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Generality of diagnostic overshadowing across disciplines

In a 2 × 2 experimental design, advanced students in social work and clinical psychology rated the same case description of a debilitating fear on eight scales of psychopathology and need for therapy. The fear was rated as less neurotic, less irrational, and less likely to require desensitization therapy when the client was mentally retarded vs. of average intelligence. There were no significant differences in the ratings of the students in clinical psychology vs. social work. The results suggest that diagnostic overshadowing is not specific to the discipline of psychology and point to the need for explicit training of future mental health professionals in diagnosing emotional disturbances accompanying mental retardation.
Self-deployment algorithms for field coverage in a network of nonidentical mobile sensors: Vertex-based approach

In this paper, efficient deployment algorithms are proposed for a mobile sensor network to enlarge the coverage area. The proposed algorithms calculate the position of the sensors iteratively based on existing coverage holes in the field. To this end, the multiplicatively weighted Voronoi (MW-Voronoi) diagram is used for a network of mobile sensors with different sensing ranges. Under the proposed procedures, the sensors move in such a way that the coverage holes in the network are reduced. Simulation results are provided to demonstrate the effectiveness of the deployment schemes proposed in this paper.
Building bonds & promoting healthy choices : farmers' & vendors' relationships with African American consumers.

BUILDING BONDS & PROMOTING HEALTHY CHOICES: FARMERS' & VENDORS' RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE AFRICAN AMERICAN CONSUMER Natasacha Ryan Jones April 26, 2012 The purpose of this study is to obtain a better understanding of the interactions and the social environment of the local farmers' markets, Fresh Stops, and Healthy in a Hurry Corner Stores in West Louisville and East Downtown. This study will review some of the current literature on the local farmers' markets and Fresh Stops of Louisville while focusing on the perspectives of farmers and vendors who transport the fresh and fruits and vegetables into the communities. The experiences and perspectives of local farmers and vendors will provide insight on consumer trends and characteristics. Most important, this study will examine how the local farmers and vendors view the consumer response to the local farmers' markets, Fresh Stops and Healthy in a Hurry Corner Stores. The study also explores the role of communication as it is critical to awareness, healthy diet promotions, and as a mechanism for encouragement and increased fruits and vegetable consumption. To develop a clear understanding of the perspectives of farmers and vendors who interact with the African American consumers, in-depth interviews were conducted with participants connected with each organization. Data analyses were performed based on Owen's criteria to determine recurring and important themes.
Liar, Liar, IM on Fire: Deceptive language-action cues in spontaneous online communication

With an increasing number of online users, the potential danger of online deception grows accordingly — as does the importance of better understanding human behavior online to mitigate these risks. One critical element to address such online threat is to identify intentional deception in spontaneous online communication. For this study, we designed an interactive online game that creates player scenarios to encourage deception. Data was collected and analyzed in October 2014 to identify certain deceptive cues. Players' interactive dialogue was analyzed using linear regression analysis. The results reveal that certain language features are highly significant predictors of deception in synchronous, spontaneous online communication.
Improvement of algorithms for on-line interdigital dielectrometry measurement of material properties

Interdigital frequency-wavenumber dielectrometry is useful for a variety of industrial applications where standard parallel plate measurements are either impossible or do not provide sufficient information about the studied dielectric. This paper describes a practical model based approach to the estimation of physical parameters through one-side access measurement of dielectric properties of solid and liquid insulators. The focus of this study is improvement of the speed, precision, and reliability of previously developed algorithms. The inverse problem of material parameter estimation is solved through interpolation of the parametric sweeps of the variables of interest. As a result, the need for a computationally expensive iterative solution of the forward problem is eliminated.
Interdigitated arrangement of two oligo(A)-terminated DNA sequences in Drosophila

A cluster of repeated sequences composed of three distinguishable units has been isolated from Drosophila melanogaster, and characterized. The region, cloned as pDmI 158, contains a segment that is homologous to the type 1 ribosomal insertions, a member of the F family of transposable sequences, and a newly described repeated sequence that we have named G. F elements are transposable sequences that lack terminal repeats, generate target site duplications at the point of insertion, and contain an oligo(A) stretch at one end. G sequences are structurally similar though non-homologous to F in that they also carry an oligo(A) stretch. The structure of the 158 region of the genome is best explained by assuming three consecutive events. An F element did insert into a ribosomal insertion-like sequence, followed by the introduction of a G sequence into F. Subsequently, a DNA segment comprising a portion of G and F was tandemly triplicated to yield the arrangement observed. The nested interspersion of repeated sequence elements may be a common feature of eukaryotic genomes.
Will You Be There for Me When Things Go Right? Supportive Responses to Positive Event Disclosures

