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- A CALL TO ACTION: REMOVING THE STIGMA OF MENTAL HEALTH IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.
- Creator
- Lake, Kendyl
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUIR000451
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- Document (PDF)
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- SHOULD THE DEATH PENALTY BE PUT TO DEATH?.
- Creator
- Lake, Kendyl
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUIR000450
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Love Letter.
- Creator
- Walkinshaw, Nicole
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUIR000410
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- Document (PDF)
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- SECONDARY DATA ANALYSIS ON AMERICAN PUBLIC OPINION AND IMMIGRATION POLICIES OF THE UNITED STATES IN 2016.
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- Lopez Pelaez, Kevin
- Abstract/Description
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Immigration policies in the United States remain a paramount topic in shaping the nation’s sociopolitical culture in the status quo; nuances in public sentiment pertaining to both immigration and are imperative in recognizing the broader implications of this issue. To gauge public sentiment on this and associated issues, a poll was conducted titled Taking America’s Pulse 2016 Class Survey. The Survey organization was the German data and analytics firm, Growth from Knowledge (GfK) Group, and...
Show moreImmigration policies in the United States remain a paramount topic in shaping the nation’s sociopolitical culture in the status quo; nuances in public sentiment pertaining to both immigration and are imperative in recognizing the broader implications of this issue. To gauge public sentiment on this and associated issues, a poll was conducted titled Taking America’s Pulse 2016 Class Survey. The Survey organization was the German data and analytics firm, Growth from Knowledge (GfK) Group, and was sponsored by Cornell University faculty members, Peter K. Enns, Ph.D., Professor of Government, and Jonathon Schuldt, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Communication. This research will examine two (2) questions from the referenced 2016 poll, Question I, “Do you think the number of immigrants admitted into the US is too high, too low, or about the right amount?” and Question II, “Would you support or oppose a proposal to increase penalties for undocumented immigrants who overstay their visa in the US?”. This secondary data analysis further studies the aforementioned questions by examining respondents’ political party affiliation.
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- 2021
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUIR000404
- Subject Headings
- United States. Emigration and immigration. Government policy, Public opinion polls--Law and legislation--United States, Public opinion--United States, Immigration issues in the United States
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- Document (PDF)
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- POLICY EVALUATION: THE EMERGENCY ECONOMIC STABILIZATION ACT OF 2008.
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- Lopez Pelaez, Kevin
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The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act (EESA) of 2008, often referred to as the “bank bailout of 2008”, was an act of Congress that created a billion-dollar Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) to purchase distressed assets during the Financial Crisis. The EESA was one of the “bailout measures” taken by congress to help repair the economic damage of 2007-08. Although the EESA is a fiduciary-centered act of congress, its long-term implications affected everyday Americans through its policy...
Show moreThe Emergency Economic Stabilization Act (EESA) of 2008, often referred to as the “bank bailout of 2008”, was an act of Congress that created a billion-dollar Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) to purchase distressed assets during the Financial Crisis. The EESA was one of the “bailout measures” taken by congress to help repair the economic damage of 2007-08. Although the EESA is a fiduciary-centered act of congress, its long-term implications affected everyday Americans through its policy impacts. One central question in this policy evaluation is to analyze whether the EESA bailout unjustly assisted prominent banks and broker-dealers or whether the EESA was essential to ensure the prevention of the U.S. financial system from collapsing. Because the Financial Crisis of 2007-08 had such a broad impact, especially since many distressed assets were within the residential market [of average Americans], analyzing this Act through research and policy evaluation is especially fitting. This Policy Evaluation explores public policy in emergency circumstances, implications outside the financial sector for the public, and the overall synthesis between major financial markets and institutions and the American general public.
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- 2021
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUIR000403
- Subject Headings
- United States. Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009, Banking law--United States
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- Document (PDF)
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- AMERICAN SENTIMENTS ON PERCIEVED BEHAVIORAL & COGNITIVE QUALIFICIATIONS WITHIN PUBLIC OFFICIALS.
