Structure of SnF2-SnO-P2O5 Glasses

AbstractLow melting point glasses, specifically tin fluorophosphates, have recently received attention as a successful host matrix to rare earth metals to be used in photon conversion for solar cell applications. We have used high resolution X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and Raman microscopy to investigate the structure of 50SnF2-20SnO-30P2O5 glass. To compliment this experimental study density functional theory was used to predict Raman spectra. The O 1s X-ray photoelectron spectra indicate a high non-bridging to bridging oxygen ratio, a sign of relatively high durability needed for this glass to be applied to solar energy. The experimental results are in good agreement with theoretical calculations

Iron Mountain: A Journal of Magical Religion (Artemisia Press) 1, no.4 (Spring 1986).

Permission for the creation of this digital asset was granted by Chas S. Clifton who also graciously loaned his personal copies to be digitized for inclusion in Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections’ New Age Movements, Occultism, and Spiritualism Research Library. On the Slopes of Iron Mountain -- Letters to the Editor: Doreen Valiente -- Re-vamping the World: On the Return of the Holy Prostitute / by Deena Metzger -- Magical Religion Pervades Brazil / by Carol Dow, Ph.D. -- Book Reviews: Straight With the Medicine: Narratives of Washoe Followers of the Tipi Way as told to Warren L. D’Azevedo / by Greg Heming ; Dancers to the Gods: The Magical Records of Charles Seymour and Christine Hartley 1937-1939 / Edited and introduced by Alan Richardson / by Chas S. Clifton ; Deviance and Moral Boundaries: Witchcraft, the Occult Science Fiction Deviant Sciences and Scientists by Nachman Ben-Yehuda ; Magical Blend ; Shaman’s Drum ; Gnosis ; Handbooks for Urban Shamans by Church of Seven Arrows ; The Kwan Yin Book of Changes by Diane Stein ; Don Juan, Mescalito and Modern Magic: The Mythology of Inner Space by Nevill Drury ; The Witches’ Qabala: Book 1, The Goddess and the Tree by Ellen Cannon Reed / by Carrie Brennan ; The Sacred Paw: The Bear in Nature, Myth and Literature by Paul Shepard and Barry Sanders ; Asatru Anthology by Asatru Free Assembly ; Cunningham’s Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs by Scott Cunningham -- Photographs by Carol Dow: The Blending of elements from several traditions is apparent in the furnishing of this altar ; Food, flowers and candles are offered to Yemanjá on a Beach in Rio de Janeiro ; White-clad Worshippers Gather on Rio Beach for festival of YemanjáIron Mountain was Chas Clifton’s attempt to bring together the “professors and the practitioners” into a single source and provided an avenue for the Wiccans and Pagans being studied to respond to research being done on them. Although only four issues were published the contents are well stocked with articles and rebuttals from contemporary scholars and practitioners recognized as shapers of the Wiccan movement that we know today. It is a publication “devoted to the exploration of religious forms, practices, both ancient and modern, which emphasize the magical, shamanic and metaphysical elements.” Articles are topped off with reviews, poetry, artwork and photographs. It also holds the honor for being the inspiration of the first Pagan peer-reviewed Journal: The Pomegranate

Carnal encounters and producing socialist Yugoslavia: voluntary youth labour actions on the newsreel screen

This article explores the role that the newsreel genre played in the production of socialist Yugoslav territory, understood as reshaping the body of the socius. We analyse news reports concerning voluntary youth labour actions, which were one of the most important features of Yugoslav socialist society and which featured heavily in Yugoslav official newsreels. We argue that the newsreel provided a specific liminal space in between the ‘real’/non-cinematic and ‘screened’/cinematic experience, where we locate occurrences of carnal encounters between the body on the cinematic screen and the body of the audience. In this regard, we discuss two characteristic types of frame which were present in the newsreel reports on labour actions: the somatic frame and the machinic-labour frame

Genomic, Pathway Network, and Immunologic Features Distinguishing Squamous Carcinomas

This integrated, multiplatform PanCancer Atlas study co-mapped and identified distinguishing molecular features of squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs) from five sites associated with smokin

An illustrated anatomical ontology of the developing mouse lower urogenital tract

