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The Effects of Rising Fastball Velocities on Injuries and HBP in MLB
Get PDFThis paper analyzes the literature surrounding the relationship between MLB pitcher velocity, pitcher injury time, and hit batsmen which indicates that pitcher velocity is likely the cause for higher injury rates and an increase in batters hit. Two linear regression models were used to examine both of these relationships. The data set included average pitcher fastball velocity, number of pitches, time injured, and the number of hit batters for pitchers who threw more than one hundred fastballs in any year between 2015-2022. The first regression found no significance between velocity and time injured however the relationship was positive. The second regression displayed a high negative significance which did not support the hypothesis. Given these results, this paper puts forth possible improvements to the data which could improve the results to align with the hypothesis
Crosscurrents: Spring 2022
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A Critical Appraisal of the Vital Components of Vocational Rehabilitations Counselors on Return to Work Outcomes for Injured Workers
Get PDFOur collaborating practitioner is Lee Caton, PT, is the Regional Vice President of Peoples Injury Northwest (PINN), which has multidisciplinary industrial rehabilitation facilities across Washington and Oregon. The research question was: Is there a difference in the rate of return to work (RTW) for injured workers who use vocational rehabilitation counselors (VRCs) versus injured workers who do not use vocational rehabilitation counselors? A literature review discovered 57 articles that were then reviewed and synthesized into 24 total articles that included 23 quantitative and 1 qualitative article and were then assessed in a critically appraised topic (CAT). Strong evidence was found to support the effectiveness of VRCs alone while moderate evidence was found to support the effectiveness of VRCs as part of multidisciplinary team on return to work (RTW) interventions. Given the evidence supporting the use of VRCs in the industrial rehabilitation process, we wanted to translate this knowledge to PINN employees, in order for them to recognize the impact of vocational rehabilitation and gain an understanding of how they can support vocational rehabilitation counselors in the return to work process. This was done through an informational presentation delivered through telecommunication. Pre and post surveys were integrated into the presentation to assess the effectiveness of the knowledge dissemination. As our research indicated differences in VRCs effectiveness depending on their role within a multidisciplinary team or as a standalone member, further research can expand upon the more specific factors of VRCs\u27 effectiveness to provide a stronger foundation for evidence-based practice
Population Dynamics and Trends of an Endangered Seabird: Tufted Puffins (Fratercula cirrhata) in Washington
Get PDFIn Washington, Tufted Puffin (TUPU) populations have undergone widespread colony abandonment along with an order of magnitude population decline consistent with a general pattern of regional range contraction (Pearson et al., submitted). The primary objective of my research was to gain an understanding of the TUPU breeding population dynamics and trends on 3 active breeding sites in Washington (Destruction, Protection, and Smith Islands) by conducting an interannual comparison of variability in burrow occupancy and breeding success
Relating urban heat island effect to avian diversity in connective matrices of Tacoma
Get PDFThe urban heat island (UHI) effect, experienced disproportionately by neighborhoods of lower wealth and socioeconomic status, is one byproduct of global warming and urbanization known to have several health impacts (Fig.1). Birds are considered strong indicators of the functionality and health of an ecosystem and are an excellent focal group for research which seeks to address potential connections between socioeconomic disparity, UHI, and urban biome health. There has been relatively little study on how birds utilize the urban matrix. Alleyways are one key structural element of the urban environment: often disregarded and underutilized tracts that serve to unite various segments of any city in many ways. I compared avian diversity and abundance in two elements of urban landscapes, alleyways and their associated streets, across different grades of environmental and socioeconomic disparity, UHI measurement, and/or historically redlined zones. This provided insight into the relationship between socioeconomic status, UHI effect, environmental health, and local biodiversity
Perceived Familial Social Support After Coming Out Predicts Mental Health in Gender-Diverse Adolescents
Get PDFThis study aimed to explore the social experiences of gender-diverse (GD) youth and how they influence mental health using longitudinal data collected by the Developmental Social Neuroscience (DSN) lab at the University of Oregon. The data included survey responses from 157 cis-gender, and 17 GD adolescents (age 9-18) from four time points that were approximately 18 months apart. Coarsened Exact Matching based on demographic variables was used to create a cis-gender matched pairs sample (n = 13) for participants who had indicated a GD identity by the third time point. We found a significant decrease in perceived familial social support between wave 1 (W1) and wave 3 (W3) and waves 2 (W2) and W3 for the GD group only. Additionally, we found significant predictive relationships between depression and perceived familial social support at W3 and at the first point an individual indicated their GD identity, suggesting that the negative impacts of perceived familial social support (either after coming out or by W3) in GD adolescents contributes to depressive symptomatology
