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Beneath The Forest, Volume 6, No. 1, Spring 2013, Johanna L. Kovarik May 2013

Beneath The Forest, Volume 6, No. 1, Spring 2013, Johanna L. Kovarik

Beneath the Forest

Contents: Mapping Project at Silver Glen Springs, National Forests in Florida - Omega Cave: The Longest Mapped Cave on National Forest System Lands - Western Bat Working Group: White-nose Syndrome Cave Sign Project Final Report - Passport in Time Project, Northumberland Cave, Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest - 40th Anniversary Celebration at Blanchard Springs Caverns

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The End Of Privacy: The Dangers Of The Newest Amendment To New Jersey's Dna Database And Databank Act, Christopher John Buggy May 2013

The End Of Privacy: The Dangers Of The Newest Amendment To New Jersey's Dna Database And Databank Act, Christopher John Buggy

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The Relationship Between Consciousness And Intentionality, Jordan Bell May 2013

The Relationship Between Consciousness And Intentionality, Jordan Bell

HIM 1990-2015

Within the Philosophy of Mind two features of our mental life have been acknowledged as the most perplexing - consciousness, the phenomenal "what it is likeness" of our mental states, and intentionality, the aboutness or directedness of our mental states. As such, it has become commonplace to develop theories about these phenomena which seek to explain them naturalistically, that is, without resort to magic or miracles. Traditionally this has been done by analyzing consciousness and intentionality apart from one another. However, in more recent years the tide has turned. In contemporary theories these phenomena are typically analyzed in terms of …

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The Effects Of Music On Anxiety And Depression In Emerging Adults, Kendra Bartel May 2013

The Effects Of Music On Anxiety And Depression In Emerging Adults, Kendra Bartel

HIM 1990-2015

The purpose of the current study was to observe how music affects the mood of those who suffer from anxiety and depression and those who do not. While previous research has examined this many of the previous studies have induced either physical pain or mood in participants in order to measure the impact of music. The current study, however, intends to examine how music affects mood without attempting to induce mood in participants. Six-hundred and seventy college students were given a questionnaire containing an anxiety questionnaire, depression scale, demographic questionnaire, and music listening questionnaire. Intercorrelations, ANOVAS, as well as linear …

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Effects Of Abortion On College Women's Mental Health, Estefany Bologna May 2013

Effects Of Abortion On College Women's Mental Health, Estefany Bologna

HIM 1990-2015

Since the legalization of abortion, some research studies have argued that abortion has a neutral effect when considering other coexistent factors (e.g. Adler et al., 1990; Major et al., 2000; Steinberg & Russo, 2008). Other studies have concluded that abortion has a negative influence on women's psyche (e.g. Congleton & Calhoun, 1993; Cougle, Reardon, & Coleman, 2005; Hamana et al., 2010). College populations have been generally excluded from abortion research, even though, in 2007, 57% of women obtaining abortions were between the ages of 20 and 30 years (U.S. Census Bureau, 2012). This study intended to measure the influence of …

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Squaraine Dyes For Two-Photon Fluorescence Bioimaging Applications, Maria Colon Gomez May 2013

Squaraine Dyes For Two-Photon Fluorescence Bioimaging Applications, Maria Colon Gomez

HIM 1990-2015

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The Role Of Mentoring On The Development Of Ethnic Identity As It Relates To Body Image Concerns In Ethnic Minority Women, Raven Cokley May 2013

The Role Of Mentoring On The Development Of Ethnic Identity As It Relates To Body Image Concerns In Ethnic Minority Women, Raven Cokley

HIM 1990-2015

Emerging literature emphasizes the importance of mentoring in the development of minority youth. In particular, mentoring influences the development of youths' sense of self and self-concept. By examining the conceptual frameworks of both mentoring and racial socialization, this study summarizes the theoretical processes associated with youth development and how such development relates to young women's ethnic/racial identity including their body image. The mentoring relationship is examined with a small pool of ethnic-minority, college-aged female participants to explore whether there is a relationship between having received positive mentoring and the participant's current body image perceptions.

