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Case Study: Effect Of Stroboscopic Vision Training During A Softball Season, Doug Dendy, C Roger James, Toby Brooks, Micah Lierly, Nolan Riley, Larry Munger

Topics in Exercise Science and Kinesiology

Topics in Exercise Science and Kinesiology Volume 6: Issue 1, Article 3, 2025. This case study examined the effects of stroboscopic vision training during an entire varsity softball season for a 16-year-old female. Stroboscopic vision training uses specialized glasses with crystallized fluid that flickers, intermittently impeding vision, a technique that enhances visual performance. The stroboscopic glasses were worn two to three times a week during hitting and fielding skills. The central hypothesis was that the stroboscopic vision training would enhance softball vision performance. The central hypothesis was tested using these specific aims: 1) batting statistics for a year with no …

Abstract Book (Pdf), School Of Medicine

Medicine Research Day

The collection of abstracts for all three sections of the 2025 Medicine Research Day organized by session (Translational Research, Quality Improvement, Clinical Vignettes) then alphabetical by last name of the primary author.

Navigating The Digital Landscape: Insights From Los Angeles Instagram Content Creators, Wangari Njathi, Katherine Delong

Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

Navigating the Digital Landscape: Insights from Los Angeles Instagram Content Creators

This study examines the experiences of 32 Los Angeles-based Instagram content creators, focusing on their motivations, challenges, and strategies in an evolving social media landscape. Conducted through semi-structured interviews between March and May 2024, the research reveals key insights into how digital creators navigate branding, authenticity, and economic sustainability.

A central finding is the widespread rejection of the term "influencer," with 75% of participants preferring to be identified as "content creators" to emphasize authenticity over superficial influence. While financial incentives drive content creation for most participants (72%), others prioritize …

Cover And Forewords, James W. Gallagher

The Geographical Bulletin

Cover and Forewords

Editor's Comments, James W. Gallagher

The Geographical Bulletin

Volume 17 is a ont! article effort. Professor Kenneth Holmes has been studying the activities of Sir Francis Drake for some time now. Several things are apparent. First, the literature on Drake is confusing and somewhat contradictory, particularly with respect to the voyages in the north east Pacific Ocean. Second, although Holmes Is an historian, his work generally falls in the area of exploration and most certainly his "proofs" are tied directly to the work of geographers. Third, the article demonstrates research activities in diverse kinds of publications - tasks not unlike those Geographers must pursue. It is hoped you …

Volume 17 Complete Issue, James W. Gallagher

The Geographical Bulletin

Volume 17 Complete Issue

Francis Drake's Course In The North Pacific, 1579, Kenneth L. Holmes

The Geographical Bulletin

The year 1979 is to be a magical one. We will be reUving the excitement of the passage of a tiny ship called both the Pelican and the Golden Hind (also speJled Golden Hinde) and her dashing commander, Captain Francis Drake, and his crew as they visited the Pacific Coast of North America exactly tour hundred years ago this summer. We are celebrating a cuadricentennial. For over twenty years now it has been the privitege of the writer as a serious historical scholar to seek to iron out the details of the Drake voyage in our part of the globe. …

Cover And Forewords, James W. Gallagher

The Geographical Bulletin

Cover and Forewords

Volume 16 Complete Issue, James W. Gallagher

The Geographical Bulletin

Volume 16 Complete Issue

The Influence Of High And Low Pressure Systems On Hurricane Movement As Seen Over North America, Lawrence R. Handley

The Geographical Bulletin

illustrate one of the many atmospheric controls that influence the trajectories, speed, and intensity of hurricanes. The article developed as an exercise aimed at viewing the impact of welldeveloped high pressure cells on well-developed low pressure systems. The hurricane is used as the model of the well-developed low pressure system, because it is compact, mobile, and well-defined. Thus, the relationships between low pressure and high pressure systems can best be documented, isolated, and studied using hurricanes as the model. It is important that the reader understand that past research has identified many controls affecting the movements and velocities of hurricanes, …

Fiftieth Anniversary Banquet, Thomas Frank Barton

The Geographical Bulletin

Goodness, what a great number of hats this honored guest has worn and continues to wear. To name only a few: Doctor, Professor, Head of a Department, University President, Human Individual, Field Trip Director, Innovator, Counselor and others. Counselor. All may not agree on what is his greatest role in life, but perhaps it is that of counselor. What would be the profession of many of us tonight if there had been no R. G. Buzzard. What might I be in and where might I be if he "A. G." had not befriended me before and after graduating in June …

