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Justice Kennedy and the Unfolding Doctrine of Corporate Religious Sincerity

This article explores how Justice Kennedy's Hobby Lobby concurrence synthesizes competing narratives about religious liberty and points toward a doctrinal test of corporate religious sincerity that is legally and politically justifiable.An earlier version of this article won the Irving Oberman Memorial Prize for Harvard's best student writing on constitutional law and appeared on SSRN under the title, "Reasoning from Principles of Religious Liberty to a Test of Corporate Sincerity." The article has been substantially revised since that time, and the analysis of Justice Kennedy's concurrence has been significantly expanded with the addition of Section IV.
Human progress

THE halfway mark of the 20th century is still ahead, yet so far there have been two major wars and a third is entirely possible. The human traits responsible for the wars and for the ensuing turmoil are evil enough, but some of the behavior, such as the killing and torturing of the helpless, is on the animal level. Although such traits and behavior were characteristic of large groups in enemy countries they were not restricted to them, so it might be concluded that human progress is stalled if it is not actually in reverse. Before accepting such a pessimistic view it might be well to look back into the past.
Development of a Greener Hydroformylation Process Guided by Quantitative Sustainability Assessments

Environmental impacts and economics associated with a potentially greener, Rh-catalyzed, 1-octene hydroformylation process in CO2-expanded liquid (CXL) medium are quantitatively assessed against a conventional Co-catalyzed process. The economic analysis shows a more than 30% lower capital investment for the CXL process compared to the conventional Co-catalyzed process of similar capacity. This is due to the higher reaction and catalyst recovery efficiencies at milder reaction temperature and pressures (compared to the conventional process) used in the CXL process. The total production cost (TPC) associated with the CXL process is lower than the conventional process when the Rh makeup rate is lower than 0.94% (of the total amount of Rh in the reactor) per hour at the current Rh price ($20,800/lb). This translates to an economic viability criterion of ($makeup Rh/$TPC) being 0.042 or less. Life cycle analysis (LCA) was performed using GaBi software and an EIO-LCA method based on plant scale simulation of bo...
Effects of gamma radiation on pink bollworm (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) pupae: adult emergence, reproduction, mating, and longevity of emerged adults and their F1 progeny

Reproduction of pink bollworm, Pectinophora gossypiella (Saunders), male and female moths from 10- or 15-krad irradiated pupae mated to untreated females or untreated males was reduced 88% or more. Numbers of spermatophores per female from male moths emerging from irradiated pupae were significantly reduced. Percentages of males mating was not different from that of untreated insects except for females from 15- krad pupae paired with untreated males. Inherited sterility was exhibited in both male and female progeny of irradiated parents but was much more apparent in progeny from irradiated male parents. Generally, moths from irradiated pupae and their progeny had reduced longevities. Overall averages across all mating combinations indicated that age of pupae at the time of irradiation treatment and treatment by sex significantly affected oviposition, egg hatch, mating, and longevity. Results varied in some instances and significant interactions of age and mating combinations occurred.
Octave-spanning Coherent Mid-IR Pulses via Adiabatic Difference Frequency Generation

A 2.05-4.6-μm mid-IR spectrum (-10 dB) is generated by adiabatic conversion of a near-IR OPCPA pulse, employing a single 2-centimeter-long quasi-phase-matched lithium niobate grating. The technique is widely applicable for ultrabroadband near-IR to mid-IR conversion.
The First International Conference in Image Management and Communication in Patient Care: Implementation and Impact Washington, DC, June 4–8, 1989

T HE MANAGEMENT of the vast amount of medical images and information generated in contemporary clinical services is a growing problem. Solutions to the problem increasingly require the use of advanced computerbased technologies in data storage, image display and communication, and human engineering. The progress of individual technologies has been rapid. However, system integration and user acceptance have been slow in coming. As experience accumulates in the clinical application of image management and communication systems (IMACS), a critical assessment of their role in patient care and of their professional and economic impact is useful in developing the future strategies for scientists, users, and manufactur-
“Let’s Drink Together”: Early Ceremonial use of Maize in the Titicaca Basin

Since the Formative times, maize is and has been a highly valued social commodity in the Andes, particularly in the form of a traditional beer called chicha. While chicha production is well attested in the archaeology and ethnohistory of Andean states, the emergence of maize symbolism in earlier societies has not been systematically addressed. In this study phytolith and starch grain analyses are used to trace production, processing, and consumption of maize at sites on the Taraco Peninsula of Bolivia and thus the entrance of maize into the region. We systematically examine the role of maize by addressing its rarity, use contexts, and preparation. The pattern of plant part representation and use suggest that maize was being consumed in the form of chicha at its earliest introduction to the Titicaca Basin (800–250 B.C.). Drinking of alcohol in ceremonial spaces embodies the process of commensality of public ceremony and the establishment of reciprocal relationships during the Formative period. These results demonstrate that contextual analysis of microbotanical remains has great potential to answer anthropological questions surrounding food, ritual, and identity.
Intrusion prevention system based on Snort and Netfilter

