Major depressive episode (MDE) among adolescents is a significant public health issue. Approximately,
4.5 million adolescents have experienced an MDE in the past year. This study examined whether MDEs
among adolescents differed based on specific parenting behaviors. A national sample of adolescents
ages 12 to 17 years (n = 11,572) completed the 2023 National Survey of Drug use and Health. Univariate
and multivariable logistic regression analyses were conducted to determine whether lifetime and past
year MDE differed based on parenting behaviors. Results indicated that adolescents at highest risk for
both lifetime and past-year MDE were female, older (14-15 or 16-17-years-old), and white. Regarding
parenting behaviors, adolescents at highest risk for lifetime and past-year MDE were those who had
parents never/seldom check their homework, never/seldom help with their homework, never/seldom limit
the amount of TV, never/seldom tell them they did a good job, never/seldom tell them they were proud of
them, and who argued/fought with them ten or more times in the past year. These findings show the
intricate relationship between adolescent MDE and parenting behaviors. Public health educators should
encourage parents to engage in authoritative parenting behaviors (defined as high levels of parental
support, warmth, and clear expectations) to help prevent MDE among adolescents. Findings should be
used to assist program developers in incorporating parenting components in MDE prevention and
treatment efforts.
As I have previously shown, Alexandre Brongniart established a coherent science of ceramics. By the mid-nineteenth century, Brongniart had popularised the term "la céramique" as a widely-applicable name for the field of pottery and porcelain making, and other related arts. In the Twentieth Century, ceramic manufacturing became increasingly technical. The inclusive field of artisans and industrialists that Brongniart had once envisioned was fracturing. Voices called for the separation of pottery making from experimental, industrial ceramics and the meaning of the term “ceramics” was hotly debated. Numerous etymologies were traced, but, as the predominant language of science transferred from French to English, none of the twentieth-century authors recognized Brongniart’s key role in the invention of the term. Critically, this language debate coincided with and reflected the global politics, nationalism, and warfare of the first half of the Twentieth Century.
This research demonstrates the positive effects of gardens on the well being of those grieving the loss of a loved one in the United States. This project creates a guideline for constructing an effective memorial garden using components such as motion, stillness, privacy, community, plant choice, and other design elements. The author also includes a recommended plant list for the Midwest United States and reading recommendations for garden design.
Abstract
The current infrastructure of horticulture in the United States of America, lacks BIPOC representation. The purpose of the review and research is to address the effects of white dominance in horticulture and combat the current system to create a more inclusive and welcoming environment for BIPOC in horticulture. By juxtaposing past, present, and future contributions to horticulture from BIPOC individuals to the current concepts exhibited in horticulture we observe 3 things: The contributions of BIPOC ideas to Horticulture, the current representation of BIPOC individuals in horticulture, and the theorized future with solutions applied. This research is based on existing diversity equity and inclusion research seen in other fields, which theoretically will apply in the same context with horticulture. Under this assumption, it can be understood that horticulture is not the sole perpetrator in non-inclusive work environments for BIPOC but is rather a subcategory of the many organizations and communities within the United States that are systemically oppressive to BIPOC.
Keywords: [BIPOC, horticulture, diversity in horticulture, inclusion in horticulture, colonization, culture, anti-racism, equity, colonialism]
Abstract
The current infrastructure of horticulture in the United States of America, lacks BIPOC representation. The purpose of the review and research is to address the effects of white dominance in horticulture and combat the current system to create a more inclusive and welcoming environment for BIPOC in horticulture. By juxtaposing past, present, and future contributions to horticulture from BIPOC individuals to the current concepts exhibited in horticulture we observe 3 things: The contributions of BIPOC ideas to Horticulture, the current representation of BIPOC individuals in horticulture, and the theorized future with solutions applied. This research is based on existing diversity equity and inclusion research seen in other fields, which theoretically will apply in the same context with horticulture. Under this assumption, it can be understood that horticulture is not the sole perpetrator in non-inclusive work environments for BIPOC but is rather a subcategory of the many organizations and communities within the United States that are systemically oppressive to BIPOC.
Keywords: [BIPOC, horticulture, diversity in horticulture, inclusion in horticulture, colonization, culture, anti-racism, equity, colonialism]
CSV files containing the coherence scoring pertaining to datasets of:
DocumentCount = 5,000
Corpus = (one from) Federal Caselaw [cas] / Pubmed-Abstracts [pma] / Pubmed-Central [pmc] / News [nws]
SearchTerm[s] = (one from) Earth / Environmental / Climate / Pollution / Random 5k documents of a specific corpus
Coherence was scored across every combination of:
TopicCount: 10-40
Hyperparameter-Alpha: [0.01, 0.31, 0.61, 0.91, symmetric, asymmetric]
Hyperparameter-Beta: [0.01, 0.31, 0.61, 0.91, automatic, symmetric]
The columns in this file include:
Validation_Set: Which search term this scoring pertains to
Topics: Number of topics in the model
Alpha: Hyperparameter alpha selection from the 6 options above
Beta: Hyperparameter beta selection from the 6 options above
Coherence: The topic coherence score for the given model-row
Perplexity: The perplexity score for the given model-row
CSV files containing the coherence scoring pertaining to datasets of:
DocumentCount = 5,000
Corpus = (one from) Federal Caselaw [cas] / Pubmed-Abstracts [pma] / Pubmed-Central [pmc] / News [nws]
SearchTerm[s] = (one from) Earth / Environmental / Climate / Pollution / Random 5k documents of a specific corpus
Coherence was scored across every combination of:
TopicCount: 10-40
Hyperparameter-Alpha: [0.01, 0.31, 0.61, 0.91, symmetric, asymmetric]
Hyperparameter-Beta: [0.01, 0.31, 0.61, 0.91, automatic, symmetric]
The columns in this file include:
Validation_Set: Which search term this scoring pertains to
Topics: Number of topics in the model
Alpha: Hyperparameter alpha selection from the 6 options above
Beta: Hyperparameter beta selection from the 6 options above
Coherence: The topic coherence score for the given model-row
Perplexity: The perplexity score for the given model-row
An expanded version of "The Future of Conflict: Neurowarfare", both of which discuss emerging neurotechnology, neuroscience, and their implications for war, politics, medicine, ethics, and society.
An overview of Walter A. McDougall's 1997 book "Promised Land, Crusader State: The American Encounter with the World Since 1776" with some concluding thoughts.
