A retrospective cohort study to determine the documented incidence of post-traumatic stress disorder in breast cancer patients treated at Boston Medical Center

Thesis (M.A.)--Boston UniversityPurpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence of documented PTSD in adult breast cancer survivors treated at Boston Medical Center and the strength of its relationship to important PTSD risk factors. Methods/Procedures: The cohort was defined retrospectively and a chart review was conducted. Results: The results of the study support that adult breast cancer patients treated at Boston Medical Center are at risk for developing PTSD. Additionally, younger and patients with more co-morbidities are at highest risk. Conclusions: These results underscore the need for both further descriptive studies and interventions aimed at early identification and treatment of PTSD in breast cancer survivors

Protest Movements in Asylum and Deportation

Rosenberger S, Stern V, Merhaut N, eds. Protest Movements in Asylum and Deportation. Cham: Springer; 2018

‘The Eagles of Literary Revolution’: F. X. Šalda and / versus Arnošt Procházka (and Moderní Revue)

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Bulletin č.1 celostátní odborné skupiny ČR ČSVTS pro alternativní zemědělství

První číslo časopisu o ekologickém zemědělství, který kdy v České republice vyšel. Název časopisu byl: Informační Bulletin "Alternativní zemědělství". Vydavatelem byla Československá vědeckotechnická společnost. Témata tohoto čísla: Proč ekologické zemědělství?, Co je to IFOAM? - Mezinárodní federace hnutí za ekologické zemědělství, Metody ekolgického zemědělství, Organické farmářství včera a dnes, Několik slov o COSAZ ČSVTS, Zemědělská ekoprodukce na Šumpersku, Zelenina bez pesticidů, Přátelé přírodní výživy Praha

Worth the Effort: Protesting Successfully against Deportations

Kirchhoff M, Probst J, Schwenken H, Stern V. Worth the Effort: Protesting Successfully against Deportations. In: Rosenberger S, Stern V, Merhaut N, eds. Protest Movements in Asylum and Deportation. Cham: Springer; 2018: 117-139

Rooting and vegetative growth of hardwood cuttings of 12 pomegranate (\u3ci\u3ePunica granatum\u3c/i\u3e L.) cultivars

Commercial pomegranate production area has increased substantially in the western hemisphere due to increased consumer interest in the fruit. Low nursery inventory has caused many growers to propagate vegetatively their own trees and the availability of only a few cultivars is believed to have played a role in a lack of diversity in the developing market. ‘Wonderful,’ the industry standard for pomegranate in several countries, has been propagated in the United States for over 100 years, yet there is limited scientific information regarding how to most effectively propagate ‘Wonderful’ and other important cultivars. This research included two experiments. Experiment 1 evaluated rooting percentages and vegetative growth attributes of hardwood cuttings of twelve cultivars (‘Ambrosia,’ ‘Desertnyi,’ ‘Eversweet,’ ‘Golden Globe,’ ‘Green Globe,’ ‘Haku Botan,’ ‘Ki Zakuro,’ ‘Loffani,’ ‘Nochi Shibori,’ ‘Parfianka,’ ‘Phoenicia,’ and ‘Wonderful’) utilizing a basal dip in a gel formulation of 3 g·L−1 indole-3-butyric acid (IBA). Experiment 2 evaluated auxin treatments which consisted of basal dip in water only (control) or a gel formulation of IBA (1.5 g L−1 or 3 g L−1) for hardwood cuttings of ‘Wonderful’ and two cultivars that rooted poorly in Experiment 1: ‘Ambrosia’ and ‘Green Globe.’ Measured response attributes included rooting success percentages, dry root mass, leaf area, plant height, number of shoots, apical shoot growth, total shoot length, branching, stem diameter, and relative chlorophyll content (SPAD value). ‘Wonderful’ and nine other cultivars rooted over 84% of the time using cuttings treated with 3 g L−1 IBA. Differences in plant height and branching could be detected early in production. The effect of IBA concentration on rooting percentage and growth attributes varied among cultivars. Cuttings of ‘Ambrosia’ rooted best with 3 g L−1 IBA versus 0 and 1.5 g L−1 IBA, whereas rooting of cuttings of ‘Green Globe’ was similar among IBA rates. Plants of ‘Wonderful’ had significantly greater leaf area compared to those of ‘Ambrosia’ and ‘Green Globe.’ Stem diameter had no effect on rooting on any cultivar in either experiment. There were significant differences among cultivars in terms of chlorophyll content, with ‘Haku Botan’ and ‘Loffani’ having greener leaves than ‘Eversweet,’ ‘Ambrosia,’ and ‘Desertnyi.