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Showing 1 to 20 of 288 for “"swim"”.
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Poem, Swim
Poem, Swim is a collection of my poems written during the past year while I was living in Spain. They encompass my experiences in a foreign culture as well as bringing together all that I have learned about in poetry in the classroom. Influenced by certain poets like Charles Olsen and Robert …
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Intermittent swim stress effects on anxiety behavior
… animal model of depression (intermittent swim stress) and its possible relationship to anxiety. In the intermittent swim stress (ISS) model, animals experienced 100, 5 second trials of cold water swim stress, and subsequent behavioral and cellular mechanisms were assessed. Behavioral …
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The efficacy of a mastery based adapted swim program
… sequences were developed for a wide majority of swim skills. Each sequence contained the skill to be learned, the tasks which combine to form the skill, and a criterion to be reached for mastery of each task. Instructors were provided with preliminary and on-going training in the utilization of …
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Serotonergic involvement in the behavioral depression produced by intermittent swim stress
… behavioral depression utilize continuous swimming or intermittent electric shock stress. Brown et al., developed a novel strategy that combined these stressors to produce the intermittent swim stress (ISS) protocol. The purpose of this thesis was to define the behavioral outcomes of ISS …
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The impact of swim training loads on shoulder musculoskeletal physical qualities
Competitive swimmers are exposed to high amounts of training loads. With a prevalence reported as high as 91%, shoulder pain is the main cause for missed or modified training in swimmers. The aetiology of injuries in sports is multifactorial including the interaction between multiple risk factors. …
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Design of two-tailed swimmer to swim at low-Reynolds number
… of systems with Reynolds numbers less than 1, swimming is a difficult task. Viscous forces from the fluid dominate inertial forces. In order to propel itself, a mechanism must be designed to overcome the viscous forces from the fluid and satisfy the non-reciprocal, cyclic motion requirements of …
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ANTIDEPRESSANT EFFECTS OF THE NTS1 AGONIST PD149163 IN THE FORCED SWIM TEST
… in the pathophysiology of depression. The forced swim test is a commonly used screening model for putative antidepressant medications. Drugs that have antidepressant effects in humans reliably decrease the time animals spend in an immobile posture in the forced swim test without increasing general …
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The effects of anaerobic swim ergometer training on sprint performance in adolescent swimmers
The effects of anaerobic training using a swim ergometer on sprint swimming performance have not been investigated in competitive adolescent swimmers. The purpose of this study was to compare 4-weeks of sprint interval training (SIT) with a similar ergometer training intervention on associated …
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The epidemiology of injuries in competitive adolescent swimmers attending a Johannesburg swim squad
Background: Swimming is a popular competitive and recreational sport performed worldwide by all generations. Although swimming is associated with many positive health benefits, swimmers are at risk of developing musculoskeletal injuries. In particular, competitive swimmers may be at increased risk …
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Examining swim bladder inflation failure as a toxicological endpoint in Japanese medaka (Oryzias latipes)
Inadequate swim bladder inflation, while not being lethal itself, can have serious long-term effects on fish populations. Many environmental contaminants can inhibit swim bladder inflation of larval fish. Understanding how swim bladder inflation failure due to pollutant exposure occurs and …
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The Effects Of Static Stretching Warm-Up Versus Dynamic Warm-Up On Sprint Swim Performance
… (DW) on sprint performance in competitive swimmers. Specifically, it was hypothesized that SS prior to a 50-meter sprint would attenuate results compared to DW. METHOD: Sixteen NCAA Division 1 swimmers (5 female, 11 male) participated. These swimmers had recently completed their collegiate …
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“S.P.L.A.S.H. Into Fitness!” An Identity-Focused Behavioral Swim Camp and Family-Oriented eHealth Intervention for Girls
… attended an identity-focused, behavioral swimming and healthy lifestyle camp for one week in the summer, prior to randomization to either access eHealth (intervention group) or to a usual care comparison (control group). Both the camp and eHealth program aimed to develop girls’ exercise …
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La Llorona Don't Swim The L.A River: A Trickster's Guide To The Poetics Of The Pit
<p><em>La Llorona Don’t Swim The LA River</em> is a collection of poems that explore the issues of growing up in East LA as a young, bilingual Chicana. These poems are an attempt to capture my experiences through story telling by blending Spanish, English, street slang, and the casual spoken …
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Creating inclusive aquatic spaces: Designing a culturally responsive-sustaining swim lesson and water safety program for African American girls
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2025-10-20 without embargo terms
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Semen sexado en conejos : efecto de tratamientos de Swim-up y Percoll en la tasa de nacimientos de machos y hembras
Fil: Careri, Leonardo. Universidad Católica Argentina. Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina
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Relationships Between Key Performance Indicators Across Four Swimming Strokes and by Distances in Competitive Swimmers
… (SL;m) and kick frequency (KF;#/s) on total swim time (s), across four swimming strokes (butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, freestyle) of the same swim distance, and within a swimming stroke between swim distances (50m and 100 m). Varsity-caliber competitive swimmers (n=12 males; 19yrs1.4) …
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Effects of chronic, sublethal ferric iron exposure on the critical swim speed of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) and critical thermal maximum of cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii)
… rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) critical swim speed (Ucrit) was measured to establish if there was a relationship between chronic sublethal ferric iron exposure and changes in Ucrit. The gills were examined for histological changes and fish growth was measured as endpoints. No significant …
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Differences In Training Programs And Time Trial Performances Of Teenage Sprint Freestyle Swimmers
… of three different training programs on timed swims made by competitive teenage sprint freestyle swimmers of both genders during a typical five-month high school season. Coaches from five teams assigned 49 female and 38 male swimmers from age 13 through age 17 (M = 14.97 years) into one of …
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