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Optimum groundwater locations in the northern United Arab Emirates

Due to the increase in urban and agricultural activities in arid regions, the exploration of new locations of possible groundwater discharge and accumulation is required to augment the limited water resources. In order to locate such discharge areas, it is necessary first to identify zones of high recharge potentials. In such an arid region, like the northern United Arab Emirates (UAE), one of the ways to predict areas of potential groundwater recharge is by understanding the hydrological response of its drainage basins to rainfall events. Due to the scarcity of basic hydrological data, a hydrological model driven mainly by information on the physiographic characteristics, drainage network properties (generated from DEM), and surface cover distribution (generated from satellite images) was used to comprehend the dynamics of surface runoff through hydrographs, and hence water loss in the study area. Results show that the northern UAE is drained by 48 drainage basins emerging from the Oman Mountains. Two-thirds of these basins drain easterly toward the Gulf of Oman, and one-third drain westerly toward the Arabian Gulf. These basins are found to be structurally controlled by three major fault trends, which are the NE trend (Dibba zone), NW trend (Ham Zone), and WNW trend (Hatta zone). The hydrological response of a basin is correlated with its morphological characteristics. Based on these characteristics, and through the application of a cluster analysis, it was feasible to classify the largest basins in the region into four groundwater potentiality groups in accordance with the magnitude of their peak discharges. From this study, it became evident that the downstream area of the two major basins of Ar-Rafiah and Limhah, and their vicinities are the most probable sites for groundwater accumulation. The drainage systems of these two basins, especially those controlled by major fault lines, play a vital role in transmitting surface-subsurface rainwater from the Oman Mountains, the recharge zone, into the western desert plain, the discharge zone, where freshwater accumulates underground. The study also revealed that a large volume of groundwater is dissipated into the sea along the eastern coast. A detailed examination of MODIS thermal data supports this by revealing cool surface anomalies issuing from the mountain range toward both the western desert plain and the Gulf of Oman following major rainfall events. Thus, the technique used facilitates the prediction of new locations of optimum groundwater resources in the northern UAE. Such a technique could be adopted, with appropriate modifications, elsewhere in arid regions, where groundwater is restricted and subject to greater complexity.
Settling behavior of natural aquatic particulates1

The validity of Stokes Law as an approximation to the drag force on sediments (organic-mineral aggregates) from lacustrine and marine environments was examined under controlled laboratory conditions. The settling characteristics of aggregates in the size range of 5 to 500 ..mu..m were inconsistent with a Stokesian assumption. Experiments with distilled, organics-free, and natural waters indicated that aggregate behavior is altered by the presence of naturally occurring surface coatings, solution electrolytes, and dissolved organic substances. Although rotational effects appear unimportant, the above factors combine to produce a reduction in overall nonlinear skin friction which is manifested by up to an order of magnitude increase in velocity over the predicted value for an aggregate of mean dimension (approx. 28.5 ..mu..m).
Late Quaternary Biogeography of the Pygmy Rabbit (Brachylagus idahoensis) in Eastern Washington

The historic distribution of pygmy rabbits ( Brachylagus idahoensis ) is discontinuous between the Great Basin and eastern Washington. Available data indicate disjunction may have occurred during the latest Pleistocene and earliest Holocene. Extralimital records indicate that the range of the pygmy rabbit decreased in eastern Washington during the last 3,000 years as the extent of sagebrush ( Artemisia tridentata )-dominated steppe diminished. Relative abundances of pygmy rabbits and pocket gophers ( Thomomys talpoides ) in eastern Washington also appear to reflect responses to changes in the distribution and abundance of sagebrush.
Geometrical optics analysis of clear-air refractive-index perturbations on SAR images

Previous papers have demonstrated that anomalies observed in synthetic aperture radar (SAR) images can be attributed to perturbations in the clear-air refractive index. The atmospheric effect is small, and is more frequent, or apparent, in long range imaging. A geometrical optics (ray-trace) analysis is applied to potential atmospheric perturbations. The results correlate with observations, and demonstrate that the effect is strongly dependent on the azimuth orientation of the atmospheric perturbation. The analysis also demonstrates that the magnitudes of the spatial size of the anomalies and index perturbations can be much smaller than expected.
The lipoprotein and Coronary Atherosclerosis study (LCAS): Lipid and metabolic factors related to atheroma and clinical events

Studies of lipid-lowering therapy are usually conducted in patients with severely elevated cholesterol levels. However, most individuals who develop clinically significant coronary artery disease (CAD) have total cholesterol levels or = 160 mg/dL also received open-label cholestyramine. Lipid-lowering therapy with fluvastatin significantly slowed CAD progression. After 2.5 years, the mean LDL cholesterol decreased by 23.9% in all fluvastatin-treated patients (+/-cholestyramine) and by 22.5% in patients treated with fluvastatin monotherapy. There was significantly less lesion progression in fluvastatin versus placebo-treated patients (p <0.01). There also were fewer clinical events in fluvastatin-treated patients. Findings suggest that fluvastatin may improve arterial and arteriolar function within a few weeks of beginning therapy.
Tumors Metastatic to the Heart

