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Hrubošová, Iva. ""Balance"." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta výtvarných umění, 2011. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-232309.
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Telling, Rasmus Trudsø. "Balance gennem organisatorisk tilpasning : en analyse af personalepolitikkers indflydelse på balancen mellem arbejdsliv og privatliv = Balance through organizational adaption /." Aarhus : Institut for Økonomi, Aarhus Universitet, 2009. http://mit.econ.au.dk/Library/Specialer/2009/20032117.pdf.
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Galdos, Gonzalo. "Metas a la deriva: la balanza y el balance." Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC), 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10757/285422.
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Indefectiblemente, la mayoría de personas ha vivido, por los menos una vez en su vida, la a veces traumática experiencia de tener que seguir una dieta estricta. Ya sea por razones de salud o de pretensión estética, hemos librado una batalla encarnizada (tómese literalmente) contra el sobrepeso y hemos puesto de mudo y fiel testigo un frío e inflexible artilugio llamado balanza.
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Espinoza, Trinidad, and Manzor Patricia Manzor. "Fruta balance." Tesis, Universidad de Chile, 2015. http://repositorio.uchile.cl/handle/2250/133227.
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Trinidad Espinoza [Parte I] Patricia Manzor [Parte II]
Comida chatarra y poco deporte, son algunas de las escenas que viven los chilenos a diario, ubicando al país en el tercer lugar (luego de Estado Unidos y México) con el estilo de vida menos saludable en América, registrando un 67% de la población con obesidad o sobrepeso y un 88% con una vida sedentaria según la última encuesta nacional de salud (2011). Lo anterior, justifica la necesidad de implementar programas de vida saludable al interior de las empresas, dando cabida a la conformación de “Fruta Balance”, empresa RSE que tiene entre sus objetivos ayudar a la comunidad a integrar la salud como un hábito de vida fomentando el consumo de snack saludables y desarrollando actividades que ayuden a mantener un tono vital corporal y mental sano en las personas. La venta consultiva desarrollada por “Fruta Balance” permite elaborar un programa en conjunto con el cliente que puede incluir la instalación de máquinas expendedoras de snack saludables o actividades como pausas activas o masajes express o una combinación de éstas, las que son desarrolladas en las dependencias de la empresa/cliente y en la cantidad y frecuencia que el cliente estime conveniente. El programa incluye seguimiento y evaluaciones periódicas durante todo el periodo de contratación. La implementación del servicio es posible gracias a la existencia de alianzas estratégicas establecidas con Mutualidades, Instituciones Educacionales y Fundación Luz. La estrategia de entrada está focalizada en la diferenciación y dirigida a empresas ubicadas en la Región Metropolitana en rubros con mayor participación femenina que estén interesadas en invertir en calidad de vida; por otra parte, la estrategia de crecimiento considera la expansión en territorio nacional (regiones) para continuar con otros segmentos como los establecimientos educacionales, a quienes principalmente se les ofrecerán máquinas dispensadoras de snack saludables, estando ello acorde con los programas de alimentación que fomenta el Gobierno para reducir la obesidad infantil. Iniciar este negocio requiere de un capital social de MM$70 financiado en partes iguales por sus socios gestores, quienes esperan un retorno de la inversión del 65%. Los ingresos se proyectan crecientes alcanzando sobre MM$270 al quinto año de operación con una participación de mercado en torno al 2%. Por todo lo anteriormente señalado, es un proyecto viable, situado en una industria en plena expansión, debido a las medidas adoptadas en estos últimos años tendientes a generar hábitos y conductas saludables en la población Chilena.
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Sendra, Marina Anabel, and Ripollés Fiorela Ailén Sánchez. "Balance social." Bachelor's thesis, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias Económicas. Delegación San Rafael, 2014. http://bdigital.uncu.edu.ar/7583.
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Dado que los estados contables de los entes no reflejan ciertas cuestiones del comportamiento social y ambiental, y ante la necesidad de elaborar y presentar información más estricta, coherente, completa y ordenada, es que surge el Balance Social. El mismo nos permite informar al público interesado acerca del desempeño de la organización relacionado con los aspectos antes mencionados, facilitando, de este modo, a todos sus usuarios, la evaluación de los riesgos ambientales y sociales que tienen gran impacto en la actividad cotidiana de las organizaciones.Fil: Sendra, Marina Anabel. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias Económicas. Delegación San Rafael.
Fil: Sánchez Ripollés, Fiorela Ailén. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias Económicas. Delegación San Rafael.
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Roig, Mónica Johana. "Balance social." Bachelor's thesis, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias Económicas, 2021. http://bdigital.uncu.edu.ar/16762.
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Esta investigación se propone estudiar los tipos de balance social y las bases de su implementación, ya sea: desde la responsabilidad social empresaria o desde el paradigma del valor compartido, como una herramienta de gestión interna y desarrollo sostenible. El interés en el tema del trabajo de investigación surge de la necesidad de conocer más sobre esta herramienta, por su escasa utilización en la actualidad de forma voluntaria por las organizaciones y por el alto valor que aportaría a nivel de información de calidad en la gestión de negocios, tanto para quien lo confecciona como para quien sea su destinatario; siendo este el principal problema. El objetivo general de la presente investigación es la de analizar la forma y contenido del Balance social, su utilidad y la participación del contador público: desde la decisión de implementarlo hasta su posible auditoría; y determinar la eficacia de la información como herramienta de mejora continua. Así como también se busca poner en conocimiento nuevos reportes que pretender integrar la información financiera y no financiera, fomentando la transparencia de las organizaciones. Debido a la naturaleza del tema investigado se utilizará un enfoque descriptivo donde se realizará una investigación documental, junto con la realización de entrevistas a organizaciones del medio. Como resultado se cree que, con el ritmo acelerado de cambios tecnológicos, generación de información y sobre todo de un cambio de paradigma por parte del consumidor hacia la sostenibilidad, empujan a las organizaciones a mostrar su corazón, adoptando un balance social o en un futuro cercano un reporte integrado.Fil: Roig, Mónica Johana. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias Económicas.
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Bravo, Rosas Viviana, and Marín Ramón Oróstica. "Balance Social." Tesis, Universidad de Chile, 2004. http://www.repositorio.uchile.cl/handle/2250/108265.
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Tesis para optar al título de Ingeniero de Información en Control de GestiónLa presente tesis titulada “Balance Social”, enfocada principalmente al ámbito medioambiental, busca dar a conocer los fundamentos a nivel mundial que sustentan la importancia y lo necesario que resulta ser la correcta presentación de la información, ya sea dentro de los Estados Financieros (EEFF) o bien en un informe anexo, utilizado tanto para la toma de decisiones como también para la evaluación y gestión ambiental a la que están siendo sometidas actualmente las empresas. Este tipo de información ha adquirido relevancia debido a la incorporación del concepto de Desarrollo Sustentable en el ámbito económico. Este nuevo concepto postula que a través de las actividades del comercio “se debe conservar la tierra y el agua, los recursos genéticos, no degradar el medio ambiente, ser técnicamente apropiado, económicamente viable y socialmente aceptable” , para así obtener un Crecimiento Económico adecuado.
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Llerena, Chuquillanqui Brenda Joselyne Marcela, and Espinoza Yisela Pilar Taza. "Balance total." Bachelor's thesis, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC), 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10757/652902.
