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Bowling Green, Kentucky Bosnia Oral History Project (Fa 1137), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2018

Bowling Green, Kentucky Bosnia Oral History Project (Fa 1137), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1137. Collection of interviews, transcripts, photographs, and additional materials, gathered by the Kentucky Folklife Program in partnership with the Bowling Green Bosnian community, relating to the 2017 International Year of Bosnia and Herzegovina sponsored by Western Kentucky University.

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The Political Personality Of President Donald Trump In Office, Meghan Keaveny, Jamie L. Mccarthy, Thomas Baker, Emily Berg, Erin Titus, Cassidy Smith Apr 2018

The Political Personality Of President Donald Trump In Office, Meghan Keaveny, Jamie L. Mccarthy, Thomas Baker, Emily Berg, Erin Titus, Cassidy Smith

Celebrating Scholarship and Creativity Day (2018-)

Psychodiagnostically relevant data regarding U.S. president Donald Trump were collected from media reports published since his inauguration on January 20, 2017, and synthesized into a personality profile using the Millon Inventory of Diagnostic Criteria (MIDC). The poster summarizes the results of the at-a-distance psychological assessment.

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The Impact Of Music On Studying Ability In College Students, Nathaniel T. Lutmer Apr 2018

The Impact Of Music On Studying Ability In College Students, Nathaniel T. Lutmer

Celebrating Scholarship and Creativity Day (2018-)

This study investigates the relationship between listening to music and studying ability in college students. This study was conducted by utilizing a convenience sampling technique to have participants partake in the study. Each participant was randomly assigned to either a control or one of two experimental groups based on block-random assignment. The individuals in the first research group listened to a brief segment of a hit song while studying a list of uncommon words and definitions before being tested on their ability to recall this information. The individuals in the second research group listened to a brief segment of the …

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“Body Goals”: Exposure To Idealized, Popular Media Images Can Affect Body Satisfaction Ratings, Elizabeth K. Riitters Apr 2018

“Body Goals”: Exposure To Idealized, Popular Media Images Can Affect Body Satisfaction Ratings, Elizabeth K. Riitters

Celebrating Scholarship and Creativity Day (2018-)

College students are exposed to media many times throughout their day. Studies have shown that there are many negative correlations between students and their comparison of their bodies to others. In this study, it was tested to see if viewing mass media images for a while can affect the way people rate their body satisfaction and whether or not they would change their body. There were 20 people tested in this study. There were 10 people in the control group, and 10 people in the experimental group. The experimental group was required to watch a slideshow with 4 different pictures …

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Memory: The Use Of Technology Versus Reading, Suntina Spehar Apr 2018

Memory: The Use Of Technology Versus Reading, Suntina Spehar

Celebrating Scholarship and Creativity Day (2018-)

This study examined the comparison in retention of information between watching a movie scene and reading a movie script from that scene. There have been controversies on how technology has impacted retention of information among students. The use of technologies can create distractions among those who use it, which may lead to a lower rate of remembered information. We looked at a sample of 20 students who either read a movie script or watched a movie scene. After the experiment, each participant was asked to complete a 5-question quiz assessing their knowledge on the scene. The relationship between retention of …

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Who Is Really Pulling The Strings? Personality Profile And Threat Assessment Of North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un, Jacob J. W. Wankel Apr 2018

Who Is Really Pulling The Strings? Personality Profile And Threat Assessment Of North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un, Jacob J. W. Wankel

Celebrating Scholarship and Creativity Day (2018-)

The purpose of this study was to construct a personality profile as a basis for conducting a threat assessment of Kim Jong-un, supreme leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). The study was conducted from the conceptual perspective of Theodore Millon, as adapted by Aubrey Immelman for at-a-distance assessment of personality in politics. Psychodiagnostically relevant data regarding Kim were collected from a multitude of open-source media reports and expert analyses. These data were then compiled, categorized, and coded using Immelman’s Millon Inventory of Diagnostic Criteria (MIDC), which yields 34 normal and maladaptive personality classifications largely congruent with the …

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Olympic Success: Built, Born, Or Bought?, Jacob Ney Apr 2018

Olympic Success: Built, Born, Or Bought?, Jacob Ney

Celebrating Scholarship and Creativity Day (2018-)

During the Olympic Games, a ranked medal count often compares performance by country, but this system may be an unfair and inaccurate representation of Olympic success. To fairly balance how this success is measured, factors such as a country’s participation, population, and GDP must be considered. These choropleth, Robinson-projected world maps display normalizations of these factors using medal count and participant information from every summer Olympics since 1896, as well as data on each country’s current population and GDP.

