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Assessing the Nutrition Knowledge of Track and Cross-Country Athletes
Full text linkResearch shows that 76% of athletes arrive at practice and/or games already one percent dehydrated. Furthermore, roughly 84% of athletes have engaged in disordered eating patterns and as 70% of female athletes have been found to be falling short in their energy needs. These statistics show the importance of exposing athletes to appropriate sport nutrition education which allows athletes the opportunity to fuel their bodies well, prevent injuries, and improve performance. Additionally, Ouachita does not have a sports nutrition registered dietitian on campus to be used as a resource. Due to these statistics, there is reason to believe athletes are at a disadvantage due to poor knowledge of nutrition pertaining to hydration, fuel and protection for the body. Ouachita athletes are no different, nor are they immune from these challenges: they need to be educated properly on sports nutrition
4-Week Neuromuscular Training Program on Peak External Power in the Back Squat in Division II Collegiate Athletes
Full text linkNeuromuscular training has been shown to have many benefits to athletes ranging from increases in performance to decrease in injury risk by decreasing knee valgus in some athletes. The purpose of this study is to determine if neuromuscular training can influence power in athletes. It is hypothesized that with the intervention program there will be a significant increase in power in the sample. A 4-week neuromuscular training program was implemented with resistance trained athletes (Age: 20.13±.99 yrs., n=14). This training involved balance and plyometric exercises. A pretest and posttest consisted of 2 sets of 6 repetitions of a back squat at 60-70% of 1RM. The back squats were performed on a force plate and with a linear position transducer to gather force and velocity respectively. The average power produced in a back squat in the post test had a significant increase from the average power in the pretest (pre: 2188.77 ± 606.26 W; post 2544.95 ± 607.33 W, p = \u3c .001). All athletes measured power increased except one, with an average increase of 356.18 ± 312.68 W. A significant increase in power was observed after the neuromuscular training intervention
Biology Speaker
No full textSarah Hamilton Buxton was the speaker for the Experimental Sciences presentations of the 2024 Arkansas Women in STEM conference
Statistician Speaker
No full textKimberly Bell was a speaker for the Math and Technological Sciences presentations of the 2024 Arkansas Women in STEM conference
The Effect of Social Media Education in Preventing Smoking in Adolescents to Reduce the Incidence of COPD
Full text linkObjective: Smoking is the leading cause of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and can lead to other health problems like cardiovascular disease, type two diabetes, and lung cancer (World Health Organization, 2024). The population chosen for the study is adolescents aged 10-19 because smokers normally start smoking on a routine basis before the age of twenty (Reitsma, 2021). The research question is: what is the effect of social media education in preventing smoking in adolescents to reduce the incidence of COPD?
Methods: A literature review was conducted to explore evidence-based best practices for social media education using ProQuest and Google Scholar search engines. A boolean strategy was used with the word “AND” along with the following keywords: quantitative study, smoking prevention, adolescents, and using social media. The search results were narrowed using the following filters: meta-analysis, systematic reviews, full text, peer-reviewed, last five years, and evidence-based healthcare.
Results: Four articles were chosen based on the highest levels of evidence. Two systematic review articles and two randomized control trials were reviewed. One systematic review focused on social media education in adults, which is shown to be an effective tool for smoking prevention. The second systematic review found that a school-based smoking prevention education program was successful for adolescent education. The remaining two randomized control trials supported social media education in adolescents to prevent smoking.
Conclusion: The literature revealed social media interventions are cost-effective that can reach larger target audiences. The literature review provides supporting evidence that social media education programs about smoking prevention in adolescents should be adopted. However, additional research is recommended to examine how social media education impacts smoking patterns in the long term and its relationship to the possible development of COPD, as well as to determine the best social media platform to use for education
Explosive Muscular Power Correlation with Reaction Time of D2 Collegiate Runners and the Effects of Reaction Time Intervention
Full text linkThe skill of running involves much more than meets the eye. Running requires explosive muscular power and proper reaction time. This research will discuss the explosive power and reaction time of D2 collegiate runners and document the development of the intervention program. This study spans for approximately 4 weeks, with the volunteer population split into two groups: a control and an intervention group. The intervention group is expected to see improvements in both explosive power and reaction time due to the intervention program. Data will be collected from both groups via Force Plates and Blaze Pods technology pre and post intervention program
Genetic Diversity of Extant Populations of Warea amplexifolia
No full textWarea amplexifolia is an endangered plant due to habitat loss and fragmentation that is endemic to the central ridge system of Florida (USFWS 2017). To aid in the recovery of this species, we seek to study if populations of Warea amplexifolia have lost genetic diversity, if certain populations are more diverse than others, if self-fertilization is occurring, if the geographic location has any effect on relations between populations, and what populations would be best as sources for reintroduction purposes. A closely related species, Warea carteri, has selfing capabilities and is thought to be largely selfing (Evans et al. 2000), which leads us to believe that could also be occurring in Warea amplexifolia. Genotypes of ten microsatellite loci within Warea amplexifolia’s DNA were used to examine these questions