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Showing 1 to 20 of 65 for “"walking distance"”.
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A comparative study of home based exercise on symptomatic peripheral arterial disease
… three homebased exercise programme for enhancing walking ability. It also examined the acceptability to patients of two assessment tools used for measuring PAD: the STRESST'ER foot pump and the PADHOC walking test. Methods: Patients with intermittent claudication were randomised to either a leg …
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Factors affecting airport terminal configuration: An application and design for the future Jerusalem International Airport terminal
… with respect to the average passenger walking distance. It briefly examines the configuration of three existing air terminals in the U.S.A. The three airports are: Sacramento Metro Airport (east terminal), Reno Cannon International Airport, Tucson International Airport. The overall …
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The effects of two modes of exercise training on plasma biomarkers of inflammation and oxidative stress in patients with symptomatic peripheral artery disease
… inflammation and oxidative stress. Treadmill walking exercise to moderate claudication pain is considered the gold standard for improving walking distance in patients with PAD and claudication. Our group had previously reported that non-ischemia inducing upper body ergometry exercise training …
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ASSOCIATION BETWEEN HEART FAILURE AND HAND SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION
… test and n-back test. Finally, the total walking distance in 6-minute walk test (6MWT) was measured to determine the severity of HF. While the level of independence was comparable between healthy control subjects and PwHF, reduced hand motor function was observed in PwHF as the performance …
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Effect of low intensity exercise training on circulatory and autonomic measures in patients with peripheral artery disease.
… the effects of a progressive, low-intensity walking intervention on circulatory and autonomic adaptations in patients with peripheral arterial disease after controlling for potential confounders such as age, sex, ß-blockers and smoking. Secondary objectives were 1) to determine the effect of …
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The Feasibility of Closing Vehicle Crossings along St. Charles Avenue: A Study of Transit Safety and Performance
… with about 65,000 people living within a ½ mile walking distance from it. However, the line experiences a very high streetcar/automobile crash rate due in large part to the large number of grade vehicle crossings over the tracks that lack signalization. Through traffic modeling, the closure of …
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Residential property values and neighborhood retail : a comparison of pedestrian and automobile oriented retail clusters
… that home buyers pay a premium to live within walking distance of pedestrian accessible retail. To answer this question two types of retail clusters are identified in the Boston metropolitan area-pedestrian oriented and automobile oriented--and comparisons are made between their effects on …
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The Dynamics of the Impacts of Automated Vehicles: Urban Form, Mode Choice, and Energy Demand Distribution
… the residents to keep the PCVs. Longer walking distance promotes the usage of SAVs. In addition, the effects of in-vehicle time and walking distance vary across the two examined regions due to distinct urban form, transportation infrustructure and cultural backgrounds. Kansas City …
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Explore pedestrian route choice preferences by demographic groups: analysis of street attributes in Chicago
… experienced during first and last-mile walking. Existing models typically assume travelers choose the shortest walking path to minimize travel time, but studies suggest pedestrians do not always follow this pattern. This study investigates pedestrian route choice preferences in Chicago, …
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The effect of spironolactone on exercise capacity in functionally impaired older people without heart failure
… The primary outcome was the change in six-minute walking distance over 20 weeks. Secondary outcomes were change in Timed-Get-Up and Go test, Incremental Shuttle Walk Test, measures of health related quality of life (EuroQol health questionnaire and Functional Limitation Profile) and measures of …
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The Role of Self-efficacy, Social Support, and Neighborhood Environment in Exercise Behavior of Middle-aged Women
… p<.001), neighborhood infrastructures in walking distance (t=-2.43, p=.016), and social interaction while walking (t=- 2.63, p=.009). Logistic regression revealed that such correlates as exercise partner (odds ratio [OR], 2.77; 95 % confidence interval [CI], 1.26-6.05), self-efficacy (OR, …
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An integrated stock assignment model for a warehouse fast picking area
… unit (SKU) layout that minimizes the overall walking distance traveled within an S-shaped routing policy. The assignment of SKUs to a location is formulated as a Binary Mixed Integer Linear Programming (BMILP) model which is able to solve small scale problems to optimality. In the cases where …
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Delightful Density: The Answer to Suburbia's Missing Pedestrian
… of housing, parks and schools placed within walking distance of shops, civic services, jobs and transit — a modern version of the traditional town.â 1 Improving pedestrian functionality has the ability to impact multiple aspects of our lives and improve the quality of life we experience. â We …
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California public electric vehicle charging stations’ accessibility to amenities: A GIS network analysis approach
… 10.4.1 was used to analyze and compute the distance from each of the public charging station to the closest amenity. The accessibility was based on whether the distances between the EVCSs and the amenities are within a tolerable walking distance. From the data analysis, two results were …
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Cooperative behavior of motor proteins
… bead (cargo) sizes the transport parameters walking distance or run length, velocity and force generation are measured. The results indicate that the transport parameters are influenced by the number of motors carrying the bead. While the transport velocity slightly decreases, an increase in …
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Estudo geomorfológico em ambiente subterrâneo: gruta do Lobo Guará, município de Santa Rita, Paraíba.
… site is developed cattle ranching, and within walking distance of the cavity is located the Metropolitan Landfill of João Pessoa, this may be one of the major impacts that are affecting the underground ecosystem. This environment has an underground sandstone composition of cement and lime in it …
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Empirical Investigations Into The Causal Impact Of Healthcare Provider Behavior On Patient Care
… significant heterogeneity in necessary walking distance. Our findings show that even in services, the spatial organization of a facility can lead to servers with discretion over task timing using that discretion in ways that help the server but that lead to reduced customer quality. In …
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Cinema's Poetic Function: Creating an Amorous Distance
… mode of spectatorship is termed the “amorous distance,” which Barthes describes as his simultaneous fascination with the film and that which exceeds it. The amorous distance finds further articulation through the work of Roman Jakobson and Julia Kristeva. Jakobson’s schema of six language …
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Forestry Education Attitudes and Teaching Practices Among High School Science Teachers in the Southern Piedmont
… Envirothon, and the presence of a forest within walking distance of the school. The most widely reported constraints to teaching forestry concepts and taking field trips to forests are mandated standards or curriculum (60%), money (40%), time (32%), mandated testing (19%), and training, interest, …
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One-room schools and their role in the development of the Appalachian hills of West Virginia: 1863--1940s
… resulted in the location of schools within walking distance for most students. The school population consisted of students of various ages and different grades contained in one room. Teachers required diverse skills, in order to perform as academic instructor, nurse, custodian, and …
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