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Making observations
No full textAfter years of planning and construction, the NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory has collected its first light from space, and the first images have been released to the public
Behavioral Finance: The Influence Cognitive Dissonance Has on Investors
No full textThe aim of this literature review is to understand the relation between the Cognitive Dissonance Theory and investor decision-making. Under the Investor Rationality Theory, investors are perceived to act in their best interest financially after gathering all available information on their investment. Behavioral Finance on the other hand is the study of psychological biases and emotions and how they influence investors, causing them to act rather irrationally and consequentially creating an irrational market
Characterizing the Regulatory Interaction Between FliZ and HilD in Salmonella
No full textSalmonella Typhimurium utilizes a Type Three Secretion System (T3SS) encoded on Salmonella Pathogenicity Island 1 (SPI1) to invade host intestinal cells. The T3SS is a needle-like structure that penetrates intestinal cells and injects effector proteins into the cell\u27s cytoplasm to induce uptake of Salmonella. Expression of the T3SS is controlled by HilA, which is in turn regulated by three transcriptional regulators: HilD, RtsA, and HilC (Fig. 1B). HilD is the main regulator of HilA. FliZ is a regulator of flagellar genes which also post-translationally controls the protein activity of HilD. FliZ induction increases activation of the hilA promoter
Unlocking the Power of Logic: Thinking Smarter Every Day A Beginner\u27s Guide to Logical Thinking
No full textPower Point presented to an 11th and 12th grade high school audience, introducing them to the concept of logic
Passion for Purple: Individual Differences in Strength of Color Preferences
No full textAbstract:
In response to the frequently circulating idea that people who have purple as a favorite color are more passionate about it than others about their own favorite colors, this study sought to survey 48 individuals on their favorite colors, how strongly they felt about them, and whether they had a neurodevelopmental disorder that may impact the strength and expression of this preference. While there was no statistically significant relationship between favorite color and passion for it as measured by four questions, failing to reject the null hypothesis that no specific favorite color is related to more passion for it, there was a statistically significantly higher strength of preference for favorite color among those with a neurodevelopmental disorder. Potential reasons for the idea that “purple people” are more passionate include various heuristics. However, future studies should work to further gain insight on the relationship between favorite color and strength/expression, utilizing a larger and more representative sample
Mary Lowe Good and the Development of Catalytic Solutions for Industrial Processes
No full textTo study catalysts, Good used Mössbauer spectroscopy, a nuclear technique that measures how atoms absorb and emit gamma rays (“Mössbauer Spectroscopy”). This method helps scientists identify oxidation states, chemical environments, and structural changes in metal containing materials, especially iron.
This data revealed exactly how active metal sites in catalysts behave when exposed to exhaust gases, for example, when carbon monoxide (CO) or nitrogen oxides (NOₓ) contact the surface of the metal
