The purposes of this investigation were to evaluate the occurrence of a small amplitude counter-movement (SACM) in SJ (squat jump) trials of elite athletes to determine the efficacy of gross observation and the use of a portable position transducer to determine whether or not a SACM occurred. The subjects (N = 30, 20.1 +/- 3.0 years, 199.0 +/- 8.4 cm, and 87.2 +/- 9.5 kg) were a combination of ...

We propose a model for three judgments involving a measure of similarity and dissimilarity between faces: the similarity judgment (Sj), the dissimilarity judgment (Dj), and the kinship judgment (Kj), which has been demonstrated to be strongly related to the Sj (Lorusso et al., 2011; Maloney & Dal Martello, 2006). A previous model for Sj and Kj between faces (see i.e., Maloney & Dal Martello, 20...

BACKGROUND Nordic combined (NC) is an Olympic winter-sport performed as a ski jumping (SJ) event followed by a cross-country (XC) pursuit race employing the skating style. PURPOSE To elucidate the associations between sport-specific laboratory capacities and SJ, XC skiing, and overall NC performance in a world-cup NC event. METHODS Twelve international world-cup NC athletes from 8 nations p...

Learning of supra-span sequences was assessed in a densely amnesic individual (SJ) who suffers from a substantial circumscribed bilateral lesion to the hippocampus. SJ's ability to lay down information originating from repetitive memory recall episodes was assessed using Hebb's supra-span procedure. After assessment of short-term memory span, 25 sequences of span +1 items were presented to SJ f...

The age associated decline in immune function is preceded in mammals by a reduction in thymic output. Furthermore, there is increasing evidence of a link between immune competence and lifespan. One approach to determining thymic output is to quantify signal joint T cell receptor excision circles (sj-TRECs), a method which has been developed and used in several mammalian species. Life expectancy...

We comment on the recent observation of the decay mode D sJ (2860) → DK by the BABAR Collaboration [B. Aubert et al. (BABAR Collaboration), arXiv:0908.0806], and contest their peremptory conclusion that the data exclude a 0 assignment for the D sJ (2860). In particular, we argue that the observed branching fraction B(D sJ (2860) → DK)/B(D sJ (2860) → DK) = 1.1 ± 0.15 ± 0.19 supports the existen...

The dynamical similarity which exists between the $\lambda$-mode excited $bbq$ baryons ($q$ refers to $u$, $d$, and $s$ quarks) $\bar{b}q$ mesons inspires us carry out a combined study of their spectroscopy. In this work, masses strong decays these low-lying $b\bar{q}$ states are studied by same theoretical methods, is implied in mass spectra also discussed. recent discovered states, including ...

BACKGROUND Some authors suggest that single joint (SJ) exercises promote greater muscle hypertrophy because they are easier to be learned and therefore have less reliance on neural factors. On the other hand, some authors recommend an emphasis on multi-joint (MJ) exercises for maximizing muscle strength, assuming that MJ exercises are more effective than SJ exercises because they enable a great...