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“Soldiers of the Faith”: A Comparative Analysis of White Power Songs and Islamic State Nasheeds
No full texthe nonviolent activities of extremists have the capacity to shed important light on how such groups think and frame the world around them. This paper provides a comparative insight into the framing activities of Islamic State and white power (WP) groups through an analysis of the song lyrics that have emerged from these scenes. In doing so, we seek to understand the role that culture, particularly music, plays in constructing the worldview of both white supremacists and jihadists. Through analyzing song lyrics we explain how those writing and performing the music can shape the contexts in which participants operate. What emerges is that despite differences in the stated belief systems of Islamic State and white supremacists, the ways in which the underlying worldview is constructed is similar. Both focus on highlighting grievances and see their own in-group as facing real and prominent threats, often due to liberal values. Both see Jewish people as a corrupting force in the world, and both have a clear direction on overcoming such threats with direct calls to action. Both groups tap into global narratives against multiculturalism, globalization, and the global international order, which they view as inherently damaging to their own group interests
The Peculiar Beverage: Women’s Agency through the Alcohol Trade and its loss following the American Revolutionary War
No full textA Woman in a role of economic stewardship, within eighteenth to early nineteenth-century America, is often seen as unrealistic. Yet, women were at the top of an industry in the early 1700s, and more specifically until the American Revolution. This business was the rum industry, and the masculinization of brewing after the Revolutionary war was one of the greatest assaults on agency in early American history. This loss of agency devolved into the absoluteness of the patriarchy, and the transfer of all responsibilities associated with brewing. Additionally, the historiography of this topic is vast, and well-founded through the tireless efforts of many historians. My goal is to place this paper in the historiography by asserting that women had a huge amount of agency in early America through the substance of alcohol, George Washington was instrumental in taking away this progress, and the birth of the new nation-state further robbed women of freedom
Caffeine Effects on EEG Waves
No full textMany studies have proven that caffeine has biological effects. Different procedures measure the effects of caffeine; one being via electroencephalogram. Electroencephalograms record the electrical activity of organs such. Studies have shown that under the influence of caffeine, EEG waves are manipulated; therefore this study seeks to evaluate the effects of caffeine consumption on EEG waves. The focus waves are alpha and beta waves which are more pronounced during a relaxed and non-aroused state and a waking, high alert state respectively. Because caffeine is a stimulant, we expect to see a decrease in alpha brain wave activity and an increase in beta waves. The experiment consisted of four trials. An EEG test was taken before as well as 20 minutes after caffeine consumption. Participants were not allowed to consume caffeine the morning of the experiment. During testing, participants closed their eyes for alpha testing and completed mental arithmetic with their eyes opened for beta testing. Our data was analyzed under the t-test method. The statistical significance is set to p\u3c0.05. Alpha data includes p= 0.0932946, mean without caffeine: 2.01 μV and mean with caffeine: 4.045 μV. Beta data includes p= 0.03130103, mean without caffeine: 1.525 μV, and mean with caffeine: 3.02 μV. Our expected outcome proposed that alpha waves would decrease, and beta waves would be reinforced. Our data analysis revealed no effect of caffeine consumption on alpha waves (t=-2.430, d.f.=3, p=0.093). However, we did find statistical significance for beta wave data as caffeine did produce an effect (t=-3.833, d.f.=3, p=0.031)
Residual Symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms in Children after Treatment
No full textBackground: There are effective trauma-focused treatments for children, but like adults, many children complete treatment and still have posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS, i.e., PTSS residual symptoms). Objective: The purpose of the study was to identify the most common PTSS residual symptoms among children ages 4-12 who have completed trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (TF-CBT) and Stepped care CBT for children after trauma. Method: Secondary data was used for this study from a randomized clinical trial with 183 children (ages 4-12) and their caregivers who participated in TF-CBT and Stepped care CBT for children after trauma. The Diagnostic Infant and Preschool Assessment was used to assess PTSS for children ages 4-6 and the Kiddie Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia was used to assess PTSS for children for ages 7-12. Descriptive statistics were used to identify common PTSS at baseline, post-treatment, and 6 and 12 months. Results: Results indicated that there were four residual symptoms that remained high (i.e., over 14%) at post-treatment, and at the 6 and 12-month follow-up: psychological distress at reminders, hypervigilance, sleep disturbances and exaggerated startle response. Limitations: Using different interview schedules for young children and older children may have influenced the findings, as well as the inclusion of including only those children who completed treatment. Conclusion: Clinicians ought to monitor and tailor trauma-focused treatment to address children’s PTSS for arousal symptoms (i.e., hypervigilance, sleep disturbances and exaggerated startle response) and psychological distress at reminders. Treatment methods should include ways to help children cope with future trauma reminders
The Weekly Challenger : 2023 : 02 : 23
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Advanced Phytochemical-based Nanocarrier Systems for the Treatment of Breast Cancer
No full textAs the world’s most prevalent cancer, breast cancer imposes a significant societal health burden and is among the leading causes of cancer death in women worldwide. Despite the notable improvements in survival in countries with early detection programs, combined with different modes of treatment to eradicate invasive disease, the current chemotherapy regimen faces significant challenges associated with chemotherapy-induced side effects and the development of drug resistance. Therefore, serious concerns regarding current chemotherapeutics are pressuring researchers to develop alternative therapeutics with better efficacy and safety. Due to their extremely biocompatible nature and efficient destruction of cancer cells via numerous mechanisms, phytochemicals have emerged as one of the attractive alternative therapies for chemotherapeutics to treat breast cancer. Additionally, phytofabricated nanocarriers, whether used alone or in conjunction with other loaded phytotherapeutics or chemotherapeutics, showed promising results in treating breast cancer. In the current review, we emphasize the anticancer activity of phytochemical-instigated nanocarriers and phytochemical-loaded nanocarriers against breast cancer both in vitro and in vivo. Since diverse mechanisms are implicated in the anticancer activity of phytochemicals, a strong emphasis is placed on the anticancer pathways underlying their action. Furthermore, we discuss the selective targeted delivery of phytofabricated nanocarriers to cancer cells and consider research gaps, recent developments, and the druggability of phytoceuticals. Combining phytochemical and chemotherapeutic agents with nanotechnology might have far-reaching impacts in the future
