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Knowledge Management and Inter Civilization Dialogue: A Peaceful Solution of Global Financial Crises

On the ground of relevant literature review the purpose of this paper is to demonstrate knowledge as power, KM, KM strategies & similarities between organization and civilizations. To highlight knowledge Management at organizational level (micro level) as well as at civilizational level (macro level) that is knowledge essence is same at both levels but form at the macro level will be in the form of dialogue among civilization. To identify the root cause of international financial crisis. To highlight the importance of intercivilization dialogue as a km strategy through effective knowledge management as a possible and peaceful solution.To suggest the KM as a strategy to combat global financial crisis and to highlight the importance of KM for inter and intracivilization dialogue, understanding and harmony to get rid of international financial crisis to achieve the global peace. To demonstrate knowledge as power, KM, KM strategies & similarities between organization and civilizations. To highlight knowledge Management at organizational level (micro level) as well as at civilizational level (macro level) that is knowledge essence is same at both levels but form at the macro level will be in the form of dialogue among civilization. To identify the root cause of international financial crisis. To highlight the importance of intercivilization dialogue as a km strategy through effective knowledge management as a possible and peaceful solution. To suggest the KM as a strategy to combat global financial crisis and to highlight the importance of KM for inter and intracivilization dialogue, understanding and harmony to get rid of international financial crisis to achieve the global peace. Starting with the ideas of knowledge management thinkers, sources of knowledge management are highlighted with focus on KM strategies. After discussing knowledge portfolio at organizational level paper highlights civilizational conflicts as the real cause of global financial crises. Finally demonstrates the idea of dialogue among civilizations and idea of league of civilizations to overcome the global financial crises from the arguments given by political leaders as well as great thinkers of civilizations studies. This study can be helpful for practitioners in refining their way of thinking about Knowledge Management and valuable organizational resources. It will provide a new framework for deep understanding of strategic concepts and how can we achieve excellent results from knowledge management in the organizational world. On one hand this research provides practical insights to the corporate executives at the time of KM initiative, in order to deal with the challenges facing in global financial crisis. On other hand it provides the deeper insights to the world leaders by providing peaceful solutions of global financial crises with inter civilizations dialogue and league of civilizations.
Microwaves and photonics

Microwave “circuit” design was a mature field in the 50’s that has fallen into obsolescence due to Monolithic Integrated Microwave Circuit (MMIC) technology. Today, fabrication technology has advanced to a point that optical devices a few wavelengths in size can be fabricated. The radiation losses of these structures can be low enough to allow filter band widths of 10’s of GHz, adequate for high bit-rate communications technology. Hence it behooves us to rethink optical circuit design along the lines of microwave circuit design. Obsolescence is not a threat, since optical devices will never become smaller than one wavelength. This talk gives a discussion of the issues raised in this outline.
The Effect of AIDS Intervention Related Kowledge and Behavior among Female Sexual Workers

Objective To discuss the effect of interventions as promoting condom and heath education to the female sex workers(FSW). Method 622 Commercial sexual workers of out-patients were included in the study. Face to face knowledge teaching about AIDS and explore the information by anonymous questionnaire. Results The awareness of AIDS was increased after comprehensive intervention. Conclusion Treatment of AIDS patients improves compliance through behavioural intervention.
Where We Are Now -The Presence and Importance of International Students to Universities in the United States

This paper highlights the importance of international students to the United States by discussing their impact and necessity to U.S. universities. International student enrollment is a major industry of importance to the U.S. economy and despite arduous visa processes and diminished job prospects their enrollment numbers continue to grow. The Institute of International Education (2012) reports that a lack of funding to public universities has increased their reliance on the revenue provided by international students while private universities also seek to bolster their position in the face of increased international competition. The importance of international students in under-enrolled majors, their necessity as a vital revenue stream for universities and the challenges faced by both student and host university are also discussed. The author provides recommendations for improving the educational experience of international students through improved relationships with university constituents in order to maintain the attractiveness and competitiveness of the U.S. as a preferred place of study.
Pomona at SemEval-2016 Task 11: Predicting Word Complexity Based on Corpus Frequency

We introduce a word frequency-based classifier for the SemEval 2016 complex word identification task (#11). Words with lower frequency are predicted as complex based on a threshold optimized for G-score. We examine three different corpora for calculating frequencies and find English Wikipedia to perform best (ranked 13th on the SemEval task), followed by the Google Web Corpus and lastly Simple English Wikipedia. Bagging is also shown to slightly improve the performance of the classifier. Overall, we find word frequency to be a strong predictor of complexity. On the SemEval “test” set, a frequency classifier that uses the optimal frequency threshold performs on-par with the best submitted system and a system trained using only 500 labeled examples split from the test set achieves results that are only slightly below the best submitted system.
‘Northern’ Oak Hairstreak (Satyrium favonius ontario) (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae): Status Survey in Massachusetts, False Rarity, and Its Use of Non-nectar Sugar Resources

