1 mechanisms underlying motor learning and retention: implications for rehabilitation 2 3 Abbreviated Title: Mechanisms of motor learning and retention 4 5 Authors: Mark R. Hinder, Paola Reissig, Hakuei Fujiyama 6 7 1. Human Motor Control Laboratory, School of Psychology, University of Tasmania, 8 Australia. 9 2. Faculty of Health Science Graduate Research Program, University of Tasmania, Austr...

Bluetongue virus genetic and phenotypic diversity: towards identifying 1 the molecular determinants that influence virulence and transmission 2 potential 3 4 Peter Coetzee, Moritz Van Vuuren , Maria Stokstad, Mette Myrmel, Estelle. H. Venter 5 6 Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of 7 Pretoria, Private Bag X04, Onderstepoort, Pretoria, 0110, So...

Introduction: The carry of heavy backpacks by school children may be associated with several potential health consequences. The aim of this study was to determine the percentage of body weight represented by school backpacks and other related factors. Materials and Methods: The cross-sectional study has been done in eight primary schools in Yazd city in which a total of 783 students’ boys (217...

every year large amounts of grapes are stores in normal and cold rooms to offer off-season of grapes to the market which based on several reasons their quality and weight greatly decreases. therefore, in order to decrease the post harvest losses of grapes and selection of suitable cultivars for long time storage, this study was conducted in two experiments, one in a factorial experiment based o...

G. L. W. Perry ([email protected]), School of Geography, Geology and Environmental Science, Univ. of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, New Zealand. N. J. Enright, School of Environmental Science, Murdoch Univ., South Street, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia. B. B. Lamont, NJE and BPM, Centre for Ecosystem Diversity and Dynamics, School of Agriculture and Environment, Curtin Univ. of T...

The most recent figures show that 16 percent of children aged 6-11 are obese – almost twice the rate of overweight in the early 1980s. Although there are few straightforward policy tools to combat the high level of obesity, almost two thirds of school children eat a National School Lunch Program lunch, and consume about one-third of their total calories from this meal. Previous studies have est...

Litchi is a non-climacteric fruit (Wills et al. 2004) and it deteriorates very fast after harvest. Various technologies have been devised to minimize the post-harvest losses of litchi, one of such technologies is the use of PP bag & low temperature. The objectives of the study were to evaluate the effects of thiLitchi is a non-climacteric fruit and it deteriorates very fast after harvest. Vario...

Bezemer, N., Kirkpatrick, J.B. & Wood, J.A. 2013 (17:xii): The effect of recent fire history on the abundance and viability of large seeds in the soil of sclerophyll forest in Tasmania, Australia. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 147: 41–50. ISSN 0080-4703. School of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 78, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Austra...