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Anatomy of Arteries and Veins of Uterus and Ovaries in Rhesus Monkeys

The vasculature of uterus and ovaries was studied with the aid of a tissue-clearing technique in 13 rhesus monkeys. The uterine artery and vein formed two closely associated loops from origin to termination of each vessel. The vessels passed mediad toward the uterus, craniad along the lateral surface of the uterus, laterad toward the ovary, and terminated in a prominent anastomosis with the corresponding ovarian vessel ventral to the internal and external iliac vessels. The cranial arm of the uterine vein and the veins from the oviduct and ovary converged to form a prominent uteroovarian vein. The uteroovarian vein consisted of two channels which were interconnected by anastomoses. The initial one-fourth of the ovarian artery was relatively straight, but the remainder was very tortuous or tightly spiraled in both prepubertal and adult monkeys. The spiraled portion of the artery was located between the two channels of the uteroovarian vein. The terminal portion of the ovarian artery was very convoluted and was associated with venous branches from the ovary. The spiraling and convolution; of the ovarian artery and the close apposition of the spirals to the channels of the uteroovarian vein resulted in a large area of surface contact between vessels which contained ovarian arterial blood and vessels which contained uterine and ovarian venous blood. The function of this large area of surface contact is not known. However, it does provide an anatomical basis for the existence of a venoarterial pathway for the passage of substances between the uteroovarian venous blood and ovarian arterial blood.
Can urinary nitrites or other urinalysis findings be a predictor of bacterial resistance of uncomplicated urinary tract infections

Abstract Background and objectives To evaluate whether initial urinalysis (UA) and urinary nitrite results can be used as a proxy for choosing empiric antibiotic therapy. Materials and methods A retrospective study was conducted in an urban inner city community hospital in New York City (NYU Woodhull Medical Center). We reviewed the charts of patients seen in the Emergency Department and Pediatric Clinic who had a diagnosis of urinary tract infection (UTI) during a 3 year time period (January 2010–December 2012). Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS 20.0 statistical software. Results Between January 2010 and December 2012, a total of 378 patients had a diagnosis of UTI. Seventy-five (19.8%) were males and 203 (80.2%) were females. Of the 378 patients with a diagnosis of UTI, the most common isolated pathogen was Escherichia coli , which was detected in 283 (74.9%) isolates. Other bacteria included Klebsiella spp 30 (7.9%), Proteus 21 (5.6%), Enterococcus 14 (3.7%), and others 30 (7.9%). The resistance rate was higher in the nitrite positive group for the following antibiotics: TMP/SMX and ampicillin with or without sulbactam. No significant correlation was found with the remaining studied antibiotics. No significant correlation was found between leukoesterase and the resistance patterns in all of the studied antibiotics, except cefazolin. Conclusion Urinary nitrite results are not helpful in choosing an initial antibiotic to treat a UTI. Leukocytosis in the blood or urine or the presence of a fever cannot be used to predict bacterial resistance. The use of nitrofurantoin or cephalexin for the treatment of cystitis was optimum, and in the presence of negative leukoesterase, nitrofurantoin was preferable to cephalexin.
Intra- and interspecific predation among adult female phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae): effects on survival and reproduction

We tested whether the oligophagous phytoseiid mites Metaseiulus occidentalis (Nesbitt) and Neoseiulus fallacis (Garman) differed in predation, survival, and reproduction from the polyphagous mites Typhlodromus pyri Scheuten and Amblyseius andersoni Chant when cohorts of adult females (no immatures) of each were held without food at a ratio of 40:0 or in all combinations at 20:20 or 10:10:10:10. When alone, mean survival was 5–10 d: T. pyri > A. andersoni > M. occidentalis > N. fallacis . Of the 4, only M. occidentalis did not feed interspecifically on live adult females, all 4 scavenged dead mites. At 20:20, A. andersoni killed T. pyri least rapidly, M. occidentalis most rapidly. Both T. pyri or N. fallacis killed a few M. occidentalis. A. andersoni survived longer with either M. occidentalis or N. fallacis than with T. pyri. A. andersoni adult females when held with 20 M. occidentalis adult females (replaced daily) produced 33–50% fewer progeny than with twospotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae Koch, adult females; this was much more than with T. pyri or N. fallacis adult females. Neither T. pyri nor N. fallacis adult females produced new adults when held with M. occidentalis adult females. It is clear that some adult female phytoseiids can feed on others and add to their survival and reproduction. No clear patterns were seen in the predation responses of oligophagous versus polyphagous species.
Amino acid bound surfactants: a new synthetic family of polymeric monoliths opening up possibilities for chiral separations in capillary electrochromatography.

