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From Grief to Reconstruction: From Traditional community to Modern community
Get PDFDeath is an inevitable reality of life, and grief, as an emotional response to death, is a universal and complex psychological experience. This study explores the role of the community in coping with death and grief. It analyzes how traditional culture and modern digital technology help individuals achieve emotional repair and social reconstruction through different forms of support. By combining psychological and sociological theories, including Elisabeth Kubler-Ross\u27s “Five Stages of Grief” and Arnold Van Genep\u27s “Ritual Transition theory,” the emotional transformation mechanism in the grieving process has been revealed. This thesis deeply analyzes two traditional rituals, the Zhongyuan festival in China and the Day of the Dead in Mexico, and probes into the traditional community\u27s cultural significance and emotional support role in grief management. The study found that these rituals not only help the bereaved come to terms with loss through collective memory and emotional expression but also provide opportunities for community members to participate together, enhancing emotional connection and cultural identity
The Ins and Outs of Procurement Contracting: Opportunities and Challenges for Military-Affiliated Entrepreneurs
Get PDFThis research brief explores the ins and outs of procurement contracting from the perspective of military-affiliated small businesses, examining the differences between the government and corporate procurement landscapes. Using data from the 2024 National Survey of Military-Affiliated Entrepreneurs, this brief investigates the return-on-investment (ROI) from procurement contracting, summarizes effective strategies that military-affiliated entrepreneurs have used to maximize their ROI, and leverages these experiences to guide entrepreneurs and business ecosystems towards effective approaches to improve the procurement capabilities of military-connected small businesses
Lender Center for Social Justice Symposium Supported by MetLife Foundation, Creating Opportunity: Collaborative Strategies for the Syracuse Community -- Event Program
No full textAn eight-page program pamphlet for the “Strengthening Community, Creating Opportunity” event
Middle Eastern Studies Program Newsletter - v15
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Research Review: Structure in transition: The role of structure in facilitating workplace efficacy and belonging for military veterans
No full textEmployment transitions necessitate a degree of uncertainty and lack of control, which may present a challenge to succeeding and belonging at a new organization. The present research tests ideas derived from compensatory control theory which posits that people may seek external structure to help exert control over their lives when they experience a lack of control in an important life domain – and that this can aid in their goal pursuit. Across three studies, we explore whether the perception of a higher degree of organizational structure can help employees compensate for uncertainty and lack of control and facilitate transitioning employees’ occupation self-efficacy and sense of belonging in a new work environment. This research focuses on military veterans, who face significant challenges during their separation from military service and transition to civilian employment, as an exemplar of the people experiencing employment transitions more generally, and compares them (in two studies) with civilian participants. Across three studies, two using simple correlational methods, one using an experimental methodology with veterans and civilians, we find consistent evidence that when transitioning employees perceive greater structure at their organization, this facilitates increased feelings of occupational self-efficacy which, in turn, promotes greater feelings of belonging at work. When people perceive greater structure in their environment, people feel more efficacious and a greater sense that they belong at work. The results are discussed in the context of compensatory control theory, addressing the challenges of transitioning employees, and in particular, transitioning military veterans
How Does County Educational Composition Affect Mortality?