Satyrium favonius ontario is considered to be one of the rarest eastern butterflies. We conducted a status survey and studied the ecology of this hairstreak at Great Blue Hills Reservation in Canton, MA—New England’s most reliable colony. Burlap banding to sample larvae proved to be a more productive censusing technique than traditional time-intensive and weather-dependent adult searches. Our preliminary data suggest that Leucobalanus (white and post) oaks serve as the primary hosts for the butterfly in the Northeast. We supply a larval key and diagnoses that will allow accurate identification of four synchronic and sympatric thecline lycaenids associated with Quercus (oaks) in New England. We document adults of four congeneric Satyrium hairstreaks ( S. calanus , S. caryaevorus , S. edwardsii , and S. liparops ) feeding at pip galls on Quercus ilicifolia made by the cynipid gall wasp Callirhytis balanacea . We present arguments that adults of S. f. ontario are canopy-dwelling animals that feed on non-nectar resources (such as galls and Hemiptera honeydew) and that floral nectars, while used commonly by the adults, may be unnecessary as a source of nutrients when other non-nectar resources are available. We conclude with a discussion of how the use of such resources, combined with canopy-dwelling behavior, may yield an impression of great rarity, and that conservation agencies seeking legal protection for S. f. ontario may want to do so guardedly.
Discrete Time Crystals: Rigidity, Criticality, and Realizations

A detailed theoretical recipe for making time crystals has been unveiled and swiftly implemented by two groups using vastly different experimental systems.
Evaluation of Abbreviated Impactor Measurements (AIM) and Efficient Data Analysis (EDA) for Dry Powder Inhalers (DPIs) Against the Full-Resolution Next Generation Impactor (NGI)

The full-resolution next generation impactor (NGI) and three abbreviated impactor systems were used to obtain the apparent aerodynamic particle size distribution (APSD) and other quality measures for marketed dry powder inhalers (DPIs) using the compendial method and efficient data analysis (EDA). APSD for the active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) in Spiriva® Handihaler®, Foradil® Aerolizer®, and Relenza® Diskhaler® was obtained using a full-resolution NGI at 39, 60, and 90 L/min, respectively. Two reduced NGI (rNGI) configurations, the filter-only configuration (rNGI-f) and the modified-cup configuration (rNGI-mc), and the fast-screening impactor (FSI) with appropriate inserts to provide a 5-μm cut size were evaluated. The fine particle dose (FPD) obtained using the FSI for Spiriva was statistically similar to that obtained using the full NGI. However, the FPD for both Foradil and Relenza obtained using the FSI was significantly different from that obtained using the full NGI. Despite this, no significant differences were observed for the fine particle fraction (FPF) obtained using the FSI relative to that obtained from the full NGI for any of the DPIs. The use of abbreviated impactor systems appears promising with good agreement observed with the full-resolution NGI, except for small differences observed for the rNGI-mc configuration. These small differences may be product- and/or flow rate-specific, and further evaluation will be required to resolve these differences.
MRSA induced pulmonary-renal syndrome.

It is no secret that the link between infection and vasculitis is well established even though the exact mechanism is still under study [1]. Infection, in addition to other factors, has been counted to trigger Vasculitis. The causal relationship has been documented only in few cases like Polyarthritis Nodosa (PNA)/Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and Cryoglobulinemia/Hepatitis C virus (HCV) cases [1]. There has also been an established link between Methicillin-Resistant-Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Microscopic Polyangitis with perinuclear anti-neutrophils-cytoplasmic-antibody (P-ANCA) [2]. In addition, post MRSA infection IgA glomerulonephritis [2] is well described. We present a rare case of pulmonary-renal syndrome secondary to recurrent MRSA spondylodiscitis. The mechanism of involvement of each organ system is unique. The organs, lung and kidneys, have been affected by different pathologic processes that were induced, we think, by the chronic MRSA infection.
A HYDRA UQ workflow for NIF ignition experiments

We describe the use of our in-transit workflow infrastructure to run an ensemble of HYDRA [1] [2] Inertial Confinement Fusion (ICF) simulations in support of experiments conducted using the National Ignition Facility (NIF) laser. We discuss how our approach can be used to gain deeper insight into NIF experiments.We ran over 60,000 2D HYDRA simulations and generated over a billion synthetic x-ray images during 8 weeks on the Trinity Cray XC40 system. These represent a majority of all 2D simulations run during HYDRA's 20 year history. We implemented a producer-consumer in-transit framework to minimize the amount of disk space used to generate synthetic x-ray images. We describe our infrastructure and approach, and explore the scaling and performance issues we ran into. Our goal is to help others plan for large ensemble simulations and discuss changes to system software that would make it easier to run large ensembles.
Bioenergy Potential from Food Waste in California

