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Orthopaedic In-Training Examination (Oite) Preparation And Study Habits Of Orthopaedic Residents: Revisited, Christopher F. Deans, Emmett J. Gannon, Joseph Morgan, Elizabeth Lyden, Matthew Mormino

Graduate Medical Education Research Journal

Introduction: The Orthopaedic In-Training Examination (OITE) is well-established as the cornerstone for educational evaluation of orthopaedic surgery residents. Great significance has been placed on the OITE, particularly as it has been found to correlate closely with successful completion of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Part I Exam (ABOS I). Our study correlated different aspects of OITE study preparation, including resources and habits, with OITE performance.

Methods: An online survey was created to assess these different aspects and distributed to 163 programs across the United States for distribution to orthopedic residents in each program.

Results: Data analysis showed …

An Inclusive Economic Paradigm Shift, Jonathan Talbot

Capstone Collection

In this paper, the author begins with the question of how we can recognize whether or not we are in an opportune time to re-evaluate our current economic system. Through a literature review the canvas is set for the surveys of 63 people from across the United States about the way they feel about the economic system within which we currently find ourselves. Through the survey, he establishes that people who report having had a harder time during the “economic recovery” of the Great Recession were more likely to act in the hopes of bettering their community than those who …

Identifying The Gaps In Resources For Education In Emergencies, Kate Chung

Capstone Collection

When children are thrust into emergencies, either by natural disasters or man-made conflict, education has until recently always taken a backseat. The field of humanitarian aid which focuses on the delivery of material assistance to people in emergency settings, has become more professionalized over the past two decades as conflicts become more complex. Humanitarian aid has always involved the provision of food, shelter and medical care. In the past few decades, however, education for those affected by emergencies that focuses on the practical provision of livelihood skills while also conveying conflict resolution and peace-building skills has become an increasingly important …

Getting Them In The Door: A Study Of Programming Within Boys & Girls Clubs Of Vermont, Hannah Macon

Capstone Collection

While it is clear that strong, evidence-based youth-centered programming has a significant impact within an organization, there are often challenges and barriers which can significantly impact these programs. To understand these barriers more fully, it is important to understand the context through which these programs are being operated in, and by analyzing the perceptions surrounding what makes a program successful or sustainable over time. The Boys and Girls Club of Brattleboro is a local non profit which strives to grow and increase its impact on the youth members of the community. The purpose of this research was to collect and …

Tactile Textures For Back Of Screen Gesture Detection Using Motion Sensor Data And Machine Learning, Michael Xuelin Huang, Scott Jensen, Shumin Zhai

Defensive Publications Series

A computing device is described that uses motion data from motion sensors to detect gestures or user inputs, such as out-of-screen user inputs for mobile devices. In other words, the computing device detects gestures or user touch inputs at locations of the device that do not include a touch screen, such as anywhere on the surface of the housing or the case of the device. A tactile texture is applied to a housing of the computing device or a case that is coupled to the housing. The tactile texture causes the computing device to move in response to a user …

Topology Zoom To Physical Ports From A Device Level, Iain Hamilton, Swati Ardeshna, Srinivasan Packirisamy

Defensive Publications Series

Common mapping tools typically provide for gradually zooming in and out for further in-depth location information without ever switching views. Techniques are described herein that allow zoom functionality to exist in the realm of Networking Topology mapping. Using natural user interactions, a user may simply zoom-in for more in-depth information and configuration abilities without losing a device mapping.

Travel Itinerary Mapping And Planning Using Image Search, Diane Wang, Aiko Nakano

Defensive Publications Series

Users refer to online content such as travel blogs, travel videos, etc. for inspiration regarding places to visit and things to do. However, such content often does not include place annotations. Due to this, the user needs to perform multiple web searches to identify points referred to in the content. This disclosure describes techniques to provide users with information based on analyzing an image. The user can provide an input image or video, which is analyzed to recognize depicted objects or places. Information regarding the identified objects, e.g., location, knowledge base information, additional images of the object, place suggestions based …

Ads That Differentiate Humans From Bots, John Nicholas Dukellis

Defensive Publications Series

Ad fraud, which occurs when automated software, e.g., bots, are utilized to activate advertisements is a major problem in the online advertising industry. This disclosure describes ads that request users to follow a sequence of instructions to detect if the user is a human or a bot.

