http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification 720 https://escholarship.org/uc/ucsd_aep_catalyst/rss Recent eScholarship items from The Catalyst: Propelling Scholars Forward Fri, 15 May 2026 03:36:36 +0000 https://escholarship.org/uc/item/86b7k7md Youth Mental Health Outcomes of Gender Confirmation Surgery Legislation https://escholarship.org/uc/item/86b7k7md Fri, 5 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Torgerson, Riley https://escholarship.org/uc/item/1720c920 Battling Biopolitics, Racialization, and Pariah Femininity:&nbsp;An Intersectional Reading of the “Female Titan” in Hajime Isayama’s Attack on Titan https://escholarship.org/uc/item/1720c920 Tue, 14 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Anggraeni, Adella https://escholarship.org/uc/item/90v7n0z3 Does California wildfire ash enter the coastal food web? Phytoplankton growth rates in response to California wildfire ash https://escholarship.org/uc/item/90v7n0z3 Mon, 13 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Thorpe, Emma https://escholarship.org/uc/item/75v9m5dr Consideration of Nineteenth-Century Literature in Modern Views of Asylums https://escholarship.org/uc/item/75v9m5dr Mon, 13 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Lee, Justin https://escholarship.org/uc/item/62h387c3 Reconnecting to the Land: A Case Study of Cali-Baja Farmers https://escholarship.org/uc/item/62h387c3 Mon, 13 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Aguirre, Caren https://escholarship.org/uc/item/5jj6h5zk The Modern Luddite: A Comparison of Societal Responses Between the Industrial Revolution and AI Revolution https://escholarship.org/uc/item/5jj6h5zk Mon, 13 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Winicki, Anthony A https://escholarship.org/uc/item/4qc2049w “My Pronouns are USA”: The Impact of Right Wing Online Influencers on the LGBTQ+ Community https://escholarship.org/uc/item/4qc2049w Mon, 13 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Johnson, Jin https://escholarship.org/uc/item/22m9t69m Intermediality and Cross-Cultural Exchange Inspired by Hokusai (and other Ukiyo-e artists) https://escholarship.org/uc/item/22m9t69m Mon, 13 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Halaszynski, Cassie https://escholarship.org/uc/item/3fh28589 Asian America has historically been susceptible to white supremacist national manipulation, by way of fear mongering. Recruitments of Asian America to fulfill nationalist agendas often result in enactments of violence towards the wellbeing and affectiveness of queer modalities. This further ostracizes, invalidates, and commits acts of violence upon different queer modalities: bodies, griefs, existences, acts, and desires, as well as positions such modalities as an unconsenting site for political battles. Set in the Bay Area during the 1940’s to 1990’s, this paper examines a fictional novel, lesbian Asian American activist circles, and University of California Berkeley (UCB) hiring practices. These cases serve to illustrate ways in which unconsenting queer subjects are forced to succumb to battles of national politics and demonstrate processes that further enact violence and halt efforts towards collective liberation. https://escholarship.org/uc/item/3fh28589 Tue, 28 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Ho, Florence https://escholarship.org/uc/item/7x3142n3 Prior authorization, a requirement for healthcare providers to obtain insurance approval before delivering services, has become a significant administrative challenge in the U.S. healthcare system. According to an American Physical Therapy Association survey, 75% of patients reported delays in accessing necessary care due to prior authorization. In comparison, 80% of healthcare staff see it as a factor in burnout. This paper examines the implications of preauthorization on healthcare service delivery, focusing on practitioner distribution, patient care accessibility, and financial impacts. The research explores the association between state-level preauthorization restrictions and the availability of healthcare practitioners, particularly in rural areas and specialties. Findings suggest that more restrictive prior authorization processes correlate with reduced practitioner availability, negatively affecting access to care and patient outcomes. Additionally, the paper discusses... https://escholarship.org/uc/item/7x3142n3 Mon, 25 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000 Hosfield, Megan https://escholarship.org/uc/item/2b06t1nz This paper examines how the absence of accessible healthcare intersects with the disproportionate burden that climate change places on marginalized communities. The paper reviews the current literature on the intersection of climate-related health crises and public policy, highlighting the lack of policies centered around this intersection. This review explores how the disproportionate impact of the current climate related health crisis on minority communities is a continuation of structural violence, inequality, and systemic neglect by both the government and public policy makers. Possible solutions, along with their practical and ethical limitations, are dissected. From a healthcare perspective, this paper emphasizes the need to highlight the incoming health crises, and to take measures to reform both healthcare and climate policies to tackle them. https://escholarship.org/uc/item/2b06t1nz