Duluth Journal of Advanced Writing https://pubs.lib.umn.edu/index.php/djaws <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Duluth Journal of Advanced Writing (DJAW) is an online open-access blind-peer review journal with articles from Advanced Writing classes or classes that satisfy the Advanced Writing requirement. DJAW publishes work by undergraduate students and recent graduates from the University of Minnesota: Duluth (UMD). The mission of the journal is to represent the work of undergraduate students from any discipline.</span></p> <p> </p> <p>The deadline for the spring 2021 issue is March 12th.</p> en-US eawright@d.umn.edu (Elizabethada Wright) libpubs@umn.edu (University of Minnesota Libraries) Mon, 13 Sep 2021 14:18:42 -0500 OJS 3.3.0.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 Letter from the Editor https://pubs.lib.umn.edu/index.php/djaws/article/view/4262 <p>Letter from the Editor</p> Meredith Reynolds Copyright (c) 2021 https://pubs.lib.umn.edu/index.php/djaws/article/view/4262 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 00:00:00 -0500 Reviewers Acknowledgement https://pubs.lib.umn.edu/index.php/djaws/article/view/4263 <p>Reviewers Acknowledgement</p> Meredith Reynolds Copyright (c) 2021 https://pubs.lib.umn.edu/index.php/djaws/article/view/4263 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 00:00:00 -0500 Soil Microbial Relationships in Fungal-Bacterial Bioremediation Systems: To synergy or not to be? https://pubs.lib.umn.edu/index.php/djaws/article/view/4253 <p class="p1">To address the proliferation of soil pollutants and their profound impacts on the</p> <p class="p1">microbiome of soil habitats, bioremediation technology has focused on using bacteria and fungi</p> <p class="p1">which utilize natural metabolic processes as tools for the removal of recalcitrant pollutants.</p> <p class="p1">Independently, fungi and bacteria have demonstrated remediation capabilities but the synergy</p> <p class="p2">between them offers a possibility for accelerated removal efficacies. The influence of fungal</p> <p class="p2">partners on bacterial communities is based on several variables, including specific fungal</p> <p class="p2">partners, environmental conditions, and soil pollutants, making it difficult to predict explicit</p> <p class="p1">microbial behaviors for entire bioremediation cases. One area of study addressing this issue</p> <p class="p1">is the addition of biostimulants to an inoculated substrate to aid microbial partners in their</p> <p class="p2">bioremediation efforts by providing an additional nutrient source that can reduce the occurrence</p> <p class="p2">of resource competition. In this review, an evaluation of current studies exploring fungal<span class="s1">bacterial</span></p> <p class="p1">responses to pollutants and bioremediation strategies is used to synthesize current</p> <p class="p1">insights on how this synergism may be employed in soil remediation methods. Overall, future</p> <p class="p2">investigations should concentrate on the long-term impacts between the indigenous microbiome</p> <p class="p2">within contaminated soils and the fungal-bacterial consortium employed to shed light on how</p> <p class="p1">these pairings will behave during comprehensive applications.</p> Micaela Buda Copyright (c) 2021 https://pubs.lib.umn.edu/index.php/djaws/article/view/4253 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 00:00:00 -0500 Addressing the Nocebo Effect: Limiting the Potential for Negative Clinical Outcomes https://pubs.lib.umn.edu/index.php/djaws/article/view/4254 <p class="p1">In contrast to the familiar placebo effect, increased positive outcomes triggered by positive</p> <p class="p1">expectations, the opposing and less favorable phenomenon known as the nocebo effect results</p> <p class="p1">in aversive outcomes stemming from negative expectations. While currently being a rather new</p> <p class="p1">and trending field of research, associated ethical conflicts have restricted the types of studies</p> <p class="p1">conducted and the available knowledge concerning the topic. The ethical dilemma and lack</p> <p class="p1">of complete understanding make it difficult for clinicians to develop changes that effectively</p> <p class="p1">reduce the likelihood of nocebo responses affecting clinical trials, patient treatment outcomes,</p> <p class="p1">side effect severity, and overall negative feelings surrounding medical settings. Regardless,</p> <p class="p1">some semi-successful modifications in patient-physician communication and interactions have</p> <p class="p1">been able to decrease the probability of nocebo responses occurring. Further research is needed</p> <p class="p1">to obtain more knowledge about the way the nocebo effect works, to better identify susceptible</p> <p class="p1">patients, and to develop more effective methods of controlling the nocebo effect.</p> Meredith Reynolds, Anatoli Ginbo, Jerilyn Anderson, Vanessa Saina Copyright (c) 2021 https://pubs.lib.umn.edu/index.php/djaws/article/view/4254 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 00:00:00 -0500 The Effects of Intermittent Fasting on Type 2 Diabetes https://pubs.lib.umn.edu/index.php/djaws/article/view/4255 <p class="p1">Type 2 diabetes occurs when a body does not use insulin properly: either the body begins to</p> <p class="p1">resist insulin or the pancreas does not produce enough insulin. The exact cause of type 2 diabetes is</p> <p class="p1">unknown, but genetic and environmental factors appear to be key contributors to its development.</p> <p class="p2">Because the prevalence of this condition is increasing, it is important to find new ways to manage it.</p> <p class="p2">One such way is intermittent fasting. Intermittent fasting is a cycle that requires a specific eating time</p> <p class="p2">followed by a voluntary fasting time. This repeating cycle is known to provide many benefits including</p> <p class="p1">weight loss, increased energy, mental focus, cardiovascular health, and reversal of diabetes. There have</p> <p class="p2">been few studies on the effects of intermittent fasting on type 2 diabetes. Many of these studies were</p> <p class="p2">completed on rodents, while a few focused on human subjects suffering from type 2 diabetes. All studies</p> <p class="p2">described in this review have found benefits of intermittent fasting relating to type 2 diabetes, but the</p> <p class="p1">mechanisms the researchers found vary. The aim of this review is to present the research established</p> <p class="p2">on intermittent fasting and type 2 diabetes while acknowledging the differences in results and the need</p> <p class="p2">for further study. The sections of this review will explore the effects of intermittent fasting on insulin,</p> <p class="p1">the mechanisms that improve insulin sensitivity, as well as the feasibility of intermittent fasting as a</p> <p class="p1">treatment strategy for type 2 diabetes.</p> Anna Mackenthun Copyright (c) 2021 https://pubs.lib.umn.edu/index.php/djaws/article/view/4255 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 00:00:00 -0500 Echoes of Laurentide https://pubs.lib.umn.edu/index.php/djaws/article/view/4256 <p class="p1">&nbsp;</p> <p class="p2"><span class="s1"><span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></span>Glaciers creak beneath my feet. Not literally, of course, not anymore for the last several thousand years, but I can feel their remaining chill hum in me. Each step I take whispers of the ice that shaped my home, shaped <em>me</em>. Who I am is so intertwined with where I’m from, so fused at the core of my soul, that separating them proves hopeless. Is that not one of the first questions asked at every introduction? Others may ask you to share your name and pronouns, perhaps an awkward fun fact that feels excruciatingly hard to come up with, and of course – where you are from. We must define each other by this fact far more than we realize.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> Katrina Hauer Copyright (c) 2021 https://pubs.lib.umn.edu/index.php/djaws/article/view/4256 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 00:00:00 -0500