyminds whose movements flow responsively from others’ movements, as I will show in the fifth chapter. Kristin Cashore’s "Graceling" books investigate the motif of movement as thought and …
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Senses and Local Environment: The Case of Larabanga in the Northern Region of Ghana
This study argues that the sensory order employed during everyday activities deepens our understanding of local people’s relations with the environment. This study was conducted in Larabanga, Ghana, employing anthropology of the senses and phenomenology. The study reveals that people acquire ways …