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Full-Text Articles in Kinesiology
The Effect Of Acute, Static Stretching On The Gastrocnemius’ Plantarflexion Torque Across Selected Knee And Ankle Combinations, Emile Jeunesse
The Effect Of Acute, Static Stretching On The Gastrocnemius’ Plantarflexion Torque Across Selected Knee And Ankle Combinations, Emile Jeunesse
Honors Capstones
No abstract provided.
The Relationship Between Hand Use And Direction Of Handwriting, Madison K. Hopper
The Relationship Between Hand Use And Direction Of Handwriting, Madison K. Hopper
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No abstract provided.
Links Between Physical Activity Levels And Parkinson’S Disease Medication Ingestion Time: A Case Study, Thea Fontenot
Links Between Physical Activity Levels And Parkinson’S Disease Medication Ingestion Time: A Case Study, Thea Fontenot
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No abstract provided.
Examining Anxiety And Achievement Goal Theory In Physical Activity Settings, Timothy Michael Dasinger
Examining Anxiety And Achievement Goal Theory In Physical Activity Settings, Timothy Michael Dasinger
LSU Doctoral Dissertations
In the United States (US), a majority of adults do not meet the recommended guides of physical activity despite the many benefits. One benefit of activity is the reduction of anxiety. Although there is robust evidence demonstrating the anxiolytic effects of physical activity, the mechanism is not fully understood. Some psychological explanations are related to a lack of confidence in one’s ability. Because of this, Achievement Goal Theory (AGT) may be a viable framework to explain the anxiolytic effects of physical activity. The focus of this dissertation is to examine the efficacy of AGT as a mechanism and to explore …
The Effects Of Gaze Eccentricity On Stepping Accuracy And Anticipatory Postural Adjustments, Shyrece D. Celestine
The Effects Of Gaze Eccentricity On Stepping Accuracy And Anticipatory Postural Adjustments, Shyrece D. Celestine
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No abstract provided.
Material Evaluation Of A Lightweight, Automated Canned Pet Food Dispenser, Lauren Carriere
Material Evaluation Of A Lightweight, Automated Canned Pet Food Dispenser, Lauren Carriere
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No abstract provided.
Comparison Of The Kinematics And Muscle Responses During Obstacle Avoidance In People With Stroke, Cody Migliore
Comparison Of The Kinematics And Muscle Responses During Obstacle Avoidance In People With Stroke, Cody Migliore
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No abstract provided.
The Influence Of Age, Foot Sensation, And Gaze Direction On Foot Placement During Goal- Directed Stepping, Victoria Donze
The Influence Of Age, Foot Sensation, And Gaze Direction On Foot Placement During Goal- Directed Stepping, Victoria Donze
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No abstract provided.
Exploring Social Indicators Of Situational Interest In Physical Education And Activity Classes: Integration Of Interest And Self-Determination Theories, Joseph Opiri Otundo
Exploring Social Indicators Of Situational Interest In Physical Education And Activity Classes: Integration Of Interest And Self-Determination Theories, Joseph Opiri Otundo
LSU Doctoral Dissertations
It is clearly documented that physically active lifestyles result in numerous health benefits. Unfortunately, a majority of individuals do not meet recommended physical activity (PA) guidelines. Physical education (PE) courses provide avenues for students to increase PA. Teachers and public health officials identify the importance of student motivation constructs such as interest in promoting PA behaviors and other healthy life habits. The purposes of this dissertation were to advance the measurement of situational interest by investigating social indicators derived from self-determination theory (SDT), and to test a theoretical model that integrates interest theory and SDT. Two quantitative studies were designed …
Managerial Labor Mobility In The National Football League, Jeremy Joseph Foreman
Managerial Labor Mobility In The National Football League, Jeremy Joseph Foreman
LSU Doctoral Dissertations
Within the present dissertation, determinants of leader dismissals, promotions, and demotions are explored. A model of CEO dismissals is adapted to the context of the National Football League (NFL), whereby head coaches represent CEOs. Building upon empirical studies of the CEO dismissal model, a proxy is established which is representative of actual candidates to replace an executive rather than proxies based on industry and firm characteristics. Using the proxy for candidates provided statistically insignificant results that challenge the theoretical relationship between candidate availability and executive dismissals. Additionally, the present dissertation proposed and found empirical justification for incorporating an additional socio-political …
