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On Tuesday, November 3, 2020, who wins or loses the election is on us, the voters. It's crucial that you know the voting process and be involved in an election like no other due to the coronavirus pandemic. Here's your step-by-step voting guide to make sure your vote counts:
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Of course we will make use of the standard academic venues to disseminate results, i.e., present at scientific conferences and workshops, and using a project website to document activities -- similar to what we did in a prior successful NATO SPS project (http://old.re-search.info/ ). In addition, we plan to have interviews for public radio/TV broadcasts as well as for university publications. Part of the budget is requested for producing short professional video clips, which are likely to draw attention to the research project. We plan to use different team members for the clips, each devote to a particular subtopic of quantum-safe cryptography. A major international conference in Ft. Lauderdale, FL (PQCrypto 2018, expected number of participants 250-300) which is organized by one of the co-directors and co-located with a NIST standardization conference ("CSRC - First PQC Standardization Conference" 2017) will likely gather significant press interest, too, and offer opportunities for promoting the project.
Teleconferencing is expected to be sufficient to take care of routine communication, but we plan for an annual in-person meeting of NPD, PPD, and all co-directors. This meeting will also involve students and experts as appropriate for that stage of the project. Training of young researchers will also facilitate communication among the project partners -- and likely offer some local opportunities to draw attention to and promote the project.


Toxoplasma gondii is an intracellular obligate parasite of phylum Apicomplexa. Toxoplasma is able to infect any nucleated cell including up to one third of the world's population. Within its hosts, the asexual life cycle of Toxoplasma consists of two distinct forms; a rapidly growing form called tachyzoite and a latent cyst encapsulated form called bradyzoite. Although tachyzoites can be removed by the host's immune system, parasites can convert to bradyzoites thereby evading the host's immune response. If the host's immune system becomes weakened, bradyzoites are able to reconvert to tachyzoites. Taken together, these observations suggest Toxoplasma contains intricate gene regulation mechanisms that could be shared by other intracellular parasites. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are crucial genetic effectors involved in numerous gene regulation mechanisms in eukaryotes. Although a post-transcriptional gene silencing can be observed in Toxoplasma the roles and functions of Tg-miRNAs are still elusive. In this work an engineered dual luciferase reporter system was used to examine and standardize the ability of long and short double-stranded RNA to control gene expression in Toxoplasma. The effects of endogenous Tg-miRNAs were also evaluated based on (i) their abundance and (ii) the number of binding sites within a transcript. Tg-miRNA effectiveness can be altered by use of miRNA mimics and inhibitors. Also a genetic knockdown system that exploits and directs Tg-miRNAs for loss-of-function analysis of essential and non-essential genes was developed. To further our understanding of miRNA induced gene silencing on parasite cell biology, a model gene target was selected for the most abundant Tg-miR-60a. The locus of the Ubiquitin-like protease 1 (Ulp1) contains the highest number of predicted Tg-miR-60a binding sites. The antisense RNA expresses a likely precursor of Tg-miR-60a suggesting TgUlp1 expression could be self-regulating. Ulp1 activity is required for the first and last step in the SUMOylation pathway. TgUlp1 is able to compliment the function of yeast Ulp1 and exhibits cleavage activity in vitro. Knockout of TgUlp1 is detrimental to parasite egress and survival. Since a miR-60a inhibitor or antisense RNA can alter TgUlp1 expression and activity, a TgUlp1-SF line was created to study the effects of miR-60a and its effects on total protein SUMOylation to demonstrate the importance of proper gene regulation by miRNAs. Furthermore, Toxoplasma Argonaute, the core protein of RNA-induced gene silencing that is required for a gene silencing effect, is expressed as two isoforms from the same locus, suggesting alternative translational starts sites. Overall, this dissertation reveals the importance of proper gene regulation directed by non-coding RNAs in Toxoplasma that could lead to the development of anti-Toxoplasma therapeutic.
Crater-Potter, Anna, "RNA Directed Gene Regulation in Toxoplasma gondii" (2017). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 5933.


At its heyday in the 1950s and 1960s, Detroit's status as epicenter of the American auto industry made it a vibrant, populous, commercial hub and then the bottom fell out. Detroit: A Biography takes a long, unflinching look at the evolution of one of America's great cities and one of the nation's greatest urban failures. This authoritative yet accessible narrative seeks to explain how the city grew to become the heart of American industry and how its utter collapse from nearly two million residents in 1950 to less than 715,000 some six decades later resulted from a confluence of public policies, private industry decisions, and deeply ingrained racism. Drawing from U.S. Census data and including profiles of individuals who embody the recent struggles and hopes of the city, this book chronicles the evolution of what a modern city once was and what it has become.


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trump's historic one-on-one summit with the north korean dictator kim jong un. north korean dictator at the summit site here in singapore. this is an important moment in the united states. now after the summit by the way we will tell you all about the president's historic meeting. we will play you the full interview. we will be interviewing president trump on this program tomorrow night. we have our opening monologue in just a few minutes. from singapore telling us what to expect from this meeting. we have fox news chief white house correspondent our friend john roberts what's going on there? >> sean, good to see you, and good morning to you. your live position. a little bit of breaking news. the president tweeting while he was waiting there for kim jong un to so the president could get into the cappello resort there. larry kudlow his chief economic advisor has suffered heart attack and taken to walter reed national military medical center. we have no word on what the condition of larry kudlow is. but he is obviously in good hands. walter reed national medical center one of the premi
trump's historic one-on-one summit with the north korean dictator kim jong un. north korean dictator at the summit site here in singapore. this is an important moment in the united states. now after the summit by the way we will tell you all about the president's historic meeting. we will play you the full interview. we will be interviewing president trump on this program tomorrow night. we have our opening monologue in just a few minutes. from singapore telling us what to expect from this...
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president's historic summit with north korean dictator kim jong un. i had the opportunity to sit down with president trump in the very room where he and kim jong un kicked off their bilateral talks. take a look. >> sean: i think most people like me want to know what was going on in that room, one on one-on-one. >> president trump: the big thing is this is not my 25th hour of being up and negotiating. we want to denuclearize that whole situation. you know what's been happening for years. we had no choice, we had to. >> sean: we have the full interview with the president coming up in toto, including some historic insight. without a doubt, for some it was a tremendous success and irreversible, denuclearization of the entire peninsula is in the works, and a lot is certainly hanging in the balance, including a safer world for your kids and future generations. plus, we will compare the presidents diplomacy surrounding north korea to that of president reagan's strategy. there were remarkable there, but no one on the left, no one on the left, no one on the mainstream media, and very few in the dem
president's historic summit with north korean dictator kim jong un. i had the opportunity to sit down with president trump in the very room where he and kim jong un kicked off their bilateral talks. take a look. >> sean: i think most people like me want to know what was going on in that room, one on one-on-one. >> president trump: the big thing is this is not my 25th hour of being up and negotiating. we want to denuclearize that whole situation. you know what's been happening for...
