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Comparing elements of study abroad among sport management students
No full text© 2020 North American Society for Sport Management A globalized curriculum has the potential to prepare students in a way that equips them for whatever sport looks like in the future. Study abroad programs are one way to achieve this. The current study looked at two short-term study abroad programs (one to western Europe, one to South Africa), offered during the same semester at the same institution, comparing learning outcomes between students on the two trips. Utilizing a mixed methods design, students completed quantitative pre/post surveys and responded to qualitative, open-ended daily prompts while on the trips. Findings indicate that knowledge acquisition occurs in both programs; however, students traveling on a sport-focused service-based trip to South Africa had a more transformational learning experience than those traveling on a sport-business-focused trip to western Europe
An Arbitration Ruling in K–12 Physical Education: Editor: Thomas H. Sawyer
No full text©, Copyright SHAPE America. In this case, the Supreme Court of New York County heard arguments from the petitioner to vacate a hearing officer\u27s decision, which ended his employment as a physical education teacher with the New York City (NYC) Department of Education (DOE)
Acute coffee ingestion with and without medium-chain triglycerides decreases blood oxidative stress markers and increases ketone levels
No full text© 2020, Canadian Science Publishing. All rights reserved. Ingestion of ketone supplements, caffeine, and medium-chain triglycerides (MCTs) may all be effective strategies to increase blood levels of the ketone body beta-hydroxybutyrate (D-BHB). However, acute ingestion of a bolus of lipids may increase oxidative stress (OS). The purpose of the study was to investigate the impact of adding varying amounts of MCTs to coffee on blood levels of D-BHB and markers of OS. Ten college-aged men ingested coffee with 0, 28, and 42 g of MCT in a randomized order. Blood samples were collected pre-as well as 2 and 4 h postprandial and analyzed for D-BHB, total cholesterol (TC), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-c), glucose, triglycerides (TAG), insulin, and OS markers: Advanced oxidation protein products (AOPP), glutathione (GSH), malondialdehyde (MDA), and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). All three treatments resulted in a significant increase in D-BHB, HDL-c, and TC as well as a significant decrease in TAG, MDA, H2O2, and insulin. The 42 g treatment was associated with significantly higher levels of AOPP and MDA. Acute ingestion of coffee results in favorable changes to markers of cardiometabolic health that were not impacted by the addition of 28 g of MCT. However, 42 g of MCT caused significantly greater OS
Maritime dependency and economic prosperity: Why access to oceanic trade matters
No full text© 2020 Elsevier Ltd Maritime trade and access to deep-water territory are important when determining a country\u27s economic success. Today, as much as 75% of international trade takes place over water due to the fuel efficiency of seaborne freight and worldwide dependency on water as a means of transportation. Issues in economic geography such as being landlocked and maritime trade are directly related to global development patterns. A country\u27s ability to participate in international trade and transport goods overseas is integral in the modern global economy. Maritime dependency is the ability of a country to participate in maritime trade as determined by their geographic access to international waters and trade dependency. Access to maritime shipping and global participation in maritime trade is key to attracting global capital. This study explores the relationship between five major factors in maritime dependency and economic prosperity. Findings suggest a significant relationship between maritime dependency and gross domestic product (GDP) per capita. Results from this analysis were indexed and an Index of Maritime Dependency was created and mapped to display the geographical distribution of maritime dependency
The Utility of Cognitive Screeners in the Detection of Dementia Spectrum Disorders in Spanish-Speaking Populations
No full text© The Author(s) 2020. Increasing rates of dementia spectrum disorders among Spanish-speaking geriatric populations necessitate the development of culturally appropriate cognitive screening tests that can identify neurodegenerative disorders in their earliest stages when emerging disease-modifying treatments are most likely to be effective. This scoping review identified 26 brief Spanish language cognitive screening tools (\u3c20 minutes) by searching academic databases using a combination of search terms. Results suggest that the Mini-Mental Status Examination and Montreal Cognitive Assessment appear to be less valid than other screeners. Instruments such as the 7-Minute Screen and Mini-Cog evidence higher classification rates of dementia, while Phototest detected mild cognitive impairment at higher rates more consistently than other screeners. Different sensitivity and specificity outcomes and cutoffs were observed when the same cognitive screener was evaluated in different countries. Results indicate that it is imperative to increase nation-specific validation and normative data for these instruments to best serve diverse populations
The Framing of Race: Trayvon Martin and the Black Lives Matter Movement
No full text© The Author(s) 2020. This study analyzed two national newspapers to investigate how each framed race in coverage of Trayvon Martin and the Black Lives Matter movement. Drawing from Feagin’s white racial frame as the framework for analysis, results show that the news coverage reflected an encompassing pro-white/anti-black master-frame that presented Black Americans as inadequate, lawless, criminal, threatening and at times biologically different. Some news stories contributed to the media’s conceptualization of race within a liberty-and-justice American myth paradigm. Conversely, whites were presented favorably as “protectors” and “virtuous.” Episodic news frames were discovered with highly-focused coverage on events that shifted attention away from the broader trend of racial profiling. These findings contributed to the understanding of the role of corporate media in reinforcing the framing of race. Emerging sub-frames are discussed
Creating a network: starting & strengthening local conversations on archival best-practices, collection preservations, and collection longevity.