Food waste makes up approximately 15% of municipal solid waste generated in the United States, and 95% of food waste is ultimately landfilled. Its bioavailable carbon and nutrient content makes it a major contributor to landfill methane emissions, but also presents an important opportunity for energy recovery. This paper presents the first detailed analysis of monthly food waste generation in California at a county level, and its potential contribution to the state’s energy production. Scenarios that rely on excess capacity at existing anaerobic digester (AD) and solid biomass combustion facilities, and alternatives that allow for new facility construction, are developed and modeled. Potential monthly electricity generation from the conversion of gross food waste using a combination of AD and combustion varies from 420 to 700 MW, averaging 530 MW. At least 66% of gross high moisture solids and 23% of gross low moisture solids can be treated using existing county infrastructure, and this fraction increases...
Role of Binding Free Energy in Membrane Bending by Protein Crowding

Steric confinement of asymmetrically distributed proteins has been shown to drive membrane bending with or without a physiologically native binding interface. While various models have been proposed to explain this phenomenon, a thorough physical basis for how the energetics of protein binding couples to the changes in the membrane morphology still remains unclear. A number of questions pertaining to the mechanism still persist. What is the role of membrane's physical properties in regulating protein density? How does receptor density transiently change the affinity of protein binding to the lipid surface? What are the key factors that pay for the entropic cost of bending membranes? To address these questions, we utilize a simple model system comprised of Histidine-tagged green fluorescent protein and nitrilotriacetic acid modified lipid molecules, to provide evidence suggesting that the free energy of protein binding directly couples to membrane deformation. Investigating the concentration dependence of the protein binding to the membrane surface, we observe interesting changes in the protein binding modality as the protein density increases. We postulate that changes in protein density on the membrane surface can affect the overall membrane tension and fluctuation, which, in turn can help the proteins overcome the large energy barrier to bending the membranes. These results advance our understanding of the mechanism underlying membrane bending induced by protein crowding.
Children as biological sufferers? The paradox of international medical aid for homeless children in Cairo

This article explores how adfāl al shawāri’ (street children) receive international medical aid in Cairo, the Middle East and North Africa’s largest and most populous city. Based on ethnography con...
Multimodality, Multidirectional Resection of Craniopharyngioma: Versatility in Alternating the Principal and Auxiliary Surgical Corridors and Visualization Modalities.

Background Large tumors of the skull base may require multiple approaches for safe removal, as unidirectional approaches may require excessive brain retraction. Methods Two patients underwent simultaneous, endoscopic and microscopic resection of tumors using 2 anatomic corridors. The corridor used for most of the tumor dissection was designated as “principal,” whereas the secondary corridor used for assisting the main operation was designated “auxiliary.” The endoscope and microscope were used interchangeably in the 2 corridors. Results For the first patient, the principal corridor was transventricular, and the auxiliary corridor was orbitofrontal. The endoscope was used exclusively in the latter and yielded visual information of the undersurface of the tumor, used for protection of the optic chiasm. For the second case, the corridors were reversed. Tumor resection was performed using the microscope and endoscope in alternating fashion. The endoscope, when used in the auxiliary ventricular corridor, was useful in delivering tumor components into the principal operative field. Conclusions Multidirectional approaches to large tumors can be considered less invasive if the surgical corridors are combined in a way to minimize traction forces on both brain and tumor and maximize visualization and protection of critical structures. These combination approaches can be made simpler with the seamless integration of the endoscope and microscope. The choice between the principal and auxiliary corridors should alternate just as smoothly as the visual modality and must be dictated by the anatomy and minute-to-minute tactical situation during the operation.
On-Line Trajectory Planning in Collision Situations at Sea by Evolutionary Computation-Experiments

Abstract In a collision situation at sea, the decision support system should help the operator to choose a proper manoeuvre in a given navigational situation, teach him good habits, and enhance his general intuition on how to behave in similar situations in the future. An accepted approach here is the use of a multiple criterion decision problem based system. A new version of the υEP/N++ (Evolutionary Planner /Navigator) algorithm equipped with an on - line mode has been used, as a major component of such a system, for computing the near optimum trajectory of a ship in given environment. Taking into account existing boundaries of the manoeuvring region, navigational obstacles, and moving strange ships, the problem of avoiding collisions at sea was reduced to a dynamic optimisation task with static and dynamic constrains. The introduction of the time parameter, moving constrains representingapproaching ships, and the on-line mode are the main distinctions of the newly introduced system. The paper presents selected results in the form of ship trajectories obtained for typical navigation situations.
They Fluttered like Moths: Exile and Cosmopolitanism in the Work of Germaine de Staël and Georg Brandes

In Georg Brandes’s first lecture series at the University of Copenhagen in 1871, he explores exile as a catalyst for intellectual development, positing Madame de Stael as a pioneering figure of cosmopolitanism and cultural exchange. This essay traces Brandes’s reading of Stael, beginning with the community she set up at Coppet, which shows how symbolic capital can thrive without political strength. Another significant locus for both Stael and Brandes was Rome, which provided a cosmopolitan alternative to Paris for exiles and visitors alike. Both Coppet and Rome also act as alternative models for Copenhagen toward the end of the century. Despite their constant fascination with Paris—the eponymous flame—the examples of Stael and Brandes show how different forms of capital can be found elsewhere.
IDENTIFICATION AND PATHOGENICITY OF PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE GENOMOSPECIES 1 PHYLOGROUP 2B CAUSING LEAF SPOTS AND FRUIT WARTS ON CUCURBITS IN WESTERN WASHINGTON, U.S.

