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An update from the American Academy of Nursing's Workforce Commission

S ince its inception in 2000, the American Academy of Nursing (AAN) Workforce Commission has focused on addressing the multiple factors that impede nursing workflow and the ability to achieve optimal clinical and operational outcomes. The Commission focused attention on ways technology could diminish demand on nurses’ time by eliminating waste and enabling workflow, returning precious minutes of care to patients in acute care hospitals. Reducing demand is one strategy to abate cyclic nursing shortages. In its Technology Targets study, the Workforce Commission developed a process, ‘‘Technology Drill Down’’ or ‘‘TD2,’’ to explore implementation of health information technology (IT) to address inefficient workflows. In that process, nurses identified attributes of technologies that will transform the work environment by improving adoption of userfriendly systems and devices, improving efficiency, and providing features that improve safety. The Workforce Commission has discovered from conferences, pilot work, research, and the spread of TD2 that this process engaged nurses and other health care team members to develop solutions to workflow challenges through health IT and deployment of pointof-care devices. Technology is vital to the nursing workforce and nurses’ ability to enable improved workflow and, ultimately, the quality of patient care. Follow-up with original TD2 sites is in progress, with early results demonstrating positive effects of the process for redesign of workflow, inclusion of frontline nurses in technology decisions, and acceleration of technology adoption.
A new surface passivation technique for crystalline Si solar cells: Valence-mending passivation

A valence-mended semiconductor surface is free of dangling bonds and free of surface states. Such a surface is accomplished by depositing a single atomic layer of valence-mending atoms on the surface. For the Si(100) surface, valence-mending atoms include sulfur and selenium, while fluorine, chlorine and bromine serve as valence-mending atoms for the Si(111) surface. This surface passivation technique has been demonstrated to reduce contact resistance between Si and a proper metal, and at the same time reduce surface recombination velocity. The simultaneous reduction in contact resistance and surface recombination promises significantly improved efficiency in crystalline Si solar cells. This paper reviews our progress on valence-mended Si(100) surface as pertaining to photovoltaic applications and point out ways for cost-effective integration of this technique into crystalline Si solar cells.
Histologic comparison of healing after tooth extraction with ridge preservation using mineralized versus demineralized freeze-dried bone allograft.

Background: Allografts, such as demineralized freeze-dried bone allograft (DFDBA) and mineralized freeze-dried bone allograft (FDBA) are commonly used by clinicians for ridge preservation procedures. The primary objective of this study is to histologically evaluate and compare the healing of non-molar extraction sockets grafted with DFDBA versus FDBA for ridge preservation. The secondary aim of this study is to compare dimensional changes in ridge height and width after grafting with these two materials.Materials: Forty patients were randomly divided into two groups of 20. Extraction sockets were filled with either FDBA or DFDBA. To minimize variables associated with the organ donor and with tissue processing, all of the graft material was procured from a single donor; the only difference in the two materials was the percentage mineralization of the final bone graft. A 2-mm-diameter core biopsy was taken from each grafted site ≈19 weeks after grafting. Histomorphometric analysis was performed to determine...
Differential sputter yield measurements using cavity ringdown spectroscopy.

The first use of cavity ringdown spectroscopy (CRDS) to measure differential (angular) sputter yield profiles of sputtered particles is reported. Owing to the path-integrated nature of CRDS, inversion techniques are required. Our approach is to scan the optical axis relative to the source of sputtered particles and to measure the spatial profile of the CRDS signals. Modeling is then used to determine the differential sputter yield profile from the measured CRDS spatial profile. Demonstrative measurements are made with a Nd:YAG pumped optical parametric oscillator laser system for 750 eV argon ions normally incident on a molybdenum target. At these conditions we find an under- cosine sputtering distribution characterized by α = 0.22 ± 0.07 in good agreement with past quartz crystal microbalance measurements (α = 0.19).
MODERN RESEARCH IN HIGH RESOLUTION INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY AND ITS IMPORTANCE TO PLANETARY PHYSICS

The scope of research in the field of high resolution infrared spectroscopy has expanded in numerous directions in recent years. Investigations of high resolution molecular spectra performed under controlled conditions in the laboratory are of significance to planetary studies because of the high resolution which one can achieve at the present time in the spectra of planets. In making use of laboratory data it is important to develop a proper perspective; due to technological advances the quality of experimental results has improved continuously during the past two decades, and, therefore, one has to exercise proper judgement when combining information from different laboratories. Somewhat detailed discussions are presented for the spectra of CO and CO2 to illustrate what modern measurements are capable of accomplishing. In the case of CO2, the extensive measurements of Courtoy and Herzberg done in the early 50’s are not summarized in this paper because they are all consolidated in three previous publications. On the other hand, more recent measurements on CO2 are scattered in several publications and, therefore, an attempt has been made to collect them together in this article. This is not a comprehensive review paper but it is intended to provide only a glimpse into the expanding frontiers of research in high resolution infrared spectroscopy.
New and Emerging Agents for the Treatment of Hemophilia: Focus on Extended Half-Life Recombinant Clotting Proteins

