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Rudolf Baranik And The Entanglement Of Art And War, Ryan League Jan 2022

Rudolf Baranik And The Entanglement Of Art And War, Ryan League

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Art has always been political, but the events of World War II gave rise to an entire generation of notably political artists. Rudolf Baranik is one of these painters, known for his outwardly dark, abstract compositions. He considered himself an activist artist, and he coined the term “social formalism” to characterize his work, as he saw his ideological views as an inseparable aspect of his art. His firsthand experience witnessing the horrors of World War II resides at the heart of his politically charged art. Homage to Munch III (1968) is perhaps the strongest statement of this influence, as it …

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Judaism And Capitalism: Ideologies In Conflict, Benji Hoff Jan 2022

Judaism And Capitalism: Ideologies In Conflict, Benji Hoff

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Under the American capitalist system, modern Jewish communities gradually and subconsciously compromise on their core values in order to flourish in said system. Jewish tradition has long espoused socialist economic practices and constructed institutions based on socialist values of social sensitivity, responsibility, and equity. My method is first to outline several ancient institutions in the Torah that exhibit these socialist values. Then, through comparing these structures to the practices of Modern Orthodox Jewish communities today, I will demonstrate that although these institutions and practices have largely been phased out, the values that underpin them remain. Furthermore, these socialist values necessarily …

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How Jewish Students At Binghamton University Mediate Discrepancies Between Judaism And Capitalism, Ethan Bitran Jan 2022

How Jewish Students At Binghamton University Mediate Discrepancies Between Judaism And Capitalism, Ethan Bitran

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Capitalism, as ideology, exists subconsciously within individuals and influences an individual’s perspective on the world. Although capitalism thrives on exploitation—its fundamental logic, as Marxist analysis shows—it is noticeable that there is no dominant revolution against it, even by those whose core religious beliefs—they believe—motivate their lives. To investigate the paradox of how individuals connected to their religion rationalize their existence among potentially conflicting personal core religious truths and core truths of systemic capitalism, this presentation examines Jewish students at Binghamton University. For the research method, interviews of Jewish students at Binghamton University who affiliate themselves with the Hillel organization on …

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The Color Of The West Coast, Kate Langsdorf Jan 2022

The Color Of The West Coast, Kate Langsdorf

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Art can be a portal through time and space, into the mind of an artist. James Suzuki was an artist born in Japan, who moved to the United States at the age of 19, shortly after World War II. Through the study of his 1973 oil painting, West Coast, this project investigates the ways in which Suzuki’s connections to the artistic traditions and cultures of both America and Japan are displayed. This work combines the genre of Color Field painting--recognized for its use of color as the central focus of the art--with natural imagery from the Japanese tradition. Color Field …

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Cleaning Chemicals From The Environment Utilizing Mycoremediation: The Capacity Of Three Fungi Species To Intercept Perfluorooctanoic Acid, Mary Campbell Jan 2022

Cleaning Chemicals From The Environment Utilizing Mycoremediation: The Capacity Of Three Fungi Species To Intercept Perfluorooctanoic Acid, Mary Campbell

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Anthropogenic contamination of water, soil, and air has been increasingly documented over the past few decades. One chemical of particular concern is Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA), which is found in fluoropolymers present in non-stick pan coatings and stain resistant fabrics in clothing and rugs. It can also be generated from the degradation of larger perfluorinated compounds, such as Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS). It is pervasive in the environment, and resists degradation which has led to its presence in low levels within human blood worldwide. Numerous human health risks have been noted from PFOA contamination and exposure, including hypertension, thyroid disorders, cancers, and …

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The Effect Of Exercise And Dietary Patterns On Mental Health Disorder Before, During, And Late Covid-19 On Males And Females, Anseh Danesharasteh, Lina Begdache Jan 2022

The Effect Of Exercise And Dietary Patterns On Mental Health Disorder Before, During, And Late Covid-19 On Males And Females, Anseh Danesharasteh, Lina Begdache

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The Effect of Exercise and Dietary Patterns on Mental Health Disorder before, during, and late COVID-19 on Males and Females The emerging field of nutritional neuroscience has revealed the modulatory role of diet and sleep on mental health. Nutrients such as fruits, vegetables, nuts, fish, and whole grains were described as supporting brain functions, and sleep deprivation has been associated with a disruption in brain functions. Exercise is another effective modulator of mental health. The outbreak of the global pandemic Covid-19 has produced a sudden disruption in people's routines. Factors such as sickness, loss of lives and jobs, and remote …

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How The Generation Of Surplus Value Causes Capitalists To Assume The Risk To Kill, Devyn Jenks Jan 2022

