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ADDENDUM: Transformative Reimagination: A Framework for a Vincentian College of Business
Get PDFThe mission identity and intellectual tradition of Vincentian schools of business affords a unique opportunity for these institutions to produce business leaders prepared to address systemic breakdowns in business ethics and corporate social responsibility. In order to achieve this goal, this paper proposes the HEET (Hire Encourage Equip Train) framework for mission integration. At the heart of the HEET framework is a recognition that successful mission integration requires college-level administrators who promote mission integration throughout the curriculum and center its importance within the strategic operations of the school of business. As every component of HEET centers on developing an industry-leading business curriculum strengthened by mission integration, this paper also surveys four case studies on embedding Vincentian mission within business classrooms. While these case studies individually touch on each of Sullivan’s (1995) core tenets of Vincentian education, they commonly shared an emphasis on promoting education that is community-centric, innovative, and solution-oriented
EXAMINING THE MODERATING ROLE OF EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING ON FLOODING AND INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
Get PDFIntimate partner violence (IPV) is highly prevalent, so much so that it has been described as a global public health crisis. Therefore, it is important to elucidate what conditions increase risk for IPV to better understand its etiology. Research emphasizing dyadic and self-regulatory processes may shed light on what differentiates those who perpetrate IPV. Specifically, both emotional flooding and executive functioning (EF) deficits have been implicated with IPV, but it is unclear how these variables may interact in predicting dating aggression. The current study explored how emotional flooding may differentially amplify risk for IPV under varying levels of executive functioning (comprised of inhibition, cognitive flexibility, and working memory). A total of 105 participants completed task measures of EF and self-report questionnaires on flooding, physical, and psychological aggression. Results found that flooding was significantly associated with psychological, but not physical aggression. EF was not associated with physical or psychological aggression. Moderation analyses were nonsignificant, and implications of null findings are discussed
TIERED VOCABULARY AND EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION: A QUANTITATIVE CONTENT ANALYSIS OF MAJOR BROADCAST TELEVISION NETWORKS
Get PDFResearchers have studied children’s exposure to television and the impact it has on children’s academic development, and have discovered that educational television programs may positively influence children’s vocabulary growth (Fuenzalida, 2017; Heintz & Wartella, 2012; Larson & Rhan, 2015; Linebarger, Moses, Liebeskind, & McMenamin, 2013; Neuman, Wong, Flynn, & Kaefer, 2019; Neuman, Samudra, Wong, & Kaefer, 2019, Peters & Webb, 2018; Williams & Thomas, 2017). However, few studies have been conducted examining the types of vocabulary words contained in television programming and the frequencies of which these words occur. This study attempted to help enhance the literature by executing a quantitative content analysis of tiered academic vocabulary words found within broadcast television networks’ Saturday morning educational programs. Through the identification of words as either Tier I, Tier II, or Tier III vocabulary within educational programs, aired on major broadcast television networks (CBS, NBC, ABC, FOX), this study contributes to research regarding television and vocabulary acquisition. By discovering the frequencies of tiered academic vocabulary presented throughout free educational television programs, this analysis uncovered proportions of Tier I vocabulary words representing 68.7% (+3%) of all tiered vocabulary words recorded from 990 instances across 25 shows and four network channels. The focus of this study, which considered the existence of Tier II vocabulary words, represented 20.4% (+3%). Tier III vocabulary words represented 10.9% (+2%). As a network, NBC offers viewers the most evidence of Tier II words for educational programming between 7:00am and 12:00pm on Saturday mornings with an average of 10 Tier II words per show
DEVELOPMENT OF WHOLE-CELL BIOSENSORS FOR EARLY DETECTION OF ORAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA
Get PDFAccurate and timely diagnosis is crucial in preventing progression to advanced disease stages and in improving survival rates of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). Using synthetic biology tools, we aim to integrate synthetic biological circuits into the construction of a novel, whole-cell biosensor (WCB) that will detect salivary biomarkers of OSCC. In treating biological parts and genetic circuits as modular pieces, we can intentionally rearrange selected domains of interest to create new transcription factors that will enable the detection of molecules of interest. Our end-goal is the creation of portable devices carrying living cells that express our synthetic genetic circuits so that dentists can test salivary samples from patients in situ and receive feedback regarding the presence of OSCC biomarkers within a short period of time. This promising technology can transform the future of diagnostics and personalized medicine. While our particular biosensor will serve as an aid in the early detection of OSCC, we consider it as the proof-of-concept of a platform that can eventually be applied to clinical screening panels for a multitude of other medical conditions
EMOTIONS, COGNITIONS, AND DISCIPLINE STYLE IN PARENTS OF YOUTH WITH ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER
Get PDFRaising a child with a neurodevelopmental disorder places tremendous stress on parents, which can interfere with their parenting skills more than the stress of raising a typically developing child. Parents’ levels of emotions, irrational and rational beliefs, self-compassion, psychological flexibility and overreactive and lax parenting discipline style were analyzed. Two hundred and eighty-five parents of children and adolescents aged 6-18 completed several self-report measures. Results indicated that there were significant correlations between parents’ irrational beliefs, self-compassion, psychological flexibility, and negative emotions in both the clinical and non-clinical groups. Further, parents of ADHD youth reported experiencing less psychological flexibility and less self-compassion than reported by parents in the nonclinical group. Regression analyses indicated that parents’ irrational beliefs and parents’ psychological flexibility were a significant predictor of frequency of parents’ negative emotions. Also, parents who reported greater negative emotions and less psychological flexibility were more likely to utilize an overreactive discipline style. These findings highlight specific variables to target in treatment that will allow parents to experience less stress and negative emotions and better learn and implement the best parenting skills to help their ADHD children. Interventions should focus on the influential role psychological flexibility plays in reducing parents’ engagement in negative parenting practices and the overall experience of negative emotions in the context of parenting
THE IMPACT OF FAMILY ENVIRONMENT AND RELIGION IN PURPLE HIBISCUS AND BELOVED
Get PDFThis study explores the repercussions of slavery-induced dehumanization and trauma depicted in Toni Morrison’s Beloved, and explores Kambili’s stifling home life characterized by her father’s rigid Catholicism in Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Morrison’s Beloved emphasizes the importance of personal engagement with the history of slavery so as to fully comprehend its horrors and overcome them. In Purple Hibiscus, the paper investigates the role religion plays in causing trauma, as Eugene’s strict adherence to Catholicism and dismissal of traditional rituals inflict both physical and psychological pain on his family. The complex and multifaceted depiction of religion in these novels exposes them as powerful, yet often contradictory, forces in the characters’ lives. This thesis delves into the influence of family environment and religion on character development, focusing on the traumatic effects of domestic abuse and slavery in Purple Hibiscus and Beloved. Morrison and Adichie demonstrate how religion can be both traumatic and healing for their characters, and how the family context shapes an individual’s religious beliefs and actions. By examining Kambili’s and Sethe’s experiences, this study analyzes their struggle to overcome past trauma and the significant role of religion in their journeys towards healing and finding purpose in their lives
REGULATION OF p53 BY TRPM6 AND TRPM7
Get PDFTRPM6 and TRPM7 are two divalent metal cation channels that also possess a serine/threonine kinase domain. They both play critical roles in cellular and organismal metal homeostasis, and are necessary for proper embryonic development and human health. They may function independently in homomeric units, or act together as heterotetramers that display unique characteristics compared to the homomeric channels. These channel-kinases have increasingly been linked to cancer, displaying altered expression levels in a variety of human cancers and contributing to disease progression. Prior work has shown that TRPM6 and TRPM7 can participate in cancer-related signaling pathways. Here, the potential for TRPM6 and TRPM7 to regulate the key tumor suppressor p53 is examined. Through ectopic expression of proteins of interest, we sought to determine effects of TRPM6 and TRPM7 on p53 stability and activity, demonstrate potential interactions between TRPM6 and members of the p53 pathway, and study the behavior of the TRPM6 kinase domain under cellular stress. The results indicated that TRPM6 and TRPM7 can stimulate p53 activity, possibly via phosphorylation of p53 by the TRPM6 kinase domain, as well as influence p53 stability, and that TRPM6 can interact directly with both p53 and its negative regulator MDMX. These findings lay the groundwork for future research into how TRPM6 and TRPM7 regulate the p53 pathway and may inform the role played by these channel-kinases in human cancers