A 56-year-old woman with a history of Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome and widely metastatic ovarian carcinoma presented with new atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular response. Her medical history was significant for high-grade serous ovarian cancer metastatic to lungs, liver, spleen, and lymph nodes. Metastasis to the heart is not as infrequent as one might suspect. Although primary cardiac tumors are rare (generally between 0.01% and 0.1% on postmortem analysis), the frequency of secondary metastatic tumors to the pericardium, myocardium, great vessels, or coronary arteries is between 0.7% and 3.5% at autopsy in the general population and up to 9.1% in patients with known malignancies.1–5 Moreover, the risk of cardiac metastasis rises with metastatic disease burden; 14.2% of patients with multiple distant metastases were found to have cardiac involvement.1 The incidence of cardiac metastases has increased over the last 30 years, perhaps attributable to increased life expectancy in oncologic patients benefitting from advances in cancer diagnosis and management.3,4 Although any type of tumor can affect the heart, the probability of cardiac involvement is a function of anatomic considerations, stage of disease, and individual tumor and host biology. Primary lung cancer represents 36% to 39% of cardiac metastases, followed by breast cancer (10%–12%) and hematologic malignancies (10%–21%).1,4,6 These numbers reflect the high prevalence of these tumors in the general population and their aggressive nature; in contrast, prostate cancer, although more prevalent in men than any of the above tumors, rarely metastasizes to the heart. Pleural mesothelioma and melanoma have an unusual proclivity to involve the heart, with estimates of 28% to 56% of patients with metastatic melanoma having some cardiac involvement.1,7 Other tumors with high rates of cardiac metastasis include ovarian, gastric, renal, and pancreatic carcinomas.1,4 …
Hastings Ratio of the LOCAL Proposal Used in Bayesian Phylogenetics

This is an electronic version of an article published in Systematic Biology ["Holder, Mark T., Paul O. Lewis, David L. Swofford, and Bret Larget. Hastings ratio of the local proposal used in Bayesian phylogenetics. Systematic Biology, 54:961{965, 2005.] Systematic Biology is available online at informaworld http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10635150500354670
Patent foramen ovale in high-altitude pulmonary edema: a vicious cycle.

A recent publication [1] described patent foramen ovale (PFO) being four to five times more frequent in subjects with high-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) than those without and the size of PFO being directly related to hypoxemia. These findings serve as another strong argument in favor of closure of all PFOs [2]. Levine et al. [3] were the first to suggest in 1991 that in persons with PFO interatrial right-to-left shunting may exacerbate hypoxemia in HAPE. In another word, a vicious cycle exists at high altitude where hypoxia induces vasoreactive pulmonary hypertension which in turn results in paradoxical embolism [4–7] via a right-to-left interatrial shunt through a PFO to aggravate the existing hypoxemia which again worsens the degree of pulmonary hypertension. PFO has become increasingly the subject of numerous articles in recent years for its role in cryptogenic stroke [8], acute myocardial infarction [4,6,7,9–13], decompression sickness [14], platypnea–orthodeoxia syndrome [15–20], platydeoxia [21], obstructive sleep apnea [22], and more recently migraine [13,23]. Because nowadays PFO can be nonsurgically closed easily, effectively and safely [2,24,25], the diagnosis of its presence in various disease states, therefore, has important clinical implications [26].
A Preliminary Investigation of Obscene Language

Both classical anthropological evidence and recent psychological research suggest the possibility that obscene language is both a linguistic universal and one of man's most frequent types of linguistic expression. The report here is of the initial results of what will be a comprehensive research project concerned with the use, function, and personal-cultural-linguistic significance of obscene language within English and in a variety of other languages. In the present study of a college student sample, an empirically derived set of linguistic obscenities was obtained, the effects of sex and production mode upon the quantity of production were assessed, and the obtained obscenities were categorized with respect to the denotative domains of experience to which they referred. In addition, a questionnaire survey of attitudes toward and use of obscenity was taken among the producing Ss. It was found that while production mode (oral vs. written) did not affect the quantity of obscenity produced, males significantly outproduced females. Furthermore, the obtained obscenities were meaningly classifiable into a rather limited number of categories of social-psychological experience. Those categories containing the most exemplars seemed to reflect certain cultural attitudes toward the domains of experience represented by these categories. Finally, general analyses of questionnaire responses revealed that Ss (a) generally used obscenity freely, although they would limit usage around children and their own parents; (b) indicated restrictive reactions-particularly punishment-on the part of their parents when Ss used obscenity during their upbringing; and (c) gave the reason of emotional release as their primary motivation for using obscene language. Implications of the present research for future investigation-particularly across languages-were discussed.
The Absence of Top3 Reveals an Interaction Between the Sgs1 and Pif1 DNA Helicases in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

