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Differences In Intra-Foot Movement Strategies During The Cutting Task Among Cai, Copers, And Healthy Individuals, Peimin Yu, Xuanzhen Cen, Justin Fernandez, Yaodong Gu

ISBS Proceedings Archive

Individuals with chronic ankle instability (CAI) suffer from the resulting sequela of repetitive lateral ankle sprains (LAS), whilst copers appear to cope with initial LAS successfully. Therefore, the aim of this study was to explore the intra-foot biomechanical differences among CAI, copers, and healthy individuals. Twenty-two participants per group were included and required to perform a cutting task. A five-segment foot model with eight degrees of freedom was used to explore the intra-foot movement among these three groups. Joint moment differences were not found among these three groups, however, Copers presented greater eversion angles compared to others. Copers rely on …

Hip Moment Increases While Knee And Ankle Moments Remain Constant During Squats With Increasing Loads In Elite Powerlifters, Alexander Pürzel, Paul Kaufmann, Willi Koller, David Deimel, Arnold Baca, Hans Kainz

ISBS Proceedings Archive

This study aimed to investigate compensation strategies among elite powerlifters under high-load conditions. 31 top-ranked powerlifters from the Austrian team executed competition-style squats at 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, and 90% of their estimated 1-repetition-maximum (F_max). Employing musculoskeletal modelling, we conducted a biomechanical analysis (i.e. joints moments calculated via inverse dynamics) to understand the alterations in squatting mechanics across various loads. Our findings revealed a consistent relative load shift from the knee to the hip joint with increasing intensity. The knee and ankle joint moments remained constant from 70% to 90% F_max, underscoring the dominant role of …

Profiling Of Spin Bowlers With Biomechanical Parameters Derived From A Smart Cricket Ball, Franz Konstantin Fuss, Batdelger Doljin, Rene E. D. Ferdinands

ISBS Proceedings Archive

This paper introduces a novel approach to advanced profiling by utilising a smart cricket ball (gyro sensor at its centre). It identifies the type of delivery and determines various physical and skill performance parameters. Five spin bowlers (finger and wrist spinners) were profiled using this new method. Four bowlers executed the correct delivery (side and topside spin), while one bowler unintentionally bowled top/topside-spin instead of side-spin. The study measured the ability to convert torque (T) into spin rate (ω) using the ratio of spin rate per unit torque (ω/T [rps/N/m]), which ranged from …

The Trade-Off Between Cumulative Joint Loading And Cost Of Transport When Altering Anterior Trunk Lean Angle In Running, Luca Braun, Patrick Mai, Markus Hipper, Yannick Denis, Bastian Anedda, Janina Helwig, Dominic Gehring, Steffen Willwacher

ISBS Proceedings Archive

The study aimed to establish dose-response relationships between systematically altered anterior trunk leaning (ATL) and lower extremity cumulative joint loading (angular impulse x number of strides) as well as cost of transport (COT) in distance running. Twenty-eight recreational runners underwent a series of six treadmill runs (2.5 m/s) with five predefined ATL conditions (from -4° extension to 28° flexion) and one self-selected ATL condition for five minutes with 3D motion capture and spirometry. Increasing ATL systematically decreased cumulative knee joint loading and increased cumulative hip joint loading in all conditions. However, running outside the preferred running style increased COT. Designing …

The Impact Of Fresh And Used Ankle Taping On Lower Extremity Biomechanics During Sports Specific Movements, Burkay Utku, Gloria Baehr, Hannah Knoke, Patrick Mai, Francesca Paganini, Markus Hipper, Luca Braun, Yannick Denis, Janina Helwig, Steffen Willwacher

ISBS Proceedings Archive

This study aimed to investigate the effects of ankle taping on lower extremity joint biomechanics. Kinetic and kinematic data were collected from 25 participants using 3D motion capturing and force platforms without shoes for running (RUN), drop jumping (DJ), and 180° change of direction (COD), in tape applied fresh (TF) and tape after sports-specific use (TU) conditions compared to a barefoot (BF) baseline. Taping conditions decreased peak ankle excursions and moments for the frontal and sagittal planes for some of the sports-specific movements. However, TF did not significantly alter the knee and hip moments in the frontal and sagittal planes. …

Agreement Between A Smartphone-Based Markerless Motion Capture Application (Aiscout ®) And Conventional Athletic Assessment, Simon Augustus, James Brouner, Chris Howe, Anna Kosciuk, Richard Felton-Thomas

