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Using Reading Strategies to Teach Students Close Reading

Field: Arts and Humanities (Social Sciences)

The Common Core State Standards call for students to be better able to comprehend and close read literature when it states that students will be able to “read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it.”1 However, even though this is what the standards are calling for, the concern is how educators can better teach and aid students in gaining skills that will contribute to increased close reading and comprehension. While research upholds the importance of these skills for academic and career success,2 it lacks in discussing the implementation of strategies to help students increase reading comprehension and close reading.
The GMT ground-layer AO experiment at the Magellan telescopes

Field: Physics and Astronomy (Physical Sciences)

It has recently been suggested that up to half of the wavefront variance can be removed from the total atmospheric distortion by correcting only the lowest seeing layer (Rigaut 2000, 2001). This Ground-Layer AO (GLAO) correction could provide improved image quality over a very wide field of view; however, no development work has been done on existing telescopes. The implications are profound for optical designs of future AO optimized telescopes (e.g. the ELTs) as accurately compensating for this ground-layer strongly favors an adaptive element conjugated to the median height of the ground-layer. The gains of GLAO are tantalizing but substantially unproven, and thus, the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT) project has developed a multi-phased study with the goal of providing an on-sky demonstration of GLAO technology at the Magellan Telescopes. The first phase of this experiment is to measure the the height and boundary of the ground-layer through multiple, fixed wavefront sensors on very bright cluster fields over the full 24 arcminute Magellan field of view. With a typical wind speed of 9 m/s and a presumed secondary ground-layer conjugation error of 100 m, the equivalent decoherence time is approximately 0.04 seconds. Therefore, we have designed and constructed high resolution Shack-Hartmann sensors running at 100 frames per second with coarse, 0.6m sub-apertures. We present a technical description of the wavefront sensors and image analyzer, as well as current results from the first deployment of this instrument at Magellan. In addition, we discuss the implications for ground-layer modeling and describe the next phases of the GMT's GLAO experiment.
Information Content of Bank Credit Rating Changes: Evidence from Europe

Field: Economics, Econometrics and Finance (Social Sciences)

This thesis examines the short-term impact of credit rating announcements on daily stock returns of 41 European banks indexed in STOXX Europe 600 Banks. The time period of this study is 2002–2015 and the ratings represent long-term issuer ratings provided by S&P, Moody’s and Fitch. Bank ratings are significant for a bank’s operation costs so it is interesting to investigate how investors react to changes in creditworthiness. \n \nThe study objective is achieved by conducting an event study. The event study is extended with a cross-sectional linear regression to investigate other potential determinants surrounding rating changes. The research hypotheses and the motivation for additional tests are derived from prior research. The main hypotheses are formed to explore whether rating changes have an effect on stock returns, when this possible reaction occurs and whether it is asymmetric between upgrades and downgrades. \n \nThe findings provide evidence that rating announcements have an impact on stock returns in the context of European banks. The results also support the existence of an asymmetry in capital market reaction to rating upgrades and downgrades. The rating downgrades are associated with statistically significant negative abnormal returns on the event day although the reaction is rather modest. No statistically significant reaction is found associated with the rating upgrades on the event day. These results hold true with both rating changes and rating watches. No anticipation is observed in the case of rating changes but there is a statistically significant cumulative negative (positive) price reaction occurring before the event day for negative (positive) watch announcements. \n \nThe regression provides evidence that the stock price reaction is stronger for rating downgrades occurring within below investment grade class compared with investment grade class. This is intuitive as investors are more concerned about their investments in lower-rated companies. Besides, the price reaction of larger banks is more mitigated compared with smaller banks in the case of rating downgrades. The reason for this may be that larger banks are usually more widely followed by the public. However, the study results may also provide evidence of the existence of the so-called “too big to fail” subsidy that dampens the negative returns of larger banks
Learning from ‘The Leopard’

Field: Social Sciences (Social Sciences)

Abstract Steve Bruce once described the political views of Ulster unionists as a ‘dismal vision’. He noted that they ‘fell easily into a self-pitying assumption that the world was against them’. This observation has been repeated by others. Paul Bew, in a memorable phrase, once described the reaction of unionists to the politics of the peace process as ‘an orgy of self-pity’. Why should this particular characteristic be so frequently noted? Self-pity, it may be argued, is one of the consequences of a culture of political fatalism. The fatalist view is that any given situation can have only one outcome. In these circumstances ‘fatalism is incompatible with deliberation, in that its truth would make deliberation over one’s future actions not impossible but at any rate pointless’. Traditional unionist suspicion of political ‘initiatives’ is partly explained by that disposition.
Oligopsony Power, Asset Specificity, and Hold‐Up: Evidence from the Broiler Industry

