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1. Arias_Roger.pdf

Creator:: student
Owner:: skushner@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 10/08/2019
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Resource Type:: Research Paper

2. Possible Components That Might Affect the Academic Performance of Immigrant College Students

Description:: The study of interpersonal communication is gaining importance in this current climate of globalization. Students need to develop interpersonal communication skills because they are very important through all aspects of living. Because of this increasingly multicultural environment, cross cultural communication and interpersonal communication skills are very important and must be developed while studying in a foreign country. Over the years, the number of immigrant students attending schools in the United States has increased dramatically. Interpersonal communication is at the centre of human central relationships and psychoanalysis (Amaraju, 2012). Therefore, the number of challenges in school for foreign students increases as a result of the lack of interpersonal communication skills. The importance of interpersonal communication skills and the development of satisfactory relationships with other students is necessary to understand such behaviors in college students and their effect on academic performance. The proposed study will discuss the possible components that might affect the academic performance of immigrant college students and the interpersonal communication skills that might affect a college education experience as a result. The study will also cover the scope of grammar and speaking limitations among members of the immigrant student community, as well as the effect of their seclusion from the mainstream on their academic performance. This proposal includes my methods for gathering information, and the possible challenges to immigrant students in the classroom including bullying and discrimination.
Creator:: Bustillo, Jose
Owner:: skushner@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 10/08/2019
Date Created:: 30-May-2014
Rights Statement:: No Copyright - United States
Resource Type:: Research Paper

7. The Fools and the Nerds in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice

Description:: In Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, we can see both examples of foolish and nerdy characters who have taken their predominant personality traits to an excessive point. This excessiveness – in social frivolity, on one hand, and in book learning, on the other – is not only foolish but also a recipe for social outcasts. Pride and Prejudice explores the consequences of excessive behavior on both the foolish and the nerdy characters.
Creator:: Neykova, Dimana
Owner:: skushner@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 10/22/2019
Date Modified:: 10/22/2019
Date Created:: 30-May-2011
Rights Statement:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Research Paper

8. Why "Save the Whales"?: A Philosophical Examination of the Justifications of Conservation Biology

Description:: One of the struggles within conservation biology is to justify the field and its objective to preserve biodiversity. The two main camps arguing in support of conservation biology are intrinsic value theorists and utilitarians. The theoretical problems accompanying these schools of thought and the absence of a solid ethical foundation have called for a new environmental ethic. In this thesis, I propose environmental virtue-based ethics as a constructive alternative to the false dichotomy presented by traditional perspectives in conservation biology. I will demonstrate that because of its ability to account for human interests alongside the wider consideration for biodiversity, while simultaneously avoiding the problems characteristic of the dominating intrinsic and instrumental value theories, Environmental Virtue-based Ethics (EVE) is uniquely poised to justify the goals of conservation biology.
Creator:: O'Callahan, Alexis
Contributor:: Dr. Peter Cvek, Thesis Advisor
Owner:: lsquillante@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 10/23/2019
Date Modified:: 10/23/2019
Date Created:: May 2019
Rights Statement:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Research Paper

9. Inhibitory Effects of Probiotics on the Growth of Biofilms: A Review

Description:: This review examines the role probiotics can play in reducing and inhibiting the growth of biofilms that cause bacterial infections in humans. The use of probiotics as an inhibitory agent against biofilms is a new field of study that requires further research. As of now, there is little research or scientific literature to defend the health claims of several commercially sold probiotics. Also, biofilms are a fairly new field of study even though biofilms are the cause of most bacterial infections. Since biofilms have an increased antibiotic resistance, it has become increasingly more important to find alternative treatments for bacterial infections. However, there have been a couple of studies that have shown positive results for probiotics inhibiting the growth of different types of biofilms such as Lactobacillus acidophilus in patients with dental caries caused by the biofilm formation of Streptococcus mutans. Specifically, the biosurfactant of the probiotic was used to disrupt the biofilm. Another study was done on patients with Clostridium difficile infection who showed a decline in symptoms when treated with the probiotic yeast Saccharomyces boulardii as an additive to antibiotic treatments . While the oral health and gut health fields have started to utilize the benefits of probiotics, the effect of probiotics on the biofilms that cause infections for patients with medical devices has yet to be studied.
Creator:: Collins, Schieler
Contributor:: Dr. Jill Callahan, Thesis Advisor
Owner:: lsquillante@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 10/23/2019
Date Modified:: 10/23/2019
Date Created:: May 2019
Rights Statement:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Research Paper

10. Black Artists' Appeal to Mass Audience

Description:: Music is an art form that has been around for centuries as a form of expression, ritual, tradition, and more. Now, it has transformed from art into a business. Today, the music industry is a $43 billion industry according to Maeve McDermott (2018) in the news article, “The music industry is booming” (McDermott, 2018, para.1). With this industry comes an array of different music styles and artistry. One of them being black music artists who have dominated the industry since the beginning of Motown and maybe even before then. Every year new black music emerges such as Beyonce, Childish Gambino, Kanye West, Drake, Travis Scott, Sza, and many more. This research study was conducted to look at the history of black music and artistry of today and compare it to the Black Arts Movement of the 1960’s and the Hip-Hip Revolution of the 1980’s and 1990’s. Along with this historical and cultural analysis was a survey, which was handed out to participants to see the result to how people responded to black music artists. In the end, the discovery of this research became much more than about music, because it showed how we consume music as a society and what appeals to us. The survey and interviews conducted in this research have shown that different racial and ethnic groups such as whites, blacks/African-American, Hispanic/Latinos, Asian/Asian-Americans, and others are listening to black music artists with interest and at a high percentage. The results of the this study explores the appeal of black music artists to different audiences and shows the progression of black popularity to a wider audience.
Creator:: Johnson, Kadira
Contributor:: Dr. Cynthia Walker, Thesis Advisor
Owner:: lsquillante@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 10/23/2019
Date Modified:: 10/23/2019
Date Created:: May 2019
Rights Statement:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Research Paper

11. Can K-Pop Change How You Perceive South Korea? An Exploratory Study of the Country of Origin Effect

Description:: In recent times, the small East Asian country of South Korea has exploded onto the global scene of being a recognizable force in an economic, political and cultural sense. The South Korean government in particular, is credited through its common financial backing of cultural programs and its push to constantly increase tourism to the country by enacting forms of soft power, which they believe to be the best choice for South Korea’s further development. Korean popular music is in fact, an encompassing genre of various music styles that all have some influence from Western music. This thesis explored whether or not the country of origin phenomenon has any relevance in attempting to explain whether K-Pop has any effect on the perception of South Korea using qualitative methodology by conducting in-depth interviews. My findings from my research include that K-Pop seems to contribute to a growing interest in other cultural aspects of South Korea, K-Pop appears to have made South Korea a preferred destination for tourists and that future research could be done to measure the relationship between K-Pop music and perception of its country of origin.
Creator:: Berberabe, Tara
Contributor:: Dr. Karl Alorbi, Thesis Advisor
Owner:: lsquillante@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 10/23/2019
Date Modified:: 10/23/2019
Date Created:: May 2019
Rights Statement:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Research Paper

12. What Is Storytelling: A Woman's Perspective on Documentary Photography

Description:: The overall purpose of my thesis is to explain and highlight the importance of photographic storytelling. We are often influenced by what we see visually. Naturally it shapes us as human beings and our way of thinking. We often connect to things we can relate to as if we see ourselves becoming a part of the scenario or story given to us. By noting the impact photojournalism has had on the past generations, I want to show how important the visual perspective on certain events can shape our society. Lastly, seeing as how photojournalism has become a male-dominated society, I want to highlight the role of the women in photojournalism; how female photojournalists can add more of an emotional factor to photography.
Creator:: Braswell, Precious
Contributor:: Professor Frank Gimpaya, Thesis Advisor
Owner:: lsquillante@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 10/23/2019
Date Modified:: 10/23/2019
Date Created:: May 2019
Rights Statement:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Research Paper

13. The Combined Effects of CO2-Induced Acidification and Warming on Behavioral Lateralization in Japanese Ricefish (Oryzias latipes)

Description:: Future projections from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Report forecast an increase in anthropogenic atmospheric CO¬2 emissions, thereby exacerbating ocean acidification. Studies on CO2-induced acidification report evidence of its deleterious effect on behavioral alterations in marine fish species. One such disturbance affects behavioral lateralization, a function of brain asymmetry and a critical component to schooling performance. Though research has divulged the adverse behavioral effects of ocean acidification on stenohaline marine fishes, euryhaline models have not been explored to such extent. This study explored the combined effects of projected levels of pCO2 (~1300 ppm) and warming (+3.0oC) on behavioral lateralization in a euryhaline teleost, the adult Japanese ricefish (Oryzias latipes). After just five days of the treatment, CO2-treated fish exhibited significantly lower individual-level lateralization indices than that of fish in control CO2 (~300 ppm) and temperature, as well as no statistical difference to that of a random simulation. The implications are far-reaching even for highly efficient osmoregulatory fishes, in that coordination and schooling performance may be hampered at end-of-century conditions, thereby reducing fish population fitness.
Creator:: Chang, Newstein
Contributor:: Dr. Jill Callahan, Thesis Advisor
Owner:: lsquillante@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 10/23/2019
Date Modified:: 10/23/2019
Date Created:: May 2019
Rights Statement:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Research Paper

14. The Impact of Eliminating Verbal Handoff on Nurses During Hospital Admission

Description:: Background : Healthcare facilities aim to decrease overcrowding in Emergency Department (ED) by eliminating verbal handoff between the ED nurse and inpatient nurse. Inpatient nurses must use the electronic medical record (EMR) system as a means of gathering patient information. Objective : The purpose of this study was to explore the nurses’ experience of eliminating verbal handoff between ED and inpatient units and how their EMR impacts the information they non-verbally receive pertaining to the patient status/information. Materials and method: Using snowball technique, nurses with prior experience of a verbal handoff as well as current experiences with a non-verbal handoff process will be interviewed through a phone call. They will be asked to elaborate on their feelings about the new process and how the EMR upholds or hinders the process. Results: Four of the six nurses disagreed with the new handoff at the start of implementation and the other two felt neutral. All six nurses disagreed with the handoff after experiencing it for six months. Additional concerns were raised due to their disagreement, namely their perception for the lack of patient safety, the disturbance in workflow as patient arrival was often unexpected, and the lack of time and information available through the electronic medical record. Conclusion : A majority of the sample population shared their feelings of discontent and the obstacles that have arised from this new process which may ultimately add on to the frustrations inducing nursing burnout. Further research is encouraged to expand on the efficiency and safety of a non-verbal nursing interunit handoff, as well as EMR enhancements to better support the non-verbal process.
Creator:: Lozano, Anjeleen
Contributor:: Dr. Michelle Romano, Thesis Advisor
Owner:: lsquillante@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 10/23/2019
Date Modified:: 10/23/2019
Date Created:: May 2019
Rights Statement:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Research Paper

15. A study of the effects of Allura Red AC (Red 40) and Tartrazine (Yellow 5) individually and in combination, on development of Xenopus laevis (African clawed frog).

