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Exploring the Role of First-Year Programming on Freshman Students\u27 Sense of Belonging
No full textMarital Rape Prevalence and Impact Require a Focused Approach to Dissuade Perpetrators and Avoid Victim Blame
No full textOf every 1000 rapes, less than 5 perpetrators will be incarcerated. In over half of rape cases, the perpetrator is a spouse or partner. More than 1 in 3 victims will experience sexual assault over twenty times within one relationship. Intimate partner sexual violence (IPSV) causes betrayal trauma and family strain. While the “real rape myth,” the belief that violent strangers commit rape, is declining, police continue to minimize the blame in cases of IPSV. Low victim reputation and later resistance to sexual contact also factor into reduced blame of the perpetrator. Officers make arrest decisions based on many factors, including probability of conviction; nature of the offense; characteristics of offender; possible deterrent value of prosecution to the offender and society; and willingness of the offender to cooperate with law enforcement. Victims’ choice to decline a forensics exam and difficulty of proving non-consent when there has been consensual sex with the same partner, versus using DNA evidence to prove sexual contact occurred in a stranger rape, factor into the disproportionately low number of arrests in IPSV cases. Due to the multiple victimizations and profoundly traumatic nature of IPSV, other approaches must be used when choosing to arrest and prosecute marital rapes. IPSV prevention efforts must also be made through validating IPSV victims and education on the trauma it causes. Keeping close record of educational efforts and prevalence of marital rapes will determine if education alone will significantly decrease IPSV or if further efforts must be made through arrest and prosecution
A Rare Case of Bilateral Synchronous Phyllodes Tumor and Triple Negative Breast Cancer
Get PDFSynchronous breast cancer is a rare event. The majority of cases of synchronous breast cancer will have minor differences in receptor status, but rarely different origins of the tumors. Various breast tumors can have either epithelial or mesenchymal origin and have different treatment strategies and outcomes. In the literature there is a paucity of information regarding the synchronous presentation and treatment of a triple negative invasive ductal carcinoma (TN IDC) and a malignant phyllodes tumor (mPT). This case presentation discusses a 64-year-old woman who presented with a left breast TN IDC and a right breast malignant phyllodes tumor
Три шага к свободе (in Russian)
Get PDFГрачев, Слав. Три шага к свободе. Библиотекa университета Маршалла, Хантингтон, 2023.
Три шага к свободе — это первый роман исторической трилогии, которая перенесет вас в страшный мир разрушений и отчаянной борьбы за жизнь в Советском Союзе во время сталинских репрессий, Второй мировой войны, и жизни при коммунистическом режиме в 1980-х годах. События, описанные в романе, а также жесткая критика коммунизма, его бесчеловечного лица и его далекой от всякого гуманизма философии, привели бы автора к немедленному тюремному заключению, находись он в путинской России сегодня. К счастью, он не там, а значит, он сможет закончить свою работу и опубликовать все книги этой исторической трилогии.
Gratchev, Slav. Three Steps to Freedom. Marshall University Libraries, Huntington, 2023.
Three Steps to Freedom is the first novel of a historical trilogy based on true events that will draw you into the enormous devastation and struggle for life in the Soviet Union during Stalin’s “Great Purge,” Second World War, and life under the Communist regime in the 1980s. The events that are depicted in the novel, as well harsh criticism of communism, its inhumane face, and its philosophy, would result in immediate imprisonment of the author if he were in Putin’s Russia today. Luckily, he is not and, therefore, will be able to finish his work and publish all three books.https://mds.marshall.edu/mu_books/1004/thumbnail.jp
Pharmacology of disulfiram as an antibacterial agent
Get PDFDisulfiram (Antabuse®) is an oral prescription drug used to treat alcohol abuse disorder (AUD). Disulfiram (DSF) and its metabolites act on the body by inhibiting multiple enzymes involved in alcohol metabolism. This study aims to understand the pharmacology of disulfiram as an antibacterial medication. Previous studies on DSF showed antibiotic activity against multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains (MRSA). The initial aim of this study was to decipher the mechanisms involved in inhibiting bacterial growth by DSF, which was done by performing biochemical studies. The studies revealed that DSF had antagonistic effects on redox buffering and energy production. Another aim of this study was to evaluate the in vitro pharmacodynamics of DSF in combination with vancomycin (VAN) against S. aureus strains with intermediate levels of susceptibility. The data showed that DSF had synergistic potential with VAN, significantly antagonizing the growth of S. aureus when combined. Overall, this study established that DSF has significant antibacterial activity against S. aureus individually. Moreover, it could be used as an antibiotic adjuvant with VAN against several S. aureus strains with intermediate levels of VAN susceptibility
Harm Reduction in West Virginia: Do Needle Exchange Programs Reduce Disease and Decrease Costs?
Get PDFNeedle Exchange Programs (NEP)s were created to help users exchange used needles for new sterile ones and become aware of treatment and rehabilitation options. This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of NEPs and their impact on reducing HIV and Hepatitis C infections in West Virginia and decreasing health care costs for the community. Based on studies conducted on the past implementation of needle exchange programs, it is suggested that there has been evidence that closing these programs can have a broad societal impact on the spread of HIV and hepatitis C and the associated costs. In addition, the community consequences of closing one extensive SNP in Charleston, West Virginia, were reported
Winter Commencement, 2023
Get PDFProgram for the One Hundred Eighty-Eighth Commencement of Marshall University, Saturday, December 9 2023 held at the Mountain Health Arena in Huntington, West Virginia
