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Wake Up: Part I
(The UTSA Journal of Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Work;Volume 4, 2018) -
Walking Engagement in Mexican Americans Who Participated in a Community-Wide Step Challenge in El Paso, TX
(2021-12-02)In the United States, the Latinx population has the highest prevalence of physical inactivity compared with other ethnicities. Research shows that work-based physical activity interventions have been widely implemented in ... -
The Walls Stare Back
(2020-12-10)This picture is inspired by my recent trials in a 2-week quarantine. Essentially trapped by the walls of my room with no opportunity of leaving my space, the idea of being confined overrode my thoughts. As I analyzed the ... -
Waste minimization at abattoir and processor end in beef supply chain
(Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Flexible Automation & Intelligent Manufacturing, 2014)The UK beef industry holds around 12% value of total agriculture in UK. However, it is currently suffering because of some series of events in the past like outbreak of BSE (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy), Foot and Mouth ... -
We Are: A Human Expression
(2020-11-28)This work is about how everyone struggles, and how the pandemic is making that strikingly clear. -
Wearable Sensing Devices: Towards the Development of a Personalized System for Construction Safety and Health Risk Mitigation
(1/20/2021)Wearable sensing devices (WSDs) are increasingly helping workers stay safe and healthy in several industries. However, workers, especially in the construction industry, have shown some aversion towards the use of WSDs due ... -
Weekly Mapping of Sea Ice Freeboard in the Ross Sea from ICESat-2
(2021-08-19)NASA's ICESat-2 has been providing sea ice freeboard measurements across the polar regions since October 2018. In spite of the outstanding spatial resolution and precision of ICESat-2, the spatial sparsity of the data can ... -
What Could Interfere with a Good Night’s Sleep? The Risks of Social Isolation, Poor Physical and Psychological Health among Older Adults in China
(Research on Aging;Vol. 44, Iss. 7-8, 2022-01-07)This study provides one of the first population-based investigations of the longitudinal association between social isolation and sleep difficulty among older adults in China. We analyzed three waves of longitudinal data ... -
What does it mean to make a difference in the world today?
(2020-11-08)My work is about how to make a difference in the world using certain career paths and even doing the most simplest deeds. -
What Happens in Your Brain When You Walk Down the Street? Implications of Architectural Proportions, Biophilia, and Fractal Geometry for Urban Science
(2022-01-07)This article reviews current research in visual urban perception. The temporal sequence of the first few milliseconds of visual stimulus processing sheds light on the historically ambiguous topic of aesthetic experience. ... -
What is co-authorship?
(Scientometrics;109(3), 2016-12-01)Science and technology policy academics and evaluators use co-authorship as a proxy for research collaboration despite knowing better. Anecdotally we understand that an individual might be listed as an author on a particular ... -
What Is Engineering and Who Are Engineers? Student Reflections from a Sustainability-Focused Energy Course
(3/16/2022)In the spring of 2021, the University of San Diego's Department of Integrated Engineering taught the course, “Integrated Approach to Energy”, the second offering of a new required course, to nine second-year engineering ... -
What is wrong with American education?
(2021-04-07)This Spark page shows critiques of American Education and how we can improve it for the future generations of American children. -
Where Did That Sound Go? (1st place winner)
(2022-04-04) -
Why American Education Needs Change
(2021-04-28)This spark page describes how I feel about America's education system. -
Why, 2020
(2020-11-30)A little run down about what happened during 2020, and about how I reacted during that time. -
Winds of War
(2020-11-30)I wanted to create something that sheds a little light on the Armenia and Azerbaijan conflict that is currently happening in the Nagorno-Karabakh region. I made a still image and added some sounds to make it feel somewhat ... -
Women and War Oral History Project Roundtable: An Oral History of Oral History
(2022-04-25)The purpose of this roundtable is to discuss key topics in conducting oral history interviews with women veterans of all branches of the military, from the pre-interview phase through the passing of a veteran’s oral history ... -
Women and War Oral History Project: Introduction
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Writing Towards Wellness: The Power of Personal Narratives for Survivors of Domestic Violence
(The UTSA Journal of Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Work;Volume 1, 2016)According to works by Jenifer Lunden (2013), James W. Pennebaker (2007), and other researchers, narrative writing has proven to be beneficial in helping people recover from traumatic events. Therefore, the use of the ...