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Attending to Emotional Issues on a Special Care Baby Unit

Field: Health Professions (Health Sciences)

This chapter discusses a consultation to a special care baby unit, beginning with the difficulties in engaging with the staff group. It describes an alternative and more flexible consultancy approach to containing staff stress than the more usual regular group meetings described in other chapters. The author started the consultation in a place of 'not-knowing', making use of observation to begin to understand some of the issues on the unit. This approach requires patience and working at the pace of the staff in reflecting on the systems and practices of the unit. Psychodynamic thinking and skills underpin the work, and it is possible to see the way it is applied, making use of concepts such as containment, and transference. The chapter highlights the need to address the emotional needs of both individual members of staff, and the unit as a whole. In this way, the emotional needs of the infants and parents can be thought about and addressed.
Landscape configuration modulates the presence of leaf-cutting ants in eucalypt plantations

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)

Abstract Leaf-cutting ants (LCAs) are herbivorous insects endemic to the Neotropical region that cause considerable problems in agricultural and forestry production. In particular, LCAs are a major threat for non-native forest plantations in tropical and subtropical Americas. Here we evaluate the presence and abundance of LCA nests in different spatial contexts associated with young Eucalyptus plantations in the littoral region of Argentina: land uses, interfaces (pairs of neighboring land uses), agroecosystems and landscapes. We selected 30 sites representing 3 types of land uses neighboring Eucalyptus plantations: adult eucalypt plantations, citrus plantations and semi-natural habitats. At each site, we quantified and identified LCA nests on two transects (50x4 m) during the fall of 2022. In addition, we quantified landscape composition and configuration in circular landscapes of 250m radius. We found that LCA nests abundance and presence was similar across different land uses, interfaces, and agroecosystems, although semi-natural land uses and the plantation forest agroecosystem tend to have more nests. Nest presence decreased in landscapes with increasing mean perimeter/area ratio and LCAs abundance showed a similar trend, meaning that small-grain landscapes were less likely to have LCA nests. Despite that LCAs seem to be resistant to human disturbance, our results suggest that decreasing patch size within productive landscapes by planting small plots of trees surrounded by other habitats could be the simplest way to decrease damage by LCAs. Understanding the dynamics of ant populations and their complex associations with landscape components will help promoting a successful environmental management plan for eucalypts forest plantations.
Anything Goes: A History of American Musical Theatre

Field: Arts and Humanities (Social Sciences)

After six volumes on the musical's history, decade by decade from the 1920s through the 1970s, Ethan Mordden takes an entirely fresh look at the musical, from 'The Beggar's Opera' to 'Wicked'. In his trademark style that is at once scholarly witty, and conversational, Mordden emphasizes not only the writing of musicals but the performing of them, taking the reader virtually into the theatre to experience what a great show is like, whether Victor Herbert's 'The Red Mill' or Stephen Sondheim's 'Follies'
Interferon-alpha affects the tumour necrosis factor-alpha content of mast cells in human nasal mucosa. A pilot study in allergic patients.

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

Human nasal mucosal mast cells contain and secrete tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha, which in turn can stimulate histamine secretion by these cells. Interferon (IFN)-alpha can inhibit TNF-alpha secretion by mast cells in vitro. We have addressed the interrelationships between IFN-alpha and the content in TNF-alpha and number of mast cells in vivo, in the human nasal mucosa. Biopsies were taken from two healthy control patients, two allergic patients and two more allergic patients treated topically with IFN-alpha for two weeks; biopsies from the last two patients were taken both before and after stimulation with the specific allergen. Mast cells were counted upon tagging with rhodaminated avidin and by indirect immunofluorescence for TNF-alpha. Data were subjected to analysis of variance. Mast cell numbers were significantly lower in all allergic patients than in controls (P<0.001). Upon IFN-alpha treatment, TNF-alpha positive mast cells were less than in allergic, untreated patients and the opposite was true for TNF-alpha negative mast cells (p<0.05). Allergen challenge caused selective, significant decrease only in the number of TNF-alpha negative mast cells (p<0.05). The results suggest that upon topical IFN-alpha treatment: (1) mast cells stores of TNF-alpha in the nasal mucosa of allergic patients are decreased; and (2) only TNF-alpha negative cells degranulate in response to allergen challenge. Therefore, one may expect that such a treatment reduces the TNF-alpha burden to the mucosa in these patients.
Ethanol from Whey: Continuous Fermentation with a Catabolite Repression-Resistant Saccharomyces cerevisiae Mutant

