Bakgrund: Många med psykisk ohälsa har svårt att komma tillbaka till sysselsättning eftersjukskrivning. Handledd fysisk träning i grupp kan hjälpa återgången och även mot psykiskabesvären. Syfte: Beskriva patienterna som remitterades till handledd fysisk träning i grupp påLivsstilsmottagningen i Laxå. Studera förändring av självskattad allmän hälsa (GH),ångest/depression (Hospital anxiety and depression scale, HADS), självskattad fysisk funktion(PF), sjukskrivningsgrad samt uppmätt förändring av fyra enkla tester av benstyrka ochbenfunktion (Självtest Benstyrka, SB) före och efter intervention. Material och metod: Patienter med lätt-måttlig psykisk ohälsa rekryterades. Förändring eftertolv veckors intervention med cirkelträning och stavgång studerades: GH (1-5 poäng), HAD(ångest/depression, 0-21 poäng), PF (fem frågor, 5-15 poäng), SB: antal sitt-och-stå test 30sekunder (30s-CST), tåhävning sidoskillnad, knäböjning 90° och maximaltklivhöjdstest (MST) av individuellt procentuellt teoretiskt maximum (%-tMSH), från start tilluppföljning efter tolv veckor. Resultat: Studiepopulationens medelålder var 48,8 år, medelvärde body mass index (BMI)26,9 och medelsjukskrivningsgrad 97,5 %. GH ökade från 2 till 4 poäng (p=0.026) och HADångest/depression/totalpoäng sjönk från 10/8,5/20 poäng till 8/6/12 poäng efter intervention(p=0.019/p=0.141/p=0.150). För PF observerades ingen förändring.SB förbättrades i samtliga fyra tester: uppresningar ökade från 7,5 till 12 (p=0.011),sidoskillnad minskade vid tåhävning från 8 till 5 patienter, knäböjning 90° utan stöd ökade från4 till 7 patienter och %-tMSH förbättrades från 56 % till 71 % (p=0.010) Slutsats: Regelbunden fysisk träning i små grupper med erfaren handledare har positivinverkan på hälsan i patientgruppen som lider av lindrig till måttlig psykisk ohälsa. Självtestbenstyrka har visat sig användbar för att både mäta och träna benstyrka.

Orientador: Camila Coelho Greco / Banca: Mauro Gonçalves / Banca: Luiz Guilherme Antonacci Guglielmo / Resumo: O principal objetivo deste estudo foi comparar a velocidade, concentração de lactato sanguíneo e os índices técnicos correspondentes à máxima fase estável de lactato sanguíneo obtida de forma contínua e intermitente na natação. Participaram deste estudo, 5 nadadores fundistas e 8 triatletas (23 + 9 anos, 1,76 + 0,1 m e 71,3 + 9,8 kg), com pelo menos 3 anos de experiência nas respectivas modalidades. Os indivíduos realizaram em diferentes dias, os seguintes testes, em uma piscina de 25 m: 1) repetição máxima na distância de 400 m; 2) teste incremental para a determinação do limiar de lactato (LL) e limiar anaeróbio (LAn); 3) 2 a 4 repetições com duração de 30 min em diferentes intensidades, para a determinação da máxima fase estável de lactato sanguíneo contínua (MLSSC), e; 4) 2 a 4 tentativas de 12 x 150 s com intervalo de 30 s (5:1) em diferentes intensidades, para a determinação da máxima fase estável de lactato sanguíneo intermitente (MLSSI). O LAn foi determinado por meio de interpolação linear entre a velocidade e a concentração de lactato, considerando uma concentração fixa de lactato de 3,5 mM. O critério de determinação da MLSSC e da MLSSI foi um aumento menor ou igual a 1 mM de lactato entre o décimo e o trigésimo min de exercício. Os índices técnicos taxa de braçada (TB), comprimento de braçada (CB) e índice de braçada (IB) foram determinados em todos os testes. A TB foi calculada por meio de filmagem utilizando o tempo necessário para se realizar cinco ciclos completos de braçadas. O CB foi calculado dividindo a velocidade pela TB. O IB foi determinado pelo produto da velocidade e o CB. De acordo com os dados do presente estudo, a máxima fase estável de lactato sanguínea é atingida em uma velocidade maior quando esta é determinada de forma intermitente (1,17 + 0,09 m.s-1) do que de forma contínua (1,13 + 0,08 m.s-1)... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: The main objective of this study was to compare the speed, blood lactate concentration and technical indexes corresponding to the maximal lactate steady state obtained with continuous and intermittent protocols. Thirteen endurance swimmers and triathletes (23.8 ± 9.5 yr., 1.76 ± 0.1 m and 71.3 ± 9.8 kg) participated of this study. The athletes had at least 3 years of experience in swimming. The individuals performed in different days, the following tests: 1) Maximal performance tests of 400 m; 2) Progressive test until exhaustion to determine the anaerobic threshold (AT); 3) 2 to 4 30-min repetitions in different intensities, to determine continuous maximal lactate steady state (MLSSC), and; 4) 2 to 4 trials of 12 x 150 s with 30 s of rest (5:1) at different intensities, to determine the intermittent maximal lactate steady state (MLSSI). The AT was determined trough linear interpolation between the speed and blood lactate concentration, considering a fixed blood lactate value of 3.5 mM. The criterion for the determination of MLSSC and MLSSI was an increase lower or equal to 1 mM of lactate between tenth and thirty min of exercise. Technical indexes stroke rate (SR), stroke length (SL) and stroke index (SI) were determined in all tests. The TB was calculated trough film using the time to perform five complete stroke cycles. The CB was calculated trough the quotient between the speed and SR. The SI was determined by the product of the speed and SL... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Mestre

