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Medicated Intrauterine Devices
Medicated Intrauterine Devices pp 185-194 | Cite as
Future Developments in Intrauterine Contraception
G. I. Zatuchni
J. J. Sciarra
Part of the Developments in Obstetrics and Gynecology book series (DIOG, volume 5)
In 1909, Dr. Richard Richter, a Polish gynecologist published his experience with the first intrauterine device, which was made of silkworm gut in the form of a ring (Richter 1909). The insertion technique was described and Dr. Richter's results are best summarized in a translation of his own words:
After many years of testing and improving I am able to offer to my colleagues a simple, safe contraceptive. This is a silkworm gut suture which is inserted into the uterus. Irritation of the endometrium by the thread is so that the majority of women never feel it, yet it does prevent pregnancy. In some of my cases, women have used the device for almost four years. Insertion is easy… minor bleeding stops after a few days… Removal is easy as the thread can be pulled out of the uterus with a forceps. Following removal, fertility is restored.
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Zatuchni G.I., Sciarra J.J. (1980) Future Developments in Intrauterine Contraception. In: Hafez E.S.E., Van Os W.A.A. (eds) Medicated Intrauterine Devices. Developments in Obstetrics and Gynecology, vol 5. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-8872-9_21
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Red flags that led to arrest of an AFL umpire and three other men in Brownlow Medal betting scandal
Four men including AFL umpire Michael Pell have been arrested in relation to the potentially suspicious Brownlow betting investigation that was triggered by information tendered by a partner betting agency.
The AFL betting partner had relayed information surrounding potentially abnormal betting patterns on the voting for the AFL best and fairest medal which led to an investigation that saw multiple other betting agencies also notice these patterns.
A betting agency was alerted to a punter or punters placing bets on the votes of players in different matches and winning every time. A red flag appeared beside his name at the end of the count.
Using that information, the AFL checked betting patterns with their other betting partners and found the same person/people had placed similar Brownlow bets with them.
Carlton captain Patrick Cripps won the 2022 Brownlow Medal, an award given by polling the most votes during regular season games. AFL field umpires are the ones who carry out the votes.
Patrick Cripps of Carlton Blues poses for a photograph after winning the Brownlow Medal at the 2022 Brownlow Medal ceremony at Crown Palladium
AFL umpire Michael Pell was arrested by detectives on Monday and is expected to be charged on summons
Victoria Police detectives from its Sporting Integrity Intelligence Unit arrested and interviewed four men on Monday over potentially dubious betting activity connected to this season's medal count.
'In the days following the 2022 Brownlow Medal count, the AFL was made aware of potential suspicious activity by one of our betting agency partners and the AFL Integrity unit immediately gathered further information,' the AFL's General Counsel Andrew Dillon said in a statement.
The AFL's integrity unit worked with the betting agency to gather further information alongside Sports Integrity Australia and Victoria Police.
Police are investigating how many matches may have potentially had votes released and exactly how much money was awarded from the bets.
At this stage, authorities have no information to suggest the outcome of the votes were impacted.
'The allegations relate solely to the leaking or improper communication of the 3, 2, 1 voting outcomes of some specific matches during the season,' Mr Dillon said.
'Post-game, the Brownlow votes are sealed and stored in a secure off-site location and not opened until they are delivered on stage on Brownlow night. The sealed vote cards are audited throughout the season by KPMG.'
The league says police confirmed to it that one of the four men interviewed and since released is an umpire.
Detectives executed warrants on Monday at homes in Glenroy, Kilsyth, Oak Park, Drouin, Craigieburn and Doreen, seizing several mobile phones and electronic items.
Ollie Wines of the Power presents Patrick Cripps of the Blues with his Brownlow Medal during the 2022 Brownlow Medal at Crown Palladium
AFL umpire Michael Pell, 32, was interviewed over the offence of engaging in conduct that corrupts or would corrupt a betting outcome. He is expected to be charged on summons.
A second 32-year-old man from Glenroy was interviewed on the offence of using corrupt conduct information for betting purposes. He is expected to be charged on summons.
A 27-year-old Drouin man was interviewed for the offence of using corrupt conduct information for betting purposes and is expected to be charged on summons.
The final man, a 29-year-old from Oak Park, was interviewed on the offence of using corrupt conduct information for betting purposes and was released pending further inquiries.
Cripps is congratulated by partner Monique Fontana after being announced as the winner of the Brownlow Medal during the 2022 Brownlow Medal at Crown Palladium
The offences carry up to 10 years imprisonment.
'Victorians are well known for their love of AFL and in particular, the prestigious Brownlow Medal award, but equally they want to know that there is integrity, fairness and honesty behind this award,' Commander Deb Robertson said in a statement.
Sport Integrity Australia confirmed it was supporting Victoria Police and the AFL in the inquiry, but did not comment further.Cripps won this year's medal, polling 29 votes.
He beat 2020 winner Lachie Neale [28 votes], Gold Coast star Touk Miller [27 votes] and Fremantle midfielder Andrew Brayshaw [25 votes].
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When I saw the inspiring America ad, it is clear he has people around him with the presentational skills to frame him as the populist champion of Americans, which give him a chance against the full force of an co-ordianted attack against a candidate not seen since the socialist Upton Sinclair ran won the democratic nomination for Governor in 1934.


