Roe V. Wade and Beyond

Within our Zine Roe v. Wade and Beyond, our group has examined the implications of the overturning of Roe v. Wade and how this affects different groups. This zine explores the history of this landmark Supreme Court case, and helps readers understand what the effects of this decision are. In addition to looking at the politics that are associated with this debate and this decision, the Zine also investigates different problems associated with obtaining an abortion such as education and skin color. The Zine seeks to educate readers about how abortion affects a variety of women, as well as help others decide how they can get involved if they are passionate about reproductive justice. Through the creative design and useful information provided in our project, we hope that this will provide readers with useful information pertaining to abortion, Roe v. Wade, and more.https://digitalcommons.butler.edu/spring_2023/1008/thumbnail.jp

Total Lean Body Mass and Lower Body Lean Mass Correlation with Vertical Jump in Untrained Women Basketball Players after 8 Weeks of Resistance Training

Basketball is a fast, explosive sport where a high vertical jump (VJ) is extremely beneficial. Research has shown that greater amounts of lean mass have been associated with higher force output, and therefore higher VJ. PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to examine the correlation of overall total lean body mass percentage (TBLM%) and lower body lean mass percentage (LBLM%) and Body fat percentage (BF%) with VJ in previously untrained collegiate D-III women basketball players. METHODS: Fourteen females (20±1.3 years, 170.68±8.76 cm, T1 BF% 28.68±5.38, T2 27.11±5.12) basketball team participated in this study. Athletes were tested on two different occasions (T1 and T2). Dual-X-Ray Absorptiometry (DXA) body composition scan and standard VJ assessment was performed using a Vertec to determine maximum jump height prior to (T1) and following (T2) 8 weeks of an undulating periodization resistance training program 5 days/week). DXA were further analyzed to determine total body lean mass % (TBLM%) and lower-body lean mass % (LBLM%). Data was analyzed using SPSS using paired samples T-test to detect differences (

Volume 09

Introduction Dr. Roger A. Byrne Islamic Radicalization of Women in The United Kingdom by Mackenzie Adamson Harmony by Chad Benton The Rhetoric of Distrust: A Dangerous Game During the 2016 Presidential Campaign by Garrett Badgley Neither Man nor Monster: Frankenstein\u27s Creature as Posthuman by Anna Bultrowicz Holisticrx by Kelsey Daniel Reality Bytes: Identity in the Virtual World of Ernest Cline\u27s Ready Player One by Taylor Embrey Animation by Jose Romero Sue Klebold\u27s a Mother\u27s Reckoning: A Call to Action for Mental Health Advocacy by Taylor Hughes Hillary Clinton\u27s Rhetoric of Gender Inequality: The Past, the Present, nd the (Hypothetical) Future by Haley Klepatzki Against the Grain: Eat Gluten Free by Emily Spittle Following Judith: A Midrashic Approach to the Book of Judith by Kelsey Longnaker Identity and Dialect Adaptation: The Effect of Geography and Community on Dialect by Alexis Paige Manuel These are the Gardens Of The Desert : The Revolutionary Impact Of Bryant\u27s The Prairies on American Literature by Montana Nelson Beauty is Pain: Eating Disorders, Gender, and the Lies We Feed Young Women By Faith Shelton Be a Man: The Eradication of Gender in Y: The Last Man by Joseph Stearman A Computational Study of Molecular Electronics: The Role of Molecular Structure by John Brumfield The Importance of Voting by Monica Mcgraw Method for The Detection and Removal of Antibiotics in Bottled Water by Jayden Metzger Small Chimp Print by Maddie Smith Mental Health Impairments in Rural Communities by Lyndsey Swinhart F@#* That: The Effects of Swearing and Influence of Authority on Stress Level by Amanda N. Chappell And Haley C. Moore Friend or Faux? Prosocial and Antisocial Social Media Use and Personality Traits by Samantha Burgess, Heather Dunbar, Briana Hackett, Jackie Mcmillion, Kiana Simpkins, And Ta\u27miya Vanhook-Davis There\u27s Someone in My Head but It’s Not Me : Attitudes About Diagnosis and Treatment of Psychological Disorders by Kiana Simpkins, Lindsey Sparrock, And Leonie Verstraete Efflorescent Bonds by Kristen Melton Shower Thoughts by Ryan Bultrowic

