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Validation of a Cycle Ergometer VO2max prediction equation for nonsedentary college-age women
(1992)Twenty-one noneedentary college women volunteered to perform a maximal exercise test on a Honark stationary cycle ergometer. The S's ranged in age from 18-25 years. Each Ses maximal work load (watts), wt (kg), and age ... -
Validation of a modified closed circuit, oxygen dilution residual volume method
(1993-12)A modified closed circuit, oxygen dilution method for the measurement of residual volume (RV) was compared to the method described by Wilmore (1969). The major difference in equipment was the substitution of a 7 liter ... -
Validation of a rotary encoder and power prediction equations during a jump squat
(2010-09-02)The purpose of this study was twofold: first, it was to determine the validity of a rotary encoder at measuring power and velocity; second, it was to expand the validity of the use of various power prediction equations ... -
Validation of knowledge of CDC skin cancer prevention protocol in a mid-western town
(2002-05)This study was designed to assess the extent to which the contents of the CDC "Choose Your Cover" campaign on skin cancer has infiltrated a community of mothers of young children and family health care providers in a ... -
Validation of the maximal MET prediction equations on the Schwinn Air-Dyne
(1992)The purpose of this study was to determine the validity of the 2redicted maximal MET equations on the Schwinn Air-Dyne bicycle ergometer for a population of females between the ages of 19 and 29 years. Twenty-five female ... -
A validation study of the KB1-C portable metabolic measurement system using the autocalibration feature
(2000-05)The purpose of this study was to determine the validity of the Aerosport KBI-C portable metabolic measurement system (Aerosport, Ann Arbor, MI) using the autocalibration feature against the Quinton QMC metabolic measurement ... -
A validation study of the Q-Plex I cardiopulmonary exercise system
(1991-05)A total of 27 Ss from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, ages 19-34 yrs, volunteered to participate in the validation study of the Q-Plex I Cardiopulmonary Exercise System developed by the Quinton Instrument Company. ... -
Validity and sensitivity measures of the BIA in response to overhydration
(1987-08-10)Repeated body composition analyses were performed on 30 male volunteers aged 18-25 yrs. The Ss were measured both before and after hydration by hydrostatic weighing (HW) and bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA). Validity ... -
Variation in gill rakers of asian carp and native filter-feeding fishes from the Illinois, James and Wabash Rivers, USA
(2012-12)Populations of silver (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) and bighead carp (H. nobilis) may be controlled by targeting the structure of gill rakers - how they filter food particles from the water column. Because species-specific ... -
The vascular flora and phytosociology of navigation pool #8, the upper Mississippi River
(1976-06)This thesis deals with the vascular flora and its phytosociology in Navigation Pool #8 of the Upper Mississippi River. The habitats of the area are, for the most part, influenced by permanent or temporal inundation by the ... -
Vascular Health and Physical Performance In Older Normal and Pre-Diabetic Adults Following a Diabetes Prevention Program
(2019-05)The CDC led a Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) to negate the progress of prediabetes developing into type 2 diabetes (T2D). Prior research has reported DPP decreasing the rate of T2D (58%) compared to Metformin (31%) among ... -
Vegetational analysis of the floodplain forests and a floristic survey of Van Loon wildlife area
(1981-04)The floodplain forest of the Van Loon Wildlife Refuge is located on the bottomlands of the Black River in La Crosse County, Wisconsin. The composition of the tree, shrub and herb strata were surveyed. A total of twelve ... -
Viking social structure and gender roles in Scandinavia based on burials and grave goods
(2012)The Vikings have always been a mysterious culture particularly the women who lived in that time and the questions that surround them. This paper looks to answer some inquiries by examining specific burials and the meanings ... -
Violence and trauma in the Wari heartland : a study of one civilization's treatment of their people
(2013)The Wari civilization lasted from A.D. 600 ? 1000, in central Peru. They conquered other cultures during their reign, and their power spread from their capital city, Huari. However, little data has been compared to ... -
Violence in the midcontinent : a comparative analysis of Oneota interactions with mississippian and central plains populations
(2016-09-16)Oneota is a name given to groups of Native Americans with a shared material culture originating in the upper midwest around AD 900. Within a few hundred years, objects representing Oneota culture extended from indiana to ... -
Viral protein requirements for efficient human parainfluenza virus 3 virus-like particle formation
(2011-05)Enveloped viruses exit infected cells after the genome and specific viral proteins assemble at the cell membrane and bud from the host cell as infectious virions. To investigate the process by which human parainfluenza ... -
Viral survey of fathead minnows, golden shiners, and white suckers form baitfish dealers in Wisconsin
(2012-05)Fathead minnows, golden shiners, white suckers, and other species of baitfish were sampled to determine the presence of target and unknown viruses. All fish sampled were obtained from four Wisconsin baitfish dealers and ...