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Wide-band CMOS VCO and frequency divider design for quadrature signal generation

We present the design, implementation, and measurement of a fully integrated wide-band (3.3GHz-4GHz) CMOS VCOs and frequency divider, as well as the analysis and comparison of VCO topologies for their uniform phase noise performance in the wide tuning range. In addition, the dynamic range of the frequency divider is analyzed based on experimental results for the first time. The different VCO topologies have been investigated by using the measured results. It is demonstrated that the NMOS-PMOS VCO (NP-core VCO) without a current source has as low as 2dB of phase noise variation in the entire tuning range of 650MHz as well as achieving superior phase noise performance of -118.5 dBc/Hz at 1MHz offset compared to the NMOS VCO (N-core VCO) which shows severe phase noise degradation of 17dB due to AM-FM conversion in the high varactor gain region. A frequency divider is designed to generate the quadrature signal for direct conversion. The measured results exhibit the dynamic range limit of the frequency divider along with sensitivity curve of the divider. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report analyzing the dynamic range of the frequency divider based on the experimental results.
Community Forestry, Common Property, and Deforestation in Eight Mexican States:

Community management of forests for timber extraction has been widely implemented in Mexico. In this article, we investigate the relationship between property rights, community forestry, and defore...
Special Research Focus on Supply Chain Linkages: Challenges for Design and Management in the 21st Century*

Supply chain management is a central and important area for academic research due to its impact on firms competing in today's global economy. Managing the flow of materials from supply sources to the ultimate customer represents a major challenge for today's managers. To assist managers, the concept of supply chain management has been adopted by many business leaders as an important way to assist in designing, planning, and controlling the network of facilities and tasks that comprise the many stages of the supply chain. In turn, the flow of academic research in the area has increased to provide a better set of guidelines for effective implementation and execution. This article sets the stage for recently completed research concentrating on supply chain management issues. First, a definition of supply chain management is provided and compared to recent usage in this area and logistics management. Also, a framework is provided that structures this dynamic and complex management task. Second, a review of past research is presented to illustrate the many paths supply chain management has traveled, and important contributions to supply management understanding and decision making. Third, recently completed research articles are introduced that have been selected to be part of this special issue of Decision Sciences. And fourth, future research directions for supply chain management that need to be pursued by interested investigators are discussed.
The Primacy of Trust as a Facilitator of Further Group Accomplishment

The longitudinal study reported in this article focuses directly upon Gibb's (1964) model, in which the formation of trust is theorized to facilitate and, in part, to be a prerequisite to further group accomplishment. The author explores the impact of initial high and low levels of trust upon later group accomplishment in two sets of groups: one set which participated in organizational training laboratories, and one which did not. Results indicate that prelaboratory trust is a key predictor of eventual group accomplishment, although trust itself did not increase as a result of an isolated laboratory training experience. Furthermore, and as a function of training, the trainee's postlaboratory concept of trust merged with his concept of an effective group and an effective group meeting.
CONTEXTUALISM, HAWTHORNE'S INVARIANTISM AND THIRD-PERSON CASES

Keith DeRose discusses ‘third-person cases’, which appear to raise problems for John Hawthorne's invariantist approach to knowledge-attributions. I argue that there is a prima facie problem for invariantism stemming from third-person cases that is even worse than DeRose's. Then I show that in the end, contrary to appearances, third-person cases do not threaten invariantism.
On the Pseudonorm Project of Birational Classification of Algebraic Varieties

The birational classification of complex varieties of general type has been one of the most crucial and challenging task in the development of algebraic geometry, since the time Kodaira accomplished his monumental work on the classification of compact complex surfaces. The current note serves as an exposition of a project towards birational classification of complex varieties of general type, which I initiated in 2008. The central role of this project is played by pseudonorms, some analytically defined norm-like functions, on the pluricanonical spaces of compact complex manifolds. We also survey on different approaches towards the birational Torelli type theorem, which is the initial step of the project, and indicate some directions for future developments.
Breakthroughs in Photonics 2014: Coherent Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser Arrays

Coherently coupled vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) arrays exhibit novel optical properties, which can be exploited for applications. After a brief review of prior semiconductor optically coupled microcavity laser arrays, we discuss recent advances in photonic crystal implanted vertical-cavity laser arrays. We report the ability to tune these VCSEL arrays with appropriate geometry into coherence by ensuring spectral overlap between the resonance of each element of the array. Using the independent current injection into the elements of the coherently coupled array, the relative phase of the array elements and the output beam coherence can be tuned. Coherently coupled microcavity arrays are shown to offer the potential for ultrahigh-speed digital modulation.
Frank Knight, Max Weber, Chicago Economics and Institutionalism

Weber's approach to social scientific methodology and his comparative historical sociology were important resources that Knight drew upon in his efforts to create a social science that transcended the terms of the neoclassical-institutionalist debate during the 1920s and 1930s. The paper examines Knight's reading of Weber's work and its impact on his effort to balance economic theory with comparative economic history.
STUDIES OF BRAZILIAN METEORITES. II. THE AVANHANDAVA CHONDRITE: MINERALOGY, PETROLOGY AND CHEMISTRY

