Finite domination and Novikov homology over strongly Z-graded rings

Let L be a strongly Z-graded ring, and let C be a bounded chain complex of finitely generated L-modules. We give a homological characterisation of when C is homotopy equivalent, over L_0, to a bounded complex of finitely generated projective L_0-modules, generalising known results for twisted Laurent polynomial rings.Comment: 22 pages; v2: changed example in introduction, and corrected minor misprint

The Effects of Emotion-Focused versus Instrumental Rumination on the Provision of Social Support

Victims of negative events often report that they do not receive the expected and desired social support (e.g., Dunkel-Schetter, 1984). The current study investigated the impact of two types of victim rumination and gender role expectations on support provision and receipt. Using a 2 (Instrumental vs. Emotion-Focused Rumination) x 2 (Victim Gender) x 2 (Participant Gender) between-subjects factorial design, 136 undergraduate students interacted with one of four "burglary victims" for eight minutes, providing both behavioral and questionnaire data. Results suggest that instrumental ruminators receive more support than emotion-focused ruminators. Women provided more support to victims than did men. Additionally, male victims' coping was evaluated more positively than female victims' coping, regardless of rumination type

Flight determined lift and drag characteristics of an F-8 airplane modified with a supercritical wing with comparison to wind-tunnel results

Flight measurements obtained with a TF-8A airplane modified with a supercritical wing are presented for altitudes from 7.6 kilometers (25,000 feet) to 13.7 kilometers (45,000 feet), Mach numbers from 0.6 to 1.2, and Reynolds numbers from 0.8 x 10 to the 7th power to 2.3 x 10 to the 7th power. Flight results for the airplane with and without area-rule fuselage fairings are compared. The techniques used to determine the lift and drag characteristics of the airplane are discussed. Flight data are compared with wind-tunnel model results, where applicable

Association Between Proton Pump Inhibitor Use & Dementia: A Two-Fold Approach

An observational study of data derived from the German Study on Aging, Cognition and Dementia indicated that proton pump inhibitor use was associated with dementia risk (Benmassaoud, McDonald, & Lee, 2016). The purpose of this study is to explore a two-fold approach between proton pump inhibitor use and dementia. This two-fold approach will first investigate the association between dementia and proton pump inhibitor use and secondly, the proposed pathophysiology behind it. This approach to proton pump inhibitor use and dementia will allow for providers to utilize the association and make decisions to avoid chronic proton pump inhibitor use in effort to reduce or prevent dementia. Research methods include reviewing peer reviewed journal that were obtained from Pubmed, ClinicalKeyand PsycINFO. Gomm et al. (2016) found that their study participants prescribed proton pump inhibitors had a significant increase in risk of dementia (HR, 1.44 [95% CI, 1.04-1.83]). Haenischet al. (2015) found that the use of proton pump inhibitor medication increased the risk of any dementia (HR 1.38, [95% CI, 1.04-1.83]) compared to no proton pump inhibitor use. Akteret al. (2015) utilized the CANTAB software which provided multiple significant findings in several different testable areas among proton pump inhibitor users. Badiolaet al. (2013) used materials and methods such as cell culture, drug treatments, analysis of amyloid-beta peptides by ELISA, mass spectrometry of amyloid-beta species, animals and treatments, brain soluble amyloid-beta extraction and western blotting to provide one-way ANOVA and t-test to report the effect of proton pump inhibitors have on amyloid-beta degeneration in mice. Jung et al. (2015) found statistical significance between chronic acid lowering agents and vitamin B12 deficiency with a hazard ratio of 1.83 [95% CI: 1.36-2.46], p-valuehttps://commons.und.edu/pas-grad-posters/1054/thumbnail.jp

Decoding The Past: Reference Work Explains Civil War Vocabulary And Practices

Everyday Life During the Civil War is one of a series of guides published by Writer\u27s Digest Books as a resource primarily for writers of fiction. The book consists of 10 chapters and four appendices that include such topics as wages, currency, food, games, language, technology, and arms and ...