Hemophilia A and B are X-linked disorders caused by deficient or defective clotting factor VIII (FVIII) or IX factor (FIX) proteins, and characterized by spontaneous or traumatic bleeding into joints and muscles. Previous use of plasma and plasma-derived clotting factors that lacked appropriate viral inactivation steps in manufacturing led to significant morbidity associated with transfusion-transmitted HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV). The development of recombinant proteins revolutionized their treatment, and, with no new HIV or HCV infection via clotting proteins for nearly 30 years, greatly improved their lifespan, which now approaches that of the general population, and with the same risks for aging complications. Novel long-acting factor proteins are being licensed to extend FVIII and FIX half-life, thereby reducing infusion frequency and potentially bleed frequency and associated morbidity. Further, novel therapeutics which take advantage of new technologies, including siRNA, monoclonal antibody, and small peptide inhibition technologies, have the potential to simplify treatment and improve outcomes for those with inhibitors.
Allowing for ILP in an embedded Java processor

Java processors are ideal for embedded and network computing applications such as Internet TV's, set-top boxes, smart phones, and other consumer electronics applications. In this paper, we investigate cost-effective microarchitectural techniques to exploit parallelism in Java bytecode streams. Firstly, we propose the use of a fill unit that stores decoded bytecodes into a decoded bytecode cache. This mechanism improves the fetch and decode bandwidth of Java processors by 2 to 3 times. These additional hardware units can also be used to perform optimizations such as instruction folding. This is particularly significant because experiments with the Verilog model of Sun Microsystems pico Java-II core demonstrates that instruction folding lies in the critical path. Moving folding logic from the critical path of the processor to the fill unit allows to improve the clock frequency by 25%. Out-of-order ILP exploitation is not investigated due to the prohibitive cost, but in-order dual-issue with a 64-entry decoded bytecode cache is seen to result in 10% to 14% improvement in execution cycles. Another contribution of the paper is a stack disambiguation technique that allows elimination of false dependencies between different types of stack accesses. Stack disambiguation further exposes parallelism and a dual in-order issue microengine with a 64-entry bytecode cache yields an additional 10% reduction in cycles, leading to an aggregate reduction of 17% to 24% in execution cycles.
A 25 Gb/s Burst-Mode Receiver for Low Latency Photonic Switch Networks

We report a dc-coupled burst-mode (BM) receiver for optical links in a dynamically reconfigurable network. Through the introduction of interlocking search algorithms, a robust 25 Gb/s BM operation is achieved with 31 ns lock time. At the beginning of the burst, the receiver first performs input dc current offset calibration in 12.5 ns, then achieves phase lock in 18.5 ns, and after that tracks data using a phase interpolator (PI) based bang-bang clock and data recovery (CDR). The sensitivity of the receiver is $-10.9\;{\text {dBm}}$ (average power, ${\text {BER}} ) at 25 Gb/s, tested with a single mode 1550 nm reference optical transmitter. There is no significant sensitivity penalty in the presence of $\pm 100\;{\text {ppm}}$ frequency offset between the transmitter and the receiver. Measured power efficiency of the receiver at 25 Gb/s is 4.4 pJ/bit. The core of the 32 nm SOI CMOS circuit occupies ${200\; \upmu{\text {m}}} \times {300\;\upmu {\text {m}}}$ .
The World as Farce

This chapter proposes an interdisciplinary introduction to the notion of the political world as farce. More exactly, it advances the argument that, despite experiencing the world as a joke of cosmic proportions, an individual can still create meaning even in the most meaningless conditions (concentration camps, totalitarian societies and the like). The paper traces the presence of the topic in Dostoyevsky’s The Brothers Karamazov and Primo Levi’s Se questo e un uomo and discusses the particular case of Milan Kundera, for whom the historical world appears as nothing but a cruel joke.
LROC analysis of human detection performance in PET and time-of-flight PET

Previous investigations into time-of-flight positron emission tomography (TOFPET) have shown that stochastic noise in images can be reduced when the reconstruction process accounts for the differences in detection times of coincidence photons. Among the factors that influence this reduction are the sensitivity and the spatial and temporal resolutions of the TOFPET detectors. Within the framework of a simplified time- of-flight imaging model, we have considered the effect of these factors on task performance for human observers. The task was detection of mediastinal 'hot' tumors in simulated images of the chest. There were 14 simulated TOFPET systems and 2 simulated PET systems considered. Image reconstruction was performed using filtered backprojection (FBP) for PET and a modified FBP for TOFPET. Localization receiver operating characteristic (LROC) methodology, in which the observers must detect and locate the tumors, was used. The LROC study gives insight into how TOFPET detector characteristics might improve in order to make possible observer task performance on a par with PET. A comparison of our results to a theoretical result from the literature was also conducted.© (1999) COPYRIGHT SPIE--The International Society for Optical Engineering. Downloading of the abstract is permitted for personal use only.
From Mopping to Mowing Masculinity and Housework in Stay-at-Home Father Households

Little is known about the household behaviors or beliefs associated with housework among a subset of fathers: those who stay home. Do these men embrace housework as being “part of the job” or rejec...
Bile Acid Sequestrants: Do They Have a Future?