Emi Suppression In Heat Sinks, N/A

Defensive Publications Series

Heat sinks are designed to dissipate heat; however, their shapes often lend themselves to radiating electromagnetic energy, which leads to unwanted electromagnetic interference (EMI). This disclosure describes heat sinks that minimize electromagnetic interference at particular design frequencies.

Heatsink With Reduced Airflow Bypass, N/A

Defensive Publications Series

When multiple heatsinks are placed side-by-side on a motherboard, air tends to bypass the heatsinks and flows through the gaps between the heatsinks, thereby reducing heatsink efficacy. To combat the bypassing of air, foam is used to seal gaps between the heatsinks. However, the adhesive of the foam degrades with time, causing the foam to fly off and damage the fan blades. This disclosure describes heatsinks with interlocking edge fins that are perpendicular to the direction of airflow. When two such heatsinks are placed side-by-side, their edge fins interlock, forming a labyrinth seal that reliably prevents airflow bypass. Airflow occurs …

Display Screens With Variable Refresh Rate, Sang Young Youn, Won Jae Choi

Defensive Publications Series

Device displays of a mobile device such as a smartphone or tablet have capabilities to support different refresh rates. For optimal operation, the refresh rate of the screen of a mobile device can be refreshed based on the image or frame of video being displayed and on certain other conditions. This disclosure describes low-complexity, low-latency techniques to seamlessly transition between different screen refresh rates with minimal-to-zero changes in display settings.

Analyzing And Articulate Rule Performance To Increase Efficiency, Pradipta Das Sarkar

Defensive Publications Series

Presented herein are techniques for overlaying policy modification into historical rule hits and events to enable an administrator to visualize changes that have caused traffic matches to go up and/or down. This visualization, sometimes referred to herein as the visualization of a "Rule Heartbeat,” provides a new dimension in network security that facilitates optimization of network polices, but also elevates the experience in the network security ecosystem.

Generating Dynamic Emotive Animations For Augmented Reality, Manuel Christian Clement, Anshuman Kumar

Defensive Publications Series

The method may include receiving, at a user interface generated for the electronic device, an indication to access an augmented reality fitting environment associated with at least one shopping item; receiving a selected image of a location in which to display the augmented reality fitting environment; obtaining user measurement data, shopping item data, and emotions analytics data associated with the augmented reality fitting environment; and generating, based on the obtained user measurement data, a plurality of three-dimensional avatars representing a user accessing the augmented reality fitting environment on the electronic device. For each avatar, the method may include generating, using …

Nominal Possession In Daakaka: Transitivizing Vs. Linking, Kilu Von Prince

Austronesian Formal Linguistics Association (AFLA)

No abstract provided.

Dr. Ahmed Abdelmoity To Receive Endowed Chair, Children's Mercy Hospital

Our Story Continues

Former Children’s Mercy CEO Rand O’Donnell, PhD, and his wife, Melva, are establishing an endowed chair position that will be awarded to Ahmed Abdelmoity, MD, FAAP, Division Director of Child Neurology, Section Chief of Epilepsy and Neurophysiology. Dr. Abdelmoity will become our 31st endowed chair at Children’s Mercy.

Understanding The Role Of Idh Mutation In Chondrosarcoma, Luyuan Li

Open Access Dissertations

Chondrosarcomas constitute a heterogeneous group of malignant bone tumors that produce hyaline cartilaginous matrix. Chondrosarcomas are generally resistant to conventional chemotherapy and radiotherapy, leaving surgery as the only curative treatment option for most localized tumors. In the absence of effective systemic therapy, metastatic disease is nearly uniformly fatal. Therefore, better therapy for patients with unresectable or metastatic disease is urgently needed. Mutations in isocitrate dehydrogenase 1/2 (IDH1/2) enzymes were recently described in several malignancies including conventional and dedifferentiated chondrosarcomas. These mutations represent a novel genetic abnormality in chondrosarcoma, indicating a potential role for aberrant IDH function in the pathogenesis of …

A Role For The Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1 Alpha In Murine Gammaherpesvirus 68 (Mhv68) Lytic Replication And Reactivation From Latency, Darlah Michelle López-Rodríguez

