Non-Arrhenius modes in the relaxation of model proteins

We have investigated the relaxational dynamics for a protein model at various temperatures. Theoretical analysis of this model in conjunction with numerical simulations suggests several relaxation regimes, including a single exponential, a power law and a logarithmic time dependence. Even though a stretched exponential form gives a good fit to the simulation results in the crossover regime between a single exponential and a power law decay, we have not been able to directly deduce this form from the theoretical analysis.Comment: 5 figures, 12 page

An Italo-Hebraic Bilingual Homophonous Poem

The following is constrained literature, a logological piece, in which the Israeli part sounds identical to the Italian. From the English translations provided below, one can see that the poem(s) make sense, although it has a surreal, evocative flavour, and modernist style. Poetic license is fully employed. As Thomas Paine once said, The sublime and the ridiculous are often so nearly related, that it is difficult to class them separately. One step above the sublime makes the ridiculous; and one step above the ridiculous makes the sublime again

Administrators’ Perceptions of Medication Management in Assisted Living Facilities: Results from focus groups

Objective: Assisted living (AL) residents are vulnerable to adverse events as a result of using numerous medications and frequently need assistance in administering medications. Very little is known, however, about the ways in which medications are managed within this level of care. Design: AL administrators from the metropolitan Baltimore, Maryland area were invited to participate in focus groups to explore issues involved in medication management. Setting and Participants: Four administrators from smaller (15 beds or fewer) and six larger (more than 15 beds) certified AL facilities serving primarily older residents participated. Administrators must have served in their position at least six months. Results: Administrators described interactions with residents, physicians, and pharmacists as well as the issues of state regulations and their enforcement. We uncovered themes concerning the challenges faced in negotiating competing needs of residents, providers, and regulatory bodies. Conclusions: Administrators often feel torn between competing requirements of their position, and they experience some degree of conflict in allowing residents to retain autonomy in the face of demands of family, providers, and regulators. Small-facility administrators especially report being in a position to allow them to monitor residents\u27 medication reactions and needs. Large-facility administrators sometimes find their actions hampered by decisions made at higher (ownership) levels. Administrators want AL facilities to remain at an intermediate level of care, with less stringent regulations than for those for nursing facilities, but would also like more consistency in enforcement of regulations. Qualitative assessment of medication-related issues in AL can help to guide policy in this area

Let my people know!: towards a revolution in the teaching of the Hebrew bible

Acquiring knowledge of the Hebrew Bible and comprehension of the language are major aims of the Israeli education system. Yet for most students, it fails on both counts. This article proposes that these failures are closely connected: both are rooted in an erroneous linkage between Biblical Hebrew and the language spoken in modern Israel. Modern Hebrew – or more appropriately: “Israeli” – is a hybrid of Hebrew, Yiddish and other languages. Its grammar is distinct from that of Hebrew, and it has been the mother tongue of most Israeli-born Jews for about a hundred years. There is a fundamental difference between the acquisition and usage of mother tongues and those of any other language. Since Biblical Hebrew is a foreign language for modern Israelis, it ought to be taught as such. Israeli should be acknowledged as a legitimate, distinct tongue.Ghil‘ad Zuckermann, Gitit Holzma