Made available in DSpace on 2016-06-02T20:19:24Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 DissKGS.pdf: 2103991 bytes, checksum: 61e70ed2d6d68cd4b555a73add3e4835 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2005-02-18 / Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos / The purpose of this study was to evaluate the electrical activity of the Vastus Medialis Obliquus (VMO), Vastus Lateralis Obliquus (VLO) and Vastus Lateralis Longus (VLL) in the isometric wall slide squat exercise at 45 and 60º knee flexion associated in a neutral position (NP), 45º of lateral rotation (LR 45), 15º of medial rotation (MR 15) and 30º hip medial rotation (MR 30) only in the 45o angle. The electrical activity of the VMO, VLO and VLL of 15 healthy subjects control group (21,13 ± 2,17 years) and 12 subjects with Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) PFPS group (21,08 ± 2,31 years), female, was picked up using simple active differential surface electrode, the electromyography system of 8 channels and software Aqdados 7.2.6. The data were normalized by the percentage of the squatting exercise at 75º flexion and hip in neutral position RMS (µV). The volunteers executed the exercise on the Squat Platform that permitted the standing on the hip rotation desirable and the electrogoniometer indicated the amplitude of knee flexion. The ANOVA with repeated measures was used to analyze the data as well as the Duncan pos hoc (p≤0,05). The results of this study revealed no significant interaction between any knee angulation and hip position and every muscles showed significantly higher electrical activity at 60º squatting compared with 45º, on both groups. For the control group, intramuscles analysis, there was no statistical difference for hip position and intermuscles analysis, at 45º squatting as well as 60º, the VLL muscle showed greater electrical activity than VMO (p=0,00036 - 45º; p=0,02 - 60º) and VLO muscle (p=0,00013 - 45º; p=0,0048 - 60º), whereas there was no significant difference between the VMO and VLO muscle (p=0,68 - 45º; p=0,51 - 60º). For the PFPS group, in intramuscles analysis, just VLO muscle showed significantly difference to hip position (p=0,019), that this electrical activity greater in 60º LR (p=0,00); on the analysis between muscles it was revealed that, in 45º squatting, the VLL muscle showed significantly greater electrical activity than the VMO (p=0,005) and the VLO muscles (p=0,000), whereas, the VMO muscle showed greater electrical activity than VLO (p=0,0001). On the other hand, at 60º squatting, the electrical activity of VLL and VMO were greater than VLO muscle (p=0,000 VLL; p=0,0001 - VMO). However, there was no significative difference between VMO and VLL (p=0,72). The analysis between the groups revealed that just the VMO muscle of the PFPS groups showed greater electrical activity than VMO from the control group in 60º squatting with hip rotation analyzed, except in LR (p=0,00036). The results of this research, obtained under the experimental conditions, indicated that the squatting exercise at the 60º angle, in any hip position (except in the lateral rotation) is indicated for the PFPS treatment since it presents a higher stability of the medial and lateral components of the muscle (VMO and VLL). On the other hand, the squatting exercise at the 45º, in any hip position, should avoid in the subjects with PFPS