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A Systematic Review Of Gymnastics-Based Interventions On Motor Skills In Children With Intellectual Disabilities, Madeline Gose, Phil Esposito

International Symposium of Adapted Physical Activity and International Symposium on Physical Activity and Visual Impairment and Deafblindness

A Systematic Review of Gymnastics-Based Interventions on Motor Skills in Children with Intellectual Disabilities

Children and adolescents with intellectual disabilities (ID) often exhibit deficits in fundamental motor skills. To address these deficits, various structured movement programs, including gymnastics, are frequently utilized. Gymnastics incorporates activities such as statics, locomotion, springing, landing, and swinging, which can enhance endurance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and overall body control. This systematic review examines the impact of gymnastics-based interventions on motor outcomes in children with ID.

Three databases were systematically searched, covering studies from 1980 to 2024. The quality of the evidence was assessed using Sackett's …

A Single Subject Study On The Improvement Of Depressive Emotions In Junior High School Students Through Exercise Intervention, Xinyue Mao, Chuanfu Xiong, Mengxiao Shen, Pengcheng Li, Yue Che, Yuanzhen Huang, Zichao Chen

International Symposium of Adapted Physical Activity and International Symposium on Physical Activity and Visual Impairment and Deafblindness

Introduction Depression is a chronic disease that is widely prevalent worldwide, characterized by high incidence, high disability rate, high recurrence rate, and high suicide rate. Over 40% of junior high school students in China have depressive symptoms. Depression is showing a trend of younger onset and increasing prevalence, and it is one of the common psychological disorders among junior high school students and the leading cause of suicide among them, with a significantly higher suicide rate than those without depressive symptoms. Physical activity can effectively improve psychological problems in adolescents, reduce depressive symptoms, and decrease self-harm behaviors. It is also …

State Constitutional Prohibitions Against Unnecessary Rigor In Arrest And Confinement, Kristen Bell

Tennessee Journal of Law and Policy

No abstract provided.

Detecting Fraud, But At What Cost? Applications Of Fraud Detection Algorithms: The Good, The Bad, And What To Watch Out For, Mona Birjandi

Tennessee Journal of Law and Policy

No abstract provided.

How Do We Get A[Head] Of The Game?: An Examination Of Disability Sport Staff Understandings Of Quality Sport And Athlete Mental Health In Disability Sport And An Exploration Of Disability Sport Staff Preferences For A Mental Health Educational Resource In Disability Sport, Roxy H. O'Rourke, Catherine M. Sabiston, Andrea Bundon, Kelly P. Arbour-Nicitopoulos

International Symposium of Adapted Physical Activity and International Symposium on Physical Activity and Visual Impairment and Deafblindness

Quality sport experiences may protect athlete mental health. Sport staff contribute to supporting quality sport for athletes with disabilities. This study examined (1a) elements of quality participation disability sport staff prioritize when considering athlete mental health, (1b) the relationship between staff’s use compared to perceptions of others’ use of quality participation elements in disability sport, and (2) disability sport coaches, team managers, and technical directors’ preferences, wants, and needs for a mental health educational resource. Participants (N=30; M_age=43.5 years; 19 coaches, 4 directors, 7 managers) completed the Measure of Experiential Aspects of Participation (1 to 7 scale) to …

From Soldiering On To Rebirth And Resilience: How Disability Sport Reconceptualises Recovery Among Injured And Ill Military Veterans Their Families, Emma V. Richardson, Gyozo Molnar, Don Vinson

International Symposium of Adapted Physical Activity and International Symposium on Physical Activity and Visual Impairment and Deafblindness

Introduction Operational deployments, training injuries, and chronic illnesses have left many UK military veterans and personnel with physical injuries and psychological trauma, including PTSD, moral injury, depression, and anxiety. These challenges, often compounded by family breakdowns and loss of identity, create complex and multidimensional recovery needs. Sport has been identified as a powerful tool for recovery, with the Invictus Games serving as a global event designed to aid the recovery of military veterans, active personnel, and their families.

