Draft genome sequence of Methyloferula stellata AR4, an obligate methanotroph possessing only a soluble methane monooxygenase

Methyloferula stellata AR4 is an aerobic acidophilic methanotroph, which, in contrast to most known methanotrophs but similar to Methylocella spp., possesses only a soluble methane monooxygenase. However, it differs from Methylocella spp. by its inability to grow on multicarbon substrates. Here, we report the draft genome sequence of this bacterium

Estimation of Pap-test coverage in an area with an organised screening program: challenges for survey methods

BACKGROUND: The cytological screening programme of Viterbo has completed the second round of invitations to the entire target population (age 25–64). From a public health perspective, it is important to know the Pap-test coverage rate and the use of opportunistic screening. The most commonly used study design is the survey, but the validity of self-reports and the assumptions made about non respondents are often questioned. METHODS: From the target population, 940 women were sampled, and responded to a telephone interview about Pap-test utilisation. The answers were compared with the screening program registry; comparing the dates of Pap-tests reported by both sources. Sensitivity analyses were performed for coverage over a 36-month period, according to various assumptions regarding non respondents. RESULTS: The response rate was 68%. The coverage over 36 months was 86.4% if we assume that non respondents had the same coverage as respondents, 66% if we assume they were not covered at all, and 74.6% if we adjust for screening compliance in the non respondents. The sensitivity and specificity of the question, "have you ever had a Pap test with the screening programme" were 84.5% and 82.2% respectively. The test dates reported in the interview tended to be more recent than those reported in the registry, but 68% were within 12 months of each other. CONCLUSION: Surveys are useful tools to understand the effectiveness of a screening programme and women's self-report was sufficiently reliable in our setting, but the coverage estimates were strongly influenced by the assumptions we made regarding non respondents

Proceedings of the 13th annual conference of INEBRIA

CITATION: Watson, R., et al. 2016. Proceedings of the 13th annual conference of INEBRIA. Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, 11:13, doi:10.1186/s13722-016-0062-9.The original publication is available at https://ascpjournal.biomedcentral.comENGLISH SUMMARY : Meeting abstracts.https://ascpjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13722-016-0062-9Publisher's versio

"Monument Lab: Prototypes/Proposals" Exhibition Image

This digital image was photographed by Helen Files and uploaded to DLynx by the Visual Resources Center in January, 2018.This is an image of the Monument Lab: Prototypes/Proposals exhibition held in the Clough Hanson Gallery. The exhibition is curated by Monument Lab’s Artistic Director Paul Farber. Monument Lab is a national public art and history project based in Philadelphia. As a curatorial team led by Paul Farber and Ken Lum, Monument Lab works with artists, activists, and students to critically engage the monuments we have inherited and unearth the next generation of monuments. "Monument Lab: Prototypes/Proposals" includes prototype monuments from Monument Lab collaborators Kara Crombie, Michelle Angela Ortiz, Jamel Shabazz, and Marisa Williamson, in which they centered projects around themes of social justice and solidarity; artifacts of the Monument Lab public engagement process including samples of the public dataset of proposals and copies of the culminating Report to the City; and a research room that places the exhibition in local and global context. Monument Lab: Prototypes/Proposals will run from January 19 through March 16, 2019

"Monument Lab: Prototypes/Proposals" Installation Image

This digital image was photographed by Chip Pankey and uploaded to DLynx by the Visual Resources Center in Spring 2019.This is an image of the Monument Lab: Prototypes/Proposals installation held in the Clough Hanson Gallery. The exhibition is curated by Monument Lab’s Artistic Director Paul Farber. Monument Lab is a national public art and history project based in Philadelphia. As a curatorial team led by Paul Farber and Ken Lum, Monument Lab works with artists, activists, and students to critically engage the monuments we have inherited and unearth the next generation of monuments. "Monument Lab: Prototypes/Proposals" includes prototype monuments from Monument Lab collaborators Kara Crombie, Michelle Angela Ortiz, Jamel Shabazz, and Marisa Williamson, in which they centered projects around themes of social justice and solidarity; artifacts of the Monument Lab public engagement process including samples of the public dataset of proposals and copies of the culminating Report to the City; and a research room that places the exhibition in local and global context. Monument Lab: Prototypes/Proposals will run from January 19 through March 16, 2019