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El tiempo se ha convertido en una de las preocupaciones diarias de los adultos y las posibilidades de qué hacer con él, si el día tuviera más horas, en un sueño inalcanzable. La vida agitada que conlleva tener una rutina diaria entre el trabajo, los estudios y el hogar, deja al ser humano en un bucle interminable de acciones que solo logran estresarlos más. Entonces, ¿cómo transformar esas vidas que normalmente se encuentran reactivas al cambio? El camino al autoconocimiento y al equilibrio personal solo son posibles a través del movimiento, relajación y una alimentación consciente. Actualmente, las empresas de nuestro país que ofrecen opciones para llevar una vida saludable y activa se enfocan en actividades tradicionales dictadas en un local físico con ejercicios estándares. La presente investigación, tiene como objetivo descubrir las preferencias de un entrenamiento que integre el área física, mental y alimentación consciente desde una plataforma online para que los usuarios accedan a los talleres desde donde se encuentren y cuando quieran. Con esta finalidad, se diseñó una metodología mixta, a través de la técnica cuantitativa (encuesta y PMV) y cualitativa (entrevista semiestructurada) a un público limeño entre 25 y 35 años, con la finalidad de validar la viabilidad del proyecto. Los resultados arrojaron que el proyecto responde a la demanda de los talleres online propuestos; pero también nos deja el desafío constante de agregar otros talleres de acuerdo a la tendencia y preferencia, bajo la misma filosofía del proyecto.Time has become a daily concern for adults and the possibilities of what to do with it –if the day had more hours– are an unreachable dream. The hurried lifestyle that comes with having a daily routine between work, studies and home, leaves the human being in an endless loop of events that only make them more stressed. So how do we transform those lives that normally are reactive to change? The path to self-knowledge and personal balance is only possible through movement, relaxation and mindful eating. Nowadays, the companies in our country that offer options to lead a healthy and active life, focus on traditional activities located in a establishment with standard exercises. This research aims to discover the preferences of a training that integrates the physical, mental and mindful eating area from an online platform so that users can access the workshops wherever they are and whenever they want. For this purpose, it was designed a mixed methodology, through the quantitative technique (survey and MVP) and qualitative (semi-structured interview) to an audience of Lima residents between 25 and 35 years old, in order to validate the viability of the project. The results showed that the project responds to the demand of the proposed digital workshops; but it also leaves us the constant challenge of adding other workshops according to the tren and preference in order to the same philosophy of the project
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Abreu, Victor Vicente. "Balance-bot." Master's thesis, Universidade da Madeira, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.13/59.
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Research on inverted pendulum has gained momentum over the last decade on a number
of robotic laboratories over the world; due to its unstable proprieties is a good example
for control engineers to verify a control theory. To verify that the pendulum can
balance we can make some simulations using a closed-loop controller method such as
the linear quadratic regulator or the proportional–integral–derivative method.
Also the idea of robotic teleoperation is gaining ground. Controlling a robot at a
distance and doing that precisely. However, designing the tool to takes the best benefit
of the human skills while keeping the error minimal is interesting, and due to the fact
that the inverted pendulum is an unstable system it makes a compelling test case for
exploring dynamic teleoperation.
Therefore this thesis focuses on the construction of a two-wheel inverted pendulum
robot, which sensor we can use to do that, how they must be integrated in the system
and how we can use a human to control an inverted pendulum.
The inverted pendulum robot developed employs technology like sensors, actuators and controllers. This Master thesis starts by presenting an introduction to inverted pendulums and some information about related areas such as control theory. It continues by describing related work in this area. Then we describe the mathematical model of a two-wheel inverted pendulum and a simulation made in Matlab. We also focus in the construction of this type of robot and its working theory. Because this is a mobile robot we address the theme of the teleoperation and finally this thesis finishes with a general conclusion and
ideas of future work.Orientador: Ian Oakley
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Krakau, Karolina. "Energy Balance out of Balance after Severe Traumatic Brain Injury." Doctoral thesis, Uppsala : Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis : Univ.-bibl. [distributör], 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-114130.
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Maughan, Kristen Kartchner. "Does balance training improve balance in physically active older adults?" [Ames, Iowa : Iowa State University], 2008.
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Sye, Jill. "A fine balance." Click here to access this resource online, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10292/387.
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The aim of this study is to analyse the discourses drawn upon by community paediatric nurses in relation to children’s rights to health. The philosophy of Michel Foucault has been used to underpin the analysis of the interviews and exemplars of five experienced community nurses, revealing conflicting power relationships and discourses. Rights are formalised morality and so from a children’s rights perspective, discourses reflect both the moral and ethical positions of the nurses. Children are constructed as developing human beings whose moral status gradually changes and who, through a lack of developmental autonomy, entrust their decision-making to their representatives (parents and caregivers) as their trustees. Rights are correlative with the obligations and duties toward children by both families and society. Society constructs legislative and politically organised structures to govern raising children because children are an intrinsic social concern. Whilst representing society’s interest in children’s rights to health, nurses in the home act as a conduit for multiple governing structures. The nurses in this study construct their “truths” and knowledge about children’s health rights from nursing, medicine, law, education, and social policy. However, the values of individual parents can conflict with universal values for children’s health and wellbeing. Therefore representing society positions nurses as “agents of the state”, a role that potentially holds power over parents and children and leads to the epithet of “the health police”. Within the institution of the family, and in the privacy of the home, there are also mechanisms of power that can resist the mechanisms of the state and its representatives. Therefore the discourse “it takes a village to raise a child” competes with the “my home is my castle” discourse. Nurses negotiate a fine balance between these power relations. Nurses are challenged with using power productively to promote children’s rights whilst respecting the role of parents and families. I argue that children’s rights are central to the moral and ethical work of nurses but that such work is often obscured and invisible. I propose that children’s community nurses are excellent at negotiating networking and connecting at a micro level, but need to create a more sophisticated and cohesive entity at a macro level to become fully political children’s rights advocates.
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Diaz, Bustos Erik O. "Human energy balance." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 1989. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.335099.
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Kvasničková, Katarína. "Work-Life Balance." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2011. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-113290.
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The diploma work addresses the Work-Life Balance concept and identifies the various tools that can help to successfully balance work and personal life. Alternative work arrangements and the actual implementation in the Czech Republic and abroad are introduced. It focuses on the availability of child care facilities, maternity and parental leave and on the reintegration of parents into the work process. The analytical part examines the extent of the support offered by financial institutions for the harmonization of work and personal life. Programmes from selected institutions are presented as well as an analysis of employee job satisfaction in these companies conducted via a survey.
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Tučková, Marianna. "Work-Life Balance." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2013. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-199284.
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The subject of this thesis is Work-Life Balance - the reconciliation of professional and personal lives. The primary objective of this work is to analyze employee satisfaction in achieving a balance between the professional and personal life and to develop recommendations for employer on that basis. The theoretical portion of this work defines the issues surrounding Work-Life Balance and tools that employees can use to harmonize the two with an analysis of applications in the Czech Republic and across the European Union. The practical portion of the study analyzes employee satisfaction in real-world cases. On the basis of both components, the study offers recommendations for policy improvements to foster better Work-Life Balance.
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Vice, President Research Office of the. "A Fine Balance." Office of the Vice President Research, The University of British Columbia, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/9513.
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Roskell, Melanie. "Head acceleration during balance." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/5750.
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The overall purpose of this thesis was to study the angular and linear accelerations that
occur at the head during quiet standing in healthy humans. To date, there were few descriptions
of linear head accelerations in quiet standing, and no focus on angular head accelerations. The
contribution of the vestibular system to standing balance can be better understood from
recognizing these, the stimuli that the system experiences during the task.
Head accelerations were measured under four manipulations of sensory condition, and
RMS and median frequency values were reported for linear and angular head accelerations in
Reid’s planes. Coherence was also calculated between force plate forces and head
accelerations, and between lower leg EMG and angular head accelerations in the directions of
the semi-circular canals. This study considered two factors in the manipulation of quiet
standing sway: vision (eyes open/closed) and surface (hard/compliant foam).
The results show that angular head accelerations are repeatable under full sensory
conditions, and that angular head acceleration RMS is above known vestibular thresholds in all
tested sensory conditions. Linear head acceleration absolute maximum and RMS values
matched previous reports under similar conditions. Significant coherence was found below
7Hz in both coherence analyses, likely due to the mechanical linkage. This coherence also
showed defined troughs in varying regions, which were attributed to the interference of active
systems (visual, somatosensory and vestibular) on the mechanical propagation of forces. The
results also reinforced that the inverted pendulum model is valid in quiet standing on a hard
surface in the sagittal and frontal planes.
This study shows that the vestibular system is able to detect sway at the head during
quiet standing under all four sensory conditions tested. Consequently, the vestibular system
may play a range of roles in quiet standing, which may change as its relative importance in
balance increases. The measurement of head accelerations is confirmed as a useful technique in
studying balance in quietly standing humans.
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Handrigan, Grant A. "Obesity and Balance Control." Thesis, Université Laval, 2013. http://www.theses.ulaval.ca/2013/29568/29568.pdf.
