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Matilda Joslyn Gage: Writing and Righting the History of Woman Suffrage

The information in this article is drawn from the writings, correspondence, newspapers, and speeches, etc. of the woman suffrage movement housed and on microfilm in the following archival collections: The Matilda Joslyn Gage Papers, Women\u27s Studies Manuscript Collections, Schlesinger Library; The Records of the National American Woman Suffrage Association, Manuscript Division of the Library of Congress; The Papers of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony, edited by Patricia G. Holland and Ann D. Gordon; and the Papers of the New York State Woman Suffrage Association, Rare Books and Manuscripts Division, Columbia University

The Big Squeeze: State of Book Publishing and Academic Libraries

Presentation at the 2014 Charleston Conference: Issues is Book and Serial PublicationsIn 2014, the University of Michigan Business School Library (Kresge Business Administration Library) emptied its shelves of books in a project that will forever change library support for the school’s research needs. No longer will the library be format agnostic in acquiring resources; only online resources will be purchased. How did this happen and what does it mean for the future of the library? More importantly, what may this suggest for other libraries? What does this mean for the future of publishers and vendors? If the library is not going to buy any print books, then the rationale of current models is seriously challenged if not entirely inadequate. Publishers and libraries operate under fiscal and physical conditions that drive them further and further from mutually beneficial arrangements towards ones which are not sustainable nor good for either side. Gone are the days when we thought first and foremost about a quality item that would stand the test of time on our shelves. Instead, we are interested only in our immediate value and extracting value from others in the Information Supply Chain (or circle as many would argue). With these changes on nearly every participant in the scholarly communication space, it is very clear that we are all being squeezed in a tight spot. This session will seek to identify and potentially find a common path where we can build a future that works for everyone. Leading the discussion will be a library director dealing with severe restrictions, a Sales Director from an academic publisher (also specializing in Business), and a representative from a major academic library book distributor Each party will provide a view from their desk that showcases a way that we might find some much needed breathing room in an increasingly small space. We hope you’ll join us for what we’re sure will be a very lively discussion.http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/109392/1/BigSqueeze_Barilla_Seeman_Zeoli_Final.ppthttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/109392/2/BigSqueeze_Barilla_Seeman_Zeoli_Final.pptxhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/109392/3/BigSqueeze_Barilla_Seeman_Zeoli_Final.pdfDescription of BigSqueeze_Barilla_Seeman_Zeoli_Final.ppt : PowerPoint File (ppt)Description of BigSqueeze_Barilla_Seeman_Zeoli_Final.pptx : PowerPoint File (pptx)Description of BigSqueeze_Barilla_Seeman_Zeoli_Final.pdf : Slide Handouts (pdf

Indigenous Methodology in Practice: Starting a Community-Based Research Center on the Yakama Reservation

In our paper, we examine the process, possibilities, and tensions of building a new community-based research center at a small liberal arts college on the Yakama Reservation. We view our work with the Center for Native Health & Culture as an example of human rights-based educational transformation, as our work is about honoring indigenous land, community, and values. This mission stands at odds with Western educational approaches, which typically view indigenous peoples, cultures, and well-being as a side note to frequently marginalized campus diversity initiatives. Our work to establish the new research center takes up the challenge of placing indigenous peoples’ health and culture at the center of the academic enterprise. We, as academics engaging in this work on traditional Yakama homeland, are uniquely situated to analyze and articulate this form of academic decolonization work. We draw from the interwoven liberation model proposed by Falcón and Jacob to critically examine our center’s work process and product to articulate our indigenous methodology in practice. Our indigenous methodology is guided by three principles: (a) understanding the importance of partnerships; (b) viewing our work in terms of building on existing strengths within campus and local tribal communities; (c) engaging in work that promotes a vision of academic excellence that has a “good spirit” and inspires all parties involved. We conclude by discussing some of the challenges faced in doing decolonizing work, and affirm the urgent need to further indigenize the academy

An Analysis of Weight Loss Articles and Advertisements in Mainstream Women’s Health and Fitness Magazines

Background: Magazines are a commonly used source for health and fitness information. Little is known about the nature and extent of weight loss strategies and products presented in mainstream women’s health and fitness magazines. Methods: This preliminary cross-sectional study evaluated the prevalence of articles and advertisements featuring weight loss content and products in mainstream US-based health and fitness magazines, as well as assessed weight loss themes presented. Thirty-one US health and fitness-focused magazine issues were coded. Prevalence of, product type, and themes related to weight loss in articles and advertisements were assessed. Results: Among the 31 issues of the five US-based women’s magazines examined, we identified 39 articles (4.8% [95% CI = 3.3% to 5.5%] of 819 articles) related to weight loss with 14 identified weight loss topics. The most prevalent article topics covered were exercising/workouts (32.0% [95% CI = 28.8% to 33.6%]) followed by dieting (18.6% [95% CI = 15.9% to 19.9%]). The most common product advertised was weight loss pills (46.0% [95% CI = 42.6% to 47.7%]). Fat burners were also frequently advertised (14.9% [95% CI = 12.5% to 16.1%]) followed by hunger reduction strategies (10.3% [95% CI = 8.2% to 11.3%]) and fat blockers (6.9% [95% CI = 5.2% to 7.8%]). Conclusion: Articles presented information about exercise and dieting whereas advertisements supported potentially harmful health beliefs and behaviors. As a well-utilized American media format, health and fitness-focused magazines have an opportunity to communicate frequent, accurate messaging about healthy weight reduction and limit advertisements that may include misleading claims