Full text linkOver the last year+, we have, through some grant funding, created a list of private, public, personal, etc. archival collections in our surrounding counties. While some lists might show 3-5 institutions of interest for archives in those counties, our lists have 30-40+ locations. Internally, we’re using those lists to start conversations on archival best-practices, collection preservations, collection longevity in its current environment, or donation, etc. It’s been eye-opening for us. We’d love to share how this came about, what we’re doing specifically, what we’re looking at moving forward, etc.https://ir.una.edu/libfacpresentation/1045/thumbnail.jp
Finding the Formula: The convoluted chronicle of the creation of the 1938 Formule Internationale
Full text linkThe purpose of this paper is to document, explain and clarify the process by which the 1938-40 Formule Internationale came into being. While previous writers have covered this subject briefly within more general works on motor racing history, my initial and subsequent researches indicated that by relying on only a small number of (usually) English-language sources they had failed to adequately explain its creation and had – in some cases – omitted, ignored or simply not uncovered vital elements and events, which in turn led to their work being incomplete or even incorrect.
The format of this formula, employing a sliding scale based on a relationship between weight and engine capacity, is often viewed in isolation as an innovative concept, whereas my researches have shown that its creation was a long process, with several ‘false starts’ stretching over almost a decade; these are traced within this paper, along with a brief critique of its flaws and inadequacies.
Through examining original sources, in several languages and from both sides of the Atlantic, I have formulated a different narrative, which sheds new light on the accepted histories of both European Grand Prix and American open-wheel motor racing in the 1930s and shows that this 1938 formula was simultaneously a missed opportunity and also a much more important part of the development of the sport than is generally suggested or acknowledged
Psychological Misconceptions and Their Relation to Students’ Lay Beliefs of Mind
No full text© The Author(s) 2020. Psychological misconceptions are common among students taking psychology courses. In this study, we show an association between student endorsement of misconceptions and two prevalent and well-researched lay beliefs about the human mind, specifically the belief in free will and dualism. This study also revisits and builds upon past research investigating the relationship between believing in psychological misconceptions and other student beliefs such as opinions about psychology as science and beliefs in extrasensory perception, and student characteristics such as critical thinking ability, number of psychology courses taken, and grade point average. The findings are discussed in the context that differences among students in beliefs in free will and dualism may lead some students to endorse a greater number of common psychological misconceptions. We discuss the implications of these findings for instruction and for research on techniques to correct student misconceptions
Time-restricted feeding for the prevention of cardiometabolic diseases in high-stress occupations: A mechanistic review
No full text© 2019 The Author(s). Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the International Life Sciences Institute. All rights reserved. Factors such as shift work, poor diet, lack of physical activity, and irregular sleep patterns put men and women employed in high-stress occupations (e.g., firefighters, police officers) at risk for cardiometabolic diseases. Time-restricted feeding (TRF) is a new approach to combatting many of these diseases; it places an emphasis on when meals are consumed, rather than calorie content. By only manipulating the eating window, and without changing the food composition of the diet, research in rodent models has shown promising results that have health implications in people, such as obesity prevention, improved insulin sensitivity, and decreased oxidative stress, inflammation, and cholesterol synthesis. Human trials remain limited and the current data are mixed with regard to TRF and improving health. Present findings suggest the timing of the feeding-fasting window, with feeding taking place in the waking hours and fasting in the evening hours, might offer the greatest benefit for improving cardiometabolic markers. Although additional human trials are needed, TRF might reset and synchronize metabolic clocks found throughout the body that are disturbed with obesity, shift work, and frequent eating. Therefore, TRF might offer an effective feeding-fasting paradigm with significant clinical implications for the management and treatment of cardiometabolic diseases observed in individuals in high-stress occupations in the United States and in the US population in general. This review outlines the current rodent and human evidence in these areas and the efficacy of TRF for improving human health