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L'obésité affecte le contrôle de l'équilibre. Deux facteurs, biomécanique et sensoriel, contribuent à le réduire. Une masse augmentée, située au niveau de l'abdomen, provoque une augmentation du moment de force gravitationnel à la cheville. Une plus grande force musculaire est alors nécessaire, introduisant plus de variabilité dans le contrôle moteur, ce qui mène à des oscillations du corps plus importante. La deuxième composante qui n’a pas encore été vérifiée, suggère qu’elle soit la résultante des effets de l'augmentation de la masse corporelle sur les mécanorécepteurs plantaires. Ces mécanorécepteurs fournissent de l’information liée à la position du centre de pression. La surcharge pondérale pourrait augmenter le seuil de sensibilité des mécanorécepteurs et ainsi réduire la qualité des rétroactions sensorielles. Cela causerait des oscillations du corps de plus grande amplitude. Cette thèse explore ces hypothèses. Afin d'évaluer si la force musculaire permet un meilleur contrôle de l’équilibre, deux projets distincts ont été effectués. Le premier projet évaluait la manière dont la force musculaire et le contrôle de l’équilibre étaient affectés par la perte de poids. Le deuxième projet consistait à mesurer le contrôle de l'équilibre dans un groupe d'individus athlétiques bien entrainés avec un indice de masse corporel (IMC) semblable aux personnes obèses. Les deux projets ont démontré que le contrôle de l’équilibre n'était pas affecté par la force de contraction maximale des quadriceps dans la population obèse. Dans un troisième projet, nous avons évalué et constaté que l'obésité contribuait à réduire l'équilibre chez les personnes âgées. Deux autres projets ont été réalisés afin d’étudier la contribution des afférences provenant de la voûte plantaire sur le contrôle de l'équilibre. Le premier impliquait un refroidissement de la voûte plantaire et mesurait son effet sur le contrôle de l'équilibre. À court terme, un effet sur la réduction du contrôle de l’équilibre a été observé. Le projet final de cette thèse portait sur l’effet à court terme d’une masse ajoutée au corps, pour simuler l’impact de l’obésité, sur la sensibilité plantaire. Dans des conditions où la voûte plantaire subissait une pression accrue, nous avons trouvé une sensibilité plantaire réduite. Ces résultats supportent l’hypothèse sensorielle, sans toutefois écarter l’hypothèse mécanique, pour expliquer l’association entre une réduction du contrôle de l’équilibre et l'obésité.Obesity affects balance control. There are two possible contributing factors to this reduced balance control: biomechanical and sensory. The increased mass, that is centrally located on the abdomen, causes an increased gravitational torque about the ankle joint. This increased ankle torque requires greater muscular strength and this introduces greater variability into the control system and results in larger body oscillations. The second component that has not yet been identified is suggested to result from the effects that an increased in body mass has on the plantar sole mechanoreceptors. These mechanoreceptors participate in body sway awareness and it is thought that the additional mass of the body may alter the sensitivity of these mechanoreceptors and reduce the quality of the feedback afferent signal and this may then lead to larger body sway. This thesis explores both of these hypotheses. In order to observe how muscular strength affects the mechanical contributions towards quiet standing we performed two separate projects. The first project evaluated how weight loss affected muscular strength and standing balance control. The second project involved measuring balance control in a group of athletic individuals who were well trained but had a body mass index (BMI) similar to obese individuals. Together, both projects demonstrated that balance control is not significantly associated by quadriceps maximal voluntary contraction strength in the obese population during normal quiet standing. In a third project, we evaluated whether obesity affects balance control in elderly females. To single out the role of obesity, balance control of normal weight elderly women was compared to that of obese elderly women. We found that obesity contributes to reduced balance control in elderly individuals. This has important implications as a falls risk factor in this population. We also performed two projects investigating the sensory contributions to reduced balance control. The first project involved cooling the plantar sole and measuring balance control. A short term effect of reduced balance control was found. This demonstrates that reducing the sensation of the plantar sole affects standing balance control. The final project in this thesis measured the effects of two things on plantar sole sensitivity; the effects of adding a short term mass to the body and the position of the center of pressure relative to a point of stimulation. In conditions with increased pressure on the plantar sole we found reduced sensitivity in the plantar sole. This has implications for explaining the reduced balance control in obesity. In conclusion, this thesis explores biomechanical and sensory contributions to standing balance control.
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Sasavat, Peerasa. "Near-force-balance machining." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2006. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.431870.
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Glover, Robin Wallace. "Energy balance climate modelling." Thesis, University of Reading, 1996. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.308058.
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Lessan, Nader Gholi. "Energy balance in hypothyroidism." Thesis, King's College London (University of London), 2003. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.401037.
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Gingrich, Valerie (Valerie J. ). "Balance : Lancaster County's tragedy." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/39849.
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Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 2007.This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 65-67).
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania residents are proud of their agricultural heritage. They do not want to see their farmland disappear. But the County continues to be developed into residential subdivisions. This thesis explores the inconsistency in the perspectives and actions of residents regarding farmland preservation and development. Contrary to what you might expect, those in the County who want to preserve farmland and those who are developing the land are often the same people. Individuals talk about the importance of saving farmland, even though they just bought a home that was built on what was an active farm. Farmers, who have a deep connection with the County's land and know its importance, choose to develop their farms. It's not a complete mystery as to why this is happening, but it is a wonder how these individuals deal with their personal inconsistencies. How do such individuals confront the inconsistencies that they face? Furthermore, how do they justify their actions regarding the development of farmland? How do these groups of people as individuals see themselves in relation to the conflict between farmland preservation and development? Are they simply ambivalent?
(cont.) In an attempt to find out, I interviewed Lancaster County residents in two locations in the County where a farm had been developed into their single family homes. The farmer owners/developers were interviewed as well. The interviewees respond in numerous ways, but they all expressed a desire for balance. They support farmland preservation efforts, but they also believe that growth is necessary. This "balance" is how they expressed their ambivalence towards the subject. The interviews showed specific ways that information can enlighten the balance between development and farmland preservation. The County government is encouraged to take on the provision of information as a tool of intervention in this area. An informed public can then make better choices as to what the "balance" will look like. Local governments are responsible for implementing this balance by using zoning to control and direct development away from the County's agricultural land. Coordinated action in the County is required to avoid the County's farming character tragically disappearing.
by Valerie Gingrich.
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González, Pablo Fernando, and Martín Germán Ignacio San. "El balance socio-ambiental." Bachelor's thesis, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias Económicas, 2012. http://bdigital.uncu.edu.ar/5172.
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El presente trabajo tiene como finalidad investigar cuáles son los efectos que genera, para las empresas y la sociedad, la emisión de un balance socio-ambiental, y cuál es la incumbencia del contador público nacional en la elaboración y auditoría del mismo.
La importancia de este estudio radica en la preocupación y necesidad de los organismos de alcanzar un desarrollo sustentable en el largo plazo, cumpliendo con los estándares de responsabilidad existentes. Además, para dar respuesta a los reclamos y presiones ejercidas por la creciente corriente ambientalista, que de no ser atendidos desembocaría en importantes consecuencias negativas para las instituciones que no se comprometan en el cuidado de la naturaleza.
Durante el desarrollo del estudio se hace hincapié en temas que no se pueden obviar si se quiere entender a fondo cuál es la importancia de un balance socio-ambiental, como es el caso de: qué se entiende por responsabilidad social empresaria, qué son los estándares de reportes mediante los cuales se confecciona una balance socio-ambiental, cuál es el público interesado en que los organismos presenten este tipo de balances y en qué situación se encuentra el Estado argentino con respecto a este tema.
Los objetivos que se mencionan a continuación son complementarios para alcanzar el objetivo general mencionando precedentemente: Determinar los efectos de la emisión de un balance socio-ambiental para la empresa y la sociedad en general. Conocer las incumbencias del contador público nacional en la emisión de un balance socio-ambiental. Describir los aspectos esenciales a tener en cuenta en la elaboración de un balance socio-ambiental.
Evaluar la importancia de un control externo del balance socio-ambiental a través de auditorías.
Se parte de la idea de que la presentación de un balance socio-ambiental genera beneficios para las empresas porque es la manera de comunicar a la sociedad la responsabilidad asumida en su accionar y las medidas aplicadas para contribuir al progreso de ésta. Además destacar que es fundamental el papel que desempeña el contador público nacional, tanto en la elaboración como en la posterior certificación de este balance. Esta hipótesis es la que se pondrá a prueba durante el desarrollo de esta investigación.Fil: González, Pablo Fernando. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias Económicas.
Fil: San Martín, Germán Ignacio. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias Económicas.