A description of the Avanhandava, State of Sao Paulo, Brazil, meteorite, which fell in 1952, is given using optical, microprobe, and bulk chemical data. This H-group or olivine-bronzite chondrite contains olivine (Fa 17.3 ), bronzite (Fs 16.5 ) diopside (Wo 45.3 En 49.0 Fs 5.7 ), oligoclase (Or 5.4 Ab 84.1 An 10.4 ) whitlockite, chlorapatite, kamacite, taenite (plessite), troilite, chromite, native copper, pentlandite, ilmenite, bravoite, mackinawite, and chalcopyrrhotite. On the basis of mineral and bulk compositions as well as its texture, the Avanhandava meteorite is classified as an H4 chondrite.
First-Principles Calculations of Nonlinear Optical Response Functions in Semiconductors

We present our implementation of the length-gauge formalism of Sipe and coworkers (Phys. Rev. B 48, 11705 (1993); ibid 52, 14636 (1995)) using the linearized muffin-tin orbital (LMTO) method and discuss its application to the calculation of second order response functions. The importance of gap corrections beyond LDA is discussed. As primary application, we discuss the second harmonic generation (SHG) coefficients of the SiC polytypes and of the chalcopyrites of both the II-IV-V2 and I-III-VI2 families. These examples illustrate the relation of the second order response function to the modification of the crystal structure and chemical substitutions.
Seasonal Distribution of Heliothis virescens and H. zea on Tobacco in Kentucky

In Kentucky tobacco fields the number of tobacco budworms, Heliothis virescens (F.), relative to the proportion of corn earworms, H. zea (Boddie), appears to have increased over the past decade, and H. virescens is no longer a relatively rare species. During June, July, and August 1965, H. virescens constituted 100% of the Heliothis population from tobacco for several samples in 2 widely separated regions of Kentucky. At the same time H. zea was abundant on sweet corn, indicating that corn silks are strongly preferred over tobacco by the moths of H. zea for ovipositional sites. Two population peaks of Heliothis eggs and larvae were found on tobacco in 1965: one in mid-August and the other in late September. Tobacco suckers in September and October may be a major food source for an over-wintering generation of these 2 species.
Managing Excess Capacity

In this article the authors respond to comments made about a paper they published in a pervious issue that discussed that examined organizational decline. The authors proposed two models of the process in their original work, the second of which drew the most scrutiny. In this article they reexamine this model of organizational decline and address various aspects of the model more intensively. The main areas that they focus on are explaining why administrative ratios were not included in their model as well as offering a better argument for why the assumption of symmetry between decline and growth was not needed in their model.
The Extreme Wind Events in the Ross Island Region of Antarctica

AbstractNumerous incidents of structural damage at the U.S. Antarctic Program’s (USAP) McMurdo Station due to extreme wind events (EWEs) have been reported over the past decade. Utilizing nearly 20 yr (~1992–2013) of University of Wisconsin automatic weather station (AWS) data from three different stations in the Ross Island region (Pegasus North, Pegasus South, and Willie Field), statistical analysis shows no significant trends in EWE frequency, intensity, or duration. EWEs more frequently occur during the transition seasons. To assess the dynamical environment of these EWEs, Antarctic Mesoscale Prediction System (AMPS) forecast back trajectories are computed and analyzed in conjunction with several other AMPS fields for the strongest events at McMurdo Station. The synoptic analysis reveals that McMurdo Station EWEs are nearly always associated with strong southerly flow due to an approaching Ross Sea cyclone and an upper-level trough around Cape Adare. A Ross Ice Shelf air stream (RAS) environment is cr...
On the Relationships Worthy of Attention in Constructing Citizens'Internet Political Morality

The construction of citizens'Internet political morality is a practical need to regulate citizens'Internet political participation behaviors and to promote the development of China's democratic politics.Much attention should be paid to dealing with the five-pair relationships in constructing citizens'Internet political morality,including the relationship between Internet political ethics and citizens'political participation intentions,the relationship between Internet political moral regulations and Internet technology applications,the relationship between hierarchy,partiality and wholeness of Internet political morality construction,the relationship between education,law and network technology management in the construction of Internet political morality,and the relationship between citizens'Internet political morality awareness and their practice ability.In the actual operation of Internet political morality,strengthening the regulations of citizens'Internet political ethics is the premise.Meanwhile,in order to gradually promote citizens' Internet political moral cognition and moral practice ability,education should serve as the core,legal constraints and network technology should work as the necessary auxiliary devices,and typical demonstration should be closely combined with focus group construction.
Automated Measurement of Cobblestone Morphology for Characterizing Stem Cell Derived Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cell Cultures