It has been known for many years that interruption of the enterohepatic circulation (EHC) of bile acids will lower the plasma cholesterol. Interruption of the EHC can be achieved in several ways, but the usual means is by use of resins (sequestrants) that bind bile acids in the intestine and prevent their reabsorption. The bile acid sequestrants most commonly used are cholestyramine and colestipol. Cholestyramine was the drug used in the Lipid Research Clinics (LRC) Coronary Primary Prevention Trial (CPPT) (1,2). This trial tested cholestyramine vs placebo in about 4000 men with hypercholesterolemia who were treated for 7 years. Cholestyramine produced a significant lowering of the plasma cholesterol, and rates of coronary heart disease (CHD) were reduced significantly at p<0.05. This trial has generally been accepted as strong support for the “lipid hypothesis”, namely, that a lowering of the plasma cholesterol will decrease the risk for CHD. Furthermore, analysis of the trial results provided no consistent evidence that lowering of plasma cholesterol by bile acid sequestrants is accompanied by significant side effects. On the other hand, despite the success of the CPPT, doubts remain whether bile acid sequestrants have a significant future for the treatment of hypercholesterolemia. They are bulky and inconvenient to take. They can cause gastrointestinal distress, and they almost uniformly cause constipation. Also, they are only moderately effective for lowering of plasma cholesterol; and finally they are expensive.
Non-additive interactions

Abstract Non-additive interactions or many-body forces are discussed in a brief, qualitative, relatively non-technical manner with respect to their possible role in electrodynamics, in nuclear structure theory and, especially, in the theory of inter-molecular forces. The conceptual basis for non-additivity effects is given in each case and the evidence for such effects is examined.
Application of Computational Fluid Dynamics to Advanced Guided Munitions

This paper presents the results of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) investigations to predict the flow field and aerodynamic coefficients for various guided munitions. Scalable Navier-Stokes solvers have been used to obtain numerical solutions for complex configurations. Large computational resources were required to capture the flow field interference effects associated with these complex configurations. A summary of the predictive numerical capabilities used for these flow field computations is described. Both static and dynamic coupled CFD/rigid body dynamics results are presented. Some unsteady results associated with maneuvering canards are shown for a smart munition. Computed results are compared with experimental data obtained for the same configurations and conditions where available. The results help to show the present predictive capabilities of CFD techniques for guided projectile and missile configurations.
A possible explanation for decreased tryptophan pyrrolase activity in homogenates of liver from endotoxemic mice.

SummaryThe inhibition of tryptophan pyrrolase in vitro by plasma and certain other native substances was investigated in an attempt to elucidate mechanisms responsible for the assumed decrease in activity of this enzyme in vivo during endotoxin poisoning. Results of kinetic studies eliminated the plasma inhibitor as a causal factor in the irreversible decrease in activity of tryptophan pyrrolase in whole homogenates of liver from endotoxemic mice. The enzyme was found to be inhibited by citrate, the concentration of which increased substantially in the liver during endotoxicosis. Unlike inhibition by plasma, citrate inhibition could not be reversed by excess hematin cofactor. It was therefore concluded that at least part of the decreased activity of tryptophan pyrrolase in whole homogenates of poisoned mice may be the result of inhibition by citrate.
Electrochemical System with Memimpedance Properties

An electrochemical system based on a pH-switchable polymer-modified electrode was designed to demonstrate memory properties. The pH changes in the system were produced electrochemically in situ upon electrochemical reduction or oxidation of H2O2. Depending on the direction of the current, different pH changes were achieved and the modified electrode was switched between higher or lower resistance and capacitance. In the absence of the current the electrode preserved the last resistance and capacitance values, thus demonstrating properties of memristor and memcapacitor simultaneously (memimpedance). The switchable interface between the modified electrode and solution potentially allows functional integration between the electrochemical memimpedance device and biomolecular systems processing chemical signals.
Epidemiological and etiological characteristics of hand foot and mouth disease in Guangxi, 2012

Objective To analyze the epidemiological and etiological characteristics of hand foot and mouth disease(HFMD) in Guangxi in 2012 and provide scientific evidence for the prevention and control of the disease. Methods The descriptive epidemiological analysis was conducted on the incidence and etiological data of HFMD in Guangxi in 2012. Results A total of 231 984 HFMD cases were reported in Guangxi in 2012, including 2 236 severe cases and 123 deaths. The reported morbidity was 499.43/100 000 and the case fatality rate was 0.05%. The incidence was peak in April and May, and this accounted for 54.37% cases of the whole year. The highest incidence was in Baise City and the lowest in Guigang City. and the incidences were significantly different between different cities(P0.01). The cases in children under 5 years old accounted for 95.41% of the total. The etiological surveillance indicated that the positive rate of enterovirus 71(EV71) was 49.13%. Among the mild, severe and death cases, the positive rates of EV71 infection were 39.92%, 71.03% and 97.37%, respectively, with significant difference(χ2= 694.10,P0.01) among them. The monthly proportion of severe HFMD cases from January to December changed in accordance with the prevalent proportion of EV71 strains(r =0.907,P0.01).Conclusion HFMD occurred widely in Guangxi with local outbreaks in 2012. There are differences among areas, seasons and populations. The majority of severe and death cases are caused by EV71.
Fire Prevention in Laboratory of Colleges and Universities

