Exile Vol. L

47th Year FALL 2003: Title Page 3 Epigraph by Ezra Pound 5 Table of Contents 7 Contributors\u27 Notes 32-33 Editorial Board 34 ART Untitled I by Tricia DiFranco \u2706 10 Untitled I by Derek Mong \u2704 16 Untitled II by Derek Mong \u2704 18 Untitled II by Tricia DiFranco \u2706 21 Andromeda Chained to the Rock of Doom by Matt Messmer \u2706 24 Something Wicked This Way Comes by Matt Messmer \u2706 26 Tony by Erin Saelzler \u2706 30 FICTION Inside by Thomas Kern \u2705 11-15 Dreamer by Sandy Liang \u2707 22-23 POETRY Blackout by Derek Mong \u2704 (Winner of Exile Prize for Poetry) 8-9 Canoeing on the Kalamazoo by Meghan Vesper \u2705 17 Dinner with Daddy by Nicki Bennet \u2704 19 Leaving Behind Yaknapatawpha by Nikki Bennet \u2704 20 Folklore by Derek Mong \u2704 25 Trapped by Sarah Clapp \u2706 27 Blue Ridge Mountains by Meghan Vesper \u2705 28 Grilling on the Back Porch by Meghan Vesper \u2705 29 Communion Cup by Nicki Bennet \u2704 31 SPRING 2004: Title Page 37 Table of Contents 39 Contributors\u27 Notes 85 Editorial Board 86 ART She Will Run by Julianne McCall \u2706 35 Curious George by Geoff Young \u2705 40 Anxious by Tricia DiFranco \u2706 42 Untited by Ashley Meade \u2704 50 Untitled I by Tom Michaels \u2704 52 Moment of Autumn by Gary Weber \u2705 62 Untitled II by Tom Michaels \u2704 64 Jesus Lives by Carol Collins \u2705 76 Untitled by Chris Jessen \u2704 79 Untitled by Gary Weber \u2705 82 Untitled by Pam Arbisi \u2707 84 FICTION The Pilot by Lauryn Dwyer \u2705 43-49 Cigars Are Meant to be Smoked by Melanie Vanderkolk \u2704 53-61 Painting Over by Sarah Broderick \u2706 65-75 POETRY The Fisherman by Beth Clevenstine \u2704 41 When Time Leaves Us by Rachel Wise \u2706 51 Reconstructing the Myth by Rachel Wise \u2706 63 Omission by Molly Graber \u2704 77-78 Here Always by Sarah Broderick \u2706 80-81 Destination Companion by Beth Clevenstine \u2704 83 All submissions are reviewed on an anonymous basis, and all editorial decisions are shared equally among the members of the Editorial Board. The winning submission for the 2003 Exile Poetry Competition was chosen by a faculty member from the English Department -34 Cover Art Florence Mannequin by Harper Leich \u2704 / Back Cover Art Firenze by Harper Leich \u2704 -34 Printed by Printing Arts Press -34 All submissions are reviewed on an anonymous basis, and all editorial decisions are shared equally among the members of the Editorial Board. -86 Printed by Printing Arts Press -86 NOTE: Both the Fall 2003 and Spring 2004 issues of Exile are included in these scans, as they are bound in a single volume. NOTE: The author of the poem Dinner with Daddy (19) is listed as Nicki Bennet in the table of contents and Nikki Bennet on the page where the work is published. Nikki Bennet is consistently credited as the author of the poem Leaving Behind Yaknapatawpha (20), while Nicki Bennet is consistently credited as the author of the poem Communion Cup (31). Only Nikki Bennett is listed in the Contributors\u27 Notes, and also as Co-Editor of the Poetry Board. Winner of Exile Prize for Poetry: Blackout by Derek Mong \u2704 (8-9

Smartphones give you wings: pedagogical affordances of mobile Web 2.0

Built on the foundation of four years of research and implementation of mobile learning projects (mlearning), this paper provides an overview of the potential of the integration of mobile web 2.0 tools (based around smartphones) to facilitate social constructivist pedagogies and engage students in tertiary education. Pedagogical affordances of mobile web 2.0 tools are evaluated, and student usage and feedback is outlined via an interactive multimedia timeline (using YouTube videos) illustrating how these mobile web 2.0 pedagogical affordances have transformed pedagogy and facilitated student engagement in a variety of course contexts. A rubric for evaluating appropriate smartphone choices is provided, and a model for implementing mobile web 2.0 pedagogical integration is presented. Keywords: mlearning, mobile web 2.0

Lexikos at eighteen: an analysis

At eighteen, Lexikos became a major player in the field of linguistics, by being awarded an Impact Factor. This article presents a double analysis of the foundation that led to this success. On the one hand a thorough statistical study is undertaken with regard to all contributors and their contributions to Lexikos. To this end a metadata database was designed, with the aim to answer the question: 'Who publishes what type of material from where and when?' On the other hand a content analysis is carried out which focuses on the actual topics (i.e. 'keywords') in Lexikos. To this end an all-inclusive text corpus containing all the Lexikos material was built, with the aim to answer the question: 'What are the major trends in Lexikos?

