Investigating Canadian Chicken Importers' Preferences Towards TRQ Import Licensing Mechanisms

The Agreement on Agriculture ratified at the end of the Uruguay Round of WTO negotiations called for the conversion of non-tariff barriers to trade into bound tariffs. This tariffication would have resulted in excessively high tariffs, which would have threatened historic market access levels if not for WTO member countries agreeing to introduce tariff-rate quotas (TRQs). TRQs are two-tier tariffs. Imports below an agreed quota are taxed at a usually low (or zero) in-quota tariff rate while imported commodities in excess of the quota level are taxed at the higher (often prohibitive) over-quota tariff rate. In the process of implementing TRQs, WTO members failed to explicitly regulate TRQ administration procedures. As a result, numerous administration procedures for allocating import licenses were developed in many countries. Importing activities in the Canadian chicken industry have been regulated with a TRQ since 1995. Firms holding the right to import chicken products at the in-quota tariff can potentially enjoy significant rents due to the spread between domestic and world prices. The magnitude of these rents depends upon a number of domestic factors such as market concentration in the processing and retail sectors, production technology, farm output regulation, and so on. This analysis evaluates the preferences of Canadian chicken importers towards TRQ import licensing mechanisms and provides insights about importers’ attitudes towards Canadian trade policy in the chicken sector.Agricultural and Food Policy, International Relations/Trade,

Incorporating Physical Activity Breaks Before Math Improves Students Overall On-Task Behavior

The purpose of this action research study will focus on incorporating physical activity before math into a Kindergarten classroom, to help improve on-task behavior. The study was conducted over a four-week period in one Kindergarten classroom. Data was collected to determine if physical activity or brain breaks help improve students\u27 on-task behavior during the math mini-lesson. Two weeks consisted of the students not receiving the brain break/physical activity intervention and the next two weeks consisted of implementing the brain break/physical activity intervention. After the four-week trial, students showed increased on-task behavior after completing the brain break/physical activity. The conclusion stated that when the intervention was completed before the math mini-lesson, the students were able to demonstrate more on-task behaviors and less off-task behaviors

Drawing Closer: Enhancing Connection in Romantic Relationships Through Expressive Arts – An Autoethnographic Community Engagement Exploration

This literature review aims to raise awareness around the many physical and mental health risks associated with loneliness, especially in today’s sociopolitical climate. It explores how fostering healthy relationships with feelings of connection and intimacy is one promising avenue toward mitigating those risks. Through synthesizing existing research on successful relationships, this thesis proposes a list of five beneficial relationship characteristics and traits that can be cultivated through expressive arts therapy. To further the investigation, this thesis includes an autoethnographic community engagement project exploring a real-life application of collaborative, creative artmaking. Due to researcher demographics, the information presented is geared towards White, pre-marital, heterosexual, monogamous relationships. Research results, in conjunction with the literature review, provide substantial evidence that expressive arts therapy holds immense potential to teach and maintain the necessary skills for healthy, fulfilling relationships. It is my intention that the information presented within this thesis serves as the impetus to conduct a more nuanced longitudinal research study, specifically investigating whether using expressive arts therapy as a form of pre-marital counseling improves relationship satisfaction, decreases divorce rates, and increases overall physical/mental/spiritual health over the long-term

Evaluating False Memory, Deception, and Truth-Telling using fNIRS

False memories happen when someone mis-remembers a past event that occurred. The study of false memories is commonly done using the DRM paradigm which can form false memories through semantic list learning. The current study is evaluating false memory, deception, and truth-telling using the DRM paradigm while measuring cortical activation with fNIRS. Results indicated no interactions between specific condition responses and brain regions in the prefrontal cortex. A main effect of condition was found indicating that correct responses have the lowest level of activation. Additionally, there were no significant differences found between deception and false memory responses. Further research needs to be conducted to help further analyze possible differences between these conditions as well as in more subcortical regions of the prefrontal cortex

Something Rotten! Set Design Plan, Front Elevation

Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film Something Rotten! set design plan, front elevation by Renée Surprenant Fitzgerald, Set Designer September 18, 2019https://digitalcommons.providence.edu/something_rotten_pubs/1014/thumbnail.jp