FEED/CATTLE PRICE RELATIONSHIPS AND THE OPTIMUM SYSTEM AND LOCATION OF CATTLE FEEDING IN TEXAS

Livestock Production/Industries,

MACK the Bulldog Mural at Bulldog QuikSnak

MACK the Bulldog mural by Ed Williams hanging at the Bulldog QuikSnak grill in Boiling Springs, NC.https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/gardner-webb-bulldog-mascot/1012/thumbnail.jp

A roadmap for the future for fisheries and conservation

Fishery management, Marine fisheries, Coastal fisheries, Resource conservation

CRIMINAL LAW - \u27\u27TEMPORARY INSANITY -ARGUMENTS AND PROPOSALS FOR ITS ELIMINATION AS A DEFENSE TO CRIMINAL PROSECUTION

ln view of the apparently increasing number of cases which have come before the courts in recent years in which the defense of temporary insanity has been made, an investigation into the status of that defense in the criminal law of today would seem desirable. The term temporary insanity is one of popular origin and finds no place in strict legal terminology. The defense of incapacity for the mens rea, legally speaking, is insanity, not temporary insanity. But because of the human desire for a mot convenable, we have come to apply the term temporary insanity to those defenses which are based upon the claim that the insanity begins on the eve of the criminal act and ends when it is consummated

SCCT delivering high quality education globally: Reflections, thanks, and a call to arms

Amongst SCCT's diverse range of activities, two stand out to us as fundamental strategic pillars of our Society. One is the advocacy for cardiovascular CT services and their reimbursement. This underpins the Society's mission to ensure global access to our technology, driving improved health outcomes at scale. This has been the focus of previous President's Pages

The Chernobyl Accident 20 Years On: An Assessment of the Health Consequences and the International Response

BACKGROUND: The Chernobyl accident in 1986 caused widespread radioactive contamination and enormous concern. Twenty years later, the World Health Organization and the International Atomic Energy Authority issued a generally reassuring statement about the consequences. Accurate assessment of the consequences is important to the current debate on nuclear power. OBJECTIVES: Our objectives in this study were to evaluate the health impact of the Chernobyl accident, assess the international response to the accident, and consider how to improve responses to future accidents. DISCUSSION: So far, radiation to the thyroid from radioisotopes of iodine has caused several thousand cases of thyroid cancer but very few deaths; exposed children were most susceptible. The focus on thyroid cancer has diverted attention from possible nonthyroid effects, such as mini-satellite instability, which is potentially important. The international response to the accident was inadequate and uncoordinated, and has been unjustifiably reassuring. Accurate assessment of Chernobyl’s future health effects is not currently possible in the light of dose uncertainties, current debates over radiation actions, and the lessons from the late consequences of atomic bomb exposure. CONCLUSIONS: Because of the uncertainties over the dose from and the consequences of the Chernobyl accident, it is essential that investigations of its effects should be broadened and supported for the long term. Because of the problems with the international response to Chernobyl, the United Nations should initiate an independent review of the actions and assignments of the agencies concerned, with recommendations for dealing with future international-scale accidents. These should involve independent scientists and ensure cooperation rather than rivalry

Marshall University Music Department Presents the Seventh Annual Single Reed Day, featuring, Faculty clinicians, Ann Marie Bingham, clarinet, Edwin Bingham, saxophone, and, Guest artists, Nathan Nabb, saxophone, Donald Williams, clarinet

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Water quality as related to possible heavy metal additions in surface and ground water in the Springfield and Joplin areas, Missouri

Students supported: 3 MS StudentsSome 165 seasonal water samples were collected and analyzed for heavy metals from surface and subsurface sources in a one hundred mile area around Springfield and Joplin, Missouri, respectively. Joplin is in a former large zinc mining district. Springfield is 72 miles east. Locally, cadmium, lead, zinc and iron exceed acceptable PHS standards for drinking water, but the majority of water samples are well within the established limits. Yet, ten percent of the water wells sampled in the Springfield area and twenty-five percent of those sampled in the Joplin area approached or exceeded the PHS limits of the one or more heavy metals for drinking water. High zinc values are related to known zinc-lead mineralization in both areas. Average cadmium values are slightly higher in Joplin, copper content is similar for both areas, and lead content is slightly higher near Joplin. Surface waters in Joplin are 17 times higher in average zinc content than in Springfield, though shallow wells for both areas are similar in zinc content. Iron is higher and more variable in Joplin. Mercury, in very low quantity in both areas, is somewhat higher in the Springfield area. Some seasonal variation occurs in the heavy metal content in both areas. Alternate sources of water are suggested or those areas having heavy metal content in excess of PHS standards. Effects on living systems within areas containing anomalous heavy metal content are unknown.Project # B-054-MO Agreement # 14-31-0001-360

The effects of weight and physical activity change over 20 years on later-life objective and self-reported disability.

Weight and health behaviours are known to affect physical disability; however the evidence exploring the impact of changes to these lifestyle factors over the life course on disability is inconsistent. We aimed to explore the roles of weight and activity change between mid and later life on physical disability

Black Boys Mental Health Help-Seeking: Exploring Perceptions, Barriers and Social Processes

Though research on Black boys’ mental health is expanding (Masuda et al., 2012; Schwartz & Blankenship, 2014; Watkins et al., 2006, 2015), it is still a largely understudied topic. In particular, research that considers the perspectives of Black boys makes up an even smaller subset of this research (Assari & Caldwell, 2017; Gaylord-Harden et al., 2017; Joe et al., 2018; Lindsey et al., 2010, 2017). It is the goal of this dissertation to elucidate the voices of Black boys in research on mental health and depression by unpacking their reported beliefs on mental health and depression, help-seeking preferences, and service utilization. This dissertation contributes to the growing scholarship on Black boys’ mental health, by using the voices of Black boys to explore their beliefs and perceptions of mental health and depression, examine barriers and facilitators to their utilization of school-based mental health resources, and explore their mental health help-seeking process. Chapter 2 explores Black boys’ views and beliefs about mental health and depression. I found that though the boys had a high amount of knowledge about mental health and depression, they often did not relate their understanding of mental health and depression to their own experiences with depression and depressive symptoms. Furthermore, their hypothetical understanding of mental health service use did not translate to their actions related to addressing their mental health needs as the boys in the study preferred to address their mental health needs on their own. Chapter 3 examines the effects of psychosocial barriers and access barriers on Black boys' use of school-based mental health resources. I found that Black boys that identified self-reliance as a barrier to mental health service use were significantly less likely to use school-based mental health resources. Furthermore, boys that identified stigma as a barrier to service use were significantly more likely to use mental health resources in their school. Findings speak to the effects of masculine norms around self-reliance as hindering Black boys' use of available mental health resources. However, they also speak to the potential benefits of having mental health resources in schools for boys that have stigmatized views of mental health and mental health services. Chapter 4 explores the social processes related to mental health help-seeking for Black boys when experiencing depressive symptoms. I find that the boys navigate through several stages in their help-seeking process. Each stage is triggered by the progression or worsening of depressive symptoms. When the progression is triggered, the boys must make decisions about whether they are going to seek help rather it be formal or informal. With each decision, the boys are attempting to maintain a sense of independence in their decision to seek formal or informal help as well as in the actual act of how they are receiving mental health support. The boys in this study attempt to maintain independence by initially addressing their needs on their own, also having control over who they seek help from when they choose to seek help and controlling how much they reveal to those they seek help from.PHDSocial Work & SociologyUniversity of Michigan, Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studieshttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/169821/1/eddeew_1.pd