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The Effects Of Acute Stress On Adrenal Ascorbic Acid Levels, Robert Joseph Collier

Masters Theses

The diurnal rhythm of adrenal ascorbic acid (DAR) displays an inverse relationship to the diurnal rhythm of circulating levels of plasma corticosteroids. Alloxan monohydrate, 175 mg/kg body weight was given subcutaneously to albino rats to determine the effect of the diabetic state on the DAR. A total of 200 female albino rats were divided into two study groups. Study Group I was composed of 150 animals divided into populations of 15, each including 3 controls. Study Group II was composed of populations of 5, each group containing all controls or all alloxinated rats. The populations of 15 were sacrificed at …

An Electromyographic Study Of The Effects Of Lateral Asymmetry On The Upper Leg Muscles Used In Normal Walking On A Treadmill, S. Marie Landmesser

Masters Theses

The purpose of the study was to determine through electromyography whether a non-pathological fault, such as lateral asymmetry at the pelvic level, would hinder, in significant manner, efficient functioning of the body.

A review of the literature revealed that although previous experiments had been conducted to determine the effects certain postural deviations had on the normal, efficient functioning of the body and that previous experiments had been conducted to determine which muscles performed which task as related to walking, none dealt with the specific effects of lateral deviations at the pelvic level on the upper leg muscles used in walking. …

Spectral Analysis Of Olfactory System Electrical Activity: Effects Of Ketamine And Sodium Pentobarbital, John Ludwig Orr

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

The Effects Of The Four Psychological Primary Colors On Gsr, Heart Rate, And Respiration Rate, Keith W. Jacobs

Masters Theses

Measurement of GSR, heart rate, and respiration rate were taken on twenty-four male S's during presentation of four colors (red, yellow, green, blue). Four sequences of color presentations were used based on a 4 by 4 latin square with six subjects receiving each presentation. Significant color effects (p < .05) were found when GSR was used as the measure of activation. The most arousing color was red, followed by green, yellow, and blue, with significant differences in arousal value found between colors. Significant trial effects, disregarding colors, were found in respiration rate. No significant effects on heart rate were found as a function of trials or color. The arousal values of the colors do not support either a linear or U-shaped function of wave length.

Variability Of Cardiorespiratory Responses To A Standardized Submaximal Treadmill Test On Successive Days, Kenneth Paul Klipp

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Voluntary Control Of Gsr Using Continuous Visual Display And Simultaneous Changes In Other Autonomic Functions, Laurence E. Boyce

Masters Theses

Using 28 male undergraduate university students provided with continuous oscilloscope display of basal skin resistance, this study investigated voluntary control of the GSR and concurrent changes in respiration. It was found, given feedback, subjects could voluntarily raise or lower their GSR. Subjects instructed to increase their GSR (N-14) could do so within the first trial session. However, subjects instructed to decrease their GSR (N-14) required additional practice. With less than 20 minutes of practice all subjects were able to reach a criterion of 2,500 ohms change from their basal level. Subjects increasing their GSR were found to have a significant …

A Comparison Of Reaction Times Of High And Low Level Fitness Groups Before, During And After Treadmill Exercise, Robert Bruce Bergstrom

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

A Histochemical Study Of The Neurosecretory Cells In The Sub Pharyngeal Ganglia And Ventral Nerve Cord Of Lumbricus Terrestris And Their Response To The Removal Of The Suprapharyngeal Ganglia And To Osmotic Regulation, Bernard F. Orenstein

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

A Comparison Of Circulorespiratory Responses To Weight-Supported And Non Weight-Supported Exercises In Moderately Obese Subjects, Charles G. Brown

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

The Effects Of A Ten Week Jogging And Running Program On An Obese Subject, Michael J. Conroy

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

The Immediate Effect Of Swimming And Track Competition On Blood Ph Values, James B. Knott

Masters Theses

The purpose of the study was to investigate the changes associated with blood pH and different exercise work loads during competition. Finger tip blood samples (1 milliliter), were obtained from 33 male subjects from the varsity swimming and track teams of Eastern Illinois University. The samples were taken prior to exercise and between three and seven and one half minutes after cessation of the event. The blood samples were analyzed with a Radiometer Micro Blood pH Unit. The subjects were chosen on the basis of the events in which they competed. The swimming subjects competed in the 100, 200, 500, …

The Effects Of Warm-Up Duration On The Physiological Responses Of Trained Runners To A Strenuous Treadmill Test, David Eldon Fix

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

The Effect Of A 12-Week Progressive Jogging Program On Selected Physiological And Psychological Parameters Of An Obese Subject, Howard Thomas Boward

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

The Role Of The Suprapharyngeal Ganglia Of Lumbricus Terrestris In Respiratory Metabolism, John D. Nelson

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Kinetic Studies Of The Cell Elongation Phenomenon In Etiolated Pisum Stem Segments, Grant M. Barkley

Masters Theses

The short-term growth response of etiolated pea stem segments (Pisum sativum L., var. Alaska) was investigated using a high-resolution growth recording device. The immediate effect of treatment with indoleacetic acid (IAA) is an inhibition of growth. This inhibition lasts about 10 minutes and then the rate of elongation rises abruptly to a new steady rate about 4 times the rate of elongation before auxin treatment. This rapid steady rate of elongation, however, continues for only about 22 minutes before declining suddenly to a lower steady rate of growth about 2 times the rate of elongation before the addition of auxin. …

The Effect Of Rope Jumping On Cardio-Respiratory Fitness Of High School Students, Yoshio Kobayashi

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

An Attempt To Demonstrate The Presence Of A Local Utero-Ovarian Transport Mechanism In The Guinea Pig By Radioisotope Tracer Techniques, Michael C. Fleck

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Blood Constituent Levels Associated With Transition Into Reproduction And During Egg Formation In The Female Mallard Duck, Robert L. Smoes

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

The Effect Of Gymnastic Routines On Blood Pressure And Pulse Rate, Robert Ferguson

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

The Effect Of Overload Warm-Up On The Accuracy Of Throwing A Twelve-Inch Softball, Ronald Eugene Creek

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

The Influence Of Dance On Ability To Jump In Basketball, Neveta Salmons

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.