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What's in a Name? Defending Forensics: A Response to Kimble's "By Any Other Name"

Our essay is a response to Kimble’s “By Any Other Name: On the Merits of Moving Beyond Forensics.” We argue forensics has not lost the battle for its name, since the battle does not necessarily exist. We contend changing the name is unnecessary since forensics is the most accurate label one may apply to interscholastic speaking and debating. Furthermore, changing the name would have considerable negative repercussions. Instead, the forensic community needs to return to its roots as educators and activists to enhance public understanding of the term to include forensic speaking and debate. We conclude the name forensics is by no means a perfect name, yet one worth defending.
Canada's Economic Prospects: A Survey of Ten Industries

HISTORANS will probably mark the 1950's as the period in which the economists' two-decade preoccupation with stability gave way to a revival of their longrun and continuing preoccupation with economic growth. If they do, they will be under obligation to explain the coincidence of economists' renewed interest in growth and the economic affluence attained by those societies which produced most of them. Why should economists of the Western world assign primacy to growth and at the same time voice concern that most of their fellow citizens already earn larger incomes than they can dispose of intelligently? An obvious explanation, but not necessarily a full explanation, is that in the mid-twentieth century economists have become very much aware of the political interdependency of nations. The growing economic strength of the Soviet Union and Communist China, and the poverty and illiteracy of new African and Asian nations, not the low income of Mississippi dirt farmers, Belgian coal miners, and Sicilian fruit pickers, spark the interest of Western economists in economic growth. Growth rates otherwise sufficient to produce consumer affluence in Western countries may not in prevailing political circumstances assure this affluence and adequate defence, supremacy in space technology, and large aid programmes to underdeveloped countries. The Royal Commission on Canada's Economic Prospects (the Gordon Commission) was certainly not created to solve the problems of an undeveloped country-Canada enjoys a standard of living second only to that of the United States. Nor is it likely that creation of the Commission was prompted by a sense of political responsibility to match the growth rates recorded by the Soviet bloc; within the fraternity of Western democracies the weight of this mantle of responsibility is greatly reduced before it touches the shoulders of Canada. Moreover, Canada's post-war growth rate of 6 per cent per year is extraordinarily high. A slump in 1960 slowed the rate down to 2 per cent, but the Commission could not have foreseen this in the mid-1950's when it initiated its enquiry, or even as late as 1958 when it issued its final report.' In so far as one can judge from the tone and focus of the published reports, the Commission was primarily concerned with developing a reasonably detailed picture of the Canadian economy in 1980 for the benefit of Canadians and the Canadian government. Individual reports used the United States, not the Soviet Union, as a comparative standard; they focused on the role of trade in
Second Cancers in Patients With Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

Among 419 persons diagnosed as having chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) in western Washington State between 1974 and 1983 and followed through January 1985, 9 subsequently developed other lymphoid cancers and 48 developed nonlymphoid cancers. Only 2 lymphoid and 21 nonlymphoid cancers were expected based on the rates of the western Washington population as a whole. Lung cancer accounted for about one-third of the excess rate observed. Three of the nonlymphoid tumors that occurred in the patients with CLL were classified as malignant fibrous histiocytomas, which represents an exceptionally high relative incidence for this histologic type. The excess risk of nonlymphoid cancers was present in both sexes, across all age categories, and in every length-of-follow-up interval. These results, taken together with those obtained from earlier investigations, suggest that persons with CLL are at increased risk of developing a second tumor, particularly in the lung. The reasons for this increased risk remain to be elucidated.
Abstract 302: Aerobic Exercise Effects on Endothelial Health Status in Pre- and Post Menopausal African American Women

Background: When compared to other racial groups, African American women (AAW) reach menopause at an earlier age and are at an increase risk for CVD and endothelial health complications. A known intervention for the treatment of both CVD and menopausal changes is aerobic exercise training (AEXT). The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of AEXT on endothelial function between pre- and post- menopausal AAW. Methods: Sedentary, non-smoking pre- and post- menopausal AAW not on hormone replacement therapy and free of CVD completed AEXT. Participants exercised at 65% of their VO2max for 40 min, 3 days/wk, for 6 months. Participants completed flow-mediated dilation (FMD) testing and blood sample collection. Endothelial microparticles from plasma samples were analyzed by labeling with late stage apoptotic antibodies CD31+/CD42b- and early phase endothelial dysfunction and endothelial activation CD62E+ and quantified using flow cytometry. Results: No difference in FMD was found between groups before (7.11±1.2 vs. 7.73±0.8 %) or after (10.38±0.2 vs. 9.88±0.6 %) AEXT. Both pre- (7.11±1.2 vs. 10.38±0.2 %, p≤0.005) and post- (7.73±0.8 vs. 9.88±0.6 %, p≤0.043) menopausal women significantly increased FMD after AEXT. CD31+/CD42b- EMPs did not differ between pre- and post-menopausal AAW before (4.52±0.9 vs. 2.9±0.4 events/μL) or after (2.1±0.4 vs. 2.31±0.5e vents/μL) AEXT. CD31+/CD42b- levels significantly decreased in pre-menopausal AAW (4.52±0.9 vs. 2.1±0.4 events/μL, p≤0.015) after AEXT. CD62E+ EMPS were not different between pre- and post-menopausal groups before (44±8.5 vs. 42.5±9 events/μL) or after (26.64±8.4 vs. 19.79±3.2 events/μL) AEXT. Both pre- (44±8.5 vs. 26.6±8.4 events/μL, p≤0.034) and post-menopausal (42.5±9 vs. 19.8±3.2 events/μL, p≤0.008) groups had lower levels of CD62E+ EMPs after AEXT. Discussion: No difference was found in terms of vascular function or health between pre- and post-menopausal AAW. Both groups showed improvements in vascular function and health after AEXT. Our findings suggest AEXT has significant improvements in terms of endothelial function and vascular health in AAW regardless of being a pre- or post-menopausal.
The Value of Freedom of Expression and Information on Countries’ Human Rights Performance: A Cross-National Longitudinal Study

