"Overcoming America's Infrastructure Deficit, A Fiscally Responsible Plan for Public Capital Investment"

Condemned bridges, dilapidated school buildings, contaminated water supplies, and other infrastructure shortcomings threaten American growth, productivity, and prosperity. S Jay Levy and Walter M. Cadette propose a plan for financing infrastructure projects that is designed to have minimal effect on the federal budget and to promote sound fiscal operation. Federal zero-interest mortgage loans to state and local governments for capital projects specified by Congress can cut the cost of such projects, achieve needed improvements in the nation's infrastructure, and thereby contribute to the American economy's future.

The Ursinus Weekly, November 12, 1956

Freshman class chooses officers, MSGA members • MSGA discusses school activities • Famous Japanese to speak at Forum • Ursinus group attends integration conference • Editors to speak at vespers • Dean\u27s list for 1956 autumn term announced • Pre-medders hear Jeff Dean; Visit Hahnemann • Y mock balloting predicts actual results • Farese - Donia engagement • Fraternities and sororities end Fall rushing, accept new members • Our town to be presented November 15, 16 and 17 • Duke to address Chi Alpha tonight • Accounting forum to be held Thurs. • Naval officer to visit UC Tuesday • Book sales close • Editorial: The mare\u27s nest • Letters to the editor • The king and his six sons • Play review: Plum tree • Stranger at my gates • Unbeaten hockey belles stop Temple win streak, 3-0 • Gros, Woodbury, Irwin gain honors in hockey tourney • Runs by Famous, Paine, Rohm lead Bears to 20-6 romp over Aggies • Booters bow to Drexel in 5th loss, 5-3; Tie Lehigh at 2-2 • Bears win holiday; Tie Haverford, 7-7 • Phila. orchestra to present tragic cyclehttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/weekly/1415/thumbnail.jp

The Ursinus Weekly, March 9, 1972

Protheatre readies Marat / Sade premiere • Mrs. Dorothy A. Towers dies; Longtime Paisley resident head • I.R.C. welcomes 120 students to M.U.N.C. on U.C. campus • Ursinus presents festival of arts • Helfferich to direct prize-winning comedy • Mr. Ehrlich judges Delaware theaters • Editorial: Open dorms: Post facto • Focus: Terry Tucker • Spotlight: Dean Geoffrey Dolman • Here\u27s Higgins: President Pettit • Faculty portrait: Mrs. Jeanetta Bicking • New idea in painting • Administration answers • Trivia • New gymnasium to open in Fall; enhances, enriches U.C. campus • U.C. takes part in walkathon • Placement schedule • Letter to the editor • Swimmers, Snellbelles off to regionals • \u2772 women swimmers best ever at Ursinushttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/weekly/1119/thumbnail.jp

Shedding light on the elusive role of endothelial cells in cytomegalovirus dissemination.

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is frequently transmitted by solid organ transplantation and is associated with graft failure. By forming the boundary between circulation and organ parenchyma, endothelial cells (EC) are suited for bidirectional virus spread from and to the transplant. We applied Cre/loxP-mediated green-fluorescence-tagging of EC-derived murine CMV (MCMV) to quantify the role of infected EC in transplantation-associated CMV dissemination in the mouse model. Both EC- and non-EC-derived virus originating from infected Tie2-cre(+) heart and kidney transplants were readily transmitted to MCMV-naïve recipients by primary viremia. In contrast, when a Tie2-cre(+) transplant was infected by primary viremia in an infected recipient, the recombined EC-derived virus poorly spread to recipient tissues. Similarly, in reverse direction, EC-derived virus from infected Tie2-cre(+) recipient tissues poorly spread to the transplant. These data contradict any privileged role of EC in CMV dissemination and challenge an indiscriminate applicability of the primary and secondary viremia concept of virus dissemination

Population Connectivity of Pelagic Megafauna in the Cuba-Mexico-United States Triangle

The timing and extent of international crossings by billfishes, tunas, and sharks in the Cuba-Mexico-United States (U.S.) triangle was investigated using electronic tagging data from eight species that resulted in \u3e22,000 tracking days. Transnational movements of these highly mobile marine predators were pronounced with varying levels of bi- or tri-national population connectivity displayed by each species. Billfishes and tunas moved throughout the Gulf of Mexico and all species investigated (blue marlin, white marlin, Atlantic bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna) frequently crossed international boundaries and entered the territorial waters of Cuba and/or Mexico. Certain sharks (tiger shark, scalloped hammerhead) displayed prolonged periods of residency in U.S. waters with more limited displacements, while whale sharks and to a lesser degree shortfin mako moved through multiple jurisdictions. The spatial extent of associated movements was generally associated with their differential use of coastal and open ocean pelagic ecosystems. Species with the majority of daily positions in oceanic waters off the continental shelf showed the greatest tendency for transnational movements and typically traveled farther from initial tagging locations. Several species converged on a common seasonal movement pattern between territorial waters of the U.S. (summer) and Mexico (winter)

Structure and Evolution of the Lunar Procellarum Region as Revealed by GRAIL Gravity Data