Methodology Our ethnographic study with Team UK during the 2023 Düsseldorf Invictus Games involved seven months of fieldwork, surveys, in-depth interviews, and …

The Right To Use Leisure Time For Physical Activities And Sport In Families With Children With Disabilities: Parental Burnout Syndrome, Julie Wittmannová, Renáta Kratochvílová

International Symposium of Adapted Physical Activity and International Symposium on Physical Activity and Visual Impairment and Deafblindness

Introduction The family is the first basic social group shaping awareness of a healthy lifestyle in children through their daily functioning. The situation of families with children with disabilities is affected by "disability" and often needs support in order to offer the conditions for positive formation of an active lifestyle awareness. We investigated the burnout syndrome (BS) among parents caring for a child with a disability (with emphasis on the support and services offered and using the parents' free time for physical activities (SDG 11, 16).

Methodology Data collection was done by a questionnaire survey based on the questionnaire Burnout …

A Case-Study On Measurement Of Motor Competence And Health-Related Fitness In Children With A Vision Impairment In Ireland., Úna Britton Dr, Stephen Behan

International Symposium of Adapted Physical Activity and International Symposium on Physical Activity and Visual Impairment and Deafblindness

Introduction Motor competence (MC) and health-related fitness (HRF) are positive predictors of physical activity (PA) in children (Britton et al., 2020; Lloyd et al., 2014). However, there is a scarcity of research on MC and HRF in children who are blind/vision impaired (BVI). Challenges in measurement exist, but are not insurmountable. BVI children must be included in data collection such as this, which is used to build an evidence base from which PA policies emanate, if they are to experience new opportunities to thrive and improve health and well-being through increased PA. This case-study reports baseline data for MC and …

Barriers And Facilitators Of Physical Activity Participation Among Children With Visual Impairments In The Middle East, Samir Qasim, Omar Hindawi, Amr Saad

International Symposium of Adapted Physical Activity and International Symposium on Physical Activity and Visual Impairment and Deafblindness

Introduction Data from Western countries indicate that many children with visual impairments (VI) are significantly less physically active than their sighted peers (Aslan et al., 2012; Houwen et al., 2009; Zhu & Haegele, 2019). As physical behaviour may be influenced by environmental and cultural factors (Burahmah et al., 2023), we aimed to identify barriers and facilitators to physical activity participation among children with VI in Middle Eastern countries additionally, considering that no research on this topic has been published.

Methodology Twenty physical education (PE) and special education teachers with experience teaching children with VI were recruited from Jordan, Egypt, Saudi …

Parental Perceptions Of Teaching Competence Of Children With And Without Charge Syndrome, Melanie Perreault, Pamela Beach, Lauren Lieberman

International Symposium of Adapted Physical Activity and International Symposium on Physical Activity and Visual Impairment and Deafblindness

Introduction: Children with CHARGE syndrome (CS) develop fundamental motor skills more slowly than peers without disabilities (Perreault et al., 2021). Structural constraints are a primary factor, but parental influence also plays an important role. Research suggests a positive relationship between parents' perceptions of their child’s motor competence, the frequency of practicing motor skills with their child, and their child’s actual motor competence (Haibach-Beach et al., 2021). However, a study on a home-based motor skill intervention found that parents were less likely to teach motor skills they felt less confident in, emphasizing the need to understand parents' confidence in teaching motor …

Demographic Factors Influencing Parental Support For Physical Activity In Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder In Saudi Arabia, Majed M. Alhumaid, Tânia Bastos

International Symposium of Adapted Physical Activity and International Symposium on Physical Activity and Visual Impairment and Deafblindness

No abstract provided.

Effects Of A Structured Exercise Intervention Incorporating Behavioral Interventions On Children With Adhd: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study, Meiyuan Chen, Xiaozan Wang, Guifeng Xu, Fang Liu

International Symposium of Adapted Physical Activity and International Symposium on Physical Activity and Visual Impairment and Deafblindness

Introduction

Recently, exercise has become an important adjunctive intervention for children with ADHD, but the structured exercise intervention integrating behavioral interventions (SEIIBI) is still scarce. The aim of the study is to design a SEIIBI modle and to validate the effect, so as to provide more improvement paths for ADHD and creating new opportunities to thrive.