because the electrical activity of VLL is higher than VMO. / A proposta desse trabalho foi analisar a atividade elétrica dos músculos Vasto Medial Oblíquo (VMO), Vasto Lateral Oblíquo (VLO) e Vasto Lateral Longo (VLL) no exercício de agachamento isométrico "wall slide" a 45º e 60º de flexão do joelho associado à posição neutra (PN), à rotação lateral de 45º (RL 45), a rotação medial à 15º (RM15) e a 30º de rotação medial do quadril (RM30) apenas no ângulo de 45º. A atividade elétrica dos músculos VMO, VLO e VLL de 15 indivíduos clinicamente normais grupo controle (21,13 ± 2,17 anos) e 12 indivíduos portadores de Síndrome da Dor Femoropatelar (SDFP) grupo SDFP (21,08 ± 2,31 anos), sexo feminino, foi captada por eletrodos ativos diferenciais simples de superfície, um eletromiógrafo de 8 canais e programa AqDados 7.2.6. Os dados foram normalizados pela porcentagem do exercício de agachamento a 75º com o quadril em posição neutra (%RMS-µV). Os exercícios foram realizados na Plataforma de Agachamento ajustável a cada posição do quadril e o ângulo de flexão do joelho foi obtido por meio de um eletrogoniômetro. Os dados foram analisados pela ANOVA com medidas repetidas e o teste de Duncan (p≤0,05). Não houve interação entre a angulação do joelho e as posições do quadril, nos dois grupos estudados. A atividade elétrica de todos os músculos foi significativamente maior no agachamento a 60º do que a 45º, em qualquer posição do quadril, nos dois grupos. No grupo Controle, na análise intramúsculos, não houve diferença significativa entre as posições do quadril. Na análise intermúsculos, tanto no agachamento a 45º quanto a 60º, o músculo VLL apresentou atividade elétrica significativamente maior do que a do VMO (p=0,00036 a 45º; p=0,02 a 60º) e do que a do VLO (p=0,00013 a 45º; p=0,0048 a 60º). No entanto, não houve diferença significativa entre o VMO e o VLO (p=0,68 a 45º; p=0,51 a 60º). No grupo SDFP, na análise intramúsculos, apenas o VLO apresentou diferença significativa no posicionamento do quadril (p=0,019), sendo a atividade elétrica maior na Rotação Lateral a 60º (p=0,00). Na análise intermúsculos, no agachamento a 45º, em todas as posições do quadril, o músculo VLL apresentou atividade elétrica maior do que a do VMO (p=0,005) e do que a do VLO (p=0,000). No entanto, a atividade elétrica do VMO foi significativamente maior do que a do VLO (p=0,0001). Por outro lado, no agachamento a 60º, em todas as posições do quadril, os músculos VLL e VMO apresentaram atividade elétrica maior que a do VLO (p=0,000; p=0,0001, respectivamente). Entretanto, não houve diferença significativa entre o VMO e VLL (p=0,72). Na análise entre os grupos, no agachamento a 60º e, em todas as posições do quadril analisadas (p=0,00036), exceto na Rotação Lateral, a atividade elétrica do VMO do grupo SDFP foi significativamente maior do que a do VMO do grupo Controle. Os dados dessa pesquisa, nas condições experimentais utilizadas, sugerem que o exercício de agachamento wall-slide à 60º associado a qualquer posição do quadril, exceto na rotação lateral, está indicado no tratamento da SDFP por apresentar uma maior estabilidade dos componentes medial e lateral (longo e oblíquo) da patela. Por outro lado, o exercício de agachamento wallslide a 45º associado a qualquer posição do quadril deveria ser evitado nos indivíduos com SDFP pela atividade elétrica do VLL ser maior do que a do VMO.

