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Stacks on Stacks 021
No full textOn August 23, 2024, first-year Ursinus College students participated in a common CIE event in Myrin Library. Teams of students, assigned to a particular section of Library stacks, searched for book titles that could be combined in meaningful ways. These combinations were then written and transferred to the end of each stack. This photograph shows the activities of the student teams in the Library and their final creations.https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/cie_stacks/1020/thumbnail.jp
Stacks on Stacks 009
No full textOn August 23, 2024, first-year Ursinus College students participated in a common CIE event in Myrin Library. Teams of students, assigned to a particular section of Library stacks, searched for book titles that could be combined in meaningful ways. These combinations were then written and transferred to the end of each stack. This photograph shows the activities of the student teams in the Library and their final creations.https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/cie_stacks/1008/thumbnail.jp
Stacks on Stacks 005
No full textOn August 23, 2024, first-year Ursinus College students participated in a common CIE event in Myrin Library. Teams of students, assigned to a particular section of Library stacks, searched for book titles that could be combined in meaningful ways. These combinations were then written and transferred to the end of each stack. This photograph shows the activities of the student teams in the Library and their final creations.https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/cie_stacks/1004/thumbnail.jp
Cat in the Hat
No full textCat in the Hat was an entry in Myrin Library\u27s 19th Edible Books Festival at Ursinus College.https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/ebf/1369/thumbnail.jp
The Serpent King
No full textThe Serpent King was an entry in Myrin Library\u27s 19th Edible Books Festival at Ursinus College.https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/ebf/1365/thumbnail.jp
Charismatic Leadership and Vulnerability: A Comprehensive Study of Cult Dynamics
Get PDFThe term cult has various definitions in academic discourse, including religious or quasi-religious groups and small, ideologically aligned communities. This paper explores the complexity of the term, its alternative labels, and the influence of media portrayal on public perception. It examines cult leaders\u27 attributes, focusing on the dark triad personality traits—narcissism, machiavellianism, and psychopathy—and their manifestation in charismatic leaders. The functionality of cults is scrutinized, highlighting their appeal as a familial structure and promises of intellectual, spiritual, and political power. However, the darker side of cult functionality involves manipulative recruitment tactics and thought-stopping techniques. Additionally, the paper examines susceptibility to cult recruitment in relation to emotional vulnerabilities, psychological tendencies, and motivations, emphasizing the role of personality traits, particularly agreeableness. The paper also delves into the psychological trauma faced by ex-cult members, examining challenges in identity redefinition, trust issues, and difficulties in forming social connections
Powerhouse Problem: The Examination of the NFL Draft and Possible Biases
Get PDFThis research explores the NFL draft\u27s dynamics, investigating potential biases in player selection. Despite stars like Tyreek Hill and Antonio Brown emerging from small D1 institutions in the later draft rounds, a bias towards Power 5 conference players persists, particularly with wide receivers. Drawing from NFL draft data (2016-2020), this research finds that not only does there seem to be a premium placed on Power 5 receivers, but Southeastern Conference (SEC) linebackers as well. Quarterbacks were also evaluated in this research but revealed little information about what factors influence their draft position. The discrepancy of what influences a player’s draft position versus what influences their success in the NFL raises questions that this paper seeks to examine. Through behavioral economics, the study aims to unveil underlying biases and promote fairer, more informed draft strategies for NFL teams
The Effect of Acute Exercise on Insulin Sensitivity and Metabolic Gene Expression in Male and Female Mice
No full textExercise has a variety of health benefits that include weight loss, increased muscle strength, and improved mental health. More specifically, acute exercise has been suggested to increase insulin sensitivity, although the duration of the improved insulin sensitivity has been reported to last anywhere from 4-72 hours. In addition, changes in gene expression in response to exercise is suggested to last up to 72 hours. Despite this, exercise training studies analyze metabolism anywhere from 24 to 72 hours after the last exercise session, which could confuse the acute versus chronic exercise effects. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to assess the duration of insulin sensitivity after acute exercise and the impact of acute exercise on metabolic gene expression. Male and female mice endured a single bout of acute aerobic exercise for 60 minutes at 15 meters per minute, at a 10% incline. Insulin sensitivity tests were conducted at 30 minutes, 4 hours, and 24 hours following acute exercise. Furthermore, skeletal muscle was harvested at 30 minutes and 24 hours following exercise and gene expression analysis was performed. Results indicated females have increased insulin sensitivity compared to males independent of exercise. However, males showed increased sensitivity up to 30 minutes following exercise while females did not. Both male and female mice had upregulation as long as 24 hours in key metabolic genes following one bout of acute exercise. The results show that acute exercise does not significantly affect insulin sensitivity 24 hours after exercise but the effects of acute exercise on metabolic gene expression persist as long as 24 hours
The Function and Expression of Non-Muscle Myosin (II) in Caenorhabditis elegans Puromycin-Sensitive Aminopeptidase (PAM-1) Mutants
No full textPuromycin-sensitive aminopeptidases (PSAs) are M1 family metalloproteases that regulate the cell cycle, fertility, and embryogenesis in many organisms. The PSA homolog found in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans is known as PAM-1, and it cleaves the N-terminus of unknown target proteins. The PAM-1 protein is required for embryogenesis, cell cycle progression and polarization of the anteroposterior (AP) body axis. Suppressor mutations in C. elegans pam-1 mutants have been shown to significantly improve embryonic survival and restore polarity phenotypes. One novel suppressor of pam-1, spam-3(lz6), is of further interest because it has been shown to increase embryonic viability from 7.1% in pam-1(or347) mutant worms to 78.53% in pam-1(or347) mutants with the lz6 suppressor. In this study, pam-1 mutants demonstrate defects in early embryo polarity phenotypes necessary for AP axis formation that are significantly rescued in the presence of the lz6 suppressor mutation. This study further explores the mechanisms by which lz6 restores polarity by comparing the functional role and expression levels of non-muscle myosin II (NMY-II), a protein necessary for the maintaining the asymmetry in the C. elegans one-cell embryo, in pam-1 mutants and pam-1 mutants homozygous for the lz6 suppressor
Black History is Black Horror”: A Filmic Analysis of Trauma in Horror Noire
No full textWhat makes something horrific? Does history play a significant role in the perception of horror? How have Black creatives used the horror genre, particularly the films and literary texts collectively called “Horror Noire,” to contend with the communal traumas caused by psychological warfare and nonconsensual scientific experimentation? To address these central questions, I closely watch and critically analyze films such as They Cloned Tyrone (2023), directed by Juel Taylor, and Get Out (2017), directed by Jordan Peele. Furthermore, I will be analyzing scholarly literature such as Robin R. Means Coleman’s Horror Noire: A History of Black American Horror from the 1890s to Present (2023), Orisanmi Burton’s Tip of the Spear: Black Radicalism, Prison Repression, and the Long Attica Revolt (2023) and Walter Johnsons’ “Soul by Soul: Life Inside the Antebellum Slave Market” as these texts offer a historical and speculative perspectives on Black experiences and resilience. The films and texts will be looked at through a lens that uses an interdisciplinary approach that combines Historical Analysis, Cultural Theory, Media Studies and Black Feminist Theory. I highlight how Horror Noire portrays the complexities of black trauma. My research exemplifies novelist and cultural theorist Tananarive Due\u27s claim that “Black history is Black horror” (Horror Noire, 2019) The ultimate goal of this project is to amplify how Black creatives shape representations of black trauma, challenge dominant narratives about blackness and Black people, and foster empathy and solidarity among Black viewing and reading publics