Values and Heritage Conservation: Research Report, The Getty Conservation Institute, Los Angeles

Researches values and benefits of cultural heritage conservation undertaken by GCI through its Agora initiative as a means of articulating and furthering ideas that have emerged from the conservation field in recent years

General Analysis of Antideuteron Searches for Dark Matter

Low energy cosmic ray antideuterons provide a unique low background channel for indirect detection of dark matter. We compute the cosmic ray flux of antideuterons from hadronic annihilations of dark matter for various Standard Model final states and determine the mass reach of two future experiments (AMS-02 and GAPS) designed to greatly increase the sensitivity of antideuteron detection over current bounds. We consider generic models of scalar, fermion, and massive vector bosons as thermal dark matter, describe their basic features relevant to direct and indirect detection, and discuss the implications of direct detection bounds on models of dark matter as a thermal relic. We also consider specific dark matter candidates and assess their potential for detection via antideuterons from their hadronic annihilation channels. Since the dark matter mass reach of the GAPS experiment can be well above 100 GeV, we find that antideuterons can be a good indirect detection channel for a variety of thermal relic electroweak scale dark matter candidates, even when the rate for direct detection is highly suppressed.Physic

Port Arthur Historic Site: A Case Study

Looks at the management of the Port Arthur Historic Site in Australia by the Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority (PAHSMA), beginning in 1987

Construction of a Quasi-Static C-V Test Station

The construction of a Quasi—Static C—V measurement tool and proper operation are presented. Gate oxides were analyzed for ion implanted regions. Guidelines for obtaining higher quality Quasi—Static C—V measurements will be presented

Hadrian's Wall World Heritage Site: A Case Study

Focuses on the values-based management of Hadrian's Wall World Heritage Site -- consisting of Hadrian's Wall, its associated remains, and its immediate surroundings -- since the site's World Heritage listing in 1987

Comparing rural traffic safety in Canada and Australia: a scoping review of the literature

Introduction: The reduction of road fatalities is a priority established by the WHO and ratified by the UN. Rates of road fatalities are disproportionately high in rural areas in both Australia and Canada, two Commonwealth countries with comparable healthcare systems and rural health challenges. The purpose of this review was to compare and contrast the epidemiology, risk factors and prevention strategies of rural road fatalities in both countries to inform the next steps for prevention. Methods: A scoping literature review was undertaken systematically to search for peer-reviewed literature published from January 2000 to June 2021. Articles were reviewed from five databases (EMCARE, Medline, CINAHL, Scopus and Informit). Search terms were adapted to suit each database and included combinations of keywords such as 'traffic accident', 'fatality', 'rural/remote', 'Australia' and 'Canada'. Themes and data associated with the research outcomes were extracted and tabulated. Results: Forty-three papers were identified as relevant: 14 exploring epidemiology, 25 investigating risk factors and 37 proposing prevention strategies. People living in rural locations were 3.2 (95% confidence interval: 3.0-3.5) times more likely than urban dwellers to die in road-related incidents, with rates of motor vehicle fatalities universally higher. Common risk factors included drugs and alcohol, speed, driver error and biological sex. Key prevention strategies included improved infrastructure, vehicle design, impaired driving prevention and education. Conclusion: Further research regarding preventative measures and significant investment in rural road safety in both Australia and Canada are needed to prevent future incidents

A Hierarchical Self-Organising Fuzzy Logic-Based On-Line Advisor for the Management of Cardiac Septic Patients

An on-line intelligent advisory system (IAS) for the management of septic patients emerging from cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) has been developed and evaluated on a comprehensive physiological model which incorporates sepsis-induced capillary leak and the hemodynamic response to ICU-like therapeutic interventions. The IAS is composed of the expert’s decision-making model which performs diagnosis and designates the appropriate therapeutic actions based on the patient’s hemodynamic status and a multi-inputs multi-outputs self-organising fuzzy logic controller (SOFLC) for adjusting the infusion rates of the selected drugs to maintain the hemodynamics variables at the specified target values. Simulated patient scenarios reproducing post-CPB hemodynamic abnormalities were developed with the expert anesthetist to test the IAS ability to advice for the appropriate therapeutic interventions whilst controlling individual drugs infusion rates to maintain the hemodynamic parameters at the prescribed targets valuesNon peer reviewe

Pebbles in palms: Counter‐practices against despair

© 2019 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. This is the accepted manuscript version of an article which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1002/ppi.1481With ongoing news of hardship and suffering in the United Kingdom and throughout the world, and in the context of austerity, shrinking public services and increasing social inequalities, it is sometimes difficult not to fall into despair, to feel hopeless or ineffectual. In this paper we consider counter‐practices to such despair and hopelessness that we hope will be helpful to all clinicians.Peer reviewe

Geographic Distribution: \u3ci\u3eAnolis sagrei\u3c/i\u3e (Brown Anole). USA: Arizona.

We discovered the first distributional records for the exotic, Caribbean lizard, Anolis sagrei (Brown Anole), in Arizona

The contribution of previous lameness events and body condition score to the occurrence of lameness in dairy herds: a study of 2 herds

It has been demonstrated that low body condition and previous occurrence of lameness increase the risk of future lameness in dairy cows. To date the population attributable fraction (PAF), which provides an estimate of the contribution that a risk factor makes toward the total number of disease events in a population, has not been explored for lameness using longitudinal data with repeated measures. Estimation of PAF helps to identify control measures that could lead to the largest improvements on-farm. The aim of this study was to use longitudinal data to evaluate the proportion of lameness that could be avoided in 2 separate herds (2 populations) through (1) reduced recurrence of previous lameness events, (2) and moving body condition score (BCS) into more optimal ranges. Data were obtained from 2 UK dairy herds: herd A, a 200-cow herd with 8 yr of data from a total of 724 cows where lameness events were based on weekly locomotion scores (LS; 1 to 5 scale), and herd B, a 600-cow herd with data recorded over 44 mo from a total of 1,040 cows where treatment of clinical cases was used to identify lameness events. The PAF for categories of BCS were estimated using a closed equation appropriate for multiple exposure categories. Simulation models were used to explore theoretical scenarios to reflect changes in BCS and recurrence of previous lameness events in each herd. For herd A, 21.5% of the total risk periods (cow-weeks) contained a lameness event (LS 3, 4, or 5), 96% of which were repeat events and 19% were recorded with BCS 16 wk before a risk period. The median PAF estimated for changes in BCS were in the region of 4 to 11%, depending on severity of lameness. Repeated bouts of lameness made a very large contribution to the total number of lameness events. This could either be because certain cows are initially susceptible and remain susceptible, due to the increased risk associated with previous lameness events, or due to interactions with environmental factors. This area requires further research