Syfte och frågeställningar: Syftet med studien var att undersöka hos vältränade om det fanns något samband mellan maximal styrka, effektutveckling och snabbhet, dvs tester som till stor del speglar anaerob kapacitet. Syftet var också att undersöka om det här fanns någon skillnad och/eller likhet mellan kvinnor och män. (1) Hur ser det eventuella sambandet ut mellan effektutveckling och maximal styrka? (2) Hur ser det eventuella sambandet ut mellan effektutveckling och snabbhet? (3) Hur ser det eventuella sambandet ut mellan maximal styrka och snabbhet? (4) Hur ser det eventuella sambandet ut, på ovanstående frågeställningar, hos kvinnor och män? Metod: Metoden var kvantitativ och laborativ, utformad för att undersöka det eventuella sambandet mellan snabbhet, maximal styrka och effektutveckling – Detta testades genom tre olika fysiologiska tester. Testerna genomfördes på en grupp bestående av 10 män (ålder 24,4±2,8 år, kroppsvikt 78,9±9,7 kg och längd 175,6±7,5 cm) och 10 kvinnor (ålder 24,1±1,7 år, kroppsvikt 65±8,0 kg och längd 167±5,7 cm) som var vältränade men hade olika idrottsbakgrund. Målet var att, utifrån den undersökta gruppen, kunna göra uttalanden om en större population. Testerna som genomfördes var 1 RM knäböj (maximal styrka), sprint 5 m, 10 m och 30 m (snabbhet) samt ett Wingate-test (effektutveckling). Med hjälp av statistikprogrammet Statistica 12.0 och beräkningsmetoden Pearson korrelationskoefficient, har rådata från testerna beräknats för att redovisa det eventuella sambandet. Resultat: Resultatet visade att det fanns, antingen ett medelstarkt samband eller ett starkt samband mellan alla tre testerna, för hela gruppen. Majoriteten av testerna visade ett starkt samband, endast mellan effektutveckling och snabbhet 5 m och 30 m var det ett medelstarkt samband, inga svaga samband hittades. De starkaste sambanden som hittades, för hela gruppen, var mellan effektutveckling och maximal styrka (r 0,90 i absoluta tal och r 0,78 i relativa tal). Män hade, totalt sett, många fler starka samband mellan de olika testerna än kvinnor, kvinnor hade endast ett enda starkt samband, vilket var mellan effektutveckling och maximal styrka. Män å andra sidan hade, med majoritet (8 av 14), ett starkt samband mellan de olika testerna, de starkaste sambanden hittades mellan effektutveckling och övriga tester. Slutsats: Det fanns ett tydligt samband mellan de olika anaeroba kapaciteterna, för hela gruppen. När resultatet redovisas för kvinnor och män enskilt, så var slutsatsen inte densamma – Kvinnor visade både svagare och färre förekommande samband mellan alla kapaciteter än män. / <p>Ämneslärarprogrammet, Specialidrott</p>

Monitoring tests are commonly used to assess weightlifter’s preparedness for competition. Although various monitoring tests have been used, it is not clear which test is the strongest indicator of weightlifting performance. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to (1) determine the relationships between vertical jump, isometric mid-thigh pull (IMTP) and weightlifting performance; and (2) compare vertical jumps to IMTP as monitoring tests of weightlifting performance in a large cohort of male and female weightlifters. Methods: Fifty-two competitive weightlifters (31 males, 21 females) participated in squat and countermovement jump testing (SJ, CMJ), and IMTP testing performed on force plates. All laboratory testing data was correlated to a recent competition where the athletes had attempted to peak. Results: Squat jump height (SJH) was the strongest correlate for men and women with the Sinclair Total (r = 0.686, p ≤ 0.01; r = 0.487, p ≤ 0.05, respectively) compared to countermovement jump height (r = 0.642, p ≤ 0.01; r = 0.413, p = 0.063), IMTP peak force allometrically scaled to body mass (r = 0.542, p ≤ 0.01; r = −0.044, p = 0.851) and rate of force development at 200 ms (r = 0.066, p = 0.723; r = 0.086, p = 0.711), respectively. Further, SJH was a stronger correlate of relative weightlifting performance compared to IMTP peak force in females (p = 0.042), but not male weightlifters (p = 0.191). Conclusions: Although CMJ and IMTP are still considered strong indicators of weightlifting performance, SJH appears to be the most indicative measure of weightlifting performance across a wide-range of performance levels. Thus, SJH can be used as a reliable measure to monitor weightlifting performance in male and female weightlifters.