The current study explores the influence of communication variables on human rights protection. The effects of international and domestic mass communication and digital media were assessed among global social, economic, and political factors. The statistical analyses on a sample of 101 nation states over the most recent decade reveal several important findings: (a) top-down, internationally initiated human rights discourse and monitoring were not as effective as bottom-up, domestically initiated human rights dialogues; (b) access to the Internet and access to a mobile phone have different effects on human rights performance, and Internet availability played an especially important role; (c) economic development, political system, and population size are powerful predictors of nations’ human rights performance, but a large population size diminishes the effect of economic development; and (d) economic development can moderate the effect of political context on human rights performance. Theoretical and prac...
Cardiac rehabilitation: not just exercise anymore.

Summary The treatment of older and sicker patients and decreasing length of stays are forcing a rethinking of approaches to cardiac rehabilitation. As a result, cardiac rehabilitation programs are becoming more flexible, emphasizing life-style changes and psychosocial support to meet patient needs. Key points Today's rehabilitation patients are likely to be older and to stay in the hospital fewer days than patients in the past, and they may have congestive heart failure or be candidates for cardiac transplantation. Newer therapies, such as angioplasty, result in some patients being diagnosed, treated, and discharged quickly. These patients often do not stay in the hospital long enough to undergo the first phase of cardiac rehabilitation. With the decreasing length of stays for most cardiac events, it is not reasonable to expect that inpatient rehabilitation will produce tangible improvement in physical capacity or significant retention of information and instructions. Rehabilitation programs need to be changed accordingly. Low-risk patients undergoing angioplasty may still need cardiac rehabilitation to decrease the risk of restenosis and to reduce cardiac risk factors. Programs that include aggressive risk-factor modification may produce regression in stenosis of coronary arteries, but compliance is difficult to elicit and maintain.
Comprehensive Evaluation for Gas Transporting Ability of S_(2+3) Reservoirs and Forecasting Favorable Gas Accumulation Areas in West-slope Region

Through the analysis on the composition and characteristics of gas transporting pathway of S_(2+3) reservoirs in the west-slope region.It was considered the lateral migration gas from Qijia-Gulong sag to west-slope region is mainly implemented by sandbodies connected by faults.Based on the analysis of factors influencing gas transporting ability,comprehensive evaluation parameter of gas transporting ability was defined,a set of methods studying gas transporting ability are established.Through a comprehensive evaluation of gas transporting ability of S_(2+3) reservoirs and study of the correlation of oil and gas distribution in the west-slope region,it is considered that in Qijia-Gulong sag and areas around gas transporting ability of S_(2+3) reservoirs in west-slope region are gradually reduced,trap structures in this region are favorable areas of gas accumulation and distribution.
Effects of monensin on site and extent of whole corn digestion and bacterial protein synthesis in beef steers.

Monensin was fed at 0 and 33 ppm in a crossover trial designed to determine the effect of this compound on ruminal and postruminal utilization of a corn-based diet and bacterial protein synthesis in abomasally fistulated steers. Monensin decreased (P greater than .10) ruminal true digestion of organic matter (OMc, corrected for bacterial cell synthesis) and apparent ruminal digestion of starch by 19%, but had not effect on apparent total tract digestion of OM or starch. Apparent ruminal and total tract digestibilities of crude protein (CP) were unchanged. Monensin decreased (P greater than .07) the contribution of bacterial N to total abomasal N (52 vs 58%), and increased (P greater than .06) the contribution of ruminally undegraded feed N (46 vs 40%), but had not effect on total N or amino acids recovered from the abomasum. Efficiency of bacterial protein synthesis (grams bacterial CP/100 g ruminally digested OMc) was unchanged. Monensin decreased (P greater than .05) the fraction of bacterial N to total N digested postruminally (42 vs 50%) and increased (P greater than .05) the contribution of ruminally undegraded feed N digested postruminally (58 vs 50%). Monensin caused a greater proportion of feed N and starch to be digested in the intestines than in the rumen (with possibly greater resultant metabolic efficiency), and this may account for some of the benefits obtained from feeding this compound with high grain diets.
Percutaneous identification and removal of fungus ball from renal pelvis.

