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We Are All In This Together: Stress Reduction and Team Building Activities for Modern Library Organizations

In the last two decades changes in technology and communication have left libraries dramatically changed, work roles altered, required skill sets diversified, and prospects for the future of libraries and library services increasingly uncertain. These can be highly stressful times for library employees. Research studies document the negative impact of stress on the physical and emotional health of library employees and on productivity in the workplace. This article will explore the negative impact of workplace related stress on employee health and productivity and suggest a series of engaging activities adapted to the library setting that can be used to help employees identify the symptoms of work related stress and develop positive methods of coping, build community, and make libraries better places for both employees and users.
INFLUENCE OF ROASTING TIME ON SENSORY ATTRIBUTES OF FRESH ROASTED PEANUTS

Two varieties of peanuts, Runner #1 and Spanish, were roasted at 163°C for 7, 8, and 9 min to produce light, medium, and dark roast samples. Sensory evaluation was conducted with a trained panel using a 9-point hedonic scale to rate strength and desirability of odor and flavor. An analysis of variance performed on panel scores produced a standard deviation of 1.81. Statistically significant differences were found among varieties and roasting conditions. Volatile components were collected on Tenax GC followed by characterization and quantitation by gas chromatography (CC). Statistical analysis was used to correlate sensory and instrumental analysis. Stepwise regression showed good correlation between sensory properties and selected GC peaks. The coefficient of determination for the selected peaks averaged 0.9580. Prediction of strength and flavor quality will be possible using the developed equation y = a + b1 (x1+ b2 (x2).
Private Investment and Environmental Protection: Alcoa-Kofem's Strategy in Hungary

Abstract The future costs of environmental cleanup and protection in Central and Eastern Europe will be enormous, but governments and international organizations have inadequate resources to bring countries in the region up to international standards. Domestic and foreign private investment in the region can play important roles in reversing environmental degradation and in ensuring that manufacturers are more responsible in protecting the environment in the future. The experience of one multinational firm — Aluminum Company of America (Alcoa) — in acquiring a Hungarian enterprise and installing world-class environment, health and safety procedures illustrates how private investors can contribute significantly to improving environmental conditions in Central and Eastern Europe.
Common community infections and the risk for coronary artery disease and acute myocardial infarction: evidence for chronic over-expression of tumor necrosis factor alpha and vascular cells adhesion molecule-1.

Abstract Background Although several common community infections have been associated with the risk for coronary artery disease (CAD), their role in the development of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is still unclear. We examined the prevalence of IgG and IgM (or IgA) antibodies against common infections such as HSV, Hepatitis A (HAV), Helicobacter pylori (HP), cytomegalovirus (CMV) and Chlamydia pneumoniae (CP), in CAD and AMI patients, and their relationship with pro-atherogenic inflammatory molecules. Methods A total number of 337 subjects were included in this study: 150 patients with angiographically documented stable CAD, 138 patients admitted with AMI and 49 healthy individuals. Serum IgG and IgM against HAV, CMV and HSV, IgG against HP and IgG/IgA against CP were determined in all participants. Serum tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) and soluble vascular cells adhesion molecule (sVCAM-1), were determined by ELISA. Results Patients with CAD were more likely to have anti-HAV IgG (94.4%), anti-HSV IgG (97.2%) and anti-HP IgG (55.1%) compared to healthy individuals (70.8%, 89.6% and 39.6% respectively, p β (SE): 0.187(0.075), p =0.015). Among the CAD patients, the presence of anti-CP IgA was more frequent in those admitted with AMI (39%) compared to those with stable CAD (21%, p p Conclusion Past infections with HAV, HSV and HP are associated with higher risk for coronary atherosclerosis, while the presence of anti-HAV IgG is also associated with higher levels of TNF-α and sVCAM-1. Furthermore, the presence of recent infection by CP is associated with higher risk for AMI among CAD patients. These findings are important since they demonstrate that past HAV, HSV and HP infections may affect cardiovascular risk, while recent CP infection may be implicated in the triggering of AMI among CAD patients.
Telemanagement in Chronic Heart Failure

Telehealth has emerged as a promising approach for optimizing outcomes in chronic heart failure (CHF). Telehealth is broadly defined as the use of audio, video, and other telecommunications and electronic information technologies to offer health services, transfer various types of information, and assist healthcare personnel at remote sites. The use of telehealth as a strategy for the management of CHF can be very beneficial in combating episodes of exacerbation and preventing rehospitalizations, urgent care visits, and emergency room visits. This article provides a review of the use of telehealth and telemanagement in CHF, including a discussion of telehealth modalities and research on telehealth for CHF management.
A Concise History of Japan: The Rise of Imperial Nationalism, 1770–1854