Abstract Purpose: Assessing the morphologic properties of cells in microscopy images is an important task to evaluate cell health, identity, and purity. Typically, subjective visual assessments are accomplished by an experienced researcher. This subjective human step makes transfer of the evaluation process from the laboratory to the cell manufacturing facility difficult and time consuming. Methods: Automated image analysis can provide rapid, objective measurements of cultured cells, greatly aiding manufacturing, regulatory, and research goals. Automated algorithms for classifying images based on appearance characteristics typically either extract features from the image and use those features for classification or use the images directly as input to the classification algorithm. In this study we have developed both feature and nonfeature extraction methods for automatically measuring “cobblestone” structure in human retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cell cultures. Results: A new approach using image compr...
Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring in Older Persons

Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) has facilitated a comprehensive understanding of the physiology of blood pressure (BP) variation in older people. Management of hypertension has undergone important changes with the increasing acceptance of ABPM, a practice supported by extensive clinical and epidemiological research. As discussed in several chapters in this book, the utility of ABPM includes detection of white coat and masked hypertension, determination of nocturnal dipping patterns, and management of blood pressure control in subjects on complex antihypertensive drug regimens (J Am Soc Hypertens 4:56–61, 2010). Geriatric patients comprise a distinct subgroup and may derive unique benefits with the use of ABPM.
Impact of Obesity on Robot-Assisted Distal Pancreatectomy.

Abstract Background: Obesity has been steadily increasing in the United States. The effect of body mass index (BMI) on surgical outcomes in pancreatic surgery is still controversial. Currently, there is no report related to obesity and robotic pancreatic surgery. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of BMI on the surgical outcomes of both nonobese and obese patients undergoing robot-assisted distal pancreatectomy (RADP). Methods: A prospectively collected database for RADP was retrieved for analysis. Patients were categorized as obese (BMI ≥30 kg/m2) and nonobese (BMI <30 kg/m2). Demographics, perioperative data, American Society of Anesthesiologists score, diagnosis, conversion rate, morbidity, surgical mortality, pancreatic fistula rate, and length of stay were compared. Results: A total for 85 RADP were included, with 57 (67%) in the nonobese group and 28 (33%) in the obese group. No differences were found between nonobese and obese patients regarding demographic, preoperative risk, and...
Invasive seizure monitoring in the critically-Ill brain injury patient: Current practices and a review of the literature

Seizures commonly occur in a variety of serious neurological illnesses, and lead to additional morbidity and worsened outcomes. Recently, it has become clear that not all seizures in the acute brain injury setting are evident on scalp EEG. To address this, we have developed a protocol for depth electrode placement in the neuro-intensive care unit for patients in whom the clinical suspicion of occult seizures is high. In the current manuscript, we review the literature on depth EEG monitoring for ictal events in critically-ill, unconscious patients, focusing on the incidence of seizures not detected with scalp EEG in various conditions. We critically discuss evidence in support of and against treating these events that are only detectable on depth recordings. We describe additional specific scenarios in which depth EEG recordings may be helpful, including for the detection of delayed cerebral ischemia following subarachnoid hemorrhage. We then describe current techniques for bedside electrode placement. Finally, we outline potential avenues for future investigations, including the use of depth electrodes to describe circuit abnormalities in acute brain injury.
Protein Microarrays Fabricated by Microcontact Printing

Immunoassays were performed using protein microarrays fabricated by microcontact printing (µCP) techniques. The developed immunoassays were studied by fluorescence microscopy (FM) and scanning probe microscopy (SPM).
Gaze behavior during curb approach The effect of mobile device use while walking

Mobile device use is becoming increasingly prevalent during everyday activities. The simultaneous use of such technology while performing various activities may increase risk of human error and accidents, such as falls. In addition to effects on cognitive and attentional resources, mobile device use may influence visual behavior, thus affecting the user’s ability to perceive obstacles in the environment and respond appropriately. The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of texting on gaze behavior during the approach and negotiation of a simulated curb. Wireless eye-tracking was used to record gaze during locomotion, with and without concurrent texting. Semantic Gaze Mapping (SMI, Inc.) was used to co-register participants’ gaze to different areas of interest (AOIs). Texting resulted in significant reductions in gaze dwell time on the curb and the number of times the curb was fixated. These findings suggest that mobile device use may have a negative effect on navigation during locomotion by ...
Case Study #6: The Garbage Collector by Ray Bradbury

Often we take for granted the services that our taxes pay for and that our government whether local, state, or federal provides. We also take for granted the people who make those services a part of our everyday lives. Like us, those unsung workers have families, homes, work ethics, career and retirement expectations, and the worries of daily life. Ray Bradbury gives us a picture of just such a worker a civil servant who might be someone who actually lived and worked almost anytime since “The Garbage Collector” was written more than a half century ago.
Excessive decline from premorbid functioning: detecting performance invalidity with the WAIS-IV and demographic predictions.

