TO THE SURVIVORS OF CHILDHOOD SEXUAL ABUSE- WHENEVER YOU’RE READY: ELIMINATING THE CRIMINAL STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS ON CHILDHOOD SEXUAL ASSAULT CRIMES IN LIGHT OF PENNSYLVANIA’S CATHOLIC DIOCESES GRAND JURY INVESTIGATION

It is exceptionally difficult for many survivors of sexual assault to come forward to tell their story. This is particularly the case where the perpetrator is someone in a position of power who the survivor trusted. The statute of limitations for cases of childhood sexual abuse can serve as another barrier preventing survivors from coming forward because it prevents any semblance of justice for those individuals. This is currently most evident in states like Pennsylvania that still impose a statute of limitations on crimes of sexually assaulting children. Pennsylvania is reeling from its most recent Catholic clergy sex abuse scandal, but such scandals are, unfortunately, not new to the Church and not new to Pennsylvania. In Pennsylvania, the church administrations, occasionally in conjunction with local prosecutors, engaged in efforts to cover up such instances of abuse. These efforts, when combined with restrictive statute of limitations in the state and the other impediments to survivors reporting their sexual assault, often mean that survivors are unable to have their day in court when they feel prepared to do so. As many states across the country move towards the elimination of their statute of limitations for the sexual abuse of minors, it is incumbent upon Pennsylvania to do the same, and to make such changes retroactive so the survivors of sexual abuse by clergy members can receive justice and ensure no other child is abused and dehumanized in the way they were

Reparable Harm: Assessing and Addressing Disparities Faced by Boys and Men of Color in California

The California Endowment commissioned this report to highlight the most glaring inequities in socioeconomics, health, safety, and education faced by African-American and Latino men and boys in the state. In addition to presenting the statistics on these indicators, the authors outline a framework for addressing the disparities at the individual, community, and macro levels

Embodied Nonverbal Microaggressions From the Perspective of Dance/Movement Therapists: Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis

This interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) study explored dance/movement therapist’s embodied experiences of nonverbal microaggressions and how they experience nonverbal microaggressions in the clinical relationship. Data were collected via hour-long, video recorded, in-person interviews of four (N = 4) current practicing dance/movement therapists in the Chicago area. Data analysis was conducted using IPA of verbal and movement data where five key themes emerged (a) personal offense, (b) anger, and (c) curiosity towards experiences of nonverbal microaggressions; and microaggressions have the potential to both (d) strengthen and (e) harm the clinical relationship. Their experiences implicate the vital role the body plays in the experience of microaggressions by highlighting how the body responds to these experiences via changes in flow, retreating, and moving the limbs over the center of the body. An embodied movement response to nonverbal themes was created by the researcher in an attempt to more clearly articulate the themes of the movement data and is included as an embedded link

Community service is a way to build business leadership

Minnesotans know that our famed quality of life is not a matter of serendipity. It happens here because we expect it of our businesses and community institutions. It happens here because we expect it of ourselves. It exists because we make sure that the right people come together at the right time to do the right things. Perhaps this is best illustrated by the fact that the two largest local business organizations in the state - the St. Paul Area Chamber of Commerce and the Greater Minneapolis Chamber of. Commerce-place the nurturing of community leadership as top priorities

Intensive Archeological Survey For Proposed City Of Muleshoe Sanitary Landfill, Bailey County, Texas

The City of Muleshoe, Texas, proposes to expand an existing municipal landfill by adding a permit area to the south of the existing landfill. The existing city landfill and the proposed expansion are located in northwestern Bailey County, Texas just southeast of the City of Muleshoe. In October 2017, an intensive archeological survey was completed in order to inventory and evaluate archeological resources within the footprint of the landfill expansion area. The archeological area of potential effects (APE) is defined as the entire 60-acre (24.28-hectare) parcel where the landfill is planned. The APE is located in an undeveloped parcel immediately south of the existing landfill. Anticipated construction depth will extend beyond 3.28 feet (1 meter). The work was carried out for the City of Muleshoe under Texas Antiquities Permit 8153 by Haley Rush and Rebecca Shultz of Cox|McLain Environmental Consulting, Inc. (CMEC) under the direction of David Sandrock (Principal Investigator). CMEC acted as a subcontractor to Parkhill, Smith and Cooper, Inc. Ground surfaces within the APE were moderately (30 percent) to highly (50 percent) visible. The entire parcel has been utilized for agricultural activities, although much of the APE is currently fallow and overgrown with tall grass and shrubs. No cultural materials were observed on the surface or in the 30 shovel tests excavated across the APE. Shovel tests revealed sandy soils of varying depths and were excavated to at least 60 centimeters below surface (cbms) with most extending to 80 or 100 cmbs. No evidence was observed of dune formation or eolian deposits with potential for deeply buried archeological materials. Therefore, no mechanical excavations were undertaken. All materials (notes, photographs, administrative documents, and other project data) generated from this work will be housed at the Center for Archaeological Studies at Texas State University, where they will be made permanently available to future researchers per 13 Texas Administrative Code 26.16-17. No evidence was found of preserved deposits with a high degree of integrity; associations with distinctive architectural and material culture styles; rare materials and assemblages; the potential to yield data important to the study of preservation techniques and the past in general; or potential attractiveness to relic hunters (13 TAC 26.10; 36 CFR 60.4). Thus, the proposed project can proceed with construction activities. If any unanticipated cultural materials or deposits are found at any stage of clearing, preparation, or construction, the work should cease and THC personnel should be notified immediately. The Texas Historical Commission concurred with the findings of this report on December 4, 2017

