Absorbent product and articles made therefrom

A multilayer absorbent product for use in contact with the skin to absorb fluids is described. The product has a water pervious facing layer for contacting the skin, and a first fibrous wicking layer overlaying the water pervious layer. A first container section is defined by inner and outer layers of a water pervious wicking material in between a first absorbent mass and a second container section defined by inner and outer layers of a water pervious wicking material between what is disposed a second absorbent mass, and a liquid impermeable/gas permeable layer overlaying the second fibrous wicking layer

Absorbent product to absorb fluids

A multi-layer absorbent product for use in contact with the skin to absorb fluids is discussed. The product utilizes a water pervious facing layer for contacting the skin, overlayed by a first fibrous wicking layer, the wicking layer preferably being of the one-way variety in which fluid or liquid is moved away from the facing layer. The product further includes a first container section defined by inner and outer layer of a water pervious wicking material between which is disposed a first absorbent mass. A second container section defined by inner and outer layers between which is disposed a second absorbent mass and a liquid impermeable/gas permeable layer. Spacesuit applications are discussed

La “última guerra colonial” de España y la literatura militar entre memoria y conocimiento

International audienceLa comunicación propone estudiar el examen de la literatura que aborda la guerra de IfniSahara (1957-1958) como paradigma de la investigación histórica del colonialismo español en el Sahara Occidental. La ignorancia de la política colonial de España en sus posesiones saharianas constituye un hueco que solo en los últimos años algunos historiadores y antropólogos han intentado colmar (Martínez Milán 2003, López Bargados 2004, Barona Castañeda 2004). La literatura existente queda generalmente encerrada en la militancia –independencia vs/ marroquinidad del territorio –, no profundizando en las dinámicas de la historia colonial y no permitiendo una evaluación critica del “hecho colonial” en el Sahara. La denominada “ultima guerra colonial” es una feliz excepción cuantitativa; al mismo tiempo, la abundancia de la literatura no resuelve la falta de análisis científico que sigue caracterizando la reconstrucción del colonialismo sahariano y que paradigmáticamente se evidencia en la historiografía de la guerra de Ifni-SaharaLe texte présente de manière critique la littérature (scientifique et non) espagnole produite par rapport a' la guerre dénommée de "Ifni-Sahara" de 1958 et au contexte historico-politique dans lequel elle se déroula

The Military Uniform\u27s Impact on Patient Trust and Disclosure in Patient-Provider Interactions

Beyond a provider’s interpersonal skills, static cues such as a provider’s attire can greatly impact patient impressions. Attire has been found to be an important early determinant of patient confidence, trust, and satisfaction (Petrilli et al., 2015). While previous literature has investigated the impact of providers in white coats, limited studies have looked at the impact of military uniforms. This is an important research question as providers in military treatment facilities always wear their military uniforms. Additionally, service members suffer from high rates of PTSD and depression (Novotney, 2020). Beyond overcoming the initial stigma to make an appointment, disclosure is likely the most important step toward healing trauma-related distress. However, many individuals with trauma-related distress fail to disclose this to their providers (Defever, 2014). Consequently, the suicide rate for military members is at an all-time high, likely due to undiagnosed mental health disorders (Novotney, 2020). Therefore, the present research aimed to examine how provider attire (military uniform vs. medical white coat) impacts ratings of provider trustworthiness and ultimately military members’ anticipated willingness to disclose mental health related information. I hypothesized: 1) Patients viewing providers who were wearing white coats, as opposed to military uniforms, would report greater anticipated disclosure of mental health information; 2) Greater perceptions of provider’s trustworthiness would elicit greater anticipated disclosure of mental health information; and 3) The relationship between provider attire and anticipated willingness to disclose mental health related information would be partially explained by perceptions of provider’s trustworthiness such that a higher rating of trustworthiness would elicit greater anticipated disclosure. Veteran participants recruited through social media and online platforms (N = 95) were randomly assigned to view 1 of 2 provider photograph sets in an online rating study. Each set contained 30 photographs split evenly between provider gender (male vs. female) and attire (military uniform vs. white coat). Participants only saw one photograph per provider (i.e., their white coat or military uniform photograph) so that attire varied within-subjects. The stimuli photos were taken from the Chicago Face Database and each individual was photoshopped to be wearing a white coat and a military uniform. Participants were shown each provider photograph one at a time and asked to make ratings of the provider’s trustworthiness as well as indicate their anticipated mental health related disclosure. Results indicated a significant effect of attire such that there was more disclosure to white coat providers (M = 4.38, SD = .22) compared to military uniform providers (M = 4.27, SD = .24) [F(1, 28) = 8.00, p = .009, ηp2 = .22] and an effect of provider gender such that there was more disclosure to female (M = 4.42, SD = .22) compared to male providers (M = 4.24, SD = .21) [F(1, 28) = 7.46, p = .011, ηp2 = .21]. These results have a multitude of clinical implications. First, providers in military treatment facilities always wear their uniforms with patients. The results of this study suggest that by mandating a white coat policy instead of a military uniform policy, veterans may be more likely to disclose health relevant information. Second, it is likely that provider photographs influence patient decisions to make or keep appointments and also set expectations as to how the provider will act during their first appointment. Therefore, these findings can inform marketing campaigns around mental health within military medicine and the VA healthcare system

The Cooksville Creek Parkland Acquisition project: Planning a green space retrofit in Mississauga, Ontario

The push to intensify in the GTA can put development pressures on community green spaces that provide vital public health and environmental services. As cities grow, planners will need to provide adequate green space for the growing population and to do so, they may need to re-arrange, or ‘retrofit’, land-uses to insert green spaces in the landscape. Following this, I examine the policy framework (including Provincial, Regional and municipal policies and plans) and tools that enable retrofits for green spaces in the GTA. I then investigate a case study, the Cooksville Creek Parkland Acquisition, a green space retrofit in Mississauga, Ontario to see how one municipality has approached a retrofit project. To better understand how the project is being implemented, I explore the role of four ‘implementation factors’: actors; values and visions; governance structures and decision-making processes; and policies and strategies. I found that while each of these factors interacted with each other, and that each was important in moving the Cooksville Project forward, the role of the actor (a city Councillor in this case) was especially pertinent—as well as two additional factors that were not included in the original framework: the economic and natural environment context

Probing semi-classical chaos in the spherical pp-spin glass model

We study semiclassically the dynamics of a quantum $p$-spin glass model starting from initial states defined in microcanonical shells. We compute different chaos estimators, such as the Lyapunov exponent and the Kolmogorov-Sinai entropy, and find a marked maximum as a function of the energy of the initial state. By studying the relaxation dynamics and the properties of the energy landscape we show that the maximal chaos emerges in correspondence with the fastest spin relaxation and the maximum complexity, thus suggesting a qualitative picture where chaos emerges as the trajectories are scattered over the exponentially many saddles of the underlying landscape. We also observe hints of ergodicity breaking at low energies, indicated by the correlation function and a maximum of the fidelity susceptibility.Comment: 14+17 pages, 8 figure