AbstractObjective: Excessive Decline from Premorbid Functioning (EDPF) is presented as a construct and defined as a discrepancy between predicted premorbid ability and current test performance that is so atypical of individuals with true neurocognitive impairment that it is likely the product of performance invalidity. New embedded PVTs (EDPF-FSIQ, EDPF-VW, and EDPF-PP) were derived by comparing scores from the WAIS-IV to TOPF demographically predicted premorbid estimates and then examined for classification accuracy. Participants and methods: After excluding for dementia, intellectual disability, and left-sided stroke, participants (n = 230) were grouped according to number of PVTs failed. ROC analyses were conducted to determine the accuracy of EDPF indices in classifying patients as failing 0 or ≥2 PVTs within both a mixed neuropsychological outpatient sample and according to specific diagnostic criterion groups. Results: Significant group differences emerged for all EDPF indices (p < .001). EDPF-FSIQ ...
Cone-based spanners of constant degree☆

Abstract We study spanning properties of sparse cone-based graphs of constant degree, parameterized by a positive integer k > 1 . Cone-based graphs partition the space around each vertex into k equiangular cones, and select at most one outgoing edge in each cone. This guarantees an out-degree of at most k, but the in-degree may be unbounded. To bound the in-degree, at most one incoming edge is retained in each cone. This yields a sparse graph of degree at most 2k (in-degree k and out-degree k). In this paper we introduce the notion of canonical k-cone graphs and establish a spanning ratio of 16.76 for this class of graphs, provided that k = 6 k ′ and k ′ ≥ 5 . The spanning ratio decreases to 4.64 as k ′ increases to 8. We show that both Yao–Yao and Theta–Theta graphs are canonical k-cone graphs and therefore they inherit these spanning ratios. Yao–Yao and Theta–Theta graphs differ only in the way edges are selected. Yao–Yao graphs select an edge of minimum Euclidean length, whereas Theta–Theta graphs select an edge of minimum orthogonal projection onto the cone bisector.
Lip and Cheek Reconstruction

The lip and cheek serve key functional and aesthetic roles with regard to the face. Due to their specialized structure, the lips and cheek pose special challenges when they are in need of reconstruction. Reparative strategies for both regions are reviewed in detail in the context of historical advances, current understanding of underlying anatomy, functional concerns, and overriding goals and principles. Reconstructive options are discussed in terms of graduated complexity, including linear closure, local tissue advancement, regional flap reconstruction, and microvascular free tissue transfer reconstruction, supplemented by a review of the potential role of techniques including tissue expansion, flap prelamination, and flap prefabrication. Finally, the special challenge of reconstructing combined lip and cheek defects is discussed.
Down syndrome, beta-amyloid and neuroimaging

This review focuses on the role of Aβ in AD pathogenesis in Down syndrome and current approaches for imaging Aβ in vivo. We will describe how Aβ deposits with age, the posttranslational modifications that can occur, and detection in biofluids. Three unique case studies describing partial trisomy 21 cases without APP triplication, and the occurrences of low level mosaic trisomy 21 in an early onset AD patient are presented. Brain imaging for Aβ includes those by positron emission tomography and ligands (Pittsburgh Compound B, Florbetapir, and FDDNP) that bind Aβ have been published and are summarized here. In combination, we have learned a great deal about Aβ in DS in terms of characterizing age of onset of this pathology and it is exciting to note that there is a clinical trial in DS targeting Aβ that may lead to clinical benefits.
Model-based correction for brain shift in deep brain stimulation burr hole procedures: a comparison using interventional magnetic resonance imaging

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is an effective treatment for movement disorders, e.g. Parkinson’s disease. The quality of DBS treatment is dependent on the implantation accuracy of DBS electrode leads into target structures. However, brain shift during burr hole procedures has been documented and hypothesized to negatively impact treatment quality. Several approaches have been proposed to compensate for brain shift in DBS, namely microelectrode recording (MER) and interventional magnetic resonance (iMR) imaging. Though both demonstrate benefits in guiding accurate electrode placement, they suffer drawbacks such as prolonged procedures and in the latter, cost considerations. Hence, we are exploring a model-based brain shift compensation strategy in DBS to improve targeting accuracy for surgical navigation. Our method is a deformation-atlas-based approach, i.e. potential intraoperative deformations are pre-computed via biomechanical model under varying conditions, combined with an inverse problem driven by sparse intraoperative data for estimating volumetric brain deformations. In this preliminary feasibility study, we examine our model’s ability to predict brain shift in DBS by comparing with iMR in one patient. The evaluation includes: (1) a subsurface deformation comparison where subsurface shifts measured by iMR are compared to model-predicted counterparts; (2) a second comparison at surgical targets where the atlas-method is compared to deformations measured by non-rigid image-to-image registration using preoperative image and iMR. For the former, the model reduces alignment error from 8.6 ± 1.4 to 3.6 ± 0.8 mm, representing ~58.6% correction. For the latter, model estimated brain shifts at surgical targets are 2.4 and 0.6 mm, consistent with clinical observations.
Sleep Disorders in Primary Care

