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Healing Bodies, Feeling Bodies: Embodiment and Alternative and Complementary Health Practices

Many alternative and complementary medicines – even those that may not explicitly focus on the body – pay attention to the body as significant for understanding and addressing the well-being of the person. This article outlines ideas of the body in alternative and complementary medicines. It analyses the ways in which bodies are conceptualized and treated as related to wider societal trends, including contemporary conceptualizations of selfhood, and the increasing significance of discourses of interconnectedness. However, this paper also argues that the ways in which the body is constructed in alternative and complementary health practices is important for understanding the potential production of experiences of healing and well-being; the kind of health offered through embodied alternative and complementary health practices is argued to transcend the physiological body and reach also to the socially inscribed identities of many of those turning to these practices. In other words, many alternative and complementary health practices can be seen to treat ‘body images’ as well as the physiological body. This paper draws on qualitative interviews with users and practitioners of alternative and complementary medicines. The focus is on women's experiences.
Undirected Graphical Models for Video Analysis and Classification

Accurate and efficient video classification and retrieval demands the fusion of multimodal information and the use of intermediate representations. This paper describes an undirected graphical model based on exponential-family harmonium, which derives intermediate semantic representations of video data by jointly modeling the textual and image information in the video. We propose an extension of the model to derive category-specific video representation and integrate video classification as a part of the modeling process. We report satisfactory classification performance on a set of 15 video categories from TRECVID collection as well as comparison on the effectiveness of different inference algorithms.
Direct observation of interfacial profiles of polymer gels during the phase transition by Raman microimaging

Abstract The interface profiles between N -isopropylacrylamide (NIPA) hydrogel and water have been directly observed using Raman microimaging technique. As the NIPA hydrogel undergoes the volume phase transition, it is found that the interface becomes thicker and smoother. Specifically, the average interfacial thickness of the NIPA gel at room temperature is about 37 μm, but increases to 65 μm at 37°C, the temperature that is higher than the phase transition temperature of T c =34°C. The thicker interface may be related to a dense shell formation during the gel shrinking process. The decrease in surface roughness is probably related to hydrophobic properties of the gel at T > T c . The repulsive energy between water and the polymer is minimized when the total surface of the interface is reduced, a process, which results in a smoother surface.
Big‐time athletics, big‐time challenges

The campus CEO must have accurate and timely information on intercollegiate athletics to be able to represent it to the institution's constituencies. The information needed includes the admissions process for recruits, classroom performance of student-athletes, and personal conduct of team members and coaches.
Changing the Culture of “Ding”: Education, Legislation and Research on Concussive Brain Injury in Youth Athletics

The number of emergency department visits concerning sport related TBI in youth increased 57% from 2001 to 2009 and while a fraction of that increase may be attributed to injuries that were once missed now being identified due to greater general awareness, the fact remains that there are nearly 200,000 children every year who suffer sport related concussion or other TBI serious enough to prompt a visit to the ED. 40% of sports related concussions involve children between the ages of 8 and 13, and in this group the rate of concussion doubled between 1997 and 2007. The risk of concussion is highest in football and there are nearly 67,000 diagnosed concussions in high school football every year. In other sports that males and females play, such as basketball, girls seem to be at a higher risk. In high schools, concussions account for 15% of all sports related injuries resulting in at least one day of play lost. The risk of a suffering a concussion when participating in a contact sport may be as high as 20% per season. In both girls’ and boys’ soccer and basketball 20% of the concussions were repeat concussions. These statistics just further illustrate the gravity of the problem of sport related concussions. Here we describe the need for more work on education, legislation and research in order to change in the concussion/mTBI culture.
Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy in Pediatric Patients Using a Late Generation Portable Lithotriptor: Experience at Children's Hospital Boston

Purpose: Kidney stones in children are increasing in incidence. The continued evolution of stone treatment modalities, including shock wave lithotripsy, makes the assessment of continuous outcomes essential. We describe contemporary shock wave lithotripsy outcomes in pediatric patients.Materials and Methods: A medical record review was performed of all patients younger than 20 years who underwent shock wave lithotripsy in 1998 to 2007. Patients were treated using a Dornier Compact Delta® lithotriptor with ultrasound and fluoroscopic imaging. Subjects were defined as stone-free if imaging within 12 months showed no evidence of stones with no additional treatment. Patient and treatment factors associated with successful outcomes were analyzed.Results: In 101 children a total of 114 treatment sequences were performed at a total of 150 shock wave lithotripsy sessions. Mean patient age was 10.5 years and 53% of the patients were girls. Mean stone diameter was 8 mm. Treatment was done for a solitary stone in 76...
The Impact of Leadership Effectiveness and Team Processes on Team Performance in Construction

