Racial and Neighborhood Disparities in New York City Criminal Summons Practices

The purpose of this study is to assess trends in criminal summons practices by the New York City Police Department (NYPD), including if and how they disproportionately impact low income and/or Black and Brown communities. The New York City Council commissioned the study as part of the Police Reform and Reinvention Collaborative Plan. Approved March 2021, the goals of this plan were both to document and ameliorate policies and practices that have led to historic injustices and over-policing of low-income New Yorkers and communities of color

Maternal Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Concerning Interpregnancy Interval

Introduction. Few studies have examined maternal intentions andpractices related to interpregnancy interval (IPI). IPI less than 18months has been linked to increased preterm birth and infant mortality.This manuscript reports on a cross-sectional survey of mothersconducted to understand maternal knowledge, attitudes, and practiceof IPI in Sedgwick County, Kansas. Methods. New and expectant mothers and mothers of neonatalinfant care unit (NICU) graduates (n = 125) were surveyed regardingthe issues surrounding IPI. Front desk staff handed out self-administeredsurveys, which were returned to a nurse upon completion.NICU participants were emailed a link to the survey hosted on SurveyMonkey®. Results. Fewer than 30% of mothers reported previously receivinginformation about IPI from any source. When asked about risks associatedwith IPI, women frequently (n = 58, 45%) identified increasedrisk for birth outcomes with no known association with short IPI.Findings regarding maternal attitudes surrounding optimal IPI weremixed with many mothers defining ideal IPI as less than 18 months(n = 52, 42%), while broadly reporting they believed that a woman’sbody needs time to heal between pregnancies. Respondents from theNICU sample generally reported shorter optimal IPI values than theother participants. When IPI was estimated from participants’ pastpregnancies, half of IPIs were less than 18 months. Mothers reportedthey favored healthcare providers as a source for IPI education. Faceto-face discussions or printed materials were the preferred modes ofeducation. Conclusions. Women were aware of the need for spacing betweenpregnancies, however, that knowledge was unassociated with pastbehavior. These findings should be taken into consideration whenformulating future interventions. Kans J Med 2018;11(4):86-90

Intensiv farbige Bor-dotierte Thiazolthiazole durch reduktive Dimerisierung von Borisothiocyanaten

Die Reduktion von (CAAC)BBr2(NCS) (CAAC=cyclisches Alkyl(amino)carben) in der Gegenwart einer Lewis-Base L liefert dreifach koordinierte (CAAC)LB(NCS)-Borylene, die eine reversible (E)/(Z)-Isomerisierung eingehen. Die gleiche Reduktion in Abwesenheit von L führt zu intensiv blauen, bis(CAAC)-stabilisierten, Bor-dotierten, aromatischen Thiazolthiazolen, die aus der Dimerisierung zweifach koordinierter (CAAC)B(NCS)-Borylenintermediate resultieren

Highly colored boron-doped thiazolothiazoles from the reductive dimerization of boron isothiocyanates

Reduction of (CAAC)BBr2(NCS) (CAAC=cyclic alkyl(amino)carbene) in the presence of a Lewis base L yields tricoordinate (CAAC)LB(NCS) borylenes which undergo reversible E/Z‐isomerization. The same reduction in the absence of L yields deep blue, bis(CAAC)‐stabilized, boron‐doped, aromatic thiazolothiazoles resulting from the dimerization of dicoordinate (CAAC)B(NCS) borylene intermediates

Functionalization of N2 via Formal 1,3-Haloboration of a Tungsten(0) σ-Dinitrogen Complex

Boron tribromide and aryldihaloboranes were found to undergo 1,3-haloboration across one W−N≡N moiety of a group 6 end-on dinitrogen complex (i.e. trans-[W(N2)2(dppe)2]). The N-borylated products consist of a reduced diazenido unit sandwiched between a WII center and a trivalent boron substituent (W−N=N−BXAr), and have all been fully characterized by NMR and IR spectroscopy, elemental analysis, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Both the terminal N atom and boron center in the W−N=N−BXAr unit can be further derivatized using electrophiles and nucleophiles/Lewis bases, respectively. This mild reduction and functionalization of a weakly activated N2 ligand with boron halides is unprecedented, and hints at the possibility of generating value-added nitrogen compounds directly from molecular dinitrogen

