Vibrational spectra, assignments and normal coordinate analysis for difluorophosphine

Infrared spectra of the gas and Raman spectra of the liquid and solid forms of PF2H and PF2D are reported. A normal coordinate analysis based on compliance constants has been carried out on the assigned fundamentals and also on harmonic frequencies estimated by Dennison's method.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/23739/1/0000711.pd

Spectroscopic studies of Lewis acid-base complexes : Part V. Raman and infrared spectra, assignments and normal coordinate analysis for difluorophosphine borane

Raman spectra of five isotopic species of HPF2BH3 have been obtained in the liquid and solid states together with infrared spectra of the same species in the gaseous and solid states. Vibrational assignments have been made with the aid of a normal coordinate analysis utilizing compliance constants. Both compliance and force constants are reported. The force field is quite similar to that of PF3BH3 despite the marked difference in stability of the two compounds.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/23812/1/0000051.pd

Genetic Analysis of Relative Water Content (RWC) in Two Recombinant Inbred Line Populations of Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.]

Drought affects soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] and other crops productivity in the US and other parts of the world. Relative water content (RWC) is an important indicator for plant water deficit tolerance (WDT). The objective of this study is to map quantitative trait loci (QTL) for RWC and several other leaf traits such as leaf dry weight (LDW), leaf fresh weight (LFW), and leaf turgid weight (LTW) in two soybean recombinant inbred line (RIL) populations, one derived from a cross of ‘Essex’ and ‘Forrest’ (ExF, n=94) and the other is derived from a cross of ‘PI 438489B’ and ‘Hamilton’ (PIxH, n=50). In the PIxH RIL population, eight QTL were identified and mapped on 6 different linkage groups (LGs) of the soybean genome. No QTL for LFW were identified in this population. In the ExF RIL population, 10 QTL were identified and mapped on 5 different LGs of soybean. Chromosome 18 (LG G) contains clusters of QTL for LFW, LTW, and RWC in the ExF RIL population. This same chromosome contains a QTL for RWC in the PIxH RIL population. The QTL found here are important to be included in breeding programs for soybean water deficit tolerance (WDT)

Exile Vol. VIII No. 1

FICTION Chance Encounter by Meredith Rose 5-12 The Chosen One by William Weaver 15-23 No Fuss, No Muss by Barbara Thiele 30-36 Easter Sunday by Christine Cooper 38-39 POETRY Two Poems by Barbara Purdy 12-13 Myself by Christine Cooper 24-25 The Kangaroo by Virginia Schott 27 Upon Remembering the Once-Novelty of Icicles by Barbara Purdy 27 Coming Awake by Janet Tallman 28 Poem by Christine Cooper 29 The Orb Weaver by Elizabeth Biggert 29 III Haiku by Robert Hoyt 37 GRAPHICS linocut by Beverly Erbacher 14 pen and ink by Jackie Sims 26 woodcut by Elizabeth Surbeck EDITORIAL A Sense of Finality by William Weaver 4 Awarded the EXILE-Denison Bookstore Writing Prize: The Chosen One by William Weaver 15-23 pen and ink 26 was originally credited to Elizabeth Surbeck. However the bound copy has Jackie Sims listed as the correct name in pencil. This interpretation is followed, though there is no Jackie Sims listed in the Contributors sectio

The Iowa Homemaker vol.23, no.5

Moire, Keith Shillington, page 2 Keeping Up With Today, Margaret Ralston, page 3 Christmas Suggestions, Pfc. Schwanz, AS Greenburg, page 4 Navy Menus on Review, Eileen Cooper, page 6 Creating the Holiday Spirit, Joan Miller, page 7 For Christmas I’d Like, Betty Aldrich, page 8 For Use – Peanut Substitutes, Norma Dale, page 10 Wartime Cards Marked by Individuality, Julie Johnston, page 11 What’s New in Home Economics, Lily Houseman, page 12 Iowa Staters Go Caroling, Frances Kerekes, page 16 For the Christmas Stocking¸ Lois Stewart, page 17 European Rationing, Catherine Tidemanson, page 18 Supervise Army Hospital Diets, Virginia Brainard, page 19 Originality Expressed in Festive Wrappings, Doris Gregg, page 20 Across Alumnae Desks, Virginia Carter, page 22 Alums in the News, Rachel Ann Lusher, page 2

