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Breathing new life: The graphic languages, translanguaging, and metaphoric language with young children in multilingual contexts (Chapter 3 from Affirming the Rights of Emergent Bilingual and Multilingual Children and Families: Interweaving Research and Practice through the Reggio Emilia Approach)
No full textIn this chapter, the authors focus on the theoretical aspects of graphic languages within the Reggio Emilia Approach and multilingual contexts of Reggio Emilia infant-toddler centers and preschools and U.S. Reggio-inspired schools. A brief historical overview describes the value of drawing cultivated by Loris Malaguzzi and the Reggio Emilia educators over decades. The theories of the hundred languages, languaging , and translanguaging pedagogy present an invitation to consider a broader interpretation of what language can become. The relationship between drawing and verbal language as action processes to create meaning within the bi-, multilingual context strengthens the potentialities of translanguaging. The concept of small group learning within Reggio Emilia pedagogies parallels the translanguaging space as generating new possibilities and co-constructed meanings and realities. The authors advocate for more research on drawing in bilingual and multilingual settings, including serious studies of the drawing-as-language phenomenon . While drawing is usually in service to language learning as an add-on activity, the authors propose that it should be considered essential in translanguaging and interwoven within the linguistic repertoire of bi-and multilingual children as an opportunity to construct robust and complex meanings.https://digitalcommons.lewisu.edu/education_fac-books/1002/thumbnail.jp
Designing a Departmental Program to Improve Belonging and STEM Identity
Get PDFStudent sense of community and belonging are two key factors that affect student persistence in STEM higher education. On average, nearly half of STEM majors leave their program, most within the first two years of study. To address this at Lewis, strategies from learning communities are being incorporated to provide a sense of community and belonging that may be absent from a typical education experience: community events that provide students with an opportunity to interact outside of the classroom and establish connections, seminar courses that promote STEM identity development and career exploration, and specialized tutoring and mentoring services that build academic skills, STEM identity, and motivation in addition to growing student understanding of content knowledge. These non-content specific factors are key to student success4 and persistence yet are not usually formally addressed in a standard STEM program. The Chemistry and Physics departments at Lewis already have many of these components in place. With modifications and additional training for staff, we hope to strengthen the sense of community, belonging, and STEM identity for our students to improve retention
What does it mean to be emergent bi-and multilingual language learners? Self-stories and counternarratives from educational researchers (Chapter 12 from Affirming the Rights of Emergent Bilingual and Multilingual Children and Families Interweaving Research and Practice through the Reggio Emilia Approach)
No full textIn this chapter, the authors advance the definition of emergent bi- and multilingual learners by first defining the limitations of the terminology ELL. Next, they define an ecological perspective toward human development that recognizes the role of context in language learning and development. Additionally, the authors discuss their experiences with language learning within their own family structures. Through self-stories and counternarratives, this chapter investigates the notions that revolve around emerging bilingual and multilingual language learners in early education with particular emphasis on children zero to six years of age. The co-authors discuss their language learning experiences within their family structures. These stories counter the White gaze of White Mainstream English (WME) as dominant and recenter the gaze upon a narrative of raciolinguistic justice originally seeded in our family stories. We came together as bi- and multilingual mother/grandmother scholars to weave our narratives and add our voices to the counternarrative tradition using a critical lens to frame and reflect upon our stories.https://digitalcommons.lewisu.edu/education_fac-books/1004/thumbnail.jp
Introduction to our research, framing constructs, and purposes (Chapter 1 from Affirming the Rights of Emergent Bilingual and Multilingual Children and Families: Interweaving Research and Practice through the Reggio Emilia Approach)
No full textThe co-editors present an introduction to key concepts and constructs that guided the writing and research discussed in this book. The book focuses on distinctive features of the Reggio Emilia philosophy that are particularly suited to support language and social development of emergent bilingual and multilingual learners and their families, in particular the theory of the hundred languages, a concept that gives value and dignity to all the verbal and non-verbal languages of children and adults; a pedagogy of listening and relationship; learning as an individual and group construction; shared research between adults and children; observation, documentation, and interpretation of children’s individual and group strategies and processes to inform the planning and design of long-term investigations; participation of families and communities; and ongoing professional development of educators. The multiple authors in this edited book advocate for having a transformative lens that values the linguistic and cultural repertoires of learners who speak different languages at home other than at school. Their intent is to inform and provoke conversation among educators, families, and the community about how early education can affirm the rights of minoritized emergent bi- and multilinguals and by doing so, ensure the rights of all emergent language learners.https://digitalcommons.lewisu.edu/education_fac-books/1003/thumbnail.jp
