Book Review of Historical Archaeology , edited by Martin Hall and Stephen W. Silliman, 2006, 202 Book Reviews Blackwell Publishing, Malden, Massachusetts, 360 pages, $39.95 (paper).

A review of a volume discusses the interests of the authors in regards to agency, meaning, identity, interpretation, representation, and reflection within the f the field of historical archaeology

Appendix J Maps Based on Deeds of the Homesite

This appendix presents the autocad maps drawn from various deed descriptions of the Homesite boundaries

Title Page, Table of Contents, Acknowledgements

The front matter for the report on the archaeology at the W.E.B. Du Bois Homesite

The importance of the local environment in the transmission of respiratory syncytial virus

The role of the environment in the spread of respiratory infections is poorly understood, and consequently probably underappreciated. To improve our understanding of the environmental drivers of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) transmission, we examined RSV seasonality in two settings with unusual seasonal patterns: The Gambia (where RSV epidemics occur at different times of the year) and Southeast Florida (where RSV seasonality differs from the rest of mainland USA). We used published data to correlate the seasonality of RSV with rainfall and child nutrition in the Gambia, and with rainfall and temperature in Florida. In the Gambia, RSV incidence was more strongly and more consistently correlated with child nutrition (r=.0.73 [95%CI0.90 to 0.38]) than with rainfall (r=0.37 [95%CI 0.20 to 0.52]). In Southeast Florida RSV incidence was strongly correlated with rainfall two months previously (r=0.65 [95%CI 0.40 to 0.81]) compared to North Florida where RSV incidence was strongly correlated with temperature (r=0.75 [95%CI 0.87 to 0.56]). We propose that nutrition is the dominant environmental driver of RSV seasonality in the Gambia, while rainfall is the dominant driver of RSV seasonality in Southeast Florida. This reinforces the importance of an ecological scale understanding of disease transmission: only with such an evidence base can setting-specific recommendations be made for public health interventions that are targeted for maximum efficacy

Socioeconomic Status and Incident Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Data from the Women's Health Study

We prospectively examined whether socioeconomic status (SES) predicts incident type II diabetes (diabetes), a cardiovascular risk equivalent and burgeoning public health epidemic among women

The Triplex BioValsalva Prostheses To Reconstruct the Aortic Valve and the Aortic Root

The Bentall procedure introduced in 1968 represents an undisputed cure to treat multiple pathologies involving the aortic valve and the ascending thoracic aorta. Over the years, multiple modifications have been introduced as well as a standardized approach to the operation with the goal to prevent long-term adverse events. The BioValsalva prosthesis provides a novel manner to more efficiently reconstruct the aortic valve together with the anatomy of the aortic root with the implantation of a valved conduit. This prosthesis comprises three sections: the collar supporting the valve; the skirt mimicking the Valsalva, which is suitable for the anastomoses with the coronary arteries; and the main body of the graft, which is designed to replace the ascending aorta. The BioValsalva prosthesis allows the Bentall operation to be used in patients whose aortic valve cannot be spared