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Linton, Darla K. "The comparative effects of a 12-week high impact aerobic dance and bench step training program on isokinetic strength, power, and endurance of the quadriceps." Thesis, This resource online, 1994. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-06112009-063042/.
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Лобус, А. В., Олена Павлівна Петренко, Елена Павловна Петренко, and Olena Pavlivna Petrenko. "Степ-аеробіка та її вплив на студентів." Thesis, Сумський державний університет, 2017. http://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/55066.
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Фізичне виховання студентів у вищих навчальних закладах є одним з найбільш дієвих засобів, що дозволяє зберігати та зміцнювати їх здоров’я, служить важливим фактором формування у молодих людей потреби в здоровому способі життя засобами фізичної культури, створення мотивації до активних занять фізичною культурою і спортом не тільки в період навчання, але і в подальшому житті.
Своєму широкому поширенню степ-аеробіка зобов'язана тому, що вона більше схожа не так на спортивну тренування, а на танець. Танцювальні рухи, які виконуються навколо степу, підйоми і спуски з нього під музичний супровід, ритм якого повинен збігатися з ритмом биття серця, виявилися простими у виконанні і вельми дієвими в боротьбі із зайвими кілограмами.
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Петренко, Олена Павлівна, Елена Павловна Петренко, Olena Pavlivna Petrenko, and Т. А. Передерій. "Cтеп-аеробіка як засіб зміцнення здоров’я." Thesis, Сумський державний університет, 2020. https://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/79308.
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Сучасна людина, як ніколи, намагається привернути увагу на свою зовнішність та здоров’я. У наш час, коли прийшли ділові та енергійні люди, заняття фізичним вихованням стали частиною життя кожного. За останні роки стала особливо помітною поява інтересу до занять різними видами спорту і рухової активності для відпочинку і відновлення сил. Серед цих оздоровчих тренувань особливе місце зайняла аеробіка. Систематичні заняття аеробікою не тільки дозволяють підвищити рівень м’язової тренованості, а й покращити стан серцево-судинної системи та отримати велике задоволення від занять. Серед багатьох видів танцювальної аеробіки найпопулярніший – степ-аеробіка, яка є ефективним засобом фізичної підготовки. Степ-аеробіка, один із найпростіших та найчарівніших стилів та напрямків аеробіки. «Step» в перекладі з англійської означає «крок». Відмінна особливість полягає в тому, що вона діє на тіло комплексно, делікатно коректує форму ніг і розвиває всі групи м’язів. Тіло стає більш струнким, гнучким, та стійким. Дуже важливо, щоб така аеробіка була досить ефективною для тих м’язових груп, яким дуже важко користуватися: сідниць, задньої частини стегна. Зараз аеробіка на сходовій платформі доступна практично всім. Мета дослідження: охарактеризувати виникнення степаеробіки та її особливості.
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Harkrider, Tiffani L. "Treadmill validation of the Siconolfi step test." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2005. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc5572/.
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Maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max) is the internationally recognized measure of a person's cardiorespiratory fitness. Currently the most accurate way of assessing one's true VO2max involves the use of maximal exercise tests, which require the use of specialized equipment, and are time consuming and costly. The purpose of this study was to determine the validity of the submaximal Siconolfi step test to estimate VO2max. A second purpose was to determine if body fat percentage improved the validity. Thirty-six individuals underwent a maximal treadmill test, in which VO2max was directly measured, and the step test. Results indicate that, although VO2max estimates generated by the Siconolfi step test are highly correlated to true VO2max (r =.887; p<.01), the values consistently underestimated a person's aerobic fitness. It was also determined that body fat percentage did not contribute to the prediction of VO2max.
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Nieves, Christopher Michael. "Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Wearable Technology for Increasing Physical Activity." Scholar Commons, 2014. https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/5542.
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Obesity in America has grown widespread over the past decade and is a significant social issue that affects many families. Identifying interventions that are not only effective in the natural environment but are easy to implement are ideal for helping individuals engage in more fitness related activities. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the NikeTM FuelBand for increasing physical activity in 3 adults. Additionally, a goal setting procedure was used to test if it enhanced the effects of the NikeTM FuelBand. Three measures were collected as part of the study, NikeTM Fuel, daily steps, and caloric expenditure. The NikeTM FuelBand was found to be effective at increasing all participants NikeTM Fuel score, daily steps, and caloric expenditure daily average from baseline to intervention phase. The goal setting procedure was found to be effective at increasing NikeTM Fuel point score, daily steps, and caloric expenditure daily average scores for two of three participants.
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Hayes, Sandra C. "Exercise, functional capacity and quality of life in peripheral blood stem cell transplant patients." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2001. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/36758/7/36758_Digitised%20Thesis.pdf.
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Charles, Ugo. "Validité du test cardiovasculaire à doubles marches, le CLW, à prédire les performances du test navette de 20 mètres et du test 12 minutes de Cooper chez les étudiants (es) âgés de 17 à 20 ans du Cégep de l’Abitibi-Témiscamingue." Mémoire, Université de Sherbrooke, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/11143/5890.
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Résumé : Le CLW (Chiasson, Lasnier et Whittom, 2005), un test à doubles marches sous-maximal (Step test) qui mesure le VO[indice inférieur 2max], requiert peu d’espace et exige 6 min 30 s à réaliser. Or, est-ce que le CLW peut remplacer un test de course comme le test navette de 20 mètres (Léger et Gadoury, 1989) ou le 12 minutes de Cooper (Cooper, 1968) lorsque l’espace n’est pas adéquat pour les effectuer?
Soixante étudiants (es) du cégep de l’Abitibi-Témiscamingue âgés de 17 à 20 ans ont été sélectionnés à l’intérieur des cours d’éducation physique et ont accompli les trois tests physiques.
L’objectif premier était de vérifier la capacité du CLW à prédire les résultats des tests de course navette de 20 mètres (Léger et Gadoury, 1989) et le 12 minutes de Cooper (Cooper, 1968).
Deuxièmement, connaître si l’ajout d’un troisième palier au CLW était nécessaire pour une meilleure similarité entre les tests. Finalement, déterminer si une catégorisation des résultats permet une meilleure concordance.