The new demand of fire prevention is posed in laboratory of colleges and universities because the apparatuses are more precise and expensive. Based on the analysis of common hidden fire danger,the safety measures of preventing fire are represented.
Price of Factor and Technical Efficiency of Chinese Manufacturing Industries

Does increasing price of factors promote industrial efficiency of China? The issue has not been put into research in China.Using 1993-2007 panel data of Chinese provinces’ manufacturing industries,the paper calculates technical efficiency by the DEA,the results show that the technical efficiency of Chinese manufacturing industries kept dead state and increased evidently after 2000.Using pooled regression model,fixed effect regression model and panel corrected standard error to obtain robust parameters and standard error,we find that increasing price of factors promote industrial technical efficiency,this max effects will occur in 3—5 years later.Above all,"Cost Promoting Technical Efficiency" in Chinese manufacturing industries has been proved statistically.The conclusion indicates that reform of factor price is significant in China,governments should pay attention to the collocating efficiency and make policies for industrial transition and upgrading,which realizes development transition by technical innovation.
Use of genome-editing tools to treat sickle cell disease

Recent advances in genome-editing techniques have made it possible to modify any desired DNA sequence by employing programmable nucleases. These next-generation genome-modifying tools are the ideal candidates for therapeutic applications, especially for the treatment of genetic disorders like sickle cell disease (SCD). SCD is an inheritable monogenic disorder which is caused by a point mutation in the β-globin gene. Substantial success has been achieved in the development of supportive therapeutic strategies for SCD, but unfortunately there is still a lack of long-term universal cure. The only existing curative treatment is based on allogeneic stem cell transplantation from healthy donors; however, this treatment is applicable to a limited number of patients only. Hence, a universally applicable therapy is highly desirable. In this review, we will discuss the three programmable nucleases that are commonly used for genome-editing purposes: zinc finger nucleases (ZFNs), transcription activator-like effector nucleases (TALENs) and clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats/CRISPR-associated protein 9 (CRISPR/Cas9). We will continue by exemplifying uses of these methods to correct the sickle cell mutation. Additionally, we will present induction of fetal globin expression as an alternative approach to cure sickle cell disease. We will conclude by comparing the three methods and explaining the concerns about their use in therapy.
Expert Stance Graphs for Computational Argumentation

We describe the construction of an Expert Stance Graph, a novel, large-scale knowledge resource that encodes the stance of more than 100,000 experts towards a variety of controversial topics. We suggest that this graph may be valuable for various fundamental tasks in computational argumentation. Experts and topics in our graph are Wikipedia entries. Both automatic and semi-automatic methods for building the graph are explored, and manual assessment validates the high accuracy of the resulting graph.
Gramicidin Channels as Cation Nanotubes

The linear gramicidins constitute a family of peptide antibiotics produced by the soil bacterium Bacillus brevis. The first antibiotics to be used in clinical practice, the linear gramicidins exert their antibacterial activity by forming bilayer-spanning channels that increase the monovalent cation permeability of target bacterial plasma membranes. Gramicidin channels are synthesized by non-ribosomal peptide synthesis on large protein complexes and contain both D- and L-amino acid residues; they were the first channels of known chemical composition to be studied. The channels effectively serve as cation-selective organic nanotubes that span lipid bilayer membranes and provide a basis for examining many aspects of ion-channel function and channel-lipid bilayer interactions. The nanotube properties can be tuned by means of mutations or chemical changes to the subunit architecture, as well as by altering the channels’ bilayer environment (e.g., the bilayer thickness). Indeed, many analogue sequences within the extended peptide family have been prepared by semi-synthesis or total synthesis. Diverse applications of gramicidin channels have enhanced our understanding of the microphysics of ion permeation, lipid-protein interactions and membrane protein function.
The structural phases and vibrational properties of Mo1−xWxTe2 alloys

