Quark matter contribution to the heat capacity of magnetized neutron stars

In this paper, we find the heat capacity of the magnetic dual chiral density wave (MDCDW) phase of dense quark matter and use it to explore the feasibility of this phase for a neutron star interior. MDCDW is a spatially inhomogeneous phase of quark matter known to be favored at intermediate densities over the chirally symmetric phase and the color-flavor-locked superconducting phase. By comparing our result to the lower limit of the core heat capacity established from observations of transiently accreting neutron stars, we show that the heat capacity of MDCDW quark matter is well above that lower limit and hence cannot be ruled out. This result adds to a wealth of complementary investigations, all of which has served to strengthen the viability of a neutron star interior made of MDCDW quark matter. For completeness, we review the contributions to the heat capacity of the main neutron star ingredients at low, high and intermediate densities, with and without the presence of a magnetic field.Comment: To appear in PR

Cupid\u27s Serenade

Cupid playing heart shaped guitarhttps://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/cht-sheet-music/6271/thumbnail.jp

Interioridade e Exterioridade: um Estudo da Obra 'a Subida do Monte Carmelo' de João da Cruz.

Empreende-se um estudo sobre o tema da interioridade na obraA Subida do Monte Carmelo. Faz-se perceptível que João da Cruz trabalha com fins a uma reelaboração conceitual. Ele tece várias críticas a práticas e ensinamentos vigentes em seu entorno imediato, que são registrados ao efeito de se promover um itinerário explanado pela simbólica de uma escalada noturna. As categorias teóricas que sustentam sua formulação portam articulações que explicitamos nos termos do binômio interioridade-exterioridade. As relações que lhe são constitutivas, tendo em consideração uma linha hermenêutica desenvolvida para a leitura dos escritos, reverberam na análise antropológica acerca das três faculdades da alma e de seus vínculos com as virtudes teologais. O autor explora vários pontos que o situam na herança de uma tradição mística, e dialoga com bases epistemológicas diversas como a teologia e a filosofia. Em função de relevos que distinguem seus traços de originalidade, concluímos haver uma concepção joãocruciana de interioridade. Palavras-chaves:João da Cruz; Monte Carmelo; Interioridade; Exterioridade; Mística

Un cas probable de Blastomycose chez le Chien

Sanson M., Lamouroux Jean. Un cas probable de Blastomycose chez le Chien. In: Bulletin de l'Académie Vétérinaire de France tome 108 n°10, 1955. pp. 493-495

The role of weighing-bathing sequence and postmenstrual age in eliciting adaptive/maladaptive responses in very low birth weight preterm infants

Purpose: In the neonatal intensive care unit, preterm infants are exposed to several stressful stimuli. Inappropriate stimulation led to high risk for short- and long-term neurocognitive disabilities. This study aimed to evaluate whether the sequence of execution of weighing/bathing nursing procedures and postmenstrual age (PMA) have any effect on preterm infants' stress responses. Design and Methods: Prospective cross-sectional study on a sample of 21 preterm infants. Responses to the procedures were assessed using an observational sheet based on Als's Synactive Theory of Development. Autonomic and motor responses were scored according to five-point Likert scales. The order of execution of weighing/bathing nursing procedures and PMA were documented. Effects of weighing/bathing execution sequence and PMA on autonomic and motor response scores were analyzed by linear multiple regression analysis. Results: The sequence of execution had a significant effect on the autonomic score during weighing (p =.035), evidencing more stress when weighing was executed first. A higher level of stress response on the autonomic score during both weighing (p =.015) and bathing (p =.018) procedure was independently associated with a lower infant PMA. Conclusions and Practice Implications: The real-time recognition of adaptive/maladaptive responses allows nurses to personalize their approach to preterm infants, taking into account PMA and adjusting the appropriate sequence of execution of weighing/bathing nursing procedures

Prevalence of nursing diagnoses as a measure of nursing complexity in a hospital setting

Aims: To describe the prevalence of nursing diagnoses on admission among inpatient units and medical diagnoses and to analyse the relationship of nursing diagnoses to patient characteristics and hospital outcomes. Background: Nursing diagnoses classify patients according to nursing dependency and can be a measure of nursing complexity. Knowledge regarding the prevalence of nursing diagnoses on admission and their relationship with hospital outcomes is lacking. Design: Prospective observational study. Methods: Data were collected for 6 months in 2014 in four inpatient units of an Italian hospital using a nursing information system and the hospital discharge register. Nursing diagnoses with prevalence higher or equal to 20% were considered as \u2018high frequency.\u2019 Nursing diagnoses with statistically significant relationships with either higher mortality or length of stay were considered as \u2018high risk.\u2019 The high-frequency/high-risk category of nursing diagnoses was identified. Results: The sample included 2283 patients. A mean of 4\ub75 nursing diagnoses per patient was identified; this number showed a statistically significant difference among inpatient units and medical diagnoses. Six nursing diagnoses were classified as high frequency/high risk. Nursing diagnoses were not correlated with patient gender and age. A statistically significant perfect linear association (Spearman's correlation coefficient) was observed between the number of nursing diagnoses and both the length of stay and the mortality rate. Conclusion: Nursing complexity, as described by nursing diagnoses, was shown to be associated with length of stay and mortality. These results should be confirmed after considering other variables through multivariate analyses. The concept of high-frequency/high-risk nursing diagnoses should be expanded in further studies

The role of parental alcohol use, parental discipline and antisocial behaviour on adolescent drinking trajectories

Backgrounds: : Parental drinking, harsh parental discipline and adolescent antisocial behaviour have been independently implicated in adolescent alcohol use. Robust prospective studies are required to examine developmental relationships between these factors and their effect on trajectories of alcohol use across adolescence

Brief versus long maternal separation in lactating rats: Consequences on maternal behavior, emotionality, and brain oxytocin receptor binding

Maternal separation is a widely used animal model to study early life adversity in offspring. However, only a few studies have focused on the impact of disrupting the maternal bond from the mother's perspective. Such studies reveal alterations in behavior, whereas the underlying neuroendocrine mechanisms remain largely unknown. In this study, we compared the consequences of daily brief maternal separation (BMS; 15 min) versus long maternal separation (LMS; 180 min) during the first week postpartum with respect to behavioral and neuroendocrine changes in lactating Sprague–Dawley dams. Mothers were tested for their maternal care before and after separation, maternal motivation to retrieve pups, as well as anxiety-related and stress-coping behaviors. In addition, we analyzed their basal plasma corticosterone levels and oxytocin receptor binding in selected brain regions of the limbic system and maternal network. LMS dams showed higher levels of behavioral alterations compared to BMS and non-maternally separated (NMS) dams, including increased licking and grooming of the pups and decreased maternal motivation. Anxiety-related behavior was not affected by either separation paradigm, whereas passive stress-coping behavior tended to increase in the LMS group. Plasma corticosterone concentrations were not different between groups. Oxytocin receptor binding was higher in the medial preoptic area and tended to be higher in the prelimbic cortex of LMS dams, only. Our results demonstrate that especially daily prolonged maternal separation impacts on the mothers' behavior and oxytocin system, which suggests that enhanced oxytocin receptor binding could be a compensatory mechanism for potentially decreased central oxytocin release due to limited pup contact