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Dyadic Effects Of Pokémon Go On Physical Activity And Sedentary Behavior In Mothers And Children, Shirlene D. Wang, Eldin Dzubur, Christine H. Naya, Tyler B. Mason, Genevieve F. Dunton

International Journal of Exercise Science

International Journal of Exercise Science 15(5): 142-151, 2021. Family-based mobile health applications may be an opportunity to increase children’s physical activity (PA) levels. Researchers have highlighted Pokémon GO as a potential model for future PA interventions as it integrates PA with social gamification. This study provides descriptive data on Pokémon GO usage among mothers and their children and examines differences in moderate to vigorous PA (MVPA) over time among individuals playing Pokémon GO compared to non-players using a dyadic subsample from a three-year longitudinal study. After the release of Pokémon Go in July 2016, 156 mother-child dyads completed questionnaires about …

Behavior Change Trajectories And Metabolic Syndrome Risk Factor Clustering During The Transition To College: A Feasibility Pilot Study, Alexandra N. Smith, Lauren Q. Higgins, Simon Higgins

International Journal of Exercise Science

International Journal of Exercise Science 15(5): 125-141, 2022. Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is typically diagnosed in adults; however, MetS risk factors are growing in prevalence during youth and young adulthood. Though the transition from high school to college is associated with adverse changes in lifestyle behaviors that may contribute to MetS risk factor development, the relationship between pre-college MetS risk status and transition-related behavior change is unknown. This prospective study aimed to describe the relationship between pre-college MetS risk status and transition-related behavior change trajectories in college-bound students. Moreover, it aimed to assess the feasibility of the study design, including acceptability …

Acute Effects Of Inter-Set Stretching On Performance And Metabolic Parameters Of Resistance-Trained Men, Julio Benvenutti Bueno De Camargo, Felipe Alves Brigatto, Moises Diego Germano, Raphael Machado Conceicao, Ivan Teixeira, Rebecca Duarte, Luiza Fellet, Tiago Volpi Braz, Jonato Prestes, Paulo Henrique Marchetti, Jeffrey Willardson, Charles Ricardo Lopes

International Journal of Exercise Science

International Journal of Exercise Science 15(4): 231-244, 2022. The present study investigated acute muscular performance and metabolic responses to resistance training (RT) with inter-set stretching (ISS). Seventeen resistance-trained men (age: 30.0 ± 5.6 years; body mass: 81.8 ± 13.4 kg; height: 173 ± 6.2 cm; RT experience: 4.6 ± 1.7 years) completed the ISS and traditional training (TT) protocol seven days apart in a randomized order. In both protocols, 7 sets of the seated cable fly exercise were performed with a 10-repetition maximum (10-RM) load. During the ISS protocol, subjects completed inter-set passive static stretching of the agonist muscles for …

A Submaximal Field Test Of Aerobic Capacity Does Not Accurately Reflect Vo2max In Career Firefighters, Davis Hale‡, Roger O. Kollock, Jacob Thomas, Gabriel J. Sanders, Will Peveler, Andrew Mangan, Blake Landon

International Journal of Exercise Science

International Journal of Exercise Science 15(4): 221-230, 2022. Adequate aerobic capacity is crucial to maintaining firefighter safety. The purpose of this study was to compare predicted VO_2max scores from a submaximal and maximal step test. Eighteen career male firefighters from a medium sized urban municipality completed both a submaximal Forestry step test and a maximal laboratory WFI step test. A lack of association (p = .017) and low level of agreement (p = .015) was determined between step test protocols producing a mean bias of ± 5.61 mL.kg-1/min-1 with most scores being overestimated. Use of the Forestry …

Muscle Daily Undulating Periodization For Strength And Body Composition: The Proposal Of A New Model, Douglas Leão Peixoto, Bruno Magalhães De Castro, Anderson Geremias Macedo, Christiano Bertoldo Urtado, Paulo Soares Lima, Richard Leite, James W. Navalta, Jonato Prestes

