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AIRCRAFT CABIN NOISE REDUCTION THROUGH ACTIVE VIBRATION CONTROL

Noise in the back of aircraft with fuselage mounted engines has been a widely known problem for aircraft like the McDonnell Douglas DC9, MD80, or the Fokker 100. Such configurations are unique in that it is rather easy to identify and locate the sources of the vibration that create the unwanted noise. Initially, solutions relying on Tuned Vibration Absorbers (TVA) were developed. The narrow frequency range over which TVAs provide adequate performance can be expanded by TVA devices with a mechanically adjustable resonance frequency. More recently, active control has been studied and successfully applied to such situations. This paper presents research that was carried out in the area of adaptive tuned vibration absorbers and active noise and vibration control systems at Lord Corporation. In addition, it describes the active noise control product that is now available to airliners for the MD80 and DC9 series aircraft. The relative merit of adaptive TVAs and active control is discussed, showing that active control offers the best weight/performance/cost compromise. The discussion covers noise measurement made during revenue flights with the product Lord Corporation certified and introduced on the market in late 1997. Engine noise reduction at Nl and N2 is dramatic in the back of the cabin. Furthermore, vibration reduction is quite remarkable, which leads to the elimination of secondary noises such as rattles and buzzing that are especially annoying on older aircraft.
Reason and Power in Benjamin Franklin's Political Thought

Perhaps no period of modern history has been more a victim of generalization than the Age of Enlightenment. The worship of reason and progress and belief in the essential goodness and perfectibility of human nature are most commonly associated with the 18th century climate of opinion. Many of the stereotypes which have been applied to it have automatically been transferred to Benjamin Franklin. Already to contemporaries of his old age, Franklin seemed the very personification of the Age of Reason. Condorcet, who had known Franklin personally, summed up his description of Franklin's political career as follows: “In a word, his politics were those of a man who believed in the power of reason and the reality of virtue.” In Germany, an admirer was even more enthusiastic: “Reason and virtue, made possible through reason alone, consequently again reason and nothing but reason, is the magic with which Benjamin Franklin conquered heaven and earth.” This is also the judgment of posterity. F. L. Mott and Chester E. Jorgensen, who have so far presented the most acute analysis of Franklin's thought and its relationship to the intellectual history of his time, do not hesitate to call him “the completest colonial representative” of the Age of Enlightenment. Unanimous agreement seems to exist that Franklin was “in tune with his time.”
Synthesis of molybdenum alkylidene complexes that contain the 2,6-dimesitylphenylimido ligand.

Compounds that have the formula M(NR)(CHR′)(OR″)(Pyrrolide), where OR″ is “large” relative to NR and M = Mo or W, have been shown to be Z-selective olefin metathesis catalysts. In this communication we report a new route to Mo complexes in which the relationship between NR and OR″ has been reversed; i.e., the imido ligand is the sterically demanding 2,6-dimesitylphenylimido ligand (NAr*).
Epitaxial Iridium Growth on Strontium Titanate

Epitaxial (100) iridium films have been grown on (100) SrTiO3 (STO) substrates by electron beam evaporation. The epitaxial relationship between the iridium film and STO substrate was determined to be Ir(001)[100]//STO(001)[100]. A systematic study of the role of STO substrate surface preparation, Ir thickness, and substrate temperature on Ir film crystallinity and morpholo- gy has been performed. The best Ir films typically have small Ir(200) XRD linewidths < 0.3 °, surface roughness of 0.2 nm, and low ion channeling yields, χmin≤ 4%, when deposited at 800 °C. Films generally become smoother with better crystallinity when the film thickness approaches 300 nm. A growth mode with initial island formation and subsequent layer-by-layer appears to take place at higher substrate temperatures, whereas at lower temperatures the film grows in a 3D mode.
Convergence of the Finite Element Iterative Method for Elastic and Elastic-Plastic Singularity Problems

The finite element iterative method (FEIM), for the analysis of the eigenvalue problem arising at singularities, has been applied to elastic and inelastic, homogenous and dissimilar media [1–5]. In this paper, we will discuss the convergence and accuracy of the method in evaluating singularities at interfaces of dissimilar media. Singularities in both elastic and non-linear elastic-plastic media will be discussed.
Minimally Invasive Perventricular Ventricular Septal Defect Closure

Objective To summarize the experiences of minimally invasive occlusion of ventricular septal defect(VSD) via small chest incision.Methods We retrospectively analyzed the clinical data of 131 infants with VSD in Hebei Children's Hospital between March 2013 and September 2014,including 83 patients with perimembranous VSD,24 patients with membranous aneurysm and 24 patients with intracristal VSD.There were 63 males and 68 females with a mean age of 35.28±29.22 months and a mean body weight of 14.56±7.47 kg.Before surgery,a multiple—section transthoracic echocardiography(TTE) was employed to evaluate various parameters of the VSD.Under general anesthesia,a small incision was made to expose the right ventricle.Under TEE guidance,proper device was delivered and deployed to close the defect.Patients also received postoperative following-up by transesophageal echocardiogram(TEE) at regular intervals.Results One hundred twenty-nine patients were successfully performed operation.Two patients were converted to perform traditional surgical closure with cardiopulmonary bypass(CPB).Concentric devices were used in52 patients and eccentric devices were used in 77 patients.During the following-up(1-12 months) period,complications occurred in three patients.Massive pericardial effusion appeared and disappeared after pericardicentesis in one patient.The occlusion device was dislocated in the next day after operation and took out by CPB operation in one patient.There was an asymptomatic residual shunt at 1 mm in one patient.Conclusion The minimally invasive occlusion of VSD via small chest incision is a safe and effective treatment.It should be encouraged to use in the clinical practice.
Past, Present, and Future of Legal System on Occupational Disease Prevention and Control in China

