Thesis (M. Sc.)--University of Alberta, 2009. / Title from pdf file main screen (viewed on Aug. 24, 2009). "A thesis submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Alberta." Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 1998. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 189-200). Available also in a digital version from Dissertation Abstracts.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Chicago, Department of Organismal Biology and Anatomy, August 2000. / Includes bibliographical references. Also available on the Internet.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Florida, 1983. / Description based on print version record. Typescript. Vita.

Thesis (M.S. in Electrical Engineering and M.S. in Systems Engeineering)--Naval Postgraduate School, June 2005. / Thesis Advisor(s): Xiaoping Yun. Includes bibliographical references (p. 93-95). Also available online.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1983. / Typescript. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 154-156).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 2007. / Title from first page of PDF file. Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-316).

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As the final larval stage before settlement, barnacle cyprids swim with six pairs of thoracic appendages used to maintain orientation, change direction, and swim against downwelling currents. This thesis examines thoracic appendage morphology and swimming behavior in cyprids of Balanus glandula Darwin, 1854. Cyprid swimming appendages carry arrays of plumose setae, unique among crustaceans in that setules of adjacent setae are permanently fused at their tips, creating a webbed setal array. Cyprids are drag-based swimmers, beating appendages sequentially through metachronal strokes during which interconnected arrays act as paddles. Setal arrays spread apart during metachronal power strokes (increasing surface area and drag force of the appendage) and collapse together during synchronous recovery strokes (decreasing surface area and limiting drag). Cyprids move at an average speed of 1.4 cm/sec (with peak speeds of 6 cm/sec) during a beat cycle, with a frequency of 16 beats/sec. This thesis includes previously unpublished co-authored material. / 2019-01-09

This study examined the relationship between hip strength and hip, pelvis, and trunk kinematics in healthy runners. Whole body kinematic data were collected while subjects ran in the laboratory. Isometric hip abduction, flexion, external rotation, and internal rotation torques were measured bilaterally using a dynamometer. Subjects were divided into strong and weak groups for each muscle strength parameter. Differences in hip, pelvis, and trunk motion were then examined using independent sample t-tests. Pearson correlation coefficients were used to assess these relationships for all subjects. Most notably, runners with weak abductors displayed greater hip adduction and pelvic rotation compared to the strong abductor group, while runners with weak external rotators displayed greater trunk rotation compared to the strong external rotator group. Moderate, negative correlations were observed for the above relationships. While data from this study help clarify the relationship between hip strength and running kinematics, no causal conclusions can be made.