Cette étude n’a pas été en mesure de démontrer que le CLW est capable de prédire les
performances des tests de course navette de 20 mètres et le 12 minutes de Cooper chez les étudiants du cégep de l’Abitibi-Témiscamingue. Par le fait même, l’ajout d’un troisième palier n’améliore pas de façon significative la capacité du CLW à prédire les performances des tests de course. Toutefois, le CLW s’avère être un meilleur prédicteur de la performance chez les femmes lorsque nous comparons les données brutes du VO[indice inférieur 2max]. Étant donné certaines faiblesses de cette étude, dont l’absence d’une mesure directe, nous recommandons des recherches futures pour comparer ces trois tests à une mesure directe du VO[indice inférieur 2max] pour déterminer lequel de ces tests est le plus approprié pour la clientèle générale du cégep de l’Abitibi-Témiscamingue. // Abstract : The CLW (Chiasson and Lasnier Whittom , 2005), a double steps test to measure VO[subscript 2max], has the advantage of being submaximal , to require little space and require only 6 min 30 s to achieve. Is the CLW can replace a running test as 20 meters shuttle test (Léger and Gadoury, 1989) or 12 minutes of Cooper (Cooper, 1968) when the space is not adequate to perform those running tests? Until now, no writing is not publicly available on the CLW and no one has yet measured the capacity of CLW to predict performance in the 20 meters shuttle test and test 12 minutes Cooper. Sixty students, divided by sex, selected within the physical education classes, have completed those physical tests. The objective of this research was to verify the capacity of CLW to predict the results of 20 meters shuttle run and the 12-minutes Cooper. In a second step, compared the results obtained to know if adding a third level to CLW is necessary for a better match between these tests. Finally, we grouped the values in class to determine if we can get a better result.
This study did not demonstrate the CLW is able to predict the performance of 20 meters shuttle run test and 12 minutes of Cooper among our groups. Thereby, adding a third level does not improve significantly its ability to predict the performance of the run tests. However, the CLW proves to be a better predictor of performance in women when comparing raw data results obtained. Given some weaknesses of this study, as the a direct mesure to compare with, then we recommend that futures researches must compare these three tests with a direct measure of VO[subscript 2max] to determine which of these tests is most appropriate.
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Yazan, Alfalah. "Campylobacter survival under stress conditions encountered between poultry farm and the human intestine." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för medicinsk biokemi och mikrobiologi, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-389446.
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Campylobacter are probably the most important bacterial pathogen related to food-borne illnesses; specifically, gastroenteritis and diarrheal diseases. These bacteria can be isolated from various environments, but always originate from the intestine of warm blooded animals. Particularly, Campylobacter are found in the intestinal tract of poultry, and due to contamination of poultry meat and also further contamination of other food they can cause human infections. Sometimes this results in larger outbreaks, such as during 2016-2017 in Sweden where thousands of persons got infected by a single strain of Campylobacter jejuni sequence type 918 (ST-918). The same strain was also identified amongst a large number of poultry farms and suspicions were directed towards dirty transport cages for poultry as a main route for transmitting the strain between different farms. Similar scenarios with large outbreaks related to one or two single strains (ST-50 and ST-257) had also been observed in previous years and this raised questions about certain strains being especially adapted to survive outside the intestine. The aim here was to examine whether outbreak strains and other strains of C. jejuni have different potential to resist different stress conditions that may be encountered between the poultry farm and the human intestine.
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Burke, Pamela H. "Comparison of RPE monitoring with and without instructions in step aerobics." 2004. http://www.oregonpdf.org.
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Thesis (M.S.)--Eastern Washington University, 2004.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 46-49). Also available online (PDF file) by a subscription to the set or by purchasing the individual file.
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Hsiu-Yen, Huang, and 黃琇讌. "Biomechanical Analysis of Different Cadences in Step Aerobics." Thesis, 2006. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/19627819114683423831.
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碩士國立臺北教育大學
體育學系碩士班
95
The purpose of this study was to investigate the changes in kinematical and dynamic parameters among different cadences levels of 120 BPM, 126 BPM, 132 BPM, 138 BPM, and 144 BPM in step aerobics. The experiment chose nine female students from the National Taipei University of Education to be experiment subjects (aged 18.78±0.67, height of 163.39±5.57cm, and weight of 56.11±4.89kg. A CPL MS25K high-speed camera (100 Hz) and an ATMI force plate (1000Hz) were used to simultaneously capture kinematical and dynamic parameters of body movements and legs in one action cycle of step aerobics. Kinematical parameters are filmed through the camera, then the obtained film undergoes Two Dimensional Direct Linear Transformation (2D-DLT) by the Kwon 3D movement analysis software, in order to obtain the parameters such as the position of center of gravity, speed, displacement, and leg joint angle. Signals from the force plate passes through the amplifier to a 16-frequency multi-functional receiver box and a A/D analog-digital signal transformer; then the original signal is processed by DASY LAB6.0 software to calibrate modular and low-pass filtering (10 HZ) and calculate the three-dimensional ground reaction force. Body weight (BW) is used as the basis for standardization to obtain ground reaction force values and impulse values. The resulting data underwent one-way ANOVA via SPSS 10.0 statistics software to compare whether there was a significant difference in body kinematical and dynamic parameters for different movement cadencess of step aerobics. If there is a significant difference (P<.05), then the LSD method would be utilized to conduct post-analysis. The level of significance for this experiment was set to α=.05. This study finds: 一、 Different movement cadences affect the various joint angles in the legs; faster the movement cadence, smaller the largest joint angles of the leg joints, and at the same time, smaller the smallest joint angles of the leg joints. The greatest angle and smallest angle of hip joints both reach significant difference (P<.05). 二、 Different movement cadences affect the position of center of gravity and displacement. Faster the landing period movement cadence, higher the perpendicular center of gravity position. Faster the stepping period movement cadence, lower the perpendicular center of gravity position. At the same time, faster the movement cadence, smaller the changes in center of gravity displacement. Changes in center of gravity displacement at the beginning of landing and after stepping reach significant difference (P<.05). 三、 Different movement cadences affect the speed of change of center of gravity. Faster the movement cadence, faster the speed of body center of gravity. Changes in center of gravity speed t the beginning of landing and at the end of stepping reach significant difference (P<.05). 四、 Different movement cadences affect the greatest peak value of vertical ground reaction force. Faster the movement cadence, greater the largest value of vertical ground reaction force. The means of landing period and stepping period both reach significant difference (P<.05). However, at cadence 144BPM, these values are smaller because the human body has activated various buffering forces. 五、 Different movement cadences affect the time it takes to produce the greatest peak value of vertical ground reaction force. With the increase of movement cadence, the time of occurrence decreases. The mean values of landing period and stepping period times reach significant difference (P<.05). There is a trend of linear decrease among various cadences. 六、 Different movement cadences affect the beginning of landing maximum load rate. With the increase of movement cadence, the maximum load rate also increases, and reaches a significant difference (P<.05). However, the human body’s buffering mechanisms cause cadence 144BPM to seem lesser. Additionally, load rate and vertical ground reaction force peak values are both larger at cadence 132BPM. 七、 Different movement cadences affect the beginning of landing passive impulse. With the increase of movement cadence, passive impulse also increases, and reaches a significant difference (P<.05). When movement cadence increases, harms caused by passive impulses to the human body are inevitable. 八、 Different movement cadences affect impulse. With the increase of movement cadence, movement times become shorter, so there are also fewer impulses; at the beginning of stepping and at the end of stepping, impulse reaches a significant difference (P<.05). After discussion of the experiment results, the following conclusions are reached: when different movement cadences intervene in step aerobics, they shorten the time for each action cycle. At this time, the human body must actively motivate change of hip joint angles in order to increase the speed of movement. Therefore, the human body’s perpendicular center of gravity position is elevated, and there is less change in center of gravity displacement. With faster and faster movement cadence, for novices, because there is no familiarity with techniques of physical adjustment, it is not only impossible to increase movement speed, but it is also impossible to buffer the impact from vertical ground reaction force, which results in a greater probability of injury to legs.