How The Generation Of Surplus Value Causes Capitalists To Assume The Risk To Kill, Devyn Jenks

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Capitalism, the ideology that governs nearly every aspect of our lives, encourages capitalists to kill in order to protect their surplus value. Killing is not the goal of capitalism, however, capitalists assume the risk to kill for the sake of making a profit. The generation of surplus value is the driving force that causes capitalists to assume the risk to kill, and is intrinsic to capitalism. Capitalism also causes a rift in our relationship with nature, and if the way labor is viewed doesn’t change, capitalism will continue to foster death and destruction. The film Erin Brockovich and the book, …

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Some Day My Prince Will Come: Archival Analysis Of The Disney Prince, Relationship Portrayal And “Happily Ever After”, Danielle Kinches Jan 2022

Some Day My Prince Will Come: Archival Analysis Of The Disney Prince, Relationship Portrayal And “Happily Ever After”, Danielle Kinches

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Disney is one of the largest distributors of media to children, portraying romance, love, and the happily-ever-after endings in its popular collection of animated films (DiPirro 2007). The purpose of this study is to examine the Disney princes and the phenomenon of chasing after a prince for that “happily ever after” ending. Studies have previously explored aspects of the princess and her story, therefore this research investigates another angle of this franchise. The hypothesis of the current study is that Disney Princess movies will end in “Happily Ever After” with Princes with no character or character development in the earlier …

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How Does Outsourcing Dining Services Affect University Students?, Laurie Kern Jan 2022

How Does Outsourcing Dining Services Affect University Students?, Laurie Kern

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Outsourcing facilities on campus has become a popular method for cutting costs among universities nation-wide, especially among food services. Although its popularity continues to expand, the existing research done is limited and outdated. How does outsourcing dining services affect university students, especially student-workers? A number of surveys were conducted, done on the general student population regarding dining satisfaction overall. Along with that, a focus group, consisting of student workers. Also, to interview administration employees in order to pin-point the source of disconnect between them and the students, as well as the agreements made with student workers. Results have found that …

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Caffeine Consumption, Exercise, And Motivationkylie Harrison, Amanda Chiarelli, Jaclyn Flynn, Erica Goldstein, Rachel Helfer, Kylie Harrison, Amanda Chiarelli, Jaclyn Flynn, Erica Goldstein, Rachel Helfer Jan 2022

Caffeine Consumption, Exercise, And Motivationkylie Harrison, Amanda Chiarelli, Jaclyn Flynn, Erica Goldstein, Rachel Helfer, Kylie Harrison, Amanda Chiarelli, Jaclyn Flynn, Erica Goldstein, Rachel Helfer

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Caffeine is a widely used stimulant found in drinks, like coffee, tea, and energy drinks, and is often used to stay awake and alert, as well used for exercise and getting work done. This research aimed to determine if caffeine had an impact on people's motivation, as well as the way that people exercise, by asking the question: “does caffeine consumption have an impact on motivation and exercise?” The study was conducted by distributing a Google Forms Survey through word of mouth, GroupMe, email, and text messages. The survey was anonymous for all users. A total of 150 participants completed …

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North Koreans And The Fight Against Disinformation In Contemporary Society, Kelcie Alba Jan 2022

North Koreans And The Fight Against Disinformation In Contemporary Society, Kelcie Alba

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This study identifies the impacts of disinformation on the citizens of North Korea in the 21st century. I intend to discuss the difference between propaganda and disinformation, and how disinformation is currently widespread throughout the country by examining North Korean efforts in lying about officials’ credibility and commonly-known aspects of global history in order to justify their oppressive regime, as well as interviews with refugees and government-issued documents. Said documents, such as textbooks, have deliberately been altered to misinform the public and create animosity towards countries such as Japan and the United States. Although initially conditioned to not question the …

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Does Artificial Light At Night Influence Amphibian Development And Color Changing Abilities?, Kelsey Horn, Grascen Shidemantle, Isabela Velasquez Gutierrez, Emily Ronan, Jurnee Blackwood Jan 2022

Does Artificial Light At Night Influence Amphibian Development And Color Changing Abilities?, Kelsey Horn, Grascen Shidemantle, Isabela Velasquez Gutierrez, Emily Ronan, Jurnee Blackwood

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Artificial Light at Night (ALAN) is a pervasive contaminant characterized by the presence of excessive manmade light at times not consistent with the natural day/night cycle. ALAN has several physiological and morphological effects on humans and wildlife, including altering amphibians’ development and skin pigmentation, both of which affect amphibians’ susceptibility to predators and their subsequent fitness. For instance, many amphibians can change their pigmentation to blend in with their surroundings (and hide from predators) through a process called background adaptation. While exposure to ALAN can make tadpoles darker, it is unclear how this pollutant affects background adaptation overall. To test …

