Comparing the Determinants of Mode Choice across Travel Purposes

This paper considers travel mode choice for a range of journey purposes in Ireland using micro-data for 2009. Results suggest that demographic and socio-economic variables, location and public transport availability are important determinants of mode choice. The results also indicate an attachment to the car as a mode of transport for non-commuting journeys when available, and especially when used regularly for work journeys. Importantly, the determinants of mode choice are found to differ across journey purposes suggesting that it is not valid to generalise the results from studies considering only one journey purpose

Anemia de células falciformes en pediatría: Revisión de la literatura

Introduction: Sickle cell anemia is a structural hemoglobinopathy of genetic origin, characterized by the presence of sickle hemoglobin. Abnormal hemoglobin is unstable and tends to polymerize and can occlude the microcirculation. Also, it produces both acute and chronic multi system manifestations associated with an increased risk of infection. Objective: To describe the information of the exposed topic highlighting the most relevant aspects such as diagnosis and treatment. Methodology: A literature review with electronic search was carried out in the following databases: PubMed, MEDLINE, Medscape, Scopus; different types of articles were included that addressed sickle cell anemia in pediatrics such as original articles, reviews of topics and management. Results: A review of 22 articles was obtained which describes the subject of sickle cell anemia, guidelines and treatments based on the management and control of symptoms. It is evident that the use of transcranial Doppler ultrasound and transfusions proved to be preventive strategies or effective treatments for the complications related to this pathology in children. Conclusions: In Colombia, the prevalence of the pathology is not established yet. On the other hand, the main manifestations are related to complications of vaso-occlusion in different organs and functional asplenia which predisposes to infectious conditions. [Tirado-Pérez IS, Zárate Vergara AC. Sickle Cell Anemia in Pediatrics: Literature review. MedUNAB 2017-2018; 20(3): 374-382].Introducción: La anemia falciforme es una hemoglobinopatía estructural de origen genético, se caracteriza por la presencia de hemoglobina falciforme. La hemoglobina anormal es inestable, tiende a polimerizarse y puede ocluir la microcirculación, produciendo manifestaciones multisistémicas tanto agudas como crónicas relacionándose con mayor riesgo de contraer infecciones. Objetivo: Describir la información del tema expuesto resaltando los aspectos más relevantes como diagnóstico y tratamiento. Metodología: Se efectuó una revisión bibliográfica con búsqueda electrónica en las siguientes bases de datos: PubMed, MEDLINE, Medscape, Scopus; y se incluyó diferentes tipos de artículo (artículos originales, revisiones de temas y guías de manejo) que abordaran la anemia de células falciformes en pediatría. Resultados: Se obtuvo una revisión de 22 artículos, donde se describe el tema de anemia de células falciformes, pautas y tratamientos basados en el manejo y control de los síntomas; se evidencia que el uso de ecografía doppler transcraneal y las transfusiones demostraron ser estrategias preventivas o de tratamiento eficaces para las complicaciones relacionadas con esta patología en los niños. Conclusiones: En Colombia, la prevalencia de la patología no se encuentra establecida. Por otra parte, las principales manifestaciones se relacionan con complicaciones de vaso-oclusión en los diferentes órganos y la asplenia funcional, la cual predispone a cuadros infecciosos. [Tirado-Pérez IS, Zárate Vergara AC. Anemia de células falciformes en pediatría: Revisión de la literatura. Revisión de tema. MedUNAB 2017-2018; 20(3): 374-382]

Student Recital (December 12, 2012)