This paper aimed to summarize the history of laws, regulations, and standards of occupational disease prevention and control in China and the achievements in establishing the legal system on occupational disease prevention and control.Improvements to the legal system were proposed according to challenges presented in recent years, especially in the goal, principle,and management of legislation.
Open Domain Recommendation:Social networks and collaborative filtering

Commercial enterprises employ data mining techniques to recommend products to their potential customers.Most of the prior research in recommender systems is usually focused on a specific domain such as movies or books,and recommendation algorithms using similarities between users and/or similarities between products usually perform reasonably well.However,when the domain isn't as specific,recommendation becomes much more difficult,because the data could be too sparse to find similar users or similar products based on purchasing history alone.To solve this problem,it proposes using social network data,along with rating history to enhance product recommendations.The state of art collaborative filtering algorithm and social net based recommendation algorithm are exploited for the task of open domain recommendation.It shows that when a social network can be applied,it is a strong indicator of user preference for product recommendations.However,the high precision is achieved at the cost of recall.Although the sparseness of the data may suggest that the social network is not always applicable,a solution to utilize the network in these cases is presented.
La versatilidad del pronombre uno para expresar posicionamiento frente a lo enunciado en el español de barranquilla, colombia

Communicative-functional studies have considered impersonalization mechanisms as a deictic gap or as defocalizers of the deictic center. Nonetheless, this work is inspired by previous approaches concerning impersonality as an extension of deixis. It consists of a variationist study of the different degrees of generality expressed by uno in the Caribbean variety of Spanish spoken in Barranquilla, Colombia. Based on the concepts of textual, discursive and social deixis, it incorporates linguistic factors related to degrees of impersonalization (referential interpretation, discourse type, and verb semantic class), as well as pragmatic factors concerning power and solidarity relations (polarity, type of interaction, forms of address, and relations among interlocutors). The results provide statistical evidence about the personal use of uno with the deictic functions of yo. It stands out when the speaker expresses her/his positioning on what is being stated, that is, one's deictic center, one's personal experiences, knowledge, evaluations and feelings.
The mitogenome of the bed bug Cimex lectularius (Hemiptera: Cimicidae).

We report the extraction of a bed bug mitogenome from high-throughput sequencing projects originally focused on the nuclear genome of Cimex lectularius. The assembled mitogenome has a similar AT nu...
Greater early and mid-pregnancy gestational weight gains are associated with excess adiposity in mid-childhood.

Objective It is unclear how specific periods of gestational weight gain (GWG) during pregnancy relate to childhood adiposity. The goal of this study was to assess the differential impact of GWG timing on childhood body composition. Methods In 979 mother–child pairs from the pre-birth Project Viva cohort, trimester-specific GWG was calculated using clinically recorded weights. Outcomes included body mass index (BMI) z-score, dual X-ray absorptiometry fat mass index (kg/m2), and fat-free mass index (kg/m2) in mid-childhood. Linear regression models were used to assess associations of each trimester's GWG (per 0.2 kg/week) with childhood outcomes, adjusted for maternal prepregnancy BMI, sociodemographic variables, lifestyle, and GWG in prior trimester(s). Results Mean (SD) first trimester GWG was 0.22 (0.22) kg/week, second trimester 0.49 (0.18) kg/week, and third trimester 0.47 (0.20) kg/week. Faster first trimester GWG was associated with higher BMI z-score (0.06 units [95% CI: 0.01–0.12] per 0.2 kg/week) and with higher adiposity according to all indices; associations were strongest in women with prepregnancy BMI >30 kg/m2. Faster second trimester GWG was associated with higher BMI z-score (0.11 [0.04–0.18]), fat mass (fat mass index = 0.16 [0.02–0.31] kg/m2), and lean mass (fat-free mass index = 0.11 [0.01–0.22] kg/m2). Third trimester GWG was not associated with childhood adiposity. Conclusions These results reinforce the importance of addressing appropriate GWG in early pregnancy.
Headquarters and Subsidiary Households

