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The Effects of an Arm Care Training Protocol on Shoulder Strength, Mobility, and Pain in Collegiate Softball Players
No full textThe purpose of this study was to determine whether an arm care program would improve shoulder strength and mobility while decreasing shoulder pain in female collegiate softball players. Participants (n=13) completed a 4 week training program, meeting 3 times per week (70-90 minutes per session). A variety of exercises were performed (internal/external rotation, scapular pushups, thoracic spine rotations, paloff press, etc.). Pain, internal rotation strength and mobility of the shoulder were tested before and after the 4 week training program. When compared to the pre-test, post-test results showed that mean glenohumeral internal rotation strength significantly increased by 4.8 lbs and mean glenohumeral internal rotation mobility increased by 8.5 degrees. In addition, mean reported shoulder pain decreased by 1.16 on the universal pain scale. In conclusion, this training regime proved to be very successful in both strengthening the shoulder, increasing overall mobility and also aiding in the decrease of perceived shoulder pain
Perceived Realism as a Moderator of the Association between Media Exposure and Beliefs about Sexual Interactions and Assault
No full textSurvey research with young adults (N= 119) examined the associations among media exposure, perceived realism of media, and beliefs about sexual interactions and assault. Viewers who reported higher perceived realism of media were more likely to endorse the heterosexual script and several rape myths, above and beyond media exposure. One implication of these findings is that interventions aimed to reduce the effects of media on risky sexual behaviors should focus on viewer perceptions of the realism of media portrayals of sexual and romantic interactions, rather than simply time spent with media
Influence of Reactive Oxygen Species on Mitochondrial Transcription
Get PDFMany factors influence the expression of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) which is a circular DNA molecule present in multiple copies per mitochondrion. Our aim is to understand the effect of various factors such as protein-DNA binding behavior and the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) on mitochondrial transcription under different conditions. We have experimentally observed changes to mitochondrial DNA transcription in both S. cerevisiae and mammalian HepG2 cells under conditions of increased reactive oxygen species and oxidative stress. The introduction of naphthoquinones such as menadione into S. cerevisiae cultures show increased oxidative stress, and results in changes to transcriptional output. Understanding these types of transcriptional regulatory processes in mitochondria provides insight into mitochondrial dysfunction related to disease and aging
Optimizing Forest Harvest Cycles For Carbon Sequestration
Get PDFOur mathematical model aims to depict optimal harvest times for different types of forests based on the value they provide for carbon sequestration. We have developed three different models for the main forest types throughout the world, boreal forests, temperate forests, and tropical forests. For the model, we implemented a manipulated sine function for one period. By using a manipulated sine function, we are able to model the amount of carbon dioxide a tree is able to sequester over its lifetime as well as show the release of carbon dioxide back into the atmosphere when the tree dies and decomposes in the forest
Snowball Fight on Etna
No full textSnowball Fight on Etna, taken by Jakob Longbottom on independent travel to Mt. Etna, Italy while participating in the Linfield University January Term Program in Italy. 2nd place, Linfield Students Abroad division, in the 2022 Linfield University Study Abroad Photo Contest.https://digitalcommons.linfield.edu/intl_photos2022/1015/thumbnail.jp
Guide to the Reid Blackburn Collection
Get PDFThis collection contains photos taken by Reid Blackburn during his time at Linfield University and spans from 1971 to 1976
Emily Lemoine Loveridge (1860-1941): Pioneer and Leader in Nursing
Get PDFThe life of Emily L. Loveridge reflects the context of the times in which she practiced as a nurse and assumed leadership roles as a superintendent of nurses and subsequently a hospital superintendent. Over the course of her remarkable 40-year career, she would begin the first training program for nurses in the Northwest and shepherd a foundling hospital from a wooden structure housing 50 patients to a brick structure of over 330 beds. She would also advance the professionalization of nursing while contributing significantly to a variety of professional organizations.
As an 1889 graduate of Bellevue Hospital in New York City, she journeyed to Portland, Oregon in 1890 upon the request of her father, an Episcopal minister. He called upon her to come to Good Samaritan Hospital, an institution founded by the Episcopal Diocese, to initiate a training program for nursing students.
Immediately upon her arrival, she assumed the position of superintendent of nurses, which included implementing and providing oversight of a training program for nursing students, supervising nursing staff, as well as practicing as a staff nurse and operating room supervisor. Over the ensuing years, she would become the superintendent of Good Samaritan Hospital and hold this position for 25 years. By the time she retired in 1930, the hospital had been shepherded through significant periods of change and growth and had become a thriving institution. More than 800 students had graduated from its nursing program.
Emily Loveridge imbued characteristics common to nurse leaders of her time: tenacity, creativity, and perseverance. She also modeled caring as a way of being throughout her professional and personal life
Exams and Educational Events at University
Get PDFPostcard from Salma Galvan, during the Spring 2022 Linfield University Semester Abroad Program at the Universidad San Francisco de Quito in Quito, Ecuador
Travel Travel Travel!
Get PDFPostcard from Emma Libby, during the Spring 2022 Linfield University Semester Abroad Program at the Institute of American Universities in Aix-en-Provence, France
We are the same! But are we actually?
Get PDFWhile still in the midst of their study abroad experiences, students at Linfield University write reflective essays. Their essays address issues of cultural similarity and difference, compare lifestyles, mores, norms, and habits between their host countries and home, and examine changes in perceptions about their host countries and the United States. In this essay, Isabel Brown describes observations during study abroad in Galway, Ireland