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Showing 1 to 20 of 23 for “"QM Human anatomy"”.
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Summary Sex: A Multivariate Approach to Sex Estimation from the Human Pelvis
With the progression of multivariate statistics, the creation of population specific equations is on the rise. Multivariate analysis generally revolves around metric methods or geometric morphometrics, not on morphoscopic features. A total of eight samples were analysed spanning from prehistoric …
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Human physiological and biomechanical responses to vibration exercise
… by investigating the underlying responses of the human body during exercise with vibration. Human neuromuscular and cardiovascular systems were investigated using 3D motion analysis, near infra-red spectroscopy (NIRS), laser Doppler blood flow analysis and electromyography (EMG). Analysis of a …
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How should golfers monitor training load?
Training load monitoring has been integrated into a variety of sports at a high level over the past decade. However, it has been presented by various authors that golfer’s sustain injury caused by overuse of specific sites of the body. This is done without knowledge of golf specific training loads …
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Reflectance photoplethysmography for non-invasive monitoring of tissue perfusion
Monitoring blood perfusion and oxygenation changes is of vital importance and for this reason many different techniques have been developed over the decades. Photoplethysmography (PPG) is an optical technique that measures blood volume variations in vascular tissue and it is well known for its …
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Macrophage – cryptococcus interactions during cryptococcosis
The human fungal pathogens Cryptococcus neoformans and C. gattii cause life-threatening infections of the central nervous system. One of the major characteristics of cryptococcal disease is the ability of the pathogen to parasitise upon phagocytic effector cells. Cryptococcus can survive and …
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Histone modification and the epigenetics of X chromosome inactivation
Dosage compensation serves to equalise the levels of X-linked gene products between males and females. In mammals this occurs through the transcriptional silencing of the majority of the genes on one of the two female X chromosomes. The inactive X chromosome (Xi) differs from its active homologue …
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The development of a new comprehensive management model for Apophysitis Syndromes in adolescents, based on the assessment and management of passive muscular tension
Introduction: To date there appears to be no consensus to the accepted management of Apophysitis syndromes (AS) and no coherent research towards one. Despite these conditions being amongst the most common injuries to affect adolescents, and in particular young athletes, most recommended approaches …
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The development and function of thymic microenvironments
The thymus is organised into distinct microenvironments, and trafficking through these regions enables thymocytes to receive essential signals for the generation of a diverse and self-tolerant T-cell repertoire. Thymic epithelial cells (TEC) represent a key stromal cell type during defined stages …
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Working postures in dental practitioners and dental students: relationships between posture, seating, and muscle activity
The principal aim of this project is to examine posture and muscle activity when using an ergonomically designed saddle seat compared with a conventional seat during common dental procedures with the dental students and practising dentists. The study was conducted with practising dentists across …
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The role of individual protein turnover in skeletal muscle adaptation
Skeletal muscle tissue demonstrates a remarkable malleability and can adjust its metabolic and contractile makeup in response to alterations in functional demands. As a result, great diversity exists in muscle physiology, biochemistry and energy metabolism, all of which are underpinned by the …
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The Effects of Age on Gait and Functional Movement Characteristics in an Older Adult Population
The maintenance of function in an ageing population is essential to ensure current and future health in older people. The ability to walk independently in a range of situations and environments is key to successful ageing. Age-related gait adaptations including spatial-temporal parameters, joint …
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Big Brains and Small Teeth: a primate comparative approach to dental and mandibular reduction in hominins
… apparatus. In the Holocene, the changes in human lifestyle triggered by agriculture would have determined the reduction in human tooth size. Brain expansion may have acted as a constraint on the development of the lower jaw. In this work, a primate perspective was adopted to clarify the …
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Skeletal variation as a possible reflection of relatedness within three Medieval British populations
… used by osteoarchaeologists in the study of human variation. Some NMTs are affected by environmental factors whereas others are genetic in origin. Such genetic variants have long been used to support the hypotheses on the history and divergence of human populations suggesting that some …
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Slow Touch and Fast Nociception: Exploration of the Interactions Between Noxious and Innocuous Mechanical Touch Sensation
Human cutaneous somatosensation is a multimodal physiological process by which physical stimuli on the body surface activate neural substrates that consequently give rise to perceptions such as pressure/vibration, temperature, itch, and pain. When considering skin mechanosensation, the canonical …
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The neuropsychology of sport concussion
This thesis presents four empirical chapters that challenge current sport concussion research and practice. Chapter 2 measured sport concussion knowledge in the UK general public using an online survey. It showed high sport concussion awareness, but limited and erroneous understanding. Chapter 3 …
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Anthropometric, metabolic and immunological factors in overweight/obesity and their influence on the responsiveness to a nutritional intervention for body weight management.
Obesity is a public health concern that presents considerable difficulty in its management. Efforts are extensive to discover and develop new strategies to reduce body weight and fat accumulation. A group of plant-derived chemicals, known as polyphenols and with recognised anti-oxidant and …
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Towards a better interpretation of bone morphology: The effect of obesity on bone
… of the results for understanding past human populations and modern day issues surrounding obesity. To accomplish this, a project has been developed and is outlined below. Bones from lean (control), obese and calorie restricted rats (n=9 rats/group) that were raised in metabolic cages …
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Supramolecular anticancer agents and their effects on cells and biomolecules
Metallo-drugs have been highly significant in the development of novel anticancer agents. Supramolecular drug agents allow the design and synthesis of a range of molecular architectures. The work in this thesis has built upon previous knowledge on this subject by undertaking novel biological …
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An estimation of risk of Colles’ fracture using model-based interpretation of bone profiles
In this thesis a technique to estimate the risk of Colles’ fracture using ordinary radiographs, instead of performing expensive DXA scans is described. The risk of fracture was estimated by maximum stress of the bone which was modelled as a parallel sided tube. Grey-level profiles across the radius …
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