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What Does It Take To Be A National Cheerleading Champion?, Rolando J. Aviles

Kinesiology Student Research - Archive

Cheerleading involves the performance of skills requiring a high degree of muscular strength, endurance, flexibility, balance, and determination. Despite the trend of cheerleaders performing increasingly difficult and athletic skills, very little is known about their physiological fitness levels.

Comparing Limit Of Stability And Sensory Organization Test Scores As A Predictor Of Fall Risk In Men And Women, Ampa Pantages

Kinesiology Student Research - Archive

Falls in older patients often occur when several tasks are performed simultaneously and have become the leading cause of injuries such as bone fractures. Factors such as reaction time, flexibility, and directional control can help determine the fall risk in older individuals.

The Evaluation Of Hand Strength In An Aging Population, Linzi Ball

Kinesiology Student Research - Archive

Muscular deterioration is a well known effect that aging has on individuals. As a person gets older, their muscles naturally become worn down and more atrophied as compared to their younger counterparts. The ability of an individual to perform their activities of daily living may be compromised by low muscular strength even in healthy older individuals. There is mounting evidence to show not only endurance capacity but also strength is a predictor of health, especially in elderly people. Many studies have shown a correlation between muscular strength and future morbidity, disability, and mortality in these individuals and many of them …

Guest Blogger, Anne M. Tucker

Faculty Publications By Year

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The Effects Of Reading Distraction During Steady-State Exercise On Exercise Intensity, Megan Holt, Megan Tracy, Mitchel Samels

Kinesiology Student Research - Archive

The consequence of reading during exercise on the cardiovascular response to exercise (e.g., heart rate response) and the intensity of the performed exercise remains incompletely understood through existing publications. Therefore, the aim of this study is to examine the effect of reading during exercise on heart rate responses to exercise and exercise intensity performance.

"Chance" Screenplay, Simone Laroche

Renée Crown University Honors Thesis Projects - All

My Capstone Thesis is a creative screenplay pursuing the complexities of predestination and our innate obsession to control fate. I became intrigued with the idea that our decisions or actions dictate outcomes we may have had the ability to prevent or perpetuate. I recently found it difficult to accept my misfortunes for ineptitude or lack of preparation. Instead I called it “fate” or “destiny” that circumstances were not meant to work in my favor. In hindsight I realized I had allowed my passivity to compensate for my lack of commitment and courage to take risks. Granted, I do believe regardless …

Towards A Self-Rating Tool Of The Inability To Produce Soft Voice Based On Nonlinear Events: A Preliminary Study, Peter Popolo, Ingo R. Titze, Eric J. Hunter

Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

The purpose of this preliminary study was to investigate the feasibility of a tool to compare a severity index of nonlinear events and vocal self-rating over a long period of time. One hundred and ninety-seven phonations were analyzed to quantify the severity of instabilities in the voice attributed to nonlinear dynamic phenomena, including voice breaks, subharmonics, and frequency jumps. Instabilities were first counted; then a severity index was calculated for the instabilities in each phonation. The two quantities were compared to the subject's autoperceptual rating. Generally speaking, the measures derived from nonlinear dynamic analysis of the high-pitched, soft phonations followed …

Slavery At South Carolina College, 1801-1865: The Foundations Of The University Of South Carolina, Robert Weyeneth

Digital Projects

This website is intended to tell the largely unknown and unfamiliar story of slavery at South Carolina College, the institutional predecessor of the University of South Carolina.

Student Engagement, Alumni Satisfaction, And Alumni Donations At A Public Four Year Institution: An Analysis Of How The Undergraduate Experience Influences Alumni Donations, Vanessa L. Drew-Branch

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

This dissertation study examined the relationships between undergraduate student engagement, alumni satisfaction and alumni willingness to make donations of time and/or money. The research site was an Eastern, public, Master's Colleges and Universities and was considered a larger institution. The Student Engagement and Alumni Satisfaction Assessment (SEASA) was developed for this research study, was electronically delivered to alumni via the college's alumni development office. There were 847 alumni responses. The findings in this study show that there is a statistically significant relationship between student engagement and alumni satisfaction. There is also a significant relationship between alumni satisfaction and alumni willingness …

