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Correlation of alcohol use, depression, and social roles in young adults
Get PDFPast research suggests that the presence of depression is related to an increase in risky alcohol use. Additionally, existing studies have also found that social roles may increase or decrease an individual’s alcohol use. In this research, the intent is to develop a better understanding of the connection between alcohol use, depression, and social roles. It is hypothesized that elevated alcohol use is positively correlated with depression and negatively correlated to social roles. Fifty-two participants (healthy graduate and undergraduate students) were recruited from the EMU campus through the SONA system. Using data from the self-report questionnaire where participants reported on alcohol use along with the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) depression short survey and PROMIS social roles survey, correlation analyses were conducted. A significant negative correlation between depression scores and social roles (r=-.644,
Anya Abramzon & Shrina Eadeh, Oral History Interview, 2024
Get PDFAnya Abramzon and Shrina Eadeh both work in important leadership positions at Jewish Family Services of Washtenaw County. Abramzon serves as the CEO, and Eadeh serves as the Director of Resettlement Services. In this interview, Eadeh and Abramzon explain the difference between refugee and humanitarian parole status, resettling 85 Afghan families in six months, and the Walk a Mile in My Shoes fundraising initiative. Eadeh and Abramzon describe the difficulties in finding housing to resettle refugees/humanitarian parolees, how COVID-19 has impacted JFS, and how the Washtenaw County community has supported JFS. Eadeh and Abramzon also discuss the behavioral health services JFS provides, and the therapeutic impacts of JFS collaboration with EMU.https://commons.emich.edu/oral_histories/1163/thumbnail.jp
Effect of silicon nano particles added to the polymeric coatings
Get PDFThe purpose of this research was to compare mechanical and tribological properties of a coatingto the same coating with added nano silica. The sample coating for this project was bis-ureasil which was synthesized using 1:1 equivalent ratio of bis (3-trimethoxysilyl-propyl) amine (BTMSPA) (318.0g) and IPDI (52.0g) in 400g of anhydrous THF. The other coating was prepared by adding 10% nano silica particles. A scanning probe microscope was used to study the surface morphology of the coating samples, a Raman microscope was used to study the silicon concentration on and underneath the surface of the coating, and nano-indentation was used to compare the mechanical characteristics of the coating samples. Images obtained from the scanning probe microscope indicated no significant difference between surfaces of the two coating samples with and without nano silica, revealing that the added nano silica diffused into the coatings and embedded underneath the surface. A number of silicon peaks observed with Raman microscope suggested that the coating with added nano silica had slightly higher silicon concentration, as expected. The silicon peaks of almost equal heights at different depths for the coating with nano silica indicated that the added nano silica diffused throughout the coating. A number of nano-indentation tests revealed that the coating sample with added nano silica has higher modulus of elasticity and hardness at each depth. The scratch width produced under the same applied force was higher in the coating sample without nano silica. Similarly, the real scratch depth and the residual effect of the forces applied on the coating sample with added nano silica were lower. These observations revealed that the scratch strength of the coating is increased when nano silica particles are added. Thus, added silicon particles strengthen the mechanical and tribological properties of polymeric coatings, enhancing the hardness, elastic modulus and scratch resistance
Friendship trajectories and health across the lifespan
No full textFriends are a vital source of social relations throughout the lifespan and across developmental stages. Our knowledge of how friendships develop over time, especially from childhood through adulthood, is limited. Furthermore, it is now recognized that this specific type of relationship influences health across the life course in unique ways. Using the Convoy Model of Social Relations as a guiding framework, this study charts the multiple and unique trajectories of friendship across adulthood and tests whether these trajectories influence health differentially by age. The sample for the study consisted of 553 adults from the longitudinal Social Relations Study. Respondents ranged in age from 13 to 77 at Wave 1 (1992), and included only those who reported a best friend in each wave, that is, Wave 2 (2005) and Wave 3 (2015). Approximately 65% of the respondents were women, and 24.5% were people of color. Latent growth curve analysis identified three trajectories of the presence of friends in one\u27s network over time, two trajectories of positive friend quality, and three for negative quality. The most consistent findings are associated with positive friend relations over time. Gender was associated with friendship quality where women reported more positive friend relations over time, and increasing positive friend relations predicted better health 23 years later. These findings demonstrate that consistent and increasing positive friendships yield health benefits over time, whereas the presence of friends and negative quality does not have an effect. Overall, findings advance understanding of the long-term effects of social relations across the lifespan and life course
