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The Impact Of Brief Animal Assisted Therapy Dog Interactions On College Student Stress And Self-Efficacy Levels, Savannah Giordano, Julian Percoco

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The aim of the current study was to examine the potential benefits of dog therapy programs on student stress levels on a college campus. While these programs have become increasingly popular there is little evidence on the effectiveness of animal centered activities. We compared the differences on three types of assessments related to stress levels (e.g., Self-Efficacy Scale, Perceived Stress Scale and relative changes in stress hormone levels (cortisol)) for college students before and after interacting with therapy dogs for 10 minutes. Saliva samples were collected using Salimetrics’ Salivabio Oral Swab (SOS) method from student participants 15 minutes after arrival …

The Argument For Sports Fandom And Its Unrealized Societal Benefits, Daniel Gonzalez

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Sports fandom drives the success and continuation of sports franchises at all levels internationally, yet fans and fandom itself are often criticized. Like all things, sports fandom has both positive and negative effects; some negatives outweigh the positives, and vice versa. A lot of the positivity surrounding sports fandom is rooted in the unique connection fans seem to have to both “their” teams as well as one another. I use data and evidence from many resources to explore fandom's psychological, sociological, and economic effects on society and those within it. The main contributors to the negative stigma surrounding sports fandom …

Inequity Surrounding Insulin Prices And Its Impact On American Citizens, Natalie Kennedy

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Medication prices for chronic illnesses are increasing rapidly, making it extremely difficult for patients to manage and treat their disorders. While insurance can cover a significant portion of it, out of pocket costs are unaffordable for most. High market prices of insulin have created a cycle of improper diabetic management, specifically in uninsured Americans, which created an inability for proper holistic treatment for those with Diabetes Mellitus. Those who are uninsured are facing a crisis in which they are forced to decide between taking a life saving medication or paying their weekly bills. The United States is one of the …

The History Of Sports Inequality And How The Pressure On Female Athletes Affects Mental Health And Performance, Madeline Scarola

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While physical health is a big part of female athletes and their performance, mental health is also an extremely important factor. The pressures that society puts on female athletes to constantly prove themselves equal to men, uphold their feminine image, and still be successful renders many female athletes to develop anxiety, depression, and eating disorders that will either cause harm to their performance, increase the likelihood of injury, or make them pull out of competition completely. As more elite female athletes are bringing conversations about the pressures they face and their mental health to the forefront, hopefully it will inspire …

An Interdisciplinary View On The Legalization Of Physician-Assisted Suicide, Alis Koroglu

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When an individual has a terminal illness, death may not always come rapidly or peacefully. More times than not, the individual with a terminal illness goes from being a well, able-bodied individual, to then slowly degenerating into an individual living with unbearable chronic pain and dependence on others to survive. This paper evaluates the reasons why a procedure called Physician-Assisted Suicide (PAS) should be legalized in all 50 states to give individuals with a terminal illness the right to die without struggling to stay alive. For those in the state of a terminal illness, who are essentially forced to slowly …

Coronavirus Impact On Nursing, Hyzell Lim

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The health care system would not function efficiently as it does today if nurses were not present to perform their duties. Their role, became crucial and urgent come along the Coronavirus pandemic. The pandemic not only took a toll on the population, but nurses were also affected leading to many complications and challenges that require immediate intervention.

Financial Illiteracy, Tyler Maloney

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No matter the socioeconomic class, people deserve sufficient resources to have opportunities for a better life. The increase of financial procarities creates a greater strain on health, building upon the problems people in poverty already face. The cycle that further cripples generations of low socioeconomic individuals and families must be fixed. In order to end this suffering, implementation of health and educational resources must become the cornerstone.

Wage Gap In Women's Sports, Ian Watral

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From the financial standpoint, to what extent do sports leagues contribute to the gendered wage gap in professional athletics, especially as they maintain and promote male performance as top viewership? Many top-tier woman athletes are far more athletic and financially deserving than a good number of male athletes we see today. For example, Serena Williams and Hope Solo. Both women are leaders not only to their team and on the field but to the entire sport for girls to look up to and the next generation of women in sports. However, their payment reflects otherwise compared to the male sports …

The Importance Of Sales Enablement In B2b Marketing Strategies, Grace Kelliher

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This paper examines the rapidly changing, competitive landscape of B2B sales and the challenges this environment presents to marketing and sales teams. In light of this, the paper reflects on the need for these two functions in a business to be aligned in how they communicate their company’s value to deliver a seamless buying experience to their customers. This alignment is rooted in developing marketing strategies with a strong consideration for sales enablement, defined as the processes that empower sellers to optimize the sales cycle in every interaction with customers.

