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Historical Perspective of Prosthetic Devices and the Halachic Ramifications
(Stern College for Women, 2017-04)In the United States there are nearly 2 million people living with limb loss [1]. The majority of limb loss is from amputation, a surgery performed to remove all or part of a limb, in response to a disease or injury. ... -
The Antibiotic Crisis: An Interdisciplinary Review and Analysis
(Stern College for Women, 2017-05)After decades of antibiotic misuse, antibiotic resistance is becoming more and more rampant. Normally, antibiotics damage bacteria by attacking nucleic acids, proteins, metabolites, cell walls, or cell membranes. Antibiotic ... -
Proliferation and Division: A Combined Index to Serve as an Independent Prognosticator in Low-Grade Breast Cancer?
(Stern College for Women, 2015-05)According to the American Cancer Society, breast cancer is one of the most pervasive and deadly cancers to afflict women, killing approximately 40,000 women a year in the United States alone. One out of eight women will ... -
“Where I Fit in this Odd Geometry of Time”: The Experienced Self-Narrative from Image and Text in the Artwork of Francesca Woodman
(Stern College for Women, 2014-04)In Francesca Woodman’s short eight-year career, she developed more than 500 photographs (Chadwick). She also produced performance videos and artist’s books. She studied at the Rhode Island School of Design, and travelled ... -
Degas, Realism, and the Bathing Nudes
(Stern College for Women, 2014-04)Edgar Degas, the nineteenth-century French painter who was seen as one of the founders of Impressionism, was most famous for his images of modern life in Paris – a subject matter that notably included a series of bathing ... -
Chained Women: An Analysis of the Causes of the Agunah Problem through an Assessment of Mitigation Remedies
(Stern College for Women, 2017-10)Even in today’s democratic society, many Orthodox Jewish women suffer in dead marriages because their husbands refuse to give them a get1 (Jewish divorce). These women, known as agunot2 (literally “chained women”), ... -
Effects of Gymnema Sylvestre on the post-transcriptional processing of the RANK -encoded RNA: A Possible Treatment for Osteoporosis
(Stern College for Women, 2014-05)According to the National Institute of Health, half of women and a quarter of men will break a bone due to osteoporosis, a disease categorized by low bone density. Bone density and strength are regulated by two types of ... -
Dynamical and Quantum Phase Transitions with Tridiagonal Matrices
(Stern College for Women, 2017-04)The purpose of this research is to better understand the static and dynamical properties of quantum systems. What makes a quantum system a metal, a material in which particles can move easily? What makes it an insulator, ... -
The HPV Vaccine in the Jewish Community: The Confluence of Health and Halacha
(Stern College for Women, 2017-04)Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) is reported to be responsible for nearly 90% of cervical cancers, 90% of anal cancers and is a significant component of the etiology of vaginal, vulvar and oral cancers as well. Added to the ... -
Disease and Jewish History
(Stern College for Women, 2015-12)The purpose of this research paper is to demonstrate how Jewish history and disease are deeply interconnected with one another. There are two ways one can approach this topic, and this paper explores both perspectives. ... -
This is an Intervention: The Role and Significance of Certified Nurse Midwife and Physician Approaches to Childbirth Management
(Stern College for Women, 2015-04)Often, childbirth is a significant time in the lives of many women. A woman’s personal childbirth experience can vary depending on many factors, including the type of health provider she uses for care during pregnancy, ... -
Joseph and Daniel: Unfolding Leadership Theory in Tanach
(Stern College for Women, 2016-04)For centuries, empirical research on leadership has tried to pinpoint which traits and behaviors denote a good leader in order to reproduce them. Good leadership, which is understood experientially, is not always easily ... -
The Role of Peptide- and Peptidomimetic-based Cathepsin-C Inhibitors in Inhibition of Necrosis
(Stern College for Women, 2015-04)The two most known forms of cell death are apoptosis and necrosis. Apoptosis is a controlled form of cell death. Necrosis was previously thought to be a more disorderly form of self-destruction. Recent research, however, ... -
Tooth Regeneration Utilizing Stem Cells of the Oral Cavity: A Review
(Stern College for Women, 2017-04)The concept that teeth contain stem cells is obvious based on their continued development into adulthood, as well as the restorative ability of dentin. Seven types of dental stem cells have been isolated and identified, ... -
Exercise and Cognitive Impairment in Multiple Sclerosis and Alzheimer’s Disease
(Stern College for Women, 2017-04)Cognitive impairment is a significant and life-altering consequence of both multiple sclerosis (MS) and Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Exercise is more commonly being explored as a mode of management and possibly improvement ... -
Ebola Virus Disease: The 2014 West African Outbreak and Epidemic Preparedness in the United States
(Stern College for Women, 2015-04)On March 25, 2014, the Ministry of Health of Guinea officially announced an Ebola outbreak in the southeastern region of West Africa. The Ebola virus was first discovered in 1976, when two simultaneous outbreaks occurred ... -
The Biblical Interpretation of Niddah and Zavah: An Analysis of the Aruch Hashulchan’s Defense of the Rambam
(Stern College for Women, 2014-04)The laws of tumah, impurity and tahara, purity are intricate and complex. They are rooted in the Torah. The Torah lists all of the people and things that can become impure and how this is so.1 There is a list of laws ... -
Psychological Effects of Athletic Injuries
(Stern College for Women, 2015-04)This paper explores the articles published with results based on research conducted on the psychological triggers of athletic injuries, and how to treat the psychological disturbances of injured athletes to ensure their ... -
Genetically Engineered Crops: Proceed with Caution
(Stern College for Women, 2014-04)Humans have been modifying plants since they were first domesticated about 10,000 years ago (Kislev 2004). One of the oldest methods of intentional modification was selective breeding, done by finding wild types of a ... -
Non-surgical Treatments for Shoulder Injuries as an Alternative to Surgery
(Stern College for Women, 2017-05)Shoulder injuries are among the most common injuries in athletes and people who are physically active. Patients with shoulder injuries get concerned that they will require surgery and that they will need to modify their ...
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