Honourable Mention: Narcoland: Organized Crime-Related Violence in the Mexican State

President Felipe Calderón came to power in Mexico on December 2006 and essentially declared war on Mexican transnational criminal organizations (TCO). However, instead of quelling the violence, violence actually increased dramatically over the course of Calderón’s administration, especially between 2008 and 2011. This paper investigates Calderón’s national counter narcotics strategy and key developments in the various Mexican TCOs over Calderon’s administration. While many observers would quickly label Mexican TCOs as insurgents, the reality is that these actors act more like rational economic actors. Contrary to insurgents, their aims are not political but purely economical. The increased violence can be attributed to a gradually more aggressive, yet rational, counter narcotics approach from the Mexican government causing the various TCOs to adapt their strategies to the new strategic environment shaped by government actions. These new strategies by these rational economic actors have caused the dramatic increase in the level and brutality of the violence perpetrated in Mexico over the time period in question

Observation of Jump Height, Peak Propulsive Force, Braking Force, and Loading Force in Acrobatics and Tumbling Athletes During a Completive Season: Pilot

Acrobatics and tumbling is a women’s sport comprised of 3 different positions: base, top, and tumbler. Each position endures substantial impact on the musculotendinous unit, however, tumblers experience the greatest lower extremity eccentric impact leading to a high injury rate. Consistent athlete monitoring may lead to injury prevention and better insights into training. PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to pilot observational differences in jump height (JH), peak propulsive force (PPF), peak braking force (PBF), and peak landing force (PLF) during the counter movement jump (CMJ) in acrobatics and tumbling between tumbler and non-tumbler athletes during a competitive season. METHODS: Thirty-three female acrobatics and tumbling athletes volunteered for this study and performed jump testing 3 days per week during their competition season. Data was filtered to include only subjects (n = 15; 19.6 ± 1.0 yrs, 160.7 ± 7.156 cm; 63.5 ± 17.9 kg) ten tumblers (160.12 ± 7.02 cm; 57.5 ± 19.1 kg) and five non-tumblers (162.2 ± 3.27 cm; 71.8 ± 10.0 kg) that had consistent compliance during the six-week period. Participants performed three CMJs using Hawkin Dynamics force plates and software with each CMJ separated by a ten second rest. Data was analyzed using SPSS using a 2X6 (position X time) ANOVA (pRESULTS: No significant main effects for time were found (p=0.95) and there was no significant interaction between time and position (p=0.97). There was a significant main effect for position (p=0.006). Follow up analysis observed significant differences in JH, PPF and PBF (pCONCLUSION: This was a pilot study to observe changes eccentric and concentric loading throughout the competitive season of a DIII acrobatics and tumbling team. When collapsed across time, tumblers experienced greater decline in JH, PPF and PBF throughout the season

Modified Reactive Strength Index in DIII Acrobatics and Tumbling Athletes: A Retrospective Pilot Study

Acrobatics and tumbling is a physically demanding sport that combines skills used in cheerleading and gymnastics during individual and group acrobatic lifts, tosses, and tumbling passes. These athletes experience excessive loading of the lower extremities during training and competition. Due to the explosive demands of the sport, injuries are common. Modified reactive strength index (mRSI) is the ability to change from an eccentric muscle action to a concentric muscle action and has been used as a field-based method to assess recovery and exercise readiness using the countermovement jump (CMJ). PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to investigate changes in mRSI throughout a competitive season in Division III acrobatics and tumbling athletes which could guide practitioners in the use of force plate and CMJ assessments. METHODS: Thirty-three female acrobatics and tumbling athletes volunteered for this study and performed jump testing 3 days per week during their competition season. Data was filtered to include only subjects (n = 16; 19.6 ± 1.1 yrs, 160.5 ± 6.6 cm; 62.5 ± 18 kg) that had consistent compliance during the six-week period that was analyzed. Participants performed three CMJs using Hawkin Dynamics force plates and software using standardized CMJ procedures with each CMJ separated by a ten-second rest. mRSI (calculated by dividing jump height by ground contact time) and percent change in mRSI were calculated for each respective time point. mRSI and percent change mRSI were analyzed in SPSS using a one-way ANOVA (p\u3c0.05). RESULTS: There were no significant differences in mRSI (p=0.657) or percent change mRSI (p=0.437) throughout all time points. Observed percent changes in mRSI from baseline were -2.88%, -8.25%, -4.75%, -0.45%, and -0.33%. CONCLUSION: These findings indicate that mRSI as a measure of exercise readiness was not statistically changed over time in DIII women’s tumbling and acrobatic athletes. This data can be used by practitioners to better understand the impact of the current practice and training schedule for these athletes. Future work should focus on better consistency in data collection methodology for more extensive timepoint assessment

