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Study on sports media coverage of domestic violence incidents involving professional and collegiate athletes
(2016-05-06)
The 2014 year included a number of high-profile domestic violence cases involving professional athletes. Recognizable names include NFL stars Adrian Peterson and Greg Hardy. But the most notorious case involved Baltimore ...
Right to dignity and the Supreme Court
(2016-12-08)
A thorough investigation of the term dignity and how it applies to the Supreme Court. By tracing different understandings of dignity from Aquinas to Kant, we can begin to define dignity. Kant's definition, like many ...
Influence of childhood maltreatment on adult empathic concern
(2016-04-15)
Abuse is expressed through physical, sexual, and emotionally detrimental acts. Victims of abuse often experience cumulative abuse, which is defined as more than one type of abuse (Scott-Storey, 2011). There are many ...
Social support mediates the relationship between gratitude and suicide ideation
(2016-02-16)
Suicide is the tenth leading cause of death worldwide (CDC, 2012). Because of this alarming rate, it is important to investigate protective factors against suicide. Social support is a well-identified protective factor ...
Absolute Galois group as a profinite group
(2016-04-25)
In this paper we will discuss the absolute Galois group, the Galois group of Q where Q is an algebraic closure of Q. We will begin with a discussion of Galois groups and Galois theory and why they are important. Then we ...
Behavioral and physiological attention biases to positive emotional stimuli
(2016-04-15)
Prior research has examined attention to emotional stimuli with the conclusion that fear-relevant information automatically facilitates attention and autonomic nervous system activity. While appraisal theories of emotion ...
AIChE 2016 Student Design Competition: Cell therapy for spinal cord injuries: Commercial manufacturing facility
(2016-03-09)
The following contains preliminary design considerations for the large-scale production of neural stem cells for spinal cord injury regeneration therapy. The facility is designed to meet market demand for years 2017-2021 ...
Life history, expansion pattern and invasive-specific morphological variation of the invasive lizard Anolis sagrei
(2016-05-09)
For economic, public health, and conservation purposes, detailed study of patterns of invasion are important. An understanding of initial colonization, expansion and acclimation/adaptation to novel environments is essential ...
Parallel squeeze hay bed: Design analysis and optimization
(2016-04-25)
The core of this project is a full modeling, analysis, and optimization of the HosWel parallel squeeze hay bed manufactured by Better Built Enterprises based in Elgin, Oklahoma. The hay bed had been manufactured for many ...
Should the Oklahoma wind energy tax credits be continued?
(2016-04-19)
Oklahoma has seen huge growth in wind generation, but that growth is not free. While Oklahoma deals with a $1.3 billion budget shortfall, some have raised questions about how that growth is effecting the state budget. With ...