Climb and flight speeds of shorebirds embarking on an intercontinental flight:Do they achieve the predicted optimal behaviour?

Most Arctic-breeding waders wintering in West Africa cover the first 4000 km of their northward journey in spring by a single flight to western Europe. We examined the extent to which waders economize their night behaviour during departure by comparing climb rates and forward night speeds with predictions based on flight mechanic theory and the relevant morphological measurements made of birds collected on the site. With an optical range finder, we followed 98 wader necks on their departure from Banc d'Arguin in Mauritania, We also measured wind speed and direction at different altitudes by tracking helium-filled balloons and thus were able to deduce airspeeds from groundspeeds of the departing flocks. Of the nine species examined, six showed the predicted negative relationship between climb rate and airspeed, although only one was statistically significant. By normalizing the data, we found a statistically significant negative correlation across all species. Although 17% of the observed climb rates were greater than the predicted theoretical maximum, the average observed climb rate was lower than the predicted optimum and the average observed airspeed was higher. The absolute deviations of climb rates fr om theory may have been because of the existence of pockets of rising and sinking air at the boundary of desert and ocean. That the absolute deviations in average climb rate and airspeed followed the predicted negative relationship is in accordance with the current theory of flight mechanics

The Student Movement Volume 105 Issue 9: Special Edition AUSA Elections

PRESIDENT Dongchan Kim EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Andrew Rappette T Bruggemann Torrey Joo SOCIAL VICE PRESIDENT Taylor Biek STUDENT MOVEMENT EDITOR Alyssa Henriquez SENATOR-AT-LARGE Abraham Bravo Karenna Lee LAST WORD Who Cares What He Wears?: Doug Emhoff\u27s Debt to Second Ladies, Alyssa Henriquezhttps://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/sm-105/1011/thumbnail.jp

The Student Movement Volume 107 Issue 5: Barkada Means Friendship: Andrews Embraces Fall and Filipino Culture

HUMANS AIFA Celebrates Barkada, Interviewed by: Sara Hamstra AU Student\u27s Thoughts About Autumn, Interviewed by: Kavya Mohanram Meet Joshua Deonarine, AUSA Financial VP, Interviewed by: Gloria Oh Women in STEM Interview: Emily Rusnak, Interviewed by: Lauren Kim ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Box Factory for the Arts, Ysabelle Fernando Creatives on Campus: Filipino American History Month Edition, Ceiry Flores The Old Warhorse: Wind Symphony\u27s Saturday Concert, Skylor Stark NEWS Edsel Adap\u27s Story: How AFIA Came to Be, Sara Hamstra Learning Traditional Filipino Dance with AFIA, Ceiry Flores Andrews Opens New Career Center!, Gloria Oh IDEAS Be Your Own Bastion for Fashion, Shania Watts Seasonal Depression at AU, Kayla-Hope Bruno Worldbuilder\u27s Disease, T Bruggemann PULSE FALLing in Love With Autumn, Lexie Dunham Filipino-American HISTORY Month, Charisse Lapuebla In Loving Memory of the Gazebo Smoothies, Elizabeth Dovich LAST WORD Existential Dread, Alannah Tjhatrahttps://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/sm-107/1004/thumbnail.jp

The Student Movement Volume 106 Issue 8: Cardinals Cheer, Thanksgiving is Here!

HUMANS Meet Your 2021-2022 AU Cardinals Men\u27s Basketball Team, Interviewed by: Timmy Duado What Are You Thankful For?, Interviewed by: Grace No Meet Your 2021-2022 AU Cardinals Women\u27s Basketball Team, Interviewed by: Taylor Uphus ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Thanksgiving Film Recommendations!, Megan Napod The Harder They Fall , Hannah Cruse What is CATHARSIS?, Solana Campbell NEWS Andrews Autumn Conference on Science & Religion, Abigail Lee AUSA Hosts Open Gym, Karenna Lee Campus Concert Crawl, Abigail Lee IDEAS Hidden out of Season, Evin-Nazya Musgrove Risk and Reward in Squid Game , Yoel Kim The Necessity of Firearm Safety Education, Nathan Cheng PULSE Honors Testimony: Worship in the Church, Honors Student Productivity... (and Pronouns ), T Bruggemann Thanksgiving Traditions of Your Student Movement Editors, Alannah Tjhatra THE LAST WORD Thanksgiving Dinner and Communion, Alyssa Henriquezhttps://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/sm-106/1007/thumbnail.jp

The Student Movement Volume 106 Issue 1: Capping Off AU\u27s Fifth Change Day

HUMANS Freshman Spotlight: Abby Shim (freshman, business), Interviewed by: Lauren Kim Interview with Change Day Coordinator Teela Ruehle, Interviewed by: Karenna Lee My Goals This Year Are..., Gloria Oh ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Shang-Chi: Run, Don\u27t Walk to Your Closest Theater, Solana Campbel Shadow and Bone: A Book and TV Show Review, Kaela McFadden What Are You Listening To?, Steven Injety NEWS COVID Regulations on Campus: Part 2.5, Yoel Kim Students Get Wrapped Up In Change Day Christmas Event, Nathan Mathieu The Gazebo Closure, Brendan Syto IDEAS In the Archives: AU During 9/11, Lyle Goulbourne Lily Pads and Epidemics, Alexander Navarro Quality Time, Chase Wilder PULSE 5 Ways To Make Your Studying Better, T Bruggeman Adventures Around Andrews (Biking Distance), Gloria Oh Back to Andrews, Izzy Koh THE LAST WORD Offline Anxiety, Alyssa Henriquezhttps://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/sm-106/1000/thumbnail.jp

