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Assessing Leadership In Business: A Critical Investigation Of Warren Buffett, Jack Tubridy

Honors Scholar Theses

The world knows Warren Buffett as one of the greatest value investors of all time. He is the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, a multinational conglomerate holding company, and over the years his company has seen unimaginable returns under his leadership. Though he possesses superior investment knowledge, it is not just his intelligence that has lead to his company's success. Warren Buffett is an incredibly effective leader on account of his personal integrity, relationship building skills, wise business approach, and commitment to his responsibilities. This paper examines what sets Warren Buffett's leadership style apart from other CEOs.

Assessing Leadership In Business: A Critical Investigation Of Steve Ballmer, Brendan White

Honors Scholar Theses

Understanding what makes a good leader is a topic of ongoing interest in the practice of business. Research to-date has distinguished between being a manager and being a leader and also has established a set of principles to consider in assessing leadership. In this thesis, I draw upon principles of leadership, including emotional intelligence; vision creation; inspiring others; leading in good and difficult times; fostering, developing, and recognizing others; and creating a winning culture to offer a critical assessment of Steve Ballmer as a leader within the business arena.

The Relationship Between Reading Anxiety And General Anxiety In 7-10-Year-Old Children With Reading Difficulties, Bo Dehm Wicklund

Honors Scholar Theses

Although it is established that children with learning disabilities tend to experience Reading Anxiety, less is known about this population’s extension to Generalized Anxiety. The current study presents findings from two cohorts of elementary-age children (N=51) over the course of two years during the summer BRAINCamp on the Storrs campus of the University of Connecticut. The current study explores if children with reading and math disabilities, who tend to have anxiety in reading performance, extend Reading Anxiety to the broader domain of Generalized Anxiety. The sample consisted of second to fourth-grade students who met the criteria for learning difficulties and …

In Vitro Model For Traumatic Brain Injuries And Clinical Applications, Brendan Braatz

Honors Scholar Theses

Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) are caused by acute impacts, repeated impacts, or traumatic jostling of the head. TBIs can result in a variety of physical and mental symptoms including acute and long-term effects. TBIs have been a large area of research, however, animal models for studying traumatic brain injury are limited by high variability and confined to tissue studies on a macro scale. An in vitro model for traumatic brain injury application and high-speed visualization is optimized in this paper to resemble in vivo conditions for short- and long-term cellular studies. This in vitro system consists of a force applicator …

Exploration Of Salivary-Omics Analyses For Stress Biomarker Monitoring, Ashanthi Snell

Honors Scholar Theses

BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: To support long-term study into the salivary -omics responses to stress that may be used in biomonitoring during exercise and environmental stress, we pursued a focused study to establish optimized protocols and demonstrate that stress-specific markers are expressed to sufficient detectable limits and responsive to rest, exercise-heat stress, and to multi-day acclimation. Exosomes are extracellular vesicles, >150 nm in diameter secreted by multiple cell types and contain potentially stress-, disease-, or cell-damage-specific proteins, mRNAs, and miRNAs. Exosomes can be fractionated by their solubility and density from a variety of biofluids and probed for vesicular biomarkers (vs. freely circulating or …

A Review Of Staphylococcus Aureus Pathogenesis, Global Impact, And The Rise Of Antibiotic-Resistant Clones, Anders Kleinbeck

Honors Scholar Theses

Staphylococcus aureus is a pathogen of grave concern to global public health. The pathogen has shown an unrivaled propensity to obtain resistance to nearly every antibiotic drug approved and prescribed for its treatment. This review will provide an overview of the history and evolution of S. aureus, including an analysis of its transition from the nosocomial setting to the community and the factors contributing to the species’ innate pathogenicity. This paper will also discuss the molecular mechanisms by which resistance to a wide range of popular antibiotic substances was obtained and will provide insight into the evolutionary patterns exhibited by …

Symposium Introduction - America’S Classrooms: Frontlines Of The First Amendment, Jonathan L. Entin

Case Western Reserve Law Review

No abstract provided.

Why School Choice Is Necessary For Religious Liberty And Freedom Of Belief, Richard F. Duncan

Case Western Reserve Law Review

No abstract provided.

Misgendering, Academic Freedom, The First Amendment, And Trans Students, Laura Beth Nielsen, Elsinore Kuo, Evan Zhao

Case Western Reserve Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Emerging First Amendment Right To Mistreat Students, Andrew Koppelman

Case Western Reserve Law Review

No abstract provided.

