scholarly journals Recovery of Physiological Variables and Performance and the Relationship between Training load and Psychological State for a Recreational Runner during Marathon Season: a Case Study*

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (0) ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Fuminori Takayama ◽  
Wataru Shimazu ◽  
Atsushi Aoyagi ◽  
Yoshiharu Nabekura
Keyword(s):  
Training Load ◽  
Psychological State ◽  
Physiological Variables ◽  
Recreational Runner ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Relationship

Pained expression: metaphors of sickness and signs of ‘authenticity’ in Kurt Cobain's Journals

Popular Music ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 331-349 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica L. Wood
Keyword(s):  
Primary Source ◽  
Physical Pain ◽  
Human Form ◽  
Bodily Fluids ◽  
Song Lyrics ◽  
Kurt Cobain ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractThis article investigates the relationship between biography and authenticity within the aesthetics of grunge musician Kurt Cobain, using the 2002 Riverhead Press volume of his journals as a primary source. Focusing on Cobain's fascination with the human form and with bodily fluids, I argue that his idea of the ‘sick body’ functioned as a central metaphor that shaped his approach to various media (prose, lyrics, drawing and singing) such that there was a homology between these different forms. I draw on excerpts from the Journals to show the meanings that he associated with the ‘sick body’, including the ways in which it indexed his own biography of physical pain and social marginalisation. Using the Nirvana song ‘Hairspray Queen’ as a case study, I then show the interactions between musical and linguistic signs of the sick body and how these interactions reveal Cobain's ideas on music's meaning. Ultimately, I argue that in song lyrics and performance, Cobain prized scatological imagery, eviscerating vocals and unintelligible lyrics as a means to signal the ‘authenticity’ of his art.

scholarly journals Visualizing Student Behavior and Performance in an Online Course

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael J Parker
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Student Behavior ◽  
Online Course ◽  
Course Structure ◽  
Course Material ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Online learning has been an area of tremendous growth in recent years [1], further accelerated by necessity during the coronavirus pandemic [2]. Without the feedback provided by synchronous sessions, however, instructors may lack ongoing insight into students’ progress and performance in fully asynchronous online offerings. Providing greater visibility into students’ online learning behavior has several potential benefits: 1) teachers who seek to provide live sessions that depend on knowledge from asynchronous resources will have a better gauge of students’ preparation; 2) enhanced understanding of the relationship between student pacing and performance can help teachers and researchers characterize the impact of timely engagement with online course material; 3) providing a means of monitoring the effect of changes in course structure or incentives may guide course designers/planners in continuous improvement; and 4) visualizations that illustrate the relationship between students’ course progress and performance have the promise of allowing teachers to take steps early to positively affect students’ outcomes. In this visual case study, visualizations are provided for exploration of the relationship between student progress and performance in an online medicine-related course.

scholarly journals Does Flexibility of Employee–Management Relationship Influence the Operational Performance of Firms? A Case Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-97 ◽  
Author(s):  
Himanshu Agarwall ◽  
Chandrika Prasad Das ◽  
Rabindra Kumar Swain
Keyword(s):  
Operational Performance ◽  
Comfort Zone ◽  
Net Worth ◽  
Operating Profit ◽  
Net Profit ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Basic Features ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Specific Degree

Employee turnover (ET) is a function of the employee–management relationship. To some extent it is good for the organization as it injects new blood and enhances productivity through innovations and creativity. Still, a gap exists between an employee–management relationship due to various factors such as comfort zone of employee and management. However, to a certain extent, such gaps are bearable, but beyond a specific degree of ET, it may have an adverse effect on the firms’ operations and performance. Our study aims to measure the influence of this flexibility in employee–management relationship beyond tolerable limit on the operational performance of firms with special reference to Tata Consultancy Services over the period of 2005–2018. We have applied descriptive statistics to understand the basic features of the relationship between employees and management. Simple linear regression model has been used to determine the relationship and influence of ET on operational performance, and owner’s equity. Our study revealed that ET explains significantly about net sales to total assets, net profit to total assets and operating profit to total assets. However, ET does not influence much of the net worth of the business.

scholarly journals The trial’s the thing: Performance and legitimacy in international criminal trials

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 241-257
Author(s):  
Kate Leader
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Law ◽  
International Criminal ◽  
Criminal Court ◽  
International Criminal Law ◽  
Criminal Trials ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
International Criminal Trials

This article explores the relationship between performance and legitimacy in international criminal trials through the lens of the International Criminal Court (ICC). I begin by analysing the deployment of theatrical tropes by different legal scholars, such as Hannah Arendt, and David Luban, arguing that such analogies serve as a policing mechanism for the author to distinguish what they perceive to be the ‘good’ or ‘bad’ theatre of the trial. I then move beyond analogy, drawing on legal sociology and performance theory to read the criminal trial as ritual-like, normative performance. Using the ICC as a case study, I will examine how performance is deployed to create, reinforce and naturalize the role of the ICC in international criminal law. Through focusing on issues of performance and community I offer a different way of looking at what may constitute legitimacy in international criminal law from that which is offered by other legal scholars.