The Tokugawa Peace endured for well over two centuries. Early on, however, cracks began to disfigure the edifice of Tokugawa rule. Over time, these cracks expanded and branched out into a complex web of problems that toppled the Edo bakufu in the mid-nineteenth century, ending centuries of samurai rule in Japan. Some of these problems were domestic in nature and included peasant uprisings, disparities between merchant wealth and samurai poverty, bizarre examples of urban millenarianism, and ideological challenges calling for a return to imperial rule. These domestic problems were compounded by external ones, which included Russian encroachment in the North Pacific and the arrival of US Commodore Matthew C. Perry (1794–1858) and his smoke-belching ‘black ships’ in 1853. Together, these domestic and international forces overburdened the Edo bakufu and it collapsed in 1868 in a relatively brief conflict called the Boshin War (1868–9). Cracks in Tokugawa Legitimacy Some 2,809 different instances of peasant rebellion occurred during the early modern period, in forms ranging from ‘direct petition’ and violent ‘collective action’ to ‘smash and break’ and ‘world renewal’. Though most peasant rebellions occurred for reasons more economic than political – that is, they sought to smash the houses of local wealthy merchants or peasants who had profited from the vibrant cash-crop economy – some rebellions proved politically subversive and carried aspirations of regime change. An implicit ‘moral economy’ existed in the Neo-Confucian orthodoxy of the early modern years, assuring that ‘honourable peasants’ were treated fairly by ‘benevolent lords’. When domain lords squeezed peasants too hard, as Sakura Sogoro (d. 1653) and others in Narita experienced in the seventeenth century, they directly petitioned domain lords and, in the case of Sogoro, even the shogun, to alleviate some of the economic hardships in their villages. They believed they were entitled to live. ‘In fear and trembling we respectfully present our statement in writing’, explained the petition that Sogoro delivered in dramatic form to the shogun in Edo.
Food Addiction: Cause or Consequence of Obesity

Poor nutrition and lack of exercise are the primary risk factors that are studied in relationship to weight gain and obesity. Addictive behaviors, such as food craving and overeating may, however, represent the underlying reason for poor food choices and could be an important determinant of obesity. There is conflicting evidence about whether food addiction is a viable behavior that leads to obesity or whether obesity promotes food addiction among individuals who were not addicted to food prior to weight gain [1]. While many investigators concur that food addiction is associated with development of obesity in certain individuals [2], not all obese individuals gain weight because they are addicted to food.
Analysis of the Insect Repellent Deet and Its Isomers by Gas Chromatography on Graphitized Carbon Black

Commercial samples of deet, N, N -diethyl- m -toluamide, which usually contain varying amounts of the ortho and para isomers, can be analyzed rapidly by gas chromatography on a glass column containing 0.2% SP-1000 on 60/80 mesh Carbopak A, a graphitized carbon black. The normally difficult to resolve meta and para isomers are separated easily, and the isomers are determined quantitatively either by normalization or by utilization of an internal standard (acenaphithene). The isomeric contents of mixtures of known composition were readily determined to within 1% of the known absolute values.
“Courtesy” at Little Gidding

Nicholas Ferrar was always a teacher, providing for his multi-generational household a variety of educational activities. The illustrated biblical harmonies created by the older members of the family and the discussions in the Little Academy are comparatively well known. Less familiar is the material Ferrar produced to instruct the youngest members of the household in both worldly manners and spiritual formation. Ferrar’s original manuscript volume is lost, but his precepts survive in the notes of his biographer Francis Turner. This article combines Turner’s text with information about its context both at Gidding and in the larger contemporary world. Ferrar’s “Instructions” were for private rather than public consumption; hence, in them, Ferrar could speak directly to the children with vivid and concrete examples. Of particular interest is the striking emphasis he gave to gesture, especially with the hands, and the practical nature of his spiritual advice.
Study on Police Incident Command System

The paper analysed the current situation of the police incident command systems in China.The authors proposed a new structure and operation flowchart,and introduced the elements,main functions,key techniques and applications of a set of techniques and devices of police incident command systems.
Effect of propranolol on blood pressure and renin in renal hypertension in the rat

1. Propranolol was administered to groups of mature rats before and during the development of renal hypertension induced by ligation of the aorta between the renal arteries. 2. At a dose 10 μmol (3 mg) of propranolol/kg, administered by intraperitoneal injection, the onset and severity of hypertension were not affected, although plasma renin concentration was significantly lower than in the untreated hypertensive rats in the first 5 days after the operation. 3. With 200 μmol (60 mg) of propranolol/kg, administered in the drinking water, peak blood pressure 5 days after aortic ligation was lower than in the untreated control rats, but plasma renin concentration was no lower than with the smaller dose. 4. The development of severe hypertension despite reduction in plasma renin concentration on the low dose of propranolol suggests the participation of renal vasopressor factors other than renin in this model. 5. A higher dose of propranolol reduced the rise in plasma concentration to an equal extent but the rise of blood pressure at 5 days was also reduced, which supports this concept.
Direct Measurement of Macromolecule-Coated Colloid–Mucus Interactions

