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Correlates Of Motor Vehicle Screen Use: Moving Screen Use Versus Stopped Screen Use, Claire Kinney
Correlates Of Motor Vehicle Screen Use: Moving Screen Use Versus Stopped Screen Use, Claire Kinney
USF St. Petersburg campus Honors Program Theses (Undergraduate)
Literature on texting and driving generally makes no distinction between moving (while actively driving) and stopped (e.g., while at a red light) texting. The purpose of this study was to analyze differences in regards to moving and stopped motor vehicle screen use (MVSU). Specifically, we examined mean differences in occurrence rates and attitudes towards the two MVSU behaviors and whether known correlates of texting and driving relate differently to moving versus stopped MVSU. Data for this study was obtained from 236 adults recruited through a participant pool of a Southeastern mid-sized college, social media and Amazon’s MTurk. Results suggest that …
Piracy In The Gulf Of Guinea: Responses Under International Maritime Law, Sean C. Cornell
Piracy In The Gulf Of Guinea: Responses Under International Maritime Law, Sean C. Cornell
USF St. Petersburg campus Honors Program Theses (Undergraduate)
In 2011, the UN recognized the problem of general piracy and armed robbery in the Gulf of Guinea. However, the international community and regional authorities have failed to deter this problem thus far. I will compare this situation to the successful dealings with piracy in Somalia, of which existing conditions and adaptations of law allowed for international involvement to restore order and eliminate the feasibility of the crime. Anti-piracy in the Gulf of Guinea has unfortunately been ineffective due to international law conflicting with domestic laws and politics. I will discuss several issues, such as jurisdictional limitations, ineffective criminal justice …
Challenges To The Conceptualization And Measurement Of Resilience In Hiv Research, Tiffany Peless
Challenges To The Conceptualization And Measurement Of Resilience In Hiv Research, Tiffany Peless
USF St. Petersburg campus Honors Program Theses (Undergraduate)
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the conceptualization and measurement of resilience in HIV research. Google Scholar, PsyciNFO, and PubMed were searched using tenns related to resilience and HIV to identify peer-reviewed research articles. Of the 156 articles identified, only 49 were included in the current analyses. Articles were excluded when they did not include a measure of resilience and/or were not relevant to resilience in the context of HIV. Applied thematic analysis was used to analyze the definitions and measurement of resilience in HIV
Intentional Cultural Destruction In Armed Conflicts, Zorana Knezevic
Intentional Cultural Destruction In Armed Conflicts, Zorana Knezevic
USF St. Petersburg campus Honors Program Theses (Undergraduate)
The intentional destruction of cultural sites during warfare provokes the question of why would armed actors invest significant resources into carrying out this activity, and what impact does it have in an anned conflict? This thesis identifies four main motivation types of intentional cultural destruction and how they may contribute to intensifYing a conflict. It hypothesizes that as intentional cultural destruction events increase in an armed conflict, so does the occurrence of battles, intensifYing conflict. To test its hypothesis, it utilizes the case studies of Syria and Yemen, conducting a S T A TA regression test for both. The Syrian …
The Impact Of Wildfire On Soil Erosion Using A Gis-Integrated Rusle Model And The Influence Of Dem Resolution On Model Results, Amada Fernandez
The Impact Of Wildfire On Soil Erosion Using A Gis-Integrated Rusle Model And The Influence Of Dem Resolution On Model Results, Amada Fernandez
USF St. Petersburg campus Honors Program Theses (Undergraduate)
This study analyzes the environmental impact of wildfires on soil erosion in the surrounding watershed of the burn area. Depending on the severity and frequency, wildfrres can have detrimental effects on the soils and hydrology of an ecosystem. Since severe wildfires alter the vegetation cover and the properties of the soil, researchers are often concerned with changes in sedimentation after a wildfire and its implications for watershed hydrology. Adverse changes to sedimentation can result in increases in surface runoff, soil erosion, sediment delivery to nearby streams, and peak flows. Assessing post-fire soil erosion risk is crucial in prioritizing watershed protection …
It's Not Me, It's You: Motor Vehicle Screen Use Intervention, Rachael De Lorenzo
It's Not Me, It's You: Motor Vehicle Screen Use Intervention, Rachael De Lorenzo
USF St. Petersburg campus Honors Program Theses (Undergraduate)
A film-aided intervention was created in an attempt to reduce motor vehicle screen use while driving by focusing drivers' attention on the moral (other-harm) compared to prudential (self-harm) aspects of such transgressions. It was hypothesized that focusing participants on the moral implications of engagement ofMotor Vehicle Screen Use would elicit empathy-related guilt and lead to a reduction in the behavior. Participants in the first wave (70.8% female; 28.8% male) were asked to imagine that they engaged in MVSU and had a head-on collision. They were then randomly assigned into one of three conditions, where either they (!-prudential condition) or the …
A Holistic Approach To Conquering Depression, Michael Deja
A Holistic Approach To Conquering Depression, Michael Deja
USF St. Petersburg campus Honors Program Theses (Undergraduate)
The purpose of this paper is to analyze the efficacy of an herbal approach for the treatment of depression. This study will include multiple different systems of traditional herbal medicine as well as modern scientific data to support their effectiveness. An analysis of different herbs and their bioactivity, chemical composition, as well as their historic uses will be used to support the herbal approach to treating depression. In all probability these herbal medicines should be effective in treating clinical depression, as they have been used for thousands of years to restore balance to both mind and body.