Impact of Leadership Style on Organizational Performance: A Case Study of Nigerian Banks

2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 202 ◽  
Author(s):  
R M Ojokuku ◽  
T A Odetayo ◽  
A S Sajuyigbe
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Leadership Style ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Statistical Tool ◽  
Democratic Leadership ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

The study examined the impact of leadership style on organizational performance in selected Banks, in Ibadan Nigeria. Purposive sampling technique was adopted in selecting a total of sixty (60) respondents as sample for the study, while relevant data was gathered with the aid of a structured questionnaire. One hypothesis was formulated and inferential statistical tool was used to analyze the data specifically Pearson product moment correlation was used to examine the relationship between leadership style dimensions and organizational performance, while Regression analysis was used to examine the significant effect of leadership style dimensions on followers and performance. Findings showed positive and negative correlation between leadership style dimensions and organizational performance. It was also found that leadership style dimensions jointly predict organizational performance, which counted for 23% variance of performance. The study concluded that transformational and democratic leadership style should be employed by the Banks’ management in order to wax stronger in a global competitive environment.

Acquired, transferred and integrated knowledge: a study of M&A knowledge performance

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 282-305 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel Calipha ◽  
David M. Brock ◽  
Ahron Rosenfeld ◽  
Dov Dvir
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Integration ◽  
Theory Model ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Before And After ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Integrated Knowledge

PurposeThe acquisition of knowledge through mergers and acquisition (M&A) may not create value—usually because the knowledge may not be transferred, or transferred but not integrated. The purpose of this paper to develop and test a theoretical model of knowledge and performance in the M&A process.Design/methodology/approachTheory, model and case analysis.FindingsThe literature review led us to distinguish between three main categories of knowledge along the different stages of the M&A process: acquired knowledge in the pre-merger stage; and transferred knowledge and integrated knowledge in the post-merger stage. The application of the model is illustrated in a case study of technology M&A, which includes data collected from annual reports before and after the merger.Research limitations/implicationsThe model recommends acknowledging the differences between the acquired knowledge, transferred knowledge and integrated knowledge when examining the relationship between knowledge and performance in M&As. In addition, the model suggests considering several factors that influence future knowledge integration in the pre-merger stage. Ignoring the three categories and the factors may be the reason for the reports of previous studied stating that the acquisition of knowledge-based resources is associated with negative announcement returns to the acquiring firm.Originality/valueThe paper presents new procedures to measure knowledge, collecting data on R&D employees by using annual reports. In addition, the paper suggests adding “in-process R&D” as an “Acquired Knowledge” measure.

scholarly journals La variabilidad de la frecuencia cardiaca en el control del entrenamiento en un corredor de Ironman. Estudio de caso (Heart Rate Varibility in the training monitoring of an Ironman runner. A case study)

Retos ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. 339-343
Author(s):  
Claudio Nieto-Jimenez ◽  
José Ruso-Álvarez ◽  
Elena Elena Pardos-Mainer ◽  
José Naranjo Orellana
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Sympathetic Activity ◽  
Training Load ◽  
Moderate Increase ◽  
Load Planning ◽  
Training Methodology ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Stress Score ◽  
The Relationship

El objetivo de este artículo es el de proporcionar información sobre la carga de entrenamiento a partir del seguimiento de un atleta durante siete meses de preparación para una competición de Ironman (3.8 km de natación, 180 km de ciclismo y 42.195 km de carrera), utilizando una metodología de entrenamiento con registros diarios de variabilidad de la frecuencia cardiaca (VFC). Como variable para evaluar la actividad parasimpática se calculó la raíz cuadrada de la media de las diferencias de la suma de los cuadrados entre intervalos RR adyacentes (RMSSD) y el índice de estrés (SS) como indicador de actividad simpática. En los meses dos, tres y cuatro presentó un moderado incremento del SS (d =1,17) paralelamente a una moderada disminución de la RMSSD (d = -1,04). Para los meses cinco, seis, y siete se observó una pequeña disminución del SS (d = -0,23) y moderado aumento de la RMSSD (d = 1,08). Como concusión es que las mediciones de VFC de cinco minutos al despertar parecen ser una forma útil de monitorizar el estado de equilibrio parasimpático en un triatleta antes de abordar las sesiones de entrenamiento. El análisis de esta monitorización serviría para detectar precozmente posibles estados de fatiga y para poder modificar, en caso necesario, la planificación de las cargas de entrenamiento en la preparación para una competición de Ironman.  Summary. The objective of this article is to provide information on the relationship between external (TL) and internal training load (ITL) from the tracking of an athlete during seven months of preparation for an Ironman competition (3.8 km of swimming, 180 km of cycling, and 42,195 km of running), using a training methodology with daily records of the heart rate variability (HRV). As a variable to assess parasympathetic activity, the square root of the mean of the differences in the sum of the squares between adjacent RR intervals (RMSSD) was calculated, together with the stress score (SS) as an indicator of sympathetic activity. In months two, three and four, there was a moderate increase in SS (d = 1.17) parallel to a moderate decrease in RMSSD (d = -1.04). In months five, six, and seven, a small decrease in SS (d = -0.23) and a moderate increase in RMSSD (d = 1.08) were observed. As a conclusion, the five-minute HRV measurements upon awakening appear to be a useful tool to monitor the state of parasympathetic equilibrium in a triathlete before approaching training sessions. The analysis of this monitoring would serve to detect possible fatigue states in the early stages and to modify, if necessary, the training load planning in preparation for an Ironman competition.

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