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are delaying the findings. brand new developments surrounding the summit with kim jong-un. many around the world are hopeful that the united states of america are inching closer to peace on the korean peninsula. we'll see if we have peace there and middle east. and a deranged media host pushing a bizarre theory about the president and white house. and many spin nothing the media over me. they lost their minds and we'll tell you how revealing it was. and we'll show you blatant examples of "fake news" this entire year. and good news from alice johnson. a great grandmother experiencing freedom first time in over 20 years granted clemnessy by president trump and good news on the economy tonight. we'll have all of this and buckle up, we'll have this tonight and a breaking news opening monologue. all right. great news. inspector general anticipates the release of the all- important report that went on 18 months. date set one week from tonight. june 14th. we predicted that the findings would have been buried or released and when all eyes are on the president's historic meetings in sing
are delaying the findings. brand new developments surrounding the summit with kim jong-un. many around the world are hopeful that the united states of america are inching closer to peace on the korean peninsula. we'll see if we have peace there and middle east. and a deranged media host pushing a bizarre theory about the president and white house. and many spin nothing the media over me. they lost their minds and we'll tell you how revealing it was. and we'll show you blatant examples of...
korean dictator kim jong un. and in moments we will preview the president's upcoming push for peace. imagine that. in the korean peninsula. denuclearization would be amazing. plus we are going to show you how did we get to this point despite democrats, mainstream media doubting and doubting. sadly, even say trump is going to cause a nuclear war. against the president every step of the way. predictably. hours ago, ahead of the historic meetings in singapore, the president landed in quebec for the annual g7 summit. we bring you the latest from canada and highlight new outrageous example from the main stream media trump derangement syndrome and more revelation surrounding the media's attacks against yours truly, they are so dumb. we have an important story surrounding freedom of the press. it's time for tonight's breaking news opening monologue. we are excited. monologue. it is official. we are hitting the road. next week we will be on the ground in singapore. of course to cover the latest from president trump's historic and consequential talks with the dictator kim jong un. tonight we
korean dictator kim jong un. and in moments we will preview the president's upcoming push for peace. imagine that. in the korean peninsula. denuclearization would be amazing. plus we are going to show you how did we get to this point despite democrats, mainstream media doubting and doubting. sadly, even say trump is going to cause a nuclear war. against the president every step of the way. predictably. hours ago, ahead of the historic meetings in singapore, the president landed in quebec for...
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development surrounding president trump's upcoming historic summit with kim jong un. many around the world are tonight hopeful that the united states of america could in fact be inching closer to peace on the korean peninsula. meanwhile, the mainstream media in this country has been rooting against the president's efforts from the very beginning. let's see, we will have peace there may be peace in the middle east after that. we can all hope. one particularly deranged mainstream media host actually pushing the most bizarre conspiracy about the president and the white house, we will tell you all about it. also, many in the media spinning in circles over me. yours truly. they lost their minds last night and we will tell you how revealing it actually was essentially one of the most played examples of fake news this entire year. and good news from alice johnson. this is a great story. great grandmother experience and freedom in over 20 years granted clemency by president trump. and even more good news on the economy tonight. we will have all of this and more. buckle up, an amazing night and opening
development surrounding president trump's upcoming historic summit with kim jong un. many around the world are tonight hopeful that the united states of america could in fact be inching closer to peace on the korean peninsula. meanwhile, the mainstream media in this country has been rooting against the president's efforts from the very beginning. let's see, we will have peace there may be peace in the middle east after that. we can all hope. one particularly deranged mainstream media host...
korean dictator. little rocket man kim jong-un. last night, secretary of state, mike pompeo, held a productive meeting with a high-ranking member of the north korean regime, first time in 18 years on u.s. soil. this is whatst pompeo had to say earlier today. >> today, vice chairman kim and i discussed our countries to come together and take advantage of the unique opportunity our two leaders have created through their visions of the future they have so clearly articulated. the proposed summit offers a historic opening for president trump and chairman kim to boldly lead the l united states and th. [ indiscernible ] into an era of peace, proscarat and security. our two countries face a pivotal moment in our relationship in which it could be nothing short of tragic to let this opportunity get away. kim jong-un denuclearizes and there's a brighter path for north korea. we he vision a strong, connected and secure prosperous north korea that maintains its cultural heritage but is integrated into the community of nations.s. >> great news. the president himself is set to meet with this high
korean dictator. little rocket man kim jong-un. last night, secretary of state, mike pompeo, held a productive meeting with a high-ranking member of the north korean regime, first time in 18 years on u.s. soil. this is whatst pompeo had to say earlier today. >> today, vice chairman kim and i discussed our countries to come together and take advantage of the unique opportunity our two leaders have created through their visions of the future they have so clearly articulated. the proposed...
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the upcoming talk with the north korean dictator, little rocket man, kim jong-un and mike pompeo held a meeting with the high-ranking member of the north korean regime for the first time in 18 years on u.s. soil and this is what mike pompeo had to say. >> we discussed how our countries can come together and take advantage of the two opportunity the two leaders have created through their vision of the future they have articulate. the proposed summit offers a historic offering to boldly lead the united states into a new era of peace, prosperity and security. and there could be nothing short of tragic to let this opportunity to go to waste. if kim jong-un denuclearizes there's a brighter path for north korea. we see a strong north korea that maintains its heritage but integrat integrated into the community of nation. >> sean: he is set to meet with an official and will be delivering a letter himself. >> we're doing well with north korea. our secretary of state has had good meetings. he's meeting again today. i believe they'll be coming down to washington on friday and a let ser going --
the upcoming talk with the north korean dictator, little rocket man, kim jong-un and mike pompeo held a meeting with the high-ranking member of the north korean regime for the first time in 18 years on u.s. soil and this is what mike pompeo had to say. >> we discussed how our countries can come together and take advantage of the two opportunity the two leaders have created through their vision of the future they have articulate. the proposed summit offers a historic offering to boldly...