Description:: The consumption of artificial food dyes is a topic of controversy in the United States. In contrast, many European nations opted for natural alternatives after studies suggested that they cause hypersensitivity in children. Two of the most prevalent food dyes, Red 40 and Yellow 5, are heavily debated as carcinogens and are solidly linked to ADHD in children. The purpose of this study is to use the model organism, Xenopus laveis, the African clawed frog, to observe the effects of these dyes separately and together. Specimens will be incubated in different concentrations of Red 40, Yellow 5, or both at either 2.5μg/ml or 5μg/ml. There will be one control group and eight experimental groups. These groups will be exposed to the dyes from metamorphosis stage 48 (Nieuwkoop and Faber) until adulthood. They were observed by determining how long movement lasted once it began. The results suggest a strong link to hyperactivity and possible effects on development, such as different mortalities among the groups. Tadpole length was in terms of length, and any malformations were documented. A review was also conducted on dyes present in common products available to consumers, which will be discussed.
Creator:: Fils, Brittanie
Contributor:: Dr. Laura Twersky, Thesis Advisor
Owner:: lsquillante@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 10/23/2019
Date Modified:: 10/23/2019
Date Created:: May 2019
Rights Statement:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Research Paper

16. Progressively Institutionalized, Progressively Unequal: The disappearing Middle Class and Rising Inequality in the 21st Century

Description:: The economies of the world are all connected in one way or another and the institutions that intertwine them create and allow for the flow of capital, both physical and human. The world also is a place of varying levels of economic inequality that is characterized differently based on a relative or absolute spectrum. The inequality that will be discussed within the text deals with the inequality of a developed nation and how the growth of institutions create an endless cycle of economic stratification and gradual demise of a middle class, focused particularly on the United States of America. The theory holds that as institutions grow and enact policies that focus at achieving stability and greater efficiency the opportunities that may have once been abound disappear creating a stronger class of “owners” and a weakened group of “workers”. The goal of consistent growth and growing productivity within a nation where wealth is not equitably dispersed will ultimately, left unchecked, create a wealth disparity like the world has never seen. Owners of capital who efficiently manage their wealth using the new regulations and technologies will be able to control and do more with less while those without do more for less. Ultimately a growth of capital over GDP, defined as Beta , with the capital, specifically factors of production, efficiently handled in the hands of a few wealth holders who must be relied on for the production and services rendered to the masses.
Creator:: Eid, Charles
Contributor:: Dr. Edwin Dickens, Thesis Advisor
Owner:: lsquillante@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 10/23/2019
Date Modified:: 10/23/2019
Date Created:: May 2019
Rights Statement:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Research Paper

17. A Mathematical Model to Study the Influence of Modulatory Input on a Rhythmic Neural Network

Description:: Input from neuromodulators shapes the rhythmic output of a central pattern generator (CPG) network. When released by a projection neuron, the impact of neuromodulators is convoluted by synaptic interactions with a target network. Yet, how synaptic interactions influence neuromodulation of target networks is not well understood. We use a mathematical model to examine this issue in the gastric mill CPG of the crab, Cancer borealis. Physiologically, the projection neuron MCN1 elicits a gastric mill rhythm (GMR) via synaptic excitation of the LG neuron. This GMR is represented by the biphasic activity pattern of the lateral gastric (LG) neuron. Many previous models have treated MCN1 action on LG as a slow, passive current. However, MCN1 also triggers a modulator-activated, voltage-gated inward current (IMI) in LG. We examine the influence of IMI in our model. We show that IMI primarily impacts one phase of LG neuron activity. Next, we show that IMI produces a similar influence on LG activity as that of a core inhibitory synapse from Interneuron 1 (INT1) onto LG. Finally, we show that removal of the INT1-to-LG synapse disrupts the GMR, but the GMR activity can be restored by modifying the properties of IMI.We conclude that synaptic interactions can enable neuromodulators to provide a CPG with more flexibility for producing rhythmic output.
Creator:: Liquido, Madel
Contributor:: Dr. Nikolas Kintos, Thesis Advisor
Owner:: lsquillante@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 10/23/2019
Date Modified:: 10/23/2019
Date Created:: May 2019
Rights Statement:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Research Paper

18. Young Adult Media Consumption & Representation

Description:: The following paper delves into the media habits of members of Generation Y (Millennials) and Generation Z. Media consumption is rising rapidly and, as more people get access to more content, there are going to be wider audiences searching for themselves in the entertainment they consume. How content creators choose to represent stories influences audience dialogue on sensitive variables such as youth mental health, evident in popular shows such as 13 Reasons Why (Jacobson, 2017). Growing up with a non-stop flow of information and media creates a group of critical consumers, especially embodied in the current emphasis on inclusive narratives. Urban youth, for example, might call for specific perspectives to deal with unique traumas (Ickovics, J.R., Meade, C.S., Kerhsaw, T.S., Milan, S., Lewis, J.B. & Ethier, K.A., 2006). This research was designed to get an idea of how Millennials and Generation Z perceive themselves in media. The following information was received via survey, distributed electronically to the Saint Peter’s University student body in Jersey City, New Jersey. The majority of respondents were female members of Generation Z. People reported feeling least represented in regards to religion and most represented in regards to generation. On a scale of 1 to 5, the majority ranked themselves at a 3 when asked how represented in media they felt. Three of the top choices for shows that were the most successful at authentically representing Millennials and Generation Z were also some of the top choices for shows that were least successful at accurate portrayals of Millennials and Generation Z, these being 13 Reasons Why, Modern Family and To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before. The findings concluded with the strong assertion that 96% of young adults would like their generation to have input in the media created for their consumption.
Creator:: Lalaoui, Reyhan
Contributor:: Dr. Cynthia Walker, Thesis Advisor
Owner:: lsquillante@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 10/23/2019
Date Modified:: 10/23/2019
Date Created:: May 2019
Rights Statement:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Research Paper

19. The Therapeutic Role of Medical Cannabis for the Treatment of Epilepsy

Description:: Cannabis sativa, commonly known as marijuana, was once widely coveted for its medicinal properties in the ancient world. However, over the past several centuries, marijuana rose to notorious fame to claim the title as the world’s most illicit and stigmatized drug. Due to its criminalized status, its use declined dramatically as the world turned its back on all the medicinal properties that the cannabis plant has to offer. In recent years, tremendous support from the public and several state legislatures worked to reverse marijuana’s stigmatized past by instating laws to decriminalize and legalize the recreational and medical use of marijuana in some states. Because the marijuana laws in many states still reflect those enacted during the cannabis prohibition at the end of the 20th century, the necessary procurement of cannabis for research purposes remains restricted, which results in limited clinical data on the safety of medical cannabis use for the treatment of ailments such as epilepsy. As one of the most common non-communicable neurological condition, epilepsy reduces the quality of life of all affected individuals. In addition, one-third of epileptic patients is drug-resistant and develops adverse side effects when they take conventional antiepileptic drugs.Therefore, an efficient drug with few side effects is urgently demanded for many epileptic cases that respond poorly to certain conventional treatments. The non-psychoactive component of medical cannabis, cannabidiol (CBD), has proven to have antiepileptic effects. Recent clinical trials discover that patients who are treated with higher levels of CBD have decreased the frequency at which their seizures occur. The goal of this paper is to provide a quick overview of the history of medical cannabis and current medical cannabis laws in conjunction with the introduction to the endocannabinoid system (ECS) and the mechanisms of CBD. Hopefully, the literature review will positively rebrand marijuana by conveying the efficacy at which medical cannabis can be used to effectively treat drug-resistant epilepsy and improve the quality of life of patients.
Creator:: Ly, Thu Anh
Contributor:: Dr Daniel Fried, Thesis Advisor
Owner:: lsquillante@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 10/23/2019
Date Modified:: 10/23/2019
Date Created:: May 2019
Rights Statement:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Research Paper

20. Women Pray to Get Paid Better: The Relationship Between High Religiosity Levels & the Gender Pay Gap

Description:: The gender pay gap has narrowed since 1980, but it has remained relatively stable over the past decade. The purpose of this thesis is to determine if there is a link between religiosity and the participation of women in the workforce as well as the gender pay gap. Using statistical data from online databases and surveys, we examined the following countries: Norway, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom, and United States through their religiosity levels, gender pay gaps, labor participation rates, and estimated incomes of men and women. Our findings suggest that there is a correlation between religiosity levels and the gender gaps in the countries we analyzed.
Creator:: Calle, Ariana
Contributor:: Dr. Alp Tuncaci, Thesis Advisor
Owner:: lsquillante@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 10/23/2019
Date Modified:: 10/23/2019
Date Created:: May 2019
Rights Statement:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Research Paper

21. Colonial Structures & Post-independence Authoritarianism in Zimbabwe

Description:: This thesis is meant to examine how Zimbabwe became an authoritarian nation. A country is not predestined toward democracy or dictatorship. Rather, there are multiple complexities throughout a country’s history that need to be addressed in order to assess what led to the nation’s current state of affairs. ZANU-PF is currently the ruling party of Zimbabwe and it has been since the country’s independence in 1980. Although the country is constitutionally democratic, Robert Mugabe ruled the country for nearly thirty years, only to be ousted in a military coup. Mugabe oversaw a number of questionable policy moves and guided the country through constitutional reform wherein he was able to secure more power. Fellow party member and former Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa succeeded Mugabe. The political future of the country still remains unclear.
Creator:: Farrell, Patrick
Contributor:: Dr. John Johnson, Jr., Thesis Advisor
Owner:: lsquillante@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 10/23/2019
Date Modified:: 10/23/2019
Date Created:: May 2019
Rights Statement:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Research Paper

22. A Waste of Space: The Revolution of Waste Management!

Description:: By doing a comparative study of several countries who utilize a circular economy, have a superior waste management system, and are an industrialized country, this thesis will come to the conclusion as to whether or not better waste management equates to a better economy in the long run. Based on the findings of the comparative study, the thesis will make policy suggestions on how to improve the United States waste management system and economy. Lastly, the thesis will seek to provide solutions and alternatives to waste management in the United States through innovative technology and processes from other countries and from original concepts.
Creator:: Padilla, Joshua
Contributor:: Dr. Alp Tuncaci, Thesis Advisor
Owner:: lsquillante@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 10/23/2019
Date Modified:: 10/23/2019
Date Created:: May 2019
Rights Statement:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Research Paper

23. Sociological and Philosophical Study of the Netherlands and the United States Pertaining to the Right to Die

Description:: In this thesis I will contrast the fluid cultural, political, religious, legal, and ethical perspectives within and between the United States and the Netherlands on self-determination and the right to assisted suicide. This topic is under-researched considering the vast number of individuals joining the geriatric community as the baby boomer generation gets older and the medical advances that are capable of prolonging lives for all ages regardless of the quality of these lives. This paper compares real life cases of assisted suicide and refusal of treatment as well as the functioning of euthanasia in the Netherlands and the United States.
Creator:: Mussman, Melanie
Contributor:: Dr. David Surrey, Thesis Advisor
Owner:: lsquillante@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 10/23/2019
Date Modified:: 10/23/2019
Date Created:: May 2019
Rights Statement:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Research Paper

24. The Impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act's Limitation on the SALT Deduction on New Jersey Taxpayers: A County Examination

Description:: One of the most controversial provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is the $10,000 limitation placed on the SALT deduction. The limitation is expected to negatively impact all high-tax states, especially New Jersey. This thesis seeks to discover if each and every county in New Jersey is expected to be negatively impacted by the new provision. The study analyzes the average itemized deduction and average SALT deduction of each county from tax years 2011 to 2016 to determine what the expected average itemized deduction would be in tax year 2018. The analysis finds that 20 out of 21 counties are expected to see a lower average SALT deduction in 2018 and thus, a majority of New Jersey taxpayers will be negatively impacted by the limitation. These affected taxpayers are expected to see higher federal tax liabilities in 2018 than in previous tax years.
Creator:: Shiwkumar, Melanie
Contributor:: Professor Andrew Pogogeff, Thesis Advisor
Owner:: lsquillante@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 10/23/2019
Date Modified:: 10/23/2019
Date Created:: May 2019
Rights Statement:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Research Paper

25. The Effects of Sucrose and Aspartame on Neurulation and Development in Xenopus laevis (African Clawed Frog)

Description:: Obesity currently affects more than one-third of adults and 17 percent of youth in the United States while at least 24 million children and adults have type II diabetes. In an attempt to reduce the intake of calories, artificial sweeteners are often used to replace natural sugars, such as sucrose, in commonly consumed foods and drinks. With the rise of artificial sweetener usage there has been much speculation on their adverse effects, as well as those of sugar. While extensive research has been done on the carcinogenic effects of aspartame, far too few of it pertains to its effects on neurological development. Likewise, there is limited data that currently links the use of aspartame to changes in cardiac function, although more research is starting to suggest that greater aspartame consumption may have a role in the development of cardiovascular disease. This study investigates the effects of sucrose and aspartame, individually and in combination on larval development in Xenopus laevis (African clawed frog). Xenopus laevis embryos are an appropriate model organism due to the rapid rate of development and a transparent larval stage. Specimens were incubated in aspartame and sucrose concentrations of 10 μg/ml and 25 μg/ml. The rate of development of each group is analyzed and compared to the control group to draw a connection between the exposure to the compounds and their development; thus investigating a causal relationship. Embryos were photographed for any morphological changes. Preliminary results indicate that there were no observed changes in the neural development of the X. laevis however, the heart rates of those exposed to 25 μg/ml of aspartame were twice the rate of those exposed to lower concentrations of aspartame and of sucrose. Further research is needed to understand the effects of aspartame on the cardiovascular changes that result.
Creator:: Olcese, Rebecca
Contributor:: Dr. Christina Mortellaro, Thesis Advisor
Owner:: lsquillante@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 10/23/2019
Date Modified:: 10/23/2019
Date Created:: May 2019
Rights Statement:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Research Paper

26. Reading the Warning Signs: How SciFi Literature Reflects What Society Truly Fears

Description:: This paper details and outlines examples of how works of Science Fiction literature can serve as a warning to current and future generations. Eight novels and five themes are examined, with the works spanning a period of nearly two hundred years. These works seem to reflect the various things that scare the majority in society, such as technological reliance and lack of privacy. By citing how the issues in the novels coincide with issues in the real world, the author attempts to show that the various authors are aware of the anxieties of society, and thus work warnings and words of caution into their novels.
Creator:: Dawybida, Nicholas
Contributor:: Dr. Scott Stoddart, Thesis Advisor
Owner:: lsquillante@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 10/23/2019
Date Modified:: 10/23/2019
Date Created:: May 2019
Rights Statement:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Research Paper

