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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786673903321

Autore

Musálek Martin

Titolo

Development of test batteries for diagnostics of motor laterality manifestation : link between cerebellar dominance and hand performance / / Martin Musálek ; reviewed by Pamela Bryden, Jiři Tichý ; from original Czech version translated by Radek Blaheta ; edited by Alena Jirsová ; cover and layout by Jan Serých

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Prague, [Czech Republic] : , : Karolinum Press, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

80-246-2306-4

Edizione

[First English edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (248 p.)

Disciplina

152.335

Soggetti

Laterality - Physiological aspects

Neuropsychiatry

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Contents""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Aim of this Book""; ""1. Phenomenon Called Laterality""; ""1.1 Laterality as Concept ""; ""1.1.1 Asymmetry in Universe""; ""1.1.2 Asymmetry and Chirality in Life System""; ""1.2 Laterality as Characteristic of Human""; ""2. Human Brain""; ""2.1 Structural Hemispheric Asymmetry""; ""2.1.1 Structural Hemispheric Asymmetry in Relation to Gender""; ""2.2 Brain Organization and Motor Control""; ""3. Genetic Models of Right- and Left-Sidedness""; ""3.1 Different Gene Expression in Right and Left Hemisphere as Basis of Neural Hemispheric Asymmetry""

""3.2 The Annett, Right Shift Theory genetic model of handedness""""3.3 Genetic Model of Handedness Chris McManus, D and C alleles""; ""3.4 Other Genetic Models of Handedness""; ""4. Environmental Factors as Possible Cause in Change of Laterality at Human ""; ""4.1 Birth Stress""; ""4.2 Higher Level of Hormone Testosterone in Uterus""; ""5. Types of Laterality""; ""5.1 Functional Motor Laterality Manifestation""; ""5.1.1 Preference ""; ""5.1.2 Performance Expression of Different Skill of Locomotive Organs in Motor Activity""

""5.1.3 Are Preference and Performance Communicating Vessels or Different Attributes?""""5.1.4 Dominance""; ""5.1.5 Laterality of



Locomotive and Sensory Organs""; ""5.2 Structural Laterality of Locomotive Organs ""; ""5.3 Structural and Motor Manifestations of Laterality in the Ontogenetic Development of the Individu""; ""5.3.1 Prenatal Asymmetry""; ""5.3.2 Craniofacial Development""; ""5.3.3 Motor Manifestations of Laterality in the Prenatal Period""; ""5.3.4 Postnatal Development of Motor Manifestations of Laterality ""; ""5.3.5 Corpus Callosum and Hemispheric Specialization""

""6. Diagnostics of Motor Laterality Manifestation""""6.1 Diagnostic Tools""; ""6.1.1 Preference Tasks""; ""6.1.2 Preference Self-reported Questionnaires""; ""6.1.2.1 Methodological and Psychometric Shortcomings  of the Most Frequently Cited Diagnostic Tool,""; ""6.1.3 Performance Tests""; ""6.2 Evaluation of Cerebellar Dominance, New Approach for Approximation of Hemispheric Superiority""; ""7. Empirical Research""; ""8. Research Questions""; ""9. Hypotheses""; ""10. Methods""; ""10.1 Definition of Theoretical Concept""; ""10.2 Determination of Specific Theoretical Concepts""

""10.3 Determination of Structure of Diagnostic Tool""""10.4 Creating a Complete List of Relevant Items""; ""10.5 Content Validity ""; ""10.6 First Version of Test Batteries""; ""10.7 Verification of Intelligibility of Items""; ""10.8 The Research Sample and Its Size""; ""10.9 Final versions of Test Batteries Before Collecting the Data""; ""10.10 Data Analysis, Evaluation of Structure""; ""10.11 Approximation of Reliability""; ""11. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) ""; ""11.1 Introduction""; ""11.2 Types of SEM models""; ""11.3 Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA)""

""11.4 Categorical Variables and SEM""



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910830816103321

Autore

Janick Jules

Titolo

Plant breeding reviews . Volume 9 [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Jules Janick

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1992

ISBN

1-282-68900-2

9786612689000

0-470-65036-2

0-470-65035-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (416 p.)