How Gamma Theta Upsilon Chanced To Originate., Robert Guy Buzzard

The Geographical Bulletin

When I was a student at The University of Chicago, (I am S.B., 1916; S.M., 1917), and again after service in World War I, Geography and GEOLOGY were housed in Rosenwald Hall, and students of those fields rubbed elbows with each other. Students in GEOLOGY were enjoying the fellowship of a national professional fraternity in "their field". Geography students had no similar association, nor was there the least bit of concern on the part of students or faculty in Geography because of lack of this privilege. In 1924-25 I was a senior fellow in the Graduate School of Geography at …

1928-1978 Fifty Years Of Service To Geography, James Snaden

The Geographical Bulletin

Dr. Robert G. Buzzard conceived the idea of a professional fraternity in the field of geography while he was a student at the University of Chicago just prior to World War I. He dropped the matter when he was unable to find a group of students who could be interested in forming such an organization. During 1924-25, when Dr. Buzzard was a graduate student at Clark University, a local organization which came to be known as the Clark Geographical Society, made up of persons with a graduate degree from Clark, sparked the interest of many geographers. He found only lukewarm …

Editor's Comments, James W. Gallagher

The Geographical Bulletin

This is the first issue of The Geographical Bulletin since our 50th "Birthday party." The celebration was held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in New Orleans as one part of a large program of the annual meeting of the Association of American Geographers. Dr. Alice Rechlin, President of Gamma Theta Upsilon presided at the function. Dr. Melvin Marcus, President of the A.A.G. spoke to us briefly and expressed his genuine good feelings about GTU and the AAG. (Gamma Theta Upsilon has picked up the financial support of the Visiting Scientist Program for the A.A.G. This is the beginning of another …

Cover And Forewords, James W. Gallagher

The Geographical Bulletin

Cover and Forewords

Volume 15 Complete Issue, James W. Gallagher

The Geographical Bulletin

Volume 15 Complete Issue

Climatic Preference, Jeffrey T. Lutz

The Geographical Bulletin

Researchers within the discipline of geography seek to achieve an enhanced comprehension of man's perception of the world. Therefore, environmental perception is a subject of great consequence to geographers. Understanding of the sources of environmental variance perception in is essential to an understanding of variation in man's environmental behaviors. 1 The mental image is one of the major determinants of spatial behavior; and spatial images area an individual's cognitive representation of the spatial environment, and are a summary of what he considers meaningful about the environment.' Climate is a strategic factor affecting man's responses to the complex environment, and climate …

The Diffusion Of Transportation Effects In An Urban Network, David Burik

The Geographical Bulletin

Large urban centers are served by transport networks which consist of a great number of links and nodes. Predicting what the effects of the construction of a proposed link, the abandonment of superfluous elements, or the improvement of existing links will be on the traffic flows over the entire system is currently a timeconsuming and expensive undertaking. It is nevertheless, a necessary step investment appraisal. It is for proper often the case that the amount of available capital will only allow for the completion of a relatively small scale projects. The cost of a full traffic study to assess the …

The Study Of A Service Area, Mary Wegner

The Geographical Bulletin

Valparaiso, with a population of 20,900 as of 1970, is a city which serves the inhabitants of Porter County in northwest Indiana. The exact variety and combination of its services are not duplicated anywhere else in the world. In addition to the expected municipal functions for a city of its size (e.g. street repair, police and fire protection, mail and newspaper deliveries, shopping, and recreation facilities), Valparaiso also performs functions that other towns in the immediate vicinity do not provide. Examples of such functions include serving as the county seat of Porter County; housing the only Lutheran university in the …

A Geographic Analysis Of Crime Rate In Southwestern Michigan: 1967·1973, James F. Lee

The Geographical Bulletin

In the last five years the study of the spatial dynamics of crime has become an important subfield of the geographic discipline. Numerous, well known studies have appeared, written by geographers and non-geographers alike, dealing with the geography of crime in general or with specific areal units.' While this abundance of research has been fruitful, it has, nonetheless, been haphazard. An attempt to remedy this situation was recently put forward by Phillips, who has identified several well defined research frontiers open to geographers of crime.2 Suggested by Phillips are four areas in which geographers should concentrate their crime research efforts: …