AbstractFungus balls in the upper urinary tract are uncommon infectious processes that usually occur in diabetic patients. We report a case of an obstructing fungus ball of the renal pelvis, which was identified and removed successfully by percutaneous techniques
Ethical and Epidemiological Dimensions of Labeling Psychosis Risk

The past two decades have marked an increase in research on the prodromal stages of schizophrenia that precede a first episode of psychosis. Criteria for a clinical high risk (CHR) state for psychosis have been validated and included in the DSM-5 as the attenuated psychosis syndrome and as requiring further study. This was hotly debated, given the concern of stigmatizing young people who would receive this psychosis risk label. In this article, I review ethical issues related to the psychosis risk label, including the potential harm of stigma and paternalism if risk labels are withheld in the context of the observed low predictive power of the psychosis risk designation. I review data that supports that the psychosis risk label need not be harmful, and could even confer benefit, and set out strategies for reducing stigma through individualized risk assessment and public health education.
Micro-synchrophasor data for diagnosis of transmission and distribution level events

This paper describes the benefits of time synchronized advanced sensor data for event detection. We present measurement data collected from a network of micro-synchrophasors (μPMU) installed at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)-the first pilot network of distribution-level phasor measurement units (PMUs). The time-synchronized, high fidelity voltage magnitude and phase angle data described provides indicators for events originating at transmission or local distribution level events sensed through the LBNL network.
Fast Control Plane Analysis Using an Abstract Representation

Networks employ complex, and hence error-prone, routing control plane configurations. In many cases, the impact of errors manifests only under failures and leads to devastating effects. Thus, it is important to proactively verify control plane behavior under arbitrary link failures. State-of-the-art verifiers are either too slow or impractical to use for such verification tasks. In this paper we propose a new high level abstraction for control planes, ARC, that supports fast control plane analyses under arbitrary failures. ARC can check key invariants without generating the data plane--which is the main reason for current tools' ineffectiveness. This is possible because of the nature of verification tasks and the constrained nature of control plane designs in networks today. We develop algorithms to derive a network's ARC from its configuration files. Our evaluation over 314 networks shows that ARC computation is quick, and that ARC can verify key invariants in under 1s in most cases, which is orders-of-magnitude faster than the state-of-the-art.
The Origin of Volcanic Rocks in the Oceans

The isotope ratios of Sr, Nd, and Pb of volcanic rocks in the oceans shed light on the sources of the magmas from which they formed and on their subsequent chemical evolution. The early work by Gast (1960), Faure (1961), and Faure and Hurley (1963) indicated that volcanic rocks in the oceans have low 87Sr/86Sr ratios compared to old granitic rocks of the continental crust and therefore originated from magma sources in the mantle having low Rb/Sr ratios. Subsequent studies have disclosed significant differences in the isotope compositions of Sr, Nd, and Pb between volcanic rocks of the mid-ocean ridges, oceanic islands, and island arcs. Consequently, volcanic rocks in the ocean basins must have originated from magma sources in the mantle in which these elements have different isotope compositions. Such differences are caused by variations of their respective parent/daughter elemental ratios existing for varying lengths of time in the past. In addition, magmas that formed by partial melting of different kinds of source rocks may mix prior to eruption to form “hybrid” magmas. Alternatively, different kinds of source rocks may themselves become mixed as a consequence of tectonic processes in the mantle. In the final analysis, volcanism in the ocean basins, as well as on the continents, is a manifestation of the tectonic activity in the mantle of the Earth.
Electron-beam Quality In Free-electron Lasers

The equilibrium electron-beam radius in a free-electron laser is determined by the ernittance and focussing properties of the wiggler. The spot size of the radiation beam is determined by the optical guiding effects of the interaction. We have obtained a simple relationship connecting the beam emittance and the wavelength, with wiggler strength and current as parameters. Making use of the dispersion relation to define a scaled parallel thermal velocity, we then proceed to determine the limits on the velocity spreads to achieve a desired lasing wavelength.
The Afrocentric paradigm in social work: A historical perspective and future outlook

The Afrocentric paradigm in social work is an important professional development towards rendering social work practice more culturally competent. Grounded in a critique of Eurocentric models of so...
Influence of Left–Right Asymmetries on Voice Quality in Simulated Paramedian Vocal Fold Paralysis