DBT Tools to Help Stubbornly Resistant and Reactive Clients
No full textDialectical Behavioral Therapy can be extremely helpful even if your client doesn’t meet all criteria for BPD (actual BPD prevalence is less than 2% of the general population). DBT skills have contributed to positive outcomes in the treatment of other conditions like mood disorders, trauma, eating disorders, and even anxiety and OCD! Its core benefit lies in the attention it gives to arousal and reactivity, viewed primarily from a psychosocial perspective. Clinicians who love to use these skills like DBT’s baked in philosophy of: “Yes you have experiences and strong emotions that are valid (i.e. acceptance), but you must change your behaviors if you want to improve your experiences and relieve suffering (i.e. change).” DBT’s construct validates and affirms the client’s experiences and reactions while simultaneously placing ultimate responsibility on them (not their therapist, spouse, sibling) to put in the work necessary to experience positive change.
This workshop will teach participants about core DBT skills to use with reactive and resistant clients. Treatment resistance is a common experience in counseling, frequently leaving the counselor and the client frustrated with the treatment process. Utilizing techniques found in DBT’s emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills, participants will learn how to apply specific interventions to address therapy-interfering behaviors. Examples of effective strategies to use with resistant clients will be provided. The workshop will include a review of core concepts within DBT and updated techniques within the treatment
Investing In The Future: A Holistic Examination Of Personal And Behavioral Influences On Cryptocurrency Investment, With A Focus On Social Influence And Crypto Expert Guidance
Get PDFThe research aimed to investigate the influence of personal and behavioral factors on cryptocurrency investment, with the introduction of social influence and crypto expert recommendations as moderators to augment the impact of these factors. Utilizing the snowball sampling technique, a survey was conducted with a sample of 349 cryptocurrency investors in Pakistan. The study employed Smart PLS 3.3M3 for moderated mediation analysis of the survey data. Results indicate that personal and behavioral factors significantly and positively impact cryptocurrency investment. Profit expectation serves as a positive mediator in the relationship between personal and behavioral factors and cryptocurrency investment. Additionally, social influence and crypto expert recommendations positively moderate the relationship between personal and behavioral factors and the perception of cryptocurrency investment. This study contributes to the existing literature by empirically validating the roles of personal and behavioral factors, social influence, and expert recommendations in shaping perceptions of investment in the unregulated cryptocurrency industry, particularly in the context of developing countries
Sulfur-bridging the gap: investigating the electrochemistry of novel copper chelating agents for Alzheimer\u27s disease applications
Get PDFThere is currently an unmet demand for multi-functional precision treatments for Alzheimer\u27s disease (AD) after several failed attempts at designing drugs based on the amyloid hypothesis. The focus of this work is to investigate sulfur-bridged quinoline ligands that could potentially be used in chelation therapies for a subpopulation of AD patients presenting with an overload of labile copper ions, which are known to catalyze the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and exacerbate other markers of AD progression. The ligands 1-(2′-thiopyridyl)isoquinoline (1TPIQ) and 2-(2′-thiopyridyl)quinoline (2TPQ) were synthesized and characterized before being electrochemically investigated in the presence of diferent oxidizing and reducing agents in solution with a physiological pH relevant to the brain. The electrochemical response of each compound with copper was studied by employing both hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) as an oxidizing agent and ascorbic acid (AA) as an antioxidant during analysis using cyclic voltammetry (CV). The cyclic voltammograms of each quinoline were compared with similar ligands that contained aromatic N-donor groups but no sulfur groups to provide relative electrochemical properties of each complex in solution. In a dose-dependent manner, it was observed that AA exerted dual-efcacy when combined with these chelating ligands: promoting synergistic metal binding while also scavenging harmful ROS, suggesting AA is an efective adjuvant therapeutic agent. Overall, this study shows how coordination by sulfur-bridged quinoline ligands can alter copper electrochemistry in the presence of AA to limit ROS production in solution
Paradigm Shift in Food Security at American Universities and Colleges: Post-COVID-19 (Chapter from SDGs in the Americas and Caribbean Region)
No full textFood insecurity among students has gained increased attention from policymakers in the United States. The high prevalence of food insecurity rates among students, with some studies reporting that more than 50% of students are food insecure, along with the threats this poses to student health, degree completion, and success, demands a thorough understanding of this issue.
