Publications by authors named "Meghan Kane"
2-Butanone peroxide (also known as methyl ethyl ketone peroxide, MEKP) has applications as a cross-linker in the chemical industry and is also encountered as a homemade primary high explosive; therefore, it is of interest to both process chemists and forensic examiners. Specifically for forensic applications, we demonstrate that when traditional synthetic procedures, available to any hobbyist, are utilized to generate MEKP, oligomeric peroxide units ( ≤ 12), along with several other oligomeric byproduct distributions, are readily observed by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS). These oligomeric byproducts correspond to the formation of methyl/ethyl ketone end group(s) at the oligomer end group (i.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: The purpose of the study was to identify factors associated with uptake of contraceptive implants or intrauterine devices (IUDs) by adolescents and young women.
Methods: For this prospective cohort study, we recruited English-speaking female contraceptive initiators aged 14-24 years attending a Title X-supported, youth-focused clinic. Immediately prior to their visits, participants completed surveys assessing demographic and reproductive characteristics and awareness of, interest in, and intent to initiate specific contraceptive methods.
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- Gordonia bacteriophage Yvonnetastic was discovered in Pittsburgh, PA, utilizing Gordonia terrae 3612 as a host.
- It has a siphoviral structure and features a genome size of 98,136 bp, containing 198 predicted protein-coding genes along with five tRNA genes.
- Yvonnetastic's genetic makeup shows little similarity to other known bacteriophage genomes, indicating it might be a unique strain.
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- The study aimed to assess whether performance feedback (PFB) could improve data collection practices among classroom teams responsible for tracking student performance during lessons.
- Using a multiple-baseline design, the research showed that PFB led to significant improvements in data collection for both targeted students and their classmates across all four participating classrooms.
- The findings also indicated slight increases in on-task behavior in three classrooms and high levels of teacher satisfaction with the PFB intervention.