The Adolescent Substance Use Risk Continuum: A Cultural, Strengths-Based Approach to Case Conceptualization

Many theories are used to conceptualize adolescent substance use, yet none adequately assist mental health professionals in assessing adolescents’ strengths and risk factors while incorporating cultural factors. The authors reviewed common adolescent substance abuse theories and their strengths and limitations, and offer a new model to conceptualize adolescent substance use: The Adolescent Substance Use Risk Continuum. We posit that this strengths-based continuum enables clinicians to decrease stigma and offer hope to adolescents and their caregivers, as it integrates relevant factors to strengthen families and minimize risk. This model is a tool for counselors to use as they conceptualize client cases, plan treatment and focus counseling interventions. A case study illustrates the model and future research is suggested

While We Are Here: Resisting Hegemony and Fostering Inclusion through Rhizomatic Growth via Student-Faculty Pedagogical Partnership

Postsecondary educational institutions often struggle to enact their espoused commitments to inclusion. Faculty on temporary appointments and students traditionally underrepresented in and underserved by colleges and universities, in particular, can feel excluded. In this article, we argue that student-faculty pedagogical partnership can help postsecondary institutions better enact their espoused commitments to inclusion by nurturing rhizomatic development for human sustainability. We describe how a student-faculty pedagogical partnership program provides a brave space within which rhizomatic growth can unfold by offering an autoethnographic case study of one faculty-student pair who worked in a semester-long pedagogical partnership through this program. Their work aimed to affirm and extend inclusive practices in the faculty member\u27s STEM course, and the unexpected intertwining of their paths also served to foster a sense of inclusion for both partners. After an introductory discussion of the partnership program, definition of rhizomatic growth as we use it, and an explanation of our method, the faculty and student partners present their autoethnographic case study by alternating their voices. We focus our discussion and recommendations on how partnership supports rhizomatic growth, inclusion, resistance to hegemony, and human sustainability. Finally, we propose possible directions for future research in each of these areas

While We Are Here: Resisting Hegemony and Fostering Inclusion through Rhizomatic Growth via Student-Faculty Pedagogical Partnership

Postsecondary educational institutions often struggle to enact their espoused commitments to inclusion. Faculty on temporary appointments and students traditionally underrepresented in and underserved by colleges and universities, in particular, can feel excluded. In this article, we argue that student-faculty pedagogical partnership can help postsecondary institutions better enact their espoused commitments to inclusion by nurturing rhizomatic development for human sustainability. We describe how a student-faculty pedagogical partnership program provides a brave space within which rhizomatic growth can unfold by offering an autoethnographic case study of one faculty-student pair who worked in a semester-long pedagogical partnership through this program. Their work aimed to affirm and extend inclusive practices in the faculty member\u27s STEM course, and the unexpected intertwining of their paths also served to foster a sense of inclusion for both partners. After an introductory discussion of the partnership program, definition of rhizomatic growth as we use it, and an explanation of our method, the faculty and student partners present their autoethnographic case study by alternating their voices. We focus our discussion and recommendations on how partnership supports rhizomatic growth, inclusion, resistance to hegemony, and human sustainability. Finally, we propose possible directions for future research in each of these areas

Access to Community Based Advocacy Services for Persons with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity

This paper describes results of an online survey of directors of Centers for Independent Living regarding customers with Multiple Chemical Sensitivities (MCS). Described are knowledge and perceptions regarding MCS, number of customers seen with MCS, accommodations and advocacy actions taken on their behalf, and resources needed to serve this population

A Review of Dual-Task Walking Deficits in People with Parkinson's Disease: Motor and Cognitive Contributions, Mechanisms, and Clinical Implications