Each of us spend one-third of our lives asleep. Dysfunctions in this basic state lead to declines in quality of life, diminished waking performance, more frequent illness, and increases in both morbidity and mortality. Recent epidemiological data have emphasized the significant contribution of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), one of the most physiological disruptive and dangerous sleep-related diagnosis, to pulmonary, cardiac, endocrine, and cognitive diseases (1–4). Yet sleep medicine is not just a pulmonary subspecialty. The spectrum of sleep disorders mirrors the clinical population of patients in a broad-based practice of primary care (5) (Table 1). Almost all chronic diseases result in physical or mental discomfort for the patient and consistently induce disturbances in the state of sleep.
CHARACTERIZATION OF THE ELECTRON TRANSPORT SYSTEMS PRESENT DURING DIFFERENTIATION OF AFRICAN TRYPANOSOMES

Abstract Bloodstream forms of African trypanosomes have an azide and CO-insensitive L-α-glycerophosphate oxidase which has a high K m for oxygen (e.g., 2.1 ± 0.5 μM O 2 ). This oxidase is inhibited by salicylhydroxamic acid. In contrast, trypanosomes found in the tsetse fly vector have a low K m for oxygen (e.g., 0.1 ± 0.2 μM O 2 ). They have three terminal oxidases present, including cytochrome aa 3 , and probably cytochrome o and the L-α-glycerophosphate oxidase. Whether a branched electron transport system is present has not been determined.
The impact of food order on postprandial glycaemic excursions in prediabetes

Data suggest that nutrient order during a meal significantly impacts postprandial glucose and insulin excursions in type 2 diabetes, while its effects in prediabetes have not been reported. Fifteen participants with prediabetes consumed the same meal on 3 days in random order: carbohydrate first, followed 10 minutes later by protein and vegetables (CF); protein and vegetables first, followed 10 minutes later by carbohydrate (PVF); or vegetables first followed by protein and carbohydrate (VF). Blood was sampled for glucose and insulin measurements at 0, 30, 60, 90, 120, 150 and 180 minutes. Incremental glucose peaks were similarly attenuated by >40% in the PVF and VF meal conditions compared with CF. The incremental area under the curve for glucose was 38.8% lower following the PVF meal order, compared with CF, and postprandial insulin excursions were significantly lower in the VF meal condition compared with CF. The CF meal pattern showed marked glycaemic variability whereas glucose levels were stable in the PVF and VF meal conditions. Food order presents a novel, simple behavioural strategy to reduce glycaemic excursions in prediabetes.
Subleading Microstate Counting in the Dual to Massive Type IIA

We study the topologically twisted index of a certain Chern-Simons matter theory with $SU(N)$ level $k$ gauge group on a genus $g$ Riemann surface times a circle. For this theory it is known that the logarithm of the topologically twisted index grows as $N^{5/3}$ and that it matches the Bekenstein-Hawking entropy of certain magnetically charged asymptotically $AdS_4\times S^6$ black holes in massive type IIA supergravity. Through a combination of numerical and analytical techniques we study the subleading in $N$ structure. We demonstrate precise analytic cancellation of terms of orders $N\log\,N$ and $N^{1/3}\log N$ and show numerical cancellation for terms of order $N$. As a result, the first subleading correction is of order $N^{2/3}$. Furthermore, we provide evidence for the presence of a term of the form $(g-1)(7/18) \log \,N$ which constitutes a microscopic prediction for the one-loop contribution coming from the massless gravitational degrees of freedom in the massive IIA black hole.
BRAF-mutant non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC): Patient (pt) characteristics and outcomes by class of mutation.

9045Background: BRAF mutations (muts) occur in 2-4% of NSCLC. Recent work suggests that BRAF muts may be grouped into 3 classes: 1) V600 muts that signal as monomers, 2) activating non-V600 muts th...
Predictors of surgery types after neoadjuvant therapy for advanced stage breast cancer.

1034 Background: Despite the established guidelines for breast cancer treatment, there is still variability in surgical treatment after neoadjuvant therapy among women with large breast tumors, lea...
Uterine leiomyomas and their effect on in vitro fertilization outcome: a retrospective study.

Purpose: The effect of uterine leiomyomas on the outcome of in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment has been controversial. This study was undertaken to clarify influence of fibroids on IVF success, in a large population with age and other potential confounding variables controlled for in the analysis.
Culturally Appropriate Breast Cancer and Environmental Risk Messages: Targeting Racially and Ethnically Diverse Mothers.

The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)-funded Breast Cancer and Environment Research Program (BCERP) provides evidence-informed educational materials targeting mothers with daughters to help them engage in lifestyle changes to reduce their environmental risk of breast cancer. Building on a partnership we developed to disseminate these materials via social media, we teamed with mommy bloggers and readers to evaluate the cultural appropriateness of the information using evidence-based practices for message design. We sought to (1) identify cross-culture factors that speak to a broad group of mothers and culture-specific factors to integrate when targeting specific cultures and (2) capture cultural challenges mothers encounter when they share the information with family to understand the social context in which they receive, interpret, and act on risk-reducing messages. We conducted 50 interviews with racially and ethnically diverse bloggers/readers and thematically analyzed transcripts, comparing findings across cultures. Across cultures, mothers identified five key factors for ensuring cultural appropriateness, but with notable cultural differences: (1) incorporate diverse images, (2) provide more information specific to environmental and cultural risk, (3) heighten the message of “it’s a family affair”, (4) make behavioral changes feasible, and (5) use less text, more visuals. Across cultures, women experienced intergenerational communication challenges with family, which were tied to (1) lack of openness, (2) relational norms, and (3) generational resistance. Findings provide message design considerations for targeting mothers broadly or based on race/ethnicity and support the notion that the larger family system should be considered when disseminating cancer risk education.
Quantitative Ocular Ultrasound Findings in Microbial Keratitis-Associated Endophthalmitis