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Subtypes Of Anhedonia And Facial Electromyography Response To Negative Affective Pictures In Healthy Adults, Lisa Kadison May 2013

Subtypes Of Anhedonia And Facial Electromyography Response To Negative Affective Pictures In Healthy Adults, Lisa Kadison

HIM 1990-2015

Flat affect (i.e., diminished expressivity) and self-reported anhedonia (i.e., lack of pleasure) are associated with many psychiatric disorders. There is a need to examine the relationship between specific anhedonia subtypes and flat affect in a non-clinical sample. Forty-seven undergraduate students (59% male; mean age 20.37; SD = 4.74) completed self-report questionnaires assessing four subtypes of anhedonia - consummatory/anticipatory by social/non-social. Participants then viewed 15 randomly-presented pictures (five neutral, ten negative) from the International Affective Pictures System while facial muscle activity (electromyography; EMG) was recorded. Male participants reporting a greater level of anhedonia, particularly consummatory social anhedonia, showed greater EMG activity …

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Scientific Motherhood: A Positivist Approach To Patriarchy In Fin-De-Siã¨Cle Argentina, Aubrey Kuperman May 2013

Scientific Motherhood: A Positivist Approach To Patriarchy In Fin-De-Siã¨Cle Argentina, Aubrey Kuperman

HIM 1990-2015

In late nineteenth and early twentieth century Argentina underwent large-scale immigration and fast-paced urban changes commonly associated with the coming of modernity. These changes led to elite fears of potential social instability. They turned to the French philosophy of Positivism, which advocated the view that all social problems could be systematically solved through scientific observation in order to "civilize" the Argentine nation. As a result, the government implemented numerous policies that catered to upholding traditional family structures. The purpose of this thesis is to understand the ways in which these policies affected women of different social classes. In developing my …

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Childhood Cat Bites And Disorganized Symptoms Of Schizotypy In Adulthood, Jenya Kolpakova May 2013

Childhood Cat Bites And Disorganized Symptoms Of Schizotypy In Adulthood, Jenya Kolpakova

HIM 1990-2015

During recent years of schizophrenia research, many etiologies have been emphasized, some of them implicating infectious and autoimmune diseases. Many different infectious agents have been examined, but the root seems to stem from the secondary autoimmune deregulation, which can be caused by different infectious agents. Among the effects that autoimmune deregulation has on the body, one prominent effect is on the brain, resulting in either severe or mild encephalitis. The mild encephalitis that has been implicated as one of the causes of schizophrenia-spectrum disorders has been associated with different pathogens, many of which can be transmitted by the household cat. …

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Exploring Religious Bias And Perceptions Of Atheism, Raina Leckie May 2013

Exploring Religious Bias And Perceptions Of Atheism, Raina Leckie

HIM 1990-2015

Much research focuses on religious bias and in particular the marginalization of Muslims in America. What initially surprised post 9-11 researchers is that participants typically rank atheists lower than Muslims in the areas of private and public trust. Further research is needed to continue to understand the nature and extent of religious-based bias. The present study explores whether a job candidate's religion impacts perception of the candidate's "hireability" and source credibility, including elements of trustworthiness, expertise and attractiveness. Participants were randomly assigned to review an identical version of a resume in which only the implied religion of the candidate was …

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The Effect Of An Auditory Stimulus On Change Blindness, Shane Mccormack May 2013

The Effect Of An Auditory Stimulus On Change Blindness, Shane Mccormack

HIM 1990-2015

This research examined whether or not an auditory stimulus would affect rates of change blindness. Change blindness occurs when there is a failure to detect an obvious change to a visual scene. For this experiment 40 participants were asked to determine if a change occurred between two pictures. This involved an original picture shown for 1 second, a neutral screen shown for 50 milliseconds and then either a modified version of the original image or the same image for 1 second and then repeated. Participants then determined whether a change occurred in the visual display. For some participants a familiar …

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Profanity's Relation To Personality And Impulsivity, Jasmin Mokbel May 2013

