The Ursinus Weekly, November 24, 1952

Fall play to be Dec. 5, 6; Ticket sale begins Dec. 1 • Bob Harry to play at senior formal • Freshman rep is sworn in by MSGA • Phys-eds get new teachers • Naval officer to speak here, Dec. 3 • Pre-legal group hears speaker, accepts three new members • Lantern goes to press today; Barbara Wagner designs cover • Messiah seats reserved for 100 students • Constitution changes begun by W.S.G.A. • About 100 students enjoy variety show • Lord Winterton to speak at first forum tomorrow • First Chest drive proceeds small; Two days remain • Help offered for grad study • SWC wins hunt sponsored by Y • Spirit group chooses words for dorm decoration prize • Editorials: Plea to 60 students; What\u27s wrong, men?; Brighter side • Letters to the editor • Two staff members enjoy play preview • Murky for the turkey • Dr. A. Rice attends Atlantic Union sessions • Dickinson hands Bears loss in grid final, 18-6 • Bakermen drop season closer, 6-0 • Former coach plays softball in Korea • Snell\u27s Belles close season by defeating Penn • Marge Merrifield elected captain • Women elect chairmen of table decoration committees • Chess club ties Lansdale • Chi Alpha organizes for Christmas worship service • Bus ads plan discussionhttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/weekly/1507/thumbnail.jp

The Ursinus Weekly, May 12, 1952

WSGA to install officers at banquet on Thursday • Sororities hold dances, elections • Ruby selects photographer • College physician, famous coach, dies • WAA gives banquet • Bus. Ad. club takes poll • Queen and court reign at May Day pageant • Commencement, Baccalaureate speakers announced • Rosicrucians to entertain new members • Curtain Club, Alpha Psi elect new presidents • Four fraternities pick new officers • Voegler to speak at Pottstown • Campus groups hold annual elections: IRC, FTA, French Club • Queen to be on TV • Editorials: Good idea; Class struggle; Capitalistic noise and smoke • Class of 1952 is invited to Alumni Association dinner • Phila. Story is grand success • Alumni group plans banquet • Pinned • Ursinus routs Pharmacy with twenty run splurge • Snell\u27s Belles win in opener • Feist hurls five hitter, Bears rout Drexel, 9-4 • Physics Department develops film loops for better teaching • Famous columnist and editor speaks to FTA • Plans of \u2752 graduates reveal varied interests • Elizabethtown wins with eight run inning, 10 to 3 • Belles trounce West Chester • Men\u27s tennis squad victor • JV softball team whips Drexel 8-3 • Ursinus cinder men lose close meet to Albright • Ursinus finishes second in track • Y plans hot dog roast for May 14 • Marine representative speaks • Engagement • Marriagehttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/weekly/1544/thumbnail.jp

The Ursinus Weekly, October 20, 1952

Helfferich to receive degree on Founders Day • MSGA rules breaks as illegal, customs to remain • Bloodmobile to come Wed. • Sorority rushees to open bids Friday • Newman Club hears speaker • Hutchison chosen to plan frosh show • Debating club meets • Varied plans made for Old Timers Day • Day study plans for fashion show; Initiates freshmen • Roberts, Geiger cast as leads in Fall production • Ten new members chosen by Lantern • Orsini to benefit by dance proceeds • Sturgis receives honor at ceremony • Varsity Club to hold dance • Carnival, Halloween ball planned by senior class • Pre-med honors Brownback • Editorials: Highest honor; Give blood • Campus Chest conducts poll • Chem society to visit Sun Oil • Juniors hold birch beer ball • Warren to address college students • Affair in Wisconsin • Etiquette part of frosh orientation • Student Union data released • Over 75 students attend Y retreat • Old Timers Day not new; Football stories of past • Ursinus viewed by freshman • Dr. Yost marks college boards; Unique marking system shown • Hockey team loses to E. Stroudsburg • Bears rout Haverford 19-0; Glock, Swett score fourth • Bakermen tie Mules 3-3 on Tait\u27s last minute goal • Swarthmore here on Alumni Day • Brodbeck and Curtis victors • Banner found • WAA holds reception for freshman womenhttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/weekly/1502/thumbnail.jp

Naturally occurring genetic variants in the oxytocin receptor alter receptor signaling profiles

The hormone oxytocin is commonly administered during childbirth to initiate and strengthen uterine contractions and prevent postpartum hemorrhage. However, patients have wide variation in the oxytocin dose required for a clinical response. To begin to uncover the mechanisms underlying this variability, we screened the 11 most prevalent missense genetic variants in the oxytocin receptor

Patterns of postmeal insulin secretion in individuals with sulfonylurea- treated KCNJ11 neonatal diabetes show predominance of non- KATP- channel pathways