Purpose To assess how ocular ultrasound findings correlate with clinical parameters of patients with infectious keratitis and concern for endophthalmitis and to evaluate the usefulness of ultrasound in managing these patients. Design Retrospective study. Participants Seventy-three eyes of 73 patients with microbial keratitis who underwent ultrasound to evaluate for endophthalmitis were included. Methods Ultrasound images were graded in a masked fashion independently by 2 retina specialists. The degree of vitreous opacities, defined as the largest area within the vitreous cavity occupied by opacities on any single image, were categorized as less than 10%, 10% to less than 50%, 50% to 90%, and more than 90%. The diagnosis of endophthalmitis was defined as severe intraocular inflammation that necessitated obtaining an intraocular culture sample and injection of intravitreal antimicrobials. The demographic and clinical characteristics of this patient cohort were compared. Main Outcome Measures Vitreous opacities measured quantitatively on ocular ultrasound. Results The incidence of endophthalmitis in our patients with microbial keratitis who underwent ultrasound was 20.5%. Corneal and intraocular cultures showed positive results in 66.7% and 26.7% of endophthalmitis patients, respectively. A 4-fold increase in the likelihood of treatment for endophthalmitis was observed with increasing vitreous opacity severity (odds ratio, 3.97; confidence interval, 1.9–8.5; P Conclusions Patients with more severe vitreous opacities on ultrasound were more likely to be treated for endophthalmitis. Patients with microbial keratitis, who were older and pseudophakic, were prone to have more severe vitreous opacities.
Der diskursive Umgang mit rechten Parteien

Die diskursanalytische Untersuchung des Rechtsextremismus hat die Beobachtung sozialer Konstruktionsleistungen ermoglicht. Die politische Rechte geniest in diesem Sinne nicht den Stellenwert eines stabilen, zeit- und kontextunabhangigen Gegenstands, dessen Substanz man durch geeignete Methoden ergrunden konnte. Vielmehr geht es um die Frage, wie das Phanomen im Gesamtkontext eines Diskurses uberhaupt entsteht, wie es sich stabilisiert oder im Gegenteil in seiner Existenz gefahrdet wird, wie es mit Inhalten aufgeladen und in Verbindung gebracht wird, kurz: welche sozialen Ordnungsmuster, welche Deutungsstrukturen durch die Aushandlungsprozesse um den Rechtsextremismus etabliert werden.
The barriers and facilitators to serious mental illness: Recovery postincarceration.

Although there are effective treatments that promote recovery and improve quality of life for serious mental illness in nonincarcerated populations, more research is needed to understand the recovery process for individuals with a history of incarceration. A qualitative, grounded theory study was conducted with 17 men and women who have serious mental illness (SMI) and a history of incarceration. Findings revealed barriers and facilitators to the recovery process in the areas of identity, treatment, relationships, community, and institutions. The findings suggested that incarceration had harmful effects on the recovery process for individuals with SMI, although these individuals, at times, found ways to turn this challenging experience into an opportunity for personal growth. The clinical implications of these findings include the importance of the prevention of incarceration for people with SMI, as well as the provision of multidisciplinary care, such as medical, mental health, and substance use treatment, during and after incarceration, to reduce barriers and increase recovery outcomes. Additionally, factors related specifically to incarceration should be addressed during delivery of treatment and accessibility of community resources. Advocacy and policy change for prison reform will also be discussed. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).
Gluon Condensate from Lattice QCD

After making some critical comments about the traditional method of extracting the gluon condensate from lattice QCD data, I present an alternative analysis. The result is more than a factor of five larger than the phenomenological value. Two closely related subjects, the effects of the infrared renormalons on the extraction and the Lepage and Mackenzie improvement on a lattice perturbation series, are also discussed.
Low Swing and Column Multiplexed Bitline Techniques for Low-Vmin, Noise-Tolerant, High-Density, 1R1W 8T-Bitcell SRAM in 10nm FinFET CMOS

A 1.09Mb, high density (HD), 1R1W 8T-bitcell SRAM is demonstrated in 10nm FinFET CMOS featuring Low Swing (LS) and Column Multiplexed (CM) bitline (BL) techniques. Read-Vmin and noise-tolerance is improved using a series NMOS clipper and a split input NAND for early keeper turnoff. Measurements show 30(40)mV lower read-Vmin, 18(30)% lower BL power for the proposed LS(LS+CM) BL schemes, with improved noise tolerance, and minimal area overhead.
Tuft cells in the pathogenesis of chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps and asthma.