Profanity's Relation To Personality And Impulsivity, Jasmin Mokbel

HIM 1990-2015

The relationship of swearing in respect to personality, religiosity, and social influences was analyzed in this study. Many assumptions are made about the effects of swear words and the act of swearing can have on an individual. The present study hypothesizes that the use of swears words is dependent on an individual's personality characteristics and that exposure first happens from an external source (mass media outlets) rather than a familiar source (family member). More specifically, extroverted personality types will be more likely to engage in the use of profanity, due to their more impulsive nature. Online surveys such as the …

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Stigma Related To Depression: A Comparison Between African American And White Young Adults, Amirica Nicholson May 2013

Stigma Related To Depression: A Comparison Between African American And White Young Adults, Amirica Nicholson

HIM 1990-2015

This study examined the effects of gender, ethnicity, social support, and acculturation on depression-stigma in college communities; specifically targeting the racial groups of African Americans and Whites. Undergraduates of various ages and class standings were given surveys within their demographics pertaining to: acculturation, social support, stigma, and depression. The above factors were compared to ethnicity. The results supported that African Americans have a higher level of depression-stigma overall, especially those who have been enculturated into their traditional culture; none of the additional hypotheses were supported by the research.

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Trauma-Focused Models For Caregivers: A Systematic Review Of Empirical Research, Wesley Paul May 2013

Trauma-Focused Models For Caregivers: A Systematic Review Of Empirical Research, Wesley Paul

HIM 1990-2015

Child and Adolescent caregivers are rarely the focus of research and/or trauma-focused or informed models when working with traumatized children (Baynard, Englund, & Rozelle, 2001; Chapman, Dube, & Anda, 2007). It has been shown that use of caregivers in the treatment of children who have suffered trauma can have a significant impact on not only the child, but also reduce the trauma symptoms of the caregivers themselves (Cohen, Mannarino, & Staron, 2006). The purpose of this study is to critically review the empirical research of trauma-focused and trauma-informed trainings and treatment models for children who have suffered some form of …

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Music Influences On Health Compromising Behaviors, Erum Qureshi May 2013

Music Influences On Health Compromising Behaviors, Erum Qureshi

HIM 1990-2015

Considering the vast number of youth that participate in sexual behavior and start using illicit drugs at a young age, it is imperative to investigate the prevalence of media filled with both subliminal and blatant messages about drugs and sexuality. It is hypothesized that lyrical content of music and the content and imagery of music videos will contain conscious messages about drug and alcohol use, and sexual behaviors. Content analysis that used the frequency method determined the amount of sexual and drug messages within five songs from each artist. Additionally, it is postulated that participants who frequently listen to specific …

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Little Women: Study Of Female Representations In Teen Films And How Those Representations Have Affected Gender Perceptions, Maillim Santiago May 2013

Little Women: Study Of Female Representations In Teen Films And How Those Representations Have Affected Gender Perceptions, Maillim Santiago

HIM 1990-2015

Although teen film is littered with tales of young women coming of age, the messages presented in most of these films follow a formula centered on a patriarchal nuclear family ideal, which leads to damaging perceptions regarding gender roles in teenage society. There is the main traditional model of stay at home mother with a father in the role of the breadwinner; the rise of rape culture; and the glass ceiling in the workplace. The young females consuming a mass amount of this media then reflect negatively on themselves. The research following this conundrum was broken into two parts: the …

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Arts Integration: Learning "Through" And "With" The Arts, A Curricular Process And As A Collaborative Engagement, Sonja Shank May 2013

Arts Integration: Learning "Through" And "With" The Arts, A Curricular Process And As A Collaborative Engagement, Sonja Shank

HIM 1990-2015

The world of education is constantly changing. As our culture and society evolves and grows, our educational practices must follow suit to reach the minds of tomorrow in a meaningful way. Arts integration is the teaching practice of using the arts as a lens through which students can view and articulate other subject matter. Integration of dance, music and visual arts promotes creativity and interest but also nurtures a meaningful educational experience. This confluence of educational disciplines will engage our students and excite them about learning. It is important to recognize that " culture populated by a people whose imagination …

