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Wilbanks, Jennifer Kay. "Exploring Lifestyle Orientation, Attitudes Toward Lifestyle Merchandising, and Attitudes Toward Lifestyle Advertising as Predictors of Behavioral Intention to Purchase Lifestyle Home Furnishing Products." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2005. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc4743/.
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A number of lifestyle merchandising and advertising strategies are being used in the home furnishings industry. However, there is limited research regarding the effectiveness of these strategies. The purpose of this study was to explore consumers' attitudes toward the lifestyle concept. Analyses of several consumer behavior variables and descriptors offered noteworthy findings for the home furnishings industry. This study found that although lifestyle orientation is a valuable tool for delineating consumer markets, these segmentations were not significant determinates of consumers' preference for elements of the lifestyle construct. Retailers and manufacturers are not simply creating home furnishing collections that target the needs of specific psychographic segment, but rather creating lifestyles being aspired to obtain. Although respondents scored the attitude variables neutral, the current market environment offers many examples of successfully home furnishing implementations of the lifestyle concept. These success stories coupled with additional findings indicate consumers' positive response to lifestyle merchandising.
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Yakovenko, I. "Healthy lifestyle." Thesis, Sumy State University, 2014. http://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/45418.
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Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. Usually, we start to think about our health when we have some problems with it. Human health is based on genetic factors, lifestyle and ecology. Our lifestyle plays serious role because it is something we can change to improve our health.
Lifestyle is the typical way of life of an individual, group, or culture. It has 45-50% impact of our health. Healthy or unhealthy lifestyle will most likely be transmitted across generations. According to the study, when a 0-3 year old child has a mother who practices a healthy lifestyle, this child will be 27% more likely to become healthy and adopt the same lifestyle. The most important thing in the healthy lifestyle is proper food.
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Treytyak, I. V. "Healthy lifestyle." Thesis, Sumy State University, 2014. http://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/45354.
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Nowadays our life is getting more and more tense. People live under the press of different problems, such as social, ecological, economic and others. They constantly suffer from stress, noise and dust in big cities, diseases and instability. A person should be strong and healthy in order to overcome all difficulties.
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Meinecke, Joseph E. "Adlerian life style a reliability study of the Lifestyle Scale /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1992. http://www.tren.com.
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Bitter, James Robert. "Adlerian Lifestyle Assessment." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2017. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/5236.
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Adler challenged the Freudian model (the psychology of possession) by focusing on a psychology of use and the style of living each individual adopted in a personal movement toward self-selected/ self-created (life) goals. Today, this movement is called lifestyle or one’s style of living. This workshop teaches a process for lifestyle assessment and the use of this process in therapeutic practice.
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Giles, Emma Louise. "Young adults and healthy lifestyles : food, alcohol and physical activity : a total lifestyle approach." Thesis, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, 2010. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.525014.
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Kunze, Cornelia. "Marketing von Lifestyle Medizin /." Frankfurt am Main [u.a.] : Lang, 2007. http://www.gbv.de/dms/ilmenau/toc/547489730.PDF.
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Nyberg, Josefie. "Lifestyle welfare in Sweden." Thesis, Högskolan i Halmstad, Akademin för ekonomi, teknik och naturvetenskap, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-32746.
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Thurmond, Alana Christine. "Adapting Lifestyle: The Dwelling." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/91177.
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With over half the world living in cities there is a need for designing city housing. The DC Office of Planning did a survey on housing that shows a high percentage of 1 to 2-bedroom apartments and shows a lower percentage of 3 to 4-bedroom apartments. Is there a way to design with different housing typologies to accommodate different needs?
Mix-use housing and rowhouses are two different housing typologies. Both of these housing typologies are in the fabric of Washington DC. For my thesis I sought out if mix-use housing along with rowhouses could be combined into a design to accommodate peoples changing needs in housing.Master of Architecture
In Washington D.C. apartments can be found in each district but the majority of apartments that are designed are one to two bedroom. The intent of this design is to create apartments next to rowhouses. The design is to provide different housing styles to fit within people’s lifespan needs. The lifespan needs can change over time so by designing a variety of housing options a person could live within one design without moving to find a living condition to fit their needs. An example of how people’s needs change over time could be a young couple who grows their family. The addition of children or pets require extra space and additional bedrooms. Once the kids grow up and move out that extra room can become office space or a guest room. If there is a design that can accommodate a variety number of bedrooms then there is no need to move outside the city and leave a community where a family built their life around.
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Disque, J., and James Bitter. "Integrating Narrative Therapy with Adlerian Lifestyle Assessment: Narrative Means to Changes in Lifestyle." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 1997. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/6055.
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Oikarinen, A. (Anne). "Effects of risk factor targeted lifestyle counselling intervention on quality of lifestyle counselling and on adherence to lifestyle change in stroke patients." Doctoral thesis, Oulun yliopisto, 2016. http://urn.fi/urn:isbn:9789526211923.
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Abstract The purpose of the study was to explain the effects of risk factor targeted lifestyle counselling intervention on quality of lifestyle counselling and on adherence to lifestyle change in stroke patients. Content and characteristics of stroke patient counselling was described (I) with narrative literature review (n=33). Lifestyle habits of hospital-admitted stroke patients were described and explained (II) with cross-sectional design (n=150). Quasi-experimental, nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design explained (III) the effects of lifestyle counselling intervention on working-age stroke patients’ adherence to lifestyle change (n=75/group). Cross-sectional, explorative between-groups prospective design explained (IV) associations between the quality of counselling and adherence to lifestyle change during the 12-month follow-up (n=98). The literature data was gathered from the databases and analysed with content analysis (I). The empirical data was collected with Lifestyle (II), Adherence to Lifestyle Change (III, IV) and Counselling Quality (IV) instruments. Descriptive statistics, factor analysis, cross-tabulation of variables, logistic regression, and ANCOVA were used for data analysis. Counselling was described with seven themes: information about the disease and concerns regarding stroke, aims of counselling, counselling methods, interaction as a method for counselling, stroke nurse as a counsellor, emotional support and decision making in patient care (I). Patients were overweight or obese (75%) and 86.7% had high waist circumference levels. They generally had rather unhealthy eating habits, were physically inactive and quite highly stressed, and 33.5% drank to excess every month or every week, and 32.9% were current smokers (II). After intervention the experimental group lost their weight at 3 and 6 months, reduced cigarette consumption at 3 months, and increased smoking cessation at 6 months. The experimental group received more support from nurses, family and friends (III). Lifestyle counselling quality was estimated rather good, with the exception of patient-centred counselling, and significantly better by the experimental group. Interactiveness, resources, and advantages of counselling were related to adherence variables (IV). Intervention had effects on lifestyle counselling quality and on adherence to lifestyle change in the short termTiivistelmä Tutkimuksen tarkoituksena oli selittää aivoverenkiertohäiriöpotilaiden (AVH) riskitekijöihin kohdistuvan elintapaohjausintervention vaikutuksia elintapaohjauksen laatuun ja elintapamuutokseen sitoutumiseen. Ohjauksen sisältöä ja ominaispiirteitä kuvattiin (I) narratiivisen kirjallisuuskatsauksen avulla (n=33). AVH-potilaiden elintapoja (n=150) sairaalaan tulovaiheessa kuvattiin ja selitettiin (II) poikkileikkaustutkimuksella. Kvasikokeellinen tutkimus selitti (III) elintapaintervention vaikutuksia työikäisten AVH-potilaiden elintapamuutokseen sitoutumiseen (n=75/ryhmä). Ohjauksen laadun ja elintapamuutokseen sitoutumisen välistä yhteyttä 12 kuukauden seurannan aikana selitettiin (IV) poikkileikkaus- ja pitkittäistutkimuksen avulla (n=98). Kirjallisuuskatsauksen aineisto kerättiin tietokannoista ja analysoitiin sisällön analyysillä (I). Empiirinen data kerättiin elintapamittarilla (II), elintapamuutokseen sitoutumismittarilla (III, IV) ja ohjauksen laatu mittarilla (IV). Aineisto analysoitiin kuvailevin tilastollisin menetelmin, faktorianalyysillä, ristiintaulukoinnilla, logistisella regressiolla sekä varianssianalyysillä. Seitsemän teemaa kuvasi ohjausta: tieto sairaudesta ja siihen liittyvistä tekijöistä, ohjauksen tavoitteellisuus, ohjausmenetelmät, vuorovaikutus ohjausmenetelmänä, sairaanhoitaja ohjaajana, emotionaalinen tuki, sekä potilaan hoitoon liittyvä päätöksenteko (I). Potilaista 75% oli ylipainoisia tai lihavia ja suurella osalla vyötärönympärys oli liian suuri (86.7%). He söivät jokseenkin epäterveellisesti, liikkuivat liian vähän ja olivat stressaantuneita. Potilaista 33.5% joi humalahakuisesti kuukausittain tai joka viikko ja 32.9% tupakoi (II). Koeryhmän potilaiden paino laski kolmen ja kuuden kuukauden kuluttua kotiutumisesta. Savukkeiden määrä väheni kolmen kuukauden kuluttua kotiutumisesta ja tupakoinnin lopettaminen lisääntyi kuuden kuukauden kuluttua. Koeryhmän potilaat saivat enemmän tukea hoitajilta, perheeltä ja ystäviltä (III). Ohjauksen laatu arvioitiin hyväksi, poikkeuksena oli ohjauksen potilaskeskeisyys. Kokonaisuutena ohjauksen laatu arvioitiin paremmaksi koeryhmässä. Vuorovaikutus, resurssit ja ohjauksen vaikutukset olivat selkeimmin yhteydessä elintapamuutokseen sitoutumiseen (IV). Elintapainterventiolla oli vaikutusta elintapaohjauksen laatuun sekä elintapamuutokseen sitoutumiseen lyhyellä aikavälillä
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Juneby, Hans Bertil. "Lifestyle Medicine – a faith-based perspective." Thesis, Örebro universitet, Institutionen för hälsovetenskap och medicin, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-27062.
