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The Democratization of China: A Near Reality or a Distant Improbabilty?
(2016)China is a modernized state with a falling economy. As the economy declines, citizens have begun to question and protest the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). In turn, the party has begun repressing people in order to ... -
Does This Bumper Sticker Make Me Look Reckless? Stereotypes About Driving Ability Based on Perceived Gender
(2021-04-28)Driving has traditionally been viewed as a masculine activity, producing gender stereotypes in driving. Pravossoudovitch et al. (2015) found males were rated higher in driving skills, but females were rated higher in ... -
Dollywood or Bust: A Theme Park and Its Community
(2016-05-01)Dollywood has certainly made an impact on the area of East Tennessee by which it is surrounded. Some might argue that this increasingly popular tourist “trap” has turned an area, rich in Appalachian heritage, into an area ... -
Dolphins Swimming With Sharks: A Look at Affect-Based Trust, Betrayal, and Reconciliation in an Organization
(2016-04)Researchers (Mayer, Davis, & Schoorman, 1995; McAllister, 1995; Morris & Moberg, 1994; Robinson, Dirks & Ozcelik, 2004) have long recognized the importance of trust in the successful functioning of organizations. It is ... -
The Effect of Artificial Sweeteners on Reactive Oxygen Species in the Growth of Yeast
(2019-01-07)Artificial sweeteners have become a comparable option to sugar, especially for those who cannot tolerate sugar in their diets, such as diabetics. There have been many stated negative effects resulting from the consumption ... -
Effects of game-based learning on improvement of cognitive skills in elementary-aged children
(2021-04)The purpose of this study is to look at the impact of educational games upon children and how it affects their information retention and cognitive skills such as long-term memory as opposed to traditional lecture methods. ... -
The Effects of Integration Therapy on Retained Primitive Reflexes
(2020-03)For this study, I researched the effects of occupational therapy in integrating retained primitive reflexes to determine if it improves attention span, visual perception tasks, posture during handwriting, and performance ... -
The effects of polarized light on B. napus growth
(2018-04-19)Throughout nature, carbohydrates and proteins are observed to have respectively homogenous chirality; carbohydrates are known to exist in a right-hand (D) configuration and proteins in a left-hand (L) state. Previous studies ... -
The Effects of Postpartum PTSD on Mother-Infant Bonding
(2024-04)Bonding between mother and child is a key component of the first year of a child’s life. This is a sensitive period to develop a healthy attachment style. Mothers suffering from depression can struggle to regulate their ... -
Eight Melodies for Children
(2021-04-16)Before the development of written music notation, musicians transmitted both sacred and secular songs through an oral tradition. But even after a reliable notation system emerged, the practice of passing down songs in a ... -
El voyeurismo y el panóptico: una comparación analítica de las miradas intrusivas encontradas en Borges y Cervantes
(2020-05-01)El acto de ser observado es un parte de la sociedad moderna. Preguntamos, ¿quién, cómo y por qué alguien está siendo observado? El acto de observar ha sido una pregunta que la gente ha explorado en el pasado. En Miguel de ... -
The Emotional Implications of Adopting a Drug Exposed Child
(2021-03-22)Adopting children who were prenatally drug exposed may lead to stresses and concerns for adoptive parents. This qualitative research study examined the emotional implications of adopting a drug exposed child. This is a ... -
Explorando Raza y Género en Cine Cubano Postrevolucionario
(2021-04-20)Para describir el papel del cine en la cultura cubana, Michael Chanan, en su libro, The Cuban Image, escribió “Cine en Cuba ha permanecido uno de los instrumentos más poderosos de cohesión social y debate social”. La ... -
Flying High: Water Rocket Telemetry
(2023-04)Milligan Engineering utilizes water rockets at summer camps and for certain mechanical engineering classes to illustrate key principles of aerodynamics and get students excited about engineering. While the rockets perform ... -
How Music Can Support Refugee Children During Resettlement
(2023-04)As of 2021, over 30 million people worldwide lived as refugees or asylum seekers having been torn away from their homes and normal lives by war, violence, natural disasters, or persecution. Upon arriving in a host country, ... -
The Impact of Virtual Reality Technology on Public Speaking Anxiety
(2021-04)Individuals struggle with anxiety ranging from that of mild to severe anxiety disorders, which require much more in-depth treatment. This single participant design explored how effective the use of publicly available virtual ... -
Importance of a Weight-Gain-First Strategy when Recovering from Anorexia Nervosa
(2018-04-19)This research paper chronicles the imperative need for people recovering from anorexia nervosa to gain weight quickly. Many treatment methods wait for the patient to heal the mind before putting on weight, but malnutrition ... -
Influence of Divine Images on Patriarchal Leadership in the Church
(2022-04)Patriarchal hierarchies hold a long history dating back to the earliest of biblical texts as the authors and biblical figures were influenced by the cultures around them. The foundations of Judaism and Christianity built ... -
Jane Austen’s Legacy: 200 Years of Austen’s Novels, Characters and Happily Ever Afters
(2018-04-19)What is it about Jane Austen’s novels that are still relevant today? Is it the characters or the love stories? Or is it the reminder of a simpler time that keeps modern audiences coming back for more? In my paper I interrogate ...
