Mycoplasma pneumonia : an unusual cause of acute myocarditis in childhood

Mycoplasma pneumoniae is primarily a respiratory pathogen but may affect exhibit a diverse range of presentations from asymptomatic infection to life threatening conditions. Myocarditis of varying severity is an unusual complication. We report a 6 year old with mycoplasma myocarditis, a rare age for such a presentation, and who responded well to treatment with no sequelae. Serological testing for Mycoplasma pneumoniae should be part of the routine work-up for myocarditis.peer-reviewe

Controlled topological transitions in thin film phase separation

In this paper the evolution of a binary mixture in a thin-film geometry with a wall at the top and bottom is considered. By bringing the mixture into its miscibility gap so that no spinodal decomposition occurs in the bulk, a slight energetic bias of the walls towards each one of the constituents ensures the nucleation of thin boundary layers that grow until the constituents have moved into one of the two layers. These layers are separated by an interfacial region where the composition changes rapidly. Conditions that ensure the separation into two layers with a thin interfacial region are investigated based on a phase-field model. Using matched asymptotic expansions a corresponding sharp-interface problem for the location of the interface is established. It is then argued that this newly created two-layer system is not at its energetic minimum but destabilizes into a controlled self-replicating pattern of trapezoidal vertical stripes by minimizing the interfacial energy between the phases while conserving their area. A quantitative analysis of this mechanism is carried out via a thin-film model for the free interfaces, which is derived asymptotically from the sharp-interface model.Comment: Submitted 23/12/201

Ethical problems of smart wearable devices

The stock market plays a major role in the entire financial market. How to obtain effective trading signals in the stock market is a topic that stock market has long been discussing. This paper first reviews the Deep Reinforcement Learning theory and model, validates the validity of the model through empirical data, and compares the benefits of the three classical Deep Reinforcement Learning models. From the perspective of the automated stock market investment transaction decision-making mechanism, Deep Reinforcement Learning model has made a useful reference for the construction of investor automation investment model, the construction of stock market investment strategy, the application of artificial intelligence in the field of financial investment and the improvement of investor strategy yield

Self-organized partitioning of dynamically localized proteins in bacterial cell division

The Min proteins are equally partitioned between daughter cells at division.The mechanism allowing this accurate distribution is intrinsic to the Min system.Individual oscillations appear in each daughter cell before cytokinesis is completed.Diffusion through the gradually constricting septum is key to this process

Which drugs should post-MI patients routinely receive?

patients should be placed on the following medications: antiplatelet agents (strength of recommendation [SOR]: A, meta-analysis for aspirin; A, multiple randomized controlled trials [RCTs] for aspirin plus clopidogrel) a statin; atorvastatin has the best evidence (SOR: B, a single RCT) a beta-blocker (SOR: A, meta-analysis) renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system blockers, whether or not the ejection fraction is diminished after myocardial infarction (MI) (SOR: A, meta-analysis for angiotensin-converting enzyme [ACE] inhibitor; B, single RCT for ACE inhibitor plus aldosterone blocker)

Interview with Barbara and John Blatnik, Class of 1943

Oral history interview with Illinois State Normal University alumni Barbara Blatnik and John Blatnik, Class of 1943. The interview was conducted on October 29, 1983, by Madonna Curtis. They discuss extracurricular activities, changes to campus buildings, and the impact of World War II on campus life.https://ir.library.illinoisstate.edu/aoh/1030/thumbnail.jp