Collana

Plant breeding reviews, , 0730-2207

Altri autori (Persone)

JanickJules <1931->

Disciplina

631.5/3/05

631.53

Soggetti

Plant breeding

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 and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

PLANT BREEDING REVIEWS, Volume 9; Contents; Contributors; 1: Dedication: Royce S. Bringhurst Pre-eminent Strawberry Breeder; 2: The Diallel Cross: Design, Analysis, and Use for Plant Breeders; I. INTRODUCTION; II. GRIFFING'S ANALYSIS; III. HAYMAN AND JINKS' ANALYSIS; IV. VARIETY CROSS DIALLEL; V. PARTIAL DIALLEL CROSS; VI. DISCUSSION; VII. STATISTICAL PROGRAMS-SOFl'WARE; VIII. SUMMARY; LITERATURE CITED; 3: Biochemical and Molecular Markers in Plant Breeding; I. INTRODUCTION; II. CONCEPTS AND GENERAL THEORY FOR USING MARKER TECHNOLOGY IN PLANT BREEDING APPLICATIONS

III. DESIRED ATTRIBUTES OF MARKERS FOR PLANT BREEDING APPLICATIONS IV. DEVELOPMENT OF MOLECULAR-MARKER LINKAGE MAPS IN PLANTS; V. MARKER ASSOCIATIONS; VI. MAPPING QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI (QTLs); VII. MANIPULATION OF QUANTITATIVE TRAITS USING MARKER-FACILITATED METHODS; VIII. CONCLUSIONS/PROSPECTS; LITERATURE CITED; 4: Homeotic Floral Mutations; I. INTRODUCTION; II. HOMEOSIS DEFINED; III. HOMEOSIS AND DEVELOPMENT; IV. DISTRIBUTION, NATURE, AND CLASSIFICATION OF HOMEOTIC FLORAL MUTATIONS; V. PLANT BREEDING APPLICATIONS; VI. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS; LITERATURE CITED



5: Recurrent Restricted Phenotypic SelectionI. INTRODUCTION; II. THE RRPS SYSTEM; III. PROGRESS REALIZED; LITERATURE CITED; 6: Recurrent Selection In Maize; I. INTRODUCTION; II. METHODS OF GERMPLASM IMPROVEMENT; III. APPLICATION TO APPLIED BREEDING; IV. GENETIC ADVANCE; V. CONCLUSION; LITERATURE CITED; 7: Breeding of Quality Protein Maize (QPM); I. INTRODUCTION; II. QUALITY PROTEIN MUTANTS; III. BREEDING HISTORY; IV. FUTURE PLANS; LITERATURE CITED; 8: Breeding Potatoes for Long-day, Temperate Climates; I. INTRODUCTION; II. GERMPLASM; III. CULTIVAR DEVELOPMENT; IV. PRODUCTION TRAITS

V. UTILIZATION TRAITSVI. PROTECTION TRAITS; VII. IN VITRO TRAITS; VIII. CULTIVAR RELEASE; IX. SUMMARY; LITERATURE CITED; 9: Genetics of Apple; I. INTRODUCTION; II. CHROMOSOME NUMBER AND INHERITANCE; III. REPORTED GENES; IV. NOMENCLATURE RECOMMENDATIONS; V. CONCLUSION; LITERATURE CITED; 10: Pollen-incompatibility and Self-fertility in Sweet Cherry; I. INTRODUCTION; II. INHERITANCE AND MECHANISM OF POLLEN-INCOMPATIBILITY; III. COMPOUNDS INVOLVED IN THE INCOMPATIBILITY REACTION; IV. POLLEN-INCOMPATIBILITY GROUPS AND ASSIGNMENT OF CULTIVARS; V. INDUCED AND SPONTANEOUS SELF-FERTILITY

VI. INHERITANCE OF SELF-FERTILITY VII. BREEDING FOR SELF-FERTILITY; VIII. CONCLUSIONS; LITERATURE CITED; Subject Index; Cumulative Subject Index; Cumulative Contributor Index

Sommario/riassunto

Dedication: Royce S. Bringhurst--Pre-Eminent Strawberry Breeder (J. Hancock). The Diallel Cross: Design, Analysis, and Use for Plant Breeders (B. Christie & V. Shattuck). Biochemical and Molecular Markers in Plant Breeding (C. Stuber). Homeotic Floral Mutations (G. Acquaah, et al.). Recurrent Restricted Phenotypic Selection (G. Burton). Recurrent Selection in Maize (A. Hallauer). Breeding of Quality Protein Maize (QPM) (M. Bjarnason & S. Vasal). Breeding Potatoes for Long-Day, Temperate Climates (T. Tarn, et al.). Genetics of Apple (S. Brown). Pollen-Incompatibility and Self-Fertility in Sweet