Reinvention: an International Journal of Undergraduate Research最新文献

{"title":"Haiti: An Ethnographic Study of the Effects of International Aid on Haitian Life","authors":"Wai Chung Tse, Lamia Makkar","doi":"10.31273/REINVENTION.V14I1.657","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31273/REINVENTION.V14I1.657","url":null,"abstract":"Haiti has seen an increasing number of non-governmental organisations (NGO) and intergovernmental organisations (IGO), providing structural and emergency aid in times of conflict and weather-related events. This was intensified in 2010 when Haiti regained international attention from a ravaging earthquake that shook its core. This ethnographic study analyses the effects of NGOs and IGOs a decade after this natural disaster. We attempt to venture beyond the statistical evidence grounding most analyses provided by NGOs and IGOs to reveal perspectives from individual Haitians that are impacted by the policies and decisions of these organisations. In doing so, we examine the local standard of living, infrastructure, and social dynamics through four in-person interviews conducted in their respective geographic locations. These interviews set a basis for a discussion and examination of organisations’ allocation, dependency, and sustainability. The voices of local Haitians reveal the profound, yet subtle impacts that go unreported by foreign scholars that are crucial to understanding the day-to-day challenges faced despite foreign aid. We conclude that Haitians face a stasis of social mobility despite the copious work done by aid organisations that is often inconsistent and misaligned with the needs of Haitians.","PeriodicalId":183531,"journal":{"name":"Reinvention: an International Journal of Undergraduate Research","volume":"64 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116959509","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Knowledge, beliefs and habits of public university students from Southern Serbia regarding usage of antibiotics","authors":"Nemanja R. Kutlesic, Aleksandra Jovanović","doi":"10.31273/reinvention.v13i2.685","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31273/reinvention.v13i2.685","url":null,"abstract":"Misuse of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance have become a serious threat to global health. This study aimed to assess knowledge, beliefs and habits of university students regarding antibiotics and compare answers between students coming from rural and urban areas in a location where no similar studies have been conducted to date. \u0000Data was gathered using an online survey and tested for statistically significant difference using Chi-squared test. The study followed the Helsinki Declaration principles. \u0000A total of 360 students participated. A large number (84.4%) has correctly identified antibiotics as effective against bacteria and have distinguished well between antibiotics and other types of medicines. Only 12.5% believe therapy can be interrupted when the symptoms fade, but 31.4% believe antibiotics help with most diseases. As much as 59.7% have bought antibiotics without a prescription, and 45.8% have admitted to premature treatment interruption. Many take antibiotics on travels for emergencies (62.5%). There was no statistically significant difference related to the domicile of the students (p>0.05). \u0000In conclusion, students demonstrated relatively acceptable knowledge and beliefs on antibiotics, which are not reflected in practice. The domicile of students does not influence their knowledge nor habits. Campaigns are needed to promote awareness on antimicrobial resistance as students’ habits are not satisfactory.","PeriodicalId":183531,"journal":{"name":"Reinvention: an International Journal of Undergraduate Research","volume":"12 2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-10-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116436357","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Guest House For Young Widows - Among the Women of ISIS","authors":"Helen Stenger, A. Lysik","doi":"10.31273/reinvention.v13i2.717","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31273/reinvention.v13i2.717","url":null,"abstract":"Guest House for Young Widows: Among the Women of ISIS by Azadeh Moaveni is a captivating piece of immersive journalism that follows the narratives of 13 women affiliated with the Islamic State (ISIS) at the height of its occupation. Moaveni portrays the lives of ISIS women spread out across theUnited Kingdom, Germany, Tunisia, Syria, Turkey, Libya, and Iraq as they attempt to migrate towards Syria. The author converts her qualitative interviews with the women directly into gripping historical prose. She emphasizes that this book does not justify the terrors of ISIS but, rather, intends to deconstruct the stereotype of the female jihadist. This is exemplified by the way many young people were manipulated by tactful propaganda that called for aid in the fight for religious equity and social justice. Moaveni explains, “These stories do not tell the comprehensive story of all ISIS women ... the context is there to illuminate not to justify” (p. 335). Though the interviewees’ names and identifying information are altered to maintain anonymity, as a reader, I could not help but see parts of myself in the text as a young woman: in Nour’s passion, in Asma’s intellect, in Rahma’s stubborn will, and in the infamous vulnerability of the Bethnal Green girls. Simultaneously, Moaveni emphasizes that the women in these stories share more commonality with the men among them than with women of other countries (p. 329). Although I would be quick to categorize this as a piece of academic feminist research, readers are reminded that Western feminist movements have repeatedly been exclusionary to Muslim women (p. 327). Traditional academia creates a disconnect between the global understanding of ISIS and the qualitative perspective of ISIS women’s lived experiences, and it is evident that Moaveni intends to fill this gap. While she panders to the","PeriodicalId":183531,"journal":{"name":"Reinvention: an International Journal of Undergraduate Research","volume":"42 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-10-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132157412","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Post-exercise hot water immersion elicites heat acclimation responses in endurance and recreational athletes. A systematic review and meta-analysis","authors":"Jack Martin","doi":"10.31273/reinvention.v13i2.661","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31273/reinvention.v13i2.661","url":null,"abstract":"Aims \u0000This meta-analysis aims to evaluate the effectiveness of heat acclimation (HA) via hot water immersion protocols and their effect on time trial (TT) performance, heart rate (HRE, HRM and HRTT), rectal temperature (Tre), Rate of perceived exertion (RPE), psychological stress index (PhSI), thermal comfort (Tcomf), thermal sensation (Tsen) and maximum