The Use of Quiet Books with People with Late Stage Dementia: A Case Study

Discussion of the use of Quiet Books as a method to provide sensory stimulation to people with late stage dementia to reduce agitation and combativeness with activities of daily living. Supporting literature for the use of sensory stimulation with people with dementia is also highlighted. Poster presented at AOTA 2017 Annual Conference in Philadelphia PA and POTA 2016 Annual Conferenc

Association between canine leishmaniosis and Ehrlichia canis co-infection: a prospective case-control study

Abstract Background In the Mediterranean basin, Leishmania infantum is a major cause of disease in dogs, which are frequently co-infected with other vector-borne pathogens (VBP). However, the associations between dogs with clinical leishmaniosis (ClinL) and VBP co-infections have not been studied. We assessed the risk of VBP infections in dogs with ClinL and healthy controls. Methods We conducted a prospective case-control study of dogs with ClinL (positive qPCR and ELISA antibody for L. infantum on peripheral blood) and clinically healthy, ideally breed-, sex- and age-matched, control dogs (negative qPCR and ELISA antibody for L. infantum on peripheral blood) from Paphos, Cyprus. We obtained demographic data and all dogs underwent PCR on EDTA-blood extracted DNA for haemoplasma species, Ehrlichia/Anaplasma spp., Babesia spp., and Hepatozoon spp., with DNA sequencing to identify infecting species. We used logistic regression analysis and structural equation modelling (SEM) to evaluate the risk of VBP infections between ClinL cases and controls. Results From the 50 enrolled dogs with ClinL, DNA was detected in 24 (48%) for Hepatozoon spp., 14 (28%) for Mycoplasma haemocanis, 6 (12%) for Ehrlichia canis and 2 (4%) for Anaplasma platys. In the 92 enrolled control dogs, DNA was detected in 41 (45%) for Hepatozoon spp., 18 (20%) for M. haemocanis, 1 (1%) for E. canis and 3 (3%) for A. platys. No Babesia spp. or “Candidatus Mycoplasma haematoparvum” DNA was detected in any dog. No statistical differences were found between the ClinL and controls regarding age, sex, breed, lifestyle and use of ectoparasitic prevention. A significant association between ClinL and E. canis infection (OR = 12.4, 95% CI: 1.5–106.0, P = 0.022) was found compared to controls by multivariate logistic regression. This association was confirmed using SEM, which further identified that younger dogs were more likely to be infected with each of Hepatozoon spp. and M. haemocanis, and dogs with Hepatozoon spp. were more likely to be co-infected with M. haemocanis. Conclusions Dogs with ClinL are at a higher risk of co-infection with E. canis than clinically healthy dogs. We recommend that dogs diagnosed with ClinL should be tested for E. canis co-infection using PCR

One year cost effectiveness of sirolimus eluting stents compared with bare metal stents in the treatment of single native de novo coronary lesions: an analysis from the RAVEL trial

OBJECTIVE: To assess the balance between costs and effects of the sirolimus eluting stent in the treatment of single native de novo coronary lesions in the RAVEL (randomised study with the sirolimus eluting Bx Velocity balloon expandable stent in the treatment of patients with de novo native coronary artery lesions) study. DESIGN: Multicentre, double blind, randomised trial. SETTING: Percutaneous coronary intervention for single de novo coronary lesions. PATIENTS: 238 patients with stable or unstable angina. INTERVENTIONS: Randomisation to sirolimus eluting stent or bare stent implantation. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Patients were followed up to one year and the treatment effects were expressed as one year survival free of major adverse cardiac events (MACE). Costs were estimated as the product of resource utilisation and Dutch unit costs. RESULTS: At one year, the absolute difference in MACE-free survival was 23% in favour of the sirolimus eluting stent group. At the index procedure, sirolimus eluting stent implantation had an estimated additional procedural cost of 1286. At one year, however, the estimated additional cost difference had decreased to 54 because of the reduction in the need for repeat revascularisations in the sirolimus group (0.8% v 23.6%; p < 0.01). After adjustment of actual results for the consequences of angiographic follow up (correction based on data from the BENESTENT (Belgium Netherlands stent) II study), the difference in MACE-free survival was estimated at 11.1% and the addit

Die Dislokation von Bass und Melodie im klassichen Gitarrenspiel. Eine quantitative und qualitative Studie zu Aufnahmen des Exercice op. 35/22 von Fernando Sor

Die Dislokation von Bass und Melodie ist eine Konvention des klassischen Gitarrenspiels, die hier anhand von 46 Aufnahmen einer Etüde von Fernando Sor untersucht wird. Dabei kann um 1980 ein Wandel in der Spielpraxis konstatiert werden, bei dem die durchgehende Dislokation zur Stimmendifferenzierung von einem punktuellen Einsatz derselben als Mittel zur Gestaltung expressiver Gesten abgelöst wurde. Überlegungen zu den Ursachen für diesen Wandel und eine Detailstudie ergänzen den Text

A Solid-State Battery Cathode with a Polymer Composite Electrolyte and Low Tortuosity Microstructure by Directional Freezing and Polymerization

