A novel assessment program was implemented in an upper level mathematical modelling subject for a small group of advanced undergraduate students of applied mathematics and engineering. The students were all enrolled in undergraduate degree programs at the selective private colleges, Harvey Mudd College and Pitzer College, in California. The subject itself was labelled Mathematics and Sport and ...

This paper explores some of the policy tensions inherent in the development of Specialist Schools in England under the New Labour Government, and ways in which research may potentially assist in alleviating those tensions. It outlines the dual agendas currently at play in the Specialist School policy that is central to the government’s moves to transform secondary education and raise standards ...

BACKGROUND In Japan, although the incidence of overweight (BMI ≥ 25) is still low compared with that in Europe and the United States, the prevalence of type 2 diabetes has increased over the last 15 years,. In both Japanese and Caucasian populations it has been reported that a high level of cardiorespiratory fitness protects against the development of type 2 diabetes. However, there are no repo...

OBJECTIVE The placement of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) at collegiate sporting venues is a growing trend. The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence, location and past utilisation of AEDs at National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II and III universities. DESIGN Cross-sectional survey. SETTING NCAA Division II and III universities. PARTICIPANT...

Much evidence indicates that men experienced an evolutionary history of physical competition, both one-on-one and in coalitions. We thus hypothesized that, compared to girls and women, boys and men will possess a greater motivational predisposition to be interested in sports, especially team sports. According to most scholars, advocacy groups, and the United States courts, however, this hypothe...

problem and entails use of power and aggression; either physical, verbal, and/or psychological aggressive behaviour that is directed towards a student by his/her peers.1,2 Bullying victimization has been associated with depression, and suicidal ideation.1-3 There are no studies on bullying among college students in Pakistan. A crosssectional survey with convenience sampling was conducted among ...

A s 2014 slips away and 2015 barges in, it's a good opportunity to review where our world of sports is headed. As clinicians, many of us are associated with professional, college, and high school teams and consequently affected by the politics, environment, and social issues of these organizations. Yet our primary concern, as clinicians, is the health care of the developing, current, and former...

BACKGROUND The epidemiology of sports-related concussion is not well-described in the literature. This paper presents a descriptive epidemiology of concussion in seven high school and collegiate sports. METHODS We used the data from Concussion Prevention Initiative (CPI), which enrolled 8905 athletes at 210 high schools and 26 colleges in a prospective cohort study of 7 sports (football, men'...

This paper studies the application behavior of agents in an environment where agents with different underlying qualities but with identical preferences are competing for placements (in colleges, on sports teams, etc) and are allowed to submit multiple applications. Two aspects of incomplete information are considered that make the application behavior in these environments an interesting decisi...