The ability of construction professionals to work effectively as part of interdisciplinary teams is vital as the delivery of projects moves away from the traditional design-bid-build approach. This study of 27 construction professionals participating in a leadership training institute used a competitive Request for Qualifications exercise to examine whether self-assessed leadership characteristics and satisfaction with team processes were predictive of team performance as assessed by a panel of industry experts. The individual participants' leadership characteristics and satisfaction with team processes were measured using standardized, validated assessment instruments. The results of the study show that team members' satisfaction with processes such as communications, trust, problem-solving, common goals, and effective utilization of team resources were important to team effectiveness, while leadership characteristics of the individual team members were not. These findings indicate that assembling projec...
Industry restructuring as Alaska’s ethnographic present

Observations of policy interactions in developing an Alaska natural gas pipeline suggest that informants register historical details of energy market restructuring differently than how such details appear to scholars of the natural gas industry. In this article, I present this contrast by reference to the Articraft, a graphic created and disseminated by energy consultants. I employ the Articraft in order to illustrate how industry practitioners encounter a singular idea from a distinct historical period of market restructuring. I argue that the aura of the Articraft provides an example of the imitable character of ethnographic authority: its capacity, that is, for fragmenting the influence scholars assign to history.
Poetry therapy in counseling the troubled adolescent

This paper suggests several ways in which poetry may be used as a creative vehicle for self-discovery; presents by example the revelation of adolescent conflicts relating to death, sex-role identity, and conformity as expressed in poems composed by the adolescent client; and discusses several therapeutic implications of the use of poetry in counseling. Poetry therapy is discussed within the framework of actualizing counseling, the primary treatment modality.
Application of minimax algebra to the study of multipurpose batch plants

Abstract A multipurpose batch plant is viewed as a discrete-event dynamical system represented by a digraph. Modeling equations derived from minimax algebra are used to describe its performance. The state variables describe the starting times of processing activities. The inputs are the times at which resources are made available, and the outputs are the times at which resources are released. Minimax control equations are used to compute the inputs required to achieve desired outputs. Graphs for several different types of operation of the plant have been developed based on a simple process digraph. The scheduling that results in minimization of the cycle time of the system is chosen as the optimum operating policy of the plant.
Cluster model electronic structure calculations for the ideal and hydrogen chemisorbed Si (100) surfaces

Abstract The electronic structure of the ideal and hydrogen chemisorbed Si(100) surfaces is calculated using the self-consistent scattered-wave cluster model. The results are presented for total and local density of states. These are compared with experiments and other calculations, where available.
Sampling Sequences for Bergman Spaces for p < 1

We provide a proof of the sufficiency direction of Seip's characterization of sampling sequences for Bergman spaces for p < 1 based on the methods of Berndtsson and Ortega-Cerda.
The application of Leja points to Richardson iteration and polynomial preconditioning

Abstract Let A x = b be a linear system of algebraic equations with a large nonhermitian matrix A, and let σ(A) denote the spectrum of A. Assume that there is an explicitly known compact set K in the complex plane, such that σ(A)⊂K and 0∉K. We introduce sequences of Leja points {zj}∞j=0 for K and discuss convergence and stability properties of the Richardson iteration method with relaxation parameters δ j ≔ 1 z j . By replacing K with a finite set Km and using reciprocal values of the Leja points for Km as relaxation parameters, we obtain a practical scheme for determining relaxation parameters for Richardson iteration. With a suitable choice of Km this scheme can be used to order any given sequence of relaxation parameters so as to avoid large amplification of roundoff errors. We also show how Leja points can be used to determine polynomial preconditioners.
Synchrotron X-ray tomography for 3D chemical distribution measurement of a flame retardant and synergist in a fiberglass-reinforced polymer blend.

A fiberglass-reinforced polymer blend with a new-generation flame retardant is studied with multienergy synchrotron X-ray tomography to assess the blend homogeneity. Relative to other composite materials, this sample is difficult to image due to low X-ray contrast between the fiberglass reinforcement and the polymer blend. Also, the glass fibers are only slightly larger than the 3.26 μm voxels and, due to their high concentration, exist as partially aligned bundles in the polymer matrix. To investigate the chemical composition surrounding the glass fibers, new procedures were developed to find and mark the fiberglass and then assess the flame retardant distribution near the fiber bundles. On the basis of the multienergy imaging across Br and Sb K-edges, the absorbance values were converted to volume percent concentrations. Besides the basic question of the successful and stable blending of the flame retardant and synergist within the polymer matrix, we are also interested in precipitation reactions that m...
Varicella zoster virus (VZV) infects and establishes latency in enteric neurons.

