A spectroscopic analysis code for spatially resolved x-ray absorption data from the COAX platform.

Sophisticated tools such as computer vision techniques in combination with 1D lineout type analyses have been used in automating the analysis of spectral data for high energy density (HED) plasmas. Standardized automation can solve the problems posed by the complexity of HED spectra and the quantity of data. We present a spectroscopic code written for automated and streamlined analysis of spatially resolved x-ray absorption data from the COAX platform on Omega-60.

K-fiber bundles in the mitotic spindle are mechanically reinforced by Kif15.

The mitotic spindle, a self-constructed microtubule-based machine, segregates chromosomes during cell division. In mammalian cells, microtubule bundles called kinetochore fibers (k-fibers) connect chromosomes to the spindle poles. Chromosome segregation thus depends on the mechanical integrity of k-fibers.

Exploring Animal-Assisted Therapy for Creating Rich Communicative Environments and Targeting Communication Goals in Subacute Rehabilitation.

Purpose: This study continues our research examining the use of animal-assisted therapy (AAT) for patients with acquired neurogenic communication disorders. AAT pairs an animal/handler team with a licensed therapist during sessions to target discipline-specific goals. Our original study focused on dog/handler teams paired with occupational and physical therapists during inpatient rehabilitation sessions.

The Efficacy of Collaborative Referencing Intervention in Chronic Aphasia: A Mixed-Methods Study.

Purpose The feasibility of a collaborative referencing intervention (CRI) for adults with chronic aphasia has been documented in two descriptive case studies (Devanga, 2014; Hengst et al., 2010, 2008). The current Phase II mixed-methods treatment study replicates the CRI with four additional participants (using interpretive research) and investigates how it impacts a traditional measure, participants' confrontational naming abilities, outside of game play (using multiple-probe single-case experimental design).

Systematic Study of L-Shell Opacity at Stellar Interior Temperatures.

The first systematic study of opacity dependence on atomic number at stellar interior temperatures is used to evaluate discrepancies between measured and modeled iron opacity [J. E. Bailey et al.

Identification of antigens via protein microarray and assessment of expression library immunization against cytauxzoonosis.

Background: Cytauxzoonosis is a disease of felids in North America caused by the tick-transmitted apicomplexan parasite . Cytauxzoonosis is particularly virulent for domestic cats, but no vaccine currently exists. The parasite cannot be cultivated in vitro, presenting a significant limitation for vaccine development.

Evaluating morphometric and metabolic markers of body condition in a small cetacean, the harbor porpoise ().

Mammalian body condition is an important individual fitness metric as it affects both survival and reproductive success. The ability to accurately measure condition has key implications for predicting individual and population health, and therefore monitoring the population-level effects of changing environments. No consensus currently exists on the best measure to quantitatively estimate body condition in many species, including cetaceans.

Atomic physics modeling of transmission spectra of Sc-doped aerogel foams to support OMEGA experiments.

We present synthetic transmission spectra generated with PrismSPECT utilizing both the ATBASE model and the Los Alamos opacity library (OPLIB) to evaluate whether an alternative choice in atomic data will impact modeling of experimental data from radiation transport experiments using Sc-doped aerogel foams (ScSiO at 75 mg/cm density). We have determined that in the 50-200 eV T range there is a significant difference in the 1s-3p spectra, especially below 100 eV, and for T = 200 eV above 5000 eV in photon energy. Examining synthetic spectra generated using OPLIB with 300 resolving power reveals spectral sensitivity to T changes of ∼3 eV.

Factors Associated With the Performance of Extended Colonic Resection vs. Segmental Resection in Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer: A Population-Based Study.

Objectives: Early-onset colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence rates are rising. This group is susceptible to heritable conditions (i.e.

Cytauxzoonosis: Diagnosis and treatment of an emerging disease.

Practical Relevance: Cytauxzoonosis is a life-threatening hematoprotozoal disease with a rapidly progressive clinical course. Once considered a rare disease only relevant to a small geographic area, it is now recognized in more than about a third of the United States. The geographic range seems likely to increase with expansion of the range of the vector tick.

A higher-than-predicted measurement of iron opacity at solar interior temperatures.

Nearly a century ago it was recognized that radiation absorption by stellar matter controls the internal temperature profiles within stars. Laboratory opacity measurements, however, have never been performed at stellar interior conditions, introducing uncertainties in stellar models. A particular problem arose when refined photosphere spectral analysis led to reductions of 30-50 per cent in the inferred amounts of carbon, nitrogen and oxygen in the Sun.

