THROUGH THE WIRES OF CONNECTION: THE ROLE OF EMPOWERED TO CONNECT PARENT EDUCATION IN TRAUMA-INFORMED PARENTING AND PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIPS

THROUGH THE WIRES OF CONNECTION: THE ROLE OF EMPOWERED TO CONNECT PARENT EDUCATION IN TRAUMA-INFORMED PARENTING AND PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP

Evaluation Of Malaria Surveillance In Bhutan, 2006-2012

Bhutan is embarking on elimination over the course of the next decade. The purpose of this evaluation is to assess the ability of the current surveillance system to meet the objectives of the Vector-borne Disease Control Programme (VDCP), to highlight the priorities of the surveillance system as the nation transitions into an era of elimination, and to identify areas that require attention for this goal to be achieved. An evaluation of the national malaria surveillance system of Bhutan from 2006 to 2012 was conducted using the CDC updated guidelines for evaluation. National malaria surveillance data, written VDCP protocols, and informal interviews were assessed. Cases and deaths decreased over the time period, and program indicators surpassed WHO milestones for the transition to elimination. Overall, the malaria surveillance system is strong and produces data that is useful and of good quality, but the pivot to elimination will require system function enhancement through increased and more accurate blood screens, active case finding and investigation, focally-targeted response measures, and solutions to the challenges of funding re-introductions of infections

Prospectus, October 8, 1997

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Reversible Intercalation of Fluoride-Anion Receptor Complexes in Graphite

We have demonstrated a route to reversibly intercalate fluoride-anion receptor complexes in graphite via a nonaqueous electrochemical process. This approach may find application for a rechargeable lithium–fluoride dual-ion intercalating battery with high specific energy. The cell chemistry presented here uses graphite cathodes with LiF dissolved in a nonaqueous solvent through the aid of anion receptors. Cells have been demonstrated with reversible cathode specific capacity of approximately 80 mAh/g at discharge plateaus of upward of 4.8 V, with graphite staging of the intercalant observed via in situ synchrotron X-ray diffraction during charging. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and 11B nuclear magnetic resonance studies suggest that co-intercalation of the anion receptor with the fluoride occurs during charging, which likely limits the cathode specific capacity. The anion receptor type dictates the extent of graphite fluorination, and must be further optimized to realize high theoretical fluorination levels. To find these optimal anion receptors, we have designed an ab initio calculations-based scheme aimed at identifying receptors with favorable fluoride binding and release properties

PyPartMC: A Pythonic interface to a particle-resolved, Monte Carlo aerosol simulation framework

PyPartMC is a Pythonic interface to PartMC, a stochastic, particle-resolved aerosol model implemented in Fortran. Both PyPartMC and PartMC are free, libre, and open-source. PyPartMC reduces the number of steps and mitigates the effort necessary to install and utilize the resources of PartMC. Without PyPartMC, setting up PartMC requires: working with UNIX shell, providing Fortran and C libraries, and performing standard Fortran and C source code configuration, compilation and linking. This can be challenging for those less experienced with computational research or those intending to use PartMC in environments where provision of UNIX tools is less straightforward (e.g., on Windows). PyPartMC offers a single-step installation process of PartMC and all dependencies through the pip Python package manager on Linux, macOS, and Windows. This allows streamlined access to the unmodified and versioned Fortran internals of the PartMC codebase from both Python and other interoperable environments (e.g., Julia through PyCall). Consequently, users of PyPartMC can setup, run, process and visualize output of PartMC simulations using a single general-purpose programming language