Rare earth elements in sands collected from Southern California sea beaches.

Rare earth elements (REEs) are considered the limiting resources for advancing clean technologies and electronics. Because global REEs reserve is limited, non-conventional and secondary sources are being investigated for recovery. Here, we investigated wet and dry sand from seven Southern California beaches for sixteen REEs.

Emergency transfusion with whole blood versus packed red blood cells: A study of 1400 patients.

Background: Low-titer group O whole blood (LTOWB) is increasingly used for emergency transfusion. We studied whether initial release of LTOWB compared with packed red blood cells (pRBCs) reduced overall blood requirements for patients needing emergency transfusion. Secondary outcomes examined included survival and non-lethal adverse clinical outcomes.

Eosinophilic Gastritis and Enteritis Are Increased in Families With Eosinophilic Esophagitis.

Introduction: There are limited data on the familial risk of distal eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases (EGIDs) in patients with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE). We analyzed the risk of eosinophilic gastritis/gastroenteritis (EG/EGE) and eosinophilic colitis (EC) as forms of distal EGIDs using International Disease Classification-9/10 codes in subjects with EoE and their relatives.

Methods: The Utah Population Database is a resource that links genealogy information and medical records in Utah.

Microbial communities reveal impacts of unconventional oil and gas development on headwater streams.

The demand for natural gas has led to the development of techniques used to access unconventional oil and natural gas (UOG) resources, due to the novelty of UOG, the potential impacts to freshwater ecosystems are not fully understood. We used a dual pronged approach to study the effects of UOG development on microbial biodiversity and function via a laboratory microcosm experiment and a survey study of streams with and without UOG development within their watersheds. The microcosm experiment simulated stream contamination with produced water, a byproduct of UOG operations, using sediment collected from one high water-quality stream and two low water-quality streams.

Perioperative Cryoprecipitate Waste Reduction.

Improvement of operating room efficiency regarding perioperative blood product transfusion is fundamental for surgical patients. The aim of this study was to 1) assess the use of cryoprecipitate in the operating room at our institution 2) identify and address gaps in knowledge regarding the process of ordering and returning cryoprecipitate 3) aim to reduce cryoprecipitate wastage by 50% over a 14-month period. Institutional data from Dec.