27. Understanding libertarian morality and the moral motives model

Description:: The current studies (Study 1 and Study 2) sought to explore where libertarian values would fit into the Moral Motives Model (Janoff-Bulman, & Carnes, 2013) . If libertarians place values on the self, liberty, and personal freedom, then they should fall under the self (personal) moral motives related to self-restraint and industriousness. Participants first completed a 10 item subscale of the Moral Motives Questionnaire (Janoff-Bulman, & Carnes, 2013) that assessed their endorsement of the six moral motives. Next, participants answered two questions assessing their liberalism and conservatism on both economic and social issues. Results have shown that libertarian morality in the Moral Motives Model appear most distinct when applied to the self. Libertarian morality reflects a consistent conservative stance on the domain of self-reliance, but the pattern of results was mixed when it came to self-restraint.
Creator:: Calderon, Petra
Contributor:: Dr. Daniel Wisneski, Thesis Advisor
Owner:: lsquillante@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 10/23/2019
Date Modified:: 10/23/2019
Date Created:: May 2019
Rights Statement:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Research Paper

28. LGBT+ College Students: What Can We Do Better?

Description:: This paper considers the idea of LGBT+ individuals being recruited, retained, and led to their greatest potential through the process of higher education. Queer people are a continuously growing population in the United States and since the market of higher education is already competitive, LGBT+ prospective students can be one of the solutions for many tuition-dependent institutions. The first section analyzes the best practices for recruiting queer students to a college or university. The methods include enhancing online marketing materials including admission websites and participating in LGBT+ college fairs. The next part focuses on once students are enrolled, how institutions can retain queer students through supporting their safety and creating LGBT+ resource centers, GSAs, and brave and safe spaces. After students make the decision to stay at their original institution, the next step is encouraging students to work on their skills and develop themselves to their ultimate self which is the next part of the paper. The development is achieved by connecting students to available resources including professors, administrators, and other queer students. The thesis concludes with specific recommendations for Saint Peter’s University utilizing the Campus Pride Index ratings how LGBT+ inclusive college and university campuses are. It is hoped that the ideas included in this thesis are highly evaluated by the University administration and that they work towards achieving these goals. If this is not accomplished at the present moment, it is hoped that future students that read it will take the charge of being an advocate for queer students past, present, and future of Saint Peter’s University.
Creator:: Campen, Ryan
Contributor:: Dr. Edgar Rivera-Colon, Thesis Advisor
Owner:: lsquillante@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 10/23/2019
Date Modified:: 10/23/2019
Date Created:: May 2019
Rights Statement:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Research Paper

29. The Gender Disparity in Nursing

Description:: Within the diverse, American workforce of Registered Professional Nurses (RNs), there are disparities between male and female RNs. Issues such as wage gap and deterrence of career advancement affect women who are registered professional nurses; a profession which was established by and is predominately comprised of women. Research has shown that the historical societal obligation of being a caregiver and the more modern obligation of being a career woman, presents a challenge for women. Registered professional nurses share this challenge with the rest of the female workforce in our society. Factors such as the motivation towards career advancement, presence of external obligations to family, gender specific views of power, and lack of female representation in executive positions all influence the female perspective of career progression, specifically the upward movement of women within the nursing profession. The integration of women does not stop at their inclusion in the workforce but requires participation in higher, executive positions in order to close these gender disparities that are present in the profession of nursing.
Creator:: Cuna, Isabelle
Contributor:: Professor Patricia Ahearn, Thesis Advisor
Owner:: lsquillante@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 10/23/2019
Date Modified:: 10/23/2019
Date Created:: May 2016
Rights Statement:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Research Paper

30. Senior Nursing Students’ Knowledge of Palliative Care: A Pilot Study

Description:: This study explores the knowledge level on palliative care of senior level nursing students in a baccalaureate nursing program. It also will examine if the implementation of a palliative care simulation lab will improve the nursing student’s knowledge on palliative care. The World Health Organization (WHO) depicts the increasing numbers of patients in need of palliative care. Both the WHO and the Institute of Medicine (IOM) have recommended a stronger focus on palliative care education. This paper will examine the need for greater palliative care education for senior baccalaureate nursing students by means of pre and post assessments and the implementation of a palliative care simulation in relation to other research articles that suggest the need for additional education in this field.
Creator:: McHale, Jaimie
Contributor:: Professor Sandra Horvat, Thesis Advisor
Owner:: lsquillante@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 10/23/2019
Date Modified:: 10/23/2019
Date Created:: May 2016
Rights Statement:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Research Paper

31. The Negative Image Portrayed of Homosexual Women Due to Machismo

Creator:: Mejia, Jennifer
Contributor:: Dr. Mark DeStephano, Thesis Advisor
Owner:: lsquillante@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 10/23/2019
Date Modified:: 10/23/2019
Date Created:: May 2016
Rights Statement:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Research Paper

32. The Effects of Creatine Monohydrate on Renal Function in Wistar Rats

Description:: Creatine is a supplement taken to aid athletes and fitness aficionados alike with their workout. Previous studies have been done to prove the effects creatine has on a workout as well as studies on rats to investigate the benefits of creatine on different aspects of health, mainly the nervous system; however, there is minimal data available about the risks. Wistar rats are excellent subjects for human related studies due to the mammalian traits shared between them. Protein over-consumption affects the kidneys and bone via calcium loss; this is a concern with creatine since it is a protein. The rats in the control group did not consume creatine while the rats in the experimental group consumed 1g.kg-1. per day for four weeks. Their urine was collected tested for calcium andd protein weekly. .Increased concentrations were indicative of renal damage. At the end of the four weeks, the rats were euthanized and the kidneys of each were examined in order to best determine the extent of predicted damage to the kidneys. In order to ensure that creatine use was not being overestimated, a research survey was conducted on thirty six members of the Saint Peter's University Biology Department of varying ages yielding results that 22.2% of participants use/have used creatine and 62.5% of those participants used the supplement for 2 months or more.
Creator:: Kelly, Laura
Contributor:: Dr. Laura Twersky, Thesis Advisor
Owner:: lsquillante@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 10/23/2019
Date Modified:: 10/23/2019
Date Created:: May 2016
Rights Statement:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Research Paper

33. Christine de Pizan, Dame d’Eloquence

Description:: This thesis examines the question of whether or not medieval author and philosopher Christine de Pizan can be considered a feminist. It also gives a brief biography of the subject and outlines the influence she had over subsequent generations of feminist thinkers. Drawing from the portrait painted by Christine’s major biographers, as well as from arguments made by second-wave feminist historians on both sides of the question, it determines that although she cannot be labeled a feminist using the contemporary definition, she exhibits certain modes of feminist thought, notably her belief in education for women.
Creator:: Squillante, Lauren
Contributor:: Dr. Sheila Rabin, Thesis Advisor
Owner:: lsquillante@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 10/23/2019
Date Modified:: 10/23/2019
Date Created:: May 2016
Rights Statement:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Research Paper

34. A Qualitative Study of the Criminal Justice Curriculum with a Focus on the Required Senior Seminar Course

Description:: Many college students graduate without finding employment, which causes students to ask themselves if going to college was a waste. Additionally, students may wonder whether or not the required classes for their major even benefited them in finding employment. Therefore, this qualitative study is designated to assess whether or not Saint Peter's University's Criminal Justice Curriculum adequately prepares its Senior Seminar students today's career market. This study will specifically examine the criminal justice core classes only.
Creator:: Gerraah, Mary
Contributor:: Dr. Brian Royster
Owner:: lsquillante@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 10/23/2019
Date Modified:: 10/23/2019
Date Created:: May 2016
Rights Statement:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Research Paper

35. Effects of Sucralose, Saccharin, Rebaudioside (in Stevia) and Aspartame on Development in Xenopus laevis (Clawed Frog)

Description:: Artificial sweeteners are a relatively recent addition to the human diet. These substances, developed to fight rising obesity and diabetes rates by providing a low calorie sugar substitute, have become very popular among consumers. The result has been increased consumption of chemicals whose effects on the human body are not fully understood. The purpose of these experiments is to determine the effects of the artificial sweeteners sucralose, saccharin, rebaudioside (in Stevia) and aspartame on development of Xenopus laevis embryos. Trials consisted of four experimental groups and one control group. Each experimental group consisted of one artificial sweetener dissolved in aged tap water at a concentration of 10 µg/ml. The control group was exposed only to aged tap water. The rate of subsequent development was measured and photos were taken of specimens to record any morphological changes. Results, with the exception of a single saccharin trial, indicated that the rate of development was unaffected by the artificial sweeteners. However, in several trials individuals in the aspartame group presented with tail defects in which the tail appeared underdeveloped and curved.
Creator:: Graffin, Robert
Contributor:: Dr. Laura Twersky, Thesis Advisor
Owner:: lsquillante@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 10/23/2019
Date Modified:: 10/23/2019
Date Created:: May 2016
Rights Statement:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Research Paper

36. Characterizing Cycle Partition in 2-Row Bulgarian Solitaire

Description:: This paper studies cyclic partitions under the operation 2-row Bulgarian solitaire. We develop tools such as block notation to make characterizing cyclic partitions easier. Using these blocks, we see that cyclic partition under 2-row Bulgarian solitaire have independently cycling diagonals satisfying one of four conditions. We conclude with an enumeration results that allow us to calculate the number of cyclic partitions for a given integer n.
Creator:: Pradhan, Sabin
Contributor:: Dr. Brian Hopkins, Thesis Advisor
Owner:: lsquillante@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 10/23/2019
Date Modified:: 10/23/2019
Date Created:: May 2016
Rights Statement:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Research Paper

37. An Exploratory Analysis of the Teacher’s Success and the Development of Curricula as Seen Through the Lenses of Theoretical and Practical Education

Description:: During my collegiate career as an Elementary Education major at Saint Peter’s University, I have struggled to find the validity in the methods I have come to learn are a part of the educational system. The classes, overall seem to do the proper works in preparing a student who is seeking to become a teacher. As a prospective teacher, there were times where I understood the curriculum very clearly while at other times, it was difficult to decipher relevance. In the course of training to become a teacher, I have taken introductory courses giving background knowledge as preparation, some classes had clear and distinct purposes for my use, and other classes left a looming cloud of confusion. Something that the program succeeds in is preparing prospective teachers in the theoretical sense of education, but it does all but prepare prospects for practical situations. There is the implication that the courses are designed with the intention of helping teachers for when they enter into the classroom while only presenting students with hypotheticals; but where does the real experience come in? In this paper, I include my account of Saint Peter’s Education curriculum, the meanings of theoretical and practical education, and what those terms mean for teachers before and after they enter their own classrooms as the educator.
Creator:: McCray, Nadirah
Contributor:: Dr. Nicole Luongo, Thesis Advisor
Owner:: lsquillante@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 11/22/2019
Date Modified:: 11/22/2019
Date Created:: May 2019
Rights Statement:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Research Paper

38. NASA's Space Exploration and Earth Based Mission's Funding Comparison Under the Obama Administration

Description:: This thesis will focus on how Congress’s decisions influenced NASA’s programs in Space exploration. The factors that will be examined are the budgetary process and bills. Another factor that will be examined is NASA’s growing partnership with Commercial Space Industries due to Congress’s push towards new forms of handling with space programs. A comparison will be made between Earth related/practical programs and exploration/discovery programs.
Creator:: Shibly, Shina
Contributor:: Dr. Alain Sanders, Thesis Advisor
Owner:: lsquillante@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 11/22/2019
Date Modified:: 11/22/2019
Date Created:: May 2017
Rights Statement:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Research Paper

39. When Trees Have Bad Roots: Tracing the Current Wave of Right-Wing Populism to the Theoretical Shortcomings of Globalization

Description:: This paper asserts the link between the current wave of right-wing populism and the theoretical flaws of our current system of globalization. In the same way that the well being of trees can be traced to its root system, this thesis states that the rise of right-wing populists should have been expected, given the way in which globalization was engineered. In order to prove this point, the paper takes a brief look at the economic theories that went behind globalization, how these theories became implemented, who won and who lost as a consequence, as well as how these theories directly led to the factors that fed the rise of people and groups such as Donald Trump in the United Stated, Brexit movement in the United Kingdom, and the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. Finally, the paper suggests that there is a need to change the current concept of globalization, and that in case changes do not occur, more chaos could lie ahead. The right-wing populists can be labeled as negative, but our way of exercising globalization is even more harmful.
Creator:: Guevane, Marvin
Contributor:: Dr. Devin Rafferty, Thesis Advisor
Owner:: lsquillante@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 11/22/2019
Date Modified:: 11/22/2019
Date Created:: May 2018
Rights Statement:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Research Paper