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Costume Design For She Kills Monsters, Gayani Bulathsinghala Jan 2022

Costume Design For She Kills Monsters, Gayani Bulathsinghala

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I am proposing to show my work as a costume designer for She Kills Monsters, a drama-comedy play by Qui Nguyen. The story is about Agnes Evans, who loses her parents and sister Tilly to a car accident. The sisters did not have a good relationship growing up and Agnes is trying to make-up for that by trying to get to know Tilly better by playing a Dungeons & Dragons module that Tilly had written. A costume designer is not only a designer of clothing, but also a researcher. When a script is handed to a costume designer, they first …

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Effectiveness Of An Intervention Video Education Module For High School (Hs) Students On Vaping And Other Nicotine Products, Shira Ellenbogen, Samantha Cosme, Austen Hrynda, Christopher Felice Jan 2022

Effectiveness Of An Intervention Video Education Module For High School (Hs) Students On Vaping And Other Nicotine Products, Shira Ellenbogen, Samantha Cosme, Austen Hrynda, Christopher Felice

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Background: Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS), have become an area of concern in recent years. In 2020, the CDC reported that there were 3.6 million US middle and high school (HS) students ENDS users. Our previous research developed a video education module. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to test the effectiveness of our module with HS students using the Health Belief Model. Methods: Students were recruited in a small city private HS. They completed our validated pre- and post- TABS survey via Qualtrics after viewing an educational video and live demonstration/Q&A session. The data were analyzed using SPSS …

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The Automotive Market And Its Contributions To The American Illusions, Luke Farley Jan 2022

The Automotive Market And Its Contributions To The American Illusions, Luke Farley

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The automobile industry is a peak of capitalism, from embodying competition to remaining penny-pinching about the most minor and integral of safety requirements to the quality of trim on a dashboard. The automotive industry is one so intrinsically tied to the capitalist economic system that, throughout the 20th century, the industry's status as a whole was parallel with the human condition. Automobiles have become so deeply entangled with identity and that it is a major phenomenon that corporations prey upon, utilizing automobiles to perpetuate the economic status quo, while also contributing to the American illusions of life, liberty and the …

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Asian American Satisfaction With Culturally Relevant Food In Binghamton, Naoko Todo Jan 2022

Asian American Satisfaction With Culturally Relevant Food In Binghamton, Naoko Todo

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This study assessed satisfaction of Asian American students of SUNY Binghamton on access to culturally relevant foods in the greater Binghamton area. The greater Binghamton area is a food desert; many residents suffer from lack of stable and affordable access to healthy foods. As Broome County is a homogenous population, with 85.8% of the population being white, the local area is also lacking in one of the tenets of food justice—culturally relevant foods—creating a culturally appropriate food desert as well (Social Explorer, 2019). On the other hand, the demographic within the SUNY Binghamton campus is more diverse, with only 55% …

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The Human Problem: How Anthropogenic Climate Change Is Leading To Malnutrition And Famine In Madagascar, Angelina Orduña Jan 2022

The Human Problem: How Anthropogenic Climate Change Is Leading To Malnutrition And Famine In Madagascar, Angelina Orduña

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A wide range of anthropogenic effects to the environment including the burning of fossil fuels, deforestation, and harmful agricultural activities have contributed to the rapid increase in climate change globally, with particularly devastating effects in Madagascar. These changes have added to the accelerating levels of malnutrition and famine amongst the Malagasy people. The implications of famine and malnutrition are extensive, resulting in starvation, stunting of growth in children, and a lack of adequate resources to support the population. Altogether, these threats have resulted in one of the most dangerous humanitarian crises in our modern world. This research aims to identify …

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Grain Analysis Of Pliocene-Pleistocene Sediments From The Chatham Rise, Thea Barbelet, Molly Patterson, Bethany Royce Jan 2022

Grain Analysis Of Pliocene-Pleistocene Sediments From The Chatham Rise, Thea Barbelet, Molly Patterson, Bethany Royce

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Southern Ocean, sea ice, and ice sheet interactions play an important role in the formation and export of deep water into the adjacent ocean basins. This process of deep ocean circulation has an important consequence on Earth’s meridional distribution and transport of heat, salts, and gases. Ocean Drilling Program (ODP) Site 1123 sits in the path of the southwest Pacific Deep Western Boundary Current (DWBC), where the largest inflow of deep Southern Ocean water enters into any of the ocean basins. Here we present a multi-proxy mid-Pliocene to early Pleistocene (3.5-2.5 Ma) study examining how changes in the inflow of …