RecQ DNA helicases and Topo III topoisomerases have conserved genetic, physical, and functional interactions that are consistent with a model in which RecQ creates a recombination-dependent substrate that is resolved by Topo III. The phenotype associated with Topo III loss suggests that accumulation of a RecQ-created substrate is detrimental. In yeast, mutation of the TOP3 gene encoding Topo III causes pleiotropic defects that are suppressed by deletion of the RecQ homolog Sgs1. We searched for gene dosage suppressors of top3 and identified Pif1, a DNA helicase that acts with polarity opposite to that of Sgs1. Pif1 overexpression suppresses multiple top3 defects, but exacerbates sgs1 and sgs1 top3 defects. Furthermore, Pif1 helicase activity is essential in the absence of Top3 in an Sgs1-dependent manner. These data clearly demonstrate that Pif1 helicase activity is required to counteract Sgs1 helicase activity that has become uncoupled from Top3. Pif1 genetic interactions with the Sgs1–Top3 pathway are dependent upon homologous recombination. We also find that Pif1 is recruited to DNA repair foci and that the frequency of these foci is significantly increased in top3 mutants. Our results support a model in which Pif1 has a direct role in the prevention or repair of Sgs1-induced DNA damage that accumulates in top3 mutants.
Methods for searching the cause of crack

Generally, nearly every step in the manufacture of integrated silicon devices will introduce the problem of residual stresses, which will cause crack in the active devices structure. In particular, crack often happens in the wafer saw, die attach, die bond and moulding process. Some crack figure can easily be fixed such as wafer saw induced from chip out at the edge of die. But many dies which fail die crack can't be explained exactly. In this paper, we will gives some FA cases to explain many confusing crack which is induced in die attach was highly suspected.
QNH: Design and Test of a Quasi-Nonhydrostatic Model for Mesoscale Weather Prediction

Abstract A new mesoscale weather prediction model, called QNH, is described. It is characterized by a parameter that multiplies the hydrostatic terms in the vertical equation of motion. Models of this type are referred to generically as “quasi-nonhydrostatic.” The quasi-nonhydrostatic parameter gives the model a character that is essentially nonhydrostatic, but with properties that are theoretically thought to result in smoother, more accurate, and stable predictions. The model is unique in a number of other aspects, such as its treatment of lateral boundary conditions, the use of explicit calculation in the vertical direction, and the use of the bounded derivative theory for initialization. This paper reports on the design and test of the QNH model, which represents the first time the applicability of this type of model has been demonstrated for full-physics, mesoscale weather prediction. The dynamic formulation, discretization, numerical formulation, and physics packages of the model are described. The ...
Research Note: Religious Content in American, British, and Canadian Popular Publications From 1937 to 1979*

systematically sampled in each country and a tested procedure for coding the manifest value content based on a random sampling of sentences from each article was employed. Consistent with previous findings, these data show very little material devoted to religious themes. Yet this religious content,
Interest in a Twitter-delivered weight loss program among women of childbearing age

Weight management through the childbearing years is important, yet few women have access to efficacious weight loss programs. Online social network-delivered programs may increase reach and thus impact. The aim of this study was to gauge interest in a Twitter-based weight loss intervention among women of childbearing age and the feasibility of recruitment via Twitter. We recruited English-speaking women aged 18–45 years (N = 63) from Twitter to complete an anonymous online survey including open-ended questions about program advantages and concerns. Forty percent of participants were obese and 83 % were trying to lose weight. Eighty-one percent were interested in a Twitter-delivered weight loss program. Interest was high in all subgroups (62–100 %). Participants (59 %) cited program advantages, including convenience, support/accountability, and privacy. Concerns (59 %) included questions about privacy, support/accountability, engagement, efficacy, and technology barriers. Research is needed to develop and evaluate social media-delivered interventions, and to develop methods for recruiting participants directly from Twitter.
Damage Control Surgery: Not Just for Trauma.

This Spectacular Case Session, in its 11th year, was presented by the Resident and Associate Society of the American College of Surgeons (RAS-ACS) at the 2015 Clinical Congress meeting. This session presented 7 multidisciplinary cases from RAS members out of nearly 150 submitted from members located all over the world. The presentations were followed by discussions between residents and panelists, who challenged each other with reviews of procedures and processes for patient care. Audio files of the discussions of each case are included as Supplemental Materials.
Effect of Taurine Supplementation on Growth Response and Body Composition of Largemouth Bass

AbstractTaurine is “conditionally essential” for some fish species, particularly when fish meal levels in their diets are reduced. Taurine supplementation has not yet been evaluated in the Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides. A 12-week feeding trial was conducted using a 2 × 2 factorial design with the main effects being fish meal inclusion (0% or 30%) or taurine supplementation (0% or 2%). The fish meal diets contained sardine fish meal while the nonfish meal diets used pork meal, which has a very low taurine content, as the animal source protein. The four experimental diets were formulated to contain 40% crude protein and 12% lipid. The feeding trial was conducted using juvenile Largemouth Bass (19.3 ± 3.9 g; mean ± SD) stocked at 25 fish/tank into twelve 230-L aquaria within a recirculating system. Fish were fed to apparent satiation twice daily. Dissolved oxygen, pH, and temperature were monitored daily, while alkalinity, total ammonia nitrogen, and nitrite-nitrogen were monitored three times weekly...
Location, Location, Location: Estimating Impacts of Sports Venues and Other Attractions

