Comprehensive Anatomy of Motor Functions / / by Pierre Rabischong

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910300082003321
• Autore: Rabischong Pierre
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014
• ISBN: 3-319-04169-X
• Edizione: [1st ed. 2014.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (192 p.)
• Disciplina: 610; 611; 612.827; 616.7
• Soggetti: Human anatomy; Rehabilitation medicine; Surgery; Orthopedics; Anatomy; Rehabilitation Medicine
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction -- Basic Notions on Mobility Function -- Introduction -- Components of Motor Apparatus -- Command and Control -- Spinal Functions -- Introduction -- Spinal Stabilization -- Cervical Spine and the Eye/Head Servomechanism -- Thoracic Spine and Respiratory Dynamics -- Thoracic Spine and Respiratory Dynamics -- Locomotion -- Introduction -- The Two Aspects of Locomotion -- Prehension -- Introduction -- Wrist/Hand Complex -- Humero-Radio-Ulnar Complex -- Cleido-Scapulo-Humeral Complex -- Conclusion -- Eye Mobility -- Introduction -- Three Specific Features Important to Understand -- Conclusion -- Facial Mimic -- Introduction -- Facial Superior Orbital Floor -- Facial Inferior Buccal Floor -- Masticatory Function -- Introduction -- Movements of TMJ -- Control of Mandibular Posture -- Speaking and Swallowing -- Introduction -- The Aero-Digestive Cross Way -- Swallowing -- Phonation -- Bladder and Rectum Incontinences ; -- Introduction -- Technical Problems and Solutions -- Command and Control -- Ejaculation and Orgasm -- Introduction -- Technical Problems af Copulation -- Motor Of Inference: The Orgasm -- Conclusions.
• Sommario/riassunto: The comprehensive approach to anatomy is a new attempt to understand the organization of anatomical structures instead of only memorizing details, which is both time-consuming and prone to error. The basic principle is that man did not design man, a truth which presents the solution and not the problem. This kind of approach requires first observing a function and identifying, in engineering terms, the technical problems that need to be solved in order to achieve that function. In a second step the anatomical solution is examined in terms of validation and should always be an intelligent solution that puts the characteristics of specific living tissues to optimal use. Anatomy is obviously the mandatory basis of all types of medical practice. For centuries, its rigorous methodology has relied on dissection, which is the only means to precisely identify the morphology of organs and for surgeons to learn how to directly and safely reach the structures they need to operate on. Accordingly, this book includes illustrations of many dissections and anatomical sections in order to provide a realistic view of the complex organization of the human body. This book addresses the needs of a broad range of medical and paramedical practitioners interested in movements and their disorders: MDs and surgeons of all specialties, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists, X-ray manipulators, osteopathic specialists, etc. Its goal is to demonstrate the amazing intelligence and complexity of human motor functions and to better grasp the how and why of their construction.

Future Research Directions for Applied Linguistics / / Simone E. Pfenninger, Judit Navracsics

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910162812503321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Blue Ridge Summit, PA : , : Multilingual Matters, , [2017]; ©2017
• ISBN: 1-78309-714-0; 1-78309-713-2
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (306 pages)
• Collana: Second Language Acquisition
• Classificazione: ES 600
• Disciplina: 418
• Soggetti: Applied linguistics - Research - Methodology
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- Contributors -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Future of the Bilingual Advantage -- 3 The Multilingual Brain: Implications for the Future -- 4 Phonological and Semantic Awareness of Bilinguals and Second Language Learners: Potential Implications for Second Language Instruction -- 5 Perception of Checked Vowels by Early and Late Dutch/English Bilinguals – Towards a New Measure of Language Dominance -- 6 Recent Advances in Quantitative Methods in Age-related Research -- 7 Language Policy in Ukraine: The Burdens of the Past and the Possibilities of the Future -- 8 The Reanalysis of -end as Marker for Gender-sensitive Language Use and What This Implies for the Future Expression of Gender Equality -- 9 Analytic Framework of the Critical Classroom: Language and Beyond -- 10 Strategies in Multilingual Learning: Opening New Research Avenues -- 11 Academic Writing Development: A Complex, Dynamic Process -- 12 Lessons Learned from the Integration of Findings from Identical and Semi-Cognate Visual and Auditory Processing in Bilingual Cognate Studies: Implications for Future Studies -- 13 The Impact of Attitudes on Language Retention of Russian as a Foreign Language in Hungary: Some Lessons to be Learnt from Attrition Studies -- 14 Concluding Thoughts: A Road Map for Future Research in Applied Linguistics -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This edited volume provides an overview of current thinking and directions for further research in applied linguistics by bringing together in a single volume a range of perspectives regarding original research agendas and innovative methodological approaches. It focuses not only on the challenges that applied linguistics researchers have been facing in recent years but also on producing workable and productive research designs and on identifying ways of how alternatives to conventional research methodologies can be used. Discussions featured in the volume include the so-called ‘Bilingual Advantage’ in psycho- and neurolinguistics; the optimal starting age debate in foreign language learning; the growing interest among applied linguists in more nuanced and more complex (statistical) data analysis and the priority given to more descriptive and social approaches to linguistics rather than to theorising. The collection will be a useful reference and stimulus for students, researchers and professionals working in the areas of applied linguistics, psycholinguistics, second language acquisition and second language education.