Kinetic And Kinematic Variables Related To Medial Elbow Joint Space In Collegiate Baseball Pitchers, Meghan Reid Jackson
Kinetic And Kinematic Variables Related To Medial Elbow Joint Space In Collegiate Baseball Pitchers, Meghan Reid Jackson
LSU Doctoral Dissertations
The ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) is a prime stabilizer in the elbow against valgus force. It is also a commonly injured structure in the overhead-throwing athlete. The majority of literature to date assesses the medial elbow by adding a valgus stress or evaluates the elbow after injury has occurred. The purpose of this dissertation is to explore static changes to the medial elbow and the relationship with the overhead throw. The first investigation sought to determine if there was a bilateral difference in the medial joint space of the elbow in general population college-aged students. There was no significant difference …
The Immediate And Extended Effect Of Diet And Exercise On Metabolic Flexibility, Timothy Allerton
The Immediate And Extended Effect Of Diet And Exercise On Metabolic Flexibility, Timothy Allerton
LSU Doctoral Dissertations
Metabolic inflexibility is an emerging physiological marker indicative of metabolic dysfunction and associated with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and obesity. Exercise is a potent stimulus to improve metabolic health, however, not much is known about the acute effects of exercise on metabolic flexibility (METFLEX). The purpose of this dissertation was study the time-course of diet and exercise and its effects on METFLEX. Three studies were conducted to investigate molecular and clinical aspects of diet and exercise and how these stimuli may alter the metabolic response to fuel. The first study was conducted on obesity-prone, Osborne-Mendel (OM) and obesity-resistant S5B/Pl (S5B) …
Physiological And Psychological Well-Being During The Spring Season In Female Soccer Players, Adam Conrad Lowe
Physiological And Psychological Well-Being During The Spring Season In Female Soccer Players, Adam Conrad Lowe
LSU Master's Theses
Female student-athletes are an understudied population that are exposed to athletic stressors in addition to academic and social stressors. This study is designed to investigate the physiological and psychological well-being during the spring season in female Division I soccer players. During the 2017 spring season, participants competed in five matches over five weeks and participated in three to four soccer training sessions in between match days. To measure well-being, both objective and subjective measures were used. Activation state was collected via the Activation Deactivation Adjective Checklist (AD-ACL) before all matches. Heart rate and heart rate variability were measured during all …
Organizational Misconduct Within The National Collegiate Athletic Association, Khirey Bennie Walker
Organizational Misconduct Within The National Collegiate Athletic Association, Khirey Bennie Walker
LSU Doctoral Dissertations
Prior research on organizational misconduct within intercollegiate athletics focuses on the penalties administered by the NCAA and types of violations committed by member institutions, rather than the engagement of misconduct and the role of the NCAA as a social-control agent. Consequently, the purpose of this dissertation is to analyze the relationship between social-control agents and potential wrongdoers (i.e., organizations), in addition to how the relationship affects the evolving line separating right from wrong. A three-paper multiple method examination has been conducted, including a historical analysis of NCAA enforcement, a qualitative framing analysis on the detailing of NCAA major infractions to …
Interlimb Differences In Movement Accuracy In Darkness Vary With Handedness Laterality Scores In Right-Handers, Taylor Amedee
Interlimb Differences In Movement Accuracy In Darkness Vary With Handedness Laterality Scores In Right-Handers, Taylor Amedee
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No abstract provided.
The Effects Of Levodopa On The Performance Of Fine Motor Tasks In Individuals With Parkinson's Disease, Collette Maria Tilly
The Effects Of Levodopa On The Performance Of Fine Motor Tasks In Individuals With Parkinson's Disease, Collette Maria Tilly
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No abstract provided.
