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Respiratory muscle strength training applications.

Purpose of review To provide an overview of respiratory muscle strength training applications for voice and speech disorders. Recent findings Little examination of respiratory muscle training for the rehabilitation of voice and speech has occurred. Less than a handful of studies discuss use of strengthening techniques for the voice-disordered population and of those, inspiratory muscle strength training shows promise for use with upper airway disorders including abductor vocal fold paralysis and paradoxical vocal cord dysfunction. Case study results of Lance Adams syndrome indicated a positive outcome for maximum phonation time and improved intelligibility ratings and communication effectiveness. Work with the multiple sclerosis population showed no change in qualitative ratings of patient voice handicap and no significant improvement in speech production variables. Current trials with Parkinson's disease are ongoing with no published data currently available with regard to voice and speech production. Summary Respiratory muscle strengthening programs are either inspiratory or expiratory and are typically accomplished using handheld devices. Training durations typically examined have been 4-8 weeks. Training trials usually take 20-30 min per day. Training frequency varies across studies. Detraining outcomes are important to examine as part of clinical trials. Defining detraining outcomes has major implications for the development of a complete rehabilitation program.
O Loma!: The earth, the Holocaust, and the phenomenology of the foreign

In the introduction, Alan Mandell refers to this as "the persistent enigma of 'Loma' itself." I will not be so delicate: what exactly are we to make of one hundred ninety-nine pages, named "O Loma!," at the end of which we do not even know what continent this alleged place may be found in? What are we to make of the sheer mysteriousness of the title? For the still-curious reader, I would note that Loma is a place in New Mexico, where Wolff did field work many years ago. I take the book, then, to
Self-flux growth of YBa2Cu4O8 crystals in a hot isostatic press. An improved method for accelerated crystal growth

Abstract YBa2Cu4O8 (124) crystals were grown in a commercial hot isostatic press (HIP) by self-flux method in a 10-h cycle. An equal weight ratio of 123: CuO was determined to give the best quality crystals for the fast crystal growth in pressurized air. Details are reported for the growth method and the superconducting properties. A maximum temperature of 1150°C was used with an oxygen partial pressure of 400 bar.
Relationships and responsibilities are critical to team care in medication management

Dr Bajcar et al 1 present a general process-oriented, descriptive framework called Team Approach to Medication Management (TeAMM) for considering medication management. Medication management in this instance refers to the medication use processes of obtaining and using medications and not specifically to a pharmacy or pharmacist service. Team refers to all individuals, not just health care professionals, involved in medication use processes. The rationale for team care is generally 4-fold. First, different providers of care offer particular expertise and perspectives of patient care. Besides a different focus, patients may confide in one provider and not in another. This disparity is not attributable to deceit but to the health professionals’ verbal prompting in different areas of perceived importance. Second, team care facilitates the sharing of information about patients. In teams, different providers assess either all patients or selected patients by referral. Then, these assessments will be shared either verbally or in writing within the decision-making structure of the team. This information, particularly from varying perspectives, affords more informed decisions. Third, improvements in access to diagnostic and treatment services may be seen via substitution of physician care by freeing physician time. Substitution is also based upon the assumption that the work of professionals, ie, doctors and nurses, should be separate and different and is an explicit expression of trust and shared responsibility, not just shared tasks. Finally, including patients in teams
Pictorial versus textual information and the ratio-bias effect.

The ratio-bias effect refers to the perception that a low probability event is more likely when presented in the form of a larger, e.g., 10-in-100, than smaller, e.g., 1-in-10, numerical ratio. This phenomenon has been used to help distinguish between rational-analytic versus heuristic-automatic ways of problem solving. In the current study, responding in accordance with the ratio bias was more prevalent when choices were presented pictorially as opposed to textually. Results are discussed with respect to how various factors, including mode of information presentation, may affect whether problems are solved via heuristic, automatic processes as opposed to effortful, analytic strategies.
Compact solid-state dye polymer laser for ozone lidar applications

A solid-state dye laser for potential application as an ozone lidar transmitter is described. The solid-state dye laser material is made from a polymer host polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) injected with a pyrromethene laser dye PM-597. The laser oscillator cavity is end-pumped by a Q-switched Nd:YAG laser at 532 nm. Broadband and narrowband laser oscillator cavities were constructed and tested. For the broadband oscillator, slope efficiency as high as 79% was achieved. A narrowband laser oscillator was constructed to generate radiation at 578 and 600 nm with 390-pm linewidth. This output was frequency doubled to 289 or 300 nm using a beta-barium borate (BBO) crystal. The oscillator cavity generated a maximum energy of 11 mJ at 578 nm when pumped by 100 mJ, 532 nm, at 10-Hz repetition rate. Maximum output energy of 380 μJ was achieved at a wavelength of 289 nm.
Thieno[3,4-b]pyrazine-based oligothiophenes: simple models of donor-acceptor polymeric materials.