As the two main areas of network security technologies,the intrusion detection system and firewall still had problem which oneself is unable to solve.The current intrusion detection system for the more complex attacks lack of effective response and blocking ability,and the firewall lack of against attacks flexible filtering strategy.This article integrated firewall technology and intrusion detection system and carry out detailed description.
Follicular Helper, Follicular Regulatory T cells and the Germinal Center In HIV Vaccine Development

Copyright: © 2015 Dent AL. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. *Corresponding author: Alexander Dent, 950 West Walnut St. R2 302, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202, USA, Tel: 1-317-274-7524; Fax: 1-317-2747592; E-mail: adent2@iupui.edu
Dynamics of ultraviolet laser ablation of polymer surfaces

The chemical nature of the reactions that are Involved in the UV laser ablation of polymers is far from clear. Fragmentation products such as atoms, diatomics, small molecules, and small fragments of the polymer chain are all observed.1 The ablation is believed to be a volume explosion2 which makes the production of small molecules important. The analysis of the dynamics of the process that we have proposed3 is based on a sequence of elementary chemical steps that are shown in Fig. 1. M is an absorption center (Chromophore) in a polymer chain which is electronically excited by a photon.
SU-F-T-250: What Does It Take to Correctly Assess the High Failure Modes of an Advanced Radiotherapy Procedure Such as Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy?

Purpose: Assess the correct implementation of risk-based methodology of TG 100 to optimize quality management and patient safety procedures for Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy. Methods: A detailed process map of SBRT treatment procedure was generated by a team of three physicists with varying clinical experience at our institution to assess the potential high-risk failure modes. The probabilities of occurrence (O), severity (S) and detectability (D) for potential failure mode in each step of the process map were assigned by these individuals independently on the scale from1 to 10. The risk priority numbers (RPN) were computed and analyzed. The highest 30 potential modes from each physicist's analysis were then compared. Results: The RPN values assessed by the three physicists ranged from 30 to 300. The magnitudes of the RPN values from each physicist were different, and there was no concordance in the highest RPN values recorded by three physicists independently. The 10 highest RPN values belonged to sub steps of CT simulation, contouring and delivery in the SBRT process map. For these 10 highest RPN values, at least two physicists, irrespective of their length of experience had concordance but no general conclusions emerged. Conclusion: This study clearly shows that the risk-based assessment of a clinical process map requires great deal of preparation, group discussions, and participation by all stakeholders. One group albeit physicists cannot effectively implement risk-based methodology proposed by TG100. It should be a team effort in which the physicists can certainly play the leading role. This also corroborates TG100 recommendation that risk-based assessment of clinical processes is a multidisciplinary team effort.
Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonists in the Management of Heart Failure and Resistant Hypertension: A Review.

Importance Heart failure (HF), with or without reduced ejection fraction, and multidrug-resistant hypertension (RHT) are major worldwide health problems of ever-increasing proportions. The mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists (MRAs) spironolactone and eplerenone have proved valuable additions to the overall management of these disorders in patients without significant renal dysfunction. Observations Neurohormonal activation, including aldosteronism, in HF and RHT, has provided the pathophysiologic basis for the inclusion of MRA in the overall management of these disorders and the respective survival benefit and control of blood pressure. Furthermore, MRAs attenuate the appearance of secondary hyperparathyroidism that accompanies excretory Ca 2+ losses induced by aldosteronism in which elevated parathyroid hormone levels raise the risk of adverse cardiovascular events and atraumatic bone fracture. Serial surveillance of serum electrolytes and creatinine levels is mandated to avoid serious hyperkalemia (potassium concentration >5.5 mEq/L) and its attendant risks in patients receiving MRAs. Conclusions and Relevance Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists are a valuable addition to the practice of medicine. Their judicious use in patients with HF or RHT can improve treatment of these patients.
Aseptic Lymphocytic-Dominated Vasculitis-Associated Lesions Scores Do Not Correlate With Metal Ion Levels or Unreadable Synovial Fluid White Blood Cell Counts