What is the Personalized Learning Conference?
The Personalized Learning Conference is an event that spotlights the importance of personalized learning and helps educators begin their journey towards personalizing education for every student.
Information sessions are quick sessions that focus on one or two topics. They are designed so that attendees can quickly learn about new research, tools, and/or ideas. Presenters will share additional resources so that attendees can further explore the topics presented in these sessions.
Roundtable discussions are not presentations. They are opportunities for educators to discuss topics that are important to them. Each discussion will be facilitated by a moderator, who will help structure and guide conversations (as needed) so that all participants can gain common understandings and leave with actionable ideas.
Breakout sessions are meant for those who want to dive deeply into a specific topic. Many of these sessions will be hands-on and allow participants to explore new tools and/or ideas. Other sessions will provide detailed overviews of research and/or ideas along with steps to follow for utilizing this information in a classroom, school, and/or district.
Ever attend a conference where there were multiple sessions you wanted to attend, but they were all offered at the same time? We hope to fix this at the Personalized Learning Conference. Leading up to this event, registered attendees will be given the opportunity to rate their level of interest in each session. This information will be used to create a schedule personalized for conference attendees. Through this structure, we hope to provide all attendees with sessions that are of interest to them throughout the day, as well as reduce overlap of sessions that are of greatest interest to attendees.
The Personalized Learning Conference will be held at the Kent ISD Educational Service Center on May 7, 2019 from 8:15AM - 3:30PM.


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Lakers finish season as No. 7 seed, will play Warriors in play-in tournament
The Los Angeles Lakers concluded the 72-game regular season with a win over the New Orleans Pelicans, but their seeding fate in the Western Conference was determined well before their game ended.
The Portland Trail Blazers routed the Denver Nuggets, 132-116, closing the door for any chance of Los Angeles' hopes at attaining the sixth seed.
The Lakers ending the season as the seventh seed certifies their place in the NBA's new play-in tournament, revamped with more teams and rules from the tournament they had in the Orlando bubble.
Because the Golden State Warriors knocked off the Memphis Grizzlies in a competition for the eighth seed, the Lakers have a matchup against their Californian counterparts in the first set of play-in games.
NBA Western Conference Play-in Tournament:
Lakers (7) vs. Warriors (8)
Grizzlies (9) vs. Spurs (10)
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) May 17, 2021
The winner of the Lakers-Warriors game will earn the seventh seed, and the loser will have to play the winner between the Grizzlies and the San Antonio Spurs for the eighth seed.
Tipoff for the Lakers-Warriors match is slated for 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 19.
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Q: *.whl is not a supported wheel on this platform Recently, i have faced with the below error:
Could not find function xmlCheckVersion in library libxml2. Is libxml2 installed?

I have read this question, and decided to install the *.whl using pip command based on this question.
I am trying to install it using this command:
pip install lxml-4.3.3-cp27-cp27m-win32.whl

But it complains with:
lxml-4.3.3-cp27-cp27m-win32.whl is not a supported wheel on this platform.

My python version is:
$ python --version
Python 3.8.0a1

Windows 10, 64 bit

How can i fix it?
Should i uninstall my python and install 2.7?

A: Read the answers:

cp35 in file name means version for Python 3.5.

You have Python 3.8 and install version for 2.7.
Also the architecture has to match the architecture of your Python version. Which is amd64 or win32

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Both Jonathan Zittrain and I were interviewed for and cited in an article running in the Economist about computer viruses and liability, among other things. JZ is cited as saying that he thinks it's unlikely that large software developers will be sued for buggy code that lets through viruses, in large measure because it could bankrupt a whole class of companies on whom our economy relies in part. To add to that idea, I'd be particularly against such a regime because it would almost certainly also establish too high of a barrier to entry to software markets for small software companies. They would have to price into their development costs far too much litigation risk, and/or insurance premium costs. No one wants that.
As for my comment that I could imagine a lawsuit against an organization that unknowingly but negligently transmitted a virus: I'm not saying such a regime would be a good thing (though some variant of it might have social utility, on balance) but rather that it might well happen. A few scenarios: 1. Consider a large organization, say a multinational corporation, does not install any virus-protection or other form of monitoring software for outgoing mail and hires someone, unknowingly but negligently, with a record of launching terrifying computer viruses on the world. That employee, using the organization's network, sends a large number of infected messages outbound, and wreaks havoc. (Would your mind change if in this scenario #1 the organization were not a multinational corporation but rather a university, and the employee not an employee but a student?) 2. Imagine a board of directors, despite their fiduciary duty of care and despite fair warning from the company's CTO, CIO and outside consultants, opting not to pay for a sensible upgrade to a computer network at a time at which computer viruses are particularly rampant, leaving the company network woefully unprotected against the onslaught. No regime of tort law will fix the computer virus problem, to be sure, and we shouldn't look to it to do so. But we might well want a world in which the officers of companies in both scenarios 1 and 2 are in fact further incented to take reasonable steps to protect either the broader network or their own internal networks.