Azyklische Beinstreckbewegungen stellen mit der Erzeugung hoher Absprunggeschwindigkeiten in vielen Sportarten wesentliche Teilleistungen dar, die durch Gelenkleistungen der unteren Extremitäten limitiert werden. An maximal willentlich ausgeführten Beinstreckbewegungen mit dem Ziel größtmöglicher Endbeschleunigung des Körperschwerpunkts hat die kniestreckende Muskulatur den größten Anteil. Mit geeigneten Muskelparametern lässt sich das Kontraktionsverhalten und damit die mechanische Antriebsleistung von Muskeln unter verschiedenen Arbeitsbedingungen kennzeichnen und das Training wirksam steuern. In dieser Arbeit wurde ein Instrumentarium zur individuellen Bestimmung von Muskelparametern der Kraft-Geschwindigkeit-Längen-Relation für die Kniestrecker entwickelt. Dies beinhaltete ein isokinetisches Testprogramm das die von antagonistischen Einflüssen isolierte Kraftdiagnose der kniestreckenden Muskulatur gewährleistet. Mit den in den Tests erhobenen Eingangsdaten konnten mit einem wirklichkeitsnahen Geometriemodell, inverser Dynamik und einem Optimierungsverfahren plausible Muskelparameter, u. a. die maximale Muskelleistung, für sechs Kadersportler berechnet werden. Am Beispiel eines Strecksprungs ohne Sprunggelenkeinsatz wurde gezeigt, dass die berechneten Parameter zur muskelkraftgesteuerten Simulation in Muskel-Skelett-Modellen geeignet sind und so die Optimierung der sportlichen Technik unter Berücksichtigung der individuell limitierten Antriebsleistung im Kniegelenk möglich ist.

Title: The effect of compensatory exercises in ice hockey players of younger school age with focus on the evaluation of selected parameters of stability, coordination and movement stereotypes Objectives: The objective of this thesis was to verify the effect of compensatory exercises on stability, coordination and movement stereotypes in ice-hockey players of younger school age (8-12 years old). Specifically, the objective was to verify stated effect on dynamic stability, static stability of the trunk, execution of selected stereotypes, coordination and performance in specific test on ice. Methods: Data for this thesis were collected using quantitative form of research. The whole research population was composed of 75 probands with the average age of 10,3 years and who play actively ice-hockey. The population was composed of both sexes, males and females (boys and girls). Participants were divided into two groups - experimental (n = 43) and control (n = 32). To collect the values of measurements was used method of testing with clinical tests and to eliminate disturbing elements we also used the method of questionnaire. The values were collected in input and output sessions. The time spacing between those two measurements was 3 months. Between stated two measurements in experimental group took place...

In powerlifting the athletes compete to lift as much weight as possible in the squat, bench press and deadlift, pushing their bodies to extreme levels of strength. When lifting heavy weights, safety becomes an important concern, especially where the lifters can get injured by the barbell if a lift is unsuccessful. Today in the squat, the only safety mechanism available are the spotters, a team of officials who surround the lifter during competition. This product development project aims to improve the safety of lifters and spotters in competition. This project followed the CDIO process model, going through the four phases of conceive, design, implement, and operate. Using literature review, interviews, observations, ergonomic analysis, fault tree analysis gave insights and information, which then were comprised into a Product Design Specification. The design phase included idea generation using creative sessions, resulting a lot of ideas on how the problems could be solved. In the subsequent phases the ideas were developed using CAD, evaluated using FEM and usability testes, and narrowed down using the PDS. The result is a feasible conceptual solution that, with minimal changes on use improve the safety for lifters and spotters. The concept accomplishes this with mechanical barriers in the form of straps. The straps are mounted to steel beams that attaches to the uprights of the rack and reaches over the athlete, enclosing the barbell. The concept also includes a pair of extension legs, which attaches to the base of the rack, increasing the size of the footprint and provide additional stability. The solution is made to be retrofitted to already existing combo racks made by Eleiko. Key features of the concepts are the straps passively adjust in height when adjusting the height of the rack and the straps accommodate lifters with different grip widths when the rack is in the folded in position. / I styrkelyft tävlar atleter i att lyfta så mycket vikt som möjligt i delgrenarna, knäböj, bänkpress och marklyft. Det