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Editorial Note, Sisay Asefa Dec 2017

Editorial Note, Sisay Asefa

International Journal of African Development

No abstract provided.


International Journal Of African Development, Vol. 4, Issue 2 Dec 2017

International Journal Of African Development, Vol. 4, Issue 2

International Journal of African Development

Complete issue of International Journal of African Development, Volume 4, Issue 2 - Fall 2017.


Iassist Overview, Jennifer Moore Dec 2017

Iassist Overview, Jennifer Moore

IASSIST & DCN - Data Curation Workshop

Lunchtime overview of IASSIST.


10.1 Dec 2017

10.1

Intuition: The BYU Undergraduate Journal of Psychology

No abstract provided.


Effects Of Botox Injections On Cognitive-Emotional Experience Dec 2017

Effects Of Botox Injections On Cognitive-Emotional Experience

Intuition: The BYU Undergraduate Journal of Psychology

Emotional experience is a complex neurological process highly dependent on the ability to express emotion behaviorally. Facial expression, specifically, plays a critical role in interpreting others’ emotions and responding appropriately. This review examines the current literature about the impact of botox injections on emotional experience, including recognition and empathy. Results show that botox may severely limit cognitive-emotional responses to others’ emotions, especially stronger emotions such as anger. This leads to the conclusion that botox injections may inhibit emotional connections to others.


Music Therapy For Intimate Partner Abuse Dec 2017

Music Therapy For Intimate Partner Abuse

Intuition: The BYU Undergraduate Journal of Psychology

Intimate partner abuse (IPA) affects as many as 1.5 million U.S. women annually. The most notable psychological effects include depression and stress. Related effects of stress include anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Women with a history of IPA may experience impaired physical health as well. Treatments for these symptoms often have harmful side effects. Music therapy is an option for many victims, given its positive effects on stress and anxiety. Despite the deep connection between stress and depression, there is little published research on the effects of music therapy on depression. Thus providing an incentive for further research in …


Brainwaves And Nuerofeedback: Understanding And Treating Brain Dysregulation In Adhd Dec 2017

Brainwaves And Nuerofeedback: Understanding And Treating Brain Dysregulation In Adhd

Intuition: The BYU Undergraduate Journal of Psychology

Neurons communicate with each other through electrochemical signals which can be measured as wave-like patterns. The brain typically uses cues from the environment to regulate these brainwave patterns. Yet overly dominant or other dysfunctional patterns may produce brainwave dysregulation and accompanying behavioral problems. Brainwave dysregulation is detected through indications of abnormal brainwave ratios as measured by EEG equipment. Neurofeedback is a form of biofeedback that allows individuals to change deregulated brainwave rhythms (biofeedback is a type of alternative medicine that trains patients to regulate internal processes using operant conditioning). Neurofeedback has proven to be an effective treatment for those with …


The Promotion Of Adolescent Problem Drinking Through Social Attitudes And Pressures Dec 2017

The Promotion Of Adolescent Problem Drinking Through Social Attitudes And Pressures

Intuition: The BYU Undergraduate Journal of Psychology

About 80% of adolescents in the United States are experimenting with alcohol by age 15 (Davies, 2012). A major factor in this rate of alcohol use can be explained by adolescent’s propensity for learning from their environment (Tomilson & Brown, 2012). Unfortunately, the current social climate teenagers are experiencing could be promoting alcohol involvement (Coker & Borders, 2001). This review examines the impact of several social attitudes and pressures contributing to adolescent problem drinking. Further understanding of these factors may be valuable to parents and professionals aiming to prevent the development of problem adolescent drinking behaviors.


