Responsibility: A Key Category for Understanding the Discourse on the Financial Crisis—Analyzing the KWALON Data Set with MAXQDA 10

Este artículo explica el proceso y hallazgos del análisis cualitativo asistido por computadora (MAXQDA 10) de la crisis financiera con base en los archivos de texto, audio y video proporcionados por el comité del programa KWALON. Los resultados iniciales muestran aquellos escritos sobre la crisis que nombran personas y factores considerados responsables por los problemas financieros, aunque no hubo consenso sobre quién o qué fue más culpado. URN: http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:0114-fqs1101222Der Artikel beschreibt den Prozess der computergestützen Aufbereitung und -auswertung eines umfangreichen qualitativen Datensets mithilfe der Software MAXQDA. Grundlage ist ein vom Programmkomitee der KWALON Konferenz zusammengestellter Datenkorpus (Texte, Audio- und Videodateien) zum Thema "Finanzkrise". Erste Ergebnisse zeigen, dass in den unterschiedlichen Diskursen zum Thema der Frage nach den verantwortlichen Personen Faktoren und eine große Bedeutung zugewiesen wird. URN: http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:0114-fqs1101222This article explains the process and findings of a computer-supported (MAXQDA 10) qualitative analysis of the financial crisis based on text, audio and video files provided by the KWALON program committee. Initial findings show that those writing about the crisis found it important to name those persons and factors they considered responsible for the financial problems, although there was no consensus on who or what was most to blame. URN: http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:0114-fqs110122

The biomechanical role of the chondrocranium and sutures in a lizard cranium

The role of soft tissues in skull biomechanics remains poorly understood. Not least, the chondrocranium, the portion of the braincase which persists as cartilage with varying degrees of mineralization. It also remains commonplace to overlook the biomechanical role of sutures despite evidence that they alter strain distribution. Here, we examine the role of both the sutures and the chondrocranium in the South American tegu lizard Salvator merianae. We use multi-body dynamics analysis (MDA) to provide realistic loading conditions for anterior and posterior unilateral biting and a detailed finite element model to examine strain magnitude and distribution. We find that strains within the chondrocraniumare greatest during anterior biting and are primarily tensile; also that strain within the cranium is not greatly reduced by the presence of the chondrocraniumunless it is given the same material properties as bone. This result contradicts previous suggestions that the anterior portion (the nasal septum) acts as a supporting structure. Inclusion of sutures to the cranium model not only increases overall strain magnitudes but also leads to a more complex distribution of tension and compression rather than that of a beam under sagittal bending

Viability of Hunting as a Means of Wild Hog Population Management on Federal Property

The Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area allows hunter to purchase permits and hunt wild hogs on property with the intention of curbing increases in wild hog populations. In order to assess outcomes of the wild hog hunting permit program, researchers collaborated with site managers to develop protocol and solicit information from permit holders regarding number of animals seen and harvested, sex of animals harvested, geographic areas hunted, length and number of hunts, and open qualitative feedback regarding the program. All permit holders agreeing to be contacted during permit registration were called with 37.57% (N=65) of permit holder completing the telephone survey. While more hogs were seen than harvested, the total harvested hogs was 52. Results indicate hunting is not a viable option for population management in and of itself, as the number if wild hogs harvested was minimal. A longitudinal study is necessary to overcome case study (single year) limitations, such as weather, hunter economics, herd movement, herd reproduction and so forth. Salient variables may warrant consideration, including marketing of permit program, number of hunters within acceptable driving distance to hunting location, and much more. Herd management initiatives beyond hunting may be considered when necessary to control wild hog populations

Report from a Tourism-Based Development Project in Elkhorn City, Kentucky: A Community-University Collaboration

This panel will report on the progress that has been made on eco-tourism development in an area of the Russell Fork River between Haysi, VA, Elkhorn City, KY, and Millard, KY. Home to approximately 3000 people, this area hopes to build upon its eco -and adventure tourism assets, which include the Breaks Interstate Park, the Russell Fork River (already a river destination for world-class kayakers), and the Pine Mountain Trail, the Great Eastern Trail and the Trans America Bike Trail. The Elkhorn City Heritage Council has collaborated with universities and state and federal agencies to develop a comprehensive post-coal economic development plan. University partners are also working with the community to build grant-writing capacity and to partner as we seek funds and capital to support this promising, locally-based, sustainable approach to post-coal economic development. Students have worked in the area on class projects and alternative spring breaks. The panel proposed here will focus upon collaborative projects involving the Heritage Council, Eastern Kentucky (EKU), and the University of Kentucky (UK) related to the area’s certification as a “Kentucky Trail Town.” Students, community members and faculty will be included in a panel highlighting our 2013—2014 work in the area, including one or more of the following project areas: the Rail Museum, Russell Fork Nature Education Center, the water park, and / or water testing and monitoring

Electronic Health Record-Based Surveillance for Community Transmitted COVID-19 in the Emergency Department

Introduction: SARS-CoV-2, a novel coronavirus, manifests as a respiratory syndrome (COVID-19) and is the cause of an ongoing pandemic. The response to COVID-19 in the United States has been hampered by an overall lack of diagnostic testing capacity. To address uncertainty about ongoing levels of SARS-CoV-2 community transmission early in the pandemic, we aimed to develop a surveillance tool using readily available emergency department (ED) operations data extracted from the electronic health record (EHR). This involved optimizing the identification of acute respiratory infection (ARI)-related encounters and then comparing metrics for these encounters before and after the confirmation of SARS-CoV-2 community transmission.Methods: We performed an observational study using operational EHR data from two Midwest EDs with a combined annual census of over 80,000. Data were collected three weeks before and after the first confirmed case of local SARS-CoV-2 community transmission. To optimize capture of ARI cases, we compared various metrics including chief complaint, discharge diagnoses, and ARI-related orders. Operational metrics for ARI cases, including volume, pathogen identification, and illness severity, were compared between the pre- and post-community transmission timeframes using chi-square tests of independence.Results: Compared to our combined definition of ARI, chief complaint, discharge diagnoses, and isolation orders individually identified less than half of the cases. Respiratory pathogen testing was the top performing individual ARI definition but still only identified 72.2% of cases. From the pre to post periods, we observed significant increases in ED volumes due to ARI and ARI cases without identified pathogen.Conclusion: Certain methods for identifying ARI cases in the ED may be inadequate and multiple criteria should be used to optimize capture. In the absence of widely available SARS-CoV-2 testing, operational metrics for ARI-related encounters, especially the proportion of cases involving negative pathogen testing, are useful indicators for active surveillance of potential COVID-19 related ED visits

Letter from Reginald J Brown and Michael J Sharp to Thomas Krebs Re Merrill Lynch Board Update Regarding Bear Stearns

This letter is addressed to Thomas Kreb