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Testing The Production Effect In Memory For Words, Jack Her, Kristie Vang, Xia Vang Apr 2018

Testing The Production Effect In Memory For Words, Jack Her, Kristie Vang, Xia Vang

Celebrating Scholarship and Creativity Day (2018-)

Previous research on the production effect shows that reading words aloud improves people’s memory for those words compared to words read silently. The purpose of our study was to extend this research to see if reading words aloud would improve people’s memory compared to hearing someone else say the words aloud. We also wanted to see if the production effect depends on the type of words (abstract or concrete words) and the type of memory test (recall or recognition). Participants were shown 30 words, one at a time, with each word presented for 4 seconds on a PowerPoint slide. Half …

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Future Mining In Minnesota: Effects On Communities And Environment, Jayson Valek Apr 2018

Future Mining In Minnesota: Effects On Communities And Environment, Jayson Valek

Celebrating Scholarship and Creativity Day (2018-)

Future Mining in Minnesota: Effects on Communities and Environment Abstract This study explores and describes the potential risks of the proposed PolyMet copper-nickel mine near Hoyt Lakes, Minnesota. The goals of the research were: 1) identify vulnerable communities and environmental features, 2) determine the mine’s potential damage, and 3) create maps to illustrate the vicinity of the mine to vulnerable areas. The interest of this project is to determine whether the mine’s economic benefit outweighs the environmental risks. This research is an observational study that involves analysis of maps compiled with environmental, population, and vulnerability data as well as non-spatial …

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Self-Perceived Success Of First-Generation College-Going Latinx Students, Sarah Mongillo Apr 2018

Self-Perceived Success Of First-Generation College-Going Latinx Students, Sarah Mongillo

Honors Scholar Theses

This exploratory study aims to address the unique experiences of Latinx first-generation college-going students during their undergraduate careers. Literature has emphasized the obstacles Latinx students face during admission phase to college; this research examines the experiences of students attending a predominantly white institution (PWI) in the northeast. Latinx individuals are the most underrepresented ethnic group on college campuses, and those whose parents lack knowledge of the US education system must overcome additional struggles. Through qualitative data analysis of 20 undergraduate students’ survey responses, this study finds that first-generation college-going Latinx students feel isolated in their college experience and prioritize non-traditional …

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Iterative Design Of A Simulation-Based Module For Teaching Evolution By Natural Selection, Jody Clarke-Midura, Denise S. Pope, Susan Maruca, Joel K. Abraham, Eli Meir Apr 2018

Iterative Design Of A Simulation-Based Module For Teaching Evolution By Natural Selection, Jody Clarke-Midura, Denise S. Pope, Susan Maruca, Joel K. Abraham, Eli Meir

Instructional Technology and Learning Sciences Faculty Publications

Background: This research builds on a previous study that looked at the effectiveness of a simulation-based module for teaching students about the process of evolution by natural selection. While the previous study showed that the module was successful in teaching how natural selection works, the research uncovered some weaknesses in the design. In this paper, we used design-based research to investigate how design changes to the module affected not only students’ understanding of the concepts but also their usage of misconceptions in the assessments. We present results from two studies. In study 1, we looked at gains in understanding …

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Webinar: Tools And Techniques For Teaching Collaborative Regional Planning And Enhancing Livability And Sustainable Transportation In Gateway & Natural Amenity Regions, Danya Rumore Apr 2018

Webinar: Tools And Techniques For Teaching Collaborative Regional Planning And Enhancing Livability And Sustainable Transportation In Gateway & Natural Amenity Regions, Danya Rumore

