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Unveiling Parkinson’S: Empowering Our Community Through Awareness, Lindsay Spindler, Lorraine Wilson, Jill Jumper, Donna Walls, Annie Bane, Priscilla Wyatt, Julie St-John

CSKLS Annual Conference

Awareness about situations or conditions has brought many changes to public policy, treatment methods, and community engagement, to name just a few. Awareness also creates a culture of “seeing” people who may feel unseen or dismissed. One particular group that may feel this way are people with Parkinson’s disease. Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder primarily resulting from a decrease in dopamine levels. This decrease in dopamine can lead to deficiencies in motor control and cognitive function that can include slow and uncoordinated movement, loss of balance, loss of smell, and decreased cognitive function¹. The implementation …

The Relationship Between Hand Grip Strength, Pinch Strength, Forearm Strength, And Range Of Motion In Various Anatomical Positions, Cali Carter, Lindsay Spindler, Chuck Ruot

CSKLS Annual Conference

INTRODUCTION: The ability of the hands to grasp and manipulate is fundamental in the performance of activities of daily living (ADL)¹. ADL refers to those elementary tasks that allow a person to function with autonomy and independence. For ADL’s to be accomplished innervation, strength, and range of motion (ROM) are necessary to complete tasks such as opening a water bottle, gripping a coffee mug, inserting a key into a door lock, or simply getting dressed.

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to measure the relationship between hand strength, pinch strength, forearm strength and ROM in …

Knock And The Door Shall Be Opened Unto You, Using Strength And Conditioning As A Tool To Open Doors For Ministry, Tim Dornemann

CSKLS Annual Conference

This professional presentation will discuss how the power of meeting a need can open doors for ministry. Christian Sports Performance Ministry utilizes strength and conditioning to encourage, equip, and enable athletes, coaches, and educators to create relationships through which the Gospel can be shared. In areas of the world where current conditioning methods are not commonplace, education on how to enhance physical performance can be very attractive.

In conjunction with Athletes in Action Philippines, Christian Sports Performance has successfully been using strength and conditioning to open doors for ministry since 2011. Initially, a skill-based training system was developed and used …

Stability And Mobility: A Lesson From The Body, For The Body, Marc Apkarian

CSKLS Annual Conference

ABSTRACT

Whether for activities of daily living, occupation, or sport and exercise, coordinated, orchestrated movement of the body is necessary for meaningful function and motion. The musculoskeletal system is responsible for facilitating functional movement, while ensuring stability and mobility in associated regions of the body. Stability concerns itself with the ability to maintain control of joint movement or positioning, whereas mobility has to do with the ability to facilitate coordinated, unrestricted movement.

In functional movement training, a popular refrain often heard is “proximal stability aids distal mobility”. This suggests that good musculoskeletal stability in the core of the body (near …

Mukha Bhastrika On Reaction Time In Male High School Athletes: A Pilot Study, Malachi D. Ruiz, Matthew D. Ruiz

CSKLS Annual Conference

This pilot study investigates the potential impact of yoga (Mukha Bhastrika) practice on reaction time in male high school athletes. While existing literature emphasizes the importance of reaction time in contact sports and the potential of calming exercises like yoga to reduce it, there remains a gap in the literature focusing on male high school athletes in contact sports. This pilot study utilized a randomized controlled trial with ten male high school athletes. The participants were divided into two groups: one practicing Mukha Bhastrika and the other serving as a control group which simply rested between reaction time tests. Reaction …

The Impact Of Virtual Reality Training On Women’S Collegiate Tennis In Physical And Mental Performance, Megan Leblanc, Jordan Schools

CSKLS Annual Conference

This presentation focuses on the use of virtual reality (VR) in mental preparation among collegiate tennis players. In addition it explores the ways that VR and EEG can be used to enhance feeling of preparedness and prime the mind for performance.

Immersive Training: Elevating Athlete Performance And Cognitive Focus With Vr And Eeg Integration, Calvin Lopez, Jordan Schools

CSKLS Annual Conference

The pursuit of optimal athletic performance and mental focus has long been a central focus in sports science research. In recent years, the integration of virtual reality (VR) technology has emerged as a promising avenue for enhancing athlete development. This abstract presents findings from a case study investigating the efficacy of using Meta Quest 2 VR headsets coupled with EEG headbands to track and improve focus and mental preparedness levels in athletes. The study employed a case study methodology, focusing on the use of VR technology to enhance athlete performance and mental focus. Specifically, the research aimed to assess the …

Tough Conversations In The Classroom, Dale Connally, David Waddell

CSKLS Annual Conference

There are quite a few topics of discussion that can be difficult within the curricula for Recreation and Leisure, Health Professions, Sport and other disciplines within CSKLS. These might include environmental stewardship, immigration, political funding for programs, LGTBQ matters, racial discrimination, and DEI. We will explore some approaches gleaned from secular pedagogy sources. We will present useful techniques for planning discussions, facilitating, and following up after discussion. We will discuss differences between teaching at a public institution and a faith-based institution. The presenters will give a couple of examples from their classes for discussion. Attendees will be encouraged to engage …