Abstract Background Failed metal-on-metal (MoM) bearings are being increasingly encountered with little information to guide evaluation for aseptic lymphocytic-dominated vasculitis-associated lesions (ALVAL). It is often assumed that elevated metal ion levels correlate with the occurrence of ALVAL. Our purpose was to determine the utility of the erythrocyte sedimentation rate, C-reactive protein, synovial white blood cell count, differential (%PMN), and serum metal ion levels in diagnosing ALVAL. Methods We identified 80-failed MoM total hip arthroplasties. Tissue was examined under light microscopy and graded on a scale of ALVAL severity. Mean laboratory values were compared between groups and receiver operating curves generated with an area under the curve to determine test performance and optimal cutoffs. Results ALVAL scores were graded as low in 30 (37.5%), moderate in 39 (49%), and severe in 8 (10%), with 3 being unreadable. No clear cutoff values for erythrocyte sedimentation rate, C-reactive protein, or synovial white blood cell count could be determined to reliably diagnose moderate or severe ALVAL. Furthermore, serum metal levels had no correlation with ALVAL score. The best test to diagnose ALVAL was the synovial fluid monocyte percentage with an optimal cutoff value of 39% and area under the curve of 69% (moderate testing performance). Conclusion The diagnosis of ALVAL remains challenging, with most of the screening tests being unreliable. Although serum metal ion levels are typically elevated in failed MoM bearings, higher levels do not appear to correlate with ALVAL grade. Elevated synovial fluid monocytes may provide diagnostic utility for ALVAL, suggesting a possible delayed-type hypersensitivity reaction.
Analysis of mathematical models of changing the vessel's course when turning

Mathematical models of changing the course of a vessel when turning without taking into account the duration of putting the rudder blade over are presented. All in all, three models of different degree of adequacy to the actual turning process were explored, and the correspondence of mathematical models to the experimental field observations of specific vessels was revealed. Analytical expressions for calculating the duration of both phases of a turn by the method of simple iterations were obtained. An analysis of mathematical models under consideration was conducted for the purpose of identifying the model, most adequate to the actual process of the vessel’s turn. As a result of the imitation simulation of the vessel’s turn to 90°, whose inertial characteristics of turning ability were obtained from the field observations, it was established that when using mathematical model of the first type for the prediction of the curvilinear section, the trajectory error was 150¸200 m, for the second type of the model this value was 35¸40 m, and for the third type – 25¸30 m. The mathematical model of the vessel’s turning ability of the third type proved to be the most acceptable, since along with sufficient simplicity it possesses the required accuracy (maximum divergence of experimental and model trajectories is 25¸30 m. Results of the study can be used in navigation information systems for developing the function of calculation of parameters of the vessel’s turn for the assigned initial data.
Numerical modeling of photoluminescence in anisotropic nano-layered aluminum-doped zinc-oxide metamaterial with hyperbolic dispersion

Aluminum-doped ZnO (AZO), a wide direct bandgap semiconductor which emits laser light in the ultraviolet range at room temperature, presents a promising optical gain material for creating lasers for applications in photonics, information storage, biology and medical therapeutics. AZO exhibits an excitonic photoluminescence peak in the ultraviolet region and a defect related photoluminescence peak in the visible region. In addition, a recently developed aluminum-doped ZnO nano-layered structure has a unique optical property namely that the dispersion of the dielectric constant exhibits an optical topological transition in the isofrequency surface from an ellipsoid to a hyperboloid. This unusual optical property provides a unique opportunity for creating nanoscale cavities with dimensions significantly smaller than the wavelength of light which could lead to potential applications such as efficient and compact ultraviolet lasers and LEDs. In this work, we investigate the photoluminescence properties of the anisotropic nano-layered aluminum-doped zinc oxide. In order to describe the influence of the aluminum dopants, a complete model for photoluminescence based on the set of rate equations for electron-hole recombination is developed. The set of coupled rate equations is solved numerically using the fourth order Runge Kutta technique for various optical pump intensities. Our calculations predict that the near-band-edge intensity increases with the addition of aluminum (aluminum filling factor up to ~3%) which indicates that the band gap energy increases as the aluminum content is increased.
BEAMS: Bounded Event Detection in Graph Streams

This demo presents BEAMS, a system that automatically discovers and monitors top-k complex events over graph streams. Unlike conventional event detection over streams of items, BEAMS is able to (1) characterize and detect complex events in dynamic networks as graph patterns, and (2) perform online event discovery with a class of bounded algorithms that compute changes to top-k events in response to the transactions in graph streams, and incurs a minimized time cost determined by the changes, independent of the size of graph streams. We demonstrate: a) how BEAMS identifies top-k complex events as graph patterns in graph streams, and supports ad-hoc event queries online, b) how it copes with the sheer size of real-world graph streams with bounded event detection algorithm, and c) how the GUI of BEAMS interacts with users to support adhoc event queries that detect, browse and inspect trending events. Video: https://youtu.be/lVUGM0Fa17Q.
Optical Inspection for Industrial Quality and Process Control

Abstract Optical inspection techniques are a particularly promising approach to on-line sensing for industrial quality and process control because of their noncontact and rapid-scanning properties. Recent technological advances in video and optical communication technology have spurred the development of rugged, compact and inexpensive optical components which are particularly suited to operation in hostile industrial environments. In this paper a number of optical sensors developed at our institute in the above fields is described and the technical considerations related to their applicability in the industrial environment will be discussed. Particular emphasis is given to on-line roughness monitoring and to polymeric material analysis by spectroscopic and light-scattering methods.
Telomere length and early trauma in schizophrenia.