By combining a novel chiral amino-acid surfactant containing an acryloyl amide tail, a carbamate linker, and a leucine headgroup of different chain lengths with a conventional cross-linker and a polymerization technique, a new “one-pot” synthesis for the generation of amino-acid based polymeric monolith is realized. The method promises to open up the discovery of an amino-acid based polymeric monolith for chiral separations in capillary electrochromatography (CEC). The possibility of enhanced chemoselectivity for simultaneous separation of ephedrine and pseudoephedrine containing multiple chiral centers and the potential use of this amino-acid surfactant bound column for CEC and CEC coupled to mass spectrometric detection are demonstrated.
1H, 15N and 13C resonance assignments for the first three zinc fingers of transcription factor IIIA.

The first three zinc fingers (ZF1-3) of transcription factor IIIA (TFIIIA) from Xenopus have been shown to contribute the majority of the binding energy to the intact TFIIIA-DNA interaction [Liao et al. (1992) J. Mol. Biol., 223, 857–871]. We have expressed a 92-amino acid polypeptide containing the three N-terminal zinc fingers of TFIIIA. This three-fingered polypeptide has been isotopically labeled with 15N and 13C in E. coli and purified to homogeneity. Assignment of backbone 1H, 15N, aliphatic 1H and 13C and aromatic 1H and 13C resonances of ΔNZF1-3 has been obtained using a combination of single-, double-and triple-resonance multidimensional NMR experiments. The secondary structures for each finger have been determined from NOE connectivities, 3JNHα values and chemical shifts. The results show that each finger folds into a canonical β-sheet-helix zinc finger structural motif, while the linkers adopt an extended structure. The helix between the two histidine ligands in ZF3 is distorted by zinc coordination, to accommodate the presence of four intervening amino acids instead of three as in ZF1 and ZF2.
The potential for floodplains to sustain biomass feedstock production systems

Production of biofuels from corn or other food crops is considered unsustainable in the long term since it creates artificial shortages in food supply, increases in food price, and subsequent socioeconomic and environmental concerns. Second-generation biofuels, however, have shown promise, with improvement in technologies for converting cellulosic feedstocks into liquid transportation fuels. The development of biomass feedstock production systems and advanced biofuel refineries in floodplains and marginal lands can generate up to 45 t of biomass and 14,000 l of advanced biofuel per hectare per year, achieving considerable offset in dependence on fossil fuel. Promising biomass species for floodplains include short-rotation trees such as poplar and willow, perennial grasses such as Miscanthus and switchgrass, and annuals such as high-biomass sorghum. However, river floodplains are often susceptible to flooding and drought events, partly due to the impact of climate change on hydrological cycles and human in...
A Holographic Dual of the Quantum Inequalities

In this note, we establish the 2-D Quantum Inequalities - first proved by Flanagan - for all CFTs with a causal holographic dual. Following the treatment of Kelly \& Wall, we establish that the Boundary Causality Condition in an asymptotic AdS spacetime implies the Quantum Inequalities on the boundary. Our results extend easily to curved spacetime and are stable under deformations of the CFT by relevant operators. We discuss higher dimensional generalizations and possible connections to recent bounds on $a/c$ in 4-D CFTs.
The National Association of School Psychologists' Self-Assessment Tool for School Psychologists: Factor Structure and Relationship to The National Association of School Psychologists' Practice Model

ABSTRACTThe National Association of School Psychologists' Model for Comprehensive and Integrated School Psychological Services (2010a), often referred to as the National Association of School Psychologists' Practice Model, describes the comprehensive range of professional skills and competencies available from school psychologists across 10 domains. The Self-Assessment Tool for School Psychologists is a two-scale, 48-item self-report measure that is based on the Practice Model and designed to have practitioners assess the degree to which they engage in various professional activities (A scale), and the perceived level of importance of those activities to effective service delivery (B scale). The present study aimed to examine the factor structure and psychometric properties of the Self-Assessment Tool for School Psychologists and to evaluate the proposed interpretation regarding school psychologists' professional practices. Participants included a sample of 1,293 practicing school psychologists. Results o...
Partnership Book-Ups

Section 704(c)(1)(A) governs the taxation of unrealized appreciation and loss in property contributed to a partnership. The principles underlying §704(c)(1)(A) also apply to property held by a partnership when additional property is contributed to the venture or existing property is distributed in exchange for a partnership interest. In Notice 2009-70, the Service solicited comments on the proper application of §704(c)(1)(A) to contributed property and on the application of §704(c)(1)(A) principles in appropriate circumstances to existing property of a partnership. Part I responds to Notice 2009-70 with three technical changes to the application of §704(c) principles, each of which will better conform the application of §704(c) principles to economic reality. The first two technical proposals limit the ability of a partnership to exploit §704(c) principles when doing so would be inconsistent with the economic arrangement among the partners or would emasculate the alternate test for economic effect under §704(b). The third technical proposal expands the use of §704(c) principles when their use would allow the books of a partnership to more closely reflect the economics underlying the partners' economic positions. Part II proposes three broad changes to the application of §704(c) principles to partnership dispositions and distributions. In many cases, the existing rules allow the partial sale of a partnership interest or a partnership distribution to shift the recognition of income among partners in ways that are easily manipulated. The proposals offered in part II will in most situations eliminate the shifting of income resulting from these transactions and thereby reduce the opportunity to exploit partnership dispositions and distributions in tax minimizing ways.
Update on novel targets and potential treatment avenues in pulmonary hypertension

