Documenting Uncertain Times: Postgraduate Transitions of the Academically Adrift Cohort

Based on surveys, analyzes the relationship between college students' academic engagement and growth and life outcomes two years after graduation, including employment, income, student loans, credit card debt, parental assistance, and civic engagement

Relationship between Childhood Relationships and Antisocial and Lifestyle Characteristics of Psychopathic Traits

Psychopathy is a heterogeneous personality construct that has long been associated with antisocial behaviors and outcomes (Hare, 2003; Walsh & Kosson, 2006). However, some literature suggests that socially deviant behaviors and outcomes may not necessarily be a fundamental component of psychopathy (Cooke & Michie, 2001; DeMatteo, Heilbrun, & Marczyk, 2001; Lilienfeld & Widows, 2005). Research on externalizing behaviors and psychopathy has broadened from examining the quality of early relationships as a risk factor (Salekin & Lochman, 2008), to also examining early relationships as a potential protective factor against the development of psychopathic characteristics and antisocial outcomes (i.e. Backman, Laajasalo, Jokela, & Aronen., 2018; Buck, 2015; Gao, Raine, Chan, Venables, & Mednik, 2010). This study retrospectively investigated the quality of early relationships with parents and peers as potential protective factors in moderating the relationship between psychopathic characteristics and self-reported socially deviant behaviors in an undergraduate sample from an urban, Northeastern university. Higher quality relationships with friends and family during childhood and early adolescence were hypothesized to correlate with a lower frequency and versatility of self-reported antisocial behavior. Results were mixed. Higher quality relationships with fathers buffered the relationship between affective and total psychopathy characteristics with antisocial versatility, while high-quality peer relationships appeared to enhance the relationship between psychopathic characteristics and antisocial frequency and versatility. These results suggest that the impact of relationship quality with participants may be differential between parents and peers and should be conceptualized separately

Utilization of Optical Tweezers for the Trapping and Manipulation of 1-3 um Polystyrene Latex Particles and Planktonic Staphylococcus epidermidis

An optical tweezers setup is being constructed to trap and manipulate Staphylococcus epidermidis. As a preliminary step, the capabilities of the optical trap were tested using small latex spheres (1-3 um) in place of bacteria. Further studies will include manipulation of bacteria to compare adhesion forces between planktonic and biofilm bacteria

Finding A Middle Ground: A Compromise for Gendered Pronouns

This article explores this history of gendered pronouns and the movement to create nonbinary pronouns and offers solutions to objections raised about their use

High School Students\u27 Reading Experiences with Graphic Novels, Comics, and Manga

This qualitative study explored high school students’ reading experiences with graphic novels. Historically, comics and graphic novels were not recognized by the mainstream as a respectable form of literature, thereby prompting the medium exclusion from school curricula (Lewkowich, 2019b; Versaci, 2001). However, graphic novels are now gaining popularity and becoming a preferred reading choice for students (Carter, 2007; Lewkowich, 2019b). Rooted in transactional theory of reading and sociocultural theories of meaning making, this case study examined how students made meaning from reading graphic novels, comics, and manga within an English language arts classroom setting. Data collection included recorded conversations during independent reading and semi-structured interviews. Data analysis involved multiple coding cycles to develop themes describing the roles of semiotics, transactional reading, sociocultural contexts, and joy in students’ reading experiences. I found that students took advantage of their access to technology in a STEM setting to pursue the books that brought them joy. Reading graphic novels humanized their reading identities within a STEM high school setting. By focusing on students’ perspectives of reading graphic novels, the study added to the ongoing conversation about high school students making their own reading choices and the importance and relevance of graphic novels in the English language arts curriculum

Farewell A Separate Peace: The Great War in Ernest Hemingway\u27s In Our Time and A Farewell to Arms

This thesis investigates Ernest Hemingway\u27s short story collection In Our Time and his novel A Farewell to Arms as examples of modernist literature about the First World War. The form of In Our Time shows Hemingway\u27s early experimentation with narration and temporality. The interchapters of In Our Time fragment the short story collection to create a formal complexity that defines the work\u27s effort to convey the experience of the First World War. The cohesive retrospective narrative of A Farewell to Arms also conveys the experience of war and dwells on themes of fragmentation through Frederic Henry\u27s conception of Catherine Barkley

Seeking reward or avoiding risk from restaurant reviews: does distance matter?

