Social and Behavioral Sciences Commons^™

Conspiracy Theories & The Mind: Personality Of Conspiratorial Beliefs, Tabatha Davis, Kayla Pittman, Lena Jordan

Spring Showcase for Research and Creative Inquiry

Conspiratorial thinking and beliefs, like many facets of an individual' life, are used oftentimes as an attempt to reason with the environment around someone, the acts of another, as well as many other current phenomena. However, despite conspiratorial thinking being used to explain certain facets of the world, there are still many strides to be made in attempts to find possible explanations of why conspiratorial thinking is the answer. In our research, we attempt draw correlations between The dark Triad personality traits and beliefs in conspiratorial thinking.

Gang Resistance Education And Training Program, Delaney Morris

Spring Showcase for Research and Creative Inquiry

The objective of this research is to examine the effectiveness of the Gang Resistance Education and Training (G.R.E.A.T.) program in decreasing juvenile gang membership, violence, and activity. A systematic review of studies conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of the G.R.E.A.T. program and outcomes indicate that the policy is effective on reducing gang membership and activity. In addition, this policy has also provided positive skills for the juveniles in attempt to decrease potential gang membership risk factors.

A Policy Analysis Of The Effectiveness Of Crisis Intervention Training, Hannah Elmore

Spring Showcase for Research and Creative Inquiry

The objective of this research is to investigate the effectiveness of Crisis Intervention Teams in diverting the mentally ill from the criminal justice system and reducing the rates of problematic interactions. A systematic review of studies conducted to assess the impact of this policy on stated outcomes indicates that the policy is an effective means of educating law enforcement on mentally ill individuals, diverting mentally ill individuals from the criminal justice system, and reducing problematic encounters. Keywords: crisis intervention training, mental illness, law enforcement

The Big Five Personality Traits And Peer Pressure During The Covid-19 Pandemic, Olivia Yslas, Samantha Buczek, Jade Oconnor

Spring Showcase for Research and Creative Inquiry

This study focused on the relationship between personality traits and specific social behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic. We specifically looked at the Big Five Personality Traits and their relationship with pandemic-related social behaviors. We hypothesized that conscientiousness would serve as a predictor of one's social behaviors during the pandemic.

A Policy Analysis Of The Effectiveness Of Portugal's Drug Decriminalization Policy, Emily Mothersbaugh

Spring Showcase for Research and Creative Inquiry

The objective of this research is to examine the effectiveness of Portugal’s Decriminalization Policy in reducing rates of addiction, HIV/AIDS/Hepatitis, drug use, drug related deaths, and interaction of drug users with law enforcement. ​A systematic review of studies conducted to assess the impact of this policy on stated outcomes indicates that the policy is an effective means of reducing these rates of addiction, disease, deaths, use of drugs, and interaction with the law. In addition, this policy has also impacted the drug markets of Portugal, and decreased levels of drug-related crime.

A Policy Analysis Of The Effectiveness Of Three Strikes Law As A Crime Deterrent, Nathan Owens

Spring Showcase for Research and Creative Inquiry

The objective of this research is to examine the effectiveness of Three Strikes Law at reducing rates of violent crime. A systematic review of studies conducted to assess the impact of this policy on stated outcomes indicates that the policy is an ineffective means of reducing violent crime. In addition, the policy increased costs for prisons, overrepresented non-violent felony offenders, and caused a significant increase in overcrowded prisons.

The Effectiveness Of The Decriminalization Of Prostitution On Rates Of Sex Trafficking., Madison Van Dyke

Spring Showcase for Research and Creative Inquiry

The objective of this research is to examine the effectiveness of  the effectiveness of the decriminalization of prostitution on rates of sex trafficking. A systematic review of studies conducted to assess the impact of this policy on stated outcomes indicates that the policy is an ineffective means of reducing rates of sex trafficking. In addition, decriminalization has created unintended consequences in the criminal justice field that have led to a black market for sex trafficking.

Influence Of Media Sources And Political Affiliation On Covid-19 Information Believability, Evelyn Weldon, Hayley Kassraie, Deyonce Brown

Spring Showcase for Research and Creative Inquiry

The goal of this research project was to see if one's political affiliation affected the news sources they read regarding their beliefs about COVID-19. Participants read the same article from one out of three news sources: Fox News, CNN, or no news source. Afterwords, they rated the accuracy of the article. We hypothesized that participants who read news from a source that aligned with their political affiliation were more likely to believe the information stated in that article than those who read from sources that did not align with their political affiliation.