Immune Reactivity and Pseudoprogression or Tumor Flare in a Serially Biopsied Neuroendocrine Patient Treated with the Epigenetic Agent RRx-001.

Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) are grouped together as a single class on the basis of histologic appearance, immunoreactivity for the neuroendocrine markers chromogranin A and synaptophysin, and potential secretion of hormones, neurotransmitters, neuromodulators and neuropeptides. Nevertheless, despite these common characteristics, NETs differ widely in terms of their natural histories: high-grade NETs are clinically aggressive and, like small cell lung cancer, which they most closely resemble, tend to respond to cisplatin and etoposide. In contrast, low-grade NETs, which as a rule progress and behave indolently, do not. In either case, the treatment strategy, apart from potentially curative surgical resection, is very poorly defined. This report describes the case of a 28-year-old white male with a diagnosis of high-grade NET of undetermined primary site metastatic to the lymph nodes, skin and paraspinal soft tissues, treated with the experimental anticancer agent RRx-001, in the context of a phase II clinical trial called TRIPLE THREAT (NCT02489903); serial sampling of tumor material through repeat biopsies demonstrated an intratumoral inflammatory response, including the amplification of infiltrating T cells, which correlated with clinical and symptomatic benefit. This case suggests that pseudoprogression or RRx-001-induced enlargement of tumor lesions, which has been previously described for several RRx-001-treated patients, is the result of tumoral lymphocyte infiltration

Gross Anatomy In the Library: Evaluating the Impact of Anatomical Models in Academic Health Sciences Libraries

Background: Laupus Library began its anatomical model collection in the late 1980s with one model. In intervening years, the collection has grown to 236 models ranging from single organs to entire bodies. As of March 25, 2021, the circulation count for the models was 21,571. During the 2018-2019 academic year, we observed that several of the models had become too damaged to continue circulating and we evaluated whether to replace them or slowly discontinue the service. Based on circulation numbers, as well as anecdotal evidence, we chose to replace the damaged models and expand the collection further. Description: We supplemented our previously collected data with empirical methods to provide additional evidence to inform future decisions about continued investments in the anatomical model lending program. We examined the types of patrons using the models, each model’s usage statistics, and their cost per use. As a comparison, we looked at the statistics for our virtual anatomy subscriptions. We surveyed the students who check out the physical models regarding their assessment of this program’s value to them. Finally, we surveyed all Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL) members about their physical model collection and its usage in addition to searching the literature to find other evidence of the value that models provide in health sciences education. Conclusion: Our data shows that 80.39% of our models are checked out by undergraduates at our institution while graduate students account for 13.72% and faculty/staff make up 3.17%. Nursing students accounted for 62% of the model checkouts and 91% of students surveyed believed the models positively impacted their learning outcomes. We also surveyed all AAHSL libraries (n=181) and received responses from 89 (49%). Nearly 61% reported having at least one model with 9 having over 100 models. 77.53% reported having e-Anatomy resources as well. Responses about circulation ranged from hardly at all to several thousand per year. The model collection is a high use distinctive feature of Laupus Library and the data supports our decision to continue investing in it

Recursive partitioning models for linkage in COGA data

We have developed a recursive-partitioning (RP) algorithm for identifying phenotype and covariate groupings that interact with the evidence for linkage. This data-mining approach for detecting gene × environment interactions uses genotype and covariate data on affected relative pairs to find evidence for linkage heterogeneity across covariate-defined subgroups. We adapted a likelihood-ratio based test of linkage parameterized with relative risks to a recursive partitioning framework, including a cross-validation based deviance measurement for choosing optimal tree size and a bootstrap sampling procedure for choosing robust tree structure. ALDX2 category 5 individuals were considered affected, categories 1 and 3 unaffected, and all others unknown. We sampled non-overlapping affected relative pairs from each family; therefore, we used 144 affected pairs in the RP model. Twenty pair-level covariates were defined from smoking status, maximum drinks, ethnicity, sex, and age at onset. Using the all-pairs score in GENEHUNTER, the nonparametric linkage tests showed no regions with suggestive linkage evidence. However, using the RP model, several suggestive regions were found on chromosomes 2, 4, 6, 14, and 20, with detection of associated covariates such as sex and age at onset