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Lifestyle medicine is the use of lifestyle interventions in the prevention, treatment and management of disease. A faith-based community, which is the subject of much health lifestyle research, is the focus of this study. The Seventh-day Adventist church has promoted a healthy lifestyle, including a plant-based diet, since its foundation in 1863. Research shows that Adventists are much healthier and live significantly longer than the general population. Adventist vegetarians are even more healthy, and live about five years longer than non-vegetarians. The present study was designed to investigate how church leaders relate to the Adventist health lifestyle, and to what extent information about the benefits of adopting this lifestyle is communicated to church members in Sweden. Survey interviews with specific health-related lifestyle questions were used to collect the data. 60% of the respondents reported being vegetarian or vegan. Many agreed that pastors should be health educators as much as gospel preachers, but a majority did not have any academic or other education on health. Only a minority stated that they often preach or share the Adventist health message, but most respondents agreed that every church should be a school of health. The educational program for pastors and other church leaders should include adequate training and experience in health and lifestyle medicine from a faith-based perspective. Seventh-day Adventists should be the first to take full advantage of an evidence-based healthy lifestyle and live as examples to others.
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Baydala, Angelina. "Lifestyle interventions, stress, and fitness." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1997. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp05/mq24645.pdf.
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San, Joaquin Miguel A. "Nutrition, lifestyle and colorectal cancer." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2005. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.418157.
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Neville, Charlotte Eleanor. "Diet, lifestyle and musculoskeletal health." Thesis, Queen's University Belfast, 2010. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.534615.
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Hawkins, Michelle Louise. "Reflux disease : Diet and Lifestyle." Thesis, London South Bank University, 2008. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.506708.
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Cassidy, Sophie. "Lifestyle and cardio-metabolic health." Thesis, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10443/3306.
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Type 2 diabetes is the fastest growing health threat to the UK, with prevalence rising 60% over the past decade. Those with Type 2 diabetes carry twice the risk of developing cardiovascular disease, a condition which claims the lives of the majority of adults in the UK. A significant proportion of cardio-metabolic disease could be prevented through improvements in lifestyle. Technological advancements, motorised transport and an increase in desk based work, have paved the way for physical inactivity to be norm in modern society. Clinical and government strategies to target unhealthy lifestyles are currently lacking. The aim of this thesis was to explore lifestyle related behaviours in cardio-metabolic disease, with a view to improving clinical care. A UK population based study (n=502,664) demonstrates that those with cardio-metabolic disease are characterised by low physical activity, sedentary behaviour and poor sleep. Combining all three behaviours exposes individuals to greater cardio-metabolic risk. A cross-sectional study (n=57) indicates that there are significant cardiac abnormalities in those with metabolic disease in the absence of overt heart disease. Finally, a randomised controlled trial (n=28) provides evidence that exercise can be used as a therapeutic strategy to improve cardiac structure and function in adults with Type 2 diabetes, and thereby moderate cardiac risk in this patient group. This thesis delivers two clear messages; 1) lifestyle behaviours remain significant unaddressed risk factors and 2) physical activity and exercise strategies should be used as therapies to reduce risk and improve cardio-metabolic health. Looking ahead, the results from the this study highlight the need for lifestyle behaviours to be part of the prevention and management strategies for cardio-metabolic health, and support the NHS’s 5 year plan to encourage healthier lifestyles as a priority.
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Korovai, M. A. "Lifestyle: the possibility of ecologization." Thesis, Sumy State University, 2014. http://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/45131.
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Historically, until recently, society's attitude to nature was of the nature of the consumer. The man was interested mainly as a source of resources to meet the needs of production and consumption. Now it's time to move to another culture, opposite the former, which focuses not only on consumers, but also support the natural environment in a state fit for current and future generations, as well as other organisms that inhabit the planet.
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Bitter, James. "Lifestyle Assessment with Early Recollections." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 1999. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/6132.
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Oh, Hannah. "Lifestyle, Hormones, and Breast Cancer." Thesis, Harvard University, 2014. http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:14117761.
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Breast cancer is a leading cause of cancer and the second leading cause of cancer death among women in the US. Although many risk factors for breast cancer are known, few are modifiable and little is known about ways to prevent its incidence.
Early-life body size is inversely associated with both premenopausal and postmenopausal breast cancer risk, suggesting an excess risk in lean girls. In a prospective analysis within the Nurses’ Health Study (NHS) II, Chapter 1 examines whether adolescent physical activity mitigates the excess risk of breast cancer associated with early-life body leanness. Lean girls were at higher risk of breast cancer, regardless of the level of adolescent physical activity; however, the association was slightly, though not significantly, attenuated among the most active girls.
Breast cancer is hormone-related cancer; estrogen metabolites (EM) are both estrogenic and genotoxic, suggesting factors that alter the pattern of estrogen metabolism may contribute to breast carcinogenesis. With the application of advanced technology that measures 15 different individual estrogens and EM in urine, Chapter 2 examines the associations of dietary fiber and macronutrients intake with detailed estrogen metabolism in a cross-sectional analysis within the NHSII. Few significant associations were identified: a positive association between total fiber intake and 4-methoxyestradiol, an inverse association between total fiber intake and 17-epiestriol, and inverse associations for polyunsaturated and trans-fat intakes with 17-epiestriol.
The tissue-specific responsiveness to potentially carcinogenic hormones, estrogen and progesterone, is partially regulated by the tissue expression of receptors that bind these hormones. Using benign breast biopsy samples collected in a nested case-control study within the NHS and NHSII, Chapter 3 assesses estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR), and proliferative marker Ki67 expression in normal breast tissue in relation to subsequent breast cancer risk. In this case-control analysis, PR expression in normal breast tissue was significantly positively associated with breast cancer risk in premenopausal women. ER and Ki67 expression was not significantly associated with breast cancer risk; however, our power was limited.
Results of this dissertation help elucidate the underlying biologic mechanisms of breast cancer and enhance our understanding of the link between risk factors and breast cancer risk.
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Andersson, Jonas. "Inflammation and lifestyle in cardiovascular medicine." Doctoral thesis, Umeå universitet, Medicin, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-36221.
