Ancient Egypt 1920 Part 1

Part 1 of the 1920 Ancient Egypt books. Contents include the return to research, Nile boats, the treasure of Antinoe, a mace head of Hierakonpolis, and an early portrait.https://knowledge.e.southern.edu/kweeks_coll/1010/thumbnail.jp

Ancient Egypt 1920 Part 2

Part 2 of the 1920 Ancient Egypt books. Contents include a Mentuhetep statue, varnishes in Theban tombs, the kings of Ethiopia, and Nile boats (continued).https://knowledge.e.southern.edu/kweeks_coll/1011/thumbnail.jp

Ancient Egypt 1916 Part 3

Part 3 of the 1916 Ancient Egypt books. Contents include early forms of the cross, cutting granite, new portions of the annals, and the temple of Rameses, Abydos.https://knowledge.e.southern.edu/kweeks_coll/1007/thumbnail.jp

Utilization of ambulatory physician encounters, emergency room visits, and hospitalizations by systemic lupus erythematosus patients: A 13-year population health study

Objective: To determine total physician encounters, emergency room (ER) visits and hospitalizations in an incident cohort of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) cases and matched control patients over 13 years. Methods: A retrospective cohort study was performed utilizing administrative health care data from approximately 1 million people with access to universal healthcare. Using ICD-9 and ICD-10 diagnostic codes, 7 SLE case definitions were used. Each case was matched by age and gender to 4 randomly selected controls. Data included physician billings, ER visits and hospital discharges over 13 years. Results: The number of incident SLE cases varied from 564 to 4,494 depending up the case definition. The mean age varied from 47.7 to 50.6 years and the proportion of females from 78.0 to 85.1%. SLE utilization of physicians was highest in the index year, declining significantly thereafter for all case definitions. By the fourth year, encounters with subspecialty physicians fell by 60% (Rheumatologists), 50% (Internal medicine) and 31% (other physicians). In contrast, visits to family physicians fell by only 9%. Visits to the ER and hospital admissions for SLE cases were also more frequent early in the disease and fell significantly over the study for both ER visits (all case definitions) and hospitalizations (2 of 7 case definitions). Conclusion: In SLE patients, health care utilization is highest in the first few years following the diagnosis which is also the time of maximal involvement by rheumatologists. Utilization declines over time and encounters with patient's family physicians predominate over other physician groups. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved

Smoking prevalence among lesbian, bisexual and queer women in Sydney remains high: analysis of trends and correlates

Introduction and Aims: To investigate smoking prevalence trends and correlates among lesbian, bisexual and queer-identifying (LBQ) women in Sydney, Australia. Design and Methods – Data from 5007 respondents to a repeated cross-sectional community survey were used to examine smoking trends between 2004 and 2014. Multinomial logistic regression was used to examine smoking correlates. Results – 30% of respondents were current smokers including 48% of 16-24 year olds. A slight decrease in all-ages smoking over time was not reflected in the youngest age group. LBQ women who smoke have fewer economic, social and psychological resources than both women who never smoke and ex-smokers. High levels of alcohol and illicit drug use are also correlated with current smoking. Discussion and conclusions – Population-wide interventions have failed to address the persistently high prevalence of smoking among this sample of LBQ women. Tailored interventions may find utility focusing on personal resilience to deal with general and sexuality-specific stressors, as well as attending to poly-substance use. Acknowledgment of LBQ women as a priority group for tobacco reduction is urgently needed. We call on tobacco control agencies to consider sexuality and gender orientation in policy and partner with LGBT community organisations to develop culturally appropriate interventions.SWASH has run since 1996 with no direct government funding through community enthusiasm, the goodwill of volunteers, in-kind support from the University of Sydney and University of New South Wales and limited financial from the National Centre in HIV Social Research and the School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of New South Wales. SWASH owes a deep debt of gratitude to ACON Health, particularly the CEOs and staff, for continued practical support. While several researchers have been part of the SWASH journey, Juliet Richters and Garrett Prestage demand specific acknowledgment for their initial efforts to SWASH set up and commitment to keep it running (until handing it to the authors in 2009). This unique community-based project could not have happened without the commitment, enthusiasm and networks of all involved

Plant responses to photoperiod

Photoperiod controls many developmental responses in animals, plants and even fungi. The response to photoperiod has evolved because daylength is a reliable indicator of the time of year, enabling developmental events to be scheduled to coincide with particular environmental conditions. Much progress has been made towards understanding the molecular mechanisms involved in the response to photoperiod in plants. These mechanisms include the detection of the light signal in the leaves, the entrainment of circadian rhythms, and the production of a mobile signal which is transmitted throughout the plant. Flowering, tuberization and bud set are just a few of the many different responses in plants that are under photoperiodic control. Comparison of what is known of the molecular mechanisms controlling these responses shows that, whilst common components exist, significant differences in the regulatory mechanisms have evolved between these responses