Running Out: Food Insecurity in the LGBT Older Adult Community

While food insecurity has been shown to affect Americans across the lifespan, older adults, defined as individuals over age 65, have one of the highest subpopulation rates of food insecurity. Approximately one out of ten senior only households experience food insecurity nationally (Rabbitt, et al., 2017; Chung et al., 2012). A smaller, less researched faction of the older adult population is the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) older adult community. Research has shown that LGBT seniors are significantly poorer than their heterosexual counterparts (Emlet, 2016). LGBT older Americans also experience higher rates of isolation and lower rates of familial and other social support as LGBT seniors are three times more likely to enter older adulthood without having children nor a spouse (Goldberg & Mawn, 2014). Research on general food insecurity has uncovered that low income and reduced social support have been defining indicators for experiencing food insecurity (Rabbitt, et al., 2017) However, less is known regarding food access challenges faced by older adults who identify as LGBT. This qualitative study explores the experiences of ten LGBT older adult community members who self-identify as food insecure. All interviews were audiotaped, transcribed verbatim, and analyzed using common coding techniques. Results highlighted a variety of barriers that limited access and multiple enabling factors. A key finding is the need for food programs that take into account the needs of the older adult population, particularly in regards to food access for individuals with mobility issues. The results can inform program implementation and evaluation to make food access programs equally as effective for older program participants

Antisense oligonucleotides: treatment strategies and cellular internalization

The clinical application of antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) is becoming more of a reality as several drugs have been approved for the treatment of human disorders and many others are in various phases in development and clinical trials. ASOs are short DNA/RNA oligos which are heavily modified to increase their stability in biological fluids and retain the properties of creating RNA-RNA and DNA-RNA duplexes that knock-down or correct genetic expression. This review outlines several strategies that ASOs utilize for the treatment of various congenital diseases and syndromes that develop with aging. In addition, we discuss some of the mechanisms for specific non-targeted ASO internalization within cells

Understanding and Reducing Pesticide Losses

A small portion of pesticides applied on farms inadvertently reaches surface and groundwater. The amount varies from nearly zero to sometimes more than 5 percent of the amount applied, depending on several factors discussed below. That may not seem like much, but a 1 percent loss of a 1-pound-per-acre pesticide application can contaminate all of the drainage from a field in a normal year at 5 parts per billion (ppb). This level can be of concern if the drainage water enters drinking water supplies. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has established Health Advisory Levels for most pesticides in drinking water. Health Advisory Levels are guides to the level of chronic exposure of an individual to pesticides

TRUSTS-CHARITABLE TRUSTS-EFFECT OF NATIONALIZATION ACT ON GIFTS TO ENGLISH HOSPITALS

Complainant held property under a trust created by a Rhode Island will, the validity of which had previously been determined by the Rhode Island court. Respondent hospitals were remainder beneficiaries of the trust, the gifts to them being subject to certain limitations on their use. Respondent churches were named in the trust deed as alternative legatees in case any of my preceding gifts, specially my gifts to Public purposes, should fail .... The remainder interests vested, and partial distribution of the corpus was made in 1939. In 1946 the National Health Service Act was passed in Great Britain which nationalized all hospitals, including respondents, and vested all property in which they had any beneficial interests in the Minister of Health, or a governing board under his control. The property was to vest free of all trusts, but trust funds were to be used for stated purposes as far as practicable. In an action by the trustee for instructions, held, the gifts to the English hospitals failed by reason of the Health Act, and vested in the respondent churches as alternative legatees. The naming of alternative legatees precluded cy pres performance. Pennsylvania Co. for Banking and Trusts v. Board of Governors of London Hospital, CR.I. 1951) 83 A. (2d) 881

Village Pedagogy: Empowering African American Students to be Activist

The Critical Black Studies Reader is a ground-breaking volume whose aim is to criticalize and reenvision Black Studies through a critical lens. The book not only stretches the boundaries of knowledge and understanding of issues critical to the Black experience, it creates a theoretical grounding that is intersectional in its approach. Our notion of Black Studies is neither singularly grounded in African American Studies nor on traditional notions of the Black experience. Though situated work in this field has historically grappled with the question of «where are we?» in Black Studies, this volume offers the reader a type of criticalization that has not occurred to this point. While the volume includes seminal works by authors in the field, as a critical endeavor, the editors have also included pieces that address the political issues that intersect with – among others – power, race, class, gender, sexuality, religion, place, and economics

Elders and End-of-Life Medical Decisions: Legal Context, Psychological Issues, and Recommendations to Attorneys Serving Seniors

Much more than the disposition of worldly goods must be considered when preparing legal documents for end-of-life situations. This article stresses the necessity of client autonomy in preparing dispositional gifts as well as decision planning for medical care and treatment for senior citizens, and also explains the concept of Generatively: the desire to contribute to the well-being of . . . future generations

Spatial and temporal dynamics of Atlantic menhaden (Brevoortia tyrannus) recruitment in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean

Atlantic menhaden, Brevoortia tyrannus, is an abundant, schooling pelagic fish that is widely distributed in the coastal Northwest Atlantic. It supports the largest single-species fishery by volume on the east coast of the United States. However, relatively little is known about factors that control recruitment, and its stock- recruitment relationship is poorly defined. Atlantic menhaden is managed as a single unit stock, but fisheries and environmental variables likely act regionally on recruitments. To better understand spatial and temporal variability in recruitment, fishery-independent time-series (1959-2013) of young-of-year (YOY) abundance indices from the Mid-Atlantic to Southern New England (SNE) were analysed using dynamic factor analysis and generalized additive models. Recruitment time-series demonstrated low-frequency variability and the analyses identified two broad geographical groupings, the Chesapeake Bay (CB) and SNE. Each of these two regions exhibited changes in YOY abundance and different periods of relatively high YOY abundance that were inversely related to each other; CB indices were highest from ca. 1971 to 1991, whereas SNE indices were high from ca. 1995 to 2005. Wetested for effects of climatic, environmental, biological, and fishing-related variables that have been documented or hypothesized to influence stock productivity. Abroad-scale indicator of climate, the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation, was the best single predictor of coast-wide recruitment patterns, and had opposing effects on the CB and SNE regions. Underlying mechanisms of spatial and interannual variability in recruitment likely derive from interactions among climatology, larval transport, adult menhaden distribution, and habitat suitability. The identified regional patterns and climatic effects have implications for the stock assessment of Atlantic menhaden, particularly given the geographically constrained nature of the existing fishery and the climatic oscillations characteristic of the coastal ocean

The Impact Of Cultural Differences On The Effectiveness Of Advertisements On The Internet: A Comparison Among The United States, China, And Germany

Hall and Hall (1990) classify German culture as a low-context culture, American culture as a medium/low-context culture, and Chinese culture as a high-context culture. A low-context culture is one where the words contain most of the information needed and there is little need to rely on the context of the events/message to help interpreting the meaning of the message/events. In contrast, a high-context culture is one where the context of the message is as important as or even more important than the words. This paper focuses on selected cultural differences among Germany, United States, and China, and the impact of these differences on the various aspects of consumer behavior. Specifically, it is focusing on the impact of cultural context on the effectiveness of the different styles of advertising.