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No More Tiers? Proportionality as an Alternative to Multiple Levels of Scrutiny in Individual Rights Cases
Get PDFThis article will explore how the explicit adoption of proportionality analysis as a single analytical tool might lead, not only to a more coherent approach to individual rights cases, but will also bring together aspects of the current multiple analytical tiers in a way that allows full consideration of both the individual rights and the social values present in these cases. Part I of this article will give a brief overview of the history of the creation and application of the various tiers of analysis used by the United States Supreme Court and explore how the once-sharp difference in those applications have blurred in recent years. Part II will describe the proportionality analysis used by other nations’ courts in a wide range of individual rights cases. Part III will focus on how an explicit adoption of proportionality might lead to significant improvement in the analysis of cases presenting issues under the free exercise clause, currently a particularly confusing and contentious source of debate
The Impact of Remittances on Education Attainment: Evidence From Dominican Republic
Get PDFThis paper will examine the relationship between remittances and education attainment focusing on Dominican Republic in 2002. This study will focus on households in Dominican Republic using surveys from IPUMS international and the data is cross-sectional. Sending remittances increases the income for households, which in return, influences the spending on education. The study of remittances is analyzed in a more cultural and social value rather than entirely economic. The dynamic and structure of a family is crucial when studying the effects of remittances in a developing country. Key findings from this analysis is that the relationship between education attainment and remittances are positively related and it is statistically significant according to this model. This study examines the family structure as well as the economic and social structure of Dominican Republic to understand the relationship between remittances and education attainment
The Association Between Attitudes Towards High Intensity Exercise and Self-Esteem
Get PDFThere has been much research that has examined the association between exercise and self-esteem. Specifically, research suggests that there is a positive association of high intensity exercise, including running, weight lifting, and interval training, with self-esteem in both children and adults. However, much of this past research involved experiments where an exercise regimen was introduced to test cause and effect of exercise and self-esteem. Further, much of the past research focused on adults outside of the United States (Hasanpour, Yìğiter, Yook). I aim to test whether there are associations of preferences for and attitudes towards high intensity exercise with self-esteem among adults based on their own self-reported attitudes and preferences. In this non-experimental study, I recruited participants through social media and via emails to participate in answering a survey that included measures of self-esteem and attitudes towards exercise. Based on past research, I hypothesized that there would be positive associations of participants’ preferences for and attitudes towards high intensity exercise with self-esteem. I conducted correlational and regression analyses with survey responses from adults. I did not find a correlation between the preference for and tolderance of high-intensity exercise and self-esteem but I believe that this is because there is a difference between atittude towards exercise and the actual physical activity of exercise
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Get PDFDiscussion and history of public corruption statutes and the prosecution of public officials through McDonnell v. United States, 136 S. Ct. 2355 (2016)
Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Medically Fragile Infant Populations
No full textAs medical advances improve survival outcomes for premature and congenital cardiac infant populations. it is important to gain a better understanding of the neurodevelopmental outcomes that affect functioning in childhood and beyond. Brain development is influenced by factors such as decreased oxygenation, interruption to brain maturation, and white matter injury that contribute to deficits in neurodevelopmental outcomes. Gaining a better understanding of outcomes and developmental trends provides greater opportunities for intervention at a young age, which can mitigate the effects of deficits in these populations. This study therefore aimed to better understand neurodevelopmental outcomes in premature and cardiac infant populations and to consider ways in which follow-up programs can best serve these populations. Findings indicate that cognitive, motor, and language relative deficits are present in these populations. As indicated in previous studies, low-normal scores were achieved by many of the participants. and it is important to educate parents to be aware of the potential for delayed functioning even in absence of major and obvious deficits. The findings of this study demonstrated that motor functioning was significantly lower in the cardiac sample as compared with the preterm sample, while cognitive functioning was lowest in the extremely preterm infant sample. A significant negative correlation was identified between head circumference and cognitive functioning, and a marginally significant relationship between lower birth weight and lower language scores was also identified. Findings did not demonstrate a relationship between severity of cardiac diagnosis and severity of outcomes; these results should be considered in context of relatively small sample sizes for cardiac risk categories. Results also echoed studies that have identified similar trajectories between these two populations in terms of language functioning as well as for cognitive functioning among the very preterm. moderate-late term/dual diagnosis group, and the cardiac infant group, and the areas of similar outcomes for these the preterm and cardiac infant groups supports the assertion that established resources that are presently directed toward the premature infant population can benefit the cardiac infant population as providers seek to address subtle deficits in functioning to improve overall outcomes as these children progress through school and to adulthood
The Grass is Always Greener in Someone Else\u27s Profile Picture: The Role of SEM in Initiating Benign and Malicious Envy on Facebook Users
No full textThe social networking site Facebook is a popular domain where people can share pictures, status updates, and communicate with one another over the internet. While there are benefits to the ability to connect electronically with friends who are geographically distant, recent research illustrates a potentially damaging effect on well-being. In particular, envy plays a mediating role in the relationship between Facebook use and more negative affect and increased depressive symptoms. Although envy can produce positive emotions, as well as motivation to improve oneself, past research primarily identifies only deleterious effects of envy. Through the theoretical framework of the self-evaluation maintenance model, evidence for the phenomena of benign and malicious envy was explored to provide a more complete look at the impact of envy on Facebook
A Cultural Shift: An Exploration of Twenty-First Century Social Movements in Children\u27s Book Publishing.
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