Measurement of Direct-Photon Cross Section and Double-Helicity Asymmetry at sqrt[s]=510 GeV in p[over →]+p[over →] Collisions.

We present measurements of the cross section and double-helicity asymmetry A_{LL} of direct-photon production in p[over →]+p[over →] collisions at sqrt[s]=510  GeV. The measurements have been performed at midrapidity (|η|<0.25) with the PHENIX detector at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider.

LIBS and Raman spectroscopy in tandem with machine learning for interrogating weatherization of lithium hydride.

Lithium compounds such as lithium hydride ( ) and anhydrous lithium hydroxide ( ) have various applications in industry but are highly reactive when exposed to moisture and . These reactions create new molecular compounds that degrade applications. Environmental conditions such as temperature and moisture are examples of environmental conditions that are of interest for these reactions.

Machine learning in analytical spectroscopy for nuclear diagnostics [Invited].

Analytical spectroscopy methods have shown many possible uses for nuclear material diagnostics and measurements in recent studies. In particular, the application potential for various atomic spectroscopy techniques is uniquely diverse and generates interest across a wide range of nuclear science areas. Over the last decade, techniques such as laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, and x-ray fluorescence spectroscopy have yielded considerable improvements in the diagnostic analysis of nuclear materials, especially with machine learning implementations.

Enhancing the learning of evolutionary anthropology skills by combining student-active teaching with actual and virtual immersion of Master's students in fieldwork, laboratory practice, and dissemination.

Higher education in evolutionary anthropology involves providing students with in-depth knowledge of biological and cultural heritage sites and collections that are frequently inaccessible. Indeed, most sites, fossils, and archaeological remains can be visited or manipulated only rarely and solely by specialists with extensive experience. Owing to the development of 3D and medical imaging techniques, this fragile heritage is now more widely accessible, and in a dynamic way.

-negative extra-nodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma of Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue (MALT) type following Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (RYGB).

Gastric MALT lymphoma is a common type of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma that has the potential for cure in patients found to have concomitant () infection. This case report explores the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of -negative MALT lymphoma in a patient with a history of a RYGB.

Pseudorapidity Dependence of Particle Production and Elliptic Flow in Asymmetric Nuclear Collisions of p+Al, p+Au, d+Au, and ^{3}He+Au at sqrt[s_{NN}]=200 GeV.

Asymmetric nuclear collisions of p+Al, p+Au, d+Au, and ^{3}He+Au at sqrt[s_{NN}]=200  GeV provide an excellent laboratory for understanding particle production, as well as exploring interactions among these particles after their initial creation in the collision. We present measurements of charged hadron production dN_{ch}/dη in all such collision systems over a broad pseudorapidity range and as a function of collision multiplicity. A simple wounded quark model is remarkably successful at describing the full data set.

Novel Use of a Uniquely Designed, Lumen-Apposing, Metal Stent in Benign Gastric Outlet Obstruction in Two Patients.

Current guidelines recommend management of benign gastric outlet obstruction (GOO) with serial dilations. Self-expanding metal stents are effective, but their use is complicated by high rates of migration. We present two cases from our institution where a uniquely designed, lumen-apposing metal stent (LAMS) was successfully used to alleviate benign GOO without stent migration.

Psoriasis in children.

The clinical presentation, disease associations, and diverse treatment modalities in overcoming the challenges of managing pediatric psoriasis have been extensively summarized in this article. An extensive literature review revealed the differences in presentation of psoriasis during infancy, childhood, and adolescence. We also summarized the latest topical, systemic, and biological modalities in treating recalcitrant psoriasis.

Centrality-Dependent Modification of Jet-Production Rates in Deuteron-Gold Collisions at √[s(NN)]=200 GeV.

Jet production rates are measured in p+p and d+Au collisions at sqrt[s_{NN}]=200  GeV recorded in 2008 with the PHENIX detector at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider. Jets are reconstructed using the R=0.3 anti-k_{t} algorithm from energy deposits in the electromagnetic calorimeter and charged tracks in multiwire proportional chambers, and the jet transverse momentum (p_{T}) spectra are corrected for the detector response.