International Journal of Exercise Science

International Journal of Exercise Science 15(4): 206-220, 2022. The traditional linear periodization model is designed for modifications to be performed over several weeks, whereas alterations in the undulating model are applied on a more frequent basis. The study investigated a novel periodization scheme, the muscle daily undulating periodization model (mDUP). Thirty-seven men were randomly assigned into 2 groups: (a) a group that performed 12 weeks of daily undulating periodization with fix overload (DUP-F) resistance training (n = 19) and (b) a group that performed 12-weeks of muscle daily undulating periodization with variation overload (mDUP) (n = 18). Body …

Analysis Of Total And Segmental Body Composition Relative To Fitness Performance Measures In Law Enforcement Recruits, Kyle S. Collins, Bryan Christensen, Robin Marc Orr, Joe Dulla, J. Jay Dawes, Robert G. Lockie

International Journal of Exercise Science

International Journal of Exercise Science 15(4): 245-260, 2022. Law enforcement agencies often test the fitness performance and body composition of incoming recruits. This study investigated the relationships between whole and segmental body composition, and fitness tests in law enforcement recruits. A retrospective analysis of 72 male and 11 female recruits was performed. Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) variables were: lean mass (LM), upper-extremity lean mass (UELM), trunk LM, lower-extremity lean mass (LELM), fat mass (FM), upper-extremity fat mass (UEFM), trunk FM, and lower-extremity fat mass (LEFM). Fitness tests included: vertical jump (VJ), peak anaerobic power (PAPw), 75-yard pursuit run (75PR), push-ups, …

Fluid Restriction Dehydration Increase Core Temperature During Endurance Exercise Compared To Exercise Induced Dehydration, Jessica E. Sansone, Mary S. Guyer, Elizabeth M. Mullin, Brian Thompson

International Journal of Exercise Science

International Journal of Exercise Science 15(2): 166-176, 2022. This study aimed to evaluate the difference in heart rate and core temperature during aerobic exercise between two forms of dehydration: exercise-induced (EI) and fluid restricted (FR). Twenty-two subjects (N = 22; 83.35 ± 13.92 kg) completed the current study, performing a familiarization session, a pre-experimental exercise session, and two exercise testing sessions. The EI exercise trial (81.52 ± 13.72 kg) was conducted after performing exercise in a hot environment to lose three to four percent of body weight and partial rehydration. The FR exercise trial (81.53 ± 14.14 kg) …

The Effects Of A 2-Hour Surfing Session On The Hydration Status Of Male Recreational Surfers, Bryon O'Neill, Eric Leon, James Furness, Ben Schram, Kevin Kemp-Smith

International Journal of Exercise Science

International Journal of Exercise Science 14(6): 1388-1399, 2021. Surfing is a popular sport globally which is performed in varied environmental conditions. With limited research in the field exploring hydration, monitoring the effect of surfing on subject hydration is warranted. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between surfing intensity and hydration status. A total of ten recreational male surfers were recruited for this study where hydration status was assessed pre-and post-surf session by measures of body mass (BM) and urine specific gravity (USG). Intensity of the surf session was quantified by Global Positioning Systems and Heart Rate …

Peete Family Papers (Sc 3626), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3626. Letters, 4 and 20 August 1923, and a letter fragment from Weldon Peete, Bowling Green, Kentucky, to his parents describing his automobile trip through New York and Canada; also U.S. Army discharge certificate and enlistment record, 19 November 1918, for Weldon’s uncle Charles S. Peete.

Natcher, William Huston, 1909-1994 (Mss 142), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 142. Correspondence, journals, scrapbooks and printed matter documenting the career of Natcher, a Representative from Kentucky who served in the United States Congress from 1953-1994. Click on “Additional Files” below for a separate inventory of photographs and an index of names and subjects in the photographs.

Meeting Minutes, Wku Staff Council

Staff Council

Minutes of January 2022 meeting.

Affirming Practices In Working With Lgb Youth (Eila), Gayle Mallinger

Social Work Faculty Publications

Learning Outcomes:

• Explain the Impact of Contexts Impacting LGB Youth.
• Identify Risks/Challenges to LGB Youth.
• Develop Interventions (micro/mezzo/macro) to Assist LGB Youth.

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

WKU Administration Documents

Press releases, photos and game statistics for WKU tennis team in 2022.