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Handrigan, Grant. "Obesity and Balance Control." Doctoral thesis, Université Laval, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11794/24901.
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L'obésité affecte le contrôle de l'équilibre. Deux facteurs, biomécanique et sensoriel, contribuent à le réduire. Une masse augmentée, située au niveau de l'abdomen, provoque une augmentation du moment de force gravitationnel à la cheville. Une plus grande force musculaire est alors nécessaire, introduisant plus de variabilité dans le contrôle moteur, ce qui mène à des oscillations du corps plus importante. La deuxième composante qui n’a pas encore été vérifiée, suggère qu’elle soit la résultante des effets de l'augmentation de la masse corporelle sur les mécanorécepteurs plantaires. Ces mécanorécepteurs fournissent de l’information liée à la position du centre de pression. La surcharge pondérale pourrait augmenter le seuil de sensibilité des mécanorécepteurs et ainsi réduire la qualité des rétroactions sensorielles. Cela causerait des oscillations du corps de plus grande amplitude. Cette thèse explore ces hypothèses. Afin d'évaluer si la force musculaire permet un meilleur contrôle de l’équilibre, deux projets distincts ont été effectués. Le premier projet évaluait la manière dont la force musculaire et le contrôle de l’équilibre étaient affectés par la perte de poids. Le deuxième projet consistait à mesurer le contrôle de l'équilibre dans un groupe d'individus athlétiques bien entrainés avec un indice de masse corporel (IMC) semblable aux personnes obèses. Les deux projets ont démontré que le contrôle de l’équilibre n'était pas affecté par la force de contraction maximale des quadriceps dans la population obèse. Dans un troisième projet, nous avons évalué et constaté que l'obésité contribuait à réduire l'équilibre chez les personnes âgées. Deux autres projets ont été réalisés afin d’étudier la contribution des afférences provenant de la voûte plantaire sur le contrôle de l'équilibre. Le premier impliquait un refroidissement de la voûte plantaire et mesurait son effet sur le contrôle de l'équilibre. À court terme, un effet sur la réduction du contrôle de l’équilibre a été observé. Le projet final de cette thèse portait sur l’effet à court terme d’une masse ajoutée au corps, pour simuler l’impact de l’obésité, sur la sensibilité plantaire. Dans des conditions où la voûte plantaire subissait une pression accrue, nous avons trouvé une sensibilité plantaire réduite. Ces résultats supportent l’hypothèse sensorielle, sans toutefois écarter l’hypothèse mécanique, pour expliquer l’association entre une réduction du contrôle de l’équilibre et l'obésité.Obesity affects balance control. There are two possible contributing factors to this reduced balance control: biomechanical and sensory. The increased mass, that is centrally located on the abdomen, causes an increased gravitational torque about the ankle joint. This increased ankle torque requires greater muscular strength and this introduces greater variability into the control system and results in larger body oscillations. The second component that has not yet been identified is suggested to result from the effects that an increased in body mass has on the plantar sole mechanoreceptors. These mechanoreceptors participate in body sway awareness and it is thought that the additional mass of the body may alter the sensitivity of these mechanoreceptors and reduce the quality of the feedback afferent signal and this may then lead to larger body sway. This thesis explores both of these hypotheses. In order to observe how muscular strength affects the mechanical contributions towards quiet standing we performed two separate projects. The first project evaluated how weight loss affected muscular strength and standing balance control. The second project involved measuring balance control in a group of athletic individuals who were well trained but had a body mass index (BMI) similar to obese individuals. Together, both projects demonstrated that balance control is not significantly associated by quadriceps maximal voluntary contraction strength in the obese population during normal quiet standing. In a third project, we evaluated whether obesity affects balance control in elderly females. To single out the role of obesity, balance control of normal weight elderly women was compared to that of obese elderly women. We found that obesity contributes to reduced balance control in elderly individuals. This has important implications as a falls risk factor in this population. We also performed two projects investigating the sensory contributions to reduced balance control. The first project involved cooling the plantar sole and measuring balance control. A short term effect of reduced balance control was found. This demonstrates that reducing the sensation of the plantar sole affects standing balance control. The final project in this thesis measured the effects of two things on plantar sole sensitivity; the effects of adding a short term mass to the body and the position of the center of pressure relative to a point of stimulation. In conditions with increased pressure on the plantar sole we found reduced sensitivity in the plantar sole. This has implications for explaining the reduced balance control in obesity. In conclusion, this thesis explores biomechanical and sensory contributions to standing balance control.
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Ryan, Mary Powers. "A place of balance." Thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/53301.
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To create a place of repose through the balance of architectural and natural elements.
Repose- peace or calm; harmony in the disposition of the parts, colors, etc. such as gives rest to the eye or ear.
Balance- state of equipose as between weights different elements or opposing forces; equilibrium, steadiness, as in one’s emotional balance.Master of Architecture
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Brown, Scott Matthew. "A Search For Balance." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2012. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/1442.
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"Art is contemplation. It is the pleasure of the mind which searches into nature and which there defines the spirit of which nature herself is animated" (Auguste Rodin). My intention as a sculptor is to explore the intersection between nature and industry. I seek to find a balance between the industrial (steel) and the natural (stone). Steel represents societal obligations. Stone (river rock) is specific to place and representative of family. With these juxtaposed elements I strive to create sculptural forms of wonder and contemplation. I attempt to interpret and understand my involvement with the complex world through the process of creating sculpture.
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Wikberg, Karl Anders. "Phosphorus Balance of Sweden." Thesis, KTH, Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-263424.
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Phosphorus (P) is an essential element for all life on our planet. During the past century anthropogenic consumption of P has reached critically unsustainable levels, the mining of finite phosphate rock and the dispersion of this resource could lead to resource scarcity in the future. The need to increase knowledge and understanding for the P system is an essential part of sustainable decision making. In this thesis the P balance of Sweden is characterised and quantified using material flow analysis methodology. Furthermore, the study provides a solid foundation of knowledge and understanding of the current state of P balance in Sweden. Major challenges are highlighted and further improvement potential is established for the Swedish flows of P. The major identified contributors to the Swedish P balance are the consumption of mineral fertilizers, the consumption patterns in society and the waste management. Moreover, there is a need to reduce the emissions of P to the environment in order to preserve natural state. The most effective ways of reducing the emissions are to reduce inputs to the system and improve the system efficiency through technical solutions, political tools and financial incentives. It is important to reduce emissions without shifting of burdens onto others. The anthropogenic activities in Sweden have a significant impact on the environment, this is due to Sweden importing P fertilizer that is added to the system. Nevertheless, there is a large potential for improvement of P resource management, where recycling and reuse of P is highlighted. Furthermore, Sweden has historically proven that political action and financial incentives are effective in reducing emissions.Fosfor (P) är ett väsentligt element för allt liv på vår planet. Under det senaste århundradet har den antropogena förbrukningen av P uppnått kritiskt ohållbara nivåer, brytning av begränsade mängder fosfatmalm som finns och spridningen av denna resurs kan leda till resursbrist i framtiden. Behovet av att öka kunskapen och förståelsen för P systemet är en väsentlig del av hållbart beslutsfattande. I denna avhandling karakteriseras och kvantifieras P balansen i Sverige med hjälp av metoder för materialflödesanalys. Dessutom ger studien en stadig grund för kunskap och förståelse för det nuvarande tillståndet för fosforbalansen i Sverige. Viktiga utmaningar lyfts upp och ytterligare förbättringspotentialer fastställs för de svenska flödena av P. De viktigaste identifierade påverkningsfaktorerna till den svenska P-balansen är konsumtion av mineralgödsel, konsumtionsmönstren i samhället och avfallshanteringen. Utöver detta, finns det ett behov av att minska utsläppen av P till miljön för att bevara ett naturligt tillstånd. De mest effektiva sätten att minska utsläppen är att minska tillförseln av P till systemet och förbättra systemeffektiviteten genom tekniska lösningar, politiska verktyg och ekonomiska incitament. Det är viktigt att minska utsläppen utan att förskjuta bördorna på andra. Den antropogena verksamheten i Sverige har en betydande påverkan på miljön, detta beror på att Sverige importerar P gödsel som läggs till systemet. Ändå finns det en stor potential för förbättring av P resurshanteringen, där återvinning och återanvändning av P framlyfts. Dessutom har Sverige historiskt bevisat att politiska åtgärder och ekonomiska incitament är effektiva för att minska utsläppen.