Career Morph: Quantitizing Adversity in Academic Medicine

Many qualitative researchers reject textual conversion based on philosophical grounds although others believe it facilitates pattern recognition and meaning extraction. This article examined interview data from 52 physicians from a large academic medical center regarding work–life balance. Analysis ranked men and women in four career tracks: Clinician-Educator, Clinician-Researcher, Clinician-Practitioner, and residents. The purpose of this paper is to illustrate how a qualitatively driven (QUAL→quan) mixed method design illustrated differences between stratified groups. Although many initial codes were similar for men and women, their language was gendered and generational in context of work-life balance. Results indicated that women (and low-status men) expressed fewer strategies to successfully negotiate academic medicine. Quantitizing enhanced the interpretive description of adversity

Changes in the Gut Microbiome Following Traumatic Stress Exposure in a Mouse Model of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can occur following exposure to extreme adverse events, affecting 6.8% of adult Americans. There is a positive correlation between PTSD and gastrointestinal (GI) pain and upset, with the origin of these GI issues attributed to bacterial changes in the gut microbiome. Animal studies have shown a relationship between stress and GI dysfunction, leading to increased systemic lipopolysaccharide (LPS) levels, which have been linked to neuroinflammation and cognitive impairment. The bidirectional and complex communication between microbiota and the brain is not fully understood and therefore would benefit from further experimental studies. Therefore, the goal of my project is to quantify the changes in the concentrations of microbiome bacteria after exposure to mouse Single Prolonged Stress (mSPS), a mouse model validated for the use of studying PTSD, in order to gain fuller understanding of interactions between stress, the brain, and the gut microbiome. Single-housed C57Bl/6 mice were exposed to mSPS, with fecal and blood samples collected prior to and 7 days after mSPS. Using quantitative polymerase chain reaction, bacterial DNA levels of several bacterial phyla were quantified from the fecal samples. LPS levels present in blood from animals were also measured and analyzed with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays. It is expected that Actinobacteria and Firmicute bacterial levels will decrease, as these phyla are associated with stress. Likewise, elevated blood LPS levels are also expected after mSPS. Greater understanding of the gut-brain axis through these studies will be critical in the development of novel treatment and assessment methods in PTSD patients

Botulinum Toxin A for the Treatment of Dyshidrotic Hand Eczema

Background: Dyshidrotic hand eczema is a relatively common vesicobullous disorder of the palms and soles. It is also known as pompholyx, dyshidrotic hand dermatitis, and palmoplantar eczema. It is characterized by pruritic lesions that can erupt in a chronic or relapsing pattern with episodes lasting months to years.The condition can be difficult to treat because of the thickness of the affected skin and the numerous sweat glands. Current treatments are not always effective and pose their own risks. Studies have shown associations between hyperhidrosis and dyshidrotic hand eczema. Botulinum toxin A (BTXA) has been used to treat hyperhidrosis with success. This leads to the possibility that BTXA may be an effective treatment option for refractory cases of dyshidrotic hand eczema. Methods: An exhaustive search of available medical literature was conducted using Medline-OVID, EBMR Multifile, CINAHL, and Web of Science. The keywords dyshidrotic eczema, eczema, pompholyx, and botulinum toxins were used in the search. The relevant articles were evaluated for quality using Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) criteria. Results: Two prospective control studies met inclusion criteria and were included in this systematic review. The first study investigated whether BTXA injections used with topical corticosteroids could treat dyshidrotic hand eczema better than topical therapy alone. Eight adult patients were enrolled with dyshidrotic hand eczema. Itching and vesiculation were inhibited earlier when using both BTXA and corticosteroids compared to corticosteroids alone. The second study evaluated the effects of BTXA injections as a treatment for dyshidrotic hand eczema with the other hand as an untreated control. Ten patients with bilateral hand eczema enrolled in the study. There were significant reductions in patient important outcomes and disease processes in the BTXA treatment hand compared to the control. Conclusion: BTXA can be a reasonable treatment option for patients with refractory dyshidrotic hand eczema. This treatment may be even more valuable in patients with hyperhidrosis