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Pubmed du 15/05/19
1. Giofre D, Provazza S, Angione D, Cini A, Menazza C, Oppi F, Cornoldi C. The intellectual profile of children with autism spectrum disorders may be underestimated : A comparison between two different batteries in an Italian sample. Res Dev Disabil. 2019 ; 90 : 72-9.
Intelligence measures are typically used in the assessment of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), but there is a paucity of research on the implications of such testing. In the present study, we examined children with ASD using two of the most largely adopted instruments, i.e., the WISC-IV, arguably the most utilized scale in the world ; and the Leiter-3, a nonverbal scale that also excludes, from the IQ calculation, working memory and processing speed, which are points of weakness in ASD. Results showed that IQ and indices of these two batteries are strongly correlated. However, the WISC-IV IQ might underestimates the potential of children with ASD, particularly in children with a low functioning profile. These hold true for both the full scale IQ and three out of four indices of the WISC-IV, with remarkable implications for both assessment and treatment of these children. Practitioners working with children with ASD should be aware that the battery that they are using might severely affect the estimation of these children's potential.
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2. Kawai N, Hirohashi Y, Ebihara Y, Saito T, Murai A, Saito T, Shirosaki T, Kubo T, Nakatsugawa M, Kanaseki T, Tsukahara T, Shichinohe T, Li L, Hirano S, Torigoe T. ABCG2 expression is related to low 5-ALA photodynamic diagnosis (PDD) efficacy and cancer stem cell phenotype, and suppression of ABCG2 improves the efficacy of PDD. PLoS One. 2019 ; 14(5) : e0216503.
Photodynamic diagnosis/therapy (PDD/PDT) are novel modalities for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. The photosensitizer protoporphyrin IX is metabolized from 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) intracellularly, and PDD/PDT using 5-ALA have been approved in dermatologic malignancies and gliomas. However, the molecular mechanism that defines the efficacy of PDD/PDT is unknown. In this study, we analyzed the functions of ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters in PDD using 5-ALA. Most of the human gastrointestinal cancer line cells examined showed a homogenous staining pattern with 5-ALA, except for the pancreatic cancer line PANC-1, which showed heterogeneous staining. To analyze this heterogeneous staining pattern, single cell clones were established from PANC-1 cells and the expression of ABC transporters was assessed. Among the ABC transporter genes examined, ABCG2 showed an inverse correlation with the rate of 5-ALA-positive staining. PANC-1 clone #2 cells showed the highest level of ABCG2 expression and the lowest level of 5-ALA staining, with only a 0.6% positive rate. Knockdown of the ABCG2 gene by small interfering RNAs increased the positive rate of 5-ALA staining in PANC-1 wild-type and clone cells. Interestingly, PANC-1 clone #2 cells showed the high sphere-forming ability and tumor-formation ability, indicating that the cells contained high numbers of cancer stem cells (CSCs). Knockdown or inhibition of ABCG2 increased the rate of 5-ALA staining, but did not decrease sphere-forming ability. These results indicate that gastrointestinal cancer cell lines expressing high levels of ABCG2 are enriched with CSCs and show low rates of 5-ALA staining, but 5-ALA staining rates can be improved by inhibition of ABCG2.
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3. Ng QX, Loke W, Venkatanarayanan N, Lim DY, Soh AYS, Yeo WS. A Systematic Review of the Role of Prebiotics and Probiotics in Autism Spectrum Disorders. Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania). 2019 ; 55(5).
Background : Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex developmental condition typically characterized by deficits in social and communicative behaviors as well as repetitive patterns of behaviors. Despite its prevalence (affecting 0.1% to 1.8% of the global population), the pathogenesis of ASD remains incompletely understood. Patients with ASD are reported to have more frequent gastrointestinal (GI) complaints. There is some anecdotal evidence that probiotics are able to alleviate GI symptoms as well as improve behavioral issues in children with ASD. However, systematic reviews of the effect of prebiotics/probiotics on ASD and its associated symptoms are lacking. Methods : Using the keywords (prebiotics OR probiotics OR microbiota OR gut) AND (autism OR social OR ASD), a systematic literature search was conducted on PubMed, EMBASE, Medline, Clinicaltrials.gov and Google Scholar databases. The inclusion criteria were original clinical trials, published in English between the period 1st January 1988 and 1st February 2019. Results : A total of eight clinical trials were systematically reviewed. Two clinical trials examined the use of prebiotic and/or diet exclusion while six involved the use of probiotic supplementation in children with ASD. Most of these were prospective, open-label studies. Prebiotics only improved certain GI symptoms ; however, when combined with an exclusion diet (gluten and casein free) showed a significant reduction in anti-sociability scores. As for probiotics, there is limited evidence to support the role of probiotics in alleviating the GI or behavioral symptoms in children with ASD. The two available double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trials found no significant difference in GI symptoms and behavior. Conclusion : Despite promising preclinical findings, prebiotics and probiotics have demonstrated an overall limited efficacy in the management of GI or behavioral symptoms in children with ASD. In addition, there was no standardized probiotics regimen, with multiple different strains and concentrations of probiotics, and variable duration of treatments.
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4. O'Haire M. Research on animal-assisted intervention and autism spectrum disorder, 2012-2015. Applied developmental science. 2017 ; 21(3) : 200-16.