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a condition marked by a combination of constriction and remodeling within the pulmonary vasculature. It remains a disease without a cure, as current treatments were developed with a focus on vasodilatory properties but do not reverse the remodeling component. Numerous recent advances have been made in the understanding of cellular processes that drive pathologic remodeling in each layer of the vessel wall as well as the accompanying maladaptive changes in the right ventricle. In particular, the past few years have yielded much improved insight into the pathways that contribute to altered metabolism, mitochondrial function, and reactive oxygen species signaling and how these pathways promote the proproliferative, promigratory, and antiapoptotic phenotype of the vasculature during PH. Additionally, there have been significant advances in numerous other pathways linked to PH pathogenesis, such as sex hormones and perivascular inflammation. Novel insights into cellular pathology have suggested new avenues for the development of both biomarkers and therapies that will hopefully bring us closer to the elusive goal: a therapy leading to reversal of disease.
Metabolic acidosis with hemodilution due to massive absorption of normal saline as bladder irrigation fluid following holmium laser enucleation of prostate

Holmium laser enucleation of prostate (HoLEP) is being performed with increasing frequency as a minimally invasive alternative to transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) for the surgical management of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). HoLEP offers the advantage of use of normal saline for irrigation, instead of glycine which is utilized in TURP, decreasing the likelihood of fluid absorption and effects on serum electrolytes. We describe a patient who underwent HoLEP for BPH and subsequently developed non-ion gap metabolic acidosis and hemodilution associated with volume overload.
Thermo-mechanical modeling of RF MEMS devices

Time-dependent thermoelectromechanical behavior of metal contacts in microelectromechanical system (MEMS) devices and packaging is studied. The analysis relates the electrical constriction resistance to contact temperature and contact surface evolution over time, using a microcontact asperity creep model for metal microcontacts under continual applied or residual stresses. The effects of contact temperature on constriction resistance are investigated. This work provides guidance toward the rational design of microcontacts with enhanced reliabilities by better defining variables that control the electrical resistance at such microcontcats.
Ricœur’s Early Political Thought

Paul Ricœur is undoubtedly among the most distinguished philosophers of his era.1 In the course of his long career he has investigated a large number of crucial issues such as action, time, history, and language. These studies all fit together as what he himself has called a “philosophical anthropology.”2 Philosophical anthropology’s task is to examine the multiple dimensions of human existence, to lay bare the distinctive ways in which we affect and are affected by the material and cultural contexts that we inhabit.
A novel approach to the data center hybrid cooling design with containment

ABSTRACTHybrid cooling solutions, which consist of the installation of heat exchangers near IT equipment, aim to eliminate hot spots in data centers containing high-density computer cabinets. In addition, cold aisle containment is often used to reduce hot air recirculation to improve energy efficiency. However, the viability and efficiency of each hybrid cooling strategy with or without containment depend on the IT load and equipment arrangement, and no formal procedure exists for selecting the most efficient strategy for a given application. Therefore, this study provides a computational approach for ranking the performance of different cooling strategies based on their capacity and cooling efficiency. The results of analyses indicate that applying containment is beneficial in (1) lowering the maximum temperature of the air entering the racks as airflow rates are increased, and (2) increasing the uniformity of rack inlet temperatures. However, applying containment also requires additional mechanical work...
Non-invasive neural stimulation

Neurotechnologies for non-invasively interfacing with neural circuits have been evolving from those capable of sensing neural activity to those capable of restoring and enhancing human brain function. Generally referred to as non-invasive neural stimulation (NINS) methods, these neuromodulation approaches rely on electrical, magnetic, photonic, and acoustic or ultrasonic energy to influence nervous system activity, brain function, and behavior. Evidence that has been surmounting for decades shows that advanced neural engineering of NINS technologies will indeed transform the way humans treat diseases, interact with information, communicate, and learn. The physics underlying the ability of various NINS methods to modulate nervous system activity can be quite different from one another depending on the energy modality used as we briefly discuss. For members of commercial and defense industry sectors that have not traditionally engaged in neuroscience research and development, the science, engineering and technology required to advance NINS methods beyond the state-of-the-art presents tremendous opportunities. Within the past few years alone there have been large increases in global investments made by federal agencies, foundations, private investors and multinational corporations to develop advanced applications of NINS technologies. Driven by these efforts NINS methods and devices have recently been introduced to mass markets via the consumer electronics industry. Further, NINS continues to be explored in a growing number of defense applications focused on enhancing human dimensions. The present paper provides a brief introduction to the field of non-invasive neural stimulation by highlighting some of the more common methods in use or under current development today.
Beaver in the Upper Madison Beaver Management Area Outside Of West Yellowstone, Montana

