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Through The Eyes Of Greek Cypriots And Turkish Cypriots: The Perception Of Cyprus, Mary N. Olin Dec 2011

Through The Eyes Of Greek Cypriots And Turkish Cypriots: The Perception Of Cyprus, Mary N. Olin

Dissertations and Theses

It is important to consider the effects of past conflicts on the current perceptions of the people of Cyprus and of the future generations. This thesis contends that the ongoing division of Cyprus along with the many unresolved issues regarding past conflicts have had a profound effect on how the people of Cyprus perceive new information in regard to their future. The inquiry will explore the historical background of Cyprus and the affects of nationalism. The need for enemies, large group identity, divided societies and the need for dialogue will also be examined in relation to perception and new information. …

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Factors Affecting The Burden On Foreign Caregivers Of Long-Term Disabled Survivors In Taiwan, Chang-Jheng Wu, Wai-Keung Lee, Won-Jean Lin, Yau-Wai Wai Dec 2011

Factors Affecting The Burden On Foreign Caregivers Of Long-Term Disabled Survivors In Taiwan, Chang-Jheng Wu, Wai-Keung Lee, Won-Jean Lin, Yau-Wai Wai

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Hiring in-home foreign caregivers for long-term disabled patients is common in Taiwan. Caregivers help relieve the stress of caregiving on the patient's family members, and patients who receive care at home can also interact with their family. Caring for disabled patients can be a challenge, and can lead to physical or mental breakdown. This study aims to investigate the sources of burden on foreign caregivers of long-term disabled patients.The scores obtained using the translated Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) represent the level of burden on foreign caregivers. Data were collected and compared using an independent T-test or ANOVA to determine the …

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Effectiveness Of The Osaka Medical College Brace For The Treatment Of Idiopathic Scoliosis: A 1-Year Outcome Analysis, Cheng-Fang Tsai, Po-Liang Lai, Alice M.K. Wong, Chih-Kuang Chen Dec 2011

Effectiveness Of The Osaka Medical College Brace For The Treatment Of Idiopathic Scoliosis: A 1-Year Outcome Analysis, Cheng-Fang Tsai, Po-Liang Lai, Alice M.K. Wong, Chih-Kuang Chen

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

The Osaka Medical College (OMC) brace is an underarm spinal orthosis for the treatment of scoliosis. It consists of a plastic pelvic section with a pad extended from the lateral bar to correct the convexity of the curve. The plastic cover on the trunk is minimized, and thus perspiration under the plastic contour is reduced. This is favorable for people who are heat intolerant or for those living in a hot and humid climate. In Taiwan, the use of the OMC brace has been increasing because it allows for good ventilation, is light, and has a less-restrictive design, yet its …

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The Immediate Effects Of Two Different Frequencies Of Whole Body Vibration On Balance And Flexibility, Chung-Liang Lai, Shiuan-Yu Tseng, Chun-Huo Wang, Mu-Jung Kao, Te-Zhang Zhang Dec 2011

The Immediate Effects Of Two Different Frequencies Of Whole Body Vibration On Balance And Flexibility, Chung-Liang Lai, Shiuan-Yu Tseng, Chun-Huo Wang, Mu-Jung Kao, Te-Zhang Zhang

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Background and Purpose: Whole body vibration (WBV) training is a novel exercise intervention that is used in both athletic and general populations with the aim of improving muscle strength and balancing ability. The present study investigated the immediate effects of different frequencies of WBV on flexibility and balance performance.Methods: Thirty untrained subjects were assigned to a 5-min horizontal WBV (LV-1000, X-trend, Taiwan) training session using a vibrating plate that produced sinusoidal oscillation at 20 Hz (low frequency) and 40 Hz (high frequency) with constant amplitude. Balance ability was assessed using the Balance system (Biodex, USA), including the limits of stability …

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Ecological Executive Function Training In Patient With Brain Injury: A Casereport, Hsiao-Ting Ho, Yu-Hsin Wu, Mao-Hsiung Huang, Nai-Wen Guo Dec 2011

Ecological Executive Function Training In Patient With Brain Injury: A Casereport, Hsiao-Ting Ho, Yu-Hsin Wu, Mao-Hsiung Huang, Nai-Wen Guo

