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Fiber Optic Foxes: Virtual Objects And Virtual Worlds Through The Lens Of Pierson V. Post And The Law Of Capture, John William Nelson

Journal of Technology Law & Policy

Virtual worlds are becoming more successful. Worlds such as World of Warcraft, EVE Online, and Second Life boast hundreds of thousands to millions of subscribers all forming vibrant, online communities. Questions about the ownership status of the objects and characters in these worlds arise as they become more and more popular and as the lines between reality and virtual become increasingly blurred.

First, this Article examines whether traditional common law property rights can extend to virtual objects found in virtual worlds. Virtual objects are viewed through the lens of Pierson v. Post and the laws of property acquisition, followed by …

Acknowledgments, Editors Of Suurj

SUURJ: Seattle University Undergraduate Research Journal

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Parasite Hospitality: How Parasitic Helminth Worms Help Researchers Prevent Type 1 Diabetes., Brooke Wynalda

SUURJ: Seattle University Undergraduate Research Journal

The hygiene hypothesis describes how human exposure to parasitic helminth worms (and other microorganisms) impacts immune system functions. The potential impacts include protection against autoimmune and allergic disease. Epidemiological disease mapping reveals cases of allergic and autoimmune disease are disproportionately concentrated in urban, developed countries where there is less risk of parasitic infection. This suggests an inverse correlation between autoimmune diseases and likelihood of helminth infection. These observations have led researchers to posit that helminth worms have coevolved alongside their human host. This hypothesis is supported by helminth antagonization of human anti-inflammatory responses. There is some evidence to suggest that …

Contributor Biographies, Editors Of Suurj

SUURJ: Seattle University Undergraduate Research Journal

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Esther, The Christian Queen Of Persia: Godly Queene Hester (1529) And The Appropriation Of Jewish Narratives On The Tudor Stage., Adina Van Etten

SUURJ: Seattle University Undergraduate Research Journal

This paper discusses how the 1529 play A New Enterlude of the Godly Queene Hester uses the story of Esther, the Jewish Queen of Persia, to create a model for good Christian queenship and monarchy. Previous scholarship has focused on how this play served as an allegory for contemporary political events, specifically the scandals surrounding Cardinal Wolsey and the very public decay of the marriage between Catherine of Aragon and King Henry VIII of England. Building on previous scholarship, this paper will focus on how these allegories serve to present the play’s Jewish characters and Jewishness in general. This paper …

Female Saints And The Performance Of Virginity In The Medieval Period., Katherine Howard

SUURJ: Seattle University Undergraduate Research Journal

The legends of female saints in the Middle Ages, characterized by a genre called hagiography, are steeped with violence towards women’s bodies in a favoring of their spiritual purity. These stories center the violence in tales of competition between men, where an idolterous man continually threatens her virginity and she ultimately dies in the name of her Christian faith. Their virginity, which is emphasized more through their spiritual selves than their physical bodies, is ultimately performed; performance, here, is defined by Judith Butler and serves to aid in analysis of why the stories of female saints center physical violence and …

Future Peak Streamflow Analytics For The Skagit River., Ruby Ranoa

SUURJ: Seattle University Undergraduate Research Journal

Within the Upper Skagit River, the Ross, Diablo, and Gorge dams are operated by Seattle City Light for hydropower generation, flood risk reduction, fish management, and recreational opportunities. The Skagit Climate Science Consortium (SC2) study projects how streamflow will change with a warming climate under RCPs 4.5 and 8.5. The main issue identified with the SC2 study is that some model outputs are inconsistent with previous research. The objective of this study is to identify the reason(s) for the shifts in climate change impacts on flood projection in the SC2 study. This study checks whether valid data was used within …

The Influence Of Social Capital On Drought-Caused Climate Change: Low-Income Farmer Adaptation., Alex Chapman