Policy maker and health care provider perspectives on reproductive decision-making amongst HIV-infected individuals in South Africa

Background: Worldwide there is growing attention paid to the reproductive decisions faced by HIV-infected individuals. Studies in both developed and developing countries have suggested that many HIV-infected women continue to desire children despite knowledge of their HIV status. Despite the increasing attention to the health care needs of HIV-infected individuals in low resource settings, little attention has been given to reproductive choice and intentions. Health care providers play a crucial role in determining access to reproductive health services and their influence is likely to be heightened in delivering services to HIV-infected women. We examined the attitudes of health care policy makers and providers towards reproductive decision-making among HIV-infected individuals. Methods: In-depth interviews were conducted with 14 health care providers at two public sector health care facilities located in Cape Town, South Africa. In addition, 12 in-depth interviews with public sector policy makers and managers, and managers within HIV/AIDS and reproductive health NGOs were conducted. Data were analyzed using a grounded theory approach. Results: Providers and policy makers approached the issues related to being HIV-infected and child bearing differently. Biomedical considerations were paramount in providers' approaches to HIV infection and reproductive decision-making, whereas, policy makers approached the issues more broadly recognizing the structural constraints that inform the provision of reproductive health care services and the possibility of "choice" for HIV-infected individuals. Conclusion: The findings highlight the diversity of perspectives among policy makers and providers regarding the reproductive decisions taken by HIV-infected people. There is a clear need for more explicit policies recognizing the reproductive rights and choices of HIV-infected individuals

Whistles Against Street Harassment (WASH)

As an urban university nestled in a bustling city, VCU is committed to having all members of the community feel safe in public spaces. The Whistles Against Street Harassment (WASH) initiative aims to improve the safety of our VCU community by (1) providing a whistle, a practical and easyto- use tool that the target or bystanders can use to disrupt street harassment, and (2) raising awareness and dialogue related to street harassment and public safety. RAINN defines street harassment as “unwanted comments, gestures, or acts directed at someone in a public space without their consent.”1 Street harassment is not limited to gender- or race-based intimidation; however, it negatively affects the entire community. In a recent web-based survey, VCU students, faculty, and staff identified the top safety interventions on the Monroe Park and MCV campuses to be pedestrian safety (33%), increased lighting (26%), addressing street harassment (25%), more police visibility in the evenings (25%) and additional patrols in VCU parking lots (20%).2 The WASH initiative aims to reduce, and ultimately eliminate, street harassment on our urban campuses