Field: Chemical Engineering (Physical Sciences)

An alternative method for the conversion of cheese whey lactose into ethanol has been demonstrated. With the help of continuous-culture technology, a catabolite repression-resistant mutant of Saccharomyces cerevisiae completely fermented equimolar mixtures of glucose and galactose into ethanol. The first step in this process was a computer-controlled fed-batch operation based on the carbon dioxide evolution rate of the culture. In the absence of inhibitory ethanol concentrations, this step allowed us to obtain high biomass concentrations before continuous fermentation. The continuous anaerobic process successfully incorporated a cell-recycle system to optimize the fermentor productivity. Under conditions permitting a low residual sugar concentration (≤1%), maximum productivity (13.6 g liter −1 h −1 ) was gained from 15% substrate in the continuous feed at a dilution rate of 0.2 h −1 . Complete fermentation of highly concentrated feed solutions (20%) was also demonstrated, but only with greatly diminished fermentor productivity (5.5 g liter −1 h −1 ).
Venous Small Bowel Infarction: Intraoperative Laser Doppler Flowmetry Discriminates Critical Blood Supply and Spares Bowel Length

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

Introduction . In mesenteric infarction due to arterial occlusion, laser Doppler flowmetry and spectrometry are known reliable noninvasive methods for measuring microvascular blood flow and oxygen utilisation. Case Presentation . As an innovation we used these methods in a patient with acute extensive mesenteric infarction due to venous occlusion, occurring after radical right hemicolectomy. Aiming to avoid short bowel syndrome, we spared additional 110 cm of small bowel, instead of leaving only 80 centimetres of clinically viable small bowel in situ. The pathological examination showed only 5 mm of vital mucosa to be left distal to the dissection margin. No further interventions were necessary. Conclusion . Laser doppler flowmetry and spectrometry are potentially powerful methods to assist the surgeon’s decision-making in critical venous mesenteric perfusion, thus having an important impact on clinical outcome.
Output Regulation of Infinite-Dimensional Nonlinear Systems: A Forwarding Approach for Contraction Semigroups

Field: Mathematics (Physical Sciences)

This paper deals with the problem of robust output regulation of systems\ngoverned by nonlinear contraction semigroups. After adding an integral action\nto the system, we design a feedback law based on the so-called forwarding\napproach. For small constant perturbations, we give sufficient conditions for\nthe existence of a locally exponentially stable equilibrium at which the output\ncoincides with the reference. Under additional assumptions, global asymptotic\nstability is achieved. All these conditions are investigated in the case of\nsemilinear systems, and examples of application are given.\n
The role of oral mifepristone in pre-induction cervical ripening at term

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

Background: Planned induction of labor is an established part of modern obstetrics and is used as a definite form of treatment where continuation of pregnancy would be detrimental to the health of mother or fetus. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of mifepristone in pre-induction cervical ripening and labor induction.Methods: A total of 200 pregnant women at term with Bishop Score 4 or less were selected for this prospective randomized placebo-controlled study. The sample was equally divided into study group to receive 200 mg of mifepristone and control group to receive placebo orally for 2 days. Bishop score was assessed at every 24 hours interval till patient entered in spontaneous labor or 72 hours after 1st dose. Women who did not enter labor spontaneously, labor induction was planned with per vaginal insertion of prostaglandin (PG) E2 analogue, Dinoprostone gel 2.5 mg or PGE1 analogue Tab. Misoprostol 25 µg.Results: Ninety-six subjects in the study group and eighty-one in the control achieved successful ripening of cervix and the difference was statistically significant. Sixty-eight of study group and thirty-nine of placebo group entered in spontaneous active labor within 72 hours. Requirement of oxytocin as adjuvant treatment was significantly lower in the study group. Nineteen women of study group and fifteen of control group delivered within 24 hours, and eighty-one of study group and sixty-two of placebo delivered in 48 hours. The mean induction delivery interval was 35.53±13.67 hours in the study group, whereas it was significantly prolonged in the placebo group 50.49±20.92 hours. Eighty-two subjects of study group and seventy-eight of the control group delivered vaginally, the differences were statistically not significant.Conclusions: Mifepristone was found to be an effective agent for cervical priming prior to labor induction in women at term and significantly reduces the induction delivery interval compared with placebo.
B‐mode and colour Doppler ultrasonography of the milk vein in 29 healthy Swiss braunvieh cows

