Task and environment-related constraints can influence spike performance in volleyball players. This study was designated to investigate the impact of awareness of the presence or absence of a defensive block by the opponents on the performance and coordination pattern of spikes in elite volleyball attackers. Simulating a real-game scenario, 10 elite youth attackers (aged 15.5 ± 0.7 years) executed six spikes each with prior notification about the presence/absence of defences and six spikes without any notification. In each condition, they were blocked by two opponents in three trials. The coordination patterning of the attackers was explored using cluster analysis based on a Self-Organising Map (SOM). The SOMs and the cluster analysis showed that the coordination pattern of the spike execution was very individual-specific; however, in the third layer of the cluster analysis, it was revealed that the movement pattern of spike execution had similarities in the scenario wherein the players had prior awareness of the defences. Providing the attackers with information on the opponents' condition or performance could shift the attackers' focus from a game-oriented condition to the rivals' behaviour, which consequently resulted in deterioration of their spike performance.
- MeSH
- Biomechanical Phenomena MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Adolescent MeSH
- Athletic Performance * MeSH
- Volleyball * MeSH
- Check Tag
- Humans MeSH
- Adolescent MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
OBJECTIVE: The scalp EEG spectrum is a frequently used marker of neural activity. Commonly, the preprocessing of EEG utilizes constraints, e.g. dealing with a predefined subset of electrodes or a predefined frequency band of interest. Such treatment of the EEG spectrum neglects the fact that particular neural processes may be reflected in several frequency bands and/or several electrodes concurrently, and can overlook the complexity of the structure of the EEG spectrum. APPROACH: We showed that the EEG spectrum structure can be described by parallel factor analysis (PARAFAC), a method which blindly uncovers the spatial-temporal-spectral patterns of EEG. We used an algorithm based on variational Bayesian statistics to reveal nine patterns from the EEG of 38 healthy subjects, acquired during a semantic decision task. The patterns reflected neural activity synchronized across theta, alpha, beta and gamma bands and spread over many electrodes, as well as various EEG artifacts. MAIN RESULTS: Specifically, one of the patterns showed significant correlation with the stimuli timing. The correlation was higher when compared to commonly used models of neural activity (power fluctuations in distinct frequency band averaged across a subset of electrodes) and we found significantly correlated hemodynamic fluctuations in simultaneously acquired fMRI data in regions known to be involved in speech processing. Further, we show that the pattern also occurs in EEG data which were acquired outside the MR machine. Two other patterns reflected brain rhythms linked to the attentional and basal ganglia large scale networks. The other patterns were related to various EEG artifacts. SIGNIFICANCE: These results show that PARAFAC blindly identifies neural activity in the EEG spectrum and that it naturally handles the correlations among frequency bands and electrodes. We conclude that PARAFAC seems to be a powerful tool for analysis of the EEG spectrum and might bring novel insight to the relationships between EEG activity and brain hemodynamics.
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- Algorithms MeSH
- Artifacts MeSH
- Bayes Theorem MeSH
- Adult MeSH
- Electroencephalography statistics & numerical data MeSH
- Factor Analysis, Statistical MeSH
- Hemodynamics physiology MeSH
- Oxygen blood MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging statistics & numerical data MeSH
- Young Adult MeSH
- Cerebrovascular Circulation physiology MeSH
- Multimodal Imaging MeSH
- Nerve Net physiology MeSH
- Psychomotor Performance physiology MeSH
- Scalp MeSH
- Check Tag
- Adult MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Young Adult MeSH
- Male MeSH
- Female MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't MeSH
... -- STEP 1: Assess media needs, media constraints, and internal media-relations capabilities 1.1: ASSESS ... ... -- 1.2: ASSESS THE CONSTRAINTS OF THE MEDIA ? ... ... -- 1.3: ASSESS INTERNAL MEDIA-RELATIONS CAPABILITIES ? ... ... , AND INTERNAL MEDIA-RELATIONS CAPABILITIES -- BOX 1.1: 77 MOST FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS BY JOURNALISTS ... ... POINT: Questions to ask as part of assessing internal media-relations capabilities before, during and ...