Close relationship partners often share successes and triumphs with one another, but this experience is rarely the focus of empirical study. In this study, 79 dating couples completed measures of relationship well-being and then participated in videotaped interactions in which they took turns discussing recent positive and negative events. Disclosers rated how understood, validated, and cared for they felt in each discussion, and outside observers coded responders’ behavior. Both self-report data and observational codes showed that 2 months later, responses to positive event discussions were more closely related to relationship well-being and break-up than were responses to negative event discussions. The results are discussed in terms of the recurrent, but often overlooked, role that positive emotional exchanges play in building relationship resources.
Genetic and morphometric diversity in the Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) suggest discontinuous clinal variation across major breeding regions associated with previously characterized subspecies

ABSTRACT Quantifiable geographic variation in DNA or morphology is often used to gauge past and present levels of population interchange and has thus helped define taxonomic boundaries, resolve evolutionary histories, and develop effective conservation strategies to preserve evolutionary diversity. We examined rangewide patterns of genetic (mtDNA and microsatellites) and morphological diversity within the Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus), focusing on diversity patterns across potentially independent Western, Central, and Eastern USA regional breeding zones. Phylogenetic analysis of mtDNA sequences did not support phylogeographic patterns associated with previously characterized subspecies, though the presence of regionally specific clades suggests incipient evolutionary diversification. Regional differentiation was evidenced by significant differences in morphological traits, significant levels of genetic differentiation, reduced estimates of migration among regions, and the characterization of 2 disti...
Finite deformations of curved laminated St. Venant-Kirchhoff beam using layer-wise third order shear and normal deformable beam theory (TSNDT)

A layer-wise third order shear and normal deformable plate/shell theory (TSNDT) incorporating all geometric nonlinearities is used to study finite transient deformations of a curved laminated beam composed of a St. Venant–Kirchhoff material. In the TSNDT all displacement components of a point are expressed as 3rd order polynomials in the thickness coordinate in each layer while maintaining the displacement continuity across adjoining layers. No shear correction factor is used. Transverse shear and transverse normal stresses are found from the computed displacement fields and the constitutive relation (i.e., no stress recovery technique is employed). For the St. Venant–Kirchhoff material the strain energy density is a quadratic function of the Green-St. Venant strain tensor appropriate for finite deformations. The software based on the finite element method (FEM) capable of solving static and transient nonlinear problems has been verified by using the method of manufactured solutions. Furthermore, results computed with the TSNDT have been found to agree well with those obtained using the commercial software ABAQUS, and C3D20 elements. Significant contributions of the work include developing a TSNDT considering all geometric nonlinearities and a materially objective constitutive relation, using the method of manufactured solutions to verify the numerical solution of transient nonlinear problems, and showing that results from the plate theory agree well with those from the analysis of plane strain nonlinear problems using the finite elasticity theory. Plate problems using the TSNDT can be analyzed with piecewise linear basis functions in the FEM.
Pulmonary tumor embolization after peritoneovenous shunting for malignant ascites

An 85-year-old woman with intractable malignant ascites secondary to ovarian carcinoma underwent peritoneovenous shunting (Denver shunt) in an attempt to alleviate the ascites. Implantation of the shunt resulted in massive embolization of tumor cells to the pulmonary vasculature. Postoperatively, she developed increasing hypoxia with progressive rises in pulmonary artery pressure, and died 48 hours after surgery as a result of occlusion of the pulmonary vascular bed by tumor emboli. This is the sixth reported instance of massive tumor embolization to the pulmonary circulation in patients with peritoneovenous shunting for malignant ascites.
Expanding graphs and the average-case analysis of algorithms for matchings and related problems

Hall's Theorem states that a bipartite graph has a perfect matching if and only if every set of vertices has an equal number of neighbours. Equivalently, it states that every non-maximum matching has an augmenting path if the graph is an expander with expansion 1. We use this insight to demonstrate that if a graph is an expander with expansion more than one than every non-maximum matching has a short augmenting path and, therefore, the bipartite matching algorithm performs much better on such graphs than in the worst case. We then apply this idea to the average case analysis of various augmenting path algorithms and to the approximation of the permanent. In particular, we demonstrate that the following algorithms perform much better on the average than in the worst case. In fact, they will rarely exhibit their worst-case running times. Hopcroft-Karp's algorithm for bipartite matchings.Micali-Vazirani's and Even-Kariv's algorithms for non-bipartite matchings.Gabow-Tarjan's parallel algorithm for bipartite matchings.Dinic's algorithm for k-factors and 0-1 network flows.Jerrum-Sinclair's approximation scheme for the permanent.It seems rather surprising that the algorithms which are the fastest known for worst-case inputs also do exceedingly on almost every graph.
ITALIAN SCREEN STUDIES IN THE ANGLOPHONE CONTEXT: 2008–2013

