Validating a Dance-specific Screening Test for Balance: Preliminary Results from Multisite Testing

2010 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 110-115 ◽  
Author(s):  
Glenna Batson
Keyword(s):  
Group Performance ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Screening Tools ◽  
Lower Extremity Injury ◽  
Contemporary Dance ◽  
Balance Test ◽  
History Of ◽  
Near Falls ◽  
And Performance

Few dance-specific screening tools adequately capture balance. The aim of this study was to administer and modify the Star Excursion Balance Test (oSEBT) to examine its utility as a balance screen for dancers. The oSEBT involves standing on one leg while lightly targeting with the opposite foot to the farthest distance along eight spokes of a star-shaped grid. This task simulates dance in the spatial pattern and movement quality of the gesturing limb. The oSEBT was validated for distance on athletes with history of ankle sprain. METHOD: Thirty-three dancers (age 20.1 ± 1.4 yrs) participated from two contemporary dance conservatories (UK and US), with or without a history of lower extremity injury. Dancers were verbally instructed (without physical demonstration) to execute the oSEBT and four modifications (mSEBT): timed (speed), timed with cognitive interference (answering questions aloud), and sensory disadvantaging (foam mat). Stepping strategies were tracked and performance strategies video-recorded. RESULTS: Unlike the oSEBT results, distances reached were not significant statistically (p = 0.05) or descriptively (i.e., shorter) for either group. Performance styles varied widely, despite sample homogeneity and instructions to control for strategy. Descriptive analysis of mSEBT showed an increased number of near-falls and decreased timing on the injured limb. CONCLUSIONS: Dancers appeared to employ variable strategies to keep balance during this test. Quantitative analysis is warranted to define balance strategies for further validation of SEBT modifications to determine its utility as a balance screening tool.

scholarly journals Y-Balance test asymmetry is greater in collegiate athletes with a history of concussion

Neurology ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 91 (23 Supplement 1) ◽  
pp. S26.1-S26
Author(s):  
Hoch Matthew ◽  
Curry Nicole ◽  
Hartley-Gabriel Emily ◽  
Heebner Nicholas ◽  
Hoch Johanna
Keyword(s):  
Lower Extremity ◽  
Injury Risk ◽  
Collegiate Athletes ◽  
Lower Extremity Injury ◽  
Absolute Difference ◽  
Group Differences ◽  
Extremity Injury ◽  
Balance Test ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
History Of

Athletes with a history of concussion (HC) are at an increased risk of sustaining lower extremity injuries. It is unclear if these individuals exhibit dynamic postural control deficits associated with lower extremity injury risk. The purpose of this study was to determine if collegiate athletes with a HC demonstrate differences in Y-Balance Test (YBT) performance compared to athletes with no history of concussion (NHC). A total of 116 varsity and club athletes from a Division-I university participated. Forty participants reported a HC (female/male: 31/9, age: 20.0 ± 1.4 years, height: 169.3 ± 13.1 cm, mass: 68.4 ± 14.0 kg) while 76 reported NHC (female/male: 60/16, age: 20.0 ± 1.7 years, height: 168.5 ± 12.9 cm, mass: 68.7 ± 14.6 kg). Individuals with a current concussion or lower extremity injury, or a history of lower extremity surgery were excluded. Participants completed the YBT anterior reach direction barefoot on both limbs. The YBT was completed by maximally reaching anteriorly, maintaining balance, and returning to the starting position without errors. Participants completed 4 practice trials and 3 test trials. Reach distances were averaged and normalized to leg length. Between-limb asymmetry was calculated as the absolute difference between the left and right limbs. Separate independent t-tests examined group differences in normalized reach distances and asymmetry. The proportion of participants in each group with >4 cm of asymmetry was compared using a χ2 test. Alpha was set at 0.05 for all analyses. No group differences were identified in normalized reach distances for the left (HC: 61.4% ± 9.2%, NHC: 60.8% ± 6.2%, p = 0.88, ES = 0.08) or right (HC: 61.4% ± 6.2%, NHC: 60.2% ± 6.8%, p = 0.51, ES = 0.17) limbs. However, a greater proportion of HC participants demonstrated >4 cm asymmetry (HC: 40.0%, NHC: 19.7%; p = 0.02) and these participants exhibited greater asymmetry (HC: 3.87 ± 3.69 cm, NHC: 2.40 ± 2.13 cm, p = 0.03; ES = 0.53). Athletes with a HC exhibited greater asymmetry compared to athletes with NHC. Anterior reach asymmetries of >4 cm are associated with greater lower extremity injury risk. The YBT may provide a clinical technique to further explore the relationship between concussion and lower extremity injury.