Art Educators And Practicing Artists: Strengthening The Curriculum And Building A Creative Community, John Christopher Williams

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

An artist residency consists of a visiting artist (dance, musical, theatrical, or visual) creating work in and teaching their craft to an audience of participants. Artist residencies take place in a variety of settings, in public and private schools, after-school programs, in day care and preschool programs, community centers, and adult recreational and care facilities. Over time in a school setting artist residencies have evolved to include school curriculum, input and collaboration from the host teacher. I believe artist residences could become a catalyst for school curriculum change to focus on the arts. Arts integrated residencies and curriculum can impact …

Optimization Of Operating Parameters For Minimum Mechanical Specific Energy In Drilling, Todd Robert Hamrick

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Efficiency in drilling is measured by Mechanical Specific Energy (MSE). MSE is the measure of the amount of energy input required to remove a unit volume of rock, expressed in units of energy input divided by volume removed. It can be expressed mathematically in terms of controllable parameters; Weight on Bit, Torque, Rate of Penetration, and RPM. It is well documented that minimizing MSE by optimizing controllable factors results in maximum Rate of Penetration. Current methods for computing MSE make it possible to minimize MSE in the field only through a trial-and-error process. This work makes it possible to compute …

Role Of Lineaments In The Hydrogeology Of Knobly Mountain, Mineral And Grant Counties, West Virginia, Kevin P. Rega

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

An investigation of groundwater discharge and lineaments is presented for Knobly Mountain in Mineral and Grant counties, West Virginia. Wells, springs, and streams were mapped and characterized. Lineaments mapped using digital elevation model hillshades and 1:24,000 topographic maps were classified by region (north, central, and south), orientation, length, density, location, and distance from nearest springs and streams. Lineaments exhibit bimodal orientation perpendicular (mean = 113.1° to 122.2°) and parallel (mean = 14.7° to 32.3°) to strike and are strongly correlated with springs and stream locations; every stream was located along a lineament. Lineament density is higher in the northern part …

Reliance On Trial And Error Signal Derivation By Portia Africana, An Araneophagic Jumping Spider From East Africa, Robert R. Jackson, Ximena J. Nelson

All Peer-Reviewed Publications

All species from the jumping spider (Salticidae) genus Portia appear to be predators that specialize at preying on other spiders by invading webs and, through aggressive mimicry, gaining dynamic fine control over the resident spider's behavior. From previous research, there is evidence that P. fimbriata, P. labiata and P. schultzi derive signals by trial and error. Here, we demonstrate that P. africana is another species that uses a trial and error, or generate and test, algorithm when deriving the aggressive-mimicry signals that will be appropriate in different predator-prey encounters. We discuss the implications of these new findings and the findings …

Effects Of Prey-Spider Odour On Intraspecific Interactions Of Araneophagic Jumping Spiders, Fiona R. Cross, Robert R. Jackson

All Peer-Reviewed Publications

An important prediction from game theory is that the value of a resource will influence the level to which an animal is willing to escalate during conflict with conspecific rivals. Here we use this prediction as the rationale for experiments aimed at determining whether escalation decisions made by predators are influenced by the presence of preferred prey. The predators we use are adult individuals of Portia fimbriata, a jumping-spider (Salticidae) species from Queensland (Australia). P. fimbriata is known to prefer other salticid species as prey and can detect the odour of Jacksonoides queenslandicus, this being an especially common salticid species …

Duration Analysis Of Technology Adoption Effects Of Dissemination Pathways: A Case Of 'Push-Pull' Technology For Control Of Striga Weeds And Stemborers In Western Kenya, A. W. Murage, G. Obare, J. Chianu, D. M. Amudavi, J. Pickett, Z. R. Khan

All Peer-Reviewed Publications

Since its introduction, the 'push-pull' technology (PPT) has been promoted as an innovative approach for addressing yield losses caused by Striga weeds and stemborer infestations on farmers' maize fields in western Kenya. The technology has been disseminated through different pathways each of which might have different uptake enhancement capabilities. This study was concerned with how different dissemination pathways impacted on farmers' time to adoption while controlling the effects of selected socio-economic and regional factors. This assessment was necessary in order to recommend which dissemination pathway or combination of pathways that could provide an effective dissemination strategy that speed up adoption, …

Assimilation And Its Discontented, Kay Deaux

Western Migration Conference Series

Bio:

Kay Deaux is a Distinguished Professor Emerita at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York and a Research Affiliate in the Department of Psychology at New York University. Her most recent book, To Be An Immigrant (Russell Sage, 2006), offers a broad-gauged social psychological analysis of immigration, focusing particularly on the perspective and experiences of the immigrant. She has served as President of the Association for Psychological Science and serves on the Advisory Committee for Cultural Contact and Immigration at the Russell Sage Foundation.

