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Small, Deb, June 25, 2018 [Interview]
No full textFormer Facilities and Groundskeeping employee Deb Small was interviewed on June 25, 2018, by Devin McKinney about her background, her experiences at Gettysburg College, and her reflections on aspects of the College culture.Biesacker, James R.; Arnold, Jeanne J.; Riggs, Janet M.Janet M. Riggs Year
Dynamic Energy Budget (DEB) parameters for ensis directus
No full textIn this report a Dynamic Energy Budget (DEB) model for razor clams (Ensis directus) is presented. A DEB model is a generic model describing growth and development of individual organisms as a function of environmental conditions. The DEB model for Ensis directus is based on the standard DEB model. The species specific primary DEB parameters are estimated with the Add_my_pet procedure, using literature data and the results of laboratory experiments with Ensis directus. The performance of the model is demonstrated by theoretical model experiments with varying environmental conditions. In following projects, the model will be used to predict and quantify the effects of sand mining on the shellfish community in the Dutch coastal zone. For this purpose the functional response of the model should be adapted so that the combined effect of changing phytoplankton and suspended sediment concentration on the uptake rate can be simulated
DEB model for cockles (Cerastoderma edule) in the Oosterschelde
No full textThe natural and cultured shellfish populations in the Oosterschelde are of considerable biological and economical interest. The hydromorphology of the Oosterschelde is continuously changing and adapting in response to natural anthropological and climatological changes. In view of these changes and of possible future developments in the region, questions arise with regard to the impact on the system’s carrying capacity for shellfish populations. Dynamic shellfish models can help to answer these questions. In this study, a Dynamic Energy Budget (DEB) model for cockles (Cerastoderma edule) in the Oosterschelde estuary is presented
The Development Impact of Information Technology in Trade Facilitation
No full textThe main purpose of this chapter is to provide an overview and context of the country studies on Information Technology (IT) for Trade Facilitation (TF) in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs).Impact of Information Techonology, Trade Facilitation, SMEs
Lesbian Radio, August 15 2012
No full textHost Deb Gallagher talks again with Leela Sinha, author of You’re Not Too Much: Intensive Lies in an Expansive World, about the fundamentals of good communication.https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/wmpg_lesbianradio/1002/thumbnail.jp
Lesbian Radio, June 20 2012
No full textHost Deb Gallagher talks with Leela Sinha, author of You’re Not Too Much: Intensive Lies in an Expansive World, about the fundamentals of good communication.https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/wmpg_lesbianradio/1001/thumbnail.jp
Herbalist Deb Soule, author of The Roots of Healing: A Woman\u27s Book of Herbs,
No full textHerbalist Deb Soule, author of The Roots of Healing: A Woman\u27s Book of Herbs, founded Avena Botanicals of Rockland ten years ago. Avena Botanicals, perhaps the largest herbal apothecary in the Northeast, grows or gathers around 60 percent of the raw plant materials used in producing herbal extracts, oils, salves and teas. The Shaker Community of Sabbath Day Lake has an herbal tradition that is 200 years old, and the herb department is the Shakers\u27 largest industry. Pol Hermes of Dayton, Gail Edwards of Athens and Betty Chase of Falmouth are other Mainers who use herbs. Details
What do we learn with Dynamic Energy Budget (DEB) models for small pelagic fish? Invited Talk, Session 2 Life Cycle Closure: Advances in Process Understanding
No full textInternational audienceIndividual traits are the results of mass and energy transfers controlled by intrinsic (e.g. the species or the individual) and extrinsic factors (e.g. the environmental conditions it encountered). These traits are often key to understand how new, potentially stressful, environmental conditions may impact the dynamics of small pelagic fish (SPF) populations. However, SPF individual traits are challenging to study in the field, challenging to study experimentally, and not surprisingly, challenging to model as well. From a bioenergetic perspective, being multiple-batch spawners with indeterminate fecundity reduces for instance our ability to evaluate SPF energy budget due to the large uncertainty in their annual reproductive investment. To overcome these knowledge gaps, Dynamic Energy Budget (DEB) theory provides a conceptual and quantitative framework to model the life cycle of an organism, from the embryo to the juvenile and adult stage, according to the environmental conditions it encounters. Over the past 15 years, several studies have been focusing on developing DEB models for small pelagic fish or have been including a DEB module in their approach. This talk will address the contributions, limitations and future perspectives that this approach can provide. Two important messages will be discussed: (i) developing DEB models for small pelagic fish could foster a stronger coupling between field, experimental and modeling studies and (ii) comparing life-history traits of closely related SPF species using DEB models is a clearly difficult task worth undertaking as a community of SPF scientists
What do we learn with Dynamic Energy Budget (DEB) models for small pelagic fish? Invited Talk, Session 2 Life Cycle Closure: Advances in Process Understanding
No full textInternational audienceIndividual traits are the results of mass and energy transfers controlled by intrinsic (e.g. the species or the individual) and extrinsic factors (e.g. the environmental conditions it encountered). These traits are often key to understand how new, potentially stressful, environmental conditions may impact the dynamics of small pelagic fish (SPF) populations. However, SPF individual traits are challenging to study in the field, challenging to study experimentally, and not surprisingly, challenging to model as well. From a bioenergetic perspective, being multiple-batch spawners with indeterminate fecundity reduces for instance our ability to evaluate SPF energy budget due to the large uncertainty in their annual reproductive investment. To overcome these knowledge gaps, Dynamic Energy Budget (DEB) theory provides a conceptual and quantitative framework to model the life cycle of an organism, from the embryo to the juvenile and adult stage, according to the environmental conditions it encounters. Over the past 15 years, several studies have been focusing on developing DEB models for small pelagic fish or have been including a DEB module in their approach. This talk will address the contributions, limitations and future perspectives that this approach can provide. Two important messages will be discussed: (i) developing DEB models for small pelagic fish could foster a stronger coupling between field, experimental and modeling studies and (ii) comparing life-history traits of closely related SPF species using DEB models is a clearly difficult task worth undertaking as a community of SPF scientists
Safety profile of sequential small caliber drug eluting bead chemoembolization (DEB-TACE): results in 237 patients
No full textPurpose: To record complications of DEB-TACE performed with DC Bead of diameters 100-300 and 300-500 μm loaded with doxorubicin.
Materials and Methods: Included are 237 patients treated with sequential DEB-TACE (3 sessions/6 month f-u). National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (version 3.0) were used to categorize complications.
Results: Results are reported on intention to treat. There were no periprocedural deaths. Thirty day mortality was 1.26% with same overall grade 5 complications, notably one periprocedural sepsis and 2 liver abscesses. One liver abscess was treated conservatively (considered Grade 2 complication). Grade 4 complications resulted in 1.68% (4/237) (irreversible liver failure that led to the discontinuation of TACE). Grade 2 liver function deterioration developed in 10 pts (4.2%) that led to protocol abortion in 1.68%. Cholocystitis was documented with ultrasound in 2.95 to 5.06% across the three sessions (all grade 2 complications). Pleural effusion was observed in 2.1 to 2.95% across treatments (only one was a grade 3 complication requiring drainage; 0.42%). There was 1 patient who developed laboratory pancreatitis (0.42%) and 1 limited GI bleeding not related to varices (0.42%). Overall Post Embolization Syndrome (PES) classified as grade 1 or 2 complication was observed in 60.75 to 85.65% across treatments – the lower rates achieved after routine preventive administration of non-steroidal analgesics for 5 days post treatment.
Conclusion: This study shows that: 1) DEB TACE is safe with fewer complications compared to reported rates of conventional TACE, and 2) small calibres are safe and do not result in increased complication rates
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