We report measurements of macromolecule-coated colloids interacting with mucus to understand colloidal particle diffusion near mucus-coated surfaces. Total internal reflection microscopy is used to measure colloids with adsorbed poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG), bovine serum albumin (BSA), and polyelectrolyte bilayers (PEB) interacting with mucus to obtain kT-scale energy landscapes and nanometer-scale diffusivity landscapes. Energy landscapes are quantified as a superposition of van der Waals, steric, and tethering potentials, and diffusivity landscapes are modeled by considering lubrication in the presence of permeable layers. PEG- and BSA-coated colloids have soft repulsion with mucus that could enable diffusion of small particles within mucus pores. PEB-coated colloids display attractive tethers to mucus that produce irreversible binding. Different interaction potentials for each particle coating confirm that the ζ-potential is not a successful predictor of particle–mucus interactions and diffusion. Diffus...
Deciding on treatment in multiple sclerosis

The modern history of the treatment of multiple sclerosis is reflected during the last years with the advent of controlled clinical trials design to produce measurable outcomes utilizing MRI techniques and statistical analysis. Addressing in this form the use of disease modifying medications: immunomodulation with interferons and glatiramer acetate in the relapsing/remitting type, and combination therapies or immunosuppression in the progressive forms, these studies based on evidence provide to the clinician direction in the process to decide the most appropriate treatment for the individual patient.
ERCP in Children, Pregnant Patients, and the Elderly

Although most commonly performed in adults for a variety of reasons, ERCP is also frequently required in special patient subsets. The three most common special patient subsets are children, pregnant patients, and elderly patients (often defined as patients over 60 or 65 years of age). ERCP tools, techniques, and procedures can be different in these patients given their special needs. This chapter will review the role of ERCP in these special patient subgroups.
Anonymous Historiography: A Metaphorology of the Constellation in Benjamin, Giedion and McLuhan

Walter Benjamin’s notion of the “constellation” marks a particularly rich conjunction of the material, dialectical and religious impulses in his work. First appearing in his habilitation study for the University of Frankfurt, the term refers to a “caesura” in the flow of thought and thus of the dynamics of historical consciousness and recollection, resulting in an “image of dialectics at a standstill.” Benjamin developed this notion further while working on his “Arcades Project” at the Bibliotheque national in Paris in the 1930s, and while in contact with fellow Jewish historian, Siegfried Giedion. Unlike Benjamin, Giedion was able to develop his Parisian research further in America as Mechanization Takes Command: A Contribution to Anonymous History (Giedion S, Mechanization takes command: a contribution to anonymous history. Oxford University Press, New York, 1948). The constellation reappears in this massive work, particularly in Giedion’s brief methodological introduction. Finally, similar characterizations are conspicuous in yet another programmatic opening; in this case, for a text which incorporates a related cosmic category into its very title. This is McLuhan’s Gutenberg Galaxy: The Making of Typographic Man, published nearly 30 years after McLuhan’s first of many encounters with Giedion and his work. Using Hans Blumenberg’s “metaphorology,” this chapter traces the probable transmission of the constellation from the old world to the new, and across these three landmark studies in material history. The chapter highlights the significance of the image of the constellation in each, showing how it has changed and evolved from its initial conception in Germany to its final reappearance in Canada.
New Developments in Our Understanding of the Regulation of Calcium Homeostasis by Vitamin D

Abstract Vitamin D is a principal regulator of calcium homeostasis. 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 (1,25(OH)2D3) is the hormonally active form of vitamin D, the biological actions of which are mediated by the vitamin D receptor (VDR), which heterodimerizes with the retinoid X receptor (RXR). Numerous VDR coregulatory proteins have been reported to be involved in VDR-mediated transcription. Genome-wide studies have noted that the actions of 1,25(OH)2D3, similar to other steroids, are complex and involve the regulation of gene activity at a range of locations many kilobases from the transcription start site. Although the identification of mechanisms mediating VDR transcription of target genes is one focus of current vitamin D research, other new developments of importance are also reviewed in this chapter, including the identification of CYP2R1 as the most important 25-hydroxylase, studies using mouse models that have challenged the three-step model of intestinal calcium absorption, and in vitro and in vivo studies that suggest that the role of vitamin D in bone is direct and indirect.
Family Functioning and Predictors of Runaway Behavior Among At-Risk Youth.