40. Comparative Financial Structures & Systems of Innovation: The Case of the United States & China

Creator:: Calloni, Thomas Benjamin Luigi
Contributor:: Dr. Devin Rafferty, Thesis Advisor
Owner:: lsquillante@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 11/22/2019
Date Modified:: 11/22/2019
Date Created:: May 2018
Rights Statement:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Research Paper

41. The Saving Grace of Sports: How a Sports Franchise Can Save a City's Economy

Description:: Can a sports franchise be an economic necessity for a city? For decades there have been studies and projects done about the effect sports franchises can have on their surrounding area; but most of the focus falls on the role that taxpayer funding plays in stadium construction or the economic impact that revenue and job creation from specific franchises plays on the city that hosts them. Very few studies exist that determine exactly how a sports franchise can impact its surrounding area. This is for a myriad of reasons. in larger cities with booming entertainment industries, the sports market is almost impossible to measure, as if fans were not spending money on the teams, they would simply repurpose those funds into an auxiliary entertainment market. Therefore, it shows no economic impact since the money is still being spent elsewhere. However, what about the smaller cities that have a more minor entertainment market? Are their sports teams then more valuable to the local economy? This is a question that is often ignored when studies are done on sports and the economy. In areas that have a less dynamic entertainment and tourism industry, a sports team should be able to play a much larger role in not just the structure of a city's economy, but also the entire makeup of the culture of that area. Therefore, a sports franchise can, in the right environment, create an atmosphere of culture and tourism while defining the city's identity and drastically affecting the local community's economy. The cities Indianapolis and Cleveland will be used to prove this point, as they match the criteria of having a lackluster entertainment industry and a struggling tourism market.
Creator:: Brown, Nicholas
Contributor:: Dr. La Quita Frederick, Thesis Advisor
Owner:: lsquillante@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 11/22/2019
Date Modified:: 11/22/2019
Date Created:: May 2018
Rights Statement:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Research Paper

42. This Tongue Is Not My Own: Study of the Consequences of Writing Native Literature in a Non-Native Language

Creator:: Wang, Mindy
Contributor:: Dr. Paul Almonte, Thesis Advisor
Owner:: lsquillante@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 11/26/2019
Date Modified:: 11/26/2019
Date Created:: May 2011
Rights Statement:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Research Paper

43. From the Negro Leagues to the Major Leagues: How and Why Major League Baseball Integrated and the Impact of Racial Integration on Three Negro League Teams

Creator:: Frakes, Christopher
Contributor:: Dr. Jerome Gillen, Thesis Advisor
Owner:: lsquillante@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 11/26/2019
Date Modified:: 11/26/2019
Date Created:: May 2011
Rights Statement:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Research Paper

44. The Rape of Nanjing: Is an Unbiased Representation Possible?

Description:: In the years leading up to and including World War II, the Japanese invaded China, committing war crimes and atrocities that some say rivaled those committed by the German National Socialist (Nazi) Party in Europe. However, due to a number of factors following the end of World War II, many conflicting points of view about Nanjing have arisen, including views from Japanese ultranationalists, Chinese victims and their descendants, and from other outside parties, including Americans and Europeans. In the present day, the evidence and the different testimonies of what may have happened in Nanjing have become so convoluted that it would be impossible to come up with a purely factual, unbiased historical account of the events in Nanjing during the Japanese invasion on December 13, 1937 and the weeks leading up to and following that invasion. By looking at some of the most popular sources and references pertaining to the Nanjing Massacre, one can assess just how disputed the topic has become and how truly impossible it is for historians to arrive at a single, agreed upon history of the event.
Creator:: Downing, Heather
Contributor:: Dr. Mark DeStephano, Thesis Advisor
Owner:: lsquillante@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 11/26/2019
Date Modified:: 11/26/2019
Date Created:: May 2011
Rights Statement:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Research Paper

45. A Comparative Analysis of the Legal and Biological Views on Mental Capacity

Creator:: Smith, Jeffrey Phillip
Owner:: lsquillante@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 11/26/2019
Date Modified:: 11/26/2019
Date Created:: May 2011
Rights Statement:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Research Paper

46. The Amalgamation of the character of Britomart in Edmund Spenser‘s The Faerie Queene: A study of Classical, Medieval, and Renaissance influences on The Knight of Chastity

Creator:: Danis, Stephanie
Contributor:: Dr. Rachel Wifall, Thesis Advisor
Owner:: lsquillante@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 11/26/2019
Date Modified:: 11/26/2019
Date Created:: May 2011
Rights Statement:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Research Paper

47. In Averno: A Translation of Book IV of Virgil's Aeneid

Creator:: Carney, Sean
Contributor:: Dr. Kristina Chew, Thesis Advisor
Owner:: lsquillante@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 11/26/2019
Date Modified:: 11/26/2019
Date Created:: May 2011
Rights Statement:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Research Paper

48. The Great Revival:The Rise of the Universities in the Middle Ages

Creator:: Giorlando, Chris
Contributor:: Dr. Sheila Rabin, Thesis Advisor
Owner:: lsquillante@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 11/26/2019
Date Modified:: 11/26/2019
Date Created:: May 2011
Rights Statement:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Research Paper

49. An Analysis of the Mongolian Political and Economic Transition: A Model Democracy with a Promising Future

Creator:: Oyunbazar, Enkhtaivan
Owner:: skushner@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 10/08/2019
Date Modified:: 03/06/2020
Date Created:: May, 2015
Rights Statement:: No Copyright - United States
Resource Type:: Research Paper

50. Voter Contributing Factors

Description:: For the 2016 United States Presidential election, 61.4% of the voting-age population reporting voting, "a number not statistically different from the 61.8% who reported voting in 2012," ("Voting in American", 2017). While race, economic status and age are seen as obvious factors that contribute to an active voter, there are factors that are just as important but have been less researched. If a person was raised in a household that openly discussed politics, are they more likely to actively vote in local, state and national elections? If a person's parents or friends subscribe to a specific political party, how likely is it that a voting-age adult will feel pressured to vote for a certain candidate? Does the type of media that of media that one consumes have an effect on a person's voting habits? Theses are just a few of the questions that were answered through the research conducted. With the use of printed surveys and later on, an online survey, 102 respondents were asked 24 questions about the voting habits, and the habits of the friends and family. The study shows that most young adults do consider themselves "active voters, and vote in local, state and national elections, although the emphasis is placed on the national election. The research also showed that individuals who grew up in politically active households (their parents voted, they discussed politics, etc.) were more likely to become active voters themselves versus individuals who had parents who did not vote and did not discuss politics. This was despite the fact whether the individuals agreed with their parents about politics. These results suggest that a person's upbringing and who they hang around with does have an effect on the type of voter that they are.
Subject:: Communication and Media Studies
Creator:: Antonucci, Alexandra
Contributor:: Dr. Cynthia Walker, Thesis Advisor
Owner:: lsquillante@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 06/09/2020
Date Modified:: 06/09/2020
Date Created:: April 20, 2020
Rights Statement:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Research Paper

51. Parasocial Relationships: A Look into How We Know So Much About People We’ve Never Met

Description:: Directioners. Believers. Beatlemania. Swifties. Selenators. Trekkies. Hiddlestoners. All of these fandoms are based on one very important factor -- parasocial relationships. A term coined by Donald Horton and Richard Wohl in 1956, a parasocial relationship is used to describe the form of communication between ordinary people and performers in the mass media. These relationships are controlled by the performer based on what they chose to share with their audience. They also lack reciprocity, as the performers don't know nearly as much about each individual as the audience as a whole knows about them. Nonetheless, nearly 70 years after being defined, this perception of a relationship between a performer and a fan has expanded and intensified as mass media consumers our lives and we, the fans, begin to think of the people who we once idolized as friends. The study conducted took a look at parasocial relationship and the way in which they affect our interactions with celebrities on social media. In addition to basic questions used to understand the demographics of the sample, participants were asked a series of questions involving social media, celebrities, and their tv-watching and music-listening behaviors using Likert scales to allow the individual to express how much they agree or disagree with a particular statement. Although the participants may disagree, some questions were simple, asking for their favorite television shows and musicians. Others required more self-reflection and thought about how they relate to these strangers they say are their favorite people and why they even like them in the first place. Finally, participants were asked to criticize their own use of social media, from the posts they like, their willingness to unfollow a celebrity, and their tendency to comment on posts, if they do at all. Since this study was conducted at a primarily Hispanic, majority-female institution, ethnicity and gender are not as relevant in this study but it is still remarkable that females seem to be more open about their interactions with their favorite celebrities. More often than not these are people we have never met or spoken to yet we know more about them at times than we know about our friends, family members, or even ourselves. Why is this a thing? How is this a thing? Is there a benefit to it all? These are just some of the questions that arose throughout the study. Through the research conducted, it seems that although there is no end to the extent of a parasocial relationship, there are ways in which they can legitimately benefit people. Of course, today parasocial interactions have grown from simply what we see of television personalities on the shows the star into celebrities and influencers in general, really anyone we interact with through social media.
Subject:: Communication and Media Studies
Creator:: Morales, Alexis
Contributor:: Dr. Cynthia Walker, Thesis Advisor
Owner:: lsquillante@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 06/09/2020
Date Modified:: 06/09/2020
Date Created:: April 20, 2020
Rights Statement:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Research Paper

52. Investigating Occupational Therapy Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder in Children

Description:: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental disability highlighted by a series of diagnostic criteria including social communication and social interaction deficiency, and the presence of repetitive behavioral and interest patterns that have the potential of continuing throughout life. Although autism spectrum disorder has always been on the radar of health professionals everywhere, it has garnered much attention and prevalence over the past few decades. There is no known cure for autism spectrum disorder at this time, and it is not clearly known as to why the number of children affected by it continues to rise exponentially. Over the years, research surrounding treatment for those with autism spectrum disorder has revolutionized, bringing to light new therapy treatment techniques, focusing on sensory-motor adaptation, balance, nutrition, and sensory integration. Occupational therapists help children individually with autism spectrum disorder in school settings, in clinical settings, and even in home settings. However, an occupational therapist is just one title on a list of health professionals who work together to improve the lives of those with autism spectrum disorder and their families By working with a team of well-equipped doctors, occupational therapists, educational psychologists, clinical psychologists, and other qualified professionals, the person with autism spectrum disorder is set up for a lifetime of growth and success, despite the challenges ASD brings. The purpose of this research is to explore the treatment options for autism spectrum disorder in children, evaluating what works best across each age group. In order to complete this thesis, a plethora of literature surrounding the realm of occupational therapy treatment as well as autism spectrum disorder was studied, and interviews with professionals were conducted. Once all the information had been collected, conclusions were drawn and comparisons were made.
Subject:: Biology
Creator:: Makinen, Alison N.
Contributor:: Dr. Christina Mortellaro, Thesis Advisor
Owner:: lsquillante@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 06/09/2020
Date Modified:: 06/09/2020
Date Created:: April 20, 2020
Rights Statement:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Research Paper

53. Usefulness of Science in Everyday Life

Description:: Scientific literacy has been a growing topic of discussion, with claims about the usefulness of science being the root of it. Even so, the goals of education writ suffers from a lack of empirical basis to support these claims about usefulness. Considering some citizens don't have domain-specific knowledge of science, we recognize the notion that science can be useful it if can help citizens when making everyday decisions. We used an anonymous survey to ask individuals to describe meaningful decisions they face in everyday life and if they view science as relevant to those decisions. Our results show that most participants have an interest in diet, medical health, and exercise, while using knowledge that they views as fact, sourced from their own experience or undistinguished. Even though they recognized science as relevant to their everyday decisions, they mostly did not consider multiple sources or bias. By understanding what respondents found meaningful and how they source and view that knowledge, we were able to get a better vision of how science can play a role in someone's life. Our results show we can also provide empirical evidence in order to create a skeletal frame that further studies could use to determine what people find to be relevant.
Subject:: Biology
Creator:: Ram, Ambika
Contributor:: Dr. John Ruppert, Thesis Advisor
Owner:: lsquillante@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 06/09/2020
Date Modified:: 06/09/2020
Date Created:: April 20, 2020
Rights Statement:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Research Paper

54. Global Urbanization: A Corporate Social Responsibility Approach

Subject:: Marketing Management
Creator:: Lopez, Andrea
Contributor:: Dr. Marilu Marcillo, Thesis Advisor
Owner:: lsquillante@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 06/09/2020
Date Modified:: 06/09/2020
Date Created:: April 20, 2020
Rights Statement:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Research Paper

