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Case Report: Adapting the HEICS Approach for Flu Vaccination Clinic

M ore than 36,000 deaths annually in the United States can be attributed to influenza. Because vaccination can reduce the incidenceandseverityof illness,publichealthauthorities actively encourage citizens to receive the influenza vaccine. Moreover, it is a goal of Healthy People 2010 to have 90%of noninstitutionalized adults aged 65 years and older immunized each year. Unfortunately, it is not possible to ensure that an adequate supply of vaccine will be available when needed, and the public is further stressed when the definition of high-risk population is changed to match the supply. The unanticipated loss of influenza vaccine during the 2004-2005 influenza season produced an anxious general public who overwhelmed hospital and public health clinics when vaccinations were offered. Health care executives struggled with the impact of the shortage of influenza vaccine for patients and staff. The initial response to this shortage was chaotic, with long waiting lines of patients who often would argue as
Allergy and Dermatophytes

Tinea pedis (athlete's foot) and onychomycosis (infection of the toenails) caused by the dermatophyte fungus Trichophyton are highly prevalent in adults. Several Trichophyton allergens have been identified based on elicitation of immunoglobulin E antibody-mediated immediate-hypersensitivity (IH) responses. Evidence of an etiologic role for Trichophyton in asthma in some subjects with IH and chronic dermatophytosis is provided by bronchial reactivity to Trichophyton. Improvement of asthma after systemic antifungal treatment corroborates this link. A unique feature of Trichophyton allergens is the ability of the same antigen to elicit delayed-type hypersensitivity (DTH) in individuals who lack IH reactivity. Delayed responses appear to confer protection, while IH responses do not, based on the association with acute versus chronic skin infection. The amino acid sequence identity of Trichophyton allergens with diverse enzyme families supports a dual role for these proteins in fungal pathogenesis and allergic disease. Characterizing the immunologic properties of Trichophyton allergens and defining immune mechanisms which drive dichotomous responses are pivotal to understanding the dermatophyte-allergy relationship. Recent studies have identified DTH-associated major T-cell epitopes which could facilitate the development of peptide vaccines. Characterization of additional molecular targets by using new techniques may aid not only in the eradication of infection but also in the resolution of allergic symptoms.
Sampling Schemes for Sequential Detection With Dependent Observations

Several sampling schemes and their corresponding sequential detection procedures in autoregressive noise are presented in this paper. Two of them use uniform sampling procedures with high and low sampling rates, respectively. The other two employ groups of samples, which are separated by long intergroup delays such that the intergroup correlations are negligible. One of the group-sampling schemes also employs optimal signaling waveforms to further improve its energy-efficiency. In all the schemes, data sampling and transformation are designed in such a way that Wald's sequential probability ratio test (SPRT) can still be implemented. The performances of different schemes, in terms of average termination time (ATT), are derived analytically. When all the schemes employ the same sampling interval and under a constant signal amplitude constraint, their performances are compared through analytical and numerical methods. In addition, under a constant power constraint, their ATTs and energy-efficiency are compared. It is theoretically proved that the scheme using groups of samples with the optimal signaling waveform is the most energy-efficient.
DNA photocleavage by an osmium(II) complex in the PDT window.

The extended π-delocalization of dppn (benzo[i]dipyrido[3,2-a:2,3-c]phenazine) results in a 3ππ* state as the lowest triplet excited state in [Os(bpy)2(dppn)]2+ (bpy = 2,2′-bipyridine), which generates a 1O2 quantum yield of 0.42. Together with its 3MLCT absorption, this new osmium complex shows efficient DNA cleavage under irradiation of λirr ≥ 645 nm.
A Note on the Simulation of Overdispersed Random Variables With Specified Marginal Means and Product Correlations

We propose a straightforward approach for simulation of discrete random variables with overdispersion, specified marginal means, and product correlations. The method stems from results we prove for variables with first-order antedependence and linearity of the conditional expectations and is therefore appropriate to simulate variables with these properties. Supplementary materials for this article are available online.
The Greatest Generation Comes Home: The Veteran in American Society – By Michael D. Gambone

In this work, the author sets out to answer two basic questions: what were the postwar experiences of the sixteen million veterans returning from World War II; and what impact did the veterans have...
Additionen von Arylisocyanaten an Benzaldehyd‐ und Benzophenon‐anile

Elektronenliefernde Substituenten wie –OR oder –NR2 in p-Stellung dre C-Aryle von Benzaldehyd-anilen (1–4) und Benzophenon-anilen (16, 17) ermoglichen die Addition von Arylisocyanaten an die CN-Doppelbindung zu cyclischen 1:1-Addukten (1.3-Diazetidinonen 8–13) und 1: 2-Addukten (Hexahydro-s-triazin-dione 19–21).
Optical micro-resonator chemical sensor

Polymers that contain conjugated molecules can change their index of refraction upon bonding with high explosive molecules. These polymers can be incorporated into micro-ring resonators as trace explosive sensor. Since the resonator cavity itself is made of sensing material, the detection is intrinsic, which may lead to higher sensitivity and faster response than other fiber optic chemical sensors. Photobleaching was used for the fabrication of the microrings resonators. The sensor has shown ppb level of sensitivity to the vapor of an explosive stimulant 2,4- dinitrotoluene and is insensitive to common chemical pollutants including nitrates, sulfates and phosphates.
Laminar film boiling on inclined isothermal flat plates.

