Purpose: To evaluate the influence of physical fitness on the metabolic and perceptual responses to chest compression-only (CCO) CPR. Methods: In a counterbalanced design, forty-seven CPR-certified participants were randomized to perform: 1) a fitness assessment in which muscular (e.g., push-ups = PU) and cardiorespiratory endurance (e.g., step test recovery heart rate = RHR) were determined, and 2) a 10-minute CCO-CPR trial in which the heart rate (HR) response and ratings of perceived exertion (RPE) were determined. Results: Both PU and RHR were significantly correlated to the HR response to CCO-CPR (r = - 0.45, p < 0.01; r = 0.54, p < 0.001). PU were significantly correlated to RPE: local muscular (r = - 0.43; p < 0.01), central (r = - 0.45; p < 0.01), and over-all (r = - 0.39; p < 0.01). Conclusions: Greater physical fitness lessens the metabolic and perceptual strain to CCO-CPR. / by Adam J. Berrones. / Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2010. / Includes bibliography. / Electronic reproduction. Boca Raton, Fla., 2010. Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Thesis (M.S.)--Michigan State University, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 251-256). Also available online (PDF file) by a subscription to the set or by purchasing the individual file.

Dissertation (Ed.D.)--The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2010. / Directed by Jolene Henning; submitted to the Dept. of Kinesiology. Title from PDF t.p. (viewed Jul. 9, 2010). Includes bibliographical references (p. 70-76).

Thesis (M.S.)--Michigan State University, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 251-256).

Thesis (M.Ed.)--Texas State University-San Marcos, 2006. / Vita. Appendix: leaves 49-56. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 57-61).

Thesis (M.Ed.)--Texas State University-San Marcos, 2006. / Vita. Appendix: leaves 49-56. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 57-61).

Formerly, football was just a hobby to many people but because of the commercialization and professionalization the sport has now become a work where people get payed. There is a questioning if those players can be considered as employees and receive a protection from labor law. It is a big risk to become injured as a football player compared to other jobs. The purpose of this essay is to elucidate the terms of employment for Swedish professional football players considering a perspective of equality. The essay has a comparative approach for the possibility to compare the two collective agreements that are in force for female and male professional football players in Sweden. In addition to that, the legal dogmatic method, a document analysis and a qualitative part is included to make it possible to answer both the research questions.    The professional football players in Sweden are today considered as employees. Considering this, they receive the same protection regarding labor law just like other employees with more common jobs. The protection that they provide during illness or an injury is regulated in law and in their collective agreements. It appears that both male and female professional football players in Sweden has a good protection when illness or an injury takes place even if the collective agreements regulates the protection in different ways. The male players have a better solution due to the insurance, but the recurring reason is the difference between the salaries.

The purpose of this study is to show the need for placing the teaching of accident prevention and first-aid into the curricula of all public schools of the State of Texas on a compulsory basis and to prescribe definite criteria for the work.

Detta arbete behandlar anställningsavtalen: det svenska Storsjöavtalet för styrmän/telegrafist, färöiskt anställningsavtal för svenska fartygsbefäl och ITF:s anställningsavtal för besättningsmedlemmar på bekvämlighetsflaggade fartyg. Syftet med jämförelsen var att utröna skillnaderna mellan avtalen, gällande uppsägning, ekonomisk ersättning vid sjukdom och skadefall samt skadeståndsansvar med hänsyn till social trygghet. Metoden som användes för att genomföra arbetet var en kvalitativ litteraturstudie. Storsjöavtalet och det färöiska avtalet liknar varandra relativt väl gällande uppsägning medan ITF:s anställningsavtal skiljer sig från de andra avtalen. Gällande sjukdom och skadefall ger alla avtalen ersättningar. Storsjöavtalets ersättning baseradas på Försäkringskassans utbetalningar medan det färöiska och ITF:s anställningsavtal har separata försäkringar som rederiet upprättar till enskilt fartygsbefäl. Beträffande skadeståndsansvar devierar ITF:s anställningsavtal eftersom det inte behöver finnas synnerliga skäl, som krävs enligt Storsjöavtalet och det färöiska avtalet, för att bli personligt skadeståndsskyldig för fel i tjänsten. Jämförelsen ger en bra inblick hur avtalen är uppbyggda kring nationella lagar och/eller avsaknaden av dessa. Generellt är Storsjöavtalet mer socialt betryggande än vad det färöiska och det internationella ITF-anställningsavtalet är. / This study deals with employment agreements: the Swedish Storsjö Agreement for officers and telegraphists, Faroese Employment Agreement for Swedish officers and the ITF Uniform ”TCC” Collective Agreement for crews onboard flag of convenience ships. The purpose of the comparison was to determine differences between the agreements concerning termination, economical compensation for illness and injury cases and liability in case of default in regards of social security. The method of the work was a qualitative literature study. Storsjö Agreement and the Faroese Agreement is relatively similar to each other regarding termination of the contract, while the ITF Agreement differ from the other agreements. Regarding economical compensation for illness and injury cases all the agreements provides a safety net for the officer. The compensation with Storsjö Agreement is based on the Swedish Social Insurance Agency payouts, while the Faroese Agreement and ITF Agreement have separate insurance policies that the company arranges to individual officers. Regarding liability due to default, the ITF Agreement contract differ since it does not have to be any exceptional reasons for the default, which is required in Storsjö Agreement and the Faroese Agreement, to make the officer personally responsible for the damage. The comparison gives a good insight into how the contracts are structured around national laws and/or the lack of them. Generally Storsjö Agreement is more reassuring than the Faroese Agreement and the ITF Agreement concerning social security.

The Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) resists excessive anterior translation and internal rotation of the tibia during athletic activities and stabilizes the knee. In the US, annually, over 200,000 cases of ACL disruption are reported. The impact on the quality of life of the subject and its cost to healthcare is tremendous. The objectives of this study were to determine any significant associations between the size of the tibial eminence and ACL injury and to develop a finite element model for structural analysis. The results suggest that the size of the tibial eminence plays a role in loading the ACL and is therefore a risk factor. In addition to the epidemiological analysis, a finite element model of the knee was developed that with added modifications can be used for complex knee loading situations. The results in this thesis may be used to develop strategies for ACL injury prevention and rehabilitation. / Includes bibliography. / Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2014. / FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection