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Pursuing Natural Unity, Consciousness Included, Rowen Cox-Rubien

Scripps Senior Theses

An ontological exploration of consciousness and how it is related to the body and other aspects of physical reality. Framed by David Chalmers' conception of "The Hard Problem", we begin from a physicalist perspective to discuss the problem of mental causation, which is the inquiry of how the mind communicates and interacts with the body. From here we examine the employment of identity reduction to functionalize and therefore physically explain mentality. We find that reductionist methods, the backbone of scientific investigation, do not work to explain conscious experience, because conscious experience is not quantifiable--it is qualitative. Thus we are left …

Morphological Theory And Sign Languages, Donna Jo Napoli

Linguistics Faculty Works

Sign language morphology adds new considerations to well-studied areas, including category identification, inflection vs. derivation, the notions of ideophones, subject, and root, and properties used in lexical classifications. It makes necessary the new notion of reactive effort in understanding how biomechanical factors help shape the lexicon. The prevalence of simultaneity (verticality) over linearity (horizontal temporality) shows that linguistic analysis must include the study of physical properties (visual vs. auditory) if we are to understand language typology. Phonological parameters can have meaning associated with them, either arbitrarily or because they are iconic. This allows for lexical networks that require the mechanism …

Can We Reduce Social Comparison And Fear Of Missing Out With Labels On Instagram?, Taylor Martinek

Departmental Honors Projects

The rapid rise in social media platforms has led to an increase of research surrounding its uses and effects. Thus far, results are heavily mixed with researchers finding both positive and negative effects. Activist campaigns, such as Status of Mind, have chosen to highlight negative outcomes such as increased social comparison and fear of missing out (FOMO). They have proposed platforms introduce a label to be placed on edited posts to help remind viewers they have been altered and are not an accurate depiction of reality. The current study examines whether labels are effective in reducing social comparison and …

My Selfie-Image: An Artist’S Multimedia Perspective To Self-Discovery, Kelly Ahern

Open Access Master's Theses

The world we live in today is filled with different types of media and images constantly. Online technology allows for the exchange of this mass media instantly. With so much media swarming our daily lives, social media and visual imagery have become a part of our culture creating new forms of visual and perceptual communication to thrive online. Social media allows for an organizational system in which symbolic and expressive elements of visual culture are formed. This visual culture draws new platforms of social structures and interactions that include visual imagery such as pictures, videos, emoticons, gifs, memes, etc. Every …

Commencement Program 2019, Whitworth University

Commencement Programs

Undergraduate Commencement exercises of Whitworth University in May 2019.

Emoji Disorder: Using A Universal Digital Dialect To Enhance Architectural Communication, Doria Miller

Renée Crown University Honors Thesis Projects - All

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2019-2020 Undergraduate Bulletin, Rochester Institute Of Technology

RIT Digital Archives

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2019-2020 Graduate Bulletin, Rochester Institute Of Technology

RIT Digital Archives

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2019-2020 Graduate Course Descriptions, Rochester Institute Of Technology

RIT Digital Archives

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Physical Activity And Youth With Hearing Impairments: A Review, Ellen G. Luce-Mckay

Cal Poly Humboldt theses and projects

Objectives: The purpose of this review was to analyze the literature regarding physical activity and children with hearing impairments.

Methods/Inclusion Criteria: The inclusion criteria of this review were articles from 2006-2018, with the population of children 4-18 years old with hearing impairments, and with the study involving components related to physical activity.

Summary: Children with hearing impairments tended to have lower physical activity levels and spent more time sedentary than typically developing peers. Compared to children with other disabilities, children with hearing impairments participated more, but still didn’t meet physical activity recommendations. Children with hearing impairments have demonstrated poorer balance …

Technology-Facilitated Stalking And Unwanted Sexual Messages/Images In A College Campus Community: The Role Of Negative Peer Support, Walter D. Dekeseredy, Martin D. Schwartz, Bridget Harris, Delanie Woodlock, James Nolan, Amanda Hall-Sanchez

Faculty & Staff Scholarship

Researchers have accumulated much social scientific knowledge about the scope, distribution, causes, and outcomes of the physical and sexual abuse of female students in North American institutions of higher learning. However, surveys of technology-facilitated stalking and the dissemination of unwanted sexual messages/images in college campus communities are in short supply. The few that have been conducted do not identify key sociological risk factors associated with these two electronic forms of victimization. This paper, then, has two objectives: (1) to examine the influence of two types of negative peer support and (2) to determine if being the target of technology-facilitated stalking …

Comparing Written Versus Pictorial Asthma Action Plans To Improve Asthma Management And Health Outcomes Among Children And Adolescents: Protocol Of A Pilot And Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial, Lisa Hynes, Kristine Durkin, Desireé N. Williford, Hope Smith, David Skoner, Christa Lilly, Viral Dilip Kothari, Jenny Mcsharry, Christina L. Duncan

Faculty & Staff Scholarship

Background: Asthma is an important focus for pediatric health research as management of asthma symptoms is a significant challenge, and morbidity and mortality among youths with asthma remain prevalent. Treatment guidelines for asthma recommend a written asthma action plan (WAAP) that summarizes individualized instructions for daily medication use. However, WAAPs are typically written at a seventh- to ninth-grade reading level, which can be a barrier to young people in understanding their treatment, having confidence in using a WAAP, and engaging with asthma education.

Objective: Utilizing a feasibility and pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT) design, the objective of the Take Action …

Jour 3526: Multimedia Storytelling (Syllabus), Michael Robinson

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi Archive

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Jour 3526: Multimedia Storytelling (Syllabus), Michael Robinson

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi Archive

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Jour 3526: Multimedia Storytelling (Syllabus), Jin Yang

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi Archive

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Jour 4830: Directed Individual Study (Syllabus), David Arant

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi Archive

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Jour 4900: Creative Media Lab (Syllabus), Matthew J. Haught

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi Archive

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Jrsm 1700: Survey Of Media (Syllabus), Pamela Denney

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi Archive

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Jrsm 3900: Visual Media (Syllabus), Ruoxu Wang

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi Archive

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Jrsm 3900: Visual Media (Syllabus), Addie James

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi Archive

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Jrsm 3900: Visual Media (Syllabus), Michael Robinson

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi Archive

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Jrsm 3900: Visual Media (Syllabus), Brittney Block

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi Archive

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Jrsm 3900: Visual Media (Syllabus), Ruoxu Wang

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi Archive

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Jrsm 7530: Visual Media Theory & Practice (Syllabus), Matthew J. Haught

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi Archive

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Jrsm 1700: Survey Of Media (Syllabus), Candy Justice

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi Archive

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Jrsm 3900: Visual Media (Syllabus), Matthew J. Haught

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi Archive

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Jour 3526: Multimedia Storytelling (Syllabus), Jay Gilmore

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi Archive

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Jour 3526: Multimedia Storytelling (Syllabus), Jin Yang

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi Archive

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Jour 3526: Multimedia Storytelling (Syllabus), Will Suggs

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi Archive

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Jrsm 1700: Survey Of Media (Syllabus), Pamela Denney

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi Archive

No abstract provided.