Through the late 1960s and early 1970s, trappers harvested most of the beaver in the Hebgen Lake watershed outside of West Yellowstone, Montana. In an attempt to bring back the beaver, Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks and the Forest Service established the Upper Madison Beaver Management Area (UMBMA) to regulate the number of the licenses made available to trappers. Both agencies wanted beaver on the landscape because of the important role beaver play in watershed ecology. By building dams, beavers raise water levels which improve wetland habitat for birds, fish, moose, and other animal species. My project included surveying one kilometer of good beaver habitat in the major drainages throughout the Hebgen lake watershed while looking for different beaver signs. These signs include recent beaver clippings in the willow, caches (piles of willow where beaver store there winter food supply), slides (folded down grass where beaver enter river), active lodges, and active dams. The objective of my paper was to evaluate the status of the beaver population by looking at the indices of presence to help FWP decide whether reintroductions and/or changes in the trapping season regulations are necessary.
Neurodynamic mobilization in a collegiate long jumper with exercise-induced lateral leg and ankle pain: A case report

Study Design: Case Report. Background: The purpose of this case report is to describe nerve mobilization in the treatment of lower extremity neuropathic pain in a female collegiate long jumper. Cas...
Orthopaedic In-Training Examination Resources and Residency Training for the Foot and Ankle Domain.

Background. Residency programs use the annual Orthopaedic In-Training Examination (OITE) prepared by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) to monitor resident progress and prepare the...
Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reforms, Spatial Market Integration, and Welfare: Evidence from a Natural Experiment in Ethiopia

In light of climate change and tight fiscal conditions after the 2008 crises, fuel subsidy reform has become a popular policy. The G20 leaders, in their Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania meeting in 2009, committed to phase out inefficient fuel subsidies. However, little is known about the implications of removing subsidies on food prices and welfare. I study the welfare effects of such reforms through their impacts on the spatial dispersion of food prices using a “natural experiment” from Ethiopia. I employ time‐regression discontinuity design using a highly disaggregated monthly grain price data (1996–2013) from 300 locations. I find the following: (a) the reform substantially increased grain price dispersion; (b) there are notable spatial heterogeneities in the treatment effect; (c) even if the reform has had no impact on overall price levels, it increased cross‐sectional spatial price differences; and (d) net‐sellers of grain in remote districts and some urban households experienced welfare losses.
Effect of Integrative Medicine Services on Pain for Hospitalized Patients at an Academic Health Center.

Background Pharmaceuticals such as opioids have routinely been prescribed for pain management. However, there has been an increasing epidemic of prescription opioid abuse, causing demand for nonpharmacologic complementary and integrative therapies for pain management. Objective To determine if integrative medicine services provided to inpatients could help reduce pain posttreatment. In addition, this study aimed to track total services requested and performed over the fourth quarter of 2017. Design, setting, and participants This prospective study analyzed documented integrative medicine services requested, indications for the requests, and pre- and posttreatment pain scores. A paired t test was used to determine significance. The study population was inpatients, from October 1, 2017, through December 31, 2017, at Mayo Clinic's Methodist and St. Mary's Hospitals in Rochester, Minnesota. Results During the study period, 1220 integrative services were provided with a majority being massage therapy (1,064; 87.2%), followed by acupuncture (112; 9.1%). Massage therapy and acupuncture were highly significant (P Conclusion and relevance Integrative therapies are appropriate modalities to help alleviate pain and other symptoms for the inpatient population. Due to the effectiveness of these modalities, integrative therapies may be a complement to opioids prescribed for pain. In addition, with over one-third of the patients falling asleep during therapy, our results suggest that integrative therapies can promote a state of relaxation. Future studies are warranted to determine the impact of integrative medicine therapies on sleep deprivation and other common symptoms of hospitalized patients.
Pediatric Rhinoplasty: A national surgical quality improvement program analysis.

OBJECTIVES Rhinoplasty is commonly performed in children with congenital anomalies and resultant nasal deformity causing airway obstruction. Little is known regarding patient factors or perioperative sequelae. We define demographic characteristics and perioperative complications for children undergoing rhinoplasty within a large national cohort. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective cohort study of children aged ≤ 18 years undergoing rhinoplasty utilizing data from the 2012 to 2015 American College of Surgeons National Surgery Quality Improvement Program-Pediatric public use file. METHODS All children who underwent rhinoplasty were identified. Postoperative complications were defined as 30-day postoperative infection, unplanned readmission and reoperation, and death. Multivariate logistic regression was used to identify predictors of complications. Subgroup analysis was performed based on child age (age < 5 years vs. 5-13 years vs. ≥ 14 years). RESULTS Of 1,378 children undergoing rhinoplasty, 21(1.52%) children experienced complications, with the most common being unplanned readmission. Younger children were more likely to experience complications (3.79% aged < 5 years vs. 0.66% aged ≥ 14 years; P = 0.001). Using multivariate logistic regression analysis, we observed a 61% decreased odds of complication with each age group (odds ratio 0.39, 95% confidence interval 0.19, 0.77; P = 0.007). Younger children were more likely to be male (56.2% male aged < 5 years vs. 46.6% male aged ≥ 14 years; P = 0.011), have developmental delay (11.7% aged < 5 years vs. 3.65% aged ≥ 14 years; P < 0.001), and have craniofacial abnormalities (73.2% aged < 5 years vs. 42.1% aged ≥ 14 years; P < 0.001). CONCLUSION Children undergoing rhinoplasty experience few major complications, with the most common being unplanned readmission. Younger children are at greater risk and are more likely to be male with craniofacial abnormalities. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE 4 Laryngoscope, 129:494-499, 2019.
L2 Anxiety and the Foreign Language Reading Anxiety Scale: Listening to the Evidence.