Including animals in autism intervention is growing in both research and practice. A systematic literature review was conducted to collate and synthesize all empirical research on animal-assisted intervention (AAI) for autism published from 2012 to 2015. Findings from 28 included studies revealed that AAI programs generally include one animal per participant with a total contact time of approximately 10 hours over the course of 8 to 12 weeks. Research methodology is diverse and though limited in many cases, has improved over the last few years. The most commonly reported outcome was increased social interaction, which was unanimously significant across 22 studies. The need for further research is highlighted, calling for a focus on refining AAI techniques, identifying optimal circumstances for positive change as well as individuals who may not benefit, and independent replication of high quality studies to move AAI from an enrichment activity to an evidence-based practice for autism.
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5. Peverill S, Smith IM, Duku E, Szatmari P, Mirenda P, Vaillancourt T, Volden J, Zwaigenbaum L, Bennett T, Elsabbagh M, Georgiades S, Ungar WJ. Developmental Trajectories of Feeding Problems in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Journal of pediatric psychology. 2019.
OBJECTIVE : Although feeding problems are a common concern in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), few longitudinal studies have examined their persistence over time. The purpose of this study was to examine the developmental progression of feeding problems across four time points in preschoolers with ASD. METHODS : Group-based trajectory analyses revealed four distinct trajectories of feeding problems in our sample (N = 396). RESULTS : The majority of children showed levels of feeding problems that were low from the outset and stable (Group 1 ; 26.3%) or moderate and declining over time (Group 2 ; 38.9%). A third group (26.5%) showed high levels of feeding problems as preschoolers that declined to the average range by school age. Few participants (8.3%) showed evidence of severe chronic feeding problems. Feeding problems were more highly correlated with general behavior problems than with autism symptom severity. CONCLUSIONS : Overall, our findings demonstrated that in our sample of children with ASD, most feeding problems remitted over time, but a small subgroup showed chronic feeding problems into school age. It is important to consider and assess feeding problems in ASD against the backdrop of typical development, as many children with ASD may show improvement with age.
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6. Wester Oxelgren U, Aberg M, Myrelid A, Anneren G, Westerlund J, Gustafsson J, Fernell E. Autism needs to be considered in children with Down syndrome. Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992). 2019.
AIM : To analyse levels and profiles of autism symptoms in children with Down syndrome (DS) with and without diagnosed autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and to specifically study the groups with severe Intellectual disability (ID). METHODS : From a population-based cohort of 60 children with DS (age 5-17 years) with 41 participating children, scores obtained from the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS) Module-1 algorithm were compared between those with and without diagnosed ASD. Children with DS and ASD were also compared to a cohort of children with idiopathic ASD, presented in the ADOS manual. RESULTS : Children with DS and ASD had significantly higher ADOS scores in all domains compared to those without ASD. When the groups with DS, with and without ASD, were restricted to those with severe ID, the difference remained. When the children with DS and ASD and the idiopathic autism group were compared, the ADOS profiles were similar. CONCLUSION : A considerable proportion of children with DS has ASD but there is also a group of children with DS and severe ID without autism. There is a need to increase awareness of the high prevalence of autism in children with DS to ensure that appropriate measures and care are provided. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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7. Williams-Arya P, Anixt J, Ehrhardt J, Manning-Courtney P. Improving Access to Diagnostic Assessments for Autism Spectrum Disorder Using an Arena Model. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2019.
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8. Wilson KP, Steinbrenner JR, Kalandadze T, Handler L. Interventions Targeting Expressive Communication in Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorders : A Systematic Review. Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR. 2019 : 1-20.
Purpose The aims of this systematic review are to (a) synthesize the literature on interventions targeting expressive communication in adults with autism spectrum disorder and (b) evaluate the effectiveness of the interventions. Method The literature search resulted in 7,196 articles. The research team used 2 reviewers and consensus for title/abstract review, full-text review, and quality review. To be included, studies had to (a) include at least 1 adult (18 years of age and above) with an autism spectrum disorder ; (b) examine an intervention, treatment, or model of care ; (c) provide outcome data related to expressive communication modalities/domains ; (d) be experimental or quasi-experimental ; and (e) be published in English. Twenty-two studies (14 single-case design and 8 group design), with a total of 256 participants and varied interventions and outcome variables, met criteria for inclusion. Effect sizes are presented for group design studies, and visual analysis results are outlined for single-case design studies. Results Examination of treatment effects in the included studies showed positive effects, overall ; however, there was great variability between studies. Single-case design studies showed evidence of functional relations in all but 1 study, with most showing medium to large effects, as well as maintenance and generalization of gains. Group design studies showed a wide range of effects from near-zero to large effects. Differences in intervention strategies and durations, as well as in participant characteristics and outcome measures, presented barriers to aggregation. Conclusions This review highlights the need for increased high-quality research examining interventions targeting expressive communication in adults with autism spectrum disorder and also pinpoints interventions with potential for future study and use in this population.
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9. Wright BM, Benigno JP. Autism Spectrum Disorder and Sibling Relationships : Exploring Implications for Intervention Using a Family Systems Framework. American journal of speech-language pathology. 2019 : 1-9.
Purpose There is currently a very limited scope of research in the field of speech-language pathology on sibling involvement in the treatment of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Principles of family systems theory (FST) recognize the interrelatedness and dynamic nature of the family unit, making it a relevant and useful guiding framework for future research and practice on sibling involvement in intervention. Method In this article, core principles of FST are reviewed, followed by the state of research related to sibling relationships in ASD, and roles of typically developing siblings and siblings with ASD in intervention programs. Implications for adopting an FST framework as well as considerations and future directions in this area of research and clinical practice are discussed. Results According to the principles of FST on the inclusion of siblings in treatment, there are several considerations to be made at the level of the child with ASD, the sibling(s), and the family unit. Factors such as developmental level, communication status, and areas of strength, challenge, and interest are key features of the children and family that will need to be addressed in order to promote positive sibling involvement and family functioning. Conclusions The development of family-centered sibling intervention programs for individuals with ASD is an area of research that warrants further exploration. With the guidance of the FST framework, researchers and clinicians can work to develop innovative interventions that consider the unique characteristics of each family to optimize outcomes at the levels of each individual, the sibling relationship, and the family as a unit.