55. The Impact of Branched Chain Amino Acids (BCAA) on Hepatic Insulin Signaling and Mitochondrial Function

Description:: The goal of this study is to identify the key mechanisms through which branched chain amino acids (BCAAs; leucine, isoleucine and valine) modulate hepatic insulin sensitivity and mitochondrial function. Previous studies indicate a strong association between BCAAs and insulin resistance. Recent evidence points to crosstalk between BCAAs and hepatic mitochondrial function, which is disrupted during non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Moreover, elevated levels of BCAAs during hepatic insulin resistance may be a good predictor of Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) onset. Based on these observations, we hypothesize that elevated levels of BCAAs can disrupt insulin signaling in the liver and will alter hepatic mitochondrial metabolism and function. To test this hypothesis, mice were fed either a control diet (10% fat calories) or a high fat diet (60% fat calories) for 16 weeks. A jugular vein catheter was then implanted. After four days of recovery, a subset of mice from each group received either a saline or BCAA infusion for 8 hours. After the 8-hour infusion, blood and liver tissue were collected and frozen at -80C for metabolic analysis. Insulin signaling pathway was investigated by examining serine/threonine-specific protein kinases total Akt and phosphorylated-Akt (p-Akt; S473) using western blotting. Expression of total Akt remained constant among all groups. In control-fed mice, BCAA infusion increased p-Akt expression, indicating that BCAAs impacted insulin signaling. High fat-fed mice infused with saline also showed elevated p-Akt compared to matched controls. In contrast, BCAAs in high fat-fed mice had no effect on Akt phosphorylation, demonstrating persistent stimulation to insulin signaling. Though elevated levels of BCAAs in the presence of a lipid-rich environment have been found to be linked to NAFLD and hepatic insulin resistance, their specific roles in these diseases are unclear. We analyzed the effects of BCAAs on diet-induced obese mice by comparing insulin signaling protein expression and modification. We discovered that BCAAs promoted insulin signaling in obese, insulin-resistant mice. Although BCAAs have an important role in regulating the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle, an overabundance of BCAAs in the presence of insulin resistance could weaken the normal response of the hepatic TCA cycle; a major factor in causing dysfunction in mitochondrial metabolism.
Subject:: Biochemistry and Biotechnology
Creator:: Hughes, Azuri J.
Contributor:: Dr. Leonard Sciorra, FACMG, Faculty Advisor
Owner:: lsquillante@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 06/09/2020
Date Modified:: 06/09/2020
Date Created:: April 20, 2020
Rights Statement:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Research Paper

56. The Potential Use of Selected Organic Natural Products, Individually and in Combination, as Antifungal and Antibacterial Agents Against Candida albicans

Description:: The purpose of this research was to determine the antifungal and antibacterial properties of organic raw honey, organic castor oil, and holy basil (Ocimum tenuiflorum). The fungus, Candida albicans, and microbes found in common places were used to conduct the experiment. These organic solutions possess antibacterial and antifungal properties. There were several groups observed in this experiment: the control, honey vs. fungi, honey vs. bacteria, castor vs. fungi, castor vs. bacteria, honey/castor mix vs. fungi, honey/castor mix vs. bacteria, holy basil vs. fungi, and holy basil vs. bacteria. The petri dishes were first made by making nutrient agar. Afterwards, the C. albicans samples were spread onto the plates and incubated for several days. Once the fungus grew, the organic solutions were placed onto them and left alone for one day in the incubator. The same steps were taken for the bacterial part of the experiment. Results showed that all the plates with honey and castor oil had the best effect against the fungi. Castor oil by itself had zones of inhibition indicating no growth around the areas where the oil was placed. The honey was only effective in high dosages. Lastly, the holy basil was effective in regard to its antibacterial and antifungal activity. This study helped investigate which solution was more suitable to use in modern medicine to fight fungal and bacterial infections, more specifically, Candidiasis.
Subject:: Biology
Creator:: Patel, Bhavtik
Contributor:: Dr. Laura Twersky, Thesis Advisor
Owner:: lsquillante@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 06/09/2020
Date Modified:: 06/09/2020
Date Created:: April 20, 2020
Rights Statement:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Research Paper

57. A Comparative Study of Homeopathic Alternatives vs Allopathic Treatments on Candida albican Testing Growth Inhibition and Fungicidal Properties

Description:: Candida albicans is one of the most prominent forms of Candidiasis, accounting for more than 75% of all Candidal infections. Aside from its growing prevalence, it is also becoming one of the most resistant strains against antifungal medication. This increase in resistance to allopathic medication has fueled a homeopathic movement in medicine. Homeopathy has recently become a well-known alternative to traditional allopathic medication and has shown success in inhibiting fungal growth in certain strains. Due to the growing amount of resistant strains of fungi due to adaptation to antifungal medication mechanisms, seeking alternative treatments can prevent the rise of a fungal epidemic resistant to known treatments. In this study, 5 separate antifungal agents will be tested on their efficacy of inhibiting fungal growth and their fungicidal properties on cultured C. albicans on Sabouraud dextrose agar plates. The agents being tested are Eucalyptus globulus, Ocimum basilicum, Boiron Benzoicum Acidum 30c, Kali Iodatum 30c, and 100mg Ketoconazole. Growth inhibition rate and fungicidal properties were tested using individual treatment. Results showed that in the growth inhibition trial, Ocimum basilicum had the largest zone of inhibition with Eucalyptus globulus following. The allopathic group showed similar inhibition rates with Benzoicum Acidum and Kali Iodatum showing more inhibition than allopathic Ketoconazole. Fungicidal efficacy was tested in a similar protocol. Data showed that no individual agent had an effective fungicidal effect on Candida albicans, only causing a minimal reduction on the surface in the fungal colony. All data was analyzed using the ANOVA statistical analysis method, and all trials were replicated 10 times to minimize human error and obtain clear results.
Subject:: Biology
Creator:: Mercado, Chiara Ximena
Contributor:: Dr. Brandy Garrett Kluthe, Thesis Advisor
Owner:: lsquillante@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 06/09/2020
Date Modified:: 06/09/2020
Date Created:: April 20, 2020
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58. Patterns in Variations of the Fibonacci Sequence

Description:: Zeckendorf explored the decomposition of integers into sums of nonconsecutive Fibonacci numbers. Thinking of each Fibonacci number in the sequence as being inside a ‘bin’, Zeckendorf’s rule for “legal” decompositions can be reworded as sums of numbers in bins separated by 1 or more bins. Zeckendorf never explored sequences that result when the bins are enlarged to include more than one number or when “legal” decompositions are redefined to require more bins between summands. We do both these things. Another aspect we look at is how these sequences are created. The Fibonacci Sequence has the well known recurrence relation fn = fn−1 +fn−2. Our sequences have a similar single recurrence relation. Also, we have found that given different initial conditions, very similar sequences are produced. We examine where the same terms appear and explain why this is the case. Additionally, we discuss different types of ratios between terms in a given sequence. More specifically, we will examine the quotients of consecutive numbers as well as ratios of summands. Our results show that ratios made up of terms coming from the same relative positions are approximately equal. This research is of particular interest considering that the quotients of terms in the Fibonacci Sequence approach the Golden Ratio, a very special number found in many diverse areas of mathematics. While our quotient values are different, the fact that specific numbers are approached is an important similarity between our sequences and the Fibonacci Sequence. This is not surprising considering that sequences produced in literature have been shown to share significant connections with the Fibonacci Sequence. Nevertheless, the specific question of ratios in any variation of the Fibonacci Sequence has never been explored.
Subject:: Mathematics
Creator:: Gotshall, Daniel
Contributor:: Dr. Dawn Nelson, Thesis Advisor
Owner:: lsquillante@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 06/09/2020
Date Modified:: 06/09/2020
Date Created:: April 20, 2020
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59. The Mystery of Multiple Sclerosis: Searching for a Cause to Find a Cure

Description:: The purpose of this research is to investigate the disease process of Multiple sclerosis (MS) through a review of the literature. Using multiple credited articles of research, this study analyzed the factors that lead to the diagnosis of MS. These factors include stages, genetics, environment, symptom analysis, diagnostic tests, and treatments. A combination of both genetics and environmental factors were found to play the greatest role in determining the origin of MS, yet cannot be identified as a definite influence. Because the exact cause of MS is still unknown, the treatment or “cure” is a mystery. However, with an increase in technology and treatment options, most individuals can manage their disease with medications and lifestyle changes in order to sustain a healthy long life. Further studies are needed to determine if a cure to MS can be developed.
Subject:: Nursing
Creator:: Lopez, Danielle K.
Contributor:: Dr. Michelle Romano, Thesis Advisor
Owner:: lsquillante@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 06/09/2020
Date Modified:: 06/09/2020
Date Created:: April 20, 2020
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60. Takayama Ukon: Samurai of Christ and Champion of Japanese Catholicism

Description:: When one thinks of Christianity, Japan is often not the first country to come to mind. Missionaries of all denominations of Christianity have found evangelizing Japan to be a difficult process since the days of St. Francis Xavier, the first missionary to Japan. This has led some to deem Japan a total missionary failure, and to conclude that the Christian religion and Japanese culture are antithetical to one another. But is such a sweeping statement really a universal truth? When Pope Francis beatified a previously underappreciated Catholic samurai named Takayama Ukon, the myth that Christianity and Japanese identity are mutually exclusive was shattered, since an objective analysis of his life reveals that Ukon lived as an excellent Catholic as well as a celebrated example of a true samurai. By delving into Ukon’s life as well as the methods employed by the early Jesuit missionaries and the similarities between European chivalry and Japanese bushidō, it becomes clear that Catholicism, and Christanity in general, does not have to be alien to Japanese culture and society, and in fact, the two can be synthesized in an extraordinarily beautiful way.
Subject:: Asian Studies
Creator:: Simon, David Laurence
Contributor:: Dr. Mark DeStephano, Thesis Advisor
Owner:: lsquillante@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 06/09/2020
Date Modified:: 06/09/2020
Date Created:: April 20, 2020
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61. The Effects of Stress on Leadership Behavior: Examining Jesuit Leadership in a Modern World

Description:: A former Jesuit seminarian once said that we are all leaders and we are leading all of the time (albeit poorly in most cases). The concept of Jesuit leadership holds that a leader is the architect of his or her life and master of the world around them. Through taking the initiative to lead in areas of challenge, great or small, a leader dares to achieve positive change their objective and act when it is easier to be passive and uncaring. Because the Jesuits believe that everyone is a leader, this entails that everyone can practice, learn, and train to become a greater leader than they were before. More now than ever does the world offer chances for everyone to assume leadership. According to the World Economic Forum, 86% surveyed believe that the world is in a leadership crisis. If anything, the world needs more 1 better-trained, charismatic, and inspirational leaders. However, this call to leadership in the 21st century and the notion that anyone can lead faces challenges from old schools of thought and, more recently, new evidence to the contrary. According to Gallup’s State of the American Manager, which is an annual report building on a body of extensive research of management teams in the corporate world for over 40 years, 7 in 10 people are unfit to lead regardless of leadership training or experience. Alongside this data, Gallup suggests that the 2 corporate world’s promotion and hiring practices for leadership and management roles cost business $319 billion to $398 billion annually. This information challenges 3 the fundamental concepts of Jesuit leadership, not just that some are talented leaders.
Subject:: Business Management
Creator:: Varela, Devin
Contributor:: Dr. Raymond Butkus, Thesis Advisor
Owner:: lsquillante@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 06/09/2020
Date Modified:: 06/09/2020
Date Created:: April 20, 2020
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62. A Revolution Beyond Theater

Subject:: Sociology
Creator:: Mastrodonato, Dominick
Contributor:: Dr. Edgar Rivera-Colon, Thesis Advisor
Owner:: lsquillante@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 06/09/2020
Date Modified:: 06/09/2020
Date Created:: April 20, 2020
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63. An Investigation of Type I Error for a Two Independent Sample Test with Preliminary Normality Testing

Description:: One of the assumptions of the two-sample t-test is that it should only be applied to pairs of samples if both samples were drawn from normal populations or if the samples are sufficiently large. In practice, many researchers check if this assumption is met by pre-testing. The pre-test allows them to determine whether to use a parametric or non-parametric test. This research explores the probability of the Type I error of a two-stage and a one-stage hypothesis test performed on two independent samples, both of which were drawn from different populations, such as the normal distribution, the uniform distribution, and the mixed-normal distribution. The first step of the two-stage hypothesis test is to apply the Shapiro-Wilk test to pre-test for normality of the samples. The second step is to apply the Mann-Whitney test or the two-sample t-test, depending on the outcome of the first step. The one-stage hypothesis test with no preliminary testing performs all t-tests on the two independent samples. The probability of the Type I errors for different pairs of samples is calculated by running simulations in R. I also investigate the effect of different sample sizes and non-homogeneity of variance in both procedures. I conclude by comparing the robustness of the two-stage procedure to the robustness of the t-test.
Subject:: Mathematics
Creator:: Castellon, Elda Eunice
Contributor:: Dr. Rebecca Conley, Thesis Advisor
Owner:: lsquillante@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 06/10/2020
Date Modified:: 06/10/2020
Date Created:: April 20, 2020
Rights Statement:: In Copyright
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64. How Colonization has Affected Kenya’s Involvement in the Global Economy

