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Ishii, Kris. "Physical capacity assessment of the acute cardiovascular patient." Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 9, no. 4 (July 1995): 53–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00005082-199507000-00006.

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Vasudevan, Sridhar V., Timothy Lynch, Douglas Lyman, and Kurt Hermann. "Brief Physical Capacity Assessment in the Pain Program." Clinical Journal of Pain 8, no. 1 (March 1992): 64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00002508-199203000-00030.

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Oliveira de Matos, Carlos José. "The Assessment of Severity in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease Through Coronary Angiotomography and Physical-Functional Assessment." Clinical Cardiology and Cardiovascular Interventions 5, no. 7 (August 8, 2022): 01–08. http://dx.doi.org/10.31579/2641-0419/272.

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Background: The assessment of the coronary artery calcium score and the degree of coronary stenosis with the aim of tracking a higher risk for coronary events, when associated with an assessment of functional health, may indicate possible physical disabilities that will impact their quality of life. Design: Cross-sectional study. Methods: 208 patients underwent coronary artery calcium score quantification and were divided into absent (0), low (1-100), intermediate (101-400) and high / very high (> 400), as well as the degree of coronary artery stenosis through percentage. Functional assessment was performed through the measure of functional independence, modified Katz index and Barthel index, and for physical capacity and the 6-minute walk test, with statistical analysis through analysis of variance. Results: The middle ages were 57±11,2 years and 61,5% were females. The most frequent risk factors were high blood pressure (78,4%) and family history to CAD (72,1%). The most common level was intermediate, 23,8%. The functionality showed a deficit of 19%; the distance travelled was 67,9% of the predicted distance, with differences observed between coronary arterial calcium score groups (p=0,03). The functionality was associated with the sedentary lifestyle (p=0,007) and dyspnea (p=0,008), while the physical capacity was associated with the dyspnea (p=0,03). Conclusions: Patients with coronary artery disease with a higher calcium score (>400) had reduced physical capacity. Functionality showed that there was an association with a sedentary lifestyle and dyspnea.
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Farista, Baiq, and Arben Virgota. "PENILAIAN DAYA DUKUNG UNTUK PENGEMBANGAN EKOWISATA DI TAMAN WISATA ALAM KERANDANGAN." BioWallacea 5, no. 1 (April 30, 2019): 43–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.29303/biowal.v5i1.108.

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The development of tourism activities in Taman Wisata Alam Krandangan (TWAK) has shown an escalating trend with 33% visits increase in a period of 2010-2014. The increasing number of visits is potential to promote environmental damage. Therefore, to create a function balance between the area conservation and it’s utilization as a tourism destination, then an assessment study on the tourism carrying capacity is of high importance. This research aimed to analyze tourism carrying capacity based on the environment biophysical aspects as well as the management capacity in TWAK. Assessments method employed was a carrying capacity assessment developed by Cifuentes (1992). The concepts of this carrying capacity assessment considered physical, biological, and management conditions in determining the maximum number of visitors and was divided into three levels i.e. Physical Carrying Capacity (PCC), Real Carrying Capacity (RCC) and Effective Carrying Capacity (ECC). The assessment of carrying capacity was performed in 4 tourism area of TWAK i.e. recreational area, observation area, camping area and hiking tracks. The calculation results showed the physical carrying capacity (PCC) of TWAK was 1,406 visitors per day. This value implies the number of visitors that physically can be contained in every group of tourism area. Physical carrying capacity could not consider the biophysical factors of the area. Hence, this value cannot be utilized as a reference in visitor management. Based on the calculation result of the real carrying capacity, the maximum number of visitors to be allowed to visit TWAK is 186 people per day. An effective carrying capacity is 93 visitors per day.
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Plavina, Liana, Ilva Dulevska, and Helena Karklina. "Self-Assessment of Physical Activity and Health Capacity of Students." Journal of Pedagogy and Psychology "Signum Temporis" 9, no. 1 (December 20, 2017): 44–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/sigtem-2017-0007.

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Abstract The compulsory part of the individual life is physical activity. The physical activity is important for maintenance health capacity. Physical activity includes various kinds of components: physical activity during the leisure time (during the week days and weekend days), physical activity at home and in working place and physical activity during the transference from home to other place. Intensity of the physical activity could also be various from low to moderate and till high. Respondent of study groups were partly time students from Riga Medical College (RMC), n = 41, and from Riga Teacher Training and Education Management Academy (RTTEMA), n = 37. Respondents were students of both genders aged from 19 years till 53 years. We have provided the assessment of the principal anthropometric characteristics (height and body mass) as well the anthropometric indices (body mass index (BMI)) and physical activity level questionnaire for students. Analysis of the data of physical activity questionnaire revealed that the average physical activity for students from RMC corresponded to low level of physical activity. The respondents from RRTEMA have moderate level of physical activity.
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Kovalski, Bianca Setra, Letícia Gonçalves Vergel, Fernanda Diório Masi Galhardo, Simone Fernandes Davi Marques, Aline Maria Heidmann, and Eduardo Selan Lopes Gonçales. "Physical capacity assessment in patients hospitalized with COVID-19 diagnose." Fisioterapia e Pesquisa 29, no. 2 (August 2022): 216–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1809-2950/22005029022022en.