göra att lyftarna pressar sina kroppar till extrema nivåer av styrka. När tunga vikter ska lyftas är säkerheten alltid en angelägenhet, speciellt med tanke på följderna av klämmas under en skivstång. I dagsläget finns det en säkerhetsmekanism för knäböj på en styrkelyftstävling. Klovarna, de funktionärer som omringar lyftaren på podiet har i uppgift att fånga vikten och hjälpa lyftaren tillbaka i racken om något går fel. Misslyckas dem med sin uppgift kan det ge ödesdigra konsekvenser. Målet med det här produktutvecklingsprojektet är att lösa det problemet och följaktligen att förbättra säkerheten för både lyftare och klovare på tävling. Projektet har använt processmodellen CDIO, en linjär process som består av fyra steg, conceive, design, implement och operate. Under conceive-fasen undersöktes problemet noggrannare. Med stöd av resultaten från litteraturstudier, intervjuer, observationer, ergonomisk analys och felträdsanalys upprättades en designspecifikation. Efter det genererades idéer i kreativa sessioner, vilket resulterade i ett brett spektrum av idéer och möjliga lösningar. I följande faser utvecklades idéerna till koncept med hjälp av CAD. De tidiga koncepten utvärderades sedan med FEM och användartester och skalades ner till ett slutgiltigt koncept med designspecifikationen som utgångspunkt. Resultatet av projektet är en konceptuell produktlösning, som med minimal påverkan på lyftare och klovare ökar säkerheten i knäböj. Konceptet åstadkommer det med nylonremmar som agerar mekaniska barriärer för skivstången. Remmarna sitter fast i en stålbalk som sträcker sig över lyftaren och monteras i stolparna på racket. Konceptet innehåller också ett par förlängningsben som fästs i basen av det befintliga racket. De förbättrar stabiliteten för racket genom att utöka fotavtrycket. Konceptet är tänkt att eftermonteras på befintliga styrkelyftsställningar från Eleiko. Nyckelfunktioner för konceptet är den passiva höjdjusteringen, höjden på remmarna justeras automatiskt när höjden på ställningen ställs in för lyftare av olika längd. Konceptet tillåter även att lyftare att knäböja med brett grepp om stången och infällt rack obehindrat då remmarna inte kommer i vägen för armarna.

Bakgrund Volleyboll är en fysiskt ansträngande idrott som framför allt ställer höga krav på utövarens explosivitet, snabbhet och styrka, där behovet av förmågorna varierar beroende på spelarposition. Med beaktande av den begränsade mängd studier som undersöker olika prestationsförmågor mellan spelarpositioner hos kvinnliga volleybollspelare finns det ett behov av ytterligare studier som undersöker dessa aspekter. Syfte Undersökningens primära syfte var att statistiskt analysera fysiska prestationsförmågor under säsong hos kvinnliga volleybollspelare på semi-elitnivå med målet att identifiera lämpliga tester för populationen. Det sekundära syftet var att kartlägga och beskriva de fysiska prestationsförmågorna hos populationen. Metod Tvärsnittsundersökning med kvantitativ ansats. Datainsamlingen bestod av fem fältbaserade fysiska tester samt tre maximala styrketester. Tio (n=10) aktiva kvinnliga volleybollspelare på semi-elitnivå deltog i undersökningen. Resultat I analysen noterades vissa signifikanta korrelationer mellan testerna. 3 RM Squat korrelerade statistiskt med Vertikal Hoppförmåga (r= 0,668, p= 0,035) samt 3 RM Hip Thrust (r= 0,721, p= 0,019). 3 RM Hip Thrust korrelerade inte mot något av hopptesterna. För Standing Long Jump (SLJ) noterades ingen signifikant korrelation mot övriga tester. Ett starkt signifikant samband konstaterades mellan Sittande Stöt Med Medicinboll (SMBT) och 3 RM Bänkpress (r= 0,775, p= 0,008). RAST och Beep-testet korrelerade signifikant mot varandra (r= 0,690, p= 0,040), dock inte mot övriga tester. I kartläggningen noterades skillnader i prestationsförmåga hos populationen, där de största skillnaderna observerades hos centerspelarna i styrketesterna och VJT.  Slutsats VJT och 3 RM Squat tycks vara de mest lämpliga testerna för utvärdering av hopp och styrkeförmåga hos kvinnliga volleybollspelare under säsong. Även SMBT och 3 RM Bänkpress verkar vara lämpliga test för utvärdering av prestationsförmåga för övre extremiteterna. RAST-testet var inte ett användbart test för populationen, Beep-testet kan dock användas för att kartlägga konditionsnivån. Med beaktning till resultatet av undersökningen förefaller kartläggning av kvinnliga volleybollspelares prestationsförmågor under säsong genom lämpliga tester vara viktigt för att kunna identifiera skillnader i prestationsförmågor mellan olika spelarpositioner och inom samma spelarposition. / Background Volleyball is a physically demanding sport which puts a high demand on the player's anaerobic, speed, and muscular capabilities, where the requirement for these capabilities is dependant on the player's position. Considering the small number of studies examining physical capabilities in various player positions in female volleyball, more studies examining these aspects are needed.  