A series of thieno[3,4-b]pyrazine-based oligomers were synthesized via Stille cross-coupling as models of electronic structure–function relationships in thieno[3,4-b]pyrazine-based conjugated materials. The prepared oligomers include two oligothieno[3,4-b]pyrazine series from monomer to trimer, as well as a series of mixed terthienyls in which the ratio of thieno[3,4-b]pyrazine to either thiophene or 3,4-ethylene-dioxythiophene has been varied. The full oligomeric series was then thoroughly investigated via photo-physical and electrochemical studies, along with theoretical calculations, in order to correlate the effect of conjugation length and oligomer composition with the resulting electronic and optical properties. The corresponding relationships revealed should then provide more advanced models for the elucidation of donor–acceptor interactions in both homopolymeric and copolymeric materials of thieno[3,4-b]pyrazines.
A THIRD-ORDER NUMERICAL SCHEME WITH UPWIND WEIGHTING FOR SOLVING THE SOLUTE TRANSPORT EQUATION

SUMMARY Solute transport in the subsurface is generally described quantitatively with the convection—dispersion transport equation. Accurate numerical solutions of this equation are important to ensure physically realistic predictions of contaminant transport in a variety of applications. An accurate third-order in time numerical approximation of the solute transport equation was derived. The approach leads to corrections for both the dispersion coeƒcient and the convective velocity when used in numerical solutions of the transport equation. The developed algorithm is an extension of previous work to solute transport conditions involving transient variably saturated fluid flow and non-linear adsorption. The third-order algorithm is shown to yield very accurately solutions near sharp concentration fronts, thereby showing its ability to eliminate numerical dispersion. However, the scheme does su⁄er from numerical oscillations. The oscillations could be avoided by employing upwind weighting techniques in the numerical scheme. Solutions obtained with the proposed method were free of numerical oscillations and exhibited negligible numerical dispersion. Results for several examples, including those involving highly non-linear sorption and infiltration into initially dry soils, were found to be very accurate when compared to other solutions. ( 1997 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Investigation of human urine for genomic sequences of the primate polyomaviruses simian virus 40, BK virus, and JC virus

Recent reports of the detection of simian virus 40 (SV40) nucleotide sequences in ependymomas, choroid plexus tumors, osteosarcomas, and mesotheliomas have raised the possibility that SV40, which naturally infects Asian macaques, is circulating among humans. This possibility was examined by performing polymerase chain reaction assays on urine samples of 166 homosexual men, 88 of them human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-seropositive, for genomic sequences of SV40 as well as of human polyomaviruses BK virus (BKV) and JC virus (JCV). Tests with masked urine specimens spiked with SV40-transformed cells were included to monitor the SV40 assay. SV40, BKV, and JCV sequences were identified, respectively, in 0, 14%, and 34% of the urine specimens. JCV viruria was far more common (37%) than BKV viruria (5%) in HIV-seronegative persons. HIV infection and more severe immunosuppression were associated with a higher frequency of BKV viruria. In summary, SV40 viruria was not detected among homosexual men who shed human polyomaviruses at a high frequency.
Queuing when Jobs Require Several Services which Need Not be Sequenced

Several queuing models are considered in which a job requires a number of different services. The services are performed in any sequence, possibly simultaneously, by a number of servers. Steady state probabilities are found for two service jobs processed by two server systems. In the first system, the two servers work on the same job if they are working. In the second system, the servers may work on different jobs. If server one is working on job k, server two may be working on job k-1, k, or k + 1 but not on k-2 or k + 2. In these systems, the servers are specialists. In the third system, the servers may perform either of the two required services. If one has bogged down, the other server does both parts of each job.
A hybrid object-based video compression technique

This paper describes a hybrid object-based video coding scheme that achieves efficient compression by separating coherently moving objects from stationary background and compactly representing their shape, motion and the content. In addition to providing improved coding efficiency at very low bit rates the technique provides the ability to selectively encode, decode and manipulate individual objects in a video stream. Applications of this object-based video coding technology include videoconferencing, videotelephony, desktop multimedia and surveillance video.
Chondrocranial Morphology of the Salmon Shark, Lamna ditropis, and the Porbeagle, L. nasus (Lamnidae)

Adult chondrocranial morphology is poorly documented in modern lamniform sharks. Here it is described for the two extant species of Lamna, L. nasus and L. ditropis. Several features are noted and discussed, including hypercalcification of the rostral cartilages, the ethmoidal region associated with ligamentous jaw attachments, and the configuration of the postorbital region. The small polygonal blocks of calcified cartilage (tesserae) that typically line the chondrichthyan endoskeleton are greatly thickened in the rostral bars of Lamna, forming radial columns; furthermore, concentric banding of the columnar calcification in the rostrum of L. ditropis suggests periodic accretion of new calcified tissue below the perichondrium. The postorbital region in Lamna is notable for lacking a postorbital process, and in having the supraorbital shelf continuing posteriorly as a supra-otical shelf, which extends as far as the hyomandibular fossa. The orbit in Lamna is apparently not drained in the usual elasmobranch m...
Layered acting for character animation

