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Questioning Boundaries with/through Black Lives Matter

open access: yesRSA Journal, 2018
A Conversation with Derrais Carter, Ronald A. Judy, Donald E.
Gianna Fusco
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'The World Called Him a Thug'

open access: yesJournal of the Austrian Association for American Studies, 2020
Widespread police violence, often targeted at black people, has increasingly entered public debates in recent years. Inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement, various African American young adult novelists have addressed the topic of police brutality
Barbara Gföllner
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Teaching Black Lives in College When Black Lives Didn’t Matter that Much K through 12

open access: yesRadical Teacher, 2020
This article explores complexities in teaching Black-authored material (especially Hip Hop lyricism) in premominantly non-Black college composition courses.
Sarah Trembath
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The Combined Effect of Obesity and Contraceptive Use on Pulmonary Embolism in Adolescent Females Residing in the United States

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Combined oral contraceptive (COC) use in obese adult women dramatically increases the relative risk of developing a pulmonary embolism (PE). The risk of a PE in obese adolescent females taking contraceptives is currently unknown. The purpose of this investigation was to determine the effect of body mass index (BMI) and contraceptive
John Puetz, Joanne Salas
wiley   +1 more source

Black Lives Matter and COVID-19

open access: yesThe International Journal of Information, Diversity, & Inclusion, 2020
There is a profound lesson in the coincident timing of the Black Lives Matter movement and the COVID-19 pandemic: in each case, support for the most oppressed or most ill amongst us portends support for ourselves.
Madeleine Schachter
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Mental and physical health consequences of police brutality toward Black community members in the United States

open access: yesPublic Health in Practice, 2021
Objectives: The current study was the first preliminary examination of physical and mental health outcomes for late adolescents impacted by police killing members of the Black community. Study design: Cross-sectional online survey research.
Rebecca L. Fix
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BMT4me En Español: Multisite Feasibility and Usability Testing of a Spanish‐Language mHealth Adherence Support App for Spanish‐Speaking Caregivers of Children After Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation and Cancer Treatment

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Medication nonadherence during the first 100 days after pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) and during oncology treatment increases risk for complications. BMT4me is a caregiver‐facing mobile health (mHealth) application providing medication reminders, symptom tracking, and note‐taking features to support ...
Micah A. Skeens   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

“I believe in that movement and I believe in that chant”: The influence of Black Lives Matter on resilience and empowerment

open access: yesCommunity Psychology in Global Perspective, 2018
Over the past few years, systemic racism has been increasingly in the news via the work of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement. While the negative psychological effects of racial discrimination are well documented, less is known about how young people ...
Surbhi Godsay, Anne E. Brodsky
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Admixture Mapping Reveals Candidate Regions for Methotrexate Neurotoxicity Susceptibility: A Reducing Disparities in Acute Leukemia Consortium Report

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Neurotoxicity is a rare, often dose‐limiting adverse effect of methotrexate (MTX) therapy that disproportionally affects Latino children. Factors contributing to the observed disparity are not well understood. This study leveraged admixture mapping to identify genetic regions associated with MTX‐related neurotoxicity susceptibility ...
Rachel D. Harris   +24 more
wiley   +1 more source

Secretory Phospholipase A2 in Patients With Sickle Cell Disease Hospitalized for Vaso‐Occlusive Pain Episodes

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Secretory phospholipase A2 (sPLA2) is an inflammatory mediator linked to acute chest syndrome (ACS) in sickle cell disease (SCD), a serious complication that can develop during an acute vaso‐occlusive pain episode (VOE). Plasma sPLA2 levels have been proposed as a potential biomarker for predicting ACS onset.
Rawan Korman   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

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