SUURJ: Seattle University Undergraduate Research Journal

Climate change continues to destroy ecosystems, cause extreme shifts in weather patterns, and threaten the livelihood of people across the globe. Drought has become one of the most pervasive weather changes, with a particularly hard impact on low-income farmers. In order to combat the impacts of drought, farmers now must take adaptive measures, which include investing in technology, shifting planting schedules, employing different irrigation methods, and more. Social capital has been recognized as an important element in supporting livelihoods, yet it is less clear how social capital influences adaptation to climate change. This paper is a literature review, examining the …

Descartes’ Dualism And Its Influence On Our Medical System., Jordyn Correll

SUURJ: Seattle University Undergraduate Research Journal

The philosophical background of our modern medical system is often traced back to Descartes’ theory of mind-body dualism. While dualism initially allowed for the advancement of medicine as a scientific field, it prevented the development of a more holistic approach to care and presented difficulties with conceptualizing mental illness. This paper examines Descartes’ understanding of the mind-body connection and his understanding of how illness presented in the whole person. Additionally, alternative approaches to medical care are explored in an effort to promote a more holistic philosophy of care. An analysis of Descartes’ direct writings indicate that he was much more …

Full-Length Research Articles: Introduction, Editors Of Suurj

SUURJ: Seattle University Undergraduate Research Journal

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Short Communications: Introduction, Editors Of Suurj

SUURJ: Seattle University Undergraduate Research Journal

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Black Maternal Mortality In The Us., Kelemua Tesfaye

SUURJ: Seattle University Undergraduate Research Journal

The global maternal mortality rate (MMR) has been trending downward, while the US MMR has been increasing. When the US MMR data is disaggregated by race, it becomes apparent that the burden of the MMR is carried by Black mamas. Controlling images of Black women were created during chattel slavery to justify the control and exploitation of their bodies for profit and power. These stereotypes persist to this day in the collective social consciousness, and these racist, classist images have permeated the interactions Black mamas have with others. This paper contextualizes the racial disparity by grounding itself in the role …

Climate Refugees Are Refugees And Deserve Un Recognition., Afrikaan Sahra

SUURJ: Seattle University Undergraduate Research Journal

The United Nations (UN) projects 200 million climate refugees (people displaced by climate change) by 2050. All those people will lose their homes and wander searching for new homes; some will become internally displaced, and others will try to cross borders only to meet walls. The average person lives 17 years in a refugee camp before they relocate to a third country and get resettled. Refugee camps are some of the most populated and overcrowded places globally. This makes refugees vulnerable to communicable and other diseases easily transmitted from person to person or through a vector. The rapid rise of …

Core And University Honors Writing: Introduction, Editors Of Suurj

SUURJ: Seattle University Undergraduate Research Journal

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Feminism And The Mexican Revolution., Claire Andrews

SUURJ: Seattle University Undergraduate Research Journal

This paper explores the positive and negative impacts of the Mexican Revolution on the freedoms, opportunities, and rights of women both during and after the war. The instability caused by the revolution allowed for the upheaval of social structures and the emergence of new, more egalitarian ideologies. Women earned influential positions in prominent fields and built powerful, public careers, thus challenging societal gender roles. In contrast, many women faced oppression, violence, and abuse throughout the war. The transient nature of both the rebel and Federal militaries, as well as their dependency on the support of women, gave rise to the …

Table Of Contents, Editors Of Suurj

SUURJ: Seattle University Undergraduate Research Journal

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Welcome To Suurj, Editors Of Suurj

SUURJ: Seattle University Undergraduate Research Journal

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Land Acknowledgment, Editors Of Suurj

SUURJ: Seattle University Undergraduate Research Journal

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Journal Masthead, Editors Of Suurj

SUURJ: Seattle University Undergraduate Research Journal

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Suurj Volume 6 Entire Volume, Editors Of Suurj

SUURJ: Seattle University Undergraduate Research Journal

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William Robert Easton And The Search For A New Kimberley Port The 1921 Kimberley Exploring Expedition:, Kevin F. Kenneally

Talking Heads Seminar Series

In the 1920’s, following cessation of the First World War, the Western Australian Government under Premier Sir James Mitchell was intent on opening up the Kimberley for settlement. The State was looking to attract ‘men and money’ and Sir James visited London to promote the region. A brochure produced at the time highlighted the region as ‘This land of big mountain ranges, extensive tablelands, heavy and reliable rainfall, noble rivers and fertile soils…’ It also pointed out that ‘Its emptiness and its close proximity to teeming millions of coloured populations elevates to a position of first-class importance the question of …