Haitians have been coming to the United States sporadically, but only in the past 30 years — since the beginning of the administration of President Francois Duvalier in 1957-have large communities of immigrants established themselves in Miami, New York, Boston, Los Angeles, Chicago and Washington DC. The US Census of 1990 provides data on the sex and age of the Haitian immigrant population in the United States (see Table 4.1). The offshoot communities that they have developed, with large networks of family relationships, are very much connected to each other through a flow of mutual financial help, periodic visits and telephone communications. The family-household plays a key role in the interaction between communities of various kin-related households both in the United States and in Haiti.
Socioeconomic Gaps in Parents' Discipline Strategies From 1988 to 2011.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The prevalence of corporal punishment is high in the United States despite a 1998 American Academy of Pediatrics policy statement urging against its use. The current study tests whether the socioeconomic difference in its use by parents has changed over the past quarter century. It goes on to test whether socioeconomic differences in the use of nonphysical discipline have also changed over time. METHODS: Data are drawn from 4 national studies conducted between 1988 and 2011. Each asked how often a kindergarten-aged child was spanked in the past week and what the parents would do if the child misbehaved, with physical discipline, time-out, and talking to child as possible responses. We use regression models to estimate parents’ responses to these questions at the 90th, 50th, and 10th percentiles of the income and education distributions and t tests to compare estimates across cohorts. RESULTS: The proportion of mothers at the 50th income-percentile who endorse physical discipline decreased from 46% to 21% over time. Gaps between the 90th and 10th income-percentiles were stable at 11 and 18 percentage points in 1988 and 2011. The percentage of mothers at the 10th income-percentile endorsing time-outs increased from 51% to 71%, and the 90/10 income gap decreased from 23 to 14 percentage points between 1998 and 2011. CONCLUSIONS: Decline in popular support for physical discipline reflects real changes in parents’ discipline strategies. These changes have occurred at all socioeconomic levels, producing for some behaviors a significant reduction in socioeconomic differences.
Fragile Entrepreneurialism: The Mumbai Airport Slum Redevelopment Project

This chapter examines entrepreneurial forms of urban governance in India through a case study of slum redevelopment near the Mumbai International Airport. Based on fieldwork conducted in 2014, this chapter spotlights the messy politics of coalition building among key stakeholders. It argues that redevelopment politics in Mumbai cannot be fully explained by neoliberal or post-colonial perspectives. In the absence of strong municipal institutions, fragile entrepreneurialism characterizes urban governance in Mumbai, as a new coalition has to be reassembled for each project or each phase of the same project. Overall, the market-led slum redevelopment model is largely inadequate as a solution to improve housing conditions for the millions of slum dwellers in the maximum city.
El objeto y el sujeto del deseo:Los nombres del aire de Alberto Ruy Sánchez

A partir de las resenas sobre Los nombres del aire, se acercan los temas a tratar en este estudio: el sensualismo que desemboca en el goce estetico y la estructura del texto con base en la filosofia arabe. Ambos aspectos se encuentran intimamente ligados por la teoria novelistica de Ruy Sanchez, que consiste en construir una novela con tonos musicales –como la poesia-, que por su mismo sensualismo despierte los sentidos del autor y del lector, llevandolos a una experiencia sensorial.
Pseudoachalasia Secondary to Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm

Pseudoachalasia is known to be associated with malignancy involving the gastroesophageal junction and after esophageal operations. We present a case of pseudoachalasia secondary to an aneurysm of the descending thoracic aorta and describe successful operative management.
Abducens nerve palsy after orbital decompression.

ABSTRACTIntroduction: Double vision after decompression surgery for Thyroid Eye Disease (TED) is well described in the literature and the incidence ranges from 0 to 64%. The Mechanisms for new onset diplopia after orbital decompression are poorly understood. Common theories include: Fibrosis of muscles, displacement of the muscle cone, and reactivation of the TED.Aim: We present two cases with Abducens nerve palsy after uncomplicated secondary orbital decompression surgery.Results: Two patients with inactive TED, who were followed for an average of 2 years prior to uneventful secondary decompression surgery, presented at the first postoperative visit with double vision and limitation of abduction in the recently operated eye. Magnetic resonance imaging(MRI) was done in both cases and revealed no abnormal bleeding or scaring.Discussion: Our two cases of Abducens palsy following reoperative orbital decompression may be due to ischemic neuropathy caused by postoperative hemorrhage or inflammation.
Cell Polarity in Morphogenesis—Planar Cell Polarity

Planar cell polarity is a fundamental process during embryogenesis comprising of uniform polarization of cells and coordinated cell migration events. These events are critical in shaping the three-dimensional body plan of a living organism. Defects in these events are associated in various developmental anomalies. The molecular mechanism by which these cells polarize for directional migration remains elusive. In this chapter, we discuss our understanding regarding the molecular control and functional mechanisms of the global clue in establishing planar cell polarity during embryonic development.
Photoactivation of imatinib-antibody conjugate using low-energy visible light from Ru(ii)-polypyridyl cages.