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ABSTRACT SARS-CoV-2 infection can cause severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), leading to hypoxemia. Physical capacity assessment can be performed before hospital discharge using submaximal exercise testing. This study sought to assess physical capacity and exercise tolerance with the six-minute step test (6MST) in hospitalized COVID-19 patients who required oxygen (O2) support during hospitalization. A prospective, interventional study was conducted with patients aged from 18 to 90 years who required oxygen therapy during hospitalization. Assessment was performed using Perme Score, followed by the 6MST tests, assessing the peripheral oxygen saturation (SpO2), heart rate (HR), blood pressure (BP), and subjective exertion perception by Borg Scale, before and immediately after the 6MST. A total of 31 patients, with a mean age of 51.9 years, were evaluated. Nasal cannula (NC) was the most used device (64.5% of patients). Regarding HR, BP, and Borg Scale, their mean value increased after 6MST. SpO2 showed a lower mean value after 6MST. Out of the 86.9% of patients who completed the test, 48.3% completed it with interruptions, and 12.9% had to suspend it. The 6MST was able to assess physical capacity and exercise tolerance, proving to be an effective tool for evaluating COVID-19 patients.
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Lyden, Martin. "Assessment of Sexual Consent Capacity." Sexuality and Disability 25, no. 1 (February 20, 2007): 3–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11195-006-9028-2.

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CRISTUȚĂ, M. A., and G. S. LUPU. "THE ASSESSMENT OF WORK CAPACITY IN UNTRAINED ADULTS." Series IX Sciences of Human Kinetics 13(62), no. 2 (December 10, 2020): 187–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.31926/but.shk.2020.13.62.2.24.

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Currently, the concept of health involves not only a psychological and physical well being of the individual and community, but also a certain ability for physical effort, and regaining your strength after effort, of resistance against the unfavorable environmental factors, against diseases, and a certain longevity, in concordance with the socio-economic and geographical conditions in which a person performs his/her activity. Thus, a person cannot be considered healthy if they do not have a good work capacity and/or a certain nonspecific general resistance to the unfavorable environmental factors and to diseases. This study aimed to assess the work capacity in a group of untrained subjects.
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Macciocchi, Stephen N., Lauren M. Littlefield, and Paul T. Diamond. "Neuropsychological assessment and functional capacity." NeuroRehabilitation 11, no. 1 (August 1, 1998): 67–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/nre-1998-11107.

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Burbaitė, Eisvina, and Vida Janina Česnaitienė. "Effects of Physical Activity on the Physical Condition and Quality of Life of Elderly People." Baltic Journal of Sport and Health Sciences 2, no. 125 (June 15, 2022): 13–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.33607/bjshs.v2i125.1221.

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Background: The article raises a topical scientific problem regarding the physical inactivity and low physical capacity of the elderly population, the indicators of which, according to researchers in old age, can help predict institutionalization, disability, or even the risk of premature death. Various organizations around the world are striving to increase the number of physically active people by raising awareness and developing preventive measures. In this study, we looked for optimal activities that can effectively improve the physical capacity and quality of life self assessment of older people. Methods: Eurofit tests were used to assess physical capacity (Jones, & Rikli, 2002). The study assessed the physical capacity of elderly people to determine body composition, motor system capacity, skeletal muscle capacity, and cardiovascular capacity. A shortened version of the WHO questionnaire (World Health Organization Quality of Life 100 - WHOQOL-100), WHO-BREF-26 was used to assess quality of life (World Health Organization, 2012). Results: The indicators of quality of life of the subjects did not improve in a statistically significant way after physically energetic activities – exercise, swimming and Nordic walking. The indicators of physical capacity of the subjects improved in a statistically significant way after physically energetic activities. The three-month exercise increased hand muscle strength and body composition, swimming activity increased hand muscle strength, upper body flexibility and motor system performance indicators, Nordic walking statistically significantly improved upper body flexibility. Conclusions: Different physical activity activities significantly improve different components of physicalcapacity. Keywords: physical activity, elderly people, physical capacity.
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Dürrheim, Erna Theresia. "Some physiological effects of deep underground mining and the relationship with physical work capacity and functional work capacity assessment outcomes." Thesis, North-West University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/9019.

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Motivation: The South-African deep level gold mining industry has adapted in many ways, as the pursuit for gold has led deep into the earth core, where rock face temperatures measure around 60°C. Ventilation adapted through engineering developments like refrigeration systems, creating cooler work environments to an extent. Despite these developments the risks of high ambient temperatures coupled with strenuous work and dehydration remains, leading to alternative methods of control that have to indicate whether employees have the necessary functional capacity to perform daily work tasks. Objectives: The objectives of this study were: to measure and compare the physiological effects of the tasks performed by workers in an underground mining environment; To measure the soundness of heart rate as a gauge of work stress in real-life work conditions, taking into account the stressors that influence it; to determine the efficacy of functional and physical work capacity assessments as a method of determining work readiness. Methods: A study group (n = 16) was chosen to represent the “most exposed” work population, all of whom have previously passed the functional work capacity and physical work capacity assessments. The assessments were repeated and the maximal oxygen uptake assessment was done. The participants were divided into two groups (n = 8) according to their work areas. Measurements were taken over a period of eight consecutive shifts. Each group was later divided into three groups as per the work they performed. Dehydration was determined through urine analysis and body weight changes. Heart rate was observed continuously through a heart rate monitor and oral temperature was measured on an hourly basis. Results: The shift durations seen during this study were much longer than the customary 8-hour work day. The mean HR results of group I, which was suspected of having the most strenuous work, were very similar to the results for group II and III. This group did, however, have the highest % heart rate ≥ 120 beats per minute and mean cumulative heart beats, group III having the lowest. All of the groups were found to be mildly dehydrated at the end of their shifts, the urine specific gravity indicating that the participants were generally already considerably dehydrated at the onset of the shifts. Group I was the only group whose mean heart rate had a statistically significant correlation (r ≥ 0.5) with % weight loss. There was a statistically significant (p ≤ 0.05) correlation between heart rate and mean oral temperature for all of the groups. The participants that passed the functional work capacity and physical work capacity assessments were found to have performed comparatively better during the real-time shifts than those that failed. Conclusions: Although there were several employees that had a high mean maximum heart rate, none of the mean heart rates were higher than the self-pacing rate of 110 beats per minute. This ability of self- pacing was seen in the way the participants were able to manage energy expenditure by alternating between heavy and lighter tasks. A great concern is the fact that all of the participants had a % weight loss (0.9 – 2.8% weight loss) indicative of mild dehydration after the shifts, on top of morning urine specific gravity samples (1.020 – 1.025) showing signs of considerable dehydration. Several correlations were found between the functional work capacity and physical work capacity assessments and maximum temperature, maximum heart rate and maximal oxygen uptake, suggesting a significant relationship between the real life situation and the homogenous laboratory setting. comparing the employees that passed the functional work capacity and physical work capacity assessment to those that failed, a marked difference was seen in their respective performances. The groups that passed had a lower mean heart rate and maximum heart rate and higher maximal oxygen uptake. It may, therefore, be concluded that the functional work capacity and physical work capacity assessments provide a valid evaluation of an individual’s work capacity and potential to cope with the varying demands of underground work.
Thesis (MSc (Occupational Hygiene))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2013.
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Gorrie, Bryan. "Evaluation of the "400 meter brisk walk" for the assessment of aerobic capacity in the elederly." Thesis, McGill University, 1987. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=63865.