Sun, 13 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000 Gupta, Shefali https://escholarship.org/uc/item/2gt2b8r6 <em>Arachis pintoi</em> (Fabaceae) is a common relative of the cultivated peanut, and folds its four leaflets up to look like one at night. The adaptive significance of this behavior (foliar nyctinasty) is unknown. To test the hypothesis that leaflet folding alone can deter herbivores, a leaf preference experiment was performed on Chromacris trogon grasshoppers. Small oval cutouts were made from leaves of the grasshopper’s preferred food source, Iochroma arborescens (Solanaceae), and were combined with small pieces of tape and dry grass to construct artificial leaves resembling the day and night form of A. pintoi. In the experiment, groups of three grasshoppers were starved for 24 hours and then placed in petri dishes containing one closed and one open artificial leaf. After 30 six-hour trials, the average herbivory of open leaves was 12.3%, while closed leaves was 5.2% (p = 0.00145), indicating a significant preference for open leaves. This suggests that the folded configuration... https://escholarship.org/uc/item/2gt2b8r6 Tue, 1 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000 Bell, Aidan https://escholarship.org/uc/item/8rs4v3pq This research is dedicated to advancing gas turbine technology for greener and more cost-effective commercial air transportation. The focus lies in optimizing the High Pressure Compressor (HPC) component of NASA’s Energy Efficient Engine (EEE) which compresses air prior to entering the combustion chamber. The goal for the research project was to improve the compressor’s pressure ratio from inlet to outlet to enhance the efficiency of the combustion process. Factors affecting compressor performance, such as blade twist angle, blade geometry, and shroud and hub tip clearance, are analyzed and optimized to improve efficiency and overall performance. Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) models were created within the Ansys software suite and successfully optimized by leveraging the San Diego Supercomputer Center. This research achieved a pressure ratio increase across the first four stages of a ten-stage compressor, surpassing NASA's 1980 model. This paper outlines the methodology,... https://escholarship.org/uc/item/8rs4v3pq Mon, 30 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0000 Gomersall, Preston Jain, Devanshi https://escholarship.org/uc/item/87g7r32x This paper focuses on two characters from the digital game Persona 4 Golden (2008, rev. 2012) who harbor shame around their queerness. During the course of the game, these two characters – Kanji and Naoto – undergo a form of “group therapy” and self-acceptance to resolve that shame. Throughout this process, Persona 4 Golden creates an immersive experience where players become and also assist the two characters in grappling with their shame. This interaction with shame is particularly effective when queer players immerse themselves in the game, as the objectives of confronting and reconciling with characters’ queer shame compound with their own journey of navigating their queerness. Consequently, queer players may find Persona 4 Golden to be therapeutic. https://escholarship.org/uc/item/87g7r32x Sat, 29 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000 Lim, Tommy https://escholarship.org/uc/item/7zw1v2ns Due to many historical injustices, communities of color have often felt misused by medicine at large. There is a cycle of distrust and general unpleasantness with healthcare providers. Unfortunately, the injustices haven’t stopped, as many people of color feel that those in the medical profession lack one of the basic qualities that are needed in healthcare: compassion. In many research studies about compassion, healthcare professionals and other experts define compassion. However, the people we should be asking are not the providers themselves, but the patients, as they are the ones that will know if they receive compassionate care. Focusing research like this on communities of color, especially since there is already distrust, is important. Although research on compassion has increased, there is little data on how under-resourced, culturally, and ethnically diverse communities define compassion, which can help mitigate the health disparities plaguing these communities. This... https://escholarship.org/uc/item/7zw1v2ns Wed, 24 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000 Iroanusi, Nkechinyere Afflalo, Suzanne Shurelds, Wendy Clayton, Alyssa Warren, Shelby Tanaka, Elaine https://escholarship.org/uc/item/0fr1b143 The adverse effects of climate change are destroying communities. Rising sea levels, extreme weather events, and changing weather patterns are drastically threatening the living conditions and the livelihoods of people globally, forcing them to flee their homes and become “climate refugees.” Although there are many contributors to the perpetuation of climate change, including governments, corporations and individuals, this research focuses on the role of multinational enterprises, some of whom are large carbon emitters. Should they be held accountable for their direct and slow-onset contributions to the displacement of people, and if so, to what extent? https://escholarship.org/uc/item/0fr1b143 Thu, 23 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000 Wanner, Katrina