People often think of affirmations as just hippie dippy craziness left over from the 70s. The mere thought of repeating positive self-affirming mantras can conjure up visions of gurus in colorful flowy clothing doing nearly impossible yoga poses as the smell of patchouli permeates the air.
I'll admit, I used to be one of those people who thought affirmations were a bunch of crap. My first experience with them was in my twenties. I was just out of grad school working a low-paying temp job. I had no car, very little money and I was weeks away from being homeless. I was in student loan debt up to my, er…eyeballs. The job market was down and my prospects were slim at best. I found myself slipping into a slow and steady depression as I tried to make my way as an adult in a strange new city, where I only knew two people. I was terrified of having to go back to my small hometown, move in with my mom and admit I was a failure.
That's when, Kathy, a co-worker at my temp job, told me about affirmations and how they would help turn my life around in less than a week. I thought it sounded too good to be true, but at that point, I would try anything—so I did. We wrote down some affirmations and I got up early every day for a week and recited them while looking at myself in the bathroom mirror. A few days passed and no change. Then a week, still nothing. I was ready to give up, but Kathy insisted that I keep at it, so I did. A month later and the only change was, I was more stressed and depressed than ever. Things were bad and I was frustrated, so I decided to stop with the affirmations.
Over time, things did get better. I got a real job, a car, and health insurance. My life improved, but I was done with affirmations because they clearly didn't work. Like so many others, I spent the next years of my life having inconsistent highs and lows. Being moderately successful here and struggling there. I was living on a wing and a prayer. Savoring the good times, but always fearful and bracing for the bad times.
After a while, I hit a major slump that I couldn't seem to get out of no matter how hard I tried. I was a single mom in another unfamiliar city with no friends or family, working at a 9 to 5 in a stressful and toxic environment, while also trying to manage a major health crisis. On the upside, I had a cute new bundle of joy and steady income, but everything else sucked!
I knew there had to be more to life, but I didn't have a clue how to get it. I desperately wanted to get out of my rut and "live my best life," but how? That's when one of my mentors suggested I try positive affirmations. I shared my previous experience with her, and let her know emphatically that I wasn't willing to waste my time on that foolishness again. Then she sat me down and explained in detail exactly why I should give affirmations another try. I'm going to share with you what she told me.
According to the New Thought and New Age movements, affirmations are the practice of positive thinking and self-empowerment through carefully formatted statements that are spoken or written.
Research shows affirmations can strengthen nerve connections in the brain and activate its reward center. The reward center responds positively to pleasurable experiences, like winning a race or eating chocolate. In other words, positive affirmations make you feel good. And isn't that what we are all striving for, to feel good?
When done correctly, affirmations can affect both the conscious and subconscious levels of your brain. Your subconscious believes your words and thoughts are real, and views them as your current reality, whether positive or negative.
Why affirmations sometimes don't work.
Affirmations can be very helpful and a great tool to change your mindset and your circumstances. Like me, many others have tried and failed with affirmations and there are some good reasons why they sometimes don't work.
Focusing on the wrong thing. One of my favorite quotes is: "Energy flows where attention goes." It means whatever you spend the most time thinking about, whether consciously or unconsciously, is what becomes your reality. For example, let's say you're ready to ditch your 9 to 5 to become a solopreneur. Your current job and everything about it irritates you to no end – your manager and co-workers, the commute, pay, hours, everything…. But, instead of focusing on the actual outcome you want: freedom, flexibility being able to call the shots, you focus only on your job and why you hate it. Your complaints turn into a mantra or affirmation and you constantly recreate a reality you don't want.
Too many details. They say, "the devil is in the details" and in most cases that's true, but when it comes to affirmations you have to be open to the Universe sending your blessings in ways you may not expect. My friend Karen was trying to manifest a happier life, so she wrote out a long list of extremely detailed affirmations. Karen wanted a certain lifestyle complete with a high-level job, huge salary, fancy car and clothes, the perfect man, perfect friends, and a perfect little dog. When she wrote her affirmations she even went so far as to include how she wanted to obtain all these things. She was very particular about how things should manifest, and she created a list of rules and requirements for the Universe to follow. Needless to say, it didn't work. Karen simply refused to allow the Universe to do its job.
Not being a believer. They also say, "seeing is believing," but when it comes to affirmations, it's the other way around. If you want your affirmations to work you have to believe what you're saying first before you begin to see evidence of it. If you feel like you're just going through the motions or lying to yourself when you say or write the words, you won't be able to trick your brain into believing what you're saying is true.
So now that you know what will definitely keep your affirmations from working, I want to leave you with some tips on how they help you manifest what you want.
· I am grateful for my new cabin in the mountains by a lake.
· I am healthy, whole and happy.
· I am worthy of goodness and love.
2. If an "I am" statement isn't believable to you yet, use "I will" or "I want to believe I am/will/can." It's important to start where you are and work on shifting your mindset to get to the place you want to be. The more you do the affirmations, the more your mindset will shift. As you notice shifts in your mindset, adjust the words to match your vibration and your beliefs.
3. Say your affirmations aloud or in your head. You can also write them down. Whatever method works best for you is what you go with. I use a combination of all of the above. Whatever method you choose, be consistent and do it several times a day until you manifest what you want.
4. Be open and stay aware of what's happening around you. What you want may come to you in a different form than what you expect and if you're not careful, you could miss it.
5. Most importantly, create a plan and take inspired action to support what you are affirming. Remember, the only way to get results is to take action. Use your intuition and work with your Higher Power to figure out the best actions to take for your situation.
You can find books or articles with lots of affirmations for you to choose from. Better yet, create your own, so they are in your unique voice and they will feel real and attainable. Be sure to say or write them with conviction and let go of any attachment related to them. Don't worry about the how or the when. Trust the Universe and watch your life change!