Pseudomonas syringae pv. lachrymans and pv. syringae have been identified as pathogenic on cucurbit crops in the United States and based on molecular data, pv. syringae (genomospecies 1) are genetically distinct from pv. lachrymans (genomospecies 2). In 2015, leaf lesions, and bull’s-eye lesions and raised warts on fruit were observed on ‘Cinnamon Girl’ pumpkins near Mount Vernon in western WA. PsAs_2015 was collected from leaf lesions and PsFt1_2015 and PsFt2_2015 were collected from fruit. The isolates were phenotypically and molecularly characterized. LOPAT results were consistent for P. syringae. Neighbor joining and Bayesian analyses of gltA and gyrB sequences clustered the three isolates within genomospecies 1 phylogroup 2b. ‘Cinnamon Girl’ seedlings inoculated with these isolates were spotted with small lesions having chlorotic borders. Seedlings and fruits of 11 pumpkin and squash cultivars were inoculated with PsAs_2015. Altogether, 100% disease incidence occurred on five cultivars 2 (Baby Bear, Baby Boo, Cinnamon Girl, Lil’ Pump Ke Mon, Spaghetti) of seedlings and six cultivars (Cinnamon Girl, Jack Be Little, Lil’ Pump Ke Mon, Honeyboat, Spaghetti, Sweet Dumpling) of fruit. gyrB sequence data of isolates recovered after inoculation were comparable to PsAs_2015 on 33 to 100% of seedlings and fruit. The clustering of PsAs_2015, PsFt1_2015, and PsFt2_2015 with other genomospecies 1 pathovars confirms that they are distinct from P. syringae pv. lachrymans and represents a first report for Washington State. Moreover, the presence of wart symptoms on pumpkin fruit represents a newly observed symptom in the United States.
Structure and Magnetization Dynamics of Dy−Fe and Dy−Ru Bonded Complexes

We present an investigation of isostructural complexes that feature unsupported direct bonds between a formally trivalent lanthanide ion (Dy3+ ) and either a first-row (Fe) or a second-row (Ru) transition metal (TM) ion. The sterically rigid, yet not too bulky ligand PyCp22- (PyCp22- =[2,6-(CH2 C5 H3 )2 C5 H3 N]2- ) facilitates the isolation and characterization of PyCp2 Dy-FeCp(CO)2 (1; d(Dy-Fe)=2.884(2) A) and PyCp2 Dy-RuCp(CO)2 (2; d(Dy-Ru)=2.9508(5) A). Computational and spectroscopic studies suggest strong TM→Dy bonding interactions. Both complexes exhibit field-induced slow magnetic relaxation with effectively identical energy barriers to magnetization reversal. However, in going from Dy-Fe to Dy-Ru bonding, we observed faster magnetic relaxation at a given temperature and larger direct and Raman coefficients, which could be due to differences in the bonding and/or spin-phonon coupling contributions to magnetic relaxation.
Multi-slice ptychography with large numerical aperture multilayer Laue lenses

The highly convergent x-ray beam focused by multilayer Laue lenses with large numerical apertures is used as a three-dimensional (3D) probe to image layered structures with an axial separation larger than the depth of focus. Instead of collecting weakly scattered high-spatial-frequency signals, the depth-resolving power is provided purely by the intense central cone diverged from the focused beam. Using the multi-slice ptychography method combined with the on-the-fly scan scheme, two layers of nanoparticles separated by 10 μm are successfully reconstructed with 8.1 nm lateral resolution and with a dwell time as low as 0.05 s per scan point. This approach obtains high-resolution images with extended depth of field, which paves the way for multi-slice ptychography as a high throughput technique for high-resolution 3D imaging of thick samples.
Being versus appearing socially uninterested: Challenging assumptions about social motivation in autism

Progress in psychological science can be limited by a number of factors, not least of which are the starting assumptions of scientists themselves. We believe that some influential accounts of autism rest on a questionable assumption that many of its behavioral characteristics indicate a lack of social interest – an assumption that is flatly contradicted by the testimony of many autistic people themselves. In this article, we challenge this assumption by describing alternative explanations for four such behaviors: (a) low levels of eye contact, (b) infrequent pointing, (c) motor stereotypies, and (d) echolalia. The assumption that autistic people's unusual behaviors indicate diminished social motivation has had profound and often negative effects on the ways they are studied and treated. We argue that understanding and supporting autistic individuals will require interrogating this assumption, taking autistic testimony seriously, considering alternative explanations for unusual behaviors, and investigating unconventional – even idiosyncratic – ways in which autistic individuals may express their social interest. These steps are crucial, we believe, for creating a more accurate, humane, and useful science of autism.
Machine Usability Effects on Preferences for Hot Drinks