Measurements of Elliptic and Triangular Flow in High-Multiplicity 3He+Au Collisions at √(s(NN))=200 GeV.

We present the first measurement of elliptic (v(2)) and triangular (v(3)) flow in high-multiplicity (3)He+Au collisions at √(s(NN))=200  GeV. Two-particle correlations, where the particles have a large separation in pseudorapidity, are compared in (3)He+Au and in p+p collisions and indicate that collective effects dominate the second and third Fourier components for the correlations observed in the (3)He+Au system. The collective behavior is quantified in terms of elliptic v(2) and triangular v(3) anisotropy coefficients measured with respect to their corresponding event planes.

Provision of general dental care for children with cleft lip and palate--parental attitudes and experiences.

Objective: To evaluate the attitudes of parents of 4-8 year-old children with cleft lip and palate (CLP) towards the provision of paediatric dental care and to assess their experience of treatment within the General Dental Services.

Design: Postal questionnaire distributed to all parents of 4-8 year-old children on the Birmingham CLP database.

Results: The response rate was 77%.

West Midlands regional training scheme for orthodontics in dental practice.

The need for continuing education in orthodontics is recognised by many practitioners and the demand for post-graduate courses is high. The limitations of such courses, particularly the short technique type, are recognised and within the West Midlands the value of a longer term clinical attachment has been emphasised. The West Midlands has a well established orthodontic consultant service with fifteen NHS and one honorary consultant; the specialist practitioner service is small by national standards.

Training hygienists for an auxiliary role in orthodontics.

This article describes the procedures that dental hygienists may undertake in the United Kingdom at the present time and compares these with the 'expanded duties' function of auxiliary personnel abroad. An 'expanded duties' training programme in orthodontic procedures taught to Canadian Hygienists at Birmingham Dental Hospital is described in detail.

Envenomation by the puss caterpillar (Megalopyge opercularis).

We discuss the case of a 52-year-old woman who developed urticarial lesions after the acute envenomation of a puss caterpillar (Megalopyge opercularis). The puss caterpillar, one of more than 50 species of caterpillars that can cause envenomation in the United States, is considered to be one of the most serious. Its clinical presentation and current recommended treatments are reviewed.

A comparison of the efficacy and tolerability of enalapril and sustained-release diltiazem in mild to moderate essential hypertension.

The subjects of this multicenter study were 159 patients aged 21 to 76 years with mild to moderate uncomplicated essential hypertension. The patients were randomly assigned to receive up to 40 mg of enalapril daily or 360 mg of sustained-release diltiazem daily for a titration period of eight weeks and then maintenance doses for four weeks. The treatment goal was a supine diastolic blood pressure of less than 90 mmHg or a fall of at least 10 mmHg from baseline.

Malignant plasmacytic ascites. A report of two cases and a review of the literature.

Two patients with ascites due to peritoneal involvement by multiple myeloma are reported and seven previously described cases of plasmacytic ascites are reviewed. In all nine cases, ascitic fluid contained large numbers of bizzare, immature plasma cells. Although the cells were often difficult to characterize by light microscopy, they could be rapidly identified as malignant plasma cells by immunofluorescent demonstration of monoclonal, intracellular immunoglobulin as performed in one of the patients.

An investigation of the effects of a pyridyl and a piperidyl 1, 3-dioxolane derivative on neuromuscular transmission.

2-(4'-pyridyl)-1,3-dioxolane methiodide (KCL-301-14) and 2-(1'-methyl-4' piperidyl)-1,3-dioxolane hydroiodide (KCL-301-39) facilitated the force of contraction in low doses and blocked it in higher doses in the in vivo cat soleus muscle preparation. Both drugs in the cat also reversed d-tubocurarine and succinylcholine blockade, produced post-drug repetitive activity, blocked post-tetanic potentiation (PTP), had no direct muscle affect and reversed the PTP suppression caused by d-tubocurarine and succinylcholine. In the rat phrenic nerve-diaphragm and the chick biventer cervicis preparations in vitro, facilitation, then blockade of the contraction were seen as concentrations increased.