Field: Economics, Econometrics and Finance (Social Sciences)

In this article we look for empirical evidence of hold‐up in broiler industry production contracts by using the cross‐sectional national survey of broiler growers. First, we focus on the problem of under‐investment and hypothesize that the degree of agent's (grower's) under‐investment systematically depends on the principal's (integrator's) market power and the level of asset specificity. Second, we provide an indirect test of hold‐up by looking at the grower contract payoffs as a function of the frequency of the housing facilities upgrade requests and the principal's market power. The results show moderate empirical support for the presence of hold‐up.
Effect of docetaxel on the regulation of proliferation and apoptosis of human prostate cancer cells

Field: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (Life Sciences)

Prostate cancer is a common type of malignancy. Given the complexity of prostate cancer and the pressing challenge of chemoresistance, the current study was conducted to investigate the effect of docetaxel (Doc) on androgen receptor (AR)‑dependent and AR‑independent prostate cancers cells. Subsequent experiments were designed to explore the mechanism underlying the Doc‑induced apoptosis. Three different human prostate cancer cell lines, namely PC‑3, LNCaP and DU‑145, were exposed to various concentrations of Doc. The cytotoxic effects of Doc were evaluated by an MTT assay, while apoptosis and cell cycle distribution were determined by flow cytometric analysis of cells stained with Annexin V‑FITC and propidium iodide. Western blot assay was also used to measure the protein levels of B‑cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl‑2), Bcl‑2‑associated death promoter (Bad), total protein kinase B (Akt), phospho‑Akt and caspase‑3/9. Doc induced cytotoxicity in all three cell lines in a dose‑dependent manner. The half maximal inhibitory concentration values for the effect of Doc on PC‑3, DU‑145 and LNCaP cells were 3.72, 4.46 and 1.13 nM, respectively. Furthermore, the results indicated a significant difference in Doc sensitivity between AR‑dependent and AR‑independent prostate cancer cells. Evaluation of key gene expression at protein levels revealed a notable decrease in antiapoptotic Bcl‑2 and p‑Akt levels, along with a significant increase in pro‑apoptotic Bad, caspase‑3 and caspase‑9 levels. Therefore, Doc may induce cell apoptosis in prostate cancer via various pathways.
Review: Surfboats and Horse Marines: U.S. Naval Operations in the Mexican War, 1846-48, by K. Jack Bauer

Field: Arts and Humanities (Social Sciences)

Book Review| November 01 1970 Review: Surfboats and Horse Marines: U.S. Naval Operations in the Mexican War, 1846-48, by K. Jack Bauer Surfboats and Horse Marines: U.S. Naval Operations in the Mexican War, 1846-48K. Jack Bauer John Haskell Kemble John Haskell Kemble Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Pacific Historical Review (1970) 39 (4): 539–540. https://doi.org/10.2307/3637805 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation John Haskell Kemble; Review: Surfboats and Horse Marines: U.S. Naval Operations in the Mexican War, 1846-48, by K. Jack Bauer. Pacific Historical Review 1 November 1970; 39 (4): 539–540. doi: https://doi.org/10.2307/3637805 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentPacific Historical Review Search This content is only available via PDF. Copyright 1970 The Pacific Coast Branch, American Historical Association Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content.
Call for Papers „OP-Management up2date“

Field: Health Professions (Health Sciences)

Aus der Praxis für die Praxis – die Fortbildungszeitschrift „OP-Management up2date“ bietet einer breiten Leserschaft praxisrelevantes Wissen und einen Überblick zu den aktuellen Entwicklungen rund um den OP-Bereich. Haben Sie in Ihrem Arbeitsalltag auch wertvolle Erfahrungen gesammelt, die Sie gerne teilen möchten?
Theorizing the Refugee Humanitarian-development Nexus: A Political-economy Analysis

Field: Social Sciences (Social Sciences)

Abstract This article theorizes development-led responses to large-scale, protracted refugee crises—a significant gap in our understanding given the remarkable speed with which international donors and humanitarian and development actors have engaged with this approach. The article is in two parts. The first sketches the emergence and characteristics of development-led responses to contemporary refugee crises, largely embodied in the 2018 Global Compact on Refugees and the Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework. The second, and main, part theorizes the structural determinants and interests that are driving this international engagement, locating this in development theory popular in the 1970s to 1990s—the core-periphery/metropole-dependency model of economic dualism. I argue there are remarkable parallels with this model and how we might theorize the current refugee-response regime that subordinates impacted countries to economic-development and containment conditions applied by the advanced ‘imperial’ donor countries of the Global North. The limited capacity of the ‘empire’ to fight back concludes the article.
Implementing a Care Plan for Adults with Diabetes in Primary Care