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Bride Killed in Limo Fire on Way to Bridal Shower in California (VIDEO, PHOTO)
Bride Killed in Limo Fire on Way to Bridal Shower in California (VIDEO, PHOTO)
A bride has been killed in a limo fire on the San Mateo Bridge in California on Saturday night in what appears to be a tragic accident.
The bride, Neriza Fojas, as well as four other people, were killed on Saturday night as a limousine erupted in flames as it was on the way to a bridal shower for the woman.
As the vehicle burst into the flames, reports described that the woman and her friends were trapped inside, as the driver and four others managed to escape the blaze, according to KTVU.
Police received calls reporting that a white Lincoln town car limo had caught on fire on Highway 92, east of Foster City, at about 10 p.m. local time, California Highway Patrol Officer Art Montiel explained to media sources.
Montiel said, "It appears the white town car limo was traveling westbound on the number three lane, when for some unknown reason, caught on fire. Driver stopped the vehicle in the number three lane."
As soon as limo driver, Orville Brown, 46, noticed that his vehicle was on fire he brought it to an immediate stop and got out. Brown managed to get out of the limo safely, but nine other women including the bride - all in their 30s - were in the vehicle.
Montiel explained that four of the women were able to get out alive, but five others were trapped inside and unable to get out.
The four surviving women were taken to a local hospital for medical treatment of smoke inhalation and burns.
According to reports, the women were traveling in the limo from Oakland to a hotel in Foster City for a bridal shower when the fire erupted. The San Mateo County Coroner's office has indicated that the fire originated in the rear of the limo.
The company that owns the limo, LimoStop Inc., has said it is cooperating with authorities for the official investigation.
In a statement released by the company it said: "We are deeply saddened by the tragedy last night involving the young women, five of whom lost their lives in the limousine fire on the San Mateo Bridge. LimoStop Inc. will do everything possible to investigate and assist authorities in determining the cause of this fire in order to help bring forth answers and provide closure to the victims and their families."
The cause of the fire is still unknown and investigations are ongoing.
Here is a video news report into the tragic incident:

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Welcome to the NIS Migration Resource Site!
Sun Microsystems' Network Information Service (NIS) has been the primary choice for managing Unix identity information in a networked environment for many years. Unfortunately, NIS has several shortcomings in the areas of security, manageability, and network dependency, and its successor, NIS+, was never widely accepted as a standard. Increasingly, NIS has proven unable to pass stringent security guidelines for user account management and access control, both from a simple IT best practices perspective and from a regulatory compliance perspective. This fact, combined with Sun's "end-of-feature" announcement for NIS+ and its focus on migrating customers off of NIS to LDAP has prompted corporate security and compliance managers and IT administrators to look for a solution to replace NIS with a solution that is secure, manageable, and cost-effective.
This web site is a resource sponsored by Centrify Corporation that discusses what is NIS, what are its limitations, and provides an example of how you can migrate from NIS to Active Directory. While examples will initially be focused on Centrify's solutions and approach to NIS Migration, over time we hope to add additional examples and resources to provide a full spectrum of NIS migration resources.
The Challenge: Multiple NIS domains are difficult to manage and do not give you a global view of "who has access to what."
The Solution: The systems in each NIS domain are now managed centrally through Active Directory, with user access to a system now linked to that user's Active Directory account. You now have a global view of which systems a particular user can access and, conversely, which users can access a particular system.


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Spiritualized | 07/12/11
"When you make a record, it has to be the single most important thing in your world. This time around, I wanted to do something that encompassed all I love in rock 'n' roll music. It's got everything from Brötzmann and Berry right through to Dennis and Brian Wilson. I'm obsessed with music and the way you put it together and I don't believe there are any rules."
So says J. Spaceman, commenting on the recording of his new album, "Sweet Heart Sweet Light," which is due for release on Double Six March 19th.
Recorded over the past two years in Wales, LA and Reykjavik, and mixed for a year in the confines of his own home, "Sweet Heart Sweet Light" will unbelievably be Spiritualized's seventh studio album and it promises to be one of the most eagerly anticipated releases of 2012. An inspiration and revelation to many well-known musicians, most recently the likes of Alex Turner, Elbow and Florence The Machine; Spiritualized continue to engage and impress musicians and fans alike. Taking musical risks is a hallmark of Spiritualized's outlook. Witness them playing the new album unannounced, from start to finish, live at the Royal Albert Hall recently – something unheard of in today's clamour for instant hit gratification. As J.Spacemen says 'I don't believe there are any rules' and this album will testify to that.
The band have also revealed the track listing for the new album and have confirmed three more shows including London's Hackney Empire on their forthcoming March tour.
Track listing for "Sweet Heart Sweet Light" is as follows:
Hey Jane
Little Girl
Get What You Want
Too Late
Heading For The Top
I Am What I Am
Life Is A Problem
So Long You Pretty Things
New dates are:
Friday 16th March: Nottingham, Rescue Rooms (10pm curfew)
Saturday 17th March: Portsmouth, Wedgewood Rooms
Monday 19th March: London, Hackney Empire
Previously announced shows:
Tuesday 20th March: Oxford, Academy
Wednesday 21st March: Bristol, Academy (re-scheduled)
Thursday 22nd March: Glasgow, ABC
Friday 23rd March: Belfast, Mandela Hall
Saturday 24th March: Dublin, Vicar Street (re-scheduled)
Sunday 25th March: Manchester, Academy (re-scheduled)


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Venice juniors dominate Day 2 of RBI World Series
MINNEAPOLIS -- Incoming evening storms couldn't put a damper on the final games of round-robin play on Day Two of the RBI World Series.