No full textThe gap in life expectancy between Americans with and without a bachelor\u27s degree keeps growing. This brief summarizes findings from a study using data from the National Center for Health Statistics Multiple Cause of Death files and the American Community Survey on 3,122 U.S. counties from 2010-2022. The authors find that a county\u27s educational makeup creates divergent mortality effects for residents. For every 1% increase in bachelor\u27s degree holders in a county, mortality declines by 4.5% for degree holders but increases by 1.2% for those without degrees. This pattern holds across heart disease, cancer, and stroke. The findings suggest that degree holders and non-degree holders may compete for limited health services, quality housing, and community resources in high-education counties
The Last Hero: Analyzing KINO’s Rock Album as a Representation of Youth Sociopolitical Perspectives in the Late Soviet Period
No full textViktor Robertovich Tsoi (1962-1990), co-founder, frontman, and lyricist of the band KINO, is per-haps the most beloved figure to have emerged from the Leningrad underground rock music scene of the late Soviet period. Known for his masterful lyricism and creative use of abstract themes, Tsoi remains a cultural icon in Russian-speaking communities around the world. However, the ambiguity of his lyrics, as well as the complex political history of his song “Khochu peremen!” (I Want Changes), has led these communities to ascribe a variety of political persuasions to Tsoi’s artistry and image posthumously. This paper seeks to further explore Tsoi’s sociopolitical condi-tion by consulting the history of the Soviet rock scene, as well as ethnographic sources describing the youth counterculture movements Tsoi operated in. This is followed by a textual anaylsis of the album “Poslednii geroi” (The Last Hero), which demonstrates sociopolitical consciousness and criticism of the Soviet state and society as central thematic concepts. The discussion section observes Tsoi’s lyrics through French philosopher Jacques Rancière’s theory of aesthetic distance, which supports polysemic lyricism as an effective mode of self-expression and criticism under state censorship
Compositional Verification in TLA+
No full textFormal verification is a subfield of computer science concerned with verifying the correctness of systems using mathematical techniques. It is easy to see from a cursory view that a pro-gram or protocol “does something,” but it is more difficult to see if it “does what you want it to do.” Formal verification allows developers to create a specification of a system that can be automatically verified as satisfying desired properties – formulating “what you want it to do” and proving it. One effective approach of formal verification is inductive invariant inference. An inductive invariant for a property P in a system S is a logical formula that: is true in ev-ery initial step (initiation); is closed under the transition relation (consecution); and implies the desired property P (safety). Intuitively, initiation and consecution ensure that is true in every state of the system, which combines with safety to ensure that P is also true in every state of the system. The general problem of inductive invariant inference is undecidable, so the compu-tational cost of inferring an inductive invariant rises exponentially as the input becomes more complex (Padon et al. 2016). Previous work by Dardik and Kang introduced a compositional inductive invariant inference approach. Instead of finding one inductive invariant for a mono-lithic system, the approach suggests decomposing the system into smaller components with as-sociated Assume-Guarantee contracts and then finding inductive invariants for each component. My contribution is a case study of using this approach on a TwoPhaseCommit TLA +protocol
Comparative Pediatric Care Practices in France and the United States
No full textThis paper presents a comparative analysis of pediatric practices in France and the United States, integrating literature review with firsthand clinical experience. Based on an internship in Strasbourg under pediatric specialists, the study examines pediatric roles in private practice and neonatology, highlighting specialties including allergy, rheumatology, and nephrology. Ob-servations from clinical rotations at Sainte-Anne Clinic and Saint Luc Hospital emphasize pa-tient education, parental involvement, and comprehensive preventive care. The paper contrasts the French and American healthcare systems across administration, documentation, vacci-nation policy, and access to care. Notable distinctions include the French Carnet de Santé as a lifelong pediatric health record, universal health coverage in France, and national vaccination mandates compared to U.S. state-based policies. While both systems face challenges such as rising costs, workforce shortages, and chronic disease prevalence, cross-national collaboration could bridge systemic gaps. This analysis demonstrates how pediatric practices reflect broader healthcare priorities and offers insights for improving the equity and quality of child healthcare
Mindfulness and Neurodevelopment in Schools: How Mindfulness-Based Interventions Support Self-Regulation and Learning in Youth
No full textNeurodevelopmental difficulties in childhood and adolescence, including challenges with attention, executive function, and emotional regulation, are increasingly documented across diverse educational settings. These chal-lenges are frequently linked to atypical maturation or disrupted connectivity within large-scale brain networks. The prefrontal cortex (PFC), anterior cingulate cortex (ACC), amygdala, and insula contribute to cognitive con-trol, salience detection, and emotion regulation. Dysregulation in these systems has been implicated in stress sen-sitivity, emotional dysregulation, and reduced executive functioning. Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) are increasingly implemented in educational contexts to support the development of self regulatory capacities. MBIs emphasize the practice of nonjudgmental awareness and attentional focus, which align with the neurode-velopmental needs of children, especially those affected by stress or diagnosed with neurodevelopmental condi-tions. The rationale for this review is grounded in the need to identify neurobiologically plausible, context-sen-sitive interventions that can be feasibly delivered in schools and evaluated through rigorous scientific methods