The primary purpose of this thesis was to assess the effect of knee-joint angle on the neuromechanics of maximal and explosive contractions, specifically torque and neuromuscular activation, as well as the influence of isometric resistance training (RT) on these variables and thus joint angle specificity of training adaptations. It was found that electrode location had a pronounced effect on surface electromyography (sEMG) amplitude during maximum isometric voluntary contractions (MVCs) and moderate relationship between subcutaneous tissue thickness and sEMG amplitude (R2=0.31 up to 0.38) was reduced but not consistently removed by maximal M-Wave (MMAX) normalization [up to R2= 0.16 (peak-to-peak) and R2= 0.23 (Area)]. Thus, MMAX peak-to-peak was the better normalization parameter that removed the influence of electrode location and substantially reduced the influence of subcutaneous tissue thickness. Maximal torque-angle relationship presented an inverted U shape with both, agonist (measure by two different techniques) and antagonist neuromuscular activation both differing with knee-joint angle and thus, both likely contributing to the torque-angle relationship. Absolute explosive torque-angle relationship exhibited higher torques at mid-range knee joint angles in a similar manner to maximal strength, whilst the ability to explosively express the available torque (i.e. relative to maximal strength) revealed only subtle differences between joint angles. Agonist neuromuscular activation showed increases from extended to flexed positions during both maximum and explosive contractions (at all time points; ~6% to ~34%) and evoked contractile properties presented opposite patterns with twitch torque increasing (~5% to ~30%) and octet torque decreasing (~2% to ~14%) with knee flexion. Finally, after 4 weeks of RT at a 65° knee-joint angle evidence of joint angle specificity was provided from both within-group (greater gains at 3 angles than others) and between-group evidence (greater gains at 2 angles than others) for maximal strength but not for explosive strength and neuromuscular activation. In summary, this thesis demonstrated: (1) higher strength values at middle knee-joint positions than more flexed and/or extended positions during maximal and explosive contractions; (2) how agonist neuromuscular activation contributes to the beforementioned changes in strength; (3) how muscle contractile properties contribute to the explosive strength across knee-joint angles; and finally (4) that joint angle specificity has a neural basis.

The purpose of this dissertation was to evaluate the effects of changing body position on the execution of the isometric mid-thigh pull (IMTP). Furthermore, while there is evidence to suggest that there is an effect of familiarization on performance of maximal strength tests, there has been no known research evaluating the effect of learning on the IMTP. The effect of familiarization was assessed by evaluating changes in variables obtained from the IMTP. Subjects did not statistically improve over the five IMTP testing sessions, regardless of the body position used, or if subjects had previous experience with weightlifting derivatives. This may indicate that little familiarization is needed for subjects to perform the IMTP before acute increases due to learning stabilize. When body positions were compared, there were differences in force production whether subjects had or did not have experience with weightlifting movements. The magnitude of difference between body position was affected by weightlifting movement experience; lifters with >6 months experience with weightlifting had larger differences in force production between position. Average muscle activation for a variety of muscles, evaluated with surface EMG, appeared to differ between body positions, although these positions are idiosyncratic to experience level. In particular, lumbar erector spinae activation was higher in the bent position for both groups, which may have implications for low back injury risk.In entirety, it appears that if maximizing force production is the goal, the upright positon is optimal. Furthermore, the differing body positions have meaningfully different effects on how 3 much individual muscles are activated between positions. Lastly, substantial familiarization does not appear to be necessary before subjects perform the IMTP.