Description:: The purpose of this paper was to understand colonization in terms of its effect on Kenya’s involvement in the global economy. This was done by analyzing trade export information of Kenya’s cash crop, tea, as well as the colonial history of Kenya. The dataset, collected from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAOSTAT), was analyzed through Tableau. This was done to understand the overall trend of Kenya’s tea exports and offer up an idea of what the future entails for the country. However, the research shows that even with the upward trend of tea growth, the ghost of Kenya’s colonial leader is still involved in the country’s economy and people are affected.
Subject:: International Business and Finance
Creator:: Mokaya, Elinor
Contributor:: Dr. Joseph Gilkey, Thesis Advisor
Owner:: lsquillante@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 06/10/2020
Date Modified:: 06/10/2020
Date Created:: April 20, 2020
Rights Statement:: In Copyright
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65. Plasma Treated PET Films Grafted in Boronic Acid and Surface Properties

Description:: Biofilm growth on medical equipment and bacterial infections following operations have previously been treated with antibiotics. Although that method has helped kill the majority of the bacteria, it leaves a strain of stronger, antibiotic-resistant ones that have adapted to survive and reproduce. Boronic acid contains a plethora of properties, such as determining the presence of glucose, detecting cancer in an early phase, and measuring dopamine levels more accurately in the brain. This research aims to explore another potential application of boronic acid because of its promising uses. Boronic acid is incorporated after the activation of surfaces with cool plasma. Plasma-activated surfaces polymerized in boronic acid can be applied to the biomedical and biotechnological domains as an antibacterial method to replace antibiotics on medical materials effectively. This will vastly improve the quality of medical equipment and sterilization within the medical and surgical fields.
Subject:: Chemistry
Creator:: Demers, Elizabeth
Contributor:: Dr. Christian Traba, Thesis Advisor
Owner:: lsquillante@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 06/10/2020
Date Modified:: 06/10/2020
Date Created:: April 20, 2020
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66. Lethal Injection Executions: How Are States Responding to the Current Drug Shortage?

Description:: Today, a main issue in capital punishment is the shortage of sodium thiopental, one of three drugs that was used in most lethal injections. In the past, Hospira, a domestic pharmaceutical company, had provided the drug to correctional facilities. However, when Hospira stopped its distribution in 2011, death penalty states rushed to find alternatives. This paper will explore this drug shortage and the responses to the shortage by death penalty states. The reader will understand the function of the death penalty in the American criminal justice system, the reasons for the shortage of sodium thiopental, the consequences of the shortage, and states’ responses to the shortage. Proof of references are attached at the end of the thesis.
Subject:: Criminal Justice
Creator:: Guallpa, Jerry D.
Contributor:: Dr. Kari E. Larson, Thesis Advisor
Owner:: lsquillante@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 06/10/2020
Date Modified:: 06/10/2020
Date Created:: April 20, 2020
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67. Nicaragua's Humanitarian Crisis: How President Daniel Ortega's Policies Impact the Economy and Tourism Industry

Description:: Over the past two years Nicaraguan citizens have experienced a severe divide between rebellions against the government and citizens in favor of the government under the rule of President Daniel Ortega. President Ortega’s policies have caused anti-government protests to storm throughout the country. The radical policies and Ortega’s abuse of power created a humanitarian crisis that has impacted the tourism industry and economy of the country. The catastrophic events plummeted tourism in the country and stagnated foreign investments and construction projections throughout the country. Nicaraguans must unite together and overcome the reign of oppression from the radical policies and Ortega’s leadership.
Subject:: Social Justice
Creator:: Rodriguez, Jonathan Raphael
Contributor:: Dr. Devin T. Rafferty Thesis Advisor
Owner:: lsquillante@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 06/10/2020
Date Modified:: 06/10/2020
Date Created:: April 20, 2020
Rights Statement:: In Copyright
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68. WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO DEMOCRATIZE? PROSPECTS OF DEMOCRACY CONSOLIDATION IN ECUADOR AND MALAYSIA

Description:: Can Ecuador and Malaysia consolidate their democracies? These countries are situated in regions that contain several countries that have been classified as partly free and non-free democracies due to a lack of consolidation. Analyses of the above-mentioned countries are vital for understanding the internal stimuli that affect the consolidation process. This research will consider three factors investigating the prospects of democracy consolidation in Ecuador and Malaysia: free and fair elections, a free and independent press, and economic development. Through examining the most recent elections, recent government practices towards the media, and economic development over the past 10 years, this research will investigate the prospects of democracy consolidation in Ecuador and Malaysia.
Subject:: Political Science
Creator:: Norris, Josh
Contributor:: Professor Monise Valente da Silva, Thesis Advisor
Owner:: lsquillante@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 06/10/2020
Date Modified:: 06/10/2020
Date Created:: April 20, 2020
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69. The Artistic Self-Image of Artemisia Gentileschi

Description:: The connection between art and gender has become much more pronounced in recent years with the rise of feminism, and as a result, there has been much interest in tracing back the origins of this connection, as well as the origins of art which empowers women. Italian Baroque painter Artemisia Gentileschi has been an especially important person of interest in this field; she challenged the limits imposed on women artists of her time, though not without hardship. Several of her artworks remain famous to this day—they are arguably even more famous today than ever before—yet many people do not focus as much on her self-portraits as they do on her history paintings. This thesis is meant to provide some deeper analysis of her self-portraits, as well as some of her other paintings which have been popularly interpreted as containing instances of self-insertion. Artemisia’s self-portraits can be seen as protofeminist works, given the grand and bold manner in which she would image herself. Through her self-portraits and artistic self-insertions, one can come to learn more about Artemisia Gentileschi’s own identity, as well as how she viewed women, and how she viewed the overall society in which she lived. By depicting herself in more creative and allegorical forms, Artemisia was able to take control of her own image and present herself to the world as she viewed herself.
Subject:: Visual Arts
Creator:: Rojas, Kevin
Contributor:: Dr. Jon Boshart, Thesis Advisor
Owner:: lsquillante@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 06/10/2020
Date Modified:: 06/10/2020
Date Created:: April 20, 2020
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70. A review of the effects of Aspartame and Saccharin on human health, with special emphasis on the gut microbiome

Description:: The use of artificial sweeteners, such as aspartame and saccharin, are becoming more prevalent due to its popularity for low calorie diets and sugar alternatives, especially to those with diabetes. Artificial sweeteners have been found to cause adverse health effects ranging from headaches to cancer (Whitehouse, 2008). However, much of the research that has been done on the harmful effects of aspartame and saccharin is centered on their possible carcinogenic effects. Little to no research has been conducted on the effects of aspartame and saccharin on the gut microbiome. The gut microbiome has been linked to the progression of multiple disorders based on the alterations in its composition. Studies have also found a bidirectional interaction between the gut microbiome and the brain (Ma, 2019). As many side effects of artificial sweeteners have been reported in relation to the nervous system, we will explore if these artificial sweeteners are affecting the health of the gut microbiome. The aim of this study is to discuss the effects of aspartame and saccharin on human health, with emphasis on the gut microbiome.
Subject:: Biology
Creator:: Nazzal, Khawlah
Contributor:: Dr. Christina Mortellaro, Thesis Advisor and Dr. Jill Calahan, Thesis Advisor
Owner:: lsquillante@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 06/10/2020
Date Modified:: 06/10/2020
Date Created:: April 20, 2020
Rights Statement:: In Copyright
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71. THE EVOLUTION OF CITY BRANDING: AN IN-DEPTH STUDY OF JERSEY CITY

Description:: Branding is an elaborate process that involves the creation of a company or person’s identity to the public. Not only does it involve the creative processes of making a logo, website, or email blasts, but it also involves becoming a public representation of what the company means to its customers. The public is important to every company and it is important that they present themselves in the best way. Their opinions are what either keep a company going or ultimately destroy them. Rebranding is an important aspect to branding because it deals with refreshing the same ideas to a new audience. This is no different than city branding, in which a city has to portray its best self in order to attract residents, tourists, and investors. The public is just as important for a city because they represent the culture of the city and they are also the ones that maintain the city alive. I will be exploring Jersey City’s rebranding campaign and implement what I have learned in order to determine if it is successful and if Jersey City’s target audience also agrees. Overall, I aim to find out what people think about the changes in Jersey City and if its rebranding does it justice.
Subject:: Graphic Arts
Creator:: Jaramillo, Kimberly
Contributor:: Dr. Beatrice Mady, Thesis Advisor
Owner:: lsquillante@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 06/10/2020
Date Modified:: 06/10/2020
Date Created:: April 20, 2020
Rights Statement:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Research Paper

72. Trump: How We Got Here, What Lies Ahead

Subject:: Political Science
Creator:: Labrincha, Kyle
Contributor:: Dr. Anna Brown, Thesis Advisor
Owner:: lsquillante@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 06/10/2020
Date Modified:: 06/10/2020
Date Created:: April 20, 2020
Rights Statement:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Research Paper

73. PORTRAYALS OF LATINA WOMEN IN MEDIA AND THEIR IMPACT ON LATINA YOUTH

Description:: From adolescence to adulthood, people consume television. The average American consumes 218 hours of television per month, making it instrumental in the formation and perpetuation of social constructs. In this study, we looked at how Latina women are impacted by the way they are portrayed in television. By conducting an online survey, we collected data from anonymous sources pertaining to their consumption habits and opinions on how they feel Latinas are portrayed. Using SPSS software, we ran descriptives and t-tests to determine percentages portrayed of these demographics. Because television is consumed widely by Latinas, how they are portrayed can have profound effects on their self-image and aspirations.
Subject:: Criminal Justice
Creator:: Hernandez, Leanna
Contributor:: Dr. Beth Adubato, Thesis Advisor
Owner:: lsquillante@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 06/10/2020
Date Modified:: 06/10/2020
Date Created:: April 20, 2020
Rights Statement:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Research Paper

74. Gender Representation in Comic Books

Description:: This research study is dedicated to analyzing how gender is represented and perceived in the comic book medium, specifically in American superhero comic books and Japanese action-adventure shonen manga genre comics. The comic book medium has cemented itself as a creative cultural cornerstone valued by many fans. Despite this, the comic book industry is predominantly male and female comic book characters are scrutinized. (Roberts, 2016). In response to occurrences like these, survey and interview questions were created for this research study and given to comic book fans and artists respectively for insight into how comic book fans and creators feel about gender representation. As a result, it has been discovered that both male and female comic book fans have diverse opinions on preferable gender representation but tend to agree on certain kinds of character attire being desirable/impractical and how to detect or trust specific kinds of female characters.
Subject:: Communication and Media Studies
Creator:: Viera, Mario J.
Contributor:: Dr. Cynthia Walker, Thesis Advisor
Owner:: lsquillante@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 06/10/2020
Date Modified:: 06/10/2020
Date Created:: April 20, 2020
Rights Statement:: In Copyright
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75. Refining a Quantitative Assessment of Socioscientific Reasoning

Description:: Socioscientific Reasoning (SSR) is the reasoning practices that a person uses to make sense of and think of solutions for SocioScientific Issues (SSI). In 2016, Romine et al. designed a Quantitative Assessment of Socioscientific Reasoning (QuASSR) to assess and characterize SSR; however, characterization of the independent dimension of SSR was not achieved. Our study builds upon and improves QuaSSR by using a new model of epistemic cognition called the vAIR model, which is a community-oriented framework that accounts for limitations of the previous SSR model. The vAIR model of SSR is designed to more clearly distinguish the dimensions of SSR and their interactions in evaluating information in the context of how students reason through a complex issue regarding their school and their diet. The instrument’s design consists of a survey-type assessment programmed to select personally meaningful context through a series of questions and then present the participant with an argument exchange scenario, embedded with elements of SSR, that asks them to evaluate and choose which side makes the best arguments based. The instrument records the participants' selections and helps observe epistemic cognition patterns that can help us understand how SSR takes place and how it is affected by epistemic dimensions.
Subject:: Biology
Creator:: Lobo, Oswaldo
Contributor:: Dr. John Ruppert, Thesis Advisor
Owner:: lsquillante@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 06/10/2020
Date Modified:: 06/10/2020
Date Created:: April 20, 2020
Rights Statement:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Research Paper

