Mineralogical And Sedimentological Studies Of Innershelf And Beach Sediments Along The Coast Between Paravur And Kovalam, South Kerala, India

Continental shelf is of particular significance in marine geology , because it links the two basically different structural zones in the earth's crust; the continents and ocean basins. The shelf area has much wider importance in many fields of activity such as scientific, economic, social, political and strategic. The pace of development has ultimately put pressure on mankind to look for exploitable resources and accessibility to the continental shelf area and beyond. Added to the above, the developmental activities in the coastal area would readily and directly influence the innershelf sediments. This situation demands a thorough geological knowledge of the continental shelf area. Moreover, a successful management of the continental shelf zone requires an optimum data base on the physico-chemical nature of the shelf sediments. Although sedimentological studies were carried out along the western continental shelf of India, a well documented systematic study of the inner shelf off Trivandrum coast is still found to be lacking. Considering the physiographic settings and the vicinity of two renowned placer deposits at Chavara and Manavalakurichi, such a sedimetological inventory has become all the more vital. In view of the above, a research programme has been drawn up to account the salient sedimentological and mineralogical aspects of the innershelf and beach sediments between Paravur and Kovalam, Trivandrum district, Kerala (latitudes 8° 7'00" to 8° 47'45" and longitudes 76°43'00" to 77° 40'45"). The findings are presented in six chapters formatted to address the aim of this research.

Análisis del entorno y del mercado para la puesta en marcha del plan de rebranding de un hotel de playa en Panamá: caso Sheraton Bijao Beach Resort

La cadena hotelera colombiana GHL Hoteles Ltda., obtuvo el manejo operacional de un hotel existente en Santa Clara – Panamá, para que de ésta manera soportara un cambio de marca, convirtiéndose así en un Sheraton. Con la ayuda de un gran equipo de trabajo fue posible ésta transición y actualmente se perfeccionan los detalles para cumplir con los estándares dictados y exigidos por la marca. Contando con el soporte de una oficina de mercadeo y ventas ubicada en la ciudad de Panamá, es menester respaldar todos los logros en estrategias de mercadeo y ventas para el éxito y la rentabilidad del negocio.

On the beach.

Utiliza las solapas como elementos de descubrimiento y para informar a los niños pequeños sobre el mundo que les rodea: un erizo de mar, una gaviota, un cangrejo con grandes pinzas y un pez con una divertida cara son algunos de los animales que encontrarán en esta publicación.

The use of video-tape in the acquisition of volleyball skills

This paper examines the use of video-tape as an instrument of teaching and evaluating specific skills required in sports.

Death on the beach: the recycled utopia of Midnight

The chapter conducts close analysis of the film Midnight (O primeiro dia) in the light of Brazilian history and Brazilian film history

Beach-foraging behaviour of Forest Ravens Corvus tasmanicus and an Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen at Wilsons Promontory, Victoria

Observations are presented of Forest Ravens Corvus tasmanicus, and an Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen, foraging by gleaning the sand on a beach.

The Archaeology of No man's land: Indigenous camps at Corindi Beach, mid-north coast New South Wales

At Corindi Beach on the mid-north coast of New South Wales are five twentieth century campsites located on the fringes of the township, beside the town racecourse, an area called by local Aboriginal people 'No man's land'. These campsites are important symbols of the self-sufficient lifestyle followed by the Corindi Beach Indigenous community in the twentieth century and are a physical reminder of cross-cultural relationships between local people over the last hundred years. In a collaborative research project with Yarrawarra Aboriginal Corporation, these places are being documented through studying oral history, the cultural landscape and the material culture left behind at these places.

Patellar tendons with normal imaging and pain: change in imaging and pain status over volleyball season

Objective: Patellar tendon injury commonly presents as abnormal imaging with pain or abnormal imaging without pain. Normal imaging with pain has also been reported clinically, but little is known about the behavior of these tendons over time. This study investigated the behavior of tendons with normal imaging and pain over a volleyball season.

Design: Prospective study.

Setting: Institutional.

Participants: One hundred and one male and female volleyball players.

Main outcome measurements: At the beginning and end of the season ultrasound determined imaging status and the single leg decline squat test determined pain. The imaging and pain status at follow-up of tendons with normal imaging and pain at baseline was reported and contrasted to the imaging and pain status of the other patellar tendon injuries.

Results: Tendons with normal imaging and pain [relative risk (RR) 15.1], abnormal imaging without pain (RR 14.6), and abnormal imaging with pain (RR 51.5) had a greater risk of having abnormal imaging with pain at the end of the season when compared with normal tendons (P < 0.01). Among tendons with normal imaging and pain at baseline, 27% had abnormal imaging without pain and 21% contained abnormal imaging with pain at the end of the season.

Conclusions: Patellar tendons with normal imaging and pain at the beginning of a volleyball season are equally as likely to have abnormal imaging and pain at the end of the season as tendons with abnormal imaging without pain. Normal imaging with pain may represent a clinically relevant patellar tendon injury.

Eccentric decline squat protocol offers superior results at 12 months compared with traditional eccentric protocol for patellar tendinopathy in volleyball players

Background: Conservative treatment of patellar tendinopathy has been minimally investigated. Effective validated treatment protocols are required.

Objectives: To investigate the immediate (12 weeks) and long term (12 months) efficacy of two eccentric exercise programmes for the treatment of patellar tendinopathy.

Methods: This was a prospective randomised controlled trial of 17 elite volleyball players with clinically diagnosed and imaging confirmed patellar tendinopathy. Participants were randomly assigned to one of two treatment groups: a decline group and a step group. The decline group were required to perform single leg squats on a 25° decline board, exercising into tendon pain and progressing their exercises with load. The step group performed single leg squats on a 10 cm step, exercising without tendon pain and progressing their exercises with speed then load. All participants completed a 12 week intervention programme during their preseason. Outcome measures used were the Victorian Institute of Sport Assessment (VISA) score for knee function and 100 mm visual analogue scale (VAS) for tendon pain with activity. Measures were taken throughout the intervention period and at 12 months.

Results: Both groups had improved significantly from baseline at 12 weeks and 12 months. Analysis of the likelihood of a 20 point improvement in VISA score at 12 months revealed a greater likelihood of clinical improvements in the decline group than the step group. VAS scores at 12 months did not differ between the groups.

Conclusions: Both exercise protocols improved pain and sporting function in volleyball players over 12 months. This study indicates that the decline squat protocol offers greater clinical gains during a rehabilitation programme for patellar tendinopathy in athletes who continue to train and play with pain.