To form a sound thesis around this topic, research on …

The Implications Of Successful Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion (Dei) Initiatives In The Ncaa, Jackson Tse

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Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives are relatively new aspects of the NCAA, but they are becoming more important than ever. Initially introduced with the passing of Brown v. Board in 1954, DEI initiatives have grown to include legislation and organizations such as the Civil Rights Act, Title IX, and Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW). These represent the first of many steps to build a more welcoming and equitable environment for the NCAA’s stakeholders, especially in regard to racial and gender diversity. Despite all of the aforementioned initiatives, there are still gaps throughout the NCAA. Positions including athletic …

The Imperative And Financially Feasible Implementations Necessary In The Battle Against Traumatic Brain Injuries In Professional Football, Brian Dahdal

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Every minute that society waits to bring traumatic brain injuries in professional football to the forefront is another minute of disservice to the innocent athletes that dedicate their lives for society’s entertainment. It is imperative to deduce if there exists a cost effective budgetary way for the NFL to put new resources, technologies or protocols into place to more effectively prevent and address the traumatic brain injuries that have plagued professional football players for decades, notably concussions and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE).

Pregnancy And The Postpartum Period - How Resistance Training Can Help, Emma Felix

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The objective of this article is to describe the importance of maintaining a resistance training exercise regimen throughout pregnancy and during postpartum. To emphasize this statement, I will be delving into the common misconceptions of exercising during pregnancy and postpartum along with safety considerations to be aware of. Following this, there is also a section dedicated to how exercising during this period of anatomical change can help the patient’s psychological wellbeing as well. From here, the reader can expect to learn of common pain that occurs during the pre and postnatal period and how resistance training can alleviate said …

Causes Of The Increased Rates Of Child Marriage In The Za'atari Refugee Camp, Kylie Mccabe

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The rates of child marriage within the Za’atari refugee camp in Jordan have steadily increased since the camp opened in 2012. The leading explanation for this trend typically embeds itself in a lack of education, knowledge of reproductive services, financial stability, adequate police enforcement and legal jurisdiction, as well as play and socialization accessibility for children. This study seeks to enumerate the primary driving causes of the increased rates of child marriage for girls within the camp by analyzing data collected from the Inter-Agency Child Protection and Gender Based Violence Assessment in the Za’atari Refugee Camp conducted by the United …

The Effect Of Screen Time On Children And Adolescents' Physical And Mental Health Including Differences Seen In Sex And Familial Socioeconomic Status, Lauren Iacoviello

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Have you ever gone to a nice restaurant for dinner with family members on a weekend evening and could not help but notice the “activity” of others who are sitting around you? Especially their actions concerning none other than the device that has control over many. While screens can provide us with easier and faster communication, a great extent of knowledge, entertainment, and the sharing of resources, its consequences for a person's physical and mental health far outweighs its benefits. In this paper, the negative effects of screens on children and adolescent's future well being, with differences in gender and …

Object Play In Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops Truncatus), Kayla Alvia, Alexandra Giuffra, Erin Sheehan, Carlie Williams

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The current study involves a detailed investigation of object play (OP) in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus).

The Impact Of Brief Animal Assisted Therapy Dog Interactions On College Student Stress And Self-Efficacy Levels, Paige Kutka, Victoria Vaillancourt, Julian Percoco, Savannah Giordano

Academic Festival

The aim of the current study was to examine the potential benefits of dog therapy programs on student stress levels on a college campus. While these programs have become increasingly popular there is little evidence on the effectiveness of animal centered activities. We compared the differences on three types of assessments related to stress levels (e.g., Self-Efficacy Scale, Perceived Stress Scale and relative changes in stress hormone levels (cortisol)) for college students before and after interacting with therapy dogs for 10 minutes. Saliva samples were collected using Salimetrics’ Salivabio Oral Swab (SOS) method from student participants 15 minutes after arrival …

The Great Realignment: Investigating The American Hispanic And Latino Vote, Alejandro J. Ramos

