Failure confirms the threat, and the intensity of anxiety is increased as the required learning becomes more difficult, so that by the time the child reaches the third grade the decrement in performance is pronounced.

Finally, intensity is the vigor and amount of energy employees put into this goal-directed work performance.

In the 2010 Re $ earch Infosource ranking of Canada's research universities, UVic topped all other comprehensive universities in Canada in two out of three measures of research performance over the last decade: growth in research income and growth in research intensity.

Working memory performance may also be increased by high intensity exercise.

The performance has a sharp, desperate intensity from beginning to end.

The intensity of the performance rivaled that of the digital recording Herbert von Karajan made many years later with the Berlin Philharmonic.

In his review in The New York Times, Vincent Canby called the film " an uproarious display of brilliance, nerve, dance, maudlin confessions, inside jokes and, especially, ego " and " an essentially funny movie that seeks to operate on too many levels at the same time ... some of it makes you wince, but a lot of it is great fun ... A key to the success of the production is the performance of Roy Scheider as Joe Gideon ... With an actor of less weight and intensity, All That Jazz might have evaporated as we watched it.

And in the starring role, Richard Conte gave a performance which displays both intensity and subtlety.

These recordings are of special interest for the performance practices of the orchestra and also for intensity of expression.

Jay Cocks called the screenplay a " snarling, overwrought and somewhat parochial satire on aristocracy and privileged morality "; he called the film " wretchedly photographed ... as if it were shot under floodlights "; in contrast Cocks praised the performances by Alastair Sim, Arthur Lowe, William Mervyn, Coral Browne, and James Villiers, but reserves most of his praise for O ' Toole, saying his performance is of " such intensity that it may trouble sleep as surely as it will haunt memory.

In the United States, ANSI in 2009 published voluntary standard FL1 Flashlight basic performance standard, which standardizes the test procedures for total light output, beam intensity, working distance, impact and water resistance, and battery running time to 10 % of initial light output.

Practice of the theory creates " complex sound masses possessing a strong tonal center ", as focal attention creates tonality and the global attention creates masses of sound, flexible timbre, attack, duration, intensity, and sometimes pitch, as well as untraditional times and spaces for performance such as requiring extended hours or environmental settings.

Describing the intensity of a January 1987 Big Black performance in Forced Exposure, Lydia Lunch remarked that " I was pulverized into near oblivion as wall after wall of frustration, heartache, hatred, death, disease, dis-use, disgust, mistrust, & maelstrom stormed the stage waging war with military precision insistently invading every open orifice with the strength of ten thousand bulls ".

The performance style of the Bolshoi Ballet, is typically identified as being colourful and bold, combining technique and athleticism with expressiveness and dramatic intensity.

« Her performance contained such subtleties » André Levinson said, « such a variety of tones that they were almost like a voice, and such an intensity of expression impatience, challenge and triumph-that they not only amounted to a voice but to a language!

Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film three stars out of four, praising Thornton's performance in particular, saying: " The movie is like a merger of ugly drunk in Bad Santa and his football coach in Friday Night Lights, yet doesn't recycle from either movie ; he modulates the manic anger of the Santa and the intensity of the coach and produces a morose loser who we like better than he likes himself.

He fired two ministers charged with the development of the city, feeling that their performance lacked intensity.

Whether we like it or not, people expect us to beat America, and there is definitely more intensity about this game because of our performance in the last one.

The performance has a sharp, desperate intensity from beginning to end.

The 300M Special also had high intensity discharge headlights, faux carbon fiber trim, high performance brakes, and optional Michelin Pilot Sport 245 / 45R18 performance tires.

Muscle energy systems trained using anaerobic exercise develop differently compared to aerobic exercise, leading to greater performance in short duration, high intensity activities, which last from mere seconds up to about 2 minutes.

Mina's performance was typically characterised by expressive intensity, subtle variations, and original phrasing.

Upon his performance of " El Triste ", many critics had welcomed his vocal inflections, and he was praised for his technical virtuosity and intensity.

In plants, algae, and cyanobacteria, reactive oxygen species are also produced during photosynthesis, particularly under conditions of high light intensity.

The intensity of hue and interest in evanescent light not only placed Turner's work in the vanguard of English painting, but later exerted an influence upon art in France, as well ; the Impressionists, particularly Claude Monet, carefully studied his techniques.

