858 research outputs found
Exploring Masculinity For a Healthy Campus Culture
1 in 5 female students is and will be sexually assaulted in college. This is a public health issue as defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Sexual violence (SV) is a significant problem in the United States. SV refers to sexual activity when consent is not obtained or not given freely. Anyone can experience SV, but most victims are female. The person responsible for the violence is typically male and usually someone the victim is familiar with. The person can be, but is not limited to, a friend, coworker, neighbor, family member and even classmate. Boys and young men grow up identifying with unhealthy perceptions of masculinity. Emotional intelligence, compassion and equity. These traits are the characteristics needed to sustain a safe and inclusive university campus.
Subtle themes that did not suggest a separation of students and athletes. However there was influence to include all male students into the conversation. Now, which causes were enticing men to perpetrate? What was creating and sustaining sexual assault in such a small setting; such as a college campus?
There needs to be more support in the protection of women and more directed guidance offered to the development of healthy men. Because athletes schedules are already massively packed with athletic priorities yet still must uphold their student obligations, it is often difficult for athletes to participate in much else. As an addition to the biannual fall and spring orientations, a retreat geared toward men would be an ideal outlet for not only the general students, but athletes, as well as the surrounding community.
The method of integrating an evidence based men’s program will embrace students- allowing them to feel an increased sense of self security and safety on the university campus. Emotionally intelligent men are more self aware and thus leads to increased awareness of their community. A heightened awareness and protection of the campus and their female classmates who they share the campus with. A university Mindfulness based Men’s Retreat opens the door for students to safely discuss a new framework and definition of healthy masculinity
In Defense of the Internet: The Relationship between Internet Communication and Depression, Loneliness, Self-Esteem, and Perceived Social Support
As more people connect to the Internet, researchers are beginning to examine the effects of Internet use on users' psychological health. Due in part to a study released by Kraut and colleagues in 1998, which concluded that Internet use is positively correlated with depression, loneliness, and stress, public opinion about the Internet has been decidedly negative. In contrast, the present study was designed to test the hypothesis that Internet usage can affect users beneficially. Participants engaged in five chat sessions with an anonymous partner. At three different intervals they were administered scales measuring depression, loneliness, self-esteem, and social support. Changes in their scores were tracked over time. Internet use was found to decrease loneliness and depression significantly, while perceived social support and self-esteem increased significantly.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/63277/1/109493102753770552.pd
Development of a "Self-Cleaning" Encapsulation Technology for Implantable Glucose Monitoring
The increasing prevalence of diabetes and the severity of long-term complications have
emphasized the need for continuous glucose monitoring. Optically-based methods are
advantageous as they have potential for noninvasive or minimally invasive detection.
Fluorescence-based affinity assays, in particular, can be fast, reagentless, and highly
specific. Poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) microspheres have been used to encapsulate such
fluorescently labeled molecules in a hydrogel matrix for implantation into the body. The
matrix is designed to retain the sensing molecules while simultaneously allowing
sufficient analyte diffusion. Sensing assays which depend upon a spatial displacement of
molecules, however, experience limited motility and diminished sensor response in a
dense matrix. In order to overcome this, a process of hydrogel microporation has been
developed to create cavities within the PEG that contain the assay components in
solution, providing improved motility for large sensing elements, while limiting leaching
and increasing sensor lifetime. For an implanted sensor to be successful in vivo, it should exhibit long-term stability and
functionality. Even biocompatible materials that have no toxic effect on surrounding
tissues elicit a host response. Over time, a fibrous capsule forms around the implant,
slowing diffusion of the target analyte to the sensor and limiting optical signal
propagation. To prevent this biofouling, a thermoresponsive nanocomposite hydrogel
based on poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) was developed to create a self-cleaning sensor
membrane. These hydrogels exist in a swollen state at temperatures below the volume
phase transition temperature (VPTT) and become increasingly hydrophobic as the
temperature is raised. Upon thermal cycling around the VPTT, these hydrogels exhibit
significant cell release in vitro. However, the VPTT of the original formula was around
33-34 degrees C, resulting in a gel that is in a collapsed state, ultimately limiting glucose
diffusion at body temperature. The hydrogel was modified by introducing a hydrophilic
comonomer, N-vinylpyrrolidone (NVP), to raise the VPTT above body temperature. The
new formulation was optimized with regard to diffusion, mechanical strength, and cell
releasing capabilities under physiological conditions. Overall, this system is a promising
method to translate a glucose-sensitive assay from the cuvette to the clinic for minimally
invasive continuous glucose sensing
Methods for Diagnosing and Treating Alzheimer\u27s Disease (AD) Using the Molecules that Stabilize Intracellular Calcium (CA\u3csub\u3e2+\u3c/sub\u3e) Release
The subject technology relates, in part, to a method of treating Alzheimer\u27s Disease (AD), early-stage AD, elevated risk of AD, mild cognitive impairment (MCI), or other forms of age-related cognitive decline in a subject in need thereof by administering to the subject a molecule that promotes calcium-release stabilization in ryanodine receptors (RyRs) and/or inosital triphosphate receptors (InsP3Rs) in brain cells. Diagnostic methods using calcium-release stabilizing immunophilins, junctophilins or calmodulin are also disclosed
Urban tourism and population change: Gentrification in the age of mobilities
The prepandemic unbridled growth of tourism has triggered a significant debate
regarding the future of cities; several authors suggest that neighbourhood change
produced by tourism should be conceived as a form of gentrification. Yet research on
population shifts—a fundamental dimension of gentrification—in such
neighbourhoods is scarce. Our exploration of the Gòtic area in Barcelona, using quantitative
and qualitative techniques, reveals a process of population restructuring
characterised by a decrease of long-term residents and inhabited dwellings, and the
arrival of young and transnational gentrifiers that are increasingly mobile and form a
transient population. We then use some insights from the mobilities literature to
make sense of these results. In the gentrification of the Gòtic, the attractiveness of
the area for visitors and for a wider palette of transnational dwellers feeds one
another, resulting in an uneven negotiation whereby more wealthy and ‘footloose’
individuals gain access and control of space and housing over less mobile and more
dependent populations.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio
Influence of particle size distribution on the blast pressure profile from explosives buried in saturated soils
The spatial and temporal distribution of pressure
and impulse from explosives buried in saturated
cohesive and cohesionless soils has been measured experimentally
for the first time. Ten experiments have
been conducted at quarter-scale, where localised pressure
loading was measured using an array of 17 Hopkinson
pressure bars. The blast pressure measurements
are used in conjunction with high-speed video filmed
at 100,000 fps to investigate in detail the physical processes
occurring at the loaded face. Two coarse cohesionless
soils and one fine cohesive soil were tested: a relatively
uniform sand, a well-graded sandy-gravel, and
a fine-grained clay. The results show that there is a
single fundamental loading mechanism when explosives
are detonated in saturated soil, invariant of particle size
and soil cohesion. It is also shown that variability in localised
loading is intrinsically linked to the particle size
distribution of the surrounding soil
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