In 2011, Alan O’Leary and Catherine O’Rawe called for a moratorium on the use of the term ‘neorealism’ for at least half a decade and asked, ‘Let us see what such a moratorium might allow us to reveal in its stead, what our silence on realism might allow us to reveal about other modes and genres.’ In their polemical piece, O’Leary and O’Rawe made the provocative claim that ‘all cinema is popular cultural production’ and suggested, ‘we should not neglect the ability of popular film to speak to the national or to contribute to a discourse of national memory.’ As they cogently point out, popular genres such as the commedia all’italiana and the poliziesco engaged with Italian terrorism some years before the so-called cinema impegnato of Francesco Rosi or Elio Petri. At Ohio State, I teach a large enrolment (150–200 student) General Education class on Italian cinema annually, and over the last few years have toyed with the course content, removing films by Scola, Pasolini, and Fellini, to make space for units on genre cinema and contemporary popular films, content that more closely mirrors my own research interests. As my teaching and research move more towards the popular, broadly considered, I have found, in line with O’Leary and O’Rawe’s position, that popular cinema is the centrepiece of the Italian cinematic tradition and quite aptly ‘elaborates a national experience’ and fascinates my students. Taking into consideration O’Leary and O’Rawe’s call, together with my own developing teaching and research interests, I endeavoured to see what Italian screen studies has looked like in the Anglophone context over the last five years and I was particularly interested in gauging the extent to which ‘popular’ genres and topics are taught in the classroom and are the subject of recent scholarship. I began by pooling information from seventy-six scholars at universities and liberal arts colleges working in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States who primarily teach and/or publish on Italian cinema and television. I asked them to share with me any details of the content of courses on Italian film and television that they have offered since 2008 (including the level and delivery language) and also to provide me with information regarding any forthcoming books or edited volumes primarily on Italian cinema and television not yet available in searchable databases. I was particularly interested to discover whether Italian screen studies is witnessing a move in the direction towards the popular both in teaching and research. I was also curious to discover whether we could identify a shift away from courses and monographs and volumes The Italianist, 34. 2, 242–249, June 2014
Measuring Dynamical Prediction Utility Using Relative Entropy

A new parameter of dynamical system predictability is introduced that measures the potential utility of predictions. It is shown that this parameter satisfies a generalized second law of thermodynamics in that for Markov processes utility declines monotonically to zero at very long forecast times. Expressions for the new parameter in the case of Gaussian prediction ensembles are derived and a useful decomposition of utility into dispersion (roughly equivalent to ensemble spread) and signal components is introduced. Earlier measures of predictability have usually considered only the dispersion component of utility. A variety of simple dynamical systems with relevance to climate and weather prediction is introduced, and the behavior of their potential utility is analyzed in detail. For the climate systems examined here, the signal component is at least as important as the dispersion in determining the utility of a particular set of initial conditions. The simple ‘‘weather’’ system examined (the Lorenz system) exhibited different behavior with the dispersion being more important than the signal at short prediction lags. For longer lags there appeared no relation between utility and either signal or dispersion. On the other hand, there was a very strong relation at all lags between utility and the location of the initial conditions on the attractor.
Judicial Review and Interpretation: Have the Courts Become Sovereign When Interpreting the Constitution?

In a sermon preached before King George I in 1717, Bishop Benjamin Hoadly warned, "[W]hoever has an absolute Authority to interpret any written, or spoken Laws; it is He, who is truly the Law-giver, to all Intents and Purposes; and not the Person who first wrote, or spoke them." In the twentieth century United States, Hoadly's warning against ecclesiastical authority has been taken to describe the system of constitutional interpretation and judicial review under the U.S. Constitution. Although the problem of reconciling democracy and constitutionalism is a persistent and complex one, in practice the courts have not become sovereign and displaced republican government.
Endangered: Historically Black Law Schools?

ABA Interpretation 301-6 provides that a law school must meet minimum Bar-passage requirements to comply with Standard 301(a) regarding the quality of its educational program. The Subcommittee on Bar Passage of the Standards Review Committee has proposed the benchmarks for minimum satisfactory Bar passage. The standard for first-time Bar passage rates would be raised from 15% the state ABA average to 10% below. The alternate benchmark, based on ultimate Bar passage rates (cumulative over several attempts) would be raised from 75% to 80%. The proposed revision is in fact a reversion to benchmarks used before the adoption of Interpretation 301-6. The proposed benchmarks were proposed in May 2007, and ultimately were rejected when 301-6 was adopted. More importantly, the evidence suggests that the benchmarks used before Interpretation 301-6 resulted in a sharp reduction of the share of Black/African-American students at Historically Black Law Schools (HBLSs). At half of HBLSs, Black/African-American students are not the predominant racial or ethnic group, but at best a plurality. In one HBLS, students are now predominately White/Caucasian.
ortho-Lithiations Reassessed: the Advantages of Deficiency Catalysis in Hydrocarbon Media