Laminar film boiling from an inclined flat plate has been investigated analytically. Using the singular perturbation scheme, the complete set of Navier-Stokes equations is solved. The zeroth-order perturbation coinciding with the boundary-layer equations for vertical flat plates governs the problem. The higher-order perturbations become important near the leading edge and for large values of the inclination angle from the vertical. The assumption of zero interfacial velocity shows that, except for fluids having large (rho x mu) ratios, the results can be predicted using the vertical flat plate results by defining a modified Grashof parameter containing a cos phi term. When the interfacial shear is considered, the solutions indicate that for fluids having large (rho x mu) ratios, the heat transfer rates will be larger (approximately 15% maximum) than those predicted by the simplified model using zero interfacial velocity. In general, the inclination decreases the rate of heat transfer as well as the rate of evaporation.
On Nonlinear Dynamics of Predator-Prey Models with Discrete Delay ⁄

In this survey, we briefly review some of our recent studies on predator-prey models with discrete delay. We first study the distribution of zeros of a second degree transcendental polynomial. Then we apply the general results on the distribution of zeros of the second de- gree transcendental polynomial to various predator-prey models with discrete delay, including Kolmogorov-type predator-prey models, generalized Gause-type predator-prey models with har- vesting, etc. Bogdanov-Takens bifurcations in delayed predator-prey models with nonmonotone functional response and in delayed predator-prey model with predator harvesting are also intro-
Aortic arch atheroma: a plaque of a different color or more of the same?

See related article, p 1248. Despite the common occurrence of aortic arch atherosclerosis in patients with stroke, evidence-based treatment for this disease has remained fundamentally uncharted territory. After Winter1 first described this phenomena in 1957 from autopsy cases, the association between aortic atheroma and stroke has been a topic of great interest. A strong association with cerebral ischemic events was established by a landmark postmortem study of 500 patients with neurological symptoms; aorta atherosclerotic disease was present in 28% of the patients who perished from a cerebrovascular insult compared with 5% in patients who died from another neurological process.2 Subsequent studies, including prospective cohorts evaluated with transesophageal echocardiography,3 established the presence of aortic arch atheroma (especially plaques >4 mm or mobile plaques) as a risk factor for cerebrovascular disease and a high risk factor for recurrent stroke.4 Until now, however, retrospective studies and subgroup analysis of larger trials have provided the sole source of guidance for treating patients with severe aortic arch disease and cryptogenic stroke.5 In fact, the latest guidelines from the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American Heart Association state that for significant aortic atherosclerosis (>4 mm) there is no definitive therapeutic regimen for this high-risk patient group because no randomized trial has been completed.6 These guidelines proceed to state that either oral anticoagulation or antiplatelet therapy is a reasonable option for antithrombotic therapy. In this issue of Stroke , Amarenco et al7 describe the first prospective randomized trial addressing …
Culture and self-presentation as predictors of shyness among Japanese and American female college students.

Self-presentation theories of shyness have been supported in North American samples but have not been evaluated cross-culturally. This study examined the relative influence of cultural and psychological variables on self-reported shyness among Japanese and American college students. 35 female Japanese-born and 47 United States-born Euro-American female students completed the Shyness Scale, Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale, Interpersonal Competence Questionnaire, Sensitivity to Rejection Scale, and Individualism-Collectivism Scale, and a demographic data sheet. After statistically controlling for Individualism-Collectivism, psychological measures, especially perceived interpersonal competence and sensitivity to rejection, combined for Adjusted R2 = .32 in shyness. Findings suggest that similar factors are central to experiences of shyness for both samples. Researchers should assess the stability of such findings in larger, heterogeneous samples and evaluate whether treatment strategies that reduce expectations of rejection and increase perceived interpersonal competence have comparable efficacy in reducing shyness across cultures.
p21cip1 Degradation in Differentiated Keratinocytes Is Abrogated by Costabilization with Cyclin E Induced by Human Papillomavirus E7

