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UNINA9910711467303321 |
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Autore |
Fallesen Jon J. <1955-> |
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Titolo |
Practical thinking : innovation in battle command instruction / / Jon J. Fallesen [and three others] |
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Alexandria, Virginia : , : U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences |
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[Washington, D.C.] : , : Office, Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel, Department of the Army, , January 1996 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xiv, 110 pages) : illustrations |
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Collana |
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Technical report ; ; 1037 |
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Soldiers - Training of - United States |
Military art and science - Decision making |
Critical thinking - Study and teaching - United States |
Reasoning (Psychology) - United States |
Reasoning (Psychology) |
Technical reports. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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"January 1996." |
"Army Project Number 2O262785A790." |
"Performing Organization: U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences"--Report documentation page. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 101-110). |
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UNINA9910782462503321 |
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Mobility and transportation in the elderly [[electronic resource] /] / K. Warner Schaie, Martin Pietrucha, editors |
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New York, : Springer Pub., c2000 |
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1-281-80618-8 |
9786611806187 |
0-8261-1676-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (360 p.) |
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Societal impact on aging series |
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SchaieK. Warner <1928-> (Klaus Warner) |
PietruchaMartin |
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Disciplina |
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Older people - Transportation |
Older automobile drivers |
Traffic accidents |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Contributors; Preface; 1 Sensory and Cognitive Changes with Age; 2 Effects of Exercise on Body Composition and Functional Capacity of Elderly Persons; 3 Limitations of Mass Transportation and Individual Vehicle Systems for Older Persons; 4 Characteristics of Motor Vehicle Crashes Related to Aging; 5 Increasing Mobility and Reducing Accidents of Older Drivers; 6 Will Intelligent Transportation Systems Improve Older Driver Mobility?; Author Index; Subject Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This comprehensive volume examines the gradual reduction of mobility in the elderly. The authors first review the physiological and psychological changes that occur as we age, and go on to illustrate how this gradual decrease in adequate mobility can lead to an increase in automotive accidents. They also review the limitations that mass transportation systems and driving individual vehicles present for the elderly, and discuss different assistive devices that have been and should be implemented to help improve mobility. Each chapter ends with insightful commentaries by specialists in the geron |
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