Concert recording 2017-10-02

[Track 1]. Amarilli bella / Giulio Caccini -- [Track 2]. El sueño imposible from Man of La Mancha / Joe Darion -- [Track 3]. An Sylvia / Franz Schubert -- [Track 4]. O Isis und Osiris / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -- [Track 5]. Apres un reve / Gabriel Fauré -- [Track 6]. Dido\u27s lament from Dido and Aeneas / Henry Purcell -- [Track 7]. This in my beloved from Kismet / Robert Wright -- [Track 8]. Heidenröslein / Franz Schubert -- [Track 9]. Lord God of Abraham from Elijah / Felix Mendelssohn -- [Track 10]. Lieben, hassen, hoffen, sagen / Richard Strauss -- [Track 11]. Auch kleine Dinge from Italienischers Liederbuch / Hugo Wolf -- [Track 12]. Saper vorreste from Un ballo in maschera / Giuseppe Verdi -- [Track 13]. Ombra mai fu from Xerxes / George Frideric Handel -- [Track 14]. You\u27ll never walk alone from Carousel / Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II -- [Track 15]. Les berceaux / Fauré -- [Track 16]. I remember from Evening primrose / Stephen Sondheim -- [Track 17]. Vaghissima sembianza / Stefano Donaudy -- [Track 18]. Moonfall from The mystery of Edwin Drood / Rupert Holmes -- [Track 19]. Stranger in paradise from Kismet / Robert Wright and George Forrest -- [Track 20]. Morire / Giacomo Puccini -- [Track 21]. Sorge infausta una procella from Orlando / Handel -- [Track 22]. Vi ravviso from La sonnambula / Vincenzo Bellini

Effects of Hot and Temperate Environments on Executive Function Tasks during Moderate and High Intensity Exercise

Cognitive function testing during changes in body core temperature has been widely studied in regards to human performance, often employing passive hyperthermia. More recently, executive function (EF) testing during exercise has been addressed to assess changes in performance with some level of active hyperthermia. The purpose of the present study was to employ both external thermal stress and active hyperthermia in order to assess changes in executive function (EF) tasks within varying environmental temperatures before, during, and after a maximal treadmill test. Nine apparently healthy college-aged males participated in two trials of a Bruce protocol treadmill test in hot (35°C) and temperate (21°C) environments. Treadmill tests were terminated upon subjects reaching ventilatory thresholds (VT). Subjects performed three EF tests to assess simple reaction time, attention/inhibition, and planning/problem solving abilities (Stroop–dot, Stroop–color, and Tower of London (TOL), respectively). Each test was given on three occasions during both trials; pre, mid, and post VT. Subjects’ performances on time of completion and errors within both EF tests were assessed across varying environments. Paired samples t-test revealed no significant differences (p=.05) within time of completion or errors for either EF test across both environments, with the exception of TOL number of moves post VT (p=.03). While not statistically significant, further analysis revealed an improvement (-.86 sec.) in reaction time (Stroop–dot) from pre to mid protocol in hot trials, as compared to a worsening (+.50 sec.) during temperate. Pre to Post reaction times were attenuated during hot trials (-.13 sec improvement), as compared to temperate trials (+1.34 sec. decline). Attention/inhibition (Stroop–color time) from pre to mid exercise revealed attenuation of the worsening of performance within heat trials of +.64 sec. vs. +1.96 sec. during temperate. Planning/problem solving (TOL time) improved in both pre to mid (-12.62 sec. hot [p=.44], -21.65 sec. temperate [p=.01]) and pre to post exercise (-19.10 sec. hot [p=.07], -27.67 sec. temperate [p=.01]). Taken together, these support previous findings on the complexity of the exercise–EF relationships, while adding the potential of active hyperthermia to moderate these relationships. Future research should continue to focus on external thermal stress and active hyperthermia in regards to effects on executive function tasks

