The North Carolina Outward Bound School Course Impression Survey: A Psychometric Investigation

This study investigated the development and psychometric properties of the North Carolina Outward Bound School Course Impression Survey (NCOBSCIS). The NCOBSCIS measures character development, leadership, and environmental service, and was adapted from the previously established Outward Bound Outcomes Instrument (OBOI). The purpose of this study was to both conduct a psychometric evaluation of the NCOBSCIS and to also describe the processes that were used to develop and validate a series of outcome measures. These processes are applicable to other programs interested in measuring participant outcomes

Riociguat treatment in patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: Final safety data from the EXPERT registry

Objective: The soluble guanylate cyclase stimulator riociguat is approved for the treatment of adult patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and inoperable or persistent/recurrent chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) following Phase

Playing the Edge: Motivation and Risk Taking in a High-Altitude Wilderness-like Environment

The purpose of this study is to identify the motivational patterns of one group of risk recreators (mountain climbers) and determine if these patterns changed as a function of experience in the activity. In this study, the sample consisted of high-altitude mountaineers attempting to climb Mount McKinley in Denali National Park, Alaska

Outdoor adventure education : foundations, theory, and research/ Ewert

xiii, 201 hal.: ill.; tab.: 25 cm

Outdoor adventure education : foundations, theory, and research/ Ewert

xiii, 201 hal.: ill.; tab.: 25 cm

The Comparison of Postural Balance Level between Advanced Sport Climbers and Sedentary Adults

Besides being an important factor in preventing musculoskeletal injuries in daily life, the sport of rock climbing affects balance as well. Hence, the purpose of the study was to compare the postural balance level between experienced sport climbers and sedentary adults. A total of 10 advanced sport climbers and 10 sedentary adults participated in the study. All subjects performed three balance tasks on a force platform with the eyes open, eyes closed, and during a visual conflict condition. All testing was performed with hands on hips and while barefoot. Subjects were instructed to stand quietly on the force plate for 90-second trials. The ranges, and SDs (standard deviation) of sway in the medio-lateral (ML) and anterior-posterior (AP) axes, and the sway path values [on the ML and AP axes and the general sway (mm)] were recorded. Although climbers had superior scores in all of the balance values, only significant differences were found in the Range-ML with the eyes open condition, and in Range-AP and in SD-AP with the eyes closed. Intragroup analyses showed that both groups had statistically higher scores in Range-AP, SD-AP, Sway path, and Sway path-AP values with the eyes closed condition, and only climbers in Range-ML, and only sedentary group in Sway path-ML again with the eyes closed condition. In accordance with the results it can be concluded that advanced level sport climbers produces significant advantages in the postural balance level. Therefore, sport climbing could be evaluated as a type of physical activity to enhance the balance level

Monitoring volcanoes : techniques and strategies used by the staff of the Cascades Volcano Observatory, 1980-90 /

Includes bibliographical references.Mode of access: Internet

ALS Equivalent System Mass Guidelines Document (Working Draft)

28 slides Provider Notes:PowerPoints demonstrating ESM (Can be used to teach the students). To introduce the ALS NSCORT to the ALS Equivalent System Mass (ESM) Guidelines Document (Working Draft) in order to solicit critique of the document and template. Related Documents:WO15