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From Birth to Power: How Baptismal Records in a Book of Hours Shed Light on the Nobility Surrounding Langres
Get PDFRecords have been destroyed throughout human history, leaving gaps in our knowledge of the past that may never be completely restored. During the French Revolution, the destruction of the church’s and nobility’s documentations was commonplace; however, within the pages of a surviving 15th-century illuminated Book of Hours is a record of 17th- and 18th-century baptisms associated with the noble family of de Berman. This is the first project to decipher and translate this marginalia– marginalia that not only builds a family, but gives insight into their connections. By tracking down genealogies and various accounts about the godparents of the recorded baptisms, it shows how the de Berman family was integrated with influential figures around the city of Langres– from a Knight of Malta to a Secretary of the King. More than blemishes in a book, it is marginalia that allow for a gap in history to be repaired.https://orb.binghamton.edu/research_days_posters_2025/1121/thumbnail.jp
Framing Climate Mitigation: Communication Strategies for Overcoming Polarization and Securing Bipartisan Support
Get PDFPolitical polarization continues to be a key obstacle for bipartisan support for climate change mitigation and policy adoption in the United States. Despite research suggesting that individuals’ willingness to transition from fossil fuels to renewables is largely dependent on how the issue is framed and messaged, identifying the most effective and consistent communication strategies that harness bipartisan support remains an obstacle. By examining public perception data from national surveys and comparing U.S. state-level legislative outcomes, this study will identify the most effective communication frames that are able to bridge political divides. This study seeks to further validate that market-oriented and economic prosperity frames that focus on localization and optimism are most successful at fostering support for climate mitigation. Greater research into communication strategies will equip policymakers and activists with the knowledge necessary to navigate the growing polarization over climate change and to successfully pass legislation.https://orb.binghamton.edu/research_days_posters_2025/1143/thumbnail.jp
Looking Beyond the Borders: Portrayals of Borderline Personality Disorder in Memoirs and Film
Get PDFBorderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a mental illness that is often demonized or misrepresented in the books and films that portray it. By contrast, self-representations of BPD, such as memoirs, offer a more holistic depiction that can provide greater information and opportunities for empathetic response. This research explores key differences between self-representations of BPD and portrayals by those without the diagnosis, and asks why harmful stereotypes persist despite critiques from mental health advocates. The project takes as its central case study the memoir Girl, Interrupted and compares it with its 1999 film adaptation, arguing that the film inaccurately portrays symptoms and the process of treatment. It also analyzes other works, such as The Buddha and the Borderline , to discuss the stigmatization and focus on negative factors in portrayals. Finally, it explores the effects of shifting these representations, including increasing awareness and the probability that individuals with BPD seek treatment.https://orb.binghamton.edu/research_days_posters_2025/1159/thumbnail.jp
Investigating the Correlation Between Diet Quality and Psychological Resilience
Get PDFPsychological resilience is associated with numerous positive mental health outcomes. This study examines the correlation between diet quality and psychological resilience. An anonymous survey was administered digitally and was shared by group members through social media platforms and flyers posted throughout the Binghamton University campus. The survey included questions regarding demographic and lifestyle information, nutrition habits, psychological resilience and flexibility, and recent experiences with emotions. A healthy balance of whole grains (p\u3c0.01), vegetables (p\u3c0.05), meat (p\u3c0.05), and carbohydrates (p\u3c0.05) is associated with increased psychological resilience. Comparatively, legumes (p\u3c0.05) and caffeine (p\u3c0.05) consumption are associated with lower reported psychological resilience. These findings emphasize the importance of improving diet quality for the overall psychological health of people as a simple and non-pharmaceutical way for all people to improve their psychological health, making it an accessible route for multiple populations.https://orb.binghamton.edu/research_days_posters_2025/1162/thumbnail.jp
The Impact of Diet on Emotional Intelligence and Pathological Eating Behaviors: Exploring Gender Differences
Get PDFDiet influences emotional intelligence (EI), which can contribute to pathological eating behaviors (PEB). This research explored the relationships between diet, EI, and PEB, and considered potential gender differences. 1,386 participants completed an anonymous survey online. This survey contained demographic questions, the Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire, the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire, and the Food Mood Questionnaire. Of this total, 966 identified as female, 376 identified as male, and 44 as other. Data was analyzed using Principal Component Analysis and Pearson Correlation Coefficient in SPSS Version 28.0. Fast-food consumption was negatively correlated with motivation and stress management (p\u3c.01), while breakfast consumption had a positive correlation with these factors (p\u3c.01). Additionally, males showed a positive correlation with motivation and dietary control/ restrictive eating. In contrast, females exhibited the opposite pattern (p\u3c.01). Findings suggest diet affects EI similarly across genders, while EI’s link to PEB varies by gender.https://orb.binghamton.edu/research_days_posters_2025/1170/thumbnail.jp