Adolescent runaway behavior is associated with a host of negative outcomes in young adulthood. Therefore, it is important to understand the factors that predict running away in youth. Longitudinal data from 111 at-risk families were used to identify proximal predictors of runaway behavior over a 12-week period. On average, youth were 14.96 years old, and 45 % were female. Ten percent of youth ran away during the 12-week follow-up period. In bivariate analyses, running away was predicted by poorer youth- and parent-rated family functioning, past runaway behavior, and other problem behaviors (e.g., substance use, delinquency), but not poorer perceived academic functioning. Results of a hierarchical logistic regression revealed a relationship between youth-rated family functioning and runaway behavior. However, this effect became non-significant after accounting for past runaway behavior and other problem behaviors, both of which remained significant predictors in the multivariable model. These findings suggest that youth who run away may be engaged in a more pervasive pattern of problematic behavior, and that screening and prevention programs need to address the cycle of adolescent defiant behavior associated with running away. Recommendations for clinical practice with this at-risk population are discussed.
Bias correction of daily satellite-based rainfall estimates for hydrologic forecasting in the Upper Zambezi, Africa

Abstract. The Zambezi Basin is located in the semi-arid region of southern Africa and is one of the largest basins in Africa. The Upper Zambezi River Basin (UZRB) is sparsely gauged (only 11 rain gauges are currently accessible), and real-time rainfall estimates are not readily available. However, Satellite Precipitation Products (SPPs) may complement that information, thereby allowing for improved real-time forecasting of streamflows. In this study, three SPPs for the UZRB are bias-corrected and evaluated for use in real-time forecasting of daily streamflows: (1) CMORPH (Climate Prediction Center’s morphing technique), (2) PERSIANN (Precipitation Estimation from Remotely Sensed Information using Artificial Neural Networks), and (3) TRMM-3B42RT (Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission). Two approaches for bias correction (Quantile Mapping and a Principal Component-based technique) are used to perform Bias Correction (BC) for the daily SPPs; for reference data, the Climate Hazards Group Infrared Precipitation with Stations (CHIRPS) was used. The two BC approaches were evaluated for the period 2001–2016. The bias-corrected SPPs were then used for real-time forecasting of streamflows at Katima Mulilo in the UZRB. Both BC approaches significantly improve the accuracy of the streamflow forecasts in the UZRB.
Globally Optimal Label Fusion with Shape Priors

Multi-atlas label fusion methods have gained popularity in a variety of segmentation tasks given their attractive performance. Graph-based segmentation methods are widely used given their global optimality guarantee. We propose a novel approach, GOLF, that combines the strengths of these two approaches. GOLF incorporates shape priors to the label-fusion problem and provides a globally optimal solution even for the multi-label scenario, while also leveraging the highly accurate posterior maps from a multi-atlas label fusion approach. We demonstrate GOLF for the joint segmentation of the left and right pairs of caudate, putamen, globus pallidus and nucleus accumbens. Compared to the FreeSurfer and FIRST approaches, GOLF is significantly more accurate on all reported indices for all 8 structures. We also present comparisons to a multi-atlas approach, which reveals further insights on the contributions of the different components of the proposed framework.
Dual modality image guided breast surgery using radiomarkers

Currently, the majority of lumpectomy and excisional biopsy procedures involving non-palpable breast lesions are performed using the wire localization technique. We are investigating dual modality surgical guidance as a means of overcoming many of the problems associated with wire localization. The technique uses a dual modality (digital mammography, breast scintigraphy) breast imaging system to place a marker composed of radiolabeled albumin into the lesion. In order to assist the surgeon in identifying a possible surgical path, a point will be marked on the surface of the breast that is geometrically closest to the lesion (the closest skin point, or CSP). In this paper we present the results of measurements of the localization and needle positioning accuracy of our system. We also describe the results of phantom measurements designed to determine the impact of mild breast compression on identification of the CSP. The localization accuracy was found to be within 0.4 mm for both x-ray and gamma imaging. On average, the errors in injection accuracy were 0.4, 0.6, and 0.5 mm for the x, y, and z dimensions, respectively. The result of the compressible phantom tests was that the path length from the lesion to the CSP determined under mild compression differed from that with the breast uncompressed by only ~ 10%. These results provide encouragement that we can accurately locate a lesion, inject the radiomarker into it, and identify a potential incision point whose distance from the lesion is within 10% of the shortest possible distance.
Navigating the Study of Executive Leaders’ Spirituality: André Delbecq’s Journey

This Meet the Person article presents a synthesis of two interviews with Andre Delbecq, senior fellow at the Ignatian Center for Jesuit Education and professor of management at the Leavey School of...
THE EGYPTIAN LABOR CORPS: WORKERS, PEASANTS, AND THE STATE IN WORLD WAR I

In this article, I detail the British imperial system of human resource mobilization that recruited workers and peasants from Egypt to serve in the Egyptian Labor Corps in World War I (1914–18). By reconstructing multiple iterations of this network and analyzing the ways that workers and peasants acted within its constraints, this article provides a case study in the relationship between the Anglo-Egyptian colonial state and rural society in Egypt. Rather than seeing these as two separate, autonomous, and mutually antagonistic entities, this history of Egyptian Labor Corps recruitment demonstrates their mutual interdependence, emphasizing the dialectical relationship between state power and political subjectivity.
Incorporating Context Dependency of Species Interactions in Species Distribution Models.

