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The Effects of Corporate Policy on Sexual Health Products in Rural West Virginia Communities
No full textExploring Gendered Themes in User Reviews of Gillette razors: A content analysis approach
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Scorpions of the Horn of Africa (Arachnida: Scorpiones). Part XXXII. \u3ci\u3eBarbaracurus hofereki\u3c/i\u3e sp. n. from Djibouti
Get PDFBarbaracurus hofereki sp. n. from Djibouti is described and compared with other species of the genus. B. hofereki sp. n. is the only species of the genus with pedipalp movable finger with 8 rows of granules and pectinal tooth count 27–28 in female. Also, its pedipalp chela with very narrow manus (chela length/width ratio 6.07 in female), narrower than in all other African species of the genus. A map of the distribution of the genus in the Horn of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula is provided
Assessing the relationship between contralateral limb synergy and rock climbing efficiency
Get PDFRock climbing is a total body sport testing the mental and physical capabilities of athletes. Efficiency of movement can improve the ability of climbers to perform at a higher capacity and reduce the risk of injury. Data on the relationship between the continuous relative phase (CRP) of contralateral joint rotations and time to completion of a bouldering move are ways to assess rock climbing. This study aimed to assess this relationship, as well as the geometric entropy (GE) of the center of mass displacement when completing the bouldering move, and the metabolic efficiency over 4 min of bouldering. The study hypothesized that CRP of the contralateral shoulder-to-hip and elbow-to-knee would correlate negatively with time to completion and geometric entropy (GE) of the center of mass displacement during a bouldering move. Also, the coefficient of variation (COV) of the averaged CRP between contralateral hip and shoulder would correlate positively with the change in blood lactate concentration (BLC) from before to after climbing.
Twenty rock climbers participated in the study (29 ± 7, 7 ± 7 years of experience. Eight inertial mass measurement units (IMU) were placed on the right hand, right forearm, right shoulder, C7, T12-L1, left femur, left shank, left foot, and used to measure joint angular position and velocity. All participants complete two mental memory tests, a battery of joint strength and anthropometric measurements, and a pre and post blood lactate test. Relative phase angles for shoulder, elbow, hip, and knee were used to calculate the CRP between contralateral limbs. GE was recorded from an IMU placed at T12-L1 and was used to measure the deviation from a straight line from start to finish based on the convex hull perimeter. A bivariate Pearson product moment correlation was used to assess for statistical significance between CRP of shoulder-to-hip and elbow-to-knee with time to completion, and GE of center of mass displacement. Also, bivariate Pearson’s correlation was computed for COV of the averaged CRP between shoulder-to-hip and change in BLC.
No association was found between CRP of shoulder-to-hip and elbow-to-knee with time to completion (r = -0.079, p = 0.749, r = -0.301, p = 0.211). Similarly, no association was detected between CRP of shoulder-to-hip and elbow-to-knee with geometric entropy (r = 0.309, p = 0.197, r = -0.064, p = 0.794). Finally, COV of average CRP of right shoulder and left hip with change in BLC was not statistically significant (r = 0.141, p = 0.632). However, best time to completion showed a positive trend with CRP of shoulder-to-hip and elbow-to-knee, as well as a positive trend between an increase in BLC and COV. Finally, shoulder-to-hip CRP showed a negative trend while elbow-to-knee CRP showed a positive trend.
Rock climbing research has predominantly focused on identifying and applying determinants of success to an athletic profile to assess and predict athletic performance and possibility of injuries. This study contributed to the understand of the coordination of limbs during the reaching phase of a rock climbing move and efficiency over multiple attempts. To our knowledge, this study is the first to identify how limbs work together while in transition between two holds allowing for climbers to independently predict, interpret, execute, and adapt in a sport specific scenario. Based on our research, there was no significant association between contralateral limbs CRP with time to complete GE and COV of CRP of contralateral joints with change in BLC. There were no significant associations but there were trends for TtC, GE and CRP of shoulder-to-hip and elbow-to-knee, as well as BLC and COV shoulder-to-hip. Joint coordination may be important when learning a new skill and allowing for exploratory coordination, and while it may cost more energy, it could be beneficial for completion of a discrete climbing task
Observational Analysis for Predicting Initial Spikes in Testing Volume of Cohorts Inside and Outside of a Regional COVID-19 Screening Program
Get PDFBACKGROUND Containing the highly contagious SARs-CoV-2 pathogen requires a safe and effective screening program. The aim of this observational cohort study is to analyze a regional testing center and identify factors predicting testing rates that direct supply and staffing needs.
METHODS A drive-through SAR-CoV-2 regional testing facility was created. Number of tests and positive results were collected for eighteen months. Data for testing demand was compared to positive results, percent positive rates (PPR), known external factors, and county PPR. Dissimilarities were contrasted with dynamic time warp and a detailed agreement analysis. The Grainger’s test was utilized to assess the degree of similarity.
RESULTS During the studied time, 44,877 tests were administered, resulting in 4,702 positives and a 10.48% PPR. Testing spikes occurred four times. Preceding month weekly fold-increases for testing (1.05+: p=0.0294) or weekly positives (1.05+: p=0.0294) predicted the ‘initial’ spike in testing the following month, but PPR increases (1.15+: p=0.1160) did not. Similar increases in weekly testing (1.05+: p=0.0269), weekly positives (1.05+: p=0.0023), and PPR (1.15+: p=0.0063) predicted ‘any’ spike in testing the following month. Testing center and county longitudinal PPRs demonstrated a dissimilarity rate of 44.16% (p
CONCLUSIONS Weekly testing and positive rate threshold increases predicted both ‘initial’ and ‘any’ peaks in testing, either due to COVID-19 variants or external pressures, one month in advance. Weekly PPR threshold measurements were not as reliable for initial spikes in testing. Similarity in PPR between testing center and county cohorts were seen beginning with the Alpha variant and ending at its vaccination-accelerated nadir. Understanding these factors allows for appropriate resource allocation for the remainder of this and future pandemics
Navigating the Future of Healthcare: Big Data\u27s Impetus for Inpatient Quality Enhancement
Get PDFThis study aims to explore the impact of big data utilization on quality improvement in inpatient facilities, specifically assessing its influence on readmission rates, patient outcomes, and potential cost savings. This study utilized mixed methodologies with a literature review complemented by semi-structured interviews to gain perspectives about big data utilization on quality improvement in inpatient facilities. The Marshall University Institutional Review Board (IRB) approved the interview. This study’s conceptual framework (Figure 1) was adapted from the research framework of Yao, Chu, and Li (Yao et al., 2010). The framework displays the reasoning of and approach to big data and machine learning for improving healthcare quality, specifically readmission rates and patient outcomes