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Showing 1 to 20 of 71 for “"Physical demands"”.
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Examining The Physical Demands of Elite Rugby League Match-Play
… provides novel information in relation to the physical match demands of the European Super League (ESL) competition, focusing on a newly promoted ESL franchise. Specifically, this is the first work to examine the physical demands of competition for an entire squad of players across an entire …
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Soccer : physical characteristics, physical demands of match-play and effective physical conditioning
… purpose of this thesis was to examine the physical aspects of high performance soccer. As such, four interrelated studies were designed to pursue this purpose. Each study was designed to overcome certain distinct methodological limitations of previous science and football (soccer) research …
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An Evaluation of the Physical Demands of American Football Training in the NFL
… other football codes, little is known about its physical demands. Aside from a limited amount of research conducted on college players during training and matches, no research exists on players at the elite level, in the National Football League (NFL). Therefore, the primary aim of this thesis …
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On the Physical Demands of Gaming: Quantifying Pain, Muscle Activity, Kinematics, and Performance Changes
… musculoskeletal injuries and pain. However, the physical demands of gaming have largely been unexplored. The objectives of this thesis fell into three categories. 1) Determine where gamers most commonly experience pain while gaming and whether any demographics or gaming habits can predict pain or …
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Determining the accumulative physical demands on university male rugby players during the Varsity Cup Rugby tournament
Rugby is a physically demanding sport that is played at a high-intensity and requires players to have high aerobic and anaerobic capacities. Therefore, the aim of the study was to measure the accumulative physical demands on university male rugby players in the Varsity Cup rugby tournament. The …
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An investigation on subjective assessments of workload and postural stability under conditions of joint mental and physical demands
… level of performance on a task with specific demands. Demands of a task or combination of tasks may include maintaining postural stability, executing physical actions, and/or performing cognitive tasks. While there have been attempts to establish a physiological measure of concurrent physical …
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An analysis of the physical demands of international female soccer match-play and the physical characteristics of elite players
… thesis was to provide a detailed analysis of the physical demands of competitive international female soccer match-play and the physical characteristics of elite players. To date, the majority of research has focussed on sub-elite players with a lack of information available on international level …
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Assessing the Effects of Exoskeletons on Physical Demands, Trip and Slip Risks, and User Perceptions in Manual Mining Tasks
… intervention to mitigate WMSD risk, by reducing physical demands and improving work performance. The purpose of this dissertation was to assess the potential benefits of using EXOs for addressing health and safety challenges encountered by miners, while also examining the limitations associated …
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Strategic Alliance Between a Bed & Breakfast Inn and a Restaurateur: Impact on Net Income of the Bed & Breakfast Inn
… the revenue of the B&B. This study assessed the physical demands placed on the B&B operator by an on-premises restaurant. Lack of sufficient data precluded proving the premise that an on-premises restaurant leased to a restaurateur would increase the income of the B&B without placing undue …
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The derivation and validation of a novel field test for youth soccer
The thesis evaluated the positional physical demands of sub-elite youth football using acceleration/deceleration profiles, and accelerometer derived metrics, which were used to inform the derivation of a field based testing protocol.
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Physical performance of football players in the Icelandic male top league
Physical performance of football players in the Icelandic male top league The objective of this study was to investigate the physical performance parameters (total distance covered, sprint distance, sprints, top speed, and high-intensity sprints of male players in the Icelandic Top league (Pepsi …
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THE MODERATING EFFECTS OF POSITIVE RELIGIOUS/SPIRITUAL COPING ON TEACHERS’ PAIN AND STRESS
… coping strategies, work-related stressors and physical demands, health history, and job satisfaction. Results indicate positive religious/spiritual coping strategies moderated pain reports for teachers reporting high levels of stress; however, at lower levels of stress, positive …
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The Effect of Time and Experience on Kinematics During a Simulated Sign Language Interpreting Session Using a Preferred Work to Rest Ratio
… (SLIs) perceptions of the mental and physical demands associated with different work to rest ratios; and, to measure kinematics during signing, comparing kinematic outcomes between novice and experienced SLIs and over time using the work to rest ratio that was perceived as the least …
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The solo pianist : a critical analysis of concepts of musical giftedness
… In particular, it discusses the cognitive and physical demands placed upon the artist in preparing for and performing "live" in concert. In examining the premises underlying representative theoretical frameworks as well as more widely used evaluative measures of music ability, the study …
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Investigating Forearm Muscle Activity Across Violin String Heights
… higher hand positions associated with increased demands. These findings suggest that increased string height and hand position place greater physical demands on violinists, which may in turn contribute to injury risk.
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U-SAFT⁹⁰ simulates the internal and external loads of university-level soccer match play
… in soccer match performance regarding both physical and technical elements. Deducing movement patterns and internal and external loading through in-depth study, it may then be possible to simulate competitive match-play specific to squad or individual needs. Modern technology allows match …
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Improbable Dreams: A Qualitative Case Study Of Elite High School Football Players
… school participation, including the time and physical demands that interfere with the school-sport balance. This thesis also considers how these men may participate in the reproduction of their social class through their pursuit of a professional sporting career.
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Humanseat : semi-wearable seating concepts for vehicle control, medical, and wellbeing applications
… in the context of today's cars. Based on the physical demands of the vehicle environment, and on positive body experiences from sports and other concepts of movement, we will then explore how we could re-think the function, self-image, and presentation of the human body in the context of cars. …
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Intencijų išeiti į pensiją sveikatos ir psichosocialiniai veiksniai /
… predict retirement intentions. Emotional and physical demands and reward at work also predict retirement intentions. The relationship between rewards at work and retirement intentions is moderated by self-perceived health. To conclude, health and psychosocial factors are significant predictors …
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Lost Soldiers from Lost War : a comparative study of the collective experience of soldiers of the Vietnam War and the Angolan/Namibian border war
… the soldiers' perspective with relation to the physical and psychological conditions endemic to fighting guerilla wars, issues of race, class, ethnicity or regional affiliation in combat, as well as the return home from lost wars of intervention. My evaluation discovers significant common ground …
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