Open Access Dissertations

The hypoxia inducible factor 1 alpha (HIF1α) protein and the hypoxic microenvironment are critical for infection and pathogenesis by the oncogenic gammaherpesviruses (γHV) such as Kaposi' Sarcoma-associated Herpes Virus (KSHV) and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). However, understanding the role of HIF1α during the virus life cycle and its biological relevance in the context of host pathogenesis has been challenging due to the lack of animal models for human γ HV. To study the role of HIF1α we employed the murine gammaherpesvirus 68 (MHV68), a rodent pathogen that readily infects laboratory mice. We show that MHV68 infection induces HIF1α protein and HIF1α-responsive …

Student’S Professional Practices Materials In A Digital Repository, Alison Ragguette

Q2S Enhancing Pedagogy

Preliminary template for an e-portfolio in an MFA course on Professional Practices. Student Learning Outcomes are included.

The Challenges Navy And Marine Corps Veterans Face While Seeking Civilian Employment In San Diego County, California, Absalom Morris

Dissertations

Purpose: The purpose of this phenomenological study was to explore the lived experiences of Navy and Marine Corps veterans who have transitioned to the civilian workforce in San Diego County, California since the 2011 draw-down of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom with respect to personal, mental health, cultural/societal, and organizational support and barriers.

Methodology: This phenomenological, qualitative study identified and interviewed six U.S. Navy veterans and six U.S. Marine Corps veterans who have transitioned from active duty military service to the civilian workforce. The participants were purposefully and conveniently selected based on specific criteria.

Findings: After the analyzing, …

The Firece Green Fire: Vol. 10 Issue 13, Wofford College Environmental Studies Program

The Fierce Green Fire

No abstract provided.

Contrasts In Oxygen Variability Of Se Pacific Oxygen Deficient Zone And Subtropical Gyre, Molly M. Martin

Open Access Theses

Two decades of observations in the eastern South Pacific show changes in oxygen concentrations and apparent oxygen utilizations (AOUs) in the lower thermocline 26.5-27.0 sigma-theta. The 2013 GEOTRACES O2 and AOU data along ~12°S from the oxygen deficient zone (ODZ; O2 < 50 umol/kg) are compared with repeat hydrography data from the 1990s to the 2010s; the recent data add detail and process information to earlier work. In 2013, transient tracer ratio ages suggest renewal times of over two decades at the core of the ODZ as compared with being at least 7 years younger at the same densities in the subtropical gyre. Related to the age differences in the two regions, we observe oxygen parameters changing in different directions over the two decades, also different processes and forcing dominate. Similar to earlier studies, we found subtropical gyre oxygen concentrations increase and AOUs decrease due to increases in ventilation between 1990s and 2013, coupled to changes in southern hemisphere westerlies. In the core of the ODZ, oxygen concentrations decrease at an annual rate of 0.2 umol/kg/yr, AOUs increase between 1990s and 2013, and the 5 umol/kg contour reaches ~300 m deeper in the water column. ODZ changes are estimated to be due to increased biological consumption, consistent with increased upwelling corresponding to increased trade winds during that period. Thus, the difference in oxygen between the 1990s and 2013 is due to - proximity of the ODZ to coastal upwelling and longer ventilation time scales in the ODZ than gyre. In the gyre, water masses are closer to their sources and ages are younger. Whereas, the ODZ is more isolated from water mass source regions, and it takes more than two decades for the ventilated gyre waters to reach the ODZ. We have shown that in the South Pacific changes in oxygen parameters in the ODZ and subtropical gyre – to date – appear to be due to independent processes and forcing acting in each region. Continuing ocean observations are needed to monitor changes in gases such as oxygen that are critical to life.

Vintage Report 2019: North Willamette Valley, Gregory V. Jones

Linfield University Wine Studies Reports

This report describes the impacts of climate and phenology on vintage for the North Willamette Valley in Oregon in 2019. A relatively mild early winter in 2018 was followed by a cold and wet second half of winter in 2019 and then a wet, but warm, spring. The growing season saw a few mild frosts during late April, but started off warmer than average, moderating through mid-vintage with fewer than average heat spikes. Near-record precipitation amounts during late June and early July brought increased disease pressure to the region. The vintage will be remembered for the early rains in September …

School Of Education Hooding Ceremony & Reception Program, December 2019, Lindenwood University

College of Education: Hooding Ceremony

School of Education Hooding Ceremony & Reception Program, December 2019.