The Development Of A Rating Scale For Humor Sensitivity Dec 2017

The Development Of A Rating Scale For Humor Sensitivity

Intuition: The BYU Undergraduate Journal of Psychology

Humor therapy has been growing in popularity in recent years and is now widely accepted as a viable method of therapy. This increase in popularity has brought the need to measure individual sensitivity to humor in order to predict whether prospective clients would be a good fit for humor therapy. The Humor Sensitivity Scale (HSS) contains 10 items specific to two domains: physical manifestations and cognitive appeal. Factor analysis of scale results identified a third factor, namely, social facilitation. Although Cronbach’s alpha ( α=.68) was significant, this was explained by the low content-validity ratio (CVR) of two of the scale …


Emotions In Conflict Resolution: A New Model Of Constructive Conflict Dec 2017

Emotions In Conflict Resolution: A New Model Of Constructive Conflict

Intuition: The BYU Undergraduate Journal of Psychology

Conflict is basic to living, and emotion is fundamental to the emergence and resolution of conflict. Early theoretical approaches to emotion described it in terms of physiological states, but more recent research points to its connection to cognitive appraisal and goal progress. Specifically, emotion is characterized as mediating between cognition and behavior. This review identifies shortcomings of the “emotion as a mediator” approach, including its overemphasis on negative emotions as well as its failure to consider the complicated role of human agency. A new model is proposed that incorporates constrained agency, positive emotion, and cognitive appraisal as components of a …


The Differential Effectiveness Of Survey Recruiting Methods Dec 2017

The Differential Effectiveness Of Survey Recruiting Methods

Intuition: The BYU Undergraduate Journal of Psychology

Participant recruitment in survey research is an essential part of many research studies, especially those conducted in academic settings. The purpose of this study was to determine the current, most-effective methods of recruitment. We used four methods to administer the same survey. They included the traditional methods of classroom presentation and face-to-face recruitment using fliers, and the more recent methods of mass e-mails to class lists and social-network mass messaging. We analyzed the data using a chi-square test to compare and determine the most effective method of recruitment. We found that recruitment through the social-networking site Facebook was the most …


Exercise, Brain Plasticity, And Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factors Dec 2017

Exercise, Brain Plasticity, And Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factors

Intuition: The BYU Undergraduate Journal of Psychology

Physical exercise influences neurobiological processes and cognitive abilities. For example, it increases the expression of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), a protein responsible for maintaining synaptic connections as well as neuronal development, growth, and survival. The increase of BDNF promotes brain plasticity and has been shown to aid recovery from brain injuries, as well as to improve cognitive function in older adults. Recent studies with well-exercised rats showed strong, positive correlations between BDNF levels, cognitive performance in maze tasks, and recovery from fluid-percussion injuries to the hippocampus. Currently researchers are focusing on whether exercise prevents neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and …


Later-Life Hoarders: Clinical Symptomatic Progression And Multi-Faceted Clinical Interventions Dec 2017

Later-Life Hoarders: Clinical Symptomatic Progression And Multi-Faceted Clinical Interventions

Intuition: The BYU Undergraduate Journal of Psychology

The age at onset and the clinical symptomatic progression of hoarding behaviors through successive decades are important factors in concerting appropriate interventions for later-life hoarders. The onset of hoarding begins at an early age, progresses in severity with each season of life, and has serious personal and social consequences. If left unimpeded, hoarders’ lives often become sufficiently maladjusted to require professional interventions, which should be multi-faceted to relieve symptoms more successfully and resolve underlying emotional issues for later-life hoarders. Multi-faceted interventions may play a key role in countering chronic hoarding behaviors and related personal dysfunction in older individuals.


Front Matter 10.1 Dec 2017

Front Matter 10.1

Intuition: The BYU Undergraduate Journal of Psychology

No abstract provided.


Checklist Of Dcn Curate Steps, Lisa Johnston, Jake R. Carlson, Wendy Kozlowski, Heidi Imker, Robert Olendorf, Cynthia Hudson-Vitale Dec 2017

Checklist Of Dcn Curate Steps, Lisa Johnston, Jake R. Carlson, Wendy Kozlowski, Heidi Imker, Robert Olendorf, Cynthia Hudson-Vitale

IASSIST & DCN - Data Curation Workshop

A checklist and introduction to the Data Curation Network CURATE Steps for curating research data.


