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S.S. Sultana: America's Titanic
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"The steam was so hot I could scarcely breathe. I groped my way out of this place as quick as I could. It took me a moment to realize what had happened. A boiler had blown up. Within a few minutes the ship caught fire. When the crowd fully realized what had happened men began to jump into the water by the hundreds."
-Robert Talkington, 9th Indiana Cavalry
S. S. Sultana: America's Titanic
History has recorded that on April 14, 1865, five days after Confederate General Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox Courthouse to General Ulysses S Grant, the assassin, John Wilkes Booth shot President Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theater, resulting in the president's death the following morning. A nationwide manhunt began for Booth and his co-conspirators which ended twelve days later at Garrett's Farm when Booth and David Herold were surrounded by members the 16th New York Cavalry. Sergeant Boston Corbett fired a single shot into Garrett's barn hitting Booth in the neck. The shot paralyzed him from the neck down. He died on the porch of Garret's farm in the predawn hours of April 26. During the height of the manhunt for the conspirators, Lincoln's funeral train left Washington, D.C. on April 21, for a 1,600 mile, twelve day journey to the President's final resting place at Oak Ridge Cemetery, in Springfield, Illinois.
The Civil War was over, Lincoln was dead, his assassins were dead or being rounded up and a nation mourned. It is very easy to understand how, amid the swirl of media surrounding the events of April, 1865, that newspapers throughout the nation, and the Americans who read them, missed the sinking of the S.S. Sultana. The largest maritime disaster in U.S. history and the fifth largest in recorded human history.
S. S. Sultana: Historic Marker
The S.S. Sultana was a side-wheeled steamship constructed in Cincinnati, Ohio, and launched on January 3, 1863. The U.S. Customs registry listed Sultana at 260 feet long, with a 42 foot beam and weighing 660 tons. Her paddlewheel was 34 feet in diameter and she was outfitted with four 18 feet long newly designed lightweight tubular boilers specially created to give her added horsepower in the strong currents of the Mississippi, Ohio and Tennessee Rivers. Upon her launching from the John Litherbury Shipyard in Cincinnati, the vessel was cleared by Customs to carry a total of 1,000 tons. According to most accounts of the ship, Sultana legally accommodated 376 passengers and crew. Many of the staterooms were very elegant with custom appointments for first class passenger service. Sultana's design and weight displacement allowed the steamer to draw only 34 to 37 inches of water fully loaded, and made her perfect for passenger and cargo transport in shallow waterways. She was outfitted with the most modern fire safety equipment available, including high pressure fire hoses, multiple fire pumps, fire buckets and fire axes. Furthermore, Sultana was outfitted with 76 life rings in the event of water born disaster. The S.S. Sultana was considered to be, by those in the business of river transportation, one of the finest vessels ever built and she was put into service with a regular passenger and cargo schedule between New Orleans and St. Louis.
S.S. Sultana pulled away from the docks at New Orleans the same day that Lincoln's funeral train pulled away from the train station in Washington, D.C., April 21, 1865. The Captain and Ships Master, J.C. Mason was subsequently one of three investors who had purchased Sultana from her original owner in March of 1864. Capt. Mason had made many voyages up and down the Mississippi River and had full faith in the seaworthiness of Sultana but as fate would have it the ships engineer, J.W. Kennison discovered that one of the steamer's boilers began to leak a few hours before arriving at Vicksburg, Mississippi. Instead of replacing the damaged boiler, Captain Mason ordered Master Boilermaker, R.G. Taylor, of Vicksburg, to perform the necessary repairs that would allow him to get Sultana to St. Louis. While the repairs got underway in Vicksburg, Mason began to take on Unions prisoners of war from Confederate POW camps at Camps Fisk, Cahawba and Andersonville, as part of a government contract that he had received. Under the contract, Mason and his partners would receive five dollars for each Union soldier he loaded onto Sultana's decks for the long trip upriver to Illinois and Ohio. It was later reported by a witness on board of the S.S. Sultan; "The ship was grossly overloaded as the great steamer pulled away from the dock at Vicksburg." However, Captain Mason believed that the 2,300 POW's made the vessel look overcrowded but did not believe that she was overloaded. The S.S. Sultana steamed away from Vicksburg at 9 p.m. on April 24 with 2,400 passengers and crew, 20 tons of sugar and approximately 40 head of livestock. Although the big ship appeared to be struggling, she lumbered her way up the Mississippi River.
S. S. Sultana Tragedy
On the night of April 26, Sultana pulled into Memphis to unload some of her 20 tons of sugar. Once released from the dock, Capt. Mason steamed to the Arkansas side of the river to take on additional coal for the next leg of Sultana's trip up the Mississippi to St. Louis. After departing at around midnight, the Union soldiers who had helped unload the sugar and load the coal sought out small spaces on the already overcrowded deck in which to lie down and sleep. At 2 a.m., about seven miles upriver from Memphis, tragedy struck when two of Sultana's four boilers exploded. The shrapnel from the explosion caused the other two boilers to explode as well, sending a rush of steam, fire, boiler shrapnel and fiery debris over the ship. The scene was chaos.
