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Brandt, Ellissa Kathryn | Assessment of bilateral muscle function symmetry in female alpine skiers | A recent theory for the high occurrence of ACL injuries in female athletes is the presence of asymmetric leg muscle function. Unfortunately, information relative to the bilateral muscle function for the legs of female alpine skiers is lacking. Therefore the primary aim of this project is to examine ... | Anterior Cruciate Ligament - injuries; Skiers, Female; Single leg counter movement jump - Research; Single leg time to stabilization - Research | 2012-05 |
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Fett, Natasha | Can Pilates Improve Self-Efficacy in People with Multiple Sclerosis? | Background: Multiple sclerosis is a degenerative neurological disease in which people experience impaired physical function and increased fatigue. These symptoms lead to decreased participation in activities which leads to exacerbated symptoms. This vicious cycle can cause one to experience lowered ... | | 2014 |
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Weaver, Shannon | Free Clinic Health Education Classes: an Analysis of Efficacy, Barriers, Power Dynamics, and Disparities | Part I- Power Dynamics Present in Health Education Classes at a Free Clinic Objective: The purpose of this paper is to analyze dynamics between patients, staff, and volunteers at a free clinic. Certain power dynamics within health care are inherent and beneficial, such as a provider prescribing medi... | | 2017 |
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Paulsen, Tennille S. | The influence of body position on intra-abdominal pressure | Introduction: Pelvic floor disorders (PFDs), including urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse, are common among women. The study of PFDs has yet to be fully explored within exercise and sport science. The measurement of intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) during physical activity may help establi... | Pelvic girdle - Research; Intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) - Research | 2012-05 |
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Caine, Teah | The influence of compression on behavioral estimates of frequency resolution | This study focuses on the ability of the auditory system to decompose sounds into their individual frequency components. This "frequency resolution" is a fundamental aspect of auditory processing and is known to influence the perception of speech and other ecologically relevant stimuli. Invasive phy... | Cochlear compression - Research; Cochlea's basilar membrane | 2012-05 |
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Schmid, Cheyenne | Joint position sense in knee osteoarthritic patients | Osteoarthritis (OA) is a slow progressing degenerative joint disease affecting approximately 10% of the United States population. The incidence of OA increases with age due to the continual loading of the knee joint throughout life and is one of the main causes of chronic pain and disability in the ... | Knee -- Diseases -- Exercise therapy; Osteoarthritis; Joint position sense | 2014-08 |
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Eike, Daniel Aaron | Nutritional Assessment of Children Ages 0 - 5 Years in Rural Punjab, India | Malnutrition is a major health risk that affects nearly 50% of children in India. The state of Punjab has been termed the "breadbasket" of India because of its massive agricultural production. Despite this, children throughout Punjab still suffer from high rates of malnutrition. The purpose of this ... | Nutrition - in infancy & childhood - Punjab | 2016-12 |
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Robinson, Mercedes Summer | Professional vs. nonprofessional exercise advice and injury correlations in campus recreation facility users | Purpose: Risk of injury, when participating in an exercise program, is always present; however when the exercise program is poorly designed or not designed for the individual, the risk of injury increases significantly. Poorly designed exercise programs stem from individuals seeking advice for exerc... | Sports injuries | 2016-01 |
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Schott, Willem Olson | Promotion vs. education in choosing "real food" | The agro-industrial system in the United States contributes to an abundance of human and ecological health problems from social injustices and public health issues to global warming and ecological degradation. In response to these problems, universities across the country are joining the Real Food C... | College students -- Food Food preferences; Real food | 2015-04 |
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Estrella, Itzel | Radiation doses for Nuclear Medicine Procedures: a Compiled Resource | Many types of diagnostic and therapeutic imaging in nuclear medicine require radiation as an essential part of the procedure. These entail different amounts of dose and exposure to the patient. Doctors, technologists, and patients in nuclear medicine often wonder how much dose and exposure is associ... | | 2017 |
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Shimko, Alison | Sex as a Potential Source of Bias in Adult Judgments of Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorder | Previous research has shown the tendency for people to assign negative attributes to children with a variety of disabilities including neurodevelopmental disorders. The purpose of this study was to examine potential differences in ratings assigned by participants based on their sexes (Rater Male (RM... | | 2017 |
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Lee, Alexis Pearl | Shifting physical activity patterns among women: The historical and potential future impacts on pelvic floor and skeletal health | Successes in the battle for gender equality have helped empower women to become more physically active through exercise and sport in recent times than any other point in history, particularly since the passage of Title IX. As a result, many women are choosing programs of high intensity with impact, ... | Exercise - Physiological aspects | 2016-04 |
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Jimenez, Cecilia Cardozo | Social-Emotional Problems in Toddlers: Relationship with Language Development and Autism Risk | Purpose:Children with language delays are at increased risk for persistent difficulties such as language disorder, learning disability, and autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Further, the presence of a language delay may also indicate risk for social-emotional problems. However, research examining so... | Language Development Disorders - in infancy & childhood | 2016-08 |
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Bennion, David | Validation of force pedals for bilateral strength asymmetry testing | Over 125,000 anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgeries are performed each year in the United States. Rates of re-injury to the reconstructed ACL or contralateral ACL up to 49% have been reported in certain populations. Altered biomechanics-including bilateral asymmetry in knee extensor st... | Anterior Cruciate Ligament - Surgery; Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction - methods | 2014-12 |
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Bertelsen, Brandon | Word of the wild | Many people value and experience what the natural world has to offer and many people do not. The opportunities that exist outdoors include recreation, education, development, and therapy. Everything I do, school, work, volunteer, and play, is to better provide outdoor experiences for people of all... | Outdoor life - Psychological aspects | 2014-12 |