Aim The primary aim of the study was to statistically analyze physical capabilities during the season in female volleyball players at the sub-elite level to identify appropriate tests for the population. The secondary aim was to map and describe the physical capabilities of the population. Method A Cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach was conducted. The subjects performed five field-based physical tests and three maximal muscular tests. Ten (n=10) female volleyball players at the sub-elite level participated in the study. Results Significant correlations were noted between some of the tests. 3 RM Squat correlated significantly with Vertical Jump Test (VJT) (r= 0,668, p= 0,035) and 3 RM Hip Thrust (r= 0,721, p= 0,019). 3 RM Hip Thrust did not correlate with any of the jump tests. No significant correlation was noted between the Standing Long Jump (SLJ) and other tests. A strong correlation was observed between the Seated Medicine Ball Toss Test (SMBT) and 3 RM Bench press (r= 0,775, p= 0,008). The RAST and Beep-test correlated significantly but not against any other test. (r= 0,690, p= 0,040). Differences in physical capabilities were observed in the mapping, where the largest differences were noted in the middle-blocker position for the maximum strength tests and VJT. Conclusion VJT and 3 RM Squat seem to be the most appropriate tests for evaluating jump and strength capabilities in the lower extremities. In addition, the SMBT and 3 RM Bench press both seem to be appropriate tests for evaluating performance in the upper extremities. The RAST-test does not seem to be a useful test for the population, the Beep-test however can be used to evaluate aerobic performance. Based on the findings of this study, mapping physical capabilities in female volleyball players through appropriate tests during the season seems to be important in order to detect differences in physical capabilities between player positions and within player positions.

When performing a biomechanical analysis of human movement, knowledge about the ground reaction force (GRF) is necessary to compute forces and moments within joints. This is important when analysing a movement and its effect on the human body. To obtain knowledge about the GRF, the gold standard is to use force plates which directly measure all three components of the GRF (mediolateral, anteroposterior and normal). However, force plates are heavy, clunky and expensive, setting constraints on possible experimental setups, which make it desirable to exclude them and instead use a predictive method to obtain the full GRF. Several predictive methods exist. The node model is a GRF predictive method included in a musculoskeletal modeling software. The tool use motion capture and virtual actuators to predict all three GRF components. However, this model has not yet been validated during weighted leg press and weighted squat. Furthermore, the normal component of the GRF can be measured continuously during the activity with pressure sensitive insoles (PSIs), which might provide better accuracy of the GRF prediction. The objectives of this thesis were to investigate whether force plates can be exluded during weighted leg press and weighted squat and to investigate whether PSIs can improve the GRF prediction. To investigate this, the node model and a developed shear model was validated. The shear model computes the two shear GRF components based on data from PSIs, an external load acting upon the body and data from a motion capture system. Both the node model and the shear model were analysed with two test subjects performing two successive repetitions of both weighted squat and weighted leg press in a flywheel exercise device. During the leg press exercise, the node model had a mean coeffcient of correlation (Pearson's) ranging from 0.70 to 0.98 for all three directions with a mean root mean square error ranging between 8 % to 20 % of the test person's body weight. The developed shear model had a coeffcient of correlation (Pearson's) between 0.64 to 0.99 and a mean root mean square error between 3 % and 21 % of the test person's body weight. This indicates that it is possible to exclude force plates and instead predict the GRF during weighted leg press. During squat, neither the node model nor the shear model provided accurate results regarding the mediolateral and anteroposterior components of the GRF, suggesting that force plates can not yet be excluded to obtain the full GRF during weighted squat. The results of the normal component during leg press was somewhat improved with the shear model compared to the node model, indicating that using PSIs can improve the results to some extent.