Let $k$ be a field and $B$ a finite-dimensional, associative, unital $k$-algebra. For each $1 \le d \le \dim_kB$, let $\operatorname{AlgGr}_d(B)$ denote the projective variety of $d$-dimensional subalgebras of $B$, and let $\operatorname{Aut}_k(B)$ denote the automorphism group of $B$. In this thesis, we are primarily concerned with understanding the relationship between $\operatorname{AlgGr}_d(B)$, the representation theory of $B$, and the representation theory of $\operatorname{Aut}_k(B)$. We begin by proving fundamental structure theorems for the maximal subalgebras of $B$. We show that maximal subalgebras of $B$ come in two flavors, which we call split type and separable type. As a consequence, we provide complete classifications for maximal subalgebras of semisimple algebras and basic algebras. We also demonstrate that the maximality of $A$ in $B$ is related to the representation theory of $B$, through the separability of functors closely associated with the extension $A \subset B$. The rest of this document showcases applications of these results. For $k = \bar{k}$, we compute the maximal dimension of a proper subalgebra of $B$. We discuss the problem of computing the minimal number of generators for $B$ (as an algebra), and provide upper and lower bounds for basic algebras. We then study $\operatorname{AlgGr}_d(B)$ in detail, again when $B$ is basic. When $d = \dim_kB-1$, we find a projective embedding of $\operatorname{AlgGr}_d(B)$, and explicitly describe its associated homogeneous vanishing ideal. In turn, we provide a simple description of its irreducible components. We find equivalent conditions for this variety to be a finite union of $\operatorname{Aut}_k(B)$-orbits, and describe several classes of algebras which satisfy these conditions. Furthermore, we provide an algebraic description for the orbits of connected maximal subalgebras of type-$\mathbb{A}$ path algebras. Finally, we study the fixed-point variety $\operatorname{AlgGr}_d(B)^{\operatorname{Aut}_k(B)}$ (for general $d$), which connects naturally to the representation theory of $\operatorname{Aut}_k(B)$. We investigate the case where $B$ is a truncated path algebra over $\mathbb{C}$ in detail.

A fundamental issue in many distributed computing problems is the need for nodes to distinguish themselves from their neighbors in a process referred to as symmetry breaking. Many well-known problems such as Maximal Independent Set (MIS), t-Ruling Set, Maximal Matching, and (\Delta+1)-Coloring, belong to the class of problems that require symmetry breaking. These problems have been studied extensively in the LOCAL model, which assumes arbitrarily large message sizes, but not as much in the CONGEST and k-machine models, which assume messages of size O(log n) bits. This dissertation focuses on finding upper and lower bounds for symmetry breaking problems, such as MIS and t-Ruling Set, in these congested models. Chapter 2 shows that an MIS can be computed in O(sqrt{log n loglog n}) rounds for graphs with constant arboricity in the CONGEST model. Chapter 3 shows that the t-ruling set problem, for t \geq 3, can be computed in o(log n) rounds in the CONGEST model. Moreover, it is shown that a 2-ruling set can be computed in o(log n) rounds for a large range of values of the maximum degree in the graph. In the k-machine model, k machines must work together to solve a problem on an arbitrary n-node graph, where n is typically much larger than k. Chapter 4 shows that any algorithm in the BEEP model (which assumes 'primitive' single bit messages) with message complexity M and round complexity T can be simulated in O(t(M/k^2 + T) poly(log n)) rounds in the k-machine model. Using this result, it is shown that MIS, Minimum Dominating Set (MDS), and Minimum Connected Dominating Set (MCDS) can all be solved in O(poly(log n) m/k^2) rounds in the k-machine model, where 'm' is the number of edges in the input graph. It is shown that a 2-ruling set can be computed even faster, in O((n/k^2+ k) poly(log n)) rounds, in the k-machine model. On the other hand, using information theoretic techniques and a reduction to a communication complexity problem, an \Omega(n/(k^2 poly(log n))) rounds lower bound for MIS in the k-machine model is also shown. As far as we know, this is the first example of a lower bound in the k-machine model for a symmetry breaking problem. Chapter 5 focuses on the Max Clique problem in the CONGEST model. Max Clique is trivially solvable in one round in the LOCAL model since each node can share its entire neighborhood with all neighbors in a single round. However, in the CONGEST model, nodes have to choose what to communicate and along what communication links. Thus, in a sense, they have to break symmetry and this is forced upon them by the bandwidth constraints. Chapter 5 shows that an O(n^{3/5})-approximation to Max Clique in the CONGEST model can be computed in O(1) rounds. This dissertation ends with open questions in Chapter 6.

We have conducted a systematic search for finite homomorphic images of several permutation and monomial progenitors. We have found original symmetric presentations for several important groups such as the Mathieu sporadic simple groups, Suzuki simple group, unitary group, Janko group, simplectic groups, and projective special linear groups. We have also constructed, using the technique of double coset enumeration, the following groups, L_2(11), S(4,3):2, M11, and PGL(2,11). The isomorphism class of each of the finite images is also given.