Lived Experiences Of Women Facing Domestic Violence In India, Shreya Bhandari, Jennifer C. Hughes Dec 2017

Lived Experiences Of Women Facing Domestic Violence In India, Shreya Bhandari, Jennifer C. Hughes

Journal of Social Work in the Global Community

This article describes the lived experiences of domestic violence victims among a convenience sample of 21 low-income Indian women. The experiences of abuse are drawn from in-depth, face-to-face interviews conducted in Mumbai, India. The qualitative analysis describes four major categories of their lived experiences: (a) types of abuse, (b) family involvement in abuse, (c) treatment of children, and (d) abandonment. Domestic violence in Indian culture includes violence from the husband as well as the in-laws. Women are expected to endure violence for fear of bringing shame to their families. Social and financial support for abused woman is lacking.


Value Of Curation, Lisa Johnston Dec 2017

Value Of Curation, Lisa Johnston

IASSIST & DCN - Data Curation Workshop

This presentation focuses on explaining the value of data curation, foundation data curation activities, and an introduction to the CURATE steps.


Data Curation Workshop Welcome, Cynthia Hudson-Vitale Dec 2017

Data Curation Workshop Welcome, Cynthia Hudson-Vitale

IASSIST & DCN - Data Curation Workshop

Logistic and sponsorship information for the IASSIST & Data Curation Network - Data Curation Workshop is presented in these slides.


Turn Off That Device, Kris Iacono Dec 2017

Turn Off That Device, Kris Iacono

M.A. in Leadership Studies: Capstone Project Papers

This paper offers a look into the effects of screen time on children, best practices for parenting, and a curriculum guide for parents to learn the best ways to help their children have healthy screen habits.


Happy Graduation., Joy Zanghi Dec 2017

Happy Graduation., Joy Zanghi

SURGE

High school graduation is often considered the first step into a life of new beginnings, independence, and quasi-adulthood. It is a time of celebration, a time to recognize that all of those years of hard work have paid off. Of course, there are graduation presents from family members to reward all of that work and congratulate the graduate for beginning of the rest of their lives. My graduation present, though, is something I hope I never find a use for. [excerpt]


Ermold Files Paperwork To Challenge Davis, The Morehead News Dec 2017

Ermold Files Paperwork To Challenge Davis, The Morehead News

Media Collection

No abstract provided.


Where Have All The Young Adults Gone?, Pivot Nw Research Dec 2017

Where Have All The Young Adults Gone?, Pivot Nw Research

Blog

No abstract provided.


Evaluation Of Animal-Based Indicators To Be Used In A Welfare Assessment Protocol For Sheep, Susan E. Richmond, Françoise Wemelsfelder, Ina Beltran De Heredia, Roberto Ruiz, Elisabetta Canali, Cathy M. Dwyer Dec 2017

Evaluation Of Animal-Based Indicators To Be Used In A Welfare Assessment Protocol For Sheep, Susan E. Richmond, Françoise Wemelsfelder, Ina Beltran De Heredia, Roberto Ruiz, Elisabetta Canali, Cathy M. Dwyer

Farm Animal Welfare Collection

Sheep are managed under a variety of different environments (continually outdoors, partially outdoors with seasonal or diurnal variation, continuously indoors) and for different purposes, which makes assessing welfare challenging. This diversity means that resource-based indicators are not particularly useful and, thus, a welfare assessment scheme for sheep, focusing on animal-based indicators, was developed. We focus specifically on ewes, as the most numerous group of sheep present on farm, although many of the indicators may also have relevance to adult male sheep. Using the Welfare Quality® framework of four Principles and 12 Criteria, we considered the validity, reliability, and feasibility of …


Columbia Chronicle (12/11/2017), Columbia College Chicago Dec 2017

Columbia Chronicle (12/11/2017), Columbia College Chicago

Columbia Chronicle (student newspaper)

Student newspaper from December 11, 2017 entitled The Columbia Chronicle. This issue is 48 pages and is listed as Volume 53, Issue 15. Cover story: "Johnson Publishing Building sold and saved". Editor-in-Chief: Zoe Eitel