Endoscopic submucosal dissection for early esophageal adenocarcinoma: low rates of metastases in mucosal cancers with poor differentiation

Background and aims Endoscopic resection (ER) is accepted as standard treatment for intramucosal esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) with well or moderate differentiation. Poor differentiation (PD) is judged as a risk factor for lymph node metastasis (LNM) and surgery is recommended. However, the evidence for this recommendation is weak. Study aim was to analyze the clinical course of patients after ER of EAC with PD. Patients and methods Patients undergoing endoscopic submucosal dissection for EAC were included from 16 German centers. Inclusion criteria were PD in the resection specimen, R0 resection and endoscopic follow-up. Primary outcome was the metastasis rate during follow-up. Analysis was performed retrospectively in a prospectively collected database. Results 25 patients with PD as single risk factor (group A) and 15 patients with PD and additional risk factors (submucosal invasion and/or lymphovascular invasion) were included. The metastasis rate was was 1/25 (4.0%; 95%CI 0.4-17.2) in group A and 3/15 (20.0%; 95%CI 6.0-44.4%) in group B, respectively (p=0.293). The rate of EAC-associated deaths was 1/25 (4%; 95%CI 0.4-17.2%) versus 3/15 (20%; 95%CI 6.0-44.4%) in group B (p=0.293) while the overall death rate was 7/25 (28.0%; 95%CI 13.5-47.3%) versus 3/15 (20%; 95%CI 6.0-44.4%) (p=0.715). Median follow-up was 30 months (IQR 15-53). Conclusions During long-term follow-up the risk of metastasis is low after ER of mucosal EAC with PD as single risk factor. A conservative approach seems justified in this small patient group. However, the treatment strategy has to be determined on an individualized basis until further prospective data are available

Synthesis and Reactivity of Boryldiazenido Complexes

Die vorliegende Arbeit befasst sich mit der Synthese, Charakterisierung und Reaktivität von Boryldiazenidokomplexen. Im ersten Abschnitt wird die Synthese von neuartigen Boryldiazenidokomplexen behandelt. Im zweiten Teil werden Studien zu den Reaktivitäten dieser Verbindungen gegenüber Elektrophilen, Lewis-Basen sowie Reaktionen an den Element-Halogen-Bindungen vorgestellt.The present work deals with the synthesis, characterization and reactivity of boryldiazenido complexes. In the first section, the synthesis of novel boryldiazenido complexes is discussed. In the second part, studies on the reactivities of these compounds toward electrophiles, Lewis bases, and reactions at the element-halogen bonds are presented

1,2-Dialkynyldiboranes(4): B–B versusversus C=C bond reactivity

The B–B and C=C bonds of 1,2-dialkynyl-1,2-diaminodiboranes(4) can be functionalised either on their own or successively using organic azides, hydroboranes, hydrogen and heavier halogens

Synthesis of Boron Analogues of Enamines via Hydroamination of a Boron-Boron Triple Bond

An N-heterocyclic-carbene-stabilized diboryne undergoes rapid, high-yielding and catalyst-free hydroamina- tion reactions with primary amines, yielding 1-amino-2-hydro- diborenes, which can be considered boron analogues of enamines. The electronics of the organic substituent at nitrogen influence the structure and further reactivity of the diborene product. With electron-rich anilines, a second hydroamination can occur at the diborene to generate 1,1-diamino-2,2-dihy- drodiboranes. With isopropylamine, the electronic influence of the alkyl substituent upon the diborene leads to an unprece- dented boron-mediated intramolecular N-dearylation reaction of an N-heterocyclic carbene unit

Synthesis of Boron Analogues of Enamines via Hydroamination of a Boron−Boron Triple Bond

An N-heterocyclic-carbene-stabilized diboryne undergoes rapid, high-yielding and catalyst-free hydroamina- tion reactions with primary amines, yielding 1-amino-2-hydro- diborenes, which can be considered boron analogues of enamines. The electronics of the organic substituent at nitrogen influence the structure and further reactivity of the diborene product. With electron-rich anilines, a second hydroamination can occur at the diborene to generate 1,1-diamino-2,2-dihy- drodiboranes. With isopropylamine, the electronic influence of the alkyl substituent upon the diborene leads to an unprece- dented boron-mediated intramolecular N-dearylation reaction of an N-heterocyclic carbene unit