This paper presents a novel approach for analyzing spatially differentiated impacts of a variety of entertainment attractions, including professional sports venues, convention centers, destination retail, and mega-events. Public finding is often based on the potential for such projects to stimulate economic growth. Although, the literature fails to uncover evidence of growth benefits, the analysis is typically of net aggregate benefits at the MSA level where as large attractions are likely to have differential impacts across geographic locations as well as industry types. This paper extends previous research by exploiting a unique micro dataset; the National Establishment Times series (NETs). This allows for spatial panel analysis with a focus on industries most likely to be impacted by the attraction. I find evidence of spatially differentiated impacts associated with the relocation of the National Basketball Association franchise from Seattle (SuperSonics) to Oklahoma City (Thunder). The franchise relocation attracted retail sales to the downtown area of OKC but may have decreased sales outside of downtown.
Adrenergic control of intrarenal arteries of rabbits

A comparative study of the adrenergic control of two sequential rabbit intrarenal arteries of differing diameter [intrarenal branch artery (IRBA)-unstretched lumen diameter (ULD) approximately 300 microns and interlobar artery (ILA)-ULD approximately 250 microns] has been conducted. The neurogenic contractile response of isolated segments in relation to the maximum response to l-norepinephrine (NE) was minimal (8 Hz response approximately 30% of maximum contraction) and similar in both types of arteries. Phentolamine (PTA) (10(-6) M) blocked neurally evoked contractions of the IRBAs at 2, 4, and 8 Hz and of the ILAs at 2 and 4 Hz. (8 Hz responses were not entirely blocked in 3 out of 8 ILAs.) The sensitivity to exogenous NE decreased with a decrease in intrarenal vessel diameter, whereas the maximum active smooth muscle cell stress to NE was greater than 3 X 10(5) N/m2 for each vessel. All arterial segments constricted in response to histamine (H) and NE with equal maximal effects; however, sensitivity to H was greater in the smaller artery (ILA). The comparative contractile responses to nerve stimulation and exogenous NE in sequential renal arteries contrasts to the pattern of these responses in sequential arteries in any other rabbit regional bed previously studied (pulmonary and ear vasculature).
Field Fertilization of Douglas-fir and Its Effect on Adelges cooleyi Populations

Population levels of Adelges cooleyi (Gillette) were evaluated for 2 yr on 7-yr-old Douglas-fir trees after fertilization with 3 forms of nitrogen. Aphid fecundity on trees individually treated with equivalents of 50 and 200 Ib N/acre (56 and 224 kg N/ha) was 11–42% higher than on untreated trees in the first year of study and dropped to normal in the 2nd year. Winter survival of the aphid was 10–20% higher than normal on fertilized trees in both years. In the same period, aphid establishment appeared to be reduced on fertilized trees. Two years after fertilization, the population levels were essentially the same on treated and untreated trees.
The Synthesis and Characterization of a New Furazan Heterocyclic System

A new furazan macrocycle, hexakis[1,2,5]oxadi­azole[3,4-c:3′,4′-e;3′′,4′′-g:3′′′,4′′′-k:3′′′′,4′′′′-m:3′′′′′,4′′′′′-o][1,2,9,10]- tetraazacyclohexadecine was synthesized by oxidation of diamino trifurazan with trichloroisocyanuric acid. A macrocyclic product is formed under the reaction conditions. The product displays interesting structural properties within the trifurazan segments of the molecule, where the central rings are rotated nearly 90° out of plane from the outer rings. The macrocycle has also been shown to be a sensitive explosive with sensitivity and power similar to the explosive pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN). The chemical and explosive properties of this new macrocycle are described in this letter.
Statutory Ambiguity in King v. Burwell: Time for a Categorical Chevron Rule

This Essay proposes three alternative formulations for a categorical rule to govern situations where legislative text and history are both arguably clear, yet point in opposite directions. One would hold statutory text categorically irrelevant when legislative intent is clear, one would hold intent categorically irrelevant when the text is clear, and the third would hold that an agency construction based either on clear text or clear intent is automatically reasonable. Any of these three bright-line rules would be acceptable, but the third would be best. This Essay concludes by recommending that the Court use King to articulate such a rule.
Design and Application of Street LED Lamps Energy-saving Control System

Giving a certain way of street LED lamps' energy saving and monitor system by fully utilizing GPRS technology and high-power LED lighting system features,and having designed drive circuit of LED lamps.The system realizes the remote monitor,and intelligent management.
Indoor positioning from vibration localization in smart buildings