We introduce an acting-based animation system for creating and editing character animation at interactive speeds. Our system requires minimal training, typically under an hour, and is well suited for rapidly prototyping and creating expressive motion. A real-time motion-capture framework records the user's motions for simultaneous analysis and playback on a large screen. The animator's real-world, expressive motions are mapped into the character's virtual world. Visual feedback maintains a tight coupling between the animator and character. Complex motion is created by layering multiple passes of acting. We also introduce a novel motion-editing technique, which derives implicit relationships between the animator and character. The animator mimics some aspect of the character motion, and the system infers the association between features of the animator's motion and those of the character. The animator modifies the mimic by acting again, and the system maps the changes onto the character. We demonstrate our system with several examples and present the results from informal user studies with expert and novice animators.
Additive and Competitive Effects of Bacteria and Mn Oxides on Arsenite Oxidation Kinetics

Arsenic (As) is a redox-active metalloid whose toxicity and mobility in soil depend on oxidation state. Arsenite [As(III)] can be oxidized to arsenate [As(V)] by both minerals and microbes in soil however, the interaction between these abiotic and biotic processes is not well understood. In this study, the time dependency of As(III) oxidation by two heterotrophic soil bacteria (Agrobacterium tumefaciens and Pseudomonas fluorescens) and a poorly crystalline manganese (Mn) oxide mineral (δ-MnO2) was determined using batch experiments. The apparent rate of As(V) appearance in solution was greater for the combined batch experiments in which bacteria and δ-MnO2 were oxidizing As(III) at the same time than for either component alone. The additive effect of the mixed cell- δ-MnO2 system was consistent for short (<1 h) and long (24 h) term coincubation indicating that mineral surface inhibition by cells has little effect the As(III) oxidation rate. Surface interactions between cells and the mineral surface were i...
Embedded, high-speed real-time (HSRT) simulations

Some current applications of hardware-in-the-loop (HIL), real-time simulation, referred to as high-speed real-time (HSRT) simulation, require frame times of the order of a few microseconds. Effective use of these simulations when the simulated system is complex may require special techniques.
On the Presumption of Evidentiary Independence Can Confessions Corrupt Eyewitness Identifications

A confession is potent evidence, persuasive to judges and juries. Is it possible that a confession can also affect other evidence? The present study tested the hypothesis that a confession will alter eyewitnesses' identification decisions. Two days after witnessing a staged theft and making an identification decision from a lineup that did not include the thief, participants were told that certain lineup members had confessed or denied guilt during a subsequent interrogation. Among those participants who had made a selection but were told that another lineup member confessed, 61% changed their identifications. Among those participants who had not made an identification, 50% went on to select the confessor when his identity was known. These findings challenge the presumption in law that different forms of evidence are independent and suggest an important overlooked mechanism by which innocent confessors are wrongfully convicted: Potentially exculpatory evidence is corrupted by a confession itself.
Automated deduction for verification

Automated deduction uses computation to perform symbolic logical reasoning. It has been a core technology for program verification from the very beginning. Satisfiability solvers for propositional and first-order logic significantly automate the task of deductive program verification. We introduce some of the basic deduction techniques used in software and hardware verification and outline the theoretical and engineering issues in building deductive verification tools. Beyond verification, deduction techniques can also be used to support a variety of applications including planning, program optimization, and program synthesis.
A Lattice Rational Approximation Algorithm for AFSRs Over Quadratic Integer Rings

Algebraic feedback shift registers (AFSRs) [10] are pseudo-random sequence generators that generalize linear feedback shift registers (LFSRs) and feedback with carry shift registers (FCSRs). With a general setting, AFSRs can result in sequences over an arbitrary finite field. It is well known that the sequences generated by LFSRs can be synthesized by either the Berlekamp-Massey algorithm or the extended Euclidean algorithm. There are three approaches to solving the synthesis problem for FCSRs, one based on the Euclidean algorithm [2], one based on the theory of approximation lattices [8] and Xu’s algorithm which is also used for some AFSRs [11]. Xu’s algorithm, an analog of the Berlekamp-Massey algorithm, was proposed by Xu and Klapper to solve the AFSR synthesis problem. In this paper we describe an approximation algorithm that solves the AFSR synthesis problem based on low-dimensional lattice basis reduction [14]. It works for AFSRs over quadratic integer rings \(\mathbb {Z}[\sqrt{D}]\) with quadratic time complexity. Given the first \(2\varphi _\pi (\mathbf {a})+c\) elements of a sequence \(\mathbf {a}\), it finds the smallest AFSR that generates \(\mathbf {a}\), where \(\varphi _\pi (\mathbf {a})\) is the \(\pi \)-adic complexity of \(\mathbf {a}\) and \(c\) is a constant.
Disintegrating Customary International Law: Reactions to Withdrawing from Custom