76. In Defense of Deference: The Kisor Decision and Its Role in Defining the American Administrative State

Subject:: Political Science
Creator:: Cucurullo, Patrick J.
Contributor:: Alain Sanders, J.D., Thesis Advisor
Owner:: lsquillante@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 06/10/2020
Date Modified:: 06/10/2020
Date Created:: April 20, 2020
Rights Statement:: In Copyright
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77. The Purple Thread of Doom: Aestheticism and Dysfunction in the Works of Oscar Wilde

Description:: Late 19th century Irish poet, playwright, and novelist Oscar Wilde challenged the norms and hypocrisy of Victorian society through his life and works. He was a follower of aestheticism, a counter-cultural movement that embraced “art for art’s sake,” which rejects the idea that art should advance a social or moral cause. Instead, beauty was upheld as art’s only aim. The movement’s reach soon went beyond the arts and crossed over into life, taking with it the amorality and detachedness that should be only applied to art. This thesis will demonstrate the incompatibilities between aestheticism and life that appear in three of Wilde’s works: the fairy tale “The Happy Prince,” the novel The Picture of Dorian Gray, and the play Lady Windermere’s Fan. This will be performed through the application of Wilde’s aesthetic triad of the artist, critic, and public within the medium of life. Each text’s conflict is a result of the failure of one or more persons of the triad to adhere to their roles.
Subject:: English literature
Creator:: Gonzalez, Sara
Contributor:: Dr. Scott Stoddart, Thesis Advisor
Owner:: lsquillante@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 06/10/2020
Date Modified:: 06/10/2020
Date Created:: April 20, 2020
Rights Statement:: In Copyright
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78. The Modernization of Golf

Subject:: Business Management
Creator:: Garrant, Stanley
Contributor:: Dr. Joseph Gilkey, Thesis Advisor
Owner:: lsquillante@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 06/10/2020
Date Modified:: 06/10/2020
Date Created:: April 20, 2020
Rights Statement:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Research Paper

79. Effects of Green Tea and Triphala Extract, Individually and in Combination, on Weight Loss in Danio rerio (Zebrafish)

Description:: There is an obesity epidemic occurring worldwide, not just in the United States. Although there are many alternatives when it comes to treatment, such as proper exercise and keeping a well-nutritious diet limited in processed food and sugar, there have been several recent studies into Ayurvedic herbal remedies for the disease. A lot of these Ayurvedic herbal medicines were used popularly throughout India, as they have strong beliefs in their natural healing properties.Two particularly popular Ayurvedic remedies used for weight loss medication are green tea (Camellia sinensis) and Triphala (an Indian Ayurvedic compound consisting of various ground up Indian dried fruits). Two different concentrations of two Ayurvedic medicines were tested on zebrafish with diet-induced obesity (the fish were fed a diet high in fat), to see if different concentrations increase the potency of their effect on weight-loss. Also, green tea and Triphala extracts were combined to be tested for possible synergistic effects.
Subject:: Biology
Creator:: Kim, Wonja
Contributor:: Dr. Laura Twersky, Thesis Advisor
Owner:: lsquillante@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 06/10/2020
Date Modified:: 06/10/2020
Date Created:: April 20, 2020
Rights Statement:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Research Paper

80. Legal Systems and the Effect of Religion upon Them

Description:: One cannot understate the importance of religion for most people. Faith in a supreme deity, in one form or another, has been a part of most cultures since the dawn of civilization. This fact is evident as well in the development of legal systems across world history. In order to understand the effects of religion upon a State, one must analyze two States which act as complete opposites. By doing so, one is more able to notice the effects majors religions have on the judiciary. Specifically, focusing on a comparison between the religious-based theocracy of Iran with the United States of America's separation of Church and State. By studying the judicial system of each country, regarding religion's effect on the law, with specific attention to the appointment of judges. By reviewing two countries with completely opposite views on the role of religion in their legal system and the degree to which that impacts each country's courts, laws, and the way in which this affects the evolving judiciary.
Subject:: Criminal Justice
Creator:: Rodrigues, Anthony Pinto
Contributor:: Hon. Kevin G. Callahan, JSC (ret) JD, Thesis Advisor
Owner:: lsquillante@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 06/09/2020
Date Modified:: 06/10/2020
Date Created:: April 20, 2020
Rights Statement:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Research Paper

81. Milton and the Angels: A Look at Anti-authoritarian and Anti-hierarchal Tendencies in Paradise Lost

Subject:: English literature
Creator:: DeSantia, Marina
Contributor:: Dr. Rachel Wifall, Thesis Advisor
Owner:: lsquillante@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 06/10/2020
Date Modified:: 06/10/2020
Date Created:: April 20, 2020
Rights Statement:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Research Paper

82. STRANGE FRUIT AND SOUTHERN HORRORS: IDA B. WELLS' CRUSADE AGAINST LYNCH LAW

Subject:: History
Creator:: Hughes, Aminata
Contributor:: Dr. Michael DeGrucio, Thesis Advisor
Owner:: skushner@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 11/29/2018
Date Modified:: 06/11/2020
Date Created:: 16-May-2016
Rights Statement:: Copyright Not Evaluated
Resource Type:: Research Paper

83. Impact of the Natural Phenomena of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem on the Mythology of Shoshone Indians

Description:: will demonstrate the impact of the unique natural phenomena of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem on the belief systems and mythology of the Sheep Eater people, a subgroup of the Shoshone Indians who inhabited the area. Central to my methodology is the comparison of Sheep Eater stories and myths to the mythology of their relatives, the Panamint Valley /Saline Valley Shoshone. The two groups share a common ancestor through the Paiute people, who split up to become the Shoshone and migrated eastward into the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. By comparing the mythology, folklore, and stories of the two groups who are located in two distinct ecological regions, I will prove that mythology is directly influenced by the surrounding environment and ecosystem. In order for readers to fully understand the magnitude of the impact the natural landscape can have on a group of people, we must first examine how the area came into existence including how natural landforms and features were made. We must also explore how humans migrated to North America and how the Paiute people of Southern California evolved into the Shoshone. By reviewing archaeological evidence and sites across the Southwestern United States, readers will be able to follow the path the ancient Shoshoni took from the Southwest to Wyoming; eventually residing in the heart of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem at what would become Yellowstone National Park. A brief time must be spent evaluating Shoshone culture and daily life. Finally, the myths of both Shoshone groups, the Saline/Panamint Valley Shoshone and the Shoshone Sheep Eaters, will be presented, compared and contrasted, and evidence from the surrounding ecosystem will be drawn to show a direct correlation between the landscape and mythology, proving that the landscape and surrounding environment does impact myth.
Subject:: Sociology
Creator:: Potrzuski, Shona
Contributor:: Dr. David Surrey, Thesis Advisor
Owner:: skushner@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 10/08/2019
Date Modified:: 06/11/2020
Date Created:: May 2014
Rights Statement:: No Copyright - United States
Resource Type:: Research Paper

84. Immigration, Citizenship, and Well-Being: The Uneven Trajectories of Undocumented Young Adults

Description:: Living on the margins of citizenship can be very detrimental to a person’s well being. There are some undocumented young adults that appear to be moving in an upward trajectory in their lives due to access to educational opportunities, activist work and the ability to work legally. Most would think that because of these achievements the well being of these undocumented individuals would improve but we see that because of pre and post migration traumas, some vulnerabilities resurface that affect the well being of these individuals. We interviewed 23 undocumented people where asked about migration experiences, family life, schooling, work, health, an adapted CES-D measure of demoralization, and their social network. From our respondents we were able to see those who seemed to be rebuilding capital through new relationships, opportunities and activism, but despite this they were still in a state of incomplete liminality where their vulnerabilities could resurface. We believe these struggles to be long-term outcome of stressors associated with being undocumented. Access to mental health services for undocumented people can be a complex situation, which further exacerbates their plight. Even though some undocumented young adults appear to be improving in their situation, liminality still persists. This is important to consider at a time when many may falsely feeling that progress has been made.
Subject:: Biological Chemistry and Latino Studies
Creator:: Ugaz, Christian
Contributor:: Dr. Alex Trillo
Owner:: ddecoster@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 11/29/2018
Date Modified:: 06/11/2020
Date Created:: Apr 2016
Rights Statement:: Copyright Not Evaluated
Resource Type:: Research Paper

85. TITUS ANDRONICUS: THE STAGING OF SHAKESPEARE’S GORIEST PLAY

Description:: For years, Shakespeare’s most debated tragedy, Titus Andronicus has been bashed or dismissed by critics. “No detail of physical horror is spared; from beginning to end the stage reeks with blood, and the characters vie with one another in barbarity.” However, the questions arise: Can such a violent play be performed today? And how has it been staged in the past? There is no doubt that staging the play has its difficulties. The theatricality of Titus can pose a number of problems. Although the play is very theatrical, the violence has been interpreted several ways throughout the years. Today it seems that, to an extent, we as an audience expect deeds of violence from a tragedy. The word “tragedy” ignites images of violence and despair. Jonathan Bate’s assertion that, Titus Andronicus is “in fact complicated and sophisticated – and that it ought to be widely read and more frequently performed” may be correct.
Subject:: English
Creator:: Santiago, Lisette
Contributor:: Dr. Rachel Wifall
Owner:: skushner@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 10/08/2019
Date Modified:: 06/11/2020
Date Created:: May 2014
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86. “Hope, but not for Us”: Perspectives on Suffering in a Kafkaesque World

Description:: Franz Kafka’s works have been studied by literary scholars and students since the posthumous publication of his literature. Often noted for their absurd and fantastical elements, Kafka’s short stories and novels present protagonists who undergo extreme experiences of suffering and death. Through a Marxist reading of his works, suffering is revealed as a product of a capitalist society and its alienation of individuals. In addition, through analyzing Kafka’s religious symbolism and motifs, his protagonists act as foils to Jesus Christ, whose passion and death is perhaps the most widely recognized and celebrated story of suffering. Finally, Kafka’s characters often exhibit the ideals of existentialism, the rejection of organized systems such as government and religion in favor of an introspective existence and an acceptance of suffering and death. Through these perspectives, Kafka explores the different meanings that can be derived from suffering.
Subject:: English
Creator:: Caoile, Patrick
Contributor:: Dr. Paul Almonte, Thesis Advisor
Owner:: lsquillante@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 11/22/2019
Date Modified:: 06/11/2020
Date Created:: May 2018
Rights Statement:: In Copyright
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87. Misconceptions & Missed Opportunities: How the Delegitimization of Midwifery in the United States is Keeping Maternal Mortality Rates Unacceptably High

Description:: The United States has the highest maternal mortality rate in the developed world. Over 700 mothers die each year from pregnancy-related complications, 60% of which are preventable. Numerous research studies support the increased integration of midwives in health care systems because it is key to producing optimal maternal-newborn outcomes. However, less than 10% of births in the United States are attended by midwives, compared to 50-75% of births in other industrialized nations, all of which demonstrating substantially lower maternal mortality rates. The practice of midwifery has been marginalized and delegitimized despite midwives producing similar or better outcomes than physicians with lower costs and less unnecessary medical interventions. Another advantage of utilizing midwives is their ability to reach socially disadvantaged groups, such as non-Hispanic black women who suffer the greatest number of maternal deaths. The historic shift away from midwifery and to medicine in the 20th century has been perpetuated by the fallacy that childbirth is a pathological process that only physicians are equipped to manage. This thesis focused on how women’s fears of childbirth and misperceptions of midwives have led to the normalcy of hospital, physician-attended births and may have subsequently elevated maternal mortality rates.
Subject:: Nursing
Creator:: Hamdulla, Sabrina
Contributor:: Dr. Michelle Romano, Thesis Advisor
Owner:: lsquillante@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 10/23/2019
Date Modified:: 06/11/2020
Date Created:: May 2019
Rights Statement:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Research Paper

88. Manderley: a House of Mirrors; the Reflections of Daphne du Maurier’s Life in Rebecca

Description:: Daphne du Maurier lived an unconventional life in which she rebelled against the standards society had set in place for a woman of her time. Du Maurier’s inferiority complex, along with her incestuous feelings and bisexuality, set the stage for the characters and events in her most famous novel, Rebecca. Throughout this paper, I will conduct character studies of the unnamed narrator and Rebecca de Winter, in order to emphasize the inspiration du Maurier drew from her own life to create the characters and events of this novel.
Subject:: English
Creator:: Gentile, Michele
Contributor:: Dr. Kathleen Monahan, Thesis Advisor
Owner:: skushner@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 10/08/2019
Date Modified:: 06/11/2020
Date Created:: Mar 2014
Rights Statement:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Research Paper

