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Effects Of Nasal Or Oral Breathing On Anaerobic Power Output And Metabolic Responses, Christine Recinto, Theodore Efthemeou, P. Tony Boffelli, James W. Navalta May 2017

Effects Of Nasal Or Oral Breathing On Anaerobic Power Output And Metabolic Responses, Christine Recinto, Theodore Efthemeou, P. Tony Boffelli, James W. Navalta

International Journal of Exercise Science

International Journal of Exercise Science 10(4): 506-514, 2017. Nasal and oral exclusive breathing modes have benefits and drawbacks during submaximal exercise. It is unknown whether these responses would extend to anaerobic work performed at high intensity. Nine individuals (males N = 7, females N = 2) performed a standard Wingate Anaerobic cycle test on a cycle ergometer under nose (N) and mouth (M) only respiratory conditions, performed in a counterbalanced order. A 2 (condition: nose, mouth) x 6 (time: 0-5 sec, 5-10 sec, 10-15 sec, 15-20 sec, 20-25 sec, 25-30 sec) repeated measures ANOVA was used to analyze the data …


Physical Activity And Physical Fitness In Pediatric Obesity: What Are The First Steps For Clinicians? Expert Conclusion From The 2016 Ecog Workshop, Grace O´Malley, Susanne Ring-Dimitriou, Paulina Nowicka, Andrea Vania, Marie-Laure Frelut, Nathalie Farpour-Lambert, Daniel Weghuber, David Thivel May 2017

Physical Activity And Physical Fitness In Pediatric Obesity: What Are The First Steps For Clinicians? Expert Conclusion From The 2016 Ecog Workshop, Grace O´Malley, Susanne Ring-Dimitriou, Paulina Nowicka, Andrea Vania, Marie-Laure Frelut, Nathalie Farpour-Lambert, Daniel Weghuber, David Thivel

International Journal of Exercise Science

International Journal of Exercise Science 10(4): 487-496, 2017. One of the main European Childhood Obesity Group mission is to assist healthcare workers in delivering evidence-based assessment and treatment of childhood obesity. Every year the ECOG annual work shop includes working groups whose objective is to highlight the major concerns faced by clinicians and practitioners who work in the field of pediatric obesity. This year, a working group was devoted to the assessment of physical activity and physical fitness in this population. The present commentary attempts to summarize the main themes identified by practitioners during these workshops in order to provide …


Kentucky Warbler (Vol. 93, No. 2), Kentucky Library Research Collections May 2017

Kentucky Warbler (Vol. 93, No. 2), Kentucky Library Research Collections

The Kentucky Warbler

No abstract provided.


Ebug Conference Program 2017 Apr 2017

Ebug Conference Program 2017

Ex Libris Bluegrass Users Group Newsletter

Program for the eBUG Annual Conference held June 16, 2017 in Bowling Green, Kentucky at the Knicely Conference Center on Western Kentucky University's South Campus.


Interview With Zona Ascensio (Fa 1293), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2017

Interview With Zona Ascensio (Fa 1293), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with Zona Ascensio conducted by Chloe Brown on 26 April 2017. From project titled “The Women’s March: Community and Material Culture,” which details the experiences of participants in The Women’s March on 21 January 2017 in Washington, D.C. The interviews include details of the march and the political and material culture surrounding it. The audio interviews are archived in the Sound Archives.


Ua42/3/2 A Lasting Transformation, Wku Glasgow Apr 2017

Ua42/3/2 A Lasting Transformation, Wku Glasgow

WKU Administration Documents

Program for A Lasting Transformation: Celebrating Progress at WKU Glasgow 1997-2017.


Meeting Minutes, Wku Staff Council Apr 2017

Meeting Minutes, Wku Staff Council

Staff Council

Minutes of April 19, 2017 meeting.


Interview With Conor Scruton (Fa 1293), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2017

Interview With Conor Scruton (Fa 1293), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with Conor Scruton conducted by Chloe Brown on 13 April 2017. From project titled “The Women’s March: Community and Material Culture,” which details the experiences of participants in The Women’s March on 21 January 2017 in Washington, D.C. The interviews include details of the march and the political and material culture surrounding it. The audio interviews are archived in the Sound Archives.