Second language (L2) educators have proposed a unique anxiety for general L2 learning and an anxiety specific to L2 reading. Since the early 1990s, the L2 anxiety concept has been challenged on theoretical and empirical grounds. In this investigation, U.S. high school L2 learners were administered the Foreign Language Reading Anxiety Scale (FLRAS) and measures of first language (L1) skills, L1 phonological memory and working memory, L1 print exposure, L1 reading attitudes, L1 metacognitive ability, L2 aptitude, and L2 achievement, then were followed through 2 to 3 years of Spanish. Results showed that the FLRAS explained significant unique variance in most L1 skills and L2 aptitude. Hierarchical regressions showed that the FLRAS explained growth in L2 achievement from first‐ to second‐ to third‐year Spanish. Findings suggest that the FLRAS is likely to measure individual differences in or self‐perceptions of students’ language learning skills rather than a specific anxiety for L2 learning. Implications for the teaching of L2s to U.S. students are discussed.
Abstract TP308: Predictive model for Stroke Mimics during Code Stroke Evaluation

Introduction: A common approach at differentiating acute ischemic stroke (AIS) from stroke mimics (SM) is medical history and clinical presentation. However, combination of certain clinical symptom...
Awareness of Yoga for Supportive Care in Cancer: Implications for Dissemination

Abstract Objectives: Evidence indicates there are beneficial physical and psychosocial effects from practicing yoga in cancer patients and survivors. Despite yoga having been incorporated into Nati...
Assessment of the NIH-supported relative citation ratio as a measure of research productivity among 1687 academic neurological surgeons.

Objective Publication metrics such as the Hirsch index (h-index) are often used to evaluate and compare research productivity in academia. The h-index is not a field-normalized statistic and can therefore be dependent on overall rates of publication and citation within specific fields. Thus, a metric that adjusts for this while measuring individual contributions would be preferable. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has developed a new, field-normalized, article-level metric called the "relative citation ratio" (RCR) that can be used to more accurately compare author productivity between fields. The mean RCR is calculated as the total number of citations per year of a publication divided by the average field-specific citations per year, whereas the weighted RCR is the sum of all article-level RCR scores over an author's career. The present study was performed to determine how various factors, such as academic rank, career duration, a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree, and sex, impact the RCR to analyze research productivity among academic neurosurgeons. Methods A retrospective data analysis was performed using the iCite database. All physician faculty affiliated with Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)-accredited neurological surgery programs were eligible for analysis. Sex, career duration, academic rank, additional degrees, total publications, mean RCR, and weighted RCR were collected for each individual. Mean RCR and weighted RCR were compared between variables to assess patterns of analysis by using SAS software version 9.4. Results A total of 1687 neurosurgery faculty members from 125 institutions were included in the analysis. Advanced academic rank, longer career duration, and PhD acquisition were all associated with increased mean and weighted RCRs. Male sex was associated with having an increased weighted RCR but not an increased mean RCR score. Overall, neurological surgeons were highly productive, with a median RCR of 1.37 (IQR 0.93-1.97) and a median weighted RCR of 28.56 (IQR 7.99-85.65). Conclusions The RCR and its derivatives are new metrics that help fill in the gaps of other indices for research output. Here, the authors found that advanced academic rank, longer career duration, and PhD acquisition were all associated with increased mean and weighted RCRs. Male sex was associated with having an increased weighted, but not mean, RCR score, most likely because of historically unequal opportunities for women within the field. Furthermore, the data showed that current academic neurosurgeons are exceptionally productive compared to both physicians in other specialties and the general scientific community.
Development of an Extremely High Thermal Conductivity TIM for Large Electronics Packages in the 4 th Industrial Revolution Era