SYNOPSIS Species distribution models typically use correlative approaches that characterize the species-environment relationship using occurrence or abundance data for a single species. However, species distributions are determined by both abiotic conditions and biotic interactions with other species in the community. Therefore, climate change is expected to impact species through direct effects on their physiology and indirect effects propagated through their resources, predators, competitors, or mutualists. Furthermore, the sign and strength of species interactions can change according to abiotic conditions, resulting in context-dependent species interactions that may change across space or with climate change. Here, we incorporated the context dependency of species interactions into a dynamic species distribution model. We developed a multi-species model that uses a time-series of observational survey data to evaluate how abiotic conditions and species interactions affect the dynamics of three rocky intertidal species. The model further distinguishes between the direct effects of abiotic conditions on abundance and the indirect effects propagated through interactions with other species. We apply the model to keystone predation by the sea star Pisaster ochraceus on the mussel Mytilus californianus and the barnacle Balanus glandula in the rocky intertidal zone of the Pacific coast, USA. Our method indicated that biotic interactions between P. ochraceus and B. glandula affected B. glandula dynamics across >1000 km of coastline. Consistent with patterns from keystone predation, the growth rate of B. glandula varied according to the abundance of P. ochraceus in the previous year. The data and the model did not indicate that the strength of keystone predation by P. ochraceus varied with a mean annual upwelling index. Balanus glandula cover increased following years with high phytoplankton abundance measured as mean annual chlorophyll-a. M. californianus exhibited the same pattern to a lesser degree, although this pattern was not significant. This work bridges the disciplines of biogeography and community ecology to develop tools to better understand the direct and indirect effects of abiotic conditions on ecological communities.
Imaging correlates for the 2016 update on WHO classification of grade II/III gliomas: implications for IDH, 1p/19q and ATRX status.

In the initial online publication, the values in the last two rows in Table 1 were in the wrong rows. The original article has been corrected.
The Clash of the Trinities: A New Theoretical Analysis of the General Nature of War

This monograph suggests that theories of warfare and descriptions of the evolving character of war cannot be complete without first giving credit to the nature of war itself. Looking at varied portrayals of war from literary, academic, military, and civilian strategist perspectives, this essay (in the original meaning of the word) offers a re-definition of “war” as an investment in organized violence by parties interested in the extension, maintenance, or appearance of their power over an unspecified time, with an unknowable risk, for an uncertain reward. In drawing an analogy to painting, it suggests that “choice” is the underlying axiomatic theme of war, and it that is replayed and adapted at every scale of warfare like a classical fugue. From there, this essay pierces the interior of Clausewitz’s “trinity” description of war, and proposes that there are still more universal ways to describe conflict’s breadth, depth, and context. This argument concludes that war is better understood when it is described as a “clash of the trinities.” An ecology of war is proposed, in which fundamental components comprising fuel, biology, and interactions constitute a network or system undergoing entropy. It is this sense of entropy — a tendency toward social and political discontinuity and disorder — that chiefly describes war in all its varied guises and explains political, social, and military efforts to avoid them, corral them, plan them, or fight them.
Does Podcast Use Enhance Critical Thinking in Nursing Education

The purpose of this pilot interventional study was to examine relationships between adjunctive podcast viewing and nursing students' critical thinking (CT) abilities. Participants were last semester/preceptorship nursing students. The intervention group was given unrestricted access to a CT podcast. There was no statistical significance between Health Sciences Reasoning Test pretest and posttest scores, the number of times the podcast was viewed, and specific demographic factors. The results suggest that CT podcast viewing did not improve CT abilities. However, Likert scale results indicated students liked this method of learning. Demographic factors and sample size were limited, and further research is recommended.
Everyday discrimination in a racially diverse sample of patients with obesity.

Weight discrimination affects a significant proportion of individuals with obesity and contributes to poor mental and physical health. Prior research on weight discrimination has been limited by a lack of racial diversity in samples and has not considered other potential forms of discrimination that individuals with obesity may experience. The current study assessed different reasons for discrimination in a racially diverse sample of treatment-seeking individuals with obesity (N = 122, 66.4% black, mean body mass index = 38.5 ± 6.2 kg/m2 ). Results showed that over half of participants reported experiencing at least one form of repeated discrimination, and 30% reported two or more reasons for discrimination. Race and weight were the most commonly reported reasons for repeated, everyday instances of discrimination. Among participants who reported experiencing weight discrimination (28.7%), over 80% reported experiencing at least one other form of discrimination, with 60% reporting discrimination due to race. These findings indicate that individuals with obesity may face multiple forms of discrimination in their daily lives. Further research is needed to understand how all forms of discrimination contribute to obesity-related health problems.
Stock Market Valuation, Foreign Investment, and Cross-Country Arbitrage

