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Structural Violence And Illicit Drug Use Among Youth Living Under Occupation In Palestine, Lian Buwadi
Structural Violence And Illicit Drug Use Among Youth Living Under Occupation In Palestine, Lian Buwadi
2021 Undergraduate Awards
There is no doubt that Palestinians are living in a politically and economically repressive sociopolitical context, due to the brutal Israeli military occupation. As stated in a report by the Palestinian National Institute of Health (PNIH), “Palestinians face political violence, house demolitions, arrests, restrictions to movement, and encroachment on their land” (2017). Moreover, “civilians suffer during conflict and war from destruction of the community infrastructure and from personal stress due to disruption of services and the non-fulfillment of basic human needs” (Giacaman et al., 2004). This often leads to severe mental duress and a higher prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder, …
The Effects Of Parkinson’S Disease, Music Training And Dance Training On Beat Perception And Production Abilities, Prisca Hsu
2021 Undergraduate Awards
Humans naturally perceive and move to a musical beat, entraining body parts to the complex auditory stimuli through clapping, tapping and dancing. Yet the accuracy of this seemingly effortless behavior varies widely across individuals. Beat perception and production abilities can be positively impacted by past experiences, such as music and dance training, and are negatively impacted by progressive neurological changes in Parkinson’s Disease (PD). In this study, we assessed the combined effects of past music or dance training and early-stage PD to determine whether the positive effects of rhythm-based training in healthy adults on beat processing abilities are altered in …