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Despite major advances in the treatment and prevention of atherosclerosis the last several decades, cardiovascular disease still accounts for the majority of deaths in Sweden. With the population getting older, more obese and with rising numbers of diabetics, the cardiovascular disease burden may increase further in the future. The focus in cardiovascular disease has shifted with time from calcification and narrowing of arteries to the biological processes within the atherosclerotic plaque. C-reactive protein (CRP) has emerged as one of many proteins that reflect a low grade systemic inflammation and is suitable for analysis as it is more stable and easily measured than most other inflammatory markers. Several large prospective studies have shown that CRP is not only an inflammatory marker, but even a predictive marker for cardiovascular disease. C-reactive protein is associated with several other risk factors for cardiovascular disease including obesity and the metabolic syndrome. Our study of twenty healthy men during a two week endurance cross country skiing tour demonstrated a decline in already low baseline CRP levels immediately after the tour and six weeks later. In a study of 200 obese individuals with impaired glucose tolerance randomised to a counselling session at their health care centre or a one month stay at a wellness centre, we found decreased levels of CRP in subjects admitted to the wellness centre. The effect remained at one, but not after three years of follow-up. In a prospective, nested, case-referent study with 308 ischemic strokes, 61 intracerebral haemorrhages and 735 matched referents, CRP was associated with ischemic stroke in both uni- and multivariate analyses. No association was found with intracerebral haemorrhages. When classifying ischemic stroke according to TOAST criteria, CRP was associated with small vessel disease. The CRP 1444 (CC/CT vs. TT) polymorphism was associated with plasma levels of CRP, but neither with ischemic stroke nor with intracerebral haemorrhage. A study on 129 patients with atrial fibrillation was used to evaluate whether inflammation sensitive fibrinolytic variables adjusted for CRP could predict recurrence of atrial fibrillation after electrical cardioversion. In multivariate iv models, lower PAI-1 mass was associated with sinus rhythm even after adjusting for CRP and markers of the metabolic syndrome. In conclusion, lifestyle intervention can be used to reduce CRP levels, but it remains a challenge to maintain this effect. CRP is a marker of ischemic stroke, but there are no significant associations between the CRP1444 polymorphism and any stroke subtype, suggesting that the CRP relationship with ischemic stroke is not causal. The fibrinolytic variable, PAI-1, is associated with the risk of recurrence of atrial fibrillation after electrical cardioversion after adjustment for CRP. Our findings suggest a pathophysiological link between atrial fibrillation and PAI-1, but the relation to inflammation remains unclear.
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Akman, Namik, and Tongprasert Akapon. "ORGANIC FOOD CONSUMERS’ LIFESTYLE IN SWEDEN." Thesis, Mälardalens högskola, Akademin för hållbar samhälls- och teknikutveckling, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-12855.
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Organic food market is very challenging in Europe and growing rapidly as consumers areconcerned about health and environment particularly Sweden is one of the greenest countries.Many of previous researches have been done on attitudes toward organic food consumptionbased on demographics data. This paper presents the relationship between lifestyle which is apart of psychographics and organic food consumption in Sweden. Quantitative data iscollected by survey method consisting of structured question and analyzed the relationship oflifestyle and organic food consumption by regression analysis.The result shows that there is the significant relationship between organic food consumptionand lifestyle. There are also relationships between organic food consumption age, gender,education, income, and perceived risks but we cannot find its relationship with motivationfactor that are health concern, environmental concern and values.
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Vescio, Maria Fenicia. "Mortality, Lifestyle and Deprivation in Wales." Thesis, University of Bristol, 2006. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.499866.
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Ray, Katrina. "The intracellular lifestyle of Shigella flexneri." Thesis, Imperial College London, 2010. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.516483.
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Leonard, Lorraine Isabelle. "Retirement villages : promises of a lifestyle." Thesis, University of Canterbury. Department of Sociology, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10092/4339.
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The focus of this study is the investigation of Retirement Villages as a housing choice
for older people. Retirement Villages, a selective form of gated community, provide
homes for an age specific group and are a move away from the individual, suburban
housing that New Zealanders have traditionally preferred. Growth has been rapid
during the 1990s with around 3% of those over the age of 65 now living in Retirement
Villages. A gap in the social research undertaken on the impact of these Villages on
our society is apparent, especially the effect such a different form of housing has on
older people.
My thesis question consists of three main issues. The first explores how Retirement
Villages are promoted; that is, what images are being used to "sell" the concept to
prospective residents; the second explores the choices and constraints that make
Retirement Villages a viable consideration for some and not for others; the third
considers how residents experience Village life and whether their expectations and
social needs are met. I used a qualitative methodology, interviewing a group of actual
residents in two different Villages.
My key findings argue that, assisted by recent social and economic changes, failing
health and feelings of insecurity were the incentives for my participants to relocate.
They talked about how their own life history/chances gave them options not available
to everybody. The actual experience of living in a Village provided a support system
for this group of residents enabling them to maintain independence. The idealism of
the advertising in which Retirement Villages are portrayed as being able to meet all
needs, did not equate to the actuality for my participants. Ongoing social relations
within and beyond the Village were required. What Retirement Villages do, is provide
a form of housing in which a group of people are given the ability to participate in life
more fully because their anxieties had been lessened. A significant issue is the urgent
need of legislation to protect residents more fully as extensive contracts do not
guarantee protection. Changes in policy, by central and local government, has seen
responsibility for housing being transferred to the older people themselves. This
practice could lead to inadequate housing for those who cannot afford Retirement
Village living.
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Baker, Rachel Mairi. "Economic rationality, health and lifestyle choices." Thesis, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, 2003. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.397297.
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Sharifonnasabi, Zahra. "Transnational consumer lifestyle and social movements." Thesis, City, University of London, 2018. http://openaccess.city.ac.uk/20826/.
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My research interest is to understand consumer behavior related to transnationalism. In this dissertation, I address three questions concerning consumption and transnationalism. First, I situate transnationalism within the extensive body of work in consumer culture theory on globalization. Second, I examine one aspect of transnationalism: transnational consumer lifestyle that characterizes the lifestyle of individuals who simultaneously work and/or live in multiple countries (Glick Schiller et al. 1999). This is an interesting context to re-examine important consumer behavior phenomena, including consumer acculturation, relationship to home in contemporary globalization, and the role of consumption in managing a fragmented and multicentered life. Third, I examine another aspect of transnationalism: transnational consumer movement facilitated by transnational digital spaces. Transnational digital spaces, such as social media platforms, facilitate connections between activists, transnational news agencies, and political and social figures and institutions across borders and have the potential to empower some consumers, specifically those in totalitarian societies. I believe these are important phenomena that shape contemporary global consumer culture, but they have received little attention in consumer research thus far.
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Berrones, Adam J. "LIFESTYLE CONTRIBUTORS TO CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE RISK." UKnowledge, 2016. http://uknowledge.uky.edu/khp_etds/28.
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Aortic stiffness is an independent risk factor that has prognostic value regarding future cardiovascular disease (CVD) events such as myocardial infarction, strokes, and heart failure. Although death rates due to coronary heart disease have declined in recent years, the leading global killer remains CVD and prevalence is still high. Understanding lifestyle contributors associated with aortic stiffness would provide the public with insight into targeting key health-related behaviors.
The purpose of this observational study was to examine the association of physical activity, physical function, and dietary quality as independent factors contributing to aortic stiffness in apparently healthy middle aged men. Fifty-two men between the ages of 30 and 59 years were recruited to participate in this study, which required two visits to the Exercise Physiology Laboratory. Aortic stiffness was measured by aortic pulse wave velocity (aPWV) and was not associated with total daily step counts (r=-0.06; P=0.70). However, aortic stiffness was inversely associated with physical function, determined with the sitting-rising test score (r=-0.44; P<0.01) and inversely associated with relative muscular strength, determined with peak handgrip strength in both hands normalized to body mass (r=-0.41; P<0.01). Additionally, aortic stiffness was inversely associated with dietary quality, determined with the Healthy Eating Index score (r=0.51; P<0.01).
In conclusion, key health-related behaviors in this study that explained a large percentage of the variation in aortic stiffness were physical function and dietary quality (Adj r²=0.47; SEE=0.634). Hence, optimizing overall musculoskeletal fitness by focusing on strength, balance, coordination, and flexibility in addition to greater adherence to the U.S. Dietary Guidelines are key lifestyle contributors associated with reduced CVD risk in otherwise healthy middle aged men.
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Allardyce, Susan. "A continuum approach to lifestyle entrepreneurship." Thesis, Robert Gordon University, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10059/1223.