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The Relationship Between Consumer Debt And Mental Health, Jennifer Simmons May 2013

The Relationship Between Consumer Debt And Mental Health, Jennifer Simmons

HIM 1990-2015

Consumer debt is a growing phenomenon in the US and throughout the world. The beginning of the 21st century has been defined by such an incredible growth in consumer debt that American families have increased their debt relative to personal income four times faster than in the 1990s. Since the Federal Reserve began measuring the amount of American consumer debt and consumer income in the 1980s, consumer debt never exceeded consumer income until 2004 when it reached 104.8% of income. In the last two decades, researchers have observed a significant correlation between debt and mental health. The purpose of this …

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The Use Of Wet-To-Dry Dressings For Mechanical Debridement, Katherine Villa May 2013

The Use Of Wet-To-Dry Dressings For Mechanical Debridement, Katherine Villa

HIM 1990-2015

Clinical management of complex wounds is essential to promote wound healing. Prolonged healing time may lead to longer and more costly hospitalizations and poorer patient outcomes. The removal of nonviable, necrotic tissue via debridement is vital to the healing process. One of the most common debridement techniques, in the United States, is the use of wet-to-dry dressings. There are no defined guidelines or protocols for the timing of dressing changes and subsceequent debridement. The purpose of this study was to perform a review of literature to determine the rationale for the use of wet-to-dry dressings, explore alternative time sequences of …

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Manipulating Aktivated Metabolism Via Mtorc1, Ivan Von Hack Prestinary May 2013

Manipulating Aktivated Metabolism Via Mtorc1, Ivan Von Hack Prestinary

HIM 1990-2015

Although poorly understood, normal cells and cancerous cells of the same type exhibit different patterns of nutrient consumption, processing and utility of metabolic substrates. Differences in substrate uptake, preference, and alternately emphasized metabolic pathways offer opportunities for selective targeting of cancer versus stroma. This may be accomplished by using a sequential approach of nutrient deprivation and pharmaceutical perturbation of metabolic pathways to inhibit cellular proliferation. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of restricting glucose and glutamine concentrations, in vitro, to levels that resemble a potential human fasting state. The mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR), a mediator …

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Personality And Interpersonal Aspects Of The Work Environment, Roseann Swiden Wick May 2013

Personality And Interpersonal Aspects Of The Work Environment, Roseann Swiden Wick

HIM 1990-2015

Workplace arrogance has emerged as a research focus area for many industrial-organizational psychologists. Employees who demonstrate arrogance tend to demonstrate poor job performance, executive failure and poor overall organizational success. The present study investigates arrogance measured by the Workplace Arrogance Scale (WARS: Johnson et al., 2010) in relation to the Honesty Humility facet of the HEXACO Personality Index-Revised (HEXACO PI-R: LEE & Ashton, 2004). A total of 273 participants completed the WARS and HEXACO PI-R Honesty-Humility Facet of the HEXACO. Results show significant, strong negative correlations between the Honesty-Humility subfacets and the overall Honesty Humility facet score with the WARS …

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Race-Based Medicine: Remedying Health Care Disparities In A Distrustful Race, Martavis Terrell Clarke May 2013

Race-Based Medicine: Remedying Health Care Disparities In A Distrustful Race, Martavis Terrell Clarke

Student Works

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Sharing Credit: Public Historians And Scientists Reflecting On Collaboration, Allison C. Marsh May 2013

Sharing Credit: Public Historians And Scientists Reflecting On Collaboration, Allison C. Marsh

Faculty Publications

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Global-Health Diplomacy : The Social Determinants Perspective Of Health Approach And The Future Global Policy Agenda., Naseem Ansari May 2013

Global-Health Diplomacy : The Social Determinants Perspective Of Health Approach And The Future Global Policy Agenda., Naseem Ansari

College of Arts & Sciences Senior Theses

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Examining The Substrate Specificity Of Factor Xiiia Towards Peptide Substrate Modelsac Fibrin Domains., Jacob Bell May 2013

