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Social Influences on Exercise and Physical Activity
No full textBackground: Regular exercise plays a big role in maintaining an individual’s physical and mental health, preventing diseases, and improving overall well-being. A plethora of things can influence an individual’s exercise habits, for better or worse, including social, environmental, and familial contexts. This study described exercise and social influences among undergraduate college students. More specifically, this study described exercising habits (frequency, duration, type, etc.) as well as the role of social media, environmental conditions, and family support during a typical week of the academic semester.
Design: Cross-sectional, descriptive survey
Methods: A sample of 33 undergraduate students from a public university in the Midwest completed an electronic survey assessing exercise behaviors and social influences during an average week of the semester.
Data Analysis: Descriptive statistics were used to describe the sample, exercise habits, and social influences.
Keywords: exercise, physical activity, social influences, undergraduate student, social media, environment, family
Research Question: What is the relationship between exercise and social influences in undergraduate college students during an average week
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No full textThe Impact of Hot v. Cold Water Immersion on Post-Exercise Recovery
No full textMuscle recovery following exercise-induced soreness has been the focus of extensive research and debate, with Cold Water Immersion (CWI) and Hot Water Immersion (HWI) emerging as two of the most widely used modalities. The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of CWI and HWI on muscle recovery by determining changes in maximal force production of knee extension, range of motion (ROM) of the hip joint in flexion, extension, and abduction, and subjective muscle soreness using a validated Likert scale. Seven male recreational athletes participated in hot and cold-water immersion, and passive recovery. Despite thorough data collection, the results revealed no statistically significant differences between the three recovery methods. Due to limitations such as small sample size and inconsistent participant understanding of testing instructions, findings were inconclusive. These results emphasize the need for further research involving larger, well-controlled participant groups to more clearly determine the effectiveness of hot versus cold water immersion in reducing delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS)
Nail Salon Appointment Management System.
Full text linkI will create an appointment management system for my family\u27s nail salon. This will contain a database and tables that keep track of data of the employees, customers, and the receptionist to make it easier to book appointments for the nail salon. This was originally made to create an appointment system because I have family members who don\u27t understand technology well and wanted to make something simple and intuitive for anyone to use, since the appointment system that we currently use is extremely off the cuff, and this should remedy that
Bare Bones Creamery/Ice Cream
Full text linkEssentially, our project focuses on the fictional company, “Bare Bones Creamery.” Bare Bones Creamery is a company that sells all natural, affordable, no nonsense ice cream targeted towards people between the ages of 18 to 40. Our main goal is to document the process to grow and scale this company to 100 employees in about 10 years. Outside of this, we’ll also develop different departments of the company including finance, accounting, supply chain, IT/ data analytics, human resources, legal, sales, and marketing. Each department will grow with the company and will become more detailed as time progresses. Certain variables such as business investments and budget will be estimated based on realistic measurements. We will also take inspiration from various guest speakers throughout the semester who will provide us with a better understanding on how to run our own business from their personal experience. Overall, this project will teach us how to properly grow and scale a startup business using knowledge we’ve gathered from every class we’ve taken throughout our collegiate career
Breech Baby
Full text linkOur project aims to develop a non-invasive device to assist in turning breech babies to a head down position before delivery. Pregnant women facing breech presentations often need safe and effective solutions, yet current options like external cephalic version (ECV), maternal positioning techniques, and cesarean sections can present challenges. Key barriers include variability in maternal and fetal anatomy, patient comfort, compliance, and training for healthcare providers, along with cost and insurance concerns.
Our innovative device will address these issues by providing clear guidance and support throughout the process. It will prioritize minimizing discomfort and risk, ensuring adaptability for various stages of pregnancy. Additionally, the device will include reliable tools and resources for users to monitor and manage their progress effectively, ultimately promoting better outcomes for both mothers and their babies. By combining technology with healthcare insights, we aim to offer a comprehensive solution that enhances the experience and success rates of breech deliveries
The Quantifiable Effects of Constitutional Interpretation
Full text linkThe Constitution of the United States is a document that has been for centuries the focus of academic inquiry and scrutiny from a range of differing methodological approaches. Among these factions vying for supremacy in the realm of constitutional interpretation have risen to predominant methodologies. On one side lies the originalist method which is formed around the core principle that the best way to protect the constitution and the rights granted therein is to interpret from the perspectives and values of those who constructed it. Alternatively, those who prefer the doctrine of living constitutionalism, sometimes referred to as constitutional realism, form their method of constitutional interpretation holding in mind their belief that the only way to protect an evolving society is through an evolving foundational document. This paper will use quantitative data and measurements in order to show the ways in which each respective interpretational method impacts the liberties of those whom it is supposed to protect. Within these quantitative data and measurements will include references to real-world case law, the international methods used within their respective opinions and dissents as well as studies as to how said cases have impacted those under the jurisdiction of the constitution
PCA Text Sentiment Analysis Tool
No full textThis project applies principal component analysis (PCA) to sentiment analysis of text to identify complex emotional responses from plain text. Existing sentiment analysis tools often rely on large language models or struggle to achieve high accuracy when processing large collections of short inputs, such as social media comments. By contrast, this project uses PCA as a lightweight, mathematically grounded alternative that can scale efficiently while still capturing meaningful emotional structure in text data.
PCA has shown strong effectiveness in text analysis, particularly when supported by a sufficiently large dataset and a robust preprocessing pipeline. To create consistent, information-rich input vectors, this project implements a comprehensive preprocessing pipeline that includes a custom CSV reader, text parser, tokenizer, lemmatizer, part-of-speech tagger, and negation handler. Each component contributes to converting raw sentences into emotion-vector representations.
Once transformed, these vectors are combined into an emotion matrix, which PCA can then evaluate to identify the dominant emotional dimensions in the text. This final PCA stage extracts the primary emotional loadings, allowing the tool to determine the emotional meaning of input text with high accuracy while avoiding many of the limitations common in current sentiment analysis systems