Abstract This study investigates the role of stock market valuation and cross-country arbitrage in shaping foreign direct and indirect investments, contingent upon a country's stage of development. This paper is built upon the mispricing-driven foreign investment hypotheses developed by Baker, Foley, and Wurgler (2009). Interesting findings emerge when developed and emerging markets are considered separately. Empirical evidence indicates that the use of relatively cheap financial capital for foreign investment is prominent among developed countries, but not so in emerging markets. This is largely due to the extremely low level of foreign investment outflows in emerging markets and the inability of unsophisticated emerging market managers to successfully time the market. Further investigation shows that host-country stock market valuation is an important determinant of the mode of foreign investment; investors tend to choose indirect or portfolio investment, as opposed to direct investment, when the stock market is perceived to be undervalued. This is especially the case in emerging markets, where there is more room for misvaluation and potential arbitrage. These findings suggest that the unique institutional features of the markets involved play an important role in shaping foreign investment and cross-country arbitrage.
Glutamate receptors and the induction of excitotoxic neuronal death.

Publisher Summary The participation of glutamate receptors in excitotoxic induction is discussed in this chapter with an emphasis on some recent developments with regard to α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid (AMPA) and metabotropic receptors. Ca 2+ influx triggered by glutamate receptor activation is a critical mediator of excitotoxic injury. The presence of AMPA/kainate receptors gating Ca 2+ -permeable channels should confer enhanced vulnerability to death induced by AMPA or kainate. Specifically, neurons bearing substantial numbers of such atypical AMPA/ kainate receptors should be destroyed by exposures to AMPA or kainate too brief to destroy neurons lacking these receptors. To test this idea, the chapter utilizes kainate-activated Co 2+ uptake as a histochemical marker for cells bearing Ca 2+ -permeable AMPA receptors. Another feature of AMPA/kainate receptor behavior that may influence participation in excitotoxicity is desensitization.
Bone and Soft Tissue Banking: The University of Florida Experience

The University of Florida (UF) Bone Bank was established in July 1983 to supply frozen allograft bone for the reconstruction of large segmental defects created by wide excision of musculoskeletal tumors in UF patients. In July 1985, with increasing demand for freeze-dried bone and soft tissue grafts, the Bone Bank became the UF Tissue Bank and began processing and distribution of freeze-dried bone, frozen large segmental, and soft tissue grafts, including fascia lata, Achilles tendon/calcaneus, and patella/tendon/tubercle units to requesting centers. All procedures were delineated in accordance with American Association of Tissue Banks guidelines, with additional UF standards.
The Nature of Statistics

Statistics enters into almost every phase of life in some way. A daily news broadcast may start with a weather forecast and end with an analysis of the stock market. In a newspaper at hand we see in the first five pages stories on an increase in the wholesale price index, an increase in the number of habeas corpus petitions filed, new findings on mothers who smoke, the urgent need for timber laws, a state board plan for evaluation of teachers, popularity of new commuting buses, a desegregation plan, and sex bias. Each article reports some information, proposal, or conclusion based on the organization and analysis of numerical data.
Arts-Based Approaches to Mass Atrocity Education

In this chapter, Dr. Cary Lane, faculty coordinator of the 2014–2015 NEH/KHC Colloquium Series, “Testimony Across the Disciplines: Cultural and Artistic Responses to Genocide,” reviews the pedagogical theories that led him, and other colleagues, to practice mass atrocity education through an arts lens. He explores foundational ideas in higher education; provides examples of arts-based/creative educational approaches to the study of genocide; and summarizes several large-scale, student-centered, arts-based, interdisciplinary pedagogy projects that integrated campus cultural resources for the purposes of genocide education. Dr. Lane demonstrates how creative approaches encourage understanding, synthesis, and response to genocide-related content; how art practice can—and should—be used as a research platform for topics of mass violence; and how campus cultural centers provide pivotal resources for researching and presenting arts-based deliverables.
Human Capital Systems, Analytics, and Data Mining

Human Capital Systems, Analytics, and Data Mining provides human capital professionals, researchers, and students with a comprehensive and portable guide to human capital systems, analytics and data mining. The main purpose of this book is to provide a rich tool set of methods and tutorials for Human Capital Management Systems (HCMS) database modeling, analytics, interactive dashboards, and data mining that is independent of any human capital software vendor offerings and is equally usable and portable among both commercial and internally developed HCMS. The book begins with an overview of HCMS, including coverage of human resource systems history and current HCMS Computing Environments. It next explores relational and dimensional database management concepts and principles. HCMS Instructional databases developed by the Author for use in Graduate Level HCMS and Compensation Courses are used for database modeling and dashboard design exercises. Exciting knowledge discovery and research Tutorials and Exercises using Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) and data mining tools through replication of actual original pay equity research by the author are included. New findings concerning Gender Based Pay Equity Research through the lens Comparable Worth and Occupational Mobility are covered extensively in Human Capital Metrics, Analytics and Data Mining Chapters.
American imperial pastoral: the architecture of US colonialism in the Philippines

