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How popular culture can help bridge the achievement gap
(2019-03-19)[From Chapter 1] The American education system has innumerable problems: safety, standards, class size, infrastructure, teacher retention, and student retention are just a few. Floating betwixt and between these problems ... -
Reflection of the face
(2019-03-19)[From Introduction] The portrait is one of the oldest genres in history. It is the “form” of a person, and an expression of their inner spirituality. It was developed by artists under the influence of the social environment, ... -
Utilization of a clinical testing battery to help identify suspected hidden hearing loss (HHL) in humans
(2019-03-19)Objective: The goal of the current study was to investigate the potential presence of hidden hearing loss (HHL) in adult participants with and without a reported history of noise exposure. Methods: Six normal hearing ... -
Contrast avoidance model: relationship to intolerance of uncertainty and fear of change
(2019-03-18)The current study aimed to examine the relationship between, Intolerance of Uncertainty (IU) model (Dugas, Gagnon, Ladouceur, & Freeston, 1998b) and the Contrast Avoidance model (CAM) (Newman & Llera, 2011), two theories ... -
Dissociative disorder treatment in practice: an exploration of community clinicians’ adherence to expert recommended frequency of interventions
(2019-03-15)Few clinicians have been trained to treat patients with dissociative disorders (DD), despite their prevalence. An online educational program for DD patients and their clinicians was developed to make training for DD treatment ... -
Versus
(2019-03-15)Mario C. Sam's thesis, Versus, explores the compositions created by events, experiences, and emotions in our internal and external worlds. We begin as a unique combination of physical elements. Atop this come ephemeral ... -
Wrath of the narcissists: vulnerable narcissism predicts greater spiteful punishment of a third-party transgressor
(2019-03-15)Self-enhancement motivations underlie a bevy of behaviors with the purpose of achieving and maintaining high, healthy self esteem. However, in individuals with especially favorable self-views (i.e., narcissists), ... -
Coping styles and protective factors as moderators of adjustment after trauma exposure
(2019-03-14)Over 50% of individuals experience at least one traumatic event in their lifetime which can range widely from a car accident to torture. These experiences are extremely aversive and result in negative life outcomes including ... -
A tutorial on the practice and implementation of teleaudiology for audiologists and hearing healthcare professionals
(2019-03-13)Telehealth is a mode of healthcare delivery that has been developed as a result of recent advancements in technology. It has been used to bridge the geographical distance between patients and healthcare providers, as well ... -
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and his Violin sonata in D minor: a lost romantic
(2019-03-13)[From Introduction] There are few composers of African descent in the history of western classical music who have achieved memorable and long lasting success. The few names that are often recognized are French composer ... -
Vestibular dysfunction and brain fog
(2019-03-12)Some patients with vestibular loss report experiencing a phenomenon called brain fog. While used relatively common, the exact meaning of the term is still unclear. In this study we attempted to understand the essence of ... -
An analysis of the influence of preceding precipitation on the signature of Baltimore’s surface urban heat island
(2019-03-12)Surface Urban Heat Islands (SUHI) are urban areas where temperatures exceed that of their rural counterparts. SUHIs are caused by alterations of the land surface by humans, generally from natural vegetated surfaces to urban ... -
Perceptions of harm mediate multiple emotional responses and moral judgment
(2019-03-11)The role of emotion in moral judgment has received increased attention in the literature as contemporary moral psychology has suggested that moral judgment is largely understood as an intuitive process. Specifically, strong ... -
A phenomenological defense of sexual pharmakotherapy
(2019-03-11)In August 2015, the Food and Drug Administration approved flibanserin, a serotonin modulator, to treat hypoactive sexual desire disorder. Then, in November 2016, they approved prasterone, an intravaginal dehydroepiandrosterone ... -
Ethics in fake news: combatting the illusory truth effect with corrections
(2019-02-27)The illusory truth effect is the finding that when information is read multiple times, it appears as more truthful. The purpose of this study was to see if modifying the number of corrections issued to false news headlines ... -
Re-training the injured brain: a case series in sLORETA neurofeedback as an acute concussion intervention in youth
(2019-02-27)Concussion incidence rates are at epidemiological levels and rising (Giza & Hovda, 2001). Concussion symptoms caused by underlying cortical deregulation and functional disturbances (McCrory et al., 2017), which can be ... -
Not guilty by reason of youth? Perceptions of coercion in juvenile interrogations
(2019-02-27)Adolescents are at an increased risk for false confession compared to adults (e.g., Redlich & Goodman, 2003), yet police interrogate adolescents no differently (e.g., Cleary & Warner, 2016). While confession evidence tends ... -
Connecting the lots: prioritizing redevelopment strategies of vacant land in Baltimore City
(2019-02-25)The changing dynamics and inequities of land uses in Baltimore City are reviewed to justify vacant land redevelopment prioritization. Areas of coincidence between vacant land and non-vegetated space are identified and ... -
Is vulnerability to age-related hearing loss also a predisposition to noise-induced hearing loss?
(2019-02-22)The connections between Age-Related Hearing Loss (ARHL), Noise-Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL), and genetics remain unknown. Age-Related Hearing Loss and Noise-Induced Hearing Loss are both complex, multifactorial disorders ... -
Objective comparative analysis of personal sound amplification products (PSAPs) in the presence of reverberation
(2019-02-04)The purpose of this pilot study was to evaluate the performance of s a pair of traditional hearing aids (Oticon Nera2Pros) to a pair of high-end PSAPs (Soundworld Solutions Sidekicks) in the presence of reverberation. Three ...
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