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Recent years have witnessed an increased interest in small independently operated businesses with researchers expressing an interest in the manner in which the independent owner-operator is motivated to enter the market and their subsequent approach to business. Research into these small firms has shown that the owner/operators may create their businesses for a variety of reasons. However an emerging perspective is that not all individuals will actively pursue traditional objectives such as growth and profit maximisation, rather they are increasingly choosing their occupation to suit their ‘style of life’. Lifestyle motivations have thus been recognised in the literature as important stimuli to small business formation. Various research has been undertaken into the lifestyle construct and the impact on the motivations and behaviours of the individual towards the creation and development of smallscale enterprises. This study aims to build on recent work in this area to provide an enhanced understanding of lifestyle theory. This study adopts an interpretivist approach to understand the fundamental meanings attached to lifestyle entrepreneurship in the context of the small business. Bed and Breakfast (B&B) accommodation operations are used as a frame through which to understand the motivations of the individual towards venture creation. This study develops the ideal typifications of Business Orientated Lifestylers, Lifestyle Focused Business Performers and Self Expressive Homemakers to help explain the complex and dynamic range of lifestyle motivations and objectives present, and proposes the model of a continuum to portray these lifestyle business owners as being between low intensity and high intensity lifestyle goals and objectives. It is suggested that the typologies and subsequent lifestyle continuum presented in this study can be used by researchers, policy makers and practitioners to better understand the lifestyle entrepreneur and the environment within which they operate, and further, to support these lifestyle entrepreneurs in the operation of their business.
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Sánchez, López María del Pilar, and Morales Juan Francisco Díaz. "Relations between lifestyle and life satisfaction." Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, 2013. http://repositorio.pucp.edu.pe/index/handle/123456789/102382.
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The analysis of use of time during the week and the weekend provides an appropiate measure of the lifestyle. We describe the characteristics of the different groups and they are studied in relation to the lifestyle and work and family satisfaction. The concept of Congruence/Incongruence is used for analyzing the relationship between work and family environments. The conclusion is that those worlds are not independent. Moreover, lifestyle and satisfaction show some associations with demographic variables such as sex, kind of couple, and vital cycle (the age and the fact of having children).El análisis de la distribución del tiempo que realizan las personas durante la semana y el fin de semana proporciona una adecuada medida del estilo de vida. Se describen y estudian las características de diferentes grupos de personas en función del estilo de vida y la satisfacción en el ámbito laboral y familiar. A través del concepto Congruencia/Incongruencia se analiza la relación entre el entorno laboral y familiar, donde se comprueba que ambos, mundos no son independientes. A su vez, el estilo de vida y la satisfacción muestran determinadas relaciones con variables demográficas como sexo, tipo de pareja y ciclo vital (edad y tener/no tener hijos).
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Grytsiuk, M. І. "Lifestyle and nutrition in diabetes mellitus." Thesis, БДМУ, 2021. http://dspace.bsmu.edu.ua:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/18860.
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Polishchuk, T. V., and M. V. Gubko. "Building a healthy lifestyle of students." Thesis, Sumy State University, 2017. http://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/61231.
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Introduction: «Students – are the future of the country», - this phrase says, that students are a part of the population that gains higher education, which gives them an opportunity to take part in economical, political and social life of the country. So it's important to make young people healthy, because after graduation they will become a basis of society, of which the development of the country will be dependent.
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Mendoza, Cuadra Mónica, Bandach Hurr Rodríguez, and García Rodolfo Rubatto. "Plan de marketing para BMW Lifestyle." Master's thesis, Universidad del Pacífico, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/11354/1481.
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Perú representa para BMW la tercera plaza más importante de la región, liderando por 14 años consecutivos las ventas del segmento de autos de lujo (para ser considerados en el segmento de lujo, premium o gama alta, cualquier marca debe cumplir con prestaciones y beneficios exclusivos para el usuario, precio alto y no de fácil acceso). En los últimos años este segmento viene creciendo pese a las fluctuaciones de la coyuntura económica.
Aprovechando este posicionamiento, BMW es la primera marca de autos Premium que lanza en Perú su línea de productos lifestyle a la que denomina BMW Lifestyle, que es poco conocida entre sus clientes y público en general. En una primera fase ubica su primer y aún único punto de venta en el centro comercial Jockey Plaza en julio de 2014.
«Estamos de acuerdo que los ingresos de las firmas automotrices se deben a sus autos aunque la mercancía oficial contribuye a sus ganancias, la mayoría de las marcas premium venden todo tipo de cosas, desde equipajes pasando por ropa hasta llegar a los accesorios y juguetes. Probablemente, si eres propietario de alguna vehículo Ferrari, Porsche, Lamborghini o Mini quieras hacer combinar tu auto con algo en tu vestimenta relacionado con la marca, y si no eres propietario de alguna vehículo premium, quisieras tener algo con el logo de tu marca favorita, por esta razón BMW lanza su colección Lifestyle, la cual está disponible vía web o distribuidores autorizados» (Santillán, 2014).
Esta extensión de línea permitirá ampliar el universo de posibilidades de no solo estar presentes en el concesionario de vehículos, sino, estar presente en centros comerciales del target objetivo que aumentan el valor de la marca en sí mismo.
El análisis de este trabajo de investigación tiene por objetivo identificar la oportunidad de crecimiento de la línea BMW Lifestyle a través de la búsqueda del canal(es) más rentable(s).
Se determina la ubicación más idónea para la apertura del segundo punto de venta BMW Lifestyle en un C.C. de la ciudad de Lima, asimismo, se analiza las variables de incentivo de compra, el perfil del consumidor y los Insight de motivación de consumo para el potencial comprador y el usuario final de los producto de la línea BMW Lifestyle.
Cabe mencionar que las cifras mostradas en la presente investigación han sido modificadas por motivos de confiabilidad para salvaguardar los datos reales de la empresa.
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Gomes, Mariana Lourenço Mocho Fernandes. "Lifestyle impact on human sperm function." Master's thesis, Universidade de Aveiro, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10773/14848.
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Mestrado em Biologia Molecular e CelularOxidative stress (OS) is believed to be an important cause of male infertility, which accounts for about half of all infertility cases. Reactive species (RS)- induced OS is detrimental to spermatozoa, leading to the damage of many biomolecules, such as lipids, proteins and DNA. Several lifestyle factors, such as alcohol and tobacco consumption, are known to induce OS and have been studied for their negative effects on male reproductive system. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of acute lifestyle changes, namely alcohol and tobacco consumption, on semen quality, accessory glands function and oxidative balance of sperm cells. Furthermore, the correlation between the OS parameters analyzed and the basic semen parameters was also assessed. Male students, in reproductive age, who participated in the academic festivities, donated a semen sample at three time points: before and one week and three months after the academic festivities. Basic semen analysis was performed and, subsequently, semen samples were processed. Acessory glands function was evaluated and OS was analyzed through measurement of the total antioxidant capacity of the sperm cells and through determination of the expression of antioxidant enzymes glutathione peroxidase 4 and superoxide dismutase 1. The impact of ROS in spermatozoa was also assessed through the determination of the protein carbonyl and 3-nitrotyrosine groups. The results indicate that a decrease in semen quality, demonstrated by a decrease in progressive motility and neutral α-glucosidase concentration and an increase in tail defects, occurs due to lifestyle alterations. The total antioxidant status of sperm cells and variations in protein oxidation levels are dependent on the alcohol and tobacco consumption. Moreover, some correlations were observed between the studied parameters, which may be useful in a clinical perspective. In conclusion, the lifestyle alterations are responsible for a decrease in semen quality and by an increase in protein modifications, which may consequently lead to a decrease in fertilizing potential.
