Solar VLBI

In April, 1981, radio telescopes at Dwingeloo (The Netherlands) and Onsala (Sweden) were used as a long-baseline interferometer at a wavelength of 18 cm. The baseline of 619 km gave a spatial resolution on the Sun of about 45 km. The major problems of Solar Very Long Baseline Interferometry are discussed

Nurses’ Perceptions of Best Practices to Assess Pediatric Patients and Educate Their Families Experiencing Effects of Cancer Chemotherapy: “Chemo Brain” A Pilot Study

With more advanced and more aggressive chemotherapy cancer treatment leading to higher survival rates, complications with quality of life are becoming more prominent. Of these complications, delayed cognitive processing, commonly known as “chemo brain,” is becoming a topic of interest. Cognitive changes are some of the most common as well as the most challenging complications associated with central nervous system (CNS) directed treatment, such as chemotherapy. The term “chemo brain” is often used to describe self-reported or observed cognitive processing delays in patients who receive chemotherapy as a form of cancer treatment (Raffa, 2009). Although these cognitive delays have the potential to be serious side effects, little education is given to the patients and families regarding these possibilities prior to the initiation of cancer treatment. The purpose of this paper is three fold: 1) to define and discuss the etiology of “chemo brain,” 2) to discuss the best assessment and evaluation of presence and severity of “chemo brain,” and 3) to explore pediatric oncology nurses’ reports of practice implications for teaching and supporting pediatric patients and their families experiencing “chemo brain.” A theoretical framework that will guide the research is Erikson’s Theory of Psychosocial Development with a focus on the school age stage of industry versus inferiority. With the possible gap in knowledge and skill that may be present in these children who have undergone chemotherapy, there is a significantly higher chance of them developing a sense of inferiority rather than the preferred sense of industry. Convenience and snowball sampling was used to locate pediatric oncology registered nurses to complete the research instrument. Research data was collected through a short survey created by the primary investigator that has construct and content validity from two advanced practice pediatric oncology nurses. Twelve instruments were completed and returned to the researcher. It was discovered that 100% of the participants had seen the neurological and cognitive symptoms of “chemo brain” in their patients. Even with this unanimous result, many of the participants were unaware of their facility’s protocols to assess the presence and severity of “chemo brain.” In addition, it was discovered that nurses’ reports of best educational practices most often included frequent repetition and review of educational material throughout chemotherapy treatment

Children and History in the Caribbean Novel: George Lamming\u27s In the Castle of my Skin and Jamaica Kincaid\u27s Annie John

In my own research and teaching of Commonwealth hterature, I am ever more conscious of a dilenmia confronting those who would wrestle with contemporary theory and yet remain committed to the cultural practices and literatures being produced on the decentered margins of former Empire.^ Contemporary theory, first generated from within academics of the \u27developed\u27 world, is then exported for use in explaining, debasing, and re-inscribing subordinate positions for the subjects and creators of literature from the so-called \u27underdeveloped\u27 world Theorists either reinscribe the canonicity of the very texts they claim to \u27decenter\u27, or use Euro-American ideologies of language and textuality to re-colonize writing from newly independent, formerly silences regions of the world.^ Once again, the \u27underdeveloped\u27 world provides the raw materials for the careers and profits of more technologically advanced master-consumers who import the raw material (literature) and convert it to their own ends (theory)/ This unfortunate condition underwrites whatever it is I do - for example, in an essay such as this - with novels from the Caribbean

Nurse’s Perceptions of Best Practices to Assess Pediatric Patients and Educate Their Families Experiencing Delayed Effects of Cancer Therapy: “Chemo Brain:” A Pilot Study