Purpose The purpose of this study was to determine the vocal fold structural and vibratory symmetries that are important to vocal function and voice quality in a simulated paramedian vocal fold par...
Resilience and Fault Tolerance in Electrical Engineering

As a result of the increased importance of engineered electrical systems to modern civilization, it is necessary to design systems that sustain ideal levels of performance despite the potential for internal faults and external attacks. Designing systems that exhibit resilience, also known as fault tolerance, is the primary method by which optimal performance is preserved despite adverse conditions. This paper is a review of a variety of computational and electromechanical fault tolerance techniques from the literature in order to evaluate the state of the art and identify potential areas for improvement. Our findings suggest that the existing literature has only focused on a limited number of resilience challenges, and that no single resilience-enhancing solution, either hardware- or software-based, is capable of addressing all of the major types of possible faults. Further, we classify the papers using the resilience matrix, which combines four resilience phases put forth by the National Academy of Sciences and four Network Centric Warfare domains. We identify the matrix components insufficiently addressed: particularly, we have found no relevant literature on the cognitive and social domains. Even within the parts of the resilience matrix that have received attention in the literature to date, we observe that there is relatively less emphasis placed on the adaptation of the computational and electromechanical systems so that a repeated fault will not incur significant disruption in subsequent occurrences. Therefore, based on this review, we find that while significant and sustained attention has been dedicated to enhance the resilience of engineering electrical systems, substantial work remains to fully address resilience challenges that instill confidence in our ability to engineer resilient systems.
Validity and Reliability of Baseline Testing in a Standardized Environment.

Objective The Immediate Postconcussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing (ImPACT) is a computerized neuropsychological test battery commonly used to determine cognitive recovery from concussion based on comparing post-injury scores to baseline scores. This model is based on the premise that ImPACT baseline test scores are a valid and reliable measure of optimal cognitive function at baseline. Growing evidence suggests that this premise may not be accurate and a large contributor to invalid and unreliable baseline test scores may be the protocol and environment in which baseline tests are administered. This study examined the effects of a standardized environment and administration protocol on the reliability and performance validity of athletes' baseline test scores on ImPACT by comparing scores obtained in two different group-testing settings. Method Three hundred-sixty one Division 1 cohort-matched collegiate athletes' baseline data were assessed using a variety of indicators of potential performance invalidity; internal reliability was also examined. Results Thirty-one to thirty-nine percent of the baseline cases had at least one indicator of low performance validity, but there were no significant differences in validity indicators based on environment in which the testing was conducted. Internal consistency reliability scores were in the acceptable to good range, with no significant differences between administration conditions. Conclusions These results suggest that athletes may be reliably performing at levels lower than their best effort would produce.
Clozapine: Improvement of Negative Symptoms of Schizophrenia.

We report five cases of treatment-resistant schizophrenia that presented with prominent negative and positive symptoms. They fulfill the criteria of diagnosis of schizophrenia according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth edition (DSM–5). They showed lack of response despite receiving multiple trials of first and second generation psychotropic agents. We decided to give these patients a trial of clozapine to improve their negative and positive symptoms as well as their quality of life. The patients showed various responses to the treatment. Two patients had a robust response to clozapine, two had a moderate response, and treatment was discontinued for one patient due to a side effect of eosinophilia with clozapine, with an eosinophil count increased to 40,000/mm3 (40%). Clozapine has been established to be more beneficial than conventional antipsychotics in patients with treatment-resistant schizophrenia and apparently more useful, based on existing evidence, in managing the negative symptoms of schizophrenia. We suspect that the improvement in negative symptoms will be associated with an improvement in positive symptoms as well as the compound has a direct action on neuronal pathways responsible for the negative symptoms. Five treatment-refractory schizophrenic patients were given a trial of clozapine for 24 weeks and observed. Overall, two patients showed modest improvement in psychotic and negative symptoms including insight and judgment improvement in disorganization. Two patients demonstrated robust response with significant improvement in negative symptoms including insight, judgment, affect, avolition, and disorganization and also an improvement in psychotic symptoms. We monitored complete blood chemistry (CBC) including the absolute neutrophil count on a weekly basis. Before initiation of the treatment, four patients had all the routine labs performed including glycated hemoglobin (HbA1C), thyroid panel, CBC, comprehensive metabolic panel and fasting lipid profile; all were within normal reference ranges. One patient had type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) for the past eight years, and his HbA1c was 6.7; that remained stable through the treatment. We managed the symptoms of his type 2 DM with oral hypoglycemic agents and long-acting insulin to control blood sugar and performed a yearly urine analysis for proteinuria to monitor organ damage. His other routine labs were within normal range.
Fatigue Fracture of Self-Recovery Hydrogels