Cette étude s’intéresse au village de squatters de Roc-d’Or, surnommé Putainville, qui apparaît en 1936 avant d’être détruit par le gouvernement provincial au milieu des années 1940. Notre but est de comprendre pourquoi cette agglomération, qui est érigée illégalement sur les terrains gouvernementaux et qui est réputée pour être un important foyer de déviance, est relativement tolérée pendant une décennie avant que les résidences soient détruites ou déménagées à Malartic. D’abord, nous expliquons pourquoi cette agglomération, sans reconnaissance légale et dans laquelle les résidents ne sont pas propriétaires des terrains sur lesquels leurs bâtiments sont érigés, apparaît en Abitibi-Témiscamingue au début des années 1930. Ensuite, nous nous intéressons à l’aspect physique et à la population de Roc-d’Or. Le taux de masculinité, la mobilité, la diversité d’emploi et l’origine ethnique des résidents sont analysés. De plus, nous nous penchons sur la mauvaise réputation de Putainville : autant le contrôle judiciaire que la présence du monde interlope sont étudiés. Finalement, comme les mœurs légères des résidents et l’influence du curé de Malartic sont souvent considérées comme étant à l’origine de la décision d’éliminer ce village, nous évaluons la pertinence de cette croyance et nous déterminons si d’autres motifs, notamment monétaire ou politique, sont aussi entrés en ligne de compte. / This research is about the squatters’ village of Roc-d'Or nicknamed Putainville. It was established in 1936 and demolished by the Québec government in the mid 1940. Our objective is to learn why this town with a lawless reputation that was built on the government fields has been tolerated for a decade even if it was considered as illegal by the authority and to learn why all the buildings were destroyed or moved to Malartic. First of all, we will explain why this village without any legal status was built in the 1930s and why all the people who have lived in Roc-d'Or were not owners of their field. After that, the memoires will focus on the geographical and architectural aspect and on the population of Roc-d'Or. We'll explore the gender rate, the mobility of the people, the different kinds of jobs we found in Roc-d'Or and the ethnical origins of the inhabitants. Furthermore in this research, it will be about how was the reputation of the town. We will develop about the judicial intervention and the underworld. Finally, the last part of this dissertation will look at the idea that Roc-d'Or was shut down by the clerical authorities due to the deviant behavior, or we will try to see if it's a myth.

Title: Spectral Analysis of Electromyography Data of Power Lifters Objectives: The aim of this thesis is a description of muscle activity and its measu- rement using electromyography (EMG), description of parameters of EMG signal and their relationship to neuromuscular physiology. The aim of the practical part is an implementation of spectral analysis of EMG data of power lifters when performing 4 series of 5 split-squats carrying loading in one hand. Methods: The spectral analysis of EMG data of 35 athletes is presented. The athletes performed 4 series of 5 split-squats with one sided loading. The loading was 25% and 50% of their body mass and the carrying position was homolateral and contralateral to stance leg. Muscles chosen for measurement were vastus medialis obliquus, vastus lateralis obliquus, gluteus medius and biceps femoris of both sides. The implementation of digital signal proces- sing algorithm was done using Matlab and its Signal Processing Toolbox. The spectral analysis was implemented using discrete Fourier transform with sliding 256-sample window size and 32-sample window increment. The resulting spectrogram was divided into parts based on smoothed EMG. Median frequency for each split-squat was calculated. For the statistical processing we used median frequency differencies...