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the extent to which consumers will exert more effort to avoid risk (negative reviews) versus seek reward (positive reviews) when making a restaurant decision. Design/methodology/approach This study investigates the influence of distance and review valence on restaurant decisions. A 2 (base restaurant review valence: negative, neutral) × 2 (target restaurant review valence: neutral, positive) × 2 (distance: 30 min, 60 min) between-subjects factorial design was used. Findings People exert more effort to seek a reward versus avoid a risk. People will drive any distance to dine at a restaurant with positive reviews. However, the tendency to avoid a restaurant with negative reviews declines as distance increases. Practical implications This study emphasizes the critical role of positive reviews in the restaurant industry. This research provides guidance to operators to manage online reviews effectively. The marketing strategy taking into account review valence and distance allows the business to attract new customers and grow its customer base. Originality/value This research synthesizes asymmetry effects and prospect theory with the level of risk associated with the outcome. This research is theoretically noteworthy since the finding of a reverse asymmetry principle is in contrast with the traditional belief of risk-avoidance when comparing gains and losses

The Distribution of Column Densities and b Values in the Lyman-Alpha Forest

We describe the properties of the Ly$\alpha$ forest in the column density range \nhi \geq 2\times10^{12} cm$^{-2}$ based on 1056 lines in the wavelength range 4300--5100\AA measured in extremely high S/N, $R=36,000$ spectra of four quasars. The column density distribution is well described by a -1.5 power law to $2\times10^{12}$ cm$^{-2}$, below which limit confusion becomes too severe to measure a spectrum of individual clouds. The distribution of $b$ values shows a well-defined lower envelope with a cutoff at b=20\kms corresponding to a cloud temperature of 24,000 K. There is only a very small fraction (less than 1%) of narrow line clouds which cannot be identified with metal-lines. From modeling the Ly$\alpha$ absorption lines as complexes of clouds each with thermal broadening corresponding to $b_c$ we find the $b$ distribution can be understood if there is a mean of 3.25 clouds per absorption line with a spread in velocity centroids characterized by a dispersion of 10.75\kms.Comment: 17 pages + 3 tables of text as 1 LaTeX file (uses aastex version 4 style macros: aaspp4.sty, flushrt) plus 1 uuencoded compressed tar file of 7 PostScript figures. Appendix tables and figures [complete spectra and line lists (~1.6 Mb uncompressed)] are available by anonymous ftp at ftp://hubble.ifa.hawaii.edu/pub/preprints. To appear in the October 1995 Astronomical Journa

Simultaneous effects of multiple cues in restaurant reviews

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to evaluate how consumers simultaneously process multiple cues for different dining occasions when making a restaurant decision. Design/methodology/approach This paper investigates the influence of priming (review prototype), effort (distance) and involvement (occasion) on restaurant evaluations, willingness to drive and willingness to pay for a restaurant meal. A 2 (prototype: negative, positive) × 2 (distance: close, far) × 2 (occasion: casual, special) between-subjects factorial design was used. Findings The paper finds that each variable influences a different outcome, whereby people rely on a review prototype for restaurant evaluation and choice, a distance cue for willingness to drive and a dining occasion for willingness to pay. Practical implications This paper suggests that restaurant marketers can highlight exemplary service through online reviews, increase profitability by promoting special occasions and geographically expand their market by attracting people to drive for a special dinner. Originality/value This paper evaluates the simultaneous interactive effects of multiple cues in service settings. It demonstrates that situational cues moderate the effect of primary cues in online reviews