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Vera Kelsey Papers, 1944-1958
No full textAn accomplished journalist and author, Vera Kelsey's papers document her writing career through the manuscripts and research notes for her last four books, British Columbia Rides a Star, Red River Runs North!, Tomorrow is for You, and Young Men So Daring. For British Columbia Rides a Star it includes her travel notes from four trips around British Columbia
Abnormal Plasma Cell Disorders in Refinery Waste Workers
No full textA monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) may develop into a multiple myeloma or a correlated lymphoproliferative malignancy with a progress rate of 1% per year. The immune status, occupational-environmental risk factors, and hereditary factors may influence the risk of developing MGUS. We investigated the prevalence of MGUS in 77 refinery waste workers. They were all males, averagely aged 36, with a mean working history of 18.5 years and working in the dump for about 4.2 years. After analyzing the results of standard serum electrophoresis migrations, 16% of cases (n = 12) showed levels beyond the normal ranges. In all 12 samples we observed an increase of gamma component: 67%, IgG; 17%, IgM; 8%, IgA; 8%, oligoclonal. Workers were exposed to hazardous refinery waste. After the biological monitoring of urine samples for metals and t,t-muconic acid, no extra-range values were observed. The multivariate analysis shows, however, that cigarette smoking and residence near industrial sites are significantly (p < 0.001) associated with a high risk of MGUS development; while no association was found with occupational exposure. Additional attention might be paid in particular to these conditions in epidemiological studies and further larger, prospective, population-based researches appear warranted to evaluate the strength of any positive association
Open doors presents Judith Van Gieson and Vera John-Steiner
No full textThe Open Doors series presents Judith Van Gieson author of ""Confidence Woman"" reads from her new novel and discusses doing research for her books at the Center for Southwest Research and Vera John-Steiner, author of ""Creative Collaboration,"" discusses the her study of the collabortive process
Vera Hall
No full textThis chapter describes the recordings of Vera Hall (1902–1964). On October 31, 1940, at the Livingston, Alabama, home of author, painter, and folksong collector Ruby Pickens Tartt, Vera sang “Another Man Done Gone” twice into Lomax's machine. During the first take, the partially filled recording blank ran out of space, abruptly ending the song. The second time, however, Lomax used a fresh side, allowing Vera to include all her verses. Just as she finished, but before he lifted the cutting arm and turned off the microphone, he remarked, “That's perfect.” Lomax's summation saluted more than an unmarred recording. “Another Man Done Gone” became Vera Hall's most celebrated performance. Carl Sandburg recalled listening to it more than a dozen consecutive times during a January 1944 visit to Lomax's Dallas home, later including it in his second folksong anthology and learning it himself. The poet termed it “one of the strikingly original creations of Negro singing art.”</p
Picking up after sloppy children: What pronouns reveal about children’s analysis of English comparative constructions
No full textWe present the results of an experiment that reveals that while children are capable of assigning an interpretation to basic comparatives without coreferential pronouns in the elided material, they diverge from adults precisely in the assignment of reference to a pronoun appearing in the standard. This study therefore sheds new light on the components of children's linguistic representations and their developing interpretation of comparatives. We close by discussing possible account for this set of results appealing to binding principles and the representation of the elided pronoun
Plan de la Rade et Ville de la Vera-Cruz
No full textRepresenta la Villa de la Vera-Cruz y las Islas del Golfo.</p
Salute to Mrs. Vera Holt
No full textDocument - Our Fourth Nominee - Mrs. Vera HoltAlberta Women's Institutes; AWI CollectionOUR FOURTH NOMINEE
Is a long time resident of the area firstly living in
the Cosmo area and more recently in the Village. She
has been an active member of the Alberta Woman's
Institute for 30 years, a Charter Member of the Cosmo
W. I., served the Sangudo W. I. in every capacity and
has held office at both the District and Provincial
level. She is an active member of her Church, a
member of Session and Secretary of the United Church
Women. She is Manager of the Sangudo Farmers' Market.
She is a strong supporter of the Agricultural Society,
and was responsible for organizing the Ethnic Supper
and following program during the Official Opening of
the Arena in May 1981. Last year she organized
Heritage Days in conjunction with the History Book
Society and the Village Council. She spent 2 years
of devoted effort in compiling and editing our Local
History Book the Lantern Era, as well as a homecoming
in 1979 when the book was unveiled. She is divisional
representative for the Red Cross, a Village Councillor
and a judge for 4H Public Speaking competitions. She
was also one of a group who with the support of the
Yellowhead Library Association brought about the
opening of the School Library for public use. Ladies
and Gentlemen please --
SALUTE - MRS. VERA HOL
DOG BITE-RELATED ACCIDENTS: A NEW FORENSIC APPROACH
No full textThe alarming statistics reported around the world have shown that dog attacks today represent a health hazard where prevention strategies have not always been successful 1,2. Most of the dogs involved in these events are known to the victim or belong to him. From our study we found 19 dog bite-related fatalities in Italy from 2009 to 2016 (2,37 cases for year) 3; these data are sharply increased in relationship with previous study that describes 32 dog bite-related fatalities between 1984 to 20094 with a frequency of 1,28 cases for year.
A scientific inclusion/exclusion of the involved dog is possible and also recommended because of the possible consequences for the animal’s owner that could have civil consequences or criminal consequences in the most serious cases. Since dog bite mark analysis should involve different forensic professionals such as pathologists, odontologists, veterinarians, biologists, and also police investigators, a review focused on this type of evidence from a multidisciplinary point of view is presented.
To the best of our knowledge, there are different approaches for identification of offending dog when a human attack occurs. Forensic investigations in dog attacks usually involve the examination of bite marks and toothprints, the dog’s stomach and pathological methods. For the identification of the offending dog the best approach is to evaluate the canine STR typing into saliva traces on dog bite marks. Generally, it is possible to obtain a canine-specific STR profile from the dog’s saliva left on the wound area, even when high background of human DNA was present (blood).
This approach is often a problem because the surface of the wounds may have been treated, for example by first aid workers, removing the canine cells. This approach causes less success in obtaining useful STR results, before that the medico-legal techniques are applied. Furthermore, the dogs appear more frequently in human social life, so it is no rare that the canine DNA is present on hands, arms, legs or foot of the people.
A new forensic approach was described for offending dog identification starting from dog's buccal swabs: the target is the identification of human profile starting from this sample. The further goal of this paper was to determine the latency time of this biological trace in the dog's mouth.
In this work, 10 different races of dogs were used that bite a beef meat sample, previously typed (internal control profile). At different times (30’, 45’, 60’, 90’, 120’, 150’, 180’, 240’), 2 dog buccal swabs were done (a swab for each dental arch). 160 samples were collected. Subsequently DNA was extract and bovine genotyping kit was used. We found in all samples a complete profile of our internal control until 45 minutes and a partial profile until 150 minutes.
These data are very important to confirm the possibility of approaching with buccal swabs to reach the identification of offending dog. The human STRs typing kits are much more specific and sensitive compared with cattle kit, so we can supposed that a complete human STR profile could be obtained from the dog buccal swab, after aggression, at least to 150 minutes. This time is usually enough for the medico-legal team arrive.
This study may offer a model that could be always applied for identification of offending dogs; furthermore, dog-bite related accidents can provide concrete cases even fatal, making it possible to develop, refine or validate medico-legal techniques
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