What do we measure when we measure perceptions of everyday discrimination?

Rationale: The Everyday Discrimination Scale forms the backbone of hundreds of studies documenting the health effects of perceived discrimination. Researchers regularly use the scale to examine specific types of discrimination (e.g.

Microstructural Analysis and Mechanical Properties of TiMoZrTaSi Alloys as Biomaterials.

TiMoZrTaSi alloys appertain to a new generation of metallic biomaterials, labeled high-entropy alloys, that assure both biocompatibility as well as improved mechanical properties required by further medical applications. This paper presents the use of nondestructive evaluation techniques for new type of alloys, TiMoZrTaSi, with x = 0; 0.5; 0.

Does the Everyday Discrimination Scale generate meaningful cross-group estimates? A psychometric evaluation.

Rationale: Studies linking discrimination to poor mental and physical health constitute one of the most robust branches of health inequities research. For more than two decades, and in more than a dozen countries, scholars working in this field have used the Everyday Discrimination Scale (EDS) to assess perceptions of discrimination. Two recent studies (Harnois et al.

From Individual To Social Trauma: Sources Of Everyday Trauma In Italy, The US And UK During The Covid-19 Pandemic.

The heterogeneity of COVID-19 experience and response for each individual is irrefutable; nevertheless, similarities can be observed between countries with respect to people's psychological responses. The main aim of this Commentary is to provide a cultural perspective of the sources of trauma, at the individual and social level, in three different countries: Italy, US and UK. The evidence from previous outbreaks, such as SARS, H1N1 flu, Ebola, and the ongoing Italian, the US, and the UK experience of COVID-19 shows that COVID-19 has introduced not only an individual trauma but also a collective trauma, that researchers should attend to now and in future global emergencies.

Higher exposure, lower vulnerability? The curious case of education, gender discrimination, and Women's health.

Workplace gender discrimination persists in American society and women's experiences of discrimination are linked to diminished mental and physical well-being. While higher socioeconomic status (SES) decreases exposure to a number of work-related stressors, research suggests higher SES may also be associated with increased rates of perceived gender discrimination at work. We conceptualize educational attainment as a "metamechanism" that shapes women's work lives, family lives, as well as their ideologies.