Chew on This: Learning From Colorado\u27s Edible Marijuana Market

Arguably, not since the repeal of Prohibition has there been a scenario in which a change in public opinion resulted in the legalization of a previously unlawful product, in this instance majijuana, resulting in a significant positive economic impact, as well as a financial windfall for governmental entities. On the surface, it may seem like a win-win situation, but, in reality, for an unsuspecting, uninformed consumer, like the nineteen-year-old student from Wyoming and the New York Times columnist, it could become a no-win situation

Future Regulation of Cross-Border Audiovisual Content Dissemination: A Critical Analysis of the Current Regulatory Framework for Law Enforcement under the EU Audiovisual Media Services Directive and the Proposal for a European Media Freedom Act

The reality of cross-border dissemination of audiovisual content poses growing threats to the fundamental rights and values of the EU. In an increasingly complex network of sectoral EU legislation, including different institutional systems, the question of an effective reaction is pertinent. This study analyses the current legal framework for the cross-border dissemination of audiovisual content, focusing in particular on the country of origin mechanisms of the AVMS Directive, and identifies challenges in this respect for law enforcement. These are compared with approaches from other legal acts, such as the proposed European Media Freedom Act (EMFA), before possible solutions are presented.Die Realität der grenzüberschreitenden Verbreitung audiovisueller Inhalte in Europa birgt steigende Gefahren für Grundrechte und Werte der EU. Es stellt sich die Frage, wie diesen in einem komplexer werdenden Netzwerk sektoraler Rechtsakte der EU mit unterschiedlichen institutionellen Systemen effektiv begegnet werden kann. Die Studie analysiert den geltenden Rechtsrahmen für die grenzüberschreitende Verbreitung audiovisueller Inhalte mit Fokus auf dem Herkunftslandmechanismen der AVMD-Richtlinie und leitet daraus Herausforderungen für die Rechtsdurchsetzung ab. Diese werden mit Ansätzen aus anderen Rechtsakten wie dem vorgeschlagenen European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) verglichen, bevor mögliche Lösungsansätze vorgeschlagen werden

TL;DW: Creating Information Literacy Instruction Students will Watch from Start to Finish

In 2018 the University of Central Florida Instruction Librarians developed a new series of webinars to help students develop the information literacy skills they need to succeed but may not be explicitly taught in the classroom. Known as Research Tips Tuesdays once a month a 40-minute webinar was hosted. This resulted in LOTS of interest…and little follow through. How could we offer this content in a way that met our students’ where they are AND the bandwidth they have to devote to informal learning? Fall of 2020 brought new approaches to library instruction across the board, and especially to the Research Tips Tuesday series. First, we moved the content to a new day, thus becoming the Research Tips Thursday series. Then, instead of monthly webinars, skills were broken down into digestible videos of 2 minutes or less that could be shared across a variety of platforms and incorporated into course content through learning management systems. This session will explore: Breaking down information literacy concepts into concrete skills Developing a holistic program over 15 weeks of videos Best practices for creating and distributing short instruction videos

Toll-like receptors in atherosclerosis: a 'Pandora's box' of advances and controversies

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Updating the Rules for Online Content Dissemination

The current legal framework for online content dissemination has proven insufficient to effectively combat illegal content. The Commissions' proposal for an EU ‘Digital Services Act’ aims to update the horizontal framework for intermediaries and create a safe online environment. However, as far as content mediation is concerned, European fundamental rights and values require that the specificities of media law must be taken into account. This study, conducted by the Institute of European Media Law (EMR) on behalf of the Media Authority of NRW, describes the current legal framework and the DSA proposal, and provides a comprehensive assessment from the perspective of media law, complemented by alternative proposals for further improvement.illustratorThe current legal framework for online content dissemination has proven insufficient to effectively combat illegal content. The Commissions' proposal for an EU ‘Digital Services Act’ aims to update the horizontal framework for intermediaries and create a safe online environment. However, as far as content mediation is concerned, European fundamental rights and values require that the specificities of media law must be taken into account. This study, conducted by the Institute of European Media Law (EMR) on behalf of the Media Authority of NRW, describes the current legal framework and the DSA proposal, and provides a comprehensive assessment from the perspective of media law, complemented by alternative proposals for further improvement

Coordinating Community Healthcare Needs to Local Services in Paraiso, Dominican Republic Through Strategic Assessment Strategies

Background: The availability of healthcare services is limited in Paraiso, Dominican Republic with the nearest full-service hospital located 34.1 km away. A local, underutilized clinic was unaware of the needs of this disadvantaged community. Method: Researchers adapted a World Health Organization assessment survey with the goals of determining residents’ priority needs and an appraisal of the current clinic capabilities and gaps in services in order to provide the community with relevant healthcare. 106 families were randomly selected in seven separate geographic areas of Paraiso to participate in the self-report assessment. Researchers, along with a community volunteer, conducted interviews utilizing the 63 question instrument. 105 families agreed to participate representing 504 individuals

Immune cell census in murine atherosclerosis: cytometry by time of flight illuminates vascular myeloid cell diversity

