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Information Technology Solutions For Overdose Prevention: Perspectives From The Field, Sarah Ali, Aliese Alter, Jeff Beeson

Journal of Applied Research on Children: Informing Policy for Children at Risk

Drug addiction and misuse haves long plagued communities throughout the country, with drug overdose claiming more than 750,000 lives over the past two decades. As the crisis is multifaceted, it requires and beckons all sectors to respond, including the public, private, and nonprofit sectors. This creates unique data sharing challenges. In response to those challenges and recognizing the need for more accurate and timely data, the Washington Baltimore HIDTA created the Overdose Detection Mapping Application Program (ODMAP). This platform provides near real-time suspected overdose surveillance data across jurisdictions to support public health and safety response efforts. This article discusses the …

S4 E10: Access To College, Rebecca Hines, Lisa Dieker

Practical Access Transcripts

In today's episode, Drs. Rebecca Hines and Lisa Dieker sit down with Camille Gardiner who serves on the Board of Directors at the Down Syndrome Foundation of Florida. Tune in as they share information on how to make sure students with disabilities have access to college.

Adapting To Remote Library Services During Covid-19., Lydia A. Howes, Lynne Ferrell, Geoffrey S. Pettys, Adam Roloff

Articles

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent Stay At Home order, the Southern Illinois University Medical Library utilized new technologies and implemented new virtual service models in order to improve internal communication, and to continue providing services and resources to patrons remotely. The changes happened quickly, and the librarians faced several challenges during this time, but things went smoothly overall and there were some considerable silver linings. Several of the newly adopted technologies, service models, and virtual resource offerings proved to be extremely effective and their use will continue beyond the duration of the pandemic.

2021-02-24_Michiganoverview_Covidvaccinestats, Michigan Department Of Health & Human Services

Michigan COVID-19 Vaccine Data

The COVID Vaccine Dashboard page was obtained from Michigan's main COVID-19 page: https://www.michigan.gov/coronavirus/0,9753,7-406-98178_103214-547150--,00.html.

Data is updated Monday through Saturday. Previously reported numbers of administered vaccine doses may change as new data are received. A possible lag in reporting vaccine doses will result in increases in numbers previously reported.

This report is created by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Division of Immunization from data reported to the Michigan Care Improvement Registry (MCIR).

The dashboard contained the tabs Vaccines Shipped, Distribution Trend, Doses Administered, Doses by Vaccine, Doses Metrics, Coverage, Coverage Metrics …

Meeting Minutes From February 24, 2021, Rollins College Student Government Association

SGA Meeting Minutes

No abstract provided.

Agricultural Data Management And Sharing: Best Practices And Case Study, Eli K. Moore, Adam Kriesberg, Steven Schroeder, Kerrie Geil, Inga Haugen, Carol Barford, Erica M. Johns, Dan Arthur, Megan Sheffield, Stephanie M. Ritchie, Carolyn Jackson, Cynthia Parr

School of Earth & Environment Departmental Research

Agricultural data are crucial to many aspects of production, commerce, and research involved in feeding the global community. However, in most agricultural research disciplines standard best practices for data management and publication do not exist. Here we propose a set of best practices in the areas of peer review, minimal dataset development, data repositories, citizen science initiatives, and support for best data management. We illustrate some of these best practices with a case study in dairy agroecosystems research. While many common, and increasingly disparate data management and publication practices are entrenched in agricultural disciplines, opportunities are readily available for promoting …

Spartan Daily, February 24, 2021, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2021

Volume 156, Issue 12

2021-02-24_Michiganoverview_Covidtestingtimes, Michigan Department Of Health & Human Services

Michigan COVID-19 Testing Turnaround Data

The COVID Testing Turnaround Time page was obtained from Michigan's COVID-19 data page: https://www.michigan.gov/coronavirus/0,9753,7-406-98163_98173-545615--,00.html.

This report was created by the Michigan Department of Health & Human Services, providing data for the past 14 days on the average time it takes for a diagnostic COVID-19 laboratory test to be reported to the state health department. Testing turnaround time data will be updated weekly on Friday mornings.

MDHHS receives results from commercial labs, hospitals, and public health labs. However, public health laboratories perform limited diagnostic testing and disease surveillance for infectious diseases. Total turnaround time is calculated from the difference of …

Promoting Student Voice By Creating Choices, Marcia B. Imbeau

TFSC Publications and Presentations

As a rule, all of us are more motivated and interested in completing a task when we have some say in the work. So, what are some strategies we can use in our teaching that can give students a voice in their assignments? In this brief presentation I will share a few instructional strategies I have used in my classes to generate choices for student assignments and hope you will also share what has worked for you.