Case reports have linked varicella-zoster virus (VZV) to gastrointestinal disorders, including severe abdominal pain preceding fatal varicella and acute colonic pseudoobstruction (Ogilvie's syndrome). Because we had previously detected DNA and transcripts encoding latency-associated VZV gene products in the human gut, we sought to determine whether latent VZV is present in the human enteric nervous system (ENS) and, if so, to identify the cells in which it is located and its route to the bowel. Neither DNA, nor transcripts encoding VZV gene products, could be detected in resected gut from any of seven control children (<1 year old) who had not received the varicella vaccine or experienced varicella; however, VZV DNA and transcripts were each found to be present in resected bowel from 6/6 of children with a past history of varicella and in that of 6/7 of children who received the varicella vaccine. Both wild-type (WT) and vaccine-type (vOka) VZV thus establish latent infection in human gut. To determine routes by which VZV might gain access to the bowel, we injected guinea pigs with human or guinea pig lymphocytes expressing green fluorescent protein (GFP) under the control of the VZV ORF66 gene (VZVOKA66.GFP). GFP-expressing enteric neurons were found throughout the bowel within 2 days and continued to be present for greater than 6 weeks. DNA encoding VZV gene products also appeared in enteric and dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons following intradermal administration of WT-VZV and in enteric neurons after intradermal injection of VZVOKA66.GFP; moreover, a small number of guinea pig DRG neurons were found to project both to the skin and the intraperitoneal viscera. Viremia, in which lymphocytes carry VZV, or axonal transport from DRG neurons infected through their epidermal projections are thus each potential routes that enable VZV to gain access to the ENS.
A facet of the man-child bond: The teeter-totter effect

Abstract Evidence is presented for the candidacy of the adult male-child bond as a species-characteristic behavior. The evidence includes (a) catholicity of trait, (b) arbitrariness of trait, (c) adequate number of observations to allow intracultural norms to emerge, (d) substantial incidence of the trait's occurrence, and (e) accurate predictability of facets of the trait. If the candidacy is successful, then the adult male-child bond is hypothesized to be a generalized or thematic behavior pattern that is canalized and biased by (autogenetic and active) processes within the motivation systems—the nervous system and the endocrine system. These systems, in turn, are under partial control of the genetic constellations which are characteristic of the species Homo sapiens .
Song of the Forest: Russian Forestry and Stalinist Environmentalism, 1905–1953. By Stephen Brain. (Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press, 2011. Pp. viii, 232. $24.95.)

With an extensive examination of bureaucratic records and forestry journals, Stephen Brain has written the remarkable story of the romantic, prerevolutionary Russian forester Georgii Morozov and hi...
Controller performance of marine robots in reminiscent oil surveys

A class of path following and formation controllers are implemented on marine robots performing autonomous surveys in regions polluted by crude oil during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The controllers enable the robots to follow lines and curves, and maintain formation collectively while measuring reminiscent crude oil along their paths. The controllers are mathematically sound with proven convergence and robustness. However, their performance in the surveying missions is affected by natural disturbances caused by wind and water currents, and constraints such as sensor inaccuracy, localization errors, and network delays. This paper evaluates the performance of our controllers based on data collected during a survey performed at Grand Isle, Louisiana. These results will provide guidance for mission designs and inspire the future developments of our marine robots used to perform autonomous environmental surveys.
Hookworm: Not a pre‐Columbian pathogen

It has been asserted that evidence of pre‐Columbian hookworm has been found in the Americas, specifically in Peru, Brazil, and Tennessee. However, based on an analysis of the life cycle and morphology of hookworm, the paleopathologic indications for the presence of hookworm infestation in the Americas prior to 1492 are suspect. It is concluded that the material found in the Peruvian mummy is probably pinworms, that the Brazilian and Tennessee materials are probably not hookworm, and, therefore, that hookworm was one of many pathogens brought to the Americas after contact in 1492.
Daily multidisciplinary discharge rounds in a trauma center: a little time, well spent.

Background: Patient flow in a trauma center can be improved by multidisciplinary discharge rounds (MDR), but the content and logistics of MDR discussions have not been well quantified for purposes of improvement and adoption. We characterized the discussion content and time spent during MDRs and measured success rates in implementing communicated plans. Methods: Bedside MDRs in seven patient care units were observed during consecutive working days in a major academic trauma center. Patient: Discussions were timed and their content coded. Coding reliability was assessed with kappa statistics. Implementations of communicated plans were assessed during sequential working days. Results: MDRs over 23 days comprising 1,769 patient-discussions were observed. MDRs lasted a median of 34 minutes for a median of 78 patients. Kappa statistics for the discussions were 0.63 to 0.96. Each patient-discussion lasted a median of 13 seconds (range, 2 seconds-233 seconds), and 96% lasted less than a minute. Clinical topics were presented in 71.5%, new complications in 12%, discharge plans in 67%, surgical plans in 19%, and care advancement in 8% of them. Discussions >30 seconds duration were likely to contain exploration of care advancement, systems related, and clinical topics (p < 0.05). Advancement of care exploration correlated moderately with census of the trauma center (r = 0.53, p = 0.01). Ninety-four percent of the communicated plans were implemented with most delays caused by systems factors (82%). Conclusions: The short duration and goal-focused communication may have made MDRs sustainable. Given the benefits of successful implementation of communicated plans and previously demonstrated improved patient outcomes, time for MDRs is well spent.
Lipid-cell interactions in human monocytes investigated by doubly-resonant coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering microscopy