The Effectiveness Of Victim-Witness Advocate Services, Carmen Mehling

Spring Showcase for Research and Creative Inquiry

The victims' movement in the United States occurred due to the development of victimology, the introduction of state victim compensation programs, the rise of the women's movement, and the rise of crime that was accompanied by a parallel dissatisfaction with the criminal justice system. The interest in victimology was due to the increasing concern about crime in America in the late 1960s. Research by Frank Cannavale found that the largest cause of prosecution failure was due to a lack of cooperation among victims-witnesses who stopped helping the justice system because it was indifferent to their most basic needs (Young & …

Heavy Metal, Moral Panic, And Residing Stigma, Frank Knott Iv

Spring Showcase for Research and Creative Inquiry

Since its origins of the 1970s up to the present, the musical themes of Heavy Metal along with the associated subcultures have been the prey of various moral ideologies, particularly of a conservative matter. Moral panics have ensued in the past over various qualities of the genre, and there is still residual stigma to be found today, much of which is based upon misperceptions of cause and effect.

The Effects Of White Noise Exposure On Cognition: An Examination Of The Impacts Of White Noise Presentation On Recall And Cognitive Load, Cordelia Ann Witty

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

White noise has historically been utilized as a tool for offsetting or masking sounds that may be perceived as disruptive, most commonly during the sleeping process. More recently, literature has begun to explore the possibility of using white noise as a tool to suppress these potentially distracting sounds within the area of cognitive processing. Present literature suggests that white noise may be a useful tool for masking noises like these in order to improve cognitive performance, especially for those individuals who may possess inattentive symptoms. However, this research has largely been conducted using tasks that involve working memory or visual …

Alcohol Use And Emotion Dysregulation In Adolescence, Shelby King

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Underage drinking is a serious public health concern with magnified physical and psychological risks for adolescents. Consequences can include impaired judgement, increased risk for alcohol problems later in life, increased risk of physical and sexual assault, interference with brain development, injuries, and death (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, 2021). In a 2019 survey, 29% of high school students reported drinking alcohol in the past 30 days (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2020). Given the high rates of use and adverse effects associated with adolescent substance use, research on risk factors related to alcohol use among this age …

Çështja E Kosovës Drejt Statusit Final Pako E Ahtisarit, Qendresa Xhafa

Theses and Dissertations

Kur flasim për çështje të zgjidhjes së statutit të shteteve të pavarura në botë shohim modele të ndryshme, në disa raste në histori shohim fitimin e statusit të pavarësimit të shteteve në mënyrë të drejtpërdrejt nga rezultatet e luftërave, në raste të tjera shohim ndërmjetësime të fuqive të mëdha, raste të kompensimeve të ndryshme territoriale ose burimeve të ndryshme natyrore të shteteve. Një nga këto raste e hasim edhe rastin e Kosovës të cilin do të mundohemi të e shtjellojmë gjatë këtij punimi në një analizë të marrëveshjeve të ndryshme duke filluar nga marrëveshja e Kumanovës, rezoluta 1244, vendimi i …

Kosova Dhe Politika E Ibrahim Rugovës, Fiolla Zeqiri

Theses and Dissertations

Synimi i këtij punimi bachelor është trajtimi i çështjes së Kosovës gjatë udhëheqjes së Dr.Ibrahim Rugovës. Kuvendi i Republikës së Kosovës ka 120 anëtarë të zgjedhur për një mandat katër vjeçar. Sipas Kushtetutës, Kosova do të ketë një kuvend të përbërë nga 120 anëtarë. Kosova ka një sistem shumëpartiak, me parti të shumta në të cilat asnjë parti shpesh nuk ka shanse të fitojë pushtet, dhe partitë duhet të punojnë me njëra-tjetrën, për të formuar qeveritë e koalicionit. Ky punim përmban ecurinë e ngjarjeve kryesore duke filluar me Presidenti Ibrahim Rugova – cili ishte bashkëthemelues i Lidhjes Demokratike të Kosovë …