The previous decades and the COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated that more needs to be done in the United States to understand food insecurity issues and develop practical, effective solutions to attain the sustainable development goal of achieving zero hunger (SDG 2). The growing population of low-income students, high college costs, and insufficient financial aid may explain the high rates of food insecurity to a certain extent, but declining resources provided by higher education and nutritional assistance programs must also be considered.
This chapter reviews the causes of food insecurity, its consequences, and how campuses responded to it during the pandemic. It also examines data from peer-reviewed and gray literature to understand the role of government policy and local community actions in limiting food insecurity during the pandemic. Finally, it suggests some tools (at the state and local levels) that could facilitate a more robust response to food insecurity among university students in the United States.https://digitalcommons.lewisu.edu/biology_fac-books/1001/thumbnail.jp
Copper Chelation via beta-alanine extends lifespan in a C. elegans model of Alzheimer’s Disease
Get PDFThe leading hypothesis for Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) has traditionally focused on the aggregation of Amyloid-β into amyloid plaques. However, research has yet to definitively prove the role of the amyloid peptide in the pathology of the disease. Given that all therapeutics targeting amyloid plaques have failed in clinical trials, with one exception, there is a need to explore alternative approaches to treatment of this disease. Therefore, we examined other factors that are altered during AD pathogenesis. Many AD patients have dysregulation of metal ions, such as copper and zinc, in addition to accumulation of Amyloid-β. The interaction between Amyloid-β and copper can result in the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS). ROS can cause damage to neurons and surrounding tissues resulting in degradation of the brain. Therefore, our work focuses on disrupting the interaction between Amyloid-β and copper via chelation therapy to prevent ROS formation and, in turn, reduce neurotoxicity. In this study, copper chelation with beta alanine reduced the amount of ROS produced in the brains of C. elegans expressing pan-neuronal Amyloid-β, amino acids 1-42. In response to chelation, the expression of the antioxidant gene, gst-4, was also reduced. Importantly, there was also a positive correlation between copper chelation and increased lifespan in the Amyloid-β expressing C. elegans. Consistent with our previous in vitro work, Amyloid-β expression in vivo was not altered following treatment. Taken together, these results suggest that copper chelation has the potential to serve as an AD therapeutic resulting in increased longevity
What You Need to Know About Personality Disorders
No full textHaving a personality disorder is different from simply having personality quirks. Quirks or eccentricities are considered normal; however, when certain dominant personality traits interfere with healthy psychological functioning, a personality disorder might be the cause.
This volume provides readers with all the information they need to know about personality disorders, including how to assess, diagnose, treat, and manage the varying signs and symptoms of the 10 personality disorders currently recognized.
The latest installment in the Inside Diseases and Disorders series, this book offers a complete overview of the history, diagnosis, and treatment of personality disorders. Using recent scholarship and case studies, it also explores the impact these disorders can have on patients and their families.https://digitalcommons.lewisu.edu/psychology_fac-books/1003/thumbnail.jp