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Nilson, Tomas. "Some matters of great balance." Doctoral thesis, Mittuniversitetet, Avdelningen för ämnesdidaktik och matematik, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-18757.
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This thesis is based on four papers dealing with two different areas of mathematics.Paper I–III are in combinatorics, while Paper IV is in mathematical physics.In combinatorics, we work with design theory, one of whose applications aredesigning statistical experiments. Specifically, we are interested in symmetric incompleteblock designs (SBIBDs) and triple arrays and also the relationship betweenthese two types of designs.In Paper I, we investigate when a triple array can be balanced for intersectionwhich in the canonical case is equivalent to the inner design of the correspondingsymmetric balanced incomplete block design (SBIBD) being balanced. For this we derivenew existence criteria, and in particular we prove that the residual designof the related SBIBD must be quasi-symmetric, and give necessary and sufficientconditions on the intersection numbers. We also address the question of whenthe inner design is balanced with respect to every block of the SBIBD. We showthat such SBIBDs must possess the quasi-3 property, and we answer the existencequestion for all know classes of these designs.As triple arrays balanced for intersections seem to be very rare, it is natural toask if there are any other families of row-column designs with this property. In PaperII we give necessary and sufficient conditions for balanced grids to be balancedfor intersection and prove that all designs in an infinite family of binary pseudo-Youden designs are balanced for intersection.Existence of triple arrays is an open question. There is one construction of aninfinite, but special family called Paley triple arrays, and one general method forwhich one of the steps is unproved. In Paper III we investigate a third constructionmethod starting from Youden squares. This method was suggested in the literaturea long time ago, but was proven not to work by a counterexample. We show interalia that Youden squares from projective planes can never give a triple array bythis method, but that for every triple array corresponding to a biplane, there is asuitable Youden square for which the method works. Also, we construct the familyof Paley triple arrays by this method.In mathematical physics we work with solitons, which in nature can be seen asself-reinforcing waves acting like particles, and in mathematics as solutions of certainnon-linear differential equations. In Paper IV we study the non-commutativeversion of the two-dimensional Toda lattice for which we construct a family ofsolutions, and derive explicit solution formulas.Denna avhandling baseras på fyra artiklar som behandlar två olika områden avmatematiken. Artikel I-III ligger inom kombinatoriken medan artikel IV behandlarmatematisk fysik.Inom kombinatoriken arbetar vi med designteori som bland annat har tillämpningardå man ska utforma statistiska experiment.I artikel I undersöker vi när en triple array kan vara snittbalanserad vilket i detkanoniska fallet är ekvivalent med den inre designen till den korresponderandesymmetriska balanserade inkompletta blockdesignen (SBIBD) är balanserad. För dettapresenterar vi nya nödvändiga villkor. Speciellt visar vi att den residuala designentill den korresponderande SBIBDen måste vara kvasi-symmetrisk och ger nödvändigaoch tillräckliga villkor för dess blockskärningstal. Vi adresserar ocksåfrågan om när den inre designen är balanserad med avseende på alla SBIBDensblock. Vi visar att en sådan SBIBD måste ha den egenskap som kallas kvasi-3 ochsvarar på existensfrågan för alla kända klasser av sådana designer.Eftersom snittbalanserade triple arrays verkar vara väldigt sällsynta är detnaturligt att fråga om det finns andra familjer av rad-kolumn designer som hardenna egenskap. I artikel II ger vi nödvändiga och tillräckliga villkor för att enbalanced grid ska vara snittbalanserad och visar att alla designer i en oändlig familjav binära pseudo-Youden squares är snittbalanserade.Existensfrågan för triple arrays är öppen fråga. Det finns en konstruktionsmetodför en oändlig men speciell familj kallad Paley triple arrays och så finns det enallmän metod för vilken ett steg är obevisat. I artikel III undersöker vi en tredjekonstruktionsmetod som utgår från Youden squares. Denna metod föreslogs i litteraturenför länge sedan men blev motbevisad med hjälp av ett motexempel. Vivisar bland annat att Youden squares från projektiva plan aldrig kan ge en triplearray med denna metod, men att det för varje triple array som korresponderartill ett biplan, så finns det en lämplig Youden square för vilken metoden fungerar.Vidare konstruerar vi familjen av Paley triple arrays med denna metod.Inom matematisk fysik arbetar vi med solitoner som man i naturen kan få sesom självförstärkande vågor vilka beter sig som partiklar. Inom matematiken ärde lösningar till vissa ickelinjära differentialekvationer. I artikel IV studerar vi dettvådimensionella Toda-gittret för vilken vi konstruerar en familj av lösningar ochäven explicita lösningsformler.
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Pinto, Victor Meriguetti. "Simulation of water and nitrogen dynamics in a Cerrado soil under coffee cultivation using SWAP and ANIMO models." Universidade de São Paulo, 2016. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/64/64134/tde-02022016-105753/.
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Agriculture when only focused on production leads to an unsustainable use of inputs with negative consequences to the environment and human health. One consequence of the excessive use of fertilizers is the pollution of surface and underground water resources in agricultural eco-systems and their boundaries. The Brazilian Cerrado has been suffering the transformations of the intensive agriculture during the last decades. Due to the poor fertility of soils, in general very sandy and of low pH, the use of agricultural inputs is intensified and the nutrient downward transport by leaching becomes a serious problem in different regions. Information about the current use practices of fertilizer use in the Cerrado environment must be gathered for a healthy transition of this biome. Models based on physical and chemical processes are useful tools to simulate water and nutrient dynamics in agricultural systems, including the related losses due to adopted managements. They have the potential to evaluate different scenarios to predict outcomings of such practices. Among the available models for such processes, SWAP (Soil, Water, Atmosphere and Plant model) has been used under several agronomic conditions to describe hydrologic processes, and ANIMO (Nitrogen in Agriculture model) to simulate N cycling in agricultural systems. Our study presents an application of SWAP to adult perennial coffee crops along one productive cycle, with focus on deep drainage losses and irrigation management in a representative Brazilian Cerrado management system. The SWAP/ANIMO combination was used in this study to simulate N absorption by coffee plants and N leaching in the form NO3-N, as a result of an intensive fertilizer management practice. The ANIMO program was calibrated in relation to one N treatment, of 400 kg ha-1 year-1, and was evaluated with independent data of NO3-N in soil solution of another treatment of 800 kg ha-1 year-1. The yearly water balance (WB) obtained from SWAP was similar to that obtained through a sequential climatologic WB of Thornthwaite and Matter. However, the monthly deep drainage values obtained by SWAP as compared to the WB values presented differences with a determination coefficient of 0.77 in a linearization of the results. Irrigation scenarios with intervals of 3(IF3), 5(IF5), 10 (IF10) e 15 (IF15) days between water applications were simulated by SWAP and compared with the irrigation management practiced in the farm where the experiment was carried out. These simulations showed for longer intervals (IF15) drainage losses were smaller, water productivity higher, as well as relative productivity. Measurements of N absorption by plants obtained experimentally were similar to ANIMO simulations. Sensitivity analyses of the model showed that leaching and soil solution concentration of NO3-N are sensitive to soil pH and temperature of the decomposition processes. We conclude that the combination of SWAP with ANIMO was efficient for the description of the N cycle in a Cerrado soil-plant-atmosphere systemA agricultura focada apenas na produção leva ao uso insustentável de recursos resultando em consequências negativas para o meio ambiente e a saúde humana. Uma consequência do uso excessivo de fertilizantes é a contaminação dos recursos hídricos subterrâneos e superficiais em ecossistemas agrícolas e nos seus arredores. Devido o solo da região do Cerrado ser pobre em nutrientes, predominantemente arenoso e com alta acidez, o uso de insumos agrícolas é intensificado e o transporte químico de nutrientes via lixiviação é um problema para a agricultura intensiva nas diferentes regiões. Informações sobre as atuais práticas de uso de fertilizantes e seus efeitos no ambiente de Cerrado precisam ser coletadas para reduzir os impactos da agricultura nesse ecossistema. Modelos baseados em processos físicos e químicos são ferramentas úteis para simular a dinâmica da água e nutrientes no meio agrícola e as perdas associadas aos manejos adotados, com potencial para avaliar diferentes cenários de previsão dos resultados dessas práticas. Entre os modelos baseados em processos, o SWAP (modelo Solo, Água, Atmosfera e Planta) tem sido utilizado com sucesso em várias condições agronômicas para descrever processos hídricos, e o ANIMO (modelo de nitrogênio na agricultura) para simular o ciclo do nitrogênio em sistemas agrícolas. Nosso estudo apresenta uma aplicação do SWAP para culturas de café perenes maduras ao longo de um ciclo produtivo, com foco nas perdas por drenagem e no manejo da irrigação em um sistema típico do Cerrado Brasileiro. A combinação dos modelos SWAP/ANIMO foi utilizada nesse estudo para simular a absorção de N pelas plantas de café e a lixiviação do nitrogênio na forma de nitrato (NO3-N) resultante de uma prática de manejo de fertilizantes intensiva. O ANIMO foi calibrado para o cenário correspondente à aplicação de 400 kg ha-1 ano-1 de fertilizante mineral, e foi avaliado com dados independentes de NO3-N na solução do solo medidos em parcelas de outro tratamento que receberam 800 kg ha-1 ano-1. O balanço hídrico anual obtido pelo SWAP foi semelhante ao obtido pelo balanço sequencial climatológico, de Thornthwaite e Matter. No entanto, os valores mensais de drenagem profunda obtidos pelo SWAP e comparados com os resultados do balanço climatológico apresentaram diferenças, com um coeficiente de determinação de 0,77 na linearização dos resultados. Cenários de irrigação com intervalos de 3 (IF3), 5 (IF5), 10 (IF10) e 15 (IF15) dias entre aplicações de água foram simulados utilizando o SWAP e comparados com a prática de manejo da fazenda onde o estudo experimental foi realizado. As simulações dos cenários com o SWAP mostraram que as irrigações com intervalos mais longos (IF15) apresentam menores quantidades de perdas por drenagem, maior produtividade da água e produtividade relativa da cultura. As medidas de absorção de N pelas plantas obtidas experimentalmente foram similares às estimativas do modelo ANIMO. As analises de sensibilidade do modelo mostraram que as previsões da lixiviação e concentração de NO3-N na solução do solo são sensíveis às variáveis pH do solo e temperatura de referência dos processos de decomposição. Conclui-se que a combinação dos modelos unidimensionais baseados em processos SWAP/ANIMO foi eficaz na descrição do ciclo do N avaliado no sistema solo-planta do Cerrado
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Hildenbrand, Kristin. "Help in finding the right balance : leadership, work-family balance and employee outcomes." Thesis, Aston University, 2016. http://publications.aston.ac.uk/28684/.