"… but I was sleeping soundly again, when, I was suddenly awakened by the hot cinders flying in my face, and starting up, found the blankets we had thrown over us to be on fire. So deep had been my sleep that I had not heard the report of the bursting boiler which has been described as a sound which seemed to be the groans of the world being rent in twain. Timbers were flying in every direction together with the remnants of the boiler, and fire raged on the shattered vessel. What should we do? To stay on board meant to be burned to death for every moment the flames were gaining headway. And surely to leap into the depths of a river which having burst its levees, had spread its water over a breadth of five miles, could mean no less than death.
Some already were leaping into the water and I tried to decide which course to pursue or which kind of death to choose, the flames were coming closer and closer; now almost all had abandoned the vessel. Seizing a stick of wood, I jumped off into the water."
Several times was I pulled under water by others drowning and, finding that the wood could not aid me and spying a cable chain, I grasped the latter as a last means of hope. Holding firmly to this with my hands, and catching my toes in the lower links, I managed to keep my head above the water. My hands soon became so stiff that I could not hold to the chain that way, so I clung to it with my arms. As I hung there, fearing every moment to lose my hold and drop into eternity, as I heard the cries of the drowning and felt that their fate would soon be mine……"
"The cries of the drowning were pitiful -- heart rending. Those of one Irishman I can never forget. His face had been terribly crushed by the flying missiles, his nose being entirely split open. Still he managed to keep his head above water and when someone said that a boat was coming to our rescue, he cried out again and again, '0 the Lord's a good Lord, we'll all be saved.' But, alas, we could not all be saved at once; and after gathering up a load of the wounded and drowning, the boat pulled away and we saw it no more."
"I hung there, with body grown numb through exhaustion, until seven o'clock In the morning, when the citizens from the Arkansas side of the river came with a raft to our rescue. I was perfectly helpless when taken out of the water and it was only by the aid of brandy and skillful hands that I was brought to life. The poor Irishman, I learned, did not live but a short time after our rescue. Afterwards we were taken back to Memphis to the hospital and I lay there until the second evening after our arrival, seeing not one face of the eight of my company who had started on the boat, and thinking that they were all lost except myself."
"Over 1,700 of the noble boys lost their lives on that terrible night."
- Uriah Mavity, 40th Indiana
At about 3 a.m. the southbound steamer Bostonian happened upon the burning Sultana, which had drifted to the western bank of the Mississippi River and was sinking into a shallow mud bank. Passengers were clinging to trees along both shores of the river as well as floating on debris from the ship. The Captain of the Bostonian steadied the steamer as passengers and crew began to pull survivors from the frigid waters. It was then that the loss of life from the explosion and fire became evident to the rescuers. The explosion had been heard seven miles away in Memphis and the northbound steamer Arkansas, which had just left the dock at Memphis when the explosion occurred, was searching for the source of the fire and smoke as she steamed up the Mississippi. Within minutes of the arrival of the Bostonian, other boats began to arrive on the scene and would continue to join the rescue effort until well after 8 a.m. The task of pulling survivors and the dead was daunting. Rescuers noted that many of the survivors and the dead had suffered severe burns in the blast. Many of the victims that had survived the initial blast without injury fell victim to hypothermia and drowning.
In the aftermath of the explosion and sinking of Sultana, the injured passengers and survivors were taken downriver to Memphis and the task of removing the dead from the river began. Several investigations ensued. The U.S. Customs and Department of the Army's investigations cited several causes for the disaster including Captain Mason's overloading the vessel, a catastrophic failure of the repaired boiler and "mismanagement of water levels within one, if not several of the boilers". Capt. Mason, whose body was found by the searchers, was not held personally responsible for the disaster, however, Captain Fredrick Speed, the assistant Adjutant General of the Department of the Mississippi and the officer in charge of transportation for the POW's was charged with negligence in the overloading of the vessel. Furthermore, the U.S. Custom's death total from the accident was listed as 1547, a count that did not include passengers who were listed as missing by other passengers. Those reports, coupled with the U.S. Customs official report take the death toll closer to 1700 lives lost.
The survivors of the S.S. Sultana disaster began to meet for a reunion for the first time in 1867. The survivors had a lot to discuss in the 1912 reunion, held in Knoxville, for the R.M.S. Titanic had sank 15 days earlier, killing 1,502 souls. The last reunion was held in 1930, in which only one survivor showed. It was 65 years to the day of the disaster.