president trump and kim jong un. she writes that "the department of justice, the fbi slow rolling the inspector general's report." some are now concerned that the doj is planning to bury this report on a summer friday. like this friday, leading into next week's summit. perhaps the head of meeting with kim jong un in singapore next tuesday. you, the public haveyo a right o seek this information. this is taken 18 months. they cannot bury this, they cannot alter this, they cannot reject this, it apparently seems to be slow walk, they are tryiny everything they can do to take out the important findings here. our questions deserved to be answered. where is the report on the now infamous tarmac meeting between bill clinton and loretta lynch? talking about their grandkids? really? where's the report in james comey issuing, what, exoneration hillary clinton in may before he interviewed hillary and 17 other witnesses. where's the report on whether the fbi looked the other way as other clinton literally destroyed evidence as she deleted 30,000 subpoenaed emails, i should washed hard drive with
president trump and kim jong un. she writes that "the department of justice, the fbi slow rolling the inspector general's report." some are now concerned that the doj is planning to bury this report on a summer friday. like this friday, leading into next week's summit. perhaps the head of meeting with kim jong un in singapore next tuesday. you, the public haveyo a right o seek this information. this is taken 18 months. they cannot bury this, they cannot alter this, they cannot reject...
diplomacy, meeting one-on-one with the north korean dictator kim jong un.he president trump and kim jong un have now departed but we will be in singapore foror the rest of e week. one off the reasons is, i havea threeadio show, this tv show, and a 22-hour flight to new york. i can't miss a single minute of coverage. why? because the all-important inspector general's report is coming out tomorrow. in moments, we are goingo preview the hugely consequential report. if it's done right and fairly and without prejudice or doj obstruction, this report will shed a critical light on how hillary clinton's 2016 criminal investigation was grossly mishandled by a group of bureaucrats under the coercive thumb of the obama administration. also tonight, huge controversy, deputy ag rod rosenstein is in hoing stiff criticism from legal scholars, lawmakers alike, over his bully, intimidate the house intel committee. we will bring you a full report. until intel committee chairman devin nunes with us in just a second. it will make your blood boil. naturally, this all surrounds the mainstream media. of course they ar
diplomacy, meeting one-on-one with the north korean dictator kim jong un.he president trump and kim jong un have now departed but we will be in singapore foror the rest of e week. one off the reasons is, i havea threeadio show, this tv show, and a 22-hour flight to new york. i can't miss a single minute of coverage. why? because the all-important inspector general's report is coming out tomorrow. in moments, we are goingo preview the hugely consequential report. if it's done right and fairly...
kingdom hand delivered a letter from kim jong-un to president trump. we'll tell you what we know about the letter tonight. and also tonight president trump is succeeding in a massive way. bad news for democrats here at home because the economy is wooming. 3.8 percent unemployment. and the lowest african-american unemployment in history. and a job's market so robust even the new york times is saying they are running out of words to describe how good the economy really is. we'll contrast this economy to former president obama's economy. and say brand new bombshell report detailing how the obama administration may have pressured the f.b.i. to monitored the f.b.i. before the investigation was authorized. solomon's report may show about their use of spies. sarah carter is blowing the whistle about more spying abuse against the trump campaign and monitoring trump's associates by some of the closest allies abroad. this is beginning to get bigger than we ever thought. both solomon and sarah carter will be here. and brennan is calling president trump parmarked for identification. we'll re
kingdom hand delivered a letter from kim jong-un to president trump. we'll tell you what we know about the letter tonight. and also tonight president trump is succeeding in a massive way. bad news for democrats here at home because the economy is wooming. 3.8 percent unemployment. and the lowest african-american unemployment in history. and a job's market so robust even the new york times is saying they are running out of words to describe how good the economy really is. we'll contrast this...
running the country. writing things on stone, not even able to do that. >> president trump said kim jong un is absolutely invited to the white house. yeah. unless of course kim jong un wins the super bowl or the nba championship. >> why the praises? we all talk about a case like that, the langue. it's outrageous the way he talks. this guy is a killer. >> a lot of the reason we were on the brink of nuclear war, to be sure, the new --lear tests and the reckless and irresponsible rhetoric from donald trump ratcheting up tensions this is the arsonist getting credit for putting out the fire. >> to believe kim jong un is going to give away his nuclear arsenal which really gives the power, i think we went too far. >> just because something hasn't happened before doesn't mean it historic. that's one thing. i think when you call something historic, it means it has a good chance of having lasting implications. i think i very unclear least to my layman's eye, that this does that. >> any previous president could have easily had a summit with any previous leader with north korea because they've been very e
running the country. writing things on stone, not even able to do that. >> president trump said kim jong un is absolutely invited to the white house. yeah. unless of course kim jong un wins the super bowl or the nba championship. >> why the praises? we all talk about a case like that, the langue. it's outrageous the way he talks. this guy is a killer. >> a lot of the reason we were on the brink of nuclear war, to be sure, the new --lear tests and the reckless and...
kim jong-un has halted all of his missile tests and no more missiles fired in japan and desfroiing a nuclear test site and three american hostages were returned and he walked oaf the dnc over to the arms of the south korea president. all good news. and not a dime paid. and breaking today. three long- time north korea generals is fired and a sign of north korea's commitment to reform. we have seen so many great developments, we don't have time to list them. 3 million plus jobs created and 300000 in manufacturing alone and 3- 8% lowerest in 50 yea an african-american all time low unemployment and same with hispanic and same with americans in the working. and cnce 17-year-old. and after passing a tax cut and cutting 22 regulations forever everyone enacted. and the new york times. we ran out of words to describe how good. and "fake news" cnn said the unemployment rate is matching the other lates. and the president kept his promise. the u.s. embassy moved to jerusalem. and getting american out of nuclear deal. and what about assad and putin, the construction of that wall on the southern b
kim jong-un has halted all of his missile tests and no more missiles fired in japan and desfroiing a nuclear test site and three american hostages were returned and he walked oaf the dnc over to the arms of the south korea president. all good news. and not a dime paid. and breaking today. three long- time north korea generals is fired and a sign of north korea's commitment to reform. we have seen so many great developments, we don't have time to list them. 3 million plus jobs created and...