Neural Recovery Rates Of Knee Extensors Following A Resistance Exercise Protocol, Darren Michael Polk
Neural Recovery Rates Of Knee Extensors Following A Resistance Exercise Protocol, Darren Michael Polk
LSU Master's Theses
Fatigue can manifest in the human body in a multitude of ways, one of these is neural-based fatigue. Neural-based fatigue occurs when the nerve fails to activate a muscle (Brooks et al., 2005). The purpose of this research is to investigate rates of neural recovery following a resistance exercise protocol. A pre-test consisting of a 5-second maximum voluntary isometric knee extension was performed. Next, each subject performed a resistance exercise protocol consisting of 5 sets of 10 repetitions of isokinetic knee extensions. Post-tests following the resistance exercise protocol consisted of 5-second maximum voluntary isometric knee extensions after 1, 5, 10, …
Testing Fitness-Related Phone Application Technology In Physical Activity Classes, Angela Nicole Simonton
Testing Fitness-Related Phone Application Technology In Physical Activity Classes, Angela Nicole Simonton
LSU Master's Theses
Many young adults are inactive (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2010) and time spent on smartphones and applications (“apps”) is high (Pew Research Center, 2014; The Nielsen Company, 2014). Technology is often viewed as a barrier to health behavior, so seeking ways of using technology to facilitate physical activity (PA) and other health-related behaviors could be beneficial. The Social Cognitive Theory (SCT) framework was used to determine if the NexTrack smartphone app could increase PA behaviors and SCT-related constructs among university students in PA courses. Participants in the NexTrack app intervention group were hypothesized to report increased psychosocial and …
The Effects Of Using Knee Wraps On Back Squat And Vertical Jump Performance., Cardyl Trionfante
The Effects Of Using Knee Wraps On Back Squat And Vertical Jump Performance., Cardyl Trionfante
LSU Doctoral Dissertations
Using knee wraps (KW) as an ergogenic aid has been commonly practiced in various sports such as powerlifting, strongman, and Olympic weightlifting. There is limited research investigating the effects of using KW during back squat (BS) and none regarding vertical jump (VJ). This dissertation investigates the effects of wearing KW on BS and VJ performance through a series of studies. The first study was designed to observe acute and long term effects of using KW on VJ performance. VJ performance decreased when KW were worn and was not considered an ergogenic aid for VJ. The second study was designed to …
Relationship Between Metabolic By-Products And Nervous System Failure/Fatigue, Tyler Mitchell Farney
Relationship Between Metabolic By-Products And Nervous System Failure/Fatigue, Tyler Mitchell Farney
LSU Doctoral Dissertations
Fatigue has generally been defined as an acute impairment of exercise/sport performance that includes both an increase in the perceived effort necessary to exert a desired force or power output, and the inability to produce the desired force or power output. The majority of research to date looking at fatigue has focused upon substrate utilization, however, what is relatively unknown is the contribution the nervous system has upon fatigue. Therefore, the purpose of this dissertation was to investigate potential mechanisms that relate to neural fatigue. An additional purpose was to determine if there were any relationships between metabolic by-products and …
An Ideal-Type Through Innovation Diffusion: Recording The Construction History Of Football Stadiums In The National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (Fbs), Patrick Michael Tutka
An Ideal-Type Through Innovation Diffusion: Recording The Construction History Of Football Stadiums In The National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (Fbs), Patrick Michael Tutka
LSU Doctoral Dissertations
Dr. John Bale (1984) argued sport scholars need to examine whether innovation diffusion occurred in sport. Rogers (1962, 2003) argued innovation diffusion process involves the following: 1) an innovation; 2) an available communication system(s); and occurs 3) over time; and 4) among members of a social system (p. 11). This project also adds geography as suggested by Bale (1984) and Hagerstrand (1952, 1953) to the study of innovation diffusion. The purpose of the current project is to examine whether innovation diffusion exists within the strong social system of college football. The study involves the collection of data on college football …
Class-Related Emotions In Physical Education: A Control-Value Theory Approach, Kelly L. Simonton
Class-Related Emotions In Physical Education: A Control-Value Theory Approach, Kelly L. Simonton
LSU Master's Theses
This study investigated a model of students’ control beliefs and task value in physical education (PE). Specifically, it examined relationships among students’ perceptions of their teachers’ communication and instructional clarity, control beliefs and values toward PE, and academic emotions. High school students (N= 529) completed valid and reliable instruments assessing perceptions of teacher characteristics, control, value, enjoyment, and boredom in PE. Descriptive statistics, bivariate correlations, and internal reliability estimates were calculated. A path analysis was used to test the hypothesis that teacher communication and clarity would be related to control-value appraisals which would in turn, positively predict enjoyment or boredom. …
How Do Social Norms Affect Physical Activity And Performance On An Endurance Task?, Keith David Randazzo
How Do Social Norms Affect Physical Activity And Performance On An Endurance Task?, Keith David Randazzo
LSU Doctoral Dissertations
Despite the extensive benefits associated with a physically active life style, less than 50% of US adults engage in recommended levels of physical activity (PA), so finding ways to structure environments to promote PA is an important concern. Social norms, conceptualized as an individual’s perception of peer behavior, provide a framework for exploring factors that influence decisions to be physically active. Although researchers have investigated how social norms influence a variety of behaviors, the PA domain has not been fully explored. The focus of this dissertation is to apply social norms theories to investigate how normative information influences PA intentions …
An Investigation Of The Generalizability Of Buoyancy From Academics To Athletics, Jackie Rae Victoriano
An Investigation Of The Generalizability Of Buoyancy From Academics To Athletics, Jackie Rae Victoriano
LSU Master's Theses
Buoyancy, the ability of an individual to handle everyday setbacks, has been applied successfully to academics, and has implications for performance and well-being. The purpose of this investigation was to determine if the concept of buoyancy can be successfully applied to the domain of sports (i.e., athletic buoyancy). This study sought to examine the relationship between academic and athletic buoyancy, as well as the efficacy of five sport-oriented predictors (5Cs), confidence, coordination (planning), commitment, composure (anxiety), and control, on both athletic and academic buoyancy. Sport club athletes (N = 285) aged 18 to 31 years completed a one-time survey assessing …
Cardiovascular And Autonomic Nervous System Function: Impact Of Glucose Ingestion, Hydration Status And Exercise In Heated Environments, Kate Suzanne Early
Cardiovascular And Autonomic Nervous System Function: Impact Of Glucose Ingestion, Hydration Status And Exercise In Heated Environments, Kate Suzanne Early
LSU Doctoral Dissertations
Cardiovascular function is under the influence of autonomic nervous system, both of which can be assessed non-invasively. The purpose of this dissertation was to examine these non-invasive markers of cardiovascular and autonomic function and their relationships with exercise training, glucose ingestion and hydration status. A series of three studies were conducted to gain insight to various influences on cardiovascular and autonomic function. The first study examined the influence of exercise training of brachial artery flow-mediated dilation (BAFMD) using meta-analytic techniques. Sixty-six studies included in the analysis demonstrated exercise training improves BAFMD compared to controls. Results indicated exercise training significantly alters …
Does Cognitive Stress Result Into The Contextual Interference Effect?, Andrea Taylor Moss
Does Cognitive Stress Result Into The Contextual Interference Effect?, Andrea Taylor Moss
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No abstract provided.
