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Interview with Floyd Track, Wild Tchoupitoulas Mardi Gras Indians Who Holds the Position of Second Chief (Long Interview)
No full textThis is an interview of Floyd Track by Kim Vaz Deville. Mr. Track talks about the Mardi Gras Indian Masking.https://digitalcommons.xula.edu/masked/1030/thumbnail.jp
Steering Committee Description
Full text linkCYPB’s general purpose, as outlined in ACT 555 and the City Ordinance, is to assist in the assessment, alignment, coordination, prioritization and measurement of all available services and programs that address the needs of children and youth. As the local planning board, CYPB is intended to encourage collaborative efforts among stakeholders for assessing the needs of children and youth and for assisting in the development of a comprehensive plan to address those needs
Chicago School of Professional Psychology
Full text linkThe impact that the systemic invisibility of indigenous people in the national narrative has on addiction and the recovery process cannot be overstated. An exploration of the nature of how this invisibility has evolved and is currently maintained may facilitate a deeper understanding of the issues. Understanding the importance of indigenous storytelling and identity can help us more effectively meet those working toward recovery. Anchoring such work, inalienability of indigenous identity and the wisdom of indigenous storytelling will be examined as it relates to a recovery process
Digital Archives Newsletter Volume 1 Issue 1
Full text linkIn the first installation of our newsletter, we highlight select collections from our Digital Archives and suggest some courses that might find them useful. The collections cover topics such as New Orleans history, Black/African American history, and World War I
Design and Synthesis of Novel Therapeutic Agents for Triple Negative Breast Cancer
No full textTriple negative breast cancer (TNBC) is one of the rarest types of cancer present today. TNBC lacks the three most common types of receptors: HER2 (HER2-), estrogen receptors (ER-), and progesterone (PR-). This type of breast cancer affects only about 10% of breast cancer patients.Studies have also shown that TNBC primarily affects African-American and Hispanic women. Though many herapeutic drugs have been produced, many of them lack long-term potency. Research has shown that the phytochemical, berberine, possess anticancer properties. Berberine has shown to inhibit a wide range of cancer cell growth in cancer such as: melanoma, prostate, pancreatic,leukemia, and breast. The goal of our research is to synthesize analogs of berberine via Suzuki Coupling reactions. We will place various R groups on the C12 position of berberine. Previous studies have shown that the placing various R groups in the C12 position of berberine enhanced inhibition of breast cancer cells. Herein, we are proposing to synthesize analogs via Suzuki coupling and microwave chemistry. We hypothesize that our analogs of berberine will inhibit the growth of triple negative breast cancer cells in vitro superior to parental compound, berberine.https://digitalcommons.xula.edu/build_xula/1002/thumbnail.jp
Investigating the effects of neurokinin antagonists on reducing nicotine consumption
No full texthas surged with adolescents and adults. Very much like other tobacco products, e-cigarettes are very addictive because they contain nicotine. Nicotine use in adolescence is an issue because it affects brain development and increases the risk of addiction to other drugs. To combat this epidemic there are FDA approved nicotine cessation aids, however they are not effective in all individuals. One promising drug target is blockade of neurokinin 1 receptors (NK1Rs) to reduce nicotine consumption. Evidence exists that NK1Rs have the potential to alter nicotine consumption. NK1Rs antagonism modulates physical signs of nicotine withdrawal and can alter nicotineinduced dopamine release in the nucleus accumbens. My project is focused on testing the hypothesis that selective blockade of NK1Rs will reduce nicotine consumption in nicotine dependent mice. We will use the two-bottle choice paradigm to establish nicotine dependence and measure voluntary consumption of either a nicotine-containing solution or control solution. Mice will then be treated with the NKR antagonist L-732,138 to evaluate if NKR1s will reduce the consumption of nicotine. Our study will assess the potential of NK1Rs antagonism to be used as a new method to treat nicotine addiction.https://digitalcommons.xula.edu/build_xula/1008/thumbnail.jp
Student-Centered Outreach Initiatives in University Archives: Promoting Alternatives to Top-Down Outreach Approaches
Full text linkThe university archive holds memorabilia of campus history that is often overlooked by undergraduate students. Some university archivists have emphasized the importance of increased, intentional outreach to undergraduate students with the goals of educating students about the value of archives, providing instruction for the use of primary source materials, and presenting archival services to potential post-graduate patrons. These efforts, though student focused, do not center the perspectives or contributions of the target audience. University archivists and special collections librarians must engage in student-centered outreach that builds relationships with undergraduate students by assisting in campus life documentation, providing resources for student-led projects, and holding discussions with students to address questions, comments, and concerns about the archives. Student-centered outreach requires breaking away from the top-down, bottom-up model that emphasizes faculty and staff projects and including undergraduate student input in outreach initiatives
Religious Views and Coping in the Black Community
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The topic of mental illness is taboo in the Black Community. This experiment sought to explore the relationship between the religious views African Americans hold and how they deal with mental illness stigma. I considered the factors of religiosity and coping, as a predictor of what type of coping mechanism the individual would choose to use. Undergraduates were given two surveys using Likert-Scales followed by a demographic section, the first measured how religious an individual was using the Centrality of Religiosity Scale (CRS), while the second measured how often an individual used certain coping mechanisms derived from the COPE Inventory. I expected African Americans who were more religious to use more negative coping mechanisms. The data did not support this prediction as religiosity and negative coping was negatively correlated. Instead the data findings indicated the opposite, showing that religiosity was positively correlated to positive coping, meaning that more religious individuals practice more positive coping mechanisms