A Comparison of Vertical Ground Reaction Forces in Single-leg Jump Take-offs and Double-leg Jump Take-offs in Indoor Collegiate Volleyball Players

The purpose of this study was to determine if differences in vertical ground reaction forces (vGRFs) exist between single-leg take-off approaches (SL) and double-leg take-off approaches (DL) and if sex or positional differences existed in vGRFs in SL- or DL-style approaches. It was hypothesized that DL jumps would generate greater vGRFs, males would generate greater vGRFs in both styles, and middle blockers would have higher SL vGRFs while pin hitters would have higher DL vGRFs. Nine collegiate volleyball players (4 female; 5 male) (age: 20.44 ± 1.42 years; height: 186.02 ± 6.44 cm; body mass: 78.21 ± 10.63kg; body fat: 11.66 ±5.62%) were tested. An AMTI force plate collected vGRFs with three recorded trials per approach style per subject with randomization of jump-style order. The level of significance was set at p\u3c 0.05. No significant differences were found between vGRFs and position or SL and DL vGRFs. Males had significantly higher vGRFs overall compared to females (p=0.007). Male SL vGRFs were significantly larger than females (p=0.017). DL, relative SL, and relative DL vGRFs were not significantly different between genders. Height, mass, and body fat percentage had at least moderate correlations to combined vGRFs, and height moderately correlated to DL vGRFs. These results suggest that both takeoffs have similar enough force load to be interchangeable. Strength coaches may use both styles to train their athletes and improve neural integration. Positional jump loads during practice or games may be tracked interchangeably in style regarding the take-off phase

Letter from J. E. Sullivan to Langer Regarding Hotel Development in Garrison, February 11, 1947

This letter dated February 11, 1947, from J. E. Sullivan, of Garrison Real Estate Company in Garrison, North Dakota, to United States Senator William Langer, asks Langer to write to John F. McDermott, who holds an option on a few lots with the intent to build a hotel in Garrison. Sullivan says that due to the [O\u27Mahoney] amendment to the appropriation bill funding construction of the Garrison Dam, McDermott is no longer on the same as there is no telling when the Indians will be removed and requests that Langer write to McDermott to explain the matter in full as to the Indians and money. This letter contains a handwritten signature from Sullivan. See also: Letter from Senator Langer to J. E. Sullivan Regarding Hotel Development in Garrison, February 18, 1947https://commons.und.edu/langer-papers/1414/thumbnail.jp

Initiates 16--Colored Lodge To Hold Smoker

H.B. Curtis Lodge, G.U.O.O.F., initated a class of 16 candidates on Wednesday evening at its hall in the McDermott building. The lodge of colored men will entertain on Thursday evening, May 16, with a smoker to receive the candidates

Ovid, Christians, and Celts in the Epilogue of Charles Frazier\u27s Cold Mountain

CHARLES FRAZIER HAS CAREFULLY SITUATED HIS NOVEL ABOUT AN American Civil War deserter within Greek and Latin classical literary traditions. Since its publication, Cold Mountain has all but universally been hailed as an “odyssey” by readers, critics, and scholars, in recognition of its structure as an adventure-laden homeward journey, with the end goal of reuniting two lovers; it is rich with Homeric allusions (even to the point of quotation) and typologies of both character and scene (Chitwood; McDermott, “Frazier Polymêtis.”; Vandiver). In the first chapter, the author further introduces two fragments of the pre-Socratic philosopher, Heraclitus (18), a thinker whose “challenge to mankind is to learn to understand . . . the discourse of nature” (“Heraclitus” 501); in the course of the novel, reflection back on these fragments will contribute substantially to a thematic assertion that war’s devastations may be healed by return to a life attuned to nature (Chitwood; McDermott, “Frazier Polymêtis” 102-03, 122-23). A recent study (McDermott, “Metal Face”) also demonstrates the author’s indebtedness, in the same thematic context, to the Golden-Age motif originated by Hesiod in his Works and Days and featured as well in Virgil’s Georgics and fourth Eclogue

