Diabetic ketoacidosis and severe hypertriglyceridaemia in a child

Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) in children with severe hypertriglyceridaemia (S-HTG) is infrequent. This case report presents a seven-year-old girl without a family history of dyslipidaemia with moderate DKA, lipaemic plasma, retinal lipaemia, and P-triglyceride 185 mmol/l. The course was uneventful on standard treatment and lipids normalized. She had abdominal pain but no biochemical or ultrasound evidence of pancreatitis. S-HTG affected laboratory analysis; CO2 could not be analyzed, and there was haemolysis and uncertain electrolyte results with P-Na+ 125 mmol/l, i.e. pseudo hyponatraemia, despite ultracentrifugation.</p

Deep Underground Science and Engineering Laboratory - Preliminary Design Report

The DUSEL Project has produced the Preliminary Design of the Deep Underground Science and Engineering Laboratory (DUSEL) at the rehabilitated former Homestake mine in South Dakota. The Facility design calls for, on the surface, two new buildings - one a visitor and education center, the other an experiment assembly hall - and multiple repurposed existing buildings. To support underground research activities, the design includes two laboratory modules and additional spaces at a level 4,850 feet underground for physics, biology, engineering, and Earth science experiments. On the same level, the design includes a Department of Energy-shepherded Large Cavity supporting the Long Baseline Neutrino Experiment. At the 7,400-feet level, the design incorporates one laboratory module and additional spaces for physics and Earth science efforts. With input from some 25 science and engineering collaborations, the Project has designed critical experimental space and infrastructure needs, including space for a suite of multidisciplinary experiments in a laboratory whose projected life span is at least 30 years. From these experiments, a critical suite of experiments is outlined, whose construction will be funded along with the facility. The Facility design permits expansion and evolution, as may be driven by future science requirements, and enables participation by other agencies. The design leverages South Dakota's substantial investment in facility infrastructure, risk retirement, and operation of its Sanford Laboratory at Homestake. The Project is planning education and outreach programs, and has initiated efforts to establish regional partnerships with underserved populations - regional American Indian and rural populations

Dietary reference values for potassium

Scientific opinion on Dietary Reference Values for potassium

The Circular Directory – Closing the Loop on Single-Use to Reuse, a One Stop Shop for Restaurants to Make a Sustainable Transition

Plastic pollution has penetrated every part of our earth and oceans with long lasting consequences that we are only beginning to understand and address. The environmental and health impacts are widespread, affecting our lives in ways we can no longer ignore. Raw plastic production is also contributing to our reliance on fossil fuels, which is contributing to climate change. This crisis requires systemic change from the source. Without wide-scale extender producer responsibility, the unregulated production combined with our consumer driven societies has allowed the waste of plastic products to burden the end user. However, our throw away culture is beginning to shift. Consumer awareness is trending towards sustainability and zero waste solutions. This momentum has led to an emerging solution-focused idea, circular economies. By designing products for reuse to put back into the production loop we can save materials, energy, and waste from polluting our environment.This issue has become apparent in the restaurant industry with varying levels of effort to move away from single-use plastics. I noticed a gap with restaurants trying to navigate towards more sustainable practices and finding the best packaging alternatives that could serve them. My capstone helps close the loop by connecting these businesses with the resources they need to streamline their path to sustainability. The purpose of this project was to make circular economy foodware services and sustainable packaging product replacements more easily known and accessible. It was also created as a resource to help restaurants comply with local and state level laws and ordinances around packaging bans. I did this by creating a one-stop-shop website with an online directory of sustainable vendors, a how-to guidebook, and case study stories. Collaborating with Surfirder’s Ocean Friendly Restaurant program, this project is intended to support their restaurant network here in San Diego and nationwide. The goal was to make restaurant owners transition convenient, affordable, and more accessible in their move away from single-use plastics.See media created for this project here:&nbsp;https://www.thecirculardirectory.site/ A Guide to Sustainable and Reusable Packaging Case Studie