Indoor localization by means of a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) remains a difficult problem due to GNSS signal impairments created by the building's structure. This problem prompted the research community to devise many alternative techniques. Unfortunately, in order to locate persons indoors, these alternatives often require each person to carry some device to facilitate the localization process. This paper investigates the naturally-generated vibration signals from a person's footsteps as a potential source of information for indoor localization. Instrumenting a building with vibration sensors is a mature technology, but, historically, the role of the technology was measuring a building's response to external events (e.g., earthquakes), not for measuring occupant-generated vibrations. Some prior work studied outdoor detection of footsteps near borders or within restricted areas, but that environment and the localization objectives differed sufficiently from the scope of this research to limit the relevance of prior results. This paper reports on measurements from an instrumented, public building and examines viability of conventional localization algorithms for locating persons moving within a building. Noting the sub-optimum performance of these algorithms in this localization task, this paper proposes an extension to existing techniques to accommodate signal distortions encountered by vibrations in building structures.
The Relationship of Adverse Childhood Events to Smoking, Overweight, Obesity and Binge Drinking Among Women in Hawaii

To evaluate how the associations of adverse childhood events (ACEs) with smoking, overweight, obesity and binge drinking differ by race/ethnicity among women, including a large, understudied cohort of Asians and Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders (NHOPIs). The number and type (household dysfunction, and physical, verbal and sexual abuse) of ACEs were examined in relation to adulthood smoking, overweight, obesity and binge drinking among 3354 women in Hawaii using the 2010 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data using Poisson regression with robust error variance. We additionally investigated for interaction by race/ethnicity. Covariates included age, race/ethnicity, education, emotional support, healthcare coverage, and the other health outcomes. Overall, 54.9 % reported at least 1 ACE. The prevalence of smoking (PR = 1.40 (1 ACE) to PR = 2.55 [5+ ACEs]), overweight (PR = 1.22 [1 ACE] to PR = 1.31 [5+ ACEs]) and obesity (PR = 1.00 [1 ACE] to PR = 1.85 [5+ ACEs]) increased with increasing ACE count. Smoking was associated with household dysfunction (PR = 1.67, CI = 1.26–2.22), and physical (PR = 2.04, CI = 1.50–2.78) and verbal (PR = 1.62, CI = 1.25–2.10) abuse. Obesity was also significantly related to household dysfunction (PR = 1.22, CI = 1.01–1.48), and physical (PR = 1.36, CI = 1.10–1.70), verbal (PR = 1.35, CI = 1.11–1.64) and sexual (PR = 1.53, CI = 1.25–1.88) abuse. Among Asians, sexual abuse was associated with a lower prevalence of binge drinking (PR = 0.26, CI = 0.07–0.93), which was significantly different from the null association among Whites (interaction p = 0.02). Preventing/addressing ACEs may help optimize childhood health, and reduce the likelihood of smoking/obesity among women including Asians/NHOPIs. Further studies are warranted to evaluate the sexual abuse-binge drinking association among Asians, which may support the need for culturally-tailored programs to address ACEs.
Background paper. Advances in the study of MHV infection of mice.

Since the last International Coronavirus Meeting a number of very intriguing papers have appeared. These papers have provided insight into what continues to be a very exciting and complex interaction between MHV strains and their natural hosts and include studies of viral tropism, pathogenesis, the role of immune system and genetic factors. MHV infections in mice have been studied mainly as models of viral hepatitis (4,7,9,11,13) and both acute and chronic viral infection of the central nervous system (CNS) (2,5,6,8,15–17,19,20).
Least Mean Square calibration method for VCO non-linearity

This paper introduces Least Mean Square (LMS) based calibration technique for Voltage Controlled Oscillator (VCO) based ADC. The VCO provides an inherent sinc filtering for the input voltage. The harmonics are also attenuated by the corresponding sinc functions. An 8-bit VCO based ADC was simulated with a 5-bit linear VCO. This ADC was calibrated using LMS algorithm. After calibration, SNDR is close to the ideal 8-bit converter.
Techno-economic evalualution of different hybrid photovoltaic/diesel pumping systems with water tank storage

Usually, water-pumping systems for diesel generator DG were used to extract the water in particular in remote areas. However, growth in the photovoltaic (PV) market and wind power make them competitive. In this context, a comparative study of three different types of pumping systems with tank storage namely PV / DG / Tank, PV / Tank and DG / Tank have been proposed. A techno-economic study of these configurations is proposed. The study is based on two concepts: the reliability by the Loss of Power Supply Probability (LPSP) model and the economic by the Life Cycle Cost (LCC). The methodology adopted suggests different procedures based on the water consumption profiles, total head, tank capacity, diesel generator buck-up system and photovoltaic array peak power. To highlight the developed models, a case study was conducted to select the best configuration, which is designed to supply drinking water in secluded and scattered small villages situated in Ghardaia region, South Algeria. Hence, the three configurations are compared and the results shows that the hybrid PV/DG water pumping system with water tank storage is the most economically reliable configuration.
A better channel code than FM0 for next-generation RFID

We present an optimized modulation scheme that outperforms EPC UHF Gen2's FM0 protocol in terms of throughput without compromising power consumption, signal fidelity, or RFID chip complexity. We analyze a rate 6/8-balance code, which increases throughput by 50%, to show how fidelity and complexity compares favorably to the current Gen2 FM0 backscatter modulation scheme. This improvement could be used to singulate larger fields of RFID tags faster or to retrieve larger blocks of information from sensors/tags of the future.
Prevalence of Multiple Chronic Conditions Among Older Adults in Florida and the United States: Comparative Analysis of the OneFlorida Data Trust and National Inpatient Sample

