| Preliminary Derivation of Test Item Clusters for Predicting Injuries, Poor Physical Performance, and Overall Attrition in Basic Combat Training |
DEC 2006 |
59 pages |
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Stephen C. Allison; Joseph J. Knapik; Marilyn A. Sharp; ARMY RESEARCH INST OF ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE NATICK MA MILITARY PERFORMANCE DIV
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 | Analytic methods including test item clusters (TICs) employed in medical diagnostic testing have potential for estimating probabilities of negative military training outcomes in individual trainees. Baseline attributes and performance scores that discriminate between groups experiencing negative vs. positive training outcomes were combined to maximize predictive power and accuracy. Predictive models were derived from 15 baseline variables using existing data (518 men and 416 women Basic Combat Training (BCT) trainees) to ... |
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| Injuries Among Army Light-Wheel Vehicle Mechanics |
FEB 2006 |
45 pages |
| Authors:
Joseph J. Knapik; Sarah B. Jones; Salima Darakjy; Keith G. Hauret; Steven Bullock; Stephanie Morrison; Sara Canada; Edward Hoedebecke; Michelle Canham-Chervak; Marilyn A. Sharp; Lolita Burrell; Bruce H. Jones; ARMY CENTER FOR HEALTH PROMOTION AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD
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| The medical records of 518 male and 43 female mechanics at Fort Bragg, North Carolina were screened for injuries occurring in a 1-year period. An injury was defined as an event in the medical record indicating the Soldier sought medical care for an overuse or traumatic condition. Weight, height, age, and ethnicity were also extracted from the medical records; body mass index (BMI) was calculated as weight/height*height. The person-time injury ... |
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| Injuries Among Army Light-Wheel Vehicle Mechanics |
FEB 2006 |
45 pages |
| Authors:
Joseph J. Knapik; Sarah B. Jones; Salima Darakjy; Keith G. Hauret; Steven Bullock; Stephanie Morrison; Sara Canada; Edward Hoedebecke; Michelle Canham-Chervak; Marilyn A. Sharp; ARMY CENTER FOR HEALTH PROMOTION AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD
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| The medical records of 518 male and 43 female mechanics at Fort Bragg, North Carolina were screened for injures occurring in a 1-year period. An injury was defined as an event in the medical record indicating the Soldier sought medical care for an overuse or traumatic condition. Weight, height, age, and ethnicity were also extracted from the medical records; body mass index (BMl) was calculated as weight/height*height. The person-time injury ... |
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| Energy Cost and Efficiency of a Demanding Combined Manual Materials- Handling Task |
JUL 1994 |
9 pages |
| Authors:
Marilyn A. Sharp; J. J. Knapik; A. W. Schopper; ARMY RESEARCH INST OF ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE NATICK MA
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| Energy cost and crew performance were studied during a 45-hour continuous field-artillery loading exercise using a howitzer simulator. An interrupted peak Vo2 test, conducted in the simulator, was used to develop individualized equations to predict energy cost from heart rate. Nine experienced crew members rotated through six 1.5-hour loading cycles. Mission time (the time elapsed from the order to fire until task completion) was recorded and summed over cycles. Measures ... |
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| Physical Fitness and Occupational Performance of Women in the U.S. Army |
1994 |
13 pages |
| Authors:
Marilyn A. Sharp; ARMY RESEARCH INST OF ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE NATICK MA
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| The majority of jobs available to personnel entering the U.S. military services are physically demanding. Soldiers must maintain high levels of physical fitness to optimally perform their duties. High fitness levels are of particular importance to women in the military. Only strong, physically competent women will be fully successful in performing the physically demanding tasks of many occupational specialties. This paper describes the research that has been conducted to compare ... |
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