Alien Registration- Levesque, Aupslatrix (Auburn, Androscoggin County)

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HIP FLEXORS RESISTENCE IN YOUTH HOCKEY PLAYERS

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE. In today’s youth hockey leagues, the participation of an individual is based on the chronologic age without regard to the children's variations in development and maturity. Although it is currently accepted that the overall strength and growth of children increases linearly throughout childhood until puberty, the individual body parts growth do not develop at the same rate. The object of this project was to evaluate pelvic girdle resistance of youth hockey players in relation to leg length. METHOD. Nine hundred (n=900) hockey players aged 6 to 16 participated in the study. First, a 14 points physical examination was done on all subjects. Finally the Milgram test (modified bilateral leg raise) was performed. This procedure represents a good and easily performed test of hip flexors resistance and permits possible detection of thecal pathology. Incidence of positive Milgram test is presented and a Chi square statistical test is used. RESULTS. The results indicate that in our subjects, the youngest and oldest players had the lowest percentage of positive findings on the Milgram test; 6 years old: 5%, 16 years old 7.14%. The 10, 11 and 12 year old groups had a mean value of 47.22% positive Milgram tests. From all the 257 subjects with positive Milgram test only 2 individuals demonstrated possible thecal pathologies after the fourteen steps examination was performed. The Chisquare (x*) statistical test indicates that the difference between the observed frequency and between the theoretical frequency is significant (X2 = 117,081, df = 10, Q < .OOl). CONCLUSIONS. It appears from this study that almost 50% of children in the 10, 11 and 12 year old have difficulty in performing a simple hip flexing resistance exercise. This situation may be secondary to an uneven rate of growth of the lower limbs versus torso, therefore increasing the leg moment arms, thus increasing load and brending moments on the pelvic structures. . These results may explain the observed difficulty some of these hockey players experience in performing specific skills demanding high pelvic and hip flexors strength and resistance. Researchers are encourage to pursue biomechanical investigation f limb length ratio and their specific effects on axial structures and development

Utilisation et valeur de la représentation devant public en danse au troisième cycle du primaire

En 2001, dans la foulée de la réforme scolaire, une deuxième génération de programmes d’études en danse a été implantée (Gouvernement du Québec, 2001, 2003, 2007). Alors que la représentation devant public est prescrite dans les programmes d’études pour le secondaire (Gouvernement du Québec, 2003, 2007), elle est quasi-absente du programme d’études pour le primaire (Gouvernement du Québec, 2001). De plus, il y a peu de recherches empiriques sur l’enseignement de la danse à l’école québécoise et aucune sur l’utilisation de la représentation devant public dans ce contexte. Or, les enseignants sont nombreux à y avoir recours de façon intuitive pour favoriser les apprentissages chez les élèves. C’est pourquoi, à la lumière de repères théoriques issus de modèles de la transposition didactique, du processus de création, des systèmes de pertinence et de la construction identitaire des enseignants de la danse en milieu scolaire, nous avons cherché à comprendre comment la représentation devant public est utilisée, en danse, au troisième cycle du primaire, à l’école québécoise. Pour ce faire, nous avons eu recours à l’observation, à la captation audio et aux entretiens pour collecter des données auprès de deux enseignantes en danse et de cinquante-quatre élèves du troisième cycle du primaire, pendant le processus de création de danses menant à la présentation devant un public. Nous avons ainsi pu dégager treize thèmes représentatifs de l’expérience vécue par ces enseignantes et ces élèves, ainsi qu’une ébauche de modèle du processus de préparation d’une représentation devant public en milieu scolaire.In 2001, following the curriculum reform, a second generation of dance programs was implemented (Gouvernement du Québec, 2001, 2003, 2007). While performing in front of an audience is prescribed in the programs for secondary education (Gouvernement du Québec, 2003, 2007), it is almost absent from the program for primary education (Gouvernement du Québec, 2001). Furthermore, there is little empirical research in the field of in-school dance teaching in Quebec, and none tackle the use of performance is this context. However, many teachers use it intuitively to promote students’ learning. Thus, enlightened by theoretical marks from models of didactic transposition theory, the creative process, the relevance systems theory and the identity construction in dance teachers in the school environment, we aim at understanding how performance is implemented, in dance, in Quebec’s schools, for kids from 5th to 6th grade. To do so, we used observation, audio recording and interviews to collected data from two in-school dance teachers and fifty-four of their students from 5th to 6th grade, while they were creating dances which would be performed in front of an audience. We were then able to extract thirteen themes representing the teachers’ and students’ experience of creating dances to be performed in front of an audience, and we developed a draft of a model of the process of preparing a performance

Le soutien à l'apprentissage et à l'exercice d'une pédagogie intégrant les TIC : une recherche-action de type évaluative réalisée dans une institution secondaire au Québec

