140 research outputs found
Oral history interview with Harold Gilmore, 2017
No full textTranscript of an oral history interview with Harold L. Gilmore, conducted by Joseph Cates on 22 January 2017 as part of the Norwich Voices oral history project of the Sullivan Museum and History Center. Harold Gilmore was a member of the Norwich University Class of 1953; his experiences as a student at Norwich University and his post-graduation career path, particularly as an educator, are discussed in his interview
For Those About to Roc: Neuromuscular Blocking Agent Education at KBRH
No full textPurpose: To provide Neuromuscular Blocking Agent (NMBA) Education tools to critical care nursing staff at KBRH in order to increase knowledge and minimize the risk of patient safety events
Review of: Cates, James. 2020. \u3cem\u3eSerpent in the Garden: Amish Sexuality in a Changing World\u3c/em\u3e.
No full textJames Cates offers a fascinating look at Amish views and experiences of marriage, family, sexuality, and gender in the book, Serpent in the Garden: Amish Sexuality in a Changing World. The analysis is based on “many years of interaction, informal interviews, and conversations with Amish confidantes…” (p. xiii). The upside of this approach is that the book has an “insider” feel to it. The downside is that the reader is not always sure how representative the stories are of the Amish community. From the opening story in the Preface to similar, colorful anecdotes throughout, the book may lend itself to a kind of salience bias because accounts are emotionally compelling in areas in which little research with the Amish has been conducted. Cates acknowledges this, as it was brought to his attention by a reviewer. There are the appropriate clarifications and qualifications surrounding the more colorful stories, but still the reader is left with an impression and little knowledge of the frequency of such behaviors. Thus, the representativeness of the accounts and indeed the basic validity of the analysis hinges upon the accuracy, veracity, and wisdom of the personal anecdotal accounts of the author or of those he informally interviewed. [First paragraph.
Avalanche Transistors And Diodes In A Transiecnt X-Ray Environment.
No full textThe performance of avalanche transistors and diodes was investigated under transient X-ray irradiation. The diode depletion and diffusion components of radiation induced photocurrent are related to known physical constants and measurable diode parameters. Additionally, the photocurrent was related to the avalanche phenomenon and incorporated in equivalent circuits. The peak value of the transient photocurrent increased up to the avalanche breakdown voltage of the diode. An equivalent circuit is given for the region prior to breakdown, which indicates that this avalanche multiplied photocurrent can be inserted as a current generator across the function. After breakdown occurred and the reverse bias voltage was increased, the peak value of the photocurrent decreased. This phenomenon was related to the inherent voltage regulation properties of avalanche semiconductor devices. After breakdown, the induced ionization behaves more like a voltage source
Transient Gamma Radiation Effects On Resistors
No full textIf a resistor in a circuit is exposed to a transient gamma radiation pulse, the condition of the circuit will be modified by passing from its steady state condition before radiation to a state of excitation that will depend upon the intensity and duration of the radiation pulse. When the radiation pulse is over, the circuit will then relax to its previous condition of equilibrium within a characteristic time constant.
When energetic radiation, such as gamma radiation, charged particles, or neutrons, strikes matter, it causes several effects which alter the properties of the target material. Some of the effects that occur are ionization of atoms and molecules, displacement of atoms, transmutation of atoms, insertion of extraneous atoms, or changing of chemical bonds. High-energy gamma rays can undergo interactions with a nucleus, producing excitation and transmutations. But these effects are negligible for transient radiation effects produced by typical gamma ray sources compared with photoelectric, Compton, and pair production effects, and can be ignored (Reference15). In this report we shall mainly concern ourselves with the production of free electrons by incident radiation, as we are concerned with transient radiation effects due to pulsed gamma radiation.
