The Erosion of Affirmative Action: The Fifth Circuit Contradicts the Supreme Court on the Issue of Diversity

This Comment will begin by examining the facts and procedural history of the Hopwood case. It will discuss background information relevant to understanding affirmative action and the precedent used by the Fifth Circuit, most notably the Bakke decision. This Comment will also examine the application of affirmative action in higher education admissions policies. It will evaluate the Fifth Circuit\u27s reasoning for contradicting Bakke when the Fifth Circuit concluded that racial considerations are impermissible in admission plans in higher education. Finally, this Comment proposes that the Fifth Circuit was hasty in rendering its conclusion

The Erosion of Affirmative Action: The Fifth Circuit Contradicts the Supreme Court on the Issue of Diversity

This Comment will begin by examining the facts and procedural history of the Hopwood case. It will discuss background information relevant to understanding affirmative action and the precedent used by the Fifth Circuit, most notably the Bakke decision. This Comment will also examine the application of affirmative action in higher education admissions policies. It will evaluate the Fifth Circuit\u27s reasoning for contradicting Bakke when the Fifth Circuit concluded that racial considerations are impermissible in admission plans in higher education. Finally, this Comment proposes that the Fifth Circuit was hasty in rendering its conclusion

Application of holographic methods to vibration measurement of turbine discs.

Dept. of Mechanical, Automotive, and Materials Engineering. Paper copy at Leddy Library: Theses & Major Papers - Basement, West Bldg. / Call Number: Thesis1972 .P24. Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 62-13, Section: A. Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Windsor (Canada), 1972

KettleBell Ultra

This project will consist of an attachment to an average kettlebell that will track the number of repetitions that the user has performed. The device will send this data over Bluetooth to a smart phone application so the user can track their workout accurately

Perancangan Sistem Informasi Penerimaan Karyawan Berbasis Web pada PT. Meerkats Flexipack Indonesia

Advances in Information and Communications Technology these days have been growing fastly, and Web-based application software is one of its obvious examples. Based on this fact, this study aims to (1) assist PT. Meerkats Flexipack Indonesia in presenting a job vacancy information and processing applicants data on database so the HRD division can easily find the right applicant data, (2) facilitate prospective employees in getting a job vacancy information and apply a job without come directly to the company. By using the System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) method such as Waterfall model which includes the stages of planning, analysis, design and implementation of the system. The results achieved from this research is a web-based acceptance information system. With the implementation of this system, companies can easily provide a job vacancy information and choose the applicants who want and applicants who will apply for jobs can also easily access and provide information without having to come directly to the company. In addition, the use of this system can reduce the pile of paper files that can take up space.Teknologi pada zaman ini berkembang sangat pesat. Salah satu contohnya adalah aplikasi berbasis web, dengan berpaut pada hal tersebut penelitian ini mempunyai tujuan yaitu (1) membantu PT. Meerkats Flexipack Indonesia dalam menyajikan informasi lowongan kerja dan mengolah data pelamar dalam suatu database agar divisi HRD mudah mencari data pelamar yang tepat, (2) memberikan kemudahan bagi calon karyawan mendapatkan informasi lowongan pekerjaan dan melamar tanpa harus datang langsung ke perusahaan. Dengan menggunakan metodologi pengembangan sistem SDLC (System Development Life Cycle) model Waterfall yang meliputi tahapan perencanaan, analisis, perancangan dan implementasi sistem. Hasil yang dicapai dari penelitian ini adalah sistem informasi penerimaan berbasis web. Dengan adanya sistem ini, perusahaan dapat dengan mudah menyajikan informasi penerimaan karyawan dan memilih pelamar yang diinginkan dan pelamar juga dapat dengan mudah mengkases dan memberikan informasi tanpa harus datang langsung ke perusahaan. Selain itu, dengan adanya sistem ini dapat mengurangi tumpukan berkas berupa kertas yang dapat menghabiskan ruang

Exhaled Nitric Oxide is Not a Biomarker for Pulmonary Tuberculosis.