Research suggests that usability of a machine affects consumers’ preference for the machine. However, there is no research available to explain if evaluation of a product prepared using that machine, is likely to be impacted by the usability of the machine. In a controlled study using three trials, participants prepared hot beverages using two different beverage machines that also differed in their usability. In all three trials, machine usability, participants’ drink selections and evaluations of hot drinks prepared on the machines were measured. Our results indicate that machine usability influences consumers’ preference for the products prepared on these machines.
Parasitics Extraction for VLSI Process Development

Circuit performance in general depends on two major factors. These are transistor performance, and parasitic capacitances and resistances. The scaling down of geometrical dimensions introduces two-dimensional and even three-dimensional effects both in transistor behavior and in the parasitics. The scaling of interconnections is usually emphasized primarily in the width and spacing of the lines. For example, the line/space design rule (in micrometer units) for the first level aluminum in CMOS SRAMs has been scaled from 2.5/3.5 in 16Kb chips to 2/2 in 64Kb chips to 1.2/1.6 in 256Kb chips [13.1],[13.2]. The line thickness is often scaled down by a smaller factor in order to reduce the parasitic resistance, and to increase the reliability against electromigration [13.3],[13.4]. The increase in aspect ratio of the interconnect line thickness to line width and space increases the fringing and interline capacitance component in the total parasitic capacitance of a circuit. This means that the parasitic capacitance is not scaled down proportionally as the horizontal dimensions are scaled down.
Reliability of Fiber Bundles under Random Time-Dependent Loads

Fiber bundles are parallel systems with brittle components (fibers). A fiber bundle with n fibers can resist a load in one of the damage states m = n, n−1, ...,1 characterized by m unfailed fibers and n−m failed fibers. It is generally assumed that the applied load is equally shared among unfailed fibers and components have independent, identically distributed failure times (1,3,4). Fiber bundles and Daniels systems have common features. However, the strength of the fibers of the Daniels systems is usually time invariant so that the weakest fiber in any damage state fails instantaneously or survives indefinitely.
Two-stage carcinogenesis in the planarian

Healthy freshwater planarians of the species Dugesia dorotocephala (Woodworth) were exposed to 0.3 mg 1-1 cadmium and to 0.01 mg 1-1 TPA (12-O-tetradecanoyl-phorbol-13-acetate) in various combinations of order and duration. Exposure to cadmium followed by exposure to TPA induced tumors in 50% of the animals only after 12 d exposure to each carcinogen. Reversed order of exposure, i.e., to TPA followed by cadmium, produced tumors in about 18% of the planarians, a rate similar to that in animals exposed to TPA alone. Cadmium by itself, however, did not produce tumors. These findings indicate that cadmium is mutagenic and acts as an initiator, whereas TPA is epigenetic and acts as a promoter. Ultimate damage to DNA or to the DNA-repair system appears to occur during the first 12 d of cadmium treatment.
Polyamine and magnesium effects on mitochondrial respiration in control and heat-acclimated rats.

Studies were made of polyamine and Mg++ effects on rat liver mitochondrial α ketoglutarate oxidase (αKGO) and succinoxidase (SO). High spermidine levels suppress S3 and S4 of αKGO at 0.6–1.17 mM Mg++: some combinations of it and Mg++ increase the respiratory control ratio (RCR). Spermine suppresses S4 of αKGO and increases the RCR but suppresses the RCR of SO at high levels. In heat-acclimated (HA) animals in which we have studied only spermine effects on αKGO, RCRs of HA rats are greatly increased compared to those of controls.
Vehicle Noise, Vibration, and Sound Quality

This book gives readers a working knowledge of vehicle vibration, noise, and sound quality. The knowledge it imparts can be applied to analyze real-world problems and devise solutions that reduce vibration, control noise, and improve sound quality in all vehicles—ground, aerospace, rail, and marine. Also described and illustrated are fundamental principles, analytical formulations, design approaches, and testing techniques. Whole vehicle systems are discussed, as are individual components. The latest measurement and computation tools are presented to help readers with vehicle noise, vibration, and sound quality issues. The book opens with a presentation of the fundamentals of vibrations and basic acoustic concepts, as well as how to analyze, test, and control noise and vibrations. The next 2 chapters delve into noise and vibrations that emanate from powertrains, bodies, and chassis. The book finishes with an in-depth discussion on evaluating noise, vibration, and sound quality, giving readers a solid grounding in the fundamentals of the subject, as well as information they can apply to situations in their day-to-day work. This book is intended for: •Upper-level undergraduate and graduate students of vehicle engineering •Practicing engineers •Designers •Researchers •Educators
Like a Fish out of Water: Managing Chronic Pain in the Urban Safety Net:

The subjective nature of pain has always rendered it a point of entry for power and corresponding stratifying processes within biomedicine. The opioid crisis has further exacerbated these challenges by increasing the stakes of prescribing decisions for providers, which in turn has resulted in greater treatment disparities. Using the theoretical frame of cultural health capital (CHC) to account for these disparities in pain management as they unfold at both the macro- and the microlevel, we present findings from an interdisciplinary study of two complex care management programs in urban safety-net hospitals that serve high-utilizing patients. CHC, which considers the ways in which patient-provider interactions reflect and often reinforce broader social inequities, allows for a consideration of power as it circulates through and beyond the patient-provider encounter. Within the current sociopolitical era of pain management, attention must be paid to the stratifying processes that structure how suffering is addressed.
Femininity, masculinity, and body image in a community-based sample of lesbian and bisexual women.

