Essays about: "Caloric expenditure"

Found 2 essays containing the words Caloric expenditure.

  1. 1. Water, Sanitation, and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in Mali: A Study of Early Neonatal Mortality and Low Birth Weight

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Bettina-Sophie Heinz; [2023]
    Keywords : water; sanitation; WASH; adverse pregnancy outcomes; low birth weight; early neonatal mortality; Mali; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the link between the water and sanitation environment mothers are exposed to during pregnancy and adverse pregnancy outcomes in Mali, specifically early neonatal mortality and low birth weight. The motivation and contribution for this analysis is that little research has been done on this topic, specifically in the Sub-Saharan African region and with the combination of those two outcome variables. READ MORE

  2. 2. Comparison of oxygen consumption while walking on treadmill wearing MBT Shoes versus Orthopedic Shoes : A treatise on shoe mass

    University essay from HHJ, Avd. för rehabilitering

    Author : Anna Helena Thuesen; Benjamin Lindahl; [2009]
    Keywords : Ambulation; Caloric expenditure; Oxygen uptake; Unstable shoe; Treadmill wal-king; Energy expenditure; Oxygen consumption; Self selected velocity; Masai Barefoot Tech-nology; Orthopedic shoes;

    Abstract : Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate if there was any difference in energy expenditure (kcal/min) and oxygen consumption (VO2) between subjects walking with Masai Barefoot Technology ® (MBT) shoes and regular orthopedic shoes. The research hypothesis was that MBT shoes demand more energy expenditure than regular orthopedic shoes. READ MORE