Legalizing Marijuana, Psilocybin Mushrooms, And Mdma For Medical Use, Nicholas Duneman

Master of Arts in Criminal Justice Leadership

Knowing the countries drug history will allow the reader to understand how policies have changed throughout our countries short history. The Drug Enforcement Administration Drug Schedule, the Uniform Code of Military Justice, Department of Defense policies, the Air Force’s drug policies and the Department of Veterans Affairs policies is what is holding back the legalization of medical marijuana, psilocybin mushrooms, and Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) for treatment options for federal employees, current military members, and veterans who suffer from chronic pain and Post-traumatic stress disorder. Being a change agent within your organization will help push for drug reform within the federal government. …

2021-02-24_Michiganoverview_Covidstats, Michigan Department Of Health & Human Services

Cumulative Michigan COVID-19 Data

The COVID Overview page was obtained from Michigan's main COVID-19 page: https:/www.michigan.gov/coronavirus/0,9753,7-406-98163-520743--,00.html.

The State of Michigan is working around the clock to test and treat COVID-19 patients. Below is the most recent data healthcare experts across the state have compiled. It is updated Monday - Saturday.
This report is provisional and subject to change. City of Detroit and Wayne County are reported separately. MDHHS began tracking probable cases April 5, 2020. FCI indicates federal correctional institute. MDOC indicates Michigan Department of Corrections. Diagnostic tests, including nucleic acid amplification/real-time polymerase chain reaction (NAAT/RT-PCR) and rapid virus antigen detection point of …

Usa V. Eric Rivera

2021 Decisions

USDC for the District of New Jersey

Commonwealth Times 2021-02-24

Commonwealth Times, 1969-

No abstract provided.

Racial Disproportionality In School Discipline, Melissa Becker

Graduate Teacher Education

Racial disproportionality in discipline has been present, documented and researched for several decades. A growing body of evidence indicates that students of color, most specifically African American males, receive the highest rate and most severe forms of exclusionary discipline (suspension and expulsion). Certain contributing factors found responsible for the increasing rates in disproportionality, such as implicit bias and the implementation of a zero-tolerance policy, have been linked to the Nation’s deeply rooted history of racism. Therefore causing the academic achievement gap between African American and white students to also continue to widen. Evidence further indicates a correlation between exclusionary discipline …

Victor Mejia-Espinoza V. Attorney General United States

2021 Decisions

Agency

Comparison Of A Smartfin With An Infrared Sea Surface Temperature Radiometer In The Atlantic Ocean, Robert J. W. Brewin, Werenfrid Wimmer, Phillip J. Bresnahan, Tyler Cyronak, Andreas J. Andersson, Giorgio Dall’Olmo

Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles

The accuracy and precision of satellite sea surface temperature (SST) products in nearshore coastal waters are not well known, owing to a lack of in-situ data available for validation. It has been suggested that recreational watersports enthusiasts, who immerse themselves in nearshore coastal waters, be used as a platform to improve sampling and fill this gap. One tool that has been used worldwide by surfers is the Smartfin, which contains a temperature sensor integrated into a surfboard fin. If tools such as the Smartfin are to be considered for satellite validation work, they must be carefully evaluated against state-of-the-art techniques …

2021 February 24 - Undergraduate Curriculum Council Minutes, Undergraduate Curriculum Council, East Tennessee State University

Undergraduate Curriculum Council Minutes

No abstract provided.

My Body, My Temple: The Constitutional Requirement For Religious Exemptions To A Covid-19 Vaccination Mandate, Ben Davisson

SLU Law Journal Online

While the COVID-19 crisis has caused many to fear the threat that the virus poses to the health and safety of themselves and their loved ones, for others, and particularly for those with certain religious beliefs, the cure is worse than the disease. The possibility of a government mandated vaccine has caused extreme anxiety for many Americans. In this article, Ben Davisson discusses the constitutionality of mandatory vaccination programs and how such programs may come into conflict with the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment.

Quantum Gravitational Onset Of Starobinsky Inflation In A Closed Universe, Lucia Gordon, Bao Fei Li, Parampreet Singh

Faculty Publications

Recent cosmic microwave background observations favor low-energy-scale inflationary models in a closed universe. However, the onset of inflation in such models for a closed universe is known to be severely problematic. In particular, such a universe recollapses within a few Planck seconds and encounters a big crunch singularity when initial conditions are given in the Planck regime. We show that this problem of the onset of inflation in low-energy-scale inflationary models can be successfully overcome in a quantum-gravitational framework where the big bang/big crunch singularities are resolved and a nonsingular cyclic evolution exists prior to inflation. As an example, we …

Minutes, Faculty Research And Development Committee Meetings, Wednesday, February 17, And Wednesday, February 24, 2021, Faculty Research And Development Committee

Faculty Research and Development Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.