Meet our newest Xander Mom, entrepreneur, tech guru and found of the local cleaning service taking the country by storm, SweepSouth, Aisha Pandor.
I'm a mom of 2 girls aged 9 and 2 years old, and also a founder (along with my husband) of a company called SweepSouth. After completing a PhD in Human Genetics (focused on gene therapy) I wanted to work on a field that had the potential for broader impact, and ended up studying business and then working as a management consultant. I loved the businesses I worked on, but not being an employee, and eventually we resigned from our jobs, cashed in the pension and savings and sold our house and car, and started our business.
SweepSouth is a website and app that connects domestic workers with homeowners who need their services. For customers, it's a quick and convenient way to get vetted help with regular or on-demand home cleaning. For domestic workers (who we call SweepStars, the majority of whom are unemployed or underemployed prior to working with us), it's a way to find employment opportunities at decent rates through a trusted platform. In 4 years we've worked with almost 7500 domestic workers and are providing additional value to SweepStars like free life and disability cover, financial literacy workshops, access to low cost bank accounts and soon, access to free or low cost medical assistance and online educational courses.
How do you feel about using technology as part of your child's learning?
I've seen the harmful effect technology like phones and game consoles can have on children being sociable and being able to focus, and even more worryingly, how addicted they can become. At the same time, technology is inevitably becoming part of our lived reality and children today are full digital natives. I limit screen time and ensure it's well balanced with time outside and with other activities like reading books, drawing and colouring, playing with puzzles and make-believe. I also force my kids to have proper conversations with us about our and their day, even though my 9 year old sometimes finds it annoying!
They love the Toca Boca and Sago mini apps, which are really engaging and there's a fun and educational Ocean app by Marco Polo. They also enjoy maths apps that have timed challenges. The Xander Afrikaans and Xhosa apps are great for the 9 year old to brush up on what she's learning in school.
I love the diversity of our country and that we have a democracy we can be proud of (given our history). There are so many lessons for kids to learn and so many wonderful role models to learn from. I also appreciate that we have challenges, and think it's important for children to think about our country's problems and about opportunities for themselves to be positive agents of change.
Yes, but in moderation. Not until all homework is done, and not too close to bedtime. We are more relaxed with TV on weekends, but also make an effort to get outdoors.
By a combination of having a great support network at home and accepting that the "perfect" balance between family and work (and getting enough sleep and keeping fit and eating well and, and and…) is just not possible right now.
Chores for children at home? Which chores?
Absolutely, and they get pocket money with a portion for saving, giving to charity, and spending. Chores include doing their beds, cleaning the car, feeding the pets and watering plants and veggies with grey water.
What are your favourite holidays / activities with kids?
Our eldest daughter volunteers with the dogs at Woof Project so we all go together every second week to support her. We also love walking along the Sea Point Promenade and going to the park. We've recently started playing tennis together (very badly!). In terms of holidays, every few months we try to take a nice long drive outside Cape Town and we use the June/July holidays to do an overseas trip to somewhere relatively cheap but where they can experience different cultures.
Catch up with Aisha and SweepSouth on her social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
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Officer Felix Barrigan and his partner, all from Houston, were on duty doing their usual rounds, and then they came across this one guy begging at an intersection. Before the man could flee, they had pulled up right in front of him, and they walked right up to him to change his life.
When he saw them, the guy immediately broke down in tears and started to narrate his sad story. The man was homeless, and he had been stranded in the area for days. He needed to get back to his family in Seattle, but he didn't even have a bus ticket. That's why he was begging for money. What happened next is a real heart-warmer!
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You need to check this out and SHARE now. Let's support our kind officers!
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Techsans.net - Texas Tech Forums and Message Board > General > News, Politics, & Religion
Worthless poor people to cause extinction of human race
Dogmeat
DEATH TO ....something?
From: Vernal, UT
http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/08/12...tion/index.html
The world's population is forecast to hit 7 billion in 2011, the vast majority of its growth coming in developing and, in many cases, the poorest nations, a report released Wednesday said.
Riders cram into a train last month in New Delhi, India. India's population is expected to be 1.7 billion by 2050.
A staggering 97 percent of global growth over the next 40 years will happen in Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, according to the Population Reference Bureau's 2009 World Population Data Sheet.
"The great bulk of today's 1.2 billion youth -- nearly 90 percent -- are in developing countries," said Carl Haub, a co-author of the report. Eight in 10 of those youth live in Africa and Asia.
"During the next few decades, these young people will most likely continue the current trend of moving from rural areas to cities in search of education and training opportunities, gainful employment, and adequate health care," Haub continued, calling it one of the major social questions of the next few decades.
In the developed world, the United States and Canada will account for most of the growth -- half from immigration and half from a natural increase in the population -- births minus deaths, according to the report.
High fertility rates and a young population base in the developing world will fuel most of the growth, especially in Africa, where women often give birth to six or seven children over a lifetime, the report says. The number is about two in the United States and 1.5 in Canada.
13 million abortions in China
A stark contrast can be drawn between Uganda and Canada, which currently have about 34 million and 31 million residents, respectively. By 2050, Canada's population is projected to be 42 million, while Uganda's is expected to soar to 96 million, more than tripling.
