INFLUENCE OF ARM SWING ON COST OF TRANSPORT DURING WALKING

Influence of arm swing on cost of transport during walking

Normal arm swing plays a role in decreasing the cost of transport during walking.However, whether excessive arm swing can reduce the cost of transport even further is unknown.Therefore, we tested the effects of normal and exaggerated arm swing on the cost of transport in the current study.Healthy participants (n=12) walked on a treadmill (1.25 m/s)

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Reconceptualising the interface of religion and school violence towards construction of sustainable learning ecologies in South Africa

In this paper, we respond to the call by Ndlovu-Gatsheni (2013:10) to unmask, resist and destroy violence in the school Commercial Product (Flow Ctrl Valves context.Unmasking is indispensable, since violence produces a world order that can be unremitting and characterised by deceit, hypocrisy and lies.To achieve this release from a violent order, w

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A scoping review on the impacts of smallholder agriculture production on food and nutrition security: Evidence from Ethiopia context

Abstract Background Currently, food and nutrition insecurity are global challenges.Millions of people are still suffering from this problem in Ethiopia.Smallholder farmers that dominated the agricultural sector in most developing countries like Ethiopia are deemed as one avenue to address such challenges.The purpose of this review was, Commercial P

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Assessing the relationship between non-invasive tear break-up time and maximum blink interval values among young adults at Mzuzu University

Thokozani Mzumara, Joseph Afonne Department of Optometry, Faculty of Health Sciences, Mzuzu University, Mzuzu, Malawi Purpose: To assess the relationship between non-invasive tear break-up time (NITBUT) and maximum blink interval (MBI) values among young adults.Method: The study was conducted at Mzuzu Induction Food Warmers University and involved

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