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Hate Speech, Historical Oppressions, And European Human Rights, Eva Nave

Buffalo Human Rights Law Review

Today, around 5 billion people communicate through the Internet. While the benefits of online communication are undeniable, we also witness the proliferation of online hate speech, often associated with an increase in offline violence. Internet intermediaries and public bodies have developed frameworks to counter online hate speech. However, current frameworks lack a standardized approach to the conceptualization of hate speech. Some conceptualizations are overbroad, and others are underinclusive; overbroad because they lead to the removal of legal content (e.g. removal tools deleting legal content posted by marginalized communities), and underinclusive as the context of posts by linguistic minorities is often …

Empowered Women In A Rural Community: A Case Study In Sarapiquí, Costa Rica, Patricia López-Estrada, Lady Fernández-Mora, Estefanía Pérez-Hidalgo

The Qualitative Report

Community empowerment plays a key role in the working of society. Providing support and training opportunities to communities and promoting socioeconomic growth can be of fundamental importance to the progress of any region but is particularly important in rural areas. Women in rural communities frequently have been confined to playing roles in the home, despite recent literature suggesting that empowering them can boost the development of their communities. Drawing on inductive qualitative research, this case study describes the perceptions of five rural women from Sarapiquí in the Northern Region of Costa Rica after undergoing training in tourism entrepreneurship in the …

Undergraduate And Graduate Students’ Challenges: A Qualitative Study With Ondas Framework Across Multiple Disciplines And Innovative Research Methodologies, Omar Khasro Akram, Daniel José Franco, Apina Lee

The Qualitative Report

The integration levels among research methods, management, research tools, and psychology could guide the development of the ONDAS framework toward the secrets of knowledge. The research grounds on undergraduate and graduate students' challenges, with particular emphasis on the need for writing critical literature reviews and weaknesses in identifying benchmark studies to extract the research gap and main research questions, resulting in most fresh graduate students not graduating on time. Some master’s students write doctoral theses, and vice versa, confusing their identified research approach. The study utilizes desk documents to identify the main problems that most students experienced during their research, …

Good Newsletter October 3, 2023, Seattle University School Of Law Dean

GOOD NEWSletter

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Health Citizenship Attitudes Among Social Studies Teachers Of Post-Primary Education In Sultanate Of Oman: Role Of The Demographic Variables In The Covid-19 Pandemic Context, Rahma N.A. Al-Badawi, Saif N. A. Al-Maamari

Journal of Educational and Psychological Studies

Abstract: This study explored the Health Citizenship Attitudes among social studies teachers in post-primary education stage in Sultanate of Oman, besides examining the impact of some demographic and personal variables. The sample consisted of (N =200) teachers. The descriptive analytical design method was used. Health Citizenship Attitudes Scale was developed to include knowledge of health citizenship, commitment to health citizenship values, and participation in promoting health citizenship values. The Face validity, and reliability of scale were also verified, using expert judges and the internal consistency coefficient that showed a reliable value of Cronbach's alpha (α =0.90). The results showed that …

Using Qualitative Data To Synthesize A Theory On Post-Traumatic Growth Following Intimate Partner Violence, Hulda S. Bryngeirsdottir Rn Msc Phd, Sigridur Halldorsdottir

The Qualitative Report

Theories are an essential part of the knowledge base of each discipline. One of the missions of scientists is to develop theories and to keep on doing more research to further develop or correct theories based on evidence-based research. So, this is a process which never ends. Theories are developed and tested through research and once they have been sufficiently tested, they become part of science. The main research question was: What are the main components of the PTG journey of female IPV survivors? The aim of this paper is to describe the process of how we answered the research …

The Discrimination Of Hair-Based Drug Testing, Phillip S. Downes

International Journal of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities

Business ethicists usually debate workplace drug testing by appealing to safety (consequences of drug use for the public) and employees' contracts with the company. However, the means of catching these unsafe workers are rarely analyzed. I discuss the means of hair-based drug testing through the lens of discrimination. Drawing on Richard Lippke’s criticism of drug testing, my paper demonstrates that there is an unequal hindrance of autonomy of long-haired women, the unsheltered homeless, and darker haired individuals over others and, as a result, that hair-based drug testing is morally wrong.

The Effectiveness Of Environmental Technologies In Combating Climate Change: A Cross-National Analysis, Jamie Sommer

Sustainability Seminar Series

Are our technologies helping reduce environmental issues, or just allowing people to pollute more efficiently? What factors influence the ability of technologies to reduce environmental damage? In this presentation, Dr. Sommer will explain new research that links environment-related technologies to decreases in CO2 emissions in nations with lower levels corruption compared to nations with higher levels of corruption. Her findings suggest that the state can promote and support all of the pro-environmental technologies it wants, but if it has issues with corruption those solutions may not have any impact on reducing CO2 emissions.

Difficult Faced By Palestinian Refugee Women In Nablus Camps, Asaad Taffal -, Shahd Zawatiya

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

This study aimed to identify the most prominent difficulties facing by the Palestinian refugee women inside the camps of Nablus city, in order to achieve these goals, the researchers used the qualitative approach as it fits the objectives of the study. The study was constructed on a sample of (40) refugee women who live in the camps of Nablus (Al-Ain camp, Balata camp and Askar camp). The interview was used as a study tool. The results showed that the refugee women in Nablus city camps suffer from economic difficulties represented in low income and lack of job opportunities. She also …

النظام التعليمي الجزائري في سياق القوى الثقافية المحيطة به وفق نموذج بيريداي, Souad Haid, Lakhl Lakhdar

Journal of the Association of Arab Universities for Research in Higher Education مجلة اتحاد الجامعات العربية للبحوث في التعليم العالي

تسعى هذه الدراسة إلى تحليل مختلف القوى الثقافية التي تحيط بالنظام التعليمي الجزائري، لاسيما وأننا نعيش موجة من الثورات الإعلامية والمعلوماتية التي خلفت تغيرات كبيرة في النسق الاجتماعي عموما والتعليم خصوصا، مما جعل مدارسنا وجامعاتنا أمام تحديات كبيرة. ومنهجنا في هذا التحليل هو نموذج بيريداي للتربية المقارنة الذي يعد مفتاحا هاما لتفسير إنجازات وإخفاقات المشهد التربوي من مختلف الجوانب لا سيما الجانب الثقافي حيث صار الطالب الجزائري يعاني من تدني مستواه الثقافي وإن كان كذلك فنجده مطبوعا بثقافة استهلاكية ووعي زائف كنتيجة لزمن ما بعد الكلونيالية. وقد أسفرت نتائج هذا التحليل تبني صناع القرار لحزمة من الإجراءات باستعمال أدوات القوى …

Ruling Culture: Art Police, Tomb Robbers, And The Rise Of Cultural Power In Italy, Fiona Greenland

Lecture Series

No abstract provided.

The Kelce/Swift Phenomena: Real-Time Analysis Of Social Media Activity During The October 1st Chiefs/Jets Game, Yi Luo Montclair State University, Jin-A Choi, Bond Benton

College of Communication and Media Scholarship and Creative Works

When the Kansas City Chiefs played the New York Jets in one of the world's major media centers, it presented a unique opportunity to study the phenomena of public interest in the Travis Kelce/Taylor Swift “romance.” A nationally televised game provides a specific timeframe and a moment of public visibility that invites dialogue and interaction. The space specifically built for such real time dialogue and interaction about a topic is social media. With that in mind, an investigation into the social media activity occurring in-game related to Kelce/Swift is merited

The Social Identity Affordance View: A Theory Of Social Identities, Alejandro Arango, Adam Burgos

Philosophy Faculty Scholarship

This article proposes that social identities are best understood as a kind of affordance, a “social identity affordance.” Social identity affordances are possibilities for action and interaction between persons, within a social niche, based on perceived and self-perceived social group identification. First, the view presented captures and articulates the basic structure of social identities. Second, it explains the multifaceted interplay of such an item in the social field, including not only the complexity of the interpersonal dimensions, but also the multiplicity of registers in which social identities vibrate (ethical, political, psychological, geographical, affective, epistemic). Third, by doing good on (i) …

Sociology Between The Gaps Volume 8 (2023)

Sociology Between the Gaps: Forgotten and Neglected Topics

No abstract provided.

Editor’S Introduction, Michael D.; Pante

Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints

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Association Of Parental Status And Gender With Burden Of Multidisciplinary Tumor Boards Among Oncology Physicians, Brittney L Chau, Jonnby S Laguardia, Sungjin Kim, Samuel C Zhang, Eric Pletcher, Nina N Sanford, Ann C Raldow, Lisa Singer, Jun Gong, Sukhmani K Padda, Mitchell Kamrava, Tara Cohen, Devarati Mitra, Katelyn M Atkins

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

IMPORTANCE: Tumor boards are integral to the care of patients with cancer. However, data investigating the burden of tumor boards on physicians are limited.

OBJECTIVE: To investigate what physician-related and tumor board-related factors are associated with higher tumor board burden among oncology physicians.

DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: Tumor board burden was assessed by a cross-sectional convenience survey posted on social media and by email to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center cancer physicians between March 3 and April 3, 2022. Tumor board start times were independently collected by email from 22 top cancer centers.

MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES: Tumor board burden was measured …

Kill, J. Barton Scott

Journal of Religion & Film

This is a film review of Kill (2023) directed by Nikhil Nagesh Bhatt.

Muslim Heroes On Screen, Ahmad Nuril Huda

Journal of Religion & Film

This is a book review of Daniel O'Brien, Muslim Heroes on Screen (Palgrave Macmillan, 2021).

From Patriarchal Stereotypes To Matriarchal Pleasures Of Hybridity: Representation Of A Muslim Family In Berlin, Rahime Özgün Kehya Dr

Journal of Religion & Film

Sinan Çetin’s blockbuster Berlin in Berlin (1993) is a Turkish-German co-production. In contrast to certain representational tendencies with German orientalism or Turkish occidentalism, it deconstructs the intersectional structures of migration, religion, and gender. The portrayal of religion in films about Turkish-German labour migration is a kind of cultural narcissism often projected into national cinema by denigrating the faith of the other and glorifying one’s own religion. However, perspectives at such intersections are critical and require sensitivity in filmmaking, as films can create prejudice or help build peaceful relationships around these sensitive issues. The paper employs discourse analysis in linking Derrida’s …

Herrens Veje: A Catalyst To Reflect Upon Military Chaplaincy And Ecclesial Issues In A Nordic Context, Jan Grimell, Mariecke Van Den Berg

Journal of Religion & Film

This article is based on an analysis of the first season of the Danish series Herrens Veje (The Way of the Lord; Price 2017). The series portrays the young, idealistic pastor and military chaplain August, who is deployed to a conflict zone with a military unit. He accompanies the unit on a patrol to win the trust of the soldiers. During the patrol, they engage in combat and August kills an innocent civilian woman. Upon return, the transition from military to civilian life proves to be increasingly challenging and troublesome. As the series proceeds, August’s mental health deteriorates and his …

Peele’S Black, Extraterrestrial, Naturalistic Critique Of Religion, Jonathan D. Lyonhart

Journal of Religion & Film

While Jordan Peele’s films have always held their mysteries close to the chest, they eventually granted their viewers some climactic clarity. Get Out (2017) used an 1980s style orientation video to clear up its neuroscientific twist, while Us (2019) had Lupita Nyongo’s underworld twin narratively spell out the details of the plot. Yet Nope (2022) refuses to show its hand even after the game is over, never illuminating the connection between its opening scene and the broader film, nor a myriad of other questions. As such, critics complained that it stitched together two seemingly incongruent plots without explanation; one where …

