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Showing 1 to 20 of 39 for “"squatting"”.
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Biomechanical comparison of three methods of back squatting
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Michigan State University. Kinesiology, 2009
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Origins of squatting and community organization in Nairobi.
Thesis. 1978. M.C.P.--Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning.
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Generative Approaches to Sound-Squatting: AI Tools and Validation
L'abstract è presente nell'allegato / the abstract is in the attachment
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Toward the solution of the squatting problem in Haiti.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of City and Regional Planning. Thesis. 1965. M.C.P.
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Investigating the relationship between hip joint kinematics and patient-reported measures during squatting tasks & reliability of clinical methods of squatting assessment in females with acetabular dysplasia
… Purposes: To investigate hip kinematics during squatting tasks in females with AD, explore relationships between kinematics and patient-reported outcome measures, and analyze feasibility and reliability of methods for assessing squat performance. Methods: To assess kinematic variability and …
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Between the Cracks: From Squatting to Tactical Media Art in the Netherlands, 1979–1993
… into full-scale riots. Although the practice of squatting was legally protected in the Netherlands, the formation of a social movement around squatting in the mid- to late ’70s brought about a turbulent period exacerbated by economic hardship and widespread youth unemployment. Those active in the …
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‘Autogestión’: Community-led Squatting as a Means of Transformative Revitalization of Abandoned Spaces in Puerto Rico
… and reflects on the emergence of a new form of squatting led by collectives in urban communities across Puerto Rico. This new form of squatting is using squatting beyond a means of survival and more substantively as a planning practice. This thesis relies on a mix of ethnographic methods …
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The Influence of Frontal and Axial Plane Deformities on Contact Mechanics during Squatting: A Finite Element Study
… contact mechanics and knee kinematics during squatting. A full-leg squat FE model was developed based on general open-source models and validated with in vivo studies to investigate the outputs under frontal malalignment (valgus 8° to varus 8°) and axial malalignment (miserable malalignment …
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What Was Squatting, and What Comes Next?: The Mystery of Property in New York City, 1984-2014
… in the United States, works and changes. Squatting is an ideal lens for understanding the complex transformation of private property, as it leads us to the times and places where the political and moral economies of property are actively contested and renegotiated. Squatters who make …
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A study of voluntary welfare agencies' responses to the phenomenon of squatting by Coloured people in Cape Town
… involved during 1982 in work concerning Coloured squatting, and (b) what opinions were held by the agencies concerning aspects of intervention in Coloured squatting. A brief background was given on squatting and on the involvement of various sectors of society in the problem of the Coloured …
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Miserable hovels and shanties on waterlogged wasteland : political-economy of peri-urban squatting around greater Cape Town, circa 1945-1960
… Wasteland'; political economy of peri-urban squatting in Cape Town, 1945 - 1960, has been decided on the basis of the following facts: (iv) l(i) Very little has been written on this subject especially during the period I have chosen. As a result, a lacuna exists in our understanding of 20th …
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Design and Control of Quasi-direct Drive Actuation for Lightweight and Versatile Wearable Robots
… model</p> <p>3) Developing walking and squatting controllers for non-rhythmic versatile assistance</p> <p><em>My research pioneered the quasi-direct drive actuator </em>paradigm<em> for wearable robots by designing the first lightweight and compliant quasi-direct drive exoskeleton.</em> …
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Investigating the relationship between criminal trespass under section 144 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 and the doctrine of adverse possession: a comparative analysis of England & Wales and Canada
… the relationship between the criminal offence of squatting in residential buildings and the property doctrine of AP. This project applies a doctrinal approach in investigating this relationship more fully and implements a Canadian comparative component to provide insight into the different …
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"When your life is bitter you do something": women and squatting in the Western Cape - tracing the origins of Crossroads and the role of women in its struggle
"The personal oral account can be a source not for knowing that something was so, but for wondering about questions that are not often considered. So this should be seen not as a (paper) with historical or soc~logical conclusions but as a stimulus to further investigation" On the 25 September 1984, …
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Stretch-Shortening Cycle in Human Muscle Contraction: The Role of the Stretch Reflex in Force Production in Various Vertical Jumps
… counter-movement hop (CMH), drop jump (DJ), squatting jump tense (SJT), squatting jump rested (SJR), and squatting jump hop (SJH). The vastus lateralis muscle of eight male athletes (18-33 years of age) was injected with NOVOCAIN, 4-10cc solution of 1% concentration. A validation of the …
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Development of an Industrially Deployable Personalized Ankle–Foot Orthosis System
… system designed to assist industrial tasks like squatting. Industrial workers frequently suffer from lower limb fatigue and musculoskeletal injuries due to repetitive lifting and squatting. While robotic AFOs have shown potential to reduce this physical burden, most existing systems are limited …
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The Relationship Between the Hamstrings to Quadriceps Strength Ratio and Anterior Cruciate Ligament Forces
… the following tasks: single and double-leg squatting, a drop jump, and walking. A secondary purpose was to determine the independent effects of the hamstrings and quadriceps on peak ACL forces during the same tasks by perturbing the maximal isometric force production of each muscle group …
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Cultural Behaviors and Their Influence on the Proximal Femur: Comparisons of Postural Behavior, Occupation, and Subsistence-Settlement Between a Pre-Contact and Historic Sample
… is associated with postural behaviors such as squatting and kneeling. The neck-shaft angle is linked to mobility and settlement patterns. Bicondylar angle was explored to see if behaviors had any affect. Allen’s fossa and Poirier’s facet are linked to squatting and kneeling behaviors.</p> …
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Anchoring : Imizamo Yethu, Hout Bay
… anchoring. Section A deals with the issue of Squatting. Its aim is· simply to understand the issue of squatting in Imizamo Yethu in a greater context: globally, historically and physically. Section B, Anchoring, is an exploration into 'site', and the special conditions that emerge at the point …
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Comparison of electrical activity of lateral and medial stabilizers of the patella and further diagnostically relevant risk factors in athletes with and without patellofemoral pain and in a Tai Chi group
… pain during activities such as running, squatting, going up and down stairs, prolonged sitting, cycling, and jumping. Some of risk factors in athletes with PFPS were considered and compared with athletes without PFPS in the present study. In addition, since Tai Chi (TC) helps or reduces …
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