Abstract Background Childhood trauma is emerging as a risk factor for schizophrenia, but its mechanism with respect to etiology is unknown. One possible pathway is through leucocyte telomere length (LTL) shortening, a measure of cellular aging associated with trauma. This study examined early trauma and LTL shortening in schizophrenia and considered sex effects. Methods The early trauma inventory (ETI) was administered to 48 adults with DSM-5 schizophrenia and 18 comparison participants. LTL was measured using qPCR. Outcomes Cases had significantly more global trauma (F = 4.10, p Interpretation This data confirms the substantial excess of early trauma among schizophrenia cases. There were significant sex-differences in the relationship of the trauma to LTL, with only male cases showing the expected shortening. There were converse sex effects in the control group. Mean LTL was notably similar in cases and controls, despite the trauma-related shortening in male cases, cigarette smoking, older age and chronic illness of the cases. Factors may lengthen LTL in some schizophrenia cases. The converse sex differences in the cases are consistent with findings defective sexual differentiation in schizophrenia, consistent with other findings in the field.
Construction management education in cyberspace: a critical review and analysis

The learning era of construction management (CM) has been enriched with the introduction of cyberspace, where the traditional learning process was exchanged with a smart learning environment. Despi...
Islamophobia, Health, and Public Health: A Systematic Literature Review.

Background. In 2017, a “Muslim ban” on immigrants to the United States was coupled with a continued rise in Islamophobia and hate crimes toward Muslims. Islamophobia undermines health equity, yet delineating the effects of Islamophobia globally is challenging as it affects a myriad of groups (geographically, racially, and socially). Additionally, stereotypes equate all Muslims with populations from the Middle East and South Asia. To date, health research pays insufficient attention to Islamophobia, Muslims, and those racialized to be Muslim.Objectives. This literature review advances our understanding of racism and health by examining the racialization of religion, by specifically examining Islamophobia as a form of discrimination.Search Methods. Per PRISMA guidelines, we conducted a search in October 2017 using PubMed–MEDLINE and a combination of terms. We identified additional articles using other search engines. For inclusion, articles needed to include a descriptor of discrimination, contain an identi...
Molecular properties of cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase isozymes.

Mammalian cells contain multiple molecular forms of cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase that differ in substrate specificity and kinetic and regulatory properties. Calcium/calmodulin and cyclic GMP are important regulators of the hydrolysis of cyclic AMP by either stimulating or inhibiting the activity of distinct forms of phosphodiesterase. Several isozymes of cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase have been purified to apparent homogeneity. Although some sequence homology is observed the isozymes appear genetically distinct by immunological criteria. Cyclic AMP- and calmodulin-dependent protein kinases can phosphorylate these enzymes and alter their kinetic and regulatory properties. Both tissue specificity and pharmacological selectivity of isozymes have been demonstrated for several drugs. In certain cases, e.g. cardiac muscle, the selective inhibition of a high affinity cAMP phosphodiesterase activity in a specific subcellular fraction correlates with pharmacologic responses. The results from molecular and pharmacologic studies of cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterases have indeed expanded the role this system of isoenzymes exerts in the regulation of cellular function.
Prosthetic Aortic Valve and Root Endocarditis

Prosthetic aortic valve endocarditis is a progressive and serious disease. Today, with good diagnostic methods, antibiotic regimens, and improved surgical techniques and experience, most patients are expected to survive and be cured. Cure requires prompt and aggressive diagnosis, optimal antibiotic treatment, and, most often, well-timed and executed surgery. These operations are difficult and require experience, as illustrated by the wide variations in outcomes in different series. Operations for prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE) require understanding of the pathology and familiarity with all the tools necessary to reconstruct the heart.
Fabrication of 25.1% Efficient Hetero Junction Back Contact Si Solar Cells by Mass-Production Process

We have developed a mass-production process of high efficiency hetero junction back contact (HBC) solar cell by using interdigitated back contact (IBC) solar cell patterning technology innovated by Sharp Corporation. A HBC solar cell with conversion efficiency (Eff) of 25.09% has been confirmed at a full cell size of 240.6cm2, short circuit current density ($J _{sc}$) of 41.19 mA/cm2, open circuit voltage ($V _{oc}$) of 738.5 mV and 82.48% fill factor (FF) are achieved. As a result of analyzing the current density-voltage (J-V}) data by a standard one diode equation, the series resistance as low as 0.107 $\Omega {\bf cm^{2}}$ was extracted. The surface mount technology (SMT) used for modularization of HBC contributes to the low series resistance. By using the IBC patterning process, the production cost of HBC solar cells is reduced. We have successfully established mass-production process for low-cost and high-efficiency HBC solar cells.
Substance Use and Psychiatric Disorders Among Mexican Americans and Non-Hispanic Whites by Immigration Status.

