The connection between race and type of delivery has been an increasing public health concern for many years. It is significant because cesarean deliveries are more risky for both mother and baby. This research project analyzes the association between race and type of delivery among women in the United States. We used data (2017-2018 cycle) […]
B42: X: Writing with Old English Literature
The Exeter Book (Exeter Cathedral Library, MS 3501) is a tenth-century, early medieval manuscript, which includes some of the most celebrated works of early English poetry. Traditional scholarly approaches to this material have argued for a resonance of this poetry within a monastic, Christian tradition. (Förster 1933, Orton 2016, Niles 2019). However, there has recently […]
A39: Using Student Outreach to Create Stewards of the Environment
Teaching STEM concepts to secondary-education students is a challenge, especially with large-scale, abstract concepts such as the degradation of our ecosystems and the impacts this has on communities. One way to address this is to use small-scale examples that exist in “their own backyards”. Thus, the purpose of this project is to develop hands-on experiences […]
A49: The War on “Science” in the #ClimateChange Echo Chamber
Climate change discourses on social media are often hardly about climate change at all. Outside of information posted by scientific institutions like NASA or climate activists such as Greta Thunberg, the discussions about climate change appear far removed from debates on actual “science.” One blog that appears to focus on information about climate science posts […]
A66: Consequences of Lake Browning on Ectoparasite Prevalence and Location on Centrarchid Fish
Lake browning, or an increase in terrestrially derived dissolved organic matter (DOM) entering a lake, can result in decreases in that lake’s water transparency. Decreases in water transparency may cause a reduction in underwater exposure to damaging ultraviolet radiation (UV). Centrarchid fish are known to host a variety of external parasites that are sensitive to […]
B15: Periodical Cicadas: The Potential Effects of Habitat Destruction on the Density of Magicicada spp. From 1987 to 2021.
Every 17 years, the Brood X periodical cicadas of the genus Magicicada (M. cassini, M. septemdecim, and M. septemdecula) emerge in Indiana and western Ohio. Like many other species, these cicadas are facing the effects of habitat destruction and climate change. Magicicada needs a specific ground temperature in order to emerge. Given that warmer temperatures […]
C38: Japan’s Advancing Technology and Tsunami Intensity; A Cost Analysis
The general area of our research is tsunamis in Japan. Looking for the answer to our research question How has the advancement of Technology affect Cost of Natural Disaster Budget? We are conducting a cost analysis on the current warning systems/damage prevention systems from the past, present, and newly developed. At the same time, how […]
A23-P: #ClimateChange and Social Media Activism
On April 1, 2021, a Tweet by @Breaking911 quoted information from The Washington Post about the Environmental Protection Agency, and the new Administrator Michael Reagan. The Tweet stated how Reagan will “fire all experts hired under the Trump administration” and “restore ‘science’ and ‘trust in the agency.’” Replies to this Tweet included comments such as […]