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Campanella, Schow Diana [Verfasser], Alfred [Gutachter] Rütten, and Klaus [Gutachter] Pfeifer. "Capacity building in physical activity promoting organizations. A qualitative assessment of change in a European Union funded implementation project / Diana Campanella Schow ; Gutachter: Alfred Rütten, Klaus Pfeifer." Erlangen : Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), 2017. http://d-nb.info/1149368292/34.

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Price, Annabel. "Mental capacity assessment for terminally ill adults requesting physician assisted suicide : a qualitative study using a grounded theory approach." Thesis, King's College London (University of London), 2016. https://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/mental-capacity-assessment-for-terminally-ill-adults-requesting-physician-assisted-suicide(c77dec7a-ee77-4efd-9670-caf2d800e90b).html.

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This thesis explores the issue of mental capacity assessment for terminally ill adults requesting physician assisted suicide. A grounded theory approach was used to explore the perspectives of senior doctors on assessment of mental capacity for this group. Twenty four doctors (nine psychiatrists, eight general practitioners, two oncologists, two palliative physicians and three surgeons) were theoretically sampled and participated in individual in depth interviews. Constant comparative analysis of the data led to the emergence of the core category of knowing the patient. Knowing and the process of getting to know were individually interpreted and depended on the doctor, the patient and their intersubjective relationship. The process of getting to know comprised three elements: temporality, dimensionality and quality leading to a sense of knowing. Contextualised knowing, the sense of knowing informed by individualised contextual factors existed on a spectrum ranging from not knowing to knowing too well. The place of the specific doctor patient relationship on this spectrum related to the way assessment might be approached based upon valued objectivity whereby an ‘objective’ assessment was valued above a ‘subjective’ judgement. To preserve valued objectivity the approach to assessment varied according to how well the patient was known. If a patient was not known or not known well, a structured/procedural approach was favoured; for patients who were known there was a tendency toward a gut feeling based approach; but when a patient was known too well there was a perceived threat to valued objectivity, then a conscious return to a procedural, structured approach was favoured in order to return the sense of objectivity to the assessment process. Comparison of these findings with those from other studies extended the model by incorporating wider contextual and temporal conditions of variation from which parallels with extant theory on the development of expert practice were drawn.
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Pattison, Kira. "Factors Influencing Physical Therapists’ Use of Standardized Measures of Walking Capacity Post-stroke across the Care Continuum." Thesis, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/1807/43288.

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Abstract Background. Physical therapists report inconsistent use of valid and reliable measures of walking post-stroke. Objective. To describe the methods physical therapists use to evaluate walking, reasons for selecting these methods, and the use of the evaluation results in clinical practice along the continuum of an organized system of stroke care. Methods. A qualitative descriptive study involving semi-structured telephone interviews of physical therapists in Ontario was conducted. A thematic analysis was performed. Results. Participants (n=28) used both standardized and non-standardized methods to assess walking. A hierarchy of factors influencing use of both methods was observed. Assessment results were commonly used for communication with other healthcare professionals or education of the patient. Conclusions. A variety of factors influence physical therapists to use standardized assessment tools. Future knowledge translation interventions should focus on these factors to improve the standardized assessment of walking post-stroke.
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Moore, Karlie J. "Toward the development of screening tests for heart attacks and back injuries in firefighters : a study to investigate back-specific fitness, perceived fitness and aerobic capacity in a firefighter population." Thesis, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/1957/36092.

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Firefighting is a very hazardous profession. Firefighters experience an injury rate that is three times higher than other physically demanding professions and the death rate in the fire service is also much higher compared to typical. Throughout the literature, data suggest the physical nature of firefighting contributes to the high incidence of injury and death among firefighters. As such, special interest groups and firefighting organizations advocate for firefighters to exercise and stay fit in order to safeguard their physical health. Yet, despite these efforts, firefighters still experience a very high incidence of back injuries and heart attacks which can lead to early retirement from disability or death. In the first aim of this dissertation, we examined the relationships between specific back fitness tests and history of back injuries in 113 firefighters in an effort to understand which fitness tests may aid in screening firefighters for risk of back injury. We found that a test of lumbar extension flexibility was associated with a higher incidence of back injuries among our sample (p<0.01). In the second aim of the study, we investigated whether perceived fitness was related to history of back injuries since firefighters’ perceptions of their fitness level may direct how they choose to perform job tasks that pose high risk for injury. Within the same sample of firefighters, we found that perceived fitness was not related to history of back injuries nor was the relationship between actual fitness and history of back injuries mediated by perceived fitness. However, perceived fitness correlated with scores on our back strength (r=0.28; p=0.003) and hamstring strength (r=0.21; p=0.03) tests. In the third aim of the dissertation, we sought to develop a treadmill walking protocol to screen firefighters for low aerobic capacity which is a major risk factor for heart attack. Thirty-eight male firefighters wore a vest weighing 20% of their body weight and performed a walking VO2max test in which the treadmill grade increased by 1% each minute. The predicted VO2max from this walking test was very accurate; within a standard error of the estimate of 3.2 ml/kg/min. This new (Moore) protocol requires only a standard treadmill and is more job specific than a running test. In conclusion, more research needs to be conducted to understand how firefighters’ perceived fitness directs their behaviors when performing job tasks and how high levels of fitness can protect against back injuries and heart attacks in firefighters. This dissertation has contributed to the development of screening protocols to aid in preventing these adverse events.
Graduation date: 2013
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Graham, Scott. "Monitoring Strategies for Predicting Position-Specific Match Performance in State-Level Netball Athletes." Thesis, 2019. https://vuir.vu.edu.au/40032/.

