Solidified Alcohols

The relatively new field of science, colloid chemistry, has risen to become an important addition to man\u27s knowledge of the behavior of matter in the natural world and in the laboratory. Although it can no longer be viewed as a new science, it is still new enough to contain unexplored fields and to intrigue the investigator. The study of gel formation has been received with interest by chemists of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. This phenomenon of sudden gel formation instead of the expected crystalline precipitate while extracting with alcohol was encountered often in experimental work. The inquisitive mind would enhance investigation; and so it was that a use of alcohol gel, commonly termed solid alcohol , came into prominence. The nature of alcohol itself suggests inflammability, rapid evaporation, and superior penetrating action for cleansing and medicinal preparations. This solid form of alcohol was unique. The addition of a small amount of solidifying agent such as soap, calcium acetate, or sodium benzoate, cause the entire liquid content of alcohol to set to a solid mass. And what of the physical and chemical nature of these gels? Much theorizing has been done attacking the problem from the point of view of the alcohol itself and, also, the gelling agent. The project at hand is an opportunity to learn. No definite conclusion has previously been state to explain these false gels. The field of solid alcohol is waiting for extension and further research. Higher chain alcohols and various gelling agents will be employed experimentally as the results presented

"Now, I'm magazine detective the whole time": Listening and responding to young people's complex experiences of popular physical culture

Popular physical culture serves as a site, subject and medium for young people's learning (Sandford & Rich, 2006) and impacts their relationship with physical education, physical activity and the construction of their embodied identities. This paper addresses the potential of scrapbooking as a pedagogical and methodological tool to facilitate physical education researchers and teachers to listen to, and better understand and respond to extend students' existing knowledge of, and critical engagement with popular physical culture. The data draws from a three year Participatory Action Research project that was undertaken in an urban, secondary school and was designed to engage 41 girls (aged 15-19) in understanding, critiquing and transforming aspects of their lives that influenced their perspectives of their bodies and their physical activity and physical education engagement. In this paper the focus is on the engagement of eleven of these girls in a five week popular physical culture unit. The students' scrapbooks, audio-recordings of classes, a guided conversation, and field notes constitute the data sources. Findings suggest scrapbooking has the potential to allow researchers access, understand and respond to students' perspectives on popular physical culture and their lives in a way that other methods may not. Pedagogically, scrapbooking supported students in critically appraising and making meaning of "scraps" of popular physical culture

Story Theatre Playbill

Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film Blackfriars Theatre Story Theatre Thursday - Sunday, April 28 - May 1, 1983, 8PM Cast: Little Peasant, Cock, Parson, Foxy Woxy, Old Man, Eldest Son - Tony Alix; Peasant\u27s Wife, Cat, Miller\u27s Daughter, Mother - Mary Ellen Baxter; Miller, Master Thief, Fisherman, Second Son - Ralph Brancaccio; Cowherd, Hound, Milton, Wife, Venus, Narrator - Patty Carver; Old Woman, Henny Penny, Soldier, Crow, Sexton - Maureen Cox; Farmer\u27s Wife, Morris, Turkey Lurkey, Cat, Simpleton - Mary Donovan; Parson, Robber, Robber Bridegroom, Soldier, Man, Crow, Parson - John Healy; Farmer, Ass, Sexton, Cocky Locky, Count, Flounder, Princess - Joe Henderson; Robber, Parson, King - David Llewellyn; Goosey Poosey, Countess, Second Daughter - Mary Patricia Papini; Mayor/Judge, Soldier, Fisherman\u27s Wife, Eldest Daughter - Alicia Roy; Ducky Daddles, Clerk, Little Grey Man - Nancy Shaughnessyhttps://digitalcommons.providence.edu/storytheatre_1983_pubs/1007/thumbnail.jp

Keynote: The Fair Use Game

For years educators have operated under the maxim that if a copyrighted work is used for educational purposes, then it is not necessary to reimburse the holder of the copyright as one would expect to have to do for “commercial” purposes. Under current interpretations of the law, however, we are just beginning to discover that this is not necessarily the case. Using the “classroom clicker” response devices and an interactive PowerPoint quiz to elicit audience participation, we’ll be playing the Fair Use Game to see how much you really know about fair use practices in higher education! Related Links: Fair Use Check List Know Your Copy Rights (Association of Research Libraries) BSU Intellectual Property Rights & Copyrigh

Geographic and Sociodemographic Disparities in Drive Times to Joint Commission–Certified Primary Stroke Centers in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia

Introduction: Timely access to facilities that provide acute stroke care is necessary to reduce disabilities and death from stroke. We examined geographic and sociodemographic disparities in drive times to Joint Commission–certified primary stroke centers (JCPSCs) and other hospitals with stroke care quality improvement initiatives in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. Methods: We defined boundaries for 30- and 60-minute drive-time areas to JCPSCs and other hospitals by using geographic information systems (GIS) mapping technology and calculated the proportions of the population living in these drive-time areas by sociodemographic characteristics. Age-adjusted county-level stroke death rates were overlaid onto the drive-time areas. Results: Approximately 55% of the population lived within a 30-minute drive time to a JCPSC; 77% lived within a 60-minute drive time. Disparities in percentage of the population within 30-minute drive times were found by race/ethnicity, education, income, and urban/rural status; the disparity was largest between urban areas (70% lived within 30-minute drive time) and rural areas (26%). The rural coastal plains had the largest concentration of counties with high stroke death rates and the fewest JCPSCs. Conclusion: Many areas in this tri-state region lack timely access to JCPSCs. Alternative strategies are needed to expand provision of quality acute stroke care in this region. GIS modeling is valuable for examining and strategically planning the distribution of hospitals providing acute stroke care