The Influence Of The Lower Trapezius Muscle On Shoulder Impingement And Scapula Dyskinesis, Christian Louque Coulon
The Influence Of The Lower Trapezius Muscle On Shoulder Impingement And Scapula Dyskinesis, Christian Louque Coulon
LSU Doctoral Dissertations
This dissertation contains three experiments all conducted in an outpatient physical therapy setting. Shoulder impingement is a common problem seen in overhead athletes and other individuals and associated changes in muscle activity, biomechanics, and movement patterns have been observed in this condition. Differentially diagnosing impingement and specifically addressing the underlying causes is a vital component of any rehabilitation program and can facilitate the individuals return to normal function and daily living. Current rehabilitation attempts to facilitate healing while promoting proper movement patterns through therapeutic exercise and understanding each shoulder muscles contribution is vitally important to treatment of individuals with shoulder …
Active Versus Passive Control Of Arm Swing: Implication Of The Restriction Of Pelvis Rotation During Human Locomotion, Stephen Paul Canton
Active Versus Passive Control Of Arm Swing: Implication Of The Restriction Of Pelvis Rotation During Human Locomotion, Stephen Paul Canton
LSU Master's Theses
To date, it remains unclear how passive dynamics and active neural control contribute to arm swing during human locomotion. The passive hypothesis attributes arm swing to the passive transfer of energy from the legs to the arms via biomechanical linkages, while the active hypothesis states that arm swing is actively driven by muscles via neural mechanisms. The present study aims to investigate this phenomenon further by disrupting the biomechanical linkages, thereby directly challenging the passive hypothesis. Ten healthy individuals walked on a treadmill with and without an apparatus that constrained pelvis rotation at 3 different speeds (2 mph, 3 mph, …
An Experimental Investigation Of Autonomy Support Versus Thwart In An Exergaming Context, Amanda Joy Weathers-Meyer
An Experimental Investigation Of Autonomy Support Versus Thwart In An Exergaming Context, Amanda Joy Weathers-Meyer
LSU Master's Theses
Considerable literature in self-determination theory (SDT) establishes satisfaction of basic psychological needs related to competence, autonomy, and relatedness as important determinants of well-being and motivation. Despite the abundance of SDT literature, few studies provide an investigation of autonomy support and autonomy thwart within an experimental design. Using SDT as a guiding framework, the effects of autonomy support (AS) versus autonomy thwart (AT) were examined within an exergaming context. Specifically, this study investigated the impact of autonomy support / thwart on five variables: perceived autonomy need satisfaction and autonomy thwart, affect, game performance, and willingness to recommend the study to others. …
Recovery From Exercise: The Influences Of Supplementation And Rest Interval, Ryan Miskowiec
Recovery From Exercise: The Influences Of Supplementation And Rest Interval, Ryan Miskowiec
LSU Doctoral Dissertations
Recovery from exercise is immensely important and under studied. The experiments conducted throughout this research have focused on testing the effects of rest interval during resistance exercise and the efficacy of acetic acid feeding on recovery rate. To elucidate the relationship between rest interval and recovery energy expenditure two experiments were undertaken. These experiments were designed to alter only rest interval while maintaining work intensity and volume. No difference in the total energy expenditure during the short phase of recovery (first hour) was found, but energy expenditure during the prolonged phase (days post exercise) was minorly increased by lowering rest …