O stress oxidativo (OS) tem sido considerado uma causa importante da infertilidade masculina, que está envolvida em cerca de metade dos casos de infertilidade. O OS induzido pelas espécies reativas (RS) é prejudicial para os espermatozoides, levando a lesões em várias biomoléculas, como os lípidos, proteínas e DNA. Alterações no estilo de vida, como o consumo excessivo de álcool e tabaco, induzem o OS e têm sido extensivamente estudadas devido aos seus efeitos negativos ao nível do sistema reprodutor masculino. O objetivo deste estudo foi analisar o impacto de alterações agudas no estilo de vida, nomeadamente o consumo de álcool e tabaco, na qualidade seminal, na função das glândulas acessórias e no equilibrio oxidativo dos espermatozoides. Para além disso, outro objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar a possível relação entre os parâmetros de OS e os parâmetros seminais analisados. Estudantes masculinos, em idade fértil, que participaram nas festividades académicas, doaram uma amostra de sémen em três períodos de tempo: antes e uma semana e três meses após as festividades académicas. A análise básica ao sémen foi realizada e, posteriormente, as amostras foram processadas. A função das glândulas acessórias foi avaliada, assim como determinada a capacidade antioxidante total das células, a expressão das enzimas antioxidantes superóxido dismutase 1 e glutationa peroxidase 4 e a presença de grupos carbonilo e 3-nitrotirosina. Os resultados indicam que uma diminuição na qualidade seminal, demostrada por um decréscimo na motilidade progressiva dos espermatozoides e na concentração de α-glucosidase neutra e um aumento nos defeitos da cauda, ocorre devido a alterações no estilo de vida. A capacidade antioxidante total das células e as variações ao nível da oxidação proteica demonstram também ser dependentes do consumo de alcool e tabaco. Foram também verificadas algumas correlações entre os parâmetros analisados que poderão ser importantes numa perspetiva clínica. Concluindo, alterações no estilo de vida são responsáveis pela diminuição da qualidade seminal e pelo aumento de modificações proteicas, o que pode levar consequentemente a um decréscimo do potencial de fertilização.
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Williams, Yvette Gail. "Healthy Lifestyle Changes and Academic Improvement." ScholarWorks, 2018. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/4489.
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Many children in U.S. K-12 schools struggle with childhood obesity. A healthy lifestyle taught in a child's early years is essential for student learning, and it can set the pace for healthy choices to be made in adulthood. The purpose of this exploratory case study was to explore the experiences of parents in Montgomery County, Ohio, who successfully improved their children's health and academic grades. The transtheoretical model of behavior change grounded this study to evaluate the willingness of children and adults to take action on new health and wellness behaviors that can lead them through the stages of change to action and maintenance. The study was guided by 1 overarching research question: What are the experiences of the parents who guided their children through lifestyle changes using local community health and wellness resources, and reported improved health and improved academics? Specifically, the research subquestions asked about the successes, challenges, and strategies applied. This case study targeted 6 parents who guided their 6th grade children for at least 6 months on changing their health and wellness habits. Qualitative data were gathered and coded from structured interviews listing noteworthy statements and identifying patterns. The data were analyzed using data reduction, data display, and conclusion drawing. According to the study's findings, children who ate healthy, got proper rest each night, and engaged in daily physical activity lost weight, felt better, and performed better in school. This study contributes to positive social change by providing parents with strategies to improve health and wellness and academics in their overweight children.
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Elege, Vivian. "Staff Education: Prediabetes Lifestyle Modification Toolkit." ScholarWorks, 2020. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/7922.
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Prediabetes patients are at a high risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. The purpose of this project was to educate the medical staff of the project site clinic on lifestyle modifications that can help patients prevent prediabetes from progressing to Type 2 diabetes. The project took place at an outpatient clinic in the Southwestern United States. The clinic patient population is mostly African American, a population at risk for diabetes. The theoretical framework to support the project was the Iowa model of evidence-based practice. Staff education on patient diabetes prevention was the goal of the project. The project question focused on staff education for lifestyle modifications to increase nurses' knowledge and skills in prediabetes patient management. The educational content of the module was formed using evidenced-based guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Road to Health toolkit and from the American Diabetes Association. The educational program was evaluated by 3 content experts in primary care and diabetes management. Expert responses were measured with a 5-point Likert-scale survey. The expert panel indicated the content would be applicable and beneficial for clinic staff. The program was then provided to 3 clinic nurses. Each nurse answered pretest and posttest questionnaires to assess their knowledge of program content related to lifestyle modifications to prevent Type 2 diabetes. All participants answered the posttest questions as agree or strongly agree. Results from the questionnaires indicated the nurses improved their knowledge on the subject matter after program completion. The toolkit supports social change by providing nurses with the necessary education to help prediabetes patients experience improved outcomes.
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PEVERI, GIULIA. "HEALTHY LIFESTYLE AND RISK OF MULTIMORBIDITY." Doctoral thesis, Università degli Studi di Milano, 2023. https://hdl.handle.net/2434/950821.
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Background Life expectancy has increased worldwide going from 45.7 years in 1950 to 72.6 years in 2019. A subgroup of these, chronic diseases (i.e., health problems requiring ongoing management over a period of years or decades), may lead to challenges in patient care when they present concomitantly (i.e., as multimorbidity). Because clinical trials often exclude patients with multimorbidity and most guidelines do not provide recommendations for multimorbid patients, these challenges persist. Moreover, multimorbidity negatively affects quality of life and functional ability and accelerates mortality. Many studies have been published on the role of modifiable lifestyle factors on multimorbidity, i.e., of tobacco and alcohol consumption, being overweight or obese, having a poor diet, and a low physical activity level. To our knowledge, only one study combined them in a comprehensive total lifestyle score. Therefore, a gap remains regarding the role of multiple lifestyle habits combined on multimorbidity.
Aim Our aim was: i) to determine the patterns of multimorbidity of selected groups of diseases or conditions, chosen among the major causes of death. and ii) to estimate the effect of five important modifiable lifestyle behaviors on the morbidity and multimorbidity of the selected diseases or conditions.
Methods To define multimorbidity we considered all chronic causes of death among the 369 diseases, injuries, and impairments recorded in the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) publicly available databases. We ranked the causes of death by decreasing yearly rates and grouped them as follows: 1) Cardiovascular diseases, i.e., ischemic heart disease, stroke, and hypertensive heart disease; 2) Gastrointestinal tract (GIT) cancers (i.e., colorectal, gastric, liver, pancreatic, and esophageal cancers) and respiratory tract (RT) cancers (i.e., trachea, bronchus, and lung cancers); 3) Alzheimer disease and other dementias; 4) Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. These four macro-groups of chronic diseases are together responsible for an average cause-specific crude mortality rate of 827 deaths per thousand inhabitants. Multimorbidity was defined as the occurrence of diseases from two different groups.
We used data from the Swedish National March Cohort (SNMC) to study the association of five lifestyle factors with multimorbidity. We developed a partial healthy lifestyle index (HLI) score for each of the lifestyle exposures and a total HLI score ranging from 0 (worst habits) to 20 (best habits). Four states (i.e., baseline, morbidity, multimorbidity, and death) were used to define a multi-state framework, and each transition was modelled individually with a parametric multi-state model. We estimated transition probability between states and hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for the exposures of interest.
Results During an average follow-up time of 18.2 years we observed 6,458 morbidity cases, 946 transitions to multimorbidity, and 4,441 deaths. For values of the five partial HLI scores corresponding to healthier lifestyles we observed a reduction in the risk of morbidity, multimorbidity, and mortality, and we found that, e.g., over 15 years of follow-up, a man aged 65 years at baseline with an excellent lifestyle (all partial scores 4) would have a 33% reduction in the cumulative probability of morbidity, multimorbidity, and death combined compared to another man with same characteristics but a poor lifestyle (all partial scores 0-1). In case of women, the cumulative probability would be reduced by 29%. One unit increase in the total HLI score corresponded to 4% reduction in the risk of morbidity (HR [95% CI]: 0.96 [0.95-0.97]) and 6% in the risk of multimorbidity (0.94 [0.92-0.96]), similarly for both males and females. Having an HLI score of 16-20 halved the risk of morbidity compared to an HLI of 0-4 (HR [95% CI]: 0.47 [0.36-0.61] in men, and 0.46 [0.33-0.64] in women) with a stronger effect for women (p-value for heterogeneity 0.01), and reduced the risk of multimorbidity by two thirds (0.35 [0.20-0.63] in men and 0.30 [0.16-0.56] in women; p-value for heterogeneity <0.01).
Conclusions We found that healthy lifestyle habits, summarized by the HLI score, were inversely associated with morbidity and multimorbidity of selected cardiovascular diseases, gastrointestinal and respiratory cancers, dementia, and COPD. We determined that being a never smoker or quitting smoking, having a low alcohol consumption, high physical activity levels, and a low BMI, and following the Mediterranean Diet recommendations can lower the probability of morbidity, multimorbidity and death. This effect is particularly evident when all the healthy lifestyles are combined.
