Open Access Kent State (OAKS)

As society continues to evolve, African American culture is on a move to be more socially influential in the interests and habits of Generation Z African Americans. This case study was developed to address the need in the fashion marketplace for cultural and social representation that focuses on Black women and femme consumers. Months of research resulted in The Unbought Collection, a line of 8 looks designed for African American women inspired by the essence of the 1970’s Black Power movement and its muse Shirley Chisolm. The project captured the essence of Black womanhood and conjured a fashionably social dialogue. As a result, this project was selected as one of 20 winners of the 2021 Virgil Abloh-Post Modern Scholarship, supported by the Fashion Scholarship Fund.

RNA-editing enzymes ADARs and APOBECs are overexpressed in response to viral infection and have been shown to play a role in antiviral immune response through viral genome editing, including in SARS-CoV-2 infection. However, a fundamental challenge in elucidating RNA editing patterns is linking levels of enzyme expression to editing pattern changes in the host genome. This is important to understand due to the significant physiological effects changes in RNA editing as a result of viral infection (such as by SARS-CoV-2) could have. Here, we use publicly available RNA-seq data to examine RNA editing in Calu-3 lung cells infected with SARS-CoV-1/2. Our results show increased editing in infection, including higher levels in SARS-CoV-2, as well as a nuanced relationship between editing and expression.

Coping strategies play a significant role in childhood development and require investigation. We sought to add to the validity of the Negative Emotion Regulation Inventory (NERI), a questionnaire that assesses coping in specific emotional situations. 105 preadolescents completed an altered version of the NERI and measures of anxiety and parent-child attachment. We tested if the scenarios were related to children’s emotions and coping strategies. We replicated findings that coping varied by emotional situation. As expected, we found significant correlations between coping and anxiety as well as secure parent-child attachment.
These replications provided evidence for the reliability and validity of the adapted NERI and suggest the measure can capture coping strategies. Future studies could use the NERI to identify coping strategies that promote positive mental health.