ABSTRACTThis study expands the literature on body image among lesbian and bisexual women by examining the relationship between self-perceived gendered personality traits and expressions (i.e., sens...
Actualizing Critical Commitments for Community Engagement Professionals

Community engagement professionals (CEPs) often must develop and maintain equitable, high-quality relationships with community partners while supporting student learning and civic development through cocurricular community engagement or for-credit community-based learning programs. Lack of alignment between campus goals and values and those of communities creates challenges for CEPs. Our community partners have expressed the feeling that students were not adequately prepared for community engagement and that it is the university’s job to prepare them. To support partnerships in inclusive and equitable ways, CEPs need to be skilled and comfortable with some critical, complex topics before they can train students or provide professional development to instructors. This reflective essay examines specific strategies for CEPs doing this work, informed by the literature, feedback from community partners and social justice training professionals, and classroom experience. Topics addressed include social identity, systems of privilege and oppression, cultural humility, and institutional–community power dynamics.
Identifying Fatality Risk Factors for the Commercial Vehicle Driver Population

Commercial/large-truck fatal crash involvement by drivers of different age groups is a critical issue for the trucking industry. Escalating safety concerns related to these heavy vehicles serving t...
Effects of lidocaine on equine ejaculated sperm and epididymal sperm post-castration.

Abstract In equids, it is common to inject lidocaine into the testicles at the time of routine castration to provide analgesia. The effects of lidocaine on equine sperm have not been evaluated in vitro or on epididymal sperm collected following castration. The aims of this study were to determine effects of clinically relevant doses of lidocaine on equine spermatozoa in vitro using freshly collected semen and to compare the characteristics of epididymal spermatozoa after routine castration with or without intra-testicular lidocaine administration. We hypothesized that increasing concentrations of lidocaine would decrease total motility (TM), progressive motility (PM), velocity of the average path (VAP), velocity of the curved line (VCL), linearity (LIN), normal morphology (M) and membrane integrity (MI). We also hypothesized that injection of intra-testicular lidocaine would decrease TM, PM, VAP, VCL, LIN, M, and MI following routine castration, epididymal flushing and cryopreservation. In experiment 1, sperm was collected from four stallions and mixed with lidocaine at concentrations of 1 μg/ml, 10 μg/ml, 100 μg/ml, 1,000 μg/ml and 10,000 μg/ml. M and MI were compared to the control sample at 0 and 48 h. Motility parameters were analyzed at 0, 2, 4, 6, 24, and 48 h. In experiment 2, 12 stallions were castrated under general anesthesia. One testicle was removed without the use of intra-testicular lidocaine and the other testicle was removed 10 min after injection of 10 ml of 2% lidocaine. Results: In experiment 1, fresh sperm showed no significant difference (p
When There Is Not Enough to Go Around: How Black People’s Perceptions of Competition for Black Mates Affects Forced Black Identity Ascriptions of Black/White Multiracial People

ABSTRACTUsing a resource scarcity framework, the current study investigated whether Black people’s perceptions of competition for Black mates related to ascribing a Black identity onto Black/White ...
Species specific effects of prescribed burns on bat occupancy in northwest Arkansas

Abstract Due to the recent spread of white nose syndrome, it is imperative that managers understand the effects their management techniques have on bat species. Our research aims to determine the spatial and temporal variation in occupancy of bat species native to the Ozark Highlands and Boston Mountains of northwest Arkansas. Although prescribed burn units in this region are burned on a three-year rotation, it is not currently known how this treatment schedule affects bats. To determine the effects of prescribed burns on bat species including Myotis grisescens, Nycticeius humeralis, and Perimyotis subflavus, acoustic monitors and insect traps were deployed at 20 burned and 20 unburned sites that were visited twice, between April and November of 2017. Bat calls were analyzed for presence/absence data. Single season occupancy modeling was used to determine the effects of environmental covariates on probabilities of detection and occupancy. In total, 132,528 acoustic files were collected. The probability of detection for each bat species was affected by temperature or moon phase. Occupancy models indicated that probability of occupancy for all species was affected by seasonal changes and basal area (m2/Ha), and all but one were affected by prey biomass. These data indicate that although prescribed burns may have not directly affected bats, potential indirect effects of fire, basal area and insect biomass, appear to have significant impacts.
Internet Search Patterns Reveal Clinical Course of Disease Progression for COVID-19 and Predict Pandemic Spread in 32 Countries