Hydrocarbon media based metalation procedures involving “deficiency catalysis” are described for the ortho-lithiation of anisole (A), p-chloroanisole (p-ClA), o-, m-, p-methylanisoles (o-, m-, p-MA), the three dimethoxybenzenes (DMB’s), dimethylaniline (DMA), dimethybenzylamine (DMBA), m-methoxydimethylaniline (m-MeODMA), and tetramethyl-p-phenylenediamine (p-TMPDA). These procedures involve certain mechanistic considerations, which must be fine-tuned to maximize the extent of metalation (EoM). Our working hypothesis is that a controlled deoligomerization of the n-BuLi hexamer found in hydrocarbon media will afford a “sweet spot” of deoligomerization such that a maximally efficient metalation medium can be formed. In many cases, a substoichiometric ratio of equivalent TMEDA to n-BuLi is 0.1–0.2:1.0, but certain substrates suffer multiple sites of metalation under these conditions, so different promoted hydrocarbon media systems incorporating measured equivalents of an ether have been formulated. This pape...
The application of LACHAT QC8500 flow injection analyzer in on-line determination of cyanide in water

Objective:LACHAT QC8500 flow injection analyzer was used in the detection of cyanide in water.Methods: Samples and standards were collected by the autosampler,under the impetus of the peristaltic pump,after the complete chemical reaction occurred in a closed pipe through the analysis module,flow into the detection cell for photometric detection and the data was automatically analyzed and processed by data processing system.Results: In the linear range from 0 μg/L to 100 μg/L,the method has good linearity,high precision and accuracy,and the detection limit is much lower than traditional spectrophotometry.Conclusion: The method is simple to operate.Compared with traditional methods,it has the advantages of fast,time-saving and high sensitivity.It is suitable for large-scale testing of samples.
The Anatomy and Taxonomy of the Exquisitely Preserved Green River Formation (Early Eocene) Lithornithids (Aves) and the Relationships of Lithornithidae

ABSTRACT Fossil remains of Paleogene Palaeognathae are poorly documented and are exceedingly rare. One group of palaeognaths, the lithornithids, is well represented in the Paleogene of North America. Nevertheless, few specimens of the same species are known from each of those Paleogene geologic units. Here, we report five new partial skeletons of lithornithids from the Fossil Butte Member of the Green River Formation (Early Eocene) of Wyoming. One spectacularly preserved specimen is identified as the holotype of a new species, Calciavis grandei, gen. et sp. nov., and fully described. Preserved soft tissues (e.g., feathers, pes scales) surround the nearly articulated and complete skeleton. A second well-preserved but disarticulated skeleton is referred to this new taxon. We conclude that there are only two lithornithid taxa in the Green River Formation after careful comparisons with the other known taxon from the same geological unit, Pseudocrypturus cercanaxius. Morphological data generated from the new t...
Introduction: Dance and Film as Siblings

From early practitioners such as Loie Fuller and Maya Deren to the most recent advances in technology, this volume approaches the interaction of dance and camera. A short history of screendance using writings by Sherril Dodds, Erin Brannigan and Douglas Rosenberg establishes the framework for the collection. A brief discussion of the performance piece TAKES (2012) by Nichole Canuso and Lars Jan locates it in the genre of multimodal dance. Five major sections of the collection cover site connections, the role of movement, the dialog with theory, the relationship with film, and the emergence of 3D.
Information-Dependent Expected Utility

In decision making under uncertainty, the subjective evaluation of an outcome often depends on the information content of its very own realization. We accommodate this dependence by introducing information-dependent utility to the Anscombe-Aumann expected utility framework. In our first representation, the utility of an outcome can flexibly depend on its information content. However, subjective beliefs are not identified from preference over acts. In our second representation, the utility of consumption and utility of information are additively separable and the subjective belief is point identified. Our representations allow for both information seeking and information averse preferences, as well as a comparative theory of information preferences. For information seeking preferences, we introduce a Hidden Acts representation where the value of information is as if induced from the expected utility of the optimal choice in a fictitious future decision problem given that information.
The neurogenetics of Drosophila: the Ganetzky legacy

This special issue of the Journal of Neurogenetics honors the career of Professor Barry Ganetzky on the occasion of his retirement from the Laboratory of Genetics at the University of Wisconsin–Mad...
Nonlinear Model-Based Tracking Control of Underwater Vehicles With Three Degree-of-Freedom Fully Coupled Dynamical Plant Models: Theory and Experimental Evaluation

This paper reports a comparative experimental evaluation of one model-free proportional derivative (PD) three degree-of-freedom (DOF) controller and two model-based three-DOF controllers designed to enable low-speed, neutrally buoyant, and fully actuated underwater vehicles to perform trajectory tracking in the X, Y, and heading DOFs. We show the model-free PD controller provides locally asymptotically stable set-point regulation. We show the model-based controllers provide locally asymptotically stable trajectory tracking. The reported controllers were experimentally evaluated on the Johns Hopkins University remotely operated vehicle. We report the model-based controller’s mean absolute position and velocity tracking error is significantly smaller than the model-free PD controller for coupled maneuvers. We report the fixed, model-based controllers performed best using a parameter model including fully parameterized quadratic drag model parameters, and that the choice of parameter model has a significant effect on the performance of the model-based controllers during disparate experimental trials.
From intelligent tutoring to computerized psychotherapy