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

It has been reported that inappropriate behavior and cognitive/social dysfunction might be the result of poor impulse control after brain injury. A disorganized condition can be attributed to a failure to use a goal list. Goal management training (GMT), a neuropsychological rehabilitation program, was therefore designed for patients with poor inhibition, impaired goal- management and disorganized daily behavior. In this report, Ecological Executive Function Training (EEFT), based on the GMT model, was applied to a 55 year-old male patient with poor impulse control that was secondary to brain injury. The treatment lasted for two weeks and aimed to improve his …

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Spondylolysis And Spondylolisthesis In Baseball Athletes: Five Casereports, Chun-Yao Yu, Hsiao-Yun Chang, Chuan-Chao Lin, Yi-Luen Hung, Su-Ju Tsai Dec 2011

Spondylolysis And Spondylolisthesis In Baseball Athletes: Five Casereports, Chun-Yao Yu, Hsiao-Yun Chang, Chuan-Chao Lin, Yi-Luen Hung, Su-Ju Tsai

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Low back pain is one of the commonest complaints of young athletes who visit the physical medicine and rehabilitation outpatient department. Spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis are frequent causes of low back pain in young athletes. The pain in these conditions is exacerbated by lumbar extension and relieved by rest. Although genetic predisposition plays an important role in the development of pars defect, certain activities involving lumbar hyperextension and rotation movements result in spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis.From December 2005 to March 2009, there were five baseball athletes who visited our outpatient department because of low back pain. The diagnosis was grade I spondylolisthesis …

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Paraplegia Caused By Intramedullary Tuberculoma: A Casereport, Ching-Yao Yang, Huey-Wen Liang, Yen-Ho Wang, Wei-Hwa Liaw Dec 2011

Paraplegia Caused By Intramedullary Tuberculoma: A Casereport, Ching-Yao Yang, Huey-Wen Liang, Yen-Ho Wang, Wei-Hwa Liaw

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Tuberculosis is one of the oldest diseases known to affect humans and is a major cause of death worldwide. This disease, which is caused by bacteria of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex, usually affects the lungs, although other organs are involved in up to one-third of cases. If properly treated, tuberculosis caused by drug-susceptible strains is curable in virtually all cases. Spinal tuberculosis (Pott's disease or tuberculous spondylitis) often involves two or more adjacent vertebral bodies, and solitary tuberculoma of the spinal cord as part of a generalized infection is a rarity. Here, we report the case of a 54-year-old man …

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Development Of Delayed Splenic Rupture In A Patient With Cervical Cord Injury: A Casereport, Yiu-Chung Lau, Chau-Peng Leong, Yi-Jung Hsin, Tsung-Hsun Yang Dec 2011

Development Of Delayed Splenic Rupture In A Patient With Cervical Cord Injury: A Casereport, Yiu-Chung Lau, Chau-Peng Leong, Yi-Jung Hsin, Tsung-Hsun Yang

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

This is a report of a 65-year-old male patient with incomplete spinal cord injury caused by a traffic accident. He was robust prior to this injury. He was hospitalized due to tetraplegia caused by the accident, and did not lose consciousness at the time of injury. A cervical spine MRI was performed and showed cervical spondylosis with a C4-5, C5-6 herniated intervertebral disc. After decompressive surgery, he was transferred to our ward for inpatient rehabilitation, where balance and exercise activities on a mattress were carried out regularly. After 20 days of rehabilitation, acute dyspnea, abdominal distension and unstable vital signs …

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Decreasing The Incidence Of Skin Damage Caused By Physical Agents, Mei-Chu Chen, Der-Sheng Han Dec 2011

Decreasing The Incidence Of Skin Damage Caused By Physical Agents, Mei-Chu Chen, Der-Sheng Han

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Physical therapists play a crucial role in preventing skin damage, the causes of which are usually due to improper machine settings and a failure to adhere to standard operation procedures during treatments involving physical agents. To decrease incidents, this study examines the causes of skin damage, and drafting intervention and evaluation index.This paper analyzed 12 cases of skin damage occurring during physical therapy at the Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation of a regional hospital, between Jan. 2006 and Aug. 2009. The probable causes were failure on the part of the therapist to inform the patient on operation procedures and …

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Effects Of Taping On Motor Function Of Upper Extremity In Chronic Stroke Patients, Rong-Bin Hong, Yi-Ru Chen, Da-Fang Chan, Willy Chou, Jeng-Feng Yang Dec 2011

