A backward tucked somersault from the standing position is analyzed in this study. The used computations were based on a three-dimensional model of the human body defined in natural coordinates. The net torques and internal reactions occurring at the ankle, knee, hip, upper trunk-neck and neck-head joints were obtained by inverse dynamics. The achieved results confirmed the significant loads at the joints at the beginning of the landing phase and revealed the way the analyzed stunt was controlled. It was also shown that the natural coordinates provide a useful environment for modeling spatial biomechanical structures.

The research was conducted in a relatively small (26.8 ha) but quite deep (17.3 m) Lake Długie in Olsztyn, Poland. For over 20 years the lake was collecting sewage which eventually caused its complete degradation. In 1987-2000 the lake was restored using the artificial aeration method with destratification of water. The results showed that the artificial aeration effectively limited the internal loading. Application of this restoration method resulted in reduction of phosphorus compounds concentrations in the analyzed water strata. The decrease of TP in bottom sediments (to the level of 3-4 mg P g·' DW) was probably associated with the fact that a new layer of sediments was created, reflecting a change in the aquatic conditions caused by the restoration. The investigations conducted in the reference years showed that the changes were not permanent. A high concentration of phosphorus compounds in bottom sediments, low sorptivc capacity and a tendency to oxygen deficiency, indicate that further possibility to decrease the amount of phosphorus compounds in the lake by this restoration method is limited.