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The Influence of Part-Set Cuing on Procedural Memory
No full textThe research project explored the influence of part-set cuing on procedural memory. Participants viewed videos of a person making 12 movements. On some trials, the video was accompanied by verbal labels for the movements, whereas on the remaining trials were viewed in silence. Participants then were asked to reproduce the movements from each video either in the presence of cues (pictures of the first, fifth, and ninths movements) or without cues. Results and implications will be discussed
The Gothic Cathedral as Artistic and Economic Endeavor
No full textGothic cathedrals were financed in many ways and their building could take centuries to complete. The process was long and arduous costing enormous sums of money over a sustained period of time. Their construction sapped both capital and labor from the surrounding areas, spurring economic and artistic change. Specifically, the materials used to build these massive structures depended on and drew from the region of the building, which impacted their architectural form. When donors, religious figures, aristocrats and guild members are represented in a Gothic Cathedral, connections are made between them and the church. This demonstrates their place in the changing social and economic structure of the middle ages
Overcoming Entrepreneurial Barriers for Female Youth Refugees
No full textYoung female refugees face employment and entrepreneurial opportunity barriers. To overcome cultural and economic obstacles, a five-phase program is proposed, consisting of: (1) orientation, (2) placement, (3) incubation, (4) assessment, and (5) self-sufficiency. The resources for developing business skills and entrepreneurial competency among young women include social media, frugal innovation practices, shared work spaces, start-up funding, and volunteer mentors. Strategic partners, such as Accion Chicago, Girl Forward, She is Safe, and World Relief, can offer connections for program implementation. Metrics to measure program success would include enterprise sustainability, loan repayments, and volunteer hours
The Babi Yar Massacre: Remembrance and the Politics of Memory
No full textThe single largest mass shooting perpetrated by the Nazis in the Soviet Union was in 1941 at Babi Yar, a wooded ravine near Kiev. During September 29-30, almost all of Kiev\u27s Jews were killed. The Nazis tried to cover up the crime, and the Soviets denied Jews were the target of the massacre. Two decades later intellectual dissidents urged the Soviet regime to speak the truth about Babi Yar. But a Jewish monument wasn’t erected on the site until the USSR fell. I will examine efforts to shape thinking about this monstrous deed by exploring how it was remembered and by whom
The Knights Templars’ use of images in their Banking Empire
No full textToday the Knights Templar are known through a swirl of history and conspiracy. The Order of the Temple grew far beyond its original purpose, to reclaim the Holy Land and to protect pilgrims, becoming a banking, financial, and trade giant. The Knights Templar built these innovative financial systems, along with a network of monasteries and churches, not only to support the crusades in the Holy Land, but to build, expand, and maintain their empire. The Templars re-worked traditional European art forms and iconographies creating particular images of power and piety for both their patrons and enemies, which enhanced their financial network
The Effect of Foreign Aid on Economic Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa
No full textForeign aid plays a crucial role in the economies of developing countries. It is a development tool designed by high-income countries to assist low-income nations in increasing economic growth, improving the well-being of the population, and facilitating institutional development. The empirical evidence on the effectiveness of aid on economic growth in developing countries is mixed, however, and there is limited economic literature on the impact of aid in Sub-Saharan African countries. This study utilizes data from the World Bank and models from previous economic studies to determine that the large transfers of aid to Sub-Saharan Africa prevent the development of self-sustaining habits that could lead to economic growth in Sub-Saharan African countries
The Effects of Changing County Economics on Presidential Voting
No full textIn last year’s election, very few election publications predicted Donald Trump having a significant chance of winning. Many of these predictions combined polling data with regressions based on economic data. Studies have shown that there is a statistically significant relationship between the economy and presidential voting. Most of these studies have been done at the state or national level. These can provide a picture of a large area’s economy but don’t provide insight on a community level. This paper will use county data to test for a relationship between the economy and voting in recent elections at a community level
Immigration Federalism: Sanctuaries and State Citizenship
No full textThis paper outlines a procedural exploration and defense of sanctuary city policy and inclusively minded policies directed towards undocumented immigrants. Using state rights arguments enshrined by the Tenth Amendment and Supreme Court precedent, I demonstrate the constitutionality of sanctuary cities. While restrictionist policies such as Arizona’s Senate Bill 1070 have been federally preempted, integrationist policies such as San Francisco’s sanctuary ordinances have been untouched by federal preemption and/or judicial oversight. I explore the preemption doctrine and explain why these two seemingly contradictory results are consistent with American constitutional law and practice
Predicting Teacher Attitudes Toward Education Reform Initiatives
No full textAs alternative teacher certification programs, accountability measures urged by federal mandates, and unconventional school structures such as the charter school movement have gained traction, a loud debate over how to ‘fix’ America’s schools has ensued amongst teachers, administrators, researchers, and policymakers. This presentation examines teacher attitudes regarding a number of education reform initiatives including tenure, accountability for student achievement, and school choice using Brookings’ 2003 Survey of Educators, a sample of 3,328 public school teachers. My analysis extends the findings of Terry Moe’s Special Interest by looking at the quality of undergraduate teacher training as a predictor of these attitudes
Amyloid-Beta Exacerbates Deficits in Mice after Mild TBI
No full textTraumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of hospitalization and has been recently shown to cause long-term deficits in cognition and emotion.Links between TBI and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, a neurodegenerative disease, have raised concern not only among healthcare practitioners, but also in the mainstream media, however the mechanisms behind such diseases remain elusive. Previous research on TBI brains has revealed the presence of specific proteins, such as amyloid-beta (Aβ), which are implicated in neurodegenerative diseases. My study investigates the role of Aβ after repeated TBI in mice bred to express the human precursor of Aβ