Field: Health Professions (Health Sciences)

The purpose of this DNP scholarly project was to improve the documentation of key elements of Diabetes (DM) care during follow-up visits in a primary care clinic. The project also sought to improve the workflow of DM follow-up visits and assist with clinical decision making at the point of care. An extensive literature review found that clinical decision support systems (CDS) have the potential to improve care of DM patients. Using the American Diabetes Associationâ€™s (2018) Standards of Care Guidelines, a care plan template was developed as a CDS in the electronic health record (EHR) that was implemented during follow-up visits. The care plan was implemented into the EHR each week for DM follow-up patients, chart reviews were performed, and the documentation completeness was recorded in a chart audit tool. The care plan template improved documentation compliance in nine out of ten DM care categories ranging from 16% to 78% depending on the category. There were also subjective reports from the provider of improved workflow and assistance with CDS with the use of the care plan. Care plan templates have the potential to improve documentation if implemented in the EHR. Improving documentation can decrease reimbursement delays from insurance companies and may increase incentive payments for certain clinics that qualify. Future projects should focus on evaluating the impact on clinical outcomes and cost effectiveness with the use of care plans in primary care. To improve efficiency, it is recommended that the care plan template be developed into a computerized CDS.
Psychosocial issues associated with being a semen donor.

Field: Psychology (Social Sciences)

Little attention has been given to the psychosocial issues associated with being a semen donor and some of the reasons for this are outlined. An extensive range of psychosocial issues is discussed. These are presented via a 'relationship model' which has been developed to illustrate how the donor, through his act of donating, is involved in a series of relationships. Some of these are interactive, in that they are two-way relationships, while others are non-reactive, being a one-way relationship only. These relationships and their impact need to be considered by, and discussed with, prospective donors. Only then will the donor and not merely his donation be responded to. Discussion of all the issues is essential if the principle of informed consent is to have any meaning. The reports of the Committees of Inquiry that have been set up in various parts of the world (as they relate to the psychosocial aspects of semen donation) are reviewed. They, along with this paper, suggest that a comprehensive service needs to be provided for semen donors and this must include consideration of the psychosocial issues. Suggestions regarding such a service are made.
II. Influence of pre-plant nitrogen and phosphorus on winter wheat grain yield and quality

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)

Soybeans (Glycine max) are known to form symbiotic relationships with soil microbes and conduct biological nitrogen fixation (BNF). However, only 50-60% of the crop's nitrogen (N) requirement is met through this process. Previous work has suggested that the use of seed inoculants and molybdenum (Mo) can improve the plant's ability to fix nitrogen (N) thus potentially improving grain yield. Therefore, the objective of this study was to evaluate different seed treatments as well as fertilizer N applications and their effect on soybean nodulation, tissue N concentration, grain yield, and protein and oil concentration. The seed treatments evaluated include a standard inoculant rate, double inoculant rate, Mo and combinations of all products in addition to an at-planting N application of 45 kg N ha-1. It was noted that nodule counts were improved at most locations when a seed treatment was applied. Alternatively, nodule counts commonly significantly decreased when N was applied at planting. Significant increases in grain yield were observed in 4 of the 7 site years when inoculants were used, particularly in higher yielding environments. Similar findings were noted with seed protein. Although, applying N at planting commonly decreased nodule counts, grain yield was not largely impacted. In conclusion, higher rates of seed inoculants can increase plant nodule counts and boost grain yield in certain environments and perhaps provide additional profitability for producers.
Construction of TRAIL eukaryotic expression vector driven by the hTERT promoter and apoptotic effect on nasopharyngeal carcinoma cell line CNE-2

