Tracing the Development of Athletes Using Retrospective Interview Methods: A Proposed Interview and Validation Procedure for Reported Information

A new interview procedure is proposed for collecting valid information on the acquisition of high-level performance in sport. The procedure elicits verifiable information on the development of athletes' achievements in their primary sport, as well as factors that might influence performance, including involvement in other sporting activities, injuries, physical growth and quality of training resources. Interviewed athletes also describe their engagement in specific training and other relevant activities during each year of their development as well as how they experienced each type of activity. The collected information is then examined to identify those aspects of the athletes' recall of their development that meet criteria of reliability and validity. Recommendations to coaches and scientists are discussed for how retrospective interviews can uncover aspects of development that distinguish elite from less accomplished athletes.

Modeling and validation of the thermal behavior of buildings for the development of demand response methods

The representation of the thermal behaviour of the building is achieved through a relatively simple dynamic model that takes into account the effects due to the thermal mass of the building components. The model of a intra-floor apartment has been built in the Matlab-Simulink environment and considers the heat transmission through the external envelope, wall and windows, the internal thermal masses, (i.e. furniture, internal wall and floor slabs) and the sun gain due to opaque and see-through surfaces of the external envelope. The simulations results for the entire year have been compared and the model validated, with the one obtained with the dynamic building simulation software Energyplus.

Oil shale, potential environmental impacts and control technology /

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Development and validation of methods for sampling and analysis of workplace toxic substances /

Mode of access: Internet.

Development of treatment and control technology for refractory petrochemical wastes /

Mode of access: Internet.

Ionizing radiations; their production, effects, and utilization, with special reference to food and packaging technology.

Mode of access: Internet.

Bibliography of New Mexico geology and mineral technology.

First vol. (through 1950) compiled by M.R. Burks and J.H. Schilling; 1951-55 and 1956-60 by C.F. and J.H. Schilling: 1961-65 by T. Ray; 1966-70 by M.A. and H.H. Koehn; 1971-75 by J.R. Wright and J.A. Russell; 1976-80 by Dana M. Adkins-Heljeson and Candace L. Holts.

Technical assistance guide for JTPA follow-up and validation /

"June 1990"--Cover.

Medicare's prospective payment system : strategies for evaluating cost, quality, and medical technology.

"OTA-H-262"--P. [4] of cover.

Safety status data collection methodology. Volume II - technical report on development and validation of evaluation procedures. Final report.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Crash Avoidance Research Division, Washington, D.C.

Potential of diesel engine, fuels and lubrication technology. Final report.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Office of Research and Development, Washington, D.C.