denuclearization of the korean peninsula, that weighs in the balance in the interim. let's see? kim jong il and has halted kim jong un has halted all his missile test, number missiles d over japan in the interim. his nuclear test sites have been disabled. three american hostages were also returned. he walked over to the dmz i the arms of the south korean president. all good news who is not a dime paid, like in the case of obama or clinton in showing peace through strength works. also breaking today, three longtime north korean generals have been fired by kim jong un. in other good, potential sign of north korea's commitment towards serious reporting. meanwhile, day 500, the trump presidency -- we've seen so many great developments right here at home but we don't even have the time to list them. look at the side of your screen. nearly 3 million plus jobs or been created, 300,000 in manufacturing alone, the unemployment rate, almost on president 3.8%, lowest in 50 years. americans -- african-americans, all time low unemployment rate in the same with hispanic americans, same for women in the workplace, 14 state record lows
denuclearization of the korean peninsula, that weighs in the balance in the interim. let's see? kim jong il and has halted kim jong un has halted all his missile test, number missiles d over japan in the interim. his nuclear test sites have been disabled. three american hostages were also returned. he walked over to the dmz i the arms of the south korean president. all good news who is not a dime paid, like in the case of obama or clinton in showing peace through strength works. also breaking...
president trump and kim jong-un. she wrote that the department of justice and fbi are attempting to slow roll the inspector general's respect. some are concerned that the doj is planning to bury this report on friday leading into next week's summit. you the public have a right to see this information. this has ten 1 months! they can't bury this. they cannot alter this. they can't redact this. it seems to be slow walked. and trying everything they can do to take out the important findings here. our questions deser t b answered. where is the report on the clinton and loretta lynch? the report on james comey writing exxoneration on hillary clinton in may before he interviewed her and 17 other key witnesses? where is the report on why lked the other way as hillary clinton destroyed evident deleting 33,000 emails and acid washed her hard drive. we reached out to the doj. they declined to comment. the fix was in for hillary clinton and how hillary clinton committed felonies, we have new information surrounding former navy sailor christian. remember him? he was not given any special hillary cli
president trump and kim jong-un. she wrote that the department of justice and fbi are attempting to slow roll the inspector general's respect. some are concerned that the doj is planning to bury this report on friday leading into next week's summit. you the public have a right to see this information. this has ten 1 months! they can't bury this. they cannot alter this. they can't redact this. it seems to be slow walked. and trying everything they can do to take out the important findings here....
week in singapore for a historic summit with north korea dictator kim jong-un. this was something many analysts thought was impossible. now we have hope that the denuclearization of the north korea peninsula is possible. obama wanted the world cup but failed to win the bid. some good news on the economic punt. the second quarter gdp broadcast was more than double than under president obama. and yesterday, the all important ig report was released. its findings vindicated president trump's decision to fire comey and confirmed what we all knew to be true about the deep state. take a look. >> what they did during the election was a disgrace. it's probably never happened in our country before. that's just the tip of the iceberg. what will happen when we go further? there was total bias. >> from what you have seen so far, should james comey be locked up? >> well, look, i would never want to get involved in that. certainly they seemed like very criminal act. it was terrible for the people and so bad in terms of our constitution and the will being of our country. what he did was horrible! i th
week in singapore for a historic summit with north korea dictator kim jong-un. this was something many analysts thought was impossible. now we have hope that the denuclearization of the north korea peninsula is possible. obama wanted the world cup but failed to win the bid. some good news on the economic punt. the second quarter gdp broadcast was more than double than under president obama. and yesterday, the all important ig report was released. its findings vindicated president trump's...
with kim jong un. he is able to move forward in terms of denuclearizing the region which is incredibly important for world peace. in addition to that now he is looking to meet with president putin. this again is an opportunity to talk about a range of national security issues that are critical for our country. >> will the president be talking to putin about cyber warfare? the issue that seems to be on the front burner in this country. election interference? >> the president will talk about a range of issues including syria, iran as well as north korea. i think you will see again, the president will bring up a variety of issues with president putin. this is an opportunity for con strucktive and cooperative engagement with russia. as we know when the united states and russia are working together and getting along it's good for the world and it's good for peace. so it's an opportunity again for the two world leaders to come together and talk about a variety of topics. >> you know, mercedes, it is amazing. there is so much to talk about. we can do it with the positive news for an hour. wit
with kim jong un. he is able to move forward in terms of denuclearizing the region which is incredibly important for world peace. in addition to that now he is looking to meet with president putin. this again is an opportunity to talk about a range of national security issues that are critical for our country. >> will the president be talking to putin about cyber warfare? the issue that seems to be on the front burner in this country. election interference? >> the president will...
singapore for a historc and successful peace summit with north korean dictator kim jong un. this is something that many analysts and pendants thought was totally impossible. but now, we have hope that the total, verifiable denuclearization of the korean peninsula as possible. next, we learned that successfully negotiated the u.s. to go host for 2026 world cup. remember, obama pushed hard to host the world cup but ultimately failed it would the bed. this week, we also got some very good news on the economic front. the federal reserve bank of atlanta just increased its second quarter gdp growth forecast to 4.8%. that is more than double the average quarterly growth underro president obama. and yesterday, the all-important ig report was released, and its findings indicated president trump's decision to fire comey and confirmed what we all know to be true about the deep state. take ae look. >> what they did during the election was a disgrace. it's probablyba never happened n our country before. and that is just the tip of the iceberg. what is going to happen when we go further? on there
singapore for a historc and successful peace summit with north korean dictator kim jong un. this is something that many analysts and pendants thought was totally impossible. but now, we have hope that the total, verifiable denuclearization of the korean peninsula as possible. next, we learned that successfully negotiated the u.s. to go host for 2026 world cup. remember, obama pushed hard to host the world cup but ultimately failed it would the bed. this week, we also got some very good news on...
trump. it was basic but reportedly expressed kim jong-un's interest in holding the nuclear summit and this is how the president reacted. we'll take a look. >> we'll meet on june 12th and things look well and a get to know you kind of situation. mike spent two days doing this and we are getting to know their people well. and you people will have to travel because you will be in singapore on june 12th. i think it will be a process. i never said it will go in one meeting. it is a process and the relationships are building and that is a process. there is years of problems and years was hatred between so many different nations and i think you will have a positive result in the end, not from one meeting. we'll not go sign something on june 12th. we'll start a process and i told them today, take your time and we'll go fast or slowly. i think they would hike to see something happen and if we can work that out, that would be good. >> do you believe kim is committed to denuclearization. >> i think he wants to be careful and not run and do things. and the president is scheduled to hold a summit.
trump. it was basic but reportedly expressed kim jong-un's interest in holding the nuclear summit and this is how the president reacted. we'll take a look. >> we'll meet on june 12th and things look well and a get to know you kind of situation. mike spent two days doing this and we are getting to know their people well. and you people will have to travel because you will be in singapore on june 12th. i think it will be a process. i never said it will go in one meeting. it is a process...