The human papillomavirus (HPV) E7 protein promotes S-phase reentry in a fraction of postmitotic, differentiated keratinocytes. Here we report that these cells contain an inherent mechanism that opposes E7-induced DNA replication. In organotypic raft cultures of primary human keratinocytes, neither cyclin E nor p21cip1 is detectable in situ. However, E7-transduced differentiated cells not in S phase accumulate abundant cyclin E and p21cip1. We show that normally p21cip1 protein is rapidly degraded by proteasomes. In the presence of E7 or E6/E7, p21cip1, cyclin E, and cyclin E2 proteins were all up-regulated. The accumulation of p21cip1 protein is a posttranscriptional event, and ectopic cyclin E expression was sufficient to trigger it. In constract, cdk2 and p27kip1 were abundant in normal differentiated cells and were not significantly affected by E7. Cyclin E, cdk2, and p21cip1 or p27kip1 formed complexes, and relatively little kinase activity was found associated with cyclin E or cdk2. In patient papillomas and E7 raft cultures, all p27kip1-positive cells were negative for bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU) incorporation, but only some also contained cyclin E and p21cip1. In contrast, all cyclin E-positive cells also contained p27kip1. When the expression of p21cip1 was reduced by rottlerin, a PKC δ inhibitor, p27kip1- and BrdU-positive cells remained unchanged. These observations show that high levels of endogenous p27kip1 can prevent E7-induced S-phase reentry. This inhibition then leads to the stabilization of cyclin E and p21cip1. Since efficient initiation of viral DNA replication requires cyclin E and cdk2, its inhibition accounts for heterogeneous viral activities in productively infected lesions.
The emergence of attachment following early social deprivation

This study examined the formation and quality of attachment of 65 postinstitutionalized (PI) toddlers with their parents at 1–3 and 7–9 months postadoption compared to 52 nonadopted (NA) children. The formation of attachment relationships of PI children with adoptive parents occurred relatively quickly. Childrenexposedto greaterpreadoptionadversitytooklongerto form anattachmentto theiradoptive parents,althoughby 7–9months postadoption,nearlyall (90%) of the children achieved the highest level on an attachment formation rating scale. PI children did not differ from NA children in attachment security, based eitheron the Attachment Q-Sort or Strange Situation categorical scoring. However, the PI children were more likely to be disorganized in their attachment patterns. Preadoption adversity was related to lower Q-sort security scores especially at the initial assessment 1–3 months postadoption. The results indicated that attachment formation and attachment quality in PI children are differentiable constructs with different precursors. Human attachment is conceptualized as a robust survival mechanism thatmaintains proximitybetween avulnerable infant and protective caregiver, and ensures the development of critical regulatory capacities required for learning and independent social functioning (Bowlby 1969/1982). For some infants, however, adverse caregiving environments disrupt or fail to support the development of relational mechanisms (Cicchetti, 2006; Cicchetti & Carlson, 1989 ;D e Bellis,2005). According to data gathered between 2006 and 2010 (Child Welfare Information Gateway, 2012), over 500,000 children in the United States experience emotional or physical neglect with detrimental effects on a broad range of developmental outcomes. Institutional rearing, characterized by regimented care, high child to caregiver ratios, and frequent caregiver changes, further deprives children of stable, reciprocal caregiver interactions (an “average expectable environment”) required for normal development. The study of children adoptedinternationally frominstitutionsprovidesanopportunity to address important questions regarding the effects of chronic early neglect on development and the possibility of recovery following social deprivation. In the current study, the formation of attachment is examined in postinstitutionalized (PI) toddlers and their adoptive parents following early social deprivation. Attachment Development Although infants enter the world with a biologically based propensity for social interaction, initiating behaviors that promote infant–caregiver proximity reflexively and without intention (e.g., crying, orienting, and clinging; Ainsworth,
Fault Tolerant Network Routing through Software Overlays for Intelligent Power Grids

Control decisions of intelligent devices in critical infrastructure can have a significant impact on human life and the environment. Ensuring that the appropriate data is available is crucial for making informed decisions. Such considerations are becoming increasingly important in today's cyber-physical systems that combine computational decision making on the cyber side with physical control on the device side. The job of ensuring the timely arrival of data falls onto the network that connects these intelligent devices. This network needs to be fault tolerant. When nodes, devices or communication links fail along a default route of a message from A to B, the underlying hardware and software layers should ensure that this message will actually be delivered as long as alternative routes exist. Existence and discovery of multi-route pathways is essential in ensuring delivery of critical data. In this work, we present methods of developing network topologies of smart devices that will enable multi-route discovery in an intelligent power grid. This will be accomplished through the utilization of software overlays that (1) maintain a digital structure for the physical network and (2) identify new routes in the case of faults.
Control labs for engineering technology today and the future

A description is given of the laboratories for the two electrical engineering technology courses currently taught at Purdue University, Ft. Wayne, Indiana. Plans for future improvements are noted. The analog and digital control experiments for the 15-week laboratory accompanying the sophomore/junior-level (first) course in control systems and those accompanying the second control systems course are described. >
Nanoelectronic architecture for Boolean logic

