The Hunger Games and the Gen Z Revolution

Art impacts people, not just as individuals but on a larger, societal scale, if enough people are paying attention to it. A boy wizard\u27s adventures leads millions of kids to dream of getting their letter to the wizard school. But only once in a lifetime does a work affect an entire generation to the point of giving them the skills and ideas to light the fire of revolution. Noreena Hertz, in her article for the Guardian, “Think millennials have it tough? For \u27Generation K\u27, life is even harsher”, nicknamed kids born from 1995-2012 “Generation K”; “K” for Katniss Everdeen, the protagonist of the book/film series, The Hunger Games, doing so because she saw how much Gen Z kids connected with the series, citing many struggles both Katniss and Gen Z kids are facing, from income inequality (and it\u27s relation to race), a distressing amount of mental illness like anxiety and depression, and an increasing amount of distrust in the government. So, for my Research Day project, I decided to look at The Hunger Games series (both the films and novels), what kind of ideas it presents, and its impact on young people when it comes to political action. For my research, I’ll be going through each of the books and films and marking different examples of some of the main struggles that Gen Z people face and some of the revolutionary ideas they hold. I’ll also be looking at the voting and political patterns of Gen Z folks and data on demographics of people who read/watched The Hunger Games, to see if there are any sort of correlations. I believe that by the end of my research, we will see how Suzanne Collins’ novels and subsequent adaptations impacted the current political landscape and the youth of the world

Building REEAFS: repackaging and personalizing library services to remote marine science facilities

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SCINTILLATION CONDITIONING OF TANTALUM CAPACITORS WITH MANGANESE DIOXIDE CATHODES

Scintillation testing is a method that activates the self-healing mechanism in tantalum capacitors. In preliminary experiments, the deliberate activation of self-healing yielded up to 27% higher breakdown voltages in weak parts that had an increased risk of ignition failure. This improvement results in a better performance under surge current conditions. This paper demonstrates that scintillation conditioning reduces surge current failures in tantalum capacitors with manganese dioxide cathodes. Tantalum capacitors with MnO2 cathodes from two manufacturers are subjected to scintillation conditioning and compared to non-conditioned populations in a surge current test. To ensure that the activation of the self-healing mechanism has no detrimental effect on the reliability of the parts, a life test is conducted. The results show that the conditioning method increases the breakdown voltage of self-healed tantalum capacitors by up to 25% under surge current conditions, which mitigates the risk of ignition failures. No detrimental effect on the life of the conditioned samples was observed. Additional tests to assess the reliability of tantalum capacitors with manganese dioxide cathodes under simultaneous thermo-mechanical and voltage stresses were performed. Even though these tests are not directly related to scintillation conditioning the study was included as an additional chapter, since it pertains to the general subject of tantalum capacitor reliability

Incidence, Clinical Manifestations and Risk Factors of Acute Rheumatic Fever: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Global Perspective

Acute Rheumatic Fever (ARF) is a system-wide disease in which chronic, wide spread inflammatory changes occur in response to a group A streptococcal (GAS) infection that most often affects children and adolescents and those from developing countries. The aim of this study is to calculate the global incidence of ARF and identify the frequencies of major and clinical manifestations and risk factors globally to provide a better indication of the burden of disease and additional information on the dispersion of manifestations and risk factors. A meta-analysis was conducted by pooling cross-sectional and cohort studies, and Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports (MMWRs) that were English, full-text, peer-reviewed articles published after 1990 that included ARF cases of any race or nationality that were aged 0 to 19 years at the time of evaluation. Measures of interest included incidence rates and frequencies of clinical and major manifestation of ARF. In total, 27 studies met all inclusion criteria; twelve (44.4%) were crosssectional and another 12 (44.4%) were cohort studies. A linear mixed effects model was used to calculate a pooled risk ratio; however, heterogeneity was found to be significantly high across all articles. When exploring heterogeneity of the effect by study region and age, those from the Americas (β = -4.880, p \u3c0.001) and Africa (β = -2.919, p = 0.021), and those that included children under the age of 5 (β = -2.103, p = 0.006) had incidence estimates that were significantly lower compared to their respective stratifications, indicating that characteristics of these populations may be introducing bias. Clinical and major manifestations were unable to be explored due to the way that these variables were presented. Although substantial heterogeneity existed between studies, the results provide evidence of where gaps exist regarding ARF research on a global scale. Properly describing the characteristics of this disease is the first step towards creating adequate criteria and guidelines that will lead to better health outcomes for those suffering from ARF, reduce the economic burden of this disease, and improve the quality of life of these individuals

Toda la Familia: An Occupational Therapy Resource Guide for Working with Latino Children Diagnosed with ASD and Their Families

The purpose of this scholarly project was to create a resource guide for occupational therapists working with Latino children diagnosed with ASD and their families. Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a developmental disability that has become increasingly prevalent within the United States (Baio, Wiggins, and Christensen, 2018), with ASD rates triplining in Hispanic children between the years of 2002 through 2006 (Pedersen et al., 2002). Blanche, Diaz, Barretto, and Cermak (2015) indicated that multiple family members, not just primary caretakers, are aiding in caring for a child diagnosed with ASD. However, many extended households which may include grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins, lack knowledge regarding caring for a child with ASD which can negatively impact child outcomes and family dynamics. This is further becoming a concern as multigenerational households are also increasing (Lofquist, 2012). In 2011, 10.3 percent, approximately 1.3 million households in the United States were Hispanic extended family households (Lofquist, 2012, p. 5). With an increase in both the extended family caring for the child and multigenerational households, practitioners are confronted with the challenge of holistically treating the family with incorporation of culturally appropriate interventions. However, many practitioners are unaware of how to properly implement family-centered care (Kuo et al., 2011) and research further lacks culturally evidence-based interventions for ASD (DuBay, Watson, & Zhang, 2018). An extensive review of literature was completed on ASD, ASD in Latino children, family-centered care, family networks, culturally appropriate interventions for vii ASD, and the role of occupational therapy in working with ASD to develop a resource guide that would aid the occupational therapy process. The developers utilized reliable databases, textbooks, and the American Occupational Therapy Association to obtain information. Based on the findings and gap in literature, the developers selected the Family Systems Theory and the Ecology of Human Performance to develop the culturally adapted family-centered based resource guide for occupational therapists working with Latino children diagnosed with ASD and their families

Evolution of Occupational Therapy Practice: Life History of Catherine Bailey, MOT, OTR/L

Purpose: This project gathered information about the history and evolution of OT practice in North Dakota and Wyoming through life histories of individuals who have been influential in developing occupational therapy (OT) in these two states. Catherine Bailey was selected to participate; she has been practicing for approximately 40 years and has influenced OT practice in the state of Wyoming. Method: Data was collected through participant interview. The interview was audio recorded and transcribed. Data was then coded and collapsed into categories with corresponding themes. The researchers utilized the Kawa Model (Turpin and Iwama, 2011) and a timeline provided by Catherine to guide their research. This allowed the researchers to gain a rich understanding of the participant\u27s life. Findings: Catherine feels that OT becomes a lifestyle in which education, life-long learning, and multidisciplinary client-centered practice are keys to success. OT is easily integrated into all aspects of life