The Rise Of Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric And The Success Of Political Nativism In The United States, David Thompson
The Rise Of Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric And The Success Of Political Nativism In The United States, David Thompson
USF St. Petersburg campus Honors Program Theses (Undergraduate)
Why has anti-immigrant rhetoric risen in the United States and how has political nativism been used as a successful electoral strategy? This paper seeks to understand how American politicians have successfully used anti-immigrant rhetoric as a winning electoral strategy in the United States. The paper analyzes the structural factors around immigration; with the political and demographic factors combining those streams of data allows us to draw a conclusion on the success of this rhetoric. This paper will serve as a case study within in the US, highlighting how the Republican Party has been a victim of its own political gerrymandering, …
Paying For Environmental Services: Comparing Progress In Costa Rica And Florida, Haley A. Burnaman
Paying For Environmental Services: Comparing Progress In Costa Rica And Florida, Haley A. Burnaman
USF St. Petersburg campus Honors Program Theses (Undergraduate)
With the world facing an uncertain environmental future, many governments are deploying alternative conservation strategies to mitigate the worst effects of environmental degradation. Particularly important to human survival is the conservation of land and water resources. Efficient use of land and water can provide people the resources they need for survival while reducing the loss of biodiversity, pollution, human health risks, and carbon emissions that could accelerate climate change. Traditional conservation strategies include buying and preserving land by public or private organizations, establishment of flora and fauna rehabilitation facilities, and the rationing of natural goods. With environmental crises becoming increasingly …
He Narrowing Of Healing Practices: Andean Women And The State, Meghan O'Quinn
He Narrowing Of Healing Practices: Andean Women And The State, Meghan O'Quinn
USF St. Petersburg campus Honors Program Theses (Undergraduate)
In this paper, the multifaceted issues surrounding women's health in South America will be explored with a focus on the history of medical practices and how changing political and social tides affect the success of health services. Issues of sexism, racism, and religious influence have shaped how medicine is distributed and received. The interrelatedness of social issues and day-to-day medical care will be explored. The Centro de Salud in Pisac, as well as other programs, will be used as a case study in which the current challenges faced by women are examined. In addition, both grassroots and top-down efforts to …
An Exploration Of Emotion And The Creative Process Among Artists, Stephanie Thompson
An Exploration Of Emotion And The Creative Process Among Artists, Stephanie Thompson
USF St. Petersburg campus Honors Program Theses (Undergraduate)
The creative process is a fascinating subject when considering human cognition and the generative capacity of the mind, and emotional processes are equally as intriguing. Both creativity and emotional affect are heavily grounded in cognition, but the degree to which they coincide and interact with each other has not been heavily explored. The purpose of this study was to use interviews and qualitative research to analyze the cognitive conceptions of emotion, their representations in art, and the creative process when exploring emotion. Artists produced spontaneous works depicting three basic emotions: happy, sad, and angry; the artists were then interviewed, and …
Integrative Strategy For Ptsd: Personality Correlates Of Difficulties In Emotional Regulation, Brooke L. Matias
Integrative Strategy For Ptsd: Personality Correlates Of Difficulties In Emotional Regulation, Brooke L. Matias
USF St. Petersburg campus Honors Program Theses (Undergraduate)
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may develop following viewing or subjection to a traumatic event. This disorder is associated with symptoms that include avoidance, intrusion, negative cognitive /mood alteration as well, as changes in arousal and reactivity (American Psychiatric Association, 2000). PTSD has undergone many transitions within the Diagnostic Statistical Manual causing legal implications, confusion on classification of traumatic events, misdiagnoses, and malingering (Zoellner, Bedard-Gilligan, Jun, Marks, and Garcia, 2013). The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) created the Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) to observe mental health conditions using underlying diagnostic structures and incorporating neuroscience in research and treatment of disorders. …