Thermal Inactivation of Salmonella Surrogate, Enterococcus faecium, in mash broiler feed pelleted in a university pilot feed mill: Microbiology and Food Safety Section.

This study evaluated the thermal inactivation kinetic parameters of a Salmonella surrogate Enterococcus faecium (E. faecium) during feed manufacture in a university pilot feed mill setting. A batch of 227 kg mash broiler feed was pelleted after being inoculated with 1,000 mL of nalidixic acid (NaL) resistant E.

Structural and Electronic Properties of Anionic (ThO) ( = 2-4) Clusters.

Thorium dioxide nanomaterials have attracted broad interest due to their catalytic properties and their possible use as fuel in next generation nuclear reactors. Investigation of their chemical and physical properties benefits from exploration of the electronic structure of small cluster units. A joint computational and experimental study is reported herein of the geometric and electronic structure of the neutral and anionic thorium dioxide clusters (ThO), n = 2, 3, 4.

"It's Like We Never See the Light at the End of the Tunnel": Law Enforcement Perceptions on Stakeholder Collaboration and Resources at CACs in a Southern State.

This qualitative study examined the perceptions of law enforcement officers who work with Children's Advocacy Centers (CACs) in Texas, utilizing anonymous phone interviews with 20 participants to better explain their views on resources, funding, training, and stakeholder collaboration with Child Protective Services, the district attorney's office, medical personnel, and CAC staff. Five themes emerged: lack of funding, specialized caseload, high turnover and personnel needs, emotional toll, and communication. These themes are discussed, and recommendations are made for law enforcement administration, CAC practitioners, and CAC stakeholders.

A Robust and Automated Platform for Charge Detection Mass Spectrometry of Megadalton Biotherapeutics.

Gene therapies based on adeno-associated viruses are an emerging area with high potential to improve human health. Current quality control techniques to assess contaminates and byproducts from the adeno-associated virus (AAV) production pipelines are lacking in robustness and throughput. To address these limitations, we coupled an automated microfluidic device called SampleStream with Orbitrap-based charge detection mass spectrometry (SS-CDMS).

First Report of Target Spot Caused by on L. (Sicklepod) in the United States.

Sicklepod (Senna obtusifolia L.) is a weed native to the American tropics which has become widespread in the southeastern United States, posing a significant challenge for row crop producers (McKinnon et al. 2012; Nice 1999).