Objective To compare prevalence rates of alcohol, nicotine, and other drug use and major psychiatric disorders (major depressive disorder, persistent depression, bipolar I disorder, agoraphobia, social and specific phobias, and antisocial, schizotypal, and borderline personality disorders) between US-born and foreign-born Mexican Americans and non-Hispanic whites and between early entry versus later-entry foreign-born Mexican Americans and non-Hispanic whites. Methods Data were derived from face-to-face interviews in the 2012-2013 National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions-III (N = 36,309). Results US-born Mexican Americans and US-born non-Hispanic whites were at greater risk (P < .05) of alcohol, nicotine, and any drug use and their associated disorders and other DSM-5 psychiatric disorders relative to their foreign-born counterparts. US-born non-Hispanic whites were more likely (P < .05) to use substances and develop many psychiatric disorders relative to US-born Mexican Americans. Foreign-born Mexican Americans < 18 years old at immigration were at greater risk of drug use, drug use disorders, and nicotine use disorder compared with foreign-born Mexican Americans ≥ 18 years old at immigration. Foreign-born non-Hispanic whites < 18 years old at immigration were more likely to use substances and to develop many psychiatric disorders relative to foreign-born non-Hispanic whites ≥ 18 years old at immigration. Conclusions Taken together, the findings of this study support the healthy immigrant hypothesis and adverse role of acculturation for US-born and foreign-born Mexican Americans and non-Hispanic whites. Further research is warranted on immigration status and age at arrival into the United States and those processes underlying differential exposure to substances and development of psychiatric conditions. An understanding of these processes can be invaluable to clinicians in guiding culturally sensitive and informed prevention and intervention efforts.
Three-dimensional assessment of two-dimensional technique for evaluation of right ventricular function by tricuspid annulus motion

Background: Measurement of tricuspid annulus motion (TAM) is an easy way to estimate right ventricular ejection fraction (RVEF). However the accuracy of two-dimensional (2-D) methods for analyzing the three-dimensional (3-D) structure of the tricuspid annulus has not been evaluated. Objective: This study evaluated the accuracy with which 2-D measurements of TAM reflect RVEF using 3-D reconstructions of the heart at end diastole (ED) and end systole (ES). Methods: 2-D echocardiographic studies were performed on 12 subjects and used to reconstruct the RV and tricuspid annulus in 3-D at ED and ES. Measurements of TAM from medial and lateral positions on the annulus were selected from the standard echocardiographic apical four-chamber view. The minimum and maximum possible TAM values, RV volumes, and movement of the apex of the heart along the trajectory of TAM were calculated from the 3-D reconstructions. Results: TAM correlated highly with RVEF (r ≥ 0.90). Values found by 2-D and 3-D techniques were not significantly different. Correcting TAM for apex motion did not improve correlation. Summation of medial and lateral TAM data increased correlation values slightly relative to lateral TAM alone. Regional aberrant contractility degraded the predictive value of TAM. Conclusion: Estimation of RVEF from 2-D echo measurement of TAM is accurate, especially when medial and lateral TAM are summed, except in patients with severe apical RV dysfunction.
Natural Language Processing and Psychology in e-Government Services: Evaluation of a Crime Reporting and Interviewing System

Crime statistics from the US Bureau of Justice and the FBI Uniform Crime Report show a gap between reported and unreported crime. For police to effectively prevent and solve crime, they require accurate and complete information about incidents. This article describes the evaluation of a crime reporting and interviewing system that witnesses can use to report crime incidents or suspicious activities anonymously while ensuring the information received is of such quality that police can use it to begin an investigation process. The system emulates the tasks that a police investigator would perform by leveraging natural language processing technology and the interviewing techniques used in the Cognitive Interview. The system incorporates open-source code from the General Architecture for Text Engineering GATE program developed by researchers at the University of Sheffield, Web and database technology, and Java-based proprietary code developed by the author. Findings of this evaluation show that the system is capable of producing accurate and complete reports by enhancing witnesses' memory recall and that its efficacy approximates the efficacy of a human conducting a cognitive interview closer than existing alternatives. The system is introduced as the first computer application of the cognitive interview and proposed as a viable alternative to face-to-face investigative interviews.
Los vampiros del conurbano: La calambre de Ángel Mosquito

