There is compelling evidence that regular physical activity is likely to play a role in the secondary prevention of stroke and comorbid coronary artery disease. However, structured physical activity programs are not widely available for people following stroke. Cardiac rehabilitation programs (CRP) are well suited to provide exercise training following traditional stroke rehabilitation. However, people following stroke may be limited by a constellation of neurological deficits that may prevent them from effectively participating in and benefiting from an adapted CRP. Accordingly, the objectives of this work were to 1) examine the utility of cardiopulmonary exercise stress testing (CPET) for developing an exercise prescription in people ≥3 months post-stroke with mild/moderate motor impairments 2) determine ability to achieve minimal recommended exercise training levels reported to elicit health benefits during a single standard CR session following completion of a CRP 3) evaluate the physiological, and cognitive effects of a 24-week CRP of resistance and aerobic exercise and the effect of stroke-recovery-time. It was hypothesized that most patients (>50%) would reach a level of exertion on the CPET that would provide recommended exercise prescription target levels and that individuals would be able to systematically reach these target levels during a CR session. Moreover, the established exercise program would result in physiological and cognitive benefit independent of time-from-stroke. Study 1 demonstrated that most patients achieved a level of exertion during the CPET sufficient to inform an exercise prescription. In Study 2 patients with motor impairments were able to meet or exceed minimal recommended exercise target levels of intensity, duration and energy expenditure. In Study 3 a CRP yielded improvements over multiple domains of recovery (cardiovascular fitness, functional ambulation, sit-to-stand performance, and muscular strength). While those referred ≤1 year and >1 year post-stroke derived benefits from a CRP, those who started earlier (≤1 year) had greater improvements in ambulatory performance. In Study 4 combined aerobic and resistance exercise resulted in improvements in cognitive function. Change in cognition was positively associated with change in fat-free mass and change in anaerobic threshold. In summary people post-stroke are able to effectively participate in and benefit from an adapted CRP.

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Zugl.: München, Univ., Diplomarbeit, 2005

Thesis (Master)--İzmir Institute of Technology, İzmir, 2006. / Keywords: Earthquake,shake table. Includes bibliographical references (leaves. 52-56).

Zugl.: Bremen, Univ., Diss., 2006 / Hergestellt on demand

Thesis--Auburn University, 2009. / Abstract. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (p. 77-81).

Nürtingen, FH, Diplomarb., 2005. / Betreuer: Werner Ziegler.

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While the maturity of process mining algorithms increases and more process mining tools enter the market, process mining projects still face the problem of different levels of abstraction when comparing events with modeled business activities. Current approaches for event log abstraction try to abstract from the events in an automated way that does not capture the required domain knowledge to fit business activities. This can lead to misinterpretation of discovered process models. We developed an approach that aims to abstract an event log to the same abstraction level that is needed by the business. We use domain knowledge extracted from existing process documentation to semi-automatically match events and activities. Our abstraction approach is able to deal with n:m relations between events and activities and also supports concurrency. We evaluated our approach in two case studies with a German IT outsourcing company.

The theme of this thesis is the propasal development of the Christmas market at the Old Town Square.The introductory part presents the theoretical resources used for actual work. The theoretical part is focused on defining the basic terms of the surveyed areas, such as tourism, forms of tourism, event tourism, sales forms, organizing Christmas markets. The practical part focuses on a thorough analysis of the Christmas market at the Old Town Square. The analytical part was used a questionnaire survey of visitors to the Christmas market at the Old Town Square. On the basis of the questionnaire were designed development possibilities Christmas markets in the future.