A Literature Review of Resilience and Nurse Residency Programs Using the Roy Adaptation Model
Get PDFA narrative review using resilience and nurse residency program as keywords was conducted in EBSCOhost, CINAHL, and Google Scholar. Nurse residency programs are designed to help make the gap between a nursing program graduation and clinical institution hire easier by bridging that transition. However, while nurse residency programs are common, resilience education, training, and development are not. The purpose of this literature review is: (a) describe the theoretical foundation of the Roy Adaptation Model for which resilience is a key component, (b) define resilience in nursing, (c) identify gaps in nursing education that translate to clinical practice addressed by NRPs, and (d) identify gaps in nursing education that are not addressed by NRPs. Further research is needed to help new nurses maintain health, develop resilience, and remain in their role.https://orb.binghamton.edu/research_days_posters_2025/1176/thumbnail.jp
Unionization Rates and Wage Growth: Trade, Transportation and Utilities
Get PDFThis research examines how unionization rates influence wage growth in the United States’ transportation, trade, and utilities sector. Drawing on secondary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the study compares union and non-union wage trends while taking in factors like industry characteristics. By using historical and comparative analyses across multiple industries, it aims to determine if higher union density consistently translates into stronger wage gains. Prior research in both U.S. and international contexts shows that union presence can positively affect wages, but this influence varies by sector, labor strength, and political backdrop. Ultimately, the project seeks to clarify these patterns and inform policymakers and labor leaders about how robust unionization may foster fairer compensation.https://orb.binghamton.edu/research_days_posters_2025/1179/thumbnail.jp
INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE IN HEALTHCARE AS BROUGHT ABOUT BY THE CRITICAL JUNCTURE OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Get PDFThis introduction to the 2025 capstone symposium lays the conceptual groundwork for a new approach to analyzing institutional change in healthcare systems triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic. Departing from conventional legal-institutional perspectives, it extends the decision space framework developed by Bossert (1998) to capture both formal authority and the de-facto responsibilities exercised by public and non-public actors. By disaggregating health responsibilities across levels of government and sectors—public, private, and hybrid—and operationalizing these as quantifiable indicators over time, the framework allows for real-time and comparative assessment of institutional transformation. The pandemic is treated as a critical juncture that exposed and reconfigured political responsibility and authority. The framework emphasizes that institutional change stems not only from legal reform but also from strategic shifts in authority behavior, shaped by public expectations and observed policy actions. The introduction previews the five chapters that follow, each offering an empirically grounded analysis of institutional stability, adaptation, or transformation in national healthcare systems. Together, they suggest that the COVID-19 crisis catalyzed uneven but potentially lasting changes in health governance, dependent on prior institutional configurations and strategic political responses
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Case Studies of Racism as a Force of Ruin
Get PDFThe connection between racism and the physical environment can be seen in the segregation, disenfranchisement, discrimination, and fear which, as culturally defining attitudes, become baked into where, why, and when cities develop. Strict neighborhood boundaries from previous redlining, decaying infrastructure from a waning tax base, and entire villages which have been wiped out speak to racism’s extreme power as a force of corrosion. This paper discusses how racism contributes to the creation of ruins as a method of artificial decay.
In order to examine the effects of racism on infrastructure in different contexts, case studies of three different American cities are employed, namely Detroit, St. Louis, and New York City. Each city features unique and well-known examples of decay, all of which have a documented relationship with racism and/or segregation. In Detroit, the amount of abandoned and deteriorating sites, due largely to white flight and a diminished tax base, are infamous. These sites have been of interest to photojournalists and ‘Urban Explorers’ who advocate for the persistence and appreciation of decay, highlighting differences in personal proximity that govern interactions with Detroit infrastructure. In St. Louis and New York City, the Pruitt-Igoe housing project and the Seneca Village community experienced much more abrupt decay, as both were completely demolished. Casualties of the City Beautiful and Urban Renewal movements, the reasons for destruction in both sites are tied to histories of segregation and disenfranchisement, and their final state of decimation can be seen as a result of this history.
Assumptions left unquestioned around the relationship between decay and race can be extremely insidious, emphasizing the power of racism imbued in the physical environment, and how it contributes directly to urban decay. Thus, it is vital to examine the ways in which this relationship manifests itself in cities today