The effect of lipid restriction on the prevention of parenteral nutrition-associated cholestasis in surgical infants.

Purpose: Surgical infants requiring long-term parenteral nutrition (PN) are at risk for parenteral nutrition-associated liver disease (PNALD). The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of a lipid restricted PN regimen in preventing the development of PNALD in surgical infants.

Methods: In 2009, we implemented a lipid restricted strategy in surgical infants expected to be on long-term PN using a soy-based lipid emulsion at a goal provision of 1g/kg/day throughout a patient's entire PN course.

Utility of the omentum in pelvic floor reconstruction following resection of anorectal malignancy: patient selection, technical caveats, and clinical outcomes.

This study assesses the usefulness of the omentum in the reconstruction of complex perineal defects, following abdominoperineal resection or pelvic exenteration, for anorectal malignancy. Between 2000 and 2008, 70 patients (mean age: 59 years) with anorectal malignancy underwent abdominoperineal resection (n = 57) or pelvic exenteration (n = 13) and were reconstructed by primary repair alone (n = 13), primary repair with omentum (n = 16), myocutaneous flap alone (n = 28), or myocutaneous flap with omentum (n = 13). Patients with and without omental flaps were compared by Student t test and chi2 analysis.

Spectroscopic modeling and characterization of a collisionally confined laser-ablated plasma plume.

Plasma plumes produced by laser ablation are an established method for manufacturing the high quality stoichiometrically complex thin films used for a variety of optical, photoelectric, and superconducting applications. The state and reproducibility of the plasma close to the surface of the irradiated target plays a critical role in producing high quality thin films. Unfortunately, this dense plasma has historically eluded quantifiable characterization.

Future orientation in the self-system: possible selves, self-regulation, and behavior.

Possible selves are representations of the self in the future. Early theoretical accounts of the construct suggested that possible selves directly influence motivation and behavior. We propose an alternative view of possible selves as a component in self-regulatory processes through which motivation and behavior are influenced.

Spectroscopic characterization of an ultrashort-pulse-laser-driven Ar cluster target incorporating both Boltzmann and particle-in-cell models.

A model that solves simultaneously both the electron and atomic kinetics was used to generate a synthetic He alpha and satellite x-ray spectra to characterize a high intensity ultrashort laser driven Ar cluster target experiment. In particular, level populations were obtained from a detailed collisional-radiative model where collisional rates were computed from a time varying electron distribution function obtained from the solution of the zero-dimensional Boltzmann equation. In addition, a particle-in-cell simulation was used to model the laser interaction with the cluster target and provided the initial electron energy distribution function (EEDF) for the Boltzmann solver.

Relationships among subjective and objective measures of tongue strength and oral phase swallowing impairments.

A growing literature documents the relationship between tongue strength and oral phase swallowing function. Objective measures of strength have been recommended as more valid and reliable than subjective measures for the assessment of tongue function, yet subjective measures remain the more commonly used clinical method for assessing tongue strength. This study assessed the relationships among subjective and objective measures of tongue strength and oral phase swallowing impairments.

Accumulation of SCEs in lymphocytes during chronic ingestion of a mutagen.

Studies in 2 large-animal species have shown that continued ingestion of a mutagen increases sister chromatid exchanges (SCE) in circulating lymphocytes at rates directly related to the accumulated dose but differing between species. Groups of 3 pigs received daily oral doses of 0, 1.25, or 2.

Sister-chromatid exchanges induced in swine lymphocytes by chronic oral doses of dimethylbenzanthracene.

Sister-chromatid exchanges were scored at 3-week intervals in lymphocytes of female swine ingesting daily doses of 1.25 or 2.50 mg/kg of 7,12-dimethylbenzanthracene (DMBA) for 160 days.

In vitro evaluation of liquid antacid products.

The in vitro neutralizing capacities, sodium content, and cost of 21 nonprescription antacid products were compared. A 5-ml sample of each antacid product was placed in a beaker using a pipette. The pipette was rinsed three times wtih purified water 5 ml, and the mixture was stirred with a magnetic stirring rod.

Mitotic response and sister chromatid exchanges in lymphocytes cultured in sera from different sources.

The numbers of sister chromatid exchanges in lymphocytes grown in varying concentrations of serum from different sources indicated that some sera contain a factor, probably introduced as a contaminant, which induces SCEs. Sera from 6 animals showed no evidence of a difference in baseline SCE levels due to the donor of the serum.