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Effect of Yoga Therapy for Managing Migraine: A Case Series
Get PDFMigraine is a common disabling primary headache disorder. It is characterized by symptoms lasting 4-72 hours, headache with unilateral location, pulsating quality, moderate or severe intensity, aggravation by routine physical activity, and association with nausea and/or photophobia and phonophobia. In this case series four females in the age range of 25-57 presented complaints of migraine headaches affecting their everyday lives. Additionally, they reported emotional challenges accompanying chronic pain due to migraine headaches such as stress, sleep deprivation, and anxiety. An online eight-week yoga therapy program was given for the management of migraine headaches. This program included lifestyle modifications, postures, breathing techniques, hand and body gestures, meditation, and more. Participants were assessed at the beginning and at the end of the program. The result of this case series includes a reduction in HIT-6 scores, pain intensity, and associated suffering with migraine headaches
The Wasp
No full textLogline: The Rodriguez Family’s annual photo day gets complicated when a wasp shows up, prompting them to process their relationship with their mom.
Synopsis: Fabian, Beatrice, Juan, and Junior all sit on the couch to take their annual family photo, about a year after their mom has left them. A wasp enters the house, scaring them. Fabian, the youngest child, wonders if the wasp is their mother coming back to them. Junior lashes out, chastising Fabian for his immaturity. The family have conversations about their relationship to their mother, finally expressing how they feel. They eventually assemble to take their photo once again. Just as the camera flashes, the Wasp flies in, and enters the photo
The Activation of Anti-Asian Attitudes on Vote Choice
Get PDFPolitical science research has assessed how racial attitudes influence political behavior. However, less is known about the political effects of anti-Asian views, even as anti-Asian sentiment resurfaced during the pandemic. We theorize that the linkage of COVID-19 to Asian Americans by political elites activated anti-Asian animosity and shaped vote choice during the 2020 election. Using cross-sectional over time and panel data from the American National Election Studies, we find that holding more anti-Asian attitudes was not associated with Republican vote choice between 2008–2016, including when Donald Trump first ran. However, anti-Asian views became strongly related to voting for Trump in 2020. Further panel analysis demonstrates evidence that anti-Asian views measured prior in 2016 increased the likelihood of vote switching to the Republican Party in 2020. We conclude by discussing the potentially persisting political effects of anti-Asian attitudes in an environment continuously characterized by anti-Asian hate and especially during future election cycles that may feature increasingly diverse candidates of Asian heritage, running for elective office across various levels of government—including for the presidency. This study contributes to research on how and when racial attitudes influence political behavior and suggests, again, the centrality of race and ethnicity in American Politics
Review: Why Do You Trouble This Woman? Women and the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola by Anne Arabome, SSS.
Get PDFPhysician Assistant Students as Agents of Change through Service-Learning Opportunities
Get PDFCommunity outreach and the integration of cultural competency are essential to the education and development of healthcare professionals. This article describes incorporating service-learning into a course at a Jesuit and Mercy institution as a method of building cultural competency into a Physician Assistant (PA) curriculum. The project examined how service-learning impacted students’ understanding of community needs and allowed students to reflect on their values. In addition, it aimed to inspire students to build connections with vulnerable populations and have concern for the poor and marginalized. Students participated in service opportunities with a community partner to identify and meet the needs of the homeless population. Students completed pre and post surveys and a reflection paper based on their experiences. The survey response analysis supported the growth in students’ leadership competencies related to empathy, productive relationships, empowerment of others, and promoting diversity. Student reflection papers revealed positive responses in the outcome themes of compassion through service, developing relationships, common purpose, engagement with diverse communities and population needs. Experiences with service-learning allow future healthcare professionals to better understand diverse and vulnerable populations while becoming compassionate leaders
China\u27s Nature-Based Solutions in the Global South: Evidence from Asia, Africa, and Latin America
