SB26-18/19: Resolution Amending ASUM\u27s Third Legislative Priority

SB26-18/19: Resolution Amending ASUM\u27s Third Legislative Priority was passed 25Y-1N-0A on a roll call vote during the February 20, 2019 meeting of ASUM

SB22-18/19: Resolution Regarding Support for Legislation Creating Greater Access to State Funds for the University System

SB22-18/19: Resolution Regarding Support for Legislation Creating Greater Access to State Funds for the University System. This resolution was passed 25Y-0N-0A on a roll call vote during the January 23, 2019 meeting of the Associated Students of the University of Montana (ASUM)

SB25-18/19: Resolution Supporting the Governor\u27s Proposed Revenue Enhancements

SB25-18/19: Resolution Supporting the Governor\u27s Proposed Revenue Enhancements passed 22Y-4N-0A on a roll call vote during the February 20, 2019 meeting

Equine cervical pain and dysfunction

2021 Fall.Includes bibliographical references.Cervical pain and dysfunction in horses has become more recognized in recent years. However, a horse may present with a long list of different clinical syndromes and the examination findings can be confusing, resulting in difficulty effectively treating the horse. This frequently leads to frustration by the owner, as well as the veterinarian charged with helping the horse. This body of work aims to enlighten the reader of the dearth of understanding of cervical pain and dysfunction, to highlight how dangerous behavior may be related to cervical pain, and describe the course and development of future research. There is a paucity of peer-reviewed equine literature available describing cervical pain and dysfunction in the horse. The first chapter is designed to provide a synopsis of the current state of understanding of the disease processes, diagnostic capabilities, and possible treatment strategies available to manage cervical pain and dysfunction in horses. The second chapter describes a series of horses displaying unwanted behavior that became dangerous to the rider and often times to the horse itself. The included horses all had moderate to severe ganglionitis at multiple vertebral levels. Ganglionitis has been associated with neuropathic pain in other species, and is believed to be causing a state of neuropathic pain in this series of horses. This study highlights the need for deeper understanding of pain behavior in horses. Chapter 3 describes a prospective evaluation of cervical pain and dysfunction in 12 horses. Recombinant equine interleukin-1β (reIL-1β) has been used as an acute synovitis model within the appendicular skeleton and was utilized in this study to create transient synovitis at the cervical articulation of C5-C6. This study evaluated the clinical, biomechanical and ultrasonographic features in horses with a known source of neck pain. Acute synovitis of the articular process joint (APJ) induced clinical signs of myofascial pain and neck stiffness with variable degrees of forelimb lameness. Ultrasonographic evidence of the presence and severity of APJ effusion could be readily identified and tracked over time. Utilizing this model in the future could further add to our understanding of the clinical presentations in horses experiencing cervical pain and dysfunction. Through this collection of work, we have developed collaborations to investigate many unanswered questions that have been raised. We will look to define pathways related to neuropathic pain mechanisms in order to ultimately improve the quality of life, not only for our equine patients, but potentially of other veterinary species and even the human population experiencing chronic pain

Victor or victim? Foregrounding the independent escort experience outside of the polarised debate

The sex worker as a sociocultural ‘phenomenon’ occupies a liminal space, simultaneously absent from sociopolitical acceptability yet ever present in often inflammatory, ‘condemn/celebrate’ discourses. In this paper we aim to contribute to a destabilising of the dichotomisation of these representations by referring to the lived experience of independent escorts. In addition we attempt to contextualize the sex worker in consumer capitalism through which notions of choice and exploitation, that arise from both sides of the ‘condemn’/’celebrate’ debate, are rendered oblique. We draw upon the author’s own experience of being an escort as well as accounts from a popular escort internet forum1 to illustrate the issues escorts share with women as a wider social demographic, including violence and abuse, appearance pressures, and economic hardship. By situating escorting as a form of self-employment labour, within the practical reality of neoliberal, consumer capitalism, we aid in the nuancing of the debate, foregrounding the escort experience over prior, moral ideologies. We also promote the merging of the academic debate surrounding the sex work industry, with the grassroots debate that forum member escorts have on a daily basis. We conclude it is important to demystify and destigmatise escorts so they are not regarded as 'victims or victors' or other grotesque parodies, but a real, diverse people and members of a labour force

SB16-18/19: Resolution Regarding ASUM Legislative Priorities

SB16-18/19: Resolution Regarding ASUM Legislative Priorities passed 21Y-3N on a roll call vote during the December 5, 2018 meeting of the Associated Students of the University of Montana (ASUM)

Global Perspectives on Peer Sex Education for College Students

According to the World Health Organization, sexually transmitted diseases and infections continue to be a public health problem across the globe, with most infected persons being between the ages of 15 and 49. A large percentage of those affected by AIDS are 15-24 year olds, an age group which includes college students. Peer sex education is being espoused by non-governmental organizations and administrators as a viable solution to this problem. Peer education strategies and approaches to evaluation differ across programs. Some programs report increased efficacy for educators and trainees while other programs report increases in knowledge and changes in attitudes. Perceptions of peer education and resulting benefits vary based on cultural perspectives. Developers of peer education programs need to critically deconstruct current models and customize programs for particular settings, as demonstrated in several programs. Further research is needed on the effects of peer education on the educator and cultural implications

I Long To See The Old Home Once Again

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