The Coronavirus’s Cyber Implications

On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of a respiratory disease named “SARS-CoV-2” a “public health emergency of international concern.” The disease, also known as the “coronavirus,” is believed to have originated in Wuhan, China, and has now been labeled an international pandemic, or a global outbreak of disease. As of March 15, 2020, there have been a total of over 3,000 confirmed cases in the United States, with at least 61 of them resulting in deaths. Several countries have declared a state of emergency, and the United States has recently followed suit. New York City announced that it would close public schools, and many other cities around the country have ordered businesses and restaurants to close, even issuing curfews. This post was originally published on the Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal website on March 25, 2020. The original post can be accessed via the Archived Link button above

Unique Case Study of a Fracture to the 5th Proximal Interphalangeal Joint

Background: A 15-year-old male high school football player was attempting to catch a football during a practice session that ended up deflecting off his 5th digit. The athlete was initially assessed by the athletic training student and the certified athletic trainer. Edema was noticeable at the proximal phalange of the 5th digit. Upon assessment of the individual range of motion, bilateral movement in both hands was equal and unrestricted. Also, finger grip strength did not have any significant deficit. Meanwhile, slight pain/discomfort was reported by the student-athlete along with the proximal joint during the initial assessment while in flexion. Therefore, the athlete was instructed to buddy tape his fingers and return to ice it before leaving the facility after practice. Over the next several days, the athlete continued to tape and refrained from any contact drills during practice and iced his hand daily. Over the course of the practice week, the swelling did not dissipate, though his pain level was decreasing. Therefore, the AT decided to refer him for imaging. The x-ray returned a fracture to his 5thdigit. Treatment: The athlete required a surgical operation to reduce the fracture and was placed in a splint for 3 weeks, he was removed from competitive activity. The student-athlete began rehab following the removal of the edema to the repair site. Initially, the goal was to decrease the edema and increase the individual range of motion. Outcome: The athlete was a multi-sport athlete and was clear to return to activity 3.5 weeks post-operation. Over the next four weeks, the athlete was able to rehab and prepare himself for basketball season, where he was able to return to play after missing the first couple of weeks of the season. Student-athlete was able to return without any limitation. Conclusion: Student-athlete initially presented signs of a jammed finger, but due to the edema and inability to dissipate, the AT referred the athlete for imaging that correctly diagnosed the injury as a phalangeal fracture

The Prevalence of RED-S Among College Athletes

Relative Energy Deficiency in Sports (RED-S) is a phenomenon established by the International Olympic Committee to expand on the previously known condition as the female athlete triad, to include male athletes. Relative Energy Deficiency in Sports is a physiological functioning impairment due to athletes with low energy availability. Low energy occurs when athletes expend more energy (calorie burn with activity) than they consume (daily caloric intake) for an extended period. Leading to alter or impaired physiological function. College is a period where individuals gain their independence. Collegiate student-athletes are learning to juggle multiple aspects of their life. Along with excelling in the classroom, they need to develop physically to perform their sports. The increase of imposed demands as a new student-athlete can impact their performance and overall health if they are too overwhelmed. The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of RED-S in junior-college athletes. An online survey through Qualtrics was distributed to head athletic trainers at college institutions nationwide to be shared with their student-athletes. Among the 50 responses, only 43 responses were completed for analysis. Survey responses demonstrated collegiate athletes presented with body-image issues, negative eating habits, and high activity levels. All of the participants reported performing physical activity for at least 2 hours a day, and 18% reported being physically active between 5-6 hours daily. 5% of the participants felt guilty about eating, whereas 12% “sometimes” feel guilty about what they are consuming. Respondents expressed concern about weight gain and issues with body image. Eating disorders are only one spectrum of RED-S. Further investigation such as bone and hormonal analysis will be necessary to fully understand the prevalence of RED-S in collegiate athletics

A Reexamination of Time-Varying Stock Return Predictability

Master's thesis Business Administration BE501 - University of Agder 2019In predicting stock market returns, academic research has had its primary focus onmacroeconomic variables, and less attention has been paid towards technical indicators.The evidence of the stock return predictability is either absent or weak, and there arecases of contradicting evidence in the literature whether stock returns even are predictable.Over the last ten years, several papers find evidence that stock return predictability existsduring the bad economic states. These papers have used different approaches, whereasmost of them have been using NBER chronology of expansions and recessions, or investorsentiment index, to define good and bad economic times. Based on our knowledge, therehas been limited research regarding the use of bull and bear markets to determine thesemarket states. This thesis reexamines and extends previous studies on the time-varyingstock return predictability. Our research is similar to Huang et al. (2014), as we measurethe performance of different predictors by conducting a Newey-West-statistics derivedfrom one-state and two-state predictive regression for the in-sample forecast. However,our thesis is extended by using four different definitions of market states to examinewhether there is significant evidence of stock return predictability. Result of this thesispresents a mixed performance across the different macroeconomic variables and technicalindicators. Most of the predictors perform better in bull and bear markets compared toexpansions and recessions, and investor sentiment index. We have tried to compare ourresults to previous studies, but each study applied a combination of different datasets,approaches, and methodologies, and therefore, it would be impractical to compare thefindings