Both the juniors and seniors from Venice and Chicago matched up on Tuesday at Toni Stone Field in St. Paul, with the Chicago seniors rounding off the morning session with an extra-inning, 5-4 victory.
But the juniors couldn't continue the trend, as a 13-run fourth inning powered Venice to a 14-2 victory over Chicago for its second win in the tournament.
Venice trailed, 2-1, entering the fourth, after giving up two runs in the first. Chicago retired the leadoff batter, but Venice dominated the rest of the inning, missing batting through the order twice by just one at-bat.
"We've been hitting the ball pretty well the whole time," Venice head coach James Guerrero said. "Balls just haven't been falling like they were right there in that fourth. You could say that the bats came alive. We've got some pretty good players that have a lot of talent and I know that's what they're capable of doing."
Venice came into their nightcap with a 1-1 record after a 7-6 loss to Santo Domingo in the morning. But after scoring a tournament-best 14 runs in a single game -- which was cut short in the fifth inning due to inclement weather -- Venice is riding a fair amount of confidence into Wednesday's playoffs.
"Any time that you're able to string some hits together, put some runs on the board, as a player it's definitely a confidence booster," Guerrero said. "After today's morning game, it was a tough loss, but we knew that the important games start tomorrow. For the psyche of the player, when you're getting hits you're going to feel good. And that's the most important thing, going into the playoff rounds."
Guerrero's squad will carry a 2-1 record into the playoffs, which earns them a No. 1 seed in the Junior's West division. Guerrero doesn't plan on saying anything special to Venice before Wednesday's games. Rather, he'll let them ride their new momentum into day.
In the rest of the Junior Division, Chicago opened the day with a 5-3 win over New Orleans before falling to Venice. New Orleans, which also saw its night game cut short, took a 5-1 win over Santo Domingo.
Harrisburg opened the day with a 4-1 win over Pawtucket and earned an 8-1 decision over Miami in the evening for 2-1 record. Miami tied Detroit Arsenal, 5-5, in a mid-morning tilt, while Detroit defeated Pawtucket, 3-2, in another rain-shortened night game.
In the Seniors Division, Detroit PAL kicked off the morning with a come-from-behind win over Harlem, 7-6. Jackson upended Santiago, 10-3, while Harrisburg and Tampa tied, 1-1.
With the Tuesday marking the end of round-robin play, the teams now enter elimination games. Official playoff matchups have yet to be released, but each team will play a morning game, with the winners moving on to an evening matchup. The winners of the evening games determine who will get a chance to play in the championship games at Target Field on Thursday.
For the third consecutive year, the Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities (RBI) World Series is being hosted by the Twins, with baseball and softball tournament games scheduled to be played through Aug. 14 on various fields throughout Minneapolis and St. Paul. The RBI World Series is the international baseball and softball tournament of the RBI program.


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This mango jam or as we call it MURBA in sindhi, is a jam like preparation, made from raw mangoes and this is my entry for WBB# 22 Mango madness.
Mango….It is hard to describe what does a mango means to a Mango-eccentric person like me.Those who knows what does eating a ripe, juicy, sweet Alphonso means, surely knows what does heaven means. We in India, specially in Mumbai are blessed to have such a great variety of mangoes.Alphonso, Badam, Totapuri, Rajapuri, Daseri, Langda…..you name it,we get it here in Mumbai.No childhood have grown without sucking those tangy Kacha Kairis (unripe mangoes) with salt and red chilly powder, eating outside school gates (Don't know about boys, but female folk will nod in yes for sure). Almost all of us have those fond memories of relishing sweet mangoes in hot summer afternoons.I remember my childhood as enjoying the succulent portion of mango attached to its seed, without being bothered about the mango juice trickling down the arm.Who cares for the food etiquette when you are enjoying the King of fruits?
So here is one more way of having your mango Murba is a grated Mango pickle that is sweet and bit tangy. It has the consistency of a marmalade but with lots of grated slivers of mango in it. It could be compared with the Chunda made by Gujratis, in its appearance and ingredients, but the difference lies in its taste (Chunda is more authentic and tasty) and the time of preparation (chunda is sundried for 40 days, while this one is instant). It could be used as spreads onto anything and can be used as a relish. One can enjoy this with,koki or parathas too So here is Recipe of this mango jam, which comes from my Ma-in-law.I am sure whoever makes it, will love it! Now what are you thinking? Just go and grab some raw mangoes, there's no better way to make use of this sultry summer, except making lots of this jam and storing to last for whole year.
- 1 kg Raw mangoes (always prefer Rajapuri or Totapuri variety of mangoes and be sure these are very raw and firm)
- 1 kg sugar (or 1.25 kg if you want it more sweet and less tangy)The proportion should be 1:1 (or 1: 1.25) of mangoes:sugar (in kg)
- Green cardamons 6-7
- Red chilly powder A spoonful
- A glass of water
- Lemon juice 1 or more spoon
- Wash, pat dry and peel mangoes.Grate them with a manual grater
- In a thick bottomed pan or vessel, mix sugar and water (water should cover the sugar, so adjust the amount of water you need)
- Heat it, while mixing at frequent intervals till sugar dissolves completely
- Skim off any grey foam, which are impurities from the sugar
- Now add lemon juice.It will help to avoid crystallization of sugar
- Add the grated mangoes, few cardamons and mix properly.Beware of the spluttering.