ISBS Proceedings Archive

There is a need to develop accessible 3D motion analysis. The aim of this study was to determine absolute and relative agreement between aiScout^®, a smartphone application that infers 3D pose from 2D video, and conventional methods of assessing athletic performance. Sixteen athletes (29.7 ± 9.0 yrs, 1.75 ± 0.10 m, 75.5 ± 15.8 kg) completed six performance tests that were evaluated by aiScout^® and conventional methods. 10m sprint times, press-ups, lateral rebound jumps, and 5-10-5 football dribble times showed good to excellent absolute (ICC and CCC > 0.8 threshold) and relative agreement (ICC and Kendall’s W > 0.8 …

The Effect Of Footwear Fit On Movement Complexity In Trail Running, Kathryn Harrison, Eric C. Honert, Daniel Feeney

ISBS Proceedings Archive

In trail running athletes must adapt their movement patterns to navigate obstacles in their path. Sample entropy is a method to evaluate an athlete’s flexibility to alter their movement from stride to stride. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of running speed, duration, terrain, sex, and footwear on movement complexity in trail runners. Thirty trail runners (15 female) ran a trail loop in two shoes: a lace shoe and a wrap shoe. We used linear mixed effects models to examine the effects of independent variables on sample entropy of foot accelerations. More technical terrain, faster running …

Isbs 2024 Conference Proceedings Title And Foreward, Jana Holder, Isabella Fessl, Eric Harbour, Hermann Schwameder

ISBS Proceedings Archive

The ISBS is an international society totally dedicated to biomechanics in sports, whose primary purposes are:

• To provide a forum for the exchange of ideas for sports biomechanics researchers, coaches and teachers.
• To bridge the gap between researchers and practitioners.
• To gather and disseminate information and materials on biomechanics in sports.

Papers underwent a double blinded review process. Each paper in these proceedings has been reviewed by at least two members of the scientific committee.

Reflections On Fieldwork In Romania: Subjectivities, Risks, Benefits, And Ethics, Georgeta Stoian Connor

The Geographical Bulletin

Romania, one of the largest and most ruralized Eastern European countries, has a very complex agrarian history: from the traditional free communal villages and serfdom to the communist collective farms, followed by the agricultural alignment to the Common Agricultural Policy. Because the European Union (EU) has had a preconceived vision of what a modern agricultural landscape should look like, when this vision has been implemented within Romania’s agricultural landscape, it has produced deeply contradictory outcomes. In this context, by examining the archive records and information from extended fieldwork in Romania, this study investigates how Romania’s efforts to join the EU …

Volume 63-1 Complete Issue, Casey D. Allen

The Geographical Bulletin

Volume 63-1 Complete Issue

Dining Out With Allergies: Examining Boston’S Allergy-Friendly Restaurant Landscape, Rebecca Marie Shakespeare

The Geographical Bulletin

According to a recent national survey, about ten percent of American adults, estimated 26 million, are likely to have food allergies (Gupta, et al. 2019). Food allergies have many psychosocial outcomes for adults, including social isolation, anxiety, and loneliness. Framing restaurants as a site of social engagement, this article seeks to describe the restaurant landscape for adults with food allergies in Boston. Using online user reviews from TripAdvisor and AllergyEats to identify locations of restaurants with mostly positive allergy-related reviews, this paper uses GIS to assess the geographic accessibility of allergy-friendly restaurants for locations across Boston. Reported allergy-friendly restaurants tend …

Protecting Privacy In India: The Roles Of Consent And Fairness In Data Protection, Mark J. Taylor, Jeannie Marie Paterson

Indian Journal of Law and Technology

The Indian Personal Data Protection Bill 2019 provides a unique approach to balancing the elements of individual consent and fairness-based limitations that are used in data protection regimes in other parts of the world. Drawing on the fundamental values and interests recognised in KS Puttaswamy v. Union of India (2017) and the report of the Committee of Experts, the Bill requires consent of the data subject to data processing, and puts in place standards that consent must meet to be more than a forced formality. Its novelty lies in also proposing substantive obligations of fair and reasonable data processing, and …

Sharing Of Children’S Health Data By Health Professionals And Parents – A Consideration Of Legal Duties, Dr. Carolyn Johnston

Indian Journal of Law and Technology

Children’s health data such as blood pressure, X-rays and written notes of medical examinations are produced in a clinical setting through health professionals’ interaction with their minor patients. Health care practitioners owe legal and professional obligations not to disclose such information without consent or other legally recognised authorisation. With the increasing advent of data generated by patients themselves from wearable devices such as continuous glucose monitors and health apps, the patient, or parents, have initial control of the data and decide who to share it with. Where wearable devices have been provided to parents by the child’s health care provider …

Department Of Defense Project Management Team Leaders: Team Dynamics And Teamwork Strategies During Complex Construction Projects, Shane Frey

Dissertations

Purpose: This qualitative multi-case study explored the challenges, strategies, and recommendations that DOD project management team leaders experienced as they made complex decisions leading successful construction projects based on Parker’s (2008) model.

