Unique Preservation of Fossil Ghost Fish in the Green River Formation

Two beds with unique fossil fish preservation occur within the predominantly evaporite-rich, fossil poor Angelo Member in the Green River Formation in Fossil Basin, Wyoming. These two beds, termed “Ghost Fish” beds, contain fossil fish that are two-dimensional carbonaceous compressions with no bone and detailed soft part preservation. These beds were measured and samples were collected from 8 quarries and 19 additional locations. Stratigraphic sections and fossil content were recorded at each quarry location. Analysis included XRD, stable isotope, XRF, TOC, and SEM analysis. Results were inputted into tables, graphs, and spatial maps to show trends, interpret the paleoenvironment, and examine the unique preservation. Interpretation of the results suggests freshwater entering the lake from the SW region of the study area during the UGF bed deposition. This research suggests that the unique style of preservation found in the Ghost Fish beds is the result of high alkalinity, salinity, and microbial mat activity

Applying User-Centered Design in the Development of a Software Application For the Treatment of a Mental Health Disorder

The research that follows will provide a process for applying a user-centered design methodology to the development of a virtual environment software application for the treatment of a mental health disorder, specifically post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The goal is to create a screen-based virtual environment product that focuses on the end user rather than the technological aspects of the system. Moreover, past and present treatments in the mental health and healthcare fields and their effectiveness will be analyzed through an extensive literature review

Journal selections: Let’s support our students’ futures

Dietetic educators concur that use of professional journals in the undergraduate curriculum promotes student reading skills, exposes students to current research, enhances computer skills and prepares dietetic students for the real world environment. Those of us in educational institutions are continually asked to review our university library holdings; prioritizing on the basis of department selections, cost, rate of inflation, use by faculty and students and availability through interlibrary loans and other document retrieval procedures. No doubt, those in industry and clinical and private practice are also watching their budgets and are asked to review expenses for professional publications

An instructional video of RGP fitting modalities

The ultimate goal in fitting rigid gas permeable contacts is to maintain a healthy corneal-lens relationship while satisfying the patient. The fitter may chose between an interpalpebral lens, an under the lid lens, and an upper lid attachment lens modality. The interpalpebral modality is fit at least 0.50D steeper than the flattest keratometer reading and has a diameter between 7.8 and 8.3mm. The base curve chosen for an under the lid fit depends on the size of lens used. Large or small lenses can be fit with this modality depending on the palpebral fissure width. In contrast the upper lid attachment fit uses a diameter larger than 8.8mm and rests under the upper lid. The fitter must understand the relationships between lens diameter, base curves, lens edge and center thickness, and peripheral curves when designing the rigid gas permeable (RGP) lens. The use of fluorescein is an invaluable tool in assessing the fit of a RGP lens and the patient\u27s corneal health. This paper /video will discuss and illustrate these various effects

Embedding Responsible Innovation within Synthetic Biology research and innovation:insights from a UK multi-disciplinary research centre

Over the last decade the discourse of responsible innovation (RI) has become a significant feature of debates concerning the relationships between science, innovation and society in the fields of biosciences and biotechnologies. We document how this discourse has evolved over the period 2014-2019 at a Synthetic Biology Research Centre hosted within a University in the UK (BrisSynBio). We describe how an approach to RI has evolved to include but go beyond public engagement, by encouraging practices aimed at anticipation, reflexivity and deliberation in sometimes creative and innovative ways. We describe how the Centre has struggled to capture the impacts of RI interventions on the everyday practices and behaviours of scientists and the outcomes of their work. The study reveals the importance of leadership, creativity, innovation, institutional support, openness to change and mechanisms of capturing impact for successful RI institutionalisation.</p

Making Women\u27s Health Connections: Between Researchers and to Resources

The Lamar Soutter Library at the University of Massachusetts Medical School has recently completed the second year of a National Library of Medicine grant funded project; the Women’s Health Resources Dissemination Outreach Project. The goals include assisting women’s health researchers by providing them with access to information and making them more aware of opportunities and available resources. This, ultimately, enables both an improvement in women’s health and the advancement of women in academic medicine. Moreover, by supporting women’s health research and women researchers through the objectives of this project, women researchers build connections, knowledge, and skills. This facilitates meaningful contributions and fosters greater promotion and leadership opportunities for these women. This poster describes the goals, activities, and progress of the project through the completion of the second year. Specific programs and initiatives are highlighted. This includes the multi-year endeavor to build, recruit, and showcase women’s health researchers in a specific collection of eScholarship@UMMS, the library’s institutional repository. Promotion and outreach, of both the project and the resources, was major component of the second year. Additionally, programming was developed that helped researchers better communicate their work to the media and public. Other programs, lessons learned, successes, and future goals are noted

Effect of Meter Orientation Downstream of a Short Radius Elbow on Electromagnetic Flow Meters

Electromagnetic flow meters (known as magnetic flow meters) are a widely used type of flow meter. This study examines the performance of magnetic flow meters when the electrodes in the meter are positioned at two different orientations: electrodes parallel with the plane of an upstream 90° short radius elbow and electrodes perpendicular to the plane of an upstream 90° short radius elbow. Four different meters from four different manufacturers were included in the study in which a baseline straight pipe test was first performed using more than 50 diameters of straight pipe upstream of each meter. The four meters were then installed at five different locations downstream from a 90° short-radius elbow. At each location, the meters were tested in two orientations at five different flow rates. From this study, shifts in the flow rate were observed with the electrodes located at two different orientations. These shifts in flow rate ranged from 0.01% to 4.40% of the total flow measurement, and the average shifts in flow rate ranged from 0.07% to 2.78%. For the purposes of this study, the shift in flow rate is the percentage relative to the baseline test. The results from this study illustrated that there is a significant difference in measurement accuracy when the meter electrodes are installed at different orientations relative to the plane of the bend