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Although much research has examined employees’ experience of the work-family interface, its conceptualization has been rather problematic, ranging from work and family as mutually constraining through to mutually enriching and, more recently, to work-family balance (WFB). Building on Greenhaus and Allen’s (2011) conceptualization of WFB as comprising satisfaction and effectiveness components, I proposed and tested a model of he antecedents and outcomes of WFB. Based on work-family border theory, I hypothesised that family-supportive supervisor behaviours (FSSB) facilitate WFB and hat the relationship is stronger when the organisation also offers formal support (availability of family-friendly practices (FFPs); enhancement effect). Furthermore, I integrated the leadership and work-family interface literatures by proposing authentic eadership as an antecedent of FSSB. Based on role accumulation theories, I proposed life satisfaction and health as outcomes of WFB satisfaction and WFB effectiveness and job performance as an outcome of only WFB effectiveness. I tested my hypotheses with individual-level data in Study 1 (two waves of data; employees from Germany and the UK) and nested data (individuals nested in teams; two waves of data; employee and supervisor ratings; Germany and the UK) in Study 2. The obtained findings largely supported the hypothesized model and showed that both authentic leadership (Study 1) and team authentic leadership (Study 2) predicted FSSB which, in turn, increased WFB satisfaction and WFB effectiveness. Contrary to my prediction, both studies revealed that FSSB and (team) availability of FFPs compensated for each other, only impacting WFB satisfaction/effectiveness if the other form of family support was not available. Furthermore, both components were positively related to life satisfaction and health, while WFB effectiveness was only related to self-rated performance (Study 1) and not supervisor-rated performance (Study 2). Lastly, the serial moderated mediation model hat tested the conditional indirect effect of (team) authentic leadership on the outcomes received mixed support.
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Jennings, Karlene Noel. "In the balance work/life balance of senior development professionals within higher education /." [Ames, Iowa : Iowa State University], 2007.
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Knapp, Kristin M. "Reliability of the Balance Error Scoring System Protocol on the Biodex Balance System." University of Akron / OhioLINK, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1366915266.
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Wieckowska, Ewelina, and Markus Sandberg. "Work-life balance hos ambulanspersonal : Hur ambulanspersonal upplever och hanterar work-life balance." Thesis, Karlstads universitet, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-73184.
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Johnson, Jaime Mecholle. "Life in Balance: The Work-Life Balance Stories of Black Female School Leaders." ScholarWorks@UNO, 2018. https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/2529.
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The purpose of this study is to examine the work-life balance experiences of Black females school leaders. Due to the inherent intersectionality of race and gender that is experienced by Black females, a study of their unique experiences with work-life balance is valuable to the field of educational leadership. The responsibilities associated with school leadership positions are extensive and those school leaders who also have spouses and children must figure out a way to fulfill responsibilities associated with each role. Work-life balance is important to understand for school leaders whose career responsibilities may interact with those associated with their personal lives. The theoretical framework, Black Feminist Thought, guided the data collection and analysis processes, and provided the basis for the resulting narrative findings. This study gave voice to an otherwise silenced, marginalized group, Black female school leaders. All data was synthesized into narratives and from these narratives came six themes: (1) Familial Sacrifice; (2) Servant Leadership; (3) Informal and Formal Work-life Balance Policies; (4) Notion of Self-Care; (5) Upbringing and Black Females’ Prideful Identity; and (6) Black Females having to prove themselves. While this study does not show evidence of school leaders having achieves work-life balance, the findings will inform the practices of perspective Black female school leaders and add the voices of Black female school leaders to the literature on Black female school leader’s experiences with work-life balance.
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Li, Ao. "A balance ability measurement system for older people based on the Wii balance board." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för informationsteknologi, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-188449.
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Background Fall-related injuries may have huge and enduring impact on older people, resulting in chronic pain, disabled mobility and reducing the quality of life. Fall injuries is becoming a worldwide problem among older people and as a result, the measurement of balance ability for older people is of great importance. In this master thesis, a system used to measure balance ability will be introduced. The system allows participants to perform a series of balance tasks with the help of Wii balance board (WBB) which is a low-cost, commercial gamming instrument. Previous work has showed the possibility and reliability of using WBB to measure the balance ability for older people. Methods Mean sway velocity (MSV) is used to measure the tandem stance test. Five-Repetition Sit-to-Stand (STS) test is measured by STS time. Since the system has high requirements on the input validity, input validation is also a main part of this thesis. Matlab is used to check the output validity of the program. Results For the tandem stance test, our results (mean = 7.87) are much larger than the results from previous work (mean = 4.27). The results indicate that experimental factors such as standing posture and testing time have great impact on the average MSV results for tandem stance test. For the five-repetition Sit-to-Stand test, our young participant did 9.97 seconds on average which is close to previous work (8.2 for average young people without balance disorders) The results from output validation test for tandem stance show that the correctness of the program is highly reliable. Conclusions We found standing postures and testing time is very sensitive to MSV. To conduct a tandem stance test, the hardware should also be considered to be one of the main factors that affects MSV. Testing results again indicate STS time is a good measurement for STS test. In our input validation test for tandem stance, we also found an effective and sensitive interval for the arguments which can be considered to be a good discriminator to distinguish between valid and invalid inputs.
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Cass, Allan Brian. "Preliminary Specifications for an Exoskeleton for the Training of Balance in Balance Impaired Individuals." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/34923.
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There is a small but growing population of people who suffer from impaired balance. The causes range from old age to stroke to cerebral palsy. For those with only minor problems staying upright, a cane or walker is all that is needed. For some it is so debilitating that they are confined to a wheel chair. The precise cause of impairment can vary. In some, the vestibular, proprioceptive or visual impairments affect balance. In others, muscle weakness or brain damage is the cause. In another group, the brain never learned to balance in the first place. Relearning how to balance can be a struggle requiring months of costly physical therapy with a physical therapist. A machine that could help teach them how to balance would be a great help in the improvement of their lives.