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Introduction: Monitoring athlete performance in training and competition can assist conditioning professionals and sport scientists to enhance performance outcomes whilst also minimising the risk of injury, illness and non-functional overreaching. Yet the monitoring of athletes to improve position-specific match performance has never been investigated in the team-sport of netball. Aims: This thesis aims to examine the extent to which three common forms of athlete monitoring relate to match performance in state-level netball athletes, providing practitioners with guidelines for maximising performance outcomes. Study 1 - Purpose: To determine any substantial differences in physical capacities between positional groups within the state-level netball cohort of this thesis, to justify an investigation into position-specific monitoring strategies for enhancing match performance. Methods: Forty-six state-level netball athletes completed physical capacity assessments in the second week of their preseason, over two-seasons. Tests included stature, 20 m sprint (with 5 m and 10 m splits), 505-change-of-direction, countermovement jump, single-leg bounding and the Yo-Yo Intermittent Recovery Test Level One. Results: There were numerous substantial differences between positions with mid-court athletes typically displaying the greatest overall physical capacity followed by defenders then shooters. Study 2 - Purpose: To investigate the reliability of a tracking metric (Player LoadTM) within a court-based sport environment, to determine its efficacy for objectively investigating activity profiles within state-level netball matches by position. Methods: Eighteen state-level netball athletes’ accelerations were tracked with two accelerometers, each housed within an athlete tracking unit (OptimEye S5, Catapult Sports, Australia), taped together with axes aligned during netball match-play. Results: The inter-device Player LoadTM was reliable with the typical error was 5.9 (90% compatibility limits (CL) 5.2 to 6.7), with the CV 4.8% being well below the SWD of 8.2%. Study 3 - Purpose: To utilise the Player LoadTM metric to determine substantial differences between positions by analysing the peak intensities during state-level netball matches, to further justify an investigation into position-specific monitoring strategies for enhancing match performance. Methods: Twenty-eight netball athletes wore an accelerometer (S5 Optimeye, Catapult sports) for all matches, in one season. Peak Player LoadTM was quantified over 30-seconds and one to ten-minute time periods. Results: Across all time periods post 30-seconds, only one comparison was not meaningfully different i.e., three-thirds v two-thirds at the one-minute timepoint (effect size: 0.27, CL -0.05 to 0.60). Study 4 - Purpose: Following a strong justification for investigating position-specific monitoring strategies to enhance match performance, this study aimed to determine the extent to which performance indicators, coach ratings and their combination predict match outcome in netball. Methods: Two seasons worth (39-40 matches) of performance indicators and coach ratings were collected for players of a state-level netball club with one team in each of three divisions (27 championship, 23 division-one, and 19 19-&-under females). There were five performance measures being coach weighted performance indicators (CWPI) and a novel equal weighting (EWPI); coach ratings of overall performance; multiple linear regression was also used to derive correlations for combinations of coach rating with the CWPI and with the EWPI. Results: For team performance the combination of EWPI and coach rating was the strongest predictor of points differential. No measure of position-specific match performance was consistently related to points differential across all three teams. Study 5 Purpose: The aim of this study was to examine the extent to which three monitoring strategies predict five measures of position-specific match performance. Methods: State-level netball athletes (n = 46, age = 20.29 ± 4.15 years) were monitored over a two-year period and were split into three position groups (defenders, mid-courts and shooters). Training load (sessional rate-of-perceived exertion), wellness questionnaires and CMJ were collected. All five predictor measures from Study 4 were the criterion for position-specific match performance. Results: Training load dose was the only monitoring tool related to match performance for all three position groups. There were no substantial relationships between wellness questionnaires and match performance for any group. Only shooters were found to have substantial relationships between CMJ and match performance. Thesis conclusions: Netball athletes have substantial differences in physical capacities dependent on positions played. The peak intensities reached during match-play is also substantially different for positions. There is no superior approach for match performance assessment in netball for predicting points differential. The monitoring of training load doses provides important information for coaching and conditioning staff to predict future match performance for all position groups. The use of wellness questionnaire data does not provide useful information for predicting an athlete’s match performance. Finally, only shooters demonstrated a relationship between CMJ and match performance. The findings of this thesis indicate that to enhance match performance in netball, a position-specific monitoring approach is required.
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Sponseller, Heather. "Relationship of exercise habits to aerobic capacity assessments in Air Force personnel." 2004. http://www.oregonpdf.org.

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Thesis (M.S.)--Eastern Washington University, 2004.
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Bester, George Francis. "Minimun physical requirements of the physical workers of an electric supply company by way of work-specific physical assessments." Diss., 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/24154.

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Books on the topic "Physical capacity assessment"

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Fitness for work: The role of physical demands analysis and physical capacity assessment. London: Washington, DC, 1992.

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Lusa, Sirpa. Job demands and assessment of the physical work capacity of fire fighters. Jyväskylä: University ofJyväskylä, 1994.

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Physical Capacity Assessment and Work Hardening Therapy. Elliott & Fitzpatrick, 1988.