Apple: Global Ethics and Transformational Leadership
Get PDFApple Inc. is an American technological company that designs, manufactures, and sells various products such as laptops, phones, accessories, streaming services, licensing services, and so much more. The paper explores the corporate responsibility and unethical business practices that arise from the global sourcing of Apple’s products. The company established many relationships with suppliers in East Asia to meet the rigorous demands of consumers, promising high-quality products at the expense of factory workers. However, global sourcing comes with unethical business practices. There have been various cases against Apple’s suppliers. This research highlights unfair working conditions, overworking employees, and environmental pollution that Apple’s suppliers are guilty of
What was David Cameron Thinking? Thoughts of a British Prime Minister Regarding Brexit
Get PDFThe aim of my research is to examine what David Cameron, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, was thinking all the way through the process of the UK’s secession from the European Union: why he made certain decisions and what influenced him. In order to do that, I use speeches, parliamentary debates, and memoirs, including several interviews with the former PM. The research methodology primarily uses the tools of discourse analysis: I examine the semantic elements, words, sentences and other characteristics of the political discourse, paying attention to the strategic structure of speech modes.
By interpreting his political thinking and analysing his speeches, I wish to examine the impact of this leading politician on his own party’s and the electorate’s views on the EU. Understanding this can help to interpret the relationship between Britain and Europe, and perhaps in part, give an answer as to why the British chose to continue outside the Union. Based on this, we can also try to assess what this relationship will look like in the future
ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN EMPATHY-RELATED PROCESSES AND PROSOCIAL BEHAVIORS IN TODDLERHOOD
Get PDFDifferent prosocial behaviors, such as sharing, helping, and comforting emerge during the second year of life. Empathy-related processes play a key role in the development of such early behaviors. Children can demonstrate empathy via personal distress or other-oriented empathy. Whereas personal distress is considered an aversive reaction, associated with emotion dysregulation and desire to reduce one own’s discomfort, other-oriented empathy involves a concern for others—a feeling that should motivate one to alleviate another person’s distress. There is a dearth of studies examining how these two theoretically distinct empathy-related processes relate to various prosocial behaviors in early development. Thus, in this study I examined the role of other-oriented empathy and personal distress in sharing, helping, and comforting during the second year of life. I hypothesized that whereas personal distress would be unrelated, or negatively related, to prosocial behaviors, other-oriented empathy would be positively associated with prosocial behaviors. Additionally, as comforting, in particular, requires toddlers to recognize and interpret another person’s emotions, I anticipated that other-oriented empathy would show the strongest association with comforting. Participants were 200 mothers (Mage = 31.02 years) of toddlers ages 15-21 months old who completed scales measuring helping, sharing, and comforting, as well as other-oriented empathy and personal distress. Other-oriented empathy was positively correlated with all three prosocial behaviors while personal distress was positively associated with sharing and comforting. After controlling for age and gender differences, other-oriented empathy was positively associated with helping, sharing, and comforting, with the strongest association emerging for comforting. In contrast, personal distress did not have a significant effect on any of the three prosocial behaviors. When controlling for the overlap among the three prosocial behaviors, other-oriented empathy had a unique positive association with comforting, but associations with helping and sharing failed to reach significance. These findings underscore the importance of making a distinction between empathy-related processes that are self- vs. other-oriented and studying their unique contribution to different types of prosocial behaviors in toddlerhood