Withdrawing from International Custom, a recent article by Curtis Bradley and Mitu Gulati, has sparked interest and debate. Bradley and Gulati’s article, develops with significant nuance and detail that, naturally, can be best understood by a careful reading of their work. In essence, it proposes a modification in customary international law (CIL) doctrine – a change that would permit states to unilaterally exit from existing customary international law. This Essay will act as a brief reflection on that article. In Part I, it will explore the analogies Withdrawing makes between CIL and contract and will argue, first that CIL and contract are not analogous and, second, that even to the extent that contract demonstrates how other doctrinal areas order exits from legal relationships, contract illustrates the point that unilateral exit is a recognized abdication of the exiting party’s obligations and that exit gives rise to legal liability. In Part II, it explores the analogies Withdrawing makes between governments and agents in order to unpack some of the theoretical political theory constructs on which Withdrawing relies, and to explore the limitations Withdrawing sets on the proposal for unilateral exit. Part III of this Essay will make an affirmative argument for symmetry between CIL formation doctrine and CIL disintegration doctrine. The current proposal anticipates that CIL formation would remain unchanged, but exit for any given state would be far more expeditious than is contemplated by current CIL exit formulations. This Part will illustrate that this proposal violates a strong presumption in favor of symmetrical entrenchment.
Espace public, identité et nation au Québec : mythes et méprises du discours souverainiste

Ce texte propose une lecture critique du discours souverainiste sur la recomposition de l’espace public national quebecois. L’auteur soutient essentiellement que la redefinition de la nation souhaitee par les souverainistes quebecois selon laquelle le Quebec doit tendre vers l’accomplissement d’une nation de-ethnicisee, fondee sur une logique civique et rationnelle, est en porte-a-faux par rapport a l’imaginaire social des Quebecois et la realite politique du Quebec. Sous couvert d’adhesion a la raison universelle, cette redefinition repose sur une mise au ban de l’ethnicite et des particularismes culturels et participe d’une volonte de subsomption a la fois de l’identite historique des Quebecois et des identites autres qui composent desormais le tissu social du Quebec en un espace public post-national et homogeneisant. Contrairement aux apparences, le sens de la nation qui derive du projet theorico-politique des souverainistes cache en realite un acte d’exclusion et des pretentions hegemoniques au profit de la nation historique. L’auteur soutient qu’il ne sert a rien d’evacuer la difference et l’alterite inherentes a la dynamique politique quebecoise. L’ethnicite et la culture sont des faits de conscience incontournables. Un veritable projet d’avant-garde de recomposition de l’espace public au Quebec devrait plutot chercher a en accepter les aboutissants et a realiser une configuration institutionnelle flexible qui ne banalise pas l’alterite et la difference, qui ne hierarchise pas les identites et qui ne soit pas fondee sur une conception preetablie de l’espace public. Cela implique l’abandon de la « Nation » comme pivot axiomatique de la communaute politique et une remise en question fondamentale des parametres du liberalisme contemporain.
Cloning and in situ hybridization analysis of estrogen receptor, progesterone and androgen receptor expression in the brain of whiptail lizards (Cnemidophorus uniparens and C. inornatus)

Gonadal steroid hormones act upon specific areas of the vertebrate brain to affect the reproductive physiology and behavior of the animal. Steroid receptors are members of a superfamily of ligand-dependent transcription factors that mediate the effects of steroid hormones by modulating gene expression in the cells containing the receptors. The neuroanatomical distributions of steroid receptor-containihg cells have been described for several species by using steroid autoradiography, immunocytochemistry, and more recently in situ hybridization. We have used the polymerase chain reaction to amplify and clone fragments of the estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor, and androgen receptor of whiptail lizards (genus Cnemidophorus). These clones were used to produce probes for use in in situ hybridization assays and to map the neuroanatomical distribution of all three sex steroid hormone receptors in the forebrains of unisexual (C. uniparens) and sexual (C. inornatus) species of whiptail lizards. The distribution of receptor-expressing cells reported here is in general agreement with previous reports in other species with receptor-containing cells concentrated in septal, amygdaloid, cortical, preoptic, and hypothalamic nuclei. © 1994 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
Modulation of function of the activated first component of complement by a fragment derived from serum. I. Effect on early components of complement.

An activity designated Kf can be separated from human serum and shown to give a 100–300% enhancement in the hemolytic activity of fully activated, fractionated C1. The enhancement of C1 activity is not because of activation of precursor C1 and it is not attributable to an effect on C1 binding. EAC42 or EAC4 intermediates interacted with C1Kf exhibit a greater Tmax and shorter Zmax than when such intermediates are reacted with the same number of hemolytic units of C1. C3 consumption by the EAC1Kf42 intermediate greatly exceeds that of the EAC142 intermediate produced from the same EAC4 cells by comparable inputs of the other two complement components. Taken together, these findings suggest that Kf-treated C1 achieves more efficient utilization of C4 and C2 to create a larger number of 42 sites as appreciated on the intermediates by shorter Tmax and a greater Zmax, and an increased capacity to utilize C3. The capacity of Kf to enhance C1 upon introduction into whole serum of a patient with hereditary angioedema (HAE) in a manner comparable to its effect on fractionated C1 suggests that the effect of Kf may be pertinent to certain pathophysiologic conditions of man.
MobiWeb: enabling adaptive continuous media applications over 3G wireless links