Insulin secretion in sulfonylurea-treated KCNJ11 permanent neonatal diabetes mellitus (PNDM) is thought to be mediated predominantly through amplifying non-KATP-channel pathways such as incretins. Affected individuals report symptoms of postprandial hypoglycemia after eating protein/fat-rich foods. We aimed to assess the physiological response to carbohydrate and protein/fat in people with sulfonylurea-treated KCNJ11 PNDM.This article is freely available via Open Access. Click on the Publisher URL to access the full-text via the publisher's site

Spitzer observations of the thermal emission from WASP-43b

WASP-43b is one of the closest-orbiting hot Jupiters, with a semimajor axis of a = 0.01526 +/- 0.00018 AU and a period of only 0.81 days. However, it orbits one of the coolest stars with a hot Jupiter (Tstar = 4520 +/- 120 K), giving the planet a modest equilibrium temperature of Teq = 1440 +/- 40 K, assuming zero Bond albedo and uniform planetary energy redistribution. The eclipse depths and brightness temperatures from our jointly fit model are 0.347% +/- 0.013% and 1670 +/- 23 K at 3.6 {\mu}m and 0.382% +/- 0.015% and 1514 +/- 25 K at 4.5 {\mu}m. The eclipse timings improved the estimate of the orbital period, P, by a factor of three (P = 0.81347436 +/- 1.4*10-7 days) and put an upper limit on the eccentricity (e = 0.010+0.010 -0.007). We use our Spitzer eclipse depths along with four previously reported ground-based photometric observations in the near-infrared to constrain the atmospheric properties of WASP-43b. The data rule out a strong thermal inversion in the dayside atmosphere of WASP-43b. Model atmospheres with no thermal inversions and fiducial oxygen-rich compositions are able to explain all the available data. However, a wide range of metallicities and C/O ratios can explain the data. The data suggest low day-night energy redistribution in the planet, consistent with previous studies, with a nominal upper limit of about 35% for the fraction of energy incident on the dayside that is redistributed to the nightside.Comment: 11 pages, 9 figure

Use of terrestrial field studies in the derivation of bioaccumulation potential of chemicals

Field-based studies are an essential component of research addressing the behavior of organic chemicals, and a unique line of evidence that can be used to assess bioaccumulation potential in chemical registration programs and aid in development of associated laboratory and modeling efforts. To aid scientific and regulatory discourse on the application of terrestrial field data in this manner, this article provides practical recommendations regarding the generation and interpretation of terrestrial field data. Currently, biota-to-soil-accumulation factors (BSAFs), biomagnification factors (BMFs), and bioaccumulation factors (BAFs) are the most suitable bioaccumulation metrics that are applicable to bioaccumulation assessment evaluations and able to be generated from terrestrial field studies with relatively low uncertainty. Biomagnification factors calculated from field-collected samples of terrestrial carnivores and their prey appear to be particularly robust indicators of bioaccumulation potential. The use of stable isotope ratios for quantification of trophic relationships in terrestrial ecosystems needs to be further developed to resolve uncertainties associated with the calculation of terrestrial trophic magnification factors (TMFs). Sampling efforts for terrestrial field studies should strive for efficiency, and advice on optimization of study sample sizes, practical considerations for obtaining samples, selection of tissues for analysis, and data interpretation is provided. Although there is still much to be learned regarding terrestrial bioaccumulation, these recommendations provide some initial guidance to the present application of terrestrial field data as a line of evidence in the assessment of chemical bioaccumulation potential and a resource to inform laboratory and modeling efforts

Thermal Emission of WASP-14b Revealed with Three Spitzer Eclipses

Exoplanet WASP-14b is a highly irradiated, transiting hot Jupiter. Joshi et al. calculate an equilibrium temperature Teq of 1866 K for zero albedo and reemission from the entire planet, a mass of 7.3 +/- 0.5 Jupiter masses and a radius of 1.28 +/- 0.08 Jupiter radii. Its mean density of 4.6 g/cm3 is one of the highest known for planets with periods less than 3 days. We obtained three secondary eclipse light curves with the Spitzer Space Telescope. The eclipse depths from the best jointly fit model are $0.224\%$ +/- $0.018\%$ at 4.5 {\mu}m and $0.181\%$ +/- $0.022\%$ at 8.0 {\mu}m. The corresponding brightness temperatures are 2212 +/- 94 K and 1590 +/- 116 K. A slight ambiguity between systematic models suggests a conservative 3.6 {\mu}m eclipse depth of $0.19\%$ +/- $0.01\%$ and brightness temperature of 2242 +/- 55 K. Although extremely irradiated, WASP-14b does not show any distinct evidence of a thermal inversion. In addition, the present data nominally favor models with day night energy redistribution less than $~30\%$. The current data are generally consistent with oxygen-rich as well as carbon-rich compositions, although an oxygen-rich composition provides a marginally better fit. We confirm a significant eccentricity of e = 0.087 +/- 0.002 and refine other orbital parameters.Comment: 16 pages, 16 figure