"Even with declining fertility rates in many countries, world population is still growing at a rapid rate," said Bill Butz, president of the bureau. "The increase from 6 billion to 7 billion is likely to take 12 years, as did the increase from 5 billion to 6 billion. Both events are unprecedented in world history."
By 2050, India is projected to be the world's most populous nation at 1.7 billion, overtaking current leader China, which is forecast to hit 1.4 billion. The United States is expected to reach 439 million for No. 3 on the list
Since we want to "save the planet" and all, I guess we better start working on genetically engineering virii that target and kill poor people, since they're too fucking stupid to not breed and cause even more poorness.
It's not like we're going to do the sensible thing and try to culturally program ourselves to look to the stars like they did in the 60's. That made entirley too much sense. We need brainless social programs like spending 700 million dollars to "save the wild horses" instead of putting that money where it should be
ACTUALLY saving the planet through space exploration.
Personally, I blame all the poor people in third world countries for this. If we just killed them all, then all the idiot white people who feel sorry for them could occupy their time with something besides voting for people hell bent on bringing the top %5 of the population down to the lower %95's level of stupidity, thus causing the EXTINCTION OF US ALL.
KILL THE POOR PEOPLE!
I r Ur Gawd!
impala454
From: Houston, TX
Poor and bored hobby = sex = children
I'm at a lost for words. I can't tell if this is sarcastic or serious...
I go to the maize and blue
Well why do you think 90% of the youth are in developing countries?
QUOTE (impala454 @ Aug 13 2009, 02:49 PM)
they die a lot?
Sentinel23
From: Lubbock, TX
If you're poor and can't take care of teh kids, don't have so many. Simple logic. It takes around 15 years for a newborn to be able to make pocketmoney.
A rising population just means a big fucking rat race. A rat race into good schools, good college, good jobs and a good life in general. That's why I'm gonna move to a small city Canada/Alaska or something after I graduate.
Another extreme idea : sterility at birth or something for the masses? You can be made "unsterilized" and able to have kids only if you can take care of them. Dunno if this is even possible. Gotta google.
QUOTE (Inferia @ Aug 13 2009, 03:18 PM)
/slaps forehead
why do I even bother reading this board anymore
FORSAKENR320
GORILLA FLUFFER
Group: Agents
From: lubbock
inferia frustrates me almost as much as cmac.
you frustrate me as well, but not quite as much as them.
QUOTE (Jessica @ May 7 2007, 01:15 PM)
but yeehaw dammit. YEEHAW
QUOTE (Dogmeat @ Jun 26 2008, 07:51 PM)
ok once upon a time I jacked myself off retarded.
Licking anuses, one kindergarten class at a time!!
It's difficult to debate with people who fail to understand the most basic ideas of what it is they're debating about.
Inferia, if you don't understand, your comment of "because they die a lot" makes zero sense. The statement was: "90% of the youth on the planet live in developing countries". This has nothing to do with death. It means they are having more children.
I believe you confused the statement with something along the lines of "90% of the people in developing countries are youth" which, yes, would lead one to believe they have short life expectancy. But that's a completely different statement.
I was being sarcastic... And don't worry people, you frustrate me just as much.
I think he meant to say "They USED to die a lot." The youth were produced in massive numbers because of their high mortality rates. But once the mortality rates got lower more of them continued to "exist". See... it's not so hard after all.
From: Seoul, South Korea
QUOTE (Sentinel23 @ Aug 13 2009, 04:33 PM)
not necessarily. you see small kids all the time begging for money in developing countries. they usually do it around touristy areas to get the "rich foreigners." i've seen them from central america to asia. usually 7-8 but as young as 4-5ish.
also, i just got back from beijing a couple weeks ago, and there was a baby just a few months old making money. how? well, he was lying on a blanket and had tumors all over his body. his mom was beside him with a basket asking for money. this was right inside the entrance to the Forbidden City.
poor people will find ways to make money in every way they can, even if it's by exploiting their kids, no matter their age. another thing...i was in russia and met this guy who seemed to be cool...until he tried to pimp out his 13 year old sister to me and my friend.
cmac
QUOTE (FORSAKENR320 @ Aug 13 2009, 08:45 PM)
i win!? yay!!!!!!!
Don't sweat the petty, pet the sweaty.
What about the Flugenhofmeisterclacker meetings? Do they call for that number there too? What about the Stenomackieophytes? Gah man get with the program...
QUOTE (jonathan83 @ Aug 14 2009, 10:13 AM)
i was in russia and met this guy who seemed to be cool...until he tried to pimp out his 13 year old sister to me and my friend.
was she hot?
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As I was doing some "retail therapy" on Thursday during my lunch break I ran into the only somewhat of a craft store we have here and ran smack into some of the newest WeR Memory Keepers -Love Stuck papers. Well the very first thing that came to my mind was that this paper would be perfect with my all time favorite Greeting Farm digi stamps (would love to have them in rubber! hint, hint !!) '50's Sweethearts" of course. I just love this set and what can I say they are already holding a heart so I just couldn't go wrong with this.
As you can see I used quite a bit of the papers from the 6x6 paper pad along with some of the adorable 'Heart Gumdrop brands and the bottle caps.' Just had to have them all. I told you I was doing 'retail therapy' and I have to say that it truly helped as this weekend was the first time in over a week that I felt like making any kind of card.
Well guys, I have pulled your eyes for long enough. I know that most everyone is off tomorrow for the holiday, but I have to work so I am going to grab my Nook and go read for a little while before hitting that snooze alarm in the AM.. lol.. I hope that you all have a great day. I am also hoping to have a new card to share tomorrow as well. So until then, I will talk at you later.
Pretty card Lisa. The colors are lovely and the theme is super cute. Have a great week!
WOW! This is amazing and the inside is decorated SO wonderfully! What a fabulous idea, Lisa!
I just love the DP you used on this card and the bottle cap....perfect for the challenge! Adorable card as usual Lisa!
Adorable Lisa! I love the bright colors and the little heart shape you put in her bow,too cute!


