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Psychology: Measuring Generative AI Dependency In College Students
No full textThe presented study seeks to create a measure for Generative Artificial Intelligence dependency in college students. We hypothesize that the measure we have created will demonstrate convergent validity with other pre-existing scales such as the Generative AI Dependency Scale. Additionally, we hypothesize that our measure will demonstrate reliability through various measures of internal consistency. By looking into current methods of measurement pertaining to Generative AI use, we aim to contribute to a future body of research toward understanding the effects of Generative AI on students. Our measure was created by narrowing down a large item pool to twenty-one items categorized into three subscales of Usage, Dependency, and Attitude. Participants were recruited from introductory Psychology classes at Belmont University, and were all over the age of 18. They were compensated with credit for their classes through SONA. Participants completed an online survey consisting of our scale, demographic questions, and the Generative AI Dependency Scale for convergent validity. Implications and future directions of these initial findings will be discussed
Psychology: Athletic Coaching and Student Athletes’ Wellbeing
No full textCoach feedback is the main determinant of how coaches interact with athletes, and it has been previously determined that different feedback styles impact relationships between coaches and their athletes (Liu et al., 2025). Coach-athlete relationships alleviate or exacerbate player burnout depending on its directionality, implying an underlying relationship between coach-athlete relationships and player psychological wellbeing (Jiahao & Jing, 2024). This study explored the connection between coach feedback, player-coach relationships, and psychological wellbeing. We hypothesized that more positive coach feedback would predict better student athlete wellbeing via athlete-coach relationship as a mediator, such that more positive feedback will lead to a better athlete-coach relationship, which will then predict better student athlete wellbeing. In this study, college student athletes (N = 80) completed an online survey via Prolific that measured student status, level of education, involvement in a sport, demographics, coach-athlete relationship, coaching feedback, and psychological wellbeing. Data collection is ongoing; data will be presented at this poster session
Insecticide Resistance Profile in Nashville Culex spp. Mosquito Populations
No full textMosquitoes may develop resistance to insecticides used by control programs, potentially increasing population density and the risk of mosquito-borne diseases. Culex spp. mosquitos are the primary vector of West Nile Virus (WNV), the leading cause of mosquito-borne disease in the United States and a reportable disease in Tennessee. Resistance profiles were constructed for two insecticides, permethrin and malathion, in a Culex spp. population from Nashville, Tennessee. Adult female mosquitoes were live-captured using gravid traps and tested using the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) bioassay protocol to assess resistance or susceptibility. Three inhibitors were also included to identify metabolic enzymes possibly involved in insecticide detoxification and resistance. Mosquitoes exhibited susceptibility to malathion and resistance to permethrin. Resistance continued after exposure to each of the three inhibitors, and there were no significant differences between resistance in the three inhibitors and resistance in the permethrin alone. Thus, another unknown enzyme may be involved in achieving resistance mechanisms. These findings can inform more efficient, targeted mosquito management strategies, including the use of insecticide rotations or increasing insecticide concentrations
EYE-TRACKING ANALYSIS OF ATTENTION PATTERNS ACROSS LEARNING MODALITIES: COMPARING VIDEO, AUDIO, AND TEXT-BASED EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS
No full textResearch has suggested that although different learning formats produce similar learning outcomes, there may be significant differences in each format\u27s ability to engage students and maintain their attention (Zhang et al., 2024). In the current learning environment, students\u27 success has become increasingly dependent on sustained engagement while competing media constantly vie for their attention. This study investigates how AI-generated educational content across different modalities (audio, video, text) influences attentional engagement using a novel electrooculography (EOG) approach. Our innovative methodology combines two breakthrough elements: (1) AI-generated stimuli ensuring perfect content equivalence across modalities, eliminating confounding variables from human-created materials, and (2) real-time EOG vector analysis that creates continuous attention maps rather than traditional binary fixation measures. Participants experience identical educational content through randomly assigned modalities while EOG sensors track horizontal and vertical eye movements, integrating these into dynamic attention vectors relative to the stimulus presentation area. This approach captures not just whether students look at content, but the stability and consistency of their visual attention throughout the learning experience. We expect to identify distinct attentional signatures for each modality, with video showing highest initial engagement but greatest variability, text demonstrating steady but moderate engagement, and audio revealing unique patterns of visual anchoring behavior. This research pioneers the use of AI-controlled content generation and continuous EOG vector analysis in educational research, offering the first empirical framework for matching learning modalities to attentional capacity