espanolEn las ultimas decadas, las nociones de espacio y lugar y el concepto general de espacialidad se han hecho prominentes tanto en las ciencias sociales como en las humanidades. Geografos como David Harvey y teoricos criticos como Edward Soja han llamado la atencion sobre el espacio como una realidad producida simbolicamente, desde donde cuyos significados no se dan de antemano. Desde este punto focal, este trabajo estudiara la novela grafica argentina La calambre(2017) dibujada y escrita por Angel Mosquito. Esta es la historia de dos vampiros marginales de los suburbios de Buenos Aires. Estos vampiros, siendo cartoneros, buscan reintegrarse en la sociedad, tratando de silenciar los calambres que el hambre les produce. Propongo estudiar la representacion literaria de este espacio que recodifica y reconstruye esta geografia olvidada, senalando simultaneamente la identidad cultural presente en esta area de Buenos Aires. EnglishIn recent decades, the notions of space, place and the general concept of spatiality have become prominent both in the social sciences and the humanities. Geographers such as David Harvey and critical theorists such as Edward Soja have all drawn attention to space as a symbolically produced reality, whose meanings are not given in advance. From this focal point, this paper will study the Argentine graphic novel La calambre (2017) drawn and scripted by Angel Mosquito. This is the story of two marginal vampires of the Buenos Aires suburbs. These vampires, being cartoneros, seek to reintegrate into society, trying to silence the cramps that hunger gives them. I propose to study the literary representation of this space that recodes and reconstructs this forgotten geography, simultaneously pointing out the cultural identity present in this Buenos Aires area. catalaen les darrers decades, les nocions d’espai, lloc i el concepte general d’espacialitat s’han fet prominents tant en les ciencies socials com en les humanitats. Geografs com David Harvey i teorics critics com Edward Soja han cridat l’atencio sobre l’espai com una realitat produida simbolicament, des d’on els significats dels quals no es donen per endavant. Des d’aquest punt focal, aquest treball estudiara la novel·la grafica argentina La calambre (2017), dibuixada i escrita per Angel Mosquito. Aquesta es la historia de dos vampirs marginals dels suburbis de Buenos Aires. Aquests vampirs cartoners cerquen reintegrar-se en la societat intentant silenciar les rampes que els produeix la gana. Es proposa estudiar la representacio literaria d’aquest espai que recodifica i reconstrueix aquesta geografia oblidada, i s’assenyala simultaniament la identitat cultural present en aquesta area de Buenos Aires.
Interface of Internalized Homophobia and Community Connectedness on Frequency of Doctor's Visits for Rural and Urban MSM in Oklahoma.

Purpose Men who have sex with men (MSM) face persistent risk of stigma, with past studies showing unequal treatments of MSM in health care settings. Contextual factors, such as internalized homophobia and connectedness to one's community, have shown to serve as a barrier or facilitator (respectively) with regard to MSM's decisions to seek preventative treatment. These studies, however, predominately feature urban populations, with less consideration given to rural MSM. The current study comparatively investigates these contextual factors between rural and urban MSM to detect differences in the frequency of doctor's visits. Methods A 2-by-2 (rural/urban × doctor visit yes/no) multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) was conducted to investigate if significant differences and/or interactions existed for internalized homophobia and community connectedness. Findings Results show a significant interaction between rurality and doctor's visits in our sample of predominantly white, self-identified gay men. Higher levels of internalized homophobia and lower levels of community connectedness were seen in rural individuals who had visited a doctor in the past 12 months and in urban individuals who had not seen a doctor in the past 12 months. Conclusions Study findings have implications for future public health research and for health promotion interventions, practices, and policies for MSM in rural areas. Social exclusion reinforces the invisibility of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) populations, particularly in rural areas. Stigma and marginalization of MSM promote structural barriers inhibiting care. Our results give evidentiary support for programs which inform the work of clinicians on mechanisms to create LGBT-inclusive practice settings.
Leadership Approaches to Staff Health and Wellness During COVID-19 Pandemic

Background: COVID-19 disease as caused by a coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2 has taken the world by storm with upwards of 8 million confirmed infections in more than 190 countries. At the writing of t...
GARDS: Generalized Autonomous Robotic Delivery System

In this demonstration, we present a generalized platform customized to suit the needs of a fast power-efficient and autonomous delivery system. As an application demonstration, we deployed a mapping and localization system based on a combination of sensor sources. An online navigation algorithm utilizes the map information to deliver to a destination in the mapped area.
Dysfunctional voiding: update on evaluation and treatment.

Purpose of review This review will be covering dysfunctional voiding, its diagnosis, and treatment options. This will focus primarily on dysfunctional voiding rather than all lower urinary tract dysfunction and we will focus on some of the newer findings and progress within this disease. Recent findings Dysfunctional voiding is the inappropriate sphincter and pelvic floor constriction during voiding in an otherwise neurologically normal child. This has a wide spectrum of symptoms and can lead to a number of complications such as chronic kidney disease and poor quality of life if not appropriately addressed. Dysfunctional voiding is diagnosed with a careful examination and history with further imaging including a renal ultrasound and uroflowmetry to confirm the diagnosis. Urotherapy and biofeedback are the first and second-line treatments respectively and lead to significant improvement or cure in the majority of patients. For refractory patients, additional therapy options include use of α-blockers, botulinum injection, and electroneurostimulation, though the majority of the literature surrounding the use of these therapies consists of small studies with heterogenous causes of voiding dysfunction. Summary Dysfunctional voiding is a common urologic complaint that has many excellent options for improving the patient's voiding issues and should be considered in patients with voiding dysfunction.
The effect of prophylactic antiepileptic medications in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage patients: A retrospective review