MobiWeb is a proxy-based network architecture designed to enhance the performance of adaptive real-time streams over 3G wireless links. MobiWeb includes a priority scheme that preserves media smoothness despite short-term fluctuations of the link, as well as an adaptation mechanism applied to streams responding to long-term link changes and handoffs. A set of timers permits the rapid exploration of the link, increasing the utilization of resources when they are abundant, while forcing enhanced streams to back off to more moderate resource usage when resources are scarce. MobiWeb uses admission control for real-time traffic in order to provide a base level of quality, while remaining transparent to unaware best-effort traffic. This article validates the enhanced performance of adaptive real-time streams when MobiWeb is used through the evaluation of several scenarios simulated on NS-the Network Simulator tool.
Recent Developments in Wide Area Ubiquitous Network Research

We have presented a new network called the wide area ubiquitous network (WAUN) for ubiquitously networking small devices such as sensors and actuators through a long low-bit-rate wireless link. We set the WAUN basic design requirements to be "low cost, low power consumption, and supporting low-end terminals" and started R&D of the WAUN. Our efforts toward R&D of the WAUN include various areas such as network systems, wireless systems, wireless terminals, and applications. This paper describes them
Problem Solving Using Independence Design Principle

A case study on halfshaft design was presented to illustrate the application of axiomatic design principles in problem solving at General Motors. The halfshaft design was analyzed to identify design parameters to decouple insertion and retention forces. Design changes were made and implemented in production.
Biopolymer Polyelectrolyte Complex – Hydroxyapatite Composites for Bone Tissue Engineering

The excellent biocompatibility, biofunctionality, and non-antigenic property make chitosan an ideal material for tissue regeneration. In addition to that its hydrophilic surface promotes cell adhesion, proliferation, and differentiation, and evokes a minimal foreign body reaction on implantation. In spite of these favorable properties, the inadequate mechanical strength and loosening of structural integrity under wet conditions, limit its application for bone tissue engineering. To improve the suitability of chitosan for bone tissue engineering, we have biomimetically synthesized composites of chitosan, polygalacturonic acid and hydroxyapatite. Polygalacturonic acid (PgA) is biocompatible, biodegradable and electrostatically complementary to chitosan. The strong interactions between negatively charged carboxylate groups of PgA and positively charged amino groups of chitosan lead to complex formation. This biopolymer complex provides improved mechanical strength and better structural integrity under wet condition. In this study, we have investigated the applicability of chitosan-PgA-hydroxyapatite composites for bone tissue engineering.
Application of Finite Elastic Theory to the Behavior of Rubberlike Materials

Abstract A brief review of the theory of finite elasticity is presented. The theory is applied to the characterization of the mechanical response parameters of a polyurethan foam. The incorporation...
Fast-Growing Plasmacytoma

CASE PRESENTATION A65-year-old otherwise healthy man presented to the emergency department with complaints of headache, aphasia, confusion and partial vision loss. He had presented to his primary care physician with a nodule on the left parieto-occipital region of his head, 4 months prior. The lesion had been excised in the emergency department. However, the sample had not been sent for pathologic analysis as it was believed to be a lipoma. In the emergency department, physical examination revealed a large soft-tissue mass as depicted in Figure A. Magnetic resonance imaging (T2weighted image) of the head revealed a large tumor with erosion into the cranium accompanied by mass effect (Figure B). He was admitted to our solid tumor service where biopsy revealed proliferation of plasma cells with CD-138 immunostaining and kappa antibody immunoreactivity. The diagnosis of plasmacytoma was made, and the patient received 5 fractions of 2,000 cGy radiation therapy. He furthermore received chemotherapy with lenalidomide and dexamethasone. Response to therapy was successfully achieved, and the patient was referred to surgery for cranioplasty. Extramedullary plasmacytoma is a rare tumor that usually arises from the head and neck, and is predominantly seen in men with a median age of 55 years. The 10-year overall survival rate is 70%.
SPECIAL IS AS SPECIAL DOES

Nothing is very special in the least about special collections unless they are made meaningful. The meaning derives from the interaction of the artifact and the individual mind and heart; Rachel Howarth, in a companion piece to this one, has provided many examples of such encounters. Quite simply, the manuscripts, books, maps, photographs, and other formats in our charge are significant only to the extent that they serve us and, more important, our patrons. Thus, special is as special does. In the past fifty years, we have seen special collections evolve radically, from the prewar treasure room to the rare . . .
Labor's True Woman: Domesticity and Equal Rights in the Knights of Labor

