Nonlinear and abnormal relationship between turbidity and suspended solids concentration in mountainous rivers: A case study of the Lai Chi Wo river in Hong Kong, China.

Suspended solids concentration (SSC) in a river is closely relevant to river water turbidity. Investigation of their relationship in this study is accompanied by observed turbidity and SSC values, which were obtained from the testing results of water samples and monitored conditions in streamflow. The water samples were collected from two observation stations with a broad range of sediment concentrations in the Lai Chi Wo catchment in Hong Kong, China.

Potential demand for and access to medication abortion among North Carolina college students.

Objective: To estimate demand for medication abortion (MAB) among North Carolina (NC) college students and describe access to nearest clinics offering MAB to each campus.

Methods: We calculated demand using 2019-2020 campus demographics and NC abortion statistics. We used a mystery client technique to gather MAB cost and appointment wait times at the closest clinics and calculated travel distances and times.

Spatiotemporal variations of river water turbidity in responding to rainstorm-streamflow processes and farming activities in a mountainous catchment, Lai Chi Wo, Hong Kong, China.

River turbidity is an important factor in evaluating environmental water quality, and turbidity dynamics can reflect water sediment changes. During rainfall periods, specifically in mountainous areas, river turbidity varies dramatically, and knowledge of spatiotemporal turbidity variations in association with rainfall features and farming activities is valuable for soil erosion prevention and catchment management. However, due to the difficulties in collecting reliable field turbidity data during rainstorms at a fine temporal scale, our understanding of the features of turbidity variations in mountainous rivers is still vague.

Clinical Effectiveness of the Queen Square Intensive Comprehensive Aphasia Service for Patients With Poststroke Aphasia.

Background And Purpose: Poststroke aphasia has a major impact on peoples’ quality of life. Speech and language therapy interventions work, especially in high doses, but these doses are rarely achieved outside of research studies. Intensive Comprehensive Aphasia Programs (ICAPs) are an option to deliver high doses of therapy to people with aphasia over a short period of time.

Contraception need and available services among incarcerated women in the United States: a systematic review.

Context: Seventy-five percent of incarcerated women are of reproductive age, most of whom are at-risk for unintended pregnancy. Women who are incarcerated come disproportionately from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds and often lack access to desired reproductive health care. While the carceral system provides a unique opportunity to fill this gap, a better understanding of the contraceptive needs, desires, and plans of incarcerated women is needed to optimize health care provision within the carceral system.