Hawk Motion Detection

Hawk Motion Detection

""Hawk Motion Detection"" explores the remarkable visual abilities of hawks, specifically focusing on their unparalleled skill in detecting and intercepting moving prey. This exploration reveals the fascinating biological mechanisms, behavioral adaptations, and ecological factors that contribute to their hunting success. One intriguing aspect is the specialized structures in their eyes and brains that enable exceptional motion detection, allowing them to track fast-moving targets from great distances. The book not only illuminates the intricacies of avian vision but also offers potential inspiration for advancements in artificial vision and drone technology. The book takes an integrated approach, examining the neurobiology of hawk vision, their hunting behaviors, and the evolutionary pressures that have shaped their capabilities. It progresses from an overview of avian visual systems to detailed analyses of neural mechanisms, hunting techniques like soaring and stooping, and the ecological context driving these adaptations. By combining insights from laboratory experiments, field observations, and computational models, ""Hawk Motion Detection"" provides a holistic understanding of how hawks master the art of motion detection to thrive in their ecological niche.

When Sitting Is Not Resting

"Sitting volleyball is a dynamic, exciting, fast and high spirited sport. It is a peaceful game that can be enjoyed by all. When played at the highest level, only people with physical disabilities are allowed. Coaches coming from a volleyball background will find they need to take into consideration the degree of disabilities as well as functional ways of playing. Coaches and players coming from disability sports, would probably find the need to get to grips with the key concepts of the sport. At a glance, team systems in the game can appear to be complex, unsystematic and often rather confusing. When Sitting is NOT Resting: Sitting Volleyball, is an essential resource for coaches and players to help his or her own understanding of playing sitting volleyball. The make up of this book comprises of match analyses of international matches combined with knowledge specific to volleyball strategies. It's an insightful and practical guide that goes beyond skills and drills of volleyball training, with direct application to competition scenarios. The book is the first of its kind to compile the history of the game from documented sources. The intention is to provide context for the readers on how the game was, is, and will be played. There are also examples of how sitting volleyball has been used outside of elite competition through which studies examining the psychosocial instances of inclusion in schools, clubs and society."

Army R, D & A.