Ru(II)-polypyridyl cages with sterically bulky bidentate ligands provide efficient photochemical release of the anticancer drug imatinib using low energy visible light, imparting spatiotemporal control over drug bioavailability. The light-activated drug release is maintained when the Ru(II) cage is covalently coupled to an antibody, which is expected to localize selectively on the tumor.
A density-functional study of the structural, electronic, and vibrational properties of Ti8C12 metallocarbohedrynes with relevance to ultrafast time-resolved spectroscopy

This chapter employs spin-polarized density-functional theory (DFT) to investigate the structural build up of the different Ti 8 C 12 metallocarbohedryne clusters. The calculations were performed using DFT with a plane wave basis set and the projector augmented-wave method as implemented in the Vienna Ab Initio Simulation Package. The orientation of the C 2 units relative to the Ti atoms cube is used as the basis for structural classification. The C 3v structure is found to be the most stable structure and is 0.6 eV less than the second lower energy isomer. The electronic structure of the clusters is used to rationalize their bonding properties. The preliminary results of the calculation of the vibrational spectra of the C 3v and C 2v structures are compared using MD simulations at finite temperatures with those obtained from the frozen-vibration method.
Restoring Rights, Restoring Trust: Evidence that Reversing Felony Disenfranchisement Penalties Increases Both Trust and Cooperation with Government

More than six million American citizens were denied the right to vote in the 2016 Presidential Election because they had been convicted of a felony crime. Beyond the effects of these laws on voter turnout and electoral outcomes, how do felony disenfranchisement laws affect the citizens who are being disenfranchised? This study estimates the effects of restoring voting rights on the level of political trust among citizens who were formerly disenfranchised. Two field experiments are embedded within panel surveys conducted before and after statewide elections in Ohio and Virginia. The survey population is composed of American citizens with a felony conviction who were once disenfranchised, but now are either eligible to vote, or are eligible to have their voting rights restored. Both experiments leverage misinformation about voting rights policies as an opportunity to estimate how people respond when they receive new information about more lenient voting rights restoration policies. Experimental treatments randomly increase awareness about restored voting rights, along with varying encouragements and assistance with registration and voting. In both experiments, treated subjects report stronger trust in government and the criminal justice system, perceive government as being more fair and representative, and report an increased willingness to cooperate with law enforcement. The results suggest that restoring voting rights to disenfranchised citizens helps those citizens develop the types of pro-democratic attitudes commonly associated with successful post-prison re-entry, reduced tendencies to commit crime, and lower rates of recidivism.
Synthesis of carbon dots (CDs) through the fluidized bed thermal treatment of residual biomass assisted by γ-alumina

Abstract An innovative route for the synthesis of carbon quantum dots (CQDs) is presented herein, which relies on the use of the fluidized bed technology and commercial γ-alumina as a catalyst, for the first time. Specifically, sugar beet pulp, which is the solid by-product of sugar beet industry, has been successfully tested for the synthesis of self-functionalized carbon nanoparticles under mild conditions of temperature (300 °C) and time (30 min). Different techniques including TEM, UV–vis, fluorescence, Raman and XPS spectroscopy have been applied to characterize the as-prepared CQDs. The formation of CQDs on γ-alumina is discussed and a possible mechanism is proposed. A solid biofuel is also obtained as a co-product of the process. The innovative finding that a catalyst can be used to produce CQDs from the volatiles driven off the biomass by heating opens up new possibilities of valorisation for the off-gas substream coming from other biomass conversion processes (e.g., torrefaction).
Institutional First 100 Case Experience and Outcomes of Robotic Hepatectomy for Liver Tumors

The nascent robotic approach for hepatic resections is gaining momentum in the United States because it offers solutions to the known limitations of laparoscopic approach. Herein, we report our initial experience and short-term outcomes of the first 100 robotic hepatectomies. With Institutional Review Board approval, all patients undergoing robotic hepatectomy were prospectively followed up. Patient demographics, operative outcomes, complications, and 30-day readmissions were collected and analyzed. Data are presented as median (mean ± SD). One hundred consecutive patients underwent robotic hepatectomy. Patients were aged 62 (63 ± 13.6) years, 66 per cent were women, and BMI was 29 (29 ± 6.4) kg/m². In all, 76 per cent of the hepatectomies were undertaken for malignancy [metastatic colorectal cancer (28%), hepatocellular carcinoma (21%), and intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (15%)], and 20 per cent for benign lesions; 66 per cent of patients underwent nonanatomical partial hepatectomies, 17 per cent right hepatectomies, 16 per cent left hepatectomies, and 1 per cent trisegmentectomy. Operative time was 233 (268 ± 109.3) minutes, and the estimated blood loss was 123 (269 ± 322.1) mL. Conversion to "open" approach was necessary in one patient. The length of stay was 3 (5 ± 4.6) days. There were no intraoperative complications. Twelve patients experienced postoperative complications. Six patients required readmission to the hospital within 30 days of discharge. Robotic hepatectomy is safe and feasible with favorable short-term outcomes. The robotic system enhances application of minimally invasive surgery for complex hepatobiliary operations.
Effect of dietary near ideal amino acid profile on heat production of lactating sows exposed to thermal neutral and heat stress conditions.