L’UNESCO a publié en 2011 le document TIC UNESCO : un référentiel de compétences pour les enseignants, dans lequel elle demande explicitement aux enseignants d’intégrer les technologies de l’information et de la communication (TIC) dans leur enseignement afin de préparer adéquatement leurs élèves aux défis du XXIe siècle. Dans ce contexte, il appert que le développement professionnel prend toute son importance pour les enseignants oeuvrant déjà dans le système scolaire et désirant atteindre cette situation éducative. Ce mémoire porte sur le soutien aux enseignants de niveau secondaire dans l’exercice d’une pédagogie intégrant les TIC dans le cadre de l’implantation d’un programme « un élève – un portable ». C’est dans le contexte d’un rôle de soutien que la présente recherche-action propose une formation « en continu » visant à favoriser un rapprochement entre la pratique pédagogique actuelle et celle décrite par les auteurs du projet TIC UNESCO.In 2008, UNESCO published the document ICT Competency Standards for Teachers (ICT-CST), in which it is strongly suggested that teachers integrate the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in their teaching to better prepare students for the challenges facing them in the 21st century. Understood in this context, it would appear that the professional development of teachers already working within the school system and who desire attaining this level of educative interaction, is as important as ever. This thesis is supportive of those secondary school teachers who desire to integrate the ICT program “One Student - One Laptop” in their classroom

Stabilité et progrès : étude de deux notions constitutionnelles à travers une lecture de la pensée politique de Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Mémoire numérisé par la Division de la gestion de documents et des archives de l'Université de Montréal

Impact of Orlistat-Induced Weight Loss on Diastolic Function and Heart Rate Variability in Severely Obese Subjects with Diabetes

Objective. Determine the impact of Orlistat-induced weight loss on metabolic profile and cardiovascular function in severely obese patients with type 2 diabetes. Methods. Twenty-nine patients were randomized either to a nonplacebo control group or to a treatment group with Orlistat thrice a day. Metabolic profile, anthropometric parameters, heart rate variability indices, and echocardiographic variables were measured before and after a 12-week treatment period. Results. Treatment with Orlistat induced a modest but significant weight loss compared to controls (3.7 ± 3.0 versus 0.5 ± 2.2 kg, resp.; P = .003). There was significant decrease in fasting glycemia (7.9 ± 3.0 versus 6.7 ± 2.2 mmol/L; P = .03) and significant improvements in left ventricular diastolic function (P = .03) and in the sympathovagal balance (LF/HF ratio) (P = .04) in the Orlistat group. Conclusion. These results suggest that a modest weight loss improves fasting glycemia, left ventricular diastolic function, and sympathovagal balance in severely obese patients with type 2 diabetes

Comparison of the dipeptidyl peptidase-4 gene methylation levels between severely obese subjects with and without the metabolic syndrome

Background : The dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP4) enzyme is a novel adipokine potentially involved in the development of the metabolic syndrome (MetS). Previous observations demonstrated higher visceral adipose tissue (VAT) DPP4 gene expression in non-diabetic severely obese men with (MetS+) vs. without (MetS−) MetS. DPP4 mRNA abundance in VAT correlated also with CpG site methylation levels (%Meth) localized within and near its exon 2 (CpG94 to CpG102) in non-diabetic severely obese women, regardless of their MetS status. The actual study tested whether DPP4 %Meth levels in VAT are different between MetS− and MetS+ non-diabetic severely obese subjects, whether variable metabolic and plasma lipid profiles are observed between DPP4 %Meth quartiles, and whether correlation exists in DPP4 %Meth levels between VAT and white blood cells (WBCs). Methods : DNA was extracted from the VAT of 26 men (MetS−: n=12, MetS+: n=14) and 79 women (MetS−: n=60; MetS+: n=19), as well as from WBCs in a sub-sample of 17 women (MetS−: n=9; MetS+: n=8). The %Meth levels of CpG94 to CpG102 were assessed by pyrosequencing of sodium bisulfite-treated DNA. ANOVA analyses were used to compare the %Meth of CpGs between MetS− and MetS+ groups, and to compare the metabolic phenotype and plasma lipid levels between methylation quartiles. Pearson correlation coefficient analyses were computed to test the relationship between VAT and WBCs CpG94-102 %Meth levels. Results : No difference was observed in CpG94-102 %Meth levels between MetS− and MetS+ subjects in VAT (P=0.67), but individuals categorized into CpG94-102 %Meth quartiles had variable plasma total-cholesterol concentrations (P=0.04). The %Meth levels of four CpGs in VAT were significantly correlated with those observed in WBCs (r=0.55−0.59, P≤0.03). Conclusions : This study demonstrated that %Meth of CpGs localized within and near the exon 2 of the DPP4 gene in VAT are not associated with MetS status. The actual study also revealed an association between the %Meth of this locus with plasma total-cholesterol in severe obesity, which suggests a link between the DPP4 gene and plasma lipid levels