Effects Of Taping On Motor Function Of Upper Extremity In Chronic Stroke Patients, Rong-Bin Hong, Yi-Ru Chen, Da-Fang Chan, Willy Chou, Jeng-Feng Yang

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of taping on motor recovery of paretic upper limb in chronic stroke patients. Ten chronic stroke patients with upper limb paresis were recruited. They all received regular rehabilitation programs before this study. Taping was applied to the upper trunk and paretic shoulder of those patients in addition to regular 3-week rehabilitation. Succeedingly, they received only regular rehabilitation for another 3 weeks. Three tests were conducted before and after taping and at 3 weeks follow-up. For each test, we measured the movement amplitudes of active shoulder flexion and abduction, Fugl-Meyer Motor …

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Can Heart Rate Variability Be A Prognostic Factor After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery?, Chen-Liang Chou, Si-Huei Lee, Yi-Chieh Chou, Po-Chin Strong, Wei-Cheng Weng, Huey-Wen Yien, Zen-Chung Weng Dec 2011

Can Heart Rate Variability Be A Prognostic Factor After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery?, Chen-Liang Chou, Si-Huei Lee, Yi-Chieh Chou, Po-Chin Strong, Wei-Cheng Weng, Huey-Wen Yien, Zen-Chung Weng

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Imbalance in automatic cardiovascular function has been shown to increase the risk of ventricular arrhythmias and sudden death in patients with coronary artery disease and after myocardial infarction. The study evaluated preoperative heart rate variability (HRV) as an independent prognostic factor for hospitalized patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG).In this single-blind study, we enrolled 25 patients scheduled to undergo CABG. Preoperative Holter electrocardiography was used to collect linear analysis and non-linear analysis (Poincare plot analysis) data. Four patients died after the operation. We compared the HRV data of the 2 groups (expired vs. survived), and found that the data …

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The Effect Of Pre-Operative Rehabilitation In High Risk Open Heart Surgery Patients On The Length Of Hospital Stay, Wen-Chih Lin, Yi-Ru Chen, Chiao-Hsin Chen, Shu-Han Yang, Chin-Tsan Huang, Mei-Yi Wu, Willy Chou Dec 2011

The Effect Of Pre-Operative Rehabilitation In High Risk Open Heart Surgery Patients On The Length Of Hospital Stay, Wen-Chih Lin, Yi-Ru Chen, Chiao-Hsin Chen, Shu-Han Yang, Chin-Tsan Huang, Mei-Yi Wu, Willy Chou

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

The study was to evaluate the effect of pre-operative education for diaphragmatic breathing and coughing techniques in elective open heart surgery patients on the post-operative pulmonary complications, ventilator use duration and post-operative hospital days.The retrospective chart reviewarticle of the 27 elective open heart surgery patients was from March 2008 to April 2009. The basic data and risk factors of post-operative complications were recorded. The complications, mechanical ventilation duration, and hospital days in the two groups with and without the education were compared; so were the high risk and nonhigh risk group according to the risk score of the post-operative pulmonary …

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Development Of Brain Abscess At The Exact Site Of A Previous Intracerebral Hematoma: A Casereport, Yi-Yen Chu, Shu-Huan Lin, Tyng-Guey Wang Dec 2011

Development Of Brain Abscess At The Exact Site Of A Previous Intracerebral Hematoma: A Casereport, Yi-Yen Chu, Shu-Huan Lin, Tyng-Guey Wang

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Brain abscess is a neurological emergency that requires immediate high-dose antibiotics or surgical intervention. Brain abscess at the site of a previous hemorrhagic stroke that did not receive surgical intervention is rare. Here, we report the case of a 48-year-old man who developed a brain abscess as infective transformation of a preceding right putaminal hemorrhage, 22 days after the stroke. The patient recovered after surgical treatment and systemic antibiotics therapy. An abscess culture test revealed the presence of Group D Salmonella, which has never been reported in a case of brain abscess. A comprehensive literature reviewarticle was performed. We concluded …

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Macrodystrophia Lipomatosa: A Casereport, Pai-Yin Chen, Shu-Min Chen, Chii-Jeng Lin Dec 2011

Macrodystrophia Lipomatosa: A Casereport, Pai-Yin Chen, Shu-Min Chen, Chii-Jeng Lin