Reduced protein diet manifested potential to mitigate heat production based on the concept of ideal amino acid profile. The hypothesis of this study was that lactating sows fed a low crude protein (LCP) diet with supplemental amino acid produce less heat compared to those fed a high crude protein (HCP) diet under both thermal neutral (TN) and heat stress (HS) conditions. Thirty-two lactating sows were allotted to HCP (193 g CP/kg) and LCP (140 g CP/kg) diets under thermal neutral (TN, 21 ± 1.5 °C) or cycling heat stress (HS, 32 ± 1.5 °C daytime and 24 ± 1.5 °C nighttime) conditions. Diets contained 0.90% SID lysine and 10.8 MJ/kg net energy. Positive pressure indirect calorimeters were used to measure gas exchange in individual sows with litters, and individual piglets on days 4, 8, 14 and 18. Sow and litter weights were recorded on days 1, 10 and 21. Sow total heat production (THP) was calculated by subtracting litter THP from sow + litter THP based on BW0.75. Sow BW and body protein (BP) loss was greater for LCP diet compared to HCP diet in peak lactation (P < 0.05 and P < 0.01, respectively) and throughout the entire lactation period (P < 0.05 and P = 0.056, respectively) under HS conditions. Heat-stressed sows fed HCP diet had higher (P < 0.05) rectal temperature at 13:00 (P < 0.05) and 19:00 (P < 0.01), and higher respiration rate at 07:00 (P < 0.05), 13:00 (P < 0.05) and 19:00 (P < 0.05) compared to TN sows fed HCP diet. In sows fed LCP diet, those under HS tended to have higher (P = 0.098) rectal temperature at 13:00 and had higher (P < 0.05) respiration rate at 07:00, 13:00 and 19:00 compared to TN sows. The relationship between daily THP and days in lactation of sows fed LCP diet was quadratic (P < 0.05), with an ascending trend until day 14 and a descending trend from days 14 to 18. Sows fed LCP diet had lower daily THP at day 18 (P < 0.001) compared to those fed the HCP diet under HS conditions. Reduction in THP in sows fed LCP diet was largely associated with THP on day 18 of lactation under HS conditions. Feeding LCP diets alleviated the increased body temperature in sows under HS conditions throughout lactation, which was accompanied by a reduction in respiration rate. Total heat production is associated with days in lactation, in particular under HS conditions with THP appearing to peak between days 14 and 18.
Collection and Processing of Mobilized Mouse Peripheral Blood at Lowered Oxygen Tension Yields Enhanced Numbers of Hematopoietic Stem Cells

Mobilized peripheral blood (mPB) hematopoietic stem (HSCs) and progenitor (HPCs) cells are primary sources for hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT). Successful HCT requires threshold numbers of high-quality HSCs to reconstitute hematopoiesis long-term. Nevertheless, considerable percentages of patients and healthy donors fail to achieve required thresholds of HSCs with current mobilization regimens. In this present study we demonstrate that similar to mouse bone marrow (BM) and human cord blood, collection and processing of mouse Granulocyte Colony Stimulating Factor (G-CSF)-, AMD3100/Plerixafor- or G-CSF plus AMD3100/Plerixafor-mobilized HSCs in 3% O2 results in enhanced numbers of rigorously-defined phenotypic and for G-CSF - and G-CSF plus AMD3100/Plerixafor - mPB enhanced functionally-engrafting HSCs. These results may be of potential clinical utility. Graphical Abstract.
High-Fat Diet Alters LH Secretion and Pulse Frequency in Female Mice in an Estrous Cycle-Dependent Manner

Reproductive fitness in females is susceptible to obesogenic diets. Energy balance and reproduction are tightly regulated, in part, by hypothalamic neurons in the arcuate nucleus (ARC), and high-fat diet (HFD) can steadily increase estradiol levels in rodents. Estradiol regulates the reproductive axis via negative feedback mechanisms in ARC neurons by modulating pulsatile release of the gonadotropin luteinizing hormone (LH). However, it is unclear how the circulating estradiol milieu of adult females interacts with a state of high-caloric fat intake to alter LH pulse dynamics. Here, we used serial tail-tip blood sampling to measure pulsatile LH release at different estrous cycle stages in mice fed a HFD. Starting at 21 days of age, female C57BL/6J mice were freely fed with either regular chow diet (RD) or 60% kcal HFD for 12 weeks. Blood samples were collected once at diestrus, and then again at estrus. LH was measured in 10-minute intervals for 3 hours and analyzed for pulse frequency, amplitude, and mean and basal LH levels. Compared with RD-fed controls, mice fed HFD displayed significantly increased pulse frequency at diestrus, but not at estrus. HFD-fed mice also had lower mean and basal LH levels compared with RD-fed controls, but only during estrus. These data suggest that circulating estradiol can variably contribute to the impact that HFD has on LH pulsatile release and also provide insight into how obesity impacts women's reproductive health when ovarian estradiol levels drastically change, such as during menopause or with hormone replacement therapy.
Decomposition of the total momentum in a linear dielectric into field and matter components

Abstract The long-standing resolution of the Abraham–Minkowski electromagnetic momentum controversy is predicated on a decomposition of the total momentum of a closed continuum electrodynamic system into separate field and matter components. Using a microscopic model of a simple linear dielectric, we derive Lagrangian equations of motion for the electric dipoles and show that the dielectric can be treated as a collection of stationary simple harmonic oscillators that are driven by the electric field and produce a polarization field in response. The macroscopic energy and momentum are defined in terms of the electric, magnetic, and polarization fields that travel through the dielectric together as a pulse of electromagnetic radiation. We conclude that both the macroscopic total energy and the macroscopic total momentum are entirely electromagnetic in nature for a simple linear dielectric in the absence of significant reflections.
Review of The Divine Matrix: Bridging Time, Space, Miracles and Belief by Gregg Braden

