New light on the ‘Drummer of Tedworth’: conflicting narratives of witchcraft in Restoration England

This paper presents a definitive text of hitherto little-known early documents concerning ‘The Drummer of Tedworth’, a poltergeist case that occurred in 1662-3 and became famous not least due to its promotion by Joseph Glanvill in his demonological work, Saducismus Triumphatus. On the basis of these and other sources, it is shown how responses to the events at Tedworth evolved from anxious piety on the part of their victim, John Mompesson, to confident apologetic by Glanvill, before they were further affected by the emergence of articulate scepticism about the case

Factor structure of the Gotland Scale of male depression in two samples of men with prostate cancer:Implications for treating male depression

Up to a quarter of all prostate cancer (PCa) patients suffer from clinically significant depression but treatments are inconsistent and short-lived in their efficacy. One possible reason could be that 'male depression' is not adequately diagnosed by the criteria for major depressive disorder (MDD) used in many clinical settings.In response to this limitation, the Gotland Scale of Male Depression (GSMD) was developed to identify the extra symptoms of MDD in men. Although the factor structure of the GSMD has been reported in non-PCa samples, it has not been determined for this group of men. Two samples of PCa patients were recruited, 191 from Australia and 138 from the United Kingdom and all patients received the GSMD individually, plus a background questionnaire. Two-factor solutions were identified for each of the two samples. The Australian sample was characterized by changes in emotional and somatic function, followed by depressed mood. The U.K. sample exhibited the same two-factor solution but in reverse order of weighting. Targeted treatments for depression in PCa patients may benefit from identification of the loadings that individual patients have on these two GSMD factors so that specific clinical profiles and treatment needs may be based on this information about their depression

Rainfall and runoff data for Hinkson and Grindstone creeks at Columbia, MO.

"A thesis for the degree of bachelor of science in civil engineering. University of Missouri, Department of Engineering, 1909.""The investigation presented in these notes has resulted more satisfactorily than was anticipated when the work was first undertaken. We feel perfectly satisfied with the results herewith submitted as far as they go, but regret that the period of investigation was not of sufficient duration to give more nearly average results, particularly in regard to the conditions during the summer months. In the preparation of this paper, we are especially indebted to Professor T. J. Rodhouse, in charge of the Hydraulic Engineering, University of Missouri, under whose supervision the work was carried out and whose counsel has guided us throughout the work. Our appreciation and thanks are justly due Mr. George Reeder, Director Missouri section, U.S.weather Bureau, who furnished the rainfall data, with other valuable information; to the members of the Engineering faculty in general, for their suggestions and assistance; and to the members of the senior Engineering class who have assisted in some of the field work."--Forewor

Leaf:Fruit Ratio and Vine Water Status Effects on Grenache Noir (Vitis vinifera L.) Berry Composition: Water, Sugar, Organic Acids and Cations

Seasonal variation in the water, sugar, organic acid and cation contents of developing grape berries (Vitis viniferaL. ‘Grenache noir’) under different levels of water supply (with and without deficit irrigation) and leaf:fruit ratios(18, 10 and five leaves per primary shoot, with one bunch per shoot), were investigated over two successive years inMediterranean conditions (South of France). Fourteen shoots per vine were left for each leaf:fruit ratio level, andeach vine was considered as having homogeneous primary shoots. The growth rate of the berries was increased withirrigation. Total dry matter content of the berry was not affected by leaf:fruit ratios, but the sugar loading decreasedduring berry development with a lower leaf:fruit ratio (five leaves per bunch). Treatments had little effect on organicacid contents and pH. Berry cation accumulation depended on vine water status and not on the total leaf area ofthe vine. Under irrigated conditions, calcium continued to accumulate in the berries after véraison. This confirms apartial functioning of the berry xylem during the post-véraison period. The seasonal variation in berry compositionwas less dependent on the leaf:fruit ratio than on the water status of the vine (mainly cations and sugar). This studyprovides evidence for the importance of plant water status effects on berry composition, irrespective of the leaf:fruitratio. Vine water status is a major regulating factor for source-sink relationships

Comment on ``Cosmological Gamma Ray Bursts and the Highest Energy Cosmic Rays''

In a letter with the above title, published some time ago in PRL, Waxman made the interesting suggestion that cosmological gamma ray bursts (GRBs) are the source of the ultra high energy cosmic rays (UHECR). This has also been proposed independently by Milgrom and Usov and by Vietri. However, recent observations of GRBs and their afterglows and in particular recent data from the Akeno Great Air Shwoer Array (AGASA) on UHECR rule out extragalactic GRBs as the source of UHECR.Comment: Comment on a letter with the above title published by E. Waxman in PRL 75, 386 (1995). Submitted for publication in PRL/Comment

The “secret” impact of population statistics on the metrics of diabetes

The accuracy of disease metrics is dependent on the quality of population-based data. Many diseases, including diabetes, are age and sex dependant. Accurate age- and sexspecific population survey data, population estimates and projections are required to assess the scale and trends in the burden of these diseases. No assessment of the quality of population data being used in the UAE diabetes metrics has been published. We provide insight into the availability and quality of published population data, which is currently being used to inform diabetes research and health services planning in the UAE. We show the absence of credible population-based data impedes the accurate assessment of disease prevalence, incidence and trends. This means that many statements about the burden of this disease in relative and absolute terms are not robust. There has been only one study of sufficient reliability of the prevalence of diabetes in the UAE and this was undertaken in 2000. Hence the calculation and reporting of trends is problematic. Population estimates for the UAE are based on out of date data and are extremely variable. Population projections for the UAE and other Middle East countries with large expatriate labour forces are improbable. The clinical and other implications of accurate population-based metrics are wide reaching. If prevalence rates are to be used to guide public policy and infrastructure planning, then we need to use valid data, including population and population-based data. Whilst specific reference is made to diabetes, and the issues affecting the United Arab Emirates and the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries of the Middle East; the impact of inaccurate population–based metrics have application in other regions, and other diseases

Bound on Lorentz- and CPT-Violating Boost Effects for the Neutron

A search for an annual variation of a daily sidereal modulation of the frequency difference between co-located ${}^{129}$Xe and ${}^{3}$He Zeeman masers sets a stringent limit on boost-dependent Lorentz and CPT violation involving the neutron, consistent with no effect at the level of 150 nHz. In the framework of the general Standard-Model Extension, the present result provides the first clean test for the fermion sector of the symmetry of spacetime under boost transformations at a level of $10^{-27}$ GeV.Comment: 4 pages, 1 figur

Dynamics of Counterion Condensation

Using a generalization of the Poisson-Boltzmann equation, dynamics of counterion condensation is studied. For a single charged plate in the presence of counterions, it is shown that the approach to equilibrium is diffusive. In the far from equilibrium case of a moving charged plate, a dynamical counterion condensation transition occurs at a critical velocity. The complex dynamic behavior of the counterion cloud is shown to lead to a novel nonlinear force-velocity relation for the moving plate.Comment: 5 pages, 1 ps figure included using eps