Pasquarello, Plaintiffs/ Appellants V. Tcc Veterinary Services, Inc., Dr. Tyler S. Stiens, Artz Vetmed : Brief Of Appellant, Utah Supreme Court

Utah Supreme Court Briefs (2021– )

Third District Court, Summit County Case No. 160500473, Judges Kara Pettit and Kent Holmberg

WRONA DUBOIS, PLLC, Joseph E. Wrona, Attorneys for Appellees

CHRISTIANSEN LAW, PLLC, Stephen K. Christiansen ( 6512), Heidi K. Gordon, Attorneys for Appellants

The Missouri Miner, February 24, 2021

The Missouri Miner Newspaper

No abstract provided.

Characterization, Immobilization, And Polymer Related Applications Of Watermelon Seed Powder, A Practical Source Of Urease Enzyme, Anthony Quan Quoc Mai

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

Urease enzyme was crystallized almost a century ago, and to this day its intrinsic stability is not ideal for everyday applications. This work introduces a new process by which a naturally encapsulated material, watermelon seed powder (WMSP), is characterized for its stability and activity. WMSP enzymatic activity has been measured for over a year at various storage conditions—exposed to ambient atmosphere for a year, WMSP retained above 90% activity. In aqueous conditions, the enzyme maintained above 60% activity after two months; with the addition of a preservative that number stays at about 90%. There is a pH shift of the …

Pasquarello, Plaintiffs/ Appellants V. Tcc Veterinary Services, Inc., Dr. Tyler S. Stiens, Artz Vetmed : Brief Of Appellant, Utah Supreme Court

Utah Supreme Court Briefs (2021– )

Third District Court, Summit County Case No. 160500473, Judges Kara Pettit and Kent Holmberg

WRONA DUBOIS, PLLC, Joseph E. Wrona, Attorneys for Appellees

CHRISTIANSEN LAW, PLLC, Stephen K. Christiansen ( 6512), Heidi K. Gordon, Attorneys for Appellants

Fluid Separation And Network Deformation In Wetting Of Soft And Swollen Surfaces, Zhuoyun Cai, Artem Skabeev, Svetlana Morozova, Jonathan T. Pham

Chemical and Materials Engineering Faculty Publications

When a water drop is placed onto a soft polymer network, a wetting ridge develops at the drop periphery. The height of this wetting ridge is typically governed by the drop surface tension balanced by elastic restoring forces of the polymer network. However, the situation is more complex when the network is swollen with fluid, because the fluid may separate from the network at the contact line. Here we study the fluid separation and network deformation at the contact line of a soft polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) network, swollen with silicone oil. By controlling both the degrees of crosslinking and swelling, we …

Protection Of Data In Armed Conflict, Robin Geiss, Henning Lahmann

International Law Studies

This article presents a novel way to conceptualize the protection of data in situations of armed conflict. Although the question of the targeting of data through adversarial military cyber operations and its implications for the qualification of such conduct under International Humanitarian Law has been on scholars’ and states’ radar for the last few years, there remain a number of misunderstandings as to how to think about the notion of “data.” Based on a number of fictional scenarios, the article clarifies the pertinent terminology and makes some expedient distinctions between various types of data. It then analyzes how existing international …

Minutes From February 24 2021, University Senate

University Senate Minutes

Minutes from February 24 2021 University Senate Meeting

Montana Kaimin, February 24, 2021, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.

Spectrum, Volume 46, Issue 2, Sacred Heart University

Newspapers (Obelisk & Spectrum)

Highlights include: American Democracy Under Siege -- Student Activities Continues “Unleash Your Potential” Series -- The Chris Harrison Controversy -- Building a Bridge: Reaching out to LGBTQ Catholics -- Changes in Sacred Heart Dining

Cellular And Molecular Dynamics During Early Oral Osseointegration: A Comprehensive Characterization In The Lewis Rat, Sutton E. Wheelis, Cláudia Cristina Biguetti, Shruti Natarajan, Alexandra Arteaga, Jihad El Allami, Bhuvana Lakkasetter Chandrashekar, Gustavo P. Garlet, Danieli C. Rodrigues

School of Podiatric Medicine Publications

Objective:

There is a need to improve the predictability of osseointegration in implant dentistry. Current literature uses a variety of in vivo titanium (Ti) implantation models to investigate failure modes, and test new materials and surfaces. However, these models produces a variety of results, making comparison across studies difficult. The purpose of this study is to validate an oral osseointegration in the Lewis rat to provide a reproducible baseline to track inflammatory response and healing of Ti implants.

Methods:

Ti screws (0.76 mm Ø x 2 mm length) were implanted into the maxillary diastema of 52 adult male Lewis rats. …