Field: Veterinary (Health Sciences)

The morphology and diameter of the milk vein of 29 healthy Swiss braunvieh cows and the velocity of blood flow through it was measured by colour Doppler ultrasonography before and 10 minutes after they had been sedated with 0·03 mg/kg xylazine. The milk vein was situated immediately under the skin. It had a diameter of 0·8 to 1·6 cm and valves were visible in the milk vein of 12 of the cows. The spectral display appeared as a broad band structure with a wave‐like course. The Doppler measurement point was 0·4 to 0·8 cm from the body surface. The diameter of the vein and the blood flow velocity did not differ significantly before and after the cows were sedated. The mean (sd) diameter of the milk vein before they were sedated was 1·3 (0·3) cm. The mean maximum blood flow velocity before they were sedated was 45·4 (12·5) cm/second, the mean velocity was 33·5 (9·5) cm/second, and the mean minimum was 25·8 (11·6) cm/second. There were significant correlations between the blood flow velocities before and after the cows were sedated and between individual cow's blood flow velocities, with correlation coefficients ranging from 0·69 to 0·94.
[Mitral obstruction due to infective endocarditis: a case report].

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

Acute valvular obstruction caused by vegetation is a rare complication infective endocarditis. To our knowledge, only 9 cases and an autopsy case by Roberts have been reported since 1967. A 46-year-old man admitted with a chief complaint of pyrexia for 2 months duration. Within 24 hours of admission, the patient noticed of increased shortness of breath. Physical examination and the chest X-ray confirmed the pulmonary edema. An echocardiogram revealed a huge echogenic mass that was adherent to the mitral leaflet and obstructed the orifice completely. Soon after the patient fell into cardiogenic shock, an emergency mitral valve replacement was undertaken. At operation, multiple verrucae arising from the entire mitral leaflet was seen to occlude the orifice. The vegetation was excised and replaced with a # 25 Omnicarbon prosthesis. Postoperatively, the patient developed multiple organ failure caused by cardiogenic and septic shock which responded well to intensive medical treatment consisting of hemodialysis and continuous arteriovenous hemofiltration. Angiographically, a mycotic aneurysm in the left radial artery was found on the 18th postoperative day. After extirpation of the infective focuses, the postoperative course had stabilized. Mitral obstruction due to infective endocarditis is a fatal disease. Prompt diagnosis with echocardiogram and an emergency surgery should be undertaken to save the patient.
Further Optimization of VFD Controllers

Field: Engineering (Physical Sciences)

Abstract Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs) are an advanced type of beam pump-off controller with the ability to increase or decrease pumping speed. This facilitates drawing down the fluid level to near pump off conditions and maintaining a constant bottom hole pressure, all while running 24 hours per day. VFDs have been successfully utilized over the last few years to reduce the failure frequency in the most problematic wells, and in some cases, increase production as well.
Electrical and optical characterizations of carbon nanotubes

Field: Materials Science (Physical Sciences)

Electrical and optical characterizations of carbon nanotubes were investigated in this thesis. Main objectives were focused on electrical characterizations of SWNT bundles in high frequency regime and electrical and optical characterizations of carbon nanotube thin films on glass substrate. To achieve the former objective, S-Parameters for each CPW sample were extracted from Vector Network Analyzer for SWCNT high frequency performance evaluation and their relation to corresponding DC resistances was found and discussed. The relation between CNT bundle numbers and S-Parameters as well as DC resistance was also briefly investigated, though much more effort will be made on that topic. In latter objective, a self-designed transmittance measurement system was made and used for CNT thin film samples optical characterization. The corresponding electrical property (i.e. sheet resistance) was determined by four-point probe. The relation between sheet resistance and optical transmittance for CNT thin film samples was also established at the end.
TEENAGE GOODNIGHT