* Rapid deformation of the TMS coil produces a loud clicking sound which increases with the stimulator intensity that can affect hearing with sufficient exposure, particularly relevant for rTMS ( hearing protection may be used to prevent this ),

" The details of policy – particularly of economics – bored him, in contrast with the intensity of Burke ’ s legal pursuit of Warren Hastings, and of Pitt ’ s prosecution of the war against France.

The intensity of cheering and jeering at a sports bar by sports fans can often range from equal to stronger than that of fans actually at the sporting event for particularly significant games and matches.

Commonly these are visual distortions, and can take the form of masses of small crawling creatures ( particularly common in delirium tremens, caused by severe alcohol withdrawal ) or distortions in size or intensity of the surrounding environment.

Summers then concluded his discussion of the three hypotheses by saying: So my best guess, to provoke you, of what's behind all of this is that the largest phenomenon, by far, is the general clash between people's legitimate family desires and employers ' current desire for high power and high intensity, that in the special case of science and engineering, there are issues of intrinsic aptitude, and particularly of the variability of aptitude, and that those considerations are reinforced by what are in fact lesser factors involving socialization and continuing discrimination.

Akathisia may range in intensity from a sense of disquiet or anxiety, to severe discomfort, particularly in the knees.

Typically these sports are played at a recreational level of intensity, and need not be particularly competitive.

It usually occurs after high intensity and / or long-term exposure to asbestos ( particularly in those individuals working on the production or end-use of products containing asbestos ) and is therefore regarded as an occupational lung disease.

On the train journey to Russia Myshkin meets Parfyon Semyonovich Rogozhin, and is struck by his passionate intensity, particularly in relation to a beautiful woman with whom he is obsessed.

Air platforms communicating with ground forces can also provide additional aerial-to-ground visual search, ground-convoy escort, and enhancement of command and control ( C2 ), assets which can be particularly important for low intensity conflict.

She was particularly noted for her fiery temperament and dramatic intensity on stage.

" Clapton's guitar contribution has been described as making this a " monumental " track ; particularly notable features include the increasing lengths of thrice-heard first scale degrees ( 0. 17-0. 19 ), the restraint showed by rests in many bars then unexpected appearances ( as at 0. 28-0. 29 ), commanding turnaround phrases ( 0. 31-0. 33 ), expressive string bends marking modal changes from C to C # ( 0. 47-0. 53 ), power retransition ( 1. 21-1. 24 ), emotive vibrato ( 2. 01-2. 07 ), and a solo ( 1. 55-2. 31 ) with a " measured rise in intensity, rhythmic activity, tonal drive and registral climb.

Tactical lights also serve a role as a method of non-lethal force, used to temporarily blind and disorient targets. Features particularly associated with tactical lights include shock resistance, reliability, lightweight and powerful batteries, and high light intensity.

Like many German physiologists of his time, Marxow had a good knowledge and ability with physics, and invented a number of devices for the purpose of his studies, particularly the reonome ( a kind of rheostat, or variable resistor used to control finely the intensity of an electrical stimulus ).

The parallels are particularly pertinent to the former as it is a savage tale, in which the arid, unforgiving landscape of Central Asian mountains mirrors the psychological intensity of the conflict between the characters, their grimly determined emotions and violent altercations.

Because of its intensity, this group staged produced a lot of memorable games, particularly against Universidad Católica and against Corinthians at home and away.

The staff at Variety ( magazine ) magazine gave the film a positive review and wrote, " John Sayles again uses a keen intelligence and finely tuned ear to tackle the nature of friendship and loving in Lianna ... Paced by Griffiths ' excellent pivotal performance, the film is marked by fine acting overall, particularly Hallaren as the catalytic lover scared off by the intensity of Griffiths ' feelings ; DeVries as the acerbic, insecure academic mate ; Jo Henderson as the retroactively frightened best girlfriend ; and Jesse Solomon as the wise-beyond-years pubescent son.

Laser protection eyewear is particularly important because of the extremely high intensity of laser light.

Because taste perception is unique to every person, descriptors for taste quality and intensity have been standardized, particularly for use in scientific studies.

Hazel's music was not particularly intricate musically, relying on a few chords, sheer energy ( many songs being played at breakneck speed ), and vocal intensity.