Blood on the Moon: The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

Winner of the 2001 The Lincoln Group of New York\u27s Award of Achievement The assassination of Abraham Lincoln is usually told as a tale of a lone deranged actor who struck from a twisted lust for revenge. This is not only too simple an explanation; Blood on the Moon reveals that it is completely wrong. John Wilkes Booth was neither mad nor alone in his act of murder. He received the help of many, not the least of whom was Dr. Samuel Alexander Mudd, the Charles County physician who has been portrayed as the innocent victim of a vengeful government. Booth was also aided by the Confederate leadership in Richmond. As he made his plans to strike at Lincoln, Booth was in contact with key members of the Confederate underground, and after the assassination these same forces used all of their resources to attempt his escape. Noted Lincoln authority Edward Steers Jr. introduces the cast of characters in this ill-fated drama, he explores why they were so willing to help pull the trigger, and corrects the many misconceptions surrounding this defining moment that changed American history. After completing an acclaimed career as a research scientist at the National Institutes of Health, Edward Steers Jr. has turned his research skills to the Lincoln assassination. He is the author of several books about the president, including The Trial. He lives in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia. Few attempts at telling a comprehensive story of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln succeed so well in that comprehensiveness as Blood on the Moon . -- Allan C. Guelzo An essential part of a Lincoln library. Besides being the definitive work on the depressing events of April 1865, it is a unique source for refuting the misinformation, myths and lies that have grown up around them. -- America\u27s Civil War What Steers has done is go back to trial testimony and eyewitness memoirs, not only to reconstruct events but to lay motives bare. -- Baltimore Sun Immediately takes its place as the standard by which all other books dealing with Lincoln’s assassination will be judged: it is must reading for anyone interested in the Civil War or American history. -- Blue & Gray Magazine Fascinating. . . . The best account we have of the fateful event that did so much to change the course of American history. -- Bowling Green Daily News Offers a highly useful narrative of the Lincoln murder conspiracy, complete with provocative opinions and extensive documentation. -- Civil War Book Review Ought to find a place on most scholar\u27 shelves. -- Columbia (SC) State With research and deductive reasoning that is persuasive, Steers proves that Mrs. Surratt\u27s tavern in Maryland and boarding house in D.C. were both safe houses for Confederate agents. -- Easton (MD) Star-Democrat An exceptionally well-written and thorough book on the assassination. For anyone who is sincerely interested in the assassination, this book is a \u27must read.\u27 -- Historian If you are going to read only one book on the Lincoln assassination, this is the one! -- James M. McPherson, author of Battle Cry of Freedom Respected Lincoln scholar Dr. Edward Steers has here brought his research talents to bear on the assassination. It is refreshing to read that John Wilkes Booth was not a madman and that Dr. Samuel A. Mudd was not an innocent country physician as depicted in current Mudd family propaganda. -- James O. Hall Engagingly written, lively in style, and balanced in analysis, this book will take its place upon the short list of the finest studies of the Lincoln assassination. -- Journal of Illinois History Presents a tale that needs to be told: the real story behind the assassination of the 16th president. -- Kentucky Monthly The quality of research and the skillful presentation of the story of Lincoln’s assassination will lead you well beyond the superficial facts that we\u27ve all been taught and into the depths of the conspiracy and the aftermath of John Wilkes Booth\u27s world-shattering deed at Ford’s Theater. -- Lexington Herald-Leader This should be the end-all of Lincoln assassination books. -- Louisville Courier-Journal What separates Blood on the Moon . . . is the depth and breadth of Steers\u27 research. -- Morgantown Messenger Steers has written a careful synthesis of what is known about Lincoln\u27s murder. -- New York Review of Books Reveals the extensive organization element of the Confederate secret service in southern Maryland, and its involvement with Booth from the earliest stages of the plot right up to his death. -- North & South Punctures the myths and misrepresentations that have so