Observations of Mitochondrial Morphology in San Fillipo Syndrome
No full textSanfilippo Syndrome or mucopolysaccharidosis type III (MPS III) is an autosomal recessive lysosomal storage condition that ultimately leads to neurodegeneration due to a pathological accumulation of heparan sulfate (HS) in the lysosome. This leads to lysosomal dysfunction. One core lysosomal function is mitophagy. Impaired mitophagy has been shown to lead to apoptotic cell death, and it hypothesized to be the cause of neurodegeneration in other lysosomal storage disorders. Therefore, we investigated if mitophagy and mitochondrial activity were impaired in Sanfillipo in a manner similar to other lysosomal storage disorders. Mitochondrial movement and flux were severely impaired in Sanfillipo syndrome in comparison to wild type controls. This suggests that mitochondrial activity may be a shared therapeutic target in lysosomal storage disorders
Neighbor as Verb: Practicing the Politics of Hospitality
No full textIn a world increasingly marked by isolation and division, what does it mean to neighbor one another well? Drawing from the daily work of The Nashville Food Project, this talk explores hospitality not as nicety but necessity—a daily, embodied practice that resists exclusion and cultivates community. Through stories of shared meals, gardens tended, and lives intertwined, we’ll consider how food becomes a medium for justice, and hospitality a form of political practice. To neighbor, in this sense, is to open doors—of homes, of tables, of hearts
Implementing Safe Nurse-to-Patient Ratios
Full text linkOur project advocates for state mandated nurse-to-patient ratios in Tennessee critical care units to enhance patient safety, reduce nurse burnout, and improve overall healthcare quality. Research shows that inadequate staffing leads to higher mortality rates, complications, and longer hospital stays, while hospitals with mandated ratios report better patient outcomes and nurse retention. California’s model demonstrates the effectiveness of such policies, highlighting the need for nationwide implementation. The project follows an SBAR approach, outlining the situation of unsafe staffing, the background of financial-driven disparities, and the need for policy change. The plan includes stakeholder engagement, legislative advocacy, and public awareness campaigns. The proposed policy recommends a 1:2 nurse-to-patient ratio in ICUs, supported by research estimating it could prevent 4,370 deaths and save $720 million over two years. Implementation involves a five-year strategy focusing on research, advocacy, and enforcement. Sustainability efforts include public reporting of staffing levels, policy assessments, and funding through government grants. The initiative aims to establish a precedent for future healthcare staffing reforms, ensuring safer conditions for both patients and nurses
Even So
No full textEven So is based around the journey of the human psyche through the five stages of grief, and how these phases interact with the character\u27s faith. To understand the character\u27s journey is to understand how I handle my own emotions, as the character is an exaggerated version of myself. This led to the concept of always performing- specifically in the character being aware of “the Programmer”, their presence onstage, and the audience. I am a performer by trade, and have been doing it my entire life. As a result, I am highly aware of how I communicate with people on a daily basis, as well as what I share with others. Emotions wrapped up in my grief are what I tend to shy away from the most, even though that grief is where most of my emotions stem from. I wanted for the path of my faith, and this grief and struggle with God in the midst of trial, to be very aware of itself because of this performance tendency I have. Not only is the character aware of the audience, they are actively attempting to create a different performance than what ends up being the final piece onstage
A Theorem on Parity That\u27s so Odd, You Can\u27t Even
Full text linkIn the study of Pythagorean triples (PT\u27s) of integers satisfying , it is natural to wonder: do we learn anything new by considering the triples of the form ? What about the triple ? The analysis of primitive PT\u27s (PPT\u27s), viewed as rational points on the unit circle, behaves predictably depending on one\u27s answer to either question. In the former, one can quadrisect the unit circle and perform an analysis on each quadrant. In this talk, we focus on proving a bijection between two types of PT\u27s, establishing a double cover of the set of PPT\u27s by the set of rational numbers, under the assumption that