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Ionospheric Evidence of Lobe Reconnection for Northward IMF
No full textIt is believed that magnetic reconnection is one of the main mechanisms to transfer energy and momentum from the for the solar wind into the terrestrial environment. Dungey suggested that magnetic reconnection occurs on the dayside magnetosphere when the interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) is southward. Poleward moving auroral forms (PMAFs) have been identified in past studies as Ionospheric signatures of magnetic reconnection on the dayside.
However, magnetic reconnection can also occur for other geometrical orientations of the IMF. This presentation presents possible examples, 1 December 2021, for lobe reconnection during periods when the IMF x-component is negative, coupled with a positive IMF y-component and IMF z-component. Auroral forms are observed to brighten and move equatorward instead of poleward during this IMF configuration between 16-17 UT and they coincide with sharp deflections in the ground magnetometer X-component. Ground-based data is obtained from the Kjell Henriksen Observatory (all-sky camera and meridian scanning photometer) in Longyearbyen and the IMAGE magnetometer network
Do Undergraduates Get Enough Sleep? Trends from 2000 to 2024 According to the National College Health Assessment
Full text linkThe National Sleep Foundation (2020) recommends that adults aim to get 9 hours of sleep nightly. Research (Solan, 2023) shows that inadequate sleep can place individuals at a higher risk for mental health conditions.
Since the Spring of 2000, the American College Health Association has collected data on the well-being of college students through its National College Health Assessment (NCHA), which includes questions broadly related to health and is administered during the Fall and Spring semesters.
Our study examined sleep trends among undergraduates from Spring 2000 to Spring 2024.
More specifically, we examined undergraduates’ responses to the question “How many of the past 7 days did you: Get enough sleep so that you felt rested?”
We found that since Spring of 2000, an average of 6.3% of undergraduates have gotten 7 days of rested sleep in the past 7 days. In 2008, when the United States experienced a recession, this average further dropped and has hovered at 4.1%.
In 2019, when the United States experienced a highly polarized election, the percent of undergraduates reporting getting only 1 day a week of rested sleep jumped from 13.4% in the Spring semester to 20.8% in the Fall semester. This percentage has been sustained since Spring of 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic began.
Our findings show that undergraduates aren’t getting enough sleep, which can be detrimental to overall well-being and academic performance. These findings emphasize that universities promote the importance of getting enough sleep, so that students can flourish
Does a Sexual Education Intervention Affect Students\u27 Critique of Hookup Culture?
No full textHookup Culture has created a pervasive sexual script on college campuses. This dominant culture urges students to hookup frequently and routinely based on several myths, such as the belief that hookups benefit all participants equally or that they give a person an opportunity to express sexual freedom. Studies have emphasized the need for comprehensive sexual education for young adults exposed to or participating in hookup culture. However, to the best of our knowledge, no curriculum has been developed to raise awareness of the detrimental realities of hookup culture. College students at Pepperdine University were randomly assigned to a hookup culture intervention (experimental condition) or a sexual anatomy intervention (control condition). Participants watched six brief educational videos for their assigned condition. Then, they completed a self-report questionnaire to evaluate acceptance of hookup culture myths (as well as a measure of sex positivity that served as filler items and for exploratory analyses). These results inform future interventions to provide students with comprehensive knowledge of sexual health and anatomy
Explaining volunteering behavior within a social-cognitive model of motivation framework
Full text linkAcademic Year Undergraduate Research Initiative (AYURI)
Title: Explaining volunteering behavior within a social-cognitive model of motivation framework
Faculty: Corinne Novell, Steven Bauer, Alice Labban Student: Kayee (Jenny) Kwok
Abstract:
Nonprofit organizations face major difficulties when it comes to retaining volunteer participants even though volunteers give valuable support to their missions. The research evaluates what makes volunteers retain their commitment using mindsets as a key variable set. A belief system about trait development known as the growth mindset, according to Dweck and Leggett’s (1988) Social-Cognitive Model of Motivation, produces positive effects on the intentions of future volunteering. Our research demonstrates that learning goal orientation works as a mediator between these variables since volunteers choose to develop their skills instead of seeking approval from others. A study of 154 Cedars-Sinai Medical Center volunteers used standardized psychological scales for testing the proposed hypotheses utilizing survey methodology. The research data confirmed a growth mindset as a significant predictor of increased volunteering intentions (β = .15, p \u3c .05) along with its positive relationship to learning goal orientation (β = .13, p \u3c .05). The influence of learning goal orientation demonstrated a strong connection to volunteer retention intentions (β = .56, p \u3c .001), while its effect acted as a full mediator between mindset and retention choices. The study confirmed that the Social-Cognitive Model of Motivation is a good way to look at volunteer behavior. It also showed that giving volunteers a growth mindset in programs that focus on learning makes them more likely to stay with the program. Nonprofit organizations should deploy strategic communication about personal skills growth in volunteering along with education-oriented programs like mentorship and training to encourage volunteer participant retention. Research expansion should investigate how this model contributes to volunteer recruitment and retention efforts throughout multiple organizational settings
Gospel of Health Archival Research Project
No full textOur research examined an archive of letters from the Painter/Collins family, who were involved with Sylvester Graham’s health reform movement in the pre-Civil War 19th century. This research project combined both processing raw archival data and analyzing the content. Using the digital archive software Tropy and Chat GPT-4o, we collaborated to sort and transcribe the collection of letters. We then analyzed the letters in greater depth, specifically focusing on the themes of experiencing and processing suffering and the death of loved ones, as well as the influence of both religion and the circulating health reform movement. We organized and compiled our findings as a research component of Dr. Jonathan Riddle’s book project, the Gospel of Health
Belonging Explored: Harmony and Dissonance in Properties
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Mixed media
20 x 33 inches
2024
Fuzzy Feeling
Acrylic paint on canvas
19 x 25 inches
202
Human Capital at Home: Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation in the Philippines
No full textChildren spend most of their time at home in their early years, yet efforts to promote human capital at home in many low- and middle-income settings remain limited. We conduct a randomized controlled trial to evaluate an intervention which encourages parents and caregivers to foster human capital accumulation among their children between ages 3 and 5, with a focus on math and phonics skills. Children gain 0.52 and 0.51 standard deviations relative to the control group on math and phonics tests, respectively (p\u3c0.001). A year later effects persist, but math gains dissipate to 0.15 (p=0.06) and phonics to 0.13 (p=0.12). We also measure impacts on parents, including both fathers and mothers. Effects appear to be mediated largely through instructional support by parents and not other parent investment mechanisms, such as more positive parent-child interactions or additional time spent on education at home beyond the intervention. We also do not find any crowd-out effects on labor market outcomes, likely since the approach tested is highly efficient, delivering large learning gains in a short period of time. Our results show that parents can be effective conduits of educational instruction even in low-resource settings