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Macrodystrophia lipomatosa is a rare congenital anomaly of localized gigantism, characterized by progressive overgrowth of all mesenchymal components, particularly fibroadipose tissue. The anomaly occurs frequently in the distribution regions of the median nerve in the upper extremity and the plantar nerve in the lower extremity. It is usually noticed at birth with predominately unilateral distal involvement of the digits. The cause of this condition is still unknown. Physicians use the patient's clinical history, physical examination, and imaging techniques to diagnose the condition, with characteristic imaging findings revealing macrodactyly with hypertrophy of the soft tissue and osseous structures. This study reports …

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Wrist Schwannoma Mimicking De Quervain's Disease: A Casereport, Pon-An Chen, Chung-Liang Lai, Ming-Miau Tsai, Chuan-Chin Leu, Tyng-Guey Wang Dec 2011

Wrist Schwannoma Mimicking De Quervain's Disease: A Casereport, Pon-An Chen, Chung-Liang Lai, Ming-Miau Tsai, Chuan-Chin Leu, Tyng-Guey Wang

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

For decades, ultrasonography has shown a high degree of accuracy in the evaluation of soft tissue tumors. In this study, we report the condition of a 80-year-old male patient who had been suffering from left thumb pain for 2 years. The patient had initially been diagnosed with de Quervain's disease, but responded poorly to conservative treatment. An ultrasonographic examination unexpectedly identified a well-margined solid tumor with marked vascularity. Suspicion of a neurogenic tumor led to an excision surgery and finally pathology revealed a Schwannoma. Following excision, the symptoms were entirely ameliorated. We concluded that, in the evaluation of persistent chronic …

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Panuveitis After Intravenous Injection Of Bisphosphonate: A Casereport, Chi-Kai You, Si-Huei Lee, Chen-Liang Chou Dec 2011

Panuveitis After Intravenous Injection Of Bisphosphonate: A Casereport, Chi-Kai You, Si-Huei Lee, Chen-Liang Chou

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

As human life expectancy has increased, osteoporosis has become a major epidemic disorder. The most common consequences of this are fractures in different parts of the body. In addition to regular follow-up tests of bone-mineral density, treatment methods include: 1. increasing the dietary intake of calcium and vitamin D, 2. maintenance of body weight, avoiding alcohol and tobacco, regular exercise, and fall prevention, 3. medications, the most widely used being bisphosphonates. Bisphosphonates can limit bone loss via the inhibition of osteoclasts. They have been widely prescribed for senile osteoporosis, osteoporosis due to administration of steroids, bone loss due to malignancies …

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Compensatory Assistive Technology For Adults With Cognitive Disabilities, Hsin-Yu Chen, Ling-Fu Meng Dec 2011

Compensatory Assistive Technology For Adults With Cognitive Disabilities, Hsin-Yu Chen, Ling-Fu Meng

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

People with cognitive disabilities often face difficulties when performing various activities in their daily lives. Although today's compensatory assistive technology (AT) can reduce the impact of such difficulties and enhance the quality of life in this population, universal guidelines for the appropriate application of cognitive AT have not been developed. The present study reviewarticleed and integrated information regarding models, assessments, selections, needs, and other relevant evidence. This paper presents a discussion of the limitations of current methods, and suggests novel approaches for the successful application of compensatory cognitive AT. The rehabilitative/compensatory model, the human activity assistive technology model, and the …

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Matrix Metalloproteinase-3 Expression And Structural Changes In Biomechanical Loaded Articular Cartilage, Jue-Long Wang, Shu-Fen Sun, Chiao-Wen Hwang, Ko-Long Lin, Pei-Te Hsu, Yu-Ling Wang, Zhang-Yu Hoe Dec 2011

Matrix Metalloproteinase-3 Expression And Structural Changes In Biomechanical Loaded Articular Cartilage, Jue-Long Wang, Shu-Fen Sun, Chiao-Wen Hwang, Ko-Long Lin, Pei-Te Hsu, Yu-Ling Wang, Zhang-Yu Hoe

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Background: Cartilage functions as a highly successful load-bearing tissue. However, frequent mechanical loading can affect cartilage metabolism and viability significantly. Intrinsic changes in the metabolism of chondrocytes have also been proposed as an important feature of osteoarthritis. Although many aspects of chondrocyte catabolism have been extensively investigated, the signals that initiate such metabolic changes, and their correlation with structural changes, remain unclear. We hypothesized that matrix metaproteinase-3 (MMP-3) may play a significant role. The purpose of this study was to investigate the activity of MMP-3 in cartilage under load, as well as degeneration-related structural changes of the cartilage matrix under …