The language of domesticity with its sentimental attachment to hearth and home and its strict and limiting definition of the feminine sphere was a dominant feature of nineteenth-century American culture. But we must look more closely at the rhetoric of domesticity in the context of nineteenthcentury women's lives to see just what the words meant to particular groups of women, especially those outside the middle class. In what way did the cult of domesticity enter the lives of working-class women? Did it simply trickle down into their consciousness making their lives a never ending struggle for middle-class respectability? Or did working-class women take up the rhetoric of domesticity on their own terms? It seems likely that the language of home, family, and femininity had special meanings for working-class women, particularly those whose experiences were shaped by the labor and reform movements of the Gilded Age. For an earlier era Ellen DuBois has convincingly related the very emergence of the women's rights movement to the development of a distinct woman's sphere. Recent work on the Women's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) likewise demonstrates that Frances Willard harnessed contemporary domestic imagery to build a broad-based reform movement that ultimately challenged the assumptions of the domestic ideology itself. Domesticity, family, and womanhood are therefore not static, universal, or unchanging categories. This paper argues that the experience of working-class women in the Gilded Age labor movement allowed them to use the language of domesticity to criticize the competitive capitalist system that they saw encroaching upon their traditional rights, dignity, and comforts. Ideologically as far removed from modern-day feminism as from the Victorian cult of ladyhood, these late-nineteenth century women discovered a source of cultural support and political opportunity in the labor movement of their day. 1
Endodermal sinus tumour of the nasopharynx in childhood - A clinicopathological study

Germ cell tumours of the nasopharynx in childhood are very rare lesions accounting for less than 2% of the total at all gonadal and extragonadal sites. Most are teratomas which have shown consistently benign behaviour. In contrast, endodermal sinus tumours (ESTs) at this site have had short clinical courses marked by extensive local recurrences and metastases. Our interest in this entity was prompted by the development of an EST in a 3 y.o. girl who had a benign mature teratoma of the nasopharynx excised in the neonatal period. Death occurred within 18 months. Four similar patients with naso- or oropharyngeal ESTs were found in the literature. They were aged between 6-11 months (M:F = 1:3) with clinical follow-up between 7-15 months. Three cases arose de novo , while 1 other case developed following excision of a benign congenital teratoma. Patients were variably treated with radiotherapy, chemotherapy and surgical excision. Three patients died with massive local recurrence or widespread metastases and only 1 was still alive at 15 months follow-up. We have presented these cases to emphasize several points: 1) EST of the nasopharynx is a rare but highly aggressive tumour of childhood that most probably arises from residual germ cell rests, 2) 3 of 4 reported cases have succumbed quite quickly from their disease and 3) 2 cases have been associated with previously excised benign teratomas. We conclude, therefore, that patients who have benign nasopharyngeal teratomas removed should be carefully followed with regular radiological and clinical evaluation, including serum alpha-fetoprotein levels, so that the chances for early recognition and treatment of EST will be maximized.
Right Ventriculo-Arterial Coupling in Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Undergoing Rapid Dose Escalation of Treprostinil

Right Ventriculo-Arterial Coupling in Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Undergoing Rapid Dose Escalation of Treprostinil F. Rischard ,1 H. Champion,2 R. Vanderpool,2 A. Waxman,3 L. Hansen,1 I. Jenkins.4 1Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; 2Vascular Medicine Research Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA; 3Pulmonary Vascular Disease Program, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA; 4BIO5 Institute, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.
In praise of Ecumenical Bayes

Jones & Love (J&L) should have given more attention to Agnostic uses of Bayesian methods for the statistical analysis of models and data. Reliance on the frequentist analysis of Bayesian models has retarded their development and prevented their full evaluation. The Ecumenical integration of Bayesian statistics to analyze Bayesian models offers a better way to test their inferential and predictive capabilities.
Recombinant gene yeast for assaying environmental estrogen pollutants

A bioassay method using the cells of recombinant gene yeast to assay the environmental estrogen pollutants was introduced; and this method was used to determine the activity of estrogens in pollutants emitted from sludge, soil, sediment, flyash and soot from house-hold stove. The effects of different purifying methods of samples on the estrogenic activity were studied. The results show that the recombinant gene yeast assay technique is an efficient and rapid method for screening and quantitatively analyzing the estrogens in the environmental samples. It is essential to combine the yeast assay with the separated purifying procedure to remove the disrupters in samples which are non-active and toxic to yeast cells.
Alexis Carrel on science and pseudoscience.

On est impressionne par l'interet de Carrel pour le domaine spirituel. Du debut a la fin il a cherche a explorer scientifiquement le spirituel
Protein Domain Prediction

Domains are considered to be the building blocks of protein structures. A protein can contain a single domain or multiple domains, each one typically associated with a specific function. The combination of domains determines the function of the protein, its subcellular localization and the interactions it is involved in. Determining the domain structure of a protein is important for multiple reasons, including protein function analysis and structure prediction. This chapter reviews the different approaches for domain prediction and discusses lessons learned from the application of these methods.
Special diagnostic studies for the detection of renal and renovascular forms of hypertension.