Lead Leeds blogger and chilled out entertainer Eamonn Dalton (Dr. Keith Presents, Howson Is Now) joins Justin Shapiro (Joe Versus The World, Justin Shapirshow) to discuss almost no professional wrestling but almost yes Life's Too Short, the new sitcom by Ricky Gervais (The Office, Ghost Town) starring Warwick Davis (Willow, Life's Too Short). Questions raised: Is the show good or funny or whatever? What can wrestling learn from Life's Too Short? Did Justin and/or Eamo shower in gym class? Is Liam Neeson a wolf? Is Sophie Ellis-Bextor a cat? Do you think you can dance? I'll reiterate, minimal wrestling content. A show so check it out.
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Cryphia algae é uma espécie de insetos lepidópteros, mais especificamente de traças, pertencente à família Noctuidae.

A autoridade científica da espécie é Johan Christian Fabricius, tendo sido descrita no ano de 1775.

Trata-se de uma espécie presente no território português.

Referências

Ligações externas
 Cryphia algae - Biodiversity Heritage Library - Bibliografia
 Cryphia algae - NCBI Taxonomy Database
 Cryphia algae - Global Biodiversity Information Facility
 Cryphia algae - Encyclopedia of Life

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Lepidópteros descritos em 1775
Espécies descritas por Fabricius

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I've tried using all of the proper array methods such as array_chunk, array_merge with loops but I can't seem to get my mind wrapped around how to achieve this. I've seen a lot of similar posts where the first keys doesn't have names like my array does (id_1, id_2, id_3). But in my case the names of the keys are crucial since they need to be set as the names of the keys in the individual arrays.

A: Much shorter than this will be hard to find:
$item1 = array_map('reset', $data);
$item2 = array_map('end', $data);

Explanation
array_map expects a callback function as its first argument. In the first line this is reset, so reset will be called on every element of $data, effectively taking the first element values of the sub arrays. array_map combines these results in a new array, keeping the original keys.
The second line does the same, but with the function end, which effectively grabs the last element's values of the sub-arrays.
The fact that both reset and end move the internal array pointer, is of no concern. The only thing that matters here is that they also return the value of the element where they put that pointer to.

A: Solution without loop and just for fun:
$result = [[], []];
$keys = array_keys($data);
array_map(function($item) use(&$result, &$keys) {
    $key = array_shift($keys);
    $result[0][$key] = $item[0];
    $result[1][$key] = $item[1];
}, $data);

A: Just a normal foreach loop will do.
$item_1 = [];
$item_2 = [];
foreach ($data as $k => $v){
    $item_1[$k] = $v[0];
    $item_2[$k] = $v[1];
}

Hope this helps.