The capability and diversity of high-performance microprocessors is increasing with each process technology generation to meet increasing application demands. The cooling designs for these chips must deal with larger temperature gradients across the die than previous generations. Dissipation of the thermal energy from heat generating parts to a heat sink via conduction occurs through a thermal interfacial material (TIM). One of the most important parameters of TIMs is their thermal conductivity that impacts the efficiency of the thermal management. Therefore, in this study, three new different types of TIMs with high thermal conductivity (> 20W/mK) were examined.In this paper, workability and reliability test results will be shown for metal sheet TIM (60W/mK), graphite sheet TIM (24W/mK) and silver (Ag) sintered TIM (50W/mK) materials. All test package sizes are covered with 52.5-mm body size or 45-mm body size for large package with > 45-mm body size in a flip chip ball grid array (FCBGA) package. The reliability test items are high-temperature storage (HTS) @ 150’C 1000hrs, temperature cycling (TC) ‘B’ 1000X and unbiased highly accelerated stress test (uHAST) for 96hrs. Open/short (O/S) test, scanning acoustic tomography (SAT) or X-ray analysis data are reported. Post reliability test, lid pull test results will be shown as well.
Home quarantine compliance is low in children with fever during COVID-19 epidemic.

BACKGROUND The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak began in China at the end of 2019. The disease is highly infectious. In order to prevent and control the epidemic situation, the state has issued a series of measures to guide the prevention and control of the epidemic. At the same time, it also introduced the measure of home isolation for children with fever. However, due to the nature of children, the implementation of the home isolation turned out to be quite difficult, and questions regarding the home isolation were brought out by parents when seeing doctors. For this reason, we decided to conduct this study. AIM To study factors that influence home quarantine compliance in children with fever during the COVID-19 epidemic. METHODS A total of 495 paediatric patients with respiratory tract infection and fever were selected from the general fever clinic at Xiamen Children's Hospital from February 6-27, 2020. On day 8 after the hospital visit, follow-up was conducted by telephone to evaluate the compliance of home quarantine. RESULTS Among the ten quarantine measures, the proportion of families adhering to keeping 1.5 m distance, proper hand hygiene, wearing masks at home, and proper cough etiquette was very low (< 30% for each measure). Our analysis showed that compliance was related to gender and age of children, gender and age of primary caregiver, number of children in the family, and intensity of information on quarantine measures. We observed that compliance increased with the age of children. Compared with children whose caregivers were young adults, children with elderly caregivers were 2.461 times more likely to show poor compliance. Furthermore, children who received intensive information on quarantine measures had significantly better compliance. CONCLUSION Compliance of children with fever to quarantine measures at home is low during the COVID-19 epidemic. Strengthening education on the quarantine measures is critical to improve compliance, in particular in young children with elderly caregivers.
THE ONE WHO MADE THE LOCK ALSO MADE THE KEY

In this essay, I look at the way that Thomas Hobbes offers not only the building blocks for state power and sovereignty (as he is so famous for doing) but also a basis by which to resist those very things. Even as Hobbes constructs a vast and awe inspiring network of sovereign forms of authority, he shows how those forms are produced, in a sense, out of thin air. Hobbes’ understanding of language as a series of decisions that are made in ways that render the sovereign’s own decision derivative, as well as his understanding of theology as offering us a vision of a human community who must collectively decide on things in the absence of God’s ongoing instruction both serve to undermine and expose the emptiness of sovereign pronouncements. In this way, Hobbes can be read as a radical theorist and a theorist of resisting the very encryption that he is at the same time responsible for theorizing and producing.
Neural stem cell interkinetic nuclear migration is controlled by a phosphatidylinositol transfer protein/non-canonical planar cell polarity signaling axis

The mammalian neocortex undergoes explosive expansion during embryonic development. From an evolutionary perspective, higher complexity of the neocortex is accompanied by a prominent expansion in its lateral dimension so that the neocortical surface area is increased. Expansion in the radial dimension throughout evolution is limited so that neocortical thickness is strongly restricted1-3. The underlying mechanisms for restricting neocortical thickness remain unclear. Expansion of the developing mouse neocortex is driven by neurogenesis which is itself primarily fueled by neural stem cells (NSCs). NSCs form a pseudostratified epithelium and exhibit a hallmark cell cycle-dependent nuclear movement termed interkinetic nuclear migration (IKNM) 2-4. While IKNM plays a critical role in cell fate determination, it remains a poorly understood process. Herein, we demonstrate IKNM relies on a phosphatidylinositol transfer protein (PITP)-noncanonical planar cell polarity (ncPCP) signaling axis that restricts radial expansion of the developing neocortex. Ablation of PITPα/PITPβ in NSCs compromised IKNM -- resulting in a thickened neocortex and perturbed curvature of its ventricular surface. Those phenotypic derangements in IKNM and neocortical morphogenesis were recapitulated in mouse embryos individually ablated for two ncPCP receptor gene activities and in a mosaic neocortex expressing a dominant-negative variant of a third ncPCP receptor. Finally, PITP signaling links to ncPCP pathway activity by promoting membrane trafficking of a subset of ncPCP receptors from the trans-Golgi network to the NSC cell surface. We conclude IKNM is a driving force for a special form of convergent extension regulated by coupling PITP-mediated phosphoinositide signaling with activity of the evolutionarily conserved ncPCP pathway.
Machine Intelligence for Efficient Test Pattern Generation