- Let it boil for few minutes and then put it on medium flame .
- Keep on stirring carefully at regular intervals. It will take almost 50 to 75 minutes to be cooked properly.Add red chilly powder anywhere in the mid of procedure
- When the mixture reaches a consistency similar to that of easily spreadable jam, it is supposed to be done
- Let it cool properly and store it in clean, airtight glass containers (jars)
- The shelf life of this murba is 4-5 months without refrigeration and about a year in refrigerator, provided that no wet spoon is used to take out portions from the jar and the lid is secured properly
- Some prefer this murba to be very smooth as jam, in that case cook it on low flame, for some more time.
Note: View This Recipe with Minute Details at Beyondcurries


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MORRISTOWN, N.J., Nov. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- BioNeutral Group, Inc. (OTCBB: BONU) a specialty life science technology based company is proud to announce today that upon the successful completion of a comprehensive executive search program Mr. Ray Dunning and Mr. Kenneth Munson will be joining the company as V.P Medical Sales and V.P. Industrial/Institutional Sales, respectively.
Mr. Dunning has over twenty five years of experience in the Health Care business, thirteen of which at the Steris Corporation, one of the world's leading suppliers of sterilization products. During his last four years at Steris, Ray served as V.P. Sales of its American Health Care Division. Prior to that, he served in sales positions at Roche Diagnostics Systems, NOVA Biomedical Corporation and U.S. Surgical Corporation.
Mr. Munson has over forty years of experience in the specialty chemical business with a focus and expertise in launching innovative technical healthcare products. During this time he has held a number of senior marketing and sales positions with Dubois Chemical Inc, Texo Corporation and the Orchem Corporation. Most recently he functioned as a full time consultant to Suarez Corporation Industries spearheading new product sales and marketing efforts in the disinfectant technology and infection control areas.
BioNeutral's CEO, Mark Lowenthal, stated, "following the successful testing of BioNeutral's Ygiene® product at both the Barnabas Medical Center as a pre-soak disinfectant and at a leading independent statistical institute where it's anti anthrax capabilities proved outstanding, the product was now ready for broad scale commercialization for which both Ray and Ken are uniquely qualified to lead. This process will begin immediately."
About BioNeutral Group, Inc.
Headquartered in Morristown, New Jersey with lab facilities at the New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark, BioNeutral Group, Inc., is a specialty technology-based life-science company that has developed a technology platform that neutralizes harmful environmental contaminants, toxins and dangerous micro-organisms including bacteria, viruses, mold, fungi and spores. BioNeutral's products, Ygiene® and Ogiene®, kill germs and clean surfaces with a dramatic increase in speed and power over their rivals in the marketplace. BioNeutral's proprietary platform technology has been proven effective in surface, water and airborne applications. Its antimicrobial line of products under the Ygiene® brand have been approved by the EPA for sale in the United States and has previously been approved for sale in Germany and it is also permitted to be sold in the UK, France and Sweden. Auto Neutral is a registered trademark of BioNeutral Group, Inc. For more information on BioNeutral, including a listing of company products, leadership and background please visit www.bioneutral.com.
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Goal (Terminal Objective): Students will create double expressive self portraits with at least one head in a ¾ pose combining homework drawings and previously made background and a frontal practice portrait with this lesson from Sargent Art. Students will use color and textures in oil pastel painting to represent form and space in the manner of Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gaugain. Students will demonstrate understanding of asymmetrical balance and movement in composition and accurate proportions in drawing self.
Objective: The student will develop painting skills working with large and small pastels on a previously painted or printed background. Student will demonstrate knowledge of line quality, value, form, and texture. The student will distinguish realistic painting from a painterly style. Student will combine several drawings to complete an asymmetrical composition showing understanding of contrast, balance, emphasis, and unity. The student will recognize how color can show form and space and will be able to mix and adapt a color scheme from a famous Modernist painting.
National Standards:
Visual Arts Grades 9-12 Content Standard 1: Understanding and applying media, techniques, and processes
Visual Arts Grades 9-12 Content Standard 4: Understanding the visual arts in relation to history and cultures
Visual Arts Grades 9-12 Content Standard 6: Making connections between visual arts and other disciplines Math and Social Studies Cross Curriculum Connection
Purpose: Students will use medium of oil pastels in three forms as an easy to use painting medium. Students will use higher level thinking skills as select two self portraits and other images to express themselves and/or their interests. Students will identify asymmetrical balance in composition and incorporate the principle of movement. Students, in finding a color scheme and attributes of color from a late 19th century or 20th century painting, will discover how these painters used more intense colors than earlier painters. Students will learn to layer and mix color.
New Vocabulary: expressive, painterly, ¾ pose, proportion, form, line quality, emphasis, asymmetrical balance, space, layering, dominant elements, movement, carbon paper, iris, study
- Mirror
- 12" by 18" or larger and 9" by 12" construction paper in black or brown
- Sargent Art Artist's Oil Pastels in large and regular sizes
- Gallery Metallic Oil Pastels
- newsprint
- carbon paper
Time: This lesson may be modified to last from 5 to 10 hours, depending upon size and complexity.
Introduction and Motivation (Set): View examples of self portraits and portraits. Focus on ¾ pose expressive self portraits by Leonardo da Vinci, Paul Gaugain, Vincent van Gogh, and Henri Matisse. Discuss portraiture as subject matter, pose, and mathematical relationships of parts of face.
