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Stress And Stressors Affecting Latino Migrant Dairy Farmworkers In Vermont: An Exploratory Analysis, Virginia Kades
Stress And Stressors Affecting Latino Migrant Dairy Farmworkers In Vermont: An Exploratory Analysis, Virginia Kades
Graduate College Dissertations and Theses
Vermont is a largely rural and homogenous New England state not often thought of as a destination for Latino migrant farm laborers, but in recent years dairy farms have begun hiring Latino workers; there are now an estimated 1200 in the state, although the exact number is unknown (Baker, 2013). As the dairy industry is the largest contributor to sales from agriculture for the state, these farmworkers play an essential role in Vermont’s economy (U.S. Department of Agriculture, 2014b). These migrant dairy farmworkers hail primarily from Mexico, with a small fraction from Central America, and lack sufficient documentation to work …
Factors In The Regulation Of Cycles Of Binge Eating Behavior, Andrew Knapp
Factors In The Regulation Of Cycles Of Binge Eating Behavior, Andrew Knapp
Graduate College Dissertations and Theses
The reasons why people may periodically resort to binge eating behavior have long been a focus of study, and the reasons are elusive and varied. For people troubled by poor sleep and living with chronic stress, binge eating may be an attempt by the brain's glucose-depleted executive processing center to both regulate (i.e., increase) glucose levels and induce restorative sleep. Recovery resulting from restorative sleep may lead to a reduction in perceived stress, improved mood, and increased willpower, reducing the likelihood of another binge episode in close temporal proximity to the sleep-induced recovery. A repetitive cycle may ensue when stress …