Hepatitis C virus related cirrhosis decreased as indication to liver transplantation since the introduction of direct-acting antivirals: A single-center study

AIM: To evaluate waiting list (WL) registration and liver transplantation (LT) rates in patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related cirrhosis since the introduction of direct-acting antivirals (DAAs). METHODS: All adult patients with cirrhosis listed for LT at Padua University Hospital between 2006-2017 were retrospectively collected using a prospectively-updated database; patients with HCV-related cirrhosis were divided by indication for LT [dec-HCV vs HCV/ hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)] and into two interval times (2006-2013 and 2014-2017) according to the introduction of DAAs. For each patient, indications to LT, severity of liver dysfunction and the outcome in the WL were assessed and compared between the two different time periods. For patients receiving DAA-based regimens, the achievement of viral eradication and the outcome were also evaluated. RESULTS: One thousand one hundred and ninty-four [male (M)/female (F): 925/269] patients were included. Considering the whole cohort, HCV-related cirrhosis was the main etiology at the time of WL registration (490/1194 patients, 41%). HCV-related cirrhosis significantly decreased as indication to WL registration after DAA introduction (from 43.3% in 2006-2013 to 37.2% in 2014-2017, P = 0.05), especially amongst dec-HCV (from 24.2% in 2006-2013 to 15.9% in 2014-2017, P = 0.007). Even HCV remained the most common indication to LT over time (289/666, 43.4%), there was a trend towards a decrease after DAAs introduction (from 46.3% in 2006-2013 to 39% in 2014-2017, P = 0.06). HCV patients (M/F: 43/11, mean age: 57.7 \ub1 8 years) who achieved viral eradication in the WL had better transplant-free survival (log-rank test P = 0.02) and delisting rate (P = 0.002) than untreated HCV patients. CONCLUSION: Introduction of DAAs significantly reduced WL registrations for HCV related cirrhosis, especially in the setting of decompensated cirrhosis

The Maltese version of the DN4 questionnaire : initial validation to assess neuropathic pain in patients with chronic spinal or spinal-radicular pain

Background: Neuropathic pain is frequently encountered in patients with spinal and spinal-related pain which needs specific treatment. Therefore, the objective of this study was to do an initial linguistic translation and validation of the Maltese DN4 questionnaire to diagnose neuropathic pain in this population. Methods: The study was designed as a single-blinded, observational, prospective collected data and retrospective analysis. The English and French DN4 questionnaires underwent forward and backward translation, literal assessment and adaptation of the semantic equivalence into the Maltese language, followed by assessment of the Maltese DN4 during the initial patient assessment in patients who met the inclusion criteria. Results: The total Maltese DN4 score obtained a Cronbach’s alpha of 0.735 therefore having satisfactory internal consistency. Test-retest using the Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (95% CI) ranged from 0.975 to 0.991 (p=0.000), while inter-rater agreement using Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (95% CI) ranged from 0.986 to 0.995 (p=0.000). Test-retest reliability yielded an intraclass correlation coefficient (95% CI) ranging from 0.975 to 0.991 (p < 0.001), while inter-rater reliability yielded an intraclass correlation coefficient (95% CI) ranging from 0.986 to 0.995 (p < 0.001). Both the English and the Maltese DN4 questionnaires obtained the same sensitivity and specificity values of 0.422 and 0.941 respectively, and a positive likehood ratio of 7.153 and a negative likehood ratio of 0.614, at a cutoff score of 4. Conclusion: The results of this study support the transcultural internal consistency, inter-rater, test-retest reliability, validity of the Maltese DN4 questionnaire to differentiate between neuropathic and nociceptive pain in patients with chronic spinal and spinal-radicular pain. Therefore, this simple tool can be used both in daily clinical practice but also in the clinical research setting to quickly screen for neuropathic pain.peer-reviewe

Bulletin of Mathematical Biology - facts, figures and comparisons

The Society for Mathematical Biology (SMB) owns the Bulletin of Mathematical Biology (BMB). This is an international journal devoted to the interface of mathematics and biology. At the 2003 SMB annual meeting in Dundee the Society asked the editor of the BMB to produce an analysis of impact factor, subject matter of papers, submission rates etc. Other members of the society were interested in the handling times of articles and wanted comparisons with other (appropriate) journals. In this article we present a brief history of the journal and report on how the journal impact factor has grown substantially in the last few years. We also present an analysis of subject areas of published papers over the past two years. We finally present data on times from receipt of paper to acceptance, acceptance to print (and to online publication) and compare these data with some other journals