A study was conducted on 294 north Indian boys of 9-16 years of age. The boys were studying in a sports school and were doing systematic sports training twice a day. The following tests were conducted on the subjects: Standing broad jump, standing shot put (4 kg), 40 m sprint, zig-zag run, forward bend and reach and endurance run. The results indicated that the spurt in height, weight and motor...

In this paper, we present results of our study on age-based categorization of short texts as 85 words per author. We introduce a novel set of features that will reliably work with short texts, and is easy to extract from the text itself without any outside databases. These features were formerly known as variables in readability formulas. We tested datasets presented two age groups children and...

ABSTRACT Introduction: Submaximal strength testing appears to be valid prescribe the intensity for training protocols that reduce risk of injuries and time. Objective: This study aimed assess predictive ability body mass parameters estimate 4-6 repetitions maximum (4-6 RM) Leg press 45°, Chest press, Pull-down exercises. Methods: Eleven male bodybuilders (age 38.27 ± 10.48 years) participated i...

The paper presents 15 years of research conducted on the Bremen Autonomous Wheelchair “Rolland”. Rolland is a mobility assistant for the handicapped and the elderly. The paper presents the different versions of Rolland that were built over the years, as well as the special input devices that are used with Rolland. Contributions were made to the state of the art in the areas of self-localization...

the present study aimed at determining resources of sport self-confidence in elite bodybuilders and their relationship with body image. the subjects of study included 35 bodybuilders participating in qualifying tournaments of bodybuilding national team. a questionnaire for resources of sport self-confidence and a questionnaire of physical self-description were used to collect data. kolmogorov–s...