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Partners, Colin Buchanan and, and Elephant Links Partnership, eds. Elephant and Castle: Physical capacity needs assessment: : final report. London: Colin Buchanan and Partners for Elephant Links Partnership., 2000.

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Fraser, T. M. Fitness for Work: The Role of Physical Demands Analysis and Physical Capacity Assessment. Taylor & Francis Group, 1992.

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Fraser, T. M. Fitness for Work: The Role of Physical Demands Analysis and Physical Capacity Assessment. Taylor & Francis Group, 1992.

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Fraser, T. M. Fitness for Work: The Role of Physical Demands Analysis and Physical Capacity Assessment. Taylor & Francis Group, 1992.

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Fraser, T. M. Fitness for Work: The Role of Physical Demands Analysis and Physical Capacity Assessment. Taylor & Francis Group, 1992.

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Fraser, T. M. Fitness for Work: The Role of Physical Demands Analysis and Physical Capacity Assessment. Taylor & Francis Group, 1992.

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The reliability of a computerized method for assessment of anaerobic power and work capacity using maximal cycle ergometry. 1990.

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Părízková, J. "Physical working capacity and physical fitness methodology." In Nutritional Status Assessment, 101–12. Boston, MA: Springer US, 1991. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-6946-0_3.

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Bierner, Samuel M. "Approaches to the Quantitative Physical and Functional Capacity Assessment of Occupational Musculoskeletal Disorders." In Handbooks in Health, Work, and Disability, 287–300. New York, NY: Springer New York, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-0612-3_16.

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Branin, Joan Julia. "Improving Work Capacity and HRQoL: The Role of QoL Technologies." In Quantifying Quality of Life, 165–85. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-94212-0_8.

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AbstractFitness technology, including trackers and smartphone applications (apps), has become increasingly popular for measuring and encouraging physical activity in recent years. Physical activity is closely linked with health and well-being; however, many Americans do not engage in regular exercise. This trend of inactivity increases with age and can interfere with an individual’s capacity to work. The benefits of physical activity and fitness extend beyond job performance and physical aspects of work capacity and include longer life and enhanced quality of life. This literature review addresses the question: How does the use of self-management QoL technologies affect work capacity and reported quality of life? It examines (1) the factors associated with variations in work capacity and quality of life; (2) the state-of-art of personalized, miniaturized computing QoL technologies for measuring and improving physical activity and fitness levels; (3) the use of activity trackers to quantify work capacity; and (4) strategies to enhance use of Web-based tools and fitness technology for behavioral change, health management, and rehabilitation interventions for the self-management of work capacity and enhancement of health-related quality of life across the lifespan. This chapter concludes with recommendations for future development of tools for the assessment and improvement of working capacity.
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Solomon, Natalie Leah, and Vlad Manea. "Quantifying Energy and Fatigue: Classification and Assessment of Energy and Fatigue Using Subjective, Objective, and Mixed Methods towards Health and Quality of Life." In Quantifying Quality of Life, 79–117. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-94212-0_4.

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AbstractEnergy and fatigue carry important implications for vitality and overall quality of life. Lacking energy and experiencing fatigue can be both burdensome as well as adaptive. This chapter first classifies energy and fatigue and then reviews their measurement. This chapter closes with opportunities for future directions.Energy and fatigue are present under varying conditions including in daily performance, during and after acute physical or mental strain (capacity), and in the context of chronic conditions. Energy and fatigue have been measured both subjectively and objectively. Subjective outcomes can be derived from self-reported scales and prompts; objective outcomes may be derived from performance and capacity tasks and technology-reported physiological, biological, and behavioural markers. The scales and tasks employed to measure energy have been traditionally validated but may lack daily life context and ecological validity. Prompts and behavioural monitoring methods are emerging as promising alternatives.Energy and fatigue have also been routinely monitored for specific diseases and occupations. However, fewer studies monitor healthy individuals through consumer technology in daily life contexts. More research is needed for an objective, unobtrusive, longitudinal, and contextual measurement of energy and fatigue in the healthy general population, in service of improving health, wellbeing, and quality of life.
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Postolache, Paraschiva, Ștefan Săndulache, Constantin Ghimuș, and Alexandru Nechifor. "Assessment of Exercise Capacity: A Key Element in Pulmonary Rehabilitation." In Cardiorespiratory Fitness - New Topics [Working Title]. IntechOpen, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.106211.

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Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is an extremely effective treatment for people with chronic lung disease, including post-COVID-19, which is still underused worldwide. The capacity for effort and its increase through physical training is a key element that underlies the PR programs being recognized by all specialists in the field in the guides of the American Thoracic Society (ATS)/European Respiratory Society (ERS), American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR), American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD), etc. The evaluation helps to determine the factors that limit it (ventilators, cardiovascular and muscular factors, etc.), to prescribe the intensity of training, to detect the contraindications of PR, and to evaluate the effectiveness of the rehabilitation program (improving exercise capacity, reducing exercise dyspnea, etc.). In clinical practice, we use two types of investigations on exercise capacity: maximal test (cardiopulmonary exertion test) and submaximal test (6-minute walk test). Based on the systematic review of recent literature and our clinical experience, the chapter will highlight issues related to PR, exercise capacity, and physical training (aerobic, endurance, respiratory muscle) in patients with chronic lung disease.
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Finkelstein, Joseph, In cheol Jeong, Mackenzie Doerstling, Yichao Shen, Chenhao Wei, and Herbert Karpatkin. "Usability of Remote Assessment of Exercise Capacity for Pulmonary Telerehabilitation Program." In Studies in Health Technology and Informatics. IOS Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/shti200697.