We demonstrate that doubly-resonant coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering can provide enhanced and highly specific contrast for molecules containing unique Raman-active small molecular groups. This combination provides contrast for molecules that can otherwise be difficult to discriminate by Raman spectroscopy. Here, human monocytes were incubated with either deuterated oleic acid or 17-octadecynoic acid (a fatty acid with an end terminal acetylene group). The carbon-deuterium stretching vibration of the deuterated fatty acid, as well as the unique alkyne stretching vibration of the alkyne-containing fatty acid, were used to provide contrast for these exogenous free fatty acids. The combination of these unique modes with the common aliphatic carbon-hydrogen stretching vibration inherent to all fatty acid allowed for doubly-resonant detection of these unique molecules and enabled us to detect the presence of these lipids in areas within a cell where each molecular resonance by itself did not generate sufficient signal.
The Priestley Memorial Volume

A fascinating and apparently under-used collection of materials about Joseph Priestley and many persons associated with him, now in the Library of the Royal Society of London, was collected by James Yates during the late 1850s and early 1860s. His original purpose was to locate likenesses of Priestley - busts, medallions, paintings, silhouettes - but he also acquired reports of personal experiences and anecdotes from people who knew Priestley, pictures and information about his friends, and original documents, such as letters, newspaper articles, and pamphlets. In 1864 Yates assembled his materials into an over-sized, beautifully bound ‘scrap- book’ and, after his death, his widow carried out his intention to present it to the Royal Society. The Council of the Society noted its receipt and voted thanks to Mrs Yates on 15 June 1871. The librarians refer to it as the ‘Priestley Memorial Volume.’ Apparently, the only published description of any of the material is the article by Yates in The Christian Reformer , which covers those items he had in 1860. This article was reprinted, with some corrections and additions, as a small pamphlet. The pamphlet mentions several items that are not in the Memorial Volume and does not mention many that are.
The Use of Genetically Altered Animals in Toxicology

mice in the early 1980s, refinements of genetic engineering and animal modeling technologies have allowed for remarkable advances in biomedical research (16). With increasing ability to specifically modify the genome of animals and incorporate altered genes into viable whole animals, the utilization of these animals in many disciplines has flourished. The field of toxicology has only more recently become the beneficiary of animal modeling technology. The purpose of this report is to present selected examples of how various genetically modified animals have been or may be utilized in toxicology, with emphasis on nontumor endpoints.
Influence of Planting Date on Stink Bug Injury, Yield, Fiber Quality, and Economic Returns in Georgia Cotton

Phytophagous stink bugs are economically important pests of annual and perennial crops in the southeastern United States. Because of insecticide resistance and risk of secondary pest outbreaks, there is interest in identifying cultural practices that could lead to reduced insecticide applications. The objective of this project was to assess the importance of cotton planting date on stink bug damage to cotton. Unsprayed cotton plots with biweekly planting dates were established at three locations in southern Georgia in each of two crop years. During the bloom cycle, stink bug-induced boll injury was estimated weekly in each plot. Plots were subsequently defoliated, mechanically harvested, and ginned to assess differences in fiber yield and quality attributable to stink bug injury. Results show that the rate of boll damage generally increased more rapidly through the bloom cycle for planting dates in June compared with May. Similarly, estimates of boll damage from June-planted cotton more frequently exceeded the stink bug treatment threshold compared with May-planted cotton. In 2011, mean lint yield and economic returns from May planting dates were significantly greater than June planting dates. In 2012, lint yield and economic returns were greater in plots established in early May compared with later planting dates. Estimates of HVI color + b, a measure of fiber yellowness, were lower in early May-planted cotton compared with June planting. These data show that growers need to be aware of increased stink bug damage potential when planting late.
Ornithocholanic acids--abnormal conjugates of bile acids.

