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Are kitchens and dining rooms on the verge of extinction?
No full textA study exploring the 20th century evolution of kitchens and dining rooms within the home, key issues behind current eating and dining habits that might make kitchens and dining rooms obsolete, and design strategies for our evolving lifestyles
Meta-analysis of biological research papers
No full textResearchers at UTC are working to automate comparative studies for biology and environmental scientists using web applications and machine learning techniques to reduce the time to collect a useful body of papers from years to months
A pilot study: the sleep habits on a college campus
No full textSleep habits in students are important to understand as they significantly impact GPA. This pilot study helps us understanding the sleep habits at UTC which led to an educational program for students to improve overall health
Design of a mobile robot with controllability using a wearable gesture control armband
No full textA robot is designed and built that is controlled by an arm-wearable device. The band is placed on the forearm and has electromyographic (EMG) sensors that measure electrical signals from arm muscles. Signals are used to control robot locomotion
Women in the church (Middle Ages)
No full textChattanooga State undergraduate researchers present current research projects: This project focuses on the women in the church during the Middle Ages, what their role and purpose was to the Catholic Church. During this period of time, the main strategy of a woman becoming a saint was asceticism. Asceticism worked in a way of martyrdom through the practices of fasting and chastity. During this time women were seen as inferior to men, but in the eyes of the church the way they could make up for it was living an ascetic life. A big part of this is to remain a virgin, metaphorically the church’s bride. The rise of these female saints’ lives continued to grow in the church and through society, setting a standard for sainthood. In England, this way of life also gave a rise to convents so that these women could live together and embrace the ascetic lifestyle. The women who became saints were not granted sainthood until after their death. During the middle ages there was a rise of female, virgin martyrs. There is controversy as to why there was the rise of virgin martyrs. One side mentions the concern of how often this type of saint comes about, a man trying to seduce a young, untouched woman, being subjected to violence specifically from men ending with the woman’s death. The concern was that it could be said that there was some type of justification of treatment towards women if they ended becoming saints. The other side says that these women became saints because they were strong women, who did not bow down or give up their beliefs even if it meant they would die in the end. Another aspect that impacted women in society during that time was the Virgin Mary, giving into the idea that women did not have to marry to confirm her identity. Focusing on a couple of saints during this time is Saint Hilda of Whitby. Her life started out by being raised in the Catholic faith. She was considered to be highly educated for a female during that time. Because of her education and experience, she was sought out by any and all types of people. She lived in and took care of the large estate of Whitby. During that time that area there was a vote to determine if Catholicism would be allowed in Britain. Even though the vote ended in against the church, Hilda stuck by the church’s side and encouraged people to seek Catholicism. Julian of Norwich was a Christian writer during the middle ages around mid to late 14th century. Her focus on the church was mainly about her interpretation of the Holy Trinity, how God can play the role of being a divine being and also being human. She spent her life without being married due to her not needing that role to be played for herself. She devoted her life to prayer and lived in a cell that was a part of the St. Julian Church in Norwich
Click bait culture and the rhetoric of civil discourse
No full textBTC Public Speaking students, discuss click bait culture and the rhetoric of civil discourse
Positive or negative? a comparison of emotion manipulations on prospective memory performance
No full textProspective memory is the ability to remember to execute future intentions. Research has shown that emotions have an effect on prospective memory. This project seeks to find the effects of positive and negative emotions on prospective memory
Effects of mTBI history and mental or physical fatigue on decision-making neural processes
No full textThe purpose of this study was to assess the effects of mild traumatic brain injury history and mental or physical fatigue on the speed and accuracy of decision-making responses to simple versus complex visual stimuli
Autonomous cognitive GPR based on deep reinforcement learning
No full textCognitive ground penetrating radar (GPR), subsurface object detection and material classification through reinforcement learning and edge computing, for smart cities
Virtual reality as a calm room modality in public schools
No full textThis mixed-method study examined therapist and special education director interest and perceived feasibility for the use of a virtual reality calm room as a viable modality for sensory regulation to support student classroom participation