Ba Jiao

Ting Lee is a sophomore majoring in English with a concentration in Creative Writing and a minor in Journalism. She was one of two managing editors for the fifth issue of The Diamond Line, published in Spring of 2022. She strives to educate her community about the East Asian experience in the United States through writing. Outside of schooling, Jasmine is a third degree black belt in Taekwondo and helps her father with his martial arts school in Bentonville. She is also an avid fan of the open-world action RPG game Genshin Impact

Mentorship: In Research, Practice, and Planning

This research examines literature from 1995-2007 involving youth mentorships in America. Mentor/National Mentoring partnership defines youth mentorship as a structured and trusting relationship that brings young people together with caring individuals who offer guidance, support and encouragement aimed at developing the competence and character of the mentee (2003. Over the past decade there has been a resurgence of youth mentoring as a way to provide support and encouragement to at-risk youth in America. My study of the literature involved defining the word mentor and finding the best practices used by mentor programs that create positive outcomes in youth and documenting the process of the mentor relationship. During my research I discovered that there is a lack of information specifically regarding African-American mentors matched with African-American mentees and the impacts that this has on the youth involved. In light of this gap in the research I have taken the information and created a model for a mentoring program based on researched best practices and recommendations from scholars concerning how to structure a mentor programs. This program has been designed specifically for 25 African-American students, between the ages of 13-15 who will be paired with 25 African-American mentors who are undergraduates at Eastern Michigan University. This literature review and program design serves as the preliminary step for further research

Independent and joint effects of sitting time with lifestyle factors on mortality, in post-menopausal, U.S. Women

Prolonged sitting has been linked to cardiovascular disease, diabetes, obesity, cancer and early mortality, independent of physical activity. As a result, it would be beneficial from a public health standpoint to examine the impact of sitting time amongst older populations who are prone to sitting. We grouped post-menopausal women of the Women's Health Initiative (n= 84 865; 50-79 years of age) into quartiles of total daily sitting time (Q1: <=5; Q2: 6-9; Q3: 10-13; Q4: 14+ hrs. /day). We also examined the joint effects of sitting time with other well-known risk factors on mortality. The two highest quartiles of sitting time had significantly higher all-cause (Q3: HR: 1.13, 95% CI: 1.04-1.22); (Q4: 1.26, 95% CI: 1.11-1.44) and cancer mortality (Q3: HR:1.17, 95% CI: 1.04-1.31 ); (Q4: 1.38, 95% CI: 1.13-1.67) risk in comparison to our referent group who sat less than or equal to 5 hours daily. Additionally, individuals who at baseline were smokers, or inactive in conjunction with high levels of sitting, were also at a considerably higher risk of all-cause and cancer mortality compared to women with a more optimal risk profile (non-smoker, or active and low sitting). These findings suggest that in older, post-menopausal women, limiting sitting time throughout the day may be a positive strategy to improve one's longevity. Further, high-risk individuals such as older women who exhibit high sitting with other behaviours such as, smoking, or inactivity should be of priority to limit sitting time

Recently published papers: Acute kidney injury – diagnosis and treatment

When faced with the management of the patient on intensive care with acute kidney injury, the clinician has various choices to consider. The conventional therapy, where appropriate, is renal replacement therapy. This technique used to be relatively straightforward but now a relative feast of alternatives is available, not least in choice of buffer and anticoagulant. Two recent studies add to the growing body of literature concerning alternative anticoagulant regimes, and one in particular should lead to a change in practice for many of us. We also review some new studies on biomarkers in the diagnosis of acute kidney injury as well as add yet another nail in the coffin for loop diuretics in the therapy of acute kidney injury