Kriza Jugosllave – Rasti I Kosovës, Anesa Ferati

Theses and Dissertations

Synimi i këtij punimi bachelor është trajtimi i çështjes së Kosovës në ish-Jugosllavi gjatë viteve 1990-1999. Ky punim shtjellon çështjen e vetëvendosjes, përpjekjen e shqiptarëve për të qenë të lirë nga okupimi serb. Një luftë nga ana e popullit të Kosovës e cila kishte karakter çlirimtar duke u sfiduar me mënyra më të ndryshme dhe të dhunshme nga ana e serbëve. Si pasojë e përpjekjeve për lirinë e tyre, ata nuk morën asgjë tjetër përpos rrahjeve, burgosjeve, vrasjeve, dhunimeve, shkatërrimeve, plaçkitjeve, djegjeve, masakrimeve, duke mos i kursyer as gratë e deri tek fëmijët. Ky punim përmban ecurinë e ngjarjeve kryesore …

Approaching 2 Million Global Downloads: Uni Scholarworks At The University Of Northern Iowa, University Of Northern Iowa. Rod Library.

Library Documents & Reports (entire collection)

No abstract provided.

2020-2021 Global Feedback Report: Uni Scholarworks, University Of Northern Iowa. Rod Library.

Library Documents & Reports (entire collection)

This library report was prepared by the Digital Scholarship Librarian at the University of Northern Iowa as part of assessment efforts demonstrating the reach and impact of departments and programs at the University of Northern Iowa. The global input is related to specific works found in UNI's institutional repository, UNI ScholarWorks (http://www.scholarworks.uni.edu).

Uni Scholarworks Readership Snapshot, April 2021, Bepress

Library Documents & Reports (entire collection)

No abstract provided.

Global Studies Initiative Faculty Report: Interdisciplinary Collaborations, Brooke Ferguson

Global Studies Initiatives in Social Sciences 2020 - 2021

No abstract provided.

Modesty And Security: Attributes Associated With Comfort And Willingness To Engage In Telelactation, Adetola F. Louis-Jacques, Ellen J. Schafer, Taylor A. Livingston, Rachel G. Logan, Stephanie L. Marhefka

Department of Anthropology: Faculty Publications

The objectives were to identify conditions under which mothers may be willing to use telelactation and explore associations between participant characteristics, willingness, and beliefs regarding telelactation use. Mothers 2–8 weeks postpartum were recruited from two Florida maternal care sites and surveyed to assess demographics, breastfeeding initiation, and potential telelactation use. Analyses included descriptive statistics and logistic regression models. Of the 88 participants, most were white, married, earned less than USD 50,000 per year, had access to technology, and were willing to use telelactation if it was free (80.7%) or over a secure server (63.6%). Fifty-six percent were willing to use …

Analysis Of The Development Of Scientific And Technological Intelligence In China In The New Era, Xiaohong He, Lianjie Xiao, Zhixiang Zhang

Journal of Scientific Information Research

[Purpose/significance]In the new era,China's intelligence work still focuses on the literature service,but the intelligence analysis and intelligence service are weakened.The reasons are mainly due to the lack of understanding of intelligence work itself positioning and unclear work priorities.In order to better serve the needs of China's social development,China's intelligence work is in urgent need of transformation and transformation.[Method/process]On the basis of elaborating the function,orientation and emphasis of China's intelligence work,it analyzes the deficiencies of China's current intelligence work and puts forward some countermeasures against the deficiencies.[Result/conclusion]China's intelligence work should stick to the subject core and attach more importance to intelligence …

Research On Automatic Extraction Of Entity Knowledge For Sudden Public Health Major Infectious Disease Incident Based On Bert, Chuan Jiang, Dongbo Wang

Journal of Scientific Information Research

[Purpose/significance]In view of the lack of research on decision-making support for major public health emergencies in the current research,and the insufficient construction of relevant knowledge bases,this study established a corpus of physical knowledge of major infectious diseases for public health emergencies Provide decision support for major infectious disease events.[Method/process]Taking People's Daily Online infectious disease news,Baidu Encyclopedia infectious disease entry,Chinese Academy of Sciences virus case database as the research objects,using conditional random field model,recurrent neural network model,pre-training text representation model,BERT for public health emergencies of the entity knowledge of major infectious disease events is identified and analyzed,and the temporal evolution of …

