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Congressional Member Organizations: Their Purpose and Activities, History, and Formation
This report examines the purpose and activities of Committee on House Administration as congressional Member organizations (CMO) and the reasons Members form them. It also identifies and describes seven CMO types, and it provides an overview of the historical development of informal Member organizations since the first Congress, focusing on their regulation in the House by the Committee on House Oversight/Committee on House Administration, the rise and fall of legislative service organizations (LSOs), and the House's decision in 1995 to issue regulations for establishing CMOs and governing their behavior. It concludes with a step-by-step guide for House Members and staff who might be interested in forming a CMO
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Congressional Member Organizations: Their Purpose and Activities, History, and Formation
This report examines the purpose and activities of Committee on House Administration as congressional Member organizations (CMO) and the reasons Members form them. It also identifies and describes seven CMO types, and it provides an overview of the historical development of informal Member organizations since the first Congress, focusing on their regulation in the House by the Committee on House Oversight/Committee on House Administration, the rise and fall of legislative service organizations (LSOs), and the House's decision in 1995 to issue regulations for establishing CMOs and governing their behavior. It concludes with a step-by-step guide for House Members and staff who might be interested in forming a CMO
The neuroimmune guidance cue netrin-1 promotes atherosclerosis by inhibiting the emigration of macrophages from plaques
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Minimizing Risks: Use of Surface Water in Pre-Harvest Agricultural Irrigation; Part II: Sodium and Calcium Hypochlorite (Chlorine) Treatment Methods
Chlorine is a water-soluble chemical disinfectant that is commonly used for microbial disinfection because it is effective, economical, and approved by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for water treatment (EPA, 2017)
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Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS): What Consumers Need to Know
What are PFAS? Perfluoralkyl and Polyflouroalkyl Substances, also known as ‘PFAS’, are a group of stable, man-made chemical compounds that have been used worldwide since the 1940s for industrial applications and consumer products. They repel water, oil, grease, and heat and are therefore commonly used to make waterproof and protective coatings, including non-stick cookware and stain resistant carpeting. The PFAS class covers a wide range of compounds, including Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctane Sulfonic Acid (PFOS) as well as newer GenX chemicals which are currently being used in the place of PFOS and PFOA since being phased out by U.S. manufacturing. A defining feature of PFAS is its strong chemical structure due to bonds between arbon (C) and fluorine (F) atoms (Figure 1). These bonds represent some of the strongest bonds in chemistry and therefore can remain for long periods in the environment, in wildlife, and also in people
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Common Terms in Water Recycling and Agricultural Irrigation
All water is used and reused naturally in what is called the water, or hydrologic, cycle. There are also many ways to reuse our water supplies using advanced treatment technologies and processes that allow for the safe reuse of water in diverse ways, such as in agricultural irrigation. Thoughtful integration and management planning of all our valuable water resources can minimize environmental impacts and contribute to economic and social endurance, through a concept called One Water. The following glossary covers some of the common terms and concepts used in water reuse and agriculture, technologies and processes, policy and laws, and reflects current regulations in Arizona
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EP386/#538  Patient reported outcomes (PROS) vary by ethnicity and preferred language in a diverse group of gynecologic cancer survivors
IntroductionRacial and ethnic disparities in PROs among gynecologic cancer survivors are not well studied. We evaluated whether individual-level characteristics were associated with PROs in diverse gynecologic cancer survivors.MethodsGynecologic cancer patients seen in an ambulatory oncology clinic completed a psychosocial and practical needs assessment prior their appointments through the electronic medical record (EMR) patient portal. Assessments were available in English and Spanish. Fatigue, pain interference, physical function, depression, anxiety, and health-related quality of life were assessed with Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMISÃ’) and FACT-G7 computer adaptive tests. Demographic and clinical information was collected from the EMR. Analyses were performed using Chi-square, Kruskal-Wallis, and linear regression with significance set at p0.05). Older age and government insurance coverage were associated with lower physical functioning (p<0.001). Hispanics had lower mean fatigue scores compared to non-Hispanics (49.31 vs 51.74, p=0.01). Relative to patients whose preferred language was English, patients whose preferred language was Spanish had lower mean depression (47.63 vs 48.97, p=0.05) and fatigue scores (48.27 vs 51.27, p<0.01).Conclusion/ImplicationsPatient demographics influence PROs among gynecologic oncology survivors, with Hispanic ethnicity and Spanish language preferences associated with lower reported symptoms of depression, anxiety, and fatigue. Further studies should examine potential mechanisms that may account for differences in reported PROs