Tělesná Kultura, 2011 BACKGROUND: Physical activity (PA) was defined in a worldwide scientific community as one of the most important factors in dealing with issues of prevention and public health.
Jiří Nykodým, Josef Mitáš
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Agricultura Tropica et Subtropica, 2018 This study was undertaken to investigate how social facilitation between two chicken breeds could affect their welfare. Sixty chicks each of a commercial broiler (CB) and Nigerian indigenous chicken (NIC) breed were used for this study.
Iyasere Oluwaseun Serah +4 more
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Different Head-Sway Responses to Optic Flow in Sitting and Standing With a Head-Mounted Display
Frontiers in Psychology, 2020 We investigated postural responses (head displacements) and self-motion perception (vection) to radial and lateral optic flows while sitting and standing by using a head-mounted display.
Kanon Fujimoto +2 more
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Center of mass estimation of upper body in sitting posture using force platforms
Nihon Kikai Gakkai ronbunshu, 2023 Perturbations in sitting posture, represented by the center of mass (COM) of the upper body, provide critical information for analyzing balance control. While the COM is generally measured by an optical motion capture system, it is not practical.
Hiroto MURAKAMI, Motomichi SONOBE
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Towards Smart Work Clothing for Automatic Risk Assessment of Physical Workload
IEEE Access, 2018 Work-related musculoskeletal and cardiovascular disorders are still prevalent in today's working population. Nowadays, risk assessments are usually performed via self-reports or observations, which have relatively low reliability. Technology developments
Liyun Yang +7 more
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Who Is Seated On His Lap? Sitting On a Man's Lap in The Ancient Egyptian Scenes And Statuary [PDF]
International Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Management, 2020 According to the Oxford dictionary the lap is defined as the flat area between the waist and the knees of a seated individual and used to hold a child or anything else.
Walaa Abdelhakim
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Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, 2019 OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to evaluate the impact of the Stand Up Victoria intervention – a multicomponent workplace intervention that successfully reduced workplace sitting – on productivity in the short- and longer-term. METHODS: Desk-based workers [5–
James E Peterman +8 more
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Correlates of sitting time in working age Australian women: Who should be targeted with interventions to decrease sitting time? [PDF]
, 2012 Background: While there is emerging evidence that sedentary behavior is negatively associated with health risk, research on the correlates of sitting time in adults is scarce.
van Uffelen, Jannique G. Z. +6 more
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Using the Behavior Change Wheel to Understand University Students' Prolonged Sitting Time and Identify Potential Intervention Strategies [PDF]
, 2021 Background: Several national public health guidelines recommend individuals to minimize time spent in prolonged, continuous periods of sitting. Developing effective interventions to break up sitting, however, requires in-depth understanding of the ...
Biddle, Stuart J.H. +9 more
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Device-assessed total and prolonged sitting time: associations with anxiety, depression, and health-related quality of life in adults [PDF]
, 2021 Objective: Assessment of sitting has been challenging and nuances in the length of sitting are often missed. Methods: The present study assessed total, short and prolonged sitting time, and number of breaks from sitting, and their association with ...
J Henson (7708133) +13 more
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