Building on the successes and shortcomings of previous experiences with computerized psychotherapy, we have attempted to extend the paradigm of intelligent tutoring systems to the domain of therapeutic interaction. Based on canonical examples, I present three dimensions of .the task of tutoring systems: teaching problem-solving vs. domain knowledge; teaching isolated domains vs domains where students have prior misconceptions; teaching with the use of functional models of the domain vs no functional models. I then show how implications of these dimensions have helped us determine the specifications of a tutoring system for sexual therapy. Our approach has consisted of engaging patients in a tutoring dialogue driven by the identification of problem areas and their associated misconceptions. A diagnostic module, implemented as a traditional expert system, uses an extensive bug library to derive an internal model of patients. A dialogue driver relies on a hierarchy of dialogue plans and demons in order to preserve a logical grouping of related topics while remaining flexible to adapt itself, at each level of the dialogue hierarchy, to the unfolding case.
Optimal energy requesting strategy for RF-based energy harvesting wireless communications

Energy harvesting is emerging as a promising alternative source to power the next generation of wireless networks. This paper introduces a new energy harvesting strategy that uses a dedicated energy source to optimally replenish energy for radio frequency (RF) based wireless communication systems. Specifically, we develop a two-step dual tunnel energy requesting (DTER) strategy that allows an energy harvesting device to effectively obtain energy from a dedicated energy source. While minimizing the system energy consumption, DTER takes into account the practical constraints on both the energy source and the energy harvesting device. Additionally, the overhead issue and the charge characteristics of an energy storage component are examined to make the proposed strategy practical. To solve the nonlinear optimization problem in DTER, we convert the design of optimal energy requesting problem into a classic shortest path problem and thus enable us to find a global optimal solution through dynamic programming algorithms. Theoretical analysis and simulation study verify that DTER outperforms two other schemes in the literature.
Whole Genome Library Construction for Next Generation Sequencing

Whole exome sequencing (WES) is a DNA sequencing strategy that provides a survey of base substitutions across coding genomic locations and other regions of interest. As the coding portion of the genome encompasses only 1-2% of the entire genome, this approach represents a more cost-effective strategy to detect DNA alterations that may alter protein function, compared to whole genome sequencing. Although the research community has and is currently delineating the functional implications of sequence changes in noncoding regions of the genome, WES is a currently available assay that provides valuable information for both discovery research and precision medicine applications. In this chapter, we present a WES library preparation protocol using the KAPA Hyper Prep Kit with Agilent SureSelect Human All Exon V5+UTR probes that demonstrates high DNA-to-library conversion efficiency for sequencing on the Illumina HiSeq platform.
The shortest path to oneself leads around the world: Living abroad increases self-concept clarity

Abstract The current research explores the relationship between living abroad and self-concept clarity. We conducted six studies (N = 1,874) using different populations (online panels and MBA students), mixed methods (correlational and experimental), and complementary measures of self-concept clarity (self-report and self-other congruence through 360-degree ratings). Our results indicate that living abroad leads to a clearer sense of self because it prompts self-discerning reflections on whether parts of their identity truly define who they are or merely reflect their cultural upbringing. Furthermore, it is the depth (the length of time lived abroad) rather than the breadth (the number of foreign countries lived in) of living abroad experiences that enhances self-concept clarity. Finally, our results highlight an important consequence of the link between living abroad and self-concept clarity: career decision-making clarity. Our research suggests that going far from home can lead one closer to the self, with implications for significant life decisions.
Relationship of Phobic Behavior, Hypnotizability, and Conditioning

The six case histories in the last chapter reporting treatment of phobic behavior illustrate, quite well, common characteristics. Although none of these patients can be described as severely disabled, they were all prevented by their neuroses, in some way, from participating fully in what they were obligated or wished to do. The casual observer was likely to suspect neither the extent of the episodic disability nor the extreme discomfort of the panic they were compelled to experience under fairly pedestrian circumstances. Even in reporting their problems they too, at times, had some distance on them, as they shared their amused embarrassment at the exaggerated nature of their phobic responses. More serious discussion of the symptoms, however, revealed how real they were. Regardless of their irrational nature, the fears were impermeable to logic under ordinary circumstances, and the events that would precipitate them were energetically avoided or denied where possible. All the patients reported were highly hypnotizable, and in one instance markedly so. While these cases were selected for their variety, general interest, and relatively straightforward clinical course, they are not unique.
Ethics for Biomedical Research Involving Humans: International Codes