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Analyzing The Impact Of Community Programs And Mutual Aid On Food Insecurity, Miles Davis Jan 2022

Analyzing The Impact Of Community Programs And Mutual Aid On Food Insecurity, Miles Davis

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What Factors Affect Adherence To Covid-19 Misinformation?, Althea Barrett Jan 2022

What Factors Affect Adherence To Covid-19 Misinformation?, Althea Barrett

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Adherence to misinformation has been a rising issue throughout the past couple of years, and COVID-19 is the best opportunity at the moment to try and make the possible factors affecting it quantifiable. My research project revolves around the relationship between adherence to COVID-19 misinformation and other influences within one’s life. These factors include socioeconomic status, age, political orientation, exposure to COVID-19 (either of oneself or a loved one), and area of residence (urban or rural). I will distribute a survey that 1) screens the reader on these factors and 2) asks the reader multiple-choice questions assessing their adherence to …

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Public Health Implications Of Chronic Wasting Disease: A Fifteen Year Follow-Up To A Point Source Exposure In Upstate New York, Cambria Weeden, Amanda Roome, Kathryn Olszowy Jan 2022

Public Health Implications Of Chronic Wasting Disease: A Fifteen Year Follow-Up To A Point Source Exposure In Upstate New York, Cambria Weeden, Amanda Roome, Kathryn Olszowy

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Prion diseases have become increasingly important within biomedical research over the past several decades due to the increasing prevalence of these diseases among human and non-human animal populations and their potential to cross the species barrier. Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) represents one condition with a troubling potential for cross-species transmission from cervids to humans. Prion diseases are 100% fatal and no treatment currently exists. According to USGS, CWD has been identified among both free-ranging and commercially captive cervids in Asia, Europe, and North America. The Oneida County Chronic Wasting Disease Surveillance Project involves a collaborative effort between the Oneida County …

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Behavioral And Environmental Residential Risk Factors For Lyme Disease In The Southern Tier Of New York, Diana Weiss, Danielle Carucci, Margaret Duris, Megan Gauck, Katherine Lacy, Anna Lynch, Ralph M. Garruto Jan 2022

Behavioral And Environmental Residential Risk Factors For Lyme Disease In The Southern Tier Of New York, Diana Weiss, Danielle Carucci, Margaret Duris, Megan Gauck, Katherine Lacy, Anna Lynch, Ralph M. Garruto

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During the past 40 years, Lyme disease has emerged as the most widely reported vector-borne illness in the U.S., with the majority of cases occurring in the Northeastern United States. The pathogenic bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi relies on the deer tick, Ixodes scapularis, the primary enzootic vector responsible for the passage of the bacteria to humans. Behavioral risk factors for tick-borne diseases include those that increase the likelihood of being bit by a tick, including contact with vegetation, exposed skin, and spending time outdoors, all of which can occur within one’s residential yard. Risk factors within the assumed safety net of …

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Reporting The Holocaust: A Trend Of Insufficient And Subjective Reporting, Jeremy Goodman Jan 2022

Reporting The Holocaust: A Trend Of Insufficient And Subjective Reporting, Jeremy Goodman

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Reporting on the Holocaust, both during World War II and in the years following, varied from country to country. In Sweden, there was largely a lack of reporting due to state censorship, possibly in an effort to uphold their neutral status in the war. In Finland, an ally of Germany at the time, there was specifically a lack of reporting about Jews and Jewish suffering. In Britain, a country in the allied forces of the war, the news was focused on the Germans as the perpetrators more than it framed Jewish people as the victims. In the United States, the …

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Comparison Between Thermal And Hyper-Spectral Image Analysis: White-Tailed Deer Population Monitoring In The Binghamton University Nature Preserve, Melissa Torchio, Caitlin Tucker, Joseph Won, Connor Townes, Peter Vailakis Jan 2022

Comparison Between Thermal And Hyper-Spectral Image Analysis: White-Tailed Deer Population Monitoring In The Binghamton University Nature Preserve, Melissa Torchio, Caitlin Tucker, Joseph Won, Connor Townes, Peter Vailakis

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The rapid overpopulation of White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) has severely harmed the Northeast region of the United States. Affected regions have seen increased environmental degradation due to overbrowsing, increased instances of deer-vehicle collisions, and an uptick in Lyme Disease contraction. The overpopulation of White-Tailed Deer (WTD) is mainly due to anthropogenic causes such as the overhunting and over regulation of the primary predators of WTD. Therefore, fully understanding the severity of the WTD overpopulation is crucial in combating the issue and making informed management decisions. The scope of our study focuses on determining the most effective image types and image …