Interview With Rebecca Nimmo (Fa 1293), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2017

Interview With Rebecca Nimmo (Fa 1293), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with Rebecca Nimmo conducted by Chloe Brown on 10 April 2017. From project titled “The Women’s March: Community and Material Culture,” which details the experiences of participants in The Women’s March on 21 January 2017 in Washington, D.C. The interviews include details of the march and the political and material culture surrounding it. The audio interviews are archived in the Sound Archives.


Demands Of Simulated Commuting Using An Electrically Assisted Bicycle, D. Taylor La Salle, Robert Shute, Matthew Heesch, Dustin Slivka Apr 2017

Demands Of Simulated Commuting Using An Electrically Assisted Bicycle, D. Taylor La Salle, Robert Shute, Matthew Heesch, Dustin Slivka

International Journal of Exercise Science

International Journal of Exercise Science 10(3): 454-464, 2017. The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) recommends adults participate in weekly aerobic activity for a minimum of 30 minutes moderate intensity exercise 5 days per week or 20 minutes of vigorous activity 3 days per week. The electrically assisted bicycle may help individuals achieve the ACSM’s aerobic recommendations and introduce inactive individuals to physical activity. To compare the physiological requirements of riding a bicycle with electric pedal assist versus non-assist among healthy active young adults. 6 males and 6 females completed two randomized cycling trials using electric pedal assist (PAB) and …


Interview With Allison Adams (Fa 1293), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2017

Interview With Allison Adams (Fa 1293), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with Allison Adams conducted by Chloe Brown on 7 April 2017. From project titled “The Women’s March: Community and Material Culture,” which details the experiences of participants in The Women’s March on 21 January 2017 in Washington, D.C. The interviews include details of the march and the political and material culture surrounding it. The audio interviews are archived in the Sound Archives.


Interview With Donna Kasznel (Fa 1293), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2017

Interview With Donna Kasznel (Fa 1293), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with Donna Kasznel conducted by Chloe Brown on 7 April 2017. From project titled “The Women’s March: Community and Material Culture,” which details the experiences of participants in The Women’s March on 21 January 2017 in Washington, D.C. The interviews include details of the march and the political and material culture surrounding it. The audio interviews are archived in the Sound Archives.


Meeting Minutes, Wku Graduate Council Apr 2017

Meeting Minutes, Wku Graduate Council

Graduate School

Meeting minutes.


Ua12/2/1 2017 Best Of The Hill, Wku Student Affairs Apr 2017

Ua12/2/1 2017 Best Of The Hill, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

Magazine edition of the College Heights Herald regarding poll of best restaurants, stores, recreation, leisure activities, housing and sports in Bowling Green.


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 92, No. 45, Wku Student Affairs Apr 2017

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 92, No. 45, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

  • Williams, Jamie. Inclusion – Student Government Association
  • Austin, Emma. University Leaders Explain Contract – Aramark
  • McCarthy, Casey. Committee to Protect Journalists Discusses Press Freedom Domestically, Abroad
  • Alvey, Rebekah. Fundraising Event to Open Doors on Greek Life – Homearama
  • Kast, Monica. Director Named American Council on Education – Tony Norman
  • Vogler, Emily. Editorial Cartoon re: Spring in the Baltic
  • Murrer, Erick. Through Their Eyes – Low Income Students
  • Harsh, Spencer. Warm Spring Weather Requires Some Chill Tunes
  • Walk a Mile In Her Shoes
  • Wegert, Sally. Christian …


Ua3/9/7 Spring Semester Message, Wku President's Office - Ransdell Apr 2017

Ua3/9/7 Spring Semester Message, Wku President's Office - Ransdell

WKU Administration Documents

Email from WKU president Gary Ransdell to faculty & staff.


April Agenda, Wku Graduate Council Apr 2017

April Agenda, Wku Graduate Council

Graduate School

Meeting agenda.


Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 92, No. 44, Wku Student Affairs Apr 2017

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 92, No. 44, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

  • Kast, Monica. Advertising, Public Relations Still to Merge with Department of Communication
  • Austin, Emma. Just for Kids – Dance Big Red
  • Keltner, Bryson. Professors Shared Flipped Classroom Experiences
  • Austin, Emma. Poets & Singers Celebrate Female Empowerment – This for the Women
  • Chattopadhyay, Srijita. Indian Student Group to Host Traditional Celebration – Indian Student Association
  • Ziege, Nicole. Grant Funds Training on Trafficking Investigation
  • Hatchett, Gina. Controlling My Time for Other People
  • Slaughter, Wesley. Editorial Cartoon re: School a Joke
  • Hovell, Nolan. April Absurdity – Rick & …


Composing Focus: Shaping Temporal, Social, Media, Social Media, And Attentional Environments, Jane Fife Apr 2017

Composing Focus: Shaping Temporal, Social, Media, Social Media, And Attentional Environments, Jane Fife

English Faculty Publications

Writers must learn to control factors that influence the ability to focus, especially in what some call a culture of distraction. In our efforts to promote metacognition and flexible writing processes, writing teachers need to engage students in study and discussion of factors in our temporal, social, media, social media, and attentional environments that influence focus while composing. This article examines these facets of our contemporary scenes of writing by reviewing recent research in composition studies and psychology about writing and attention, discussing the results of a survey of undergraduate writers’ composing practices, and sharing insights from assignments that help …


Ua68/1/3 Arts & Letters, Wku Potter College Of Arts & Letters Apr 2017

Ua68/1/3 Arts & Letters, Wku Potter College Of Arts & Letters

WKU Administration Documents

Magazine created by WKU Potter College of Arts & Letters regarding faculty and student research, events and programs.


Ua51 Wku Libraries: Where Knowledge Unfolds, Jennifer Wilson, Connie Foster Apr 2017

Ua51 Wku Libraries: Where Knowledge Unfolds, Jennifer Wilson, Connie Foster

Library Annual Reports, Reports, and Statistics

No abstract provided.


Ua19/16/2 Basketball Press Releases, Wku Athletic Media Relations Apr 2017

Ua19/16/2 Basketball Press Releases, Wku Athletic Media Relations

WKU Administration Documents

Press releases, game statistics and photos related to the WKU basketball team January to July 2017.


Ua12/2/2 2017 Talisman: Well Being, Wku Student Affairs Apr 2017

Ua12/2/2 2017 Talisman: Well Being, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

2017 Talisman yearbook.

  • Kaetzel, Kylee. Editor’s Note
  • Upton, Jordan. His Hands
  • Watkins, Abby. The Meal Plan – Recipes
  • Eastham, Lillie. New Hieghts – Reed Mattison, Rock Climbing
  • Robb, Hayley. A Life Transformed – Annabeth Welborn
  • Robb, Hayley. 6:00 AM Bright & Early – Exercise
  • Doyel, Rachael. Redifining Ability – Jacob Holt
  • Upton, Jordan. Yom Kippur at Happy Hills Buddhist Temple
  • Wegert, Sally. Inner Peace – Allison Adams, Yoga
  • Mattingly, Evan. The Future’s in Your Hands – Bianca Williams, Psychics
  • Frint, Hunter. Too Often Silenced – Unity Walk
  • Doyel, Rachael. Changing Tides
  • Wells, Spencer. Struggle & Rebirth – Trey Farlee, Musicians …


Perceptions On The Status Of Lean-Manufacturing In Thermoplastics-Manufacturing Industry, Ning Jin Apr 2017

Perceptions On The Status Of Lean-Manufacturing In Thermoplastics-Manufacturing Industry, Ning Jin

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The current study gathers thermoplastics professionals’ perceptions on the implementation of lean-manufacturing in the Thermoplastics-manufacturing industry through Qualtrics, which is a survey website. From the professionals’ perceptions, the current study infers the current status of lean-manufacturing implementation in the thermoplastic-manufacturing industry and identifies the best lean theories and tools for the industry. However, the results of the current study are not generalizable to the entire thermoplastic-manufacturing industry.

The current study reviews thermoplastic-manufacturing processes from the house of lean’s perspective. The foundations of the house are stability and standardization, the pillars are Just-In-Time (JIT) and Jidoka, the roof is customer focus, …


A Review Of Lead Pd Writing In The Content Areas: Measures Of Teacher Self-Efficacy And Student Performance, Andrea Paige Greene Apr 2017

A Review Of Lead Pd Writing In The Content Areas: Measures Of Teacher Self-Efficacy And Student Performance, Andrea Paige Greene