Hydrogels of superior mechanical behavior are under intense development for many applications. Some of these hydrogels can recover their stress–stretch curves after many loading cycles. These hydrogels are called self-recovery hydrogels or even fatigue-free hydrogels. Such a hydrogel typically contains a covalent polymer network, together with some noncovalent, reversible interactions. Here we show that self-recovery hydrogels are still susceptible to fatigue fracture. We study a hydrogel containing both covalently cross-linked polyacrylamide and un-cross-linked poly(vinyl alcohol). For a sample without precut crack, the stress–stretch curve recovers after thousands of loading cycles. For a sample with a precut crack, however, the crack extends cycle by cycle. The threshold for fatigue fracture depends on the covalent network but negligibly on noncovalent interactions. Above the threshold, the noncovalent interactions slow down the extension of the crack under cyclic loads.
Implications of the Second World War US Refugee Resettlement Efforts of Cecilia Razovsky and Varian Fry

Despite anti-immigrant sentiment and severe restrictions on immigration to the US during the Second World War, many individuals and organisations fought to change attitudes and utilise the limited possibilities available. Cecilia Razovsky worked throughout this era to utilise quotas, increase awareness, and avoid negative attention that could hinder immigration. Varian Fry provided practical and legal assistance to refugees fleeing France until he was stopped by government officials. Razovsky has remained largely unknown but Varian Fry has drawn attention as an example of America’s best intentions. The Second World War is frequently invoked in contemporary discourse surrounding immigration and the stories of rescue during that era continue to fascinate, as Fry’s recognition shows. Through examining how the US immigration advocates Cecilia Razovksy and Varian Fry responded to restrictions during the Second World War, this article asks why aspects of humanitarian memory persist and examines why particular aspects of their work continue to resonate and hold meaning for contemporary resettlement work.
Normalization of the neutrino-deuteron cross section

As is well known, the comparison of the solar neutrino fluxes measured in SuperKamiokande (SK) by $\ensuremath{\nu}{+e}^{\ensuremath{-}}\ensuremath{\rightarrow}\ensuremath{\nu}{+e}^{\ensuremath{-}}$ and in the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory (SNO) by ${\ensuremath{\nu}}_{e}+\stackrel{\ensuremath{\rightarrow}}{d}{e}^{\ensuremath{-}}+p+p$ can provide a ``smoking gun'' signature for neutrino oscillations as the solution to the solar neutrino puzzle. This occurs because SK has some sensitivity to all active neutrino flavors whereas SNO can isolate electron neutrinos. This comparison depends crucially on the normalization and uncertainty of the theoretical charged-current neutrino-deuteron cross section. We address a number of effects which are significant enough to change the interpretation of the SK-SNO comparison.
Nutrient Absorption and The Development and Genetic Stability of Cultured Meristems

Meristem development in vitro often is abnormal and perturbed by developmental anomalies. Some of these anomalies may be ameliorated by providing more complete nutrient regimes that mimic those found in situ. At the whole plant level, water, nutrients and hormones pass through xylem and phloem, both of which differentiate precociously in root and shoot apices, and finally to individual meristem cells, primarily via the symplast. Xylem solute composition near meristems largely depends on the mineral absorption properties of roots, which vary extensively among species. The organic and inorganic content of phloem also varies extensively among species. Such differences beg the questions, “can the development and genetic stability of tissue-cultured meristems and other small expiants be improved by providing more complete species-specific combinations of organic and inorganic nutrients, and can such combinations be predicted from physiological principles of nutrient absorption coupled with reasonably thorough chemical characterizations of appropriate phloem, xylem, and cell sap solutions?” Using this approach we have improved the development and genetic stability of wheat embryogenic tissue cultures. Principles important to species-specific media refinement are discussed.
“Mattie Matix” and Prodigal Princes: A Brief History of Drag on College Campuses from the Nineteenth Century to the 1940s

This chapter explores the role of drag performances on college campuses from the late nineteenth through the mid-twentieth centuries. The practice of drag on college campuses has seldom been examined by historians, as scholarly analyses of changes in types of drag focus mainly on the worlds of theater and nightclubs. The chapter documents students’ engagement in multiple uses of drag, sometimes but not always mirroring Vaudeville or theatrical drag. The formats, functions, and meanings of drag were varied and complex and occurred both on and off stage, as campuses became forums where students created their own cultural meanings of drag.
What clinicians think about smartphones for healthcare communication

Smartphones are becoming a mainstream communication tool in healthcare settings. Prior studies call for the use of smartphones to enhance clinical communications. However practicality of use is crucial for smartphones in order to be beneficial in clinical settings. Since the applicability of smartphone for routine clinical communication has not been studied so far, this descriptive study aims to investigate the applicability of clinical smartphones for routine clinical communications. In this paper, we report on a survey study handed out to providers with a year of experience of using a clinical smartphone. The survey measured providers’ perceptions of using smartphone for daily communications.
Comparison of Control Strategies for the Backpack Energy Harvesting System