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Maared, Katie Ashlyn Collins Jan 2022

Maared, Katie Ashlyn Collins

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I have developed a creative thesis entitled Maared—a play about Dora Maar, noted surrealist photography. The piece centers on her life, art, and relationships including the love affair she had with Pablo Picasso for which she is most famous. One of the goals in this piece is to highlight female artists throughout history who are better remembered for the art they inspired rather than the art they created. This is done in part to emphasize the role of women artists throughout history and counter some of the sexism that has taken place in art scholarship when the term muse is …

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Investigating The Correlations Between Illicit Adhd Medication Use And Emotional Health, Julia Horowitz, Courtney Hinkley, Natalie Yuvanavattana, Gabrielle Camillery, Samantha Bonventre Jan 2022

Investigating The Correlations Between Illicit Adhd Medication Use And Emotional Health, Julia Horowitz, Courtney Hinkley, Natalie Yuvanavattana, Gabrielle Camillery, Samantha Bonventre

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Prescription stimulants, such as Adderall, are commonly used as long-term treatment for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Prolonged benefits seen by individuals with ADHD who have been prescribed Adderall include enhancement in focus, concentration, memory, and other executive functions. Many college students take Adderall illicitly to achieve these desired effects. When Adderall leaves the bloodstream, dopamine levels drop drastically, adversely affecting mood, appetite, and other physiological functions. The comorbidity of mental illnesses with ADHD and the effects of Adderall have been studied, but associations pertaining to mental health and unprescribed Adderall have not been explored. Therefore, the investigation of the …

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How The Consumption Of Biased Western News Media Creates Susceptibility To Disinformation, Rachel Lastowski Jan 2022

How The Consumption Of Biased Western News Media Creates Susceptibility To Disinformation, Rachel Lastowski

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Scholarly studies of political communication and news media bias demonstrate a clear pattern of manipulated information in the news through bigoted narratives in order to cultivate particular perspectives in their audiences; this paper argues that this consistent framing of information has unintentionally created an information environment that makes its consumers more vulnerable to disinformation narratives. In order to demonstrate these dangerous framings, this study will examine the disinformation spread by the Trump campaign about voter fraud during the 2020 US presidential election and Fox News’ related segments. Fox News’ segments can be examined through news media bias frameworks that help …

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China’S Narrative Reframing Efforts Using Disinformation Campaigns During The Covid-19 Pandemic, Jilliana Strojan Jan 2022

China’S Narrative Reframing Efforts Using Disinformation Campaigns During The Covid-19 Pandemic, Jilliana Strojan

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With the introduction of COVID-19, disinformation relating to the pandemic has spread all over the world. From the origins and first cases detected and reported, to the treatment of COVID-19, disinformation has flooded the media and has hindered the general population's understanding of what is happening. When focusing on pro-Chinese campaigns, there has been a noticeable pattern of China’s attempt to flip the narrative surrounding the pandemic. With the initial outbreak found to have been from China, disinformation campaigns have attempted to change the narrative from China being victims of the virus, to being the strong and powerful country that …

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Expectation Versus Reality: Perceived Differences In Cognitive Ability Between Men And Women, Lily Chiu, Julia Smargiassi, Lauren Rothman, Kimberly Burns Jan 2022

Expectation Versus Reality: Perceived Differences In Cognitive Ability Between Men And Women, Lily Chiu, Julia Smargiassi, Lauren Rothman, Kimberly Burns

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In Western society, there is a common belief that there are clear differences between male and female brains. In our project, we hope to gain insight into the beliefs of undergraduate students regarding this very idea. We are surveying Binghamton University students about their perceptions regarding the differences in cognitive ability between cis-gender men and women. Our survey asks students if certain skills are gendered, which gender these skills are more closely associated with, and where students learned these stereotypes. These results will be compared to the current state of knowledge about cognitive differences between the sexes. We anticipate that …

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Vaccine Hesitancy: Causation And Impact, Elizabeth Mykytenko Jan 2022

Vaccine Hesitancy: Causation And Impact, Elizabeth Mykytenko

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This systematic literature review explores vaccine hesitancy: people’s delay or refusal to get vaccinated although vaccination is available. Vaccine hesitancy is a topic which has been gaining attention in the past few years as more people are choosing to not be vaccinated or get their children vaccinated. By refusing vaccination, not only are they at risk, but it becomes a matter of public health risk. Along with this, it has become a more prevalent problem with regards to the COVID pandemic and vaccine. I will be analyzing both qualitative and quantitative data surrounding various diseases over time, to aim to …

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