rho0 Production in Cu+Cu Collisions at 200 and 62.4 GeV in STAR

The results on rho(770)0 production in Cu+Cu collisions at 200 and 62.4 GeV in STAR are presented. The rho0 is measured via its hadronic decay channel and used as a sensitive tool to examine the collision dynamics in the hadronic medium.Comment: 4 pages, 6 figures, to appear at the proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Ultrarelativistic Nucleus-Nucleus Collisions, QM2009, March 30 - April 4, Knoxville, T

Shivering domains: technologically mediated embodiment and ecologies.

This article examines contemporary developments in the biomedical and ecological sciences and their impact on hybrid art practices in relation to the 'shivering domains' of cross disciplinary discourses and biotechnological research. Examples from the author's projects: Temporal Interval, machina carnis and Urban Swarming are introduced to illustrate the points discussed. Evolving media technologies and historical perspectives are re-viewed and located within the framework of an exploration into the permeable membranes of cellular consciousness and the biomedical sciences; which also considers the nature of constructs of corporeality and the 'self' in a socio-cultural context

Shivering domains: technologically mediated embodiment and ecologies.

This article examines contemporary developments in the biomedical and ecological sciences and their impact on hybrid art practices in relation to the 'shivering domains' of cross disciplinary discourses and biotechnological research. Examples from the author's projects: Temporal Interval, machina carnis and Urban Swarming are introduced to illustrate the points discussed. Evolving media technologies and historical perspectives are re-viewed and located within the framework of an exploration into the permeable membranes of cellular consciousness and the biomedical sciences; which also considers the nature of constructs of corporeality and the 'self' in a socio-cultural context

Current estimates from the National Health Interview Survey, 1996

Chiefly tables.Authors, Patricia F. Adams, Gerry E. Hendershot, and Marie A. Marano, Division of Health Interview Statistics..Objectives: This annual report presents national estimates, based on data from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), on the incidence of acute conditions, percent of medically attended acute conditions, number of disability days, episodes of persons injured and associated activity restriction, persons with activity limitation due to chronic conditions, restricted activity days associated with acute and chronic conditions, physician contacts and short-stay hospitalizations, as well as prevalence of chronic conditions and respondent assessed health status. This edition includes a section on trends in health statistics for 1982-96.SOURCE OF DATA: NHIS is a multistage probability sample survey conducted annually by interviewers of the Bureau of the Census for the National Center for Health Statistics. Data is collected during in-home interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized U.S. population. Data collection procedures were similar from 1982 through 1996, but were changed after 1996.HIGHLIGHTS: In 1996 there were 163.5 acute conditions per 100 persons, (67.9% were medically attended) and 624.0 associated days of restricted activity per 100 persons. Of acute injuries, 91.4% were medically attended. The highest rates for chronic conditions per 1000 persons included arthritis (127.3), sinusitis (125.5), deformity and orthopedic impairment (111.6), and high blood pressure (107.1). Activity limitation due to chronic conditions was reported by 14.4% of persons. There were six physician contacts per person per year and 7.3% of the population had a hospitalization in the past year. During 1982-96, the prevalence of asthma increased and the rate and duration of hospitalizations decreased.Includes bibliographical references (p. 9-11).1578244

Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty Can Restore Normal Spine Mechanics following Osteoporotic Vertebral Fracture

Osteoporotic vertebral fractures often lead to pain and disability. They can be successfully treated, and possibly prevented, by injecting cement into the vertebral body, a procedure known as vertebroplasty. Kyphoplasty is similar, except that an inflatable balloon is used to restore vertebral body height before cement is injected. These techniques are growing rapidly in popularity, and a great deal of recent research, reviewed in this paper, has examined their ability to restore normal mechanical function to fractured vertebrae. Fracture reduces the height and stiffness of a vertebral body, causing the spine to assume a kyphotic deformity, and transferring load bearing to the neural arch. Vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty are equally able to restore vertebral stiffness, and restore load sharing towards normal values, although kyphoplasty is better at restoring vertebral body height. Future research should optimise these techniques to individual patients in order to maximise their beneficial effects, while minimising the problems of cement leakage and adjacent level fracture

Sickle cell pain: a critical reappraisal.

Sickle cell pain includes 3 types: acute recurrent painful crises, chronic pain syndromes, and neuropathic pain. The acute painful crisis is the hallmark of the disease and the most common cause of hospitalization and treatment in the emergency department. It evolves through 4 phases: prodromal, initial, established, and resolving. Each acute painful episode is associated with inflammation that worsens with recurrent episodes, often culminating in serious complications and organ damage, such as acute chest syndrome, multiorgan failure, and sudden death. Three pathophysiologic events operate in unison during the prodromal phase of the crisis: vaso-occlusion, inflammation, and nociception. Aborting the acute painful episode at the prodromal phase could potentially prevent or minimize tissue damage. Our hypothesis is that managing these events with hydration, anti-inflammatory drugs, aggressive analgesia, and possibly vasodilators could abort the crisis and prevent or minimize further damage. Chronic pain syndromes are associated with or accompany avascular necrosis and leg ulcers. Neuropathic pain is not well studied in patients with sickle cell disease but has been modeled in the transgenic sickle mouse. Management of sickle cell pain should be based on its own pathophysiologic mechanisms rather than borrowing guidelines from other nonsickle pain syndromes

An Entomopathogenic Nematode by Any Other Name

Among the diversity of insect-parasitic nematodes, entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) are distinct, cooperating with insect-pathogenic bacteria to kill insect hosts. EPNs have adapted specific mechanisms to associate with and transmit bacteria to insect hosts. New discoveries have expanded this guild of nematodes and refine our understanding of the nature and evolution of insect–nematode associations. Here, we clarify the meaning of “entomopathogenic” in nematology and argue that EPNs must rapidly kill their hosts with the aid of bacterial partners and must pass on the associated bacteria to future generations