The structural polymorphism in transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) provides exciting opportunities for developing advanced electronics. For example, MoTe2 crystallizes in the 2H semiconducting phase at ambient temperature and pressure, but transitions into the 1T' semimetallic phase at high temperatures. Alloying MoTe2 with WTe2 reduces the energy barrier between these two phases, while also allowing access to the T d Weyl semimetal phase. The Mo1-x WxTe2 alloy system is therefore promising for developing phase change memory technology. However, achieving this goal necessitates a detailed understanding of the phase composition in the MoTe2-WTe2 system. We combine polarization-resolved Raman spectroscopy with x-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) to study bulk Mo1-xWxTe2 alloys over the full compositional range x from 0 to 1. We identify Raman and XRD signatures characteristic of the 2H, 1T', and T d structural phases that agree with density-functional theory (DFT) calculations, and use them to identify phase fields in the MoTe2-WTe2 system, including single-phase 2H, 1T', and T d regions, as well as a two-phase 1T' + T d region. Disorder arising from compositional fluctuations in Mo1-xWxTe2 alloys breaks inversion and translational symmetry, leading to the activation of an infrared 1T'-MoTe2 mode and the enhancement of a double-resonance Raman process in 2H-Mo1-x WxTe2 alloys. Compositional fluctuations limit the phonon correlation length, which we estimate by fitting the observed asymmetric Raman lineshapes with a phonon confinement model. These observations reveal the important role of disorder in Mo1-xWxTe2 alloys, clarify the structural phase boundaries, and provide a foundation for future explorations of phase transitions and electronic phenomena in this system.
Intravenous sotalol use in a complex critically ill child: balancing the systems in choosing antiarrhythmic medication

In critically ill children, multi-organ-system disease can influence the choice of antiarrhythmic medication. Intravenous therapy is often necessary. There is a scarcity of paediatric critical-care cases demonstrating the dosing, monitoring, and efficacy of intravenous sotalol. This case demonstrates the effective use of intravenous sotalol in an adolescent with renal, hepatic, and haematological dysfunctions.
Low-Template DNA Testing

Low-template (LT) DNA testing is a valuable tool in the forensic community. It is a more sensitive method than traditional DNA testing and refers to the analysis of samples that contain small amounts of DNA such as those with <100 pg of DNA. The same laboratory techniques are used as in conventional DNA testing; however, LT-DNA testing includes slight modifications that are designed to increase the DNA signal. Owing to increased stochastic effects observed in LT-DNA samples, careful testing strategies and interpretation guidelines need to be validated to ensure reliable, robust, and reproducible results.
Emotions as agency: Feeling rules, emotion labor, and English language teachers’ decision-making

Abstract This article explores feeling rules and emotion labor as tools of language teachers' agency and decision-making. Grounded in a poststructural-discursive approach to emotions, one that considers the relationship between emotions and power, feeling rules and emotion labor are highlighted as possible areas of resistance and reform in language teaching. To illustrate emotions as agency, interview data about English language teachers’ responses to plagiarism is presented, including resistance to the feeling rules of a university plagiarism policy. Also discussed will be emotion labor revealed during interviews with these teachers about addressing plagiarism in student texts. The chapter ends with implications of feeling rules and emotion labor for future language-teacher education.
Tritium Detectors Employed at the Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor

In preparation for deuterium-tritium operations at the Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor (TFTR) in 1991, Princeton University, Plasma Physics Laboratory has developed a real-time tritium monitoring system. The system employs a variety of different monitors, the purpose of which is to provide tritium concentration levels for personnel protection, process streams, and stack effluent monitoring.
Taking Whispering Gallery Mode Biosensing to the Single Protein Limit

Finding a method for label-free sensing of individual protein is considered the “Holy Grail” in the bio-sensing field. An ideal technology that could do this would be able to follow the sensing of biological antigen-antibody interactions in their native form and in real-time without interfering tags. The challenge is great, however the rewards are likely greater. To date the most sensitive photonic label-free transducer is a resonant biosensor in the form of a Ring Resonator or Whispering Gallery Mode (WGM) resonator for which there have been a number of recent reviews [1, 2].
Race, ethnicity, expressive authenticity: Can white people sing the blues?

It is unlikely that [the blues] will survive through the imitations of the young white college copyists, the "urban blues singers," whose relation to the blues is that of the "trad" jazz band to the music of New Orleans: sterile and derivative. The bleak prospect is that the blues probably has no real future; that, folk music that it is, it served its purpose and flourished whilst it had meaning in the Negro community. At the end of the century it may well be seen as an important cultural phenomenon-and someone will commence a systematic study of it, too late. Paul Oliver, Blues Off the Record
Patterns of Parenchymal Injury: Pattern (Chronic) Dating

This chapter focuses on patterns of change within the brain parenchyma that occur as the result of a previous injury – but not one occurring in the immediately previous 2 weeks. These chronic changes persist for the life of the patient.
‘Pray for transit’: Seeking transportation justice in metropolitan Atlanta:

On 4 November 2014, voters in Clayton County, Georgia, approved a referendum to join the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA), Atlanta’s regional transit agency. The historic vote w...
Evaluating Changes to Prevented Planting Provision on Moral Hazard

Prevented planting provision in crop insurance protects producers from failure to plant attributable to natural causes. We determined the impact of this provision at various crop insurance coverage levels on prevented planting claims and ex post moral hazard. The moral hazard incentive in the prevented planting provision is stronger for corn than soybeans. Reducing the prevented planting coverage factor for corn could likely reduce moral hazard, but the degree of the reduction will likely depend on the revenue protection coverage level. Conversely, we found moral hazard is unlikely to occur for soybean production regardless of the revenue protection coverage level.
Seeking predicate findings in Nebraska for special immigrant juveniles