through next week with the historic summit taking place in singapore and kim jong-un and donald trump are they burying it in the weekend or historic summit. >> there is no question of the intent. the reason it is delayed is also to allow the leaks which you saw the partial leak of the description of comey's insubord naegz. he was more than that. he subverted the department much justice in the core function even though loretta lynch was compromised there sat sally yates with all of her flaws to easily sdrien what happened and decided this case on behalf of the attorney general. what is happening now, they are delaying purposely to prevent timely disclosure. >> sean: you are convinced they will try to bury this. and the person who does this is not the inspector general? >> no, it is rod rosenstein. the deputy inspector general releases the congress and it is controlled by the attorney general and inspector general. and they have the right to make changes for national security. >> sean: two weeks worth of alterations? >> the f.b.i. director assigned more people to respond more quickly. >> se
through next week with the historic summit taking place in singapore and kim jong-un and donald trump are they burying it in the weekend or historic summit. >> there is no question of the intent. the reason it is delayed is also to allow the leaks which you saw the partial leak of the description of comey's insubord naegz. he was more than that. he subverted the department much justice in the core function even though loretta lynch was compromised there sat sally yates with all of her...
with kim jong-un and president trump, do you agree they are burying it during one of the most historic summits in history? >> well, there is no question that's their intent. otherwise this would have been release aid long time ago. the reason it's delayed is to allow the leaks when you saw today, the partial leak of the description of the comey insubordination. he was more than that. he subverted the department of justice. loretta lynch was compromised. there sat sally yates who could have described what happened and decided this case on behalf of the attorney general. what is happening now is they are delaying to prevent timely disclosure. >> sean: you are convinced they will try to bury this? >> absolutely. >> sean: who would make that decision? >> it's rob rosenstein. the report even though it's going to congress is controlled by the attorney general. and the inspector general. they have the right to make changes for national security or other reasons. >> sean: 2 weeks worth of redactions. >> this is ridiculous. >> sean: and remember the fbi director assigned additional people to re
with kim jong-un and president trump, do you agree they are burying it during one of the most historic summits in history? >> well, there is no question that's their intent. otherwise this would have been release aid long time ago. the reason it's delayed is to allow the leaks when you saw today, the partial leak of the description of the comey insubordination. he was more than that. he subverted the department of justice. loretta lynch was compromised. there sat sally yates who could...


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Q: Evaluation of the delta function at the endpoints of interval I've come across the  equation $$\int_0^1 dx \frac{dA(x)}{dx} + B = C = \text{finite}$$  in my readings on a certain topic in physics and, in both articles i have read, the following step is taken $$\int_0^1 dx \left( \frac{dA(x)}{dx} + (B-C)\delta(1-x) \right) = \text{finite}$$
For the purposes of my question, I don't think the explicit form of the functions $A,B,C$ are of concern. The reason $\delta(1-x)$ is chosen is associated with the underlying physics which I also think is not important. It seems to me that the replacement $$1 = \int_0^1 \delta(1-x) dx$$ has been made to go from line $1$ to line $2$ in the above. $\mathbf{My\,questions\, are}$:
$1)$ Why is this replacement even correct? The zero of the delta function occurs at the edge of the interval so I don't see why the integral should evaluate to one.
$2)$ I put this integral into wolfram alpha. It returns $\int_0^1 dx \delta(1-x) = \theta(0)$, where $\theta(0)$ is the step function evaluated at zero. Upon subsequently putting $\theta(0)$ into wolfram alpha it returns $1$. So a) how is $\theta(0)$ obtained analytically and b) why is $\theta(0) = 1$?

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General Medical Council commissions first UK-wide evaluation of medical revalidation
Plymouth University leads a team commissioned by the General Medical Council to carry out the first UK-wide evaluation of medical revalidation
Mr Andrew Gould
The General Medical Council (GMC) has commissioned the first UK-wide evaluation of the system for revalidating doctors since the measure was introduced in 2012.
The evaluation team will be led by the Collaboration for the Advancement of Medical Education, Research and Assessment (CAMERA) at Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry and includes: Improvement Science London, University College London; Manchester Business School; NHS Education for Scotland; the Wales Deanery, and; Belfast NHS Trust.
The findings of the evaluation will be reported in summer 2017.
Medical revalidation was introduced in December 2012. The process requires doctors who have a licence to practise medicine in the UK to demonstrate that they are up to date and fit to practise. Information from local annual appraisals, patient and colleague feedback, and links to local clinical governance are included in a doctor's revalidation cycle.
The study will look at the long term impact of revalidation, and focus on four areas:
Information doctors collect to support their medical appraisal
A doctor's medical appraisal
How responsible officers make revalidation judgements and identify concerning practice
Public and patient contribution in revalidation
It will take into account the views of and input from the full range of participants in the revalidation process, from doctors themselves to their colleagues, their employers, senior doctors called 'responsible officers', and patients and members of the general public.
The study is led by Dr Julian Archer, Director of CAMERA. He said: "We are aware that, as the first UK-wide evaluation of doctor revalidation, our findings will be closely scrutinized. That's why we have brought together a truly national team, incorporating experts from England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland."
He added: "Medical revalidation is complex: it depends on policies and procedures governed by the GMC, and on management structures and processes within the UK healthcare system. Now is the time to evaluate how revalidation is making an impact."
Una Lane, Director of registration and revalidation, General Medical Council, said: ''We are pleased with the progress we have made since revalidation was introduced in late 2012. To date, we have revalidated over 69,000 doctors and have been hugely encouraged by the level of engagement and commitment we have seen from doctors and healthcare organisations right across the UK. We want to be sure that revalidation is making an impact on the ground and that we learn from the experience of all of those involved in the process.
"This is why we have engaged Dr Julian Archer and his team to undertake a significant programme of work over the next few years to evaluate the impact that the introduction of revalidation has had on doctors and healthcare organisations and the contribution it is making to the quality of care provided to patients. Dr Archer and his team have a wealth of experience in this area and I am confident this work will make a major contribution to the development of revalidation in the UK."
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ELTIVU
Founded in late 2018 and based in Tel Aviv, Eltivu develops a home device that enables users to determine the concentration of CBD, a non-psychoactive cannabinoid, they would like to add to their food or drink. Users can insert a refillable capsule with a relevant liquid, such as olive oil, into the bottom part of the device, and infuse it with the requested CBD concentration. The liquid can then be mixed with food or drink.
Eltivu's device. Photo: PR
Eltivu's product enables personalization in a simple way similar to a coffee capsule, co-founder and chief technology officer Alon Raviv said. Users can choose the cannabis strain and the sought-after properties, and add them to food, drink, and, in the future, cosmetic products, he said.