This thesis presents a set of control models for an exoskeleton that will stabilize and restore stability to those with impaired balance. The control models are designed for an exoskeleton to initially force the wearer into a known profile for balancing and moving. There will then be a steady reduction in the authority of the exoskeleton over time, requiring the patient to assert more control over his or her own movement. As the authority of the exoskeleton is reduced, the patient will have to increase his or her own authority and develop his or her own control law or the patient will become less stable and eventually unbalanced.
We expect this treatment method will increase the stability of patients, allowing them to steadily adapt to standing and walking. This will then allow them mobility without the use of a wheel chair and decrease their risk of falling. Further, the use of this device will enable the patients to receive therapy at home and in their normal life without the need to visit a physical therapist for rehabilitation, enabling the patients to receive therapy at home and for a longer period of time than they currently do.Master of Science
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Joliffe, Jamie. "A Comparison of Balance and Postural Stability Assessment Tools: BESS Versus NeuroCom Balance Manager." DigitalCommons@USU, 2012. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/1291.
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Postural stability assessment tools are one of the many ways concussions can be assessed and return to play decisions can be made; two of which are the Balance Error Scoring System (BESS) and force plate technology. OBJECTIVE: Validate the modified BESS used by Utah State University by comparing it to equivalent tests on the NeuroCom Balance Manager System. METHODS: 114 current or previous Utah State football players ranging in age from 18-24. Each athlete conducted a baseline BESS test during their pre-participation physical and NeuroCom testing was conducted during the summer of 2011. NeuroCom testing included a modified Clinical Test of Sensory Interaction on Balance (mCTSIB) both on a firm and foam surface, a single leg stance test with eyes open and closed on both a firm and foam surface, and a tandem walk test where end sway was recorded. BESS testing was done depending on when the athlete arrived at Utah State. Correlations were reported for athletes that arrived for the current year and also for the athletes that arrived for any year prior to that. A Welch's T-Test was conducted to analyze any differences between the two groups. The tandem stance on the foam condition for the BESS had a statistically significant difference, so that variable was excluded and the adjusted correlations were then reported. There were eight correlation conditions that were determined by the individuals who could and could not complete the entire time on the single leg stance with eyes closed on a firm as well as a foam surface. RESULTS: The only variable associated with the NeuroCom Balance Manager that had consistent correlations with the composite BESS score was the CTSIB foam condition; with a 0.28 correlation with individuals regardless of single leg stance with eyes closed, 0.39 with individuals who completed the whole time on the firm without consideration for the foam, 0.27 with individuals who did not complete the whole time on the foam without consideration for the firm and 0.39 with individuals who could complete the whole time on the firm but not on the foam. CONCLUSION: There appears to be some correlation with CTSIB foam conditions and the composite BESS.
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Ydergren, Jan, and Oscar Ericson. "Work-life balance och verkstadschefer." Thesis, Högskolan Väst, Avd för psykologi och organisationsstudier, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hv:diva-4498.
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En hel del tidigare forskning tyder på att ha en balans mellan arbetsliv och privatliv är viktigt för att uppleva ett psykiskt välmående samt för att kunna prestera bra på arbetsplatsen. Då verkstadschefer på ett industriföretag genomgår ett stort förändringsarbete undersöktes hur fem manliga chefer upplevde sin balans mellan privatliv och arbetsliv. Delsyften med studien var att undersöka hur chefens roll i privatlivet påverkade balansen, i vilken grad stöd hemifrån påverkade balansen samt vilka konsekvenser en balans eller konflikt skulle kunna få. Studien genomfördes kvalitativt, med en semistrukturerad intervjuguide, där samtliga respondenter var påverkade av förändringsarbetet. Resultatet visade att det fanns verkstadschefer som upplevde en konflikt mellan arbetsliv och privatliv men även de som upplevde en balans. Gemensamt upplevde samtliga chefer att de ojämna arbetspucklarna, som uppstod i högre grad med anledning av förändringsarbetet, var påfrestande samt påverkade work-life balance negativt. Dessa arbetspucklar medförde minskad kontroll för att hantera arbetskraven. Något som cheferna upplevde frustrerande var att de har begränsade möjligheter att leva upp till kravbilden eftersom resurser och befogenheter saknades. Vidare visade studien att förhållandet cheferna hade hemma med olika krav beroende på vilken livsfas de befann sig i, hade en mycket stor påverkan på deras upplevda work-life balance.Previous research suggests that to have a good relationship between work and private life it is important to experience a-good mental health and success at work. The industrial managers’ in this study were undergoing a major change at their workplace and this study found examined how five male managers’ perception of their work-life balance. One of the aims of this study was to examine how the managers’ roles at home affects work-life balance (WLB), to what degree support at home affects WLB, and the impact that a balance or a conflict could have. The study was conducted qualitatively with a semi-structured interview guide and every manager was affected by the change at the workplace. The results showed that some of the managers were experiencing work-life conflicts where others were on the other hand experiencing a good WLB. The most common reason for feeling conflict between work-life was the uneven amount of workload, which occurred to a greater extent due to the change. These periods of uneven workload caused the managers to feel less control. One of the things that caused the managers to feel frustration is that they had limited resources and authority to handle the demands at work. The situation at home also had a very big impact on whether the managers’ experienced a good WLB or not.
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Teodor, Norén, and Palm Emanuel. "Character Balance in MOBA Games." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för speldesign, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-254243.
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As live streaming of video games has become easier, electronic sports have grown quickly and they are still increasing as tournaments grow in viewers and prizes. The purpose of this paper is to examine the theory Metagame Bounds by applying it to League of Legends and Dota 2, to see if it is a valid way of looking at character balance in the Multiplayer Online Battle Arena game genre. The main mode of both games consist of matches played on a map where a team of five players is up against another team of five players. Characters in the games generally have four abilities and a number of attributes, making them complex to compare without context. We gathered character data from websites and entered the data into a file that we used with the Metagame Bounds application. We compared the graphs that the data yielded with how often a character wins and how often it is played. To examine whether the characters were balanced we also played the games and analysed the characters in depth. All statistical data gathered was retrieved over the span of a few hours on the 21st of April 2015 from the websites Champion.gg for League of Legends and Dotabuff for Dota 2. Sirlin’s (2001) definition of multiplayer game balance is “A multiplayer game is balanced if a reasonably large number of options available to the player are viable – especially, but not limited to, during high-level play by expert players.” and with the data we see that these games are balanced in terms of characters according to that definition. Overall we believe that Metagame Bounds is a valid way of looking at balance within the genre, but the data is not completely reliable on its own and should be compared with other statistics.
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Huh, Ravina (Eunhye). "Balance control in dance positions." Thesis, Loughborough University, 2016. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/23054.
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The purpose of this thesis is to develop and understand dance balance characteristics on various kinds of dance, related positions and shoe types which contribute to dance performance and to understand different balance controls in various groups. The first study was conducted to examine balance into ballet 2nd position between Ballet shoes and Pointe shoes. Eight dancers performed five different conditions in ballet 2nd position (Ballet Flat, Ballet Demi, Pointe Flat, Pointe Demi, and Pointe Toe) and Centre of Pressure (COP) was used to assess balance. The second study was testing balance control and response to perturbations whilst standing on double leg stance dance positions using a moving platform. Four dance positions were performed by eight subjects (Normal Flat, Turnout Flat, Normal Demi and Turnout Demi) and the platform was moved in two different directions (Forward and Backward) at two different speeds (slow and fast). Kinetics, Kinematics and EMG data was taken from this study. The third study was taken to compare balance control and response to perturbations in single leg standing dance positions between eight dancers and eight gymnasts. The subjects performed static single leg balance in Normal Flat, Turnout Flat, Normal Demi and Turnout Demi. Also, perturbed stance trials were collected in anterior, posterior, right and left directions for two dance positions (Normal Flat and Turnout Flat) at two different speeds (slow and fast) on the moving platform. The results from the studies indicate that dancers move in Medial - Lateral direction more than in Anterior - Posterior direction on Demi-pointe and Toe standing by performing plantar flexion during ballet 2nd position. Demi-pointe position may cause longer delay of EMG latencies because CNS is probably sending information already to keep correcting balance on Demi-pointe. Dancers and Gymnasts have different balance controls due to their ways of training in their performance. Dancers generally reacted faster with slow perturbation in Turnout stance than Gymnasts because this is the particular condition which Dancers are training in.