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Huang, Shiou Feng, and 黃秀鳳. "Biomechanical Analysis of Different Leg Length in Step Aerobics." Thesis, 2010. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/38749769949222782387.
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碩士國立臺北教育大學
體育學系碩士班
98
Study purpose ：The purpose of this study was to investigate the changes in kinematical and dynamic parameters among different leg length （77.10±2.68 cm，88.5±2.14 cm） in step aerobics. The experiment chose 16 female students from the National Taipei University of Education to be experiment subjects (aged 20.25±1.18, height of 164.5±7.00 cm, and weight of 57.04±6.33 kg.) Methodology and Process：A high-speed camera (100 Hz) and an AMTI force plate (1000Hz) were used to simultaneously capture kinematical and dynamic parameters of bodymovements and legs in one action cycle of step aerobics. Kinematical parameters are filmed through the camera, and then the obtained film undergoes Two Dimensional Direct Linear Transformation by the Kwon 3D movement analysis software in order to obtain the parameters such as the position of center of gravity, speed, displacement, and leg joint angle. Signals from the force plate passes through the amplifier to a 16-frequency multi-functional receiver box and a A/D analog-digital signal transformer; then the original signal is processed by DASY LAB6.0 software to calibrate modular and low-pass filtering (10 Hz) and calculate the three-dimensional ground reaction force. Body weight (B.W.) is used as the basis for standardization to obtain ground reaction force values. The resulted data underwent one-way ANOVA via SPSS 10.0 statistics software to compare whether there was a significant difference in body kinematical and dynamic parameters for different leg length of step aerobics. The level of significance for this experiment was set to α=.05. Results and Discussion: Different leg length affect:（1）、For the ankle joint flexion angles during descending phase, the 77.10±2.68 cm group was bigger than the 88.5±2.14 cm group (p<.05);（2）、For the speed of change of center of gravity during the later period of ascending phase, the 77.10±2.68 cm cm group was faster than the 88.5±2.14 cm group (p<.05) ; （3）、For the greatest peak value of vertical ground reaction force time, the 77.10±2.68 cm cm group was faster than the 88.5±2.14 cm group (p<.05). For subjects who have longer leg length during step aerobics, they would increase the time for descending phase because the moment of inertia was different. The subjects who have shorter leg length would increase the ankle flexion joint angle and the speed of change of center of gravity during the later period of ascending phase in order to increase the vertical ground reaction force and the speed. Conclusion: Subjects who have different leg length would change their landing method to decrease the impact of ground reaction force. There is no significant difference in other parameters, may because of to the tiny difference between leg length and step height. Therefore, this study suggests in the future that the study can increase the difference of the leg length and step height , and combine the electromyography to completely know the effect of different leg length in step aerobics.
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Wen, Win Huei-Jhen, and 溫蕙甄. "The effects of resistance training and bench-step aerobics on bone mineral density." Thesis, 2009. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/9gf34p.
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博士國立臺灣師範大學
體育學系
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Purpose: To investigate the effect of resistance training (EX1) and bench-step aerobic training (EX2) at 3-, 6-month, and 3-month follow-up on bone mineral density (BMD), Physical fitness, and sex hormone levels in postmenopausal women (PMW). Methods: 54 women (mean age were 55.19 ± 3.65 year-old) who were sedentary, nature menopause, and not on hormone replacement therapy were randomly divided into two exercise groups and a sedentary control group (C). EX1 consisted of resistance exercise training (13 muscle groups, 1-3 sets, 8-25 repetitions, 50~60% maximal heart rate reserve, MHRr), and EX2 included bench step aerobic exercise (55~85% MHRr), with training 3 times per week, 60 minutes per session for 6 months. BMD was determined using dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) at the lumbar spine and femur neck at baseline, 3-, 6-month, and 3-month follow-up. Physical fitness was assessed at four time points. Estradiol (E2) and testosterone (T) levels were assessed using chemiluminescence by the ADVIA Centaur® system (BAYER) at baseline, 3-month, and 3-month follow-up. All data were analyzed using Pearson correlations and a mixed two-way ANCOVA design. The significance level adopted was a=.05. Results: (1) There were no sig. difference between and within groups in BMD at the lumbar spine and femur neck; (2) EX1, EX2 were sig. different from C in 8-foot up-and-go and 6-min. walk at 3-month; (3) EX1, EX2 were sig. different from C in body fat, physical activities, 8-foot up-and-go, and 6-min. walk at 6-month; and in 6-min. walk at 3-month follow-up; (4) Compared to baseline, EX1 and EX2 in 8-foot up-and-go were sig. improved at 3-month; and compared to baseline, EX1 in 6-min. walk was sig. improved at 3-, 6-month; (5) EX1 was sig. different from EX2 in T levels at 3-month; (6) Compared to 3-month follow-up, EX2 levels for T were sig. decreased at baseline and 3-month respectively; also in addition, C exhibited sig. decreases in T levels at 3-month; (7) Compared to baseline, EX1 and EX2 were significantly improved in body fat and 8-foot up-and-go at 6-month; and compared to 6-month, 8-foot up-and-go sig. declined at 3-month follow-up; (8) Compared to 3-month, EX2 were significantly improved in 8-foot up-and-go at 6-month; (9) Compared to baseline, EX1 significantly improved in 30-sec. chair stand at 6-month, and the effect lasted at least 3 months into follow-up; (10) BMD was positively related to weight. Physical fitness was negatively related to weight, and sex-hormone levels were not related to weight, BMD, physical activity level, or physical fitness. Conclusion: (1) 6-month exercise training can maintain BMD at the lumbar spine and femur neck in PMW; and the effect could last at least 3 months post training. (2) 3-month and 6-month exercise training can improve and maintain functional physical fitness in PMW. (3) Exercise training was not shown to affect sex hormone levels in PMW.