"Monument Lab: Prototypes/Proposals" Exhibition Image

This digital image was photographed by Helen Files and uploaded to DLynx by the Visual Resources Center in January, 2018.This is an image of the Monument Lab: Prototypes/Proposals exhibition held in the Clough Hanson Gallery. The exhibition is curated by Monument Lab’s Artistic Director Paul Farber. Monument Lab is a national public art and history project based in Philadelphia. As a curatorial team led by Paul Farber and Ken Lum, Monument Lab works with artists, activists, and students to critically engage the monuments we have inherited and unearth the next generation of monuments. "Monument Lab: Prototypes/Proposals" includes prototype monuments from Monument Lab collaborators Kara Crombie, Michelle Angela Ortiz, Jamel Shabazz, and Marisa Williamson, in which they centered projects around themes of social justice and solidarity; artifacts of the Monument Lab public engagement process including samples of the public dataset of proposals and copies of the culminating Report to the City; and a research room that places the exhibition in local and global context. Monument Lab: Prototypes/Proposals will run from January 19 through March 16, 2019

"Monument Lab: Prototypes/Proposals" Exhibition Image

This digital image was photographed by Helen Files and uploaded to DLynx by the Visual Resources Center in January, 2018.This is an image of the Monument Lab: Prototypes/Proposals exhibition held in the Clough Hanson Gallery. The exhibition is curated by Monument Lab’s Artistic Director Paul Farber. Monument Lab is a national public art and history project based in Philadelphia. As a curatorial team led by Paul Farber and Ken Lum, Monument Lab works with artists, activists, and students to critically engage the monuments we have inherited and unearth the next generation of monuments. "Monument Lab: Prototypes/Proposals" includes prototype monuments from Monument Lab collaborators Kara Crombie, Michelle Angela Ortiz, Jamel Shabazz, and Marisa Williamson, in which they centered projects around themes of social justice and solidarity; artifacts of the Monument Lab public engagement process including samples of the public dataset of proposals and copies of the culminating Report to the City; and a research room that places the exhibition in local and global context. Monument Lab: Prototypes/Proposals will run from January 19 through March 16, 2019

"Monument Lab: Prototypes/Proposals" Exhibition Image

This digital image was photographed by Helen Files and uploaded to DLynx by the Visual Resources Center in January, 2018.This is an image of the Monument Lab: Prototypes/Proposals exhibition held in the Clough Hanson Gallery. The exhibition is curated by Monument Lab’s Artistic Director Paul Farber. Monument Lab is a national public art and history project based in Philadelphia. As a curatorial team led by Paul Farber and Ken Lum, Monument Lab works with artists, activists, and students to critically engage the monuments we have inherited and unearth the next generation of monuments. "Monument Lab: Prototypes/Proposals" includes prototype monuments from Monument Lab collaborators Kara Crombie, Michelle Angela Ortiz, Jamel Shabazz, and Marisa Williamson, in which they centered projects around themes of social justice and solidarity; artifacts of the Monument Lab public engagement process including samples of the public dataset of proposals and copies of the culminating Report to the City; and a research room that places the exhibition in local and global context. Monument Lab: Prototypes/Proposals will run from January 19 through March 16, 2019

"Monument Lab: Prototypes/Proposals" Installation Image

This digital image was photographed by Chip Pankey and uploaded to DLynx by the Visual Resources Center in Spring 2019.This is an image of the Monument Lab: Prototypes/Proposals installation held in the Clough Hanson Gallery. The exhibition is curated by Monument Lab’s Artistic Director Paul Farber. Monument Lab is a national public art and history project based in Philadelphia. As a curatorial team led by Paul Farber and Ken Lum, Monument Lab works with artists, activists, and students to critically engage the monuments we have inherited and unearth the next generation of monuments. "Monument Lab: Prototypes/Proposals" includes prototype monuments from Monument Lab collaborators Kara Crombie, Michelle Angela Ortiz, Jamel Shabazz, and Marisa Williamson, in which they centered projects around themes of social justice and solidarity; artifacts of the Monument Lab public engagement process including samples of the public dataset of proposals and copies of the culminating Report to the City; and a research room that places the exhibition in local and global context. Monument Lab: Prototypes/Proposals will run from January 19 through March 16, 2019