Methodology

35 children with ADHD were recruited (n _{experimental group} =20，n _{control group} =15). The experiment was conducted from March to July 2023, with three weekly interventions of 60 minutes each. The effect was assessed by the Swanson, Nolan, …

Enhancing Physical Activity Participation For Students With Visual Impairments Through Smart Sport Assistance Systems, Philipp Kornfeind, Arnold Baca

International Symposium of Adapted Physical Activity and International Symposium on Physical Activity and Visual Impairment and Deafblindness

Introduction
Children and adolescents with visual impairments face barriers in physical education (PE), leading to frustration, exclusion, and reduced long-term participation (Haegele et al., 2019). The "Smart Sport Assistance" project tackled these challenges by developing assistive systems to enhance inclusion and active participation by providing intelligent auditory, haptic and visual feedback (cf. Baca, 2025) during physical activities on where people or sports equipment are located.

Methodology
The project adopted an Open Innovation approach, incorporating user-centric design principles. Students with and without visual impairments were involved throughout the process to identify barriers, co-develop solutions, and test prototypes. Multi-disciplinary teams including technical …

Exploring Grappling Sports Participation Among Visually Impaired Athletes: A Qualitative Study, Jaepyo Sim, T N Kirk

International Symposium of Adapted Physical Activity and International Symposium on Physical Activity and Visual Impairment and Deafblindness

Exploring Grappling Sports Participation among Visually Impaired Athletes: A Qualitative Study

Jaepyo Sim¹ & T N Kirk¹

¹University of Georgia

Introduction

Visually impaired people face barriers to participation in mainstream sports, such as reliance on visual tracking. Grappling sports (e.g., Brazilian jiu jitsu, judo, wrestling), which involve consistent physical contact with an opponent, offer a more accessible alternative. This study aimed to explore the expectancy-value beliefs and lived experiences of visually impaired adults participating in grappling sports.

Methodology

This qualitative descriptive study utilized semi-structured interviews with nine visually impaired athletes actively engaged in grappling sports. Grounded in …

Feasibility And Usability Testing Of ‘Movemuse’, An Ai Chatbot To Deliver A Brief Physical Activity Intervention For Autistic College Students, Gary Rodgers, Mary Rose Sweeney, Anthony Staines, Debbie Van Biesen, Natalia Morgulec-Adamowicz, Anna Ogonowska-Słodownik, Sean Healy

International Symposium of Adapted Physical Activity and International Symposium on Physical Activity and Visual Impairment and Deafblindness

Introduction: Autistic people, including the growing population of autistic college students, have reported low levels of physical activity. (Thompson et al., 2023; McLeod et al., 2021) This is despite physical activity bestowing significant benefits to autistic people, as reflected in physical activity being deemed an evidence-based practice for this population. This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of the ‘MoveMuse’, an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot co-designed with autistic college students to provide a highly individualised and scalable brief physical activity intervention.

Method: Autistic college students aged 18 or older, attending Irish, Polish and Belgian Universities participated in the …

Unhearing And Unheard: Emancipating The Voices Of Individuals With Hearing Impairments Toward Equity In Opportunities For Sport Participation, Roi Charles Pineda, Silke De Waelle

International Symposium of Adapted Physical Activity and International Symposium on Physical Activity and Visual Impairment and Deafblindness

Introduction As the organization at the forefront of advancing sports opportunities for people with disability in Flanders, G-sport Vlaanderen develops policies and programs that provide supports and dismantle barriers to sports participation. Central to its success is an accurate understanding of the current levels of sports participation among individuals with disabilities and factors influencing their participation (e.g., motivations and barriers). While the disability sports survey in 2018 and 2024 provided valuable insights to patterns of sports participation in Flanders, individuals with hearing impairments were underrepresented despite efforts to increase their engagement in the survey. The lack of reliable data on …

Fair Or Unfair? Customer Reactions To Restaurant Pricing And Disclosure, Hyun-Woo (David) Joung, Hayeon (Hailey) Choi, Eun-Kyong (Cindy) Choi