Eltivu is also developing a dedicated app that will synchronize with the device and enable users to receive information about their activities, efficiency tips, and recipes.


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The Beacon Beat
Written by Beacon students, for Beacon students.
The Beacon Buzz
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Meeting Our Principal
Posted by thebeaconbeat on December 10, 2020
By Sanai Hadiya
Principal Brady. We all know that he sends us emails from time to time, most of us met him on the Meet The Principal Zoom back in August, and for those of you who do hybrid learning, you might have even seen him at school! But many other Beacon students and I felt like we still didn't know a lot about our new principal. It is indeed a wild and odd year to start as a new principal at a new school since there are little to no students and faculty in the building. Principal Brady hasn't seen Beacon in its full glory, and the school we know seems more distant than ever.
I took it upon myself to interview Principal Brady over Zoom last week, to find all about our new leadership and the new changes he will bring to the school building. This interview shed light on how the school plans to recognize and adapt virtual learning — since it has made a major impact on student's mental health, how Beacon plans to create a more inclusive environment for students of color, and many other pressing issues.
Before we could dig into all of those topics, I wanted to meet the "man behind the emails," and learn why he applied to become a principal.
[Sanai] : Can you tell me a little bit about yourself and what initially attracted you to apply to become a principal at Beacon ?
[Brady] : I've known about Beacon for many, many years, and in fact, I've said this before, but my daughter did apply to Beacon and did not get in, but I've been a potential Beacon parent. Even from the parent perspective, it was a school that I admired. It reminds me of some of the experiences I've had throughout my education. I was definitely into theater, I've been a musician, so the arts emphasis resonates with me. I've also been a principal in a Consortium school for the last seven years, and even before that, the high school that I founded in the Bronx in 2005 — and I ran that school for six years, we were not a Consortium school, but we were in a pilot to become one. Basically, my entire career as an educator in New York has been aligned with the philosophy of Consortium schools and the belief that performance-based assessments and project-based learning are more authentic ways for students not only to learn but show what they know and are able to do. I definitely wanted to be in a Consortium school. Though I was in one, the decision to apply to come to Beacon had a lot to do with the resources, the student population with the facility, the veteran staff, the size of the school. There are many elements that are different from the school that I came from, that I found compelling. Also, knowing that there had been some challenges in the last few years and those were challenges that having done a lot of work in the area of racial equity and restorative justice, it felt like a chance to bring that work to a new community that was looking for those supports as well. That all informed my decision to apply for the position.
[Sanai] : This year has been an emotional roller coaster, filled with stress, anxiety, and uncertainty as we students tried to grapple with online learning and the sudden shift from our everyday lives. Before Covid-19 many students felt like school caused a negative toll on their mental health, and now as I've talked with friends and students at Beacon this rings truer than ever during virtual learning. What will you do to make sure students' mental health is a priority at Beacon and does it tie in with the Beacon Counseling Team's agenda?
[Brady] : That's a great question and a real high priority for us. There are a lot of different components to that, some are in place already. We have a schoolwide goal on the School Leadership Team around mental health and wellness. There is not a single move or a single solution that you can make to address socioemotional support for students. I've met with our current guidance team and that includes counselors and social workers and Diane Kim, the RAP coordinator. They're working with the PTA to create those Wellness workshops you might have been hearing about that are available for both parents and students. That is one aspect of in this remote environment, what can we do, providing information and space that have dialogue about mental health and socioemotional support. Some of the other pieces are around the workload, which I know are stressing out many people especially when school all day is on a screen and then homework and class assignments and a-synchronous work. In the case of juniors and seniors there are college applications and in some cases internships and things like that, that also occur remotely. We've added clubs now and clubs are remote. So, I have a lot of different thoughts about how we might make adjustments. It is just hard to avoid the screen. That's a real challenge and I would welcome some thoughts from students about how can we continue to maintain high expectations, expectations that lead to the outcomes that our students and parents want to see for themselves. I'm not sure colleges have adjusted their expectations for applicants. While I want to find a balance for students that is sustainable, and doesn't cause stress, anxiety, loss of sleep, depression, and all those other issues that young people are dealing with. I also would like to figure out how to do that without finding out that some months from now that the post-graduate plans have to be changed because we made adjustments. I feel that tension. I know there are things that we can do but I would welcome new ideas about what we could do with screen time to perhaps adjust workload but still get to those post-graduate outcomes students and parents expect.
[Sanai] : I remember there was a Wellness Workshop on Election stress. I thought that was super helpful. Even though it's on virtual, there is a little bit of a difference when you are on Zoom and it's more of a decompress, then doing school work and you are just talking to other people. That's why I've loved that clubs have started up again. I'm still on a screen but I love that I get to talk about other things. Do you think there would be more workshops in the future, would it be a monthly occurrence?
[Brady] : Definitely. We are trying to do grade level meet-ups. When you look at what's happening in some of the peer schools and selective high schools in the city you have a reduction in synchronous learning and screen time in comparison to many other schools. So we've already created a schedule that with the advisory check-in in the morning and the Wellness break in the middle of the day. I know they seem small but I also think they have a high benefit and high impact to mental health that I think we need to acknowledge. It could look a lot worse, that's not an excuse to say that we can't continue to make changes but it could look a lot more like straight zooms from 8-3:20 and at least we've avoided that.
This year has been filled with so many changes. So when Ms. Lacey announced she would be leaving the school, I'm sure a lot of us were in shock and apprehensive about so many new adjustments. In particular, when Ms. Lacey made her announcement, it was during the height of Black Lives Matter protests all over the country. My parents and I were surprised that Beacon chose yet another white person, a white male, to lead the school when this could've been a great chance to have a person of color lead the school. I decided to ask Mr. Brady his thoughts on this.
[Sanai] : After the killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, there seems to be a push amongst our society for accountability, equality, and diversity in our politics, language, and school systems across the country. As a white male, how will you make sure that students of color are represented equally at Beacon when you haven't lived through our experiences or fully know what it is like to be a person of color?