Aims: Atherosclerosis is characterised by the abundant infiltration of myeloid cells starting at early stages of disease. Myeloid cells are key players in vascular immunity during atherogenesis. However, the subsets of vascular myeloid cells have eluded resolution due to shared marker expression and atypical heterogeneity in vascular tissues. We applied the high-dimensionality of mass cytometry to the study of myeloid cell subsets in atherosclerosis. Methods and Results: Apolipoprotein E-deficient (ApoE-/-) mice were fed a chow or a high fat (western) diet for 12 weeks. Single cell aortic preparations were probed with a panel of 35 metal-conjugated antibodies using Cytometry by time of flight (CyTOF). Clustering of marker expression on live CD45+ cells from the aortas of ApoE-/- mice identified 13 broad populations of leucocytes. Monocyte, macrophage, type 1 and type 2 conventional dendritic cell (cDC1 and cDC2), plasmacytoid dendritic cell (pDC), neutrophil, eosinophil, B cell, CD4+ and CD8+ T cell, γδ T cell, natural killer (NK) cell and innate lymphoid (ILC) cell populations accounted for approximately 95% of the live CD45+ aortic cells. Automated clustering algorithms applied to the Lin-CD11blo-hi cells revealed 20 clusters of myeloid cells. Comparison between chow and high fat fed animals revealed increases in monocytes (both Ly6C+ and Ly6C-), pDC and a CD11c+ macrophage subset with high fat feeding. Concomitantly, the proportions of CD206+ CD169+ subsets of macrophages were significantly reduced as were cDC2. Conclusions: A CyTOF-based comprehensive mapping of the immune cell subsets within atherosclerotic aortas from ApoE-/- mice offers tools for myeloid cell discrimination within the vascular compartment and it reveals that high fat feeding skews the myeloid cell repertoire towards inflammatory monocyte-macrophage populations rather than resident macrophage phenotypes and cDC2 during atherogenesis

Reciprocal transplantation of the Desert Soil Crust: Can it be done?

A 100 meter X 100 meter study site was chosen at White Rock Springs in Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, Nevada. To examine Syntrichia caninervis, a desert crustal moss, reciprocal transplantations (20 mm and 40 mm diameter cores) were performed between shaded to shaded, exposed to exposed, and shaded to exposed microsites to determine if it was possible to transplant the study organism with reasonable survivorship. Transplants were inspected following rain events for percent hydration, number of dead stems, and change in percent cover. Data indicated that there was a low mortality rate of S. caninervis stems, and few transplants reduced in percent cover over the course of the year-long study. Therefore, it was determined that cores of S. caninervis are able to be reciprocally transplanted. Also, microhabitat conditions and core size do not significantly effect transplantation success

Wellbeing and relationships between people, space, place and time: Canterbury primary school principals’ perceptions of wellbeing in the context of their school environment

Interest in wellbeing in schools is being influenced by diverse stakeholders unified by a rising global economic agenda which requires schools to ensure students take responsibility for their own wellbeing to ensure personal, national, and global achievement and success, yet, there is no collective definition of wellbeing. Principals have found wellbeing and wellbeing initiatives difficult to define and identify and New Zealand has a piecemeal approach to wellbeing in education. The important role principals play in promoting wellbeing in schools and the scant knowledge of how principals understand, observe, and experience wellbeing led to this qualitative study, which included both seated and walking interviews. The perceptions of ten Canterbury primary school principals, within the context of their school environment, were analysed in a thematic manner. Although the conceptualisation of wellbeing in education is becoming narrowly, neoliberally informed, increasingly future focussed, binding wellbeing to achievement and success, this study found principals’ perceptions of wellbeing were expansive. Principals’ perceptions were mediated through sentimental connections of care for people, whenua [land] and whakapapa [connection], enriched by personal and professional experiences and beliefs over time, and were, therefore, history laden and needs focussed. As schools underwent processes of change through innovation, principals socially recreated spaces with their teams and students. Principals engaged in advocacy and amelioration when responding to pressures from educational, social, and economic policies and processes. However, while principals could be resilient, motivated by care and social justice, and attracted likeminded teams, the impact of broader government policy and economics created friction points that led to principals having to balance their own wellbeing in response to the role demands. This study has implications for the development of a unified vision for wellbeing in educational settings that includes and appreciates school principals’ experience and perceptions

Firearm Safety Education in Vermont

INTRODUCTION Each year in Vermont, approximately 75 people die from gunshot wounds and 65 are injured. The majority of these deaths are suicides, while the majority of injuries are caused by unintentional discharges (VDOH 2021). METHODS A provider survey was pilot tested and sent to 25 providers for assessing their firearm safety discussions with patients and the need for a patient information pamphlet. Informed by that survey and literature/web search, a pamphlet directed at patients was drafted and reviewed. It details safe storage practices, recent Vermont legislation, tips to discuss firearm safety with loved ones, relevance of mental health to firearm safety, and prevalence of firearm injuries/deaths in Vermont. A provider-directed insert regarding initiating firearm safety conversations and an EPIC SmartText to prompt conversations and expedite note-taking were also created. FINDINGS Ten providers responded to the survey (response rate 40%): 60% indicated a patient-directed educational pamphlet would help conduct conversations about firearm safety; 90% reported discussing firearm presence in the home; 70% inquire how firearms are stored; 100% indicated firearm safety/storage tips and resources would be useful; 70% agreed a list of online educational resources would be useful. CONCLUSIONS Creation of the patient/provider pamphlets and EPIC SmartText may increase firearm safety education by Vermont providers. Materials need to be vetted/branded for broad dissemination within healthcare organizations. Determination of providers’ interest in this resource was limited by a small sample. Further research is needed to evaluate effectiveness of these materials in promoting firearm safety conversations by healthcare providers