oxygen uptake (Vo2max). \u0000Methods \u0000Pubmed, Scopus, Sportdiscus and Web of Science databases were used alongside the grey matter sites Google Scholar and Researchgate. The databases were then searched for randomised control trials and mixed-method design studies. Two RTCs, six repeated measure design studies and one randomised crossover design study were included after screening a total of 50 titles and 28 full-text articles. Sample sizes range from 1 - 13 with all participants having not participated in any form of heat training 6 months before their inclusion in the study. \u0000Results \u0000The mean difference (MD) for Heart rate (HR) was -9.1125 BPM (95% CI p = 0.026) and was considered to be statistically significant. The MD for Rectal temperature (Tre) effect size was -0.3814 Tre (°C) (95% CI; p = 0.05). The MD for sweat rate was 0.085; (96% CI; p = 0.0179)\u0000The changes in RPE, PhSI, Tcomf and Tsen were too small to be considered statistically significant. There was no significant difference between pre and post HA for Vo2max and PV. \u0000This meta-analysis implies that HA via HWI may improve tolerance to discomfort during heat exposure and thus subsequently improve physical performance during exercise in hot conditions.\u0000Conclusion \u0000The primary finding of this meta-analysis is that athletic performance is improved with post-exercise hot water immersion heat acclimation training. \u0000HWI HA protocols should focus on the following guidelines: \u000040-50 minutes of submaximal exercise (>65% of Vo2max) should be followed directly (within 10 minutes) by 40 minutes of hot water immersion at 40°C with the individual immersed up to their neck. \u0000The HA protocol should last between 6-9 days with a single bout of HWI every day for this period. ","PeriodicalId":183531,"journal":{"name":"Reinvention: an International Journal of Undergraduate Research","volume":"247 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-10-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117174220","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Between two fires","authors":"Jenifer Rose Elmslie","doi":"10.31273/reinvention.v13i2.541","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31273/reinvention.v13i2.541","url":null,"abstract":"This paper will explore the challenges faced by LGBTQ+ advocates in the Middle East and North Africa region in the 21stcentury in scholarly and cultural discourses. It will explore how these advocates can continue to create cultural waves by separating themselves from international Islamophobic and local anti-LGBTQ+ cultural dialogues. Its methodology will explore scholarly debates within the literature and cultural debates in the region and it will adopt a Postcolonial International Relations (IR) theoretical framework and using critical cultural theory. It will apply the scholarship on the topic to two previously unexplored case studies in contemporary Egypt and Lebanon. The paper will conclude that the legacy of colonial domination still impacts cultural dialogues in the region. However, LGBTQ+ advocates can navigate the cultural discourse to promote indigenous LGBTQ+ rights discourses, and the chosen theoretical framework is a useful framework through which to study modern events in IR.","PeriodicalId":183531,"journal":{"name":"Reinvention: an International Journal of Undergraduate Research","volume":"171 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-10-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115488974","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Editorial Issue 13.2","authors":"Polina Zelmanova","doi":"10.31273/reinvention.v13i2.739","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31273/reinvention.v13i2.739","url":null,"abstract":"<jats:p>None.</jats:p>","PeriodicalId":183531,"journal":{"name":"Reinvention: an International Journal of Undergraduate Research","volume":"79 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-10-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124488478","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The New Silk Road","authors":"Katja Laug, S. Rance","doi":"10.31273/reinvention.v13i1.617","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31273/reinvention.v13i1.617","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":183531,"journal":{"name":"Reinvention: an International Journal of Undergraduate Research","volume":"41 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-04-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123361191","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Invisible Women","authors":"Ridmi Dolamulla, N. Tosun","doi":"10.31273/reinvention.v13i1.618","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31273/reinvention.v13i1.618","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":183531,"journal":{"name":"Reinvention: an International Journal of Undergraduate Research","volume":"11 S3","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-04-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133205448","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Gang's All Queer: The Lives of Gay Gang Members","authors":"Ann Bray, Kristen Davis","doi":"10.31273/reinvention.v12i2.544","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31273/reinvention.v12i2.544","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":183531,"journal":{"name":"Reinvention: an International Journal of Undergraduate Research","volume":"58 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-10-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121415037","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A Comprehensive Review on the Potential of Microfabricated Microneedles for Effective Systemic Delivery of Drugs","authors":"T. Adeyemi","doi":"10.31273/reinvention.v12i2.371","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31273/reinvention.v12i2.371","url":null,"abstract":"Microneedles are a new technology for percutaneous drug delivery. They are often conveyed in a series of multiple simple microneedles used on the skin to facilitate systemic or topical drug delivery. They are manufactured using various techniques and they could be hollow, solid, coated or polymeric. Although classified as an emerging but expanding field of drug delivery, they are flawed in many ways. This paper will extensively discuss (in the context of skin physiology) the use of microneedles and their feasibility in delivering medication to sites of actions in the body. This paper is a review paper and data were collated from multiple sources including journals and articles. Microneedles show great potential; however, the physiology of the skin poses a great challenge for researches in this field.","PeriodicalId":183531,"journal":{"name":"Reinvention: an International Journal of Undergraduate Research","volume":"111 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-10-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124232570","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}