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How weather shocks impact the flow of energy-related goods on the Lower Mississippi River
(2019-04-23)The Lower Mississippi River (LMR) is a pivotal transport route for American imports and exports. Disruptions on the LMR could impact the timely movement of goods up and down the river, particularly energy-related products. ... -
"The Blue Devil Resistome": Antibiotic Resistance Transfer from the Environment to the Lab at Duke University
(2019-04-22)It is well observed that bacteria are becoming increasingly resistant to existing antibiotics worldwide. Horizontal gene transfer (HGT), more specifically, conjugation is one of the mechanisms by which bacteria gain antibiotic ... -
The Power of Notes: The Psychological Impact of Music on Feelings of Spirituality
(2019-04-22)Although music has been used in spiritual contexts throughout history, not much is known about how the characteristics within music that elicit feelings associated with spirituality. This study was designed to shed light ... -
Parenting concerns, psychological distress, and relationship functioning in parents coping with cancer
(2019-04-22)Introduction: Studies have found that cancer patients with dependent children exhibit high symptoms of anxiety, depression, and worry. Patients’ parenting concerns can negatively impact their own and their family’s adjustment ... -
Public-Private Partnerships for 100% Clean Energy: Prospects for City and Business Collaboration
(2019-04-22)In recent years, the United States has seen an unprecedented surge in subnational climate action. A growing number of cities and businesses, in particular, have stepped up to the plate to address the threat of climate change, ... -
D.R.O.N.E.S.: Designing Real-World Outcomes for North Carolina Education in STEM
(2019-04-22)There is a recent impetus for curriculum that enhances skills in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in the K-12 school system. Analysis of STEM curriculum in the US has noted gaps in national test scores ... -
On the Nature of 20th and 21st Century Gendered Marketing Strategies and Perceptions Toward Cigarette Products in the United States and China
(2019-03)This thesis examines the prevailing sentiments toward cigarettes and the targeted marketing strategies in the 20th and 21st century of the evolving markets in the United States and China. Specifically, marketing campaigns ... -
Morphometric Analysis of an Ontogenetic Series of Dolphin Cranial Endocasts
(2019-05)The earliest stages of life mark a critical period of brain growth and cranial expansion that has been thoroughly studied in many cognitively complex species but not in dolphins. Marine mammal protection policies restrict ... -
Saxbys Circular Conceptual Framework
(2019-04-22)The ‘Saxbys Circular Conceptual Framework’ evolved out of a directive to assess the financial viability of a comprehensive sustainability plan for Saxbys Coffee, a small chain of coffee shops based in Philadelphia. Research ... -
Influence of social support on childhood vaccine uptake in a migrant community in Roatan, Honduras
(2019-04-01)According to the World Health Organization, greater social support from family, friends, and community members is correlated with better health outcomes. In the migrant community of La Colonia on the island of Roatán, Honduras, ... -
Who You Are, Who You Wish You Were, and Who You Should Be: How Augmented Attained Ought Goal Priming May Be Used Therapeutically
(2019-04)According to Self-Discrepancy Theory, ideal goals are characterized by hopes, dreams, and wishes, while ought goals are characterized by duties, responsibilities, and obligations. Failed ideal goals are met with depression-like ... -
Food for Thought: How Skipping Lunch and Psychiatric Illness Affect Cognition
(2019-04-18)Meal skipping is a common disordered eating behavior in college-aged individuals. This behavior is associated with a variety of health risks, including nutritional deficits and an increased risk for eating pathology. Research ... -
PROTECTING THE ARCTIC MARINE ENVIRONMENT: AN EVALUATION OF THE UNITED STATES PARTICIPATION IN THE ARCTIC COAST GUARD FORUM
(2019-04-22)Developed under the leadership of retired Commandant, Admiral Papp, and introduced in May 2013, the United States Coast Guard (U.S. Coast Guard) Arctic Strategic Plan highlighted the need for the United States to broaden ... -
Fishing for Food
(2019-04-22)Within recreational fishing, there is an understudied population of people who fish for food. Rather than ‘subsistence fishing,’ we use the more inclusive term, ‘fishing for food’ to mean anyone who consumes their catch, ... -
What’s in a Face?: Facial Cues Facilitate Emotion-Word Learning in 14-month-old Infants
(2019-04)Emotion learning, the process through which humans understand their own and others’ affective states, allows infants to communicate and bond with others. Infants use facial expressions as external indicators of these internal ... -
Spatial and Statistical Analysis of High Risk Chloroprene Emissions in Laplace, Louisiana
(2019-04-21)Objective: High concentrations of chloroprene, which is a monomer used to produce synthetic rubber and is classified as likely to be carcinogenic to humans, have been measured in the vicinity of the Denka Performance Elastomer ... -
Enhancing Environmental, Social, and Governance Policies and Performance for Global Infrastructure Investment
(2019-04-21)By enhancing environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance, infrastructure companies can mitigate operational, physical, and regulatory risks, improve supply chain management, and build resilience to social and ... -
Female Labor Force Participation in Turkic Countries: A Study of Azerbaijan and Turkey
(2019-04)Encouraging female labor force participation (FLFP) should be a goal of any country attempting to increase its productive capacity. Understanding the determinants and motivations of labor force participation requires isolating ... -
L'Épilepsie comme "crise" de la conscience: Perspectives narratives, philosophiques, et neuroscientifiques
(2019-04-16)“Each seizure is like a sort of hemorrhage of innervation. The center of image formation in my brain suffers a seminal leak, a hundred thousand images erupt at once, in visual fireworks. There is an atrocious clenching of ... -
Exploring Machista Gender Roles and Psychosocial Well-being: An Exploratory Analysis in Camasca, Honduras
(2019-04-20)There is a severe lack of mental health research in rural regions of Latin America like Camasca, Honduras, where typically there exists a societal construct of hypermasculinity and patriarchal authority termed machismo. ...
