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Hypoxia in aquatic sports
The present thesis considers the premise that breath-holding in aquatic sports, primarily swimming, in order to enhance performance, can potentially cause adaptation to tissue hypoxia. To investigate this theory, a series of studies needed to be performed: I. Analysis of variability in individuals’ responses to hypoxia, to evaluate the range …
The effect of spaceflight associated factors on the eye
The unexplained aetiology of Spaceflight Associated Neuro-ocular Syndrome (SANS) jeopardises all planned future missions to the Moon and Mars. Various intrinsic and extrinsic potential risk factors have been proposed to contribute to its manifestation. Specifically, the present thesis compared the effect of static exercise (simulating the exercise performed by astronauts …
Normobaric hypoxia: Metabolic responses following 10-day hypoxic confinement
The aim of the present thesis was to examine the effect of normobaric hypoxic confinement on selected metabolic responses. This was investigated in two separate studies: Study I investigated the effect of normobaric hypoxia, as frequently used by athletes for altitude training, on metabolism. The metabolic responses were assessed in …