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A Survey Of The Extent Of The Use Of Private Sector Assistance Techniques And Resources By Municipal Park And Recreation Departments Within The South Central United States, Charles Larry Miller

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The Problem

The purpose of this investigation was to determine the extent of use of private sector assistance techniques and resources among municipal park and recre­ation departments within South Central United States.

Procedures

A direct mail questionnaire was developed to obtain data from 116 cities in Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas with populations above 20,000. The questionnaire, validated by a panel of experts and pilot-tested, was designed to determine the following: private sector resources and funding techniques; the extent of awareness and use of private sector resources and techniques; and efforts undertaken to implement a private sector assistance …

A Comparison Of Exercise Responses During Acute Exposure To Hypobaria In Exercise Trained Males With Coronary Heart Disease And Healthy, Sedentary Males, David Lowell Parker

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This investigation was conducted to evaluate effects of acute altitude exposure on selected pulmonary, cardiovascular, metabolic, and psychological variables measured at rest, during, and after submaximal exercise. Comparisons were made between a group of men with coronary heart disease who were participants in an exercise reha­bilitation program (trained CHD's) and a group of healthy, asymptomatic, and sedentary individuals (HI's).

Nine male trained CHD's and 10 male HI's partici­pated in the study, which was conducted during an 8-week period. Initially, all subjects performed a maximal stress test on a bicycle ergometer at 1576m. Maximal values from this test were utilized in …