SummaryL-ornithine conjugate of the 2 cholanic acids of the immature and the 3 cholanic acids of the adult guinea pig have been identified in bile following injection of a toxic, C14-labeled capsular polysaccharide of Klebsiella pneumoniae. Preferential conjugation of L-ornithine with cholic acid by rat and guinea pig liver has been demonstrated in vitro.
Salinity tolerance of the Seminole killifish, Fundulus seminolis, a candidate species for marine baitfish aquaculture

Aquaculture of marine baitfish species is still in its relative infancy and the increasing value of coastal property is forcing marine aquaculture inland. Fundulus seminolis, a freshwater killifish species endemic to Florida, has shown economic potential for use as a marine baitfish, with a small number of commercial operations currently in production. The objectives of this study were to determine both acute and gradual salinity tolerances as well as an upper lethal salinity tolerance for the species. Two separate acute acclimation experiments, natural seawater and sodium chloride, were carried out to determine if survival was influenced by the salinity source. F. seminolis were able to tolerate acute transfer to 0, 8, and 16 g/L using both salinity sources but only those in natural seawater were able to survive in 24 g/L. No survival was observed regardless of salinity source after acute transfer to 32 g/L. A gradual acclimation using natural seawater was also investigated to examine survival at various acclimation rates. A survival rate of 100% was achieved regardless of acclimation rate when salinity was changed from 0 to 32 g/L in 24, 48, 72, and 96 h treatment groups. An upper lethal salinity determination yielded an LC-50 of 60 g/L with a maximum salinity tolerance of 78 g/L. Results of these experiments provide information pertinent to the successful culture of this rarely studied species. Additionally, experimental outcomes will help to shape the marketing and distribution strategies for F. seminolis as a marine baitfish.
Accurate crosstalk noise modeling for early signal integrity analysis

In this paper, we propose an accurate and fast method to estimate the crosstalk noise in the presence of multiple aggressor nets for use in physical design automation tools. Since noise estimation is often part of the inner loop of optimization algorithms, very efficient closed-form solutions are needed. Previous approaches model aggressor nets one at a time, assuming that the coupling capacitance to all quiet aggressor nets are grounded. They also model the load from interconnect branches as a lumped capacitor, the value of which is the sum of interconnect and load capacitances of the branch. Finally, previous works typically use simple lumped 2-4-node circuit templates and employ a so-called dominant pole approximation to solve the template circuit. While these approximations allow for very fast analysis, they may result in significant underestimation of the noise. In this paper, we propose a new and more comprehensive fast noise estimation method. We propose a novel reduction technique for modeling quiet aggressor nets based on the concept of coupling point admittance. We also propose a reduction method to replace tree branches with effective capacitors which models the effect of resistive shielding. Furthermore, we model the simplified single aggressor net crosstalk noise problem using a 6-node template circuit and propose a new double pole approach to solve the template circuit. We have tested the proposed method on noise-prone interconnects from an industrial high-performance processor. Our results show a worst case error of 7.8% and an average error of 2.7%, while allowing for very fast analysis.
Detection performance in the presence of transition noise

The performance of various detector/RLL (run-length-limited) code combinations was investigated assuming the presence of both additive white noise and transition noise. The results indicate that for detectors relying heavily on linear suppression of ISI (intersymbol interference), the transition-noise effect does not show up at high densities because of relatively severe enhancement of the additive-noise component. However, transition noise degrades performance of FDTS/DF (fixed delay tree search with decision feedback) and DFE (design feedback equalizer), as a large amount of ISI is allowed at the equalizer output to avoid the excessive additive-noise enhancement. Nevertheless, the FDTS/DF still has substantial performance gain over other detectors. Effects of position jitter and width variations have also been observed separately. It was found that the simple peak detector performs comparatively well in the presence of position jitter, whereas sequence detection schemes that permit a relatively large amount of ISI at the linear equalizer output are more sensitive to position jitter than to width variations, except at low uncoded-densities. It was also observed that the signal-to-noise ratio penalty incurred by the d-constraint is significantly reduced in the transition-noise environment compared to the additive-noise environment. >
Management of Aquatic Vegetation in the Southeastern United States

Aquatic vegetation is managed throughout the southeastern United States with the guidance of state and federal aquatic plant management plans. These plans often suggest ways to promote the growth of beneficial aquatic plants while attempting to guide the reduction and elimination of unwanted “weedy species.” Aquatic species are divided into the categories of algae, submersed, emergent, and floating species and this classification is based on the morphology and growth habit of the identified species. These species are surveyed using multiple research techniques designed to identify and manage the resource based on the needs of the stakeholder. Management practices can be subdivided into physical, mechanical, biological, and chemical control to reduce or eliminate an undesirable weed species. This document reviews current literature related to management of aquatic plants and provides an overview of problematic aquatic weeds in the southeastern United States.
Facile SNP detection using bifunctional, cross-linking oligonucleotide probes