Methodology: A qualitative multi-case study research design described the challenges, strategies, and recommendations Department of Defense project management team leaders used as they made complex decisions leading successful construction projects.

Findings: Close examination of data collected from interviews and artifacts yielded 117 frequencies for DOD project management team leader's team characteristics, and six themes regarding the lived experiences, challenges, strategies, and recommendations. Five key findings and one unexpected …

The Slow Lane: A Study On The Diffusion Of Full-Electric Cars In Italy, Monica Bonacina, Mert Demir, Antonio Sileo, Angela Zanoni

Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei Working Papers

The transition to a zero-emission car fleet is a pivotal element of Europe’s decarbonisation strategy.Italy’s participation in this trajectory is significant, given the size of its car fleet. Currently, only battery electric (BEVs) and hydrogen-powered are considered zero-emission vehicles. The final update of the National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP) includes an ambitious target for the diffusion of electric cars in the Italian fleet. The aim is to have a total of 4.3 million electric cars on the roads by 2030. However, by the end of 2023, the Italian e-fleet totalled 220,000 cars, which equals a mere 0.5% of the …

Teaching Fairness In Preschool: Evaluating The Steps In An Anti-Bias Education, Sharon Carnahan, Courtney Trohn, Cora Burkley, Diane Terorde Doyle

Faculty Publications

How do young children learn how to talk about ethical concepts, such as fairness and equity? The current research assesses the effects of philosophy-based anti-bias lessons aimed at three to five -year-olds in a laboratory preschool and explores the relationship between socioemotional skills, language development, and understanding of ethical concepts. The constructivist curriculum was grounded in storybook lessons with corresponding activities. In a pre-post test design, we interviewed children before and after lessons in fairness education that included book reading, related games, and philosophical discussions. We found that children showed a significant increase in comprehension of equity related terms and …

Section V.B Producer Price Index, Bureau Of Labor Statistics

Documentary Appendix to Table 1-B of Professor Thompson’s Book <em>The Trump v. Harris Voter’s Guide to Their Economic Debate</em> (2024)

No abstract provided.

Rorschach Profiles In Adolescents: Cluster Analytically Derived Subgroups Based On The Revised Comprehensive System-Variables, Roni Sugarman

ETD Collection

This study explored the development and creation of the most frequently occurring Rorschach configurations made up of the major decision-making Comprehensive System-Revised variables (The Constriction Index, The Perceptual Thinking Index (PTI), The Affective Difficulty Index (ADI), The Coping Vulnerability Index (CVI), and Difference Score (D Score)) in a sample of 3,100 adolescents in an inpatient setting. A cluster analysis, K-Means Partitioning procedure specifically, was utilized to attain empirically derived commonly occurring Rorschach profile types using the Constriction Index, PTI, ADI, CVI, and D-score as clustering variables. The cluster analysis identified a total of 249 profile types among the inpatient sample, …

Factors Influencing Bridge Inspection In Developing Countries, Challenges And Future Directions: A Systematic Literature Review, Tuba Arshad, Dr. Rully Andhika Karim, Ayomi Dita Rarasati

Smart City

Bridges are very important to promote economic growth, mitigate poverty, and address persistent environmental issues. With the construction of new bridges, it is crucial to have an effective bridge inspection procedure. But most developing countries are still struggling in this field. This review examines common factors affecting bridge inspection in developing countries and their impact on bridge condition and performance while exploring strategies to improve those factors in developing countries in a systematic review. A total of 172 articles were identified through an explorative search of Direct Scopus, Google Scholar, and hand-search with limitations of the years 2013 to 2024. …

Describing Nursing Care Of Severely Obese Patients In Critical Access Hospitals Using Total Quality Management Theory: A Qualitative Study, Amy M. Blankenship

Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to explore nurses' perceptions and experiences regarding caring for severely obese patients and factors that affect quality care of these patients in Critical Access Hospitals (CAHS).