Political intimacy and self-governance in the dialogues of Confucius: An exploratory study on the philosophical potential of the Kongzi Jia Yu
No full textThe Dialogues of Confucius (Kongzi Jia Yu 孔子家語) is an unexplored resource for the philosophy of Confucius. In this article, I make a first attempt at mining its riches. Focusing on Chapters 21 and 32, I reconstruct a multilevel theory of governing that is a cyclic process proceeding from the moral psychology of the individual to social organization, to the society as grounded in natural processes, and to the metaphysics of the natural processes themselves, thus adumbrating a metaphysics of morals from the microcosmic to the macrocosmic. This movement between macrocosmic and microcosmic levels encompasses moral psychology, economics, politics, aesthetics, and metaphysics. The metaphysical forces that account for the blowing of the wind and the motivation of human behavior are forces that flow when functioning properly and that otherwise stagnate. Maintaining that flow is the task of the leadership. Once that task is accomplished, and the flywheel spins of its own momentum, the people become self-governing. This multilevel cyclic process is compared to contemporary Western economic and political theory that is based on the unimpeded individual, aggregated into majoritarian democratic rule, based on the social contract, and vulnerable to the tragedy of the commons. Contrary to current Confucian-based correctives to democracy that seek to limit the power of the people, this Confucian argument empowers the people via a frugal, caring, well-regulated leadership
Susan and Sam Westhoff, Interview, 2024
Get PDFThroughout 2024, the city of Ann Arbor celebrated its 200th anniversary with community events, festivals, and art displays that highlighted its rich culture and history. To cap off the celebrations, in December 2024 the EMU Center for Oral History Research invited community members to Skyline High School to share what makes Ann Arbor special. In this interview, Susan and Sam Westhoff talk about family and growing up in Ann Arbor, the city\u27s rich natural landscape, and trips to the Kerrytown Farmer\u27s Market.https://commons.emich.edu/oral_histories/1201/thumbnail.jp
Trent Collier, Interview, 2024
Get PDFThroughout 2024, the city of Ann Arbor celebrated its 200th anniversary with community events, festivals, and art displays that highlighted its rich culture and history. To cap off the celebrations, in December 2024 the EMU Center for Oral History Research invited community members to Skyline High School to share what makes Ann Arbor special. In this interview, Trent Collier talks about raising a family in Ann Arbor, getting involved in community groups, and finding moments of calm in graduate school.https://commons.emich.edu/oral_histories/1202/thumbnail.jp
Forging gender and racial solidarities at trans-inclusive women\u27s festivals
No full textThis article explores the interweaving of successes and failures at trans-inclusive women’s festivals. I analyze conflicts that occurred at the Mystical Womxn’s Magic Festival and the Ohio Lesbian Festival. In the process, I demonstrate that working across racial and gender divides in these spaces is possible but only if we understand that solidarity is processual and relational but also, quite simply, hard work. This labor requires acknowledging that failures are an integral part of the praxis of forging alliances. By failures, I am primarily referring to moments of insensitivity, casual macroaggressions, lack of deep listening, and other common occurrences of harm. Ultimately, I argue that solidarity is a journey not an end point and that a crucial aspect of the journey is grappling with collective and personal failures along the way
Corey Mills, Interview, 2024
Get PDFThroughout 2024, the city of Ann Arbor celebrated its 200th anniversary with community events, festivals, and art displays that highlighted its rich culture and history. To cap off the celebrations, in December 2024 the EMU Center for Oral History Research invited community members to Skyline High School to share what makes Ann Arbor special. In this interview, Corey Mills talks about growing up in Ann Arbor, working for the AAPD, and how the city has changed but also stayed the same.https://commons.emich.edu/oral_histories/1207/thumbnail.jp