To reduce transmission of tuberculosis (TB) in resource-limited countries where TB remains a major cause of mortality, novel diagnostic tools are urgently needed. We evaluated the fractional concentration of exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) as an easily measured, noninvasive potential biomarker for diagnosis and monitoring of treatment response in participants with pulmonary TB including multidrug resistant-TB in Lima, Peru. In a longitudinal study however, we found no differences in baseline median FeNO levels between 38 TB participants and 93 age-matched controls (13 parts per billion [ppb] [interquartile range (IQR) = 8-26] versus 15 ppb [IQR = 12-24]), and there was no change over 60 days of treatment (15 ppb [IQR = 10-19] at day 60). Taking this and previous evidence together, we conclude FeNO is not of value in either the diagnosis of pulmonary TB or as a marker of treatment response

Bone Mineral Density Is Positively Related to Carotid Intima-Media Thickness:Findings From a Population-Based Study in Adolescents and Premenopausal Women

Osteoporosis and cardiovascular disease (CVD) are both common causes of morbidity and mortality. Previous studies, mainly of people older than 60 years, suggest a relationship between these conditions. Our aim was to determine the association between bone characteristics and CVD markers in younger and middle‐aged individuals. Women (n = 3366) and their adolescent offspring (n = 4368) from the UK population‐based cohort study, Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC), were investigated. We measured total body (TB) and hip bone mineral density (BMD), TB bone area (BA) and bone mineral content (BMC) by dual‐energy X‐ray absorptiometry (DXA), and carotid intima‐media thickness (cIMT) by high‐resolution ultrasound. Arterial distensibility was calculated as the difference between systolic and diastolic arterial diameters. Linear regression determined associations between bone exposures and cIMT (in adolescents) and both cIMT and arterial distensibility (in women), generating partial correlation coefficients. Mean (SD) age of women was 48 (4.2) years, body mass index (BMI) was 26.2 (5.0) kg/m(2), and 71% were premenopausal. In confounder‐adjusted analyses (age, height, lean mass, fat mass, menopause, smoking, estrogen replacement, calcium/vitamin D supplementation, and education) TB and hip BMD were both positively associated with cIMT (0.071 [0.030, 0.112], p = 0.001; 0.063 [0.025, 0.101], p = 0.001, respectively). Femoral neck BMD and TB BMD, BMC, and BA were positively associated with arterial distensibility. Mean (SD) age of adolescents was 17 (0.4) years, BMI was 23 (4.1) kg/m(2), and 44.5% were male. Total hip and TB measurements were positively associated with cIMT, with similar magnitudes of association to those found in their mothers. In contrast to most published findings, we identified weak positive associations between BMD and cIMT in predominantly premenopausal women and their adolescent offspring. We found greater femoral neck BMD and TB DXA measurements to be associated with reduced arterial stiffness. Rather than a relationship with preclinical atherosclerosis, in these relatively young populations, we speculate our associations between BMD, cIMT, and arterial distensibility may reflect a shared relationship between bone and vascular growth and development. © 2016 The Authors. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of American Society for Bone and Mineral Research

Usefulness of an accelerated transoesophageal stress echocardiography in the preoperative evaluation of high risk severely obese subjects awaiting bariatric surgery

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Severe obesity is associated with an increased risk of coronary artery disease (CAD). Bariatric surgery is an effective procedure for long term weight management as well as reduction of comorbidities. Preoperative evaluation of cardiac operative risk may often be necessary but unfortunately standard imaging techniques are often suboptimal in these subjects. The purpose of this study was to demonstrate the feasibility, safety and utility of transesophageal dobutamine stress echocardiography (TE-DSE) using an adapted accelerated dobutamine infusion protocol in severely obese subjects with comorbidities being evaluated for bariatric surgery for assessing the presence of myocardial ischemia.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>Subjects with severe obesity [body mass index (BMI) >40 kg/m²] with known or suspected CAD and being evaluated for bariatric surgery were recruited.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Twenty subjects (9M/11F), aged 50 ± 8 years (mean ± SD), weighing 141 ± 21 kg and with a BMI of 50 ± 5 kg/m²were enrolled in the study and underwent a TE-DSE. The accelerated dobutamine infusion protocol used was well tolerated. Eighteen (90%) subjects reached their target heart rate with a mean intubation time of 13 ± 4 minutes. Mean dobutamine dose was 31.5 ± 9.9 ug/kg/min while mean atropine dose was 0.5 ± 0.3 mg. TE-DSE was well tolerated by all subjects without complications including no significant arrhythmia, hypotension or reduction in blood arterial saturation. Two subjects had abnormal TE-DSE suggestive of myocardial ischemia. All patients underwent bariatric surgery with no documented cardiovascular complications.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>TE-DSE using an accelerated infusion protocol is a safe and well tolerated imaging technique for the evaluation of suspected myocardial ischemia and cardiac operative risk in severely obese patients awaiting bariatric surgery. Moreover, the absence of myocardial ischemia on TE-DSE correlates well with a low operative risk of cardiac event.</p