Background: Older patients with multiple chronic conditions are often faced with increased health care needs and subsequent higher medical costs, posing significant financial burden to patients, their caregivers, and the health care system. The increasing adoption of electronic health record systems and the proliferation of clinical data offer new opportunities for prevalence studies and for population health assessment. The last few years have witnessed an increasing number of clinical research networks focused on building large collections of clinical data from electronic health records and claims to make it easier and less costly to conduct clinical research. Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the prevalence of common chronic conditions and multiple chronic conditions in older adults between Florida and the United States using data from the OneFlorida Clinical Research Consortium and the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) National Inpatient Sample (NIS). Methods: We first analyzed the basic demographic characteristics of the older adults in 3 datasets—the 2013 OneFlorida data, the 2013 HCUP NIS data, and the combined 2012 to 2016 OneFlorida data. Then we analyzed the prevalence of each of the 25 chronic conditions in each of the 3 datasets. We stratified the analysis of older adults with hypertension, the most prevalent condition. Additionally, we examined trends (ie, overall trends and then by age, race, and gender) in the prevalence of discharge records representing multiple chronic conditions over time for the OneFlorida (2012-2016) and HCUP NIS cohorts (2003-2013). Results: The rankings of the top 10 prevalent conditions are the same across the OneFlorida and HCUP NIS datasets. The most prevalent multiple chronic conditions of 2 conditions among the 3 datasets were—hyperlipidemia and hypertension; hypertension and ischemic heart disease; diabetes and hypertension; chronic kidney disease and hypertension; anemia and hypertension; and hyperlipidemia and ischemic heart disease. We observed increasing trends in multiple chronic conditions in both data sources. Conclusions: The results showed that chronic conditions and multiple chronic conditions are prevalent in older adults across Florida and the United States. Even though slight differences were observed, the similar estimates of prevalence of chronic conditions and multiple chronic conditions across OneFlorida and HCUP NIS suggested that clinical research data networks such as OneFlorida, built from heterogeneous data sources, can provide rich data resources for conducting large-scale secondary data analyses.
Oestrogens and other biochemical and cytological components in nipple aspirates of breast fluid: relationship to risk factors for breast disease

The breast of the nonpregnant woman secretes, retains or reabsorbs a variety of endogenous and exogenous biochemical substances of potential physiological and clinical significance. Among these substances are steroid hormones, prolactin, growth hormones, and peptide growth factors. Because the concentrations of these hormones secreted into the breast ducts are often significantly higher than the concentrations in serum, the breast epithelium is commonly exposed to very high concentrations of steroid and other hormones which may play a role in the aetiology and pathogenesis of breast disease.This paper presents a brief review of published data on the cytological and biochemical constituents of breast fluid obtained by nipple aspiration and data on factors affecting oestradiol and oestrone concentrations in breast fluid. Concentrations of oestradiol and oestrone in nipple aspirate fluid are much higher than in serum, not correlated with serum levels, much lower in women who recently have given birth or breast-fed their infants, not related to day in menstrual cycle, and higher in women with biopsied benign breast disease compared with nulliparous women without breast disease.Further studies of the interrelationships of hormones, other biochemical constituents and the cytopathology of breast fluid may provide new insights into the pathophysiology and aetiology of breast diseases.
A Reconfigurable Streaming Processor for Real-Time Low-Power Execution of Convolutional Neural Networks at the Edge

With the recent advances in machine learning and the deep learning paradigm, there is a huge demand to push the data analytics and cognitive inference to the edge of the network near the data producers and sensors. Edge analytics are essential for real-time video analytics and situational awareness; which is required for the wide range of cyber-physical applications such as smart transportation, smart cities, and smart health. To this end, novel architectures and platforms are required to enable real-time low-power deep learning execution at the edge.
PRODUCTION OF PLUTONIUM HEXAFLUORIDE BY FLUORINATION IN A FLUIDIZED BED.

A total of 2.3 kg of PuF4 was fluorinated to PuF6 with elemental fluorine in a fluidized bed of alumina in three campaigns, each consisting of three separate fluorination runs followed by a fluorin...
Electromagnetic basis of microwave heating

Abstract: This chapter provides the fundamentals of electromagnetic (EM) waves relating to microwave heating and processing of foods. Included are broad discussions on the characteristics of EM waves generated from the source and on to food materials in accordance with Maxwell equations. Important concepts such as electromagnetic wave propagation and penetration, energy associated with EM waves, and conversion to heat relating to the dielectric properties of food materials are discussed in preparation for more detailed discussions in other chapters. In particular, important information relating to electromagnetic field distributions in waveguides, microwave cavities, and foods are presented to the readers to allow a general understanding of complicated physical phenomena associated with heating uniformity in both domestic ovens and industrial scale microwave systems.
Cisplatin, 5-Fluorouracil and high dose oral Leucovorin (PFL) with Methotrexate and Piritrexim as Neo-Adjuvant chemotherapy for head and neck cancer