Concert recording 2018-10-29

[Track 1]. The wolf\u27s aria from Little red riding hood / Seymour Barab -- [Track 2]. Die beiden Grenadiene / Robert Schumann -- [Track 3]. Jeanie with the light brown hair / Stephen Foster -- [Track 4]. Verborgenheit / Hugo Wolf -- [Track 5]. Ridente la calma / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -- [Track 6]. Allerseelen / Richard Strauss -- [Track 7]. Laurie\u27s song from The tender land / Aaron Copland -- [Track 8]. Come raggio di sol / Antonio Caldara -- [Track 9]. Gretchen am Spinnrade / Franz Schubert -- [Track 10]. La Spectre de la Rose from Les Nuits d\u27Ete / Hector Berlioz -- [Track 11]. Lied der Mignon / Franz Schubert -- [Track 12]. This is my beloved from Kismet / Robert Wright George Forrest -- [Track 13]. Dein blaues Auge [Track 14]. Wie Melodien zieht es / Johannes Brahms -- [Track 15]. The infinite shining heavens from Songs of travel / Ralph Vaughan-Williams -- [Track 16]. O stay, my love / Sergei Rachmaninoff -- [Track 17]. Il lacerato spirito from Simon Boccanegra / Giuseppe Verdi -- [Track 18]. There but for you I go from Brigadoon / Lerner and Loewe

The Lantern Vol. 73, No. 1, Fall 2005

• Newspaper Clippings Found on the Wall of Giuseppe Luchenzo\u27s Home When it was Raided by Police • All the Time in the World • The Man Who Would Win • Souffle Suit • A Day in the Mind • Context • Felicity / Awareness • Frivolous • Thank You Note to J.S.B. • September 17, 2005 • Eight Ways of Looking at a Highway • Dusty Glass Spreads Air Like Light • Clockwork • Rubber Band • Outside Eye or I Am? • A Mundane Mysticism • Half Carat • Things I Learned on My Trip to the Mutter Museum of Medical Oddities • Peer Editing • The Attic Bones • Yeshttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/lantern/1167/thumbnail.jp

Understanding the Uptown Triangle Neighborhood: Mapping Quality of Life Indicators in the Black Pearl

In the spring of 2015, University of New Orleans (UNO) students enrolled in the MURP 4081/5081 course-Applied Geographic Information Systems: Information Technology for the Planning Profession (also known as ‘Applied GIS’) led by Dr. Michelle Thompson. Since 2008 this course has provided students with a blended experience with learning the theory and receiving an introduction to spatial analysis using the Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) ArcGIS software then applying this knowledge as GIS Analysts with a non-profit community partner. In the fall of 2014, Dr. Thompson competed to have this course designated as the inaugural Department of Planning and Urban Studies (PLUS) service learning course. By January 2015, Thompson developed a scope of services and formed a partnership with the Uptown Triangle Neighborhood Association (UTNA) to evaluate Quality of Life Indicators limited to the evaluation of property, road, and storm drain conditions. The Uptown Triangle Neighborhood (UTN), which was formerly known as the ‘Black Pearl’, is a triangular shaped neighborhood and is bounded by Street Charles Avenue, Broadway Avenue, and Leake Avenue. Prior to the UTNA study, Graham Hayes – UTNA Board Member, UT resident, former WhoData Intern and Bachelor of Science in Urban Studies Program’14 graduate, had developed a series of datasets and crowdsourced data through resident and volunteer activities from spring to early fall 2014. The GIS Mapping Analysts collected primary and integrated secondary data to provide the results of their study in this report. Within the same project, a separate team of novice GIS Programming Analysts developed, tested with the GIS Mapping Analysts and deployed a web-enabled data collection application known as the ‘WhoData Map App.’ The goal of this project and the goal of the client, is to create a tool that will empower members of the neighborhood to advocate community involvement in decision making for the Uptown Triangle Neighborhood. It will also provide a strategic resource for members of the community to evaluate future conditions that may impact the quality of life for those that live there

The Lantern Vol. 73, No. 2, Spring 2006

• Of the Man • Beauty in America • Kindling • Genevieve • Bits of Copper • A Love Song to Hip Hop • From James\u27 Journal • I Want a Woman • Peregrine Rain • Resurge • Frustrations • (At Least) You Gave Me Something to Write About • The Fun of Giving Interactive History Lectures as a Summer Job • Exigence • White Water • My Summer, with Salt • The City With Two Faces • I Dig Your Cello • Life-Filled Ghost Town • Laura, On Happiness • Integration/Assimilation • Sunny Side Estates • Every Night I Shut My Eyes • New England State of Mind • Your Body\u27s Weight in Water for Your Soul, Thank You Very Much • A Story That\u27s 10 Percent Truehttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/lantern/1168/thumbnail.jp