Editor's Comments, James W. Gallagher

The Geographical Bulletin

This office does not receive much mail even though there has always been an open Invitation to our readers to comment on the quality of the effort. In general, the comment which does come is favorable. However, the letter on the opposite page arrived recently. All I know is that It was mailed in Silver Springs, Maryland on Dec. 20, 1977 and after reading it I wished the writer a "Merry Christmas." Now, wasn't that gracious? At least it is time to make a few things clear again. Some time ago the Executive Board of Gamma Theta Upsilon agreed that …

Cover And Forewords, James W. Gallagher

The Geographical Bulletin

Cover and Forewords

Volume 14 Complete Issue, James W. Gallagher

The Geographical Bulletin

Volume 14 Complete Issue

Perception Of Extremes In The Physical Environment, Jeffrey T. Lutz

The Geographical Bulletin

In recent years there has been a notable increase in research related to man and his physical environment. literature reflects an heightened interest in man's perception of his environment. Lowenthal has written numerous articles dealing with environmental perception and behavior In different geographic settings.' He feels that much more information Is needed concerning the way people perceive the physical world.

Public Recreation On Private Lands, George A. Vanotten, Richard M. Highsmith Iii

The Geographical Bulletin

Not long ago most citizens of the United States had easy access to rural areas. Wooded lands, forests and pastoral settings were available to the greater portion of the populous. During the past one hundred years however, the nation's population has changed from being primarily rural to overwhelmingly urban. Therefore, the average resident of a large metropolitan area must travel considerable distance to gain access to rural recreation sites. For people In the lower Income ranges, the cost of traveling to distant recreation sites Is often prohibitive. Furthermore, demand for outdoor recreation has Increased In recent years.

Precipitation Efficiency Under Varying Atmosph Eric Con Oitions, Jeffrey T. Lutz

The Geographical Bulletin

A strategic step in the assessment of water availability for a given location is the prediction of the amounts and temporal variability of precipitation. Considering the present state of the art, long-term meteorological forecasts of precipitation are not adequately accurate or reliable for predictive use. Since most predictions are based upon simple statistical analyses of past rainfall records, they are inherently unsatisfactory In that preci pitation production processes are ignored. Determination of the causes of spatial and temporal variations in the amount of precipitation produced by particular atmospheric systems in specific locations is important in assessing water availability. A valuable …

"County Seats In The Middle Western Urban System, Thomas J. Baerwald

The Geographical Bulletin

The county seat played an important role in the development of the Middle Western urban system. Studies of the county seat's most visible expression noted the importance of the courthouse in the establishment of Middle Western urban places. Price asserted, "The courthouse was [the town's] reason for being, its first central function, the seat of its creator. Even had no town been laid off, a community of businesses and residents would have gathered around it." The frequent use of "county seats" to designate middle level places of the Middle Western urban hierarchy, places smaller than gateway cities but larger than …

Editor's Comments, James W. Gallagher

The Geographical Bulletin

Gamma Theta Upsilon prospers. This is written after the recent board meeting held at the Association of American Geographers' convention in Salt Lake City. We had eleven in attendance at the board meeting . including two student representatives. It was a productive session. Among other things, plans are getting underway for the celebration of our 50th anniversary. It is a milestone year. It is always good to see students at our meetings, one of which is held in the spring at the time of the A.A.G. Annual meeting. The other is held in the fall at the time of the …

Book Review: Neuro-Visual Processing Rehabilitation: An Interdisciplinary Approach, Paul B. Freeman Od

Optometric Clinical Practice

Book review

Disc Edema Secondary To Sleep Apnea: A Case Report, Jeannette A. Wong-Powell Od

Optometric Clinical Practice

Background: Bilateral optic disc edema is associated with multiple systemic conditions of potentially dire consequences. Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is a common culprit and diagnosis of exclusion, which has been observed in multiple patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and raised questions of a pathophysiological link between the two.

Case Report: A 28-year-old Caucasian male with history of transient ischemic attack-like symptoms presented with bilateral disc edema prompting a multi-disciplinary work up that included imaging, lumbar puncture, laboratory analysis, neuroophthalmological, cardiological, and pulmonary evaluations that ultimately led to a diagnosis of OSA. The case is unique in that it followed …