Abstract Objective To review the latest discoveries regarding the role of tuft cells in the pathogenesis of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) with nasal polyposis and asthma. Data Sources Reviews and primary research manuscripts were identified from PubMed, Google, and bioRxiv using the search words airway epithelium, nasal polyposis, CRS or asthma and chemoreceptor cell, solitary chemosensory cell, brush cell, microvillus cell, and tuft cell. Study Selections Studies were selected on the basis of novelty and likely relevance to the functions of tuft cells in chronic inflammatory diseases in the upper and lower airways. Results Tuft cells coordinate a variety of immune responses throughout the body. After the activation of bitter-taste receptors, tuft cells coordinate the secretion of antimicrobial products by adjacent epithelial cells and initiate the calcium-dependent release of acetylcholine resulting in neurogenic inflammation, including mast cell degranulation and plasma extravasation. Tuft cells are also the dominant source of interleukin-25 and a significant source of cysteinyl leukotrienes that play a role in initiating inflammatory processes in the airway. Tuft cells have also been found to seem de novo in the distal airway after a viral infection, implicating these cells in dysplastic remodeling in the distal lung in the pathogenesis of asthma. Conclusion Tuft cells bridge innate and adaptive immunes responses and play an upstream role in initiating type 2 inflammation in the upper and possibly the lower airway. The role of tuft cells in respiratory pathophysiology must be further investigated, because tuft cells are putative high-value therapeutic targets for novel therapeutics in CRS with nasal polyps and asthma.
Expectant management of a parturient with serotonin syndrome: A case report:

Serotonin syndrome is a potentially fatal condition caused by central nervous system serotonergic overactivity. The primary principle of managing serotonin syndrome in pregnancy focuses on disconti...
The political economy of drones

This paper provides a political economy analysis of the evolution of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), or ‘drones’ in the USA. Focus is placed on the interplay between the polity and private economic influences, and their impact on the trajectory of political, economic, and military outcomes. We identify the initial formation of the drone industry, trace how the initial relationships between the military and the private sector expanded over time, and discuss present relationships. Understanding the historical evolution of UAV technology, as well as the major players in the industry today, is important for ongoing policy debates regarding the use of drones both domestically and internationally.
Design of experiments for generalized linear models

This book is a legacy of the late author Dr. Kenneth G. Russell (1950–2019), who passed away just months after its publication. Readers of this book will benefit from his career-long knowledge of t...
Some Thoughts Evoked by Peter Lor, Bradley Wiles, and Johannes Britz, “Re-thinking Information Ethics: Truth, Conspiracy Theories, and Librarians in the COVID-19 Era,” in LIBRI, March 2021

The paper offers some thoughts prompted by the research paper published by Peter Lor, Bradley Wiles, and Johannes Britz, “Re-Thinking Information Ethics: Truth, Conspiracy Theories, and Librarians in the COVID-19 Era,” in LIBRI, March 2021. It highlights two significant contributions, an analysis of the misinformation in the COVID-19 pandemic and the notion of alethic rights, the right of truth of patrons based on the work of D’Agostini. This reflection then situates the COVID-19 misinformation campaign within the broader disinformation ecology within which it exists. While it agrees that alethic rights are an important ethical framework, it wonders whether it practically advances work beyond that libraries and librarians are already doing, e.g., in collection decisions, approaches to reference questions, or library programming. It looks at the debate between John Swan and Noel Peattie on the inclusion of books representing outright lies in the collection (e.g., Holocaust denial). It then contrasts a right to information and authorities propagating and validating that information with a right to misinformation and authorities for propagating and validating that misinformation that exists within disinformation ecologies. The problem of truth, its authorities and its context appears to be more complicated than an appeal to alethic truths: for example, liberals and conservatives differ on the meaning of a rational consensus on contentious political matters, such as climate change. Given the dire consequences of misinformation on democracies and public health, an appeal to professional neutrality is woefully inadequate. There must be proactive resistance, if not outright repudiation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of Libri: International Journal of Libraries & Information Services is the property of De Gruyter and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
Viral Contamination of Milk

There is a substantial body of evidence indicating that milk plays an important role in protecting the suckling animal from infections due to viruses and other agents. The presence of antibodies, phagocytes and immunocompetent cells in milk is often cited in support of both nursing and use of banked human milk for nourishment of hospitalized premature newborns. The fact that a variety of animal and human viruses can be transmitted from mother to offspring through milk is not widely recognized. The purpose of this report will be to review the range of viral agents that have been recovered from animal and human milk, to consider the potential importance of milk in transmission of these agents and to assess the implications of this information for nursing mothers and milk banks.
Illustrated Pathology of the Bone Marrow: Other non-neoplastic marrow changes