Looking To The Past And Abroad To Enhance U.S. Presidential Debates, Jacob W. Justice, Talya P. Slaw, John Koch

Studies in Debate and Oratory

Presidential debates are a valuable, but flawed, method of educating voters about policy issues and candidates. Growing dissatisfaction with presidential debates, and polling evidence suggesting they are failing to inform audiences, creates exigence to reconsider the format of future debates. In this essay, we propose modifications to the format of United States presidential debates, in the interest of facilitating greater clash and audience education. To improve U.S. presidential debates, we draw upon two sources of inspiration: the history of U.S. presidential debates and international experiences with political debates. We recommend exploration of new debate formats that include (1) a narrow …

Ergonomics And Musculoskeletal Disorders: An Evaluation Of Self-Assessment Using Surveys, Shannon L. Sherman

Dental Hygiene ETDs

Musculoskeletal disorders, MSDs, are a serious issue many dental professionals experience. It is understood that improper ergonomics are a contributing factor to developing MSDs. Several factors can be implemented into a dental hygienist’s everyday routine to help decrease the risk of developing musculoskeletal disorders. The purpose of this study was to investigate how many practicing dental hygienists experience musculoskeletal pain from daily hygiene practice and how ergonomics contributes to their level of pain. The study also discovered through self-assessment, areas participating dental hygienists would be willing to improve on in their daily ergonomic practice to potentially help decrease or prevent …

Jarvis Perry V. New Jersey Department Of Corrections

2024 Decisions

USDC for the District of New Jersey

Usa V. Charles Orlando

2024 Decisions

USDC for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Edisson Barros Anguisaca V. Attorney General United States Of America

2024 Decisions

Agency

Conditional Approval Letter For The 2024 Butte Priority Soils (Bpsou) Residential Metals Abatement Program (Rmap) – Quality Assurance Project Plan (Qapp) Annual Update (Non-Residential Parcels And Residential Daycares) (Dated July 1, 2024), Molly Roby

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

No abstract provided.

East African Refugee Women Seeking Health Care After Government Assistance Ends, Sylivia Chelimo

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

East African refugee women arrive as a vulnerable population in their host country. Before coming to the United States, refugee women may have experienced varying levels of trauma due to civil wars, genocide, sexual assault, deaths of loved ones, terrorist attacks, being taken hostage, and torture in their home country. The purpose of this generic qualitative study was to explore the experiences of refugee women from East African countries seeking health care in the Central United States when government assistance ends. The framework of the behavioral model of health was the guide for examining the experiences of the participant refugee …

School Counselors’ Perceptions And Descriptions Of Their Career Counseling Efforts For Non-Honor Roll Students In Career Management, Sherlette C. Burkhalter

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

High-quality career counseling is freely available at U.S. high schools. However, many students choose not to participate in career planning programs, despite being assigned to a school counselor for guidance. There is a projected increase in demand for school counselors; however, there needs to be more literature regarding whether high school students are taking advantage of career planning and how counselors cope with and manage their role in implementing career counseling programs. The purpose of this study was to explore school counselors’ perceptions and descriptions of their career counseling efforts for non-honor roll students in career management. The theoretical framework …

Utilizing The Health Belief Model To Evaluate Barriers To Screening Black Women For Perinatal Depression, Rasheed Davis

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Perinatal depression is an important public health issue that disproportionately affects Black women and contributes to negative maternal and birth outcomes. This quantitative, correlational cross-sectional study aimed to understand the relationship between health care providers’ likelihood of screening for perinatal depression among Black women and their perceptions framed within the health belief model. This study was conducted to examine the impact of health care providers’ perceived susceptibility, perceived severity, perceived benefits, and perceived self-efficacy on the likelihood of screening for perinatal depression. This study was conducted in New York state and included 92 health care providers who actively provide prenatal …

The Impact Of Liberia’S Post-War Public Housing Policy On Homelessness, Bofor Rahim Toh, Ii

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

There is an inadequacy in strategies to address homeless and vulnerable youth “Zogos” in post-war Liberia. Homelessness among youth is a severe problem in post-war Liberia, with many sleeping in Palm Groove Cemetery and other informal housing settings in Monrovia and other parts of the country. This qualitative study explored post-war Liberia’s public housing program policy roles that professional competency and human capacity play in effectively mitigating homelessness of youth in Monrovia. Glasser’s choice theory was the theoretical framework used for this study. The research question explored how human capacity, selection eligibility, and professional competency at the National Housing Authority …