the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of traditional - local games on the development of gross motor skills of children with educable mental retardation. 30 educable mentally retarded children in welfare organization of marivan city (mea age 12.8 ±1.12 yr and iq 33.61±7.81) were studied with purposive sampling method. all children were pretested; then, samples were randomly divide...

The organisers would also like to thank all the members of the Centre for Ultrasonic Engineering at Strathclyde for their help and support. Special features: • Civic Reception at the Glasgow City Chambers, hosted by the Lord Provost of Glasgow • Society for Experimental Biology Scholarships – conference fee waivers (£195) for young researchers • Prize giving: Certificates and financial incentiv...

The Absolute Measurement Session during the XIVth IAGA Workshop on Geomagnetic Observatory Instruments, Data Acquisition and Processing was held at the Changchun Magnetic Observatory (CNH) September 14-17, 2010. Approximately 50 participants joined in this session. During the session, 27 DI-Flux magnetometers were used to make and compare measurements, and several total field comparison measure...

A single session of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) can induce behavioural effects that outlast the duration of the stimulation train itself (off-line effects). Series of rTMS sessions on consecutive days are being used for therapeutic applications in a variety of disorders and are assumed to lead to the build-up of cumulative effects. However, no studies have carefully asse...

OBJECTIVE To address the mechanisms underlying hatha yoga's potential stress-reduction benefits, we compared inflammatory and endocrine responses of novice and expert yoga practitioners before, during, and after a restorative hatha yoga session, as well as in two control conditions. Stressors before each of the three conditions provided data on the extent to which yoga speeded an individual's p...

UNLABELLED The first year of college can be extremely stressful, especially for students residing on campus. OBJECTIVE The authors obtained information from college freshmen about their relationships with pets and investigated interest in a pet therapy program as social support for transient stressful periods. PARTICIPANTS As part of a university orientation program, 246 college freshman at...

This study highlights the blood lactate response of weightlifters (N = 5) in two modes of olympic lifts: Snatch (SN) and Clean & Jerk (CJ), during three types of training namely (1) one repetition lift (ORL), (2) Multiple set session (MSS) and (3) one set session (OSS). In ORL, 30, 40, 50, and 60 kg, each of one repetition only, were lifted with an interval of 5 min between two consecutive load...

Poor knowledge of stroke risk factors and failure to recognize and act on acute symptoms hinders efforts to prevent stroke and improve clinical outcomes. Levels of stroke knowledge are poorly established within Ireland. This study was conducted to establish levels of knowledge among men and women aged >40 years in an Irish community, and also to determine the impact of a single education sessio...