long been part of the history. -- Political Bandwagon Steers has a sharp ear for historical discordance and a novelist’s eye for illuminating detail. . . . . Provocative reading. -- Publishers Weekly Colorful, well written, and marches along smartly, despite all the twists of the trail leading to and from Ford’s Theatre. -- Register of the Kentucky Historical Society Steers has written a detailed, scholarly account based on original sources as well as newly discovered evidence concerning the assassination. -- Virginia Quarterly Review A worthy book. -- Washington Post Book World Steers has studied the Lincoln assassination intensively and had accumulated a formidable database. -- Washington Times This is the book to which all Lincoln and Civil War aficionados -- William Hanchett Puts many of the myths and misconceptions to rest. -- WTBF Radio An excellent overall view of the deed [Lincoln’s assassination]. -- Choice Immerse yourself in this required book for anyone interested in Lincoln, presidential assassinations or the American Civil War. -- Cmdr. Youssef Abou-Enein -- The Waterline Anyone interested in the fateful events of April 14, 1865, and the possible role in the conspiracy involving members of the Confederate government which has not been given the exposure it deserves, must read this book. -- Back Channels Ought to find a place on most scholars’ shelves. -- Columbia (SC) State With research and deductive reasoning that is persuasive, Steers proves that Mrs. Surratt’s tavern in Maryland and boarding house in D.C. were both safe houses for Confederate agents. -- Easton (MD) Star-Democrat The most complete summary to date of the facts surrounding Lincoln’s demise. -- Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star An exceptionally well-written and thorough book on the assassination. For anyone who is sincerely interested in the assassination, this book is a ‘must read.’ -- Historian Steers manages to make an often-told tale come alive and seem fresh in the re-telling. . . . There is a very small shelf of books that are absolutely essential to the understanding of Lincoln’s murder and this is one of them. -- H-Net Reviews Presents a tale that needs to be told—the real story behind the assassination of the 16th president. -- Kentucky Monthly The quality of research and the skillful presentation of the story of Lincoln’s assassination will lead you well beyond the superficial facts that we’ve all been taught and into the depths of the conspiracy and the aftermath of John Wilkes Booth’s world-shattering deed at Ford’s Theater. -- Lexington Herald-Leader A book that will entertain and educate readers interested in this integral part of American history. -- Louisville Voice-Tribune In his readable, exceedingly well-researched account of the assassination, Edward Steers shreds the myths that have encrusted the story of Booth’s plot and that reveal more about what some Americans want to believe that what actually happened. -- Maryland Historical Magazine What separates Blood on the Moon . . . is the depth and breadth of Steers’ research. -- Morgantown Messenger Steers has written a careful synthesis of what is known about Lincoln’s murder. -- New York Review of Books A carefully documented account of the conspiracy and those who took part in it. -- The Lancet May become the definitive volume detailing the events surrounding the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. -- Union County (KY) Advocate This is the book to which all Lincoln and Civil War aficionados—indeed, all Americans interested in their history—should turn for a lucid and up-to-date explanation of the assassination. -- William Hanchett Named the best Lincoln book fo 2001 by the Lincoln Group of New York. Awarded an honorable mention for the 2002 Seaborg Civil War Prize competition.https://uknowledge.uky.edu/upk_united_states_history/1158/thumbnail.jp

Flight-determined stability and control coefficients of the F-111A airplane

A complete set of linear stability and control derivatives of the F-111A airplane was determined with a modified maximum likelihood estimator. The derivatives were determined at wing sweep angles of 26 deg, 35 deg, and 58 deg. The flight conditions included a Mach number range of 0.63 to 1.43 and an angle of attack range of 2 deg to 15 deg. Maneuvers were performed at normal accelerations from 0.9g to 3.8g during steady turns to assess the aeroelastic effects on the stability and control characteristics. The derivatives generally showed consistent trends and reasonable agreement with the wind tunnel estimates. Significant Mach effects were observed for Mach numbers as low as 0.82. No large effects attributable to aeroelasticity were noted