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Resilience in Environmental Educators

By Henderson, Kelly
Dr. Timothy S. O'Connell, Brock University, 2010
Catalog ID: PSY 2460
208 pp.

Contemporary environmental issues (such as global warming) can present psychological stress, the effects of which are under-examined. The ability to “bounce back” from stress associated with increasing environmental adversity can be understood as resilience, and can be found in some environmental ed...

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Differential Fuel Utilization and Energy Expenditure in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis with or without Cystic Fibrosis Related Diabetes Mellitus

By Ward, Sheila A.
Paolone, A, Temple University, 1995
Catalog ID: PH 1447
227 pp

The problem of the study was to examine the effects of cystic fibrosis (CF) and cystic fibrosis related diabetes mellitus (CFRDM) on fuel utilization and energy expenditure in stable ambulatory patients during rest, exercise, and recovery from exercise. The purpose was to characterize the energy nee...

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Validation of a new maximum steady state protocol for cyclists

By Fredrick, Dario
Verducci, F, San Francisco State University, 2002
Catalog ID: PH 1775
38 pp

The purpose of this study was to validate and test reliability of a new maximum steady state (MSS) protocol for trained cyclists. Subjects (n=33) were trained cyclists divided into four groups: elite males (EM), elite females (EF), competitive males (CM), and competitive females (CF). Each subject p...

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Female body-building: exploring muscularity, femininity and bodily empowerment : (Vol. 12,1)

By Lang, Margot C. M.A.
Wendy Frisby, University of British Columbia, 1998
Catalog ID: PSY 2053
143 pgs. : 2 microfiche

This study aimed to build upon the literature on women's athleticism by using bodybuilding as a vehicle for exploring associations between women's muscularity, notions of gender and bodily empowerment. Feminist cultural analyses of women's bodybuilding have claimed that muscularity is constrained by...

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Effects of Coleus Forskohlii supplementation on body composition and markers of health in sedentary moderately overweight females : (Vol. 15,1)

By Henderson, Shonteh L.
Kreider, R., University of Memphis, 2002
Catalog ID: HE 721
70 pp

This study investigated the effects of Coleus Forskohlii on body composition, and determined the safety and efficacy of supplementation. In a double blind and randomized manner, 23 females supplemented their diet with ForsLean(TM) (250 mg of 10% Coleus Forskohlii [CF] extract, (n=7) or a placebo [P]...

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The relationship of locus of control to the degree of psychic numbing to the threat of nuclear war of students at the University of Oregon.

By Smith, Steven M.
Davis, L, University of Oregon, 1985
Catalog ID: PSY 1163
82 pp

A four-part questionnaire was developed to determine the relationships among (a) locus of control, (b) knowledge about the threat of nuclear war, (c) belief in the criticalness of the threat of nuclear war, and (d) several demographic variables to the degree of psychic numbing. The sample was compo...

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Skills tests for discrimination of alpine skiing ability

By McGinnis, Peter Merton M.S.
University of Illinois at Urbana, 1981
Catalog ID: PE 2460
111 pgs. : 2 microfiche

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An evaluation of an educational intervention in psychology of injury for athletic training students

By Stiller, Jennifer Lynn
Gould, D, Michigan State University, 2008
Catalog ID: PSY 2446
224 pp

This disertation has two purposes: (a) to identify the psychoscial competencies that are needed by certified athletic trainers; and (b) to evaluate whether these competencies can be taught to athletic training students (ATS). It includes an introduction (Chapter 1), a review of literature, (Chapter ...

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Comparison of muscular power, endurance, and aerobic power in male-to-female transgender individuals versus cisgender males and females

By Jenkins, Christine L.
Ouellette, K, Springfield College, 2019
Catalog ID: PE 5063
291 pp

The study was designed to provide physiological data on male-to-female (MtF) individuals, and compare MtF to cisgender males (CM) and cisgender females (CF) in muscular power, endurance, and aerobic power. Each of six MtF subjects were age and activity-matched to one CM and CF to form a triad. All s...

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Effectiveness of a 12-month diabetes prevention program in reducing cardiovascular disease risk in prediabetics

By Donahoe, Aidan L.
Radtke, K, University of Wisconsin - La Crosse, 2020
Catalog ID: HE 960
64 pp

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between obesity and cardiovascular biomarkers in physically active prediabetic participants who completed 12 months of the DPP. The obesity paradox was also studied, which suggests that obese and overweight individuals may have a protective ...

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