Volume 73 Issue 4 (2023), Case Western Reserve Law Review

Case Western Reserve Law Review

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Experimental And Observational Research Of Children Physical Activity Intervention: A Synthesis Of The Recent Studies, Yuanlong Liu

International Journal of Physical Activity and Health

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A Review Of Health Wearable-Based Physical Activity Interventions Among Children And Adolescents, Suryeon Ryu, Pablo Rodriguez-Gonzalez, Zan Gao

International Journal of Physical Activity and Health

Health wearable technologies have become popular in recent decades to improve individual physical activity (PA) behavior. Thus, this paper aims to examine the health of wearable-based PA intervention among children and adolescents and provide narrative overviews. This paper retrieved articles based on the following inclusion criteria: (1) experimental design; (2) studies among healthy children and adolescents aged from 5 to 18 years; (3) studies using health wearables as a medium to enhance PA or reduce sedentary behavior; and (4) studies with PA assessments as an outcome. Relevant articles were searched based on recent preceding review papers published in 2021 and …

Effects Of Active Video Game Interventions On Physical Health And Development Among Healthy Preschool Children: A Systematic Review, Wanjiang Zhou, John Oginni, Juan Jose Palos Perez Sr., Kaitlyn Adams, Zan Gao

International Journal of Physical Activity and Health

Early physical activity (PA) interventions during preschool ages are necessary and critical to cultivate healthy movement behaviors for healthy growth and development. The increasing obesity rate among children is a major public health concern globally, which is largely due to poor adherence to participating in regular PA. Active video game (AVG) interventions have been increasingly used in promoting PA. The narrative review synthesized current literature regarding the effect of AVG interventions on physical health and development indicators among healthy preschoolers. A systematic review was performed in Academic Search Premier, CINAHL, ERIC, PubMed, SPORT Discus, and Web of Science, following the …

A Review On The Dose Response Effect Of Regular Physical Activity On Cognitive Function Among Children And Adolescents, Weidong Li, Ping Xiang

International Journal of Physical Activity and Health

Purpose: Positive effects of physical activity on cognitive function among children and adolescents have been observed in previous studies. However, little is known about whether there is a dose-response effect of physical activity on cognitive functioning. Especially, the curvilinear relationship between regular physical activity and cognitive functioning remained unexplored. The purpose of this paper was to review the literature on the dose response effect of physical activity on cognitive function among children and adolescents. Methods: A literature search on key words, title, and abstract with the phrases “physical activity and executive function”, “physical activity and cognition”, and “physical …

Business Viability & Communication Potential Of Modern Education Models, Santiago Frank

Senior Honors Theses

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the education sector at large. This study aims to investigate which current education model best balances the sub-criteria of business viability and communication efficacy in the milieu of our modern context. In this study, five education models have been studied in order to uncover their performance in these two sub-criteria. Each model is analyzed in terms of its objective performance. The results reveal that in-person education provides slightly better scores for communication efficacy as well as much higher student and faculty satisfaction, while online education is incredibly economically viable. While the data is unclear, in …

Minyan, Sophia Goldberg

Art and Art History Honors Projects

Minyan is a full-scale art installation that recreates my memory of the synagogue sanctuary my family attended when I was a child. Salient furniture: a bimah, chairs, and a mechitza have been welded from wire and covered in fabric. These items are arranged in their traditional locations, inviting viewers to enter the “sanctuary” space and walk among the furniture. In place of an ark hangs a handmade tallit. The recreation of this familiar space was part of my effort to understand what Judaism means to me and how my identity as a trans and queer person resides within Jewish space. …

2023 Commencement Program, Columbia College Chicago

Commencement Programs

The commencement program of the 2023 Columbia College Chicago graduation ceremonies.

T. Hanks For Nostalgia: The Power Of Tom Hanks And Film Branding, Jacob Higgs

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

In March 2020, Tom Hanks announced he had contracted COVID-19 while shooting the Elvis Presley Biopic in Australia. On Instagram, he encouraged fans to take the disease seriously and be aware of how severe of a disease it was. Character brands and nostalgia have been found to foster trust in products and encourage relationships with those brands. Using the lens of nostalgia and uses and gratification to examine Tom Hanks as a character brand, the researcher analyzed five blockbuster films with Tom Hanks as the lead character. The study used narrative thematic analysis to observe Hanks and the depictions of …

Row Upon Row: Sea Grass Baskets Of The South Carolina Lowcountry, 4th Edition, Samantha Duncan

The Southeastern Librarian

Dale Rosengarten Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 2022 ISBN:9781643362731 96 p. $18.99 (Pbk)

Haints On Black Mountain, Kathelene Mccarty Smith

The Southeastern Librarian

Ann Hite Macon: Mercer University Press, 2022 ISBN: 9780881468526 243 p. (Pbk) $20.00

Visibility, Promoting, And Marketing Of Electronic Reference Books In Academic Libraries, Viki Stoupenos, Christine E. Woods

