Family in the Church Latter-day Saint doctrine regarding family and gender

To discover the compatibility of traditional Christianity and mainstream feminism, a content analysis was performed on confirmed sources of doctrine of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Through systematic reading and identifying themes of God and the Bible, gender role separation, patriarchy, or domestic violence, an analysis of pertinent feminist criticisms was performed. Latter-day Saint doctrine of family includes the following statements: (1) there is a Heavenly Mother as a divine partner to Heavenly Father, (2) the Bible contains errors regarding respect toward women, (3) women need to be active in education, home, and community, (4) men should honor wives and children, (5) all humans are children of God with no one being treated subordinately, and (6) abuse is never appropriate or justified. Although these doctrines do not perfectly align with feminist thought, they can be practically applied by social workers helping women of the Latter-day Saint faith

Neuropsychological analysis of gait disturbances during dual task in MCI patients

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CLINICAL AND FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF NONAGENARIANS HOSPITALIZED IN A GERIATRIC UNIT: A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY

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Aluminosilicate network formation during geopolymerization followed by in-situ 27Al nutation NMR

In classical cement systems, hydration reactions can typically be stopped by a solvent exchange (such as isopropanol) or by drying1. Subsequently, the chemical reactions are studied by separating and characterizing independently the solid and the liquid phases at different times, to follow their respective compositions and to establish a reaction process by finding chemical intermediates and products. As for geopolymers, they are formed by a dissolution-condensation mechanism resulting from the mixing a solid aluminosilicate source (for example metakaolin) with a highly concentrated alkali-silicate solution. The properties of the suspension do not allow to employ phase separation. This is the reason why the reaction mechanism leading to geopolymers is still said to be unclear, because it has only been studied by indirect methods so far, such as calorimetry, time-resolved rheology or small-angle scattering2 for instance. In-situ static 27Al NMR has already been used as a direct method to probe and quantify the aluminate species in the liquid phase during geopolymerization, using the quadrupolar nature of 27Al nuclei. Aluminum is not present in the liquid state at the very beginning of the process but goes to the initial aluminosilicate powder to the final solid product, naturally making it the nucleus of interest for an NMR study. While dissolved species are mobile enough for the quadrupolar interaction to be averaged, the quadrupolar coupling persists in less mobile species or in solids, leading to different nutation behaviors. In the present study, it will be demonstrated that a nutation experiment, which simply consists in varying the pulse length and measuring the resulting signal, allows filtering out the reactant aluminosilicate source from the 27Al NMR signal to detect reaction intermediates, and apparently also products. The evolution of the 27Al NMR signal was followed over longer periods of time up to several days during the geopolymerization process of metakaolin-based systems. It was shown that more than two steps can be identified in the geopolymerization process, depending on the frequency of the radiofrequency field applied during the experiment. Simulation of nutation curves at different times of the reactions allowed to follow the evolution of the quadrupolar coupling constant, and gave insight on the aluminate intermediates. Finally, the NMR results were confronted to time-resolved rheology and isothermal calorimetry in order to understand processes occurring on different time scales. 1- Collier et al. The influence of water removal techniques on the composition and microstructure of hardened cement pastes, Cement and Concrete Research, 38(6) (2008) pp. 737-744. 2- Steins et al. Structural Evolution during Geopolymerization from an Early Age to Consolidated Material, Langmuir, 28 (2012) pp. 8502-8510. 3- Favier et al., Mechanical properties and compositional heterogeneities of fresh geopolymer pastes, Cement and Concrete Research, 48 (2013) pp. 9-16