TREC Webinar Series

Small towns and cities outside of national parks and other major natural amenities throughout the western United States are becoming increasingly popular places to visit and live. As a result, many of these gateway and natural amenity region (GNAR) communities—including places such as Jackson, Wyoming, and Moab, Utah—are facing a variety of “big city” issues, such as severe congestion, lack of affordable workforce housing, and concerns about sprawl and density. This webinar will introduce the planning and transportation concerns being experienced by GNAR communities throughout the west. It will then share the tools and resources developed by the University of …

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Research Models, Primo, & The First Year Experience, Kimberly Willson-St. Clair Apr 2018

Research Models, Primo, & The First Year Experience, Kimberly Willson-St. Clair

Library Faculty and Staff Publications and Presentations

Research can be daunting for freshman who are challenged to gather scholarly information beyond Google for their research projects. By blending two research models, ASE (Analyze, Search, Evaluate) with BEAM (Background, Exhibit, Argument, and Method), students can think critically about their topics and strategically search PRIMO [Library catalog] for relevant results. This approach addresses several ACRL Framework threshold concepts, especially research as strategic exploration and scholarship as conversation. This presentation shows how effective Primo can be for first year experience students in regards to discovering relevant scholarly resources, and discovering other pertinent, authoritative resources.

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Creativity And Performance: The Effects Of Working In Groups Versus Working Individually, John Beckius Apr 2018

Creativity And Performance: The Effects Of Working In Groups Versus Working Individually, John Beckius

Celebrating Scholarship and Creativity Day (2018-)

I-O Psychologists are interested in factors that can affect work productivity and performance among an organization’s employees. Some professionals argue that two heads are better than one when it comes to being innovative and coming up with creative solutions, however, others state the opposite given that group settings tend to result in many hindering factors such as conformity and production blocking. In the present study, we attempted to determine whether or not there is a differential impact of working groups and working individuals on creativity and performance. This was measured through a divergent thinking task based on Guilford’s Alternative Uses …

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Effects Of Social Isolation On Heart Rate Variabilty, Hailey Tanner, Jason Omann, Nathaniel T. Lutmer, John Beckius Apr 2018

Effects Of Social Isolation On Heart Rate Variabilty, Hailey Tanner, Jason Omann, Nathaniel T. Lutmer, John Beckius

Celebrating Scholarship and Creativity Day (2018-)

The present study looked at the interaction and effects of social isolation on
heart rate variability (HRV). Participants in this study included
undergraduate (N=20) students from St. Johns University and the College
of Saint Benedict. This study included an online survey that measured
neuroticism as well as an online program participants played called
CyberBall. After participants took the neuroticism survey they were
attached to a BioPac machine using electrodes that monitored their heart
rate variability while they played two rounds CyberBall. Heart rate
variability was collected for a total of twenty minutes. We hypothesized that
social isolation would decrease heart …

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Memorias Del 3er. Coloquio De Estudios Sobre Juegos De Rol, Ulises Mendoza Valdez, Rebecca L. Thomas, Joel Cuéllar López, Medardo Landon Maza Dueñas, Luis Javier Flores Arvizu, Sergio Antonio Hoyos García, Miguel Ángel Bastarrachea Magnani, Saúl Ulises Reyes Islas, Christian Miguel Rudich De La Rosa, Cristo Leon, James Lipuma Apr 2018

Memorias Del 3er. Coloquio De Estudios Sobre Juegos De Rol, Ulises Mendoza Valdez, Rebecca L. Thomas, Joel Cuéllar López, Medardo Landon Maza Dueñas, Luis Javier Flores Arvizu, Sergio Antonio Hoyos García, Miguel Ángel Bastarrachea Magnani, Saúl Ulises Reyes Islas, Christian Miguel Rudich De La Rosa, Cristo Leon, James Lipuma

STEM for Success Resources

Aquí se recopilan las ponencias recibidas para ser publicadas en el 4o. Coloquio de estudios sobre juegos de rol (2018), realizado en el Tec de Monterrey campus Santa Fe el 26 y 27 de abril de 2018. Únicamente se publican las ponencias cuyos autores dieron permiso explícito para ello y que facilitaron copia de su trabajo. Los resúmenes de las ponencias pasaron por un proceso de revisión doble ciego para ser admitidas en el coloquio.