This paper investigates the control strategies and their implications for the backpack energy harvesting system (BEHS). The control strategies include reactive control and resistive damping. The study is performed for two cases of electric generator: the direct drive linear generator and the machine integrated with the trans-rotary magnetic gear. It is shown that in both cases, upon reactive control more power can be harvested; however, it may come at the cost of a higher velocity, peak power, and force requirement. Moreover, an equivalent circuit is proposed for the trans-rotary magnetic gear (TROMAG) which helps understand the system dynamics under the two control strategies.
Physiological host range of Trissolcus japonicus in relation to Halyomorpha halys and other pentatomids from California

Brown marmorated stinkbug (BMSB), Halyomorpha halys Stal (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), is native to Asia and an invasive urban and agricultural pest in the US. In California (CA), BMSB has been recorded attacking specialty crops such as almonds and peaches. The egg parasitoid Trissolcus japonicus (Ashmead) (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae), a key BMSB natural enemy native to Asia, is a candidate for classical biological control efforts targeting BMSB in CA and other parts of the US Trissolcus japonicus cannot be introduced deliberately into CA for BMSB control without US federal regulatory agency approval which is contingent on better understanding of its host range and specificity. Consequently, the host specificity and physiological host range of T. japonicus was evaluated under laboratory quarantine conditions by exposing eggs of BMSB and non-target pentatomid hosts (native and other exotic species) found in CA to T. japonicus. No-choice and binary-choice experiments provided female T. japonicus with equal unrestricted access to eggs of BMSB and non-target pentatomids. In addition to BMSB, eggs from six of ten resident pentatomid species found in CA were parasitized by T. japonicus. However, T. japonicus attack and emergence rates were consistently higher on BMSB when compared to non-target species. These results suggest that T. japonicus is oligophagous, but BMSB is a superior reproductive host compared to non-target pentatomid species that were evaluated. The implications of these findings for classical biological control efforts targeting BMSB in CA are discussed.
Longer-term liraglutide administration at the highest dose approved for obesity increases reward-related orbitofrontal cortex activation in response to food cues: Implications for plateauing weight loss in response to anti-obesity therapies.

AIMS GLP-1 analogs have recently risen to the forefront as effective medications for lowering weight through actions in the central nervous system (CNS). However, their actions in the CNS have not yet been studied in the human brain after longer-term administration at the highest dose approved for obesity (liraglutide 3.0 mg). MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 20 participants with obesity were treated with placebo and liraglutide (3.0 mg) in the context of a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, cross-over trial after 5 weeks of dose escalation. Neurocognitive and neuroimaging (fMRI) responses to food cues were examined at the clinical research center of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. RESULTS While using liraglutide, patients lost more weight (placebo-subtracted -2.7%; P < .001), had decreased fasting glucose (P < .001) and showed improved cholesterol levels. In an uncontrolled analysis, brain activation in response to food images was not altered by liraglutide vs placebo. When controlled for BMI/weight, liraglutide increased activation of the right orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) in response to food cues (P < .016, corrected for multiple comparisons). CONCLUSIONS In contrast to prior studies, we demonstrate for the first time that liraglutide treatment, administered over a longer period at the highest doses approved for obesity, does not alter brain activation in response to food cues. A counter-regulatory increase in reward-related OFC activation in response to food cues can be observed when neuroimaging data are controlled for BMI changes, indicating changes in CNS that could lead to later plateaus of weight loss. These data point to a promising focus for additional interventions which, by contributing to the CNS reward system, could provide tangible benefits in reversing the plateauing phenomenon and promoting further weight loss.
Effect of three-dimensional collagen I and global histone acetylation on gemcitabine resistance in pancreatic cancer cells.

e14515 Background: Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is associated with a pronounced collagen-rich stromal reaction that has been shown to contribute to chemo-resistance. PDAC is also associa...
Economic Growth and Convergence Across the Seven Colonies of Australasia: 1861–1991*

Have the poor economies of Australasia grown faster than the rich ones? This question is analyzed for the seven colonies of Australasia for the period 1861–1991, and it is found that the levels of per-capita income across the colonies are converging to one another: the initially poor colonies have indeed grown faster. The cross-sectional dispersion of per-capita incomes also declined between 1861–1991, but most of this decline occurred in the pre-Federation 1861–1901 period, as the extent of dispersion in 1991 is very close to that attained in 1901.
Impact of antibiotic exposure on the efficacy of immune checkpoint blockade in MSI-H metastatic CRC.