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Tseng, Yu-Kuan, and 曾玉寬. "Analysis of Ground Reaction Force and EMG Activity of Lower Extremity in Step Aerobics." Thesis, 2002. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/xfh26c.
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碩士國立體育學院
教練研究所
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The aim of this study was to investigate the effect that changing cadence and ways of approaching step in different step height had on ground reaction force and the electromyography（EMG）activity of lower extremity. Sixteen female volunteers were recruited to perform at two difference step heights：four and eight inches. Subjects performed eight ”reverse”basic step（down-down-up-up）for each condition during which ground reaction force and EMG activity were measured. They moved with music at a cadence of 125, 136 and 142 beats per minute (BPM). Measurement of peak impact force, maximum loading rate and IEMG of rectus femoris and hamstring was made. Statistically significant differences were found to exist for peak impact force and maximum loading rate between different exercise rates, front and astride, back and astride direction. Statistically significant differences were also found to exist for EMG signal of rectus femoris and hamstring between different exercise rates. The study suggests that participants should step with low step height and cadence below 125 BPM to reduce risks of sport injuries.
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CHEN, PO-CHIEH, and 陳柏潔. "The Effect of Different Heights and Loading During Step Aerobics on the Achilles tendon force." Thesis, 2008. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/67142298147006586839.
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碩士國立臺北教育大學
體育學系碩士班
96
The purpose of this study is to analyze the kinematic, kinetic and Achilles tendon force among different heights (6inch, 8inch, 10inch) and different loads (0%BW, 10%BW, 15%BW) in step aerobics. The experiment chose ten female students from the National Taipei University of Education to be experiment subjects (aged 19.91±1.14, height of 162.95±3.79cm, and weight of 54.29±4.82kg). A Mega high-speed camera (100 Hz) and an ATMI force plate (1000Hz) were used to simultaneously capture kinematical and dynamic parameters of body movements and legs in one action cycle of step aerobics. Kinematical parameters are filmed through the camera, then the obtained film undergoes Two Dimensional Direct Linear Transformation (2D-DLT) by the APAS motion analysis system, in order to obtain the parameters such as the position of center of gravity and leg joint angle. Signals from the force plate passes through the amplifier to a 16-frequency multi-functional receiver box and a A/D analog-digital signal transformer; then the original signal is processed by DASY LAB6.0 software to calibrate modular and low-pass filtering (10 HZ) and calculate the three-dimensional ground reaction force. Body weight (BW) is used as the basis for standardization to obtain ground reaction force values. The inverse dynamics approach was used to integrate the body segment parameter, kinetic and force plate data, and to solve the resultant lower joints forces and moments. Mixed design two-way ANOVA(P＜.05) method were utilized for statistical analyses. Results: There were significant increases in center of vertical gravity, peak ankle dorsiflexion, vertical reaction force and Achilles tendon force as the step height increases.The vertical reaction forc were significant increases when loading increases. The peak knee flexion and peak ankle plantar flexor moment were significantly greater with loading 15% condition compared to 0% condition. The results indicated that it substantially increases the mechanical demand on the peak moments and Achilles tendon force from 6 inch condition to 10 inch condition.The step hight affect three lower extremity joints more than loading weight condition.With the step height increasing, it might impossible to raise the impact, which results in a greater probability of injury to lower extremity joints and Achilles tendon force.And it also might results in a greater probability of injury to lower extremity joints when loading weight on 10 inch condition .
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Lin, Hsiao-Mei, and 林曉玫. "The Effect of the Load of Fatigue in Lower Limbs from Stepping movements in Step Aerobics." Thesis, 2011. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/79756092681782934392.
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碩士國立東華大學
體育與運動科學系
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Objective: This study compared the different levels of fatigue in lower limbs from the stepping movements in step aerobics in order to be as sports injury preventing information. Methods: The subjects are eight female students of National Dong Hwa University, Parkview Campus, who were not from the physical education department nor athletics-specialized. The data was collected with two sets of synchronized MegaSpeed speed camera (120Hz) and AMTI isometric force plate (1200Hz). Every subject was required to do fatigue tests before and after a 20 cm step aerobics. The stepping movements were repeated for 5 cycles and the data of third cycle was taken to analysis. The analysis of kinematics was collected with Kwon 3D and the data of the isometric force plate was collected with KwonGRF. This study used the repeated measures t-test, and the level of significance is α＝0.05. Results: There is a significant difference in the angle of the knee joint of the right leg at the instant of contacting the plank in the before-fatigue and the after-fatigue tests. Conclusions: In the step aerobics of 20 cm height, it was found that: 1. there is significant cushioning effect only on the right leg when stepping downwards and both left and right legs almost proceed the treading movement directly when stepping on the plank. 2. the only change of the movement before and after the fatigue tests was the decline of the angle of the knee joint of the initiating leg( the right leg). 3. there is no significant increase in the landing burden due to 20 cm step aerobics.