[Brady] : That's a really great question and I appreciate it very much. I applied to the position with an understanding that there was work in that area to do. I know who I am and I know where I represent. I represent an identity that perhaps is not what many people wanted to see in the leadership role at Beacon. I've worked with populations of students in incredibly diverse populations of students both on the West Coast and the East Coast. So while through my personal experience, I can't relate to the experience of a person of color, my professional experience has been in communities of color in New York for the last 20 years. I have a sense of how I as a white male can engage in that work, and that comes from experience professionally, not necessarily personally. I think too often people that look like me say the right things but don't take the actions to make change. When I've had these conversations with young people about what changes need to happen at Beacon, particularly around diversity, equity and inclusion, I'm very careful to say I've done some of that work, I understand and believe in that work but you have to make sure that I am walking the talk. That it's not just me saying this is what's going to happen but you're actually helping me stay on track and keep my eyes on that work. What I don't want is for that work to fall by the wayside. I have energy for it. I have plans for how we can move that work forward, both in terms of diversifying students and staff, doing admissions and other pieces like that. I'm here because I want to be here. I'm here because I believe in DEI work, and have done it before and I know who I am, I know that the work is necessary not just for students but for adults, and for adults that look like me. We all have to engage in this work. I think one of the great tragedies I'm feeling is that the pandemic and the election have shifted attention away from societal calls for racial equity. Our focus is not on that and that I think is a great tragedy because there is so much momentum and such dire need. People are talking about racial equity in places and forums and groups that haven't before. So, I think we really need to take advantage of this moment and push for change and I want to be a part of that push.
[Sanai] : As you might have known, in December of last year, the Black Student Union and Beacon United Nations held a sit-in at the school because numerous racist incidents had occurred and students felt that the school's faculty did not properly address these issues. As a student who participated in the sit-in, and attended the diversity workshops each student union held, I saw firsthand how isolated other students of color felt at Beacon. Going forward, what will you do to ensure that the classroom environment at Beacon is inclusive to students of color? How will faculty be trained to do that virtually?
[Brady] : I am meeting regularly with BUU reps and I've found those meetings to be really rich and compelling and the representatives in that group come with a really thoughtful agenda, the pushing is the right kind of pushing. In other words it is pushing that is going to lead to change and action and I'm happy to be doing that regularly. The BUU reps identified Peer Connect last year as an organization that they wanted to work with to support the DEI work at Beacon. I happen to know one of the two founders of Peer Connect and I've worked with her before, quite a bit, so I was able to continue that conversation. Currently, we have Peer Connect under contract to work with students and staff and parents. The parent workshops start this month, the staff workshops started back in September and there are student pieces that we are rolling out. We've also started a multiple constituency equity team, a group that is focused specifically on things that we can do in the Beacon community to make it a more welcoming place for all students. That equity team will include students, staff and parents. We've got a vision of crafting a Anti-racist statement as a school organization, talking about the things that we believe in and what we intend to do to make sure Beacon is an anti-racist school. We're re-examining the mission statement for the school, the original mission statement which is now 25 years old has some really beautiful components but it also has some that are no longer relevant in our environment. We are looking at re-aligning and re-revising the school mission statement with an eye towards equity, diversity and inclusion. Lastly, I think that what I'm doing in perpetration — they are virtual now, but I hope that they become face to face soon enough, I'm identifying who has not traditionally had a voice and access to leadership at Beacon and making sure I'm creating pathways for those voices to be heard. Informal and formal pathways. For example, one-to-one meetings with teachers but also creating focus groups of subsets of teachers, teachers of color, female teachers, LGBTQ identified teachers and their allies, trying to figure out ways that we can hear from voices who might have felt marginalized in the past so that we can use their feedback to make Beacon more welcoming for all.
Principal Brady also informed me that nine teachers have gone through the Respect for All training, a training for adults in school communities to receive concerns from everything from micro-aggressions to the more major concerns that led to the sit-in last year.
Re-reading the profile, which was sent to Beacon parents back in September, I learned that Principal Brady was an English teacher before he became an administrator. English class has always been my favorite subject in school, and I see a career in journalism in my future. So it was natural that I wanted to learn more about Principal Brady's English teacher days!
[Sanai] : What are some of your favorite books and authors? Or what were some of your favorite books to teach students?
[Brady] : Wow. Right now, I'm reading Caste by Isabel Wilkerson which is along with the PTA DEI committee. It's a recent publication and it's brilliant. She's brilliant. That's nonfiction and that's mostly what I read during the school year. One that I read not too long ago — I wish I put my list together, I'm trying to picture what's next to my bed right now. I just finished The Burning, which is a novel that takes place in India and it's a fascinating structure and I really enjoyed All the Light We Cannot See, and Half a Yellow Sun was one of my favorite ones. I really like epics and epics that follow multiple generations. I've traveled a lot but I really find that I'm drawn to settings that are less familiar like places I haven't been or lived in. I like to read fiction to learn about people and places that are not familiar. I was so not ready for this question, I have too many answers!
[Sanai] : Don't worry I always get stuck on book titles too! I did an interview with some English teachers at Beacon last year for the Beacon Beat because I appreciate how diverse the books we read in the school are. Over the summer sophomores like myself had to read Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates and currently, I'm reading James Baldwin in my class.
[Brady] : That was a great one, it's jumping off of James Baldwin's letter to his nephew. Having come from the James Baldwin School I read a lot of Baldwin while I was there and the students read a lot of Baldwin. That book but also all of James Baldwin's fiction and non-fiction were in heavy rotation for me in the last few years. We had a great drama in the American family class that read different things like Fences, and used theories from DuBois to analyze the drama of the plays that we read.
[Sanai] : This year was actually the first time I have ever had a Black female teacher teaching my English class which is very reaffirming because writing can still be such a white space.
[Brady] : The interesting thing is — this is a fact for me is that every book on my shelf is by a person of color and I'd say that 80% are females of color and that is what I tend to read for fiction. I don't know what that means and I don't know how you can hear that coming from me. But I think that's an interesting thing I've learned about myself. When I go into a bookstore or a library, the books I leave with tend to be books written by women of color.
[Sanai] : Maybe you'll see one of my books there one day! I wish we could talk about books all day but I have one last question. What do you want Beacon students to know about you and how do you hope our school will look like with you as our new principal?
[Brady] : There is a lot that I think I bring to this work. I did not know I would be working in schools when I was in high school myself. I thought I would be something else, I didn't know what yet. I was an artist, actor, and a musician, so I thought I would be in the arts. I've been a lot of different things, I became a teacher sort of later in my career a little bit, I was 29 when I started teaching full time. I think what I've found as I've moved through my life is that teachers in general, myself included, bring a lot of ourselves to the work. I'm here not just because I want to run a school. I'm here because I know the potential for a really dynamic education to be transformative. I know that the right relationships between adults and youth can really make that experience so much more rich and compelling. That's what I like about being in schools. I like interacting, I like the relationships that are developed, I like having those conversations, the hard ones and the ones that push. One thing that I do miss with this approach to virtual learning is that it's harder to have those conversations and I really look forward to when I can again. I think we're able to actually add to our teaching toolboxes while we are teaching in remote learning but I really believe that once we are back into the normal way school is run, Beacon is going to be in some ways better for having had this experience. We are going to have teachers that learned new approaches that might be more appropriate for our current student population. They've had to switch their practice to think about different ways to reach young people and that's really exciting to me. Beacon has been a great school, there are so many wonderful things that have happened here and I want those wonderful things to continue. I think I can bring a new flavor and new energy to that.
