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Physical work and effort : proceedings of the first international symposium held at the Wenner-Gren Center, Stockholm, December 2-4, 1975 /

Physical Work and Effort is a collection of papers presented at the Proceedings of the First International Symposium held at Stockholm on December 2-4, 1975. This book deals with the investigations done on the clinical physiology of work and effort. This text discusses interdisciplinary measures con...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Borg, Gunnar (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Pergamon Press, 1977.
Edición:1st ed.
Colección:Wenner-Gren Center international symposium series ; v. 28.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Front Cover; Physical Work and Effort; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; INVITED CONTRIBUTORS; PREFACE; OPENING ADDRESS; CHAPTER 1. GENERAL INTRODUCTION: PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGICAL STUDIESOF THE THREE EFFORT CONTINUA; GENERAL INTRODUCTION; REFERENCES; PART 1:BASIC THEORIES, METHODSAND RESULTS; CHAPTER 2. PHYSIOLOGICAL FACTORS IN FATIGUE; REFERENCES; DISCUSSION; CHAPTER 3. VISUAL PERCEPTION AND STRESS; Accommodation; Visual Field Narrowing or ""Tunnel"" vision; Additional Variables; Conclusions; Footnotes and References; DISCUSSION; CHAPTER 4. SIMPLE RATING METHODS FOR ESTIMATION OFPERCEIVED EXERTION.
  • IntroductionMethod; Results and comments; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 12. BUILDUP OF FATIGUE IN STATIC WORK:ROLE OF BLOOD FLOW; Magnitude Estimation of Effort of Repeated Phasic Contractions; Constant Effort Work: Sustained vs. Repeated Contractions; Recovery from Fatigue under Occlusion; Some Theoretical Conclusions; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 13. THE EFFECTS OF FATIGUE ON THE PERCEPTIONOF MUSCULAR EFFORT1; THE THEORY; THE HANDGRIP EXPERIMENT; THE CYCLING EXPERIMENT; CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; DISCUSSION; CHAPTER 14. ASPECTS OF THE VALIDITY OF BORG'S SCALE. IS IT MEASURING STRESS OR STRAIN? +; Methods; Results.
  • DiscussionSummary; Literature; DISCUSSION; PART 2:DIFFERENTIAL ANDDEVELOPMENTAL PROBLEMS; CHAPTER 15. ON THE ASSESSMENT OF PHYSICAL WORK STRESS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 16. THE EFFECT OF AGE AND SEX ON THE PERCEPTIONOF EXERTION DURING AN EXERCISE TEST WITH A LINEAR INCREASE IN HEART RATE; Material and methods; Results; Discussion and conclusions; References; DISCUSSION; CHAPTER 17. HEART RATE CONTROLLED ERGOMETRY AND ITS APPLICATION; Principle of method; Possible applications of heart rate controlled ergometry; Capacity for short and prolonged work; Present investigation; Results and discussion.