Evaluation for the presence of renal disease is not required in every patient with high blood pressure. However, before a decision can be made about which patients to study, it is necessary to know the incidence of renal disease as a cause of hypertension, factors which influence this incidence, and the types of renal diseases causing hypertension.
Toppling the Monolith: How SUNY Geneseo Ended the Use of Monolithic Images on Macs

Monolithic imaging for faculty, staff, and students access computer deployments is less than ideal. Image sizes are massive and are difficult and time consuming to build. Furthermore, images are often outdated immediately after building when essential packages, such as the flash player, receive updates. Package based deployments solve many of these issues. Individual packages within the deployment are updated one of the time, even automatically, while software repositories dictate which packages are required for each setup. Furthermore, solutions to handle these issues are often free and open source such as Munki, AutoPKG, and reposado. We will discuss how to create your own packaged based deployments using these tools.
Usage of fluorine-proof furnace in areas with coal-burning borne endemic fluorosis in Guizhou province in 2009

Objective To investigate the usage of fluorine-proof iron stove in regions with coal-burning borne endemic fluorosis of Guizhou province and to provide scientific basis for the project management. Methods According to "the local prevention programs against coal-burning borne endemic fluorosis-Guizhou iron stove usage survey scheme", in the 18 counties implemented the project of improving the iron stove from 2005 to 2008, 2 townships were selected randomly in each county of each project annually, 2 villages were selected in each township randomly, and 10 households were checked in each village. The project households were investigated using questionnaire of the related health knowledge and awareness as well as the satisfaction of the households.Results ①The improvement rate of iron stove was 100.00%(1286/1286). ②The overall utilization rate of the improved stove was 94.09% (1210/1286), in which winter was 62.21% (800/1286) and annual was 31.88%(410/1286). ③Among the households that did not use the project stove, 46.05%(35/76) households was due to switch to other clean energy, in addition, 19.74%(15/76) was due to sell or send to other households, and 14.47%(11/76) was still used to use the open kitchen without the ventilating pipe, and still 13.16%(10/76) was due to high coal prices, and 6.58%(5/76) was due to that the improved stove can not meet the needs of life and no longer used. ④Amoag 1261 households investigated, households with damaged furnace was 24.58%(310/1261 ), and the parts damaged were mainly chimney (ventilating pipe) and the furnace core, accounting for 51.94%(161/310) and 29.03%(90/310), respectively. Repair rate of the damaged parts was 32.58%(101/310). ⑤The health knowledge rate was about 82.74% (1064/1286), and the satisfaction of the iron furnace was 88.65% (1140/1286).Conclusions The improved stoves for the prevention of endemic fluorosis in the diseased area meet the people's living habits, and meet their basic livelihood needs. Most project households are still using the improved furnace.But we still need to further strengthen the project management and the health education intervention, establish and improve stove maintenance network, and reach the goal of sustainable control of coal-burning borne endemic fluorosis. Key words: Fluoride poisoning; Coal; Environmental pollution; Data collection
Plasma Kinetic Vaporization

Plasma kinetic button vaporization of the prostate is a relatively speaking new technique used for the management of lower urinary tract symptoms secondary to benign prostatic hyperplasia. We discuss the efficacy and complications of this technique.
Vitamin B-6 requirement and oral contraceptive use--a concern?

There has been increasing concern as to whether oral contraceptives (OCs) increase the requirements for certain vitamins including vitamin B-6. The over 60 research studies on this relationship have used 2 parameters to evaluate vitamin B-6 status: 1) direct measures of vitamin B-6 metabolism and 2) indirect measures such as tryptophan metabolite excretion erythrocyte aminotransferase activity and stimulation and methionine metabolite excretion. Initial studies of the effect of OCs on vitamin B-6 status concentrated on altered tryptophan metabolism but there has been a recent trend toward evaluation of other indices. If only xanthurenic acid excretion is used as a criterion of OC effects the data generally suggest that OC users require supplementary B-6. Conversely analysis of plasma pyridoxal 5-phosphate (PLP) indicates such supplementation is not necessary. This points to the need for researchers to take into account the parameters that were used in presenting their findings. The observation of abnormal tryptophan is unique in that results of other tests such as the methionine load do not indicate that OC use is associated with an abnormal vitamin B-6 status. Although there may be slightly more PLP within cells where transanimase activity is elevated indicating a slightly greater need for vitamin B-6 the body appears to deal with this need by drawing on circulating PLP levels. The plasma levels of PLP in OC users are not deficient suggesting that the nutriture of OC users is not compromised.
Interstitial Occupancies: From Industrialization to Informal Urbanism in Monterrey, Mexico