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Christine Elliott is the latest to announce her entry into the Ontario PC leadership race following Frank Klees and Randy Hillier. Elliott announced on Twitter just after midnight earlier this morning and will be doing some press soon to give detail of her plans.
I met Elliott just last weekend as she stopped by Ottawa to measure support for a potential bid. I asked if she could differentiate herself from the other candidates and she replied, in obvious reference to Tim Hudak, that she's not a career politician and that she brings "real-world" experience to the race. Asked for an example of a public policy initiative she would highlight should she lead the opposition in Queen's Park she replied that the PC Party should emphasize its strength on its mental health strategy for Ontario. As for education which became the biggest snag for the party led by John Tory during the last election, Elliott conceded that vouchers and charter school would likely be off the table as something the party should champion over the coming years.
Randy Hillier also announced this week and exploded out of the gate with a very professional Hopey-Changey-styled website that emphasized three distinct policies that the former head of the Lanark Landowners Association would strive for in Ontario's public policy debate. Abolishment of the Human Rights Commission, Senate elections for Ontario and a "Freedom of Association and Conscience Act" (allowing individuals to opt out of activities in their professions which they find morally objectionable) are the policy initiatives that Hillier will be selling at the doors over the next three (three?!) months. It is rumoured (though with some suspicion) that Hillier has already sold 2500 memberships.
Frank Klees, perhaps sensing that Hillier was set to announce on Monday, did his best to preempt the announcement by letting his intentions be known on Sunday. The former Harris cabinet minister and well-liked caucus member disappointed some as he launched without much fanfare or campaign.
Another former Harris cabinet minister is also set to announce though it is unknown as to when. The perceived (self-styled) front-runner of the race is Tim Hudak, who also has the backing of the former premier. I attended a breakfast meeting with Hudak a few weeks ago and it's not much of a scoop to tell you that he is lining up for a serious bid. Asked then if he'd be announcing soon, he replied that for now he's only encouraging a dialogue on the future direction of the party. Of course, he'll be entering soon, but he's holding off for strategic reasons. Like Fred Thompson in the 2008 GOP bid for nomination, an unannounced perceived front-runner can keep his name in the gossip of partisans and media alike by keeping the will-he-or-won't-he chatter going, though like Thompson, withholding does not necessarily protect a candidate from flopping. Though his allies in the party executive have engineered a short race in his favour, Hudak will still have to contend among a field of strong candidates.
Conservative staffers in Ottawa are split between Elliott, who is also the wife of federal finance minister Jim Flaherty, and Hillier who carries the true-blue banner of provincial conservatism for many in this town. Many of the old pros and much of the provincial party establishment are lining up behind Hudak while the new pros are putting their chips on Elliott.
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Холоцен е геоложка епоха, която започва в края на плейстоцена, (преди около 12 хил. години при 14С датиране) и продължава до наши дни. Холоцен е част от периода кватернер. Името му идва от гръцката дума ὅλος (хилос, изцяло или цял) и καινός (каинос, нов), което означава "изцяло скорошен". Той се идентифицира като топъл период, известен като MIS 1 и въз основа на това може да се счита за междуледников в ледниковия период. Холоцена също така включва в себе си разпространението на човешкия вид в целия свят и цялата писмена човешка история.