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CHANG, DAN-YAN, and 張丹姸. "The Effects of Twelve-Week Bench-step Aerobics Exercise Program in Attention and Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Schizophrenia." Thesis, 2018. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/433977.
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碩士國立臺北護理健康大學
運動保健研究所
106
Schizophrenia is a common mental illness, the patient will come with problem about thought disorder, cognitive difficulties, behavioral and psychological symptoms. Accompanied by the duration of the disease, the cognitive of patients will being degenerate, lack of disturbance of attention, and decreased physiological. Obvious there has huge influences in their activities of daily living, it is not only a life-long struggle for the patients themselves but also a burden for their families and societies. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of twelve-week bench-step aerobics exercise program in attention and cardiorespiratory fitness in schizophrenia. In the northern part of Taiwan, 30 patients with schizophrenia disorder, the residents of a recovery home, using random sampling, are purposefully assigned into experimental group(EXP) and the placebo group(PLA). Two groups are accepted three times testing (Mini-Mental State Examination、Barthel Index、Clinical Global Impression-Severity、6-minute walking test、Beck Depression Inventory Ⅱ, and near-infrared spectroscopy、Symbol Digit Modalities Test、physical activity)。Experimental group perform 12-weeks bench-step aerobics exercise, twice per week, 30 minutes each time, 96 every minute of step speed, 24 Up and down steps per one minute, control group remain daily life activities. The measured data analyzed by Independent-Sample T Test、chi-square test and two-way ANOVA (α=0.05). The results showed that after 12-weeks bench-step aerobics exercise, in EXP the channel 4 O2Ｈb were significantly reduced than control group (p < .05). Symbol Digit Modalities Test, 6-minute walking test and Beck Depression Inventory Ⅱ score showed no significant changes in 2 groups. In conclusion, 12-weeks bench-step aerobics exercise showed improvements in cerebral blood flow. According to our finding, we suggest 12-weeks bench-step aerobics exercise would be effective for schizophrenia disease.
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Fang-YiChen and 陳芳儀. "The effects of step aerobics training on dual task performance during turning and obstacle crossing in healthy older adults." Thesis, 2012. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/18249358986626458604.
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碩士國立成功大學
物理治療研究所
100
Background and purposes: Turning and obstacle crossing are challenging tasks that might increase fall occurrence in older adults. Previous studies have shown that using dual task paradigms could effectively evaluate the ability of older adults and prevent falls. However, no study investigated the joint angles of lower limbs during turning and obstacle crossing under dual task condition. Previous studies have shown step aerobics have multiple benefits and may be an effective intervention to improve dual task ability. Nevertheless, no studies have investigated the effect of step aerobics training on dual task performance. The purposes of this study were to investigate the dual task performance of turning and obstacle crossing in healthy older adults and further to determine whether step aerobics training would improve the dual task performance. Additionally, we would like to examine the training effect on physical tests and concern of falling. Methods: Healthy older adults were recruited from local community in Tainan. Subjects received clinical evaluation and 3-D motion analysis. A dual task paradigm was used in this study. The primary tasks consisted of three different motor tasks, including walking, turning, and obstacle crossing. The secondary task was to perform serial 7 subtractions. After the examination, subjects were voluntarily assigned into a step aerobics (SA) group or a control (CT) group and received a 6-week intervention. Three-way ANOVA with repeated measures on time and task factors was used to analyze the movement amplitude, spatiotemporal parameters, and cognitive performance between 2 groups. Results: After 6 weeks of training, either movement amplitude of SA group significantly increased or movement amplitude of CT group significantly decreased on most frontal and horizontal planes of lower limbs during obstacle crossing and turning (all p〈.0125). For cognitive performance, the accuracy was lower and the speed was faster on dual task (all p〈.0083). In SA group, the accuracy significantly increased after training (p〈.0125). SA group showed improvements in physical tests, including walking speed, aerobic fitness, and muscle strength of left hip flexors and bilateral ankle dorsiflexors after training (all p〈.0125). Conclusion: For turning and obstacle crossing, dual task paradigm did not obviously affect movement amplitude of lower limbs in health older adults. Step aerobics training showed benefits on the coping strategy of the older adults, since they could use larger movements on frontal and horizontal planes to compensate for challenging situations. Besides, step aerobics training also had benefits for improving accuracy of arithmetic task, especially under dual tasks. Moreover, step aerobics training had effect on physical tests such as improving walking speed, aerobic fitness, and muscle strength of lower limbs. Therefore, step aerobics could be an appropriate training program for falls prevention in health older adults.
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"Evaluation of different stepping frequencies in step test for assessing the aerobic fitness of Chinese children =: 不同速度台階測試應用於測量華裔兒童心肺能力之評量." 2002. http://library.cuhk.edu.hk/record=b5891212.
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Cheung, Pui-yee.Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2002.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 77-83).
Text in English; abstracts in English and Chinese.
Cheung, Pui-yee.