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Oxygen Uptake Efficiency Slope Before And After Weight Reduction Program In Obese Adults, Chueh-Hung Wu, Shu-Ming Yeh, Ke-Vin Chang, Hung-Pin Lee, Ssu-Yuan Chen, Ching Lan, Hung-Chih Tsai, Ya-Ling Huang, Jin-Shin Lai Dec 2011

Oxygen Uptake Efficiency Slope Before And After Weight Reduction Program In Obese Adults, Chueh-Hung Wu, Shu-Ming Yeh, Ke-Vin Chang, Hung-Pin Lee, Ssu-Yuan Chen, Ching Lan, Hung-Chih Tsai, Ya-Ling Huang, Jin-Shin Lai

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Background and Purpose: Oxygen uptake efficiency slope (OUES) is an index for evaluating cardiorespiratory fitness without performing maximal exercise and correlates well with the individual's peak oxygen uptake (□O(superscript 2peak)). The purpose of this study was to determine the clinical usefulness of OUES for determining the cardiorespiratory fitness of obese adults without cardiovascular diseases by investigating (1) the correlation between OUES and weight (2) the change in the OUES after a weight-reduction program. Methods: Fifty-eight obese subjects (13men and 45women) were enrolled in a 12-week weight-reduction program, including diet, exercise and psychological programs. They underwent maximal cycle ergometer exercise testing, …

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T12 Compression Fracture Complicated With Delayed Spinal Epidural Hematoma: A Casereport, Chia-Wei Wu, Ching-Shiang Tseng, Lin-Fen Hsieh Dec 2011

T12 Compression Fracture Complicated With Delayed Spinal Epidural Hematoma: A Casereport, Chia-Wei Wu, Ching-Shiang Tseng, Lin-Fen Hsieh

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Delayed spinal epidural hematoma (SEH) after a spinal compression fracture is a very rare but important cause of symptomatic spinal cord compression. We report a patient with spinal cord compression and cauda equina syndrome due to delayed SEH after a traumatic T12 compression fracture. A 74-year-old male patient had severe back pain without neurologic deficits after a traumatic T12 compression fracture. He developed progressive bilateral lower extremity weakness, sensory loss, and sphincter dysfunction 2.5 months after the injury. Magnetic resonance imaging of the spine revealed a huge spinal epidural hematoma at the level of T12 to L5. He then received …

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Concurrent Ankylosing Spondylitis And Tophaceous Gout In Spine Causing Spinal Cord Compression: A Casereport, Chia-Chen Lin, Nai-Hsin Meng Dec 2011

Concurrent Ankylosing Spondylitis And Tophaceous Gout In Spine Causing Spinal Cord Compression: A Casereport, Chia-Chen Lin, Nai-Hsin Meng

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) rarely coexists with tophaceous gout in the spine. We present a case of a 57-year-old businessman with AS who did not have previous history of hyperuricemia or gouty arthritis. He had a three-month history of progressive bilateral lower limb weakness caused by spinal cord compression (rooted on a tophaceous gout), leading to incomplete paraplegia. He received surgical decompressive laminectomy, which removed the hypertrophic ligamentum flavum and tophus in the level of thoracolumbar junction. There was no obvious neurologic recovery after the surgery. We reviewarticleed the incidence, clinical manifestations, and management of the spinal tophaceous gout coexisting with …

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Cerebral Venous Thrombosis With Cerebral Arterial Infarction During Pregnancy: A Casereport, Shih-I Huang, Tien-Wen Chen, Mao-Hsiung Huang Dec 2011

Cerebral Venous Thrombosis With Cerebral Arterial Infarction During Pregnancy: A Casereport, Shih-I Huang, Tien-Wen Chen, Mao-Hsiung Huang

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) usually occurs in young adult or middle aged adult women. Although not of high incidence, it is an important cause of brain hemorrhage or infarction in pregnant women. According to previous studies, the most common symptom is headache. However, because of only headache mostly, correct diagnosis is a challenge before progression to stroke. The patient was a 30-year-old female. Except for hyperthyroidism history during last pregnancy, she did not have any special associated past history. She suffered sudden onset of left side weakness; when her term was 32 weeks. Brain magnetic resonance imaging showed right middle …

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Looking At China’S Great Leap Forward From A Systems Perspective, Brandy Futrell Dec 2011

Looking At China’S Great Leap Forward From A Systems Perspective, Brandy Futrell

Rollins Undergraduate Research Journal

China’s Great Leap Forward (GLF) campaign of 1958-1961 led by Mao Tse-Tung resulted in a horrendous famine that cost millions of lives. This paper examines the campaign from a systems perspective across the individual, group/societal, and regulatory levels. Looking at each level illustrates errors that explain how the GLF failed.