A Computer Aided Geometric Model of a Ten-Plane Polyhedral Transformation

A computer aided geometric model for a polyhedral transformation was written in C++, OpenGL and GLUT. This geometric model allows a user to interactively change the shape of a closed convex polyhedron derived from 10 face planes in a fundamental region. Given different inputs, a different shaped polyhedron was output. For some inputs, the output was a Platonic or Archimedean polyhedron. For other inputs a more complex polyhedron was output. This transformation is based on a fundamental region that is formed by 3 symmetry planes intersecting at the centroid of a polyhedron. This fundamental region is combined with 3 different sets of transformations to produce a polyhedron for either a tetrahedral, an octahedral, or an icosahedral family of polyhedra. Using the interactive software, a polyhedron transforms smoothly and continuously from a regular polyhedron, to a truncate polyhedron, to a dual polyhedron, to a stellate polyhedron along with many transitional polyhedra

Obelisk, Volume 3, Number 1

Highlights include: Pres. Conley announced that SHU will share in another “unique first” on Oct. 4, when the Holy Father’s Mass will be shown over closed-circuit TV at the university --‘The phenomenal growth of Sacred Heart University from 175 students to more than 1200 in its third year has prompted the Board of Trustees to authorize the preparation of a Master Plan for the campus,” stated President Conley --Fr. Martin McDermott will offer a requiem Mass for Robert Biancardi, class of \u2767, who accidentally drowned June 20

Effects Of Attention At Encoding And Retrieval On Short And Long-Term False Memories For Emotional Stimuli

The proposed study will examine the effects of attention at encoding and retrieval on short- and long-term false memory for emotional stimuli using the Desse–Roediger–McDermott (DRM, Roediger & McDermott, 1995) paradigm. DRM research has shown that there are differences in false memory for stimuli that are emotionally valenced and that emotional information is often better recalled than neutral information. Prior research has also shown different effects of attention on emotional stimuli and suggests that negatively valenced stimuli are processed differently than positive and neutral stimuli. In the present study, this phenomenon is further investigated across two experiments; attention is manipulated at encoding (Experiment 1) and at retrieval (Experiment 2). Attention will be manipulated with a concurrent number memory task. Both experiments will use the same emotionally valenced DRM word lists from Zhang et al. (2017): 4 positive, 4 negative, and 4 neutral, with immediate and delayed recognition tests. The results of this study will allow us to draw conclusions about the effects of attention at encoding and retrieval across the two experiments. The results are expected to provide additional support for previous findings on attention’s role in false memories for emotionally valenced stimuli, while adding to our knowledge by comparing the effects of attention on false memories at both short and long-term with a modified short-term procedure. The study will also us to draw conclusions about the differences in the processing of emotional compared to neutral stimuli.https://ir.library.illinoisstate.edu/urs2021psych/1017/thumbnail.jp

Camas, Winter 2013

On Bridges and Crossing Over / Brendan Buzzard -- In the Way / Nicholas Triolo -- There Will Be Oil / Edwin Dobb -- Evacipate / Shane Joaquin Jimenez -- The Weather-Doctor’s Son / Gabriel Falconhead -- Sophia Answers Journey: A Love Letter from a Wolf Mother / Kristin Berger -- The Axe / Gail Entrekin -- Pine Trees / Laurisa White Reyes -- Unwritten History of a Midwest Settlement, ca. 1831 / Beth McDermott -- In Shoshoni / Michelle Bonczek Evory -- Planting Bulbs / Gail Entrekin -- Badluck Way / Nick Littma

The Wooster Voice (Wooster, OH), 1961-12-08

This edition of the Wooster Voice, published on December 8 of 1961, is eight pages long. The Operetta production class will be performing The Mikado on January 12 and 13. Dr. Donald S. Farner, physiologist from Washington State University will be on campus next week to give lectures to the biology club and at the chapel. Charles E. McDermott of the class of 1924 passed away in his home on Tuesday. New courses will be added for the second semester. The Dean of the College has announced that all absences from chapel will count as single absences with no exception. Junior Pinpoints Nigerian Postcard Incident, is the subject of the article on the fifth page. The athletics section is on the seventh page.https://openworks.wooster.edu/voice1961-1970/1022/thumbnail.jp