What Good Would the Moon Be / Kurt Weill Jordan Ennis, soprano Concerto / Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Andante Cantabile Sage Lewis, trombone Du bist wie eine Blume, Op. 25, No. 24 / Robert Schumann Long Time Ago / Aaron Copland Richard Moran, tenor Estudios Sencillos / Leo Brouwer Five Studies / Fredric Hand Nolan Driscoll, guitar Study No. 7 in A minor / Matteo Carcassi Jeremy Place, guitar Concerto no. 3 in G, K. 216 / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Allegro Carla Mason, violin Etude No. 14 in D Major / M. Carcassi Etude No. 1 in E minor / Heitor Villa-Lobos James Davidson, guitar Prelude No. 4 / H. Villa-Lobos Mark Gavin, guitar Bois Epais / Jean-Baptiste Lully The Call / Ralph Vaughan Williams Justine Smigel, mezzo-soprano Allegro, Op. 20 / Joseph Hector Fiocco Gail Colombo, violin Improvisation II et III pour Saxophone Alto Seul / Ryo Noda III Chelsea Fisk, alto saxophonehttps://vc.bridgew.edu/student_concerts/1034/thumbnail.jp

Student Recital (May 1, 2014)

El Nino from Suite Venezolana / Antonio Lauro Chris Bosch, guitar Duet for Flute and Piano, WFB 19 / Aaron Copland Somewhat Mournful Marie Doyon, flute Prelude in C / Sergei Prokofiev David Smith, piano Pavane No. 1 / Luis de Milán Austin DeAndrade, guitar Dein ist mein ganzes Herz from The Land of Smiles / Franz Lehar Richard Moran, tenor Three Songs Without Words / Paul Ben-Haim Arioso Ballad Shepardic Melody Colby DeWitt, alto saxophone Variation on a theme from Norma / Jean-Baptiste Arban Theme Variation I Più lento James Sheehan, trumpet For You There is No Song / Leslie Adams Deborah / Gene Bone Justine Smigel, soprano Introduction and Variations on a Theme by Mozart / Fernando Sor Brian Strange, guitar Leibeslied, Op. 13 / Johann Kaspar Mertz Nolan Driscoll, guitar El Decameron negro / Leo Brouwer Balada de la doncella enamorada Brian Picher, guitar Per la Gloria d’adorarvi from Griselda / Giovanni Bononcini Taylor Eckstrom, soprano Study No. 9 / Fred Albright Eric George, snare drumhttps://vc.bridgew.edu/student_concerts/1063/thumbnail.jp

Student Recital (December 8, 2015)

Four Rotations for Solo Marimba / Eric Sammut I. Spencer Lusignan, marimba Trombone Concerto / Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov Allegro vivace Andante cantabile Sarah Emanuel, trombone When I think upon the maidens / Michael Head O del mio dolce ardor / Christoph Willibald Gluck Robert Gariepy, bass Sonatina to David Russell / Jorge Morel Allegretto Nicholas Moreira, guitar Goodnight Moon / Eric Whitacre Taylor Eckstrom, soprano Sonate I for Flute / Paul Hindemith Heiter bewegt Ian Maguire, flute Etude No. 4 des Accords répétés, W 235 / Heitor Villa-Lobos Sean Donovan, guitar Sonata I / Johann Ernst Galliard Cantabile Spiritoso e staccato Largo e staccato Hornpipe a l’Inglese Vivace Cody O’Toole, trombone Berta’s Aria (The Barber of Seville) / Gioachino Rossini Justine Smigel, soprano When I have sung my songs / Ernest Charles Emily Mills, soprano Romanze, Opus 13, No. 1 / Johann Kaspar Mertz Lieblied, Opus 13, No. 4 Nolan Driscoll, guitar Hommage a Villa-Lobos / Roland Dyens Andantinostalgie Prelude No. 5, W 419 / Heitor Villa-Lobos Austin DeAndrade, guitar Gretchen am Spinnrade, D. 118 / Franz Schubert Volta la terra (Un Ballo in Maschera) / Giuseppe Verdi Angela Maloney, sopranohttps://vc.bridgew.edu/student_concerts/1102/thumbnail.jp

Student Recital (December 7, 2015)