Studies in head and neck cancer at the University of Chicago have focused on the biochemical modulation of 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU). This has included the addition of high dose oral Leucovorin to the combination of Cisplatin and continuous infusion 5-FU (PFL). After establishing the pattern of toxicities, the recommended doses, and the efficacy of PFL in recurrent and/or metastatic disease [1], we treated patients with locally advanced disease with this PFL regimen and identified a high degree of activity [2, 3]. Piritrexim (PTX) is a MTX-analogue with single agent activity in head and neck cancer [4]. Since it is lipid soluble, it requires no active transportation and, therefore, may be able to overcome transport-related MTX resistance. In this phase II study, we added MTX and PTX to the PFL regimen (PFL-MP) hoping to further increase its activity.
Frontiers in pediatric testicular torsion: An integrated review of prevailing trends and management outcomes

Testicular torsion remains the most frequent cause of testicular ischemia, especially in adolescents and young adults. Timely diagnosis and intervention are keys to saving the affected testicle. This review presents current trends in the diagnosis and treatment of torsion, potential pitfalls and consequent outcomes. Additionally, other salient issues surrounding testicular torsion are also discussed, including: pathogenesis of injury, legal ramifications, fertility outcomes, novel management techniques, and recent advances in diagnostic technology.
Quality Management of massive transfusion protocol incorporating tranexamic acid adherence

Massive transfusion protocols (MTP) vary at different institutions. We implemented an algorithm in the transfusion service to support our Level I trauma center in 2007 and periodically monitor MTP utilization as part of ongoing quality management. At the last review in 2013, median plasma: RBC ratio was 1:1.8. We undertook a retrospective 3-year review of MTP activations stratifying by trauma versus non-trauma indications, and blood component utilization of the massive transfusion (MT) cases, adding a review of tranexamic acid (TXA) administration to the audit. The median transfused plasma: RBC ratio was 1:1.9 in trauma MT, and 1:1.6 in the non-trauma MT cases. Non-trauma MT patients at our institution were significantly older and more coagulopathic at MTP initiation compared to trauma MT patients, received fewer RBC units (15.5 versus 20.2), and had higher mortality. TXA adherence increased over the 3-year period to 60% of all trauma MTP activations in 2017.
Green synthesis and toxicity assessment of nano zerovalent iron against chromium contaminated surface water

Parthenium hysterophorus an annual herbaceous weed is known for its vigorous growth and as a causative agent for contact dermatitis, hay fever and diarrhea in humans and systemic toxicity in livestock. However, in spite of all the problems associated with this weed, some beneficial activities also reported. The objective of this study is to evaluate the potential of Parthenium hysterophorus leaf extracts for the synthesis of nanoscale zerovalent iron (nZVI) and their chromium remediation property. Due its high toxicity and mobility, hexavalent chromium is considered to be a high priority pollutant. In addition this work was executed to carry out toxicity appraisal in a water sample collected from Puliyanthangal Lake, Tamilnadu, India using nZVI. The water samples were examined before and after the nZVI application by means of microbial cultivation tests, phospholipid fatty acid analysis (PLFA) and toxicological tests. The present experimental results revealed that Cr (VI) is considerably adsorbed on nZVI nanoparticles and it could be a cost effective method for the in situ remediation of Cr (VI). In addition, standard plate count assay showed the dose dependent decrease in the bacterial cell viability in lake water sample after the addition of nZVI.
Evaluating epistemic virtues

Epistemic conservatism (EC) says that an agent is in some measure justified in maintaining a belief simply in virtue of the fact that the agent has that belief. In his new book On Evidence in Philosophy (2019), William Lycan argues that there is no special objection to EC that does not also impugn the other epistemic virtues. In a forthcoming Synthese piece, Daniel Coren argues that, for us as we are (as ordinary human beings), EC cannot be evaluated. Coren (Synthese 1:1–14, 2019) does not discuss Lycan (2019), and vice versa. Here I connect these two discussions of EC in order to shed light on the broader nature of epistemic virtues. Does Coren’s argument extrapolate to the other virtues? I argue that both answers to that question yield interesting results. If his argument does not extrapolate to the other virtues, that would show there is something special about EC that Lycan (and others) failed to notice. If, instead, Coren’s argument does extrapolate to the other virtues, then we learn something significant and novel about virtues such as simplicity, namely, simplicity cannot be evaluated. I discuss those results.
From Placeholders to Policymakers: How the Provisions of Electoral Gender Quotas Impact Their Efficacy

In this paper I explore how variations in the type of electoral gender quotas a country adopts impact the ability of quota recipients to influence policymaking. I argue that although they have produced some of the highest instances of women’s parliamentary representation in the world, reserved seats in general are the least effective in granting women a strategic presence in political bodies. Unlike legally mandated candidate list quotas or those that are voluntarily adopted by political parties, reserved seat provisions generally remove women from the same sphere of electoral contestation as men. Unlike other quota provisions that let voters factor the selection of female candidates on party lists into their voting calculus, under reserved seat quotas women are either made to compete in redundant seats or appointed by their typically male-dominated parties. Using a paired comparison of the experience of quota recipients in Tanzania and Namibia, I argue that the reserved seat system is more conducive to tokenism than either legislative candidate quotas or those adopted voluntarily by political parties.
Assessment of grain minerals of Turkish sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) landraces by GT biplot analysis