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Общоприето е, че холоценът започва преди около 12 хил. години. Този период следва последния ледников период (регионално известен на Уисконсински ледников период, Балтийско-скандинавски ледников период, или Висла ледена). Холоценът може да бъде разделен на пет времеви интервала или хронозони, въз основа на климатичните колебания:
 Пребореал (10 – 9 хил. г.),
 Бореал (9 – 8 хил. г.),
 Атлантик (8 – 5 хил. г.),
 Суббореал (5 – 2,5 хил. г.)
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Accepted for Publication, Published online October 27, 2014; doi:10.4269/ajtmh.14-0343. The latest version is at http://ajtmh.org/cgi/doi/10.4269/ajtmh.14-0343
In order to provide our readers with timely access to new content, papers accepted by the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene are posted online ahead of print publication. Papers that have been accepted for publication are peer-reviewed and copy edited but do not incorporate all corrections or constitute the final versions that will appear in the Journal. Final, corrected papers will be published online concurrent with the release of the print issue.
HUANG AND OTHERS RHABDOMYOLYSIS IN DENGUE
Clinical Features of and Risk Factors for Rhabdomyolysis Among Adult Patients with Dengue Virus Infection Shi-Yu Huang, Ing-Kit Lee,* Jien-Wei Liu, Chia-Te Kung, and Lin Wang Department of Emergency Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Department of Pediatric, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan * Address correspondence to Ing-Kit Lee, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung 833, Taiwan. E-mail: [email protected]
Abstract. Among 1,076 dengue patients, 9 patients with rhabdomyolysis and 1,067 patients without rhabdomyolysis (controls) were retrospectively analyzed. Of nine patients with rhabdomyolysis, the most commonly reported symptom other than fever was myalgia; dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) was found in seven cases, and acute kidney injury was found in six cases. Furthermore, one (11.1%) patient died. The median duration from hospital admission to rhabdomyolysis diagnosis was 3 days. Patients with rhabdomyolysis had higher age, proportion of men, prevalence of hypertension, frequency of myalgia, and incidences of DHF, pleural effusion, and acute kidney injury than controls. Multivariate analysis showed that hypertension (odds ratio [OR] = 14.270), myalgia (OR = 20.377), and acute kidney injury (OR = 65.547) were independent risk factors for rhabdomyolysis. Comparison of cytokine/chemokine concentrations in 101 DHF patients, including those with (N = 4) and without (N = 97) rhabdomyolysis, showed that interleukin-6 and tumor necrosis factor- levels were significantly increased in the former. INTRODUCTION
Dengue is one of the most important mosquito-borne diseases in humans.1 There are four dengue virus (DENV) serotypes—DENV-1, -2, -3, and -4—that cause a spectrum of illness, ranging from clinically unapparent infection, mild febrile illness, and classic dengue fever (DF) to the severe and fatal dengue hemorrhagic fever/dengue shock syndrome (DHF/DSS).2 Approximately 2.5 billion people are estimated to be living in dengue-endemic regions, and 50– 100 million persons are annually infected by DENV.1,3 In addition, dengue is currently a more common cause of febrile illness than malaria among travelers returning from southeast Asia, where this disease is endemic.4 The number of cases of dengue among travelers returning to the United States has been increasing steadily in the past decades.5,6 As the number of dengue cases is increasing globally,1 the incidence of rhabdomyolysis associated with DENV infection is also increasing.7–18 Rhabdomyolysis is a potentially life-threatening syndrome characterized by the breakdown of skeletal muscle.19 Inappropriate treatment of this condition can lead to electrolyte disturbances, metabolic acidosis, coagulation defects, and acute kidney injury.19 Rhabdomyolysis caused by viral infections, such as influenza viruses, parainfluenza viruses, echoviruses, and coxsackievirus, has been well-described.19–24 However, only a few studies on rhabdomyolysis associated with DENV infection are available, and all of them are case reports or literature reviews.7–18 The uncommon and atypical manifestation of dengue-related rhabdomyolysis has limited clinician awareness. Delayed or missed diagnosis and inappropriate treatment of denguerelated rhabdomyolysis could result in serious complications, such as acute kidney injury and
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even death.7–18 To elucidate the clinical features of and risk factors for dengue-related rhabdomyolysis, we conducted a retrospective analysis of patients with dengue that was diagnosed over an 11-year period in a large medical center. We aimed to better understand the demographic, clinical, and laboratory characteristics of rhabdomyolysis in adult dengue patients and identify the risk factor(s) for developing rhabdomyolysis as well as cytokine/chemokine responses in dengue patients with rhabdomyolysis. MATERIALS AND METHODS
Ethics statement. This study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (KSCGMH; document no. 103-2908B). All data were analyzed anonymously, and patient consent was waived for the study. Patients and setting. In this retrospective study, 1,076 adult patients (age 18 years old) with laboratoryconfirmed DENV infection admitted to KSCGMH during 2002–2013 were included. KSCGMH is a 2,700-bed medical facility serving as a primary and tertiary referral center in southern Taiwan. We excluded dengue-affected patients with nosocomially acquired infection by positive bacterial culture of blood sampled > 72 hours after admission. The included patients were divided into two groups: those who developed rhabdomyolysis (study group; N = 9) and those who did not develop rhabdomyolysis (control group; N = 1,067). The medical records were reviewed using a standardized form. Data on demographic characteristics, medical history before onset of dengue illness, initial symptoms/signs, and initial and entire laboratory test results as well as imaging before occurrence of rhabdomyolysis were collected for analyses. Initial symptoms/signs and laboratory features referred to data detected from the dengue-affected patients on their arrival at KSCGMH. All dengue cases included in this study were confirmed by at least one of the following criteria: (1) positive DENV-specific real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR; QuantiTect SYBR Green RT-PCR Kit; Qiagen, Hilden, Germany), (2) a fourfold increase in DENV-specific immunoglobin G (IgG) antibody in convalescent serum compared with the acute phase, and (3) acute-phase serum positive for DENV-specific non-structural glycoprotein-1 antigen (Bio-Rad Laboratories, Marnes-la-Coquette, France).25 These diagnostic tests were performed by the Center for Disease Control in Taiwan. Definitions. Patients with a discharge diagnosis of rhabdomyolysis were reviewed in detail. Rhabdomyolysis was defined as a fivefold increase in serum concentration of creatine phosphokinase (CPK) above the upper limit of the normal range (reference value = 13–130 U/L), with a CPK-MM fraction of > 95% after hospitalization for dengue illness.26–28 The 1997 World Health Organization (WHO) classification and case definitions were used to classify the dengue cases into DF, DHF, or DSS.2 Hypertension was confirmed if the patient was taking antihypertensive medication for previously diagnosed hypertension. Acute kidney injury was defined as a rapid increase in serum creatinine level of > 0.5 mg/dL above baseline within 48 hours of hospital admission.29 Severe thrombocytopenia was defined as a peripheral platelet