There are three leading international codes of ethics for biomedical research involving human subjects: the Nuremberg Code, the Declaration of Helsinki, and the International Ethical Guidelines for Biomedical Research Involving Human Subjects. Nuremberg, the first international code (1947), was designed to prevent any future recurrence of the atrocities committed during World War II by Nazi research physicians. Helsinki was promulgated by the World Medical Association (1964) because it considered the Nuremberg's guidance inadequate for biomedical research. The International Ethical Guidelines were created by the Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences (CIOMS) (1982) to provide a guide for the correct application of Helsinki particularly when research is carried out in technologically developing countries by sponsors and investigators from developed countries. Nuremberg and Helsinki strive for ethical universality while the International Ethical Guidelines implicitly acknowledge the legitimacy of some degree of cultural pluralism. These documents set forth substantive and procedural standards for the ethical conduct of research involving human subjects. Recently, there has been strong controversy about whether and how the international ethical codes should be revised to, inter alia, correct conceptual errors and to minimize the likelihood of exploitation of residents of developing countries.
36. Single-Site Laparoscopic Colectomy

Single-site laparoscopic colectomy is a growing area of minimally invasive surgery with unique challenges. In this article, we review the indications, contraindications, and technique of single-site laparoscopic colectomy. The difficult issue of poor triangulation is addressed and techniques for overcoming this problem are described.
Proton-Doped Strongly Correlated Perovskite Nickelate Memory Devices

We demonstrate correlated oxide memory devices based on proton doping and re-distribution in perovskite nickelates (RNiO3, R = Sm, Nd) that undergo filling-controlled phase transition. Switching speeds as high as 30 ns in two-terminal devices patterned by electron-beam lithography is observed. The state switching speed reported here are $\sim 300\times $ greater than what has been noted with proton-driven resistance switching to date. The ionic-electronic correlated oxide memory devices also exhibit multi-state non-volatile switching. The results are of relevance to use of quantum materials in emerging memory and neuromorphic computing.
A real-world experience of nivolumab in advanced malignant mesothelioma (MM).

8569Background: Nivolumab showed promising results in phase II clinical trials for advanced MM patients with good performance status (PS). Limited data exists for poor PS patients treated outside o...
Post-intestine transplant graft-vs-host disease associated with inclusion of a liver graft and with a high mortality risk.

Introduction This study reports the incidence, anatomic location, and outcomes of graft-vs-host disease (GVHD) at a single active intestine transplant center. Methods Records were reviewed for all patients receiving an intestine transplant from 2003 to 2015. Pathology reports and pharmacy records were reviewed to establish the diagnosis, location, and therapeutic interventions for GVHD. Results A total of 236 intestine transplants were performed during the study period, with 37 patients (16%) developing GVHD. The median time to onset of disease was 83 days, with 89% of affected patients diagnosed in the first year post-transplant. Mortality for affected patients was 54% in the 1 year after GVHD diagnosis. Skin lesions were the most common manifestation of GVHD. Other sites of disease included lungs, bone marrow, oral mucosa, large intestine, and brain. The incidence of GVHD was 16% in adult patients, and slightly lower in pediatric recipients (13%). In adults, increasing graft volume (isolated vs multi-organ) and liver inclusion were associated with increasing risk of GVHD, though this was not seen in pediatric patients. Conclusion Overall, 16% of intestine transplant recipients developed GVHD. GVHD is associated with high mortality, and disease in the lungs, brain, and bone marrow was universally fatal.
PARACHUTE MITRAL VALVE IN AN ADULT

Parachute mitral valve (PMV) is a congenital abnormality characterized by unifocal attachment of the mitral chordae tendinae to a single papillary muscle group. A 56-year-old woman presented with dyspnea on exertion. Cardiac risk factors included Hypertension, Diabetes, and Hyperlipidemia. Physical
"I'm Done with Cancer. What am I Trying to Improve?": Understanding the Perspective of Prostate Cancer Patients to Support Multiple Health Behavior Change

Research suggests a lifestyle with specific diet, physical activity, and smoking cessation may prevent the progression and recurrence of non-metastatic prostate cancer. Adopting this lifestyle often requires multiple health behavior changes. While health behavior change is well-explored in HCI, the current context differs from past work. It has implications for how technology could support health behavior changes in this specific context. We provided prostate cancer patients with a website, text messages, and activity trackers to understand their experience with health behavior change interventions. Two focus group interviews conducted after the study revealed specific issues regarding these interventions. We found that patients interpreted the recommendations based on their existing understanding of healthy lifestyle and that the inability to measure cancer progression made health behavior change more challenging. Our findings also indicate a gap between the expectation of the researchers and the patients regarding technology. These results have implications for design of technology-enhanced interventions to support health behavior change in other similarly constrained contexts.
Body Mass Index Z-Score Modifies the Association between Added Sugar Intake and Arterial Stiffness in Youth with Type 1 Diabetes: The Search Nutrition Ancillary Study

