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Interview with Isabel Potter
Isabel Potter
Jan 01, 0001
In her April 22, 1980 interview with Jeff Clark, Isabel Potter shares her experience as a Biology instructor during the Depression. Potter recalls how budget changes affected her classes and the general atmosphere on campus....
Published by: Winthrop University
Neural correlates of fanhood
Introduction: We analyzed the importance of fan identity and brand strength on fans’ neural reactions to different team-related stimuli.

Methods: A total of 53 fMRI scans with fans of two professional sport teams were...
Neural correlates of fanhood
Introduction: We analyzed the importance of fan identity and brand strength on fans’ neural reactions to different team-related stimuli.

Methods: A total of 53 fMRI scans with fans of two professional sport teams were...
E-Government and Semantics
The increasing digital transformation in all segments of society has been creating demand in information management and access. Consequently, local and federal governments must adapt and launch digital services that enable...
A Multimethodology for Supporting the Boundary Selection of System Dynamics Models
System dynamics models can produce knowledge for decision-makers and, consequently, provide better choices. To be effective in its purpose, a model must reproduce an observed problem situation effectively. Hence, the...
Digital Barriers and Individual Coping Behaviors in Distance Education During COVID-19
Isabel Gan, Rui Sun
Jan 01, 2022
Information and communication technologies (ICT) have played a pivotal role in facilitating knowledge acquisition and enabling distance education. Yet, knowledge about digital divide in distance education remains limited. This...
Self-Assessment
This chapter focuses on self-assessment as a decisive assessment for students' learning and offers the results of a study done with 72 university students. The authors investigated preservice teachers' views on self-assessment...
A genomic snapshot of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi in Colombia.
Little is known about the genetic diversity of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi (S. Typhi) circulating in Latin America. It has been observed that typhoid fever is still endemic in this part of the world; however, a lack of...
Urinary Excretion of Silicon in Men, Non-pregnant Women, and Pregnant Women
Abstract: Silicon is a trace element found mainly in plant-based food and proposed to be beneficial for bone health. Urinary excretion of Si has been shown to be a surrogate measure of its uptake in the gastrointestinal tract....
The Impact of Instagram Influencer Marketing in the Restaurant Industry
When improving their offer, restaurants should also communicate adequately and draw the attention of the public, taking advantage of all available means of communication and opting for the most effective marketing techniques....
Counterspace Support for BIPOC Employees Within a Holistic JEDI Library Framework
This chapter presents a case study of how an academic library supports Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) employees with funding so these workers can find counterspaces (spaces where they can feel safe in community...
Levelling Up Language Learning
This study examines the use of gamification as an innovative assessment approach to foreign language learning with 12–14-year-old students. A mixed methodology has been applied. Quantitative data have been collected from...
Accurate autocorrelation modeling substantially improves fMRI reliability.
Given the recent controversies in some neuroimaging statistical methods, we compare the most frequently used functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) analysis packages: AFNI, FSL and SPM, with regard to temporal...
Urinary Excretion of Silicon in Men, Non-pregnant Women, and Pregnant Women
Silicon is a trace element found mainly in plant-based food and proposed to be beneficial for bone health. Urinary excretion of Si has been shown to be a surrogate measure of its uptake in the gastrointestinal tract. The...
Wide-Field Detected Fourier Transform CARS Microscopy.
We present a wide-field imaging implementation of Fourier transform coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering (wide-field detected FT-CARS) microscopy capable of acquiring high-contrast label-free but chemically specific images over...
Winthrop English Majors Recognized at International Conference
Winthrop University
Jan 01, 0001
Senior Alex Muller, president of the Winthrop Iota Mu Chapter of Sigma Tau Delta and editor of the Winthrop Literary Magazine The Anthology, was awarded the $4,000 Sigma Tau Delta Senior Scholarship for his outstanding scholarly...
Published by: Winthrop University
Women & Science: Supporting the Advancement of Women in Science
Under the leadership of President Torsten Wiesel, Rockefeller made an institutional commitment in the mid- 1990s to increase the number of women on its faculty and to do all that it could to support women scientists, at all...
Online Collaborative Learning Using Microsoft Teams in Higher Education Amid COVID-19
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, most universities needed to move to online teaching and learning, in some cases with very limited knowledge or experience in running online programmes. Engaging students online has become an...

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