A nanoelectronic implementation of Boolean logic circuits is described where logic functionality is realized through charge interactions between metallic dots self-assembled on the surface of a double-barrier resonant tunneling diode (RTD) structure. The primitive computational cell in this architecture consists of a number of dots with nearest neighbor (resistive) interconnections. Specific logic functionality is provided by appropriate rectifying connections between cells. We show how basic logic gates, leading to combinational and sequential circuits, can be realized in this architecture. Additionally, architectural issues including directionality, fault tolerance, and power dissipation are discussed. Estimates based on the current-voltage characteristics of RTD's and the capacitance and resistance values of the interdot connections indicate that static power dissipation as small as 0.1 nW/gate and switching delay as small as a few picoseconds can be expected. We also present a strategy for fabricating/synthesizing such systems using chemical self-organizing/self-assembly phenomena. The proposed synthesis procedure utilizes several chemical self-assembly techniques which have been demonstrated recently, including self-assembly of uniform arrays of close-packed metallic dots with nanometer diameters, controlled resistive linking of nearest neighbor dots with conjugated organic molecules and organic rectifiers.
Policy Regimes for the International Waste Trade

Among the unforeseen problems of the new industrial age has been the disposal of increasing quantities of wastes—many hazardous and toxic. Industrial chemistry has produced numerous products that, while useful, are alien to nature and resistant to biodegradation or detoxification. Growing public awareness of the possible hazards and risks involved in disposal of the residuals of industrial activities is arousing a popular demand for environmental protection. But this popular awareness depends upon public information and a degree of scientific literacy—conditions which vary widely among nations. Initial consequences are environmental regulations and restrictions respecting waste disposal in scientifically developed countries, and vulnerability among less developed countries to the export of hazardous wastes from the countries of their origin. A secondary consequence is the emergence of international waste trade as a national and international multidimensional policy problem.
Yeast Longevity and Aging

The possibility that the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae may be prone to age changes in its reproductive potential was first pointed out by Barton [1]. This suggestion was based on the observation that cell division is associated with the deposition of a “bud scar” on the surface of the mother cell. This fundamental aspect of reproduction was subsequently affirmed and expanded upon [2–4], and its cumulative features were directly demonstrated [5].
Source of safety information--the importance of a personal appeal for service utilisation among urban families

Background Interpersonal dialogue and the Internet have been established as sources of health information. However, little is known about how urban families learn about community programmes. Aims The aims of this study are to determine: (1) sources of information for community programmes among urban residents and (2) if source of information is associated with utilising a free smoke alarm distribution programme. Methods Surveys were conducted with a random sample of city residents to measure safety information. χ2 tests were used to determine differences between sources of information and knowledge and utilisation of the smoke alarm programme. Results Of the 603 participants interviewed most received information from friends/neighbours (64%), newspapers (54%), and the Internet (35%). Women compared to men were more likely to use personal (88% and 81%, respectively, p=0.01) and sources of information (78% and 67%, p=0.01). Compared to those with a high school diploma, those without one were less likely to identify the Internet (p=0.01) as an informational source. Those who cited personal and print sources were more likely to have heard about the smoke alarm programme (89% and 79%, respectively, p=0.01) compared to those who cited Internet or television and radio (34% and 58%, respectively, p=0.01). Individuals who used personal sources were more likely to have participated in the smoke alarm programme (p=0.01). Significance This work underscores the continued importance of personal appeals to promote safety services in communities. This is an abstract of a presentation at Safety 2012, the 11th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion, 1-4 October 2012, Michael Fowler Center, Wellington, New Zealand. Full text does not seem to be available for this abstract.
Controversies in the prevention of deep vein thrombosis with total hip arthroplasty.

Thromboembolic disease is a serious problem that is growing because both total hip arthroplasty (THA) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA) patients are now being discharged from the hospital as early as the fourth postoperative day. The current estimate is that 50 000 deaths a year in the United States can be attributed to this disease process, and it is an equally large problem in other countries such as Great Britain (Table 1). 1 Thromboembolic disease is asymptomatic in the vast majority of patients undergoing joint replacement. Approximately one in six patients develops the condition following THA or TKA
Metonymy as Referential Dependency: Psycholinguistic and Neurolinguistic Arguments for a Unified Linguistic Treatment