Quiescent ultra-diffuse galaxies in the field originating from backsplash orbits

Ultra-diffuse galaxies (UDGs) are the lowest-surface-brightness galaxies known, with typical stellar masses of dwarf galaxies but sizes similar to those of larger galaxies such as the Milky Way1. The reason for their extended sizes is debated, with suggested internal processes such as angular momentum2, feedback3,4 or mergers5 versus external mechanisms6–9 or a combination of both10. Observationally, we know that UDGs are red and quiescent in groups and clusters11,12 whereas their counterparts in the field are blue and star-forming13–16. This dichotomy suggests environmental effects as the main culprits. However, this scenario is challenged by recent observations of isolated quiescent UDGs in the field17–19. Here we use the ΛCDM (or Λ cold dark matter, where Λ is the cosmological constant) cosmological hydrodynamical simulation to show that isolated quenched UDGs are formed as backsplash galaxies that were once satellites of another galactic, group or cluster halo but are today a few Mpc away from them. These interactions, albeit brief, remove the gas and tidally strip the outskirts of the dark matter haloes of the now quenched and seemingly isolated UDGs, which are born as star-forming field UDGs occupying dwarf-mass dark matter haloes. Quiescent UDGs may therefore be found in non-negligible numbers in filaments and voids, bearing the mark of past interactions as stripped outer haloes devoid of dark matter and gas compared to dwarfs with similar stellar content.Fil: Benavides Blanco, Jose Antonio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Astronomía Teórica y Experimental. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Observatorio Astronómico de Córdoba. Instituto de Astronomía Teórica y Experimental; ArgentinaFil: Sales, Laura Virginia. University of California; Estados UnidosFil: Abadi, Mario Gabriel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Astronomía Teórica y Experimental. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Observatorio Astronómico de Córdoba. Instituto de Astronomía Teórica y Experimental; ArgentinaFil: Pillepich, Annalisa. Gobierno de la República Federal de Alemania. Max Planck Institut für Astrophysik; AlemaniaFil: Nelson, Dylan. Gobierno de la República Federal de Alemania. Max Planck Institut für Astrophysik; AlemaniaFil: Marinacci, Federico. Universidad de Bologna; ItaliaFil: Cooper, Michael. University of California at Irvine; Estados UnidosFil: Pakmor, Ruediger. Gobierno de la República Federal de Alemania. Max Planck Institut für Astrophysik; AlemaniaFil: Torrey, Paul. University of Florida; Estados UnidosFil: Vogelsberger, Mark. Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Estados UnidosFil: Hernquist, Lars. Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics; Estados Unido

‘Just like talking to someone about like shit in your life and stuff, and they help you’: hopes and expectations for therapy among depressed adolescents

Objective: To explore hopes and expectations for therapy among a clinical population of depressed adolescents. Method: As part of a randomised clinical trial, 77 adolescents aged 11 to 17, with moderate to severe depression, were interviewed using a semi-structured interview schedule. The interviews were analysed qualitatively, using Framework Analysis. Results: The findings are reported around five themes: “The difficulty of imagining what will happen in therapy”, "the 'talking cure'"; “the therapist as doctor”, “therapy as a relationship” and “regaining the old self or developing new capacities”. Conclusions: Differing expectations are likely to have implications for the way young people engage with treatment, and failure to identify these expectations may lead to a risk of treatment breakdown

Childhood socioeconomic position and objectively measured physical capability levels in adulthood: a systematic review and meta-analysis

<p><b>Background:</b> Grip strength, walking speed, chair rising and standing balance time are objective measures of physical capability that characterise current health and predict survival in older populations. Socioeconomic position (SEP) in childhood may influence the peak level of physical capability achieved in early adulthood, thereby affecting levels in later adulthood. We have undertaken a systematic review with meta-analyses to test the hypothesis that adverse childhood SEP is associated with lower levels of objectively measured physical capability in adulthood.</p> <p><b>Methods and Findings:</b> Relevant studies published by May 2010 were identified through literature searches using EMBASE and MEDLINE. Unpublished results were obtained from study investigators. Results were provided by all study investigators in a standard format and pooled using random-effects meta-analyses. 19 studies were included in the review. Total sample sizes in meta-analyses ranged from N = 17,215 for chair rise time to N = 1,061,855 for grip strength. Although heterogeneity was detected, there was consistent evidence in age adjusted models that lower childhood SEP was associated with modest reductions in physical capability levels in adulthood: comparing the lowest with the highest childhood SEP there was a reduction in grip strength of 0.13 standard deviations (95% CI: 0.06, 0.21), a reduction in mean walking speed of 0.07 m/s (0.05, 0.10), an increase in mean chair rise time of 6% (4%, 8%) and an odds ratio of an inability to balance for 5s of 1.26 (1.02, 1.55). Adjustment for the potential mediating factors, adult SEP and body size attenuated associations greatly. However, despite this attenuation, for walking speed and chair rise time, there was still evidence of moderate associations.</p> <p><b>Conclusions:</b> Policies targeting socioeconomic inequalities in childhood may have additional benefits in promoting the maintenance of independence in later life.</p&gt