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- Lopez Pelaez, Kevin
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With the increasing polarization of dialogue in the American political atmosphere, public sentiment has progressively become indispensable to U.S. governmental affairs; bearing heightened importance for continued interdisciplinary study in Psychology & Political Science. With the rise in political engagement, there have been growing concerns about the behavioral and cognitive qualifications of government officials, especially officials who are elected to hold public office. This research...
Show moreWith the increasing polarization of dialogue in the American political atmosphere, public sentiment has progressively become indispensable to U.S. governmental affairs; bearing heightened importance for continued interdisciplinary study in Psychology & Political Science. With the rise in political engagement, there have been growing concerns about the behavioral and cognitive qualifications of government officials, especially officials who are elected to hold public office. This research examines Americans' attitudes toward the likeliness of public officials' conduct to be a factor in vote choice. Correspondingly, by expanding the umbrella of Political Psychology to explore perceptions of the behavioral sciences - this study also examines Americans' viewpoint for the disqualification of public officials due to cognitive decline.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2021
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUIR000402
- Subject Headings
- Florida Atlantic University -- Undergraduate Research, Undergraduates--Research--Florida, Public opinion polls--Political aspects., Public opinion polls--United States.
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- Document (PDF)
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- Undergraduate Law Journal Strategic Analysis & Alignment Plan.
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- Lopez Pelaez, Kevin
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The Undergraduate Law Journal of Florida Atlantic University (“ULJ” and/or “Journal”) was founded in 2011 within the College of Business. Through years of persistent expansion, the Journal now serves as a hallmark platform, university-wide, for undergraduate students interested in legal academia. Starting in 2014, the Journal specifically targeted and fostered its identity as an academic journal and subsequently became an Open Access Journal through the Digital Library at Florida Atlantic...
Show moreThe Undergraduate Law Journal of Florida Atlantic University (“ULJ” and/or “Journal”) was founded in 2011 within the College of Business. Through years of persistent expansion, the Journal now serves as a hallmark platform, university-wide, for undergraduate students interested in legal academia. Starting in 2014, the Journal specifically targeted and fostered its identity as an academic journal and subsequently became an Open Access Journal through the Digital Library at Florida Atlantic University (FAU). In the same year, the Journal became an academic resource available through FAU Digital Library and the FAU Research Repository.
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- 2021
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUIR000389
- Subject Headings
- Law journals, Undergraduates
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- American Sentiments on Behavioral & Cognitive Qualifications within Elected Officials.
- Creator
- Lopez Pelaez, Kevin, Escaleras, Monica
- Abstract/Description
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This study examines Americans' attitudes toward the likeliness of public officials' conduct to be a factor in vote choice. Correspondingly, by expanding the umbrella of Political Psychology to explore perceptions of the behavioral sciences - this study also examines Americans' viewpoint for the disqualification of public officials due to cognitive decline.
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/fauir000386
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- Document (PDF)
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- 2017 Winners: Seventh Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium.
- Creator
- Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry
- Date Issued
- 2017
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAU_SR00000059
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- Document (PDF)
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- 2018 Winners: Eighth Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium.
- Creator
- Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry
- Date Issued
- 2018
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAU_SR00000060
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- Document (PDF)
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- Ninth Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium 2019.
- Creator
- Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry
- Date Issued
- 2019
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAU_SR00000062
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- Document (PDF)
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- 2019 Winners: Ninth Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium.
- Creator
- Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry
- Date Issued
- 2019
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAU_SR00000061
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- Document (PDF)
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- 2016 Winners: Sixth Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium.
- Creator
- Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry
- Date Issued
- 2016
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAU_SR00000058
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Eighth Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium.
- Creator
- Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry
- Abstract/Description
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FAU's Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry hosts an annual symposium where students engaged in undergraduate research may present their findings either through a poster presentation or an oral presentation.