Discuss how examples use elements of art: line, form and texture, and principles of design emphasis, balance, unity, movement, and contrast.
Demonstrate oil pastel as an opaque painting medium that is applied in layers to build up form and textures. Compare works of Leonardo as realistic as well as expressive and works of Gaugain and van Gogh as expressive and painterly. Relate painterly style and use of intense color to history of 19th century as period when photography was invented and artists' responded. Teacher shows how these works from the Modernist and later periods differ in color and use cool colors to shade or show deep space rather than shades or duller colors.
Teacher refers students to Self Portrait by Paul Gaugain and compares to examples of famous portraits previously shown. Students assigned homework to draw a place or object for their sketchbook that describes them as seen in Gaugain's portrait. Teacher notes patterned background in Gaugain and Matisse's work; students will use a previously printed patterned composition as their background.
Teacher completes a rough draft on 12" by 18" newsprint of a ¾ pose, use of artist's rule to measure facial proportions, and placement of parts of face; teacher compares proportions to examples of additional famous portraits in students' textbook Exploring Painting citing basic guidelines for ¾ pose. Students instructed to turn head enough to see edge of nose which makes nose easier to draw. Teacher tells students that both eyes will show, but closer eye will be larger. Portrait must be life-sized and include neck and shoulders. Teacher reminds students of rules of drawing a ¾ portrait.
• eyes in center of head
• bottom of nose almost halfway from inside corner of eye and bottom of chin
• bottom of lip halfway from underside of nose and chin
• face width of five eyes, bridge of nose width of single eye or two fingers
• only one ear appears, contour line of nose appears
• iris of larger eye appears closer to ear
• iris of eyes goes from top to bottom of eyelids
Teacher demonstrates making at least two thumbnail drawings to plan composition incorporating rough draft portrait, homework assignment, and classroom practice frontal drawing completed earlier. Thumbnail must show asymmetrical balance, space, emphasis, and movement. Teacher demonstrates use of carbon paper to transfer individual parts of composition based on thumbnail to 12" by 18" paper. The ¾ pose or focal point is transferred to the 9" by 12" paper. Teacher reminds students to tape down image to be copied in two places. No tape on carbon paper.
Teacher demonstrates color selection, seeking student input in locating a painting in Exploring Painting or other source for a color scheme. Painting source must include color or colors already present in the printed background. Source is written on same page as thumbnails for future reference. Teacher stresses that colors of skin and/or hair are often non-representational in modernist painting. The color source they select refers to colors only, not subject matter. A landscape could very possibly contain a color scheme that student would choose to use.
Option: Teacher draws and labels a color wheel on sketchbook size paper and places on wheel only colors and values from source chosen to assist students in mixing colors. Note: depending on level of student and previous color theory, students may work out their own color scheme.
(1) Guided Practice:
1. Students use pencil or marker to begin a rough draft of ¾ life-sized portrait. Students use larger mirror, artist rule to draw, and measure relationships of parts of face following guidelines working for accuracy.
2. Students make at least two thumbnail sketches to plan composition to include both portraits and drawing for background. (Example of a background drawing below.) Students get teacher approval for best thumbnail and, following thumbnail composition, uses carbon paper to transfer each image to previously printed background.
3. Students transfer ¾ portrait a second time to 9" by 12" sheet (a study) in sketchbook. Students read Exploring Painting text p. 112 and/or observe painterly pastel application in work of Edgar Degas. Students begin layering in color according to color scheme with Sargent Art Large Size Oil Pastels. Students work with two colors or a light and medium color throughout the pastel application. Black pastel is never used.
4. When study is successfully completed, students begin adding color to final composition according to color scheme with large oil pastels. Students use Sargent Art Oil Pastels, a smaller size, for tiny details such as lines between lips and nose area. Students create emphasis, movement, balance, and contrast with Gallery Metallic Oil Pastels.
(2) Independent Practice and Check for Understanding: Teacher circulates among working students observing students demonstrating understanding of objectives and providing reinforcement to students as necessary.
(3) Closure: Students copy assignment rubric in sketchbook checking the following:
Technical -- Oil pastel application is painterly, layered, and demonstrates craftsmanship in use of media; naturalistic facial features accurately drawn from observation
Elements -- lines thick to thin; dominant color scheme accurately follow colors in chosen example; colors create form
Principles -- form and color emphasize face; texture, lines, and background space create contrast; Composition is balanced with shapes and forms; movement achieved with color and contrast; Printed background paper color is repeated in oil pastel application to create unity.
Level One -- Portrait demonstrates complete understanding and high level of success in completion of all parts of assignment rubric.
Level Two -- Portrait demonstrates understanding and success in completion with need for more dominance in assigned elements and principles and/or minimal errors in craftsmanship or drawing.
Level Three -- Portrait is complete but demonstrates limited understanding of elements and principles assigned and/or need for more practice in drawing and craftsmanship.
Level Four -- Portrait is complete with lack of understanding of elements and principles assigned. Skill and craftsmanship are poor.
Extensions: Loose application of Sargent Art Glitter Glue can add highlights.
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Locating the Driver
Locate next to the fixture – run line voltage wiring to first junction box and "daisy chain" to the junction boxes of the other fixtures.
Or install all drivers at one location and use low voltage extension cables to the fixtures. Use only extensions provided by the manufacturer. Available jumper cables are 10 feet (3m) – cat # EXC10. Cables are linkable.
Maximum run should not exceed 40 feet (12m).
Light Color
Warm White 2700K is yellowish, similar to halogen and incandescent light. Creates soft, calming feeling. We recommend the Warm White for bedrooms.