S.Skryabin demonstrou que qualquer álgebra de Lie simples de dimensão finita sobre um corpo de característica 2 possui posto toroidal 2. Duas 2- álgebras de Lie de dimensão 31 foram estudadas. Neste trabalho, mostramos que a primeira delas contem uma base toroidal absoluta de dimensão três, assim como a segunda, que foi estudada por Grishkov e Guerreiro anteriormente. Utilizando uma decomposicão de Cartan, exibimos um isomorfismo entre as duas 2- álgebras de Lie de dimensão 31. Este resultado foi sugerido depois de encontrar uma sub álgebra de dimensão 12 n ao solúvel e 7 isomorfas 2-sub álgebras de Lie de dimensão 7 nas duas álgebras. Finalmente, exploramos uma 2- álgebra de Lie de dimensão 34 como o fim de encontrar base toroidal absoluta de dimensão 4. Apoiamos os cálculos com algumas códigos no linguajem de MATLAB que permitiram optimizar e acelerar a pesquisa. / S.Skryabin showed that any finite dimensional simple Lie algebra over a field of characteristic 2 has absolute toral rank 2. Two 31-dimensional 2-algebras were known. In this work, we show that the first of these algebras, contains a 3-dimensional maximal toral subalgebra, as the second one, which was studied by Grishkov e Guerreiro previously. Using a Cartan decomposition we establish an isomorphism between the two 31-dimensional 2-algebras. This result was suggested after finding a 12-dimensional not soluble subalgebra and seven 7-dimensional isomorphic 2-subalgebras in both algebras. Finally, a 34-dimensional 2-Lie algebra was studied in order to find 4-dimensional maximal toral subalgebras. Some computations in this work were performed with help of MATLAB.

CETTE THÈSE EST CONSACRÉE À LA QUANTIFICATION AVEC DES APPLICATIONS À LA FINANCE. LE CHAP.1 RAPPELLE LES BASES DE LA QUANTIFICATION ET LES MÉTHODES DE RECHERCHE DE QUANTIFIEURS OPTIMAUX. AU CHAP.2 ON ÉTUDIE LE COMPORTEMENT ASYMPTOTIQUE, DANS L^S, DE L'ERREUR DE QUANTIFICATION ASSOCIÉE À UNE TRANSFORMATION LINÉAIRE D'UNE SUITE DE QUANTIFIEURS OPTIMALE DANS L^R. ON MONTRE QU'UNE TELLE TRANSFORMATION PERMET DE RENDRE LA SUITE TRANSFORMÉE L^S TAUX OPTIMALE POUR TOUT S, POUR UNE LARGE FAMILLE DE PROBABILITÉS. LE CHAP.3 ÉTUDIE LE COMPORTEMENT ASYMPTOTIQUE DE LA SUITE DU RAYON MAXIMAL ASSOCIÉE À UNE SUITE DE QUANTIFIEURS L^R OPTIMALE. ON MONTRE QUE DÈS QUE SUPP(P) EST NON BORNÉ CETTE SUITE TEND VERS L'INFINI. ON DONNE, POUR UNE GRANDE FAMILLE DE PROBABILITÉS, LA VITESSE DE CONVERGENCE VERS L'INFINI. LE CHAP.4 EST CONSACRÉ AU PRICING D'OPTIONS DE TYPE LOOKBACK ET À BARRIÈRRE. ON ÉCRIT CES PRIX SOUS UNE FORME QUI NOUS PERMET DE LES ESTIMER PAR MONTE CARLO, PAR UNE MÉTHODE HYBRIDE MONTE CARLO-QUANTIFICATION ET PAR PUR QUANTIFICATION.

Ce travail avait pour objectif i) d'analyser les caractéristiques physiologiques et musculaires(déterminées d'après des biopsies) de rameurs poids légers entraînés, ii) de proposer une méthode de153calcul pour estimer de façon non-invasive la quantité de lactate accumulé dans l'organisme (QTLS) au cours d'un exercice épuisant sur ergomètre aviron d'après la modélisation de la cinétique lactique pendant la récupération et iii) d'explorer l'influence des caractéristiques musculaires, et de l'aptitude à échanger et à éliminer le lactate sur la capacité anaérobie des rameurs appréciée par la mesure du déficit maximal d'O2 cumulé (DMOC).Premièrement, les rameurs étudiés possédaient un rapport masse musculaire - masse corporelle élevé et leurs paramètres physiologiques et musculaires étaient caractéristiques des athlètes spécialisées en endurance.Dans un deuxième temps, nous avons démontré que QTLS était corrélé positivement à DMOC.Cette relation supporte notre hypothèse et confirme la cohérence de la méthode proposée pour calculer QTLS.Dans une dernière étude, les résultats ont démontré que DMOC était corrélée positivement à l'aptitude à éliminer le lactate. Cette dernière était également significativement corrélée à la densité capillaire et au contenu musculaire en MCT4, une protéine impliquée dans le cotransport lactate-proton à travers le sarcolemme.