Contemporary Family Conceptions: A Look At Social Media Narratives Of Donor Conception, Multi-Parent Families, And Adoption., Penny Harvey, Sameera V. Akella, Giovanna Colasanto-Giaramita, Samantha M. Costa, Dds Dobson-Smith, Kate Freeman, Ashley French, Teresa King, Amy E. Middleton, Lynn N. Rios-Rivera, Daniella Robinson, Martha Rockhill, Ashton Romines, Morgan Self, Star L. Steers, April M. Webber, Mason Wilson-Tanev

Summer Sexuality Fellowship

The purpose of this data set is to investigate the experiences of parents, children, biological and non-biological family members when families are constructed in non-traditional ways. We address families constructed with known donors, in polyamourous and platonic family formations, families with step parents, and through adoption. Social Media posts between 2018 and 2023 were systematically collected from Reddit, Tiktok, Youtube, and Twitter. Data were collected by a team of collaborative researchers focusing on three topical areas: Donor conception, Adoption, and Mutli-Parent Families.

The Cyberseduce Collection: Sex Work Commentary On Major Social Media Platforms., Amelia Davies Robinson, Joshua Warren, Emillion Adekoya, Jamal Brooks-Hawkins, Louise Foster, Rachael Green, Bruce Laoera, Ezra Langlois, Audrey Lutmer, Nabiha Nadeem, Athanasia Platis

Summer Sexuality Fellowship

Abstract

During a ten-week Human Sexuality fellowship program, one of the focal areas was sex work, undertaken by an interdisciplinary team of graduate students and faculty. Employing an emergent design approach, this team used multiple iterations to refine their data collection process. Initially comprised of sixteen fellows, the Sex Work team sought to compile a comprehensive dataset encompassing various aspects of sex work, as broadly defined, across four social media platforms: Reddit, TikTok, Twitter (aka "X"), and YouTube. The Sex Work Databank eventually amassed nearly 6,000 data entries, with YouTube yielding the largest share.

The data collection process began with …

Amicus (Fall 2023), University Of Colorado Law School

Amicus

Issue at a glance:

• Reflects on the 44-year career of Professor Mark Loewenstein
• Highlights the latest books by Colorado Law faculty
• Introduces new Colorado Law faculty
• Korey Wise Innocence Project Clients Wins Freedom
• Shares stories of philanthropy
• Recognizes milestones and successes of Colorado Law alumni

Faculty Services 2023-2024, Copley Library

Copley Library Brochures

No abstract provided.

The Library Scuttle: October 2023, Une Library Services

The Library Scuttle

Library resource awareness poster covering Research & Teaching Librarians, Visible Body Suite anatomy resource, and library facts.

Gardner-Webb, The Magazine 2023, Fall (Volume 58), Noel T. Manning

Gardner-Webb, The Magazine

Gardner-Webb, The Magazine, previously titled The Webb Magazine, focuses on alumni news and campus events from Gardner-Webb College; now Gardner-Webb University. This issue includes articles on Double Dawg Day, Dr. Elizabeth Amato winner of the Teaching Excellence Award, Marilyn Withrow's gift to the Chemistry and Microbiology programs, and celebrating alumna Gladys Brooks Boroughs 100th celebration.

Current Social Justice Trends In Spiritan Activities: A Focus On The Influence Of Laudato Si’, Anita Zuberi Ph.D, Delaney Fiore Ba

Spiritan Horizons

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Strategic Plan For The Honors College At Marshall University, 2023, Honors College, Brian A. Hoey

Publications of the Honors College at Marshall University

Beginning with a consideration of our broader institutional and communal contexts and informed by wide-ranging internal and external data collection and analysis, the first five-year strategic plan of the Honors College at Marshall University sets overarching priorities and defined goals that together are intended to deepen community connections, expand recruitment efforts, support greater access and inclusion while increasing retention, develop a more engaging, flexible, and valuable curriculum, and through securing greater material and human resources, to raise the college’s ability to serve as an equal partner in the provision of service to other units on campus. Our overarching goal is …

Tendências Actuais Da Justiça Social Nas Actividades Espiritanas: Atenção Especial À Influência De Laudato Si'., Anita Zubert, Flore Delaney

Horizontes Espiritanos

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