Imperial Business in Africa Part II. Interpretations

1976 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 267-290 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. G. Hopkins
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Distribution ◽  
East Africa ◽  
Size Structure ◽  
Colonial Period ◽  
Business History ◽  
African History ◽  
Colonial History ◽  
History Of ◽  
And Performance

This article, which is in two parts, aims to establish expatriate business history as a necessary and important part of modern African history. Part I surveyed approximately fifty histories of European companies in West, Central and East Africa during the colonial period and drew attention to newly-discovered and little-known records. Part II begins by assessing the quality of the studies listed in Part I, and suggests ways in which the level of scholarship can be raised to meet standards set by professionally-written business history. The article then formulates and explores a number of propositions concerning the spatial distribution and changing size, structure, strategy and performance of expatriate business in Africa. It is argued that many of these propositions cut across established but inadequately supported views, and that the development of business history has wider implications for the study of the colonial history of Africa.

scholarly journals ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNICATION IN LATVIAN MUNICIPAL NEWSLETTERS

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 46
Author(s):  
Ianis Bucholtz
Keyword(s):  
Public Relations ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Editorial Policy ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Environmental Communication ◽  
Participation Level ◽  
History Of ◽  
And Performance

The present study reviews environment-related articles in official newsletters issued by municipalities in Latvia. It evaluates the themes and contents associated with environment in order to evaluate the performance of newsletters as providers of relevant information to the population. Official publications of four Latvian municipalities—Mazsalaca, Jūrmala, Krāslava, and Kandava—were analyzed. Common themes included nature and its protection, history of the place, social and cultural events, quality of life and performance of the municipality. A widespread approach of engaging the local population is to hold contests and competitions. However, it is uncertain if the response rate help raising the civic participation level significantly. The official newsletters are willing to publish environment-related public relations materials prepared by other institutions of companies, without exhibiting consistent editorial policy of their own. The implications of the continued publication of these newsletters as competitors to the regional independent newspapers are also discussed.

scholarly journals Service Quality Based Analysis : Case of Housekeeping Attendant, Segara Village Hotel

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 7
Author(s):  
Ni Made Ayu Sulasmini ◽  
I Gede Gio Pana Saputra
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Service ◽  
Service Quality ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Quantitative Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Analysis Techniques ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Quantitative Descriptive ◽  
Level Of Importance ◽  
Scale Data

Quality of service is any activity carried out by the company or hotel in order to meet consumer expectations. The dimensions of the service quality are Tangible, Reliability, Responsiveness, Assurance and Empathy. Various efforts need to be considered by the hotel in order to satisfy the guests. So is the case with Segara Village Hotel which is a four-star hotel in Sanur. This study aims to determine the quality of service of room attendants at Segara Village Hotel, using the techniques of qualitative-quantitative descriptive analysis. Respondents in this study were guests at Segara Village Hotel as many as 50 people. Data obtained by questionnaires that measured using a Likert scale. Data were analyzed using analysis techniques and performance level of importance, and the Cartesian diagram. It was found that the factors are a top priority (considered important by guests, but the implementation is felt still less) is the appearance of room attendant, accuracy, reliability, timeliness in cleaning room, the provision of information to the guests, room attendant accuracy, and understanding of what is desired by guests.

The Dancing Body on the Line

2018 ◽  
pp. 1-30
Author(s):  
Victoria Fortuna
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Performance Studies ◽  
Buenos Aires ◽  
Federal Funding ◽  
The United States ◽  
Transnational History ◽  
Contemporary Dance ◽  
History Of ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Line P

The introduction first considers the movement for a National Dance Law (2008–), which aims to establish infrastructure and federal funding for all genres of dance in Buenos Aires and throughout the Argentine provinces. It introduces the book’s central concept of “moving otherwise,” outlining the kinds of political engagement it encompasses, as well as how it dialogues with conversations in dance and performance studies. It then explains how the category of “contemporary” dance functions in the text, and argues for an approach to contemporary dance history that decenters the United States and Europe as the original sites and ongoing loci of production. Additionally, it offers a brief overview of the transnational history of modern and contemporary dance in Buenos Aires through examination of the work of Miriam Winslow; Susana Tambutti; and Luciana Acuña and Alejo Moguillansky. Finally, it details the archival, ethnographic, and embodied research methodologies that Moving Otherwise employs.

scholarly journals EVALUATION ON THE PSO PROVISION FOR COMMUTER TRAINS THROUGH PERFORMANCE-BASED PLANNING TO IMPROVE THE SERVICE QUALITY OF ECONOMY-CLASS TRAINS

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 353
Author(s):  
Budi Sitorus ◽  
Tulus Irfan Harsono Sitorus ◽  
Euis Saribanon
Keyword(s):  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Financial Statement ◽  
Service Improvement ◽  
Analysis And Evaluation ◽  
Train Services ◽  
The Government ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Prime Condition

Commuter train is one mode of transportation that get PSO aid from the government. The problems related to PSO, among others, are the absence of a common perception on the understanding/definition of PSO and yet all PSO activities are done through a tender process, different basic calculation on the required PSO fund among PSO-executing SOEs, no separation between PSO business activities and non-PSO business activities in the financial statement. In addition, the compensation given by the government for PSO assignment is not sufficient, so that the commuter train service faces many disruptions. For example, the matter of delay reflects that train is not reliable, rails and bridges are not in the prime condition, the signal has beenthe signal has been fade, overlow electric current (pantograph) is frequently disrupted.The purpose of this study is to know, understand and evaluate the provision of PSO in order to maximize the commuter train services. The benefit of this research is to contribute ideas related to the administration of PSO so that people can feel the benefits. The method used is qualitative approach, descriptive analysis, and evaluation on the policy of PSO provision. The results of this study are divided into: PSO provision for economy-class trains, commuter services in Jabodetabek, asserting the separation of service types, support for PSO service improvement, and performance-based planning concept.