We examine metonymy at psycho- and neurolinguistic levels, seeking to adjudicate between two possible processing implementations (one- vs. two-mechanism). We compare highly conventionalized systematic metonymy (producer-for-product: "All freshmen read O'Connell") to lesser-conventionalized circumstantial metonymy ("[a waitress says to another:] 'Table 2 asked for more coffee."'). Whereas these two metonymy types differ in terms of contextual demands, they each reveal a similar dependency between the named and intended conceptual entities (e.g., Jackendoff, 1997; Nunberg, 1979, 1995). We reason that if each metonymy yields a distinct processing time course and substantially non-overlapping preferential localization pattern, it would not only support a two-mechanism view (one lexical, one pragmatic) but would suggest that conventionalization acts as a linguistic categorizer. By contrast, a similar behavior in time course and localization would support a one-mechanism view and the inference that conventionalization acts instead as a modulator of contextual felicitousness, and that differences in interpretation introduced by conventionalization are of degree, not of kind. Results from three paradigms: self-paced reading (SPR), event-related potentials (ERP), and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), reveal the following: no main effect by condition (metonymy vs. matched literal control) for either metonymy type immediately after the metonymy trigger, and a main effect for only the Circumstantial metonymy one word post-trigger (SPR); a N400 effect across metonymy types and a late positivity for Circumstantial metonymy (ERP); and a highly overlapping activation connecting the left ventrolateral prefrontal cortex and the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (fMRI). Altogether, the pattern observed does not reach the threshold required to justify a two-mechanism system. Instead, the pattern is more naturally (and conservatively) understood as resulting from the implementation of a generalized referential dependency mechanism, modulated by degree of context dependence/conventionalization, thus supporting architectures of language whereby "lexical" and "pragmatic" meaning relations are encoded along a cline of contextual underspecification.
Endoscopic management of fistulas, perforations, and leaks

Abstract Although endoscopic management of fistulas, perforations, and leaks is rapidly evolving, management still revolves around the principles of closure, containment, and drainage. Successful endoscopic management is dependent upon several factors, including underlying etiopathogenesis, lesion chronicity, local tissue viability, concurrent illnesses, device availability, and the expertise to deliver the desired endoscopic interventions. Unlike acute perforations, fistulas and leaks typically require a multimodal approach and more than one treatment session to achieve resolution. Although complete resolution remains the goal, endoscopic interventions may enable clinical stabilization of the patient, allow enteral feeding, and facilitate hospital discharge or elective surgery. Herein, we highlight current knowledge and future role of endoscopic interventions in the management of gastrointestinal defects.
The Urinary Microbiome Differs Significantly Between Patients With Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome and Controls as Well as Between Patients With Different Clinical Phenotypes

Objective To study the urinary microbiome of patients with Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome (CP/CPPS) compared with controls. Methods We identified 25 patients with CP/CPPS and 25 men who were either asymptomatic or only had urinary symptoms. Midstream urine was collected. Symptom severity was measured with the National Institutes of Health Chronic Prostatitis Symptom Index and clinical phenotype with UPOINT. Total DNA was extracted from the urine pellet and bacterial-specific 16Sr-DNA–capture identified by MiSeq sequencing. Taxonomic and functional bioinformatic analyses used principal coordinate analysis (PCoA)/MacQIIME, LEfSe, and PiCRUSt algorithms. Results Patients and controls were similar ages (52.3 vs 57.0 years, P = .27). For patients, median duration was 48 months, mean Chronic Prostatitis Symptom Index was 26.0, and mean UPOINT domains was 3.6. Weighted 3D UniFrac PCoA revealed tighter clustering of controls distinct from the wider clustering of cases ( P = .001; α-diversity P = .005). Seventeen clades were overrepresented in patients, for example, Clostridia, and 5 were underrepresented, eg, Bacilli, resulting in predicted perturbations in functional pathways. PiCRUSt inferred differentially regulated pathways between cases and controls that may be of relevance including sporulation, chemotaxis, and pyruvate metabolism. PCoA-derived microbiomic differences were noted for neurologic/systemic domains ( P = .06), whereas LEfSe identified differences associated with each of the 6 clinical features. Conclusion Urinary microbiomes from patients with CP/CPPS have significantly higher alpha(phylogenetic) diversity which cluster differently from controls, and higher counts of Clostridia compared with controls, resulting in predicted perturbations of functional pathways which could suggest metabolite-specific targeted treatment. Several measures of severity and clinical phenotype have significant microbiome differences.
Combustion Characteristics of Spray Flames of Soy Methyl Ester and Diesel Blends

Spray flames of blends of Soy Methyl Ester (SME) and Diesel No. 2 fuel were characterized in this study. The fuel was atomized and mixed with air in a heated environment at an initial equivalence ratio of 0.64 in order to simulate lean-burning conditions. Measurements of global emissions, in-flame concentration profiles and in-flame temperature profiles were carried out. The atomization air and the co-flow air flow rates were maintained constant for all the experiments. The global emission indices of CO and NOx decreased as the volumetric content of SME was increased in the blends. The peak temperature in the flames decreased with the increase in biofuel content in the blend. The inflame NOx concentration profiles at 25% flame height mirrored the temperature profiles in the flames, indicating that the thermal mechanism of NOx formation may be dominant in these flames.
Lessons from the clinical trials of interleukin-2

