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Persistence Of Memory: Scent Gardens For Therapeutic Life Review In Communities For The Elderly
(Landscape Architecture, 2007-09-17)
This paper links the study of olfaction and autobiographical memory with the practices of reminiscence therapy and landscape architecture, with the goal of bringing this life-enhancing therapy into the garden. Smells have ...
Prospect-refuge Theory Revisited: A Search For Safety In Dynamic Public Spaces With A Reference To Design
(Landscape Architecture, 2007-08-23)
Prospect-refuge theory (Appleton 1975) is based on habitat theory (Darwin 1958) which states that the ability to see (prospect) but not be seen (refuge) is basic to many biological needs. According to Appleton, the ability ...
Colorblind Fraternity: Unseating Racism, Males,
(English, 2007-08-23)
This thesis examines four works by Herman Melville, Moby-Dick, Typee, Omoo, and Benito Cereno as examples of a minority of nineteenth-century American literature that deconstruct negative black male stereotypes and promote ...
Beyond Good And Evil: Sister Leopolda's Traumatic Will To Power
(English, 2007-08-23)
This is an in-depth analysis of one of Louise Erdrich's most extraordinary characters, Sister Leopolda. I examine Leopolda first as a trauma victim who has suffered the loss of family, witnessed the death and assault of ...
Effects Of Age And Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Techniques On Characteristics Of Muscle Fatigue In Females Trained In CPR Administration
(Kinesiology, 2007-09-17)
Cardio pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a widely popular and recommended assessment and intervention technique for life threatening conditions resulting from cardio-pulmonary disorders. As per the American Heart Association® ...
Effects Of Concentric And Eccentric Contractions Of The Knee Extensors On Mechanical Work, Lactate Concentration, And Surface EMG
(Kinesiology, 2007-09-17)
The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of eccentric and concentric muscle contractions on the frequency and amplitude of EMG, torque, blood lactate, and the amount of work done. Ten college-aged males ...
The Effects Of Pulsed Shortwave Diathermy And Stretch On The Torque-angle Relation Of The Calf (Plantar flexor) Muscles Association With Passive Stretch Both During And After Treatment
(Kinesiology, 2007-08-23)
Our objective was to assess the short-term effects of PSWD and stretch on the torque-angle relation of the calf both during and after PSWD treatment. We used a 3 X 4 and a 2 X 4 (Time X Treatment) crossover repeated measures ...
The Acute Effects Of Active Warm-up And Passive Warm-up On Passive Tension
(Kinesiology, 2007-08-23)
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of active warm-up (stationary cycling) and passive warm-up (heat pack) on the mechanical properties of the hamstring musculature in vivo. Passive tension measurements ...
Down And Back Again: A Swimmer's Body Moves Through Feminism, Young Adult Sport Literature And Film
(English, 2007-08-23)
Contemporary material feminism is interested in finding new ways of writing and liberating women's bodies in literature, and some of these feminists are looking at sport literature to do so. Down and Back Again: A Swimmer's ...
Shades Of Scarlett: Cultural Images Of Historical Southern Women
(English, 2007-08-23)
The white antebellum/Civil War-era woman occupies an evolving archetypal status in American cultural consciousness throughout the twentieth century. In 1936, extending a one-hundred year tradition of featuring Southern ...