ICHRIE Research Reports

Amid rising inflation and operating cost pressure, this study investigates how restaurant pricing strategies—a 5% surcharge versus a 5% menu price increase—and prior disclosure affect customers' perceptions of price fairness and transparency. Utilizing a 2 (pricing strategy: surcharge vs. price increase) × 2 (disclosure: presence vs. absence) experimental design, 193 responses were collected via a scenario-based survey. Results revealed that customers perceive a 5% price increase as significantly fairer and more transparent than a surcharge. While prior disclosure signage did not significantly influence perceptions of fairness, it marginally improved transparency, especially with the surcharge strategy. These findings suggest that restaurants …

Compelled Speech, Speaker Preception, And Plausibility, David S. Han

Florida Law Review

In Masterpiece Cakeshop Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, a baker raised a compelled speech claim when his bakery was sanctioned by the Colorado Civil Rights Commission for refusing to make a customized cake for a same-sex wedding. This argument raised a number of difficult questions regarding the existence, attribution, and interpretation of speech that the Supreme Court ultimately left unanswered. Is making a customized cake protected “speech” for First Amendment purposes? When a baker makes a customized cake for a wedding, what exactly does that cake communicate (if anything)? And to whom should any message expressed by the …

Katz'S Imperfect Circle: An Empirical Study Of Reasonable Expectations Of Privacy, Tonja Jacobi, Christopher Brett Jaeger

Florida Law Review

Under Katz v. United States, the Fourth Amendment restricts government actions that infringe upon expectations of privacy that society recognizes as reasonable. This foundational test has long been criticized as circular, both because courts can shape the very expectations they seek to identify through their decisions and because governments can manipulate those expectations to expand the reach of their own power. But how do members of society decide what expectations are reasonable, and how do judges ascertain those expectations? And are expectations of privacy malleable even without deliberate manipulation?

This Article shows that the circularity critique is both understated …

Tribal Courts Are Courts Of General Jurisdiction, Grant Christensen

Florida Law Review

Twenty years ago, the Supreme Court misread its precedents and took a shortcut to do what was “simpler” instead of what was right. It determined, without examining the origins of tribal judicial power, that tribal courts are not courts of general jurisdiction. Writing for the majority in Nevada v. Hicks, Justice Antonin Scalia concluded that in order to find that tribal courts were able to interpret federal law, the Court would have to “attribute to tribal courts jurisdiction that is not apparent.” But power often exists even if it is not apparent at first glance. Unwilling to do even …

The Big Cost Of Small Farms, Tammi S. Etheridge

Florida Law Review

Americans love meat. We celebrate our independence with steaks on the grill, we enjoy our favorite pastime with hot dogs, and we give thanks with turkey. Our love of meat is so ingrained in our culture that, historically, small increases in meat prices have driven the populace to riot. Today, meat prices are rising. Simultaneously, the largest meat processors and packagers are seeing record profits. Consumers, in turn, are outraged. Their emotions are being fueled by politicians who blame rising profits on a pandemic of greed and collusion and then argue that rigid antitrust enforcement is the only solution.

This …

The Chilling Effects Of Dobbs, Jonathon W. Penney, Danielle Keats Citron, Alexis Shore Ingber

Florida Law Review

The Supreme Court’s evisceration of the federal constitutional right to abortion has raised the specter of criminal and civil liability for abortion providers and patients. Police and prosecutors have easy access to commercial reservoirs of intimate data. As individual accounts made clear in the wake of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision, corporate surveillance of intimate life chilled expressive activities, such as searching for information about reproductive health and using period tracking apps. Health professionals did not feel safe to speak out about the impact of new abortion laws. Harassment and threats directed at abortion clinics and at …

Phosphatase-Substrate Prediction Using Heterogeneous Knowledge Graph, Jannatul Ferdaus, Marzieh Ayati, Hansapani Rodrigo

Research Symposium

Background: Phosphatase-substrate interactions may serve as biomarkers for diseases, offering crucial insights to support early diagnosis. Analyzing these substrate-specific interactions is also crucial in recommending different drugs. In our research, we constructed a knowledge graph that provides a comprehensive network representation, capturing diverse relationships among biological entities relevant to phosphatases.

