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Physical Activity Initiatives: Implications for Physical Activity Promotion
… (EiM) initiative and the National Physical Activity Plan (NPAP) are structured to promote an increase of physical activity at the population level. The primary vision of the EiM initiative is the assessment and prescription of exercise in a primary care clinical setting. The NPAP is a …
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Physical activity referral schemes: adherence and physical activity behaviour change
It is well known that engaging in physical activity (PA) reduces the risk of developing non-communicable diseases and improves general health. However, at the time of this research, less than half of the UK population met the recommended levels of PA (DH, 2010). Physical activity referral schemes …
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Activity based travel demand model system with daily activity schedules
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1995.
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Human Activity Analysis
… for tasks of regression, like body tracking, and activity classification.</p><p>We first consider activities that can be distinguished by their appearance during a single moment in time. Specifically, we use a database-retrieval approach to both approximate the full 3D pose of the hand from a …
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An examination of physical activity participation, sedentary behaviour, health, correlates of physical activity and physical activity enjoyment among Irish adolescents.
Inactivity is an epidemic among adolescents; underscoring a critical need for action. The aim of this study was to investigate physical activity (PA) participation, sedentary behaviour, physical health, correlates of PA and physical activity enjoyment. The Children’s Sports Participation and …
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The effect of outdoor activity context on physical activity in preschool children
… methodology for assessing the effect of outdoor activity context on level of physical activity in preschool children. The Observational System for Recording Physical Activity in Children (OSRAC) was used to define the test conditions and various levels of physical activity within a multi-element …
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ANALYSIS OF ACTIVITY CHOICE: THE ROLE OF ACTIVITY ATTRIBUTES AND INDIVIDUAL SCHEDULES
Activity-based approaches have taken hold in transportation research over the last several decades. The foundation of the activity-based approach is to view travel as a result of our activity choices and scheduling decisions. Therefore, better understanding of activity choice, planning time …
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Photocontrol of Antibacterial Activity
… and evaluation of compounds whose antibacterial activity can be controlled using light. In the first chapter, a brief historical perspective in photochemistry and the use of light in medical therapy is introduced. From the evolution of these two areas have emerged different alternatives that rely …
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Inhibiting platelet scramblase activity
… since they inhibit pro-aggregatory platelet activity. No drug exists which selectively targets the pro-coagulant platelet population, though this could be an alternative anti-thrombotic approach associated with fewer bleeding side effects if pro-aggregatory activity remains. In order to test …
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Validation of the Simple Activity Measure (SAM) in a College Physical Activity Class
… Board recently voted to eliminate physical activity classes as part of the core curriculum in Texas effective the Fall semester of 2014. Further, many counties in South Texas are classified among the fattest in the nation. Affordable and accurate accountability measures of moderate to …
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Spine Lifting Biomechanics Between Varying Occupational Activity Levels And Recreational Physical Activity Levels
Background: Moderate to vigorous physical activity as the optimum movement patterns for health have continued to be the dominant focus of health and fitness research. Yet, emerging evidence of deleterious, adverse health effects of prolonged inactivity, independent of regular physical activity, …
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New technology, new pedagogy? : an activity theory analysis of pedagogical activity with computers
This thesis addresses the question: how does pedagogy vary, if at all with the use of computers in four disadvantaged grade 6 mathematics classrooms in the Western Cape province of South Africa'? To address this question an exploratory multiple case study design allowed for the collection of data …
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Does activity choice matter? The relation between activity choice and adolescent emotional wll-being
… examines the relations between adolescents' activity choices (math, English, sports, and music) and emotional well-being indicators (happiness, anxiety, depression, resilience, and self-esteem). Specifically, the different activities adolescents believe they are best at are explored in …
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Socio-ecological influences on human activity: An epidemiological analysis of physical activity and sleep
DSpace SAF Submission Ingestion Package generated from Vireo submission #14189 on 2019-11-26 at 14:01:46
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Anticancer activity of ceratotheca triloba
Submitted in complete fulfillment for the Degree of Doctorate of Philosophy in Biotechnology, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2016.
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Physical activity and breast cancer
… of the positive influence that physical activity can have on breast cancer development and outcome is an important determinant of physical activity levels. A higher level of physical activity before and after breast cancer diagnosis is related to a lower risk of all-cause and breast …
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