2019 Pac Minutes, Autism And Behavioural Science, Tamra Wyatt

PAC Minutes

No abstract provided.

La Favola D’Orfeo And The Role Of The Operatic Orchestra, Sarah Anderson, Grant Estes, Peyton Hansen

2019 Festscrift: Claudio Monteverdi's Orfeo

One of Claudio Monteverdi’s greatest contributions to the opera was his unification of musical ideas and theoretical philosophies passed down from his predecessors. These ideas were mostly concerned with the way in which a composer could manage instruments and voices in a dramatically satisfying way. Monteverdi’s La Favola d’Orfeo was the first opera to employ new musical philosophies that would come to characterize the genre. In this essay, we will outline operatic orchestration practices before Monteverdi and connect them to the La Favola d’Orfeo to demonstrate the profound shift that Monteverdi brought to the development of modern opera.

Employee Mobility And The Low Wage Worker: The Illegitimate Use Of Non-Compete Agreements, Jacqueline A. Carosa

The Docket

No abstract provided.

Eric Stephanson Oral History.

Pediatric Palliative Care Oral History Project

Mr. Eric Stephanson begins the interview by describing his path into ministry and divinity and how that intersected over a lifetime, into a career in pediatric palliative and pediatric hospice care. Mr. Stephanson describes how spiritual guidance grew into the services offered at Canuck Place Children's Hospice, the first free-standing North American children's hospice, and how Mr. Stephanson took a chance opportunity to be on the first cohort of multidisciplinary professionals working to deliver palliative services to children in North America. Mr. Stephanson then goes on to describe how his life experience as a minister helped prepare him to be …

Effects Of Stem Cell Therapy On 6-Minute Walk Test Distance And Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction In Patients With Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy, Kayleigh Hunt, Alexa Maziuk

Physician Assistant Capstones, 2016 to 2019

Objective

To assess the efficacy of stem cells in the improvement of functional capacity and quality of life in the setting of nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy.

Design

Systematic literature review

Methods

A literature search of PubMed was conducted utilizing the following search terms: “stem,” “cell,” “nonischemic,” and “cardiomyopathy.” The following limits were used: “2015-2018,” nonischemic cardiomyopathy, results of LVEF and 6MWT, randomized controlled trials, pilot studies, and sample size >22.

Results

Butler et al. found that within the itMSC group, 6MWD increased by an average of 27.40 m (95% CI 0.28–54.52; P=0.05), but it decreased by an average of 10.83 m …

Corticosteroid Vs Platelet Rich Plasma Injections In The Treatment Of Chronic Plantar Fasciitis, Elizabeth J. Meaney, Emma W. Adelman

Physician Assistant Capstones, 2016 to 2019

Objective: To assess the effectiveness of platelet rich plasma (PRP) injections in the treatment of chronic plantar fasciitis compared to traditional corticosteroid injections. Design: Systematic literature review. Methods: A literature search was performed in Pubmed using the search terms “plantar fasciitis” and “platelet rich plasma”. Inclusion criteria included publication within 10 years, randomized control trial, human study, and containing the American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) hindfoot scoring system. Results: Our literature search resulted in the review of three randomized- control trials. Mahindra et al. showed that PRP was superior to corticosteroid injections in the treatment of chronic plantar …

Crystalloids Or Colloids… What’S In Your Iv? Determining Fluid Type For Septic Shock Resuscitation, Eleanor L. Jordan, Amy K. Lansing

Physician Assistant Capstones, 2016 to 2019

Objective: To compare the efficacy of crystalloid versus colloid solutions, specifically normal saline versus albumin, in decreasing mortality among patients with septic shock requiring resuscitation fluids in the intensive care unit (ICU) setting. Design: Systematic literature review. Methods: Research was conducted in PubMed and UpToDate, utilizing the search terms sepsis, septic shock, fluid resuscitation, colloids and crystalloids. Specifically, in PubMed, the following limits and terms were used: randomized control trial, human subjects, English, and within the last 7 years. Results: The Annane et al study found no significant difference in colloid fluid resuscitation versus crystalloid fluid resuscitation in the decreasing …