Get PDFChina increasingly engages in environmental diplomacy through South-South cooperation across the developing world. Since 2019, the rise of the discourse of Nature-based Solutions (NbS) within this cooperation has been exponential. Coined just over ten years ago, NbS refers to the underexplored potential of leveraging the natural world to address socio-environmental challenges. The concept finds particular resonance in China, where it demonstrates strong parallels with the domestically-pioneered concept of Ecological Civilization – the ruling paradigm when it comes to all realms of Chinese environmental governance. Building on the global discourse, NbS has been adapted to the Chinese context, creating what some call “Chinese-style” NbS that prioritizes large-scale interventions and ecological engineering over grassroots preservation. China’s NbS are not only being pursued domestically, but also increasingly abroad through the country’s Belt and Road Initiative. From Southeast and Central Asia to Africa and Latin America, this article surveys Chinese-led or financed projects that fall under the broad umbrella of NbS. We provide a comparative analysis of these interventions – or the conspicuous lack of such interventions – to show the current status and future prospects for China’s growing sphere of influence when it comes to advancing NbS in the Global South. We find that China’s embrace of this concept in environmental diplomacy is directly related to the potential for NbS to serve as a tool for helping the country’s vision of an Ecological Civilization “go global.” The consonance between the rhetoric of NbS and Ecological Civilization, combined with the global reach of NbS, provides a powerful platform for taking Chinese environmental discourse to the global level
Planning for the Future of Housing: 2024 Angeleno Poll
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The 2024 Angeleno Poll conducted by StudyLA involved telephone sessions, online, and face-to-face surveys with 2,011 adults living in Los Angeles County. The survey was conducted in English, Spanish, Mandarin, and Korean. Respondents were asked a range of questions on various issues like policing, housing, climate change, and so on to gauge what Angelenos think about these crucial issues facing our society at present.
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Survey results are presented in two sections: (1) toplines, or total responses for each question and (2) crosstabs, or all questions crossed by major demographics. The following report presents data pertaining to all substantive questions mentioned in the \u27Questions included in this report\u27 section. Toplines in the first section are for LA County only. Toplines in the second section are for the City of LA only. All crosstabs included are for both the City of LA as well as all of LA County with responses from 2024.https://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/studyla-databriefs/1035/thumbnail.jp
S.B. 98 and the Outer Limits of Journalism
Get PDFSenate Bill 98 (S.B. 98), signed into law on October 9, 2021, aims to safeguard the right of journalists in California to cover public protests without police interference. However, the bill is silent as to who qualifies as a journalist and thus falls under its protections. This Note analyzes different approaches to defining the press in the legal, academic, and journalistic fields. In the context of S.B. 98, it advocates for a broad, process-based definition that encompasses a wide range of newsgatherers, from established professionals writing for major publications, to individuals documenting the events unfolding in their communities with nothing more than a phone and a social media platform
The Sociological Eye 2024
Get PDFFaculty Advisor: Dr. Stacy Burns
Editor: Katie Shepherdhttps://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/thesociologicaleyestudentjournal/1008/thumbnail.jp
Ethnic Identity Development and South Asian Stereotypes in \u27Never Have I Ever\u27
Get PDFIntersectional media serves as poignant representations of marginalized communities, and as few positive models exist, researchers must explore the efficacy and impacts of celebrated works on consumers’ perspectives.
“Ethnic identity is less a process of ‘being’ and more a process of ‘becoming…’ The factors that form an ethnic identity allow its members to establish their distinguishing features from other groups, creating a sense of solidarity, belonging, and connection within their own definable cultural group through customs and celebrations, like festivals and religious gatherings, as well as through particular cultural artifacts, like a style of dress” (Stuart Hall, 1996). I will expand upon previous research by dissecting a specific piece of media focused on the complexity of ethnic identity.
I will conduct a thematic content analysis of selected episodes of Netflix’s Never Have I Ever to determine a) how the representation of Indian American women in the show promotes or rejects South Asian stereotypes and b) how it depicts the ethnic socialization and identity development of a second-generation Indian American teen. I plan to code variables such as the model minority myth, docility, occupation, characters’ experience of discrimination, ascribed versus achieved identity, and the stages of identity development.
I expect that my findings will note the conducive representations of the show and indicate gaps for future media to address. As a South Asian researcher, there may be unintentional results concerning the show’s success in influencing my ethnic identity