Baguio, proclaimed the Filipino attorney J. C. Orendain in 1940, is ‘one of the most progressive and cleanest cities in the world’ (143). He was referring to the colonial hill station that the Unit...
Successful stem cell transplantation following orthotopic liver transplantation from the same haploidentical family donor in a girl with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis

The case of a 4-month-old girl with familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis is described. The patient underwent stem cell transplantation from her haploidentical mother 2 months after receiving a living-related liver transplant from the same donor for acute hepatic failure. Conditioning regimen consisted of 16 mg/kg busulfan, 200 mg/kg cyclophosphamide, 10 mg/kg thiothepa, and antithymocyte globulin. Myeloid engraftment occurred on day +10, but CD3(+) cells of recipient origin remained. To convert the T-cell chimerism, the patient received donor lymphocyte infusion on day +43, and subsequently the allelic pattern changed to complete donor genotype on day +57. Four months after stem cell transplantation the patient is disease free, with complete donor chimerism in bone marrow and stable hepatic graft function without any immunosuppressive therapy. (Blood. 2000;96:3997-3999)
Animal assisted therapy for incarcerated youth: A randomized controlled trial

Teacher's Pet, an animal assisted therapy (AAT) was assessed in a randomized controlled trial with incarcerated youth from two Midwestern United States detention facilities. The AAT was expected to increase empathy and reduce behavior problems. Participants trained dogs one hour, twice weekly for 10 weeks. A control group walked but did not train dogs for the same duration. Both groups attended one hour, twice weekly animal didactics. Of 138 participants, 117 provided complete data, and 21 had some missing data imputed. Contrary to expectation, both groups increased slightly in self-reported empathy, and staff and youth rated internalizing problems. The time youth spent with dogs plus animal didactics may have increased empathy. Increased internalizing problems could be attributed to youth gaining greater emotional awareness. Alternately, this brief intervention may not have any immediate effects, given the small changes observed. Additional follow-up of these youth and other comparison groups are needed.
Assessment of adherence to oral antipsychotic medications: What has changed over the past decade?

Abstract Introduction In a previous review, spanning 3 decades, we found that self-report and other non-objective measures were the primary means of assessing adherence to oral antipsychotic medications for individuals with schizophrenia. Moreover, consensus regarding the definition of adherence was completely lacking. Here, we examined the next decade of studies to determine what may have changed. Method We searched the peer reviewed literature published between January 1, 2007 and December 31, 2017 using Google scholar, Science Direct, CINAHL, PsychINFO, PsychARTICLES and Medline. Search terms were medication adherence or medication compliance or medication acceptance or medication follow-through or medication concordance or medication persistence AND schizophrenia. We included articles that assessed adherence behavior. Results The search yielded 663 articles, 363 of these were eliminated. Included studies represent over 560,000 individuals. Definitions of adherence remain variable with cutoffs from 67% to 95%. Subjective measures of adherence remain the most commonly used. However, the use of objective measures has significantly increased, as has the use of electronic claims data. However, the absolute number of studies using objective measures remains low and very few approaches identify the amount of medication actually taken. Conclusions Some movement toward more standardization and the use of more objective measures of adherence has been made over the past decade. However, objective measures continue to be underutilized and definitions remain variable. Assessing adherence in less than optimal ways calls into question the results of studies purporting to identify reasons for problem adherence and to elucidate the relationships among adherence and other variables.
Chapter 13 – Report Writing: Communicating the Results of a Multiple Regression

In this chapter you will learn how to write a report that communicates statistical information: how to organize your thoughts and materials into appropriate sections, how to stay focused on what is important to your audience, and how to create references for material you have used. This is followed by an example of a multiple regression report for management consideration.
SYMPTOMS PREDICTIVE OF ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION IN THE TROPONIN ERA: ANALYSIS FROM THE TRAPID-AMI STUDY

The TRAPID-AMI study was an Emergency Department (ED) multicenter trial evaluating a rapid “rule-out” acute myocardial infarction (AMI) protocol over 1 hour using changes in high-sensitivity cardiac troponin (cTn) T* (Roche Diagnostics). We studied which symptoms were predictive of AMI, as part
Surveillance of human intestinal parasitic diseases in Nanping City from 2014 to 2018