Vietnamese Migration Patterns and Public Policy

At the end of the Vietnamese War in 1975, South Vietnam natives sought to escape Vietnam from the communist reign of its North counterpart. Fueled by the former Communist revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh’s dream of uniting Vietnam under one communist ideal, the north cemented their occupation in the Fall of Saigon in 1975 and the retreat of all American soldiers. Along with the retreat of thousands of American troops, came the many waves of Vietnamese immigrants to steadily make their way to various parts of the world including the United States, Canada, Australia, and France. The research will also explore how migration patterns of South Vietnamese have influenced public policy in the western hemisphere. The influx of South Vietnamese on United States’ soil pushed policy makers in Washington DC to create programs like the Orderly Departure Program, which moved more than 500,000 South Vietnamese to the United States. The influx also led to a great number of amendments to the famous Immigration Act (Hart-Celler Act) which continually raised the amount of visas administered to immigrants from all other eastern countries. This paved the way for not only Vietnamese immigrants but many from Indochina. Lastly, we will look at the result of these migration patterns and how it has affected the new generation of Vietnamese citizens in the United States. We will examine the densest populations of Vietnamese-Americans in states and explore their various demographics across education, socioeconomic income, and political philosophies

Meeting in the Middle: Making Use of Popular Culture in the Classroom

The purpose of this paper is to explore the current landscape of the 21st century Introductory Psychology classroom. The authors—graduate students and current teachers of psychology—are well aware of the need to move away from traditional, top-down approaches to teaching. Personal experience has convinced them that the standard lecture format does not engage all 21st century students. A belief in the need to actively engage students in introductory psychology courses is the basis for the present paper. Through the use of technology and active-learning classroom activities, teachers might succeed in meeting students of psychology “where they are,” thus improving the classroom experience for the educator and the student. This paper will explore the idea of teaching of traditional introductory psychology course content using a popular culture medium

Manipulation of graphitic microparticles in solution with magnetic and electric fields

Contactless manipulation methods for individual microparticles in solution are essential for the controlled study on the microscopic scale. Microparticles derived from graphitic materials, in particular, are of great interest due to their unique material properties. However to date, the manipulation methods for such particles remain widely unexplored. This thesis presents the rst research on the particle manipulation of graphitic microparticles in a diamagnetic solution with electric and magnetic elds. The results show that the particles can be rotationally trapped on a well-de ned plane with a combination of an alternating current electric eld and a static magnetic eld. Furthermore, particle transport and three-dimensional particle trapping can be achieved with static magnetic elds. This research shows that the unique electrical and magnetic properties of graphitic microparticles can lead to novel particle manipulation methods in solution which can be attractive for applications in many areas of research

Can we predict expected adenoma weight preoperatively with reference to the correlation of preoperative biochemical tests with parathyroid adenoma weight?

Background: Primary hyperparathyroidism is a prevalent disease with proven benefits for appropriately selected patients who undergo parathyroidectomy. The ability to accurately predict expected single adenoma gland weight as the cause based on preoperative biochemical tests could improve cure rates in a minimally invasive approach. Objective: To assess the correlation between parathyroid weight and preoperative parathyroid hormone and calcium levels in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism with a solitary adenoma and determine if these could be used to predict expected parathyroid weight. Methods: Patients with primary hyperparathyroidism who underwent curative parathyroidectomy from 2013 to 2018 was retrospectively analysed. Results: There is a strong positive correlation r = 0.602 between preoperative PTH levels with respect to parathyroid weight (p \u3c 0.001). There was a moderate correlation r = 0.474 between preoperative adjusted Calcium and PTH weight (p \u3c 0.001). An algorithm was developed to calculate predicted weight of a single adenoma but when tested against cases with hyperplasia and double adenomas during the period, the variability of predicted weight meant it was impossible to differentiate between the causes. Hyperplasia was excluded and 95% of double adenomas excluded however, when parathyroid weight exceeded 1200 mg. Conclusion: There is a strong correlation between preoperative PTH levels and calcium levels with parathyroid weight. The large variability of predicted parathyroid weight however, precludes the use of biochemical tests alone preoperatively in being able to differentiate between a single adenoma, double adenoma or hyperplasia as the cause in primary hyperparathyroidism. At parathyroid predicted weights above 1200 mg however, all cases of hyperplasia, and 95% of double adenomas excluded

Understanding the Efficacy and Safety of Stem Cell Therapy and CAR T-cell Therapy in Leukemia Patients

CAR T-cell therapy and Stem cell therapy are effective treatments with varying benefits, efficacy, and safety for patients with recurrent leukemia. CAR T-cell therapy and Stem cell therapy are both effective immunotherapies that use engineered cells to combat cancers. The implications of this study allow patients to understand the benefits and disadvantages of both therapies and paves the way for future advancement within immunotherapy. This review selected studies from reputable medical journals, clinical trials and peer-reviewed research published within the last five years obtained from multiple databases including PubMed, Wiley Online Library, and Google Scholar. We compared the efficacy and safety of CAR T-Cell therapy to Stem cell therapy in patients with leukemia using meta narrative principles to synthesize relevant information. Here we show that CAR T-cell therapy is a safer treatment option since its side effects such as cytokine release syndrome (CRS), neurotoxicity, and infections can be managed with secondary treatment. These treatment approaches include corticosteroids and supportive care aid in patient recovery within two weeks to a month. Compared to CAR T-cell therapy, Stem cell therapy has a higher risk of graft vs. host disease, suggesting that it is less effective for patients with recurrent leukemia. Furthermore, our results indicate that CAR T-cell therapy is a safer and more effective treatment for patients with relapsing leukemia. However, the combination of CAR T-cell therapy with Stem Cell therapy has shown to be the most effective method of treatment for patients with refractory leukemia.https://openworks.mdanderson.org/rmps/1009/thumbnail.jp