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Influence Of Boat Activity On Wave Climate In Back Bay Of Biloxi, Ms, Matthew Virden

Theses and Dissertations

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Wave energy is a major driver for many coastal processes and influences wetland vegetation and shoreline stability. Coastal conservation and restoration projects often include wave climate estimations in the decision-making process for project design. The current method primarily used to estimate a project area's wave climate is the use of wind-wave models. These models use wind speed, wind direction, bathymetry, and fetch to estimate site-specific wave activity. However, these models neglect boat wake which is an important contributor to wave energy in fetch-limited environments. This study used site-specific wave measurements to compare wind-protected and open sites in Back Bay, Mississippi. …

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Chimes: April 30, 2021, Calvin University

Chimes

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Sexual assault exists at Calvin, so do the tools to find healing by Harm Venhuizen and Katherine Benedict

Ask an immunologist: Prof. Shen on five vaccine myths by Alex Raycroft

Chimes sits down with Calvin's new provost: Noah Toly by Juliana Knot

A "Calvin walk" through dating history by Ezra Craker

Professor on weekdays, feminist footballer on weekends by Lauren Vanden Bosch

Women's soccer victorious in spring edition of MIAA tournament by Ellington Smith

Swimming upstream: Calvin women reflect on fields dominated by men by Abigail Ham

A last word on what Calvin was, is and needs to be by …

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Uab Researchers Survey Support For Legalization Of Medical Cannabis Among Alabama Physicians, Adam Pope

Browse All News

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No abstract provided.

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Mapping The Cash Waqf Literature Based On Web Of Science And Vosviewer: A Bibliometric And Visualization, Sri Yayu Ninglasari

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

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This study aims to systematically explore and cluster by mapping and visualizing the cash waqf research literature to serve basis for future research. A system mapping research (SMS) was employed with bibliometric analysis using VOSviewer based on Web of Science data from 1979 to April 2021. This study visualized patterns of the co-occurrence of keywords, co-citation relationships, and citations of documents. We show the literature's influential aspects, such as the number of publications per year, countries, institutions, journals, authors, and topics. The review of cash waqf research comprises 46 publications by 107 authors affiliated with 32 organizations in 9 countries, …

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The Violence Of Asylum: The Case Of Undocumented Chinese Migration To The Us, Amy Hsin, Sofya Aptekar

Publications and Research

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A sizable portion of the undocumented population in the US is Chinese, yet they are an understudied group. We integrate a multidisciplinary body of work on undocumented Chinese migration with the sociology of migration and analyze interviews with undocumented migrants, community organizers, social workers, and others working in the Chinese community in New York City, as well as participant observation of community events. We show that restrictive immigration policies exclude most Chinese migrants from legal entry into the US, force many to endure dangerous migration routes, incur extraordinary debt and bind Chinese migrants’ experience of illegality with asylum seeking. The …

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Exploring The Lived Experiences Of Middle-Eastern And North African (Mena) Jews Through Narrative Inquiry Using A Digital Storytelling Approach, Brandy B. Shufutinsky

Doctoral Dissertations

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Cultural erasure has led to the virtual erasure of many communities from learning spaces. Discrimination, ignorance, and the politicization of knowledge production are all factors that lead to marginalization that sees certain communities being excluded from academia. One such community are the Jewish communities from Middle-Eastern and North African (MENA) lands. This dissertation directly confronts the erasure of MENA Jewish communities and the knowledge they hold by providing a platform for members of these communities to share their experiences. Storytelling is one way to combat cultural and historical erasure (Iseke, 2013). Not only does storytelling provide a way to resist …

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Effect Of Nutrition On Resilience In Adults With Childhood Trauma, Carrie Merrill, Nicole Wickstrom, Katie Munn, Timothy Mclaughlin

Thinking Matters Student Research Symposium

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While previous studies have shown that healthy nutrition has a positive effect on our physical and emotional well-being (Marsman et al., 2018; Harbottle, 2019), it is unknown whether those benefits extend to individual levels of resilience among those who have suffered childhood trauma. The purpose of this research is to better understand how nutritional habits influence the relationship between childhood trauma and resilience. A Qualtrics survey design was used to collect data related to Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), resilience, and nutritional intake, and was sent via email to University of Southern Maine students and faculty of the school of social …

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The Impact Of Female Sport Coaches: Role Models For The Next Generatio, Molly Wilkie

Thinking Matters Student Research Symposium

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Gender equity in higher education settings, such as academic faculty and admission to graduate schools in medical and STEM fields has been well researched (Ceci & Williams, 2011; Cheryan, 2011; Moss & Racusin, 2012). Based on this previous research, there is a pattern of implicit bias towards female applicants for professorships, as well as admissions to graduate and research positions that results in an imbalance of men and women in these positions. However, less research has been conducted on the gender inequities that exist in another area of higher education, collegiate athletics. The purpose of this project is to identify …

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Senior High School Students’ Political Participation In The Emerging Social Issues, Kenneth B. Ibardeloza, Janna Mae H. Macatangay, Louigie T. Badillo, Jojiemar M. Obligar

DLSU Senior High School Research Congress

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This research examined youth political participation in the emerging social issues in the Philippines. The purpose of this study is to exhibit the vital political participation of senior high school students in the Humanities and Social Sciences (HUMSS) strand of Tanauan City Integrated High School in terms of finding solutions for the various social issues that have been hindering the country from developing. The research question guiding the study is how the youth understand and value interests in social issues in relation to the other forms of political participation. This study employed a qualitative research approach used to analyze data …

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Do Apples Fall Not Far From The Tree?: An Exploratory Research On The Influence Of Parents To Their Children's Attitudes Toward The Lgbtq+ Community, Gwenevie Q. Bayaua, Franz Joseph B. Beltran, Rei Czelle M. Rodrigo

DLSU Senior High School Research Congress

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The parent-child interaction is the first social connection a child would engage within their life. A part of this relationship is how parents develop their child in the physical, mental, and emotional aspects. These varying aspects then extend to the attitudes and perceptions the child may have toward different aspects of life, including social issues such as those concerning the LGBTQ+ community. The following study seeks to explore the influence of parents to their children’s attitudes towards the LGBTQ+ community. It is in this context that this study is proposed where the assumption is that the parents’ attitude towards queer …

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Maine Bisexual People's Network (Mbpn), Kat Hartford

POP 101: Queering the Archives

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This presentation attempts to construct a history of the Maine Bisexual People’s Network (MBPN), drawing from primary sources from USM’s Special Collections, specifically from the LGBTQ+ Collection in the Jean Byers Sampson Center. Information includes when, why, and how the MBPN was founded, who founded the organization, important events in the MBPN’s history, and the experience of bisexuality for Mainers. Also included are images of the primary sources, such as clips from Our Paper: Serving the Alternative Community, a publication that served queer Mainers. While the MBPN was just one of several examples from Maine’s history of LGBTQ+ organizations, the …

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The Level Of Learning Disabilities And The Feeling Of Depression Among A Sample Of Battered Women In Amman, Razan Abbadi

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

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The study aimed to identify the level of educated disability in battered women and to identify the level of depression in battered women. The study used the descriptive method. The sample of the study was deliberately chosen by 30 women who were between the ages of 18-50 years. Achievement of the objectives of the study was developed learner deficit scale, and the use of Beck's list of depression, theresults indicatedthat the level of educated disability of battered women came to the average mean at an average level, and that the level of depression in the study sample of battered women …

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The Effect Of Social Relationships’ On The Residents’ Satisfaction In Multi-Storey Housing, Suheir Ammar, Kausar Haj Ali, Nor' Yusof

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

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This study investigated the effect of participation on social relations on residents’ satisfaction in multi-storey residential buildings in the Gaza Strip, Palestine, and highlighted the strength of the social relationships as a predictor of residents’ satisfaction among other factors. The data was obtained from 525 residents. Random sample size was chosen. A special questionnaire was designed to achieve the study objectives. The findings showed the following results: the level of residents’ participation in social relationships was lower than the level of residents’ satisfaction with the quality of these relations, there is a strong, positive correlation between residents’ participation and their …

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The Extent Of Faculty Of Science In Yanbu Students, - Taibah University, Saudi Arabia Practicing Of Scientific Values, Maen Alshiyab

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

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This study aimed to investigate the extent of Faculty of Science in Yanbu students, - Taibah University of Saudi Arabia Practicing of scientific values. To achieve study purposes used a questionnaire of (38) item, which were concerned with detecting behavioral aspects of scientific values among students was applied on stratified random sample consisting of (238 students).The study findings revealed that: 1) The percentage of the degree of practicing the scientific values among the Faculty of Science in Yanbu students was (70%), which is considered moderate. 2) There are no significant statistical differences (α= 0.05) due to Study level (preparatory year, …

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Brotherly Relationship As Predictors Of Optimism And Pessimism Among A Sample Of Secondary Students In North Jordan, Ahmad Aljawarneh

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

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This study aimed at searching for the brotherly relationships as predictors of optimism and pessimism among a sample of 457 Secondary students. The results of the study showed that the level of brotherly relationship for all dimensions had a high score, whereas the scale of the relationships between brothers and sisters was at a very high score. Results indicated that there were statistically significant differences between the genders in the dimensions of scale brotherly relationships except the future concerns if there is no significant difference between the genders. It also shows the presence of statistically significant differences between the genders …

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In The Spirit Of St. Peter Claver: Social Justice And Black Catholicism In San Antonio, Philip Lampe Ph.D.

Verbum Incarnatum: An Academic Journal of Social Justice

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The editors want to take the space reserved for the abstract to say that this is the final piece of research that Phil Lampe completed before his passing. We publish it here posthumously in tribute to Phil’s tireless work for social justice, as editor of Verbum Incarnatum, as researcher of social-justice efforts in South Texas and Mexico, and as an educator committed to inspiring students to pursue justice in their lives outside the academy.

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Social Justice In The Cigar Factory: The Finck Cigar Strikes, 1933-1935, Roger Barnes

Verbum Incarnatum: An Academic Journal of Social Justice

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No abstract provided.

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A Participatory Action Research Study Of Police Interviewing Following Crisis Intervention Team Training, Maria Felix-Ortiz, Catherine Steele, Marisa Deguzman, Georgen Guerrero, Melissa Graham

Verbum Incarnatum: An Academic Journal of Social Justice

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Estimates vary, but a third to one half of individuals shot and killed by police have a mental illness or disability, and many who are taken into custody languish in county jails where no treatment for their illness is available. The Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) model is an increasingly important adjunct to U.S. police training because it de-escalates tense situations, diverts people with mental illness away from jail and into treatment, and can reduce the risk of civilian deaths during a police encounter. As such, it is a strategy for reducing the social injustice of incarceration or deaths of people …

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Promises Endure: Historical Views Of Nursing Faculty, Laura R. Muñoz

Verbum Incarnatum: An Academic Journal of Social Justice

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Lessons learned from the history of an organization are valuable. This is especially true for an organization with the legacy held by the Ila Faye Miller School of Nursing and Health Professions at the University of the Incarnate Word. Memories recounted by nursing faculty were collected to enhance information provided in the two-volume chronicle written by Sister Patrice Slattery in 1995 entitled, “Promises to Keep” and the last history of the school, “The Story of One School of Nursing” written by Sister Charles Marie Frank in 1976.

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The Minutes Of The Marshall University Board Of Governors Meeting, April 29, 2021, Marshall University Board Of Governors

Board of Governors Minutes

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No abstract provided.

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Sex Differences In Weight Perception And Weight Gain Among Black College Students In The Usa, Jounghee Lee, Jaesin Sa, Jean-Philippe Chaput, James Heimdal, Beatrice Nelson, Beom-Young Cho, Elizabeth Kwon

Human Performance and Sport Sciences faculty Research

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Objectives

The aims of this study were to examine the prevalence of overweight/obesity and to explore sex differences in body weight perceptions and correlates of weight gain among Black students at 2 historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the USA.

Methods

Participants completed a paper-based survey, and their height and weight were measured (67% completion rate).

Results

The overweight and obesity rates were 33.8% and 26.9%, respectively. More females than males accurately assessed their weight (p<0.05). Body weight underestimation was associated with male sex, excellent/very good perceived overall health, and not being informed by a doctor of having overweight or obesity (p<0.01). Higher odds of ≥5% weight gain were related to female sex, living on campus, and not being informed by a doctor of having overweight or obesity (p<0.05).

Conclusion

Given the high overweight and obesity rates among Black students, HBCUs in the USA should develop intervention strategies for …

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Socastee Interview, Participant #16, April 29, 2021, Jennifer Mokos, Jaime Mccauley

Flood Survivor Interviews

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A community member of the Rosewood neighborhood in Socastee is interviewed by a CCU student.

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A Place To Call Home, At What Cost? An Empirical Model Of Cost-Burdened Housing In The U.S. At The Metropolitan Unit Of Analysis, Alec Turner

Honors Projects in History and Social Sciences

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The affordable housing crisis has plagued the United States for decades. This thesis analyzes the predictors of cost-burdened housing at the metropolitan level of analysis, as well as how a lack of affordable housing and cost-burdened housing impacts the socioeconomic status and well-being of households in those areas. The study uses a variety of statistical analyses, including regression analysis. This topic is important because cost-burdened households tend to spend significantly less on food, healthcare, transportation, and retirement savings because their income is ultimately consumed by the cost of housing. Inadequate housing has also been found to be the strongest predictor …

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Examining The Effects Of The “Strong Black Woman” Stereotype On Black Women’S Experience With Domestic Violence, Taylor Tristine

Sociology & Anthropology Student Scholarship

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Major: Psychology
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Maureen Outlaw, Sociology and Anthropology

Through a thorough analysis of published articles and books, this analysis of the effects of the “Strong Black Woman” on Black women’s experience with domestic violence shows major disparities with the experience of White women. While many Black women take pride in being “strong,” this label can have surprisingly complex and simultaneously positive and negative effects on a Black woman’s psyche. Additionally, many effects of the application of this stereotype may seem positive to Black women at the time, but after constant application of the stereotype these women are consistently …

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Seventy Years Later: Caste Struggle In The Indian Bureaucracy, Kathryn Victoria Doner

Global Studies Student Scholarship

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Major: Global Studies and Sociology
Minors: Black and Latin American Studies
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Trina Vithayathil, Global Studies

Caste plays a role in all aspects of Indian life. Individuals from disadvantaged castes face challenges because of institutionalized discrimination and inequality favoring caste elites. The 1950 Indian Constitution implemented a centralized system of affirmative action after discriminated castes advocated for more representation in Indian society. Reservation of government bureaucracy seats would help to change the composition and culture of institutions. My research examines the changing caste composition of the administrative bureaucracy and the factors that have supported and impeded this change. …

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Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes April 29, 2021, University Of Rhode Island Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes

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No abstract provided.

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The Power Of Words: The Effects Of Vocabulary On Native American Communities, Nicola Calabrese

Education Student Scholarship

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Major: Elementary and Special Education
Minor: Sociology
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Susan Skawinski, Elementary and Special Education The guiding question for this project was, “What is the best terminology to use when referring to people of Native American descent and why?” First, I focused on the terminology that has been used in the past to refer to Native American people. Next, I looked at the terms that are considered disrespectful to the Native American community. Then, I researched the terms that are considered appropriate to use. Finally, I concentrated on how educators can positively impact how the Native American community is …

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Ageism And Perceptions Of Vulnerability: Framing Of Age During Covid-19 Pandemic, Jordan Broussard, Frauke Schnell, Jasmin Tahmaseb Mcconatha, Jacqueline Magnarelli

Psychology Student Work

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Media representations of the Covid-19 pandemic and its devastating consequences have shaped people’s fears, anxiety, and perceptions of vulnerability. Social scientists have examined the consequences of how information is “framed.” Framing theory asserts that issues can be portrayed differently by emphasizing or de-emphasizing aspects and information. According to Lakoff (2004) the impact of a message is not based on what is said but how it is said. Theories of framing focus on how the media frames issues, which then structure and shape attitudes and policies. A news article serves as a frame for an intended message. This paper examines the …

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April 29, 2021, James Madison University

The Breeze, 2020-

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The Breeze is the student newspaper of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

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Biased Perceptions Of Women In The Music Industry, Samantha E. Matzerath

Psychology Student Scholarship

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Major: Psychology and Sociology
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Saaid Mendoza, Psychology

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