The relationship between added sugar and arterial stiffness in youth with type 1 diabetes (T1D) has not been well-described. We used data from the SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth Study (SEARCH), an ongoing observational cohort study, to determine the association between added sugar and arterial stiffness in individuals diagnosed with T1D 0.05); however, the association between added sugar and arterial stiffness differed by BMI z-score (P for interaction = 0.003). For participants with lower BMI z-scores, added sugar intake was positively associated with PWV trunk measurements, whereas there was no association for those who had a higher BMI z-score. PA did not significantly modify the association between added sugar and arterial stiffness. Further research is needed to determine the longitudinal relationship and to confirm that obesity differentially affects this association.
Role of MYC-miR-29-B7-H3 in Medulloblastoma Growth and Angiogenesis

Medulloblastoma (MB) is the most common embryonal neuroepithelial tumor, with poor patient outcomes and secondary complications. In this study, we investigated the role of the B7 family of immune checkpoint homolog 3 (B7-H3) expression in MB angiogenesis. B7-H3, a co-inhibitory immune checkpoint, is highly expressed and is associated with lower overall survival in MYC+ MB's. Evidence for a direct transcriptional role of MYC on the B7-H3 gene promoter was confirmed by MYC inhibition and anti-MYC antibody ChIP analysis. Interestingly, MYC inhibition not only downregulated the B7-H3 protein expression, but also rescued miR-29 expression, thus indicating a triangular regulatory relationship between MYC, miR-29, and B7-H3 in Group 3 MB cells. From RNA seq and IPAD assay, we observed a negative feedback loop between miR-29 and MYC that may control B7-H3 expression levels in MB cells. Our studies show that B7-H3 expression levels play a crucial role in promoting MB angiogenesis which can be inhibited by miR-29 overexpression via miR-29-mediated B7-H3 downregulation. The tumor suppressor role of miR-29 is mediated by the activation of JAK/STAT1 signaling that further plays a role in MYC-B7-H3 downregulation in MB. This study highlights B7-H3 as a viable target in MB angiogenesis, and that the expression of miR-29 can inhibit B7-H3 and sensitize MB cells to treatment with MYC-inhibiting drugs.
Promoting Academic and Nonacademic Behaviors in Students with EBD Using the Self-Determined Learning Model of Instruction: A Mathematics Example.

Teaching self-determination to students with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD) may empower them to become self-regulated problem solvers. This article, using the Self-Determined Learning Mod...
An Analysis of Help Seeking Behaviors in a Required First Year Course

The aim of this study is to show student perception of the value of library reference and consultation work in the building of information literacy skills. Using student answers to questions about ...
Key Considerations For Integrating Sacubitril/Valsartan Into Chronic Heart Failure Management

ABSTRACT Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction remains a prevalent clinical syndrome associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Despite significant advances in heart failure with r...
Effect of a Medicaid Accountable Care Collaborative on 30-Day Hospital Readmission Rates.

Hospital readmission within 30 days is undesirable and costly. Most programs and studies have focused on the Medicare population and readmission prevention through discharge planning; less is under...
An Evaluation of the Large-Scale Atmospheric Circulation and Its Variability in CESM2 and Other CMIP Models

The Community Earth System Model 2 (CESM2) is the latest Earth System Model developed by the National Center for Atmospheric Research in collaboration with the university community and is significantly advanced in most components compared to its predecessor (CESM1). Here, CESM2's representation of the large‐scale atmospheric circulation and its variability is assessed. Further context is providedthrough comparison to the CESM1 large ensemble and other models from the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP5 and CMIP6). This includes an assessment of the representation of jet streams and storm tracks, stationary waves, the global divergent circulation, the annular modes, the North Atlantic Oscillation, and blocking. Compared to CESM1, CESM2 is substantially improved in the representation of the storm tracks, Northern Hemisphere (NH) stationary waves, NH winter blocking and the global divergent circulation. It ranks within the top 10% of CMIP class models in many of these features. Some features of the Southern Hemisphere (SH) circulation have degraded, such as the SH jet strength, stationary waves, and blocking, although the SH jet stream is placed at approximately the correct location. This analysis also highlights systematic deficiencies in these features across the new CMIP6 archive, such as the continued tendency for the SH jet stream to be placed too far equatorward, the North Atlantic westerlies to be too strong over Europe, the storm tracks as measured by low‐level meridional wind variance to be too weak and a lack of blocking in the North Atlantic sector.
The effects of air gaps and inert layers on exploding bridgewire detonator function

Exploding bridgewire (EBW) detonators work by electrically exploding a thin conducting wire as a result of a high voltage discharge from a capacitor. The process creates a strong UV (ultraviolet) e...
An Observational Signature of Evolved Oceans on Extrasolar Terrestrial Planets