Abstract Effective public health response to COVID-19 relies on accurate and timely surveillance of local pandemic spread, as well as rapid characterization of the clinical course of disease in affected individuals. De novo diagnostic testing methods developed for emergent pandemics are subject to significant development delays and capacity limitations. There is a critical need for complementary surveillance approaches that can function at population-scale to inform public health decisions in real-time. Internet search patterns provide a number of important advantages relative to laboratory testing. We conducted a detailed global study of Internet search patterns related to COVID-19 symptoms in multiple languages across 32 countries on six continents. We found that Internet search patterns reveal a robust temporal pattern of disease progression for COVID-19: Initial symptoms of fever, dry cough, sore throat and chills are followed by shortness of breath an average of 5.22 days [95% CI 3.30-7.14] after symptom onset, matching the precise clinical course reported in the medical literature. Furthermore, we found that increases in COVID-19-symptom-related searches predict increases in reported COVID-19 cases and deaths 18.53 days [95% CI 15.98-21.08] and 22.16 days [95% CI 20.33-23.99] in advance, respectively. This is the first study to show that Internet search patterns can be used to reveal the detailed clinical course of a disease. These data can be used to track and predict the local spread of COVID-19 before widespread laboratory testing becomes available in each country, helping to guide the current public health response.
Contemporary Management of Jugular Paragangliomas With Neural Preservation.

ObjectivesManagement of jugular paragangliomas (PGL) has evolved toward subtotal resection (STR). The purpose of this study is to analyze neural preservation and adjuvant treatment for long-term lo...
Grad School Gothic: The Mysteries of Udolpho and the Academic #MeToo Movement

In the age of #MeToo, the Female Gothic rises from the critical crypt once again. Examining the educational narrative of Emily St. Aubert in Ann Radcliffe's The Mysteries of Udolpho, I argue that t...
Abstract 6591: Antibody-based redirection of meditope-CAR T cells selectively kill antigen bearing tumor cells

Adoptive T cell transfer of engineered T cells with a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) can harness the patients9 immune system to recognize a specific antigen and redirect T cells to target disease. Conventional CAR T cells, however, are specific to a single antigen. While remarkably effective, antigen escape, due in part to the heterogeneous nature of a tumor, renders these CAR T cells ineffective. In order to address the disadvantage of conventional CAR T cells, we developed a switchable CAR T cell system. Specifically, we replaced the antigen-binding domain of a conventional CAR with a meditope and used meditope-enabled monoclonal antibodies (memAbs) to alter antigen specificity. As the T cell decoration is similar to how a bike rack is used to transport bicycles on cars, we have coined the technology a Fabrack. To fully examine our switchable CAR T cell system, Fabrack CAR Jurkat-NFAT-Luc cells were established to quantitate T cell activation through NFAT-regulated luciferase expression. Multiple memAbs with unique antigen specificity were combined with the Fabrack CAR Jurkat cells and target tumor cells and demonstrated the feasibility, specificity and robustness of the in vitro system. Next, native human T cells transduced with Fabrack showed dramatic tumor-killing effect when coupled with an antigen specific memAb. The engaged Fabrack T cells proliferated with remarkably increased CD107a and IFNγ, indicating functional activation of T cells. Live cell imaging demonstrated selective killing of target cells in the presence of corresponding memAbs. Furthermore, tumor burden in immunocompromised mice with OVCAR3 xenografts was largely reduced when mice were treated with Fabrack T cells and memAbs. Collectively, these studies suggest the feasibility of switchable CAR T cell and support further development for future clinical use in cancer immunotherapy. Citation Format: Yi-Chiu Kuo, Jeremy D. King, Cheng-Fu Kuo, Victor Kenyon, Miso Park, Wen-Chung Chang, Lawrence Stern, Christine E. Brown, John C. Williams. Antibody-based redirection of meditope-CAR T cells selectively kill antigen bearing tumor cells [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research 2020; 2020 Apr 27-28 and Jun 22-24. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2020;80(16 Suppl):Abstract nr 6591.
ESG impact of Michigan and Indiana right-to-work laws

We examine the Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) performance of Michigan and Indiana companies before and after they passed the Right-to-Work (RTW) laws in 2012 by referencing it against ...
Trauma and Relationship Satisfaction in Treatment Seeking Couples: A Dyadic Investigation of Differentiation as a Mediator