The initial results of interleukin-2 (IL-2) therapy in man are reviewed from the perspective of how they conform to predictions from preclinical studies. These preclinical models predict that tumors will vary in their susceptibility to IL-2 therapy and will be most successfully treated at lower tumor burdens. In addition, the dose and schedule of IL-2 are important for successful therapy. Host-related factors, including the presence of suppressor activities, may also be important. In these models, the addition of other cytokines, including interferon-alpha or tumor necrosis factor, to IL-2 can enhance antitumor activity. The concomitant administration of ex vivo IL-2-activated lymphokine-activated killer cells or tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes also enhances the IL-2 antitumor effect. Clinical trials addressing all of these issues have been completed or are underway; the results suggest overall that the preclinical models are predictive, with both host- and tumor-related factors as well as such IL-2-therapy-related factors as dose, schedule, route and the use of additional agents all playing a role in the success of therapy. A more complete understanding of the mechanisms of response and resistance involved in this therapy will facilitate the rational development of more effective and less toxic IL-2-based therapy of human malignancy.
Emotional Control Mediates the Association Between Dimensions of Perfectionism and Worry in Children.

Previous research has shown that perfectionism predicts for increased worry in children. Theoretically, children with high levels of perfectionism may show a decreased ability to control their emotions during times of perceived failure. Children may then worry as a maladaptive attempt to cope with intense emotions. The current study sought to test the mediating role of emotional control on the relation between perfectionism dimensions and worry in children. Participants were 66 parent–child dyads. Children were 7–13 years (50 % male; 77.3 % Caucasian, 9.1 % African American). Overall the model fit the data well. Results indicated that perfectionism domains predicted for emotional control deficits and increased worry. Emotional control also partially mediated the relation between perfectionism dimensions and worry. These results suggest that emotional control may be one mechanism through which perfectionism exerts its effect on worry and perfectionistic children may worry due to difficulty controlling their emotional responses.
On the Dark Side: Lessons Learned as Interim Dean

This paper explores the sorts of challenges faced by a faculty member who takes on an administrative position on an interim basis. The bifurcated role of an interim administrator, and its special vantage point, provide a unique perspective on some of the ethical challenges that arise in higher education administration. The paper also discusses a framework for ethical decision-making in business and tailors it for use by those serving in higher education administration.
Review of the Utility of Prophylactic Anticonvulsant Use in Critically Ill Patients With Intracerebral Hemorrhage

Spontaneous atraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage (sICH) accounts for 10% to 15% of strokes a year and results in significant morbidity and mortality for survivors. The sICH-related, 30-day mortality is 30% to 50% with a significant proportion occurring in the acute phase, often in the first 48 hours,1 which may be a reflection of early withdrawal of life-sustaining therapy based on perceived poor neurological prognosis.2,3 Cerebrovascular disease, including sICH, is the most common cause of acute symptomatic seizures and localization-related epilepsy in adults, accounting for ≈3.2% to 10.7% of epilepsy.4–6 Spontaneous ICH patients typically develop seizures early after their hemorrhage,7–9 but the association between early seizures and late seizures/epilepsy remains uncertain. Our understanding of risk factors for developing seizures and epilepsy, and the role of antiseizure medications in preventing poststroke seizures and epilepsy, is based mainly on retrospective analyses. To date, there are limited data on the impact of seizures, epilepsy, and antiseizure medications on functional and cognitive outcomes in patients with sICH. The goal of this nonsystematic review is to summarize the available literature, focusing on the role of seizure prophylaxis in the immediate and long-term post-sICH periods. To identify key articles for inclusion, MEDLINE on the Ovid platform (through February 14, 2016) and Embase and newer (unindexed/in process) articles from PubMed were searched using the following terms or combination of terms Anticonvulsants, Seizures, Cerebral Hemorrhage, Intracranial Hemorrhage, Nontraumatic, Spontaneous and Critical Care. All identified references were then cross-referenced to select further articles for inclusion. Non-English studies and studies isolated to infants and children were excluded. ### Definitions Seizures occur at various time points after sICH, from onset to weeks, months, and years afterward. Onset or immediate seizures occur either at ictus or within 24 hours of injury and may in fact be …
The Advanced Reperfusion Era: Implications for Emergency Systems of Ischemic Stroke Care

Large vessel ischemic stroke is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality throughout the world. Recent advances in endovascular stroke treatment are changing the treatment paradigm for these patients. This concepts article summarizes the time-dependent nature of stroke care and evaluates the recent advancements in endovascular treatment. These advancements have significant implications for out-of-hospital, hospital, and regional systems of stroke care. Emergency medicine clinicians have a central role in implementing these systems that will ensure timely treatment of patients and selection of those who may benefit from endovascular care.
Intermediation in intermediation: triple helix innovation and intermediary legal organisation