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Why are Hispanics realigning with the Republican party? As recent as the 2022 midterm election, trends have found that more Hispanics are voting with the Republican party. Dating as far back as the 1972 presidential election, the Republican party has never garnered more than 44% of the Hispanic vote (2004). The 2004 presidential election contest was an outlier as the mean acquired by the party is 31.6% The lowest being 21% and the second highest 39%. Data used from Pew Research, fourteen presidential election exit polls, and two midterm election exit polls allowed for the study of the Hispanic voting …

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Review Of Lewis On The Christian Life: Becoming Truly Human In The Presence Of God, Jennifer Neyhart

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Review of Joe Rigney, Lewis on the Christian Life: Becoming Truly Human in the Presence of God (Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2018). 310 pages. $21.99. ISBN 9781433550553.

Review Of The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe (Play), Based On The Book The Lion, The Witch, And The Wardrobe By C. S. Lewis, Carolyn Curtis

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Review of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, based on the book The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis. Flat Rock, North Carolina: Flat Rock Playhouse, 9 November 2019.

Review Of The Faithful Imagination: Papers From The 2018frances White Ewbank Colloquium On C. S. Lewis & Friends, Sarah R. A. Waters

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Review of Joe Ricke and Ashley Chu, eds., The Faithful Imagination: Papers from the 2018 Frances White Ewbank Colloquium on C. S. Lewis & Friends (Hamden, CT: Winged Lion Press, 2019). 440 pages. $32.95. ISBN 9781935688303.

Review Of Becoming C. S. Lewis: A Biography Of Young Jack Lewis, Crystal Hurd

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Review of Harry Lee Poe, Becoming C. S. Lewis: A Biography of Young Jack Lewis (1898- 1918) (Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2019). 276 pages + notes and index. $22.99. ISBN 9781433562730.

Review Of Till We Have Faces: A Myth Retold—A Reading Companion, Second Edition, Stephen Beard

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Review of Christine L. Norvell, Till We Have Faces: A Myth Retold—A Reading Companion, Second Edition (Tulsa, OK: Thy Lyre Publishing, 2020) 135 pages. $9.95. ISBN 9780578662794.

Review Of Informing The Inklings: George Macdonald And The Roots Of Modern Fantasy, B. Daniel Speak

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Review of Michael Partridge and Kirsten Jeffrey Johnson. Informing the Inklings: George MacDonald and the Roots of Modern Fantasy. (Hampden, CT: Winged Lion Press, 2018). 272 pages. ISBN 9781935688204.

Review Of The Neglected C. S. Lewis: Exploring The Riches Of His Most Overlooked Books, Joel D. Heck

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Review of Mark Neal and Jerry Root, The Neglected C. S. Lewis: Exploring the Riches of His Most Overlooked Books (Brewster, MA: Mount Tabor Books, 2020). vii + 181 pages. Foreword by Dr. David C. Downing. $24.00. ISBN 9781640602946.

Review Of Narrative Apologetics: Sharing The Relevance, Joy, And Wonder Of The Christian Faith, Josiah Peterson

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Review of Alister McGrath, Narrative Apologetics: Sharing the Relevance, Joy, and Wonder of the Christian Faith (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 2019). 166 pages. $15.99. ISBN 9780801075773.

Review Of George Macdonald In The Age Of Miracles: Incarnation, Doubt, And Reenchantment, Carol Propst

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Review of Timothy Larsen, George MacDonald in the Age of Miracles: Incarnation, Doubt, and Reenchantment (Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, 2018). 150 pages. $16. ISBN 9780830853731.

Review Of Further Up And Further In: Orthodox Conversations With C. S. Lewis On Scripture & Theology, Gale Watkins

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Review of Edith M. Humphrey, Further Up and Further In: Orthodox Conversations with C. S. Lewis on Scripture & Theology (Yonkers, NY: St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press, 2017). 301 pages. $28.00. ISBN 9780881415971.

Review Of Middle-Earth And The Return Of The Common Good, Dominic J. Nardi

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Review of Joshua Hren, Middle-earth and the Return of the Common Good (Eugene, Oregon: Wipf and Stock, 2018). 214 pages. $26.00. ISBN 9781532611193.

Review Of C. S. Lewis: Blackwell Great Minds, James P. Helfers

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Review of Stewart Goetz, C. S. Lewis: Blackwell Great Minds (Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 2018). Kindle Edition. 213 pages, including Introduction, 9 chapters, bibliography and index. $23.99 ISBN 9781119190271.