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Yemaya
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This work of art is shells, epoxy, and mixed media on board.
Yemaya, the orisha of the sea, considered a mother figure in Yoruba mythology.https://digitalcommons.newhaven.edu/digital-exhibits/1069/thumbnail.jp
Implication of Georgian Democratic Backsliding
Get PDFThe last several years have demonstrated a dramatic political shift in Eastern Europe. While the war in Ukraine may be the most well known instance of this, the lesser studied nation of Georgia has seen many notable changes as well. At the hands of a growingly oppressive government, Georgian Dream (GD), the country has experienced democratic backsliding in the form of authoritarian-like policy changes and closer ties with authoritarian states. This has incited widespread protesting and calls to reinstate democratic practices. GD has seemingly deserted its former Western-oriented goals and the financial support these connections bring in favor of relations with the Axis of Evasion (AoE). This begs the question, what have been the full (geo)political consequences of Georgian Dream rule? The thesis aims to answer this by examining Georgia’s democratic backsliding, developing authoritarianism, and increased collaboration with AoE nations. An analysis of these subjects indicates that there have been and may continue to be sociopolitical, geopolitical, and geoeconomic implications, which have culminated in AoE members expanding their sphere of influence. This writing delves into these consequences and explores a set of possible future paths of the political situation in Georgia
Efficacy of Zero-Acquaintance Assessments of Dark Triad Personality Features
No full textThis thesis addresses the efficacy of Zero-acquaintance assessments of Dark Triad personality features (i.e., Machiavellianism, Narcissism, and Psychopathy as measured by the SD3 instrument). The methodology involved two phases. In Phase One, 1,345 participants completed online personality assessments, including measures of the SD3. In Phase Two, 386 participants engaged in three videotaped laboratory tasks: a rapport-building interview, a mapping task, and a decision-making role-playing scenario. 60 of these videos were randomly selected for analysis. Each was rated by four operational psychologists and four undergraduate students who were not studying psychology. The accuracy of their ratings was determined by comparing their assessments to the ground truth scores derived from the participants’ SD3 selfreport questionnaires. Both groups of raters performed slightly better than chance at assessing Machiavellianism and Psychopathy, but not Narcissism. Non-professional raters were slightly more accurate than professional raters in assessing Psychopathy and Machiavellianism, with nearly identical accuracy for Narcissism. Across all traits, the most common error was that of undercorrection (rating a trait as low when the ground truth for a trait was high). The thesis concludes that human raters with limited specific training can achieve some level of accuracy in identifying Dark Triad traits under Zero-acquaintance conditions. Nonprofessional raters may outperform trained professionals in certain areas. This thesis suggests that assessments of SD3 traits may be successfully performed by analysts who are not psychologists. Future research is recommended to further explore these findings with more targeted tasks, diverse samples, and comparisons with artificial intelligence models
How Russia’s Full-Scale Invasion of Ukraine in 2022 has Changed Russia- Africa Relations
Get PDFThis thesis examines how Russia\u27s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 has impacted Russia\u27s relationships with several African countries, specifically focusing on Libya, Mali, the Central African Republic (CAR), and Sudan. The study employed qualitative data analysis sourced from both primary and secondary materials, including official government statements, expert opinions, statements from key stakeholders, journal articles, verified news media, and think tanks. The study has found that the geopolitical shifts triggered by Russia’s war against Ukraine have enhanced Russia\u27s political, economic, and military cooperation in the four African nations under analysis. The analysis of the five African nations’ cooperation with Russia has resulted in five specific themes: (1) Security and military partnerships; (2) Strategic non-alignment; (3) Postcolonial identity and anti-western sentiment; (4) Economic incentives, and (5) Diplomatic support of Russia
Effects of Adhesives on the Subsequent Instrumental Analysis of Various Trace Evidence
No full textA central pillar of forensic science is the proper collection and containment of evidence. Technicians at both crime scenes and within the labs are reliant on a variety of adhesives to accomplish this task. As collection devices, adhesives come into direct contact with evidence such as fibers and paint. This contact introduces a possible risk of either physical or chemical interference. Contamination may have dire consequences in the courtroom therefore, any area of risk must be investigated with the utmost sincerity. The idea that these adhesives may alter paint evidence, and paint evidence alone, during collection from a scene and subsequent storage has been codified into both NIST and SWGMAT standards. Neither committee, however, has concerns regarding adhesive use during fiber or other trace evidence collection and no articles have thus far been discovered that prove any chemical or physical interactions between trace evidence and adhesives.