A facile, sensitive method for detecting specific sequences of oligonucleotides was developed. Detection of DNA sequences with single nucleotide discrimination is achieved by combining the selectivity of hybridization with an efficient cross-linking reaction. Readily synthesized bifunctional oligonucleotide probes containing a modified pyrimidine that is capable of forming interstrand cross-links under mild oxidative conditions internally, and biotin at their 5'-termini were used to discriminate between 16-nt long sites in plasmid DNA that differ by a single nucleotide. The target sequence was detected via fluorescence spectroscopy by utilizing conjugates of avidin and horseradish peroxidase in a microtiter plate assay. The method is able to detect as little as 250 fmol of target without using PCR and exhibits single nucleotide discrimination that approaches 200:1. In principle, this method is capable of probing any target sequence containing a 2'-deoxyadenosine.
Design professionals and the built environment: encountering boundaries 20 years after the Americans with Disabilities Act

This article posits that although it has been 20 years since the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a continuing tension remains between truly understanding and protecting the rights of people with disabilities and eliminating discrimination via the design of the built environment. Focus group and interview findings document the expressed and contradictory attitudes of practicing interior designers. This article demonstrates that although interior designers apply ADA design and construction guidelines as required by US laws and generally concede its universal benefits, the majority have not adopted the underlying spirit of the landmark civil rights law. Since interior designers ignore the essence of the ADA, the large scale use of non-discriminatory practices in the design of the built environment has progressed little during these two decades.
A Wave Resistance Formulation for Slender Bodies With Fine Bow Shapes

Ogilvie (1972) investigated a Green’s function method for calculating the wave profile of slender ships with fine bows. He recognized that near a slender ship’s bow, rates of change of flow variables axially should be greater than those typically assumed in slender body theory. Ogilvie’s (1972) result is still a slender body theory in that the rates of change in the near field are different transversely (a half-order) than axially; however, the difference in order of magnitude between them is less than in the usual slender body theory. Typical of slender body theory, this formulation results in a downstream stepping solution (along the ship’s length) in which downstream effects are not reflected upstream. Ogilvie (1972), however, only developed a solution for wedge-shaped bodies. In this paper, a general solution for arbitrary slender ships has been developed based on Ogilvie’s (1972) formulation. The results for wave resistance have been calculated and are compared to previously published model test data and calculated results. The free surface profile has also been calculated.Copyright © 2010 by ASME
Forums and wikis and blogs, oh my: Building a foundation for social computing in education

The goal of this study was to build a conceptual foundation for the educational use of Web 2.0 social computing technology by conducting an analysis of the studies reporting pedagogical uses of wikis, blogs, and threaded discussion forums. The analysis included an identification of the distinguishing and the shared characteristics of each of these asynchronous computer mediated communication tools, followed by an assessment of the implications of those characteristics.
Hunters’ Behavior and Acceptance of Management Actions Related to Chronic Wasting Disease in Eight States

The impacts of chronic wasting disease (CWD) on hunters’ behavior and beliefs about acceptable management actions are not clearly understood. This article presents findings from an initial phase of a multi-stage, multi-state effort to address these knowledge gaps. Data were obtained from mail surveys (n = 659) of resident and nonresident deer hunters in eight states and elk hunters in three states. Hunters were presented with hypothetical situations of increasing: (1) CWD prevalence (all eight states), and (2) human health risks (two states). Logistic regression equations estimated that at current prevalence levels in some states, 3% (residents) to 5% (nonresidents) of hunters would stop hunting deer/elk in their state. If 50% of the deer or elk across the state were infected, approximately 42% (residents) and 54% (nonresidents) would stop hunting deer/elk in their state. In hypothetical situations where a hunter died from CWD at this prevalence level, the percentage was 68%. Potential for conflict indice...
Improving application security with data flow assertions

Resin is a new language runtime that helps prevent security vulnerabilities, by allowing programmers to specify application-level data flow assertions. Resin provides policy objects, which programmers use to specify assertion code and metadata; data tracking, which allows programmers to associate assertions with application data, and to keep track of assertions as the data flow through the application; and filter objects, which programmers use to define data flow boundaries at which assertions are checked. Resin's runtime checks data flow assertions by propagating policy objects along with data, as that data moves through the application, and then invoking filter objects when data crosses a data flow boundary, such as when writing data to the network or a file.Using Resin, Web application programmers can prevent a range of problems, from SQL injection and cross-site scripting, to inadvertent password disclosure and missing access control checks. Adding a Resin assertion to an application requires few changes to the existing application code, and an assertion can reuse existing code and data structures. For instance, 23 lines of code detect and prevent three previously-unknown missing access control vulnerabilities in phpBB, a popular Web forum application. Other assertions comprising tens of lines of code prevent a range of vulnerabilities in Python and PHP applications. A prototype of Resin incurs a 33% CPU overhead running the HotCRP conference management application.
A Suggested Outline for a Physical Education Program in a College

(1917). A Suggested Outline for a Physical Education Program in a College. American Physical Education Review: Vol. 22, No. 4, pp. 198-201.
CD4+ and CD8+ T Cell Activation in Children with Hepatitis C.