Fibrosis Fibrosis of the bone marrow is caused by a reactive (non-clonal) proliferation of fibroblasts which may occur in association with a variety of neoplastic and non-neoplastic conditions (McCarthy, 1985). Fibrosis is usually of the reticulin type, as detected by silver stains, in the early stages, but it may progress to a collagen fibrosis that is detectable by trichrome stains (Fig. 6.1). Normally, reticulin staining is minimal but increases slightly with age (Beckman et al. , 1990). Extensive marrow fibrosis is typically associated with a leukoerythroblastic reaction in the peripheral blood that is characterized by the presence of immature granulocytes (usually myelocytes and metamyelocytes), late-stage erythroblasts, and teardrop-shaped red blood cells and enlarged platelets. Diffuse fibrosis usually results in the inability to aspirate the bone marrow. Bone marrow fibrosis is common in chronic myeloproliferative disorders, and extensive fibrosis with peripheral blood leukoerythroblastosis is typical of chronic idiopathic myelofibrosis with myeloid metaplasia. Patchy areas of fibrosis are also seen with bone marrow involvement by mast cell disease (Horny et al. , 1985), which may accompany other hematologic malignancies at diagnosis or relapse. Many other neoplasms involving the marrow, including some acute leukemias, malignant lymphomas, and metastatic tumors, result in focal or diffuse marrow fibrosis (Table 6.1). Marrow fibrosis may also be associated with non-neoplastic conditions, especially inflammatory diseases, reparative changes, or metabolic disorders. Among these reactive cases, a particularly severe degree of fibrosis can be seen in patients with autoimmune conditions (Bass et al. , 2001) (Fig. 6.2).
Sizzling Innovation in Online Teaching and Design

The School of Information Science and Learning Technologies (SISLT) was created in 1997 at the University of Missouri (MU) as a result of a merger between the School of Library and Informational Science and the College of Education’s program in Educational Technology. Within 6 years of the merger, SISLT became one of the largest graduate departments at MU. SISLT is the academic home of master’s and educational specialist degrees in Educational Technology, a master’s degree in Library Science, and a Ph.D. in Information Science and Learning Technologies. The Ph.D program in Information Science & Learning Technologies provides a unique synergy between these two disciplines.
Potential renal solute load: considerations relating to complementary feedings of breastfed infants.

Renal solute load (RSL) refers to all solutes of endogenous or dietary origin that require excretion by the kidneys. Potential renal solute load (PRSL) refers to solutes of dietary origin that would need to be excreted in the urine if none were diverted into synthesis of new tissue and none were lost through nonrenal routes. PRSL = N / 28 + Na + Cl + K + P a where N is nitrogen, Na is sodium, Cl is chloride, K is potassium and Pa is available phosphorus, and the units are in millimoles (or milliosmoles), except for N, which is total N in mg. The …
New genera and species of antipatharian corals (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) from the North Pacific

New taxa of deep water antipatharian corals of the North Pacific are described. Represented in the family Schizopathidae are: Bathypathes seculata spec. nov.; Umbellapathes gen. nov.; U. helioanthes spec. nov.; U. bipinnata spec. nov.; Dendrobathypathes boutillieri spec. nov.; D. fragilis spec. nov.; Dendropathes gen. nov.; Dendropathes bacotaylorae spec. nov.; and Lillipathes wingi spec. nov. Represented in the family Cladopathidae are Chrysopathes gracilis spec. nov. and Heliopathes pacifica spec. nov.
Abbreviated case report. Cementifying fibroma of the mandible.

Abstract A case of cementifying fibroma of the mandible in a 56-year-old man is presented. The uniqueness of this case lies in the time factor, which exemplifies the localized growing destructive capabilities shown by this tumor on rare occasions.
MKDVB and CKB Shock Waves

This review presents results from MKDVB and CKB systems to illustrate the properties of magnetohydrodynamics intermediate shock waves. The intermediate shocks can have a family of shock structures; the shock structure and the evolution are related. Furthermore, there exists a class of time-dependent intermediate shocks.
A Cognitive Investigation of Schizophrenic Delusions

Delusions have traditionally been regarded as unmodifiable false beliefs. Both Freud (1911) and Jaspers (1968) argue that there is a unidirectional relationship between a delusional belief and consensually validatable realtiy: the delusion structures reality in accordance with the delusion's demand. In contrast, we postulate that there is a bidirectional interaction between the delusion and external events. We believe that external events might modify the rigid belief when there is a dramatic incongruity between specific beliefs and selected events. The following investigation was motivated by a desire to understand more clearly how some overtly delusional patients come to lose their delusions during the course of treatment for schizophrenia. Do delusions simply melt away under the influence of major tranquilizers, or does the delusional patient play some active part in assessing the validity of this belief?
Algunas Aves de la Comisaría del Vaupés (Colombia)

Del 10 al 15 de diciembre de 1953 visite la Comisaria del Vaupes (en la parte amazonica de Colombia) con el objeto de iniciar un estudio sobre las aves de la region. Llegue por avion directamente a Mitu. capital de la Comisaria y pequena poblacion situada en la margen derecha del rio Vaupes a los 1° 06' 30" de Lat. N. y 40 02' Long. E. de Bogota. Altitud, 240 metros; temperatura media, 26 0 C. Dista unos 28 kms. (en linea recta) al oeste de la desembocadura del rio Querari (Kerary) en el Vaupes que es vertice de la linea limitrofe con el Brasil.