Abstract Objective The current literary evidence suggests but does not heavily endorse the use of prophylactic antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Literature continues to emerge suggesting not only a lack of efficacy but associated poor outcomes. This study is a retrospective review comparing seizure incidence in aneurysmal subarachnoid patients between those given prophylactic AEDs and those not. Methods With IRB approval, a retrospective chart review was performed on all aneurysmal subarachnoid patients from 2012 to 2019 at the University of Mississippi Medical center. Univariate and Multivariate analysis was performed using SAS. Primary outcome was seizure incidence between groups. Factors associated with seizure and poor outcome were also investigated. Results 348 patients were identified: 120 in the AED group, and 228 patients in the non-AED group. There was no significant difference in mean age, gender, ethnicity, HH scores, treatment modality, or mean aneurysm size. The AED group had a higher history of prior aneurysmal rupture (6.7% vs. 1.3%, p = 0.01) and associated intracranial hemorrhage (22.5% vs. 10.5%, p = 0.0004). There was no significant difference in seizure incidence between the two groups (8.3% vs. 4.8%, p = 0.24). On multivariate analysis, aneurysm clipping compared to coiling (OR 3.8, p = 0.012) and delayed cerebral ischemia (OR 2.77, p = 0.023) were associated with seizures. DCI (OR 8.34), HH grade, Age (OR 1.07), Seizure (8.34), and AED use (1.7) were significantly associated with poor outcome. Conclusion This retrospective review adds to the evidence that prophylactic AED use in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage patients has not been proven to improve seizure rates and may result in worse patient outcomes.
Inequities in Adverse Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes: The Effect of Maternal Race and Nativity.

To evaluate the effect of race and ethnicity on differences in maternal and perinatal outcomes among U.S.-born and foreign-born women, as well as racial and ethnic disparities in outcomes within these groups. This retrospective study analyzed singleton pregnancies (n = 11,518) among women delivering at Boston Medical Center from January 2010–March 2015. Outcomes of interest included preterm birth, early preterm birth, cesarean delivery, hypertensive disorders, diabetes, low birth weight at term (LBW, < 2500 g), NICU admission and intrauterine fetal demise (IUFD). Prevalence ratios and 95% confidence intervals comparing outcomes between U.S.- and foreign-born women were calculated and stratified by race. Obstetric outcomes among Black and Hispanic women were compared to those of white women within both U.S.- and foreign-born groups. Preterm birth, hypertensive disorders, LBW and NICU admission were more likely to occur among U.S.-born women and their neonates compared to foreign-born women. Controlling for sociodemographic characteristics did not significantly impact these disparities. Among foreign-born women, Black women had a higher prevalence of many maternal and neonatal complications, while Hispanic women had a lower prevalence of some complications compared to white women. Black woman and infants consistently exhibit worse outcomes regardless of their nativity, while Hispanic women foreign-born women experience less disparate outcomes. Overall, women born in the United States are at higher risk of several adverse perinatal outcomes compared to foreign-born women. Racial and ethnic disparities in birth outcomes exist in both groups. However, the complex interplay between biopsychosocial influences that mediate these inequities appear to have different effects among U.S- and foreign- born women. A better understanding of these factors can be used to combat disparities and improve outcomes for all women.
Value added usage as an effectivity indicator in case of agriculture

The continual searching for an other approach-evaluating firms can be founded on the base of tax statements, for example VAT tax return as well. Two fundamental indicators: net production efficiency and relative tax efficiency as effectiveness indicators can record the firm business prosperity in short time. They can be used also as a benchmark concerned the need of grants for example conventional and ecological farm in their same or similar environment in the same time. But its possible to respond to structural change activities by means of rate structure changes. In the comparison with the standard indicators they dispose various benefits series and they can complete them. For the present has been processed the investigation in illustrative on subjects farming file on analogous conditions and results presented by means of the survey in tables form
True isovolumic contraction time. Its correlation with two external indexes of ventricular performance.