Us And Canada: Perspectives On Regional And Global Governance Of Migration, Susan Martin

Western Migration Conference Series

Bio:

Susan Martin holds the Donald G. Herzberg Chair in International Migration and serves as the Director of the Institute for the Study of International Migration at Georgetown University. Previously Dr. Martin served as the Executive Director of the U.S. Commission on Immigration Reform, established by legislation to advise Congress and the President on U.S. immigration and refugee policy. She is the author of A Nation of Immigrants (Cambridge University Press, 2010) and numerous other books, monographs and articles on international migration. Dr. Martin has her MA and PhD in the History of American Civilization from the University of Pennsylvania.

Focusing A Swedish Lens On Canadian Immigration Policy, Daniel Hiebert

Western Migration Conference Series

Bio:

Daniel Hiebert is a Professor of Geography at UBC and Co-Director of Metropolis British Columbia, a centre of excellence dedicated to studying immigration and diversity. His research focus on the integration of immigrants in Canadian cities, particularly on issues related to their participation in housing and labour markets. He has published this research in a series of Metropolis Working Papers and a variety of academic journals. He is also engaged in international collaborative projects on these subjects, with scholars in Australia, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Germany, and Sweden, and occupied the position of Guest Professor of Migration Studies, in …

Canadian Immigration, Integration And Diversity In The Early Years Of The Twenty-First Century, John Biles

Western Migration Conference Series

Bio:

John Biles is currently a special advisor to the Director General of Integration Branch at Citizenship and Immigration Canada. His research interests include the political participation of newcomers and minorities, and integration policy and programming in communities across Canada. Current projects include a pair of edited volumes exploring integration and inclusion across Canada as well as a companion volume focused on twelve Ontario municipalities.

Immigration Politics In The Usa In The Post-9/11 Era, Ron Schmidt

Western Migration Conference Series

Bio:

Ron Schmidt, Sr., is professor of political science at California State University, Long Beach. He is the author of Language Policy and Identity Politics in the United States (Temple University Press, 2000) and lead co-author of Newcomers, Outsiders, and Insiders: Immigrants and American Racial Politics in the Early 21st Century (University of Michigan Press, 2010), as well as numerous articles and book chapters on language policy conflicts in the U.S. and Canada, Latino politics in the U.S., and immigrant incorporation and integration in the U.S. and Canada. He has been the president of the Western Political Science Association. He …

Contested Legality And The Insecurity Of Status: Some Snapshots From A Decade Of Refugee Law, Donald Galloway

Western Migration Conference Series

Bio:

Donald Galloway is a Professor of Law at the University of Victoria, British Columbia. He specializes in Refugee Law, Citizenship Law and Immigration Law. He was the founding President of the Canadian Association of Refugee and Forced Migration Studies (CARFMS) and is a former member of the Immigration and Refugee Board.

Tigers, Coyotes And Cats: Precariousness And Masculinity Among Mexican Migrant Workers In Canada, Tanya Basok, Eloy Rivas

Western Migration Conference Series

Bio:

Tanya Basok is a Professor of Sociology in the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology, and the Director of the Centre for Studies in Social Justice, University of Windsor. She specializes in migration studies from a social justice perspective. Over a span of 25 years, she has studied Salvadorean refugees in Costa Rica, Soviet Jewish immigrants in Canada, the Canadian refugee policy, Mexican seasonal workers in Canada, and migrant rights activism in Canada, USA, Latin America and the Caribbean. The author of Tortillas and Tomatoes (McGill-Queen’s Press), she has also published in such journals as International Migration, …

From Brawn To Brains: How Immigration Works For America, Pia Orrenius

Western Migration Conference Series

Bio:

Pia Orrenius is Research Officer and Senior Economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas and Adjunct Professor at the Hankamer School of Business, Baylor University. Her research focuses on the labor market impacts of immigration, unauthorized immigration, and U.S. immigration policy, and her work has been published in the American Economic Review, Journal of Development Economics, Labour Economics, Industrial and Labor Relations Review, among others. She is coauthor of the book Beside the Golden Door: U.S. Immigration Reform in a New Era of Globalization (2010, AEI Press). Dr. Orrenius is a Research Fellow at …

The Labor Market Effects Of U.S. Immigration: What Is The Latest Evidence?, Orn Bodvarsson

Western Migration Conference Series

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Örn Bodvarsson is Professor of Economics, Chair of the Department of Management, and Interim Chair of the Department of Social Work at St. Cloud State University. He is also a Research Fellow at the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) in Bonn, Germany. A labor economist, Bodvarsson has been working in the immigration field since 2001, focusing on host country distributional effects of immigration, determinants of migration, internal migration in China, and wage discrimination against the foreign-born. In 2009 Springer published his co-authored book, The Economics of Immigration: Theory and Policy, recently reviewed in Journal of Economic …

Immigration And The Population Of Canada: The 2000-2010 Decade In Historical Context, Roderic Beaujot, Muhammed Raza

Western Migration Conference Series

The paper elaborates the role of immigration and immigration policy in Canada. Certain phases of immigration are identified in historical and policy contexts. The consequences of immigration in terms of population growth, age structure and geographical distribution are highlighted. The paper concludes with the social, economic and cultural impact of immigration.

Impact Of Bank Accounts On Migrant Savings And Remittances: Evidence From A Field Experiment, Aimee Chin, Leonie Karkoviata, Nathaniel Wilcox

Western Migration Conference Series

No abstract provided.

Differential Metabolic Impact Of Gastric Bypass Surgery Versus Dietary Intervention In Obese Diabetic Subjects Despite Identical Weight Loss, Blandine Laferrère, David Reilly, Sara Arias, Nicholas Swerdlow, Prakash Gorroochurn, Baani Bawa, Mousumi Bose, Julio Teixeira, Robert D. Stevens, Brett R. Wenner, James R. Bain, Michael J. Muehlbauer, Andrea Haqq, Lillian Lien, Svati H. Shah, Laura P. Svetkey, Christopher B. Newgard

Department of Nutrition and Food Studies Scholarship and Creative Works

Glycemic control is improved more after gastric bypass surgery (GBP) than after equivalent diet-induced weight loss in patients with morbid obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus. We applied metabolomic profiling to understand the mechanisms of this better metabolic response after GBP. Circulating amino acids (AAs) and acylcarnitines (ACs) were measured in plasma from fasted subjects by targeted tandem mass spectrometry before and after a matched 10-kilogram weight loss induced by GBP or diet. Total AAs and branched-chain AAs (BCAAs) decreased after GBP, but not after dietary intervention. Metabolites derived from BCAA oxidation also decreased only after GBP. Principal components (PC) …

A Taste Of New Wine, Hyveth Williams

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Beyond The Basics: How Can Librarians Teach What We Truly Care About?, Christopher Sweet

Scholarly Publications

Most research instruction sessions do very little in the way of inspiring creativity among students. The great majority of these sessions engage students only at the lower levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy (Remembering and Understanding). This often occurs by necessity- someone has to teach students research basics before they can ever hope to use research as part of a creative process. At the same time, we didn’t become librarians because we were passionate about Boolean operators! How can librarians move beyond the basics and begin to teach big-picture information literacy concepts such as intellectual freedom, critical thinking, and ethical use of …

Alaska Fuel Price Projections 2011-2030, Tobias Schwoerer, Ben Saylor, Ginny Fay

ISER Reports

This report and supporting spreadsheet outline Low, Medium, and High case fuel price projections for the years 2011-2030 for natural gas in Southcentral Alaska delivered to a utility-scale customer, diesel delivered to a PCE community utility tank, diesel delivered to a home in a PCE community, home heating oil purchased in Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau, Kenai, Ketchikan, Palmer, and Wasilla. The report provides documentation of the assumptions and methods that are used, while a companion Excel workbook contains the detailed projections.