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

OBJECTIVE To explore the effect of gene therapy on the nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) cell line CNE-2 by using the combination of TRAIL gene with hTERT promoter. METHODS Total RNA was ex-tracted from PBL (peripheral blood lymphocytes)whose proliferation had been stimulated. TRAIL gene with interleukin 2 signal peptide gene was amplified by RT-PCR and cloned into the vector pGL3-181hTE down-stream to the RT promoter to form an eukaryotic vector. The vector was transfected into CNE-2 cells and HL-7702 cells through lipofection. Flow cytometry (FCM), agarose gel electrophoresis and cell morphology were used to examine the cell apoptosis. RESULTS In tranfected nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells CNE-2, FCM analysis showed that apoptotic peak appeared before G1 phase. A ladder-like pattern of DNA fragmentation appeared upon agarose gel electrophoresis. Many cells exhibited apoptotic changes such as cell shrinkage , nulear condensation , and nuclear fragmenta-tion under transmission electron microscope (TEM). CONCLUSION The recombinant eukaryotic ex-pression vector for TRAIL gene driven by hTERT pro-moter was successfully constructed and shown to induced apoptosis in CNE-2 cells. The results suggest that TRAIL may be a promising target for gene therapy of NPC.
Chemical composition of essential oil from invasive Moroccan Cyperus rotundus L., in vitro antimicrobial and antiradical activities, and in silico molecular docking of major compounds on drug efflux pumps

Field: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (Life Sciences)

For centuries, invasive Cyperus rotundus L. (C. rotundus) rich in secondary metabolites has received greater attention in many civilizations as source of nutrients and pharmaceutical drugs. In Morocco, the plant is of traditional reputation especially in medicine and cosmetic applications. The present work aimed to evaluate the antibacterial and antifungal activities of the essential oil from Moroccan C. rotundus rhizomes against bacterial strains of Bacillus subtilis (B. subtilis), Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) and Escherichia coli (E. coli), and fungal strains of Aspergillus brasiliensis (A. brasiliensis) and Candida albicans (C. albicans), as well as its antiradical activity. The C. rotundus essential oil comprised 49 identified compounds, including longiverbenone, cyperotundone, (-)-eudesma-1,4(15),11-triene (eudesmatriene), β-copaen-4α-ol, humulene epoxide 2 and α-copaene as the most abundant. The essential oil weakly scavenged 2,2′-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and 2,2′-azinobis (3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) diammonium salt (ABTS) free radicals, and was active against all tested microorganisms with an inhibition concentration ranging from 1.53 to 49 mg/mL. In silico molecular docking revealed that the major compounds involved hydrophobic interactions to bind efficiently with NorA, AcrB and Cdr1p drugs efflux transporters as candidate targets to combat drugs resistance, in addition to have a remarkable competitivity with standard inhibitors chlorpromazine and fluconazole. The C. rotundus essential oil marked an interesting antimicrobial activity, even more on gram-negative E. coli. This could be attributed to its major identified compounds, including eudesmatriene, β-copaen-4α-ol and longiverbenone that also illustrated a modulator agent profile encouraging for further studies on their potential use in combination treatment.
Infusion and transfusion therapy: main aspects

Field: Health Professions (Health Sciences)

The adequate choice of strategy for infusion therapy is an essential component of successful management of critically ill patients. Infusion therapy is one of the main methods of maintai-ning vital functions of patients in the perioperative period. In the practice of a doctor, there are reasonable doubts about the feasibility and safety of various solutions for infusion therapy. Both are fundamental principles of infusion therapy, and the changes that have taken place, of course, need to be understood from the standpoint of evidence-based medicine. Balanced crystalloid solutions were safe and clinically effective, their use is provided by the Bri-tish Consensus Guidelines on Intravenous Fluid Therapy for Adult Surgical Patients.
Lymphocyte stimulation response in horses against phytohaemagglutinin and M protein of Streptococcus equi using whole blood.

Field: Veterinary (Health Sciences)

Lymphocyte stimulation was observed in whole equine blood in the presence of phytohaemagglutinin and M protein extracted from a typical strain of Streptococcus equi. Blood samples were collected from several healthy horses and horse and pony foals and cultured in vitro with varying concentrations of phytohaemagglutinin and M protein for several days. Phytohaemagglutinin was found to induce lymphocyte stimulation in these animals. Highest mean stimulation indices in horse foals (49.3 +/- 24.4) and pony foals (54.7 +/- 32.0) were observed with 0.625 and 1.25 micrograms/mL phytohaemagglutinin, respectively, at either 72 or 96 hours of incubation. Significantly higher radioactive counts per minute in horse and pony foals were recorded in blood cultures incubated with 0.625 and 1.25 micrograms/mL phytohaemagglutinin. M protein induced a dose related stimulation response in adult horses. Maximum stimulation indices were observed against 125 micrograms/mL M protein at 96 hours. These stimulation indices were higher in adult horses (40.0 +/- 2.2) than observed in pony foals (14.4 +/- 15.7). Higher stimulation levels in adult horses indicated either nonspecific stimulation against M protein or previous exposure of these animals to S. equi.