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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"Body scan"”.
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A Systematic Review of the Effects of the Body Scan on Stress and Psychopathology
… et al., 2010; Goldberg et al., 2018). The body scan is an intervention component of MBP that involves a systematic allocation of attention through the somatic sensations of different parts of the body. Body scans are a very common MBP that are found in virtually every multi-component MBP …
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Body scan processing, generative design, and multi-objective evaluation of sports bras : a new design strategy
… includes tools that we have developed for body scan analysis, fast simulation, design generation, and evaluation. Using these tools together enables the exploration of hundreds, or thousands, of designs -- each one having been evaluated on a variety of metrics. Using this research, …
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A Comparative Study of Middle and Junior High School Athlete and Non-athlete Self-Perceptions of Body Image and Satisfaction with Apparel Fit using 3D Body Scan Technology
… junior high school students' self-perceptions of body image, body satisfaction and apparel fit satisfaction. A survey was used to assess the students' self-perception of individual body image, satisfaction with different areas of the body and satisfaction with apparel fit. The research also …
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A Comparison of Perceived Fit Issues of Apparel as it Relates to Body Image and Body Satisfaction Among High School Athletes and Non-Athletes Using 3-D Body Scan Technology
… The third objective was to determine if body image and body satisfaction have an effect on the likelihood of athletes and non-athletes reporting problems with fit issues of clothing available from ready-to-wear stores. Hypothesis I and III analyzed body image, Hypothesis IV analyzed body …
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Dėmesingas ryšys su kūnu: kūno pripažinimo, atjautos kūnui ir dėmesingo įsisąmoninimo sąsajos bei kūno skenavimo meditacijos poveikis /
Aspects of positive body image, such as body appreciation or body compassion, as well as mindfulness, are important for both physical and mental health, and exploring them can contribute to better individual functioning. The present study examined the relationships between body appreciation, body …
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Chosen Family in LGBTQ+ Community: Creating Feeling of Safety Through Collage in Art Therapy
… and commitment therapy and incorporates a body scan in the study to add a mindfulness component. Research collected was qualitative using open-ended questions and dialogue, a body scan, and a twenty-minute collage. The research was conducted on a one-on-one basis with four queer adults ages …
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The Influence Of Brief Mindfulness Exercise On Encoding Of Novel Words
… one of three conditions: engaging in a 20 minute body scan meditation, a 45 minute body scan meditation, or a control group prior to learning Swahili-English word pairs. Separate analyses of variance were conducted for number of words recalled, changes in state anxiety scores, and state …
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Designing a Human-Centric Rigid Body Armor for Female Police Officers: The Implications of Fit on Performance and Gender Inclusivity
… and mobility in the context of hard plate body armor. Perceptions of gender exclusion were explored through a gender ostracism scale. A female police officer of the population was the subject of a case study which explored the influence of a prototype plate from a 3D body scan on …
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Individual Differences in Responsiveness to Compassion-Focused Imagery
… imagery conditions or a control body scan condition and completed measures of visualization ability and attitudes toward compassion. Imaging ability was found to be significantly positively related to participants’ ability to mindfully engage with the compassionate imagery (β = …
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Effectiveness of Self-Care Intervention to Reduce Staff Nurse Stress
… stress reduction techniques, as follows: body scan, diaphragmatic breathing, imagery, and Freeze-Frame.</p> <p>Background/Significance: Nurses can be overburdened in the current hospital environment which is busy and chaotic with multiple technical tasks to perform. The lack of time to …
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The Effects of Mindfulness on Anxiety and Cognitive Load in Prelicensure Nursing Learners During Simulation-Based Learning
… a 2-minute, 44-second scripted mindfulness body scan (MBA). Pre-simulation state anxiety was assessed using the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) before and after the prebrief. Post-simulation cognitive load was measured via the NASA Task Load Index (NASA TLX). Results were compared to …
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Effects of the Deep Meditative Relaxation Technique (DMRT) On Nocturnal Self-Awakening Sleep/Wake Quality Among University Students
… on the theory that ifpsycho-physiological mind/body systems are unified to produce a desired effect withcue-directives projected in a body-scan just before sleep, the memory-trace of the cuesand the behavior-response of the meanings of the cues are formulated, consolidated,and engraved into …
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A Comparison of Body Composition between Eumenorrheic and Amenorrheic Adolescent Cross-Country Runners
… season for height, weight, and lean tissue (LT), body fat (BF), bone mineral content (BMC), and bone mineral density (BMD) using whole-body scan densitiometry with a Lunar Dual-energy X-ray Absorptiometer (DXA). Run performance, weekly training volumes, menstrual dysfunction, menarchal age, …
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High-quality dense stereo vision for whole body imaging and obesity assessment
… range of population. Three-dimensional (3D) body imaging has become a new mean for obesity assessment. Moreover, it generates body shape information that is meaningful for fitness, ergonomics, and personalized clothing. In the previous work of our lab, we developed a prototype active stereo …