This study was conducted to determine grain micro (Zn, Fe, B, Cd, Cr, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb) and macro (K, Mg, P, S, Ca, Na) elements of 164 Turkish sorghum landraces and cultivars. Sorghum grains were sown in incomplete blocks design in Kayseri in 2016. Correlation and genotype-trait (GT) biplot analyses were used to identify correlations among the traits and to identify the prominent genotypes. The highest positive correlations were observed among the micro elements of Fe, Zn, and Mn and between the macro elements of Mg and P and between K and Ca. The GT biplot graph generated for macro elements was able to explain 66.3% of total variation and the graph for micro elements explained 82.2% of total variation. Based on GT biplot analysis, 8 genotypes were selected for macro elements and 14 genotypes were selected for micro elements. Present findings clearly revealed that GT biplot analysis could reliably be used in selection of prominent genotypes.
ARepair: a repair framework for alloy

Researchers have proposed many automated program repair techniques for imperative languages, e.g. Java. However, little work has been done to repair programs written in declarative languages, e.g. Alloy. We proposed ARepair, the first automated program repair technique for faulty Alloy models. ARepair takes as input a faulty Alloy model and a set of tests that capture the desired model properties, and produces a fixed model that passes all tests. ARepair uses tests written for the recently introduced AUnit framework, which provides a notion of unit testing for Alloy models. In this paper, we describes our Java implementation of ARepair, which is a command-line tool, released as an open-source project on GitHub. Our experimental results show that ARepair is able to fix 28 out of 38 real-world faulty models we collected. The demo video for ARepair can be found at https://youtu.be/436drvWvbEU.
Beliefs regarding geriatrics primary care topics among medical students and internal medicine residents

This study evaluated beliefs regarding 25 content areas essential to the primary care of older adults and attitudes toward aging held by first-yearmedical students and Internal Medicine residents. ...
Flexible W-Band Rectifiers for 5G-powered IoT Autonomous Modules

The new regulatory and technological mm-wave landscape has opened a plethora of opportunities for the powering of flexible and wearable IoT motes, powered by the harvesting of such electromagnetic waves. Nevertheless, the availability and integration of rectifying diodes for such devices are a source of challenges. In this effort, the authors chose a potential candidate of a rectifying element, a W-band Zero-Bias Detector, and analyzed its characteristics, by fine-tuning a set of rectifiers covering all of the aforementioned bands, ranging from 24GHz to 81GHz. The simulated performance of these flexible rectifiers was analyzed and demonstrated their adequate harvesting performance for this application. This study thereby sets the foundation for the development of a new class of low-cost flexible and printable 5G-powered IoT devices and systems.
A Passage to and from India (1816–1835)

After the end of the Napoleonic and Anglo-American Wars, more stable sea-trade conditions emerged, enabling the furthering of connections between people on opposite sides of the world. Bills of sale and disbursements, alongside ship’s logs submitted by EIMS members, tell of interaction between Massachusetts mariners and their Parsi intermediaries—interpreters, brokers and domestic staff—in Bombay. One log, by a young Harvard-educated lawyer, details information relating to Parsi history and religion that he had gleaned firsthand from Parsis. Americans and Parsis were active in the burgeoning commerce between Bombay and China, establishing trading houses in Canton. Opium constituted a significant part of this trade, along with cotton, tea, porcelain and silk. Parsi wealth and civic standing in Bombay increased, on par with that of the “Boston Brahmins.” Both communities were underpinned by the support of strong kinship ties and social networks.
Vacuum Outgassing Study of Candidate Materials for Next Generation Pulsed Power and Accelerators: Improving the Boundary Conditions for Molecular Flow Simulations

Next generation pulsed power (NGPP) machines and accelerators require a better understanding of the materials used within the vacuum vessels to achieve lower base pressures (P << 10−5 Torr) and reduce the overall contaminant inventory while incorporating various dielectric materials which tend to be unfavorable for ultra-high vacuum (UHV) applications. By improving the baseline vacuum, it may be possible to delay the onset of impedance collapse, reduce current loss on multi-mega Amp devices, or improve the lifetime of thermionic cathodes, etc [3]. In this study, we examine the vacuum outgassing rate of Rexolite® (cross-linked polystyrene) and Kel-F® (polychlorotrifluoroethylene) as candidate materials for vacuum insulators [1]. These values are then incorporated into boundary conditions for molecular flow simulations using COMSOL Multiphysics® and used to predict the performance of a prototypical pulsed power system designed for 10−8 Torr operations.
Structural Inequality: The Real COVID-19 Threat to Americaâ€™s Health and How Strengthening the Affordable Care Act Can Help

This Essay addresses two of the many lessons America must learn from the COVID-19 pandemic in order to survive Both lessons are about structural inequality Th