Ua35/3 Memoranda, Wku Provost

WKU Administration Documents

2022 memoranda issued by the WKU Provost to faculty & staff via email.

• Call for Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) Proposals
• Provost's Message
• Congratulations to Our College-level Faculty Award Winners
• University Distinguished Professor & University Faculty Award Winners
• Mental Health First Aid Training

Ua19/16/1/5 Lady Topper Golf 2021-22 Season Statistics, Wku Athletic Media Relations

WKU Administration Documents

Statistical analysis of the 2021-22 women's golf team season.

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

WKU Administration Documents

Press releases, photos and game statistics for WKU baseball team in 2022

Ua51 Annual Report 2021-2022, Emily Gabriel, Susann De Vries

Library Annual Reports, Reports, and Statistics

Annual report regarding WKU University Libraries accomplishments.

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

WKU Administration Documents

Press releases, photos and game statistics for WKU softball team in 2022.

Assessing Deportations: The Factors That Influence U.S. Deportations And Their Public Perceptions, Madelynn Einhorn

Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects

Deportations are an understudied component of U.S. deportation policy. While a range of literature focuses on the factors that influence immigration inflows and public perceptions of immigrants, relatively few have studied deportations. I studied deportations by conducting time-series analysis of yearly deportations and by analyzing three original public opinion surveys on perceptions of deportations. In my time-series chapter, I used regression analysis to find that the party composition of the U.S. House and Senate, the unemployment rate, and the incarceration rate influence deportations. In my public opinion chapter, I find that a plurality of American’s support deportations, particularly when they …

Encouraging Little People’S Big Questions: An Elementary School Teacher’S Guide To Encouraging Philosophical Inquiry In Decision Making, Morgan Flanagan

Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects

Children serve as natural philosophers. Their innate sense of questioning, in a classroom setting, with the right instruction, can be beneficial to understanding many abstract concepts. This project is a user-friendly elementary school teachers’ guide to encouraging philosophical questions and thoughts in young students. Teachers should be able to utilize the guide as a skeleton in forming their own lesson plans. The guide is not a completed lesson plan, rather an array of activities and literature that can be incorporated into pre-existing units or be used as a tool in creating new ones. Outlines include literature synopsis, overall philosophical themes, …

Eng 200: The Approaches To Grief By Robert Frost & Joy Harjo, Heaven Howard

English 100-200-300 Conference

No abstract provided.

Eng 100: Things That Belong In The Garden, Ellen Sego

English 100-200-300 Conference

No abstract provided.

Eng 300: The Efficacy Of Bacteriophage & Lysin Antimicrobials In Industrial & Commercial Settings, Bella Norman

English 100-200-300 Conference

No abstract provided.

Eng 200: Ernest Hemingway's Bonds Through Narrative Styles, Abigail Abrams

English 100-200-300 Conference

No abstract provided.

Eng 300: How Can Writers Use Aural Media Distractions To Their Advantage?, Madeline Miller

English 100-200-300 Conference

No abstract provided.

Eng 300: Trying To Make The Words Flow: Flow Interactions With Environment & Behavior In Writing & Studying Contexts, Connor Flick

English 100-200-300 Conference

No abstract provided.

The Isolation And Characterization Of Bacteriophage Hasitha, Gillian Brown

Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects

Microbacteriophage Hasitha is a virus that infects Microbacterium foliorum, a bacterium associated with grasses that was first discovered in Germany. Hasitha was isolated from an enriched compost sample and is of particular interest due to its unusual growth pattern. Most bacteriophages require actively growing host cells to produce new phage progeny. However, Hasitha can infect and kill stationary (non-replicating) bacterial cells. We discovered this unusual characteristic through a fortuitous observation of infected lawns that were allowed to incubate in the lab workspace for approximately one month. During this time, a noticeable “halo” grew around the initial site of infection …

Ua1c11/119 Douglas Verdier Photo Collection, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Digital images of members of WKU Pershing Rifles.

Ua94/6 Company B 3rd Regiment Pershing Rifles Wku 1960s, Doug Verdier

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Personal narratives of members of the Pershing Rifles compiled by Doug Verdier.

Ua3/10/4 President's Office-Caboni Subject File, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Records regarding a variety of subjects regarding the administration of WKU.