7739 research outputs found
Sort by
THE VOICE OF REASON: THE RHETORIC OF WOMEN POLITICIANS IN A POLARIZED U.S. CONGRESS
Get PDFPolitical rhetoric can be utilized as a divisive tactic in the modern polarized age to separate the Democratic and Republican public in U.S. congressional speeches. Once holding an educational purpose in the 1980s, U.S. House representatives and senators now must focus on their political party’s issue goals to ensure their re-election. This research investigates common political rhetoric tools – while evaluating women politicians’ speeches about abortion, the 2020 U.S. Presidential election, and Donald Trump’s two impeachments – to find if they encourage partisan polarization or anti-democratic behavior. This research focuses on these speeches from U.S. House Representatives Ilhan Omar and Lauren Boebert, along with U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren and Marsha Blackburn. My analysis concludes that framing, religious rhetoric, and narrative encourages partisan polarization for both the Democratic and Republican legislators. However, only the Republican politicians encourage anti-democratic behavior by embracing misinformation stemming from Trump’s impeachments and illegitimate accusations about the U.S. 2020 U.S. Presidential election. These findings emphasize how vital it is for Republican legislators to uphold democratic ideals, even if it costs them their incumbency and partisan acceptance
The Role of the Kinesin, KLP-4, in Local Protein Synthesis
No full textMotor proteins constitute a specialized category of cellular proteins that play a vital role in helping to maintain the proper functioning of a cell. Of particular significance is their role in facilitating the transport of various intracellular cargoes to different areas in the cell. Among the array of motor proteins involved in intracellular transport, kinesins are among the most diverse class, utilizing microtubules as directional roadways. To travel along these microtubules, kinesins employ a distinct walking mechanism to transport cargoes to their intended destinations. Although the structure of kinesins as well as the mechanism by which they travel to different parts of the cell have been extensively studied, their specific roles, particularly within in-vivo systems, still remains a mystery. As a result, to determine the role of KLP-4, a specific kinesin motor protein found in the neurons of C.elegans, a worm strain containing a C-terminal KLP-4 3X-FlagmNeonGreen tag was UV-crosslinked in mixed-stage C. elegans, immunoprecipitated, and a RT-PCR was performed. Based on the results of this experiment, this study provides compelling evidence that KLP-4 traffics ribosomes to synaptic sites within neurons. These findings have improved our comprehension of the specific cargoes transported by kinesins and their role in a process known as local protein synthesis, uncovering a previously undiscovered aspect of this field of research. Further research will be conducted to uncover additional KLP-4 cargoes
The Feasibility and Acceptability of a Clinical Pharmacist-delivered Intervention to Reduce Bothersome Health Symptoms from Polypharmacy and Alcohol Use and Communicate Risk among People with HIV: Pilot Study Protocol
No full textAmong persons with HIV (PWH), unhealthy alcohol use and polypharmacy contribute to bothersome symptoms (e.g., fatigue, dizziness, memory loss). However, effective risk communication targeting these associations is challenging. The HIV and Alcohol Research center focused on Polypharmacy (HARP) is conducting a pilot study that will generate feasibility and acceptability data on a clinical pharmacist-delivered counseling intervention targeting the modification of unhealthy alcohol use and polypharmacy in PWH. Counseling is guided by the Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills-Motivational Interviewing (IMB-MI) model. Herein, we describe the study protocol. This pilot uses a one-group pre-test/post-test design. We will recruit 50 participants from those who participated in the consented cohort of the Veterans Aging Cohort Study. Participants must be prescribed ≥ 5 long-term medications, have a self-reported Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test score \u3e 0, and be living with HIV. We will exclude those with moderate-severe alcohol use disorder as identified by an Alcohol Symptom Checklist score ≥ 4. Data are collected using three self-administered surveys (baseline, immediately after booster intervention, and 30-days post-intervention), two PEth blood tests (baseline, 30 days post-intervention), and medication data from the electronic health record (baseline). The intervention includes a 60-minute IMB-MI-based counseling session followed by a booster session 2 weeks later. Some participants will also be asked to participate in a qualitative interview to provide feedback on the intervention. The pilot investigates the impact of an intervention on alcohol consumption and the use of multiple medications among PWH, exploring how best to reduce bothersome symptoms, communicate risk, and support behavior change in this population
Chinese international students’ facework and collective face concerns in response to group criticism
No full textBased on a sample of 84 Chinese international students (54% female participants, Mage = 20.49, SD = 1.43) in a U.S. university, the current study aims to integrate group criticism research with facework and collective face research. An inductive thematic analysis was conducted exploring these students’ online written responses to group criticism elicited by either an ingroup or outgroup critic in a laboratory experiment. Four themes are identified including: 1) acknowledging at first and then counterarguing, 2) the direct corrective and confronting approach; 3) elaborated defending; and 4) collective face concerns calling for a superordinate identity. The study sheds new light on Chinese international students’ responses to group criticism threatening their group image in intercultural communication contexts
A quantitative study on Chinese international students’ support mechanisms to address alienation caused by COVID-19 stigma encounters in the United States
No full textIn this study, Chinese international students (N = 231) from multiple U.S. universities completed an online survey from 2021 to 2022. The data was examined by structural equation modeling to analyze the relationship between Chinese students’ stigma encounters and their feelings of alienation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Support mechanisms linking stigma encounters and alienation were also examined, including collective face concerns, perceived social support from Chinese and Americans, and social communication with the co-national and host cultures. The results suggested that stigma encounters increased Chinese international students’ alienation and collective face concerns; however, collective face concerns reduced alienation feelings. In addition, the relationship between stigma encounters and alienation was partially mediated by collective face concerns, while the mediating effects of perceived social support and social communication were not significant. The theoretical and practical implications of this study were discussed to examine support mechanisms that help Chinese international students to address stigmatization and improve their psychological well-being in response to COVID-19
