The Damaging Effects of Intersectionality and Layers of Oppression on United States Female Soccer Players

Black athletes face structural and overt racism in all sports across the country, in which the majority of White Americans either chooses to ignore or sometimes even use to victimize certain athletes. They are discriminated against because of the color of their skin, despite achieving the same levels of success and fame as their white competitors. Black athletes must work harder than white athletes for the same end goal, not because of any sort of athletic disadvantage, but because of racial injustice and intolerance. Soccer is a prime example of how Black athletes face racism in sport. Black female soccer players, however, face many more layers of oppression compared to not only Black male soccer players, but also their female counterparts. The lack of representation and involvement of Black female athlete in the sport of soccer shows the repercussions of these layers of oppression. The sport of soccer favors male athletes and their success, caters to middle- and upper-class families and individuals, and structural racism within athletics prefers white athletes

The potential benefit of improving the dissemination of agricultural weather information to the Mississippi cotton farmer

The author has identified the following significant results. The potential benefit of improved dissemination of weather information to the Mississippi cotton farmer was estimated at $36,000 per 1000 acres. This is 16% of production cost of cotton in 1976. On a statewide basis, the total potential savings exceeds 100 million dollars

Mechanotransduction in Living Bone: Effects of the Keap1-Nrf2 Pathway

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)The Keap1-Nrf2 pathway regulates a wide range of cytoprotective genes, and has been found to serve a protective and beneficial role in many body systems. There is limited information available, however, about its role in bone homeostasis. While Nrf2 activation has been suggested as an effective method of increasing bone mass and quality, there have been conflicting reports which associate Keap1 deficiency with detrimental phenotypes. As Keap1 deletion is a common method of Nrf2 activation, further study should address the impacts of various methods of regulating Nrf2 expression. Also, little research has been conducted on the specific pathways by which Nrf2 activation improves bone quality. In this study, the effects of alterations to Nrf2 activation levels were explored in two specific and varied scenarios. In the first experiment, moderate Nrf2 activation was achieved via partial deletion of its sequestering protein, Keap1, in an aging mouse model. The hypothesis tested here is that moderate Nrf2 activation improves bone quality by affecting bone metabolism and response to mechanical loading. The results of this first experiment suggest a subtle, sex-specific effect of moderate Nrf2 activation in aging mice which improves specific indices of bone quality to varying degrees, but does not affect loading-induced bone formation. It is likely that the overwhelming phenotypic impacts associated with aging or the systemic effects of global Keap1 deficiency may increase the difficulty in parsing out significant effects that can be attributed solely to Nrf2 activation. In the second experiment, a cell-specific knockout of Nrf2 in the osteocytes was achieved using a Cre/Lox breeding system. The hypothesis tested here is that osteocyte-specific deletion of Nrf2 impairs bone quality by affecting bone metabolism and response to mechanical loading. The results of this experiment suggest an important role of Nrf2 in osteocyte function which improves certain indices of bone quality, which impacts male and female bones in different 7 ways, but did not significantly impact loading-induced bone formation. Further studies should modify the method of Nrf2 activation in an effort to refine the animal model, allowing the effects of Nrf2 to be isolated from the potential systemic effects of Keap1 deletion. Future studies should also utilize other conditional knockout models to elucidate the effects of Nrf2 in other specific cell types

Instructions to Connect an AGTEXT Telecaption II Decoder to Your TV in Rural Areas

Follow all safety instructions as provided in your Telecaption II Decoder manual. Plug your Telecaption II Decoder into regular 110-115V house current outlet. Plug your TV power cord into the rear of your Telecaption II Decoder. Turn your TV on (from this point your Telecaption II Decoder turns your TV off/on). Now press the Decoder \u27\u27power on\u27\u27 button. Look at the rear panel of your Telecaptlon II Decoder. Connect your outside antenna (or cable coaxial if you\u27re on cable TV) to the rear of your Telecaption II Decoder connection labeled from ant or cable\u27\u27. If you are using TV ribbon, use the 75 ohm to 300 ohm splitter provided with your decoder. If you are using your outside antenna, put the ant/cable switch to ant on the back of the Telecaption II Decoder (rear center). Connect the coaxial cable (provided with Telecaption II Decoder) from Telecaption II Decoder labeled \u27\u27to TV\u27\u27 (rear, far left), to your VHF antenna terminal screws on your TV. You may have to use a 75 ohm to 300 ohm splitter provided with the decoder. On your TV, place your VIIF channel select knob to channel 3 or channel 4. On the rear of the Telecaption II Decoder box, under the antenna connection previously made, place the channel selection switch to ch. 3 or ch. 4 depending on your selection of the VHF channel you selected (ch. 3 or 4). Both switches must be on the same channel number

The Gathering of the Saints: Noun or Verb?

This paper examines the question: Who are the saints? In the Old Testament the saints are the people of God, the nation of Israel, specifically those who have genuine faith and are true believers. In the New Testament the saints are the church, those who have been regenerated through the working of the Holy Spirit to be more than members of the visible church, but members of the eternal invisible church as well. In modern times we often speak of the “gathering of the saints.” Both noun and verb uses are included in Scripture and they are essentially distinguished by whether or not an Old Testament gathering or a New Testament gathering is in view. This investigation notes the difference and why the difference is important