Summer Vacation Reading

How I Spent My Summer Vacation

The Torsion Pendulum Basic Properties The torsion pendulum has the useful property of being able to detect small differences in forces exerted on a body. To understand the mechanism behind this, consider a bar with two different bodies attached to either end hanging from a thin fiber. If parallel, equal forces are exerted on both test bodies, we expect to see no resulting torque on the device, ...

School-based fitness changes are lost during the summer vacation.

OBJECTIVE To determine the changes in percentage of body fat, cardiovascular fitness, and insulin levels during the 3-month summer break in overweight children enrolled in a school-based fitness program. STUDY DESIGN Overweight middle-school children were randomized to a lifestyle-focused physical education class (treatment) or standard physical education class (control) for 1 school year (9 ...

Voluntary Reading 1 The Effects of a Voluntary Summer Reading Intervention on Reading Activities and Reading Achievement

Increased Mortality for Elective Surgery during Summer Vacation: A Longitudinal Analysis of Nationwide Data

Surgical safety during vacation periods may be influenced by the interplay of several factors, including workers' leave, hospital activity, climate, and the variety of patient cases. This study aimed to highlight an annually recurring peak of surgical mortality during summer in France and explore its main predictors. We selected all elective of open surgical procedures performed in French hospi...

Examination of Changes in Youth Diet and Physical Activity Over the Summer Vacation Period

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine weight, diet, and physical activity (PA) changes in youth over summer vacation. Methods: Thirty healthy subjects (19 male, 11 female; mean age + SEM 10.0+0.1 yrs) were assessed before the end of the 2009/2010 school year (baseline), and prior to the start of the 2010/2011 school year (post-test). Results: Significant (p<0.05) increases in height...