Solid‐state Li metal batteries (SSLMBs) combine improved safety and high specific energy that can surpass current Li ion batteries. However, the Li^{+} ion diffusivity in a composite cathode—a combination of active material and solid‐state electrolyte (SSE)—is at least an order of magnitude lower than that of the SSE alone because of the highly tortuous ion transport pathways in the cathode. This lowers the realizable capacity and mandates relatively thin (30–300 μm) cathodes, and hence low overall energy storage. Here, a thick (600 μm) hybrid cathode comprising vertically aligned LiNi_{0.8}Mn_{0.1}Co_{0.1}O_{2} (NMC811)‐rich channels filled with a [LiTFSI+PEGMA+MePrPyl TFSI] polymer composite electrolyte is fabricated by an innovative directional freezing and polymerization method. X‐ray micro‐computed tomography, ion mobility simulations, and DC depolarization show that the cathode structure improves Li^{+} ion diffusivity in the cathode from 4.4 × 10^{-9} to 1.4 × 10^{-7} cm^{2} s^{−1}. In a SSLMB full cell at 25 oC, the cathode provides gravimetric capacities of 199 and 120 mAh g^{−1}, and ultra‐high areal capacities of 16.7 and 10.1 mAh cm^{−2} at 0.05 and 1 C, respectively. The work demonstrates a scalable approach to realizing composite cathode structures with kinetically favorable ion transport characteristics in SSLMBs

Enrollment in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Courses After Enactment of Texas\u27 House Bill 5

Student participation and performance in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) have been an education concern in the United States for years. In 2013, Texas lawmakers passed House Bill 5 (HB5) to support increases in STEM awareness, particularly among ethnic minority and female students. To date, no studies have been conducted on the impact, if any, of HB5 on Texas high school students’ course selections in STEM areas. Further, it is unknown whether the impact that does exist is equally distributed across socioeconomic status (SES), race/ethnicity, and gender groups. The purpose of this nonexperimental correlational quantitative study was to determine whether there was an increase post-HB5 in STEM course enrollments among African American, Latinx, and female high school students of various SES groups at a Texas regional service center. General systems and stereotype threat theories provided the theoretical framework for the study. Relative changes in enrollments in STEM classes for the 2016-2017 and 2020-2021 school years were computed from archival data from the Texas Education Agency Public Education Information Management System Standard Reports database. Multiple regression analyses were conducted to evaluate student race/ethnicity, gender, and SES as predictors of relative changes in enrollments in STEM courses. There were significant increases in enrollments among female students and decreases among male students across the two years and no differences between ethnicities or SES. Results may help educators and policy makers to understand the possible impact of HB5 on STEM enrollments and possibly develop further initiatives to attract more students to STEM areas leading to positive social change

A RELA??O DO PROFESSOR COM ALUNO SURDO NO AMBIENTE ESCOLAR

Como convite ao educador, da sala de aula regular, para refletir sobre suas pr?ticas pedag?gicas com o educando com surdez, este artigo investiga a import?ncia da rela??o professor ouvinte e aluno surdo no processo de ensino e aprendizagem na sala de aula. Para dar conta da pesquisa objetivada recorremos a Lacerda (2006) e Perlin (2003), Vygotsky (1988), dentre outros que tratam da Libras como l?ngua natural do surdo. Para a realiza??o desse estudo, foi feito um levantamento bibliogr?fico utilizando como recurso a base de dados do eduCAPES, e a partir disso, foram selecionados tr?s artigos para compor nosso Corpus, dos quais foram recortados, um excerto de cada artigo para an?lise. Nossa an?lise se caracteriza como interpretativa com abordagem qualitativa e, a partir dos resultados apontados nas an?lises, foi poss?vel constatar que a rela??o afetiva entre professor ouvinte e aluno surdo ? necess?ria no processo de ensino e aprendizagem, e que, quando h? a afetividade nessa intera??o, ela pode ser motivadora e favorecer uma aprendizagem de forma natural e divertida

Enrollment in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Courses After Enactment of Texas\u27 House Bill 5

Student participation and performance in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) have been an education concern in the United States for years. In 2013, Texas lawmakers passed House Bill 5 (HB5) to support increases in STEM awareness, particularly among ethnic minority and female students. To date, no studies have been conducted on the impact, if any, of HB5 on Texas high school students’ course selections in STEM areas. Further, it is unknown whether the impact that does exist is equally distributed across socioeconomic status (SES), race/ethnicity, and gender groups. The purpose of this nonexperimental correlational quantitative study was to determine whether there was an increase post-HB5 in STEM course enrollments among African American, Latinx, and female high school students of various SES groups at a Texas regional service center. General systems and stereotype threat theories provided the theoretical framework for the study. Relative changes in enrollments in STEM classes for the 2016-2017 and 2020-2021 school years were computed from archival data from the Texas Education Agency Public Education Information Management System Standard Reports database. Multiple regression analyses were conducted to evaluate student race/ethnicity, gender, and SES as predictors of relative changes in enrollments in STEM courses. There were significant increases in enrollments among female students and decreases among male students across the two years and no differences between ethnicities or SES. Results may help educators and policy makers to understand the possible impact of HB5 on STEM enrollments and possibly develop further initiatives to attract more students to STEM areas leading to positive social change