On April 23, 2018, Governor Pete Ricketts signed LB 670, a bill which contains several important provisions related to individuals seeking Special Immigrant Juvenile (SIJ) predicate findings before Nebraska state courts. The relevant sections of LB 670 discussed in this practice advisory originated from LB 826, a bill introduced by Senator Tony Vargas. This Practice Advisory analyzes the importance of the new law for Nebraska practitioners and offers tips for seeking these findings for eligible juvenile clients.
Cellular Computational Network for Distributed Power Flow Inferencing in Electric Distribution Systems

The modem power system is undergoing a rapid transformation from centralized generation to distributed generation. The distributed generation consists of a large number of small distributed energy resource (DER) based generators with stochastic power output connected at different geographic locations throughout the feeder. Therefore, the operation of the future distribution grid requires efficient, scalable, and robust techniques for system analysis and control. This study presents a data driven approach to solve the electric power flow problem based on the framework known as the Cellular Computational Network (CCN). It is scalable since diakoptics resolves the system to computational cells, which are then connected together to form the full system. The results for the IEEE 4 Bus system shows that this approach can generate accurate power flow solutions.
Ball and Beam Tracking Application with Linear Quadratic Control Design

A proposed linear quadratic control scheme implemented on under actuated nonlinear ball and beam practical system. A suggested control strategy effectively tracks a time varying sinusoidal reference signal. A closed loop control is based on specially featured error dynamics based cost function. System states estimation is carried out by using flatness property in Brunovsky canonical form with Kalman filter. The designed control scheme is validated through practical tracking results for sinusoidal reference tracking signal with ball and beam system.
The Impact of Standards-Based Learning: Tracking High School Students’ Transition to the University:

This study sought to determine if the implementation of standards-based learning in high schools affects students’ transition to learning in university courses. Surveys and interviews with 13 stude...
Changing the narrative: a call to end stigmatizing terminology related to substance use disorders

Beyond their denotative meaning, words carry emotional implications and associations that can lead to unintentional or deliberate discrimination. The stigma surrounding substance use disorders (SUD...
High Dynamic Range and Broadband Photoconductive Terahertz Detector Driven by a Ytterbium-Doped Femtosecond Fiber Laser

We present a photoconductive terahertz detector that is compatible with Ytterbium-doped fiber lasers, which operate around $1\ \mu\mathrm{m}$ optical wavelengths. We demonstrate pulsed terahertz detection over a 4.2 THz bandwidth with up to a 95 dB dynamic range.
Development of species-specific primers for rapid identification by PCR of the ecologically important pathogen Fusarium keratoplasticum from isolated and environmental samples

The genus Fusarium contains many fungal species known to be pathogenic to animals and plants alike. One species complex within this genus, the Fusarium solani species complex (FSSC), is of particular concern due to its high numbers of pathogenic members. FSSC members are known to contribute significantly to plant, human and other animal fungal disease. One member of the FSSC, Fusarium keratoplasticum, is of particular ecological concern and has been implicated in low hatching success of endangered sea turtle eggs, as well as contribute to human and other animal Fusarium pathogenesis. Species-specific primers for molecular identification of F. keratoplasticum currently do not exist to our knowledge, making rapid identification, tracking and quantitation of this pathogenic fungus difficult. The objective of this study was to develop primers specific to F. keratoplasticum that could be applied to DNA from isolated cultures as well as total (mixed) DNA from environmental samples. RPB2 sequence from 109 Fusarium isolates was aligned and analysed to determine nucleotide polymorphisms specific to F. keratoplasticum useful for primer design. A set of primers were generated and found to be effective for identification of F. keratoplasticum from total DNA extracted from sand surrounding sea turtle nesting sites.
In patients with acute HF and iron deficiency, IV ferric carboxymaltose improved quality of life at 4 to 24 wk.

SOURCE CITATION Jankowska EA, Kirwan BA, Kosiborod M, et al. The effect of intravenous ferric carboxymaltose on health-related quality of life in iron-deficient patients with acute heart failure: the results of the AFFIRM-AHF study. Eur Heart J. 2021;42:3011-20. 34080008.
Redlining, structural racism, and lung cancer screening disparities

