Dust in a few southern H II regions

The property of dust in four southern H II region/molecular cloud complexes (RCW 108, RCW 57, RCW 122, and G351.6-1.3) was discussed. These regions were observed at an effective wavelength of 150 micron using TIFR balloon borne 1 m telescope and deconvolved maps with a resolution of 1 min were obtained. The data were combined with other available data to derive the properties of the infrared emitting dust in these regions

Distribution of dust in W31 complex

W31 is a H II region/molecular cloud complex in the galactic plane at a distance of 6 Kpc. This complex consists of two prominent radio continuum sources (G10.2-0.3 and G10.3-0.1) representing H II regions. An extended region covering both these H II regions was mapped in the Far IR (FIR) using the TIFR 1 m balloon-borne telescope with an angular resolution of approx. 1 min and a dynamic range of 100. The resulting flux density distribution at an effective wavelength of 160 microns is presented. The coadded IRAS survey scan data at 60 and 100 microns were deconvolved using a maximum entropy method to generate the flux density maps of the same region. These 60 and 100 micron maps are given and are briefly discussed

Pulmonary functions in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients: an observational study at a tertiary level hospital in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Background: Pulmonary complications of diabetes mellitus (DM) have been poorly characterized. A reduction in lung capacity has been reported previously in diabetics. We undertook a study to check the association between pulmonary function tests in type 2 DM. Also to determine their correlations with body mass index (BMI), glycemic control and other clinically evident complications like peripheral neuropathy.Methods: The study was conducted at tertiary care BYL Nair hospital, Mumbai where diabetic patients without any hypertension, cardiovascular disease, primary respiratory abnormalities and without any microangiopathic complications were enrolled. They were clinically evaluated for pulse, blood pressure, skin changes, BMI and various biochemical investigations. Blood sugar- fasting and post prandial, serum cholesterol, serum triglyceride, urinary proteins, electrocardiograph, X- ray chest were noted. Pulmonary function test was performed by spirometry. Peripheral neuropathy was looked for an association with pulmonary function tests (PFT).Results: Out of 200 patients 68% (136) patients had normal PFT, mild obstruction 10.0% (20), mild restriction 10% (20) moderate obstruction 2% (4), moderate restriction 4% (8) and mixed 6% (12) were noted. FEV1, FVC values were statistically significantly reduced in patients with peripheral neuropathy and FEV1/FVC % significantly decreased with increasing duration of diabetes.Conclusions: The present study shows that there is a statistically significant association between PFTs and type 2 DM in Indian patients. Pathologically it may be attributed to microangiopathic complications.

Framing and Immigration Through the Trump Era

For the last decade, undocumented or illegal immigration has been one of the most contested policy issues in the United States, with significant news attention on policies affecting the undocumented population, ranging from deportations to comprehensive immigration reform, the DREAM Act, and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. Despite these prominent and multifaceted policy debates, scholarship on media framing and public opinion remain more focused on the portrayal of immigrants rather than policies affecting them. In general, we find that policy frames are far more consequential to public opinion than equivalency frames (variations in how news media describe unauthorized immigrants, either as illegal or undocumented ) or episodic frames (whether news articles are heavy on human-interest stories rather than policy facts and statistics). In addition, negative frames generally have stronger effects than positive frames, and these effects sometimes vary by partisanship and family migration history. Finally, the relative infrequency of powerful frames in news stories, like time spent living in the United States, provides opportunities for advocates to move public opinion on immigration policy. These findings have important implications for future battles over immigration policy in the United States, which show no signs of abating