In resistors, the observed transient effect is mainly due to secondary electron emission. The secondary electron contribution is not just due to the electrons liberated from the resistor material; it is also due to the emitted secondary electrons from the resistor environment which contribute to the transient effect
Variations in the spermiograms of bulls with high numbers of sperm cell defects over an extended time period
No full textFive bulls with high levels of sperm-cell defects were evaluated for breeding soundness approx. once a month for several months. Considerable variation with time was observed in the levels of normal and abnormal sperm cells. These variations reflected only minimally on the breeding soundness ratings given the bulls by 2 scoring systems. Variations in semen motility influenced the original scoring system much more than it did the revised system. Some of the sperm-cell defects seen included deformed heads, coiled and bent tails (with the coils or bends frequently enclosed by a single membrane) and disrupted mitochondrial sheaths. Scanning-electron micrographs were used to study these defects..RE: 18 ref.; SC: ZA; CA; BE; 0ASource type: Electronic(1) http://upei-resolver.asin-risa.ca?sid=SP:CABI&id=pmid:&id=&issn=0093-691X&isbn=&volume=8&issue=5&spage=213&pages=213-232&date=1977&title=Theriogenology%20&atitle=Variations%20in%20the%20spermiograms%20of%20bulls%20with%20high%20numbers%20of%20sperm%20cell%20defects%20over%20an%20extended%20time%20period.&aulast=Richardson&pid=%3Cauthor%3ERichardson%2c%20G%20F%3bCates%2c%20W%20F%3bLofstedt%2c%20R%20M%3C%2Fauthor%3E%3CAN%3E19780133571%3C%2FAN%3E%3CDT%3EJournal%20article%3C%2FDT%3
A study on the stability of a hyperalimentation solution stored in a polyvinyl chloride plastic bag at 5 [plus-minus] 2° C. and 25 [plus-minus] 2° C. for 0, 9, 18, and 36 hours
No full textIn the past thirty years there has been an ever increasing use of hyperalimentation solutions. The stability of these hyperalimentation solutions has been of interest to the medical professions. Recently these hyperalimentation solutions have been dispensed and stored, for various lengths of time, in polyvinyl chloride plastic bags. Many investigators have studied the changes that can and/or do occur when medicinal agents are stored in polyvinyl chloride plastics. Hyperalimentation solutions vary in formulation but many consist of four basic ingredients: protein hydrolysate, glucose, sodium chloride, and potassium chloride. The objective of this research was to explore the possibility of reactions which can and/or do occur in a polyvinyl chloride plastic bag when a hyperalimentation solution is stored in it. The solution studied was one which is often prescribed at the Veterans Adminlstration Hospital, Houston, Texas. It was stored at 5 [plus-minus] 2° C. and 25 [plus-minus] 2° C. for 0, 9, 18, and 36 hours. The analyses performed on the hyperalimentation solution at each storage time interval were: nitrogen content, chloride ion content, glucose content, pH, and. light transmittance. Nitrogen content appeared to decrease in the solution stored at 5 [plus-minus] 2° C. and 25 [plus-minus] 2° C. for 9, 18, and 36 hours. There appeared to be a greater decrease in nitrogen content in the hyperalimentation solution stored at 25 [plus-minus] 2° C. There appeared to be a decrease in chloride ion content in the hyperalimentation solution stored at 5 [plus-minus] 2° C. and 25 [plus-minus] 2° C. for 9 hours, but an increase in chloride ion content stored at 5 [plus-minus] 2° C. and 25 [plus-minus] 2° C. for 13 and 36 hours. The glucose content of the hyperalimentation solution appeared to decrease after the 9 hour storage time interval at 5 [plus-minus] 2° C. and at 25 [plus-minus] 2° C. The glucose content appeared to increase after the 18 and 36 hour storage time interval. The pH of the hyperalimentation solution stored at 5 [plus-minus] 2° C. appeared to increase but there was no change in the solution stored at 25 [plus-minus] 2° C. Per cent light transmittance appeared to decrease with the storage time interval in the solutions stored at 25 [plus-minus] 2° C., but there was little or no change in the solution stored at 5 [plus-minus] 2° C. A two-way analysis of variance indicated all the changes which occurred within the hyperalimentation solution were statistically significant using a significance level of 0.05. These statistical differences, however, may not necessarily be clinically significant.Pharmacy, College o
International Adoption, Dyadic Belonging, and the Liminal Self: The Case of a Korean American Adoptee’s Return to South Korea
No full textThis paper examines the social location and conflicting identities of Korean American adoptees often referred to as KADs. Utilizing participant observation and interviews conducted in South Korea, the author discusses how Confucian ideology, which stresses consanguineal relations, affects and shapes the ways in which the Korean government and society view KADs in the context of international adoption. The author also draws upon personal field experiences in South Korea to highlight the expectations placed upon KADs in a Korean context, and how this can result in identity confusion and reconfiguration upon their return to a country that has been historically ashamed of them
Offshore Oil Platforms Which Pollute the Marine Environment: A Proposal for an International Treaty Imposing Strict Liability
No full textThis Comment considers the legal ramifications of an offshore oil well explosion that spills oil into the marine environment of another nation. The author suggests that no effective international law exists to govern the legal issues spawned by these incidents, including questions of liability, damages, and compensation. The author proposes the development of a new international treaty imposing strict liability on a nation when an offshore structure within its jurisdiction causes transnational oil pollution. The author argues that the current utilization of the strict liability concept in various sources of customary international law supports this standard of liability
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