Objectives To assess if peripheral T cell populations in children with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection would show evidence of activation/exhaustion and an attenuated functional response. Study design Compared with adults, children with HCV infection have a higher rate of spontaneous viral clearance. In adults, chronic HCV has been linked to T cell exhaustion. Little is known of the immune status of children with HCV. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells were isolated from 16 children with HCV (6 males, 10 females; mean age 8.6 years, range 2-17), 16 age- and sex-matched control children without HCV infection, and 20 adults with chronic HCV. Multiparameter flow cytometry was performed to characterize T cell differences across the 3 groups. Results Controls and children with HCV had similar levels of CD4 + , CD8 + , and γδ + T cells. Children with HCV demonstrated a decrease in naive T cells compared with control children and increased activation/exhaustion marker expression on both CD8 + and CD4 + T cells. Transcription factor analysis suggested functional activation of T cells in children with HCV; however, only the CD4 + subset had enhanced cytokine production (interferon gamma and interleukin-2) compared with control children. Conclusions The HCV response in children is characterized by several changes in T cell phenotype. Many of these changes, such as increased T cell expression of programmed cell death-1, are similar to responses in adults. Of note, cytokine production by CD4 + helper T cells is increased in children with HCV compared with age- and sex-matched control children, which may influence long-term prognosis in children with HCV.
Is Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Children Virus-Related?

The sharp peak in incidence of acute lymphoblastic leukemia at ages 2 and 3 years strongly suggests the effect of an agent, whether viral or not, to which either exposure occurs only in the earliest months of life or to which immunity develops very rapidly. Suspected clusters of childhood leukemia in the neighborhoods of two British nuclear reprocessing facilities led Leo Kinlen to postulate that large-scale immigration into areas that had previously been remote and isolated offers opportunities for spread of viral infections to which most urban populations become immune at a very early age: leukemia may be a rare manifestation of infection by one or more of such viruses. He and his group have presented evidence in support of this hypothesis. Lack of increase in childhood leukemia in the contexts of the massive evacuation of mothers and children from British cities during the Second World War, and of the considerable immigration into previously isolated islands of Greece during the last several decades, indicates that some large movements of children have occurred without providing the circumstances postulated by Kinlen. The marked inverse association of leukemia risk with birth order, noted almost 30 years ago, remains unexplained and deserves to be recalled when considering the possibility of viral involvement in the etiology of acute lymphoblastic leukemia of children.
The Life‐Design Group: A Case Study Assessment

The life-design group (LDG) comprises an intervention designed to aid career specialists in helping groups of individuals work through career problems, transitions, and traumas. In this article, the authors describe the LDG and present case study results for 3 undergraduate students who were struggling with gaining movement in their career trajectories. Results indicated decreases in career uncertainty and indecision and increases in readiness for making academic major and career decisions. Although the LDG originated in a higher education setting, the LDG has application possibilities across the spectrum of career counseling clients.
National survey of hospital pharmacy facilities: Space allocations and functions

Space allocations for hospital pharmacies and the demand on these facilities in terms of the external environment and functions performed are described. A 12-page questionnaire was sent in July 1982 to the chief pharmacists in a random sample of 1846 hospitals in the United States stratified by 10 hospital types. The respondents in each hospital type were categorized by variables characterizing the external environment. The mean total amount of existing pharmacy space was computed for hospitals categorized by type and number of beds, and the mean space per bed in nonprofit, for-profit, and government (federal and nonfederal) hospitals was compared. The mean space for specific pharmacy functions was determined. The response rate was 45.6%, and the respondents were representative of the population. The majority of all hospitals served only one building (67%) and had no teaching affiliation agreement (63%). Forty-eight percent of the hospitals administered medications using medication nurses; another 48% used primary or team nursing. There was little relationship between the number of beds and total space allocated for pharmacy facilities. Pharmacies had a mean of 6.9, 5.0, 7.0, and 10.6 gross square feet per bed, respectively, in nonprofit, for-profit, nonfederal government, and federal government hospitals. Space for selected pharmacy functions in the three types of general medical-surgical short-term hospitals are described. Further studies examining the relationships between space and other variables described in this article are needed to explain apparent differences in the amount of space allocated to the pharmacy department among hospital types.
Analysis of monitoring results of pesticides residues in vegetables in Mianyang from 2009 to 2012