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Pulmonary rehabilitation [PR] has been successfully carried out via telemedicine however initial patient assessment has been traditionally conducted in PR centers. The first step in PR is assessment of patient’s exercise capacity which allows individualized prescription of safe and effective exercise program. With COVID-19 pandemics assessment of patients in PR centers has been limited resulting in significant reduction of patients undergoing life-saving PR. The goal of this pilot study was to introduce approaches for remote assessment of exercise capacity using videoconferencing platforms and provide initial usability assessment of this approach by conducing cognitive walkthrough testing. We developed a remote assessment system that supports comprehensive physical therapy assessment necessary for prescription of a personalized exercise program tailored to individual fitness level and limitations in gait and balance of the patient under evaluation. Usability was assessed by conducting cognitive walkthrough and system usability surveys. The usability inspection of the remote exercise assessment demonstrated overall high acceptance by all study participants. Our next steps in developing user-centered interface should include usability evaluation in different subgroups of patients with varying socio-economic background, different age groups, computer skills, literacy and numeracy.
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"Liaison psychiatry." In Oxford Handbook of Psychiatry, edited by David Semple and Roger Smyth, 775–818. Oxford University Press, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780199693887.003.0019.

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Introduction Working in the general hospital Assessment of depressive and anxiety symptoms Assessment of psychotic symptoms and confusion Assessment after self-harm Management after self-harm Depression in physical illness Acute confusional state (delirium) Capacity and consent Medically unexplained symptoms 1: introduction Medically unexplained symptoms 2: clinical presentations...
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Semple, David, and Roger Smyth. "Liaison psychiatry." In Oxford Handbook of Psychiatry, 839–80. Oxford University Press, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780198795551.003.0018.

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This chapter concerns liaison psychiatry and the assessment and management of psychiatric and psychological illnesses in the general medical population. It covers the 12 most common referral types, assessment of depressive and anxiety symptoms, psychotic symptoms and confusion, depression in physical illness, delirium, and management after self-harm. Focusing on capacity and consent, as well as differential diagnoses and potential management principles for medically unexplained symptoms, it covers the basis of working as a psychiatrist in a hospital.
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Gosselink, Rik, and Jean Roeseler. "Physiotherapy in critically ill patients." In The ESC Textbook of Intensive and Acute Cardiovascular Care, edited by Marco Tubaro, Pascal Vranckx, Eric Bonnefoy-Cudraz, Susanna Price, and Christiaan Vrints, 373–84. Oxford University Press, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780198849346.003.0031.

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Physiotherapists are involved in the management of patients with critical illness. Physiotherapy assessment of critically ill patients is less driven by medical diagnosis; instead, there is a strong focus on deficiencies at a pathophysiological and functional level. An accurate and valid assessment of respiratory conditions (retained airway secretions, atelectasis, and respiratory muscle weakness), physical deconditioning, and related problems (muscle weakness, joint stiffness, impaired functional exercise capacity, physical inactivity, and emotional function) allows the identifying of targets for physiotherapy. Evidence-based targets for physiotherapy are deconditioning, impaired airway clearance, atelectasis, (re-)intubation avoidance, and weaning failure. Early physical activity and mobility are key in the prevention, attenuation, or reversion of physical deconditioning related to critical illness. A variety of modalities for exercise training and early mobility are evidence-based and are implemented, depending on the stage of critical illness, comorbid conditions, and cooperation of the patient. The physiotherapist should be responsible for implementing mobilization plans and exercise prescription and make recommendations for their progression, jointly with medical and nursing staff.
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Lotan, Meir, Michelle Stahlhut, Alberto Romano, Jenny Downs, and Cochavit Elefant. "Family-Centered Telehealth Supporting Motor Skills and Activity in Individuals With Rett Syndrome." In Assistive Technologies for Assessment and Recovery of Neurological Impairments, 147–71. IGI Global, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-7430-0.ch008.

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Rett syndrome is a rare genetically caused condition associated with severe disability and impaired motor functions. Local therapists typically see small numbers of affected individuals, and this limits their capacity to gain experience. Telehealth is being used increasingly to counter poor access to rehabilitation services. Moreover, there is a need to develop management plans that support individuals with Rett syndrome over their lifespan. Three projects in which telehealth support was provided by therapists experienced in Rett syndrome and supported by available local resources are presented in this chapter. The three projects responded to locally identified needs in a cost-efficient way and empowered those working with people with Rett syndrome to maintain and improve their clients' physical function and activity. This chapter will discuss the conceptual underpinnings of delivering a service using a telehealth approach and describe the results and the strategies implemented in the projects mentioned above.
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Conference papers on the topic "Physical capacity assessment"

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Petrāns, Mārtiņš, and Madara Tirzīte. "Assessment of the physical capacity in patients hospitalized with COPD." In ERS International Congress 2018 abstracts. European Respiratory Society, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/13993003.congress-2018.pa4051.

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Zhou, Runfu, Minfang Peng, and Xingle Gao. "Vulnerability Assessment of Power Cyber-Physical System Considering Nodes Load Capacity." In 2021 6th International Conference on Intelligent Computing and Signal Processing (ICSP). IEEE, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/icsp51882.2021.9408825.

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Plavina, Liana, and Natalija Mihailova. "Somatic Health Level Assessment Importance in Military Personnel Group." In 14th International Scientific Conference "Rural Environment. Education. Personality. (REEP)". Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies. Faculty of Engineering. Institute of Education and Home Economics, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.22616/reep.2021.14.050.

