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Past Your Bedtime? How Much Sleep Are First Generation Students Getting Compared to Their Peers?
Get PDFDo first-generation college students sleep less than their peers? College students whose parents did not earn a bachelor’s degree have less support from family members and therefore are at a disadvantage. Getting less sleep may cause poor physical and mental health which can lead to poor academic performance, so it is important that they have the proper resources necessary to succeed. I propose that first generation college students report getting fewer hours of sleep and would prefer to get more sleep at night compared to their colleagues. To analyze the relationships, I looked at a sample of 564 college students who participated in the 2006 NCAA Growth, Opportunities, Aspirations and Learning of Students in College (GOAL) survey conducted at Skidmore College. I found that first-generation college students do in fact sleep fewer hours than non-first-generation students and that first-generation students are more likely to be non-white. Results also showed that juniors and seniors prefer to sleep more hours than underclass students and that as hours slept for a student decreases, preferred sleeping time increases. The results confirm that first generation students get less sleep than their peers but does not support that they prefer more time sleeping time. These findings suggest that colleges and universities should implement more programs that cater to the needs of first-generation students, as they do not have the privilege of leaning on their family for academic support or managing their social life at a higher education institution in general
Atmospheric Processing of Combustion Particles: Iron Mobility and Nitrite Formation from Fly Ash
Get PDFAtmospheric fly ash aerosols are byproduct of coal-fired power plants that contain bioavailable iron. Under the acidic conditions, iron will leach from fly ash particles influencing the global biological cycle. Moreover, in the presence of nitric acid, iron can reduce nitrate to nitrite, which can photodissociate to form NO and OH radicals in the atmosphere. However, quantification of aqueous nitrite formation by atmospheric aerosols is not well understood. This study reports the iron mobility and nitrite (NO2 − ) formation in fly ash from three different locations: Mid-western USA, Europe and India. In addition, the effect of two acids, HCl and HNO3, pH dependency and presence of light were investigated in this study. A proton-promoted reaction occurs in HCl, giving the maximum amount of iron dissolved in the solution. However, in HNO3 a surface-driven reaction occurs, resulting in no observation of dissolved Fe2+ . Moreover, the iron concentration is significantly smaller in HNO3 due to the direct bonding effect. In addition, nitrite concentration increases under light for well-combusted particles due to the photolytic reaction of Fe2O3. However, nitrite concentration decreases for poorlycombusted particles due to the photochemical reaction of nitrite, which reaches the steady state. Therefore, fly ash presents a potential pathway to produce NO2 − by bioavailable Fe2+
The Effects of Unemployment Insurance Benefits on the Behaviors of Displaced Workers
No full textThis paper examines the effects of unemployment insurance benefits on UI participation, unemployment inflow, unemployment duration, and job search intensity, by investigating the 16-weeks cut in potential Unemployment Insurance benefit in Missouri in 2011. The RDD estimates found a 16-weeks reduction in UI potential benefit duration decreases the number of new UI claimants by about 1032 and the insured unemployment rate by 0.452%. The DID model of married UI claimants indicates a 5 weeks deduction in unemployment duration after the benefits cut in Missouri. No significant effects were found in the job search intensity model
Examining Neuromuscular Control of the Vastus Medialis Oblique and Vastus Lateralis During Foundational Dance Movements
Get PDFElite dancers have higher rates of injury than college athletes; this may, in part, be due to improper alignment during dance movements. Electromyographic (EMG) activity at the vastus lateralis (VL) and vastus medialis oblique (VMO) may be important indicators of abnormal neuromuscular control at the patellofemoral joint in dancers. This study aimed to examine how turnout (maximal hip external rotation) impacts the activation of the VMO and VL during foundational dance movements in dancers. Thirty female collegiate dancers were recruited from intermediate and advanced ballet and modern technique classes. EMG was used to examine the activation of the VMO and VL during maximal isokinetic knee extensions and during demi-pliés and sautés in parallel and turned-out positions. Mean VMO:VL ratio was determined as a percent of the highest repetition of maximal extension. The VMO:VL ratio was significantly lower during parallel sautés (0.921 ±0.258) in comparison to turned-out sautés (1.008 ±0.384; p=0.033) and parallel pliés (1.185 ±0.509; p=0.002). No relationships were seen between VMO:VL ratio, injury history, and predominant style of dance. These findings suggest that dancers do not properly activate the VMO during jumps in parallel, which may cause improper patellar tracking and potential knee pathologies. Proprioceptive and neuromuscular training of the VMO might be warranted for collegiate dancers
Emily Dickinson book -2
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This is Freedom
No full texthttps://creativematter.skidmore.edu/lib_stu_art_fall2019/1003/thumbnail.jp