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Fri 17 Dec 2021 | 08:32
Former Wallabies captain to run for Senate
NEWS: Wallaby great David Pocock announced Friday he is moving into politics, launching a bid to reach the Australian Senate in next year's general election.
Pocock, 33, said he would stand as an independent in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), which includes Canberra, where he played for seven years with the Brumbies Super Rugby team.
Zimbabwe-born Pocock, who earned 78 caps with the Wallabies before retiring internationally in 2019, said he wanted to make a difference.
"Now, more than ever, we need political courage," he posted on social media.
Pocock was outspoken during his playing career on issues such as LGBTQ rights and climate change, rejecting barbs from critics that athletes should stick to sports.
Today I announced I'm running for the Senate in Canberra. If you're fed up with 'politics as usual' and want to be part of changing things in 2022, head over to https://t.co/5tBIjrumrh#DavidPocock #DPForTheACT pic.twitter.com/SrAMQWuspn
— David Pocock (@pocockdavid) December 16, 2021
Instead, Pocock said he wanted to use his platform for positive change, challenging homophobic remarks from fellow player Israel Folau and calling for same-sex marriage equality.
He was arrested in 2014 for chaining himself to a digger in a protest against a coal mine being opened in a forest in New South Wales.
The former flank said his Senate platform would include action on climate, engaging with indigenous Australians and improving the integrity of the country's political class.
The ACT has two representatives in the Senate, parliament's upper house, which reviews legislation put forward by lawmakers in the lower house.
Both ACT senators have always come from the ranks of the two major parties – centre-left Labor and the conservative Liberals – meaning Pocock would need unprecedented support to succeed.
No date has yet been set for Australia's next election, but it is expected to take place by late May 2022.
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Project ADAPT: A program to assess depression and provide proactive treatment in rural areas
Marilyn Luptak, Merrie J. Kaas, Margaret Artz, Teresa McCarthy
Purpose: We describe and evaluate a project designed to pilot test an evidence-based clinical intervention for assessing and treating depression in older adults in rural primary care clinics. Project ADAPT - Assuring Depression Assessment and Proactive Treatment - utilized existing primary care resources to overcome barriers to sustainability experienced by similar projects. Design and Methods: This multifaceted intervention, which was structured after the successful IMPACT (Improving Mood/Promoting Access to Collaborative Treatment) research intervention, used on-site geriatric depression specialists, clinic staff training, team collaboration, and depression practice guidelines to improve depression care for rural elders. IMPACT screening and assessment instruments and treatment protocols were modified for use by less highly trained staff already employed by the rural primary care clinics. Patient and provider depression educational materials and depression screening and monitoring protocols were provided by means of regional training sessions and phone contact. Evaluation data were collected by mail and phone surveys. Results: Although Project ADAPT materials and training were initially developed for providers in rural primary care clinics, most participants came from long-term-care facilities, hospitals, homecare, and public health and social service agencies. Forty-four sites sent 56 staff to Project ADAPT regional trainings, but many did not participate after the initial training. Participants who did continue reported that training improved geriatric depression screening and communication with the primary provider. Implications: Outcomes suggest that provider, patient, and system issues have to be addressed differently in rural areas to improve geriatric depression treatment in primary care settings.
Gerontologist
https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/48.4.542
This study was supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration. We thank Robert L. Kane, Anne Kane, Dean Neumann, and others at the University of Minnesota Center on Aging and the Minnesota Area Geriatric Education Center (MAGEC), MAGEC's regional partners, and Holly Ashmore, Master's student in Public Health at the University of Minnesota, for their contributions in conducting this project.
With limited funding from the Health Resources and Services Administration, the Minnesota Area Geriatric Education Center (MAGEC) collaborated with its regional partners and IMPACT investigators to implement Project ADAPT in three rural regions of Minnesota. The goal of ADAPT was to develop and implement a pilot program in rural primary care clinics for screening, diagnosis, and treatment of geriatric depression that could be sustained beyond the pilot phase by building the capacity of existing clinic staff. The specific objectives of ADAPT were as follows: to utilize a multifaceted training approach incorporating didactic and experiential learning techniques to improve the knowledge and practice of depression assessment and treatment of primary care providers who care for older adults; to train designated staff from primary care clinics in three rural areas of Minnesota to screen, assess, treat, and manage depression in their older adult primary care patients; to develop a geriatric depression care implementation process that could be easily adapted to the rural primary care sites; and to design and implement an interdisciplinary training program for health professionals about the screening, assessment, and treatment of geriatric depression. These objectives were operationalized in the form of Project ADAPT, and University of Minnesota institutional review for the protection of human subjects was requested. Because no specific patient data with identifying information were submitted to the ADAPT team during the project, approval was granted through an expedited review process.
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Luptak, M., Kaas, M. J., Artz, M., & McCarthy, T. (2008). Project ADAPT: A program to assess depression and provide proactive treatment in rural areas. Gerontologist, 48(4), 542-548. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/48.4.542
Project ADAPT : A program to assess depression and provide proactive treatment in rural areas. / Luptak, Marilyn; Kaas, Merrie J.; Artz, Margaret et al.
In: Gerontologist, Vol. 48, No. 4, 08.2008, p. 542-548.
Luptak, M, Kaas, MJ, Artz, M & McCarthy, T 2008, 'Project ADAPT: A program to assess depression and provide proactive treatment in rural areas', Gerontologist, vol. 48, no. 4, pp. 542-548. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/48.4.542
Luptak M, Kaas MJ, Artz M, McCarthy T. Project ADAPT: A program to assess depression and provide proactive treatment in rural areas. Gerontologist. 2008 Aug;48(4):542-548. doi: 10.1093/geront/48.4.542
Luptak, Marilyn ; Kaas, Merrie J. ; Artz, Margaret et al. / Project ADAPT : A program to assess depression and provide proactive treatment in rural areas. In: Gerontologist. 2008 ; Vol. 48, No. 4. pp. 542-548.
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