161Background: Immunotherapy has improved outcomes for many patients (pts) with advanced cancers found to be microsatellite instability high (MSI-H). However, not all MSI-H pts exhibit the same eff...
DEMOGRAPHICS AND CHARACTERISTICS OF CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE CHIEF FELLOWS IN THE UNITED STATES: INSIGHTS FROM THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE CHIEF FELLOW NETWORK

Chief Fellows (CF) are vital members of cardiology training programs in the United States. Data regarding their experience, responsibilities, and skills are limited. In July 2019, the ACC Fellow in Training Section Leadership Council launched an affinity group for CF: the Cardiovascular Medicine CF
26.7 A 280µW 108dB DR Readout IC with Wireless Capacitive Powering Using a Dual-Output Regulating Rectifier for Implantable PPG Recording

The development of advanced neuroprostheses for restoration of function after spinal cord injury (SCI) is one of the most rapidly growing directions for neuroengineering research. Among the most exciting solutions is a networked neuroprosthesis (NNP) system, comprising a distributed network of implanted components to sense and stimulate throughout the body. These systems are being used with SCI individuals to provide grasp and reach functions, but do not presently feature any critical health monitoring. In fact, due to placement proximity of its components to muscles, an NNP platform is ideal for subcutaneous recording of the photoplethysmogram (PPG) signal from muscles, which is promising for implanted blood pressure monitoring. Also, the distributed nature of NNP system components throughout the body is ideal for wireless capacitive powering, a new modality with advantages over inductive links in terms of sensitivity to flexion, misalignment, and E&M interference.
The Case for Custom Storage Backends in Distributed Storage Systems

For a decade, the Ceph distributed file system followed the conventional wisdom of building its storage backend on top of local file systems. This is a preferred choice for most distributed file systems today, because it allows them to benefit from the convenience and maturity of battle-tested code. Ceph’s experience, however, shows that this comes at a high price. First, developing a zero-overhead transaction mechanism is challenging. Second, metadata performance at the local level can significantly affect performance at the distributed level. Third, supporting emerging storage hardware is painstakingly slow. Ceph addressed these issues with BlueStore, a new backend designed to run directly on raw storage devices. In only two years since its inception, BlueStore outperformed previous established backends and is adopted by 70% of users in production. By running in user space and fully controlling the I/O stack, it has enabled space-efficient metadata and data checksums, fast overwrites of erasure-coded data, inline compression, decreased performance variability, and avoided a series of performance pitfalls of local file systems. Finally, it makes the adoption of backward-incompatible storage hardware possible, an important trait in a changing storage landscape that is learning to embrace hardware diversity.
Review of Grand Hotel Abyss and The Authoritarian Personality

A rigorous study of the psyche, writes Theodor Adorno, “alive to the clash of psychic forces, can better drive home the objective character especially of economic laws as against subjective impulse...
ACTIVITY OF DISSOLVED La IN LIQUID Al

The rare earth La sensors were made by using polycrystalline La_(0.95)Ca_(0.05)F_(2.95) as solid electrolyte, LaNi_5-Ni as reference electrode and Mo wire as lead wire. And the activity of dissolved La was directly determined with different La concentra- tions in molten Al at 1023 K. The results were in agreement with that of oxygen concentration cell EMF determined by oxygen sensors. Some thermodynamic data of Al-La system at 1023 K were obtained as follows: △G°_(La)=-175.2 kJ/mol, γ°_(La(s) = 5,85×l0~(-7) e_(La)~(La)= 28.7, e_(La)~(La)=0.024
A comparison of artificial neural network and classical regression models for earthquake-induced slope displacements

Abstract Empirical predictive models of earthquake-induced slope displacements are commonly developed through classical regression techniques that predefine a functional form and derive the model parameters using a large dataset of computed displacements. Machine learning (ML) techniques represent an attractive alternative to classical regression techniques because they can more easily capture complex interactions between the input and output variables without stipulating a specific functional form. This study develops predictive models for seismic slope displacement using the artificial neural network (ANN) approach and a database of slope displacements from finite element analyses, and compares the resulting ANN model with a classical regression model derived from the same dataset. The ANN utilizes the yield acceleration for the slope ( k y ), the natural period of the slope ( T s l o p e ), the depth of the slip surface relative to the height of the slope ( H r a t i o ), and the peak ground velocity (PGV) of the input motion to predict the slope displacement. Relative to the classical regression model generated from the same dataset, the ANN model modestly improves the median displacement at large and small PGV values and reduces the total variability in the displacement prediction by about 5%. The ANN model predicts displacements that vary more smoothly with the input parameters than the functional form used in the classical model. Although the ANN model only moderately improves predictions relative to the classical regression model, as functional forms for classical regression models become more complex, the role of ANN in providing a simpler regression alternative will grow.
Fun and Games: Designing a Gamified Central Venous Catheterization Training Simulator:

Gamification, or adding elements of games to training systems, has the potential to increase learner engagement and information retention. However, the use of gamification has yet to be explored in...
Xhuyaa et Ts’ehk’i : les traductions de deux versions des hauts faits du corbeau et l’éthique de la traduction des récits traditionnels des Premières Nations