Acknowledgements --- p.i
Abstract --- p.ii
Table of Contents --- p.iv
List of Tables --- p.vii
List of Figures --- p.viii
Chapter CHAPTER ONE --- INTRODUCTION
Chapter 1.1 --- Background --- p.1
Chapter 1.1.1 --- Fitness Testing in children --- p.2
Chapter 1.1.2 --- Constraints in the direct VO2 peak measurement on children --- p.3
Chapter 1.1.3 --- The application of field test in assessing children aerobic fitness --- p.4
Chapter 1.2 --- Purpose of the Study --- p.7
Chapter 1.3 --- Operational Definitions --- p.7
Chapter 1.4 --- Delimitations --- p.9
Chapter 1.5 --- Limitations --- p.10
Chapter 1.6 --- Hypotheses --- p.10
Chapter 1.7 --- Significance of the Study --- p.11
Chapter CHAPTER TWO --- LITERATURE REVIEW
Chapter 2.1 --- Needs of assessment on children aerobic fitness --- p.13
Chapter 2.2 --- Common field tests to measure children's aerobic fitness --- p.15
Chapter 2.2.1 --- Run Test --- p.15
Chapter 2.2.2 --- Walk Test --- p.17
Chapter 2.2.3 --- Step Test --- p.18
Chapter 2.2.4 --- Comparison of field tests --- p.20
Chapter 2.3 --- Different step test protocols --- p.21
Chapter 2.3.1 --- Astrand-Rhyming Step Test --- p.23
Chapter 2.3.2 --- Harvard Step Test --- p.24
Chapter 2.3.3 --- The Katch Pulse Recovery Step Test --- p.26
Chapter 2.3.4 --- Hodgkins and Skubin Step Test --- p.27
Chapter 2.3.5 --- Queen College Step Test --- p.28
Chapter 2.3.6 --- Height-Adjusted Step Test --- p.30
Chapter 2.3.7 --- The Canadian Home Fitness Step Test --- p.31
Chapter 2.4 --- Related issues in evaluating aerobic fitness by step test --- p.35
Chapter 2.4.1 --- Heart rate measurement --- p.35
The accuracy of HR measurement --- p.37
Chapter 2.4.2 --- Leg Length --- p.38
Chapter 2.4.3 --- Platform Height --- p.40
Chapter 2.4.4 --- Body Mass --- p.42
Chapter 2.4.5 --- Stepping Frequency --- p.44
Chapter 2.5 --- Summary --- p.46
Chapter CHAPTER THREE --- METHODOLOGY
Chapter 3.1 --- Participants --- p.48
Chapter 3.2 --- Procedures and Equipment --- p.49
Chapter 3.2.1 --- Anthropometric measurement --- p.49
Chapter 3.2.2 --- 3-minute Step Test --- p.50
Chapter 3.2.3 --- Graded Exercise Treadmill Test --- p.52
Graded Exercise Test Protocol --- p.53
Determination of peak oxygen uptake (VO2 peak) --- p.53
Chapter 3.3 --- Statistical analysis --- p.54
Chapter CHAPTER FOUR --- RESULT
Chapter 4.1 --- Physical Characteristics of Participants --- p.56
Chapter 4.2 --- Physiological Responses of Participants from the Step Tests --- p.57
Chapter 4.3 --- Influence of the Order in the Participation of the Step Tests --- p.58
Chapter 4.4 --- VO2 Peak Measurement --- p.59
Chapter 4.5 --- HR Responses for Step Tests --- p.59
Chapter 4.6 --- VO2 Consumption during Step Tests --- p.62
Chapter 4.7 --- Regression Analysis for Different Stepping Frequencies of Step Tests --- p.64
Chapter 4.8 --- Accuracy of Regression Models --- p.66
Chapter 4.9 --- Summary of the Results --- p.69
Chapter CHAPTER FIVE --- DISCUSSION
Validity --- p.70
Stepping Frequency --- p.72
HR measurement in Step Tests --- p.74
Recommendation for future studies --- p.76
Reference --- p.77
Appendix A --- p.84
Appendix B --- p.85
Appendix C --- p.86
Appendix D --- p.87
Appendix E --- p.88
Appendix F --- p.89
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Šimková, Michaela. "Tvorba choreografie pro soutěžní kategorii Fitness step aerobik senior." Master's thesis, 2012. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-308013.
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Title: The choreography composition for the Fitness step aerobic senior category. Objectives: According to Analysis and Predictions of development of step aerobic competitive choreographies create and demonstrate the new choreography on the FISAF, Žij pohybem and Mistry s mistry competitions.
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Šimková, Jana. "Analýza soutěžních sestav step aerobiku soutěže "Žij pohybem"." Master's thesis, 2016. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-346842.
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Topic Analysis of competition reports step aerobics "Žij pohybem 2015" Objective The aim of the work is based on theoretical knowledge and the 4 important criteria find out the development trends for future seasons in this category. Methods For achieving the goal of my thesis I used the method of analysis. By watching the videos footage repeatedly, I decided to analyze three different competition line - ups of the event "Žij pohybem 2015" in category Step teams. Each set was evaluated based on 4 categories - technical parameters, esthetic parameters "A", esthetic parameters "B" and content parameters of the set. Conclusion The finding is the possible development trends in the competition Live motion based on an analysis of three competing sets category Step teams. KEY WORDS step, organization FISAF and FIG , rules, choreography
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Hung, Ming-Zhen, and 洪銘志. "The study of nitrogen removal by step feeding anaerobic-aerobic process." Thesis, 2001. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/06982943376005248122.
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碩士淡江大學
水資源及環境工程學系
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The step feeding anaerobic-aerobic process was used in this study to remove the nitrogen in municipal wastewater. The hydraulic retention time is 10 hours and influent flow rate is 54.72L/day. According to steep feeding the total influent was divided equally dependence on its steps. Under consistant total volume of 24 tanks, there were 4 different runs each was 2、3、4 and 6 steps. Amoung these four different runs. The efficiency of nitrogen removal was best on step 4. The nitrogen removal efficiency reaches to 86% and BOD and COD also reached to 94.6% and 98%, respectively. In summary, the removal efficiency of nitrogen is increasing with the step increasing by step feeding anaerobic-aerobic process. But when reaching the ultimate condition, the efficiency of removal will not increased. The efficiency of nitrogen removal decreased on step 6 because the microorganism wash out due to the retention time of each step decreasing with step increasing by too much influent flow rate. So the removal efficiency of nitrogen on step 6 was poor than on step 4. The results of this study show that, specific substrate utilization rate of BOD is 0.0312(L/mg-day), of COD is 0.0159(L/mg-day) and of NH3-N is 0.0505(L/mg-day). The yield cofficient and endogenous decay cofficient of BOD are 0.9534(mg BOD5/mg MLSS-day) and 0.0013(1/day), of COD are 0.5309(mg BOD5/mg MLSS-day) and 0.0199(1/day), of NH3-N are 0.3919(mg BOD5/mg MLSS-day) and 0.0280(1/day), respectively.
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Hsieh, Hsiu-mei, and 謝秀美. "Biomechanical Analysis of Lower Limbs During High and Low Impact Step Aerobic." Thesis, 2009. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/03584035541284921637.
