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Speed-Related Energy Flow and Joint Function Change During Human Walking.
2021
During human walking, mechanical energy transfers between segments via joints. Joint mechanics of the human body are coordinated with each other to adapt to speed change. The aim of this study is to analyze the functional behaviors of major joints during walking, and how joints and segments alter walking speed during different periods (collision, rebound, preload, and push-off) of stance phase. In this study, gait experiment was performed with three different self-selected speeds. Mechanical works of joints and segments were determined with collected data. Joint function indices were calculated based on net joint work. The results show that the primary functional behaviors of joints would n…
Is time to joint replacement a valid outcome measure in clinical trials of drugs for osteoarthritis?
2003
The rate of radiographic joint space narrowing is commonly used today as a structural outcome measure in clinical trials evaluating potential disease-modifying drugs in patients with hip osteoarthritis, but this results in a continuous variable. Among the methods proposed to circumvent this problem, it has been suggested that the incidence of total hip arthoplasty (THA) provides a hard outcome measure. It is a dichotomized variable, easy to measure and sensitive to change, with acceptable intrinsic validity. However, because this measure is limited by the variability of factors underlying the decision to perform surgery and the length of waiting lists, it has been suggested that time to ful…
Treatment with a CO-releasing molecule (CORM-3) reduces joint inflammation and erosion in murine collagen-induced arthritis.
2008
Contains fulltext : 70589.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Closed access) OBJECTIVE: CO-releasing molecules (CO-RMs) are a novel class of anti-inflammatory agents. We have examined the possible therapeutic effects of CORM-3 in collagen-induced arthritis (CIA). METHODS: Arthritis was induced in DBA-1/J mice by type II collagen. Animals were treated with CORM-3 (5 and 10 mg/kg/day, intraperitoneally) or the inactive compound iCORM-3 (10 mg/kg/day, intraperitoneally) unable to release CO, from days 22 to 31. Production of anti-type II collagen antibodies, cytokines and cartilage olimeric matrix protein (COMP) was evaluated by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, and prostaglandin E(2) (PGE(2)) by rad…
The Influence of Music Genre, Style of Singing, and Gender of Singing Voice on Music Preference of Elementary School Children
2009
Hargreaves’ (1982, 1995) research on childrens’ development of music preference, which led to the hypothesis of “open-earedness”, has often been replicated and initiated empirical studies on different aspects. The presented study adds new perspectives with its longitudinal design and its systematically controlled variables style of singing and gender of singing voice. Results of the first measurement with N=313 first graders of five schools will be discussed. Participants indicated their liking of eleven music examples from six music genres on a five-point rating-scale. For each music genre (except World Music) male and female singers were presented as well as different styles of singing (B…
What makes us like music?
2009
Why do we like the music we like and why do different people like different kinds of music? Existing models try to explain music preference as an interplay of musical features, the characteristics of the listener, and the listening context. Hereby, they refer to short-term preference decisions for a given piece of music rather than to the question why we listen to music at all and why we select a particular musical style. In this paper, it is hypothesized that the motivation for music listening and the liking for a particular kind of music depend on the functions that this music can fulfill for the listener. Thus, the relative contribution of these functions to the development of music pref…
Personality correlates of music preferences in the Czech Republic
2009
This study examines the structure of music preferences in the sample of participants from the Czech Republic (n=521), differences in structure of music preferences among various age groups and the associations between these preferences and certain personality characteristics. The exploratory factor analysis revealed five music preference dimensions. Further analysis addressed the question how music preferences are related to personality characteristics. Preferences for these music dimensions were related to personality dimension of Big-Five personality model. The data confirmed prior research conducted in the United States and revealed certain dissimilarities based on cultural differences.
Temporal Stability of Music Preferences as an Indicator of Their Underlying Conditionings
2013
To emphasize the substantial impact of both cognitive and emotional processes on the development of music preferences, such definitions are formed which define preferences as a set of emotional-rational attitudes, which in turn affect the perception of a piece of music. It can be assumed that music preferences are dependent on the current situational and emotional aspects. Accepting this assumption, the absolute stability of the preferences of particular musical genres will be relatively low. As an alternative to the above reasoning, it can be assumed that the high temporal stability of the musical genres preferences may indicate deeper than, for instance, related to the current mood determ…
Who enjoys listening to sad music and why?
2011
although people generally avoid negative emotional experiences in general, they often enjoy sadness portrayed in music and other arts. The present study investigated what kinds of subjective emotional experiences are induced in listeners by sad music, and whether the tendency to enjoy sad music is associated with particular personality traits. One hundred forty-eight participants listened to 16 music excerpts and rated their emotional responses. As expected, sadness was the most salient emotion experienced in response to sad excerpts. However, other more positive and complex emotions such as nostalgia, peacefulness, and wonder were also evident. Furthermore, two personality traits – Opennes…
Musiikkimaun laajentamista tukeva musiikkikasvatus : voiko lukioikäisten musiikilliseen preferenssiin vaikuttaa ennalta annetulla informaatiolla?
2018
Maisterintutkielmassani tutkin mahdollisuutta vaikuttaa etukäteen annetulla informaatiolla Kaustisen musiikkilukion opiskelijoiden musiikilliseen preferenssiin. Kiinnostuksen kohteena oli myös musiikkilinjalla sekä yleislinjalla opiskelevien opiskelijoiden välinen ero preferensseissä. Tutkimukseni liittyy laajempaan keskusteluun musiikinopetuksen mahdollisuuksista edistää oppilaiden musiikkisuhdetta ja monipuolista musiikkimakua. Tutkimus oli luonteeltaan musiikin kuuntelutehtävää ja strukturoitua kyselyä hyödyntävä kvantitatiivinen tutkimus. Opiskelijoille soitettiin kolme musiikkinäytettä, joita opiskelijat arvioivat mielekkyyden sekä tunnevaikutusten kannalta. Opiskelijat jaettiin kolmee…
Musiikillisten tunteidensäätelystrategioiden tyypillisyys ja yhteys musiikkipreferenssiin klassisen musiikin kuuntelijoilla
2012
Tässä tutkimuksessa tutkittiin klassista musiikkia kuuntelevien ihmisten tapoja säädellä tunteitaan musiikinkuuntelun yhteydessä. Tutkimusongelmana oli selvittää aiemman tutkimuksen tunnistaman seitsemän mielialansäätelystrategian käyttöä etsien tyypillisiä säätelystrategioita sekä koko otoksen tasolla että kuuntelumäärältään, musiikkiharrastustaustaltaan ja musiikkipreferenssiltään erilaisilla klassisen musiikin kuuntelijoilla. Tutkimuksen aineisto (N=281) kerättiin internetissä toteutetulla kyselyllä loka-marraskuussa 2011. Iältään 14-77 -vuotiaiden musiikinkuuntelijoiden ryhmäeroja, säätelystrategioiden suosimista ja musiikkipreferenssiä selvitettiin kvantitatiivisilla menetelmillä tarka…