Abstract The relation of true isovolumic contraction time with two external indexes of ventricular performance was studied in intact anesthetized dogs utilizing end-catheter micromanometers in the left ventricle and central aorta. The external indexes studied were (1) the pre-ejection period, the interval from the Q wave of the electrocardiogram to the aortic component of the second sound minus left ventricular ejection time; and (2) external isovolumic contraction time, the interval from the first heart sound to the aortic component of the second sound minus left ventricular ejection time. The isovolumic contraction time was shortened from the resting value by administration of isoproterenol and lengthened by vagal stimulation and administration of methoxamine. Excellent linear correlations were found between absolute values of true isovolumic contraction time and the two indexes during all interventions. When changes from control true isovolumic contraction time were plotted against similar changes in the pre-ejection period and external isovolumic contraction time, better linear correlations were found. In addition, the inverse relation between true isovolumic contraction time and the first derivative of left ventricular pressure (dp/dt) in the intact animal was reflected by the pre-ejection period and external isovolumic contraction time. The two external indexes were therefore shown to reflect reliably changes in true isovolumic contraction time. When changes in diastolic blood pressure are considered, and with only small alterations occurring in left ventricular end-diastolic pressure, they give useful information about changes in ventricular performance including an estimation of changes in left ventricular dp/dt. They relate directly to contractility only when diastolic pressure remains constant.
Verify your citations: accuracy of reference citations in twelve business and economics journals

ABSTRACT A total of 4,851 bibliographic reference citations from 12 business and economics journals were examined for accuracy to determine if error rates were similar to those of other fields. The journals selected were Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Administrative Science Quarterly, Econometrica, Journal of Consumer Research, Journal of Economic Perspectives, Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, Journal of Marketing, Journal ofRisk and Uncertainty, Quarterly Journal of Economics, mdStrategic Management Journal. Citations printed in the last issue of each journal in 1998 were compared with the original publications to determine their accuracy. An average of 41.7% of citations in the journals contained 1 or more errors. Most appeared in authors' names, followed by errors in pagination, followed by errors in article or chapter titles. of the 93 articles examined, only two had completely error-freee reference lists.
Public Deliberation, Communication across Difference, and Issues-Based Service Learning

Recently, there has been an explosion of interest in deliberative democracy. While many variations have been proposed, deliberative democracy can be understood as a form of democracy in which citizens come together in public forums to deliberate about shared problems as a means of developing mutually acceptable and collectively binding solutions to those problems. Deliberative democrats contrast deliberative democracy with the interest-driven form of democracy that underlies the current practice of United States politics, in which citizens individually and privately formulate their interests and register them through the electoral process. They argue that public policies developed through deliberative forums are better than policies developed through the current practice because the process of public deliberation brings about a transformation of each person’s perspective such that the resulting policies are more public and intelligent. When citizens participate in deliberative forums, they are presented with perspectives of all other participants, and they must present and justify their own positions to those participants. Policies developed through this process are more public than those developed under interestbased politics, for while policy developed through interest-based politics is founded on an aggregation of private interests, policy developed through public deliberation is founded on public justification. In deliberative forums, participants must justify their views by appealing to reasons that are convincing to the other participants if they are to convince them of the validity of their views. Policies generated through deliberative forums are also more public for, as they participate in deliberative forums, citizens learn about and respond to the perspectives of other citizens and the possible effects of particular policies on them. Deliberative democrats argue that policies developed through a deliberative process are also more intelligent than policies developed through the aggregation of interests because in deliberative forums, public policies are formulated after citizens have considered the views of all other citizens, and they must be justified by appealing to reasons that all citizens find convincing or compelling.
A new pairwise ensemble approach for text classification

Text classification, whether by topic or genre, is an important task that contributes to text extraction, retrieval, summarization and question answering. In this paper we present a new pairwise ensemble approach, which uses pairwise Support Vector Machine (SVM) classifiers as base classifiers and "input-dependent latent variable" method for model combination. This new approach better captures the characteristics of genre classification, including its heterogeneous nature. Our experiments on two multi-genre collections and one topic-based classification datasets show that the pairwise ensemble method outperforms both boosting, which has been demonstrated as a powerful ensemble approach, and Error-Correcting Output Codes (ECOC), which applies pairwise-like classifiers for multiclass classification problems.
A Comparative Study of Methods to Explore Searchers' Affective Perceptions of Images

Introduction. Previous search query analysis studies demonstrated that emotional perceptions and needs tend not to be sufficiently reflected in image queries. To provide a better understanding of the emotional attributes of an image, this study explored and compared such attributes obtained from related tasks. Method. This study analysed attributes of an image through sorting, describing and searching. A data­set was obtained from Flickr images tagged with one of six basic emotions (love, joy, surprise, anger, sadness and fear); fifty­nine students participated. Results. The sorting and describing tasks revealed two categories of emotions, joy and sadness, which people perceive from images. They also revealed some emotional terms which were chosen frequently as labels for sorted images. Comparison of image perceptions obtained from the three tasks performed on an image demonstrated similar perceptions, but there are minor differences resulting from the unique characteristics of each task or research setting. Conclusions. The categories of joy and sadness, along with the identified frequently used emotional terms, should receive attention in designing image indexing and retrieval systems. Also, the features of each task and environment setting should be considered when developing a research design exploring emotional aspects of an image.