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A Lacanian Assessment Of Religion, Ryan L. Lambert Dec 2011

A Lacanian Assessment Of Religion, Ryan L. Lambert

Rollins Undergraduate Research Journal

According to contemporary philosopher Daniel Dennett, “religions are among the most powerful natural phenomena on the planet.” Teasing out the broader implications of religion is difficult due to its subjective, experiential nature. However, progress is not impossible, and this paper examines religion through the lens of the 20th century thinker Jacques Lacan. First, a basic overview is given of Lacanian psychoanalytic theory. Next, Lacanian ideology is cross applied to religion and its origin. Religion, according to Lacan, is the byproduct of individuals diagnosable as psychotics. Neurotics are responsible for this delusion’s continuation and present day popularity. If nothing else, such …

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Memory And The Photograph: Similar But Not Synonymous (A Semi Eidetic Synthesis Of A Semester Of Exploration), Meghan R. Gordon Dec 2011

Memory And The Photograph: Similar But Not Synonymous (A Semi Eidetic Synthesis Of A Semester Of Exploration), Meghan R. Gordon

Rollins Undergraduate Research Journal

This essay explores the distinction between a memory and a photograph, the mistake in quantifying the two as synonymous, and their influence upon each other. Through a multilateral psychological analysis the author explores the many facets that memory has and how these variation are influenced by imagery.

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A Closer Look At The Relationship Between Superstitious Behaviors And Trait Anxiety, Brandy Futrell Dec 2011

A Closer Look At The Relationship Between Superstitious Behaviors And Trait Anxiety, Brandy Futrell

Rollins Undergraduate Research Journal

This study examines the relationship between superstitious behaviors and trait anxiety. Researchers randomly selected participants from college campuses for a 28-question survey measuring superstitiousness and the 20-question State-Trait-Anxiety-Inventory (STAI) to measure symptoms of anxiety. Results show a positive correlation between superstitious behaviors and an increase in anxiety symptoms. Significant gender differences were found; women scored higher on superstitiousness survey and the STAI-X2 test. Superstitious behaviors were a significant indicator for developing trait anxiety.

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Women: Worldly, Wordy, Or Un-Written An Analysis Of The Women Of Sherlock Holmes And The Victorian English Era, Meghan R. Gordon Dec 2011

Women: Worldly, Wordy, Or Un-Written An Analysis Of The Women Of Sherlock Holmes And The Victorian English Era, Meghan R. Gordon

Rollins Undergraduate Research Journal

A comprehensive research essay detailing Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's writing style, connotation, and detail as pertains to the women of his plot construction throughout the Sherlock Holmes series. In using a number of Doyle's most famous tales, the author parallels the women of his stories and their intentional misrepresentation and incomplete creation.

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Agriculture In Sub-Saharan Africa, Troy M. Null Dec 2011

Agriculture In Sub-Saharan Africa, Troy M. Null

Rollins Undergraduate Research Journal

According to the World Food Programme, with the exception of Haiti, all of the world’s countries that experienced a malnourishment rate of 35% of the population or higher last year are located in sub-Saharan Africa. Of the nearly one billion hungry people in the world, one quarter of them are of them are Africans. Why is it that they are not better-able to feed themselves (or others, for that matter) with their vast amounts of undeveloped land? The goal of this paper is to demonstrate the historical and developing influences of globalization and gender on agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa, and …

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Beyond Progressive Education: Why John Andrew Rice Really Opened Black Mountain College, Jennifer M. Ritter Dec 2011

Beyond Progressive Education: Why John Andrew Rice Really Opened Black Mountain College, Jennifer M. Ritter

Rollins Undergraduate Research Journal

This article analyses the career and personality of Professor John Andrew Rice. It focuses on the events and influences that shaped his decision to Open Black Mountain College in the midst of the Great Depression. His clash with Rollins College President, Hamilton Holt, is discussed at length. Rice’s role at Black Mountain College is touched upon briefly, as is Black Mountains’ emphasis on the arts and progressive teaching methods.

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