Abstract Objective The objective of this study was to understand the effect of historical redlining (preclusion from home loans and wealth-building for Black Americans) and its downstream factors on the completion of lung cancer screening in Boston. Methods Patients within our institution were identified as eligible for lung cancer screening on the basis of the United State Preventive Service Task Force criteria and patient charts were reviewed to determine if patients completed low-dose computed tomography screening. Individual addresses were geocoded and overlayed with original 1930 Home Owner Loan Corporation redlining vector files. Structural equation models were used to estimate the odds of screening for Black and White patients, interacted with sex, in redlined and nonredlined areas. Results Black patients had a 44% lower odds of screening compared with White (odds ratio [OR], 0.66; 95% CI, 0.52-0.85). With race as a mediator, Black patients in redlined areas were 61% less likely to undergo screening than White patients (OR, 0.39; 95% CI, 0.24-0.64). Similarly, in redlined areas Black women had 61% (OR, 0.39; 95% CI, 0.21-0.73) and Black men 47% (OR, 0.53; 95% CI, 0.29-0.98) lower odds of screening compared with White men in redlined areas. Conclusions Despite higher rates of lung cancer screening in redlined areas, Black race mediated worse screening rates in these areas, suggesting racist structural factors contributing to the disparities in lung cancer screening completion among Black and White patients. Furthermore, these disparities were more apparent in Black women, suggesting that racial and gender intersectional discrimination are important in lung cancer screening completion.
Difficulties in hematopoietic progenitor cell collection from a patient with TEMPI syndrome and severe iatrogenic iron deficiency.

BACKGROUND Collection of hematopoietic progenitor cells by apheresis (HPC-A) requires separation of cells by density. Previous studies highlighted the challenges of HPC-A collection from patients with abnormal red blood cells (RBCs). TEMPI syndrome is a recently described condition defined by teleangiectasias, elevated erythropoietin and erythrocytosis, monoclonal gammopathy, perinephric fluid collections, and intrapulmonary shunting. Patients with TEMPI syndrome have responded to therapies used to treat plasma cell dyscrasias and may benefit from autologous HPC transplantation. We report HPC-A collection from a patient with TEMPI syndrome that was complicated by severe iron deficiency. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS The patient received granulocyte–colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) and plerixafor for HPC mobilization and underwent 3 days of HPC-A collection. RESULTS The patient presented for collection with a microcytic erythrocytosis. Over 3 days, approximately 50 L of whole blood was processed, and 2 × 108 CD34+ cells were collected (2.8 × 106 CD34+ cells/kg). The mean collection efficiency (CE), percentage of mononuclear cells, hematocrit (Hct), and RBC count were 18%, 90%, 14%, and 9 × 1011, respectively. Altering collection variables to avoid RBC contamination reduced CE. Ficoll preparations of the products after freeze-thaw showed RBC contamination and hemolysis. Postthaw viability exceeded 95%. The products were not RBC reduced or washed. There were no adverse reactions during or after infusion. CONCLUSIONS HPC-A collection from a patient with TEMPI syndrome was complicated by microcytic erythrocytosis, leading to RBC contamination and hemolysis in the product. Adequate HPCs were collected and the patient tolerated infusion without RBC depletion or washing. Our report highlights difficulties of HPC-A collection from iron-deficient patients.
2‐Hydroxy‐5‐methoxy‐α,α‐diphenyl‐benzenemethanol

[936716-83-5] C20H18O3 (MW 306.36) InChI = 1S/C20H18O3/c1-23-17-12-13-19(21)18(14-17)20(22,15-8-4-2-5-9-15)16-10-6-3-7-11-16/h2-14,21-22H,1H3 InChIKey = GBLZWEKUXOKNBV-UHFFFAOYSA-N (formation of acetals and ketals from carbonyls, oxidation of alcohols, ethers, and esters, carbonyl protecting group reagent) Alternative Name: 2-hydroxy-5-methoxy-α,α-diphenylbenzyl alcohol; 5-methoxy-α,α-diphenylsalicyl alcohol; MDPS. Physical Data: mp 144 °C (decomp). Solubility: soluble in CH2Cl2, CHCl3, THF, EtOAc, MeCN, toluene, DMF, and DMSO. Form Supplied in: white solid; not available commercially. Analysis of Reagent Purity: NMR. Preparative Methods: by treatment of methyl 5-methoxysalicylate or 5-methoxysalicylic acid with either phenylmagnesium bromide or phenyllithium in THF or diethyl ether at room temperature.1 Purification: silica gel column chromatography. Handling, Storage, and Precautions: the reagent is stable under ambient conditions and indoor lighting.
ECOPHYSIOLOGICAL STUDIES OF THE LICHEN, PARMELIA PRAESIGNIS Nyl.

Summary Losses in photosynthetic ability were observed in the lichen, Parmelia praesignis Nyl., over a 2-week period under three out of four different combinations of temperature and hydration conditions during storage. At a constant daytime temperature of 16 °C, lichens which were wetted even, few days retained more photosynthetic ability than did lichens wetted everyday. Lichens which were maintained under a varying range of temperatures (12 to 26 °C) retained most of their photosynthetic ability, with the material wetted daily eventually losing 40% of its ability. The material wetted every few days did not lose a significant amount of photosynthetic ability. Lichen material maintained at a temperature of 33 °C and wetted everyday lost all photosynthetic ability after 3 d. Photosynthetic ability was found to be normally distributed with a mean of 3.2 mg CO2 g−1 and a standard deviation of 0.65 mg CO2 g−1 h−1 when based on the experimental results from 25 randomly selected sets of thallus tips.
Mechanical strain determines the axis of planar polarity in ciliated epithelia.

