The purpose of the present research study was to examine the effects of wheeled mobility devices on self-reported measures of community participation, quality of life and self-perception on the campus of the University of ...

The goal of this study was to estimate the prevalence of overweight and obesity among Asian Indian high skilled migrants in central Illinois and quantify the magnitude of association between the prevalence of overweight ...

The purpose of this investigation was to examine the motives interscholastic sport participants have for sport participation and withdrawal. Particular emphasis was placed on an independent and simultaneous examination of ...

Collaborative research into the different aspects of a child’s lifestyle to address concerns of obesity and sedentary behavior is not conclusive. It is imperative to address major influences for lifestyle behaviors such ...

The Carnegie Task Force on Teaching as a Profession in 1986 released "A Nation Prepared". This seminal document was produced in an effort to improve instruction within the United States. Among its recommendations, the ...

Health behavior, planning and community design studies consistently find that the environment can act to serve as a barrier to physical activity, as well as a facilitator for activity options. Recent research suggests that ...

Based on Dweck's framework (1984), this study examined the effects of perceived competence and motivational goals on the achievement behaviors (task choice, performance, strategy use and cognitions) of children on a ...

The Life of Pelopidas by Plutarch, parallel to the Life of Marcellus, is Plutarch's only extant Theban Life after the loss of the Life of Epaminondas. The only other Life of Pelopidas is given by Nepos, but it appears ...

The influence of high and low levels of physical activity on bone mineral content (BMC) and bone mineral density (BMD) was investigated in 60 healthy, Caucasian, early postmenopausal women. All women examined were a minimum ...