Composite scalars at CERN LEP: Constraining technicolor theories

LEPI and LEPII data can be used to constrain technicolor models with light, neutral pseudo-Nambu-Goldstone bosons, Pa. We use published limits on branching ratios and cross sections for final states with photons, large missing energy, jet pairs, and b bbar pairs to constrain the anomalous Pa Z0 Z0, Pa Z0 photon, and Pa photon photon couplings. From these results, we derive bounds on the size of the technicolor gauge group and the number of technifermion doublets in models such as Low-scale Technicolor

ENGL 100

English 100 is an advanced-level course in academic writing for non-native speakers of English. It teaches reading, writing, and presentation skills, and it prepares students for English 1157 and 1158. During this course, you will be required to read others’ work critically and to understand rhetorical situations. You will learn to write effectively and creatively, to follow grammatical rules so that your language aids—rather than distracts—your readers, and to support and develop your ideas with evidence and detail. This course will provide you with the structural support for writing, and from there you will build your own meaning through your own words. As a writer, you must ask questions, explore ideas, take risks, embrace different perspectives, and think critically about yourself and about the world around you

“Beauty Joined to Energy”: Gravity and Graceful Movement in Richard Wilbur’s Poetry

Throughout his work, Wilbur maintains a thematic and aesthetic fascination with kinetic energy, especially insofar as this graceful movement often seems to defy the world’s gravity. Wilbur’s energetic verse and imagery invites readers to delve into the philosophical and spiritual meditations of his poems, as well as to notice the physical world anew. The kinetic aspects of Wilbur’s subject matter, wordplay, wit, and figurative language elucidate the frequent tempering of gravity with levity within his work. Many critics have studied Wilbur’s philosophy, Christianity, metaphors, wordplay, and approach to language as found in his poetry, but this essay attempts to use a framework of kinetic energy potential energy, gravity, and weight to understand these various aspects of his work

Emergency Medicine Clerkship at the Larner College of Medicine Handbook

This handbook is designed to assist 3rd and 4th year medical students during their clerkship rotation and Acting Internship rotation. The handbook contains common rules used to guide Emergency Medicine clinical decisions as well as imaging guidelines. It also has diagnostic frameworks for common complaints seen in the Emergency Department and how to approach diagnosis and treatment

Caregiver Burnout

Caring for someone with advanced health care needs, dementia, or a difficult diagnosis can take a mental, physical and financial toll on the caregiver. It is important for providers to recognize, address and assist caregivers in as many ways as possible. Providing physicians with a readily available patient-education template in Epic may improve outreach and communication with increasingly isolated patients and caregivers and improve care for all without burdening physicians more.https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/fmclerk/1579/thumbnail.jp

Celebratory Activism: A Media Portrayal of Southern Identity

Celebratory Activism: A Media Portrayal of Southern Identity (Under the Direction of Dr. Mark Dolan) The objective ofthis paper is to investigate the media\u27s role in portraying southern identity and to determine the media\u27s effect on the surrounding communities. It specifically addresses the three media institutions of Thacker Mountain Radio, The Oxford American, and The Southern Foodways Alliance and determines how they represent and celebrate southern culture. The methodology of the paper consists of the assessment of existing literature in the field of the media\u27s depiction of the South followed by case studies on Thacker Mountain Radio, The Oxford American, and The Southern Foodways Alliance. Through interviews and personal testimonies regarding Thacker Mountain Radio, through personal correspondences concerning the editorial mission of The Oxford American, and through examining the specific documentary and new media practices of The Southern Foodways Alliance, this study shows the power that the media can have within a community. As represented by these case studies, the media has the potential to positively affect communities and to unite a diverse culture through celebratory activism. With this realization, this paper argues that Thacker Mountain Radio, The Oxford American, and The Southern Foodways Alliance are three media forces that are positively impacting the South by celebrating, empowering, and strengthening the diversity of the region. These three media institutions exemplify the power that the media has to bring communities together in order to learn from one another and to celebrate the rich connection of a shared southern identity

FEED CONDITIONING EFFECTS ON ENZYMES, AMINO ACIDS, AND SUBSEQUENT BROILER PERFORMANCE

There are many things that can be done to improve broiler performance including, but not limited to, pelleting, proper Lys inclusion, and exogenous enzyme supplementation. Pelleting has the ability to improve feed form, reduce wastage, improve bird performance metrics, and decrease pathogens within the feed. Pathogen reduction can be further reduced by hygienic pelleting practices which include an increase in temperature or retention time within a conditioner or hygieniser. However, hygienic pelleting can degrade valuable AA and enzymes (more specifically for the current thesis research Lys and phytase) and make them unavailable to the animal. Supplementing Lys to account for the loss can increase the price of feed production but can be balanced by the improvement in broiler LWG. Performing research on novel phytases to improve enzyme activity after the addition of heat and within the digestive tract of the bird critical in order to improve bird performance metrics. Evaluating high conditioning temperature and exposure time within the pelleting process (hygienic pelleting) in diets that vary in digestible lysine and corresponding amino acid ratio on Ross 708 starter broiler performance, amino acid digestibility, and requirement is the purpose of the initial study. A 5 x 2 factorial arrangement of treatments with 5 levels of digestible lysine (- 20%, -10%, 2019 Ross Broiler Starter Nutrition recommendation, +10%, and +20%) and 2 degrees of pelleting (Standard and Hygienic) was utilized in a randomized complete block design. Each treatment was fed to 12 replicate pens of 10 male broiler Hubbard x Ross 708 chicks for a 21-day period. On the morning following day 7, 14 and 21, birds and feed were weighed by pen for performance calculations and ileal contents were collected on d22 for AA digestibility calculations. Standard Pelleting and Hygienic Pelleting demonstrated a 1.19 and 1.37% Lys requirement, respectively, using the broken-line regression model. Performance data and the broken-line regression model suggest an approximate 10% increase in Lys and corresponding amino acid ratio relative to 2019 Ross Broiler Starter Nutrition Specifications for Hygienic Pelleting to provide optimal live weight gain. Hygienic Pelleting decreased amino acid digestibility and increased subsequent FCR when diets were formulated to decreased amino acid density. The assessment of novel exogenous phytase enzymes that can be added to the mixer prior to pelleting is important for the continual improvement of global broiler production. Two experiments were conducted to determine in vitro activity post pelleting and in vivo efficacy post feeding of a novel phytase. The objective of the first study was to determine activity and retention of a novel phytase enzyme (CJ Phytase) and a commercially available phytase (Quantum Blue 5G®) at different 30 second conditioning temperatures (75, 80, 85, and 90˚C) post-pelleting. The objective of the second study was to determine the effects of these phytase sources conditioned for 30 seconds at the 75˚C conditioning temperature on broiler performance, bone mineralization, and mineral digestibility. Experiment one consisted of a 2 (phytase source) x 4 (conditioning temperature) factorial arrangement. A conditioning temperature main effect (P=0.0003) demonstrated that activity of both phytase products decreased at 85˚C and decreased again at 90˚C. In experiment two, 2,304 Hubbard x Ross 708 birds were obtained and fed one of eight diets for a 42-day period. Diets included Positive Control, Negative Control deficient in calcium and Available P by 0.2%, and graded levels of NC+ CJ Phytase (250, 500, 1,000, 1,500, and 3,000 FTU/kg). In order to provide a commercially available comparison, an NC + Quantum Blue 5G 500 FTU/kg was also fed. All phytase additions increased AID P, d42 tibia ash percentage, and d0-42 LWG relative to the NC diet (