Transcript of The 127-Pound Halibut

This story is an excerpt from a longer interview that was collected as part of the Launching through the Surf: The Dory Fleet of Pacific City project. In this story, Robert Bush recounts the challenges of catching a 127-pound halibut

POA\u27s, Guardianships, and Client Capacity: Legal Representation of Persons 60+

When representing clients who have diminished capacity to participate in and guide their representation, attorneys must apply unique legal principles. In this workshop, two attorneys with years-long experience in representing elder clients will explain those principles, as well as discussing the differences between powers of attorney and legal guardianships. The session will include an interactive discussion of actual case scenarios, which will allow attendees to participate in the analysis and decision-making process associated with such representation. Questions will be welcomed throughout the presentation

A Tension Shell Structure for Application to Entry Vehicles

The shape of a shell of revolution designed t o have only tensile stresses under axisymmetric aerodynamic loadings has been derived on the basis of linear membrane theory. values of circumferential tension is also given. The results of this paper indicate that the design of an entry vehicle based on the tension shell concept leads to desirable aerodynamic and structural characteristics, namely, high drag and low weight

Spectral Measures for Derivative Powers via Matrix-Valued Clark Theory

The theory of finite-rank perturbations allows for the determination of spectral information for broad classes of operators using the tools of analytic function theory. In this work, finite-rank perturbations are applied to powers of the derivative operator, providing a full account from self-adjoint boundary conditions to computing aspects of the operators' matrix-valued spectral measures. In particular, the support and weights of the Clark (spectral) measures are computed via the connection between matrix-valued contractive analytic functions and matrix-valued nonnegative measures through the Herglotz Representation Theorem. For several powers of the derivative operator, explicit expressions are included. While eigenfunctions and eigenvalues for these operators with fixed boundary conditions can often be computed using direct methods from ordinary differential equations, this approach provides a more complete picture of the spectral information

Soybean Oil Is Not Allergenic to Soybean-Sensitive Individuals

We have previously demonstrated that peanut oil is not allergenic to peanut-sensitive individuals. Seven soybean-sensitive patients were enrolled in a double-blind crossover study to determine whether ingestion of soybean oil can induce adverse reactions in such patients. All subjects had histories of systemic allergic reactions (urticaria, angioedema, wheezing, dyspnea, and/or vomiting) after soybean ingestion and had positive puncture skin tests with a 1:20 w/v glycerinated-saline whole soybean extract. Sera from six of the seven subjects were tested by RAST assay for the presence of specific IgE antibodies to soybean allergens. All patients had elevated levels of serum IgE antibodies to the crude soybean extract; binding values ranged from 2.3 to 28.1 times that of a negative control serum. Before the oral challenges, all patients demonstrated negative puncture skin tests to three commercially available soybean oils and to olive oil (control). On four separate days, patients were challenged with the individual soybean oils and to olive oil in random sequence. At 30-minute intervals, under constant observation, patients ingested 2, 5, and 8 ml of one of the soybean oils or olive oil contained in 1 ml capsules. No untoward reactions were observed with either the commercially available soybean oils or olive oil. Soybean oil ingestion does not appear to pose a risk to soybean-sensitive individuals

Two new species of Eimeria Schneider, 1875 (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) from emerald tree skinks, Lamprolepis smaragdina (Lesson) (Sauria: Scincidae) from Papua New Guinea and the Philippines

Two new species of Eimeria Schneider, 1875, from emerald tree skinks, Lamprolepis smaragdina (Lesson) are described from specimens collected in Papua New Guinea (PNG) and the Philippines. Oöcysts of Eimeria nuiailan n. sp. from the only L. smaragdina from PNG are ovoidal, with a smooth, colourless, bi-layered wall, measure 23.7 × 19.1 μm, and have a length/width (L/W) ratio of 1.3; both micropyle and oöcyst residuum are absent, but a fragmented polar granule is present. Sporocysts are ovoidal to ellipsoidal, 11.9 × 7.0 μm, L/W 1.7, and the wall is composed of two valves joined by a longitudinal suture; neither Stieda nor sub-Stieda bodies are present; a sporocyst residuum is present as a compact mass of granules. Sporozoites are elongate, 14.6 × 2.6 μm, and contain anterior and posterior refractile bodies with a nucleus between them. Oöcysts of Eimeria auffenbergi n. sp. from L. smaragdina collected in the Philippines are ovoidal, with a smooth, colourless, bi-layered wall, measure 19.9 × 15.8 μm, L/W 1.3; both micropyle and oöcyst residuum are absent, but one to four polar granules are present. Sporocysts are ovoidal to ellipsoidal, 10.3 × 5.8 μm, L/W 1.8, and the wall is composed of two valves joined by a longitudinal suture; neither Stieda nor sub-Stieda bodies are present; a sporocyst residuum is composed of dispersed granules. © 2013 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht

Sensitivity to Sulfited Foods among Sulfite-Sensitive Subjects with Asthma

Eight individuals with asthma who had been diagnosed as sulfite sensitive on the basis of double-blind capsule-beverage challenges were subjected to challenges with various sulfited foods, including lettuce, shrimp, dried apricots, white grape juice, dehydrated potatoes (as mashed potatoes), and mushrooms. Four of these patients failed to respond to challenges with any of the sulfited foods. The other four patients experienced a decrease in pulmonary function on double-blind challenges with sulfited lettuce. Two of three of these patients reacted to challenges with dried apricots and white grape juice; the fourth patient has not yet been challenged with these products. Only one of these four patients reacted to challenges with dehydrated potatoes and mushrooms, and, in this case, the response to double-blind challenges with dehydrated potatoes was not consistent. None of the sulfite-sensitive subjects with asthma responded to challenges with sulfited shrimp. It is concluded that sulfite-sensitive subjects with asthma will not necessarily react after ingestion of sulfited foods. The likelihood of a reaction is dependent on the nature of the food, the level of residual sulfite, the sensitivity of the patient, and perhaps on the form of residual sulfite and the mechanism of the sulfite-induced reaction

Lanthanum staining of coronary microvascular endothelium: Effects of ischemia reperfusion, propranolol, and atenolol

Cat isolated hearts were perfused via the aorta with normothermic arterial blood from donor cats. After 1 hr of equilibration, dl-propranolol (1.9 mg/kg), atenolol (1.65 mg/kg), or physiological saline solution was infused via the aortic cannula. The hearts were made globally ischemic for 1 hr and reperfused for 1 hr. Hearts given saline but not made ischemic, and hearts from blood-donor cats served as controls. The hearts were flushed with physiological saline for 2 min, then perfused with cacodylate-buffered glutaraldehyde containing 1% LaCl3. Samples of left ventricle were postfixed in osmium and prepared for electron microscopy. Microvessels in nonischemic tissues had heavy La3+ staining on luminal surfaces of endothelial cells. Many plasmalemmal vesicles along luminal surfaces of endothelial cells were filled with La3+. Several vesicles appeared to open onto both surfaces thus forming channels through the endothelium. Lanthanum penetrated into, and occasionally through, interendothelial junctions. Endothelial cells lining vessels in ischemic myocardium were swollen, had pale cytoplasm, and showed little La3+ on the luminal surfaces. Few plasmalemmal vesicles were present and the mitochondria contained deposits of La3+. Extravascular spaces were distended but interendothelial junctions seemed to be intact. Lanthanum staining and morphology of endothelial cells in hearts treated with propranolol or atenolol were very similar to nonischemic myocardium. The data suggest that the [beta]-blocking agents, propranolol and atenolol, maintain the integrity of coronary vascular endothelium during ischemia.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/24387/1/0000657.pd

Time-dependent changes in canine cardiac mitochondrial function and ultrastructure resulting from coronary occlusion and reperfusion