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Puolitaival, M. R. (Malla-Reetta). "Nationale Stereotype über Deutsche und Finnen:eine qualitative Analyse der lifestyle-blogeinträge der deutschen und finnischen lifestyle-blogger." Master's thesis, University of Oulu, 2015. http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:oulu-201505211620.
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In der vorliegenden Studie werden nationale Stereotype in den deutschen und finnischen Weblogs untersucht. Die Blogs sind seit einigen Jahren sehr beliebt geworden. Sie sind ein Teil der sozialen Medien, die mit ihrer Aktualität und Persönlichkeit die Leser anzieht. Das Ziel der Studie war zu untersuchen, ob die Blogs durch ihre Bild- und Texteinträge nationale Stereotype vermitteln und ob die Blogs nationale Stereotype stärken oder schwächen oder ob sie neue nationale Vorstellungen schaffen. Als Untersuchungsobjekt waren 10 finnische und 10 deutsche Blogs ausgewählt worden. Das Untersuchungsmaterial besteht aus Blogeinträgen vom Mai 2013. Die Blogeinträge bestehen aus Bildern und Texten. Die Idee war, dass die untersuchten Lifestyle-Blogs aktiv aktualisiert werden und dass die Blogger relativ junge Frauen sind. Nicht nur die Texte, sondern auch die Bilder wurden in der Studie betrachtet. Die Sachen und Erscheinungen in den Texten und Bildern wurden mit der qualitativen Analyse untersucht. Als Mittel in der Analyse wurde eine Themakartei verwendet, die aufgrund der Erscheinungen in den Blogeinträgen gebildet wurde. Das Forschungsergebnis zeigt, dass die Blogs aktuelle Information über die deutsche und finnische Kultur vermitteln. Bei der Studie hat sich ergeben, dass die Blogs als nationale Stereotypvermittler funktionieren. Der Leser bildet eine Vorstellung über die Deutschen und Finnen, wenn er Blogs liest. Die Blogs können wirklichkeitsgetreue und glaubwürdige Vorstellungen über verschiedene Nationen vermitteln. Es ist jedoch zu beachten, dass die untersuchten Blogs nur ein kleiner Teil der Blogosphäre sind. Unter den letzten zehn Jahren sind die Blogs immer beliebter geworden. Neue Blogs entstehen ständig und einige Blogs der Studie sind schon aus der Blogosphäre verschwunden. Sie sind an ein breites Publikum gerichtet und es ist einfach, sie überall zu lesen, solange der Leser die Möglichkeit hat, das Internet zu benutzen. Die Bedeutung der Blogs als Vermittler der nationalen Stereotype kann nicht unbeachtet gelassen werdenTutkimuksessa tarkastellaan kansallisia stereotypioita saksalaisissa ja suomalaisissa blogeissa. Blogit ovat viime vuosien aikana saavuttaneet suurta suosiota. Se on yksi sosiaalisen median ilmentymä, joka houkuttelee lukijoita ajankohtaisuudellaan ja henkilökohtaisuudellaan. Tutkimuksen tavoitteena oli selvittää, välittävätkö blogien kuva- ja tekstijulkaisut lukijoilleen kansallisia stereotypioita ja ovatko blogit vahvistamassa vai heikentämässä jo olemassa olevia stereotypioita saksalaisista ja suomalaisista, vai luovatko blogit kokonaan uusia käsityksiä saksalaisista ja suomalaisista. Tarkastelun kohteena oli 10 saksankielistä ja 10 suomenkielistä lifestyle-blogia. Tarkastelun kohteena olivat 10 saksankielisen ja 10 suomenkielisen lifestyle-blogin blogimerkinnät toukokuun 2013 ajalta. Blogimerkinnät koostuivat teksteistä ja kuvista. Tavoitteena oli löytää tarkastelun kohteeksi aktiivisesti päivitettyjä lifestyle-blogeja, joiden kirjoittajat ovat nuorehkoja naisia. Analysoin valittujen blogien blogimerkintöjä kuvineen. Tutkin teksteissä ja kuvissa esiintyneitä asioita ja ilmiöitä laadullisen tutkimustavan avulla. Käytin analysointini tukena blogeissa esiintyneiden ilmiöiden perusteella tehtyä teemakortistoa. Tutkimuksen tulos osoitti, että blogit välittävät ajankohtaista tietoa saksalaisesta ja suomalaisesta kulttuurista. Tutkimuksessa kävi ilmi, että blogit toimivat vahvasti kansallisten stereotypioiden välittäjänä. Lukijalle muodostuu käsitys saksalaisista ja suomalaisista blogien tekstien ja kuvien perusteella. Blogit voivat välittää todellista ja uskottavaa kuvaa eri kansallisuuksista. On kuitenkin huomioitava tutkimusaineistoni rajallisuus, sillä blogosfääri on niin laaja, että tutkimieni lifestyle-blogien osuus tästä kokonaisuudesta on hyvin pieni. Blogit ovat viimeisen kymmenen vuoden aikana saavuttaneet todella suuren suosion. Uusia blogeja syntyy jatkuvasti ja osa tutkimistani blogeista on jo kadonnut bittiavaruuteen. Blogit on suunnattu suurelle yleisölle ja niitä on helppo lukea missä tahansa, kunhan lukijalla on mahdollisuus käyttää internetiä. Blogien merkitystä kansallisten stereotypioiden välittäjänä ei voi jättää huomiotta
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Chen, Yang Ph D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology Dept of Urban Studies and Planning. "Neighborhood design and the energy efficiency of urban lifestyle in China : treating residence and mobility as lifestyle bundle." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/77840.
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Thesis (Ph. D. in Urban and Regional Planning)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 2012.Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-214).
China and the rest of the world are facing the challenge of meeting energy demand sustainably. Household-level energy consumption is a large ultimate driving force of a nation's energy use. Realizing a sustainable energy future will require behavioral change on the consumption side. In this context, examining the role of neighborhoods is important since neighborhoods are the building blocks of China's urban growth and the neighborhoods we build now will have a long-lasting effect on households' lifestyles of energy consumption. This research uses Jinan as a context for Chinese cities, and tries to understand how neighborhood design influences households' direct energy consumption, including travel and in-home energy use, through the influence on urban households' lifestyle. This research utilized an approach combining qualitative and quantitative methods, and finds that: (1) Household residential and vehicle ownership choice is made as a bundle reflecting the chosen lifestyle, making the combined evaluation of both travel and residential energy use possible; (2) Households belonging to different lifestyle groups have different decision-making mechanisms, suggesting the need for targeted design and policies; and, (3) Neighborhood design influences household direct energy consumption both through the ownership component choice and the usage component. By enabling more lifestyle bundle choices and providing new experiences and feedback, breaking old habits and creating new ones, energy-efficient neighborhood design can "lock in" households' lifestyles for a longer period of time via the lifestyle bundle choice effect. Design, therefore, likely has a larger and more robust impact in the long run than one-time or short-term incentives. This qualitative-quantitative mixed-method study contributes to a bridging of the literatures on consumer behavior, lifestyle, built environment and travel behavior, residential energy consumption, and energy demand analysis. It also provides new insights into the interaction of residence and mobility as a lifestyle bundle, and enriches the empirical findings in the developing world. For policy makers and designers, this research presents a theoretical basis for the development of potential evaluation tools and a standard for energy efficient neighborhood design and offers a pilot method for the selection, and suggested range, of indicators for energy efficient neighborhood design.
by Yang Chen.
Ph.D.in Urban and Regional Planning
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Pauline, Jeffrey Scott. "Lifestyle management the effects of an intensive lifestyle management course on behavioral, psychological, physiological, and psycho-behavioral factors /." Morgantown, W. Va. : [West Virginia University Libraries], 2001. http://etd.wvu.edu/templates/showETD.cfm?recnum=1897.
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Thesis (Ed. D.)--West Virginia University, 2001.Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains xiii, 178 p. : ill. Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 124-136).
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Sandberg, Linnéa. "Klimatsmart livsstil : Hur människor kan påverkas till att leva mer klimatsmart." Thesis, Luleå tekniska universitet, Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik och samhälle, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-71615.