Methods: Our knowledge graph represents 5 unique nodes- kinase, phosphatase, substrate, drug, and disease. The connections between the nodes are obtained from DrugMap (drug and their target proteins; disease and their associated proteins), STRING protein-protein interaction, DEPOD 2019 (phosphatase and their substrate), PhosphoSitePLUS (kinases and their substrate), and UniProt. As …

Unmasking Myocardial Bridging: Multimodal Imaging And Tailored Medical Approach In Exercise-Induced Angina – A Case Report, M.A. Amico, M. Casini, E.N. Costanzo, M. Moroni, N. Carrabba

Journal of the Saudi Heart Association

Myocardial bridging (MB) is a congenital coronary anomaly in which a segment of a coronary artery runs intramyocardially. We present the case of a 38-year-old male with myocardial bridging in the mid-left anterior descending artery who developed exerciseinduced angina. This case underscores the importance of recognizing MB as a cause of ischemia that should not be overlooked in the diagnostic workup of patients with angina, especially in younger individuals. A comprehensive diagnostic approach, including multimodality imaging, is essential to uncover the pathology. A tailored pharmacological strategy is recommended. Long-term clinical follow-up is crucial for optimizing symptom management and reducing complications.

Assessment Of The Relationship Between Serum Vitamin D Levels And Its Cardiovascular Outcomes: A Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis Study, Reza Madadi, Sina Bakhshaei, Arian Tavasol, Mahmood Gorjizad, Rouhollah Hemmati, Masood Zangi

Journal of the Saudi Heart Association

Introduction: Cardiovascular events are the most common cause of mortality worldwide. Various studies have shown the relationship between serum 25- hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH) D] levels and cardiovascular events. The purpose of this study is to investigate the meta-analysis of the relationship between serum 25(OH) D levels and the risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVD), including stroke, coronary heart disease, peripheral arterial disease, and aortic disease in the population. Method: Using valid keywords and searching the Medline, Science Direct, Scopus, and web of sciences databases, 22 papers were compiled. Data analysis was performed in the group of people with low serum 25(OH)D …

Socio-Economic Comparative Study For Lake Manzalah And The Existing State, Abd-Elkhalek Z.M., El- Sonbaty, O.M., Hassan N.S., El-Karachily, A.F.

Blue Economy

The annual fish catch of Lake Manzalah, the most Fertile and largest natural lake in Egypt, in the thirties had been satisfying:34.2% of total fish demand in Egypt. But due to its nature (as any capture open industry, free entry, common property, the lake in the beginning of the new century had been deteriorating due mainly to spread of out-law intruders, encroachments, and several types of pollutions. Water area of the lake decreased from 3150km² to504km² now. Fish catch drastically dropped from 74 thousand tons in 2000 to about 37 thousand tons in 2007.National responsible parties were forced to interfere …

2025 June 17 - Medical Student Education Committee Annual Meeting Minutes, Medical Student Education Committee, East Tennessee State University

Medical Student Education Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.

Library Resources @ The D'Azzo Research Library, Sara Craycraft

AFIT Library Knowledge Base

No abstract provided.

Bilingual Buddy, Adian Alvarado, Farhaan Pishori, Luis Villalta, Andrea Yao, Ekam Singh

Computer Science and Engineering Senior Theses

Bilingual students often face challenges in mathematics not due to a lack of ability, but because of linguistic barriers that hinder their understanding of math-specific terminology and consequently their problem-solving language ability. This project addresses that issue through the development of a mobile application designed to support English language acquisition in the context of mathematics for Spanish-speaking students. Rather than teaching mathematical concepts directly, the app focuses on vocabulary, syntax, and contextual comprehension through scaffolded lessons, gamified elements, and an integrated AI chatbot.

Built using Flutter for cross-platform compatibility, the app prioritizes accessibility, simplicity, and engagement for young users. Ethical …

2025 June 17 - Medical Student Education Committee Retreat Minutes, Medical Student Education Committee, East Tennessee State University

Medical Student Education Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.