Risk of Criminal Justice System Interactions in Young Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Findings From a National Birth Cohort.

Objective: To examine criminal justice system (CJS) interactions and pathways through the justice system for young adults with ADHD compared to young adults without ADHD.

Method: Nationwide 3-year birth cohort study using linked health and CJS data. Cox proportional hazards models were employed to examine associations between ADHD and police proceedings, court charges, court convictions, and incarcerations.

Importance of adjuvant formulation properties in predicting wetting on leaf surfaces.

Background: Leaf wettability can be a barrier to retention of agrichemical sprays. Adjuvants are used to modify leaf wetting by sprays to enhance retention. A previous study developed a model that accurately predicted nonadjuvant formulation wetting (contact angle) on both synthetic and leaf surfaces.

Importance of leaf surface and formulation properties in predicting wetting outcomes.

Background: Leaf wettability is a major hurdle for the retention of agrichemical sprays that is combated, in part, by using adjuvant modified formulations. Scientists must understand the properties of the leaf surface and the formulation that govern wetting to intelligently select or formulate products to target specific pests.

Results: A comprehensive database comprising 11 synthetic surfaces and 54 leaf surfaces (species, adaxial and abaxial sides, cultivars, and plant age) using 35 formulations (neat solutions and adjuvants solutions at different concentrations) was compiled.

Criminal justice system interactions among young adults with and without autism: A national birth cohort study in New Zealand.

Sensationalist headlines and highly publicised criminal cases lead many in the public to believe that people with autism are more likely to engage in criminal behaviour. However, recent studies present an unresolved debate, and indicate this may not necessarily be the case. The aims of this study were to examine the prevalence of criminal justice system interactions among young adults with and without autism, and determine whether offence types differ between these groups.

Evaporating droplets on inclined plant leaves and synthetic surfaces: Experiments and mathematical models.

Hypothesis: Evaporation of surfactant droplets on leaves is complicated due to the complex physical and chemical properties of the leaf surfaces. However, for certain leaf surfaces for which the evaporation process appears to follow the standard constant-contact-radius or constant-contact-angle modes, it should be possible to mimic the droplet evaporation with both a well-chosen synthetic surface and a relatively simple mathematical model.

Experiments: Surfactant droplet evaporation experiments were performed on two commercial crop species, wheat and capsicum, along with two synthetic surfaces, up to a 90° incline.