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碩士國立成功大學
體育健康與休閒研究所
97
Aerobic dance has become a popular exercise in the past decades. The reason why the aerobic dance is popular is that aerobic dance benefits us both physically and mentally. Nonetheless, there appears to be a growing concern about clinical injury problems caused by aerobic dance activity. Studies of aerobic dance injuries have indicated the most frequent injuries occurring to the lower extremity by overuse. Up to now, the mechanism and risk factors to lower extremity injury in aerobic dance haven’t been well identified nor proved. In the previously biomechanical studies about aerobic dance, most of the surveys focused on impact caused by ground reaction force, but the information on joint loading was limited. The aims of the proposed research are to evaluate: 1) the effects of different levels of impact on the joint kinematics and kinetics of lower limb; 2) the joint kinematics and kinetics in four different basic movements. The motion capture system will be used to register the landmark’s trajectories of human body when step aerobic dance is performed. The methodology involves motion performance analysis using retro-reflective markers. Nineteen retro-reflective markers will be placed on selected anatomic landmarks to define the coordinate system of pelvis, thigh, shank and foot. The ground reaction forces of each foot will be measured by the use of force plates. The results showed that there were significant differences on the joint angle, joint force and joint moment between high impact and low impact (p<.05). The joint force in mambo movement was the smaller than the other three movements, and the ankle lateral force in L step movement was 0.9-1.7 N/kg larger than others during low impact. The knee anterior force in kick was lower than leg curl and L step movements duing low impact. And the movement of L step needed adductors to maintain balance. In the mambo movement of high impact, there were ankle inversion and maximal ankle inversion moment at the step ascent phase. Hip flexor, knee extensor and ankle dorsiflexor were higher in leg curl and kick movement than in the other two movements. The aerobic instructors should emphasize the training of hip adductors, quadriceps, hamstring, plantarflexors, dorsiflexors and ankle inversion muscles. The beginners and those who have musculoskeletal problem ought to avoid learning movement of high impact mambo at the beginning but learn movement of low impact kick and mambo first.
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Lin, Cheng-Yang, and 林正仰. "Effect of ‘＊’ step movement training on aerobic and anaerobic system in senior high school badminton player." Thesis, 2010. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/09999443878313684296.
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碩士國立體育大學
教練研究所
98
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of ‘＊’ step movement training on ATP-PC system in senior high school badminton players. 7 senior high school badminton players, age 15.79±0.27, height 172.29±3.09 (cm), body weight 60±7.66 (kg), regular training years 4±1.29 were recruited in this study. All subjects were received 2 weeks high intensity intermittent ‘＊’ step movement training, 5 times training a week. Aerobic and anaerobic threshold test were performed in pre and post training. ‘Y’ step movement test by 6-rhythm (Y-test) was to determine the training effect. Completely training duration and heart rate were recorded during training period for monitor the training intensity. Result: 1) anaerobic threshold was increased significantly under the same intensity exercise challenge after two weeks training. 2) the concentration of lactate was decreased in Y-test following 2 weeks training. The heart rate was decreased significantly after five minutes of Y-test. The completion time of Y-test was reduced significantly and movement velocity was significantly enhanced after 2 weeks training. Conclusion: in this study, we found 2 weeks badminton movement training could increase anaerobic ability and movement velocity. Key words: aerobic, anaerobic, ‘Y’ step movement test by 6-rhythm
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Su, Hisn-jung, and 蘇信榮. "The effect of health-related physical fitness after step aerobic exercise intervention in primary school obese students." Thesis, 2011. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/41343519598764815299.
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碩士國立屏東教育大學
體育學系
99
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of health-related physical fitness after step aerobic exercise intervention in primary school obese students. Thirty-eight obese students were 11.48 ± 1.12 years old, height were 143.2 ± 6.8 cm, and weight were 69.65 ± 12.83 kg. All subjects were recruited as subjects from the third, fourth, fifth and sixth grades of Hou-Hong Primary School in Kaohsiung County. Their BMI values were equal or more than 26 and their percentage of body fat were more than 30. All subjects were randomly assigned to the training group ( n = 21 ) and the control group ( n = 17 ). The training group attended the step aerobic exercise program ,30 minutes a day, 72~96 beat/min，5 days a week, for 12 weeks and took the pulse after training. All subjects were examined body composition by InBody720 and health-related physical fitness before and after training. The data was analyzed by one-way ANCOVA to examine the difference between two groups. The significant level was set α = .05. The study showed that 12 weeks step aerobic exercise can’t change weight, body fat mass, and abdominal obesity degree of body composition. There was no statistical difference in stand long jump, one-minute sit-ups, modified sit and reach, and 800-meter running and walking between the two groups. The conclusion of the study was that 12 weeks step aerobic exercise program for 12 weeks didn’t have significant improvement on body composition and health-related physical fitness among obese primary school students. However, the primary school should hold step aerobic exercise every morning, because it could benefit for students’ health-related physical fitness.
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LAI, Wei-Lin, and 賴威霖. "Reliability of Heart Rate Recovery and Short Term Heart Rate Variability Indexes: Acute Effect of Posture and Submaximal Aerobic Step Exercise." Thesis, 2017. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/zdjv9t.
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碩士臺北市立大學
運動健康科學系碩士班
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Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate the reliability and agreement of 5 min short term heart rate variability in supine, sitting and standing conditions after 3 min step test. Methods: Twenty one university dancers will voluntarily participate in this study =. HRV wasrecorded 15 min after 3 min step exercise. Participants rest and recovery in supine, sitting or standing position in a randomized order in one week. Portable heart rate monitor was used to collect the heart rate beats throughout the experiment. The 1~5 min after exercise (PostEx1~5min), 6~10min after exercise (PostEx6~10min), and 11~15 min after exercise (PostEx11~15min) temporal segments were used to compare the 15 min record. One-way ANOVA, Cohen’s d, intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC2,1), Standard error of measurement (SEM) and Bland-Altman difference plot were used for statistic analysis. The correlation between the indexes of hear rate recovery (HRR) and HRV were compared. Results: The highest reliability was found in supine position (the most number of insignificant value by Cohen's d analysis, the most number of perfect and high ICC, and the best agreement by LOA analysis). Compared with 3 different 5 min temporal segments, PostEx6~10min was the most reliable than that in PostEx11~15min and PostEx1~5min. Furthermore, the most reliable index were lnRMSSD , lnHF and lnSD1. The high reliable indexes were lnSDNN/RMMSD and lnSD2/SD1. We found no high correlation between HRV and HRR in Pearson's correlation coefficient (-0.73 ≤ r ≤ 0.75) .Conclusion: The agreement and reliability of lnRMSSD and lnSD1 indexes were not limited by 3 min step exercise. Supine position was suggested to use in measurement. The record segment of 6~10 min after 3 min step exercise was the most reliable data.
