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StMU Research Scholars

Featuring Scholarly Research, Writing, and Media at St. Mary's University

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Why Does The Carnivorous Pitcher Plant Undergo Photosynthesis?

Sydney Varela

Mental Health is not for the Weak, its for Everyone

Paola Citlali Garcia

Yellow Portrait Infographic. Title: Smoking Bans, Why they are important. Section 1. Leading up to the bans. In 1986 concerns surrounding second-hand smoke were validated when research showed sidestream and mainstream smoke contained the same carcinogens. The Surgeon General’s report concluded second-hand smoke caused: respiratory symptoms infections lung cancer (1) Designated smoking areas proved ineffective. Section 2. Different funding leads to different results? Researchers report affiliations or funding sources as these may be conflicts of interest. In the case of smoking bans, there was a significant difference in the conclusions made about smoking bans and their effects on businesses and the economy as a whole. A table comparing Industry funded and independently funded smoking ban studies. Industry funded studies concluded: Effects of second-hand smoke can be mitigated via improved ventilation and designated smoking areas bans result in financial damage to cafe, bar, and restaurant businesses Businesses cannot maximize profits by using hybrid layouts; infringes on economic freedoms Will result in a reduction of tourism in areas with 100% ban (2). Independent studies concluded: Second-hand smoke leads to lung cancer in healthy non smokers. Concluded no effect or slight increases in profit for restaurants, bars, cafes, and other businesses. 3% increase in overall employee productivity and reduced maintenance costs No evidence of an effect on tourism (1,3) Section 3. graphic of 10 stick figures, two are colored in. the caption reads : 16 percent of smoking related deaths are caused by second hand smoke. So where are we today? Despite the bans, smoking is still a leading cause of disease and death (7). Philip Morris International (PMI) was a primary industry-funder PMI studies created fear of worsening the 2008 recession stalled bans PMI has since launched the “Unsmoke Your World” initiative, advocates and funds research to end smoking. 2022 PMI experienced a 3.7% growth in revenue, selling 621 billion cigarettes world wide (8).

Smoking Bans: Why Sources Are Important!

Rachel Miranda

We Would Like to Play: The History of Nintendo up to Super Mario Bros

Aidan Farrell

The Times of Elvis Presley

Mya Barrera

Ray Charles: A Black Transition

Ernesto Ramirez

The Importance of Photosynthesis in a Venus Flytrap

Graidyn Bowe

The Scientific History of Forensics

Laila Sosa

Spotlight on Feminism: Emma Watson

Bella Gutierrez

A Melody of Hope Against Domestic Violence

Elizabeth Gonzalez

Against all odds: Susan La Flesche Picotte’s Path to Becoming the First Native American Doctor

Janel Ospanova

The Life of Francisco Franco

Elisa Rodriguez

From Absence to Glory: Peru’s Journey to the 2018 World Cup

Gonzalo Izquierdo Mori

Double-Crossed: Robert Ford and the Betrayal of Jesse James

Robert V Delgado Jr

Frida painting in bed, 1940 | Courtesy of Frida Kahlo Museum

The Canvas of Pain: Exploring Frida Kahlo’s Health in Art and Life

Montserrat Virgilio Bernal

A New Hope for Filmmaking: Journey To George Lucas Making of Star Wars

Anzio Hall

Cesar Chavez: Grapes of Labor

Sabrina Arguello

The Virginia Massacre of 1622: From Natives to Savages

Sierra Christa

United States vs. Soviet Union in the Race to the Moon

Isabel Gerwig

Revolutionizing Leadership: Tony Hsieh’s Recipe for Workplace Magic

Oscar Sandberg