As the third largest city in Mexico, Monterrey is a manufacturing hub that offers a provocative counterpoint to industrial cities in developed countries. Suburban sprawl, political instability, violence, social injustice, and de-industrialization illustrate increasing fragmentation—or terrain vague —where the conventional urban fabric unravels and less formal occupancies unfold. Defined by Catalan architect and theorist Ignasi Sola-Morales, terrain vague is expressed through obsolescence and various organic practices that react to depopulation and under-productivity. Investigating production and city-building, this article positions post-industrial Monterrey as a place of difference reflecting hybridized Latin American and American normative conditions. It surveys processes of industrialization and changing technology to situate iconic European and American architectural and urban precedents as forerunners of similar conditions in Monterrey.
The mechanism of the formation of discharges limited by series dielectrics

Usually investigations of the nature of electrical discharges in gas voids in solid dielectrics are made using ac voltages or at least voltages changing continuously with time. Owing to statistical time lags this implies that each discharge will occur at a slightly different applied voltage always somewhat larger than the minimum Townsend threshold value. We have recently obtained evidence suggesting that the over-voltage is of considerable significance in determining the nature and magnitude of the discharges.
Abstract WMP21: Which is a Better Predictor of Functional Outcome, TICI Score or Perfusion Imaging?

Background: DEFUSE 2 demonstrated that patients with Target mismatch on MRI had favorable clinical response to reperfusion. This study compares the accuracy of early follow-up perfusion imaging vs....
Acting Under the Guise of the Bad – Editorial Introduction

I introduce the topic of the Special Issue and highlight the central themes that the six contributors address in their essays. The moral-philosophical problem of the possibility of bad action is situated within the broader context of its action-theoretical significance, that is, as the most important challenge to the influential idea that an intentional action is necessarily performed under the guise of the good. J. David Velleman’s discussion of the character of Milton’s Satan is mentioned to illustrate the Special Issue’s main question of whether instantiations of individual and collective agency are conceivable that deliberately act for the sake of the bad.
Chapter 17 – Epidemiologic and Population Genetic Studies

We first outline study design issues in genetic association studies and then discuss the three types of studies: Case Control, Cohort, and Family Based. We then compare the genome-wide association study (GWAS) approach with the candidate gene approach. We next review how to interpret the results of a genetic association study and how one assesses genotype quality and deals with multiple comparisons. Finally, we consider the study Power and Control of Population Stratification or confounding by different allele frequencies due to ethnicity.
Complications of Semiconstrained Distal Radioulnar Joint Arthroplasty.

Purpose The Aptis total distal radioulnar joint (DRUJ) prosthesis is a semiconstrained implant designed for treatment of DRUJ arthritis and instability. The purpose of this study was to analyze short-term complications of this device. Methods We performed a retrospective chart review of patients undergoing semiconstrained DRUJ arthroplasty from 2007 to 2015 at a single institution. Records were analyzed for complications and the need for subsequent surgical procedures. Results Two senior hand surgeons at one institution performed 52 semiconstrained DRUJ arthroplasties over 8 years. Nineteen complications necessitating operative management occurred in 15 patients (29%). A total of 26 procedures were undertaken to address these complications. Complications included 4 periprosthetic fractures, 3 infections, 2 instances of aseptic loosening, 2 implant component failures, 1 instance of screw loosening, 3 neuromas requiring neurectomy, 2 instances of finger stiffness necessitating extensor tenolysis, and 2 cases of heterotopic ossification at the DRUJ. Three of the 52 implants were revised (6%) and 2 were explanted (4%); 3 of these (6%) were caused by deep infection. Conclusions There is limited literature on outcomes of the semiconstrained DRUJ prosthesis. Prior studies reported low complication rates, with 0% to 5% revisions. In the current clinical series, 29% of patients required further surgery for complications, the most common reasons for which were periprosthetic fracture and infection. Type of study/level of evidence Therapeutic IV.
Understanding the Extracellular Matrix to Enhance Stem Cell-Based Tissue Regeneration

The extracellular matrix is a biologically critical entity that has historically been poorly understood. Here we discuss how new tools for characterizing matrix composition and function enable us to design and deliver advanced matrices in vitro, to optimize regeneration, and in vivo, within a variety of tissues and organs.
Eye Tracking- Single Technology to Handle Multiple Domains

Interdisciplinary research always yields an enhanced and different perspective on the problem. Solving a problem using many modalities and technologies gives us the complete picture of the problem and the best solution possible. My thesis is about solving the various problem in different domains using the Eye and Gaze Tracking. My research area currently limits to the application of Eye tracking to three domains i.e. Identification and Authentication, Page Ranking based on the Gaze Interaction, and Data Analytics based on the Gaze Interaction data. In the Authentication and Identification, I have developed different authentication systems which use Gaze and Eye tracking to authenticate a user with 97% accuracy. For Page ranking of the pages, I have used the eye-tracking interaction to enhance the ranking of the page/link on Google and Bing backed Search Emulator. This project is in progress and will be mostly done in coming two months. The third and the last project is related to using the Eye tracking and Gaze Interaction data for inferences which range from detecting the unique eye moment pattern of the user, the saccades and micro-saccades in both horizontal as well as vertical directions, moreover detecting the eye diseases using the Gaze Interaction data.