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Going Beyond a Training to Foster LGBTQ Inclusive Collegiate Athletic Contexts: Next Steps
No full textThis qualitative study explored how to facilitate greater inclusion of LGBTQ student-athletes and employees within the context of a collegiate athletic department that participated in a multi-level bystander intervention training for athletes, coaches, and staff. Beyond scholarship that recommends an initial educational training, there is limited literature detailing possible next steps athletic departments can take to facilitate a welcoming and inclusive environment for LGBTQ student-athletes and employees. Eighteen interviews were completed with coaches, athletic department staff, and a student-athlete. The thematic analysis revealed five themes summarizing potential next steps athletic departments could take: (1) Expand Training and Education Efforts, (2) Increase Acceptance and Accountability Across the Athletic Department, (3) Shift to Action, (4) Increase Visibility of LGBTQ Inclusion, and (5) Develop Resources for LGBTQ Students and Employees. The findings of this study provide concrete implications for creating more inclusive spaces, practices, and policies for LGBTQ individuals within collegiate athletic departments
Albinism in the Checkered Keelback, Xenochrophis piscator (Schneider 1799), from Assam, India
No full textExtending the depth range of the Marine File Snake, Acrochordus granulatus (Schneider1799): First known record below 30 m
Get PDFPredation attempt on a Florida Mud Turtle, Kinosternon steindachneri Siebenrock 1906, by an invasive Argentine Black-and-white Tegu, Salvator merianae (Duméril and Bibron 1839), in southern Florida, USA.
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Generation of hypotheses and problematic portions of phenomena
Get PDFIn this paper, we present our inferential and dynamic conception of surrogate reasoning in scientific modeling. To this end, we redefine the notion of hypothesis generation and delve deeper into distinctions that we consider fundamental, such as that of the problematic portion of phenomena. We conclude by pointing to a precedent for our approach in Constructive Type Theory
Effects of Interleukin-17 on Expression of CD40 and CD40L in T and B Cell Lines
No full textInterleukin-17 (IL-17, also known as IL-17A) plays a role in immune regulation and pathogenesis of various diseases. Cluster of differentiation 40 (CD40) and its ligand CD40L are critical for T and B cell communications and activation of immune responses. This study investigated the effects of IL-17A on CD40L expression in Jurkat T cells and CD40 expression in Mino B cells. The cells were treated with IL-17A (40 ng/mL for Jurkat cells and 20 ng/mL for Mino cells) for durations ranging from 0 to 24 hours. Protein expression levels were assessed using Western blotting combined with densitometric analysis. IL-17A treatment resulted in an increase in CD40L expression in Jurkat cells, although this change did not reach statistical significance (P > 0.05). In contrast, CD40 expression in Mino cells was significantly decreased at 24 h compared to the control group (*P < 0.05). These findings indicate that IL-17A differentially regulates the expression of co-stimulatory molecules in T and B cells, potentially contributing to its modulatory effects on T–B cell interactions
Silence on Xinjiang: Freedom of Expression on Chinese Social Media
Get PDFThis research investigates whether Chinese netizens possess the freedom to express political opinions, particularly opinions that disagree with the Chinese state media narrative on controversial news, due to the cybersecurity policies in place since President Xi Jinping came into power in 2012. Previous literature notes how countries, with either democratic or authoritarian government models, have used fears of fake news to silence political commentary opposing the government-curated view. Literature also observes the rise of self-censorship among netizens in response to government threats of punishment for violating censorship regulations. To discover the state of the global media narrative and the Chinese state media narrative, this research found patterns in topics and framing of articles from Chinese state-supported news agencies and independent global news agencies to represent each narrative. Using these narrative frames, this research thematically coded hundreds of social media posts from the Chinese social media site Weibo and the global social media site Twitter posted between 2012 and 2022 to determine which posts align with which narrative and if politics could be discussed freely on Chinese social media in comparison to global social media. This research project predicted netizens on Chinese social media would self-censor political opinions opposing the Chinese state media narrative to avoid punishment. However, the overwhelming lack of political discussion on Weibo made the reason behind the lack of data, either censorship or self-censorship, difficult to determine. Analyzing why netizens on Chinese social media cannot or do not discuss controversial political topics on Weibo can aid in the creation of new policies meant to reduce censorship in China and increase freedom of expression