This study examines machine intelligence’s (MI) ability to enhance automatic test pattern generation (ATPG) by reducing backtracks. In lieu of a conventional heuristic to decide backtracing directions, this study uses an artificial neural network (ANN) trained through PODEM on hard-to-detect faults. Training data contains topological data, testability measures, and backtracking history, and when trained on this data, the ANN guides backtracing in directions unlikely to backtrack. When trained with a single feature (e.g., COP), ATPG performance is comparable to conventional PODEM, and using multiple features further reduces backtracks and ATPG CPU time.
Creatine for Exercise and Sports Performance, with Recovery Considerations for Healthy Populations

Creatine is one of the most studied and popular ergogenic aids for athletes and recreational weightlifters seeking to improve sport and exercise performance, augment exercise training adaptations, and mitigate recovery time. Studies consistently reveal that creatine supplementation exerts positive ergogenic effects on single and multiple bouts of short-duration, high-intensity exercise activities, in addition to potentiating exercise training adaptations. In this respect, supplementation consistently demonstrates the ability to enlarge the pool of intracellular creatine, leading to an amplification of the cell’s ability to resynthesize adenosine triphosphate. This intracellular expansion is associated with several performance outcomes, including increases in maximal strength (low-speed strength), maximal work output, power production (high-speed strength), sprint performance, and fat-free mass. Additionally, creatine supplementation may speed up recovery time between bouts of intense exercise by mitigating muscle damage and promoting the faster recovery of lost force-production potential. Conversely, contradictory findings exist in the literature regarding the potential ergogenic benefits of creatine during intermittent and continuous endurance-type exercise, as well as in those athletic tasks where an increase in body mass may hinder enhanced performance. The purpose of this review was to summarize the existing literature surrounding the efficacy of creatine supplementation on exercise and sports performance, along with recovery factors in healthy populations.
Spinomedullary Weston Hurst Syndrome After COVID-19 and Influenza Co-Infection: A Case Report

The neurological complications of coronavirus disease 2019 (SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19) have so far included a range of para- and post-infectious neuroinflammatory syndromes inclusive of all components of the neuraxis and peripheral neuromuscular system. In comparison to the para-infectious manifestations of anosmia, ageusia, encephalopathy, and encephalitis, cases of post-infectious ADEM have rarely been reported and have most commonly affected the supratentorial component with or without spinal cord involvement. In this report, we describe a case of isolated involvement of the cervicothoracic spinal cord and medulla, occurring in association with microhemorrhages and hemosiderin deposition in the medulla, that presented fulminantly and required aggressive immunotherapy to control the inflammatory attack. We compare and contrast this case against prior reports of acute hemorrhagic leukoencephalitis (Weston Hurst syndrome) and review the atypical features of neuroinflammation reported to occur following COVID-19 infection.
TAR DNA-Binding Protein 43 Is Associated with Rate of Memory, Functional and Global Cognitive Decline in the Decade Prior to Death

Background Transactive response DNA-binding protein of 43 kDa (TDP-43) is associated with memory impairment and overall cognitive decline. It is unclear how TDP-43 contributes to the rate of clinical decline. Objective To determine whether cross-sectional and longitudinal cognitive and functional decline are associated with anatomical distribution of TDP-43 in the brain. Methods Longitudinal clinical-neuropathologic autopsy cohort study of 385 initially cognitively normal/mildly impaired older adults prospectively followed until death. We investigated how TDP-43, amyloid-β (Aβ), tau neurofibrillary tangles (NFT), Lewy body disease (LBD), age, sex, and genetics are associated with clinical scores and rates of their longitudinal decline. Results Of 385 participants, 260 (68%) had no TDP-43, 32 (8%) TDP-43 limited to amygdala, and 93 (24%) TDP-43 in the hippocampus and beyond. Higher TDP-43 and Braak NFT stages independently were associated with faster decline in global cognition, functional performance measured by Clinical Dementia Rating scale, and naming and episodic memory, whereas older age was associated with slower rate of cognitive, psychiatric, and functional decline. Cross-sectionally the following associations were found: higher TDP-43 and Braak NFT - worse performance; higher Aβ burden - worse global cognition, more behavioral changes, the latter also with higher LBD; older age - worse naming, lower frequency of behavioral changes; female sex - more impaired naming and better preserved episodic memory. There were no genetic associations. Conclusion The association of TDP-43 distribution with decline in cognitive and functional performance suggests that TDP-43 is playing a role in the clinical progression to dementia. Further characterization of clinical features associated with TDP-43 can facilitate establishment of antemortem diagnosis.
II. Subfamily Pharoideae L.G. Clark & Judz. (1996)