The increase with time in the luminosity of a main-sequence star can eventually lead to substantial evaporation of the oceans on an orbiting terrestrial planet. Subsequently, the gas-phase H2O in the planet's upper atmosphere can be photodissociated by stellar ultraviolet, and the resulting atomic hydrogen then may be lost in a wind. This gaseous envelope may pass in front of the host star and produce transient, detectable ultraviolet absorption in the Lyman lines in systems older than 1 Gyr.
Revisiting the Spleen—An Imaging Review of the Common and Uncommon Splenic Pathology

The spleen is the largest lymphatic organ and is responsible for both hematological and immunological functions. Several common etiologies such as trauma, developmental variants, infectious/inflammatory conditions, and benign and malignant lesions can occur in the spleen. The role of imaging modalities such as ultrasound (US), computed tomography (CT), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in diagnosing these conditions continues to evolve. The main objective of this review article is to illustrate the role of imaging in identifying the common and uncommon pathology of the spleen.
Change in aeroacoustic sound mechanism during sibilant sound with different velopharyngeal opening sizes

The velopharyngeal valve regulates the opening between the nasal and oral cavities. The lack of complete closure is especially problematic in speech because inappropriate leakage of airflow and/or sound into the nasal cavity causes abnormal sound production and increased nasality. The purpose of this study is to use the large eddy simulation approach to examine changes in sound source mechanisms as the size of the opening changes during the production of a sibilant sound. The baseline geometry of the model is based on the pharyngeal airway of a subject having a small velopharyngeal opening while sustaining a sibilant sound. Modifications to the model are done by systematically widening or narrowing the opening (all else being equal). Results show that acoustic energy in the nasal cavity is directly related to the size of the velopharyngeal opening and that there is a critical size where the magnitude of Lighthill’s acoustics source in the nasal cavity is maximized. The far-field acoustic energy and its correlation with the sound source mechanisms are also dependent on the size of the velopharyngeal opening.
The Association of School Nurse Workload With Student Health and Academic Outcomes: A Cross-Sectional Study:

This study assessed associations between school nurse workload and student health and academic outcomes. We hypothesized that lower school nurse workload would be associated with better student outcomes, with associations being greater for members of groups who experience health disparities. Our methods entailed secondary analysis of data for New York City school students in kindergarten through 12th grade during 2015-2016 (N = 1,080,923), using multilevel multivariate regression as the analytic approach. Results demonstrated lower school nurse workload was associated with better outcomes for student participation in asthma education but not chronic absenteeism, early dismissals, health office visits, immunization compliance, academic achievement, or overweight/obesity. Our findings suggest school nurses may influence proximal outcomes, such as participation in disease-related education, more easily than downstream outcomes, such as absenteeism or obesity. While contrary to our hypotheses, results align with the fact that school nurses deliver community-based, population health-focused care that is inherently complex, multilevel, and directly impacted by social determinants of health. Future research should explore school nurses' perspectives on what factors influence their workload and how they can best impact student outcomes.
Overview of Albumin Physiology and its Role in Pediatric Diseases

Albumin plays a critical role in a wide range of disease processes; however, the role of albumin in pediatric patients has not been well described. This article aims to review albumin physiology and kinetics in children, albumin’s impact on pediatric diseases, and the utility of albumin as a predictor of clinical outcome. Hypoalbuminemia is seen in a wide range of conditions, including protein-losing enteropathy, hepatic synthetic failure, malnutrition, inflammatory states, and renal disease. While the impact of hypoalbuminemia has been more extensively studied in adult patients, there is a relative paucity of literature in the pediatric population. Hypoalbuminemia is a marker of poor outcome in critically ill children and those undergoing a wide range of medical interventions. Albumin infusions may be an effective therapy for fluid resuscitation and for patients with severe hypoalbuminemia.
Brief report: Associations between in-person and electronic bullying victimization and missing school because of safety concerns among U.S. high school students.

Although associations between bullying and health risk behaviors are well-documented, research on bullying and education-related outcomes, including school attendance, is limited. This study examines associations between bullying victimization (in-person and electronic) and missing school because of safety concerns among a nationally representative sample of U.S. high school students. We used logistic regression analyses to analyze data from the 2013 national Youth Risk Behavior Survey of students in grades 9-12. In-person and electronic victimization were each associated with increased odds of missing school due to safety concerns compared to no bullying victimization. Having been bullied both in-person and electronically was associated with greater odds of missing school compared to electronic bullying only for female students and in-person bullying only for male students. Collaborations between health professionals and educators to prevent bullying may improve school attendance. Language: en
Platelet-Endothelial Association with Fibrinogen/Fibrin, Coupled with Oxidative Stress, Protein Nitrosylation, and Fibrosis may underlie Pulmonary Endothelial Cell Dysfunction in a Mouse Model of Type 1 Diabetes

Diabetes is characterized by inflammation and abnormal microvascular function. Pulmonary complications, although not well characterized, have been reported in diabetic patients. We hypothesized tha...