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Topicality of research is indicated by importance of somatic health level assessment of military personnel that is a basement for fulfilling military tactical tasks and developing future military career. Physical endurance capacities develop during military training and have impact to the body composition parameters, health capacity level. Medical specialists carried out the assessment of health capacity of military personnel annually. The aim of the study is to evaluate the somatic health and its components in military personnel group that includes cadets from 1st till 5th study year in National Defence Academy of Latvia. The evaluation of somatic health level carried out according H.L. Apanasenko methodology that is a complex approach taking in count anthropometric parameters, physiological measurements, and tests` results in standard physical exercises. The statistical methods were used for analysis of data in SPSS version 20. There are fixed statistically significant correlation between somatic health level and anthropometric parameters (body mass, body mass index value) as well physiological parameters (systolic blood pressure value, hand muscle force, pulmonary vital capacity). The significance of the results is that the level of somatic health level connects to the parameters of body composition and functional parameters. Physical endurance capacities are based on somatic health level assessment, individuals with higher body mass index level, with higher blood pressure parameters, with lower vital index value as well with, longer restoring interval after standard physical exercise had lower somatic health level value. The changes of somatic health level in study group showed the impact of military training duration that important for future military career.
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Volokitin, Mitrofan. "PHYSICAL DEGRADATION OF SOILS DURING THEIR USE." In Land Degradation and Desertification: Problems of Sustainable Land Management and Adaptation. LLC MAKS Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.29003/m1712.978-5-317-06490-7/218-222.

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The issues related to the degradation of agrophysical parameters of soils are considered. The studies were carried out on gray forest soils of the northern forest-steppe. The assessment of the degree of degradation of the water resistance of the macrostructure of soils during their agricultural use has been carried out. The relationship between the bulk density and the lowest moisture capacity, inter-aggregate cohesion and the filtration coefficient of gray forest soil has been established. Soil losses during thawed runoff were estimated.
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Kennedy, N., S. G. McKenna, A. O'Neill, B. A. Esbensen, T. Swinnen, B. Nordgren, S. Willemijns, N. Hammer, and N. Brodin. "FRI0734-HPR Physical activity and aerobic capacity assessment – a survey among rheumatology health professionals in four european countries." In Annual European Congress of Rheumatology, EULAR 2018, Amsterdam, 13–16 June 2018. BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and European League Against Rheumatism, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2018-eular.3320.

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Lusa, S., A. Punakallio, J. Halonen, and M. Wikström. "1620a How to promote health and work ability of firefighters using computer-based assessment method of physical work capacity." In 32nd Triennial Congress of the International Commission on Occupational Health (ICOH), Dublin, Ireland, 29th April to 4th May 2018. BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/oemed-2018-icohabstracts.94.

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Morga, Mariantonietta, and Keith Jones. "Toolkit for resilience assessment of critical infrastructures to earthquake induced soil liquefaction disasters." In IABSE Symposium, Guimarães 2019: Towards a Resilient Built Environment Risk and Asset Management. Zurich, Switzerland: International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE), 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.2749/guimaraes.2019.1704.

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<p>The critical infrastructure resilience depends on several factors that go beyond the physical reliability and capacity to repair the system after a disruption. The overall critical infrastructure resilience includes aspects related to the social and economic backbone governing its capacity to deliver its service. This contribution presents a theoretical toolkit to calculate the overall resilience of critical infrastructures developed within the European project LIQUEFACT for earthquake- induced soil liquefaction disasters. The toolkit combine several aspects organized in three dimensions: organizational and management, the physical or technical system and operational capacity to deliver the service. The toolkit clearly defines also resilience aspects, such as preparedness, absorption, recovery and adaptation. For each dimension and aspect of the resilience several indicators are developed. A critical and technical explanation of each indicator is here proposed, as well a systematic methodology to combine them in the resilience toolkit. The novelty of this study is the systematic analysis of dimensions, aspects and indicators that made the proposed resilience toolkit original. The study is concluded with analyses of feasibility of the toolkit to natural disasters and applicability to localized disasters, such as earthquake-induced soil liquefaction events. Finally, the key factors of toolkit influencing a built asset model of critical infrastructures are identified.</p>
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Liu, X. D., J. Sun, J. T. Yi, F. H. Lee, H. Gu, and Y. K. Chow. "Physical and Numerical Modeling of the Performance of Dynamically Installed Anchors in Clay." In ASME 2014 33rd International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/omae2014-23769.

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Depletion of shallow-water hydrocarbons is increasingly forcing the oil and gas industry to explore in deeper water. Dynamically installed anchors (i.e. torpedo anchors and deep penetrating anchor) are increasingly used as a cost-effective solution for floating offshore structures in deep water environments because their installation cost is largely independent of water depth. In addition, dynamically installed anchors can be deployed accurately, and their performance is less dependent on accurate assessment of the soil shear strength since lower seabed strengths permit greater penetration depths. Despite of the economic advantages afforded by dynamically installed anchors, there remain significant uncertainties in the prediction of the embedment depth and verticality, which is likely to affect their long-term holding capacity. Currently, the holding capacity of the dynamically installed anchors is assessed using conventional pile capacity techniques, which neglect discrepancies in the rate of installation and failure mechanism between them. This paper presents a series of model tests simulating dynamic installation and monotonic pull-out of dynamically installed anchors in normally consolidated clay. The model tests are carried out in a beam centrifuge at 100g, with varying penetration angles, extraction angles and model masses. A special designed apparatus allows model anchors to be penetrated and extracted with different penetration angles. The test results show that for models without fins, no matter by which angle the model penetrated the soil, the smallest value of holding capacity is obtained when the pullout and penetration directions are the same. Results also indicate that the penetration depth linearly increases with the anchor mass. This study also reported the results from finite element (FE) analyses. The Coupled Eulerian-Lagrangian (CEL) approach in the commercial FE package Abaqus/Explicit is carried out to simulate dynamic anchor installation. The findings of this study points to a method of assessing the minimum holding capacity of the anchor and its depth of penetration. Further study is now on-going to study the behavior of finned anchors.
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Morris, Isabel M., Vivek Kumar, Claire E. White, and Branko Glisic. "Experimental approaches to estimate concrete properties with ground penetrating radar." In IABSE Congress, New York, New York 2019: The Evolving Metropolis. Zurich, Switzerland: International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE), 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.2749/newyork.2019.2419.

