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Group Therapy Versus Bibliotherapy in Weight Reduction
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Passive Component Weight Reduction for Three Phase Power Converters
… to reduce the noise source and reduce the weight and size of the filters. This dissertation is divided into five chapters. Chapter 1 describes the motivations and objectives of this research. After an examination of the surveyed results from the literature, the challenges in this research …
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Nonlinear Finite Element Modeling and Analysis of Metal Hot Forming for Automotive Weight Reduction
… UHSS 22MnB5 for the purpose of automotive lightweighting. The entire process chain is considered, including the hot stamping process, in which a high temperature blank enters a stamping press with actively cooled tooling. The press then forms the blank and remains closed, so as to cool the part …
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Perceptions of Weight Reduction Surgery: The Role of Stigma and the Attribution of Responsibility
<p>The amount of weight reduction surgeries performed in the United States has increased considerably within the last twenty years. Many people choose to undergo the procedure with the hopes of shedding the negative stigma of being obese and improving their life. The purpose of this study was to …
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The effects of diet therapy, behavior modification, and exercise on weight reduction and serum lipids
Call number: LD2668 .T4 1979 O42
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Design of test bench apparatus and preliminary weight reduction strategy for an active knee prosthesis
… knee amputee participants. Finally, an empirical weight reduction strategy for the active knee is proposed and analyzed. This strategy aims to reduce distal leg mass which contributes to the overall energetic demands of amputee walking. FEA on the modified active knee prosthesis chassis validate …
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The Effect of Weight Reduction on Chronic Inflammatory Molecules and Insulin Resistance in type 2 DM
… signaling change in obese type 2 DM after weight reduction, we assessed chronic inflammatory molecules (etc: TNF-a, IL-6, IL-10, resistin, leptin, adiponectin) and the insulin signaling cascade including insulin receptor(IR-β), insulin receptor substrate(IRS)-1, Akt, and GSK-3, PAC-zeta, …
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The Relative Effectiveness of Behavioristic Bibliotherapy, Contingency Contracting, and Suggestions of Self-Control in Weight Reduction
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Cars on a diet : the material and energy impacts of passenger vehicle weight reduction in the U.S.
Vehicle weight reduction is a known strategy to address growing concerns about greenhouse gas emissions and fuel use by passenger vehicles. We find that every 10% reduction in vehicle weight can cut fuel consumption by about 7%. In the U.S., vehicle weight reduction is essential for meeting future, …
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Effects of aerobic exercise and weight reduction on carbohydrate metabolism during submaximal exercise in sedentary, overweight women
… exercise were studied in 11 sedentary, overweight women who participated in an 8 week aerobic exercise program (80% VO2 max) while consuming a hypocaloric diet. A maximal and submaximal treadmill exercise test were performed before and after the program. During the submaximal exercise test, …
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Comparison of Weight Reduction of Human Subjects Fed 1300 Calorie, Lacto-Ovo-Vegetarian Diets with Two Levels of Carbohydrate
… twelve-subject groups over five week periods. Weight loss, satiety value, urinary ketone levels, as well as changes in glucose tolerance, serum insulin, cholesterol, free fatty acid, and uric acid levels were compared. Total weight loss averaged 12.9 pounds in the 30 per cent carbohydrate group …
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Cost effectiveness of a weight reduction program in reducing the pregnancy risks of obese clients of family planning clinics
A weight reduction program was conducted for obese females who attend Virginia Health Department family planning clinics. The 8-week program, using behavior modification techniques in conjunction with nutrition education showed weight loss of 1-2 pounds per week; increase in nutrition knowledge; …
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Implementing and evaluating a weight reduction program for diabetic patients at a primary health care facility in the Western Cape
… aimed to implement and evaluate a program for weight loss in Diabetes Mellitus type 2 patients by comparing a Low carbohydrate diet to the conventional low fat diet. Changes in weight, waist circumference, blood pressure and blood parameters (creatinine, lipids and HbA1c) were recorded in both …
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The effects of light versus moderate exercise added to diet control in a weight reduction program for overweight college women
Thirty-nine overweight college women were assigned to one of three weight reduction groups: diet control (DC), DC + low intensity exercise (LX), DC + moderate intensity exercise (MX). All women were tested for VO₂peak and percent fat. The DC included a previously designed nutrition education and …
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The effect of a comprehensive weight reduction program on blood variables, body composition, and nutrient intake in obese black women
The effect of comprehensive weight reduction program on selected blood parameters, body composition, and nutrient intake was investigated in 56 obese black women, 22 to 51 years old. Subjects attended nutrition and behavior modification classes once per week for 3 months. Twenty subjects …
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