Pantelis Ekkekakis: Research

Panteleimon "Paddy" Ekkekakis, Ph.D.
WinBreak 3.7 Professional Software for Determining the Gas Exchange / Ventilatory Threshold If your work involves the gas exchange / ventilatory threshold and you have been frustrated with the limited tools of the metabolic analysis software packages for helping with its determination, now there is a solution: WinBreak 3.7. WinBreak 3.7 is not an "easy 1-click solution", it is a serious, powerful professional tool for researchers and clinicians, as well as a great educational tool for advanced exercise physiology courses. Here are some of its features: Three graphical modules: V-slope (VCO₂ by VO₂), ventilatory equivalents, and excess CO₂. Module for inter-method comparisons. Choice of five validated algorithms for the V-slope: (a) Jones & Molitoris (1984), Orr et al. (1982), Beaver et al. (1986), Cheng et al. (1992), Sue et al. (1988). The standard Jones & Molitoris (1984) algorithm is used for the ventilatory equivalents, and excess CO₂ modules. Complete computational reports for each algorithm. Module for determining the respiratory compensation point (RC) based on V_E by VCO₂ (following Beaver et al., 1986). Plots of residuals of the single-regression and two-regression solutions. Powerful data manipulation: averaging, interpolation, outlier removal, five smoothing methods (running average, Savitzky-Golay, low-pass FFT, cubic spline, polynomial regressions from 2nd to 10th order). Fully customizable graphs, can be saved as metafiles or bitmaps. Extensive context-sensitive help system. Detailed 78-page user guide. Can be customized to read ASCII data from any metabolic analysis software package. Saves data in ASCII and Excel^TM formats. E-mail support with purchase. To read more, see screen shots, download the user guide, and purchase, visit the Epistemic Mindworks web site: http://www.epistemic.net/

Panteleimon "Paddy" Ekkekakis, Ph.D.

WinBreak 3.7

Professional Software for Determining the Gas Exchange / Ventilatory Threshold

If your work involves the gas exchange / ventilatory threshold and you have been frustrated with the limited tools of the metabolic analysis software packages for helping with its determination, now there is a solution: WinBreak 3.7.

WinBreak 3.7 is not an "easy 1-click solution", it is a serious, powerful professional tool for researchers and clinicians, as well as a great educational tool for advanced exercise physiology courses.

Here are some of its features:

Three graphical modules: V-slope (VCO₂ by VO₂), ventilatory equivalents, and excess CO₂. Module for inter-method comparisons.
Choice of five validated algorithms for the V-slope: (a) Jones & Molitoris (1984), Orr et al. (1982), Beaver et al. (1986), Cheng et al. (1992), Sue et al. (1988). The standard Jones & Molitoris (1984) algorithm is used for the ventilatory equivalents, and excess CO₂ modules. Complete computational reports for each algorithm.
Module for determining the respiratory compensation point (RC) based on V_E by VCO₂ (following Beaver et al., 1986).
Plots of residuals of the single-regression and two-regression solutions.
Powerful data manipulation: averaging, interpolation, outlier removal, five smoothing methods (running average, Savitzky-Golay, low-pass FFT, cubic spline, polynomial regressions from 2nd to 10th order).
Fully customizable graphs, can be saved as metafiles or bitmaps.
Extensive context-sensitive help system.
Detailed 78-page user guide.
Can be customized to read ASCII data from any metabolic analysis software package. Saves data in ASCII and Excel^TM formats.
E-mail support with purchase.

To read more, see screen shots, download the user guide, and purchase, visit the Epistemic Mindworks web site:

http://www.epistemic.net/