Intergenerational Mythweaving and Cultural Identity

The study explored how intergenerational mythweaving as a form of expressive arts therapies affected the cultural identity of an intergenerational Filipino-American group. The specific research question addressed was, “Is Indigenous Artivism or IA an effective medium for fostering awareness of kapwa-based cultural identity?” IA was the theoretical framework with three components: the indigenous approach of storytelling, the indigenous process called kapwa-based intergenerational mythweaving or KIM, and an indigenous knowledge of helping and healing as a means for decolonization. IA was assumed to increase the awareness of cultural identity when participants achieved symbolic synthesis and cultural healing on the individual and collective levels. Study participants, also called participant-researchers, were composed of five female older adults, ages 58 to 86 years, all first-generation immigrants and naturalized American citizens; and nine young adults, seven females and two males, ages 18 to 21 years, belonging to second and third Filipino-American generations, from Los Angeles, California. Study results seemed to indicate a greater awareness of cultural identity, well-being and purpose among participants through IA, with mental health implications to other indigenous or immigrant groups, including the promotion of social cohesiveness through the expressive arts. Author keywords: intergenerational mythweaving; cultural identity; indigenous knowledge; indigenous process; indigenous activism; indigenous artivism or IA; kapwa or sense of interconnectedness; decolonization; symbolic synthesis; cultural healing; Filipino-American; immigrant grou

Recruiting, Retaining, and Advancing Women in STEM at an HBCU:A Model for Institutional Transformation

Women, especially women of color (WOC), STEM faculty are underrepresented in full professor and leadership positions and overrepresented in non-tenure track positions. It is essential to develop organizational-level approaches which foster equitable and sustainable practices that lead to the success of women STEM faculty at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The purpose of this paper is to share a model for institutional transformation focusing on recruitment, retention, and advancement of women STEM faculty. We describe our approaches, outcomes, challenges, successes, and lessons learned to serve as a model for other institutions. In order to transform our institution, we focused on changes in policy, practice, and programming. Several approaches were implemented to increase the number of women STEM faculty and position them for leadership opportunities. Our outcomes demonstrate that by implementing multi-faceted strategies we have successfully moved the needle for institutional transformation

Narratives of Black Women STEM Faculty: Breaking Barriers to Promote Institutional Transformation at Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Women faculty at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), experience many barriers. HBCUs’ rich histories of advancing racial equity have often outweighed a focus on gender equity, with issues at the intersection of race and gender receiving minimal attention. This study highlights the need for institutional transformation at HBCUs by identifying the structural factors that promote and inhibit Black women STEM faculty advancement. Interviews (n=15) were conducted with HBCU Black women STEM faculty using the Life Interview approach. The three major themes related to barriers included: (a) greater likelihood of having their expertise questioned, (b) increased pressure to work harder, and (c) sexism, racism, and gendered racism. This study expands upon existing research in the literature by focusing on an understudied population, Black women STEM faculty at HBCUs. Findings suggest that to advance institutional transformation diversity, equity, and inclusion goals, colleges and universities must establish infrastructures that include supports of benefit to the professional advancement of all faculty

Lung Surfactant Accelerates Skin Wound Healing : A Translational Study with a Randomized Clinical Phase I Study

Lung surfactants are used for reducing alveolar surface tension in preterm infants to ease breathing. Phospholipid films with surfactant proteins regulate the activity of alveolar macrophages and reduce inflammation. Aberrant skin wound healing is characterized by persistent inflammation. The aim of the study was to investigate if lung surfactant can promote wound healing. Preclinical wound models, e.g. cell scratch assays and full-thickness excisional wounds in mice, and a randomized, phase I clinical trial in healthy human volunteers using a suction blister model were used to study the effect of the commercially available bovine lung surfactant on skin wound repair. Lung surfactant increased migration of keratinocytes in a concentration-dependent manner with no effect on fibroblasts. Significantly reduced expression levels were found for pro-inflammatory and pro-fibrotic genes in murine wounds. Because of these beneficial effects in preclinical experiments, a clinical phase I study was initiated to monitor safety and tolerability of surfactant when applied topically onto human wounds and normal skin. No adverse effects were observed. Subepidermal wounds healed significantly faster with surfactant compared to control. Our study provides lung surfactant as a strong candidate for innovative treatment of chronic skin wounds and as additive for treatment of burn wounds to reduce inflammation and prevent excessive scarring. © 2020, The Author(s)

Pan-European study on functional and medical recovery and geriatric rehabilitation services of post-COVID-19 patients: protocol of the EU-COGER study

Objectives There is insufficient knowledge about the functional and medical recovery of older people infected with SARS-CoV-2. This study aims to gain insight into the course of functional and medical recovery of persons who receive geriatric rehabilitation (GR) following SARS-CoV-2 infection across Europe. Special attention will be paid to the recovery of activities of daily living (ADL) and to the GR services offered to these patients. Design A multi-center observational cohort study. Setting and participants This study will include several European countries (EuGMS member states) each providing at least 52 comparable routine datasets (core dataset) of persons recovering from a SARS-CoV-2 infection and receiving geriatric rehabilitation. The routine data will be anonymously collected in an online CASTOR database. The ethical regulations of each participating country will be followed. Primary outcome ADL functioning. Secondary outcomes Length of stay, discharge destination, hospital readmission and mortality. Other variables that will be collected are quality of life, treatment modalities, complications, cognition, frailty, mood/anxiety, BMI, nutrition and pain. All variables will be reported at admission and compared with follow-up scores (discharge, 6 weeks and 6 months follow-up). Conclusion This study will explore the effect of geriatric rehabilitation on post-COVID-19 patients, especially on ADL recovery, and the variety of geriatric rehabilitation services across Europe. Information from this study may help improve recovery of older persons infected with SARS-CoV-2 and improve geriatric rehabilitation services in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.Geriatrics in primary carePublic Health and primary car

There’s a rose, a lovely rose,

voiceCollected by Karl. T. Gosnell For Mary C. Parler Sung by Mrs. Coger Springdale, Arkansas November 5, 1958 Reel 271, Item 15 Rose of Sharron Chorus: There’s a rose that is blooming for you, friend; There’s a rose that is blooming for me. But its roots deeply bedded sprang forth, friend, And it blooms still for you and for me. There’s a rose, a lovely rose, And its beauty all the world shall see. There's a rose, a lovely rose; Its perfume is for you and for me. Long ago did they plant this fair flower, friend; Long ago did they shadow the trees. But its roots deeply bedded sprang forth, friend, And it blooms still for you and for me. (Chorus)Funding for digitization provided by the Arkansas Humanities Council and the Happy Hollow Foundation

Oh, no, boys, oh, no!

voiceCollected by Karl T. Gosnell Sung by Mrs. Coger For Mary C, Parler Springdale, Arkansas November 5, 1958 Reel 271, Item 14 Brewer’s Big Horses All the brewer's big horses coming down the road, Countin' all around ole Lucifer’s load. Oh, the step so high and they step so free; But them big horses can’t run over me. Chorus: Oh, no, boys, oh, no! The turnpike’s free wherever I go; I’se a temperance Injun, don’t you see? But the great big horses can’t run over me. Oh, the liquor man's act can’t let down this place; Living on the sweat of a poor man’s face; They’re fat and sassy as they can be, But the brewer’s big horses can't run over me! (Chorus)Funding for digitization provided by the Arkansas Humanities Council and the Happy Hollow Foundation