Debate as a tool for rehabilitation: a 8 week debate and public speaking course at Woodside Juvenile Rehabilitation Center

Sanction based prison approaches help to prevent crimes, but newer studies have shown that they do not prevent recidivism. Conversely, rehabilitation based programs have been shown to reduce recidivism rates, sparking a resurgence in these types of programs. Further, sanction based practices cost significantly more than rehabilitation programs that use parole. While rehabilitation programs are more effective and cheaper, more studies need to be performed to determine which type of rehabilitation program is the easiest and most effective. Preliminary studies show that education and CBT based programs are among the most effective. In order to add to the knowledge about education based approaches, we conducted an 8 week debate and public speaking intervention developed and organized by Jessica Bullock and SPEAK Inc. We hope to show that debate programs can provide valuable rehabilitation skills to students in prisons and help to reduce recidivism rates.https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/fmclerk/1306/thumbnail.jp

Recent Advances in the Deoxydehydration of Vicinal Diols and Polyols

Deoxydehydration (DODH) is one of the most promising tools to reduce the oxygen content of biomass (sugars and polyols) and provide analogues of platform chemicals that are derived from fossil resources. This reaction converts a vicinal diol into an alkene and is typically catalyzed by high-oxidation-state metal-oxo compounds in the presence of a stoichiometric reductant, with examples of both homogeneous and heterogeneous systems. This minireview will highlight the developments in this field over the past 5 years and focus on efforts to solve the problems that currently prevent DODH being performed on a commercial scale, including the nature of the reductant, substrate scope and selectivity, and catalyst recovery and expense

Psychosocial factors and their association with reflux oesophagitis, Barrett’s oesophagus and oesophageal adenocarcinoma

We appreciate the contributions made by the study participants and their families. We would like to thank the clinicians who were contacted throughout the study period and their secretaries for administrative support. We acknowledge the contribution of Miss Siobhan Reynolds, Ms Majella Gallagher, Ms Carol Anderson and Mr. Martin McAnaespie and Dr. Damian McManus. Thanks to the Northern Ireland Cancer Registry and National Cancer Registry Ireland for their support and involvement in the research. The FINBAR study group members include Johnston BT, Watson RGP, McGuigan J, Ferguson HR (Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, Belfast, County Antrim, United Kingdom), Murphy SJ (Craigavon Hospital, Northern Ireland), JV Reynolds (St James” Hospital, Dublin, Ireland) and H Comber (National Cancer Registry of Ireland, Cork, Ireland).Peer reviewedPublisher PD

Arylboronic Acid Catalyzed C-Alkylation and Allylation Reactions Using Benzylic Alcohols

: The arylboronic acid catalyzed dehydrative Calkylation of 1,3-diketones and 1,3-ketoesters using secondary benzylic alcohols as the electrophile is reported, forming new C−C bonds (19 examples, up to 98% yield) with the release of water as the only byproduct. The process is also applicable to the allylation of benzylic alcohols using allyltrimethylsilane as the nucleophile (12 examples, up to 96% yield)

Implementing a Fitness and Nutrition Program for Special Olympics Athletes

Introduction: Only 17-30% of individuals with ID meet the recommendations for daily exercise Populations of individuals with ID have higher BMI, lower cardiovascular fitness and lower muscle strength compared to the general population Individuals with ID also have many dietary challenges necessitating nutritional education and interventions One study following four athletes with ID, showed that pairing athletes with and without (unified sports) resulted in a positive change in social self-concept for athletes with ID Given the above, we: Created a 6-week pilot training and nutrition program for Special Olympics Vermont (SOVT). Paired athletes with ID with college athletes without ID to promote wellness during the athlete’s off season.https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/comphp_gallery/1229/thumbnail.jp

Aryl Boronic Acid Catalysed Dehydrative Substitution of Benzylic Alcohols for C−O Bond Formation

We thank the University of St Andrews and the EPSRC for the award of a DTA studentship (S.E.-D.). We would also like to thank the EPSRC, University of St Andrews, and CRITICAT Centre for Doctoral Training for financial support [Ph.D. studentships to B.M.H, E.B.M and L.J.D; Grant code: EP/L016419/1]. J.E.T thanks the Leverhulme Trust for the award of an Early Career Fellowship (Grant code: ECF-2014-005).A combination of pentafluorophenylboronic acid and oxalic acid catalyses the dehydrative substitution of benzylic alcohols with a second alcohol to form new C-O bonds. This method has been applied to the intermolecular substitution of benzylic alcohols to form symmetrical ethers, intramolecular cyclisations of diols to form aryl-substituted tetrahydrofuran and tetrahydropyran derivatives, and intermolecular crossed-etherification reactions between two different alcohols. Mechanistic control experiments have identified a potential catalytic intermediate formed between the arylboronic acid and oxalic acid.PostprintPeer reviewe

Do changes in illness perceptions predict changes in psychological distress among oesophageal cancer survivors?

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