Global analysis of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus exoproteins reveals molecules produced in vitro and during infection

Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) is a threat to human health worldwide. Although progress has been made, mechanisms of CA-MRSA pathogenesis are poorly understood and a comprehensive analysis of CA-MRSA exoproteins has not been conducted. To address that deficiency, we used proteomics to identify exoproteins made by MW2 (USA400) and LAC (USA300) during growth in vitro. Two hundred and fifty unique exoproteins were identified by 2-dimensional gel electrophoresis coupled with automated direct infusion-tandem mass spectrometry (ADI-MS/MS) analysis. Eleven known virulence-related exoproteins differed in abundance between the strains, including alpha-haemolysin (Hla), collagen adhesin (Cna), staphylokinase (Sak), coagulase (Coa), lipase (Lip), enterotoxin C3 (Sec3), enterotoxin Q (Seq), V8 protease (SspA) and cysteine protease (SspB). Mice infected with MW2 or LAC produced antibodies specific for known or putative virulence factors, such as autolysin (Atl), Cna, Ear, ferritin (Ftn), Lip, 1-phosphatidylinositol phosphodiesterase (Plc), Sak, Sec3 and SspB, indicating the exoproteins are made during infection in vivo. We used confocal microscopy to demonstrate aureolysin (Aur), Hla, SspA and SspB are produced following phagocytosis by human neutrophils, thereby linking exoprotein production in vitro with that during host–pathogen interaction. We conclude that the exoproteins identified herein likely account in part for the success of CA-MRSA as a human pathogen

Understanding the Policy Context for Supporting Students with Psychiatric Disabilities in Higher Education

Interest in postsecondary education for persons with psychiatric disabilities is high among consumers and advocates. However, the existence of program supports for higher educational goals is very uneven across U.S. states. This study was designed to examine the policy context in which states and educational institutions address needs of individuals with psychiatric disabilities to attend and succeed in postsecondary education. In 10 selected states, telephone interviews were conducted with key informants in state agencies of mental health, vocational rehabilitation, and higher education, as well as representatives of state-level advocacy organizations. Additionally, a search of websites relevant to state policy was conducted. The findings identify factors that facilitate and inhibit the development of policy and programs supportive of students with psychiatric disabilities. Facilitating factors include a strong community college system, progressive philosophy of the state mental health agency, and interest of consumers and the advocacy community. Inhibiting factors include political and budgetary uncertainty, competing priorities in the mental health system, emphasis on a medical rather than rehabilitative model, regulations of the VR system, and lukewarm enthusiasm of the advocacy community. Implications for community mental health services are included, particularly related to further policy development in support of students with psychiatric disabilities.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/44319/1/10597_2005_Article_5079.pd

Movements of marine fish and decapod crustaceans: Process, theory and application

Many marine species have a multi-phase ontogeny, with each phase usually associated with a spatially and temporally discrete set of movements. For many fish and decapod crustaceans that live inshore, a tri-phasic life cycle is widespread, involving: (1) the movement of planktonic eggs and larvae to nursery areas; (2) a range of routine shelter and foraging movements that maintain a home range; and (3) spawning migrations away from the home range to close the life cycle. Additional complexity is found in migrations that are not for the purpose of spawning and movements that result in a relocation of the home range of an individual that cannot be defined as an ontogenetic shift. Tracking and tagging studies confirm that life cycle movements occur across a wide range of spatial and temporal scales. This dynamic multi-scale complexity presents a significant problem in selecting appropriate scales for studying highly mobile marine animals. We address this problem by first comprehensively reviewing the movement patterns of fish and decapod crustaceans that use inshore areas and present a synthesis of life cycle strategies, together with five categories of movement. We then examine the scale-related limitations of traditional approaches to studies of animal-environment relationships. We demonstrate that studies of marine animals have rarely been undertaken at scales appropriate to the way animals use their environment and argue that future studies must incorporate animal movement into the design of sampling strategies. A major limitation of many studies is that they have focused on: (1) a single scale for animals that respond to their environment at multiple scales or (2) a single habitat type for animals that use multiple habitat types. We develop a hierarchical conceptual framework that deals with the problem of scale and environmental heterogeneity and we offer a new definition of 'habitat' from an organism-based perspective. To demonstrate that the conceptual framework can be applied, we explore the range of tools that are currently available for both measuring animal movement patterns and for mapping and quantifying marine environments at multiple scales. The application of a hierarchical approach, together with the coordinated integration of spatial technologies offers an unprecedented opportunity for researchers to tackle a range of animal-environment questions for highly mobile marine animals. Without scale-explicit information on animal movements many marine conservation and resource management strategies are less likely to achieve their primary objectives