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Effect of Maternal Behavior on Anxiety, Resilience, and Memory in Sprague-Dawley Rats
Get PDFThis study seeks to determine the extent that maternal care of rodents influences anxiety levels, memory, and resiliency in the next generation. After categorizing maternal rats as Good and Bad mothers through a pup recognition test, they and their pups were put through a battery of behavioral tasks to assess anxiety (Elevated Plus Maze), memory (Novel Object Preference Test and Object Location Memory Task), and resiliency (Forced Swim Test). Preliminary results found that Good mothers have superior spatial and non-spatial memory in comparison to the Bad mothers. In addition, the pups raised by Good mothers showed greater resilience in comparison to pups raised by Bad mothers based on escape behaviors seen in the Forced Swim Test. This suggests that the type of mother a rodent is (i.e., Good mother or Bad mother) has on effect on their memory and the type of maternal care received by offspring influences resiliency
HURRICANE KATRINA\u27S EFFECT ON OIL COMPANY STOCK PRICES: A TEST OF MARKET EFFICIENCY.
No full textThis study tests market efficiency by investigating the effect on oil company stock prices caused by the landfall of Hurricane Katrina. We should expect that oil firms with significant investments interests in Katrina\u27s path would have negative stock price returns in a certain time frame. Ten oil companies\u27 stocks with significant interests in the Gulf of Mexico are analyzed to determine the effect of Hurricane Katrina on stock price\u27s risk adjusted rates of return before and after event date of August 23, 2005. Results show that stock prices began to drop significantly before the hurricane made landfall, displaying the market\u27s semi-strong form of efficiency. Statistical tests show that the information about the storm made significant impacts on the difference between the actual average rates of return of the sample stocks and the corresponding risk adjusted average expected returns. Results shows that oil company stock price returns started a downturn at least nine days before Hurricane Katrina made landfall
The effects of using the agile methodology as an instructional format for software development courses
No full textThe objective of traditional software development courses focuses on competencies in the programming languages and technical tools. Project methodologies and software development are typically taught as theory-driven and separate courses in Information Systems undergraduate programs. Rather than teaching project methodologies as secondary to the learning phase of software development, these methodologies can be actively incorporated into the software development course, applying the theoretical concepts in the classroom with the same tools used in the industry for product development. This research evaluates the effects of instituting the project methodology Agile as an active learning, instructional tool for a low-code software development course using the Mendix platform to give students hands-on learning of Agile while increasing their expertise in software development. The use of Agile in an instructional pedagogical approach enhanced student learning and prepared students with skills directly applicable in the industry. Future research could be applied to measure the Agile methodology as an instructional format for technical courses other than software development
Norma Wood and Harriette Scott playing in snow
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Risk Taking Behaviors Using Public Wi-Fi.
No full textDramatic increases in public Wi-Fi™ (hereafter referred to as Wi-Fi) availability have occurred over the last decade. Although Wi-Fi provides convenient network connectivity, it has significant security vulnerabilities. Despite widespread knowledge of potential vulnerabilities of public Wi-Fi, most people simply connect to it in public places. We investigated the individual calculus behind risk-taking behavior based on the theoretical foundations of risk taking behavior, technology threat avoidance theory, prospect theory, and self-determination theory. Using survey data collected from 1313 respondents in the United States, this study found that avoidance motivation, risk averting propensity, and intrinsic and extrinsic motivations affect intention to use public Wi-Fi. In addition, our results indicate that avoidance motivation is related to safeguard effectiveness, safeguard cost, and perceived threat, while risk averting propensity is associated with positive outcome history, age, gender, and education attainment
FPEHS, August 2021 Newsletter
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Tobacco Warehouses in Farmville (part 1)
No full textIn this presentation, recorded at the September 21, 2021 meeting of the Farmville-Prince Edward Historical Society, Jimmy Hurt discussed his research into the history of tobacco warehouses in Farmville and presented an in-depth look at the history of the Craddock-Terry Shoe Factory building.https://digitalcommons.longwood.edu/fpehs_past-programs/1000/thumbnail.jp