Rhizomatous perennials, herbaceous. Leaf blades resupinate, with pseudopetiole; veins running obliquely from midrib to margin. Inflorescence branched, with hooked hairs on the branches and the spikelets. Spikelets unisexual, with one flower per spikelet, staminate and pistillate spikelets paired, the staminate one pedicellate and the pistillate one sessile. Glumes 2. Lemmas tubular or inflated. Lodicules generally absent, or present in staminate flowers only. Caryopsis with hard endosperm, with the hilum extending the full length of the caryopsis, the embryo with an epiblast, with or without a scutellar tail, without a mesocotyl internode, the embryonic leaf margins overlapping. Inner bundle sheath of veins with multiple layers of cells. Intercostal epidermis with files of long fibers alternating with normal files of intercostal long cells.
The incremental commitment model process patterns for rapid-fielding projects

To provide better services to customers and not to be left behind in a competitive business environment, a wide variety of ready-to-use software and technologies are available for one to grab and build up software systems at a very fast pace. Rapid fielding plays a major role in developing software systems to provide a quick response to the organization. This paper investigates the appropriateness of current software development processes and develops new software development process guidelines, focusing on four process patterns: Use single Non-Developmental Item (NDI), NDI-intensive, Services-intensive, and Architected Agile. Currently, there is no single software development process model that is applicable to all four process patterns, but the Incremental Commitment Model (ICM) can help a new project converge on a process that fits their process drivers. This paper also presents process decision criteria in terms of these drivers and relates them to the ICM Electronic Process Guide.
Task Management, Virtual Shared Memory, and Multithreading in a Distributed Memory Implementation of Sisal

This paper describes the design and initial performance of a runtime system for implementing Sisal [5] on a distributed memory multiprocessor. The runtime system provides support for task management and distribution, virtual shared memory, and multithreading. Tasks represent portions of code that can be executed in parallel, and we examine the performance effects of both flat and multi-level task distribution strategies. We introduce our virtual shared memory scheme, called VISA, and investigate a block cyclic mapping function using fixed and variable address translation. Finally, we study the effectiveness of multithreading in hiding latency for our current nCUBE/2-based implementation. In particular, we examine a machine-independent design for thread representation, thread switching, and split-phase transactions. We analyze the costs of multithreading and provide initial performance results.
A Parametric Approach to Hover Balance Analysis of Two STOVL Fighter Concepts

Successful development of an aircraft with vertical landing capability must address the critical problem of balancing the aircraft for hover. In this paper a parametric method for balancing short takeoff and vertical landing (STOVL) aircraft in hover is described and applied to the analysis of two conceptual STOVL fighters. One uses a remote augmented lift system and the other a thrust-vectoring hybrid tandem-fan engine.
Lower semicontinuous Lyapunov functions and subdifferential calculus

We show that lower semicontinuous Lyapunov functions can be used to determine both stable and attractive sets of differential equations with a short proof similar to that of the original Lyapunov indirect method. Several examples illustrate the flexibility of using such lower semicontinuous Lyapunov functions.
The [Fe II] 1.644 Micron Emission in M82 and NGC 253: Is It a Measure of the Supernova Rate?

We present Hubble Space Telescope NICMOS [Fe II] 1.644 μm, Paα (1.87 μm), and continuum images of the starburst galaxies M82 and NGC 253 at an unprecedented spatial resolution. In both galaxies we detect [Fe II] compact sources superposed on a diffuse background in the disk of the galaxies, together with a component above and below the plane of the galaxy. The radio and [Fe II] emissions perpendicular to the disk of M82 show a remarkable similarity to each other, suggesting that both emissions originate in shocks from supernova explosions. We find a spatial correspondence between bright compact [Fe II]–emitting regions and the location of radio supernova remnants (SNRs) for approximately 30%–50% of radio SNRs in M82 and NGC 253. This lack of a one-to-one correspondence, more than being indicative of a different origin for the radio and [Fe II] emission in starbursts, suggests two populations of SNRs: an older population (104 yr), traced by the [Fe II] emission, and a younger population (a few hundred years old), traced by the radio SNRs. We therefore conclude that the [Fe II] emission in starburst galaxies provides a good estimate of the supernova activity. Using our newly determined [Fe II] luminosities (corrected for extinction) of M82 and NGC 253, we reevaluate the calibration of the supernova rate in terms of the [Fe II] luminosity for starburst galaxies.
Building a Government of Laws: Adams and Jefferson 1776–1779

America’s rule of law is not working well because many American lawyers confound their rule of law with common law and with common law methods. They overlook the contribution of good legislation to good government. They fixate on judges, judge-made law and procedure. America’s founders, in particular, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, did not. They were not entranced by common law and by common law methods. This chapter shows how in the first few years of American independence, Adams popularized the term “government of laws” and how Jefferson drafted statutes for a government of laws. Neither of them assigned common law or common law methods a leading, let alone the preeminent role in governing assumed today. Instead, they looked for a government of laws that anticipated a rule-of-law state. They looked for a path that would lead to good government and to liberty in law.
Criegee glycol cleavage

Vicinal diol is oxidized to the two corresponding carbonyl compounds using Pb(OAc)4, (lead tetraacetate, LTA).