Things Are Getting Hairy: Enterobacteria Bacteriophage vB_PcaM_CBB

Enterobacteria phage vB_PcaM_CBB is a jumbo phage belonging to the family Myoviridae. It possesses highly atypical whisker-like structures along the length of its contractile tail. It has a broad host range with the capability of infecting species of the genera Erwinia, Pectobacterium, and Cronobacter. With a genome of 355,922 bp, excluding a predicted terminal repeat of 22,456 bp, phage CBB is the third largest phage sequenced to date. Its genome was predicted to encode 554 ORFs with 33 tRNAs. Based on prediction and proteome analysis of the virions, 29% of its predicted ORFs could be functionally assigned. Protein comparison shows that CBB shares between 3338% of its proteins with Cronobacter phage GAP32, coliphages PBECO4 and 121Q as well as Klebsiella phage vB_KleM_Rak2. This work presents a detailed and comparative analysis of vB_PcaM_CBB of a highly atypical jumbo myoviridae phage, contributing to a better understanding of phage diversity and biology.Funding was provided by Cork Institute of Technology as a PhD fellowship to CB

Antimicrobial resistance among migrants in Europe: a systematic review and meta-analysis

BACKGROUND: Rates of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) are rising globally and there is concern that increased migration is contributing to the burden of antibiotic resistance in Europe. However, the effect of migration on the burden of AMR in Europe has not yet been comprehensively examined. Therefore, we did a systematic review and meta-analysis to identify and synthesise data for AMR carriage or infection in migrants to Europe to examine differences in patterns of AMR across migrant groups and in different settings. METHODS: For this systematic review and meta-analysis, we searched MEDLINE, Embase, PubMed, and Scopus with no language restrictions from Jan 1, 2000, to Jan 18, 2017, for primary data from observational studies reporting antibacterial resistance in common bacterial pathogens among migrants to 21 European Union-15 and European Economic Area countries. To be eligible for inclusion, studies had to report data on carriage or infection with laboratory-confirmed antibiotic-resistant organisms in migrant populations. We extracted data from eligible studies and assessed quality using piloted, standardised forms. We did not examine drug resistance in tuberculosis and excluded articles solely reporting on this parameter. We also excluded articles in which migrant status was determined by ethnicity, country of birth of participants' parents, or was not defined, and articles in which data were not disaggregated by migrant status. Outcomes were carriage of or infection with antibiotic-resistant organisms. We used random-effects models to calculate the pooled prevalence of each outcome. The study protocol is registered with PROSPERO, number CRD42016043681. FINDINGS: We identified 2274 articles, of which 23 observational studies reporting on antibiotic resistance in 2319 migrants were included. The pooled prevalence of any AMR carriage or AMR infection in migrants was 25·4% (95% CI 19·1-31·8; I2 =98%), including meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (7·8%, 4·8-10·7; I2 =92%) and antibiotic-resistant Gram-negative bacteria (27·2%, 17·6-36·8; I2 =94%). The pooled prevalence of any AMR carriage or infection was higher in refugees and asylum seekers (33·0%, 18·3-47·6; I2 =98%) than in other migrant groups (6·6%, 1·8-11·3; I2 =92%). The pooled prevalence of antibiotic-resistant organisms was slightly higher in high-migrant community settings (33·1%, 11·1-55·1; I2 =96%) than in migrants in hospitals (24·3%, 16·1-32·6; I2 =98%). We did not find evidence of high rates of transmission of AMR from migrant to host populations. INTERPRETATION: Migrants are exposed to conditions favouring the emergence of drug resistance during transit and in host countries in Europe. Increased antibiotic resistance among refugees and asylum seekers and in high-migrant community settings (such as refugee camps and detention facilities) highlights the need for improved living conditions, access to health care, and initiatives to facilitate detection of and appropriate high-quality treatment for antibiotic-resistant infections during transit and in host countries. Protocols for the prevention and control of infection and for antibiotic surveillance need to be integrated in all aspects of health care, which should be accessible for all migrant groups, and should target determinants of AMR before, during, and after migration. FUNDING: UK National Institute for Health Research Imperial Biomedical Research Centre, Imperial College Healthcare Charity, the Wellcome Trust, and UK National Institute for Health Research Health Protection Research Unit in Healthcare-associated Infections and Antimictobial Resistance at Imperial College London

