BGN 356 Special Assignment


Overtraining syndrome in runners.

Books
On the library's home page, select catalogue, then advance search.
Put in the keywords as shown in the screens hot below. Click twice on the image to enlarge.


Articles
Search for full text electronic articles, by putting in runner in the find e-journal search box on the library's homepage. See screen shot below.


The journal title Runner's world is displayed.
Click on the link Sportsdiscus full text. See screen shot below.



Click on the link search within this publication

Put in the keyword overtraining in the second search box.

Databases.
To search for more information on the databases, go to EbscoHost platform.
Select Sportdiscus and Medline on the platform.
Put in your keywords as shown in the screenshot below. Click twice on image to enlarge.



Click on add a row. Put in symtoms or causes or prevention to limit

Guidelines for assignments

Course Code BGN 356


Topic: Scientific Journals on the following:

Temas / Themes:
1. Androgeniese Anaboliese Steroïede: Fisiologiese- en morfologiese response op hierdie lewensgevaarlike middels.
Androgenic Anabolic Steroids: Physiological and morphological responses to these life-threatening compounds.
2. Weerstandskondisionering vir kinders: Voorskrifte vir veilige, effektiewe oefenprogramme.
Resistance training for children: Prescriptions for safe and effective training programs.
3. Fisiologiese- en strukturele gevolge van veroudering: Implikasies vir oefenprogramvoorskrif vir die ouderdomsgroep 60+.
Physiological and structural consequences of aging: Implications for exercise program design in the age group 60+

On the library's home page, put in Steroids in the find e-journal search box.

Select the journal title Steroids by clicking on the ScienceDirect Fee Collection link.

Click twice on image to enlarge.

Select search.

Put in your key words as shown in the screen shot below. Click twice on image.

Note the use of limiters: keyword must be in title, include only journals, in subject field medicine and dentistry, only from 2000 to present

Course Code BGN 251

Topics
1) Lipolysis as major energy system used during Endurance exercise
Keywords that need to be explored and discussed in depth in your
assignment : Fatty acid metabolism: Beta oxidation
fat loading: -metaboloc enzymes: lipase, carnitine transferase

2) The effect of resistance training on endurance exercise capability
Keywords :muscle contractility: - increase speed af metabolic reactions
metaboloc enzymes: phosphokinase, myokinase, phosphofructokinase
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1. Start by defining your topic keywords by using an electroning subject encyclopedia, for example a medical one by selecting, from the library's home page, e- Resouces, then e-Reference Books

2. Books.
From the library's home page, select catalogue, then Advanced search

Put in your keywords as shown in the screen shot. Click twice on image to enlarge.

Note the change on the left dropdown menu: 'All fields' to 'subject'



Journal articles

From the Platform EbscoHost select the following databases:

Academic Search Premier, Health Source -consumer edition, Medline and SPORTdiscus.

Click Continue.

Put in yout keywords as shown in the screen shot below. Click twice on image to enlarge.

Follow the same process for topic 2, using the relative keywords provided, starting with
Resistance training
endurance exercise
use the other keywords alternatively.

Course BGN355

Articles from scientific journals on the topic: Training and nutrition for optimal muscle mass.

1. Select the EbscoHost platform. Select the following databases:

• Academic Search Premier


• health Source- Consumer Edition


• Medline


• Sportdiscus

2. Continue

3. Click on image to enlarge

Course code: BGN152
Assignment: Anorexia Nervosa
Give a definition, describe the symptoms, the causes, the side- effects on the body, as well as ways of prevention.
Use at least 4 scientific sources. Use books as well as journals.

How to search for resources in the library :
For a definition, use a medical dictionary. There are online dictionaries and encyclopedeas available under E-reference Books

Books
On the library’s home page, in the catalogue keyword search box, put in the keywords eating disorders. You will find many books located on level 1. There will be chapters on Anorexia Nervosa in those books.
If you put Anorexia Nervosa in the keyword window the whole book will be about Anorexia Nervosa. Perhaps too much information for this assignment.

Journal articles
On the library’s home page, in the Find e-journal search box, put in the words: eating disorders. Select one of the Journal titles, and do a search within that journal, by using the words Anorexia Nervosa.
You can also use Ebsco Host platform. Select all the health databases, and Medline. Put in Anorexia Nervosa as your main search term, and use all the other search terms (causes, symptoms, side-effects, prevention) alternatively.
If you’re not familiar with EbscoHost, see the tutorial “How to use EbscoHost”