Field: Arts and Humanities (Social Sciences)

Performer: CHORDETTES; Archie Bleyer's Orchestra Writer: Stanley; Fitzsimmons AMERICAN RECORDINGS; Recorded by; NEW YORK; with. Digitized at 78 revolutions per minute. Four stylii were used to transfer this record. They are 2.0mil CT, 2.3mil CT, 2.8mil CT, 3.3mil CT. These were recorded flat and then also equalized with Turnover: 400, Rolloff: -12. The preferred versions suggested by an audio engineer at George Blood, L.P. have been copied to have the more friendly filenames. Matrix number: MSK-1410-1 Catalog number: HL-A.8323 Other IDs from the record include: (MSK.1410); R/T
Methodology for identifying and increasing order-neutral components

Field: Engineering (Physical Sciences)

The higher the share of components that are not related to an order (i.e. order-neutral) and therefore can be used across all product variants of a product family, the more internal costs and delivery times can be reduced. Due to low sales volumes and individual customer requirements, the identification and development of order-neutral components in the custom machine manufacturing sector is highly challenging. Accordingly, this paper presents a methodology that makes it possible to identify order-neutral components and increase their share by fixing individual operating parameters. Subsequently, the paper shows how to standardise variant components with long procurement lead times to optimise delivery time. The methodology is based on a product architecture determined for an existing product family, comprising an assessment of the order dependency of product functions and components using a novel classification matrix. A case study conducted on broaching machines demonstrates the applicability and validity of the methodology.
EFFECT OF CYCLIC STRAIN DURATION ON INTRACELLULAR CALCIUM FLUX IN HUMAN CHONDROCYTES

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (Life Sciences)

Chondrocyte sensitivity to strain depends on signal transduction pathways which include integrin-dependent increases in intracellular calcium. Human articular chondrocytes were cultured as monolayers in silicone dishes. After loading the cells with the calcium-fluorescent dye Fluo-3/AM the dishes were mounted in a 4-point bending apparatus and then fixed to a laser scanning confocal microscope. Biaxial substrate strain (15 000e) was applied to the silicone dish via a hand operated cam rotated at ~60 RPM (1 Hz) for 10 or for 50 cycles. Changes in intracellular calcium in single cells were determined by measuring the mean pixel values in the basal and stimulated images taken at different time points. The data reported for 50 cycle treatments represent 49 single cells of six independent cell isolations. The data for 10 cycle strain treatment are from a single experimental setup. Increases in intracellular calcium were consistently observed in chondrocytes exposed to 15 000me for 50 cycles in a range from 1.3- to 4.0-fold with an average of 2.3-fold (SD=0.79). Few cells responded before 30 minutes but most of the responses occurred 30–60 minutes after strain. Consistent intracellular Ca++-increases were also seen after 10 strain cycles, however responses were detected within 5 minutes post-strain. The relative increase (2.7-fold ± 1.7) was similar in magnitude to 50 cycle responses. Intracellular Ca++-fluxes in chondrocytes and other cells occur by at least two different mechanisms: through stretch-activated channels in the plasma membrane permit immediate Ca++-influx during strain application or by Ca++-efflux from intracellular compartments stimulated by slower acting second messengers. Our results suggest that the early response to 10 strain cycles is due to Ca++-influx via membrane channels while the later response to 50 cycles is due to Ca++-efflux from intracellular compartments, probably mediated by cytokines released in response to an initial Ca++-influx from the medium.
Comparison of Surface Characteristics of Medical-grade 316L Stainless Steel Processed by Sand-blasting, Slag Ball-blasting and Shot-blasting Treatments

Field: Engineering (Physical Sciences)

In this research, a comparative study was carried out to examine the surface characteristics of medical-grade 316L stainless steel after blasting treatments by using angular silica particles, spherical slag balls and spherical metallic shot. The surface roughness, morphology, elemental composition and microhardness distribution of the stainless steel were determined and the possible mechanisms in the evolution of the surface characteristics of the steel exposed to the blasting treatments were established. The results showed that all the blasting treatments conducted in this research increased the roughness and hardness of the steel surface. In this case, the roughest stainless steel surface was achieved by the slag ball-blasting treatment, but the stainless steel with the hardest surface and the thickest hard subsurface layer was obtained by the shot-blasting treatment. On the basis of the findings in this research it can be concluded that the physical properties and surface morphology of particles or shot used in the blasting treatment are critical parameters in determining the surface characteristics of blasted stainless steel.
THE CONTRIBUTION OF MONOCYTE‐TO‐PLATELET RATIO TO PREDICT OVERALL SURVIVAL IN MANTLE CELL LYMPHOMA: A SINGLE‐CENTER SURVEY