In his paradigm shattering book, “The Divine Matrix: Bridging Time, Space, Miracles and Belief, Gregg Braden demystifies the marriage between positive psychology, quantum physics and spirituality. He takes us on a journey of introspection and self-mastery with the “Divine Matrix” being offered as the key that attracts everything into the physical and therefore, its understanding and application a source of healing, joy and survival. Global crises of the late 20th Century inspired him to leave corporations so as to venture into a full time quest for solutions that he believed survive in the oldest codes of our past, making sense of secrets held in ancient traditions and sciences, spirituality and beliefs “dating as far back as 5,000 BC to 2,000 year old dead sea scrolls” (Braden, 2007). Part 1 of his book “Discovering the Divine Matrix: The Mystery That Connects All Things” provides three definitive findings namely human DNA directly affects stuff that our world is made of; Human emotion’s direct effect on DNA affects the stuff our world is made of and lastly; the effect of the relationship between emotions and DNA are the same regardless of time and distance (Braden, 2007). Part 2 of his book “The Bridge Between Imagination and Reality: How the Divine Matrix Works” explains that every second provides us with an opportunity to either nourish or deplete our lives due to the choices we make because individual choices combine to make our collective reality “everything is everywhere all the time…” This acts as a call to action for us to make good choices so as to create a better world. In part 3, “Messages from the Divine Matrix: Living, Loving and Healing in Quantum Awareness” he explains the meaning of living in a unified field of energy and how this affects events of our lives. Using the analogy of the computer, he refers to our behavioral patterns as “programs” that can be updated by the individuals whose patterns begin to impact the “operating system” (shared consciousness) (Braden, 2007).
Modeling of contactless bubble-bubble interactions in microchannels with integrated inertial pumps

In this study, the nonlinear effect of contactless bubble–bubble interactions in inertial micropumps is characterized via reduced parameter one-dimensional and three-dimensional computational fluid dynamics (3D CFD) modeling. A one-dimensional pump model is developed to account for contactless bubble-bubble interactions, and the accuracy of the developed one-dimensional model is assessed via the commercial volume of fluid CFD software, FLOW-3D. The FLOW-3D CFD model is validated against experimental bubble dynamics images as well as experimental pump data. Precollapse and postcollapse bubble and flow dynamics for two resistors in a channel have been successfully explained by the modified one-dimensional model. The net pumping effect design space is characterized as a function of resistor placement and firing time delay. The one-dimensional model accurately predicts cumulative flow for simultaneous resistor firing with inner-channel resistor placements (0.2L < x < 0.8L where L is the channel length) as well as delayed resistor firing with inner-channel resistor placements when the time delay is greater than the time required for the vapor bubble to fill the channel cross section. In general, one-dimensional model accuracy suffers at near-reservoir resistor placements and short time delays which we propose is a result of 3D bubble-reservoir interactions and transverse bubble growth interactions, respectively, that are not captured by the one-dimensional model. We find that the one-dimensional model accuracy improves for smaller channel heights. We envision the developed one-dimensional model as a first-order rapid design tool for inertial pump-based microfluidic systems operating in the contactless bubble–bubble interaction nonlinear regime.
Existence in the actin world of a specialized slow skeletal muscle isoform.

Abstract 1) Teleosts such as Atlantic salmon Salmo salar and Atlantic herring Clupea harengus, in contrast to other vertebrates such as mammals, synthesize two contextually very different skeletal muscle actins. Each isoform has been studied at the protein level. One isoform accounts for the total actin in the lighter ‘fast’ trunk muscle. Based on closest pairings - two amino acid substitutions (salmon vs. herring) and four substitutions (salmon or herring vs. mammal or bird) - it is classified as ‘fast’ skeletal actin. The other isoform accounts for the total actin in the darker ‘slow’ muscle in the lateral line and represents a specialized slow skeletal muscle actin which is an unrecognized isotype. 2) Atlantic salmon and Atlantic herring also synthesize a cardiac actin that is distinct to the skeletal actins in 1). Intraspecies pairings of fast skeletal actin and cardiac actin have two amino acid substitutions. Conversely, those involving slow skeletal actin have 12 or 13, which is a contextual record. 3) The Salmonidae skeletal actins in 2) differ at residues 2, 3, 103, 155, 165, 278, 281, 310, 329, 358, 360 and 363 (numbering system for mature protein of 375 amino acids). The changes are restricted to subdomains 1 and 3 and have affected the net charge at pH 7, polarity and glycine content. Six can be considered non-conservative: Val103Thr (Val in ‘slow’, Thr in ‘fast’); Ala155Ser; Thr278Ala; Gly281Ser; Gly310Ala and Asp360Gln. The change at residue-360 provides a convenient means of detection via electrophoresis. Biochemical characterization of protein points to an advantageous function by which ‘slow’ actin contributes to the distinct physiology of the dark cruise muscle in the trunk. 4) Slow skeletal muscle actin (no more than two substitutions per pairing) is encoded in the genomes of the following families of Teleostei: Salmonidae, Clupeidae, Anguillidae; Cyprinidae; Esocidae; Ictaluridae; Osteoglossoidei and Serrasalmidae. However, many NCBI entry descriptions are confusing. The ‘slow’ actin group is expected to grow as more genomes are sequenced. 5) Slow skeletal actin genes display variable exon structure in the region encoding amino acids 44–151 (numbering system for 377 amino acids). The other exon-intron boundaries are conserved. In most cases to date, but not all, the ‘slow’ actin gene contains a greater number of exons than the ‘fast’ actin gene from the same species. 6) Slow skeletal actin falls into one of the new actin groups, namely epsilon which has representation in fish, reptile, bird and mammal. To date, only the protein products from Salmonidae and herring have been studied biochemically.
Acute and Chronic Rhinosinusitis

