Against Corruption: Fred Karl and the Senate Select Committee on Suspensions and Removals, 1968-1974

Suspending or removing public officials from office at any level of government and at any point in time always has provided cause for serious concern. Impeachments, suspensions, and removals of municipal, county, or federal officers cause two major constitutional issues to surface which must be resolved to the populace’s satisfaction. The first is the right of citizens, through the electoral process, to be guaranteed their legitimate representation and to remain the ultimate judge of all elected officials’ tenure in office. Even today, as term limitations are debated, perhaps leading to another constitutional amendment, this republican cornerstone remains fundamental. The basic public right to keep a publicly elected official in office until voted out historically underscored arguments against draconian measures in suspension or removal cases

Pilot Study of the Effects of Tai Chi on Elderly Fall Risks

Introduction. Falls in the elderly are a significant public health concern. Tai Chi has been shown to reduce falls in this population and increase muscle strength, balance, mood, confidence and sleep.https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/comphp_gallery/1087/thumbnail.jp

Effect of immediate initiation of antiretroviral therapy on risk of severe bacterial infections in HIV-positive people with CD4 cell counts of more than 500 cells per mu L: secondary outcome results from a randomised controlled trial

Background The effects of antiretroviral therapy on risk of severe bacterial infections in people with high CD4 cell counts have not been well described. In this study, we aimed to quantify the effects of immediate versus deferred ART on the risk of severe bacterial infection in people with high CD4 cell counts in a preplanned analysis of the START trial. Methods The START trial was a randomised controlled trial in ART-naive HIV-positive patients with CD4 cell count of more than 500 cells per μL assigned to immediate ART or deferral until their CD4 cell counts were lower than 350 cells per μL. We used Cox proportional hazards regression to model time to severe bacterial infection, which was defined as a composite endpoint of bacterial pneumonia (confirmed by the endpoint review committee), pulmonary or extrapulmonary tuberculosis, or any bacterial infectious disorder of grade 4 severity, that required unscheduled hospital admissions, or caused death. This study is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, number NCT00867048. Findings Patients were recruited from April 15, 2009, to Dec 23, 2013. The data cutoff for follow-up was May 26, 2015. Of 4685 HIV-positive people enrolled, 120 had severe bacterial infections (immediate-initiation group n=34, deferred-initiation group n=86; median 2·8 years of follow-up). Immediate ART was associated with a reduced risk of severe bacterial infection compared with deferred ART (hazard ratio [HR] 0·39, 95% CI 0·26–0·57, p<0·0001). In the immediate-initiation group, average neutrophil count over follow-up was 321 cells per μL higher, and average CD4 cell count 194 cells per μL higher than the deferred-initiation group (p<0·0001). In univariable analysis, higher time-updated CD4 cell count (0·78, 0·71–0·85, p=0·0001) was associated with reduced risk of severe bacterial infection. Time-updated neutrophil count was not associated with severe bacterial infection. After adjustment for time-updated factors in multivariable analysis, particularly the CD4 cell count, the HR for immediate-initiation group moved closer to 1 (HR 0·84, 0·50–1·41, p=0·52). These results were consistent when subgroups of the severe bacterial infection composite were analysed separately

Grace Allen oral history interview by Peter Klingman, July 16, 1999

Grace Allen discusses her life as the wife of University of South Florida\u27s first president, John F. Allen. Mrs. Allen has detailed remembrances of the beginnings and continued growth of USF, and the role she and her husband played in the University\u27s development. John Allen assumed leadership of the university in 1957 and guided USF through its early planning days, designing the Tampa campus and curriculum from the beginning. Grace Allen was active in bringing the community to the campus. One of her early accomplishments was developing the first organized group on campus, the USF Women\u27s club. It is important to note that President Allen felt that the library was the most important building to be constructed on campus, and the librarian was the first staff appointment

Mandell Shimberg oral history interview by Peter Klingman, December 7, 2000

Mandell Hinks Shimberg, former Dean of Libraries at the University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, discusses the development of Tampa from the 1950s through the present day. Additionally, Shimberg speaks about the development of University of South Florida\u27s performing arts programs and the British International Theater Program. Schimberg also talks about the progress of USF and the impact the university has had on Tampa

1919: Abilene Christian College Bible Lectures - Full Text

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