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It Says Mommy’s Coffee! : Environmental Print As A Tool To Support Young Children’S Emergent Literacy And Family Engagement In Early Care And Education
Get PDFThis study addressed topics related to family engagement in early childhood education, emergent literacy skills, and the use of environmental print (EP) to support young children’s emergent literacy. The children of interest in this study were young children between the ages of birth and 5-years enrolled in licensed, private early care and education (ECE) centers in Alabama. The researcher employed an explanatory sequential mixed methods design using a quantitative survey and qualitative interviews to address the following mixed methods questions: How do families of young children perceive family engagement?, Which emergent literacy skills do families of young children value and which home literacy practices (HLPs) do they use to support these skills?, and How can environmental print be used to support young children’s emergent literacy and family engagement? Mixing of the data strands occurred after quantitative data were collected and again after qualitative data were collected. Quantitative data were used to develop the interview protocol for the qualitative phase of the study. The qualitative results helped the researcher to understand and expand upon the quantitative findings. These include that EP can be used to support emergent literacy skills and family engagement, families want their child to develop letter name knowledge before kindergarten, and families use many HLPs to support their child’s emergent literacy skills
An Examination Of Sleep Quality And Experimental Pain Sensitivity In People With Hiv And Insomnia
Get PDFPrior research has established a bidirectional relationship between sleep and pain, yet this relationship has been understudied in people living with HIV. The current study investigated the relationship between HIV status (H+/H-) and insomnia status (I+/I-) on sleep and quantitative sensory testing (QST) variables. The study was comprised of two research visits where participants were screened and completed the QST protocol. Participants completed the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI), Dysfunctional Beliefs and Attitudes about Sleep (DBAS), and actigraphy as subjective and objective measures of sleep. There were four groups: H-/I- (n=46), H-/I+ (n=37), H+/I- (n=14), and H+/I+ (n=39) (N=136). Results showed that the H+/I+ group had the highest ratings of insomnia severity and dysfunctional thoughts about sleep, and the lowest scores on a measure of sleep health. Additionally, the H+/I+ group had the highest sleep onset latency, wake after sleep onset, and lowest sleep efficiency scores. H+/I+ groups demonstrated greater pain facilitation to cold, pressure (trapezius), and the least inhibition of pain via conditioned pain modulation (forearm and trapezius). Results showed significant differences across sleep variables between groups, but no significant differences across QST variables. Future studies should examine the role of chronic pain in H+ individuals and whether behavioral interventions for insomnia may also improve pain severity in this population
Chronic Pain and Resilience: Associations and Interactions with Diet
Get PDFChronic pain is a significant issue globally, affecting millions of people. One relatively new way mechanism to reduce pain is to promote resilience. Yet, the effect of resilience on chronic pain may differ by sociodemographic factors (like racialized group). Furthermore, access to therapies that promote resilience may be limited across populations. However, the utilization of diet interventions for chronic pain symptoms has also been well-examined. In addition, research has shown that diets can be related to psychological resilience. Therefore, beneficial diets could potentially be utilized as a catalyst to, not only promote resilience, but also reduce pain (in combination with resilience promotion or enhancement). Additionally, groups that are often undertreated for chronic pain and/or resilience/enhancement could benefit from this approach. Furthermore, to our knowledge, there are currently no studies examining the effects of diets on pain-specific resilience. In order to establish these relationships, we sought to 1) demonstrate that chronic pain factors and pain resilience measures are linked, 2) further investigate the beneficial pain-reducing effect of diets in undertreated individuals, and 3) examine the interactions between diet, chronic pain, and pain resilience. From our investigations provided above, we have established that pain- resilience and chronic pain are linked in non-Hispanic Black (NHB) adults. We also further demonstrated the effect of diet on chronic pain in another sample of NHB adults. However, we did not observe any significant effects of diet on pain resilience. More specifically, pain resilience did not change over the course or as a result of our intervention(s). Therefore, although we have showed that pain and pain resilience are linked, and diet and pain are linked, we are currently unable to determine the relationship between diet, pain, and pain resilience. Nevertheless, considering its theoretical grounding, we have provided a foundation for this novel construct or model of diet, pain, and resilience. Given a larger sample size, we are hopeful to reexamine these ideas in the future
From Portraits to Bathwater: Desire, Imitation, and Violence in The Picture Of Dorian Gray and Saltburn
Get PDFThis thesis examines the cycle of imitation within queer male desire in The Picture of Dorian Gray and Saltburn, arguing that both texts depict an unsustainable pattern in which protagonists mold themselves after an idealized other, leading to obsession, violence, and self-destruction. While Oscar Wilde’s novel encodes queerness within aestheticism and moral decay, Emerald Fennell’s film reconfigures these themes through class ambition and performative sexuality. I explore how both texts present imitation as a dangerous mechanism through which male characters construct their identities, only to find that their self-fashioning is ultimately untenable. This study positions Saltburn as a contemporary rewriting of Dorian Gray, reflecting enduring anxieties about queer identity, power, and the consequences of shaping the self in the image of another. By tracing these thematic parallels, I demonstrate how Wilde’s novel continues to influence modern queer narratives, underscoring the persistent instability of identity when constructed through desire and external validation
Gaming Chronicles: Nintendo Part 2 (2005-2025)
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Prenatal Exposure To Domestic Violence And Its Impact On Infant Stress-Response Development
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Does EMDR Therapy Reduce Anxiety Symptoms in Trauma Survivors More Effectively Than Traditional Talk Therapy?
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