Objective:To understand the pesticide residue status in vegetables in Mianyang and provide scientific basis for formulating effective measures to prevent and control diseases. Methods:Vegetable samples were collected from wholesale markets,supermarkets and farmers,markets in Mianyang. The pesticides residues in these vegetable samples were detected by chromatography. Results:A total of 450 samples were detected,with the qualification rate of 83. 56%(376 /450). Conclusion:The unqualified rates of the pesticides residues were higher in Mianyang.The departments concerned should take measures to reduce the contamination to protect the health of consumers.
Perfusion imaging with 64-slice spiral CT in differential diagnosis of solitary pulmonary nodule

Objective To evaluate the differential diagnostic ability of 64-slice spiral CT perfusion imaging between benign and malignant solitary pulmonary nodules(SPN). Methods A total of 32 patients with solitary pulmonary nodules (the lesion's diameter≤4 cm) underwent perfusion scan with 64-slice spiral CT (LightSpeed VCT; GE Medical Systems) scanner. The parameters of CT perfusion including blood volume (BV), blood flow (BF), mean transit time (MTT), permeability surface (PS) and time-density curve (TDC) were analyzed. The peak height in density, enhancement value (=peak height density subtract per-contrast density) and SPN-to-aorta enhanced ratio were measured. Results These parameter values in pulmonary malignancy nodules were all highter than those in pulmonary benign nodules. The enhancement value and SPN-to-aorta enhanced ratio of the malignant was significantly higher than that of benign nodules (P=0.000, P=0.001). No statistically significant differences in the enhancement value and SPN-to-aorta enhanced ratio were found between malignant and inflammatory nodules. The TDC appeared different for malignant, inflammatory and benign nodules. Conclusion Dynamic contrast enhanced functional CT can provide quantitative information about blood flow patterns of SPNs and proved to be an alternate non-invasive option in the evaluation and management of SPN.
Pool size and turnover of bile acids in six hypercholesteremic patients with and without administration of nicotinic acid.

Abstract Biologic half-life, pool size, and turnover of cholic and chenodeoxycholic acids were determined simultaneously in 6 hypercholesteremic patients by the administration of 14 C-labeled cholic acid and tritium-labeled chenodeoxycholic acid, and by following the rate of disappearance of radioactivity from the bile. In 9 of 10 determinations, the half-life of chenodeoxycholic acid was somewhat longer and its turnover was smaller than for cholic acid. The hypocholesteremic effect of nicotinic acid in, the 6 patients was accompanied by alterations of bile acid metabolism, but they did not follow any consistent pattern. Despite considerable variations in some parameters of cholic and chenodeoxycholic acid metabolism, the combined turnover of both bile acids was not altered significantly by administration of nicotinic acid.
Results of Current Models

What are the results provided by state-of-the-art climate models? This chapter provides some perspective on current results and modeling efforts, taking into account the description of the climate system, climate models, and uncertainty. Selected results of recent climate model simulations are used to characterize and frame model uncertainties. The goal is to understand the uncertainty in climate model predictions of the future. A prediction without uncertainty, or with the wrong uncertainty, may be worse than no prediction at all. First, we briefly review some of the history and organization of modeling efforts. Second, we discuss what we want to know (predict) and how to use uncertainty. Third, we review the confidence in current predictions. Some climate model predictions have high confidence, for example, global average temperature. Other predictions are less certain, such as regional precipitation, sea ice and the carbon cycle. Highly uncertain predictions are most likely to be ‘wrong’ in that the actual result is out of the range of uncertainty. Sea level rise predictions dependent on ice sheet melt are an example of this. Predicting changes in extreme events such as tropical cyclones or floods presents unique issues. An example of prediction of regional climate and extremes in Colorado is used as an example.
UB-ANC emulator: an emulation framework for multi-agent drone networks: demo

The University at Buffalo's Airborne Networking and Communications testbed (UB-ANC) is an open software/hardware platform that facilitates rapid testing and repeatable comparative evaluation of airborne networking and communications protocols on drones. In this demo, we present the UB-ANC Emulator, which provides an emulation environment to design, implement, and test various applications (missions) involving one or more drones in software, and provides realistic simulation and seamless transition to experimentation. UB-ANC Emulator uses the same software and interfaces that run on the actual drone hardware, which simplifies transition from emulation to experimentation. We also show how the UB-ANC Emulator can be used to simulate drones in software while using an actual communication link to coordinate their behaviors.
Lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma presenting as retinal hemorrhage.

A 51-year-old woman with no significant medical history presented to her primary care physician because of blurred vision, increased fatigue, palpitations, and intermittent episodes of epistaxis. Vital signs were within normal limits except for a heart rate of 110 beats per minute. Physical