ScholarWorks@Towson: Recent submissions
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The inherent violence of queer love (as told with deconstructuralism within queer theory)
(2022-05)[From paper]: The poem “You Are Jeff” by Richard Siken is a non-linear, multi-paragraph, highly metaphorical piece that depicts a deeply unsettling ideal of love in the eyes of the narrator. There is a character, Jeff – ... -
Evaluating the Consistency and Quality of Search Strategies and Methodology in Cochrane Urology Group Systematic Reviews
(2018)Introduction: Systematic reviews (SRs) are the foundation of evidence-based medicine. As essential tools for synthesizing and evaluating evidence, they guide informed decision-making for clinicians and other stakeholders. ... -
Review Minorities and the Modern Arab World: New Perspectives by Laura Robson
(Canadian Comparative Literature Association, 2017)The Arab World continues to be too often gazed upon as though it were a monolith, despite decades of knowledge production aiming for the subversion of such reductive yet tenacious views. The very phrase “The Arab World,” ... -
Approaches to teaching the works of Naguib Mahfouz
(Indiana University Press, 2015)In this case, the editors of the volume on Mahfouz offer a collection of outlooks that may assist the addition of a Mahfouz work to a survey course, or even the development of an entire seminar on the author, a decidedly ... -
Beyond harem walls: redefining women's space in works by Assia Djebar, Malek Alloula and Fatima Mernissi
(Brill, 2009-01-01)Orientalist and colonial representations of harems have resulted in the association of North African women with domestic confinement. North African authors such as Assia Djebar (1980), Malek Alloula (1981) and Fatima ... -
Malignant microscopic monsters: future research needed regarding freshwater harmful algal blooms
(2021-12)[From paper]: On August 2nd, 2014, an urgent message was sent out to the people of Toledo, Ohio from the Collins Park Water Treatment Plant: DO NOT DRINK THE WATER. Chemists had detected higher than normal concentrations ... -
Lifeblood of the Bay: How increasing acidity threatens the Chesapeake Bay's shellfish and economy
(2021-05)[From paper]: The Chesapeake Bay, an impressive body of water located on the eastern shore of the United States stretches across six states, with more than 3,600 species of plants and animals depending on the Bay for ... -
Harmony in Harlem: an interaction of jazz and culture
(2020-12)[From paper]: Much like the chicken and the egg, jazz and culture share a tricky relationship. Is jazz simply a small part of culture, which is made up of thousands of other customs and institutions? Or does jazz create ... -
Bit by Byte: Building Best Practices in Data Literacy
(2022-05-05)Data-related jobs are among some of the fastest growing in the United States. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, demand for data scientists is likely to grow by more than 30% by 2030 (Kness, 2022). Even if students ... -
The marginalization of lesbian-feminism at Towson State College during the 1970s
(2020-12)[From paper]: As a college traditionally dominated by women in the heart of metropolitan Baltimore, Towson’s college campus (then called TSC, or Towson State College) was not only a living site for the women's liberation ... -
Impacts of hurricane experience on risk perception and evacuation
(2019-12)Hurricanes are capable of catastrophic widespread destruction, posing a serious risk to human life that is best mitigated by early and complete evacuation of the storm’s path. This study seeks to understand the impact of ... -
Environmental change and farmers' adaptation in Punjab, Pakistan
(2021-10-11)"Extreme temperatures and unpredictable precipitation patterns are causing both drought and flooding to the agricultural sector of Punjab, Pakistan and negatively impacting farmers’ lives. The latest provincial agricultural ... -
The effects of climate change and excess nutrients on hypoxia levels and eutrophication in estuaries
(2020-05)[From paper] In this paper I will be analyzing various studies to understand the effects of the overuse of fertilizers and climate change on estuaries. The main question I am studying is: what are the effects of climate ... -
Using interface cues in online health community boards to change impressions and encourage user contribution
(Association for Computing Machinery, 2011-05)Online health message boards have become popular, as users not only gain information from other users but also share their own experiences. However, as with most venues of user-generated content, there is need to constantly ... -
Interactivity as self-expression: a field experiment with customization and blogging
(Association for Computing Machinery, 2012-05)A paradigmatic quality of interactive interfaces is that they allow users to express themselves, thereby converting message receivers into communication sources. We define this quality as Source Interactivity [26, 29], and ... -
Open captioning as a means of communicating health information: The role of cognitive load in processing entertainment-education content
(Taylor & Francis, 2020-08-07)Despite considerable research on entertainment-education, the influence of cognition on viewer appreciation and learning remains unclear. A pretest-posttest laboratory experiment was conducted to examine the effects of ... -
Can online buddies and bandwagon cues enhance user participation in online health communities?
(Elsevier, 2014-08)Individuals are more likely to obtain information and support from online health communities than offer help to other users (Fox & Jones, 2009; Preece, Nonnecke, & Andrews, 2004). The current study attempts to resolve this ... -
Frantz Fanon: traveling psychoanalysis and colonial Algeria
(University of Manitoba, 2009-09)Although Frantz Fanon's writings were intimately tied to colonial Algeria, his reflections have found resonance among a wide variety of audiences because of their theoretical and ideological value. Possibly, Fanon's limited ... -
Effects of fear appeals on communicating potential health risks of unregulated dietary supplements to college students
(Taylor & Francis, 2014-08-30)Background: Fear appeals are commonly used in health communication to reduce risk. It is not clear, however, whether familiarity with a health topic can lessen the threat intended. The use of unregulated dietary supplements ... -
A collaborative project utilizing open educational resources to explore access to literacy assessment resources
(2021-10-29)Open educational resources (OER) expand opportunities for scholars to disseminate and share knowledge of texts and digital materials for teaching and learning. Our group collaborated on a project to explore free and openly ...