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Psychotherapy requires clinical supervision. This is systematic guidance of a therapist by a supervisor. Inevitably, there is a question of training new high-quality therapists. This is related to supervision of their basic training. Later, it is important to provide an opportunity for lifelong supervision throughout the entire psychotherapeutic practice. Method. PUBMED data base was searched for articles using the key words “supervision in CBT“, “therapeutic relations”, “transference“, “countertransference“, “schema therapy“, “dialectical behavioral therapy“. The search was repeated by changing the key word. No language or time constraints were applied. The lists of references of articles detected by this computer data base search were examined manually to find additional articles. We also used the original texts of A. T. Beck, J. Beck, M. Linehan, R. Leahy, J. Young and others. Basically this is a review with conclusions about supervision in cognitive behavioral therapy. Results. The task of supervision is obvious – to increase the value of the therapeutic process in the client’s best interest. At the same time, supervision is an educational process in the truest sense of the word, including an opportunity to select one’s own supervisor. This is a very important procedural aspect since the therapist identifies with his/her supervisor, either consciously or unconsciously. Establishing the supervisor-supervisee relationship is based on principles similar to those in the therapeutic relationship. There is an important parallel reflecting the therapist-client relationship. This is because any changes in the supervisory process are analogically transferred onto the therapist-client relationship. Additionally, supervision is oriented towards increasing the therapist’s competencies. The CBT therapist’s basic skills involve good theoretical knowledge, professional behaviour towards clients, ability to use specific therapeutic strategies for maintaining the therapeutic relationship, sensitivity to parallel processes and accomplishment of changes, and adherence to ethical norms. Given the fact that during supervision, the supervisee may be in any stage of his/ her training, supervision must take into consideration where the therapist is in his/her training and development and what he/she has or has not learnt. Conclusions. Both the literature and our experience underscore the importance of careful supervision of cognitive behavioral therapy. The supervisory relationship is similar to a therapeutic relationship and the supervisee also needs security, acceptance and appreciation for his/her professional growth. However, there is more freedom in the relationship. Supervision may only lead to the supervisee’s professional growth if it supports his/her individuality and helps him/her to discover things. Therefore, numerous approaches are used in supervision which are associated with the abilities to self-reflect and to realize transference and countertransference mechanisms.
... Review of Reliable Information Sources Related to Integrative Oncology 619 -- Kate Boddy and Edzard Ernst ... ... available has suggested that acupuncture is a safe and effective therapy to manage cancer and treatment related ... ... in Integrative Oncology 737 -- Eran Ben-Arye, Elad Schiff, and Ofra Golan -- Integrative oncology relates ... ... Finally, a framework that may trans form ethical constraints to a communication tool is proposed. ... ... It is about re thinking the task of medicine and the infrastructure of relationships and beliefs that ...
Hematology/oncology clinics of North America, ISSN 0889-8588 vol. 22, no. 4, August 2008
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- MeSH
- Complementary Therapies MeSH
- Neoplasms therapy MeSH
- Publication type
- Collected Work MeSH
- Conspectus
- Patologie. Klinická medicína
- NML Fields
- alternativní lékařství
- onkologie
... Convolution and correlation 124 -- 3.3.7 Fourier transforms of some special functions 129 -- 3.3.8 Relation ... ... Fourier series and Fourier transforms 136 -- 3.3.9 Analyticity of Fourier transforms 139 -- 3.3.10 Related ... ... polynomials 177 -- 4.1.3 Sturm-Liouville theory 178 -- 4.1.4 Classical orthogonal polynomials and related ... ... 1108 -- 16.1.7 Image quajity: Estimation tasks 1118 -- 16.2 PLANAR IMAGING IN NUCLEAR MEDICINE 1122 ... ... 1139 -- 16.2.6 Image quality: Estimation tasks 1146 -- 17 SINGLE-PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY ...
Wiley series in pure and applied optics
[1st ed.] xli, 1540 s. : il.
... and Ivana Turk -- Measures of Self-Efficacy among Healthcare Professionals to Perform the Different Tasks ... ... Changing Workplace 64 -- Hilary Hughes, Marcus Foth, Michael Dezuanni and Kerry Malian -- Concepts Related ... ... Lepik and Katrin Kannukene -- A Method Combining Deductive and Inductive Principles to Define Work-Related ... ... Angela Repanovici -- ICT Access and Use by Teachers and Information Professionals: Perspectives and Constraints ... ... Karachi, Pakistan -- 221 -- Muhammad Yousuf Ali and Khawaja Mustafa -- Scatter of Information Literacy Related ...
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- Information Literacy MeSH
- Information Dissemination MeSH
- Health Communication MeSH
- Publication type
- Collected Work MeSH
- Conspectus
- Výchova a vzdělávání
- NML Fields
- knihovnictví, informační věda a muzeologie
... Excitability Properties Vary Among Neurons 160 -- The Signaling Functions of Voltage-Gated Channels Can Be Related ... ... Interfere With Motor Planning 356 -- The Cortex Surrounding the Principal Sulcus Is Concerned With Tasks ... ... Unique Window on Cognitive Function 366 -- Functional MRI Is an Adaptation of MRI That Records Changes Related ... ... Adapts Them to New Conditions 764 -- Activity in Individual Neurons of the Primary Motor Cortex Is Related ... ... 1006 -- Motivational States Can Be Regulated by Factors Other Than Tissue Needs 1007 -- Ecological Constraints ...
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- MeSH
- Behavior MeSH
- Molecular Biology MeSH
- Nervous System Diseases MeSH
- Nervous System MeSH
- Neurochemistry MeSH
- Neurophysiology MeSH
- Neurons MeSH
- Neurosciences MeSH
- Publication type
- Monograph MeSH
- Conspectus
- Fyziologie člověka a srovnávací fyziologie
- NML Fields
- neurovědy
- biologie