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The Official Report on Human Activity


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English | ISBN: 0814345204 | 2018 | 308 pages | EPUB | 1053 KB
The Official Report on Human Activity by kim d. hunter, which is neither official nor a report, is a collection of long stories that are linked by reoccurring characters and their personal struggles in societies rife with bigotry, in which media technology and capitalism have run amok. These stories approach the holy trinity of gender, race, and class at a slant. They are concerned with the process and role of writing intertwined with the roles of music and sound.

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Nutrition and Physical Activity (2024)


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English | 2008 | pages: 591 | ISBN: 0387748407, 1441925740 | PDF | 5,3 mb
One important reason for the multitude of research activities in this field is because physical inactivity and nutrition are significant risk factors for many common non-communicable diseases. During the past decades physical inactivity and high dietary fat intakes have become increasingly prevalent in people’s daily lives in industrialised countries. To prevent and to tackle these major diseases, there is a need for a much better understanding of the basic biological and underlying patho-physiological processes, as well as more relevant baseline data describing food intakes and physical activity habits amongst the general population.

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Innovation in Physical Activity and Sport Selected Papers from the 1st International Virtual Conference on Technology i


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English | ISBN: 3030928969 | 2022 | 117 pages | PDF | 7 MB
This book reports on cutting-edge digital technologies and their applications in physical activity and sport. Gathering selected chapters from the 1st International Conference on Technology in Physical Activity and Sport, held virtually on November 24-27, 2020, from Seville, Spain, it offers a practice-oriented and evidence-based perspective on how technologies can be used for evaluation and control of different parameter relating to sport, physical activity, and health. It covers how digital technologies can be applied for training and monitoring purposes, and for improving athlete’s performance, how they influence sport habits in different populations, demonstrating their growing influence in sport businesses (such as fitness centers) and management, and provides new findings on the connection between physical activity and human health, suggesting some interesting directions for future studies. With a good balance of laboratory research and information relevant for professional trainers, this book will provide bioengineers, sport scientists, and physiotherapists with timely information and a multidisciplinary perspective on the use of digital technologies to improve fitness, wellbeing and health in different population groups.

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Exercise and Physical Activity During Pregnancy and Postpartum Evidence-Based Guidelines (2024)


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English | 2022 | ISBN: 3031061365 | PDF | pages: 489 | 28.6 mb
This is the second edition of a well-received, practice oriented, multidisciplinary book filling the gap between evidence-based knowledge on the benefits of physical activity and exercise during pregnancy and postpartum and the implementation of exercise programs and related health promotion measures in pregnant women.

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Malware Analysis – Malicious Activity Detection


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Released 1/2024
MP4 | Video: h264, 1280×720 | Audio: AAC, 44.1 KHz, 2 Ch
Level: Intermediate | Genre: eLearning | Language: English | Duration: 1h 47m | Size: 2.1 GB
Threat actors are constantly changing their tactics and evolving their tools. This course will teach you how to create custom detections to detect and prevent emerging threats in your organization

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Ageing, Physical Activity, Recreation and Wellbeing


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English | ISBN: 1443891045 | 2016 | 230 pages | PDF | 1211 KB
This book will serve to raise awareness of ways of healthy ageing that are facilitated by different forms of, and approaches to, physical activity, exercise and recreation. It presents a collection of studies focusing on the effectiveness of different methods that promote an active lifestyle among communities and older people in general. The contributions draw upon qualitative and quantitative paradigms that have active ageing at the core of their investigations. The book imparts knowledge about recent advances in physical activity, recreation and wellbeing initiatives that will benefit the academic community and the wider public. It will also dispel myths about ageing and physical activity, trouble popular notions of ageing, and present different intervention strategies and approaches that will serve to improve older peoples lives and develop an understanding of active and healthy ageing. Examples are drawn from both global and local perspectives, walking initiatives, exercise classes for the over 50s, a dancing the tango for the D/deaf project, an inter-generational dance project, Movers and Shakers exercise intervention studies, and yoga/swimming and windsurfing case studies.

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Sociocultural Issues in Sport and Physical Activity


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English | May 18, 2022 | ISBN: 1450468659 | 320 pages | PDF | 16 Mb
Sociocultural Issues in Sport and Physical Activity explores the intersections between modern physical activity and society. The text surpasses the scope of sociological texts that focus solely on sports, covering a broad range of physical activities such as fitness, dance, weightlifting, and others. The authors emphasize the promotion of healthy individuals and a healthy body in the many movement settings where the body is active.

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The Wind at Work An Activity Guide to Windmills


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English | 2013 | ISBN: 1613741006 | EPUB | pages: 160 | 4.9 mb
Explaining how the wind works, what windmills have contributed to the past, and why they offer environmental promise today as a source of clean, renewable energy, this revised and updated edition offers a glimpse into all the current and historical uses for wind power. Featuring new information on wind energy technology and wind farms, new photographs, and 24 wind-related activities-from keeping track of household energy use and conducting science experiments to cooking traditional meals and creating arts and crafts-this handy resource offers kids interested in the science of energy and green technologies an engaging, interactive, and contemporary overview of wind power.

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