Suppression of mRNAs Encoding Tegument Tetraspanins from Schistosoma mansoni Results in Impaired Tegument Turnover

Schistosomes express a family of integral membrane proteins, called tetraspanins (TSPs), in the outer surface membranes of the tegument. Two of these tetraspanins, Sm-TSP-1 and Sm-TSP-2, confer protection as vaccines in mice, and individuals who are naturally resistant to S. mansoni infection mount a strong IgG response to Sm-TSP-2. To determine their functions in the tegument of S. mansoni we used RNA interference to silence expression of Sm-tsp-1 and Sm-tsp-2 mRNAs. Soaking of parasites in Sm-tsp dsRNAs resulted in 61% (p = 0.009) and 74% (p = 0.009) reductions in Sm-tsp-1 and Sm-tsp-2 transcription levels, respectively, in adult worms, and 67%–75% (p = 0.011) and 69%–89% (p = 0.004) reductions in Sm-tsp-1 and Sm-tsp-2 transcription levels, respectively, in schistosomula compared to worms treated with irrelevant control (luciferase) dsRNA. Ultrastructural morphology of adult worms treated in vitro with Sm-tsp-2 dsRNA displayed a distinctly vacuolated and thinner tegument compared with controls. Schistosomula exposed in vitro to Sm-tsp-2 dsRNA had a significantly thinner and more vacuolated tegument, and morphology consistent with a failure of tegumentary invaginations to close. Injection of mice with schistosomula that had been electroporated with Sm-tsp-1 and Sm-tsp-2 dsRNAs resulted in 61% (p = 0.005) and 83% (p = 0.002) reductions in the numbers of parasites recovered from the mesenteries four weeks later when compared to dsRNA-treated controls. These results imply that tetraspanins play important structural roles impacting tegument development, maturation or stability

Adverse maternal, fetal, and newborn outcomes among pregnant women with SARS-CoV-2 infection: an individual participant data meta-analysis

Introduction Despite a growing body of research on the risks of SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy, there is continued controversy given heterogeneity in the quality and design of published studies. Methods We screened ongoing studies in our sequential, prospective meta-analysis. We pooled individual participant data to estimate the absolute and relative risk (RR) of adverse outcomes among pregnant women with SARS-CoV-2 infection, compared with confirmed negative pregnancies. We evaluated the risk of bias using a modified Newcastle-Ottawa Scale. Results We screened 137 studies and included 12 studies in 12 countries involving 13 136 pregnant women. Pregnant women with SARS-CoV-2 infection—as compared with uninfected pregnant women—were at significantly increased risk of maternal mortality (10 studies; n=1490; RR 7.68, 95% CI 1.70 to 34.61); admission to intensive care unit (8 studies; n=6660; RR 3.81, 95% CI 2.03 to 7.17); receiving mechanical ventilation (7 studies; n=4887; RR 15.23, 95% CI 4.32 to 53.71); receiving any critical care (7 studies; n=4735; RR 5.48, 95% CI 2.57 to 11.72); and being diagnosed with pneumonia (6 studies; n=4573; RR 23.46, 95% CI 3.03 to 181.39) and thromboembolic disease (8 studies; n=5146; RR 5.50, 95% CI 1.12 to 27.12). Neonates born to women with SARS-CoV-2 infection were more likely to be admitted to a neonatal care unit after birth (7 studies; n=7637; RR 1.86, 95% CI 1.12 to 3.08); be born preterm (7 studies; n=6233; RR 1.71, 95% CI 1.28 to 2.29) or moderately preterm (7 studies; n=6071; RR 2.92, 95% CI 1.88 to 4.54); and to be born low birth weight (12 studies; n=11 930; RR 1.19, 95% CI 1.02 to 1.40). Infection was not linked to stillbirth. Studies were generally at low or moderate risk of bias. Conclusions This analysis indicates that SARS-CoV-2 infection at any time during pregnancy increases the risk of maternal death, severe maternal morbidities and neonatal morbidity, but not stillbirth or intrauterine growth restriction. As more data become available, we will update these findings per the published protocol