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

In mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) the activity and number of tumour immune microenvironment (TIME) cells can be defined by some immune dysregulation and chronic inflammation markers, such as neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and monocyte-to-platelet ratio (MPR). In lack of studies about the contribution of NLR and MPR in MCL-TIME lacking, we investigated their prognostic value in a retrospective single-center series. Methods: We reviewed the clinical files of 122 MCL patients, with a confirmed histological diagnosis of MCL who accessed our centre from 21/06/2000 to 28/05/2020. Due to the lack of complete data regarding some of these patients, the statistical analyses were conducted on 108 of them. We analysed the correlation between immune dysregulation markers and overall survival (OS) at 60 months. Results: The median age at diagnosis was 69 years (ranging between 36 and 85 years); 81 of the patients (74.31%) were male. A complete blood count was performed routinely for each of these patients to white blood cell count with differential (median WBC 8580/µL ranging from 2530/µL to 217790/µL; median ANC 3960/µL ranging from 520/µL to 14220/µL; median ALC 2000/µL ranging from 60/µL to 197750/µL; median AMC 560/µL ranging from 20/µL to 11310/µL), platelet count (median PLT 170500/µL ranging from 19000/µL to 412000/µL), haemoglobin levels (median Hb 12.35 g/dL ranging from 7 g/dL to 16.3 g/dL) and various immune dysregulation and chronic inflammation markers (such as NPR, with a median of 24.6 and ranging from 4.19 to 277.33; NLR, with a median of 1.7 and ranging from 0.03 to 111.6; LMR, with a median of 4.17 and ranging from 0.17 to 450.14; PLR, with a median of 0.0893 and ranging from 0.0009 to 1.54). In the whole cohort of patients, univariate survival analysis showed a significative prolonged OS at 60 months in patients carrying baseline MPR ≥ 7.5 (median OS: 35.3, HR = 1.82; p = 0.03; p value: 0.03). In patients with age ≥ 70, only Ki67 ≥ 25% was correlated with OS (HR = 2.39; p = 0.008). In patients with age < 70, several factors were significative in univariate analysis, including: presence of B symptoms (HR = 3; p = 0.001), PS-ECOG ≥ 3 (HR = 3.13; p = 0.008), male gender (HR = 3.39; p = 0.03), Ki67≥25% (HR = 2.39; p = 0.02), MPR ≥ 7.5 (HR = 2.44; p = 0.03) and NLR ≥ 6 (HR = 2.63; p = 0.01). In multivariate analysis, presence of B symptoms, male gender, MPR ≥ 7.5 and NLR ≥ 6 were independent predictors of OS at 60 months. Keywords: Diagnostic and Prognostic Biomarkers No conflicts of interests pertinent to the abstract.
Julie Roy Jeffrey. Converting the West: A Biography of Narcissa Whitman. (The Oklahoma Western Biographies, number 3.) Norman: University of Oklahoma Press. 1991. Pp. xvii, 238. $24.95

Field: Arts and Humanities (Social Sciences)

Journal Article Julie Roy Jeffrey. Converting the West: A Biography of Narcissa Whitman. (The Oklahoma Western Biographies, number 3.) Norman: University of Oklahoma Press. 1991. Pp. xvii, 238. $24.95 Get access Jeffrey Julie Roy. Converting the West: A Biography of Narcissa Whitman. (The Oklahoma Western Biographies, number 3.) Norman: University of Oklahoma Press. 1991. Pp. xvii, 238. $24.95. Ruth B. Moynihan Ruth B. Moynihan University of Connecticut, Storrs Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The American Historical Review, Volume 98, Issue 1, February 1993, Pages 261–262, https://doi.org/10.1086/ahr/98.1.261 Published: 01 February 1993