Triple helix collaborations are evidence and example of larger ‘post-postmodern’ trends that have accelerated the convergence of once clearly established organisational dichotomies, in particular, market/hierarchy, private/public and for-profit/non-profit. The multiplex hybridity of triple helix collaborations creates unique challenges for the functional and, in particular, advance legal organisation and governance of their social welfare-oriented, quasi-entrepreneurial, quasi-regulatory innovation interactivity. Social innovation, resource valorisation and sustainability—constituting core normative underpinnings and objectives for triple helix models—similarly affect the design and efficiency of hybrid firms that functionally and legally domicile triple helix intermediation. In an effort to help promote the emergence of sui-generis best practices in the intermediation of ‘innovation in innovation’ (Etzkowitz, Stud Sci 42(3):293–337, 2003a) triple helix projects, this article focuses on two interrelated aspects of triple helix hybridity which are less developed in the current literatures: First, based on a well-documented case study of a failed research group-firm hybrid within the University of Helsinki, it examines an institutionalised supra-helical, fourth-party intermediation model for triple helix networks and distinguishes such theoretical model from mere inter-helical self-intermediation in trilateral university-industry-government collaborations. Second, it hypothesises the possible association of supra-helical, fourth-party triple helix intermediation in application with blended private/public, for-profit/non-profit legal entities, in particular, only recently introduced hybrid legal organisations in the UK, the USA, and Canada. The main thesis developed under such dual focus is that the unique legal organisational design and domicile for triple helix intermediation, i.e. what this article terms the supra-helical mode 3 substructure, critically matters—both, for purposes of institutionalising efficient decision-making and governance equilibria in the promotion and operation of real-world triple helix projects and for controlling the agency and social costs of such advanced triple helix collaborations.
New link addition strategies for Multi-Gateway small world Wireless Mesh Networks

Small-world network concept deals with the addition of a few Long-ranged Links (LLs) in a network to significantly bring down the average path length (APL) of the network. Existing small-world models do not consider the presence of multiple gateways and, therefore, we propose Multi-Gateway Aware LL addition Strategy (M-GAS). Further, the presence of multiple gateways brings forth the additional issue of traffic load balancing. We modify the M-GAS to propose Load balanced M-GAS (LM-GAS) for load balancing in small-world WMNs. For uniform and random placement of gateways, we present results from M-GAS and LM-GAS strategies. Our results provide early insights in achieving high load balancing in small world WMNs.
‘Transing’ fitness and remapping transgender male masculinity in online message boards

AbstractThere has been a recent growth of events and discourses related to transgender men’s health and fitness, including bodybuilding competitions, Olympics participation and appearances in Men’s Health Magazine. In addition, transgender men have formed Internet collectives to share information and support about fitness and transitioning. Based on a content analysis of a Reddit message board on transgender men’s fitness and interviews with transgender men, this paper argues that fitness is a ‘trans practice’, or means through which people may modify their bodies, personal identifications and genders. Transgender men engage in strategic fitness habits to pursue their ideals of the ‘male’ and ‘masculine’ body, illuminating both the stronghold and malleability of sex and gender norms. Simultaneously and recursively, they may share resources in virtual collectives, creating narratives that reflect and augment their ‘offline’ experiences, and transcend boundaries of space and time. This paper remaps transgen...
Review: The Pruitt-Igoe Myth by Chad Friedrichs, director

Chad Friedrichs, director. The Pruitt-Igoe Myth . Unicorn Stencil Films, 2011, DVD, 83 mins., http://www.pruitt-igoe.com, $295 In collective memory, the former Pruitt-Igoe public housing development in St. Louis remains frozen in the instant of its implosion. A cloud of dust and debris spews from the base, walls dissolve into vertical cascades, and the roofline buckles into jagged peaks and valleys. Such is the agony in which three of the complex's thirty-three eleven-story buildings were photographed in 1972 during a series of highly publicized razings using the novel technique of dynamite. The most widely circulated demolition image—credited to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, and apparently taken on 21 April by the photographer Michael J. Baldridge—in turn became symbolic dynamite. The image has a terrible beauty, typically unacknowledged, that makes it a distant cousin to the ancient ruins painted by romantic artists. Powered by an unseen and unfathomable source, the violence evokes a quasi-natural disaster. As the demolition shot was reprinted next to optimistic images taken at the project's opening a mere sixteen years earlier, the story of Pruitt-Igoe was compressed into a kind of cartoon. Against the backdrop of falling buildings, which today's bloggers might call “demolition porn,” Charles Jencks declared “the death of modern architecture.”1 Opponents of public housing hailed the image as an emblem of welfare state dysfunction, or the supposed incivility of the poor black inhabitants. But beyond the reified image and floating slogans, what really caused the failure? This innocent but complex question is the point of departure for the documentary film The Pruitt-Igoe Myth (2011) directed by Chad Freidrichs. Challenging the axiom that Pruitt-Igoe was a place doomed from within, the film's narrator says, “Little was said about the laws that built and maintained it, the economy that deserted it, the segregation that stripped away opportunity, the radically changing city in which it stood.” Using archival material and original interviews with former …
Privacy-aware contextual localization using network traffic analysis

