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Opportunity + Appeal: London, UK
(2018)Globally fluent cities are “metrapolitan areas that are appealing, open, and opportunity-rich which serve as magnets for attracting people and firms from around the world,” according to The Brookings Institution: Liverpool, ... -
A Search for Controls on the Distribution of Oil Seeps in the Minibasin Provinces
(2018)In this research, published literature is used to compile information on over one thousand natural hydrocarbon occurrences across the world, focusing primarily on oil seeps in the minibasin provinces and the structural ... -
Opportunity + Appeal: Milan, Italy
(2018)Globally fluent cities are “metropolitan areas that are appealing, open, and opportunity-rich which serve as magnets for attracting people and firms from around the world,” according to The Brookings Institution. Milan, ... -
Link between Sleep Problems, General and Mental Health, and Happiness in an Ethnically Diverse Sample of College Students
(2018)Sleep problems among college students are associated with poor general and psychological health. It is unknown, however, how happiness is related to sleep issues in this population and how these associations differ by ... -
Mathematical Model Developments for Thermochemical Ablation
(2018)Thermochemical ablation (TCA) is a novel, conceptual platform of minimally invasive therapy of HCC. In TCA, an acid and a base are mixed immediately prior to injection. As a result, heat is released as exothermal reaction ... -
Using the Smithsonian Milk Repository: Compositional Changes in Lactation
(2018)Characteristic of mammals is the presence of specialized glands that secrete milk – mammary glands. Milk acts as the primary source of nutrition for mammal neonates and additionally populates the infants’ microbiota. Through ... -
Terms & Conditions: An Investigation of Mental Health and Data Usage that Facilitates the Rise of Monster Data Companies via the Design of a Space of Awareness
(2018)With the rise of the internet and centralization of monster data companies, such as Google and Facebook, have we as a society become careless with our privacy, and how might this affect our well being? This investigation ... -
Others’ Posts as a Moderator of the Association Between Social Media Influence and Self Posts
(2018)Social media sites have been found to overinflate college students’ perceptions of sexual norms by presenting content suggesting greater approval of risky sexual behaviors. Results from a study on MySpace found that 24% ... -
Opportunity + Appeal: Mumbai, India
(2018)According to The Brookings Institution, globally fluent cities are "metropolitan areas that are appealing, open and opportunity-rich which serve as magnets for attracting people and firms from around the world." The Dharavi ... -
Examining the Relationship Between Language Proficiency and Executive Function in Monolingual and Bilingual Children
(2018)The mechanism behind the executive functioning advantage in bilinguals has not been well examined. Previous studies have proposed bilingual’s ability to inhibit and switch between languages as the driver behind this ... -
Accelerated Odyssey: The impact of the Camera Obscura on perception, reflection, and environments and how contemplative design can respond to a thoughtful life.
(2018)The camera obscura accelerated our ability to capture light, time, and environments. Through environmental analysis in material, light, and time, artistic examples throughout history have shaped the augmentation of the ... -
Race as a Moderator of the Relationship between Rejection Concern and Drinks Per Week
(2018)This cross-sectional study examined how race and drinks per week impacted rejection concern. The literature has established that individuals who are higher in rejection concern tend to drink more. Although race and rejection ... -
Self-Identification with Close Friends as a Moderator of the Relationship Between College Life Alcohol Salience Scale and Binge Drinking
(2018)This study evaluated self-identification with close friends (SCF) , how integral college students’ feel that alcohol is to their college experience (e.g., CLASS; College Alcohol Life Salience), and peak drinking. ... -
Study of Charge Transfer Characteristics in Hybrid Polymer Solar Cells Using Intensity Modulated Spectroscopy
(2018)Polymer solar cells are widely investigated for their low-cost fabrication process and promising power conversion efficiency (PCE). The highest PCE reported in these cells is 12.6%, which is barely enough to make it a ... -
The Effect of Polydispersity and Confinement on the Colloidal Glass Transition
(2018)When liquids are rapidly cooled below their freezing point, they can fall out of equilibrium and form disordered solids known as glasses. For systems of colloidal nanoparticles, a glass transition can be induced by increasing ... -
The Impact of Flavor and Nicotine Dose on Electronic Cigarette Use and Acceptability Among Cigarette Smokers
(2018)The purpose of this research is to better understand how electronic cigarette (e-cig) dose and flavor impact e-cig use and acceptability if the amount of tobacco in cigarettes were reduced to a non-reinforcing level, which ... -
Characterization of Sleep Inadequacy and Association with Health among Homeless Adults
(2018)Background: Multiple health disparities, potentially affected by sleep inadequacy, are common among homeless individuals in the United States. Here, we characterize sleep inadequacy, examining its association with self-rated ... -
The Impact of Hurricane Harvey on the Physical Activity Behaviors of Low Income, Ethnic Minority Adolescents
(2018)Background: Little is known about how natural disasters impact youth health behaviors. This study aimed to examine adolescent physical activity throughout Hurricane Harvey. Methods: Adolescents (n=177) were recruited from ... -
Characterization of Physical Activity and its Association with Self-Rated Health among a Large Homeless Population
(2018)Background: Homelessness affects approximately 6 percent of the United States population, which is known to have multiple health disparities potentially affected by lack of physical activity. Here we characterize physical ... -
Kinesin in a Cell-Like Environment
(2018)Motor proteins turn chemical energy into mechanical energy for movement. Kinesin is a type of motor protein that acts as a carrier of various components within the cell. An important factor in its movement is how it attaches ...