The Southeastern Librarian

Are electronic reference books visible in academic libraries? A survey administered to librarians at colleges and universities in the southern United States is used to ascertain the presence and promotion of electronic reference books in academic libraries. Findings reveal that electronic reference books are not as visible in academic libraries (both online and in library buildings) as traditional print reference is. Librarians surveyed indicate they promote electronic reference books more than print reference books. To gain an understanding of what needs more marketing, librarians should examine usage statistics. Librarians should employ a variety of ways to market and promote electronic …

Staircase Arrangements Of Pillars With Distinct Heights, Andrea L. Simmons

Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science Honors Projects

We study the family A_n of sequences (a₁, a₂, ..., a_n) where 0 ≤ a_k ≤ k and nonzero entries are distinct. We show that these sequences are in bijection with the set partitions of [n + 1]. These sequences have a natural poset structure, and we analyze the maximal chains within this poset. Finally, we explore various subfamilies of A_n, including sequences whose largest entry is k and sequences missing the value k.

Staircase Packings Of Integer Partitions, Melody Arteaga

Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science Honors Projects

An integer partition is a weakly decreasing sequence of positive integers. We study the family of packings of integer partitions in the triangular array of size n, where successive partitions in the packings are separated by at least one zero. We prove that these are enumerated by the Bell-Like number sequence (OEIS A091768), and investigate its many recursive properties. We also explore their poset (partially ordered set) structure. Finally, we characterize various subfamilies of these staircase packings, including one restriction that connects back to the original patterns of the whole family.

A Brascamp-Lieb–Rary Of Examples, Anina Peersen

Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science Honors Projects

This paper focuses on the Brascamp-Lieb inequality and its applications in analysis, fractal geometry, computer science, and more. It provides a beginner-level introduction to the Brascamp-Lieb inequality alongside re- lated inequalities in analysis and explores specific cases of extremizable, simple, and equivalent Brascamp-Lieb data. Connections to computer sci- ence and geometric measure theory are introduced and explained. Finally, the Brascamp-Lieb constant is calculated for a chosen family of linear maps.

Mixing Measures For Trees Of Fixed Diameter, Ari Holcombe Pomerance

Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science Honors Projects

A mixing measure is the expected length of a random walk in a graph given a set of starting and stopping conditions. We determine the tree structures of order n with diameter d that minimize and maximize for a few mixing measures. We show that the maximizing tree is usually a broom graph or a double broom graph and that the minimizing tree is usually a seesaw graph or a double seesaw graph.

Gentrification And Crime In The Twin Cities: Insights And Challenges Through A Statistical Lens, Erin G. Franke

Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science Honors Projects

Gentrification is a complex process of urban redevelopment that typically involves an in-migration of educated people to neighborhoods experiencing a period of disinvestment. While gentrification is widely regarded for its potential to displace long-time businesses and residents of the neighborhood, its impact on crime is highly controversial. There is not a consensus on the relationship between gentrification and crime across criminological theory and past statistical studies have also shown contradictory results. Measuring gentrification on the tract level with census data, we seek to understand gentrification’s relationship with violent crime and theft in the Twin Cities. Using a Poisson model with …

Generational Gap: Tales From A Vaquero Fracasado, Shawn Michael Gonzalez

Theses and Dissertations

Mexican American culture holds a strong grasp in the roots of South Texas. The proud Latino heritage is at the forefront of The Valley’s metaphorical cover page. Naturally, with such strong cultural influence comes adaptions of antiqued ways of living and the morality of a dying generation which is slowly losing their stronghold on the throats of the youth. The elders are used to a specific, and sometimes socially problematic, lifestyle that includes machismo, patriarchal sovereignty, and gender based roles that are fitting to a specific generational expectation.

This collection of writing aims to highlight the differences between the old …

Exploring A Bilingual Teacher Implementation Of Small Group Guided Reading Instruction Through Preview, View And Review, Vivian Pratts

Theses and Dissertations

Teaching and learning for emergent bilinguals is often based on monolingual instructional assumptions which ignore how emergent bilinguals use their entire linguistic repertoire to communicate and make meaning. Bilingual pedagogies such as Preview-View-Review have the potential to support the development of biliteracy and meaning-making of emergent bilinguals in dual language programs. The aim of this exploratory study was to investigate how a bilingual teacher in a two-way dual language program implements a Preview-View-Review through small group reading instruction. This strategy proposes the alternation of languages previewing and reviewing content in one language, while doing the view or main content teaching …

South Texas Elegy: Life During A Global Pandemic, Brianna Bullion

Theses and Dissertations

South Texas Elegy: Life During a Global Pandemic highlights the narrator’s experience with loss and grief during the coronavirus pandemic, which started in early 2020. This piece is written from the perspective of a narrator living in the Rio Grande Valley, which is in the southmost region of Texas.

This memoir contains thirteen chapters, which discuss deaths of close friends and family members, periods of waiting which occurred in between deaths and updates on the coronavirus, and the narrator’s reflection at the end of the piece. This memoir is a tribute to lost loved ones and an account of an …