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I know when I have taken the time to listen and get to know many of the homeless people that have come into my life, I am blown away by their story and what they have overcome. Most stories are actually very inspiring and really help you see the "homeless" as real people just like you and me. They are no different and we are the ones that make the distinction. My view of giving in Christ went to a whole new level when we were able to serve the homeless in Abilene.


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Q: Perform a parent segue from the embedded view controller I have this:

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*It has a dynamic tableview with a few cells (foo, bar, qux)

*MyViewController (inherits from UIViewController)

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*There are some "show" segues from this controller to other view controllers

*It has a UIContainerView that embeds MyTableViewController

A picture speaks a thousand words:

When a certain cell is selected, I want to perform a segue of the parent view (MyViewController)
  override func tableView(tableView: UITableView, didSelectRowAtIndexPath indexPath: NSIndexPath) {
         if (indexPath.section == 1 && indexPath.row == 1) {
                self.WHAT.performSegueWithIdentifier("someShowSegue1", sender: self)
         }
  }

Is it possible? what should I use in «WHAT»?

A: In the prepareForSegue: for your embedded segue set the viewController in a new property in your tableViewController, let's name it parentController. And then you'll have just to call self.parentController.performSegueWithIdentifier().
EDIT: But first of all, maybe you can use the existing parentViewController if it contains the embedding view controller.

A: You may want to consider using delegation to solve this problem since the child tableView doesn't seem like it should be responsible for the segue. For example:
// MyViewController
class MyViewController: UIViewController, MyTableViewControllerDelegate {

    func selectedMyTableViewControllerCell(cell: UITableViewCell) {
        // ... check cell type or index or whatever
        self.performSegueWithIdentifier("someValueFromCellType", sender: self)
    }

    override func prepareForSegue(segue: UIStoryboardSegue, sender: AnyObject?) {
        if segue.identifier == myTableViewControllerIdentifier {
            if let vc = segue.destinationViewController as MyTableViewController? {
                vc.delegate = self
            }
        }
    }
}

// MyTableViewController
protocol MyTableViewControllerDelegate: class {
    func selectedMyTableViewControllerCell(cell: UITableViewCell)
}

class MyTableViewController: UITableViewController {
    weak var delegate: MyTableViewControllerDelegate?

    override func tableView(tableView: UITableView, didSelectRowAtIndexPath indexPath: NSIndexPath) {
        // ... get the cell
        delegate?.selectedMyTableViewControllerCell(cell)
    }
}

A: No need to create a property. Just this
self.parent?.performSegue(withIdentifier: "ID", sender: self)

A: Hook your segue up to the embedded table view controller's cell instead. You can use different segues per cell prototype. This saves you from checking index paths or even implementing didSelectRow at all.

A: SWIFT 4
Swift 4 no longer has parentViewController. You must use parent to access the parent object and is an optional so be sure to check for nil where necessary.
self.parent?.performSegue(withIdentifier: "IdentifierHere", sender: self)

A: Segue is defined from one view controller to another and is only invoke from the view controller in which it is defined. So you would need to store the reference of the parentViewController.
Like from MyViewController
if ([segueName isEqualToString: @"embedseg"]) {
    MyTableViewController * tblViewController = (MyTableViewController *) [segue destinationViewController];
    tblViewController.parentController=self;  //Storing reference of parentViewController i.e  MyViewController
}

Now you can simply invoke segues like
self.parentController.performSegueWithIdentifier("someShowSegue1", sender: self)