- Date Issued
- 2018
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAU_SR00000025
- Subject Headings
- College students --Research --United States.
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- Document (PDF)
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- No more DACA? An Uncertain Future Under the Trump Administration.
- Creator
- Alvarez, Alyssa, Carreño-Lukasik, Gina
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The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA) provides temporary relief from deportation and legal work authorization for eligible unauthorized youth in the U.S. In September of 2012, the Obama administration began to allow individuals that entered the country as minors be granted the opportunity of deferred action from deportations and work permits. In 2014, the motion for covering additional immigrants under the act was blocked by the courts, and as of 2018, President Trump...
Show moreThe Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA) provides temporary relief from deportation and legal work authorization for eligible unauthorized youth in the U.S. In September of 2012, the Obama administration began to allow individuals that entered the country as minors be granted the opportunity of deferred action from deportations and work permits. In 2014, the motion for covering additional immigrants under the act was blocked by the courts, and as of 2018, President Trump plans on disbanding DACA as well as the DREAM act, changing the lives of millions who have shaped America. For this research, I conducted a literature review that examines the benefits and limitations of DACA, the emotional and mental effects of being an “illegal” immigrant, and the political views of members of the current U.S. administration that will threaten the lives of many. Finally, I propose a possible research project to further explore this issue.
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- 2018
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAU_SR00000026
- Subject Headings
- College students --Research --United States.
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- Document (PDF)
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- Effects of Nonpharmacological Interventions in Older Adults With Dementia: Chair Yoga, Chair-Based Exercise, and Participatory Music Intervention.
- Creator
- Arcay, Victoria, Lopes, Yve, Park, Juyoung
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This pilot study evaluated the feasibility of having older adults with dementia participate in a nonpharmacological treatment—chair yoga, chair-based exercise, or participatory music intervention—and assessed the effects of the interventions on physical, behavioral and psychological symptoms, general quality of life, and sleep patterns throughout the course of the study. The study employed a three-arm cluster-randomized, longitudinal design. Sites were randomly assigned 1:1:1 to chair yoga,...
Show moreThis pilot study evaluated the feasibility of having older adults with dementia participate in a nonpharmacological treatment—chair yoga, chair-based exercise, or participatory music intervention—and assessed the effects of the interventions on physical, behavioral and psychological symptoms, general quality of life, and sleep patterns throughout the course of the study. The study employed a three-arm cluster-randomized, longitudinal design. Sites were randomly assigned 1:1:1 to chair yoga, chair-based exercise, or music intervention. Twenty-seven participants completed 24 sessions in 12 weeks. We administered evaluation measures at baseline, midline (6 weeks), and post intervention (12 weeks). Repeated-measures analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was conducted to examine group differences at the collection points, controlling for baseline variability (i.e., gender, age, race/ethnicity) in outcomes.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2018
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAU_SR00000027
- Subject Headings
- College students --Research --United States.
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Generational Differences in Viewpoints.
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- Barak, Andrew, McCurry, Alexis, Escaleras, Monica
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In today’s society, different age groups seem to think and behave differently. Generational differences have influenced many controversial opinions discussed today. Not much research has been conducted on these differences, but in the studies which have been conducted, it has been concluded that there are substantial differences that exist between generations. In the limited amount of research that has been conducted, the sample was relatively small, making the survey incomprehensive. In...
Show moreIn today’s society, different age groups seem to think and behave differently. Generational differences have influenced many controversial opinions discussed today. Not much research has been conducted on these differences, but in the studies which have been conducted, it has been concluded that there are substantial differences that exist between generations. In the limited amount of research that has been conducted, the sample was relatively small, making the survey incomprehensive. In order to understand these differences and where the opinions of generations differ, we developed an online survey about people’s opinions on controversial issues debated about in modern society. We found that there are statistically significant differences between age groups and their views on social issues such as religion, sex before marriage, same sex marriage, and abortion. Our results have shown that people are beginning to move away from the more traditional values and into more liberal viewpoints.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2018
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAU_SR00000028
- Subject Headings
- College students --Research --United States.