Choro de Saudade / Agustin Barrios Mangore Nolan Driscoll, guitar My mother bids me bind my hair / Franz Josef Haydn Willow Song (The Ballad of Baby Doe) / Douglas Moore Elizabeth Lach, soprano Thoughts of Love / Arthur Pryor I. Tempo di valse II. Tempo di valse III. Tempo di valse Nicholas Grisolia, euphonium Che gelida manina (La Boheme) / Giacomo Puccini Richard Moran, tenor Sonata 5 in F Major, Opus 24 / Ludwig van Beethoven Allegro Megan Polk, violin O vos omnes (The Seven Last Words of Christ) / Theodore Dubois Colleen McDonough, soprano Hommage a Villa-Lobos / Roland Dyens Andantinostalgie Tuhu Austin DeAndrade, guitar Morgen, Opus 21, No. 4 / Richard Strauss Justine Smigel, soprano Nature beyond art / Thomas Arne Xavier Cosme, tenor Violin Concerto No. 3 in G Major, K. 216 / W. A. Mozart Allegro Gail Colombo, violin Yu Guang Qu (Song of the Fisherman) / Guang Ran Jiaying Zhu, soprano El Decameron Negro / Leo Brouwer El arpa del guerrero Killian Kerrigan, guitar Una donna quindici anni (Cosi fan tutte), K. 588 / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Angela Maloney, soprano Concert Etude, Opus 49 / Alexander Goedicke Lindsey Cook, trumpethttps://vc.bridgew.edu/student_concerts/1101/thumbnail.jp

Upper Respiratory Tract Co-detection of Human Endemic Coronaviruses and High-density Pneumococcus Associated With Increased Severity Among HIV-Uninfected Children Under 5 Years Old in the PERCH Study.

BACKGROUND: Severity of viral respiratory illnesses can be increased with bacterial coinfection and can vary by sex, but influence of coinfection and sex on human endemic coronavirus (CoV) species, which generally cause mild to moderate respiratory illness, is unknown. We evaluated CoV and pneumococcal co-detection by sex in childhood pneumonia. METHODS: In the 2011-2014 Pneumonia Etiology Research for Child Health study, nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal (NP/OP) swabs and other samples were collected from 3981 children <5 years hospitalized with severe or very severe pneumonia in 7 countries. Severity by NP/OP detection status of CoV (NL63, 229E, OC43 or HKU1) and high-density (≥6.9 log10 copies/mL) pneumococcus (HDSpn) by real-time polymerase chain reaction was assessed by sex using logistic regression adjusted for age and site. RESULTS: There were 43 (1.1%) CoV+/HDSpn+, 247 CoV+/HDSpn-, 449 CoV-/HDSpn+ and 3149 CoV-/HDSpn- cases with no significant difference in co-detection frequency by sex (range 51.2%-64.0% male, P = 0.06). More CoV+/HDSpn+ pneumonia was very severe compared with other groups for both males (13/22, 59.1% versus range 29.1%-34.7%, P = 0.04) and females (10/21, 47.6% versus 32.5%-43.5%, P = 0.009), but only male CoV+/HDSpn+ required supplemental oxygen more frequently (45.0% versus 20.6%-28.6%, P < 0.001) and had higher mortality (35.0% versus 5.3%-7.1%, P = 0.004) than other groups. For females with CoV+/HDSpn+, supplemental oxygen was 25.0% versus 24.8%-33.3% (P = 0.58) and mortality was 10.0% versus 9.2%-12.9% (P = 0.69). CONCLUSIONS: Co-detection of endemic CoV and HDSpn was rare in children hospitalized with pneumonia, but associated with higher severity and mortality in males. Findings may warrant investigation of differences in severity by sex with co-detection of HDSpn and SARS-CoV-2

Aluminum toxicity in childhood

Aluminum intoxication is an iatrogenic disease caused by the use of aluminum compounds for phosphate binding and by the contamination of parenteral fluids. Although organ aluminum deposition was noted as early as 1880 and toxicity was documented in the 1960s, the inability to accurately measure serum and tissue aluminum prevented delineation of its toxic effects until the 1970s. Aluminum toxicity has now been conclusively shown to cause encephalopathy, metabolic bone disease, and microcytic anemia.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/47831/1/467_2004_Article_BF00869743.pd