L’article compare trois traductions de la version haida skidegate des hauts faits du corbeau, le « trickster » des Premieres Nations du nord-ouest de l’Amerique, a une traduction de la version tuchoni septentrionale du meme mythe. Les trois traductions du recit haida ont ete effectuees par trois universitaires non autochtones, qui ont tous eu recours a des interpretes haidas, dont ils ont ensuite modifie les traductions avant de les publier. L’analyse de ces traductions revele plus de similarites que de differences entre les trois textes d’arrivee et une tendance generalisee a l’occidentalisation. La traduction de la version tuchoni septentrionale du meme mythe, realisee par un aine de cette nation yukonnaise, s’avere cependant fidele aux traditions amerindiennes.
Abstract P1-09-24: Oral health-related quality of life in women with early stage breast cancer

Introduction: Aromatase inhibitors (AI) are a well-established component of the adjuvant therapy in postmenopausal (PM) women with hormone receptor positive (HR+) early breast cancer (BCA). AIs are associated with side effects that may adversely affect the quality of life (Qol). The impact of AIs and on oral health-related QoL (OHRQoL) in women with BCA is unknown. To generate data on the impact of adjuvant AIs on OHRQoL we performed a prospective, longitudinal, cohort study assessing patient reported outcomes. Methods: PM women with early BCA were eligible if they were on an adjuvant AI for 3 to 12 months. AI patients were recruited from the Breast Medical Oncology Clinic. The Control group consisted of PM women without BCA who were not on AI therapy and were recruited at the time of screening mammography. Study participants provided socio-demographic information and completed questionnaires OHRQoL which included the Michigan Oral Health-Related Quality of Life (MOHRQoL) Scale, and Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14) which both measure discomfort, dysfunction and disability resulting from oral problems on a 5 point scale. Presence of saliva status as a measure of oral health was measured by the saliva flow rate. Data was collected at baseline and at 6, 12 and 18 months. The baseline data is presented here. The student t-test and chi-square test were used to analyze outcomes. The Pearson correlation coefficient was used to evaluate the correlation between the OHIP-14 and the amount of saliva. Results: The study met its target accrual of 58 PM women; 29 with BCA on AI and 29 controls. Median time on AIs at study entry was 5.7 months. Demographics were similar regarding age, education, income level, frequency of dental visits, and dental insurance status across both groups. The OHIP-14 score varied by AI use (p=0.02) and duration of AI use (p=0.03) where the lowest poor OHRQOL was found in AI users less than 6 months. Patients receiving AI therapy had significantly lower perception of OHRQoL for the individual OHIP-14 items: "I have had pain in the mouth", "I have had to limit my diet", "I have had painful aching in my mouth", "I have had to limit foods I eat" and "I have felt tense because of problems with my mouth" compared to controls. Conclusions: This study is the first to report on the OHRQoL among PM women with early BCA using AIs. The baseline data demonstrates a significantly lower OHRQoL in those on AIs compared to controls. Dimensions that were particularly relevant were physical pain, psychological discomfort and physical disability. Analysis of serial time points is ongoing. Citation Format: Linda S Taichman, William G Giannobile, Thomas M Braun, Marita R Inglehart, Catherine H Van Poznak. Oral health-related quality of life in women with early stage breast cancer [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the Thirty-Seventh Annual CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium: 2014 Dec 9-13; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2015;75(9 Suppl):Abstract nr P1-09-24.
The Social Construction of Motherhood in Bengali Folklore

Four contexts are identified in Bengali folklore where the word mā (meaning ‘mother’) is used. The first involves a situation of basic and biologically prompted kinship. The second and the third describe situations within the extended family and the community, where the use of the same word contributes to ambiguity reduction and creation of sexual boundaries. The fourth uses the word for honoring goddesses who offer protection from evil outsiders, famines, poverty, ignorance, and from snakes and diseases. The fourth context includes referring to the landmass of Bengal (before 1947) as a mā . It is then suggested that the use of the word mā is multifunctional in Bengali culture. Further, the attribution of motherhood empowers human women somewhat in a highly patriarchal society, and the storylines developed give appearances of logic in popular form.
Writing for publication: you can do it!

: This article provides tips to improve writing and to inspire readers to write for publication. Simple but powerful ways to improve writing include omitting needless words, using the active voice, and using first-person pronouns. Techniques to help novice writers get started are addressed. The author discusses (and quashes) excuses for not writing and provides important reasons for publishing. Pithy, witty quotes from well-known writers are included. This article should be helpful to experienced as well as novice writers.
Allene ethers for the cationic cyclopentannelation

Abstract Only allene ethers having a group which is capable of departing as a stable cation participate successfully in the cationic cyclopentannelation reaction.
Crystallization and elongation of irradiated high-density polyetylene

Abstract Ultimate elongation of polyethylene depends on its separation speed, because of the crystallinity. In the present paper, the effects of irradiation and aging temperature on the tensile properties of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) are described. It has deen found that, although crystallization is prevented because of cross-linking by irradiation, crystallinity increases by at temperatures just below the melting temperature(Tm) when the dosage is less than about 50 Mrads.