The Procellarum region is a broad area on the nearside of the Moon that is characterized by low elevations, thin crust, and high surface concentrations of the heat-producing elements uranium, thorium, and potassium. The Procellarum region has been interpreted as an ancient impact basin approximately 3200 km in diameter, though supporting evidence at the surface would have been largely obscured as a result of the great antiquity and poor preservation of any diagnostic features. Here we use data from the Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) mission to examine the subsurface structure of Procellarum. The Bouguer gravity anomalies and gravity gradients reveal a pattern of narrow linear anomalies that border the Procellarum region and are interpreted to be the frozen remnants of lava-filled rifts and the underlying feeder dikes that served as the magma plumbing system for much of the nearside mare volcanism. The discontinuous surface structures that were earlier interpreted as remnants of an impact basin rim are shown in GRAIL data to be a part of this continuous set of quasi-rectangular border structures with angular intersections, contrary to the expected circular or elliptical shape of an impact basin. The spatial pattern of magmatic-tectonic structures bounding Procellarum is consistent with their formation in response to thermal stresses produced by the differential cooling of the province relative to its surroundings, coupled with magmatic activity driven by the elevated heat flux in the region

Deaths due to differentiated thyroid cancer: A 46-year perspective

From 1940 to 1986, a total of 798 patients were treated for differentiated thyroid carcinoma. One hundred and seventy-two patients died during the follow-up period: 42 (24.4%) patients from thyroid cancer, 14 (8.1%) from other causes with extensive thyroid cancer present, 75 (43.6%) with no thyroid cancer, and 41 (23.8%) with an unknown status of thyroid cancer . Of the 42 patients dying due to thyroid cancer, 15 were male and 27, female. Mean age at diagnosis was 48.3±17.7 years with one-third of patients age 45 or younger at the time of the initial diagnosis. The primary tumors were large (>4 cm) and 59.5% of the patients had local invasion and/or cervical metastasis. Distant metastases were present in 9 (21.4%) patients at the time of diagnosis . Surgical therapy included total thyroidectomy (72.1%) and limited or radical neck dissection (69.4%). Radioactive iodine ( 131 I) was used to treat residual cancer and/or distant metastasis in 73.8% of the patients. External radiation therapy was used to treat locally advanced or recurrent disease in 52.3% of the patients. Distant metastases and local recurrence were identified earlier in patients with follicular thyroid cancer whose survival time and disease-free interval were significantly shorter ( p < 0.001) than that of patients with papillary neoplasms. However, the survival and disease-free intervals were often very long in both papillary and follicular thyroid cancer deaths . Onset of differentiated thyroid cancer before the age of 40 years does not preclude serious sequelae and death. Since no known histopathologic features can consistently predict outcome, we continue to advocate aggressive treatment of all patients with differentiated thyroid cancer . Entre 1940 et 1986, 798 patients au total ont été traités pour un cancer différencié de la thyroïde. Cent-soixant-douze patients sont morts par la suite: 42 (24.4%) de leur cancer, 14 (8.1%) d'une autre cause alors que des signes d'extension du cancer étaient présents, 75 (43.6%) d'une autre cause sans signe de cancer, et 41 (23.8%) sans qu'on ait pu connaître le stade du cancer. Des 42 patients morts de leur cancer, il y avait 15 hommes et 27 femmes. L'âge moyen au moment du diagnostic était de 48.3±17.7 ans: un tiers des patients avait 45 ans ou moins au moment du diagnostic. Les tumeurs primitives avaient plus de 4 cm et 59.5% des patients présentaient un envahissement local et/ou une métastase cervicale. Les métastases à distance ont été détectées chez 9 (21.4%) patients au moment du diagnostic. Une thyroïdectomie totale a été effectuée chez 72.1% des patients, associée à un curage cervical limité ou radical chez 69.4% des patients. Chez 73.8% des patients on a traité le tissu cancéreux résiduel et/ou des métastases à distance par de l'I 131. La radiothérapie a été utilisée pour traiter les patients présentant une extension importante ou une récidive chez 52.3% des patients. Des métastases à distance et des récidives ont été identifiées précocement chez les patients ayant un cancer folliculaire. Dans ce groupe de patients, la survie et l'intervalle de temps sans maladie étaient significativement plus courts ( p <0.001) que chez les patients ayant un cancer papillaire. Il faut cependant noter que la survie et l'intervalle de temps sans maladie étaient très longs dans les 2 groupes de patients. La découverte d'un cancer différencié de la thyroïde avant l'âge de 40 ans n'est pas un facteur pronostique particulier. Puisqu'il n'y pas de facteur histologique permettant de prévoir l'évolution, nous continuons de préconiser un traitement agressif chez tout patient présentant un cancer différencié de la thyroïde. En el período 1940–1986, un total de 798 pacientes recibieron tratamiento para carcinoma tiroideo; 172 murieron en el curso del seguimiento: 42 (24.4%) por cancer tiroideo, 14 (8.1%) por otras causas pero con presencia de extenso cáncer tiroideo, 75 (43.6%) libres de cáncer tiroideo, y 41 (23.8%) con estado desconocido en cuanto al cancer tiroideo.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/41283/1/268_2005_Article_BF01655866.pd

An Energy-Water Corridor Along the US/Mexico Border: Changing the \u27Conversation\u27

Over the last decade, migration has become a divisive issue around the world. A large number of countries have erected barriers along their borders to prevent migration, leading to geopolitical tension. Climate change effects will likely exacerbate migration tensions, which will require bold and creative solutions to this difficult social predicament. Here we detail a plan to construct an energy-water corridor along a border that has been the focus of much attention recently: The U.S.-Mexico border. Our proposed solution helps to alleviate some of the negative effects of climate change, while providing energy and economic stimulus to an area that begs for sustainable development. The energy-water corridor will take advantage of the unique renewable energy resources along the border states and will use state-of-the-art water desalination and treatment systems to provide the resources for economic development in the region