Sustaining Autonomous Communities In The Modern United States (The United Communities Of America), Lucas Hester Dec 2017

Sustaining Autonomous Communities In The Modern United States (The United Communities Of America), Lucas Hester

Senior Theses

America has become industrialized and characterized by social anxiety and overconsumption. The inability to be sustainable has led the once plentiful and flourishing nation into an ongoing sustainability crisis. Even if there is a deep connection between them, this essay focuses on social sustainability rather than ecological. It argues for an intentional community-based framework to keep American life sustainable. Pollution, civil unrest, and intense social anxiety create unfulfilling life conditions for many American citizens. Using examples from modern American intentional communities, I will explain the need for self-directing, close-knit communities. Flourishing community members, as it will be considered from sociological …


Rocky Horror Sublimation: Identity As A Contingency Of Experience, Josh Harper Dec 2017

Rocky Horror Sublimation: Identity As A Contingency Of Experience, Josh Harper

Senior Theses

Queer theory, as a subfield of feminist theories concerned with revealing epistemic, political, and humanitarian problems of a male-dominated society, has been heavily influenced by its founding thinkers, including Judith Butler, the theorist focused on herein. In critiquing various problems of our western society, Butler preserves the structure underlying such problems: through her approach of a gay/straight framework critiquing a male domination of female, the binary is preserved. This is problematic for many reasons, including its exclusion of perspectives that do not fall cleanly into such dichotomies, namely trans and polysexual ones. By appealing to these, as well as to …


Course Management System Best Practices For Accessing Library Resources, Casey Duevel, Nat Gustafson-Sundell Dec 2017

Course Management System Best Practices For Accessing Library Resources, Casey Duevel, Nat Gustafson-Sundell

Library Services Publications

Faculty want course readings to be conveniently posted within D2L, but posting PDFs on D2L is illegal in many cases and might accidentally lead to the loss of online resources provided by the library. In this session, we’ll explain these issues and suggest best practices for sharing articles and chapters with your students.


Selectedworks: Library Services' New Researcher Profile Tool, Heidi J. Southworth Dec 2017

Selectedworks: Library Services' New Researcher Profile Tool, Heidi J. Southworth

Library Services Publications

Launched in fall 2017, SelectedWorks lets you collaborate with Library Services to build on online scholarly presence that is reputable, sustainable, and comprehensive - and can be completed in just minutes! SelectedWorks is a companion tool to Cornerstone, the University's Institutional Repository, and SelectedWorks connects to Cornerstone to share and promotion your research and creative activities. Articles, presentations, video, white papers, or data sets - all your works can be gathered in one place and presented to the world in your very own, personalized researcher profile page. Use SelectedWorks to highlight your expertise, achievements, honors, and even post your resume …


Communicative Solutions To The United States' Political Polarization, Codey Albers Dec 2017

Communicative Solutions To The United States' Political Polarization, Codey Albers

Honors Projects

In 2016, political polarization in the United States reached levels unprecedented in the last three decades. This paper analyzes over thirty sources in an attempt to explore the extent to which the political divide exists in the US, to discover some possible reasons for the severe polarization, and to offer a list of possible solutions to the problem, solutions that everyday citizens can enact to contribute to a more open, discursive, and respectful society where all views can be heard, respected, and where democracy can thrive. Using a critical communication approach, this paper explains complex communication theory using language accessible …


The Power Of Discomfort In Learning Abroad, Alexis Barge Dec 2017

The Power Of Discomfort In Learning Abroad, Alexis Barge

Capstone Collection

Currently, the majority of students who study abroad do so through short-term programs. In fact, in 2015 over 60% of students who studied abroad chose short-term programs lasting eight weeks or less (IIE, 2016). It has long been the belief that study abroad has the potential to be a life-changing and transformative experience, not just academically but also for personal growth and development. Many professionals agree that the students who go abroad on short-term study abroad programs are significantly less likely to experience meaningful learning outside of the subject matter they are studying, and are less likely to experience personal …