OBJECTIVE To investigate the status of human intestinal parasitic diseases in Nanping City from 2014 to 2018, so as to provide reference for the development of the effective control measures. METHODS Administrative villages were selected using the two-stage cluster sampling in Nanping City from 2014 to 2018, and surveillance of human intestinal parasitic diseases was performed in 5 administrative villages in each county (district) of Nanping City. Intestinal parasitic infections were detected using a modified Kato-Katz thick smear method (two smears for a single stool sample) in villagers, and the hookworm species was differentiated. In addition, the eggs of Enterobius vermicularis were detected using the adhesive tape method in children aged 3 to 6 years. RESULTS A total of 6 317 villagers were detected in Nanping City from 2014 to 2018, and the overall prevalence of human intestinal parasitic infections was 2.15%. There was year- (χ2 = 10.53, P < 0.05) and gender-specific prevalence of human intestinal parasitic infections in Nanping City during the study period (χ2 = 17.00, P < 0.01). The prevalence of human intestinal parasitic infections increased with age, and there was age-specific prevalence of human intestinal parasitic infections in Nanping City (χ2 = 102.62, P < 0.01). A total of 945 children at ages of 3 to 6 years were detected, and the prevalence of E. vermicularis infection was 3.28%. CONCLUSIONS The prevalence of human intestinal parasitic infections is at a low level in Nanping City from 2014 to 2018, and the infection mainly occurs in villagers of advanced age and low education levels. Further comprehensive measures are required to control intestinal parasitic infections in key populations.
Representaciones de la otredad: experiencia femenina e identidad en ¡Negras somos!

Este trabajo se propone examinar, de forma especifica, la literatura colombiana producida por mujeres de ascendencia africana desde la periferia del llamado “canon literario”, y que nosotros definimos como institucionalidad cultural oficial. Para ello, nos apoyaremos en el texto iNegras Somos! Antologia de 21 mujeres poetas afrocolombianas (2008), una de las primeras colecciones de su genero publicada en Colombia y quizas en Latinoamerica, dedicada exclusivamente a la produccion cultural de las mujeres escritoras de ascendencia africana. Por un lado, se examinara el discurso lirico como plataforma de recuperacion y de construccion de un espacio de expresion personal y colectiva y, por el otro, como medio de afirmacion de identidad, pero de una identidad multifacetica: femenina, negra y colombiana; en otras palabras, la experiencia de “ser-mujer y negra” dentro de un espacio nacional y de soberania internacional llamado Republica de Colombia.
Psychometric Properties of a Vaccine Hesitancy Scale Adapted for COVID-19 Vaccination Among People with HIV.

We evaluated the psychometric properties of a modified version of the Vaccine Hesitancy Scale (VHS) among people with HIV (PWH) for COVID-19 vaccination in a cross-sectional study in the US. Self-report data from an online questionnaire were collected from a sample of N = 175 PWH. Participants were surveyed in English or Spanish regarding attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccination using the adapted VHS. Participants were on average 51.55 years of age (SD = 13.90) 55% were women. The reliability of the scale was acceptable (α = 0.72). An exploratory factor analysis showed that “Lack of confidence” and “Risks” explained 45.55% and 12.31% of the variance. Related items showed expected associations with these factors, supporting construct validity. Results illustrate that the modified VHS for COVID-19 vaccination has adequate psychometric properties. We replicated the original factor structure of the VHS and demonstrated adequate internal consistency and construct validity. Validated tools are essential to guide vaccination policy and campaigns towards populations at risk.
Attachment style moderates polygenic risk for incident posttraumatic stress in U.S. military veterans: A 7-year, nationally representative, prospective cohort study

ABSTRACT Background Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) develops consequent to complex gene-environment interactions beyond the precipitating trauma. To date, however, no known study has used a prospective design to examine how polygenic risk scores (PRS) interact with social-environmental factors such as attachment style to predict PTSD development. Methods PRS were derived from a GWAS of PTSD symptoms (N=186,689, Million Veteran Program cohort). We evaluated combined effects of PRS and attachment style in predicting incident PTSD in a 7-year, nationally representative cohort of trauma-exposed, European-American (EA) U.S. military veterans without PTSD (N=1,083). We also conducted multivariate gene-by-environment interaction and drug repositioning analyses to identify loci that interact with multiple environmental factors and potential pharmacotherapies that may be repurposed for this disorder. Results Veterans with higher PTSD PRS were more likely to have an incident positive screen for PTSD over 7 years. A gene-environment interaction was also observed, such that higher PRS only predicted incident PTSD in veterans with an insecure attachment style, and not those with a secure attachment style. At an individual locus level, the strongest gene-environment interaction was observed for the rs4702 variant of the FURIN gene with cumulative lifetime trauma burden. Drug repositioning revealed that genes implicated in the PRS are perturbated by the drug doxylamine. Conclusions Attachment style moderates polygenic risk for the development of PTSD in EA veterans. These findings may inform PTSD prevention and treatment for veterans with high polygenic risk for PTSD, and suggest a potential pharmacotherapeutic target for risk genes moderated by social-environmental factors.
Evaluation of Lipid Quality and Fatty Acid Composition of Tilapia, Oreochromis spp., Fillets Available in US Supermarkets

Tilapia (Oreochromis spp.) aquaculture is one of the fastest growing segments of the seafood industry. Tilapia is a lean, low-fat fish, with minimal fishy odor that is often associated with fatty f...