Epithelia containing multiciliated cells align beating cilia along a common planar axis specified by the conserved planar cell polarity (PCP) pathway. Specification of the planar axis is also thought to require a long-range cue to align the axis globally, but the nature of this cue in ciliated and other epithelia remains poorly understood. We examined this issue using the Xenopus larval skin, where ciliary flow aligns to the anterior-posterior (A-P) axis. We first show that a planar axis initially arises in the developing skin during gastrulation, based on the appearance of polarized apical microtubules and cell junctions with increased levels of stable PCP components. This axis also arises in severely ventralized embryos, despite their deficient embryonic patterning. Because ventralized embryos still gastrulate, producing a mechanical force that strains the developing skin along the A-P axis, we asked whether this strain alone drives global planar patterning. Isolated skin explanted before gastrulation lacks strain and fails to acquire a global planar axis but responds to exogenous strain by undergoing cell elongation, forming polarized apical microtubules, and aligning stable components of the PCP pathway orthogonal to the axis of strain. The planar axis in embryos can be redirected by applying exogenous strain during a critical period around gastrulation. Finally, we provide evidence that apical microtubules and the PCP pathway interact to align the planar axis. These results indicate that oriented tissue strain generated by the gastrulating mesoderm plays a major role in determining the global axis of planar polarity of the developing skin.
Towards a Hybrid P300-Based BCI Using Simultaneous fNIR and EEG

Next generation brain computer interfaces (BCI) are expected to provide robust and continuous control mechanism. In this study, we assessed integration of optical brain imaging (fNIR: functional near infrared spectroscopy) to a P300-BCI for improving BCI usability by monitoring cognitive workload and performance. fNIR is a safe and wearable neuroimaging modality that tracks cortical hemodynamics in response to sensory, motor, or cognitive activation. Eight volunteers participated in the study where simultaneous EEG and 16 optode fNIR from anterior prefrontal cortex were recorded while participants engaged with the P300-BCI for spatial navigation. The results showed a significant response in fNIR signals during high, medium and low performance indicating a positive correlation between prefrontal oxygenation changes and BCI performance. This preliminary study provided evidence that the performance of P300-BCI can be monitored by fNIR which in turn can help improve the robustness of the BCI classification.
Transfers of Ownership: The Devil Is in the Details

During the lifespan of a pipeline, it will most likely undergo several generations of acquisition, divestiture and other company transitions. This poster session commences with an overview of what is involved in a company name change. The reader is then taken through a detailed presentation of the steps required for name change completion. Topics covered in this progression include: inventorying, agencies to contact, company personnel to be interviewed, forms to complete, required fees, required signatures and report preparation. Methodology is presented in a strategically designed format that allows one to complete this process in a timely and efficient manner. Information in this presentation will make one realize that a name change goes far beyond the relettering of company signs.Copyright © 2008 by RCP Inc.
Opioid peptides and noradrenaline co-exist in large dense-cored vesicles from sympathetic nerve.

Abstract The possibility that opioid peptides and noradrenaline co-exist not only in the desheathed bundle of bovine splenic nerve which contains ~98% sympathetic C-fibers, but also in the population of large dense-cored noradrenergic vesicles from these fibers, has been investigated. The primary fraction of large dense-cored vesicles which can be prepared at about 85% purity has been further subjected to density gradient and fractional centrifugation procedures, including D 2 O-loading and unloading on modified second gradients, in an attempt to separate any minor population of particles which potentially could contain opioid peptides and contaminate the large dense-cored vesicle fraction. Measurement of opioid peptides, noradrenaline, dopamine and dopamine β-hydroxylase activity supports the conclusion that opioid peptides are stored in the primary population of large dense-cored vesicles per se , rather than in a minor population of contaminating particles from cells other than sympathetic C-fibers. This conclusion has implications for exocytotic release and the physiological role of the opioid peptides intra- and extra-neuronally. Nerve vesicle opioid peptides have a size less than 5000 daltons, in contrast to the high proportion of large peptides containing enkephalin sequences in the bovine adrenal medulla.
Forensic science service provider models: data-driven support for better delivery options

There are a variety of models for the delivery of forensic science analysis in service to the justice system. In answer to the question as to whether there is a ‘best’ option for the delivery of forensic science services, New Zealand’s Institute of Environmental Science and Research (ESR) has been offered as a model which demonstrates a comparative advantage over the delivery of forensic services in more traditional models. The support for that assertion rests in the ability of the ESR to react at the speed of business and avoid bureaucratic drag found too often in the public sector. This efficiency argument addresses one dimension of the search for ‘best’ delivery. The second dimension involves the discovery of the optimal scale of operation to take efficiency and turn it into cost effectiveness.
Vibrational averages of molecular properties in polyatomic molecules; the average geometry of CF4

Abstract A formalism is developed for the convenient calculation of first-order anharmonic vibrational averages of molecular properties which depend on nuclear position coordinates. This formalism is used to calculate the average geometry of CF 4 in vibrationally excited states.