Auditory perception: and its implications for the development of language

The purpose of this paper was to present an overview of some of the most significant research in auditory perception, to describe new measures which have been developed, and to indicate some implications for language development. The studies included both basic and applied research, although in general very little application had been made to educational problems

Immigrants’ Attitude Toward Immigration

This study analyzed the relationship between immigration attitudes and demographic and socioeconomic factors. It examined the difference in attitudes toward immigration in the immigrant population using General Social Survey 2021 data. The analysis with an ordered probit model reveals significant relationships between immigration attitude with several socioeconomic and demographic factors and how that differ between natives and immigrants. As age increases, support for limiting immigration increases, but this is not true for immigrants. With the increase of years of education, support for limiting immigration decreases; however, in the immigrant population, support for limiting immigration increases as the education level increases. Individuals who identify as Republican favor limiting immigration; on the contrary, Republican immigrants do not exhibit such attitudes. Furthermore, higher income is associated with opposing limiting immigration; however, this is not necessarily true for immigrants

Teaching ethics to robots : trying to teach morality to artificial intelligence

First published in German: Eduard Kaeser, Würmer essen ist «widerlich», Wokeness ablehnen «schlecht»: Vom Versuch, künstlicher Intelligenz Moral beizubringen, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, 31 Oct .2022. Translation by the editors

On the international roots of prehistory

Introduction In recent years, considerable attention has been dedicated to the involvement of archaeology (and most notably prehistory) with nationalism. The probable causes of this recent fashion1 need not concern 11s here, but the movement itself is ccrtninly welcome, testifying to the reflection of archaeologists on their own practices and those of their predecessors. For historians, this trend is quite welcome insofar as it contributes to a general renaissance of interest in the past of the discipline. However, a more careful examination of this historiography leads us to some caution about its significanc

Attitudes and Barriers to Women’s Participation in a Proposed Community-Based Conservation Program in Western Belize

World conservation issues have been addressed in many ways around the world. The use of community-based conservation (CBC) as a method to reduce harmful practices has gained in popularity in the past few decades. This dissertation reports results from a pre-analysis of a proposed CBC program in western Belize. Through qualitative interviews with 47 stakeholders, and a quantitative survey with 486 Belizean women, we determined that a CBC program designed especially for women should be successful. Some of the aspects of a program that women expressed a desire for was more conservation and forest education. However, contrary to our assumption that women would require an income to participate, we found that it was a matter of needing free time and gaining some education that would influence their increased participation. Additionally, the Connectedness to Nature Scale (CNS) is a scale that is widely used around the world to determine a person’s feelings of being in connection to nature. It has been positively correlated with well-being, environmentally-friendly behaviors, and a person’s contact with nature. We used this scale to determine if the greater contact with nature that people in Belize experience every day, compared to developed countries, would have an effect on their CNS scores. Therefore, we administered the CNS to women in Belize to determine if there was a difference between people’s feelings of connectedness to nature in developing countries, where residents have extensive daily contact with nature, and in developed countries where the majority of residents have limited contact with nature. It was found that feelings of connectedness to nature are greater in Belizean women compared to 58 other study populations living in developed areas around the world. Our results have many implications for conservation group developers in that they point to the need for pre-assessments of programs to help uncover key aspects that need to be included and to identify program aspects that are not necessary for its success

Local Applications of an Environmental Buoy at Cape Kennedy

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has plans for the deployment of several Environmental Buoys (EBs) to measure significant meteorological and oceanographic parameters. Such data obtained from a buoy placed off the coast of Cape Kennedy would be extremely useful for the scientific and operational meteorological community. This report describes some of the local applications an EB would have. It presents a brief view of some of the present and future programs which would benefit from this ocean surface data

A Study of Feminine Role Models Selected by Catholic Women

Women are being challenged to greater levels of growth and self-development because of the expanding opportunities and options available to them in nearly ever facet of society today. Most women need the support and inspiration of other women as role models in order to respond to these challenges. In living out their faith commitment in the present culture, Catholic women also need role models. The Catholic Church has long presented its members with a variety of saints, and with Mary, the mother of Jesus, as role models. Are Mary and women saints viable role models for Catholic women today? If not, who are the women who are serving as role models for them? This descriptive study utilized survey research methods to examine the feminine role models of Catholic women in order to determine the type of women who serve as role models for them, the specific prominent individuals whom they select as their role models, and the qualities select. Participants in the study were women volunteers of various ages, marital states and education, from rural, urban and suburban areas in six different states. Three hundred sixty-two women responded to the survey in which they named and identified women whom they considered role models for themselves. The study concluded that women of all ages do select feminine role models for themselves, and that a woman\u27s own mother is most likely to be among her role models. Married women who are personally known to the individual are selected most frequently. Prominent women, when selected, are likely to be humanitarians such as Mother Teresa of Calcutta or the wives of United States presidents. The qualities most frequently admired in the role models selected are those of loving and caring, courage, service, strength, ability, and faith. Mary, the mother of Jesus, is not widely selected as a role model by Catholic women, and women saints of the Catholic Church are least likely to be selected as role models by Catholic women

Fourth Cranial Nerve Palsy and Brown Syndrome: Two Interrelated Congenital Cranial Dysinnervation Disorders?

Based on neuroimaging data showing absence of the trochlear nerve, congenital superior oblique palsy is now classified as a congenital cranial dysinnervation disorder. A similar absence of the abducens nerve is accompanied by misinnervation to the lateral rectus muscle from a branch of oculomotor nerve in the Duane retraction syndrome. This similarity raises the question of whether some cases of Brown syndrome could arise from a similar synkinesis between the inferior and superior oblique muscles in the setting of congenital superior oblique palsy. This hypothesis has gained support from the confluence of evidence from a number of independent studies. Using Duane syndrome as a model, we critically review the accumulating evidence that some cases of Brown syndrome are ultimately attributable to dysgenesis of the trochlear nerv

Biography, science studies and the historiography of archaeological research: Managing personal archives

This paper examines the potential of biographical studies for the history of archaeology. In particular, I seek to demonstrate that personal archives may be a valuable source for the historiography of archaeological research. First, they allow the identification of practical interactions between science and society. Second, personal archives allow us to underscore the epistemological interference between the discussion of archaeological topics and certain scientific debates, which has traditionally been overlooked by historians of archaeology. Third, I argue that biography and the use of personal archives may well contribute to reconciliation between critical approaches inspired by science studies and the more traditional history of ideas. Simultaneously, they compel historians of archaeology to broaden their perspectives to the history of science in general in order to consider the origins of the present discipline in the context of past configurations of knowledge and research