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<p>When faced with the problems of aging infrastructure and historic constructions, there are many unknowns such as physical properties and arrangements of materials. This information is necessary for estimating the capacity, safety, and overall condition and for ensuring successful maintenance or repair of the structure. Often, this information is only available through invasive means, which can be unsightly, legally prohibited, or too expensive. Ground penetrating radar (GPR) is a noninvasive assessment tool successful at infrastructure inspection, feature detection, and condition assessments. An experiment was designed to investigate the ability of GPR to predict the physical properties (compressive strength, young’s modulus, and porosity) of concrete samples. A set of samples with variable properties and mix designs was fabricated. The samples were tested both with traditional methods (physical destructive testing) and by noninvasive GPR scanning at 7, 14, 28, and 56 days. A variety of machine learning approaches were used to investigate correlations between the physical property data and the GPR data, resulting in a model that predicts the density, compressive strength, and porosity of concrete with some success (R<span>2</span>-values between 0.4 and 0.8). This predictive model is currently being further developed and tested on several case studies.</p>
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Perko, Janez, Diederik Jacques, Dirk Mallants, and Suresh Seetharam. "Evolution of Sorption Properties in Large-Scale Concrete Structures Accounting for Long-Term Physical-Chemical Concrete Degradation." In ASME 2011 14th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management. ASMEDC, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/icem2011-59297.

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Long-term safety of radioactive waste disposal facilities relies on the longevity of natural or engineered barriers designed to minimize the migration of contaminants from the facility into the environment. Especially near surface disposal facilities, such as planned by ONDRAF/NIRAS for the Dessel site in Belgium, long-term safety relies almost exclusively on the containment ability of the engineered barriers (EB) with concrete being the most important EB material used. Concrete is preferred over other materials mainly due to its favourable chemical properties resulting in a high chemical retention capacity, and owing to its good hydraulic isolation properties. However, due to the long time frames typically involved in safety assessment, the chemical, physical and mechanical properties of concrete evolve in time. The alterations in concrete mineralogy also cause changes in pH and sorption behaviour for many radionuclides during chemical degradation processes. Application of dynamic sorption of concrete requires an adequate knowledge of long-term concrete degradation processes, knowledge of the effect of changing mineralogy to sorption of radionuclides and knowledge of large-scale system behaviour over time. Moreover, when applied to safety assessment models, special attention is required to assure robustness and transparency of the implementation. The discussion in this paper focuses on the sorption properties of concrete; selection of data, rescaling issues and on the hypotheses used to build a robust and yet transparent dynamic model for large-scale concrete structures for assessing the long-term performance.
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Journeay, M., P. LeSueur, W. Chow, and C L Wagner. Physical exposure to natural hazards in Canada. Natural Resources Canada/CMSS/Information Management, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.4095/330012.

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Natural hazard threats occur in areas of the built environment where buildings, people, and related financial assets are exposed to the physical effects of earth system processes that have a potential to cause damage, injuries, losses, and related socioeconomic disruption. As cities, towns, and villages continue to expand and densify in response to the pressures of urban growth and development, so too do the levels of exposure and susceptibility to natural hazard threat. While our understanding of natural hazard processes has increased significantly over the last few decades, the ability to assess both overall levels of physical exposure and the expected impacts and consequences of future disaster events (i.e., risk) is often limited by access to an equally comprehensive understanding of the built environment and detailed descriptions of who and what are situated in harm's way. This study addresses the current gaps in our understanding of physical exposure to natural hazards by presenting results of a national model that documents characteristics of the built environment for all settled areas in Canada. The model (CanEM) includes a characterization of broad land use patterns that describe the form and function of cities, towns, and villages of varying size and complexity, and the corresponding portfolios of people, buildings and related financial assets that make up the internal structure and composition of these communities at the census dissemination area level. Outputs of the CanEM model are used to carry out a preliminary assessment of exposure and susceptibility to significant natural hazard threats in Canada including earthquake ground shaking; inundation of low-lying areas by floods and tsunami; severe winds associated with hurricanes and tornados; wildland urban interface fire (wildfire); and landslides of various types. Results of our assessment provide important new insights on patterns of development and defining characteristics of the built environment for major metropolitan centres, rural and remote communities in different physiographic regions of Canada, and the effects of ongoing urbanization on escalating disaster risk trends at the community level. Profiles of physical exposure and hazard susceptibility described in this report are accompanied by open-source datasets that can be used to inform local and/or regional assessments of disaster risk, community planning and emergency management activities for all areas in Canada. Study outputs contribute to broader policy goals and objectives of the International Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 2015-2030; Un General Assembly, 2015) and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (SFDRR 2015-2030; United Nations Office for Disaster Reduction [UNDRR], 2015), of which Canada is a contributing member. These include a more complete understanding of natural hazard risk at all levels of government, and the translation of this knowledge into actionable strategies that are effective in reducing intrinsic vulnerabilities of the built environment and in strengthening the capacity of communities to withstand and recover from future disaster events.
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The costs of integrating reproductive health services: An example using syndromic management of STIs in family planning clinics in Zimbabwe. Population Council, 1999. http://dx.doi.org/10.31899/rh1999.1005.

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Estimates from the United Nations Population Fund indicate that the costs of family planning (FP) and other reproductive health (RH) services are increasing and that it will be difficult for donors and countries to meet these costs. Many institutions delivering RH services operate significantly below their physical capacity to see clients, and much of the equipment required for expanding RH services may already be available for use. The marginal costs of adding infrastructure could be low. Many institutions have staff that are not fully occupied, and thus the staff necessary to expand RH services may also be in place. In this paper, we examine the cost implications for labor of expanding the provision of syndromic management services in FP clinics in Zimbabwe. Syndromic management of sexually transmitted infections allows health care workers to make a diagnosis without sophisticated laboratory tests because it is based on clinical syndromes and, in some cases, assessments of an individual patient’s risk for STI infection.
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