The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between interpersonal trauma history and relationship satisfaction, and the mediating effect of differentiation—the ability to balance a separate and connected sense of self—as described in Bowen’s family systems theory. Data were collected through an online questionnaire distributed upon consent at an on-campus couple and family therapy clinic. Differentiation was measured by the Family Distance Regulation scale, comprised of items from the Separation-Individuation Test of Adolescence (SITA; Levine et al. in J Person Assess 50(1): 123−137, 1986. https://doi.org/10.1207/s15327752jpa5001_14 ), and the Social Connectedness Scale-Revised (SCS-R; Lee et al. 2001). Results suggested that interpersonal trauma history was negatively related to level of differentiation. However, when including number of children and relationship length as control variables, differentiation was not supported as a mediator between interpersonal trauma history and relationship satisfaction. When couples present with interpersonal trauma history, it may be useful for couple and family therapists to focus on differentiation levels to encourage a balance of separateness and connectedness.
Ferroelectric Hafnium Zirconium Oxide Compatible With Back-End-of-Line Process

To scale the ferroelectric random access memory (FeRAM) technology toward 28 nm or beyond, it is critical to develop stacked capacitor (with sufficient surface area) to allow good sense margin for the 1-transistor- 1-capacitor (1T1C) bit cell. Therefore, to enable 3-D integration in back-end-of-line (BEOL) process, it is essential to optimize the fabrication recipes in low-thermal budget ( 50 s) in low temperature (\sim 350 °C), the ferroelectric properties of HZO could be fully manifested. No degradation is shown in the remnant polarization ( ${P}_{r}$ ) under the optimized low-temperature process. Furthermore, the retention/endurance characteristics with different ${P}_{r}$ states were measured to determine the minimally required write voltage. Finally, the SPICE simulation is conducted to evaluate the sense margin of the projected 28-nm 1T1C array with stacked cylindrical capacitors using the measured ${P}_{r}$ drift behavior over time.
Earth, wind, (water), and fire: Measuring epistemic boundaries in climate change research

Abstract Scientific research is governed by strict disciplinary norms and symbolic boundaries. This highly structured context is the space of probables, which dictates what research is likely to occur. Interdisciplinarity may disrupt these disciplinary norms by bridging epistemic gaps across disciplines to foster originality. But can interdisciplinarity actually expand the space of probables over time? In this paper, we analyze the evolution of the interdisciplinary field of climate change research based on 30,228 scientific abstracts from 2000 to 2019. Using novel word embedding techniques interpreted from the perspective of Peircean semiotics, we examine the interdisciplinary dynamics and epistemic boundaries of the field over time. Despite interdisciplinarity increasing over the last 20 years, epistemic boundaries become more entrenched, and research becomes more predictable. We conclude that interdisciplinarity does not erode boundaries, but instead operates within a highly structured and constrained space of probables.
Exploring microwave irradiation as a method to disinfect contact lens cases.

Abstract Purpose Biofilm formation caused by infrequent contact lens case replacement and the ineffectiveness of multi-purpose solutions (MPS) on biofilm removal is associated with high rates of bacterial keratitis infections. This study demonstrated biofilm elimination from the contact lens case by microwave irradiation. Methods Staphylococcus aureus biofilms indicative of 3–9 months of contact wear were cultured in contact lens cases and visualized with crystal violet (CV) staining. Biofilms in contact cases were then exposed to four treatment regimens: No treatment (n = 8), 45 s microwave irradiation (n = 8), tap water (n = 6), and MPS (n = 9). Bacterial survival was assessed by colony forming unit (CFU) assay using streak dilutions. Results Visualization of the biofilms through CV staining revealed that biofilms coalesce between ribs of the contact case. In 5/8 cases no CFU were cultivated from the case after treatment with microwave irradiation. In tap water and MPS the first dilution averaged 6 ± 2 and 31 ± 13 CFUs per plate, respectively, while microwave irradiation averaged Conclusion Biofilms that coalesce between the ribs of the contact case pose a threat because this area is difficult to thoroughly scrub and could act as a basis for infection through fouling of contact lenses. Of the four treatment regimens, microwave irradiation displayed the most consistent and highest rate of bacterial eradication. Tap water was less effective compared to microwave irradiation, and poses other harmful side effects, but greatly reduced CFU count compared to no treatment. MPS displayed the poorest bacterial eradication of the treatments. Thus, microwave irradiation is worth further investigation as a viable in-home disinfecting option.
Dismissed with Prejudice: Gender Inequality in the Utah Legal Market

With the increasing feminization of the legal profession in the United States over the last half century, past research has documented the prevalence and transformation of gender inequality in law firms. However, relatively little is known about gender inequality in small, conservative legal markets like Utah. This thesis examines data from the 2008-2009 Utah Attorney Advancement and Retention Survey. The analyses indicate that relative to their male colleagues, women earned less in 2007 and are less likely to procure higher quality job assignments than their peers. The most promising explanations for these disparities include employment sector, gender and motherhood statuses, and year of bar admittance. Contrary to the results of past work, analyses find little or no effect for several traditional predictors of gender gaps including marital status, mentoring, tokenism, firm size, and hours billed. Open- ended responses reveal that while overt discrimination exists to some degree in Utah firms, most inequitable treatment has taken on subtle forms such as exclusion from the “good old boys” network, perpetuation of traditional gender roles and stereotypes, and differential opportunity paths and structures.