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Data from recent college and career readiness measures indicate an alarming number of students are beginning college courses unequipped with the necessary writing skills to meet the demands of these courses. This, in addition to the Common Core State Standards, leave many teachers feeling underprepared to effectively teach writing. The current study sought to evaluate the effectiveness of LEAD PD: Writing in the Content Areas, a writing professional development initiative for teachers grounded in the writing standards and best practices of writing instruction. In partnership with a university of higher education, teachers from a local middle school were trained to …


Using An Inclusive Restricted Interest Group To Improve Social Skill Accuracy In Children With An Autism Spectrum Disorder, Hillary Y. Jenkins Apr 2017

Using An Inclusive Restricted Interest Group To Improve Social Skill Accuracy In Children With An Autism Spectrum Disorder, Hillary Y. Jenkins

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

There are a number of evidenced-based practices which aim to improve the social skills of children with high functioning autism (HFA). An emerging field of study is to develop social skills interventions that incorporate restricted and repetitive interests to increase social skills. Their results are promising and suggest improved social skills in students with HFA. The current study has aimed to incorporate a common interest among elementary age children with HFA in social skill instruction within a structured setting. A multiple baseline across behaviors single subject design was used to collect data on the accuracy with which two young males …


Pharmacy-Based Barriers To Adolescent Access To Over-The-Counter Emergency Contraception In Kentucky, Zona Josephine Ascensio Apr 2017

Pharmacy-Based Barriers To Adolescent Access To Over-The-Counter Emergency Contraception In Kentucky, Zona Josephine Ascensio

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Since June of 2013, Plan B and its generics have been available over-the-counter without age restriction nationwide. Even so, pharmacy-based economic, physical, and staff-associated barriers still exist, potentially leading adolescent customers to fail to obtain emergency contraception (EC) in a sufficiently timely manner to prevent pregnancy. This study explores these pharmacy-based barriers to EC in the state of Kentucky focusing on comparisons of urban and non-urban pharmacies and chain and private pharmacies. Using a secret-shopper survey technique, the researcher called 220 Kentucky pharmacies acting as a 15-year-old girl seeking information about EC. Among other findings, a logistic regression analysis revealed …


Beliefs And Practices Related To Community Water Sources: "The Specialness Of Springs", Anita Kay Westhues Apr 2017

Beliefs And Practices Related To Community Water Sources: "The Specialness Of Springs", Anita Kay Westhues

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The practice of gathering water from community springs in Kentucky constitutes a rich and complex research setting for the study of folklore beliefs and practices. Local knowledge construction, nostalgia as an evaluative process, contested views about purity and impurity, the protection and retention of a “public commons,” and the crisis which ensues when infrastructure maintenance and the delivery of safe drinking water are no longer guaranteed to communities, are all relevant to this vernacular practice. My thesis explores these topics, informed by fieldwork I conducted in nine Kentucky counties, which included formal and informal interviews with individuals who have used …


Examining The Effect Of Expatriate Narcissism Levels On Cultural Adjustment And Global Leadership Effectiveness, Emily M. Martin Apr 2017

Examining The Effect Of Expatriate Narcissism Levels On Cultural Adjustment And Global Leadership Effectiveness, Emily M. Martin

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between narcissism, cultural adjustment, and leadership of expatriates. Specifically, it was predicted that cultural adjustment would partially mediate the relationship between narcissism and selfperceptions of leadership effectiveness such that narcissism would be negatively related to cultural adjustment, and cultural adjustment would be positively related to selfperceptions of leadership effectiveness. It was also predicted that cultural adjustment would partially mediate the relationship between narcissism and LMX perceptions such that narcissism would be negatively related to cultural adjustment, and cultural adjustment would be positively related to LMX perceptions. Fifty-three participants completed an …


Concentration Levels Of Pm2.S And Pm 10 Paper Dust In A Book Production Facility, Blake J. Cvengros Apr 2017

Concentration Levels Of Pm2.S And Pm 10 Paper Dust In A Book Production Facility, Blake J. Cvengros

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Concentration levels of PM2.5 and PM10 paper dust were measured in a book production facility using a quantitative single subject study. Dust concentration data was collected in three processes of a book manufacturing facility; paper recycling, the digital pressroom and the digital bindery. Data was collected using the DustTrak DRX 8533 Aerosol Monitor, focusing on particulate sizes of PM2.5 and PM10. The data was used to determine if paper dust in the book production industry reached concentration levels that could have negative respiratory health effects on surrounding employees and to determine which process within the studied facility had the highest …