Gait impairments in Parkinson's disease (PD) are exacerbated under dual-task conditions requiring the simultaneous performance of cognitive or motor tasks. Dual-task walking deficits impact functional mobility, which often requires walking while performing concurrent tasks such as talking or carrying an object. The consequences of gait impairments in PD are significant and include increased disability, increased fall risk, and reduced quality of life. However, effective therapeutic interventions for dual-task walking deficits are limited. The goals of this narrative review are to describe dual-task walking deficits in people with PD, to discuss motor and cognitive factors that may contribute to these deficits, to review potential mechanisms underlying dual-task deficits, and to discuss the effect of therapeutic interventions on dual-task walking deficits in persons with PD

Diseño e implementación de un sistema de generación de trayectorias para un robot móvil utilizando control odométrico

La generación de trayectorias es uno de los aspectos básicos del desarrollo de robots móviles. Permite al móvil poder desplazarse de un lugar a otro de manera óptima y segura, a partir de un modelo de obstáculos que lo rodean y a un camino ya calculado. Los estudios en generación de trayectorias son importantes debido a que son la base del desplazamiento de un robot móvil. El movimiento debe de ser seguro, esquivando los obstáculos, y eficiente, que se traslade de un lugar a otro en el menor tiempo posible, o con el menor consumo de potencia. Para esto, en primer lugar, se debe de calcular una trayectoria. Ésta puede ser calculada por distintos métodos dependiendo del algoritmo utilizado. Una vez calculada la trayectoria, debe ser realizada por el robot real, lo que lleva a un problema de incertidumbre en su ejecución. Esto se debe a la inexactitud de la ejecución de las órdenes de velocidad y a la inexactitud en la localización del robot mediante los cálculos odométricos. Esta incertidumbre es acumulativa, es decir, mientras más larga sea la trayectoria, se generan errores mayores. La implementación de un sistema de generación de trayectorias servirá para que luego existan estudios sobre mejoras en la automatización de robots móviles, y que lleve a su vez a un impulso al desarrollo de la robótica en general. La presente investigación aplicada propone un sistema de generación de trayectorias que permitirá a un usuario aplicar parámetros iniciales a un algoritmo generador de trayectorias para luego ser enviado al robot móvil que recorrerá el camino planteado y llegar al lugar de destino. El objetivo es el diseño y construcción de un robot móvil para pruebas de generación de trayectorias óptimas, usando distintos algoritmos para este propósito, con la finalidad de poder realizar estudios posteriores sobre el tema.Tesi

Guinea's 2008 Military Coup and Relations with the United States

This report analyzes developments since the military's seizure of power in December 2008, Guinea's relations with the United States, and U.S. policy in the wake of the coup. It also provides background on Guinean history and politics

Guinea's 2008 Military Coup and Relations with the United States

This report analyzes developments in the Francophone West African country of Guinea since the military's seizure of power in December 2008, Guinea's relations with the United States, and U.S. policy in the wake of the coup. It also provides background on Guinean history and politics

Combining orthopaedic special tests to improve diagnosis of shoulder pathology.

This document is the accepted manuscript version of the following article: Eric J. Hegedus, et al, 'Combining orthopedic special tests to improve diagnosis of shoulder pathology', Physical Therapy in Sport, Vol. 16 (2): 87-92, May 2015, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ptsp.2014.08.001. This manuscript version is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, and is not altered, transformed, or built upon in any way.The use of orthopedic special tests (OSTs) to diagnose shoulder pathology via the clinical examination is standard in clinical practice. There is a great deal of research on special tests but much of the research is of a lower quality implying that the metrics from that research, sensitivity, specificity, and likelihood ratios, is likely to vary greatly in the hands of different clinicians and in varying practice environments. A way to improve the clinical diagnostic process is to cluster OSTs and to use these clusters to either rule in or out different pathologies. The aim of the article is to review the best OST clusters, examine the methodology by which they were derived, and illustrate, with a case study, the use of these OST clusters to arrive at a pathology-based diagnosis.Peer reviewedProo

Guinea: Background and Relations with the United States

This report discusses the current political conditions in Guinea, as well as the considerable changes to Guinea's political landscape that have taken place over the past two years. The report also discusses U.S. interests and associated policy challenges in Guinea, centering around democratization, counternarcotics issues, regional stability, and socioeconomic development, among other issues