Browsing by Department "Health & Kinesiology"
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This creative project serves to explore the fields of choreography, lighting and music design, and virtual reality technology to create a performance piece. There is a growing surge of advances in virtual reality technology, ...
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This study was conducted to analyze the alignment of various collegiate dancers’ ankles in order to strengthen the muscles surrounding the ankle joint and improve balance. The research was conducted using a pre and post-test ...
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While dancers attend daily technique classes and rehearsals, they often struggle with cardiovascular stamina and endurance due to the anaerobic nature of dance training. This proves to be consequential during a dancer’s ...
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(2018-05-07)Bone is a dynamic tissue that responds to many stressors including physical stress and certain disease states. Chronic systemic inflammatory conditions, like inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), result in increased bone ...
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Visual art is one of the most iconic and widespread forms of art in the world. However, some may claim that it is losing its relevance and place in the current art scene due to technology and instant gratification courtesy ...
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Skeletal muscle tissue exhibits many plastic properties, changing its size or function in response to a variety of stressors. This adaptability is due, in part, to satellite cells, a type of multipotent adult stem cell ...
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(2018-05-04)CVS Liquid Bandage -- a “value brand” version of wound closure devices such as Dermabond -- following a distal, P3 amputation in mice initiates precocious wound closure; inducing a hypoxic microenvironment, and/or leading ...
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(2016-09-02)As universities seek new ways to remain competitive, they’re discovering that adding new sports are an efficient and effective way of attracting potential students. Due to lack of experience, the suspected problem is that ...
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(2019-04-23)People with disabilities are significantly less physically active than are people without disabilities (CDC, 2017). There is significant research on the benefits of physical exercise for people with a disability (Darcy, ...
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Introduction: In the United States, 9.4% of Americans have been diagnosed with type-2 diabetes. African Americans residing in Texas have the highest prevalence rate for type-2 diabetes (16.6%). Despite the tremendous strides ...
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The movement of the body has always been a large part of an individual’s life. Basic locomotor movements such as walking, playing basketball, or showing a steer. An individual usually is moving from the time they wake up ...