Hope this helps


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 Paraneoplastic pemphigus Subscriber Sign In Feedback Select Language
Paraneoplastic pemphigus
See also in: Oral Mucosal Lesion
Contributors: Erin X. Wei MD, Connie Zhong MSc, Sook-Bin Woo MS, DMD, MMSc, Carl Allen DDS, MSD, Susan Burgin MD
Paraneoplastic pemphigus (PNP) or paraneoplastic autoimmune multiorgan syndrome (PAMS) is a variable multiorgan autoimmune syndrome with severe mucocutaneous disease that typically develops in the setting of current or past history of a lymphoreticular neoplasm, mainly B-cell or thymoma-like neoplasms. It is a rare disease, accounting for 3%-5% of all pemphigus cases.
Most patients (approximately two-thirds) who develop PNP have a preceding history of a neoplasm. In the remaining one-third of patients, the onset of PNP will precede the diagnosis of the malignancy. There are rare reports of no detectable malignancy at the time of the development of PNP. Specific neoplasms associated with PNP include non-Hodgkin lymphoma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, Castleman tumor (angiofollicular lymph node hyperplasia), thymoma, spindle cell neoplasms, epithelial neoplasms, sarcomas, and Waldenström macroglobulinemia.
The disease is thought to be due to cross-reactivity between tumor antigens and epithelial antigens, causing both mucosal and cutaneous lesions. Immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies develop against multiple antigens, such as members of the plakin and desmoglein families: desmoplakin I (DPI1), desmoplakin II (DPI2), plectin, envoplakin, periplakin, bullous pemphigoid antigen 230, desmoglein 1 (DSG1), and desmoglein 3 (DSG3).
The disease is most commonly identified in adults aged 45-70, as this is the demographic most likely to develop lymphoma. Patients with Castleman disease tend to be younger, in the second or third decade of life. There is no association with sex, race / ethnicity, or geographic region, although there may be an association with DRB1*03 and HLA-Cw*14 alleles.
Symptoms and signs include painful cutaneous and oral lesions secondary to the vesicles and bullae that form and subsequently rupture. Severe eye irritation may also be seen with conjunctival involvement, and esophageal, nasopharyngeal, vaginal, and penile mucosal lesions may also be seen. Pulmonary involvement, occurring in around 90% of patients, takes the form of bronchiolitis obliterans leading to dyspnea.
Prognosis depends on the associated malignancy. Removal of some tumors (thymoma or Castleman disease) may induce disease remission. However, patients with other malignancies may deteriorate, with death most often due to bronchiolitis obliterans, sepsis, gastrointestinal bleeding, or organ failure. Decreased survival has also been noted in patients with a bullous pemphigoid-like and a toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN)-like picture as well as the presence of bronchiolitis obliterans.
L10.81 – Paraneoplastic pemphigus
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Pemphigus vulgaris – Oral erosions and ulcerations are usually the dominant feature for weeks to months before cutaneous vesicles and bullae begin to appear. Skin lesions in PNP are more pleomorphic than in pemphigus vulgaris.
Erythema multiforme – This condition may clinically appear virtually identical to PNP. Patients may have a history of previous episodes that resolved within 2-4 weeks. If classic targetoid lesions of the skin are present, this would be more consistent with erythema multiforme.
Bullous pemphigoid – Cutaneous vesicles and bullae are the predominant feature of this condition, with only 20% of patients having oral involvement. Hemorrhagic crusting of the lips would be unusual.
Mucous membrane pemphigoid – This condition mostly affects the mucosa at various sites, with only 20% showing cutaneous bullae. The relatively chronic, slow evolution of cicatricial pemphigoid would not be consistent with PNP either.
Lichen planus – The erosive oral lesions of lichen planus are usually surrounded by radiating keratotic striae, a feature that is typically not evident in the oral lesions of PNP.
Herpetic stomatitis – The oral ulcerations may be diffuse but are composed of smaller lesions (1-2 mm) that coalesce. Unlike PNP, significant cutaneous involvement in herpetic stomatitis would be unusual.
Stevens-Johnson syndrome / TEN – Drug-induced, high fevers, skin tenderness, mucosal erosions, and skin detachment (necrolysis) about 1-3 weeks after the inciting medication is started.
Staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome – Look for sudden onset of exanthematous eruption.
Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome – Patients are usually aged 20-50 and have a deep soft-tissue infection.
Acute graft-versus-host disease – Associated with history of bone marrow transplant.
Drug hypersensitivity syndrome (drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms [DRESS]) – Look for facial edema (hallmark of DRESS), eosinophilia, hepatitis, and other visceral involvement.
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A close-up of large, crusted erosions with some purulence in areas, and surrounding erythema and flaccid vesicles on the lateral neck.
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Distribution of worker premium contribution in the U.S. 2021, by coverage
Published by Jenny Yang, Nov 11, 2021
According to a 2021 survey, most U.S. employees contributed to less than 25 percent of their insurance premium, while their employer paid the rest. However, employees on a family coverage insurance plan generally contributed more, 13 percent even paid more than 50 percent of their premium. This statistic presents the distribution of percentage of insurance premium paid by covered workers for single and family coverage in the United States in 2021.
Distribution of percentage of insurance premium paid by covered workers for single and family coverage in the United States in 2021
Percentage worker contribution
0% ≥ 25%
25% ≥ 50%
Family coverage 4% 53% 30% 13%
Single coverage 12% 67% 19% 2%
January to July 2021
Number of respondents
base: 1,686 non-federal public and private firms
18 years and older
Method of interview
Computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATI)
Out-of-pocket health care spending in the U.S.
Percentage of U.S. Americans with any health insurance 1990-2020
U.S. per capita out-of-pocket health care payments 2010-2020
Percentage of people in the U.S. without health insurance 1997-2021
Dental service spending in the U.S. by payer 2013-2019
Statistics on "Out-of-pocket health care spending in the U.S."
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Worker and employer premium contribution for family coverage in the U.S., 1999-2021
Share of income spent on health plan costs by U.S. employees 2008-2020
Average U.S. worker's annual deductible for single coverage, 2006-2021
Distribution of U.S. workers' annual deductible for single coverage, 2007-2021
Distribution of U.S. workers' copayment for a PCP visit, 2006-2021
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U.S. workers with employer-sponsored insurance, problems understanding plans, 2018
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Introduction to Modeling of Mass Transfer Processes
By P. A. Ramachandran
1.1 What Is Mass Transfer?
1.2 Preliminaries: Continuum and Concentration
1.3 Flux Vector
1.4 Concentration Jump at Interface
1.5 Application Examples
1.6 Basic Methodology of Model Development
1.7 Conservation Principle
1.8 Differential Models
1.9 Macroscopic Scale
1.10 Mesoscopic or Cross-Section Averaged Models
1.11 Compartmental Models
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Mass Transfer Processes: Modeling, Computations, and Design
Mesoscopic models are useful when there is a principal direction over which the flow takes place, as in pipe flow, for instance. Control volume is taken as differential in this direction but assumed to span the entire cross-section in the cross-flow directions (Figure 1.12). The rationale for this assumption is as follows: The concentration variation in the flow direction is more significant, meaning it changes significantly from inlet to outlet, rather than in the radial direction. Changes in the radial direction at any fixed axial position may not be very large. Hence the mesoscopic control volume shown in Figure 1.12 is adequate in lieu of a complete differential model. The key point to note is that the information on the radial variation of concentration and its effect of the various terms in the conservation model is lost with this kind of model. Hence an appropriate closure model is needed the supplement the information lost due to area or radial averaging. More details on this approach are provided in Chapter 4. Here, we provide some simple examples of closure models used for this level of modeling.