DNA affinity binding studies using a fluorescent dye displacement technique: the dichotomy of the binding site

We have observed a number of discrepancies and contradictions in the use of a fluorescent intercalator displacement assay in surveying the binding affinities of dinuclear polypyridyl ruthenium(II) complexes with DNA. By a modification of the assay using the fluorescent minor-groove binder 4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole, rather than intercalating dyes (ethidium bromide or thiazole orange), results were obtained for all complexes studied which were consistent with relative affinities and stereoselectivities observed with other techniques, including NMR, affinity chromatography and equilibrium dialysis. It is believed that the difference in binding mode between the minor groove-binding Ru(II) complexes and the intercalating fluorescent dyes they are displacing may contribute to these discrepancies.\u

Why preen others? Predictors of allopreening in parrots and corvids and comparisons to grooming in great apes

Allogrooming in primates serves not only a hygienic function, but also plays a crucial role in maintaining strong affiliative bonds between group members, which in turn, underpin the emergence of cooperative behavior. In contrast, although allopreening occurs in many avian species, we know little about its social functions. Our study addresses this issue by investigating allopreening in a broad comparative data set including six corvid and nine parrot species. We assessed whether rates of allopreening initiations, proportion of time spent allopreening, and the number of grooming partners in captive group‐housed birds were comparable to patterns observed in captive chimpanzees and bonobos. While parrots and corvids were found to have similar rates of social grooming to bonobos and chimpanzees, Pan species dedicated significantly more time to social grooming. Animals in larger groups had more grooming partners, but when controlling for the number of potential partners, birds tended to have fewer grooming interaction partners than Pan species. We then investigated whether allopreening in parrots and corvids was predicted by behavioral markers of affiliative social bonds (close physical proximity, active feeding, and low levels of agonistic behavior). Results revealed that providing allopreening to a partner was significantly predicted by often being in close proximity, but not engagement in active feeding or agonistic behavior. We examined the region allopreened in a subset of species and found that preening a partner's head was predicted by both close physical proximity and active feeding, while body allopreening was only predicted by close physical proximity. Head preening may confer more hygienic benefits to recipients, and thus, may be more selectively provided to valued partners. Results support the hypothesis that allopreening in corvids and parrots helps maintain social bonds with an individual's most important social partners, showing some similarities to allogrooming in primates

CTLA-4 on alloreactive CD4 T cells interacts with recipient CD80/86 to promote tolerance

Although the inhibitory receptor CTLA-4 (CD152) has been implicated in peripheral CD4 T-cell tolerance, its mechanism of action remains poorly defined. We analyzed mechanisms of CD4 cell tolerance in a model of tolerance induction involving establishment of mixed hematopoietic chimerism in recipients of fully MHC-mismatched allogeneic bone marrow cells with anti-CD154 mAb. Animals lacking CD80 and CD86 failed to achieve chimerism. We detected no T cell–intrinsic requirement for CD28 for chimerism induction. However, a CD4 T cell–intrinsic signal through CTLA-4 was shown to be essential within the first 48 hours of exposure to alloantigen for the establishment of tolerance and mixed chimerism. This signal must be provided by a recipient CD80/86+ non–T-cell population. Donor CD80/86 expression was insufficient to achieve tolerance. Together, our findings demonstrate a surprising role for interactions of CTLA-4 expressed by alloreactive peripheral CD4 T cells with CD80/86 on recipient antigen-presenting cells (APCs) in the induction of early tolerance, suggesting a 3-cell tolerance model involving directly alloreactive CD4 cells, donor antigen-expressing bone marrow cells, and recipient antigen-presenting cells. This tolerance is independent of regulatory T cells and culminates in the deletion of directly alloreactive CD4 T cells