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Economou, Mark Allin. "Establishing balance in Christian living." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN) Access this title online, 2005. http://www.tren.com.
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Baez, Ramon P. "A null-balance visual densitometer /." Online version of thesis, 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/1850/8751.
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Gourdeau, Sarah. "Energy balance of a vehicle." Thesis, KTH, Spårfordon, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-119700.
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Simulation has become a very useful tool to predict the characteristics of a system and perform analysis of parameters without having to run too many tests. The advanced system engineering team of Continental Automotive uses a 0D simulation program, AMESim, to realize simulations of vehicle models. These simulations are used e.g. to predict the fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. A tool has been developed over the course of previous internships to realize the energy balance of AMESim vehicle models, which goal is to check the consistency of the models (no creation or loss of energy) and simplify their analysis. In this thesis, this tool has been further improved and developed through a comprehensive analysis. The computations have been checked and corrected to fit best with the AMESim results and obtain a consistent energy balance. The program has been adapted to hybrid vehicles and combustion losses computations were introduced. The program is coded in Matlab for the computations and in HMTL and JavaScript for the display. After the program was validated, it was used to realize a study on CO2 emissions. Three vehicle models were used. The influence of some parameters on the CO2 emissions was analyzed: the mass, aerodynamic resistance, rolling resistance, frictions and electric load. The aim of the study was to assess which parameters had the most influence on the CO2 emissions reduction in the perspective of the 95 g/km goal by 2020 set by the European Union. It was shown that the parameters have different effects on the vehicles CO2 emissions and that this effect varied from one vehicle to another. Substantial CO2 reduction can be achieved by improving some parameters, which makes it possible for the diesel vehicles to reach the 95 g/km in 2020 target set by the European Union. However, to achieve this goal with gasoline vehicles, the resort to hybridization will probably be needed. To assess the possible benefits of hybridization, a fourth vehicle model featuring mild hybridization was used. However, the decrease of CO2 emissions enabled by this type of hybrid vehicle would still not be sufficient to meet the 95 g/km target with gasoline vehicles.
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Hughes, Darren Arthur. "Exercise, appetite and energy balance." Thesis, University of Aberdeen, 2002. http://digitool.abdn.ac.uk:80/webclient/DeliveryManager?pid=225695.
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Obesity, through a persistent positive energy and fat balance is of major public health significance due to its detrimental health, social and financial costs. Increasing physical activity levels through recreational exercise and decreasing energy intake have been implicated with obesity prevention. However, the addition of exercise to normally sedentary routines will only prevent positive energy balance if it is not tracked b a compensatory response in energy intake and non-exercise physical activity [also termed non-exercise activity thermogenesis (NEAT)]. The current series of studies set out to examine the quantitative and temporal relationship between exercise and energy balance with specific reference to appetite, energy intake and NEAT. These studies were designed using similar methodologies that could be compared and related to existing studies. The results showed that in younger motivated individuals, moderate-high intensity mandatory exercise increased daily energy expenditure leading to a marked negative energy balance. However for periods of up to two weeks, analysis of temporal trends revealed evidence of compensatory changes to re-establish energy balance (re-equilibrium phase). This re-equilibrium was a result of not only increases in energy intake, but also (and to a greater extent) decreases in NEAT. Inter-individual variability in the extent of compensation was evident and independent of age, sex, BMI and restraint status. Decreases in physical activity did not lead to a compensatory reduction in energy intake and lead to a marked positive energy balance. Using an exercise intervention, in line with government guidelines, in a group venerable to becoming obese showed that body mass was largely unaffected since overall energy expenditure was not significantly elevated, primarily due to a lack of motivation to reach the required exercise prescription. The results have public health significance in the formation of policy to increase physical activity in the population.
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O'Rawe, Angela Marie. "Energy balance in cystic fibrosis." Thesis, Queen's University Belfast, 1994. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.261933.
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McCloskey, Margaret. "Energy balance in cystic fibrosis." Thesis, Queen's University Belfast, 1999. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.287209.
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Begue, Gwénaëlle. "Balance protéique et phénotype musculaire." Thesis, Montpellier 1, 2013. http://www.theses.fr/2013MON14003/document.
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Le maintien de la masse musculaire est étroitement lié à la balance entre la synthèse et la dégradation des protéines. L'exercice physique est un puissant régulateur de la balance protéique et plus particulièrement l'exercice en résistance. S'intéresser à la balance protéique après un exercice s'inscrit dans une compréhension des mécanismes cellulaires et moléculaires conduisant aux phénomènes d'hypertrophie et/ou d'atrophie musculaire. Nos travaux mettent en évidence que l'hypertrophie obtenue dans le muscle FDP après 10 semaines d'un entraînement en résistance chez le rat, est en lien avec l'activation chronique de la voie IL-6/STAT3 après chaque exercice aigu, en partie au sein du pool de cellules satellites activées. En phase proliférative, les cellules dont la voie de signalisation STAT1/STAT3 est activée, répriment l'expression des facteurs myogéniques comme MyoD et retournent ainsi à l'état quiescent, concourant à augmenter le pool de réserve. Ces mécanismes participent à la synthèse protéique par l'apport de nouveau matériel génétique au sein des fibres musculaires conduisant à une augmentation de leur surface de section ainsi qu'à leur conversion phénotypique avec l'entraînement. L'exercice en résistance favorisant la protéolyse, nos travaux ont cherché à caractériser les systèmes protéolytiques (autophagique-lysosomal, ubiquitine-protéasome) impliqués dans la balance protéique post-exercice. Les marqueurs moléculaires étudiés (activités enzymatiques du protéasome et de la cathepsine L, expression protéique et génique de LC3B, des E3 ligases…) ne permettent pas d'expliquer clairement les +30% de protéolyse obtenus une heure après des contractions excentriques sur muscle EDL isolé de rat en condition à jeun. Des perspectives d'étude des systèmes des calpaines, des caspases et/ou des métalloprotéases matricielles sont alors à envisagerThe maintain of muscle mass is closely controlled by protein synthesis and degradation balance. Physical activity and mainly resistance exercise is a powerful stimulus to positive muscle protein balance. To understand how protein balance is regulated after exercise, cellular and molecular mechanisms leading to muscular hypertrophy and/or atrophy have to be elucidated. Our works point out that FDP muscular hypertrophy after 10 weeks of resistance training in rat is partly due to the chronically activation of IL-6/STAT3 signaling pathway, occurring in the activated satellite cell pool, after each single exercise bout. Once activated and engaged in the myogenic program, cells in which STAT1/STAT3 signaling pathway is activated, could downregulate MyoD and return to a quiescent state, leading to increase satellite cell reserve's pool. These events participate to enhance protein synthesis by the incorporation of new genetic material into muscle fiber leading to increase their cross sectional area and phenotypic shift after training. As resistance exercise increases proteolysis, our works attempt to characterize the proteolysis systems (lysosomal-autophagic, ubiquitin-proteasome) involved in protein balance after exercise. The molecular markers measured ( chymotrypsin-like and cathepsin L activities, protein and gene expressions of LC3B, E3 ligases…) could not explain the +30% of proteolysis obtained one hour after resistance eccentric contractions on EDL muscle of starved rats. Further studies based on calpains, caspases and metalloproteinase activities and/or expressions should bring us valuable information
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Abbott, Jonathan E. "Engineering balance : the conceptual approach." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/89875.
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Thesis: S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2014.This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections.
Cataloged from student-submitted PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (page 59).
This work presents a view of balance useful for mechanical engineers. Mechanical engineers often need to make quick intelligent decisions using conceptual and physical understanding. The typical mechanical engineering instruction usually provides a good basis for "back of the envelope" calculations, especially for mechanical systems; however, one exception to this case is in the field of dynamics and control. Dynamics and control is generally taught with much math, modelling most systems with differential equations. Although math is useful for designing control systems, when designing products for people who act as sophisticated controllers the engineer needs a more general understanding of balance. This work presents a conceptual intuitive way to break the act of balance into distinct mechanisms and thereby quickly evaluate how a system balances.
by Jonathan E. Abbott.
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Chapter, Joanne Elizabeth. "Phonological balance in vowel systems." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2007. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.613140.
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Gedye, Sharon Jane. "Mass balance in recent peats." Thesis, University of Liverpool, 1998. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.266139.
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