Time Scale Separation In Life-Long Ovarian Follicles Population Dynamics Model, Romain Yvinec, Frédérique Clément, Guillaume Ballif

Biology and Medicine Through Mathematics Conference

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A Mathematical Modeling Study On Hdv Rna, Alt, And Hbsag Dynamics Reveals Dual Mechanisms Of Peginterferon-Lambda., Adquate Mhlanga, Ohad Etzion, Harel Dahari

Biology and Medicine Through Mathematics Conference

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Multi-Type Branching Processes In Time-Varying Environments, Arash Jamshidpey

Biology and Medicine Through Mathematics Conference

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Modeling Of Intracellular Compartmentalized Gpcr Signaling, Léo Darrigade

Biology and Medicine Through Mathematics Conference

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A Model Of Oocyte Population Dynamics For Fish Oogenesis, Louis Fostier, Frédérique Clément, Romain Yvinec, Violette Thermes

Biology and Medicine Through Mathematics Conference

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Time-Dependent Antibody Kinetics For Infected And Vaccinated Individuals Via Graph-Theoretic Modeling, Rayanne Luke, Prajakta P. Bedekar, Anthony Kearsley

Biology and Medicine Through Mathematics Conference

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A Histological Data-Driven Analysis Of The Hypoxic Microenvironment Of Preclinical Murine Bladder Tumors, Awino Maureiq E. Ojwang'

Biology and Medicine Through Mathematics Conference

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Astrocyte Spatial Distribution Affects Growth Dynamics Of Breast Cancer Brain Metastases: An Agent-Based Modeling Study, Rupleen Kaur

Biology and Medicine Through Mathematics Conference

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Reaction-Diffusions System Simulated On Irregular Shapes And Surfaces Model Petal Spot Patterns In Monkeyflower Hybrids, Emily Simmons, Arielle M. Cooley, Joshua R. Puzey, Gregory D. Conradi Smith

Biology and Medicine Through Mathematics Conference

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On The Effect Of Liquid Crystal Orientation In The Lipid Layer On Tear Film Thinning And Breakup, Mary Taranchuk

Biology and Medicine Through Mathematics Conference

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A Model Of Shell Structure And Pattern In Mollusks, Rahnuma Islam, Bard Ermentrout, Sabrina Streipert

Biology and Medicine Through Mathematics Conference

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Exploring The Evolution Of Altruistic Punishment Using A Pde Model For Multilevel Selection, Daniel Cooney

Biology and Medicine Through Mathematics Conference

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Using Splines To Investigate The Effects Of Temperature On The Within-Mosquito Malaria Parasite Forms, Alexander J. Diefes, Miranda I. Teboh-Ewungkem

Biology and Medicine Through Mathematics Conference

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Identifiability Analysis And Model Reduction For Soft Tissue Models, Mansoor A. Haider

Biology and Medicine Through Mathematics Conference

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Tracking Food Quality In Algae-Daphnia Ecosystems Through Stage Structured Models And Colimitation, Tomas Ascoli

Biology and Medicine Through Mathematics Conference

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Identifiability For Pde Models Of Fluorescence Microscopy Experiments, Veronica Ciocanel

Biology and Medicine Through Mathematics Conference

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Modeling Mechanisms Of Microtubule Dynamics And Polarity In Neurons, Anna Nelson, Veronica Ciocanel, Scott Mckinley, Hannah Scanlon

Biology and Medicine Through Mathematics Conference

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Analysis Of Poroelastic Systems Describing Biological Tissues, Ellie Gurvich

Biology and Medicine Through Mathematics Conference

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Statistical Mobility Of Aggregated Microswimmers, Yonatan Ashenafi

Biology and Medicine Through Mathematics Conference

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Multiscale Modeling Of Microtubule Polarity Mechanisms Following Neuronal Axotomy, Hannah Scanlon

Biology and Medicine Through Mathematics Conference

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A Genomics Driven Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Model Of Infant Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia - Early Results, Meagan Vacek, Jacqelyn Nemechek, Irina Pushel, Bradley Thornton, Molly Leyda, Priyanka Prem Kumar, Midhat Farooqi, Jay L. Vivian, Erin M. Guest, John M. Perry

Research Days

While the cure rates for pediatric ALL have improved over the decades, infants with ALL (iALL) have not benefitted from these advances and continue to have a devastating prognosis. Unfortunately progress in treatment has also been slowed by inadequate research models. With this project, we address this unmet need by investigating a novel model to understand the cellular and molecular changes that occur during iALL onset and progression.

Mathematical Modeling Suggests Pathways Of Systemic Dissemination Of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis In Mice, Vitaly V. Ganusov

Biology and Medicine Through Mathematics Conference

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