Soft White 3000K is a bit whiter and brighter than 2700K and the preferred choice of most of the customers. We recommend the Soft White for living rooms and kitchens with warm coloured countertops and cabinets.
Neutral White 4100K is whiter, colder and more energizing light. Using this colour will make the room look white, modern and brighter. We recommend the Neutral White for bathrooms, offices and work areas, garages, kitchens with white or dark countertops and cabinets.
- Default Driver Input Voltage: 120V AC (Dimmable)
- Optional Driver Input Voltage: 277V-347V AC (Not Dimmable)
- Power factor: > 0.98
- Energy Used: 7.5W
- Halogen equivalent: 50W
- Beam Angle: 38° Beam with 20° tilt and 360° rotation
- Light colour options: Warm White 2700K, Soft White 3000K and Neutral White 4100K
- Light output: Warm White 580 lm, Soft White 600 lm, Neutral White 630 lm
- CRI: 94 for the 2700K & 3000K, 92 for the 4100K
- Ambient Operating Temperature: -40°F (-40°C) to +104°F (+40°C)
- Compliance: cULus approved, certified to CSA STD. C22.2 No. 250.0
- Rated: Type IC (Direct Contact with Insulation), Energy Star, Air-Tight
- ID 2 1/2″; OD 3 1/4″; Thickness 1 3/4″
- Cut out: 2 1/2″ to 2 3/4″
- Junction Box Dimensions (with driver inside): 3 5/16″ x 2 1/4″ x 1 1/2″
Suitable for damp locations and soffit installations.
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Residual Cognitive Disability after Completion of Inpatient Rehabilitation among Injured Children." J. Pediatr.. 2013."
Validation of a parent survey for reporting child injuries." Injury Prevention. 2013."
Adult-supervised practice driving for adolescent learners: The current state and directions for interventions." J Safety Res. 2012;43(1):21-8."
Child passenger safety: protecting your patients on every trip." J Pediatr (Rio J). 2012;88(4):283-5."
Development of a novel web-based parent support program to improve the quantity, quality and diversity of teens' home-based pre-licensure practice driving. Transportation Research Board; 2012.
Factors associated with driving in teens with autism spectrum disorders." Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics. 2012;33(1):70-4."
Headache after pediatric traumatic brain injury: a cohort study." Pediatrics. 2012;129(1):e31-9."
Miles to Go: Monitoring Progress in Teen Driver Safety. Philadelphia : The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Research Institute ; 2012.
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Association between weight and risk of crash-related injuries for children in child restraints." Pediatrics. 2011;128(6):1148-52."
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Children with special physical health care needs: restraint use and injury risk in motor vehicle crashes." Matern Child Health J. 2011;15(7):949-54."
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Family Relationships Quarterly No. 12
Articles on barriers and enablers to engaging with men from a variety of cultural backgrounds, different meanings of child-focused ideal for family
The Australian Institute of Family Studies acknowledges the traditional country throughout Australia on which we gather, live, work and stand.
We acknowledge all traditional custodians, their Elders past, present and emerging, and we pay our respects to their continuing connection to their culture, community, land, sea and rivers.


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Riesling Report: Willi Schaefer Graacher Himmelreich Kabinett 2008
Editor's note: the Summer of Riesling may be over, but we're still exploring the many facets of this excellent grape. Want more riesling recommendations? Right this way...
Riesling nerds tend to sigh when you mention Willi Schaefer; the tiny production, the beautiful flavors, the few bottles they've sequestered away in long-term storage. I picked up this wine at Union Square Wines—you won't find a lot of Schaefer anywhere, though you can pre-order some of the 2010s at places like Chambers Street and Crush Wine.
There's an elegance and polish to this wine that you don't see at lower price levels, but the excitement is still there. A swirling tart acidity (like tart raspberries) wraps around the focused fruit: skin-on asian pear, lychee, tangerine. It has a cooling quality, like the crisp air under mossy pines, slate cutting into the most pristine, icy-cool mountain stream. A fennel and elderflower note reminded us a bit of pastis, with blue-green, mentholated eucalyptus-like flavor as it opens up.
Don't cover this wine up with food; go simple with sashimi or some nearly-raw salmon preparation, or delicate charcuterie.
Around $28.
About the Author: Maggie Hoffman is the editor of Serious Eats: Drinks and coeditor of Serious Eats: Sweets. You can follow her on Twitter @maggiejane.
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Germany is one of the most important nations conducting scientific research on board the ISS, particularly in the field of research under space conditions (life and physical sciences) in which around 40 percent of the projects selected in a Europe-wide contest originated with German research institutes.
Research objectives for the next few years
Having won the international best science contest, around 100 German projects are now waiting to be realised. Pursuing the goals of the DLR Space Agency's Research under Space Conditions programme, these projects define concrete research objectives for the next few years.
Research objectives in life sciences
Compared to the experiments conducted in the early phase of ISS utilisation, Columbus will offer a considerably wider range of research options in the years to come. Next to experiments in gravitational biology, scientists are beginning to concentrate on radiation and astrobiology projects. The new devices that will be mounted on the external platforms of Columbus offer excellent opportunities in this respect. As it is now possible for astronauts to stay on the ISS for prolonged periods, it is not surprising that research in space medicine should focus on investigating the attenuation of muscles and bones. In addition, these studies as well as those in radiation and astrobiology will contribute greatly to the preparation of future long-range astronaut missions to the Moon or other destinations.