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An Assessment Of Atmospheric And Meteorological Factors Regulating Red Sea Phytoplankton Growth, Wenzhao Li, Hesham El-Askary, Mohamed A. Qurban, Emmanouil Proestakis, Michael J. Garay, Olga V. Kalishnikova, Vassilis Amiridis, Antonis Gkikas, Eleni Marinou, Thomas Piechota, K. P. Manikandan Apr 2018

An Assessment Of Atmospheric And Meteorological Factors Regulating Red Sea Phytoplankton Growth, Wenzhao Li, Hesham El-Askary, Mohamed A. Qurban, Emmanouil Proestakis, Michael J. Garay, Olga V. Kalishnikova, Vassilis Amiridis, Antonis Gkikas, Eleni Marinou, Thomas Piechota, K. P. Manikandan

Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science Faculty Articles and Research

This study considers the various factors that regulate nutrients supply in the Red Sea. Multi-sensor observation and reanalysis datasets are used to examine the relationships among dust deposition, sea surface temperature (SST), and wind speed, as they may contribute to anomalous phytoplankton blooms, through time-series and correlation analyses. A positive correlation was found at 0–3 months lag between chlorophyll-a (Chl-a) anomalies and dust anomalies over the Red Sea regions. Dust deposition process was further examined with dust aerosols’ vertical distribution using satellite lidar data. Conversely, a negative correlation was found at 0–3 months lag between SST anomalies …

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The Psychology Of Baseball: How The Mental Game Impacts The Physical Game, Kiera Dalmass Apr 2018

The Psychology Of Baseball: How The Mental Game Impacts The Physical Game, Kiera Dalmass

Honors Scholar Theses

The purpose of this study was to find whether or not sports psychology can be effective. Baseball was chosen as the sport for the study because baseball can be analyzed for nearly every single factor of the game, with the exception of the mental readiness or state of the player when he steps onto the field. It therefore provides the optimal atmosphere to provide clinical and statistical support to the field of sports psychology. Despite the various, numerous pieces of literature that praise and show support for sports psychology, there hasn’t been clinical research to support it. Additionally, multiple sports …

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The Cowl - V.82 - N.23 - Apr 26, 2018 Apr 2018

The Cowl - V.82 - N.23 - Apr 26, 2018

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 82, Number 23 - April 26, 2018. 24 pages.

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Investigating The Effects And Mechanisms Of A Brief Savoring-Based Intervention In Partnered Individuals, Binghuang A. Wang Apr 2018

Investigating The Effects And Mechanisms Of A Brief Savoring-Based Intervention In Partnered Individuals, Binghuang A. Wang

Graduate Dissertations and Theses

Due to numerous barriers to mental health care access, there exists an extensive need for brief cost-effective interventions for couples. Savoring, which invites individuals to prolong and extend the positive aspect of their experiences, is a promising intervention candidate. Research on savoring has established savoring-based interventions to be efficacious at producing positive intra and interpersonal outcomes. The current investigation expands upon existing savoring research by examining the effects of savoring on an adult population in committed romantic relationships. We expect savoring to be better than control at improving intra and interpersonal outcomes. Furthermore, we aim to investigate intrapersonal factors as …

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Spartan Daily, April 26, 2018, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications Apr 2018

Spartan Daily, April 26, 2018, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2018

Volume 150, Issue 37

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The Effects Of Exposure Of Political Affiliation And Race On Perceptions Of White Privilege And Anti-Black Discrimination, Hannah Knechel Apr 2018

The Effects Of Exposure Of Political Affiliation And Race On Perceptions Of White Privilege And Anti-Black Discrimination, Hannah Knechel

Undergraduate Theses and Capstone Projects

This thesis explored the effects of exposure to different political affiliations and races on participants’ perceptions of white privilege and anti-black discrimination. Recent research has studied the effects of race, framing, and guilt on the acknowledgement of white privilege, but none have explored how political affiliation can affect these perceptions. If simple exposure to these symbols of political affiliation can alter the perceptions of those exposed, perhaps the results of this study could be used to bring about awareness and ease political tensions. Participants were placed in one of six groups consisting of either a white or black experimenter wearing …