Figure 1.12 Illustration of the mesoscopic control volume for analysis of mass transfer processes in pipe flow. All of the terms in the mass balance are integrals of (unresolved) pointwise values. Hence model or closure for these terms is needed.
1.10.1 Solid Dissolution from a Wall
Consider the mesocopic model applied to a simple system of solid dissolution from a wall in a tube shown in Figure 1.12. Here we have a pipe coated with a dissolving or subliming solute material; a fluid is flowing in the pipe. The concentration of the solute is to be calculated as a function of the length. Two specific examples are a naphthalene-coated pipe with air flow; a pipe coated with benzoic acid (which is a solid at room temperature) with water flow. We assume steady state so that the accumulation is zero.
The conservation law (in – out = 0) is now represented as
in from flow at z + in by transported from the walls –out from flow at z + Δz = 0
To calculate the in and out terms due to flow, we must recognize that the velocity can vary across the cross-section. Concentration also varies along the pipe, with the maximum concentration found at the dissolving pipe wall. The flow can be laminar or turbulent. Laminar flow of a Newtonian fluid has a parabolic profile, whereas the profile is very steep in turbulent flow as shown in Figure 1.13. The velocity for the turbulent flow is the time-averaged value, a concept that is discussed more fully in Chapter 12.
Figure 1.13 Schematic of axial velocity profiles for laminar, turbulent, and plug flow in a pipe as a function of radial position.
A cross-sectionally averaged velocity is an useful quantity and is defined as
which is the integral average of the local velocity. The volumetric flow rate is then equal to 〈v〉 A; v is the axial velocity.
The plug flow shown in the Figure 1.13 is an idealization that is often used to simplify the models. Here the velocity is assumed to be the same at each local radial position. Consequently, the cross-sectional average velocity is also equal to the local velocity.
The in and out terms are the integral average of the axial flux values. The flux component in the axial direction is primarily due to convection and is locally equal to vCA. For a small differential area, ΔA, the moles of A crossing is therefore equal to vCA ΔA. Hence the moles crossing over the entire tube area is the integral of the product of local velocity and the local concentration:
where the notation 〈...〉 is used as shorthand to indicate the averaged value of any quantity within the brackets. Thus we define
We need 〈vCA〉 to evaluate the in and out terms, which cannot be calculated because local concentration values are not available at the meso-level. Hence we define and use an average concentration. This average concentration is called the cup mixing average concentration, of the flow weighted average. It is denoted as CAb and defined as follows:
The in and out terms are then represented simply as A 〈v〉 CAb. Thus the cup mixing concentration is used as the representative concentration variable in the context of our mesoscopic model. The local concentration has no relevance because the local information is not available. Note: In the context of the meso-level model, the notation CA is used in many books as a simpler notation; by implication, this is the cup mixed average value and should be interpreted accordingly. The results in such models are the variation of the cup mixing concentration with the axial distance.
Example 1.2 shows a calculation of the cup mixing concentration to clarify the definition. Here we assume that the radial variation is known from other methods, such as from a differential model or by experimental measurements.
Example 1.2 Cup Mixing Concentration
A pipe wall is coated with a solute that dissolves into the flowing liquid. The radial variation of the concentration of the dissolved solute in the liquid at a particular axial position was found to be
where CA is the local concentration at radial position r, CAs is the saturation solubility of the solid, and R is the pipe radius. The term cA is the scaled or dimensionless concentration.
Find the center concentration, the concentration near the pipe wall, and the cup mixing concentration. Flow is laminar and the liquid is Newtonian.
The (dimensionless) center concentration is 1/4 by substitution of r = 0.
The concentration near the wall is equal to 1 by substitution of r = R. Liquid near the wall is saturated, so the dimensionless concentration is one as expected.
The cup mixing is done by using Equation 1.22. The weighting factor of 2πrvz Δr is used in the integral because ΔA = 2πr Δr for a differential annular cross-section. Here vz is the local axial velocity—that is, the velocity at location r. For laminar flow of a Newtonian fluid, this is a parabolic function of r. From fluid dynamics, the following relation is obtained:
Using this information in Equation 1.22, the scaled cup mixing concentration is the ratio of the following integrals:
Having defined the in and out terms using the cup mixing concentration, we need an expression for the transport rate to the walls so as to close the model. This is done by defining and using a mass transfer coefficient. It is common practice to use the cup mixing concentration as the representative concentration away from the solid; the driving force for mass transfer is then defined using (CAb – CAw) as the driving force. Hence the mass transfer rate is defined as
NAw = km(CAb – CAw)
The mass transfer coefficients are available for a large number of flows (such as pipe flows) and, in turn, this approach to modeling is widely used in practice. The mesoscopic formulation can be cast into mathematical framework to account for variation of the concentration (cup mixing) as a function of axial position. Further details and the mathematical details follow in Chapter 4. At this stage, however, you should be able to appreciate the essential concepts that go into the construction of mesoscopic models.
1.10.2 Tubular Flow Reactor
Another common application of the meso-modeling concept is the tubular flow reactor. This is a pipe or channel in which a homogeneous chemical reaction is taking place. We will show that not only the cup mixing concentration is needed, but also another average, the cross-sectional average.
Let us start with the conservation principle in words:
in – out + generation = 0
The generation is the average of the local rate:
generation = (A Δx) 〈RA〉
For a first-order reaction, for example, RA = –k1CA, where CA is the local concentration. Hence
To incorporate this into the conservation law, it is customary to define and use the the cross-sectional average concentration:
Hence the generation term (first order) to be used in the reactor model is –(AΔx)k1 〈CA〉.
In and out terms are A 〈v〉 CAb as for the solid dissolution. Thus the conservation law in mathematical terms is
In the limit Δx → 0, this produces the following differential equation:
We find that both the cup mixing and the cross-sectional average appear in the reactor model. Some closure relationship is needed, however, and the commonly used closure models are the plug flow model and the axial dispersion model.
Plug Flow Model
The plug flow model is an idealized reactor model in which the velocity is assumed to be constant, as shown in the Figure 1.13. The cup mixing and the cross-sectional averages are the same since the velocity profile is uniform and, therefore, CAb = 〈CA〉. Only the cross-sectional concentration is needed; that is, no additional closure is needed. Equation 1.26 reduces to
Axial Dispersion Model
The actual reactor may not be a plug flow model, in which case the deviation from plug flow can be modeled by including an additional correction term. The resulting model is known as the axial dispersion model. The representation for the in or out term is
The first term on the right side is the mole flow crossing a cross-section if the plug flow prevails. The second term is a correction term. This system is modeled as though some diffusion type of mechanism is superimposed on the plug flow value. Hence
where DE is called the axial dispersion coefficient. This is only a model, and not a fundamental principle, but nevertheless it provides an important crutch to proceed further in modeling these systems. The axial dispersion coefficient is a commonly used parameter when modeling both reactors and separation processes. Details of the origin of this term and the calculation and application of this concept are discussed in Section 14.2. For now, recognize that the dispersion model closure is