The rise of location-based services has enabled many opportunities for content service providers to optimize the content delivery to users wireless devices based on her location. Since the sharing precise location remains a major privacy concern among the users, certain location-based services rely on contextual location (e.g. residence, work, etc.) as opposed to acquiring users exact physical location. In this paper, we present PACL (Privacy-Aware Contextual Localizer) model, which can learn users contextual location just by passively monitoring users network traffic. PACL can discern a set of vital attributes (statistical and application-based) from users network traffic, and predict users contextual location with a very high accuracy. We design and evaluate PACL using real-world network traces of over 1700 users with over 100GB of total data. Our results show that PACL, when built using the Bayesian Network machine learning algorithm, can predict users contextual location with the accuracy of around 89%.
Theory of nucleation in silicate melts

A kinetic theory which assumes that the activation energy for molecular attachment is the dominant factor controlling the time constant for nucleation, that the rate controlling step is the addition of individual tetrahedra, that the activation energy is proportional to the number of T-cation--oxygen bonds broken during the attachment of tetrahedral groups, and that the average number of T-cation--oxygen bonds broken increases as the melt and crystal structures become more polymerized.--Modified journal abstract.
Athletic Field Safety and Performance Study

Athletic field safety is a growing national concern. Recent concerns over the performance safety of synthetic athletic fields has created a new focus on how to maximize the performance and safety of natural grass athletic fields. The objective of this project is to compare various turfgrass species, mixtures, and blends under different fertility rates when subjected to simulated athletic traffic to track the performance and safety of each surface. Additionally, surface hardness will be evaluated with the TruFirm hardness device typically used on golf course putting greens to see if a correlation exists between the TruFirm and Clegg Impact Soil Tester. This is the first year of a two-year study.
Upper gastrointestinal complications following ablation therapy for atrial fibrillation

Background Following ablation therapy for cardiac arrhythmias, patients may develop upper gastrointestinal (UGI) symptoms. The vagus nerve is close to the atria and may be affected by ablating energy. Aim To identify structural or functional complications in UGI tract following ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF) and clinical outcomes and association with vagal dysfunction. Methods Using natural language processing of electronic medical records and an AF ablation database of 5380 patients treated during 17 years, we identified 40 patients with UGI complications. We evaluated vagal dysfunction by electrocardiogram (ECG) showing lack of sinus arrhythmia (variation in R-R interval by ≥120 milliseconds, in presence of normal sinus P waves and constant P-R interval). Key Results Among 40 patients: (A) eight had structural GI complications confirmed by diagnostic tests: seven with esophageal ulcer/erosions and no signs of UGI bleeding and one developed esophagopericardial fistula (and survived with treatment); (B) 15 had functional UGI complications confirmed by objective motility tests. Nine had newly developed symptoms and six had aggravated symptoms; and (C) the remaining 17 had GI symptoms without relevant diagnostic results. Most UGI issues resolved spontaneously or with conservative treatment. However, 2 died several weeks after ablation procedure; cause of death was suspected atrioesophageal fistula or esophageal rupture. Vagal dysfunction persisted for 3 months in 13 and was transient in 8. Conclusions/Inferences Although most GI issues resolved spontaneously, there should be a high index of clinical suspicion in patients with persistent symptoms. Vagal dysfunction may serve as a marker of more extensive tissue damage.
‘The Wuding Editions’: Printing, Power, and Vernacular Fiction in the Ming Dynasty

The vernacular fiction ‘novel’ is a genre typically associated with the explosion of commercial printing activity that occurred in the late sixteenth century. However, by that time, representative works such as the Shuihu zhuan and Sanguo yanyi had already been in print for several decades. Moreover, those early print editions were printed not by commercial entities but rather the elite of the Jiajing court. In order to better understand the genre as a print phenomenon, this paper explores the publishing output of one of those elites: Guo Xun (1475-1542), Marquis of Wuding. In addition to vernacular fiction, Guo printed a number of other types of books as well. This paper examines the entirety of his publishing activities in order to better contextualize the vernacular novel at this early stage in its life in print.
The Value of Memory in Testimonies on African Civil Wars: Kidder’s and Beah’s Problematic Journey to the West

In Tracy Kidder’s Strength in What Remains and Ishmael Beah’s A Long Way Gone, traumatic memories of the civil wars in Burundi and Sierra Leone are reshaped into a discourse of hope that fits perfectly a narrative of redemption. Because the memories in these accounts are processed through the Western book market, the narrators’ need to mourn or memorialize their traumatic pasts are overwritten due to readers’ expectations of triumphal stories of survival and success. This chapter demonstrates that this very recent evidence of the pervasive nature of colonial memory makes the topic of memory as political discourse and cultural capital not only an important lens through which to view the past, but an urgent problem of the present as well.