Housing in Glasgow before Municipal Intervention

 Housing in Glasgow before Municipal Intervention In the late 19th century, Glasgow was still undergoing vast industrial and commercial growth, and the housing for the working class within these industries responded to the immediate requirements of this growth. Existing tenements built in the 17th century, initially for for the middle class residents of Glasgow, … Read more

Low protein intake associated with poor sleep quality

 of sleep. Studies have found that low protein intake is associated with difficulty initiating sleep and poor quality of sleep. One study, found that apnea hypopnea index (AHI) was significantly associated with total calories consumed. Low quality dietary intake and low quality of sleep are currently common health issues among the U.S. population. People … Read more

The Impact of Online Friendships on Adolescent Psychological Health

 The growing popularity of social media has resulted in an increase of on-line based friendships which can be seen to diminish adolescent’s psychological health. Psychological health is related to the mental or emotional state of a person, not their physical state. In comparison with face-to-face interactions, social networking services (SNSs) allow interactions between a … Read more

Fair and Lovely: The Skin Lightening Cream and its Impact on Colorism in India

 Product Description Hindustan Unilever is one of the largest and strongest Indian consumer goods company in India. Unilever sells a variety of goods, ranging from personal care and hygiene to nutrition. In 1973, a scientist working for Unilever discovered that when applied topically, vitamin B3 could lighten skin color which began the two-year process … Read more

Security Ext. and Dual-Use Tech: Unpacking Definitions and Assumptions

 Security Externalities and Dual-Use Technology: A Quick Note on Definitions The concepts of security externalities and dual-use technology are crucial to evaluating the relevancy of various literatures to my research question. I draw on William Norris’ definition of security externalities as “the notion that a given transaction may produce [security] effects that are not … Read more

Wolfgang Streeck’s Analysis of Society’s Conflict: Democratic Capitalism in Crisis

 Wolfgang Streeck – The Crises of Democratic Capitalism. Addressing the conceptualisation of the 2008 Financial Crisis, Wolfgang Streeck challenges mainstream economics opinion of crisis being a deviation from a ‘fundamental condition of stability’. Taking a sociologist stance, Streeck maintains that there is a core tension in society between economics and politics and that the … Read more

Investigate Psychological Harm Done to Prisoners Locked Away in Solitary Confinement

 For over forty years it has been observed but rarely acknowledged that inmates in prison suffer from severe psychological harm. For example, many prisoners often experience hallucinations, perceptual distortions, self-harm, and even suicide. Much of these symptoms have increased with the use of solitary confinement. Beginning in the 1970’s and 1980’s solitary confinement is … Read more

Randomised Trial: Preventing Stroke with XO Inhibitor Allopurinol

 Title and abstract 1a. Identification as a randomised trial in the title Figure 1: Title of the study. The title as stated above indicates that the study design is a randomized trial, meaning that the participants were randomly assigned to their comparison groups. 1b. Structured summary of trial design, methods, results, and conclusions. A … Read more

Why Behaviorism is False: A Look at False Behaviors and Emotions

 Dominique Sandu Professor Morgan Phil of Mind 26 October 2018 Why Behaviorism is False Introduction Behaviorism involves many factors that fail to produce relevant information of all behaviors. There is no complete definition of behaviorism among the behaviorists, but a simple way of explaining it, is the way we behave. However, contradiction occurs when … Read more

Milgram’s Experiment: Understanding Conformity and Obedience to Authority

 Milgram’s Experiment “The disappearance of a sense of responsibility is the most far-reaching consequence of submission to authority” (“Quotes”). Stanley Milgram’s research has been a controversy since the 60s, he was devoted on figuring out the conflict between obedience to authority and the personal conscience. Milgram is a psychologist who designed a psychology experiment … Read more