The key points to appreciate from this section are the various definitions and closures that are needed in the context of meso-scale models.
Now we discuss models at an even higher level of simplicity—namely, the compartmental models.
Transport Processes and Separation Process Principles (Includes Unit Operations), 4th Edition
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House GOP passes latest anti-regulation bill
WASHINGTON – The Republican-led House on Thursday passed legislation that would freeze major government regulations until the unemployment rate, now at 8.2 percent, drops to 6 percent or below.
The latest GOP attempt to rein in Obama administration's rulemaking, like previous anti-regulation bills, is virtually certain to die in the Democratic-controlled Senate.
The vote was 245-172, with 13 Democrats voting for the GOP bill and two Republicans against it.
In familiar arguments, Republicans contended that unelected bureaucrats were costing businesses time and money and preventing hiring new workers. Democrats countered that consumer protection, health care, aid to veterans, food safety and workplace rules would suffer if Washington cannot regulate these areas.
Some earlier Republican bills were aimed at specific regulations, including environmental ones. But this latest legislation would affect proposed rules across the board and rival the scope a measure passed last December that would give Congress the power to approve any major regulation from the executive branch.
The administration, in threatening a veto, said in a statement that the bill would undermine critical public health and safety protections, introduce uncertainly in government decision-making and interfere with carrying out laws passed by Congress. The administration has promoted its own program to eliminate burdensome regulations, but Republicans say the effort is weak and they cite complaints from small business owners they hope to woo in the November elections.
During debate on the bill Wednesday, Rep. Rep. Blake Farenthold, R-Texas, lamented the problems that Republicans have in the Senate with their anti-regulation bills. "I hope it has better luck than some of the other bills we've passed ... when it gets across the Capitol," he said.
In addition to the proposed freeze, the measure also would:
— Prevent lame-duck administrations from issuing economically significant regulations.
— Ensure that parties affected by new rules could intervene, before federal agencies sign on to court settlements that would require new regulations.
— Streamline issuance of federal construction permits, especially for energy projects that bill sponsors say are delayed by red tape.
The bill would apply to regulations likely to have an annual cost of $100,000 or more, or adversely affect the economy, productivity, competition, jobs, the environment, and public health and safety.
Despite the sweeping language, Issa said the freeze, if in force last year, would have affected only 66 of 3,000 rules. The chief sponsor of the bill, Arkansas Republican Tim Griffin, said the legislation would allow a president to get a waiver for any regulation affected by the freeze. But Congress would have to approve the request.
Rep. Reid Ribble, R-Wis., attempted to personalize the debate with a story about the roofing business started by his father.
"He built his company in honesty and integrity and the government wasn't in the way," he said. He added that today, anyone trying to start a business would face a "complex maze of rules and regulations and licensers" that have "crushed the American dream."
Opponents strongly disagreed.
Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass, who co-sponsored the financial system overhaul law that created the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, said the legislation would be devastating to the new agency as it crafts rules to stop unfair practices by financial institutions.
"I am glad we have a consumer bureau that stepped in to protect the Americans," Frank said. "It's not every American who's corrupt. It is too many in the financial area. We passed financial reform. I know some of the Republicans don't like it."
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Selfish Yeast Genes Encode Both Toxin and Antidote
By spreading a poison and hoarding the remedy, wtf4 improves its chances of being inherited.
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Wtf4 antidote (pink) is gamete-specific and wtf4 poison (blue) acts on all sex cellsMMARÍA ANGÉLICA BRAVO NÚÑEZ AND NICOLE NUCKOLLS.
Scientists have discovered that wtf4, a gene from the yeast Schizosaccharomyces kambucha, boosts its odds of being passed down by encoding both a poison and an antidote, according to a study published today (June 20) in eLife.
In a 2014 study, Sarah Zanders, a geneticist at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research in Kansas City, and colleagues discovered that in two yeast species, S. pombe and S. kambucha, meiotic drivers—genes that boost their chances of survival by interfering with meiosis—could cause infertility.
Now, the team has uncovered one of the genes that are responsible for this effect—wtf4. This gene disrupts meiosis by generating two transcripts: one short RNA that encodes a toxic protein and one long RNA that encodes an antitoxin protein. The poison is released into the environment, killing gametes, but the antidote stays in the sex cells that retain wtf4 in their genomes, protecting them from destruction. Such toxin-antitoxin systems also exist in bacterial and archaeal cells.
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"The wtf genes make a poison that has the potential to kill everything, including themselves. That's risky. Having this second component that's an antidote, and keeping the antidote private, is the way they figured out how to selectively eliminate their competition," Zanders says in a statement. "Meiotic drive systems like wtf genes could potentially be used to eradicate pest populations or to facilitate the spread of desirable traits in natural populations."
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Unlike many people I've come across, I have always had a love for beets...be it shaved or julienned in a salad, pickled or thrown in a blood-cleansing juice. I am certainly in the minority. Over the years I have scoured many living food recipe books and blogs to find a beet salad my students would enjoy. It wasn't until recently that I came across the recipe below, courtesy of Alissa Cohen, that I thought I'd play around with it, making slight modifications. After about an hour of testing flavors and a great complementary dressing, I had something I was very happy with. It's still the Pear, Beet & Jicama Salad, just my own variation.
Just a little background on the main attraction...Beets.
The health benefits of beets include the treatment of anemia, indigestion, constipation, piles, kidney disorders, dandruff, gall bladder disorders, cancer, and heart disease. It also helps to prevent macular degeneration, improve blood circulation, aid in skin care, prevent cataracts and mediate respiratory problems. These health benefits of beet roots can be attributed to their richness in nutrients, vitamins and minerals. Beets are good for heart health, reduces birth defects, good for liver health, prevents respiratory problems, prevent cataracts, boosts energy levels, serves as a natural aphrodisiac and much more.
ome of the health benefits of jicama include its ability to help you manage your weight, optimize your digestion, boost your immune system, prevent various types of cancer, increase your energy levels, help manage diabetes, build strong bones, increase circulation, lowers blood pressure, and boosts brain function.
Jicama is a root vegetable that is native to central and South America, and has been used for thousands of years as a dietary element and a medicinally beneficial substance. The name "jicama" is also thename of the vine of this vegetable, although the tuberous root is the most commonly eaten part. Some other names for jicama include the Mexican yam, or the Mexican turnip.
I hope you try this recipe. I think you will enjoy it. I also show students how to prepare this salad in my Salad TossUp! and Level I Raw Food Certification Class. Word of caution: the juice beet juice can be very messy and may stain fabrics and counter tops. So, a 50/50 mix of water and peroxide can decrease the chances of staining. Bleach, while a much harsher chemical, works just as well.
Place jicama and pears in a bowl with the lemon juice for 30 minutes.
Place collards in a large bowl. Place the pear, jicama and beet mixture on top of greens. Mix well.
Combine all ingredients. Mix well. Pour on top of salad. Mix salad thoroughly.


