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Do Remittances Improve The Standard Of Living In African Countries?, Yohanna Cerna
Do Remittances Improve The Standard Of Living In African Countries?, Yohanna Cerna
DISCOVERY: Georgia State Honors College Undergraduate Research Journal
No abstract provided.
The Factors That Explain The Circumstances Under Which U.N. Security Council Member States Authorize Robust Peacekeeping, Danielle Grevious, Jeannie Grussendorf
The Factors That Explain The Circumstances Under Which U.N. Security Council Member States Authorize Robust Peacekeeping, Danielle Grevious, Jeannie Grussendorf
DISCOVERY: Georgia State Honors College Undergraduate Research Journal
No abstract provided.
Rewarding Properties Of Social Defeat, Ngoc-Thao Nguyen, Mario Gil, Mark Mcdonald, Elliott Albers
Rewarding Properties Of Social Defeat, Ngoc-Thao Nguyen, Mario Gil, Mark Mcdonald, Elliott Albers
DISCOVERY: Georgia State Honors College Undergraduate Research Journal
Conditioned place preference (CPP) is a classical conditioning paradigm used to evaluate the rewarding or aversive properties of a stimulus. A stimulus can be an audio, visual, or sensory prompt but can also be stimuli associated with behaviors. Environments associated with sexual and aggressive encounters can become rewarding to both male and female Syrian hamsters regardless of social status. However, we have observed that individually-housed, non-aggressive hamsters find social interaction without aggression or sexual behaviors rewarding. Therefore, we expanded upon our previous experiments using CPP to test the hypothesis that group-housed, male hamsters (n=12) can develop a preference for a …
Framing A Political Position: How The Duc De Choiseul Snuffbox Uses Changing Aesthetic Trends To Illustrate Choiseul’S Sociopolitical Agenda, Catherine Stankus
Framing A Political Position: How The Duc De Choiseul Snuffbox Uses Changing Aesthetic Trends To Illustrate Choiseul’S Sociopolitical Agenda, Catherine Stankus
DISCOVERY: Georgia State Honors College Undergraduate Research Journal
No abstract provided.
Hln Spectrum 2011: News Campaign, John Hallman, Sarah Adams
Hln Spectrum 2011: News Campaign, John Hallman, Sarah Adams
DISCOVERY: Georgia State Honors College Undergraduate Research Journal
HLN | Spectrum 2011 is a proposed “year-in-review” editorial campaign for HLN. It is an interactive, online tool that organizes news stories from 2011 but with an interesting twist. Each story is categorized based on the emotional responses linked to certain colors as outlined by a study done on color psychology at the University of Indiana. This is intended to captivate the audience in a different way, since almost every other website relies on a search bar as its primary means of navigation. The users of HLN | Spectrum use a color bar at the bottom of the page to …
City At Bay: Society’S Response To The Atlanta Child Murders, Jeffrey Hawkins
City At Bay: Society’S Response To The Atlanta Child Murders, Jeffrey Hawkins
DISCOVERY: Georgia State Honors College Undergraduate Research Journal
No abstract provided.
College Students' Knowledge, Attitudes, And Beliefs About Older Adults, Allison Boyd, Kimberly Scarborough
College Students' Knowledge, Attitudes, And Beliefs About Older Adults, Allison Boyd, Kimberly Scarborough
DISCOVERY: Georgia State Honors College Undergraduate Research Journal
Introduction: As the Baby Boomer generation continues to age, the number of older adults requiring healthcare and other aging related services will increase. As a result, healthcare workers will need to be prepared to work with a diverse older population.
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine college students’ knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about older adults (≥ 65 years of age). Specifically, we compared knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs among nursing, respiratory therapy, nutrition, social work, and non-healthcare majors.
Method: A non-random sample of 119 college students enrolled in healthcare programs (i.e. Nursing, Nutrition, Respiratory Therapy, and Social Work) …