Time-dependent changes in mitochondrial function and structure resulting from 1 hr of left circumflex coronary artery occlusion followed by 2 to 24 hrs of reperfusion were examined. These changes were correlated with changes in myocardial ultrastructure, tissue water content, infarct size and mitochondrial calcium content. The heart was removed after different periods of reperfusion, and mitochondria were isolated from ischemic and nonischemic regions of the left ventricle. Tissue samples from ischemic and nonischemic myocardium also were taken for electron microscopy and tissue water content determinations. Infarct size was measured by the nitroblue tetrazolium staining method. Oxygen consumption by mitochondria isolated from ischemic and nonischemic myocardium was measured in vitro . Mitochondria from ischemic myocardium showed time-dependent decreases in rates of oxygen consumption and tightness of coupling. Electron microscopy revealed progressive ultrastructural deterioration in ischemic myocardium, including accumulation of calcium deposits within mitochondria, a finding corroborated by elevated concentrations of calcium in mitochondria isolated from the same area. Tissue wet-to-dry weight ratios were increased significantly in ischemic myocardium. A small, but significant, decrease in respiratory function was observed in mitochondria isolated from nonischemic myocardium several hrs after reperfusion; however, nomal respiration was observed 24 hrs after release of occlusion. This latter observation indicates that the nonischemic zone also is affected by regional ischemia. The results obtained indicate that temporary left circumflex artery occlusion and reperfusion result in progressively decreasing mitochondrial function and structure within the ischemic myocardium, and that these changes are accompanied by cellular electrolyte alterations. Untersucht wurden zeitabhängige Veränderungen in Struktur und Funktion der Mitochondrien, die durch einstündigen Verschluß und 2- bis 24stündige Reperfusion des Ramus circumflexus der linken Koronararterie erzeugt wurden. Diese Veränderungen wurden mit Veränderungen der myokardialen Ultrastruktur, dem Wassergehalt des Gewebes, der Infarktgröße und dem mitochondrialen Calciumgehalt korreliert. Das Herz wurde nach verschiedenen Reperfusionszeiten entnommen und die Mitochondrien aus ischämischen und nichtischämischen Gebieten des linken Ventrikels isoliert. Ebenso wurden Gewebeproben von ischämischem und nichtischämischem Myokard für Elektronenmikroskopie und Bestimmung des Wassergehaltes des Gewebes entnommen. Die Infarktgröße wurde durch die Anfärbung mit Nitroblau-Tetrazolium bestimmt. Der Sauerstoffverbrauch der Mitochondrien aus ischämischem und nichtischämischem Myokard wurde in vitro gemessen. Mitochondrien aus ischämischem Myokard zeigten eine zeitabhängige Abnahme des Sauerstoffverbrauchs und seiner Bindung an die Phosphorylierung von ADP. Die Elektronenmikroskopie zeigte eine fortschreitende Zerstörung der Ultrastruktur im ischämischen Myokard, einschließlich einer Zunahme der Calciumablagerungen in Mitochondrien, was mit erhöhten Calciumkonzentrationen in Mitochondrien aus dem gleichen Gebiet übereinstimmte. Im ischämischen Myokard war die Relation Feuchtgewicht/Trockengewicht signifikant erhöht. Eine geringe, aber signifikante Abnahme der Atmung wurde in Mitochondrien, die nach einigen Stunden Reperfusion aus nichtischämischem Myokard isoliert worden waren, beobachtet; aber nach 24 h Reperfusion fand sich normale Atmung. Letzteres weist darauf hin, daß auch das nichtischämische Gebiet von der regionalen Ischämie betroffen ist. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, daß vorübergehender Verschluß des Ramus circumflexus der linken Koronararterie und Reperfusion zu fortschreitender Zerstörung mitochondrialer Funktion und Struktur führen und daß diese Veränderungen von Änderungen des Electrolytstatus der Zelle begleitet werden.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/41744/1/395_2005_Article_BF01907837.pd

Agronomic and Animal Performance of Different Tall Fescue Varieties

The objective of the tall fescue breeding program is the development of varieties characterized by superior nutritive value (including reduced contents of perloline and loline alkaloids and minimal infestation of the fungal endophyte, Acremonium coenophialum), palatability, disease resistance, and adaptation through the utilization of intergeneric and interspecific hybrid derivatives of ryegrass and tall fescue species. Kentucky 31, Kenwell, and Kenhy were previously released from this breeding program. Johnstone tall fescue, developed cooperatively by the Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station and USDA-ARS, was released March 1, 1982 as a new variety. Johnstone is characterized as having low levels of perloline alkaloid and the fungal endophyte (Acremonium coenophialum) and improved forage quality during summer. It is expected that seed of Johnstone will be available commercially during 1985, and a good supply be available for /\u27 spring and summer 1986 plantings