Thesis (M.Sc.Res.)--University of Wollongong, 2008. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references: leaf 90-83.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 2003. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 199-216). Also available online (PDF file) by a subscription to the set or by purchasing the individual file.

Thesis (Sc. D.)--Louisiana Tech University, 2003. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 246-257).

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 2010. / A thesis submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Rehabilitation Science, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine. Title from pdf file main screen (viewed on April 30, 2010). Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Sc. D.)--Louisiana Tech University, 2003. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 246-257).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 2003. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 199-216).

Orientador: João Guarnetti dos Santos / Banca: Luis Carlos Paschoarelli / Banca: Eduardo de Souza Meirelles / Resumo: Em função da restrição da mobilidade, as operações de costura podem facilmente provocar problemas de dores na coluna ou dores musculares, sendo que, em virtude do longo período em que se permanece na posição sentada, pode ocorrer uma tensão na parte mais baixa das costas. Tem-se que a lombalgia é uma patologia frequente na sociedade atual, representando 70% a 80% de afastamentos do trabalho em países industrializados. Entre os fatores de risco para este acometimento estão as posturas fixas, movimentos frequentes de rotação e flexão de tronco, e sobrecarga física excessiva. Este trabalho estuda o caso de costureiras que exercem suas atividades na posição sentada, tendo por principal objetivo verificar a qualidade de vida de costureiras que trabalham na indústria da confecção do vestuário, e, por objetivos específicos: avaliar a real severidade e o nível de incapacidade física causada pela lombalgia; e, identificar o impacto causado pela lombalgia na qualidade de vida desta população. Conclui-se que, em relação à qualidade de vida das costureiras participantes, a lombalgia causa maior impacto nos parâmetros capacidade funcional, aspectos sociais, estado geral de saúde, dor e aspectos emocionais. Os parâmetros aspectos físicos, vitalidade e saúde mental não apresentaram impacto significativo na qualidade de vida das costureiras. Verificou-se que o impacto da lombalgia na qualidade de vida de costureiras com a referida patologia, quando correlacionados com o parâmetro dor, demonstraram maior correlação com os parâmetros aspecto geral de saúde e vitalidade. / Abstract: Because of mobility restrictions, sewing movements can easily cause back or muscular pain, and because of the long period in a seated position, a tension in the lower part of the back may occur. Back pain is a frquent pathology nowadays, representing 70% to 80% of sickness leaving in industrialized countrie. Among the risk factors are the standstill postures, frequent movements of rotation and the upper part of the body bending, and over weight. The present work studies the dressmakers who work in the seating position. The main objective is to verify the dressmakers' quality of life working in the clothing industry; and for the specific objectives: to evaluate the real severity and the level of physical impairment caused by back pain, and to identify the impact caused by back pain in the life quality of this population. In conclusion, it was understood that regarding to the dressmakers' quality of life, the back pain causes larger impact in the parameters of functional capacity, social aspects, overall health, pain and emotional aspects. The paremeters of physical aspects, mental health and vitality didn't represent significant impact in their life quality. It was noted that the impact of the back pain in the dressmakers' quality of life bearing the pathology, when correlated with the parameter of pain, demonstrated larger correlation with the parameters of overall aspects of health and vitality. / Mestre

Paris, sous le Second Empire, est capitale du spectacle. Cette vision est à la fois un mythe et l’image d’un lieu réel de relations sociales travaillées par des codes relevant du théâtral. C’est dans ce contexte qu’Edmond et Jules de Goncourt évoluent. Le spectacle et le spectaculaire, qui les fascinent sous toutes leurs formes, sont deux notions qui permettent de rendre compte de leur œuvre et de leur statut d’hommes de lettres. Ces termes témoignent de leurs sources d’inspiration et de leur style, imprégnés du drame et de la peinture, mais aussi de leur posture d’artistes, parmi les écrivains, les artistes, la bohème, le milieu de la presse de leur époque. Dans leurs œuvres, les deux frères s’adonnent à une représentation de leur temps, qui dévoile un jeu du paraître. Leur quête stylistique, qualifiée d’écriture artiste, dans son affranchissement des codes et sa volonté de transgresser les frontières des genres, affirme leur posture d’élection, révélatrice de leurs velléités aristocratiques et de leurs goûts artistiques. Leur position est celle de deux modernes poursuivant la réflexion engagée par Balzac et Baudelaire, mais deux modernes contrariés. Leur œil-artiste, enrichi par les peintres et dramaturges avec qui ils entrent en discussion ou qui leur servent de modèles, opère avec sagacité. Ils offrent une création spectaculaire et spéculaire. Ce miroir tendu à la société, inspiré par les techniques picturales, les genres et registres comme la pantomime, la parodie, la comédie et la satire, renvoie en des vues diffractées l’image de leurs contemporains et celle de leur existence exemplaire, qu’ils mettent en scène artistiquement. / Paris, under the Second Empire, was the world capital of spectacle. This image, as much as it is a myth, also depicts the reality of social relationships that were akin to the rules of drama.This is the milieu Edmond & Jules de Goncourt live in. The spectacle and spectacular of all kinds fascinate them and account for their work, and also their place as writers in society. These two words tell us about their inspiration and style, which are infused by drama and painting, as well as their artistic position among literary sociability, artists, bohemians, and the press of the middle of the nineteenth Century. In their books, the Goncourt brothers give a representation of this time by revealing the codes of make-believe. Their stylistic aspiration, deemed “écriture artiste”, which goes across the rules and borders of literary genres, claims their position of superiority to show their aristocratic aspirations and their artistic tastes. Their position is that of modern men, thinking about modernity as Balzac and Baudelaire did earlier, but in some ways, their position also seems to be an anti-modern one. Their artistic observation, or oeil-artiste, enriched by painters and playwrights, who they converse with or whom they emulate, is shrewd. Their production is both spectacular and specular. This mirror, which they are presenting society with, is inspired by painting techniques, literary genres and tones, like dramatic pantomime, parody, comedy and satire. It shows kaleodoscopic views of their contemporaries and of their own life, scripted and staged like a work of art.

