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Effects of Stretching on Jumping Performance
Stretching has been a part of warm-up for a very long time. Some recent research has shown that stretching could possibly hinder performance and others have shown it enhances performance. The purpose of this study was to examine whether stretching has an effect on vertical jump, and if so, how long …
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Viscoelastic free surface instabilities during exponential stretching
Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, February 2002.
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The N-H stretching frequency of substituted hydrazines
… & R' are either alkyl or aryl groups) on the N-H stretching and bending frequencies of substituted hydrazines. In this project an investigation was undertaken to correlate the N-H stretching and bending frequencies of 1, 1-disubstituted hydrazines. The difference between Vs and Vas was also …
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The Prolonged Effects of Acute Stretching on Vertical Jump
1 PDF file (75 leaves)
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Stretching the Limits: journalism and gender politics in women’s sport
My work on the sports pages of the Sunday Times led to invitations to write two books on the emergence of elite female champions and two unauthorized biographies of female champions, all of which included original data and analysis of gender issues in sport. One of the first academic, …
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EFFECTS OF PASSIVE STATIC STRETCHING ON MECHANICAL, NEUROMUSCULAR, AND CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION
Passive static stretching (PSS) induces neuromuscular and vascular adaptations through both mechanical and neural mechanisms, influencing range of motion, muscle strength, and vascular health. While previous research has primarily focused on individual muscles or muscle chains, the regional …
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Stretching the Circle: First-Generation College Students Navigate Their Educational Journey
<p>This dissertation is a qualitative study that explores how first-generation college students experienced their educational journey in a private four-year institution of higher education. Using data from in depth interviews with 19 first generation college students from three private four year …
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Effects of onsite stretching exercise on employee musculoskeletal discomfort and wellbeing
To fight high incidence of musculoskeletal pain and discomfort complaints among the maintenance workers in a large transportation company, this pilot intervention study of an on-site stretch and flex exercise program was implemented. The participants (n=62) were maintenance workers; whose age …
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Vibration and Stretching Effects on Flexibility and Explosive Strength in Gymnasts.
… this study was to determine the acute effects of stretching and local vibration on flexibility and explosive strength in competitive female gymnasts. Flexibility was measured in the forward-split position and jump characteristics were recorded using a force plate. Analysis included flight time …
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Closed-loop controlled filament stretching and break-up of polymer solutions
A constant true (radial) strain rate filament stretching experiment has been the Holy Grail of extensional rheological studies. These experiments are performed on a Filament Stretching Extensional Rheometer (FiSER). A filament stretching experiment is the only direct way of measuring the …
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Examination of Mechanical Stretching to Increase Alignment in Carbon Nanotube Composites
… University (FSU). Through the use of mechanical stretching procedures to increase the alignment of the nanotubes within the CNT sheets, the tensile strength and Young's modulus of the composites in the FSU study averaged 3081 MPa and 350 GPa, respectively. These values are for composites …
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The relative effect of proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitated stretching immediately after eccentric exercise vs proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitated stretching post delayed onset muscle soreness in healthy, sedentary male subjects
Dissertation submitted in fulfillment of requirements for a Master's Degree in Technology: Chiropractic, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2007.
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Effectiveness of proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitative stretching combined with administration of Diclofenac compared to proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitative stretching and placebo medication for the treatment of cervical facet syndrome
Dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Health in partial compliance with the requirements for the Master's Degree in Technology: Chiropractic, Technikon Natal, Durban, South Africa, 2001.
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Stretching the string: embedding pedagogical strategies in extended techniques compositions for strings
The central focus of this research project is the question of how pedagogic strategies concerning the teaching of extended techniques for string instruments can be embedded into original compositions. I show how practical studio-based experimentation, exploration and development of these extended …
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Acute effects of dynamic stretching on flexibility and agonist-antagonist muscle activity
… activity as well as a diminishing effect of stretching in AROM. "--Leaf iv.</p>
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Muscle responses to stretching and developing effective interventions in children with cerebral palsy
… treated by physiotherapy interventions such as stretching exercises. However, the effectiveness of these interventions in terms of improvements in function is of a low magnitude and the response of spastic muscles to stretch is poorly understood. Therefore, the main aim of the programme of work …
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The Effects of Stretching Prior to a 25-Yard Sprint in Female Swimmers
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