Malformation of the urogenital tract represents a considerable paediatric burden, with many defects affecting the lower urinary tract (LUT), genital tubercle and associated structures. Understanding the molecular basis of such defects frequently draws on murine models. However, human anatomical terms do not always superimpose on the mouse, and the lack of accurate and standardised nomenclature is hampering the utility of such animal models. We previously developed an anatomical ontology for the murine urogenital system. Here, we present a comprehensive update of this ontology pertaining to mouse LUT, genital tubercle and associated reproductive structures (E10.5 to adult). Ontology changes were based on recently published insights into the cellular and gross anatomy of these structures, and on new analyses of epithelial cell types present in the pelvic urethra and regions of the bladder. Ontology changes include new structures, tissue layers and cell types within the LUT, external genitalia and lower reproductive structures. Representative illustrations, detailed text descriptions and molecular markers that selectively label muscle, nerves/ganglia and epithelia of the lower urogenital system are also presented. The revised ontology will be an important tool for researchers studying urogenital development/malformation in mouse models and will improve our capacity to appropriately interpret these with respect to the human situation

Lupus-related single nucleotide polymorphisms and risk of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma

Objective: Determinants of the increased risk of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) in SLE are unclear. Using data from a recent lymphoma genome-wide association study (GWAS), we assessed whether certain lupus-related single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were also associated with DLBCL. Methods: GWAS data on European Caucasians from the International Lymphoma Epidemiology Consortium (InterLymph) provided a total of 3857 DLBCL cases and 7666 general-population controls. Data were pooled in a random-effects meta-analysis. Results: Among the 28 SLE-related SNPs investigated, the two most convincingly associated with risk of DLBCL included the CD40 SLE risk allele rs4810485 on chromosome 20q13 (OR per risk allele=1.09, 95% CI 1.02 to 1.16, p=0.0134), and the HLA SLE risk allele rs1270942 on chromosome 6p21.33 (OR per risk allele=1.17, 95% CI 1.01 to 1.36, p=0.0362). Of additional possible interest were rs2205960 and rs12537284. The rs2205960 SNP, related to a cytokine of the tumour necrosis factor superfamily TNFSF4, was associated with an OR per risk allele of 1.07, 95% CI 1.00 to 1.16, p=0.0549. The OR for the rs12537284 (chromosome 7q32, IRF5 gene) risk allele was 1.08, 95% CI 0.99 to 1.18, p=0.0765. Conclusions: These data suggest several plausible genetic links between DLBCL and SLE

A genome-wide association study of marginal zone lymphoma shows association to the HLA region

Marginal zone lymphoma (MZL) is the third most common subtype of B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Here we perform a two-stage GWAS of 1,281 MZL cases and 7,127 controls of European ancestry and identify two independent loci near BTNL2 (rs9461741, P - 3.95 x 10(-15)) and HLA-B (rs2922994, P - 2.43 x 10(-9)) in the HLA region significantly associated with MZL risk. This is the first evidence that genetic variation in the major histocompatibility complex influences MZL susceptibility

Genetically predicted longer telomere length is associated with increased risk of B-cell lymphoma subtypes

Evidence from a small number of studies suggests that longer telomere length measured in peripheral leukocytes is associated with an increased risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). However, these studies may be biased by reverse causation, confounded by unmeasured environmental exposures and might miss time points for which prospective telomere measurement would best reveal a relationship between telomere length and NHL risk. We performed an analysis of genetically inferred telomere length and NHL risk in a study of 10 102 NHL cases of the four most common B-cell histologic types and 9562 controls using a genetic risk score (GRS) comprising nine telomere length-associated single-nucleotide polymorphisms. This approach uses existing genotype data and estimates telomere length by weighing the number of telomere length-associated variant alleles an individual carries with the published change in kb of telomere length. The analysis of the telomere length GRS resulted in an association between longer telomere length and increased NHL risk [four B-cell histologic types combined; odds ratio (OR) = 1.49, 95% CI 1.22–1.82, P-value = 8.5 × 10−5]. Subtype-specific analyses indicated that chronic lymphocytic leukemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/SLL) was the principal NHL subtype contributing to this association (OR = 2.60, 95% CI 1.93–3.51, P-value = 4.0 × 10−10). Significant interactions were observed across strata of sex for CLL/SLL and marginal zone lymphoma subtypes as well as age for the follicular lymphoma subtype. Our results indicate that a genetic background that favors longer telomere length may increase NHL risk, particularly risk of CLL/SLL, and are consistent with earlier studies relating longer telomere length with increased NHL risk