Gravitational biology
Ever since evolution began, gravity has been playing a crucial role for all organisms. For many years, researchers have been trying to answer the question of how organisms perceive gravity and respond to this stimulus, i.e. how plants can distinguish between up and down, and why roots and shoots grow in the right direction. Scientists have already wrested many secrets from nature. Thus, they discovered that roots contain heavy particles which shift when the direction of gravity changes. Moreover, they were able to show that the cytoskeleton and a variety of messenger substances are involved in the process as well. Yet they have been unable so far to establish the exact sequence of steps from gravity perception to plant response. This is where the BIOLAB and other experiments on Columbus will begin searching for answers to that question with modern molecular biology methods.
Both the intensity and the composition of space radiation vary greatly. This being so, further measurements are planned to improve our ability to assess the risk of radiation exposure. Applying its many years of expertise in this field, the DLR Institute of Aerospace Medicine will continue its measurements inside and outside the ISS in the years to come. Analysing the biological impact of cosmic radiation may be even more important than measuring its intensity and composition. Matroshka, a sophisticated phantom dummy that simulates the human upper torso with all its organs, has been giving good results in the past. At present, it is employed inside the ISS to measure the radiation field there, but it will be moved outside again in the course of 2008.
In astrobiology, a new chapter will be opened as well. Alongside Columbus, the Expose-EuTEF system will arrive on the ISS. Next to comparative radiation dosimetry, the system will be used to expose a variety of organisms to the extreme environmental conditions of space and investigate their ability to survive. Theses studies serve to explore the origin, evolution and spread of life and, by the same token, to answer the question of how the spores of life might have arrived on Earth in the dim and distant past.
Human physiology
In the field of space medicine, the German experiments conducted on the ISS will focus for some years on the metabolism of muscles and bones. Following the principle of integrative physiology, a holistic view of human beings and the interplay between their various systems and organs, scientists will study the interaction between bones and muscles on the one hand and the cardiovascular, metabolic, immune, and hormonal-regulation systems on the other. Experiments aim at understanding the attenuation of muscles and bones and developing suitable countermeasures from which not only astronauts but also the people on Earth stand to benefit.
Objectives of physical research
Materials research
About 90 percent of all metallic and semi-conducting materials are produced by metallurgic melt processes. To optimise existing technologies or develop new ones from scratch, researchers need to know more and more about the details of all processes involved. Today, designing materials produced by melting calls for efficient computer simulation programmes to circumvent industrial-scale pilot tests that are expensive in terms of both energy and time. Weightlessness eliminates spurious forces that may act on a melt, such as convection and the sedimentation of components that differ in density. These are crucial advantages in studying the interaction between solidification conditions and the structure and properties of the resultant materials. Another objective will be to considerably enhance the precision with which the thermophysical properties of reactive metal melts can be established by measuring them in suspension, i.e. in a containerless process. The research activities that will be conducted by the ESA Materials Science Lab on the ISS will concentrate on melts that are relevant to the industry.
Fluid physics
Fluid and gas physics permeates many applications on which gravity has a major impact. Basic studies on the ISS will investigate fluid flows within a geometry that will enable fuel to be transported by capillary forces in a new generation of satellite tanks. Whenever a jet is fired, an adequate supply of fuel must be available at the injection nozzle. This being so, experiments will have to be conducted in weightlessness to establish the limits at which flows become unstable. On Earth, hydrostatic fluid pressure prevents precise measurements.
Another project will address flows in a spherical gap. This geophysical model simulates flow processes in the liquid outer core of the Earth by replacing the central force of our planet with an artificial gravitational field in a spherical gap. What is interesting to scientists in this context is the flow patterns that arise. The top-down bias that is inevitable in terrestrial laboratories can be avoided only in weightlessness. This experiment is the first scheduled for the Fluid Sciences Lab of Columbus.
Combustion research
By studying the combustion of droplets and sprays, researchers intend to analyse ignition mechanisms so as to improve combustion processes for liquid fuels under high pressure. They aim to lower the pollutant emissions of gas turbines and aircraft engines by reducing the richness of fuel-air mixtures as far as possible without affecting efficiency. Weightlessness greatly assists in exploring the basic mechanisms of combustion without interference. So far, related experiments have been conducted on the Bremen drop tower, but once the American Combustion Integrated Rack has been commissioned on the ISS, new opportunities for experimenting and cooperating will open up.
Fundamental physics
In recent years, the physics Nobel Prize has been repeatedly awarded for discoveries relating to quantum phenomena. Investigators of the Bose-Einstein condensation succeeded in cooling gas atoms far enough for them to lose their individuality and appear as matter waves. Laboratory tests have shown that a laser will work with such matter waves instead of light waves. At the moment, attempts are being made at the Bremen drop tower to generate ultra-frigid gas atoms in weightlessness so as to reduce their temperature even further. On the ISS, physicists plan to study ultra-frigid atoms systematically in the long term in order to obtain an even better insight into the world of quantums.
One major field of research on the ISS is based on the discovery of plasma crystals made in 1994 by scientists working at the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics. The research programme on the ISS, which has been running for more than six years now in cooperation with Russia, will be extended into the next decade because of its great scientific yield. The data obtained so far from space experiments yielded new fundamental insights and discoveries.
Far from being an exotic subject of research, plasmas enriched with particles appear frequently in nature (the rings of Saturn, the tails of comets) as well as in terrestrial plasma technology (manufacture of chips and solar cells). The equipment required to open up yet another field of research that deals with fundamental interactions between particles will be available on the ISS by the end of the decade. In this case, research aims at simulating elementary processes in the birth of planets - the agglomeration of cosmic dust - as well as in the formation of clouds in the atmosphere (aerosol growth).


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