Dimming method for lighting systems with integral compact fluorescent lamps

This paper presents a 200 W high power factor dimming system for integral compact fluorescent lamps (electronic ballast + compact fluorescent lamp) using two cascaded converters. The first stage is a boost converter operating in critical conduction current mode that supplies the second stage. The second stage is a buck converter, which operates in continuous conduction current mode and controls the output voltage for feeding an integral compact fluorescent lamp group. The characteristics of integral compact fluorescent lamps are presented in order to implement the system. Simulation, design equations, and experimental results of the implemented prototype are presented to validate the proposed idea. Key words: power factor correction, dimming, compact fluorescent lamps, electronic ballasts.Esse trabalho apresenta um sistema dimerizável para lâmpadas fluorescentes compactas integrais (reator eletrônico + lâmpadas fluorescentes compactas) de 200 W com alto fator de potência empregando dois conversores em cascata. O primeiro estágio é um pré-regulador boost que opera no modo de condução crítica de corrente e controla a tensão de saída que alimenta o segundo estágio formado pelo conversor buck. O conversor buck opera no modo de condução contínua de corrente e controla sua tensão de saída para alimentar um grupo de lâmpadas fluorescentes compactas integrais. As características das lâmpadas fluorescentes compactas integrais são obtidas para projetar e implementar o sistema proposto. Simulações, equações de projeto e resultados experimentais do protótipo implementado são apresentados de forma a validar a idéia proposta. Palavras-chave: fator de potência, dimerização, lâmpada compacta fluorescente, reator eletrônico

Increased IL-6 and TGF-beta(1) concentrations in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid associated with thoracic radiotherapy

peer reviewedaudience: researcherPURPOSE: To assess, in lung cancer patients, the effects of thoracic radiotherapy (RT) on the concentrations of transforming growth factor-beta(1) (TGF-beta(1)) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) in the bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid. METHODS AND MATERIALS: Eleven patients with lung cancer requiring RT as part of their treatment were studied. BAL was performed bilaterally before, during, and 1, 3, and 6 months after RT. Before each BAL session, the patient's status was assessed clinically using pulmonary function tests and an adapted late effects on normal tissue-subjective, objective, management, analytic (LENT-SOMA) scale, including subjective and objective alterations. The National Cancer Institute Common Toxicity Criteria were used to grade pneumonitis. The TGF-beta(1) and IL-6 levels in the BAL fluid were determined using the Easia kit. RESULTS: The TGF-beta(1) and IL-6 concentrations in the BAL fluid recovered from the irradiated areas were significantly increased by thoracic RT. The increase in TGF-beta(1) levels tended to be greater in the group of patients who developed severe pneumonitis. In the BAL fluid from the nonirradiated areas, the TGF-beta(1) and IL-6 concentrations remained unchanged. CONCLUSION: The observed increase in TGF-beta(1) and IL-6 concentrations in the BAL fluid recovered from the irradiated lung areas demonstrated that these cytokines may contribute to the process leading to a radiation response in human lung tissue

Synthesis of anthraquinone based electroactive polymers: A critical review

Conducting polymers or synthetic monomers have revolutionized the world and are at the heart of scientific research having a scope of vast diverse applications in many technological fields. The conducting and redox polymers have been investigated as energy storage systems because of their better sustainability, ease of synthesis, and environmental compatibility. Owing to the conducting properties of quinones, they gain too much importance among the researchers. Keeping in view the importance and sustainability of conducting polymers, for the first time, this study compiles a detailed overview of synthetic approaches followed by investigations on electrochemical properties and future directions. This study critically examines the synthetic process of simple monomers, substituted monomers, and polymers of anthraquinone (AQ) under the classification of low- and high-molecular-weight AQ–based derivatives, their working principles, and their electrochemical applications, which enable us to explore their novel possible application in automotive, solar cell devices, aircraft aileron, and biomedical equipment. Irrefutably, we confirm that high-molecular-weight polymeric AQ compounds are best in comparison with low-molecular-weight AQ monomers because they have pre-eminent properties over monomeric systems. Because of the significant properties of AQ, polymeric systems are high demanding and have emerged as a hot topic among the researchers these days. In the current scenario, this study is of immense importance because it identifies and discusses the right and sustainable combination and paves the way to utilize these novel materials in different technologies