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One of the greatest challenges of our time is the ongoing climate change. Research suggests that it is us humans that through our greenhouse gas emissions are the greatest cause of globalwarming and the problems that comes with it. To reduce the emissions of greenhouse gas and meet the international goals, it is necessary for individuals to make changes in their behavior. Some people care a lot about the climate and tries to do everything in their power to lower theirown impact, others want to do something but do not know what and some people does not care at all. The purpose of this study is to provide a deeper understanding of how to influence people to live in a more environmentally friendly way by identifying factors that determines environmentally friendly actions both positively and negatively. The study was conducted through a qualitative case study where the data collection was made through personal interviews with citizens in Luleå. The results of the study show that knowledge has a strong connection to individual behaviors. It is important to know that the environmental actions you take is of importance. Many people have the desire to do more than they do but are hindered by contextual factors like saving time. Except for the factors that was identified in the frame of reference the study also shows that there are other reasons for individuals to act in an environmentally friendly way: health, economy, ethics, frugality and care about future generations. By identifying these factors and get an explanation of how they impact individuals, the study can aid decision makers of a county with information that helps them adapt their conversion work to the citizens. The recommendations for counties are to provide citizens with clear information both regarding what goals they aim to reach as well as concrete actions to take in order to fulfil these, make it easier to choose environmentally friendly options, market the environmental benefits but also other reasons for certain behaviors since many people are more motivated byother things than environmental reasons, share their results in their environmental work to include citizens as well as spread motivation for further behavior changes.En av vår tids största utmaningar är de pågående klimatförändringarna. Forskning visar att det till allra största del är vi människor som genom våra utsläpp av växthusgaser är ansvariga för den globala uppvärmningen och de problem som den för med sig. För att reducera utsläppen av växthusgaser och uppnå de internationella utsläppsmålen krävs delvis insatser på individnivå. Vissa människor bryr sig mycket om klimatet och försöker göra allt i sin makt för att minska sin egen klimatpåverkan, andra vill göra något men vet inte vad och vissa bryr sig inte alls. Denna studie syftar till att ge en djupare förståelse för hur man kan påverka människor att leva mer klimatsmart genom att identifiera faktorer som påverkar miljövänliga beteenden i både positiv och negativ riktning. Studien genomfördes genom en kvalitativ fallstudie där datainsamlingen gjordes genom personliga intervjuer med invånare i Luleå kommun. Studiens resultat visar att kunskap har en stark koppling till en individs beteenden. Det är viktigt att de insatser man gör till förmån för klimatet känns betydelsefulla. Många har en vilja att göra mer för klimatet men hindras av kontextuella faktorer, till största del handlar det om tidsaspekten. Förutom de faktorer som identifierades i det teoretiska ramverket framkom även ytterligare orsaker till varför individer beter sig miljövänligt: hälsa, ekonomi, etik, sparsamhet samt att värna om framtida generationer. Genom att identifiera dessa faktorer samt få förklarat hur de påverkar individen kan studien bidra med information till beslutsfattare exempelvis inom kommuner för att de ska kunna anpassa sitt omställningsarbete till medborgarna i kommunen. Studiens rekommendationer för kommuner är att de bör bistå med tydlig information till invånarna, både när det gäller vilka mål de siktar till att uppnå samt vad som konkret krävs för att uppfylla dessa. Kommunen bör också göra det lättare att välja miljövänliga alternativ, marknadsföra såväl klimatnyttan men även andra skäl till ett visst beteende eftersom att många motiveras mer av andra fördelar än klimatnytta. Samt dela med sig av resultat i klimatarbetet för att göra medborgarna delaktiga samt sprida motivation att arbeta vidare.
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Shinn, Samuel H. "Toward reconciling lifestyle through worship and service." Chicago, Ill : McCormick Theological Seminary, 1997. http://www.tren.com.
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Farmer, Ada M. "A narrative for a positive aging lifestyle." DigitalCommons@Robert W. Woodruff Library, Atlanta University Center, 2016. http://digitalcommons.auctr.edu/dissertations/3344.
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The purpose of this project was to address the lack of Christian Education for less literate seniors at the Mount Ephraim Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia. The objective was to empower seniors to have a greater sense of self-worth by highlighting their abilities and acknowledging the insight that seniors bring to the conversation within the Christian community.
The project took place at the Mount Ephraim Baptist Church. Less literate seniors in the congregation were invited to be involved in a Christian Education class that was designed to help seniors envision their goals, identify the barriers that precluded them from reaching their goals, and help them hear the voices of other seniors to give them encouragement as future leaders, despite their lack of formal schooling. The methodology is ethnographic and narrative approach.
Working with thirty senior citizens at the church, this project addressed the importance of teaching Christian Education to senior citizens who are less literate and have a desire to know more about the Word of God in a way that will help them know that they are really a part of the faith community. Story-linking and ethnographic methods will be employed. The thirty seniors that the author worked with, 75% of them have a fifth grade education; 10% made it to the 7th or 8th grade; and 15% were unable to attend School every day regularly following the death of a parent and consequently they had to quit school to enter the work force to help support the family.
The project included the development of a five-lesson series that addressed how biblical narrative relates to their narrative. The effectiveness of the lesson plan series was evaluated based on increased unity, behavioral attitudes toward each other, and their willingness to share their own stories.
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Cohen, Scott Allen, and n/a. "The search for 'self' for lifestyle travellers." University of Otago. Department of Tourism, 2009. http://adt.otago.ac.nz./public/adt-NZDU20090819.151427.
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This thesis examines the search for self in the context of lifestyle travellers. It has been suggested that maintaining a coherent sense of self has become problematic in late modernity as the socially constructed notion of a 'true self' has come to be regarded as concrete, whilst choice has increasingly replaced obligation or tradition as a basis in defining selves. Issues of self have been noted as especially important in the context of adopted lifestyles, as lifestyle can be a means through which individuals seek coherence in their lives. Furthermore, travelling to 'find one's self' has a lengthy tradition in popular literature that has also been reflected in tourism studies where research has been conducted into backpacker and traveller identities.
Lifestyle travel is a post-traditional way of life wherein individuals are voluntarily exposed to an array of cultural praxes. Thus, the literatures on self, lifestyle and tourism point to lifestyle travel as a context where issues of self may be particularly relevant. Whilst there is a significant and growing body of research within tourism studies on backpackers, there is a dearth of information on individuals that travel as a lifestyle. Therefore, this thesis contributes to academic knowledge not only through its investigation into the search for self, but also by its conceptualisation of and empirical research into lifestyle travellers.
With criteria for defining lifestyle travellers based on of a fluid combination of self-definition of travel as one's lifestyle and multiple trips of approximately six months or more, twenty-five semi-structured in-depth interviews were carried out by the researcher with lifestyle travellers in northern Indian and southern Thailand from July through September 2007. In keeping with the paradigmatic ideals of interpretivism, emergent themes were identified from within the qualitative material including meanings that the lifestyle travellers attached to the search for self, surrounding issues of avoidance and seeking that influenced why they travelled as a lifestyle and their future travel intentions.
Although there were multiple perspectives on how the search for self was conceived and approached, searching for self was voiced as a critical motivating factor for the majority of the lifestyle travellers. With a common view among most of the respondents of self as an internal object to be developed, many lifestyle travellers had been or were still on a Romantic modern quest of searching for their true self. Escapism, freedom and learning through challenge were identified as important themes surrounding the search for self, as lifestyle travellers described varying degrees of success in escaping their home societies and finding increased free space and time to learn about and challenge their ideas of self. Paradoxically, most of the lifestyle travellers sought to experience an inner self that dominant sociological views posit does not exist. The tension of searching for a unified sense of self in a world of relational selves is highlighted as not only problematic for the interviewees, but also for previous tourism studies that have premised their contributions on the existence of an inner self.
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Choi, Mee Kyung. "Towards holistic worship, personal, corporate, and lifestyle." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2006. http://www.tren.com/search.cfm?p068-0599.
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Tin, Sze-pui Pamela, and 田詩蓓. "Lifestyle, self-esteem and obesity among children." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10722/196449.
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Background: Childhood obesity remains a major public health concern. While preventing childhood obesity is important, the effectiveness of existing prevention strategies is indefinite. Important obesity contributors are speculated to be overlooked while the role of well-studied obesity-related factors has been questioned.