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- An Examination of the Morphosyntactic Structure of Verb Phrases in Chaldean Neo-Aramaic.
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- Barile, Paul, Hamilton, Michael
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This research is an examination of the morphological and syntactical features found within verb phrases of Chaldean Neo-Aramaic, a Semitic language which originates from Mesopotamia. From this examination, a configurational model is proposed, which depicts the grammatical arrangement of these morphosyntactic features during verb phrase formation. Additionally, accompanying this description of the language's verb phrases, a dependency-based approach is taken for the analysis of the language's...
Show moreThis research is an examination of the morphological and syntactical features found within verb phrases of Chaldean Neo-Aramaic, a Semitic language which originates from Mesopotamia. From this examination, a configurational model is proposed, which depicts the grammatical arrangement of these morphosyntactic features during verb phrase formation. Additionally, accompanying this description of the language's verb phrases, a dependency-based approach is taken for the analysis of the language's sentence structure. Such a method departs from traditional perspectives which posit that the concept of a sentence is the compositional result of two distinct linguistic elements: a subject and a predicate (the verb phrase). However, from the analysis of the language, an argument is presented for a reconsideration of the conceptualization of a sentence that would position the verb as the primary element, or nucleus, on which all other occurring elements are either directly or indirectly dependent.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2018
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAU_SR00000029
- Subject Headings
- College students --Research --United States.
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- Document (PDF)
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- Software Engineering: Social Impact and Perception.
- Creator
- Cardenas, Erika, Shorten, Connor, Escaleras, Monica
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New software technologies are rapidly changing the economy. These changes have presented problems such as job displacement, high barrier to entry, and a gender gap in the engineering communities. In order to see the views of Americans regarding the challenges of software technologies, we conducted an online survey, gathering 500 responses. In recent news stories, it has been shown that there is a gender gap in the tech industry, but the women that participated in our survey are interested in...
Show moreNew software technologies are rapidly changing the economy. These changes have presented problems such as job displacement, high barrier to entry, and a gender gap in the engineering communities. In order to see the views of Americans regarding the challenges of software technologies, we conducted an online survey, gathering 500 responses. In recent news stories, it has been shown that there is a gender gap in the tech industry, but the women that participated in our survey are interested in learning software engineering as much as men. Additionally, our research found that younger people are not only required to use software tools more frequently but are the most interested in learning how to build them. Finally, we found that a majority of people do not have any experience developing software. Our survey highlights some of the challenges of software technologies in the economy.
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- 2018
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAU_SR00000030
- Subject Headings
- College students --Research --United States.
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- Document (PDF)
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- Understanding Sport-Related Concussions.
- Creator
- Coviello, Kassi, Nasrallah, Joseph, Escaleras, Monica, Levy, Eric
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In 2012, the amount of reported concussions doubled in the past ten years to 3.8 million. Concussions and head-related injuries caused by contact sports can lead to long term traumatic brain injuries. With the increasing presence of these injuries, the National Football League and the National Hockey League have implemented extensive concussion protocols. This questions the underlying uncertainty of the future of contact sports. Our project addresses the question of hypothetically, if you had...
Show moreIn 2012, the amount of reported concussions doubled in the past ten years to 3.8 million. Concussions and head-related injuries caused by contact sports can lead to long term traumatic brain injuries. With the increasing presence of these injuries, the National Football League and the National Hockey League have implemented extensive concussion protocols. This questions the underlying uncertainty of the future of contact sports. Our project addresses the question of hypothetically, if you had children, knowing what we know today about concussions/head related injuries, would you allow them to play contact sports. The decision to allow your child to play contact sports was motivated by the gender and age gap. The different levels of education had a statistically significant impact on the knowledge surrounding the current professional football and hockey concussion protocols.
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- 2018
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAU_SR00000031
- Subject Headings
- College students --Research --United States.
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- Document (PDF)