Le prince des Asturies [Alphonse de Bourbon en soldat] : [photographie de presse] / [Agence Rol]

Référence bibliographique : Rol, 59713

Le prince des Asturies [Alphonse de Bourbon] et le prince Don Jaime en soldats : [photographie de presse] / [Agence Rol]

Référence bibliographique : Rol, 59714

Le prince des Asturies [Alphonse de Bourbon] en soldat : [photographie de presse] / [Agence Rol]

Référence bibliographique : Rol, 59715

[Lettre d'Alphonse Labitte à Jules Massenet, 1912]

F.1 : carte postale illustrée, portrait d'Alphonse Labitte au verso

Histoire de la Révolution de 1830 / par Alphonse Maréchal

Comprend : Histoire de la restauration de Dulaure

[Procession dans un village normand] : [photographie] / Louis-Alphonse de Brebisson

Référence bibliographique : cat. 177

Baron Alphonse de Rothschild

Beigeklebt ein Zeitungsausschnitt über ein Attentatsversuch auf A. v. Rothschild

Ethnic differences in the BMI-%BF relationships between young Japanese and Australian-Caucasian males living in Australia using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry

The Body Mass Index (BMI) has been used worldwide as an indicator of fatness. However, the universal cut-off points by the World Health Organisation (WHO) classification may not be appropriate for every ethnic group when consider the relationship with their actual total body fatness(%BF). The application of population-specific classifications to assess BMI may be more relevant to public health. Ethnic differences in the BMI%BF relationship between 45 Japanese and 42 Australian-Caucasian males were assessed using whole body dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scan and anthropometry using a standard protocol. Japanese males had significantly (p<0.05) greater %BF at given BMI values than Australian males. When this is taken into account the newly proposed Asia-Pacific BMI classification of BMI 23 as overweight and 25 as obese may better assess the level of obesity that is associated increased health risks for this population. To clarify the current findings, further studies that compare the relationships across other Japanese populations are recommended.

X-ray your data with Rasch

By using the Rasch model, much detailed diagnostic information is available to developers of survey and assessment instruments and to the researchers who use them. We outline an approach to the analysis of data obtained from the administration of survey instruments that can enable researchers to recognise and diagnose difficulties with those instruments and then to suggest remedial actions that can improve the measurement properties of the scales included in questionnaires. We illustrate the approach using examples drawn from recent research and demonstrate how the approach can be used to generate figures that make the results of Rasch analyses accessible to non-specialists.

The X-Factor and its relationship to golfing performance

It is often postulated that an increased hip to shoulder differential angle (`X-Factor') during the early downswing better utilises the stretch-shorten cycle and improves golf performance. The current study aims to examine the potential relationship between the X-Factor and performance during the tee-shot. Seven golfers with handicaps between 0 and 10 strokes comprised the low-handicap group, whilst the high-handicap group consisted of eight golfers with handicaps between 11 and 20 strokes. The golfers performed 20 drives and three-dimensional kinematic data were used to quantify hip and shoulder rotation and the subsequent X-Factor. Compared with the low-handicap group, the high-handicap golfers tended to demonstrate greater hip rotation at the top of the backswing and recorded reduced maximum X-Factor values. The inconsistencies evident in the literature may suggest that a universal method of measuring rotational angles during the golf swing would be beneficial for future studies, particularly when considering potential injury.