With more advanced and more aggressive chemotherapy cancer treatment leading to higher survival rates, complications with quality of life are becoming more prominent. Of these complications, delayed cognitive processing, commonly known as “chemo brain,” is becoming a topic of interest. Cognitive changes are some of the most common as well as most challenging complications associated with central nervous system (CNS) directed treatment, such as intrathecal chemotherapy, for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and brain tumors. The term “chemo brain” is often used to describe self-reported or observed cognitive processing delays in patients who receive chemotherapy as a form of cancer treatment (Raffa, 2009). Although these cognitive delays have the potential to be serious side effects, little education is given to the patients and families regarding these possibilities prior to the initiation of cancer treatment. The purpose of this paper is three fold: 1) to define and discuss the etiology of “chemo brain,” 2) discuss the best assessment and evaluation of severity of “chemo brain,” and 3) to explore pediatric oncology nurses reports of practice implications for teaching and supporting pediatric patients and their families experiencing “chemo brain.” A theoretical framework that will guide the research is Erikson’s Theory of Psychosocial Development with a focus on the school age stage of industry versus inferiority. With the possible gap in knowledge and skill that may be present in these children who have undergone chemotherapy, there is a significantly higher chance of them developing a sense of inferiority rather than the preferred sense of industry. Convenience and snowball sampling will be used to locate pediatric oncology registered nurses to complete the research instrument. This pilot study has a qualitative/descriptive design with a goal of 30 subjects. Research data will be collected through a short survey created by the primary investigator that has construct and content validity from two advanced practice pediatric oncology nurses

Comment on "Magnetic field effects on singlet fission and fluorescence decay dynamics in amorphous rubrene"

Published: September 27, 2016Patrick C. Tapping and David M. Huan

[Manuscript notes of lectures by Tapping Reeve at the Litchfield Law School / taken down by an unknown student, in 1794]

https://digitalcommons.law.yale.edu/llsn/1038/thumbnail.jp

Genetic Diversity of Toll-Like Receptors and Immunity to M. leprae Infection

Genetic association studies of leprosy cohorts across the world have identified numerous polymorphisms which alter susceptibility and outcome to infection with Mycobacterium leprae. As expected, many of the polymorphisms reside within genes that encode components of the innate and adaptive immune system. Despite the preponderance of these studies, our understanding of the mechanisms that underlie these genetic associations remains sparse. Toll-like receptors (TLRs) have emerged as an essential family of innate immune pattern recognition receptors which play a pivotal role in host defense against microbes, including pathogenic strains of mycobacteria. This paper will highlight studies which have uncovered the association of specific TLR gene polymorphisms with leprosy or tuberculosis: two important diseases resulting from mycobacterial infection. This analysis will focus on the potential influence these polymorphic variants have on TLR expression and function and how altered TLR recognition or signaling may contribute to successful antimycobacterial immunity

Prostate volume: does it predict patient outcomes following prostate artery embolisation? A retrospective cohort study

Prostate artery embolisation (PAE) is a minimally invasive procedure commonly performed to treat lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) secondary to benign prostatic hyperplasia. International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) is a validated patient questionnaire quantifying LUTS and is used for patient selection for PAE, but it is largely subjective. Prostate volume is an easily estimated objective parameter across multiple imaging modalities. No strict threshold of prostate volume is established as a selection criterion for PAE, but it is generally accepted that prostate volume should be over 40 to 50 mL. We looked at a sample of 65 cases performed at a large teaching hospital between 2017 and 2019 with a minimum of four years follow up. Embospheres between 100 to 500 microns were injected into the prostatic arteries bilaterally (if technically feasible). A ‘bullet shape’ model was used to estimate prostatic volume from initial CT. N = 13 had an estimated volume 5). 23% of patients required further PAE procedure or surgery. No major complications were recorded. The mean change in IPSS under 51 mL compared to over 51 mL cohort was 10.2 versus 11 (standard deviation 7.5 versus 7.3) (p = 0.44, 2 tailed Student’s T-test). There was no statistically significant difference in the IPSS improvement or outcome of small volume prostates under 51 mL compared to large volume. Our results suggest that prostate volume should not be used to exclude patients for PAE

Reference to the index of the miscellaeous papers of Herbert C. Tapping (1874-1959), accountant and Tax Commissioner.

Testimonials May-June 1906, Mar. 1917 From Messrs. Patterson, Laing & Bruce of Melbourne: Tapping was employed as manager of their Hobart counting house which was shortly to be closed (1906); testimonial from N.E. Lewis: Tapping had entered the employ of R. Lewis & Sons in 1889 at the age of 16, Lewis & Sons transferring to Patterson Laing & Bruce in 1889. also note of "organization work". also photographs and postcard