This thesis\u27 goal was to investigate if adhesives have a chemical or physical impact on the trace evidence, and whether these differences can be observed during laboratory examination. In this study, six distinct adhesives were utilized to test for their potential chemical or physical impacts on trace evidence. To simulate common trace evidence three diverse types of fiber evidence, as well as three different types of paint evidence were collected. All adhesive and evidence combinations were stored at four different storage intervals, 1 week, 4 weeks, 14 weeks, and 24 weeks and chemical and physical changes were documented by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrophotometry (FTIR) using an Attenuated Total Reflectance (ATR) objective.
The results showed that the rate of physical alterations and chemical contamination created two groups. One with a larger amount of both physical damage and chemical contamination: forensic tape, packing tape, and hinge lifters. The other group with less: gelatin lifters, sticky notes, and lint rollers. Overall, between the fiber and paint samples there does not seem to be an experimental reason why adhesives should not be used on paint trace evidence. These results could open the door for practitioners to use weaker adhesives for both collection and storage of trace paint evidence
How Politicians Use Public Relations Strategies to Manipulate the Political Opinions of Young People
Get PDFWith the rise of the internet and social media, politicians have begun to utilize evolving public relations (PR) strategies in the online sphere to sway the political opinions of young people who can or will one day vote. This thesis will analyze these public relations strategies and how they are intended to manipulate the people consuming the content and answer the question of how politicians use public relations strategies to manipulate the political opinions of young people. The data will be collected by monitoring the news as well as social media profiles of multiple politicians on both sides of the political spectrum and analyzing their posts to see what public relations strategies are used and why. The expected results are that politicians use the news and social media specifically to reach young people and use targeted and twisted narratives based on issues young people care about to convince young people to vote for their political party and keep them in power. If people can identify the manipulation of politicians, they are more likely to think critically about the political content they consume and not fall for biased information, which is important when deciding who will run and make decisions for everyone in our country
Shifts in the Information Interface Between Managers and Analysts
Get PDFManagers navigate information asymmetries between their firm and investors in large part through securities analysts. This paper refines the model of securities analysts as information intermediaries by using shifts in the information environment to reveal how managerial behaviors impact the effectiveness of analysts as information intermediaries. Using the insurance industry as the research setting, this study offers evidence that analysts are less accurate in the years following Regulation Fair Disclosure (RegFD) as information asymmetries increased, but that negative effect moderated under the capital market scrutiny that followed the Global Financial Crisis (GFC). Risk averse managers exacerbated adverse effects on analyst accuracy after RegFD, but their conservative approach improved analyst accuracy after the GFC. More accessible managers tempered declines in analyst accuracy post-RegFD, but post-GFC accuracy deteriorated among this group. This research contributes to a deeper understanding of information dependencies at the interface between managers and analysts
Implementing Responsible Artificial Intelligence in Marketing
No full textEthical use of AI ensures equity and fairness for all stakeholders, leading to enhanced business performance. This conceptual paper explores the ethical implications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in marketing through a literature synthesis grounded in ethical theory. Drawing on frameworks such as utilitarianism, deontology, virtue ethics, ethics of care, and contractarianism, the study identifies five key ethical challenges—monopolization, privacy, corporate social responsibility, human rights, and accountability. Real-world cases illustrate how these challenges manifest in practice. The paper proposes theory-driven solutions including data democratization, contextual data use, adherence to human rights protocols, and the establishment of AI governance mechanisms like ombudspersons. By offering a conceptual framework and ethical propositions, the study contributes to the development of responsible AI practices in marketing and outlines directions for future research
The Influence of National Culture on Corporate Policy: Evidence from the Payment Method in International Mergers
No full textWe examine how informal institutions—specifically, national culture—shape the choice of payment methods in cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&As). Our analysis reveals that acquirers from countries with high levels of individualism are less likely to finance acquisitions using stock. In contrast, acquirers from cultures with high uncertainty avoidance are more inclined to do so. Furthermore, the negative association between individualism and stock financing is more pronounced in transactions with greater anticipated synergy gains. These results are robust to a range of firm-level controls, country-specific factors, and alternative proxies for national culture