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1) Although the association between lifestyle and obesity is seemingly well-established, how an overlooked dietary factor, breakfast location, associates with obesity was investigated
2) At a time where inconsistencies in findings for the frequently studied association between TV viewing and obesity still exist, this thesis tested for the existence of the said association in the understudied Chinese population
3) The effect of mental health on childhood obesity is understudied. Using self-esteem as a mental health indicator, the effect of self-esteem on childhood obesity was investigated
To understand the role of lifestyle factors in the association between self-esteem and obesity, how 4) breakfast habit and 5) TV viewing habit associates with self-esteem was explored
Methods: A cohort of 83405 primary 4 (P4) Department of Health Student Health Service participants (49.7% male, mean age 9.9 years) in 1998-2000 were successfully tracked for 2 years into primary 6 (P6). A self-administered health questionnaire collected information on the breakfast and TV habits of participants alongside other lifestyle characteristics. Self-esteem was assessed using the four Culture Free Self-Esteem Inventories for Children (SEI) subscales. Body mass index (BMI) was derived using objectively measured weight and height. Weight status was classified in accordance to International Obesity Task Force standards. Logistic, multinomial logistic and linear regression were used to yield adjusted odds ratios (AOR) and β-coefficients for becoming overweight/obese in P6 (among P4 normal weight children), breakfast skipping/location, TV viewing habit and SEI subscale scores. Breakfast skipping behaviour was tested as a mediator in the association between self-esteem and obesity using standard mediation procedures. Breakfast and TV viewing habits were tested as effect modifiers in the same association by inclusion of interaction terms in models.
Results: Among normal weight P4 children, those who skipped breakfast (AOR: 1.24; 95% CI: 1.02 to 1.51) or ate away from home (1.39; 1.20 to 1.60) were more likely to become overweight/obese in P6. Poor self-esteem was also associated with higher AORs for becoming overweight/obese, particularly among girls.
While TV viewing in P4 did not predict overweight/obesity in P6, those who increased TV watching hours (≤2h/day to 2h/day) during the two follow-up years were 32% more likely to become overweight/obese in P6 than their counterparts who maintained watching ≤2h/day.
Breakfast habit and self-esteem was bi-directionally associated. Although a curvilinear inverted J-shaped relation between P4 TV viewing and P6 self-esteem was observed, self-esteem did not predict TV viewing habit.
While neither breakfast nor TV viewing habit significantly interacted with self-esteem to predict obesity, breakfast skipping was found to be a potential partial mediator in the association between self-esteem and obesity.
Conclusion: Breakfast location, self-esteem and TV viewing patterns over time are important to consider in relation to childhood obesity. Additionally, the association between self-esteem and obesity could be mediated by lifestyle factors.published_or_final_version
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Thomas, Tara. "Lifestyle management in the reversal of atherosclerosis." Honors in the Major Thesis, University of Central Florida, 2010. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETH/id/1506.
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Stamp, Elizabeth. "Mental toughness and health-related lifestyle factors." Thesis, University of Lincoln, 2017. http://eprints.lincoln.ac.uk/28659/.
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Mental toughness (MT) originated within elite sport and was identified as an attribute of success. MT has emerged as being important for enhancing health-related lifestyle factors (HRLF; e.g., physical activity). Investigating the healthiness of one’s lifestyle appears a timely area to research given the current health status of the population. Therefore, the aim of this thesis was to investigate MT in relation to HRLF and weight loss. Study One investigated MT and HRLF in university students (n = 167). Self-reported MT, physical activity, exercise barriers, dietary behaviour, and psychological wellbeing were recorded. MT was significantly different between regular exercisers (M = 3.43 ± .42) and non-regular exercisers (M = 3.24 ± .54, p < .05). Components of eating identity, exercise barriers, and psychological wellbeing, were significantly correlated with MT. Study Two longitudinally investigated weight loss progress, and adherence to a weight loss support group, in slimming club members who were pursuing a weight loss goal (n = 132). MT and eating identity were assessed at baseline, three-months, and six-months, and weight was recorded at weekly meetings. Overall MT was not significantly related to weight loss (r = -.15, p > 0.05) or adherence to the service (r = .03, p > 0.05). Study Three sampled individuals who held a weight loss goal, but were not attending a weight loss support club (n = 78). Overall MT was not significantly related to weight loss (r = -.21, p > 0.05). MT was not significantly different between weight loss goal achievers (M = 3.62 ± .49) and non-goal achievers (M =3.42 ± .38, p > 0.05). Thus, irrespective of whether structured support is received, overall MT was not related to weight loss progress. II Study Four investigated the experiences of high (n = 9) and low (n = 7) mentally tough individuals pursing a weight loss goal. High and low MT individuals, identified using the MTQ48, were interviewed. Thematic analysis revealed that amongst the high mentally tough individuals, those who prioritised leading a healthy lifestyle reported weight loss success compared to those who prioritised other goals. Strategies to overcome low levels of MT (e.g., control), as well as receive additional support, appeared crucial for successful weight loss in low MT individuals. Study Five further investigated the low MT individuals’ (n = 7) perceptions, experiences, and attitudes, towards weight loss. Low MT individuals were sampled based on their MT score assessed via the MTQ48. Vignette based interviews extended the findings in Study Four. Thematic analysis revealed key findings, including the potential to change low MT individuals’ perceptions to enhance behaviour change. Overall, this thesis expanded the understanding of MT; the processes that one experiences when trying to lose weight appears to differentiate between high and low MT individuals, which offers an explanation as to why MT did not appear to play a significant role in weight loss outcomes. These findings challenged the predominant contemporary understanding of MT and demonstrated that MT was not associated with behaviour change to achieve weight loss.
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Suarez-Fernandez, Marta. "Multiomics study of Pochonia chlamydosporia tritrophic lifestyle." Doctoral thesis, Universidad de Alicante, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10045/117991.
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En esta tesis doctoral se estudia el modo de vida tritrófico del hongo nematófago Pochonia chlamydosporia utilizando técnicas "multiómicas". Pochonia chlamydosporia (= Metacordyceps chlamydosporia) (Goddard) Zare y Gams es un hongo nematófago usado para el control de nematodos agalladores de la raíz (Meloidogyne spp.) (Forghani and Hajihassani, 2020), entre otros. P. chlamydosporia se distribuye por todo el mundo y tiene un modo de vida tritrófico, pudiendo también adoptar estilos de vida endófito y saprófito. El mecanismo que utiliza P. clamydosporia para infectar huevos de nematodo comprende la desacetilación de la quitina de su pared celular a quitosano para facilitar su degradación por quitosanasas (Aranda-Martinez et al., 2016). El quitosano es un biopolímero derivado de la quitina que también se encuentra en el exoesqueleto de artrópodos y crustáceos. El genoma de P. chlamydosporia codifica un elevado número de quitosanasas, gracias a las cuales es resistente a quitosano y puede utilizarlo como fuente de nutrientes (Palma-Guerrero et al., 2010). Ambos pueden combinarse para el control de plagas. En este trabajo de tesis doctoral se pretende estudiar mediante metabolómica, transcriptómica y genómica el modo de vida tritrófico de P. chlamydosporia añadiendo quitosano, para determinar los mecanismos de interacción del hongo en ese entorno. En último término, se pretende sentar las bases para desarrollar un sistema para reducir plagas y enfermedades de forma sostenible.
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Vergunst, Richard. "Lifestyle and mood factors in sport performance." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 1995. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13858.
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Bibliography: leaves 72-85.Elite (n=37), sub-elite (n=37) or non-elite (n=24) sport persons participating in any one of eight individual Olympic recognized sports (archery, fencing, gymnastics, ice skating, swimming, track and field, weightlifting and wrestling) took part in the study. Age and sex of subjects were not controlled. Subjects were given the 'How Healthy a Life do you Lead?', the 'Profile of Mood States' and a general questionnaire to complete. Descriptive analysis portrayed similar lifestyle and mood profiles across the three levels of sport performance while discriminant analysis revealed that lifestyle as well as mood variables could not predict level of sport performance (p < 0.05). The research hypotheses that healthier lifestyle and mood profiles are related to better sport performance were therefore not supported. Other results however revealed that the structure of the lifestyles was related to level of sport performance. Considerations for future research in this area are discussed.