Personality Influences on Group Processes

2018 ◽  
pp. 592-620
Author(s):  
Craig D. Parks
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Group Decision Making ◽  
Group Performance ◽  
Group Decision ◽  
Historical Analysis ◽  
Group Processes ◽  
History Of ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Modern Work

This chapter addresses the role of personality traits in group decision-making and performance processes. It begins with a review of the history of interaction between group and personality researchers to show that, at one time, the domains went hand in hand. Methodological concerns in the 1950s, however, led group researchers to move away from personality, resulting in a piecemeal approach to personality influences in groups. Following this historical analysis, modern work in conflict, group performance, group decision-making, and group maintenance is reviewed, with a key theme being that although there are few systematic studies of traits in groups, there is quite a bit of isolated work being done. The chapter concludes with a discussion of the barriers to increased collaboration between the two camps, why such collaboration is important for both, and some ideas about what a Person × Situation interaction within a group might reflect.

Personality Influences on Group ProcessesThe Past, Present, and Future

2012 ◽  
pp. 516-544
Author(s):  
Craig D. Parks
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Group Decision Making ◽  
Group Performance ◽  
Group Decision ◽  
Historical Analysis ◽  
Performance Group ◽  
History Of ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Modern Work

This chapter addresses the role of personality traits in group decision-making and performance processes. I begin with a review of the history of interaction between group and personality researchers to show that, at one time, the domains went hand in hand. Methodological concerns in the 1950s, however, led group researchers to move away from personality, resulting in a piecemeal approach to personality influences in groups. Following this historical analysis, I review modern work in conflict, group performance, group decision-making, and group maintenance, with a key theme being that although there are few systematic studies of traits in groups, there is in fact quite a bit of isolated work being done. I conclude with a discussion of the barriers to increased collaboration between the two camps, why such collaboration is important for both, and some ideas about what a person x situation interaction within a group might refl ect.

KAJIAN PENGEMBANGAN BAHAN AJAR MELALUI ANALISIS KI DAN KD DALAM MATA PELAJARAN SKI PADA MADRASAH TSANAWIYAH (MTs)

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (33) ◽  
Author(s):  
Muaripin Muaripin
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Teacher Competence ◽  
Islamic Culture ◽  
Teaching Materials ◽  
Know How ◽  
Culture History ◽  
History Of ◽  
E Learning

The purpose of this paper is to know how far the understanding of training participants on the development of teaching materials on the training of teacher competence improvement History of Islamic culture MTs in the Ministry of Religious Affairs of West Java Province. The method used is descriptive analysis because this method describes in general about the ability of training participants about the development of teaching materials in text form on the subjects of Islamic Culture History MTs through the analysis of Core Competence and Basic Competence. The results of the study that the authors do that that the preparation of teaching materials in text form on the subjects of History of Islamic Culture MTs is needed and help teachers and simplify the process of teaching and learning in the classroom and can improve the quality of learning. Even teaching materials in text form can be developed as teaching materials based on e-learning. In developing teaching materials in text form, teachers should perform KI and KD analysis first.  Keywords: development, teaching materials, KI and KD

scholarly journals The Leadership and Performance of Nurses in The Hospital

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 28
Author(s):  
Asroful Hulam Zamroni ◽  
Nursalam Nursalam ◽  
Andri Setiya Wahyudi
Keyword(s):  
Health Services ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Situational Leadership ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Democratic Leadership ◽  
And Performance ◽  
One Year

Introduction: the performance of nurses is closely related to organizations and individuals who greatly influence the quality of health services in hospitals. Therefore, improving the performance of nurses through leadership needs to be considered. The study aimed to analyze the relationship between leadership with the performance of nurses in hospital.Method: the design of the study was descriptive correlational with a cross-sectional approach.  The sample size of 205 respondents who were selected through simple random sampling technique. The inclusion criteria for respondents were nurse who were implementing nurse, working more than one year, and providing nursing care. The independent variable was the leadership, and the dependent variable was the performance of nurses. The instruments used were the situational leadership questionnaire questionnaire for leadership and the observation sheet: nursing documentation questionnaire for performance of nurse’s questionnaire. The data analysed using descriptive analysis and logistic regression test with a significance value of p ≤ 0.05.Results:  the results showed that the leadership was significantly related to the performance of nurses in hospitals (p = 0.000). The most influential leadership is the democratic leadership. The democratic leadership is mostly owned by nurses with good performance.Conclusion: the leadership of the head of the room with a democratic style can improve the performance of nurses in hospitals by respecting their nature and abilities, encouraging staff to develop, and involving staff in decision making. So that health services in the hospital will be optimal.

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