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Rosmaninho, Margarida Monteiro. "Evolutionary engineering: production of bioplastics using waste." Master's thesis, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10773/32761.
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Conventional plastics play a crucial role in society and have a negative impact on
the environment and, therefore, bioplastics, such as polyhydroxyalkanoates
(PHAs), become sustainable alternatives due to their biocompatibility and
biodegradability.
In this work, the production of PHAs by mixed microbial cultures (MMC) from an
industrial waste, following a circular economy logic was studied. The valorization
of a waste from the coffee industry, spent coffee grounds (SCGs) was another aim
of this work.
SCGs are a cheap raw material, constituted by high amounts of organic
compounds, such as polysaccharides and lipids, and are, therefore, considered as
a good substrate for biotechnological processes.
In this work, the production of PHAs followed the three-step process: first,
acidogenic fermentation (AF) of SCGs occurs, then the selection of a MMC with
PHAs accumulation capacity and, finally, the accumulation of biopolymer.
The application of a pre-treatment facilitated the process of AF that ran in a
fluidized bed biofilm reactor (FBBR). Acetic, propionic, and butyric acids were the
most produced short-chain organic acids (SCOAs), and valeric acid appeared in
lower concentrations. The maximum concentration of SCOAs produced was 3.25
gCOD/L, and the maximum acidification levels were 58±3.0% and 37±3.5% for the
supplied sugars and the total organic carbon available, respectively.
The selection step occurred in a sequential discontinuous reactor (SBR) and the
operating conditions tested allowed selecting a stable PHA-accumulating MMC.
Two pseudo-stationary states (PSS) were possible to define and a maximum PHAs
content of 40.0 % of a copolymer of hydroxybutyrate and hydroxyvalerate was
obtained, thus demonstrating the good accumulation capacity of MMC.
In the last step of the work, three accumulation tests were performed in which
different substrates supplied to the selected MMC were tested. The test performed
with the FBBR effluent showed a maximum accumulation of 60.8 % and a
volumetric yield of 0.252 gPHA/L.h.
This work demonstrated the potential of SCGs as substrate to produce PHAs by
MMC, opening the possibility of its implementation at the industrial level.Os plásticos convencionais têm desempenhado um papel crucial na sociedade e têm impacto negativo no meio ambiente e, por isso, os bioplásticos, como os polihidroxialcanoatos (PHAs), tornaram-se alternativas sustentáveis devido à sua biocompatibilidade e biodegradabilidade. Neste trabalho, estudou-se a produção destes PHAs por culturas microbianas mistas (MMC), a partir de resíduos industriais, seguindo uma lógica de economia circular. A valorização de um resíduo da indústria de café, como as borras de café (SCGs), foi outro dos objetivos deste trabalho. As SCGs são uma matéria-prima barata, constituída por grandes quantidades de compostos orgânicos, como polissacáridos e lípidos, e, por isso, é considerada um bom substrato para processos biotecnológicos. Neste trabalho a produção de PHAs seguiu o processo em três passos: primeiro ocorre a fermentação acidogénica (AF) das SCGs, depois a seleção de uma cultura microbiana com capacidade de acumulação de PHA e, por fim, a acumulação de biopolímero. Verificou-se que a aplicação de um pré-tratamento facilitava o processo de AF que decorreu num reator de biofilme de leito fluidizado (FBBR). Os ácidos acético, propiónico e butírico foram os ácidos orgânicos de cadeia curta (SCOAs) mais produzidos, sendo que ácido valérico apareceu em menores concentrações. A máxima concentração de SCOAs produzidos foi de 3.25 gCOD/L e os graus de acidificação máximos foram 58 ± 3,0 % e 37 ± 3,5% em relação aos açúcares fornecidos e ao total do carbono orgânico disponível, respetivamente. O passo de seleção ocorreu num reator descontínuo sequencial (SBR) e as condições operacionais foram testadas de forma a selecionar uma cultura acumuladora de PHA estável. Foi possível definir dois estados pseudoestacionários (PSS) e obteve-se um conteúdo máximo 40,0 % de um copolímero de hidroxibutirato e hidroxivalerato, demonstrando assim a boa capacidade de acumulação da MMC. No último passo do trabalho, foram realizados três testes de acumulação em que se testaram diferentes substratos fornecidos à MMC selecionada. O teste realizado com o efluente do FBBR apresentou uma acumulação máxima de 60,8 % e uma produtividade volumétrica de 0,252 gPHA/L.h. Este trabalho demonstrou o potencial das SCGs como substrato para a produção de PHAs por MMC, abrindo a possibilidade da sua implementação a nível industrial.
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Delaney, Kara. "10,000 Steps a Day to Decrease Chronic Disease Risk Factors and Increase Aerobic Physical Activity Levels Among Capital Regional District Office Workers in Victoria, BC." Thesis, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/1828/4574.
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The mixed method design examined the impact of a 6-week pedometer based 10,000 moderate-vigorous steps a day employee workplace wellness challenge on aerobic fitness, chronic disease markers, and self-reported physical activity. The study used prompts to both educate and facilitate the intervention. Pre and post-test data analyzed self-report physical activity and sedentary time, sub max aerobic walking levels, and anthropometric measures. Participants logged their step count across the intervention and were challenged to increase their steps throughout. Participants were on average unable to achieve the goal step count and thus no statistically significance was found between pre-post tests. Qualitatively, three themes emerged from discussions with participants about their experiences: awareness of physical activity (PA) levels, demands of both work and family, and the frequency and content of the information given as prompts. The combination of prompts and the pedometer created an awareness of PA levels among participants but failed to fully motivate them to hit their target step count.Graduate
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Duncan, Shelley. "The next step: the influence of acute exercise on cognitive function during locomotive goal-directed behaviour." Thesis, 2016. https://vuir.vu.edu.au/33029/.
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In the performance of goal-directed behaviour, multiple attributes of cognitive function have been investigated. A core confounding factor, however, is that aspects of cognitive function have predominantly been evaluated employing seated or supine paradigms that are not representative of activities of daily living. Therefore the purpose of this PhD thesis was to evaluate differences in and the influence of acute bouts of exercise on cognitive function and gaze behaviour incorporating whole body movement and behaviour.