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Does The Mere Presence Of A Cell Phone Impair Task Performance?, Sabrina Urick, Kaylee Egbers, Veronica Sinell Apr 2018

Does The Mere Presence Of A Cell Phone Impair Task Performance?, Sabrina Urick, Kaylee Egbers, Veronica Sinell

Celebrating Scholarship and Creativity Day (2018-)

The purpose of our study was to determine if the mere presence of a person’s cell phone serves as a distraction that impairs task performance, even if the person does not use it. In order to test this, we had two groups of participants complete several tasks that require attention and accurate memory in order to perform well. The tasks used were a card matching game (sometimes known as Concentration), a sequential memory game (Simon), and the n-back task. One group was instructed to put their cell phones away before they were presented with the tasks and the other group …

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Short Term Memory And Color, Juan J. Perez Apr 2018

Short Term Memory And Color, Juan J. Perez

Celebrating Scholarship and Creativity Day (2018-)

This study tried to see if there was any difference in memory retention whether the individual was exposed to color or black ink. We looked at how students from College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University (N=20) were able to memorize a list of words. Participants were given list of words in either black ink or a mix of colors. They were then asked to repeat back what they remembered from those lists. We found that the students who had the list of words averaged a higher number of words memorized (10.33) vs those students who had the words …

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Heart Rate Variability And Empathy, Suntina Spehar, Elizabeth Walter, Andrea Molus, Katarina Sulzle Apr 2018

Heart Rate Variability And Empathy, Suntina Spehar, Elizabeth Walter, Andrea Molus, Katarina Sulzle

Celebrating Scholarship and Creativity Day (2018-)

This study sought to determine if there is a correlation between an individual’s heart rate variability (HRV) and their score on the Empathy Quotient test. This experiment was designed as an ABAB model, where a baseline experiment is run, and then an experimental run follows. A baseline measurement was taken for each participant. Then participants were instructed to either read an emotionally triggering excerpt from Browning’s Reflection on a Massacre first or a neutral excerpt from The Constitution of Liberty by Friedrich Hayek. The participants were then be instructed to stop reading the excerpt to have them return to baseline …

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Social Issues In Class And Beyond, Sarah Asp Olson Apr 2018

Social Issues In Class And Beyond, Sarah Asp Olson

Frontiers

Whether in class or in the community, Sarah Epplen and Kristie Campana use their academic and professional skills to start conversations about race, immigration and identity.

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Partners In Research And In Life, Sarah Asp Olson Apr 2018

Partners In Research And In Life, Sarah Asp Olson

Frontiers

Married Communication Studies professors team up to understand race, expression and what it means to belong.

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From The Associate Vice President Of Research And Dean Of Graduate Studies Apr 2018

From The Associate Vice President Of Research And Dean Of Graduate Studies

Frontiers

Letter of introduction by the Associate Vice President of Research and Dean of Graduate Studies, Dr. Barry Ries, for volume 6, issue 1 of Frontiers.

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Table Of Contents Apr 2018

Table Of Contents

Frontiers

Table of contents from the fall 2017 issue (volume 6, issue 1) of Frontiers.

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What Are The Most Important Dimensions Of Quality For Addiction And Mental Health Services From The Perspective Of Its Users?, Priscilla Liu, Shawn Currie, Jassandre Adamyk-Simpson Apr 2018

What Are The Most Important Dimensions Of Quality For Addiction And Mental Health Services From The Perspective Of Its Users?, Priscilla Liu, Shawn Currie, Jassandre Adamyk-Simpson

Patient Experience Journal

There is a need to better engage service users in improving their experience with the care received in Addiction and Mental Health (A&MH). Dimensions of patient experience that are most salient to A&MH service users still remain to be properly defined from the patient perspective. This research focuses on identifying key domains of service experience important to patients of Addiction and Mental Health using patient focus groups. In addition, through a patient and family advisory committee, patients were also engaged as co-partners of the research team. The patient advisors had a major role in overseeing the research project, assisting with …

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