Examining The Substrate Specificity Of Factor Xiiia Towards Peptide Substrate Modelsac Fibrin Domains., Jacob Bell

College of Arts & Sciences Senior Theses

In the blood coagulation cascade, Factor XIII (FXIII) is a zymogen that is activated by thrombin (IIa) and Ca2+. Activated FXIII (FXIIIa) functions as a transglutaminase in the final steps of the clotting cascade by forming covalent crosslinks between fibrin monomers at reactive glutamine residues. This forms a stable clot structure, secure from proteolytic degradation. To monitor FXIIIa substrate sequence specificity, the glutamine-containing peptide models S. aureus Fnb A (100-114), α2AP(Q4P) (1-15) and K9 (1-10) were introduced to the enzyme in the presence of 15NH4Cl. Using MALDI-TOF MS and 15N HSQC NMR experiments, it was seen that α2AP(Q4P) (1-15) and …

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Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders : Identifying Family Factors, Characterizing Child Behaviors, And Evaluating A Parent Education Program., Lauren B. Davis May 2013

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders : Identifying Family Factors, Characterizing Child Behaviors, And Evaluating A Parent Education Program., Lauren B. Davis

College of Arts & Sciences Senior Theses

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) refers to the group of conditions that results when a developing fetus is exposed to alcohol and is considered one of the leading causes of mental retardation and birth defects in the United States. Children with FASD typically have emotional and behavioral disabilities as well as poor academic functioning. Few empirically supported programs have been specifically designed for parents of children FASD. The present work aimed to evaluate a new FASD intervention and to identify characteristics of families raising a child with FASD. Thirty-one families with children ranging from 2 to 11 years of age …

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Injustice And The Industrial Food System : A Structural Reconstruction., Alexandra Bree Farrell May 2013

Injustice And The Industrial Food System : A Structural Reconstruction., Alexandra Bree Farrell

College of Arts & Sciences Senior Theses

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Effects Of Short Term High Fat Diet On Obesity And Perivascular Adipose Structure And Function In Mice : Role Of Aldose Reductase, And Aldehyde Metabolizing Enzyme., Daniel Alan Murphy May 2013

Effects Of Short Term High Fat Diet On Obesity And Perivascular Adipose Structure And Function In Mice : Role Of Aldose Reductase, And Aldehyde Metabolizing Enzyme., Daniel Alan Murphy

College of Arts & Sciences Senior Theses

This study was undertaken to determine the effects of high fat diet and aldose reductase deficiency on the structure and function of murine perivascular adipose tissue. Wild type (WT) (C57 bl/6) and aldose reductase knockout (AR-null) mice were aged to 8 or 18 weeks on a normal chow diet then some were switched to a high fat diet for 4 weeks while others remained on the control diet for the same amount of time. Following 4 weeks, mice were euthanized PVAT was analyzed. High fat feeding significantly increased body fat percentage in both age groups of mice and the area …

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Sinusoidal Endothelial Cell-Derived Extracellular Matrix Regulates Basal And Stimulated Macrophage Activation., Lauren G. Poole May 2013

Sinusoidal Endothelial Cell-Derived Extracellular Matrix Regulates Basal And Stimulated Macrophage Activation., Lauren G. Poole

College of Arts & Sciences Senior Theses

Fatty liver disease, be it from alcohol (ALD), obesity (NAFLD) or other sources (e.g. viral infection), share similar mechanisms of disease progression. One potential mechanism is that altered sinusoidal endothelial cell (SEC) extracellular matrix (ECM) favors a more inflammatory phenotype in resident macrophages (i.e., Kupffer cells). Here, the hypothesis was tested that SEC-derived matrices directly affect the inflammatory response of macrophages. Methods. Transformed sinusoidal endothelial cells (TSECs) were cultured for 24 or 72 hours. Culture plates were then washed with a solution that selectively removed the cells, but preserved the ECM. Cultured macrophages (RAW 264.7 cells) were then seeded on …

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