Rhinosinusitis is a commonly encountered condition in children. Children average six to eight upper respiratory infections per year, of which 5–10% are complicated by acute rhinosinusitis. Acute rhinosinusitis (ARS) is a bacterial infection of the sinonasal mucosa lasting up to 4 weeks (28 days). Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is a larger spectrum of pathologies, affecting the paranasal sinuses for more than 12 weeks. The most common organisms in rhinosinusitis are Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, and Moraxella catarrhalis. Rhinosinusitis is a condition that is managed in most cases by medical treatment. Surgical therapy is required for orbital or intracranial complications of ARS or for children with CRS who remain symptomatic despite maximal medical treatment and optimal control of associated comorbidities.
Infertility and Assisted Reproductive Technology: The Role of the Perinatal Social Worker

SUMMARY The inability to conceive a pregnancy can cause disruption and anguish to individuals and couples sharing that experience. The treatments for infertility, especially those involving assisted reproductive technology such as in vitro fertilization, can be physically, financially and emotionally stressful for participants. The impact of infertility and its treatment has introduced a new venue for perinatal social worker services to counsel, educate and support these patients.
Isolated mammalian metaphase chromosomes. II. Fractionated chromosomes of mouse and Chinese hamster cells.

Abstract Isolated metaphase chromosomes of mouse L-cells, mouse L-5178Y lymphoblast tumor cells and Chinese hamster cells have been separated into several distinct size classes by velocity sedimentation in steep sucrose gradients. Fractions showing relatively homogeneous chromosome size distributions were readily obtained, but none of the fractions was composed entirely of chromosomes of one specific type. Fractions of the smallest chromosomes were the most homogeneous in size, and the heterogeneity of the fractions increased progressively with increasing average chromosome length. Mouse satellite DNA was not restricted to chromosomes of a limited size class or type but was distributed throughout all fractions of the isolated chromosomes in nearly the same proportion of the total DNA. These results are consistent with the interpretation that the amount of satellite DNA in each chromosome is proportional to the total DNA of the chromosome and that it is not limited to a fixed amount per chromosome. Approximately 70% of the total chromosomal DNA remained in the supernatant or sodium chloride-soluble fraction after extracting the isolated L-cell chromosomes twice in 2 m -NaCl and centrifuging after each extraction. The sodium chloride-soluble DNA was main-band DNA, whereas satellite DNA remained associated with the insoluble chromosome pellet fraction. Isolated chromosomes of the Chinese hamster were also separated into several size classes by centrifugation in sucrose gradients. The DNA's from the various fractions showed no significant differences either in densities or band profiles in cesium chloride density-gradient centrifugation. The DNA's from two fractions showing highly restricted chromosome size-distributions also failed to renature after heating and annealing and their behavior in this respect resembled that of the total DNA of mammalian cells.
Sulfur-bonded thiophenes in organometallic rhenium complexes and adsorption of isocyanides on gold

This dissertation contains results of research conducted in two different areas: (1) organometallic synthesis and reactivity, and (2) organometallic surface chemistry. In the synthesis and reactivity studies, sulfur coordination of thiophene and benzo[b]thiophene to the metal center in organometallic rhenium complexes is examined. In the surface chemistry studies, diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy (DRIFTS) is used to analyze the adsorption of several isocyanides on the surface of gold powder. Results are compared and contrasted to known organometallic chemistry.
"I Was Tooken": How Children Experience Removal from Their Parents Preliminary to Placement into Foster Care.

ABSTRACT Little is known of how children experience removal from parents and placement into foster care. This paper presents results of a qualitative study of the experiences of 90 inner-city children, ages 8-14 years. Children's narratives portray a progression of traumatizing events ensuing from the placement process. The narrative from a wellhandled placement suggests guidelines for future interventions. Developmental and practice implications are discussed.
Self-Monitoring of Blood Pressure

Although the monitoring of antihypertensive treatment is usually performed using blood pressure readings made in the physician’s office and having a blood pressure check is by far the commonest reason for visiting a physician, it is neither a reliable nor an efficient process. Thus, physician’s measurements are often inaccurate as a result of poor technique, often unrepresentative because of the “white coat” effect, and rarely include more than three readings made at any one visit. It is often not appreciated how great the variations of blood pressure when measured in the clinic can be. In a study conducted by Armitage and Rose in 10 normotensive subjects, two readings were taken on 20 occasions over a 6-wk period by a single trained observer (1). The authors concluded that “the clinician should recognize that the patient whose diastolic pressure has fallen 25 mm from the last occasion has not necessarily changed in health at all; or, if he is receiving hypotensive therapy, that there has not necessarily been any response to treatment.” There is also a practical limitation to the number or frequency of clinic visits that can be made by the patient, who may have to take time off work to make the visit.
Discreteness‐of‐charge‐effects in the inner region of the electrical double layer