Last weekend was my hometowns annual fall festival. I haven't lived there since I was 18, but I have only ever missed it twice. Going back is like an unofficial class reunion. You run into so many people.
This year was different because it was pouring the rain and cold. I also forgot to buy a funnel cake so I had to learn how to make them at home.
One person I did run in to was Mystic Mickey. She was reading tarot cards. My sister and I decided to give it a shot. It was only 3 dollars and Mickey looked like she could use it more than we could.
Mickey had a 6 pack a day gravely voice that was hard to understand, but added to the atmosphere. Heather went first. Picked out her three cards to represent the past, present, and future.
Mickey said "Oh an arrogant person from your past is still causing you problems now." We looked at each other and I laughed out loud, because before we found Mickey, Heather was telling me about someone that was trying to make her life miserable. Someone from her past who recently moved closer. Mickey went on to say, "Don't worry there is a rainbow at the end of the storm."
Pretty Good Mystic Mickey, but could she be accurate again?
It was my turn. I sat down, picked out my cards. She looked at me with a puzzled look and said, "A fiancee has done something really nice for you, This may lead to a choice. You need to not have any doubts and just do it." In fact my ex fiancee did edit something for me last week that may lead to an opportunity. I'll let you know if it in face presents a choice for me.
All in all Mystic Mickey did a good job. Well worth 3 dollars. I should have asked her for some relationship advice while I was there.
On a different note not 20 minutes after I left Mickey I was telling my sister to just do it. She laughing mentioned starting a blog to vent about the person causing problems. I thought the idea was hysterical and that she should do it.