Portland Junior College Newsance, 03/18/1955

Calling All Beavers! -- Seniors Take Noticehttps://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/pjc_newsance/1011/thumbnail.jp

Portland Junior College Newsance, 05/11/1955

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Portland Junior College Newsance, 01/07/1955

Campus Court Martial: Failure To Attend And Support The School Dances At PJChttps://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/pjc_newsance/1008/thumbnail.jp

Portland Junior College Newsance, 10/06/1954

Don\u27t Forget To Attend The 1st Smoker Of The Year -- Come On And Bring Your Girl To The First Dance Of The Year On Friday -- Drama Club Formed At PJChttps://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/pjc_newsance/1049/thumbnail.jp

Portland Junior College Newsance, 02/24/1955

This Is It…The Big Supper Is Tonighthttps://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/pjc_newsance/1025/thumbnail.jp

Lithostratigraphy, biostratigraphy, and stable-isotope stratigraphy of cores from ODP Leg 105 site surveys, Labrador Sea and Baffin Bay

Trigger weight (TWC) and piston (PC) cores obtained from surveys of the three sites drilled during Ocean Drilling Program (ODP) Leg 105 were studied in detail for benthic foraminiferal assemblages, total carbonate (all sites), planktonic foraminiferal abundances (Sites 645 and 647), and stable isotopes (Sites 646 and 647). These high-resolution data provide the link between modern environmental conditions represented by the sediment in the TWC and the uppermost cores of the ODP holes. This link provides essential control data for interpretating late Pleistocene paleoceanographic records from these core holes. At Site 645 in Baffin Bay, local correlation is difficult because the area is dominated by ice-rafted deposits and by debris flows and/or turbidite sedimentation. At the two Labrador Sea sites (646 and 647), the survey cores and uppermost ODP cores can be correlated. High-resolution data from the site survey cores also provide biostratigraphic data that refine the interpretations compiled from core-catcher samples at each ODP site

Atlas of modern dinoflagellate cyst distributions in the Black Sea Corridor: From Aegean to Aral Seas, including Marmara, Black, Azov and Caspian Seas

We present the first comprehensive taxonomic and environmental study of dinoflagellate cysts in 185 surface sediment samples from the Black Sea Corridor (BSC) which is a series of marine basins extending from the Aegean to the Aral Seas (including Marmara, Black, Azov and Caspian Seas). For decades, these low-salinity, semi-enclosed or endorheic basins have experienced large-scale changes because of intensive agriculture and industrialisation, with consequent eutrophication and increased algal blooms. The BSC atlas data provide a baseline for improved understanding of linkages between surface water conditions and dinoflagellate cyst (dinocyst) distribution, diversity and morphological variations. By cross-reference to dinocyst occurrences in sediment cores with radiocarbon ages covering the past c. 11,700 years, the history of recent biodiversity changes can be evaluated. The seabed cyst samples integrate seasonal and multi-year data which are not usually captured by plankton samples, and the cyst composition can point to presence of previously unrecorded motile dinoflagellate species in the BSC. Results show the presence of at least 71 dinocyst taxa of which 36% can be related to motile stages recorded in the plankton. Comparison with sediment core records shows that five new taxa appear to have entered or re-entered the region over the past century. Statistical analysis of the atlas data reveals the presence of four ecological assemblages which are primarily correlated with seasonal and annual surface water salinity and temperature; correlation with phosphate, nitrate and silicate nutrients, chlorophyll-a and bottom water oxygen is less clear but may be important for some taxa. Biodiversity indices reveal strong west − east biogeographical differences among the basins that reflect the different histories of Mediterranean versus Ponto-Caspian connections. The atlas data provide a standardised taxonomy and regional database for interpreting downcore cyst variations in terms of quantitative oceanographic changes. The atlas also provides a baseline for monitoring further changes in the BSC dinocysts that may accompany the accelerating development of the region

Body mass index trajectories in early childhood in relation to cardiometabolic risk profile and body composition at 5 years of age

BACKGROUND: Both impaired and accelerated postnatal growth have been associated with adult risks of obesity and cardiometabolic diseases, like type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. However, the timing of the onset of cardiometabolic changes and the specific growth trajectories linking early growth with later disease risks are not well understood. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to identify distinct trajectories of BMI growth from 0 to 5 y and examine their associations with body composition and markers of cardiometabolic risk at age 5 y. METHODS: In a prospective birth cohort study of 453 healthy and term Ethiopian children with BMIs assessed a median of 9 times during follow-up, we identified subgroups of distinct BMI trajectories in early childhood using latent class trajectory modeling. Associations of the identified growth trajectories with cardiometabolic markers and body composition at 5 y were analyzed using multiple linear regression analyses in 4 adjustment models for each outcome. RESULTS: We identified 4 heterogeneous BMI growth trajectories: stable low BMI (19.2%), normal BMI (48.8%), rapid catch-up to high BMI (17.9%), and slow catch-up to high BMI (14.1%). Compared with the normal BMI trajectory, children in the rapid catch-up to high BMI trajectory had higher triglycerides (TGs) (range of β-coefficients in Models 1-4: 19-21%), C-peptides (23-25%), fat masses (0.48-0.60 kg), and fat-free masses (0.50-0.77 kg) across the 4 adjustment models. Children in the stable low BMI trajectory had lower LDL cholesterol concentrations (0.14-0.17 mmol/L), HDL cholesterol concentrations (0.05-0.09 mmol/L), fat masses (0.60-0.64 kg), and fat-free masses (0.35-0.49 kg), but higher TGs (11-13%). CONCLUSIONS: The development of obesity and cardiometabolic risks may be established already in early childhood; thus, our data provide a further basis for timely interventions targeted at young children from low-income countries with unfavorable growth patterns. The birth cohort was registered at ISRCTN as ISRCTN46718296

Patient profiles of service users with complex mental health needs: an indepth case notes analysis

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (CWP) provide a wide range of community and inpatient, physical, all-age disability, and mental health care services. The Trust also provide care to a specific cohort of patients who have been defined as having complex mental health needs. This is a broad term used to describe patients who currently receive a package of care commissioned by NHS Cheshire CCG either in an inpatient or community setting, as well as new referrals into the NHS continuing healthcare service who are eligible for NHS funding. This includes patients who are detained under Section 17 of the Mental Health Act or Section 117 aftercare, or who are out of scope, have learning disabilities, are children, those living with dementia who do not have complex, or specialist needs, those with acquired brain injuries and those with physical disabilities. Mental health services for adults, as they are currently configured, have been designed to provide predominantly community-based interventions. It has long been recognised that patients with complex mental health needs cannot be adequately supported within standard service delivery models, resulting in a pressing need to consider the best models for this group of people. There is a paucity of information on the experiences of the service users themselves, particularly of those with complex presentations. The present study aimed to develop a profile of service users with complex mental health needs and provide a detailed exploration of their clinical histories