The Association Between Loneliness With Increased Mental Health Problems And Substance Use During The Covid-19 Pandemic In Richmond, Virginia, Angela C. Liu, Connor Cox, Mariam Sankoh, James Clifford, Courtney T. Blondino, Chanel Bea, Chimere Miles, Kim Young, Sherika Gillison-Chew, John Richardson-Lauve, Candice Turner, Elizabeth Prom-Wormley

Virginia Journal of Public Health

Background. The COVID-19 pandemic caused significant psychological distress among U.S. adults leading to increased rates of adverse mental health symptoms and substance use. This study aims to evaluate the consistency of the association between loneliness and increased mental health problems and substance use in Richmond, VA during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods. Data were collected in two phases: 1) internet-based surveys from August 2020 to March 2021 (N=327) and 2) paper-pencil surveys from May to October 2021 (N=225). Logistic regression was used to test the association between loneliness and increased mental health and substance use, while adjusting for sociodemographic factors and …

Learning Modalities And Mental Health During The Covid-19 Pandemic: A Literature Review, Abubakarr Jalloh, Annie D. Morgan

Virginia Journal of Public Health

Purpose: The study’s purpose was to explore how students were learning during the COVID-19 pandemic and the potential mental health outcome(s) that different classroom learning modalities may have on kindergarten-12^th grade school (i.e., K-12) students given that some of them were learning remotely or in-person, while others were doing some form of hybrid.

Methods: This study performed an extensive review of the literature, including health and educational sources from two government agencies, and three school districts in southwest Virginia. The target population for the literature review was K-12 students in the United States, with a focus on the Commonwealth …

Social Determinants Of Diabetes In Hampton Roads, Virginia, Priyadarshini Pattath

Virginia Journal of Public Health

Background: Recent research demonstrates the need to consider social and economic factors that are the determinants of diabetes along with individual factors. Although the average crude rate of diabetes in Virginia is 10.9%, some of the census tracts report a much higher rate. Neighborhoods in places like Norfolk, Newport News and Portsmouth in Virginia have a diabetes prevalence rate of around 25%. Using a multilevel approach for diabetes interventions will have a much better outcome as social determinants play a significant role in diabetes-related health disparities.

Method: Diabetes prevalence data in seven cities of Hampton Roads, Virginia was linked to …

The Impact Of Oral Health On Low-Income Pregnant Women Living In The United States, Jill Diss, Olivia Ward

Virginia Journal of Public Health

Abstract

Introduction: Oral health has a significant impact on pregnancy outcomes. Interprofessional collaboration can assist in bridging the gap between oral and systemic health and assist in optimizing the health of low-income pregnant women, infants, and children.

Methods: A literature review was used to ascertain the impact of oral health on adverse pregnancy outcomes. Research sources used in this literature review were gathered from the U.S. National Library of Medicine at the National Institutes of Health, PubMed, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Elsevier, Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS), the Office of the Surgeon General, and Google …

All Of Us Special Section, Kim Baskette

Virginia Journal of Public Health

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Precision Medicine & Public Health: How The All Of Us Program Can Make Us All Healthier, Benjamin Barber

Virginia Journal of Public Health

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Captain Thomas Paine House: Baker's Letter To Ron Long, 2003

Documentation

A series of letters written by Anne Baker to Ron Long concerning the history of Cajacet and Captain Paine. The letters are dated January 6, 2003, February 17, 2003, March 16, 2003, April 1, 2003 and May 3, 2003.

AW Baker Restorations was hired by Ron Long in 2003 to do an evaluation of Cajacet.

Minutes 2020-2021, Bowling Green State University. Administrative Staff Council

Administrative Staff Council

The records of the Administrative Staff Council (UA-022) are available in print in the Center for Archival Collections.

From The Editor, Ethan Ross

OUR Journal: ODU Undergraduate Research Journal

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