Alien Registration- Isaac, George (Medway, Penobscot County)

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MEASUREMENT OF BREATH ACETONE IN THE DETECTION OF LOW CARBOHYDRATE AVAILABILITY FOLLOWING IMPLEMENTATION OF “TRAIN LOW” STRATEGIES

Enhancing the metabolism of athletes can be achieved through the manipulation of nutrition and exercise variables. Muscle biopsies are currently viewed as the ‘gold-standard’ for assessing muscle glycogen levels of athletes. However, the process of obtaining a muscle biopsy is invasive and takes a considerable time to analyse. Following research that has implemented muscle biopsies, it has been suggested that an acute reduced carbohydrate intake in conjunction with a suitable training intensity (known as “training low”) has shown to elicit conducive metabolic adaptations to increase the sustainability and production of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) to support endurance athletes. The overarching purpose of this research was to establish and refine a suitable protocol, which could be employed to analyse the effectiveness of a number of “train low” strategies at eliciting low carbohydrate availability in endurance athletes. Six key aims were identified to guide the research, which focused on the integration of chemistry and sports science equipment, identifying the most effective sequence to collect the measurements required, and comparing and understanding two breath acetone (BrAce) detectors for assessing carbohydrate availability. This thesis presented a methodological-development study to address the purpose and aims through a series of four pilot studies. The two BrAce detectors included a Cavity Enhanced Laser Induced Fluorescence (CELIF) prototype (made by the Chemistry Department at Durham University) and a Ketonix® BrAce detector, which is currently in the breath analyser market. In addition to the BrAce detectors, other metabolic measurements included capillary blood glucose, betahydroxybutyrate and gas analysis (i.e., respiratory exchange ratio). The pilot studies concluded with an experimental pilot, which involved an endurance athlete (male, ultra-endurance, running; age: 38 years; stature: 1.76 m; body mass: 66.1 kg), who followed the agreed protocol. Taking the range of measurements sequentially rather than in parallel was the most effective, with the CELIF BrAce concentrations reflecting the values of the accompanying metabolic measures more than the Ketonix®, with the Ketonix® providing a wider variance of measurements within and between participants. The participant in the experimental trial was unable to complete the exercise protocol after following the “train low” strategies. Overall, the agreed protocol worked effectively, with some revaluation required for elements of the equipment and protocol. The CELIF BrAce detector provided an indication that it detects carbohydrate availability more effectively than the Ketonix®. However, further refining and development is required to improve the prototype’s effectiveness of detecting low carbohydrate availability

Industrial districts and site areas in Cobb County, Georgia.

Issued as Technical report no. 2, Project A-78

Georgia's mineral resources : : a summary of available data on their past, present and future status

Issued as Project No. E-233-

Summary of the industrial water resources of Georgia

Issued as Project no. E-233-2

Coosa Valley industrial site handbook

Issued as Project no. B-211, Technical report no.

Leader Ingratiatory Impression Management and Subordinate Job Involvement in Nigeria

This paper examined the relationship between leader ingratiatory impression management and subordinate job involvement in the telecommunication industry in Nigeria. Using questionnaire as the main research instrument, data were collected from a sample of 306 employees of 6 telecommunication firms that are operational. A total of 279 copies of the questionnaire were retrieved representing 91% response rate. Demographic characteristics of respondents are presented in form of distribution with emphasis on gender, academic qualification, status and tenure, while Spearman Rank Correlation Coefficient was utilized to test the hypothesized statements using the SPSS software version 21. The results revealed that: (1) leader other-enhancement ingratiatory strategy significantly associated with job involvement; (2) leader opinion conformity ingratiatory strategy is significantly associated with subordinate job involvement; (3) leader self-presentation ingratiatory strategy is significantly associated with subordinate job involvement; and (4) leader favour-doing ingratiatory strategy is significantly associated with subordinate job involvement. The study concluded that leaders who effectively ingratiate their subordinates prompt them to be job involved for maximal performance. The study recommended that: (a) Managers in the Nigerian telecommunication industry should effectively ingratiate their subordinates to enhance their expanse of likeability and attractiveness to them. This will vitalise good quality exchanges, and result in subordinate attitudinal and behavioural compliance. (b) Managers in the focal industry should effectively ingratiate their constituents based on goal-relevance and value-orientedness to harness social influence and power. (c) Managers in the Nigerian telecommunication industry should effectively ingratiate their subordinates to elicit their pristine emotions that can interface with rational analysis. (d) Managers, in the firms investigated, should effectively ingratiate their constituents to earn positive evaluation and admiration earn social influence and power. Keywords: leader ingratiatory impression management, leader other-enhancement, leader opinion-conformity, leader favour-doing, leader self-presentation, subordinate job involvement