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This clinically and practice oriented, multidisciplinary book is intended to fill the gap between evidence-based knowledge on the benefits of physical activity and exercise during pregnancy and the implementation of exercise programmes and related health promotion measures in pregnant women. It will provide medical, sports, and fitness professionals both with the knowledge needed to allay undue fears regarding the consequences of exercising during pregnancy and with the practical expertise to offer optimal guidance on exercising to pregnant exercisers and athletes. Readers will find up-to-date evidence on the psychological, social, physiological, body composition, musculoskeletal, and biomec...
Documents effective projects on lifelong learning developed by the European Community's ADAPT initiative, the goal of which was to help the workforce adapt to industrial change and prepare for the information society.
Focus: Music of Northeast Brazil examines the historical and contemporary manifestations of the music of Brazil, a country with a musical landscape that is layered with complexity and diversity. Based on the author’s field research during the past twenty years, the book describes and analyzes the social/historical contexts and contemporary musical practices of Afro-Brazilian religion, selected Carnival traditions, Bahia’s black cultural renaissance, the traditions of rural migrants, and currents in new popular music. Part One, Understanding Music in Brazil, presents important issues and topics that encompass all of Brazil, and provides a general survey of Brazil’s diverse musical landscape. Part Two, Creating Music in Brazil, presents historical trajectories and contemporary examples of Afro-Brazilian traditions, Carnival music, and northeastern popular music. Part Three, Focusing In, presents two case studies that explore the ground-level activities of contemporary musicians in Northeast Brazil and the ways in which they move between local, national, and international realms. The accompanying downloadable resources offer vivid musical examples that are discussed in the text
En los albores del siglo XXI se hace bien necesario estimular a las futuras generaciones universitarias para que se decanten por una conciencia responsable y decidida a la hora de educar en valores, atendiendo, como un camino edificante y enriquecedor, al binomio pensamiento estético-filosófico y comunicación. Para ello, los siete capítulos que articulan el diseño conceptual y arquitectura del presente volumen circunscriben su atención, entre la ciencia y la concepción artística, a la diversidad cultural educativa, las relaciones interdisciplinares y multidisciplinares, la transversalidad y, claro está, las acciones colegiadas y de coope-ración orquestadas por variados equipos de investigación procedentes de reconocidos centros académicos de naturaleza y proyección internacional.
Improvements in hospital management and emergency medical and critical care services require continual attention and dedication to ensure efficient and proper care for citizens. To support this endeavor, professionals rely more and more on the application of information systems and technologies to promote the overall quality of modern healthcare. Implementing effective technologies and strategies ensures proper quality and instruction for both the patient and medical practitioners. Hospital Management and Emergency Medicine: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice examines the latest scholarly material on emerging strategies and methods for delivering optimal emergency medical care and examin...