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A comparison of postural performance and kinematics between collegiate sprinters and non-sprinters
No full textThe purpose of this study was to compare the postural differences and kinematics between sprinters and non-sprinters. It was hypothesized that sprinters differed from non-sprinter in a forefoot and flat-foot conditions in static balance and in center of mass (CoM) displacement during a 40m sprint. 16 male collegiate (community college) sprinters and 18 male non-sprinters (kinesiology students) were used. The subjects were tested using center of pressure (CoP) for the static test. A force platform (Wii Balance Board) was used to obtain CoP data in the form of CoP length in the mediolateral (M/L) direction. Three 30 second trials were obtained for each static condition. The subjects were also tested measuring CoM displacement (mid-point of the foot and CoM in the M/L direction). One trial of a 40-meter sprint was recorded (Casio; 120 Hz). Statistical testing included Independent t-test to determine the differences between sprinters and non-sprinters with alpha set to α=.05. It was hypothesized the sprinters would exhibit greater postural control than non-sprinters. In the forefoot and flatfoot stance in the M/L direction, sprinters exhibited significantly better postural control, flatfoot (p = .009), forefoot (p = .015). In CoM displacement during the 40m sprint, sprinters exhibited greater postural control (p = .000). In conclusion, findings confirm our hypothesis that sprinters will exhibit greater postural control in all conditions
Review of SPORTDiscus with Full Text. EBSCO
No full textEBSCO’s platform, EBSCOhost, delivers their proprietary SPORTDiscus with Full Text database that includes full text for sports, sports medicine and sports management journals, and sports literature. EBSCO acquired the database from the Sport Information Resource Centre in Ottawa, Canada in 2005. Oldest citations start as early as the 17th century. There is some full text coverage starting as early as 1900’s. EBSCO provides a database-specific thesaurus and a variety of EBSCOhost indexes. EBSCOhost default “Fields” search automatically pulls citations from the various indexes, effectively offering a simplified search retrieval for its intended audience of higher education undergraduate students and graduate researchers
Ulva australis metadata
No full textMetadata for paper "The effects of pH and ammonium enrichment on Ulva australis" for submission to the journal PLOSONE
Youth-Driven Information Privacy Education Campaign 2015-16: Digital Trust Foundation, Grant Report
No full textThis project involved the development of a comprehensive and educational social marketing communications plan designed to help educate middle-school-aged youth about information use and abuse online. We achieved our goal of enhancing digital information literacy while developing critical thinking and creative communication skills for middle-school-aged children and the college undergraduates who worked with them on this project. Under the guidance of the principal investigators, the undergraduates worked with middle-school-aged youth in Los Angeles County to research and assess youth knowledge of issues they face online, develop potential solutions, and implement those solutions in an educational social media marketing campaign designed to enhance the digital literacy and responsible behavior of middle-school-aged youth . The research used to create the marketing campaigns involved middle school youth, parents/caregivers of middle-school-aged children, and middle school teachers and led to key findings and several deliverables as outlined below. The underlying theme identified by the research team is a permanence paradox: when an individual engages in online information exchanges without mediating the risk, due to a lack of knowledge of the long-term value of their personal information.This report describes the process and outcomes associated with the Youth-Driven Information Privacy Education Campaign grant funded by the Digital Trust Foundation in March 2015. Co-principle investigators (PIs) Dr. Kristen Walker and Dr. Tina Kiesler are professors in the Marketing Department in the David Nazarian College of Business & Economics at California State University Northridge (CSUN)
2014 Student Library Survey: Final Report
No full textThis is a final report of the data gathered from the 2014 Student Library Survey conducted from October 27 to November 10, 2014. It is intended to summarize and disseminate data prior to the spring semester of 2015. This report provides a comparative analysis between survey data gathered in 2014 and the survey completed in the spring of 2013, prior to the renovation of the first and third floors of the Oviatt Library.About this Report ; Overview and General Use (Questions 1-4, 44); Library Collections (Questions 5-14); Library Space (Questions 15-19, 37-41); Table 1: Furniture preferences reported by student respondents; Table 2: Frequency of use of the Freudian Sip; Library Technology (Questions 20-31, 35-36); Table 3: Library activities associated with desktop or laptop use; Table 4: Non-iPad tablet platforms requested by respondents; Library Services (Questions 32-34 and 42-43); Appendix A: Charts for Overview and General Use; Appendix B: Charts for Library Collections; Appendix C: Charts for Library Space; Appendix D: charts for Library Technology; Appendix E: Charts for Library Services