The effects of the discreteness of adsorbed ionic charge in the electrical double layer have been examined. The formula of Esin and Shikov [2] for the ratio of the micropotential to the macropotential has been confirmed. In agreement with Ershler [3] it is concluded that if one neglects the multiple reflection of adsorbed ions between the outer Helmholtz plane and the metallic surface, a contradiction with experiment appears. Taking these into account it is shown that the potential developed by a layer of adsorbed ions between two reflecting planes, or between air and one reflecting plane, is just half what one would compute if no reflecting planes were present and if in place of the first reflection of the adsorbed ions real charges were present at the image positions in the solution. The formula of Ershler for the rate of change of the potential of the electro-capillary maximum with respect to the activity of an adsorbed electrolyte has been reexamined and extended to include charged as well as uncharged surfaces. An adsorption isotherm for anions on a metallic or airsolution interface has been derived and methods found for the evaluation of the potential of the inner Helmholtz plane.
Hepatic microbody proliferation and catalase synthesis induced by methyl clofenapate, a hypolipidemic analog of CPIB.

Abstract The effects of the administration of methyl clofenapate (methyl-2-[4-(p-chlorophenyl)phenoxy]2-methylpropionate) on the inducibility of hepatic microbody (peroxisome) proliferation and catalase synthesis were studied in male rats and in both sexes of wild type (Csa strain) and acatalasemic (Csb strain) mice. These investigations included electron microscopic examination of livers, assay of liver catalase activity, quantitation of catalase protein by immunotitration procedure, and measurements of serum cholesterol and glyceride-glycerol levels. In all groups of animals administration of methyl clofenapate at dietary concentrations of 0.015, 0.05 and 0.125% produced a significant and sustained increase in number of hepatic microbody (peroxisome) profiles. There was no appreciable increase in mitochondrial population, but several mitochondria were markedly enlarged and possessed numerous cristae. The hepatic microbody proliferation in male rats and in both sexes of wild type mice following methyl clofenapate administration was associated with a twofold increase in catalase activity and in the concentration of catalase protein. The increase in microbody population in acatalasemic mice, however, was not accompanied by a significant elevation of the catalase activity, which is due to the unusual heat lability of the mutant catalase enzyme. A marked decrease in serum cholesterol and glyceride-glycerol levels was observed in male rats following methyl clofenapate administration which paralleled the increase in liver catalase activity. In both strains of mice there was a significant reduction in serum glyceride-glycerol concentrations. All the above effects of methyl clofenapate were fully reversed when the drug was withdrawn from the diet of male wild type mice. The demonstration of microbody proliferation and catalase induction with hypolipidemic compounds, CPIB, nafenopin and, in these studies, with methyl clofenapate suggests a possible but as yet unclarified relationship between microbodies and hypolipidemia.
Long-chain fatty alcohol quantitation in subfemtomole amounts by gas chromatography—negative ion chemical ionization mass spectrometry : Application to long-chain acyl coenzyme A measurement

We describe a simple and sensitive method to identify and quantitate long-chain fatty alcohols. Long-chain fatty alcohols were converted to their pentafluorobenzoyl derivative and analyzed by gas chromatography (GC)-mass spectrometry in the negative ion chemical ionization (NICI) mode with selected ion monitoring. GC resolution was obtained for myristyl, palmityl, heptadecyl, stearyl, oleyl, linoleyl and arachidonyl alcohols. As little as 0.4 fmol of fatty alcohol can be detected, which represents a six order-of-magnitude increase in sensitivity over previously described methods. This assay can be used to measure femtomolar amounts of long-chain acyl coenzyme A thioesters after reduction to the corresponding fatty alcohols with sodium borohydride. Other potential applications of this assay include identification and quantitation of long-chain fatty alcohol production by microorganisms.
Colorimetric determination of 3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA).

MDA (α,-methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyphenethylamine) is one of several arylalkylamine hallucinogens appearing in the illicit drug market. A simple, sensitive method for detecting and estimating the compound is thus desirable.
Laparoscopic findings in patients with pelvic pain

We have reviewed 1,194 charts of consecutive patients who had a diagnostic laparoscopy for pelvic pain from January 1, 1972, to December 31, 1980, at the Deaconess Division of the Buffalo General Hospital. A total of 749 of these patients had normal pelvic examinations prior to the diagnostic laparoscopy; 479 (63%) had abnormal findings on diagnostic laparoscopy. Of the 445 patients with abnormal pelvic examinations, 78 (17.5%) had normal findings on diagnostic laparoscopy. The laparoscopic findings and ovarian pathology are reviewed. These results are substantiated by other reports in the literature and certainly justify the increasing use of the laparoscope as a diagnostic tool in the gynecologist's armamentarium.