Literature Review On Emergency Response Information Sharing Of Domestic Incidents In Recent Ten Years, Xinhua Liang, Yang Zhao

Journal of Scientific Information Research

[Purpose/significance]Complex and diverse emergencies have put forward new requirements for emergency response,and multi-party collaboration has become an inevitable trend of emergency response.Information sharing is the basis of collaborative emergency response,which provides conditions for improving the speed of emergency response and reducing the hazards of emergencies.[Method/process]This paper analyzes the relevant literature in the field of 2010-2020 domestic emergency response information sharing by means of Bibliometrics,summarizes the time distribution, journal distribution and research hotspots of research papers on emergency response information sharing,and reviews the current research topics of information sharing in the process of emergency response from five aspects:participants,information resources,technologies and methods,influencing …

Analysis On The Dynamic Evolution Path Of Iinternational Public Health Emergency Research Topics In The Past 30 Years, Ting Zhai, Jing Liu, Qian Zhang

Journal of Scientific Information Research

[Purpose/Significance]The COVID-19 epidemic has once again made people realize the great threat of emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases to human beings.However,the academic community still lacks the understanding of the development of soft science in the field of public health emergencies and its latest research hotspots.[Methods/Process]Focusing on the social science field,this study divided the period of SARS epidemic and the six public health emergencies of international concern (PHEIC) declared by the WHO,and used SciMAT to analyze the dynamic evolution path of the research topics in the literature on public health emergencies based on the WoS database.[Results/Conclusion]The research on public health emergencies …

A Bibliometric Study On Highly Cited Papers In The Field Of Biomimetics, Ximei Tian, Runmao Wang

Journal of Scientific Information Research

[Purpose/significance]The bibliometric study on highly cited papers in biomimetics has been carried out in the current paper to reveal the international research status of biomimetics,to track the latest research hotspots of the field,and explore the future development trend of the discipline,so as to provide decision-making reference for the government to develop biomimetics research and education.[Method/process]Based on the Web of Science database,the highly cited papers in biomimetics from 2000 to 2019 have been selected as samples,and the bibliometric methods combined with CiteSpace visualization software have been applied to evaluate the research level of different countries and universities,and demonstrate the paper distribution …

Collaborative Consultations: Guiding First-Year Students’ Research Using A Writer’S Workshop Model, Brittany Heer

Scholarship and Professional Work

Materials for a virtual presentation for a Lightning Talk at the Association of College and Research Libraries Virtual Conference in April 2021.

The Downfalls Of Performative White Allyship On Social Media In The #Blacklivesmatter Movement, Aerianna Mcclanahan

Munn Scholars Awards

#BlackLivesMatter has been an active social movement for racial justice since 2014. Although the #BlackLivesMatter movement has been fueled by social media through hashtag activism from its conception, the COVID-19 global pandemic has been particularly influential in the rise of digital activism at large, as many people have been confined to their homes during quarantine. This mixed methods study describes and evaluates how the knowledge creation of Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) is appropriated, decentralized, or delegitimized in the #BlackLivesMatter movement by white allies on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. This study is influenced by standpoint theory given that …

Emotional Support Animals For College Students: Do The Benefits Outweigh The Costs?, Sidney Street

Undergraduate Honors Thesis Projects

Mental health problems have been drastically increasing in recent years among college students. Alongside the rising prevalence of psychological distress, universities have also experienced an increase in requests to have Emotional Support Animals (ESAs) live on campus. To date however, data are scarce on students’ experiences living with and around ESAs. The present study aims to investigate attitudes and perceptions about ESAs, in both owners of ESAs as well as students who do not own an ESA but have interacted with one. Specifically, owners were interviewed to find whether the perceived benefits of owning an ESA outweigh the associated costs …

Battling Imposter Phenomenon, Ladonna Hawthorne

Goal 4: Intrapersonal Intelligence Narrative

Purpose:

Through this program, students will learn what Imposter Syndrome is, and develop tools for overcoming Imposter Syndrome.

Don't Just Dream Of Good Sleep --- Achieve It!, Kristen Feigel

Goal 4: Intrapersonal Intelligence Narrative

Purpose: To help improve students’ overall quality of sleep by establishing and maintaining healthy habits.