Microaggressions survey - qualitative data
No full textQualitative data related to study on microaggressions from Teaching Faculty towards Academic Librarians based solely on academic status
Instagram - a culprit of eating disorders
No full textProblem SignificanceEating disorders are severe health conditions that can result in death due to unhealthy eating behaviors over an extended period. Each year, there are roughly 10,200 eating-disordered related deaths with a $64.7 billion cost to the economy. The three types of eating disorders are binge eating disorder, anorexia nervous, and bulimia nervosa. Eating disorders is more likely to occur in women than men.Analysis and ObjectivesUsing the Socio-Ecological Model, the following determinants were identified as factors influencing eating disorders among women ages 18 to 45 – low self-esteem, gender, lack of control in life, relationships, cultural norms, social media, and policies. Social media usage, specifically Instagram, has been identified to strongly influence eating disorders. In order to develop a proposal that addresses this factor, it was necessary to understand the magnitude of Instagram's influence on eating disorders.Intervention (Solution) ProposalThe proposed intervention includes a two-day workshop series with women ages 18 – 45 that use Instagram. The workshops aim to increase knowledge of eating disorders and develop skills to cross-examine an Instagram post for potential negative influences.Recommendations and ConclusionsIt is important to prioritize eating disorders as a Public Health issue because it does not discriminate and can impact anyone. Future research should include understanding the influence other social media apps have on eating disorders as similar content is often shared. By developing the skills and knowledge to combat Instagram's influence, women will no longer feel the need to engage in disordered eating behaviors
PSYCHOEDUCATIONAL WORKSHOP FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS WHO GRIEVE THE LOSS OF A PARENT
No full textThis project was intended to fill the gap in the lack of services to support college students that grieve the loss of a parent/caregiver. This writer developed and implemented a workshop entitled, Psychoeducational Workshop for College Students Who Grieve the Loss of A Parent. The project was intended to support grieving college students' mental health, well-being, and academics. The project was developed through a collaboration with grief experts such as the Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) on campus and Jessica's House to present available grief services for college students. This project provided participants with educational information regarding grief, healthy coping skills, available grief resources, and an art basket. The impact of grief on college students is significant and not discussed enough to the point where more grief support services should be implemented
Nonlinear Corrections to the Thermoelectric Efficiency of a Nanoscale Device
No full textWe investigate the nonlinear thermoelectric transport in a generic nanoscale device connected to two side reservoirs at different temperatures ( and ) and chemical potentials ( and ). We derive equations for the charge (electric) and heat (thermal) currents. These equations allow for the estimation of the second order contributions to the system's thermoelectric response and the analytical derivation of the first nonlinear contributions to the system's electric conductance (2) , Seebeck coefficient (2) , and electronic thermal conductance (2) . In the generation mode, when the system's output power is positive ( > 0), we estimate the maximum output power and efficiency of the system. The results are general and rely on generic dimensionless kinetic transport coefficients (, ) that depends on the system's characteristic electronic transmission function (). To outline the differences between the linear and nonlinear approximations we consider the particular case of a generalized Fano line-shape electronic transmission function and exactly calculate the dimensionless kinetic transport coefficients in terms of Hurwitz zeta functions and Bernoulli numbers. The output power efficiency of the system is estimated as function of the energy = ( − )∕ and broadening = ∕ parameters. These results support the need for higher order terms in the theoretical analysis of the thermoelectric transport in nanoscale devices and allow for the optimization of the system's properties for an efficient thermoelectric response.116383https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physe.2025.11638