The Student Movement Volume 106 Issue 18: Spring, Strings, and Jeans: AU Composers Take the Stage

HUMANS Freshman Spotlight Interview: George Isaac, Interviewed by: Lauren Kim From Berrien Springs to Beirut - A Spring Break Mission Trip, Interviewed by: Irina Gagiu Student Workers Across Campus, Interviewed by: Grace No ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Creative Spotlight: In Passing Podcast, Interviewed by: Megan Napod Signal Boost: Inventing Anna, Gabriela Francisco The 94th Academy Awards: Desert Sci-Fi, Kooky Westers, & much more, Solana Campbell NEWS Gym Class Heroes Challenge, Sion Kim Sunday Music Series: Andrews University Composers Concert, Andrew Pak The Election, Chris Ngugi IDEAS Is Carbon Capture the Key to Stopping Climate Change?. Lyle Goulbourne Learning to Focus: Navigating the Weird, Wacky Mind of A Sould Blessed with ADD or ADHD, Angelina Nesmith Silenced Chalk: Unheard Women in STEM, Alexander Navarro PULSE Hamil Day: Making a Holiday, T Bruggeman Spring at Andrews, Isabella Koh Unplugging from Social Media, Gloria Oh THE LAST WORD You Can\u27t Give What You Don\u27t Have: Fill Your Cup, Megan Napodhttps://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/sm-106/1017/thumbnail.jp

The Student Movement Volume 106 Issue 20: Waving Goodbye to the School Year: AFIA Musical Dazzles Audience

HUMANS Meet Your New AUSA President: Aya Pangusan, Interviewed by: Timmy Duado Meet Your New AUSA Senator-at-Large: Rock Choi, Interviewed by: Grace No Professor Spotlight: Dr. L. Monique Pittman, Interviewed by: Caryn Cruz Senior Spotlight: Joshua Pak, Interviewed by: Lauren Kim ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Creative Spotlight: The Scoop Podcast, Interviewed by: Solana Campbell Return to Palau Documentary Premiers at AU, Megan Napod Write ON, Kaela McFadden NEWS Balikbayan, Homecoming, Chris Ngugi Terry Dodge Memorial, Scott Moncrieff Until We Meet Again: Farewell to Three AU Deans, Chris Ngugi IDEAS Does the total score of a college course have anything to do with a student\u27s motivation?, Robert Zhang The Pros and Cons of Taking a Gap Year, Gabriela Francisco You\u27ll Be Ready When You Get There, I Promise, Evin N. Musgrove PULSE Eggs, Gabriela Fransico Goodbye from the SM Staff Summer Plans, Gloria Oh To Find Your Worldview, T Bruggeman THE LAST WORD Butterflies and Anxiety: A Final Word, Alyssa Henriquezhttps://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/sm-106/1019/thumbnail.jp

Management of cerebral azole-resistant Aspergillus fumigatus infection : a role for intraventricular liposomal-amphotericin B

Objectives: In the pre-azole era, central nervous system (CNS) infections with Aspergillus had a dismal outcome. Survival improved with voriconazole but CNS infections caused by azole-resistant Aspergillus fumigatus preclude its use. Intravenous liposomal-amphotericin B (L-AmB) is the preferred treatment option for azole-resistant CNS infections but has suboptimal brain concentrations. Methods: We describe three patients with biopsy-proven CNS aspergillosis where intraventricular L-AmB was added to systemic therapy. Two patients with azole-resistant aspergillosis and one patient with azole-susceptible CNS aspergillosis were treated with intraventricular L-AmB at a dose of 1 mg weekly. Results: We describe three patients successfully treated with a combination of intravenous and intraventricular L-AmB. All three patients survived but one patient developed serious headaches, most likely not related to this treatment. Conclusions: Intraventricular L-AmB may have a role in the treatment of therapy-refractory CNS aspergillosis when added to systemic therapy. (C) 2020 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of International Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

The Student Movement Volume 106 Issue 2: Alumni Run Back to AU: Race Honors the Late Dr. Fay Bradley

HUMANS WeCare4U: Not Just a Club - A Ministry, Interviewed by: Irina Gagiu I\u27m Proud of My Hispanic Heritage Because..., Caryn Cruz Senior Spotlight: Grant Steinweg (senior, music composition), Interviewed by: Lauren Kim ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Creative Spotlight: Evin-Nazya Musgrove (senior, psychology), Interviewed by: Megan Napod Jordan Feliz Comes to Town, Joshua Deonarine TV On Strike, Anonymous Student NEWS AU Presents the Alumni Homecoming Gala Concert, Caralynn Chan Suicide Prevention Week, Jenae Rogers Volunteering at the 2021 Bradley Family Harvest Run, Brendan Syto IDEAS Raising the Minimum Wage to $15 an Hour, Abraham Bravo Should Chapel Be Mandatory?, Lyle Goulbourne The Texas Heartbeat Act, Gabriela Francisco PULSE A Recap of Apple\u27s 2021 iPhone Event, T Bruggeman Explorations Around Andrews (Driving Distance). Wambui Karanja Social Issues, Politics, and Performative Activism: Our Place in Creating Change, Karenna Lee THE LAST WORD Why Baljeet Sucks: The Denigration of South-Asian Culture in American Media, Alyssa Henriquezhttps://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/sm-106/1001/thumbnail.jp