Toxic and reactive material handling on Spacelab J and USML-1

Spacelab J and USML-1 provide prime examples of materials which are toxic at ambient conditions or toxic during the processing stages. The experimentation requirements are outlined in relation to toxicity and reactive materials handling. Triple containment is the preferred method for prevention of toxic material release in habitable areas for catastrophic hazards. The containments must be adequate for the intended use and environment. When operations preclude triple containment, innovative methods should be explored

Collaborative Learning and Critical Thinking: Use of the Jigsaw Learning Activity in Occupational Therapy Teaching

Collaborative team learning prepares future practitioners using well-crafted, guided collaborative learning activities. Collaborative learning distributes responsibility across team members as they engage socially to build knowledge and learner skills. Critical thinking is a learner skill that is fostered through challenging the team of learners’ assumptions through ill-defined, complex real-life cases that defy easy solutions. The ability of occupational therapists to create effective discharge plans has been found to positively alter hospital recidivism. By offering a Jigsaw Case focused on discharge planning at several points in time across the service delivery continuum of care, a team of learners engaged in collaborative learning. We offer a complete Jigsaw Case experience supported by the literature of best practice that faculty can use as an example to tailor their own case based on circumstances and contexts

Political Theories in Shakespeare's Second Tetralogy

Shakespeare's second tetralogy, while in the process of exposing the divine-right and the Machiavellian theories, also shows how the divine-right order breaks down and paves the way for practical Machiavellianism

Development and Implementation of a Community-Based Research Network

Introduction: People aging with long-term physical disabilities (PAwLTPD), meaning individuals with onset of disability from birth through midlife, often require long-term support services (LTSS) to remain independence. The LTSS system is fragmented into aging and disability organizations with little communication between them. In addition, there are currently no evidence-based LTSS-type programs listed on the Administration for Community Living website that have been demonstrated to be effective for PAwLTPD. Because of these gaps, we have developed a community-based research network (CBRN), drawing on the practice-based research network model (PBRN), to bring together aging and disability organizations to address the lack of evidence-based programs for PAwLTPD. Materials and methods: Community-based organizations serving PAwLTPD across the state of Missouri were recruited to join the CBRN. A formative process evaluation of the network was conducted after a year to evaluate the effectiveness of the network. Results: Nine community-based organizations across the state of Missouri joined the CBRN. CBRN members include three centers for independent living (CILs), three area agencies on aging (AAAs), one CIL/AAA hybrid, one non-CIL disability organization, and one non-AAA aging organization. To date, we have held seven meetings, provided educational opportunities for CBRN members, and launched an inaugural research study within the CBRN. Formative evaluation data indicate that CBRN members feel that participation in the CBRN is beneficial. Conclusion: The PBRN model appears to be a feasible framework for use with community-based organizations to facilitate communication between agencies and to support research aimed at addressing the needs of PAwLTPD.Funding for this research was supported by a grant from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR grant number 90DPCP0001) (SS, BM, MK, MD, MC, JD, SET). NIDILRR is a Center within the Administration for Community Living (ACL), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Research reported in this publication was also supported by the Washington University Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences (grant UL1TR002345) (SS, BM) from the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Effects of Anesthetic Agents on Brain Blood Oxygenation Level Revealed with Ultra-High Field MRI

During general anesthesia it is crucial to control systemic hemodynamics and oxygenation levels. However, anesthetic agents can affect cerebral hemodynamics and metabolism in a drug-dependent manner, while systemic hemodynamics is stable. Brain-wide monitoring of this effect remains highly challenging. Because T2*-weighted imaging at ultra-high magnetic field strengths benefits from a dramatic increase in contrast to noise ratio, we hypothesized that it could monitor anesthesia effects on brain blood oxygenation. We scanned rat brains at 7T and 17.2T under general anesthesia using different anesthetics (isoflurane, ketamine-xylazine, medetomidine). We showed that the brain/vessels contrast in T2*-weighted images at 17.2T varied directly according to the applied pharmacological anesthetic agent, a phenomenon that was visible, but to a much smaller extent at 7T. This variation is in agreement with the mechanism of action of these agents. These data demonstrate that preclinical ultra-high field MRI can monitor the effects of a given drug on brain blood oxygenation level in the absence of systemic blood oxygenation changes and of any neural stimulation

Dashner, Jacob; Interview and Materials

Roster Number: 1258. Picture Location: Box 8 Folder 5. Interview Location: box 4 Folder 5

Thermodynamic approach to the inelastic state variable theories

A continuum model is proposed as a theoretical foundation for the inelastic state variable theory of Hart. The model is based on the existence of a free energy function and the assumption that a strained material element recalls two other local configurations which are, in some specified manner, descriptive of prior deformation. A precise formulation of these material hypotheses within the classical thermodynamical framework leads to the recovery of a generalized elastic law and the specification of evolutionary laws for the remembered configurations which are frame invariant and formally valid for finite strains. Moreover, the precise structure of Hart's theory is recovered when strains are assumed to be small

the Scorch trials

Thomas was sure that escape from the Maze would mean freedom for him and the Gladers. But WICKED isn?t done yet. Phase Two has just begun. The Scorch. There are no rules. There is no help. You either make it or you die. The Gladers have two weeks to cross through the Scorch?the most burned-out section of the world. And WICKED has made sure to adjust the variables and stack the odds against them. Friendships will be tested. Loyalties will be broken. All bets are off

The Maze Runner

Setiap hari mereka harus berlari. Menyusuri lorong Maze yang berkelok-kelok di luar dinding Glade, tempat mereka tinggal, hingga senja tiba. Dan, ketika kegelapan turun, para pelari harus sudah ada di dalam Glade. Ya, pada saat itulah Griever, monster buas dan ganas, tak segan menerkam siapa saja yang masih berkeliaran di dalam Maze. Mereka bukan sekadar berlari. Itu cara mereka bertahan hidup. Dengan berlari mereka berharap menemukan jalan keluar dari tempat terkutuk itu. Keluar untuk kembali pulang menjumpai keluarga mereka. Namun, lintasan Maze selalu berubah-ubah dari hari ke hari. Rasanya, mustahil bisa keluar dari tempat itu. Suatu hari pintu batu pelindung mereka tak lagi turun menutup. Griever-griever itu bisa menyeruduk masuk kapan saja. Setiap hari, satu anak dibawa pergi dan lenyap. Satu-satunya jalan adalah bergegas keluar dari tempat itu. Beranikah para pelari berlari keluar dengan nyawa sebagai taruhannya? Atau, akankah justru lebih baik tetap berada di dalam menanti pencabut nyawa sambil berharap mukjizat datang tiba-tiba