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Author:: Infantolino, Benjamin William
Title:: Investigation of Human Muscle Variability and its Effects on Musculoskeletal Models
Graduate Program:: Kinesiology
Keywords:: First Dorsal Interosseous
muscle
sarcomere length
subject-specific model parameters
muscle variability
musculoskeletal model
File:: Download Final_Draft.pdf
Committee Members:: John Henry Challis, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Henry Challis, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stephen Jacob Piazza, Committee Member
Robert Barry Eckhardt, Committee Member
Andris Freivalds, Committee Member

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Author:: Haladay, Douglas Eugene
Title:: Investigation of Abdominal Muscle Performance and Stabilization Exercises in Persons with and without Low Back Pain
Graduate Program:: Kinesiology
Keywords:: abdominal muscle performance
low back pain
stabilization exercise
File:: Download Haladay_Dissertation_Full_Document_Final_Copy.pdf
Committee Members:: John Henry Challis, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Henry Challis, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Andris Freivalds, Committee Member
Sayers John Miller Iii, Committee Member
William E Buckley, Committee Member
Craig R Denegar, Committee Member

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Author:: Lewis, Gregory Stephen
Title:: COMPUTATIONAL MODELING OF THE MECHANICS OF FLATFOOT DEFORMITY AND ITS SURGICAL CORRECTIONS
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: orthopaedic
biomechanics
optimization
finite element
AAFD
flatfoot
orthopedic
File:: Download Lewis_G_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:: Stephen Jacob Piazza, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen Jacob Piazza, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
H Joseph Sommer Iii, Committee Member
Ashok D Belegundu, Committee Member
Neil Sharkey, Committee Member
John Henry Challis, Committee Member
Andris Freivalds, Committee Member

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Author:: Moran, Matthew Francis
Title:: COMPUTATIONAL AND EXPERIMENTAL ASSESSMENT OF TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT MOTION
Graduate Program:: Kinesiology
Keywords:: total knee replacement
biomechanics
orthopedics
joint arthroplasty
File:: Download PhDmoran.pdf
Committee Members:: Stephen Jacob Piazza, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Neil Sharkey, Committee Member
John Henry Challis, Committee Member
Andris Freivalds, Committee Member

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Author:: Duffey, Michael J
Title:: A biomechanical anlysis of the bench press
Graduate Program:: Kinesiology
Keywords:: EMG
grip width
weight lifting
benc press
force
biomechanics
File:: Download Dissertation_Final_Duffey.pdf
Committee Members:: John Henry Challis, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Andris Freivalds, Committee Member
William E Buckley, Committee Member
Jinger Gottschall, Committee Member

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Author:: Lin, Ming-I
Title:: The Development of a Physiological Based Sampling Pump for Exposure Assessment
Graduate Program:: Industrial Engineering
Keywords:: artificial neural network
sampling pump
ergonomic
ventilation
exposure assessment
File:: Download Dissertation_ML_final.pdf
Committee Members:: Andris Frievlads, William A Groves, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Andris Freivalds, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
William Arthur Groves, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John Henry Challis, Committee Member
David Arthur Nembhard, Committee Member
Ling Rothrock, Committee Member

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Author:: Gales, Daniel Joseph
Title:: Human Subcalcaneal Fat Pad Mechanical Properties
Graduate Program:: Kinesiology
Keywords:: Biomechanics
Mechanical Properties
Heel Pad
Fluctuation Analysis (DFA)
Humans
Material Testing System (MTS)
Running
File:: Download Dissertation_Graduate_School_Format_ver_53.pdf
Committee Members:: John Henry Challis, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Henry Challis, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stephen Jacob Piazza, Committee Member
Neil Sharkey, Committee Member
Andris Freivalds, Committee Member

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Author:: Kindel, Curtis
Title:: Moment-angle Relationship of Hip Musculature
Graduate Program:: Kinesiology
Keywords:: Biomechanics
hip
patellofemoral-syndrome
moment-angle relationship
joint moment fluctuations
File:: Download Penn_State_Dissertation__Kindel___May_2015_.pdf
Committee Members:: John Henry Challis, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jinger Gottschall, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Sayers John Miller Iii, Committee Member
Andris Freivalds, Special Member

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Author:: Bauer, Denise Helen
Title:: A Recommendation for the Backpack Load Limit of Middle School Students Based on Physiological and Psychophysical Measurements
Graduate Program:: Industrial Engineering
Keywords:: children and backpacks
backpack load limits
File:: Download DeniseHelenBauer.pdf
Committee Members:: Andris Freivalds, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Leah C Newman, Committee Member
Ling Rothrock, Committee Member
Richard J. Koubek, Committee Member
John Henry Challis, Committee Member

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