abstract: Finger motion and hand posture of six professional clarinetists (defined by entrance into or completion of a doctorate of musical arts degree in clarinet performance) were recorded using a pair of CyberGloves® in Arizona State University's Center for Cognitive Ubiquitous Computing Laboratory. Performance tasks included performing a slurred three-octave chromatic scale in sixteenth notes, at sixty quarter-note beats per minute, three times, with a metronome and a short pause between repetitions, and forming three pedagogical hand postures. Following the CyberGloves® tasks, each subject completed a questionnaire about equipment, playing history, practice routines, health practices, and hand usage during computer and sports activities. CyberGlove® data were analyzed to find average hand/finger postures and differences for each pitch across subjects, subject variance in the performance task and differences in ascending and descending postures of the chromatic scale. The data were also analyzed to describe generalized finger posture characteristics based on hand size, whether right hand thumb position affects finger flexion, and whether professional clarinetists use similar finger/hand postures when performing on clarinet, holding a tennis ball, allowing hands to hang freely by the sides, or form a "C" shape. The findings of this study suggest an individual approach based on hand size is necessary for teaching clarinet hand posture. / Dissertation/Thesis / D.M.A. Music 2011

A postura bípede reduz a área de apoio e demanda a atuação de um sistema de controle para manter o equilíbrio e a orientação dos segmentos corpóreos. A avaliação postural é muito importante nas intervenções fisioterapêuticas e a busca de sistemas confiáveis para avaliar a postura tem sido uma constante dentro da área. Nesta linha, a avaliação do equilíbrio sagital dado pela relação entre coluna lombar e pelve e pelo ângulo de incidência pélvica (IPE) tem sido usado para as alterações da coluna vertebral. Objetivo: fazer a mensuração dos parâmetros posturais pelo programa de avaliação postural (SAPO) e do equilíbrio sagital pelo programa Keops e fazer a correlação entre eles. Metodologia: foram avaliados 80 indivíduos saudáveis de ambos os sexos com idade entre 20 e 35 anos. Foi feita a biofotogrametria (marcação dos pontos anatômicos do indivíduo e fotografias com os marcadores) do programa SAPO. Foram utilizadas as variáveis obtidas nas vistas lateral esquerda e direita. As medidas dos parâmetros do equilíbrio sagital (ângulo de incidência pélvica é o mais relevante) foram obtidas pela análise de uma radiografia panorâmica em perfil da coluna vertebral, na qual se fazia a marcação digital de pontos anatômicos de referência. O cálculo dos ângulos era feito de forma automática pelo programa Keops. Resultados: pela avaliação do programa Keops: 17,5% dos indivíduos tinham ângulos de incidência pélvica altos ( > 60o), 51,2% tinham ângulos incidência pélvica médios (46-59o) e 31,5% tinham ângulos de incidência pélvica baixos ( < 45o). O SAPO mostrou 12,5% de lordose, 40% de retificação e 47,5% com curvatura normal. Na vista lateral direita, o ângulo de incidência pélvica teve correlação moderada e positiva com o alinhamento vertical do tronco e com o alinhamento vertical do corpo e negativa e moderada com o alinhamento horizontal da pelve. Na vista lateral esquerda o ângulo de incidência pélvica teve correlação fraca e negativa com o alinhamento horizontal da pelve. Não houve correlação entre os parâmetros avaliados pelo programa / Bipedal stance raises the center of mass, reduces the support area, and demands action of the postural control system, which maintains balance and orientation of body segments. Postural alterations may affect the control system, causing pain and motor dysfunctions. Postural assessment is fundamental for therapy recommendation, and some parameters related to the sagittal balance of the lumbar spine and pelvis, like the pelvic incidence angle (PI), have been studied in alterations of the spine. The goal of this study is to assess and look for correlations between postural measurements, with photographs marked in anatomical points, through the Postural Assessment Program (SAPO), and radiographic assessment of the spine to analyze the pelvic incidence angle (PI), using of the computer software Keops. Casuistry and methods: eighty-one healthy individuals of both sexes, aged between twenty and thirty-five were evaluated. Results: in the Keops assessment, 17.5 % of the sample had high pelvic incidence angles ( > 60o), 31.5 % had low pelvic incidence angles ( < 45o), and 51.2 % had medium pelvic incidence angles (between 46o and 59o). SAPO showed 12,5% of lordosis , 40% of retroversion and 47,5% normal curvature.In the right lateral view, the pelvic incidence angle had a moderate and positive correlation with the vertical alignment of the trunk and with the vertical alignment of the body and negative and moderate with the horizontal alignment of the pelvis. In the left lateral view the pelvic incidence angle had a weak and negative correlation with the horizontal alignment of the pelvis. There was no correlation between the parameters evaluated by the Keops program