89. Private Equity: Leveraged Buyouts, the Robotics and Drones Industry, and the Economic and Societal Implications on Our Planet

Description:: My Honors thesis is the product of my experience in the classrooms at Saint Peter's University and overseas in London and Paris. Through a challenging and rewarding curriculum at The Jesuit University of New Hersey, I have been exposed to important factors of global economics: intellectual capital, technology, natural resources, and, especially, the robotics and drones industry. I have also learned much about the private equity industry, famed for its leveraged buyouts (LBOs), as well as its prevalence in everyday life. The structure of this paper will include an introduction with general background information on my study a history of the private equity and robotics and drones industries, why what I will be arguing is significant, my leveraged buyouts (LBO) and discounted cash flow (DCF) analyses, and the implications of my research, followed by a conclusion. The purpose of my study is to analyze LBOs in the robotics and drones industry. Through this analysis, I unearthed a positive correlation between the number of LBOs conducted and rising inequality between the world's developed and developing countries.
Subject:: Finance
Creator:: Slawinski, Alexander R.
Contributor:: Dr. Devin T. Rafferty Thesis Advisor
Owner:: lsquillante@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 06/09/2020
Date Modified:: 09/16/2020
Date Created:: April 20, 2020
Rights Statement:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Research Paper

90. The Examination of Performance in Remote Memory Testing versus Skill Based Testing in a Low-Stakes Environment for Predisposed Test Anxious and Non-Predisposed Text Anxious Students

Description:: Research has shown that test anxiety can negatively impact performance of students in a high-stakes environment. Students who are affected by test anxiety have reached the point of crying, vomiting, and completely giving up on exams because of the pressures of standardized testing (Chasmar, 2013). This student strives to see if a predisposition to test anxiety negatively impacts test performance equally on exams that test rote memory and skill based questions. We should study different methods of testing for standardized exams. It was discovered that when students take tests primarily composed of rote-memory questions, they perform better in comparison to skill based questions. Therefore this is something that should be taken into consideration when creating curriculums and standardized tests. Test anxiety was found to not have a significant effect on performance on either rote memory or skill based questions.
Subject:: Psychology
Creator:: De Sousa, Hak Ja
Contributor:: Dr. Maryellen Hamilton, Thesis Advisor
Owner:: lsquillante@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 10/12/2020
Date Modified:: 10/12/2020
Date Created:: October 12, 2020
Rights Statement:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Research Paper

91. Unseen Women: Feminizing Poverty Without Borders; The Case of Liberian and Sierra Leonean Women in the U.S.

Subject:: Sociology
Creator:: Kai-Rennie, Suegatha
Contributor:: Dr. Donal Malone, Thesis Advisor
Owner:: lsquillante@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 10/14/2020
Date Modified:: 10/14/2020
Date Created:: Spring 2012
Rights Statement:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Research Paper

92. Harry Potter: A Modern Epic

Description:: Harry Potter has become one of the largest literary phenomena in history. In addition to books, the Potter phenomenon has branched out into many other areas of media. While they were written for a younger audience, people of all ages can enjoy these books. J.K. Rowling has brought people from televisions, phones, radios, and iPods, back to one of the most basic forms of entertainment and enlightenment: reading. Everyone can relate to the characters and storyline of Harry Potter in some form. in this work, I establish how the Harry Potter series is a Modern Epic and how Harry is an archetypal epic hero. In order to do so, I show how Rowling's work fits into many different genres, but belongs most to the Epic form, albeit a modern version. Therefore, I show how Rowling's influences mold the novels, as well as the archetypal hero into a modern epic form.
Subject:: English
Creator:: Driscoll, James
Contributor:: Dr. Rachel Wifall, Thesis Advisor
Owner:: lsquillante@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 10/14/2020
Date Modified:: 10/14/2020
Date Created:: Spring 2012
Rights Statement:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Research Paper

93. The Philosophy of Neoplatonism & Its Effects on the Thought of St. Augustine of Hippo

Description:: The thesis of John Charles Holoduek, Jr. deals with the relationship between the philosophy of Neoplatonism and the Christian philosophy of St. Augustine of Hippo. This work has two themes: first, it examines how Augustine adapts Neoplatonism in order to develop his own Christian philosophical worldview; secondly, it investigates the status of his conversion to Christianity. Specifically, it determines whether his conversion to Christianity was complete or, as some scholars have maintained, was only superficial, concealing his true Neoplatonic identity. The effort to converge classical philosophy with Christian thought was a standard practice with the Fathers of the Church. Some used Platonism, the works of Aristotle, or Neoplatonism. Others used a mixture of these classical philosophies. St. Augustine of Hippo, it is argued, not only used Neoplatonism to understand Christian doctrines, but it was his study of Neoplatonism that facilitated his actual conversion to Christianity.
Subject:: Philosophy
Creator:: Holodeuk, John Charles, Jr.
Contributor:: Dr. Peter Cvek, Thesis Advisor
Owner:: lsquillante@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 10/14/2020
Date Modified:: 10/14/2020
Date Created:: May 2012
Rights Statement:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Research Paper

94. The Effects of News on Stock Prices in Experimental Markets

Description:: This study continues the existing line of research into the generation of asset price bubbles in experimental markets. It breaks new ground by examining the impact of news that traders receive during the experimental sessions. It examines whether positive news would increase the magnitude of bubble formation in an experimental market. The outcome of the experiment showed that there were significant differences between the mean trading prices resulting from positive and neutral news. In addition, the survey questions noted several differences in responses that hint at the motivations behind the behavior that caused the formation of the bubbles. These findings suggest that traders in experimental markets are more influenced by news than by rational calculations of fundamental value.
Subject:: Economics
Creator:: Rocchio, John
Contributor:: Dr. Matthew Fung, Thesis Advisor
Owner:: lsquillante@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 10/14/2020
Date Modified:: 10/14/2020
Date Created:: May 2012
Rights Statement:: In Copyright
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95. Enumeration of Austrian Solitaire

Description:: This thesis concerns a variant of Bulgarian Solitaire, called Austrian solitaire, introduced by Akin and Davis. A primary result is the derivation of a formula for the number of states under Austrian Solitaire. This thesis characterizes the Garden of Eden states. The thesis also gives a possible characterization for the fixed points and examines other cycle states with various conclusions.
Subject:: Mathematics
Creator:: Bastola, Kapil
Contributor:: Dr. Brian Hopkins, Thesis Advisor
Owner:: lsquillante@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 10/14/2020
Date Modified:: 10/14/2020
Date Created:: Fall 2012
Rights Statement:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Research Paper

96. Where Ignorance is Bliss, tis Folly to be Wise: A Look at the Attempted Censorship of Brave New World

Description:: The relationship between personal liberty and social order affects every human being. Censorship is used as a mediator between personal thought and the greater social apparatus. “Where Ignorance is Bliss, tis Folly to be Wise” is a comprehensive look at Aldous Huxley’s classic novel, Brave New World, being challenged in various school systems in America since 1980. The paper aims to evaluate whether these challenges were consistent with court precedents involving First Amendment rights. Specifically, the paper attempts evaluate the legality of the challenges, and unbiasedly determine whether the challenges had any merit. The challenges that are looked at are Miller, Missouri in 1980; Corona-Norco, California in 1993; Folly, Alabama in 2000; and Seattle, Washington in 2010.
Subject:: English
Creator:: Krohn, Michael Kenneth
Contributor:: Dr. Kathleen Monahan, Thesis Advisor
Owner:: lsquillante@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 10/14/2020
Date Modified:: 10/14/2020
Date Created:: Spring 2012
Rights Statement:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Research Paper

97. The Land That Weeps: The Roots and Causes of Instability in Modern-Day Zimbabwe

Description:: This paper will analyze the history of Zimbabwe and identify the recurring themes of racism that ultimately led to Mugabe’s ascension to power and his effect on the country. I will identify the founding of Rhodesia in the late nineteenth century by Cecil Rhodes and his impact on the build-up to the Unilateral Declaration of Independence of 1965. The main purpose of my study is to identify the progression of instability in Robert Mugabe’s Zimbabwe by looking at the country’s social and political turmoil as a result of racism by the white leadership, leading to the instability that is a major theme to this day.
Subject:: History
Creator:: Lynch, Nicholas Paoletti
Contributor:: Dr. Eugenia Palmegiano, Thesis Advisor
Owner:: lsquillante@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 10/14/2020
Date Modified:: 10/14/2020
Date Created:: Spring 2012
Rights Statement:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Research Paper

98. Educating Homeless Youth -- A Forgotten Domestic Battle

Description:: According to a 2007 report by the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty, approximately 3.5 million people (including 1.35 million children) become homeless each year. Of that number, about 125,000 people--a group the size of the entire population of Hartford, Connecticut or Waco, Texas--are persistently homeless, but the vast majority of homeless persons are temporarily homeless. In my thesis, I will focus more on the homeless youth. Many homeless youth lack the essential needs to have a successful transition to adulthood. Across the nation, an increasing number of families without homes are trying to provide or maintain a relatively stable educational setting for their children. It is reported that there are roughly 3.5 million homeless people in the United States. An estimated 40 percent of this figure is made up of homeless families. Close to 26 percent are children under the age of 18. The obstacles involved in educating homeless children are numerous. Homeless families often move from place to place, making it hard for their children to regularly attend school or even follow through with important paperwork requirements like school records transfers and immunization documentation. Many families simply lack the money for transportation to and from school. And for school districts, identifying homeless children is a daunting task – especially given the recently expanded definition of the term homeless to include those living in parks, motels, and doubled-up with relatives or extended family. “Distinguishing who is homeless and who is not is very difficult,” says Josh Diem, a homeless advocate and doctoral candidate at the University of North Carolina. “You can’t just pick them out of a crowd.” (Jackson, nhi.org). New Jersey has several objectives and regulations put in place to help homeless children and youth attain the fundamental right of a free education. As we all know, everything is easier said than done. I want to make sure that these objectives are in fact put in place. As the Chinese Proverb says, “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.”
Subject:: Education
Creator:: Attalla, Islam H.
Contributor:: Dr. Lori Buza, Thesis Advisor
Owner:: lsquillante@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 10/14/2020
Date Modified:: 10/14/2020
Date Created:: April 2, 2011
Rights Statement:: In Copyright
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99. When Prisoners Enter Battle: Natural Connections in 2x2 Symmetric Games

Description:: Recently, game theory has gained much interest from many mathematicians as well as economists and psychologists. The simplest and most popular games studied in this field are the 2 X 2 games, which involve two players with two different choices each; each player makes his or her decision individually, but his or her choice will affect the outcome for both that player as well as for the other player. Within these 2 X 2 games, each player has his or her own preference in terms of what outcomes are best for them; for each of the four possible outcomes in these 2 X 2 games, each player also receives a certain payoff, which could be a good or bad payoff. If both players have the same ordering of outcomes, then the game is called symmetric, meaning if the players were switched, the outcomes would be in the same order as initially. In this paper, I show the results I found while researching the connections between these symmetric 2 X 2 games. The twelve total symmetric 2 X 2 games can be shown on a 2D x-y axis; these games can be separated into six different sectors. In each section, the games involved can be manipulated, when transitioning to another game with different payoff preferences, to one common game. When one game is changed to another by simply swapping two of the payoffs, a transition game in between these games appears; by doing a simple operation to these transition games, I was able to find one universal game in each sector. This proves that these are more closely related than mathematicians previously believed. If one has an interest in game theory, wants to learn about an interesting topic in mathematics, or just wants to see what one can do with the power of mathematics, one can read all about the 2 X 2 symmetric games in When Prisoners Enter Battle: Natural Connections in 2 X 2 Symmetric Games.
Subject:: Mathematics
Creator:: Heilig, Sarah
Contributor:: Dr. Brian Hopkins, Thesis Advisor
Owner:: lsquillante@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 10/14/2020
Date Modified:: 10/14/2020
Date Created:: March 28, 2011
Rights Statement:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Research Paper

100. The Past, Present, and Future of Accounting: Are We Headed in the Right Direction?

Description:: This study outlines the accounting profession and its progression throughout history in terms of methods, technology, fraud, and fraud prevention. The chapters are broken into early history, twentieth century, and twenty first century. The results show that, even though fraudulent activity has increased, all positive areas such as prevention technology, methods, and regulation have also increased to accommodate these mishaps and provide a better business environment.
Subject:: Accounting
Creator:: Salem, Salama
Contributor:: Prof. Andrew Pogogeff, CPA, Thesis Advisor
Owner:: lsquillante@saintpeters.edu
Publisher:: Saint Peter's University
Date Uploaded:: 10/14/2020
Date Modified:: 10/14/2020
Date Created:: May 2012
Rights Statement:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Research Paper

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