count < 20  109 cells/L. Severe hepatitis was defined as an increase in serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) level to > 1,000 U/L (reference value = 40 U/L).1 Leukopenia was defined as a peripheral white cell count < 3,000/mL, and leukocytosis was defined as a peripheral white cell count > 12,000/mL. Hypoalbuminemia was defined as a serum albumin level < 3.0 mg/dL. Hemoconcentration referred to a > 20% increase in hematocrit value, which was calculated as (maximum hematocrit value  minimum hematocrit value)  100/minimum hematocrit value.2,25 Cytokine/chemokine detection. Blood samples were drawn from 101 DHF patients between 2009 and 2013. The median interval from the onset of dengue illness to blood sampling was 3 days (range = 1–7). The whole blood was immediately separated into plasma and blood cells by centrifugation at 2,500 rpm (150  g) for 20 minutes. Plasma was dispensed into several aliquots and kept frozen at 80∘C until use.30 Estimation of cytokine/chemokine levels in the plasma samples was done using the MILLIPLEX MAP Human Cytokine/Chemokine Magnetic Bead Panel (Luminex magnetic beads) according to the manufacturer's instructions.31 The following cytokines and chemokine were evaluated in this study: granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor, interferon- (IFN-), interleukin 10 (IL-10), IL-2, IL-6, tumor necrosis factor- (TNF-), and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1). The measurements were performed at the same time by an experienced technologist in a research laboratory of KSCGMH. Statistical analysis. The demographic and initial clinical and laboratory features as well as imaging before occurrence of rhabdomyolysis were compared between the study and control groups using univariate analysis; the Mann–Whitney U test was used to compare continuous variables, whereas the Fisher's exact test was used to compare dichotomous variables. To determine the independent risk factor(s) for development of rhabdomyolysis in dengue patients, the significant variables from univariate analyses were entered into a multivariate logistic regression model for additional analysis. Cytokine/chemokine data were expressed as median and range (pictograms per milliliter). Regression analysis and a standard curve were used to estimate the cytokine/chemokine concentration, and the Mann–Whitney U test was used to assess the differences in cytokine/chemokine concentrations between dengue patients with rhabdomyolysis (study group) and those without rhabdomyolysis (control group). A two-tailed P value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. RESULTS
Patient characteristics. Of 1,076 adults with dengue illness (median age = 53 years; range = 18–88 years), 498 (46.3%) patients were men, 255 (23.7%) patients had hypertension, 165 (15.3%) patients had diabetes mellitus, and 46 (4.3%) patients were receiving statin therapy before the onset of dengue illness. Furthermore, DHF was found in 355 (33%) patients, acute kidney injury was found in 15 (1.4%) patients, rhabdomyolysis was found in 9 (0.8%) patients, and severe hepatitis was found in 7 (23.3%) of 745 patients with ALT data available. The three leading symptoms at the time of hospital presentation among the included patients were fever (94.5%), bone pain (50.7%), and
headache (43.1%). Of a total of 886 DENV serotypes identified, DENV-2 was the most common (91%) followed by DENV-3 (7.3%), DENV-1 (1.6%), and DENV-4 (0.1%). Among 1,076 patients, 12 patients died, accounting for a mortality rate of 1.1%. Chikungunya was not tested for, because based on the clinicians' experiences, chikungunya was not a major cause of febrile illness in Taiwan.32,33 The demographic, clinical, and laboratory features as well as imaging data of the included patients are summarized in Tables 1 and 2. Characteristics of patients with rhabdomyolysis. Nine men (median age = 65 years; range = 30–71 years) with DENV infection developed rhabdomyolysis (median CPK = 1,826 U/L; range = 906–119,046 U/L). Myoglobinemia was detected in six patients with data available (median myoglobin = 588.8 ng/mL; range = 574– 14,196 ng/mL; reference value = 17.4–105.7 ng/mL). Data on lactate dehydrogenase, aldolase, and urine myoglobin were not available in this series. Pharyngeal or nasopharyngeal swabs were collected from three patients for rapid influenza diagnostic test, and the results were negative. None of the patients were reported to have alcohol and illicit drug abuse, received intramuscular injection, and a history of trauma. Details on nine patients with rhabdomyolysis are summarized in Table 3. Among nine patients, eight (88.9%) patients (patients 1–6, 8, and 9) had hypertension, and four (44.4%) patients (patients 1, 4, 6, and 8) received statin therapy before the onset of dengue illness. Furthermore, the time lapses from onset of illness to hospital admission ranged from 1 to 7 days (median = 3 days) and from hospital admission to diagnosis of rhabdomyolysis ranged from 1 to 6 days (median = 3 days). DENV-2 and -3 were identified in four (each 44.4%) patients each, and DENV-1 was identified in one (11.1%) patient. A variety of symptoms/signs at the time of hospital presentation was found among nine patients (Table 1). After fever (88.9%), the most frequently noted presentations were myalgia (77.8%), bone pain (66.7%), and headache (55.6%). Of nine patients with rhabdomyolysis, two (22.2%) patients (patients 3 and 9) had DF, and seven (77.8%) patients (patients 1, 2, and 4–8) had grade 2 DHF. Clinical manifestations of plasma leak in seven DHF patients included hemoconcentration (patients 4 and 5–8), presence of pleural effusion (patients 2, 4, 5, 7, and 8), and hypoalbuminemia (patients 1, 5, and 7). Five DHF (55.6%) patients (patients 1, 5, 6, 7, and 8) experienced severe muscle weakness in either the arm(s) or leg(s) (Figure 1). Six DHF (66.7%) patients (patients 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, and 7) developed acute kidney injury before the diagnosis of rhabdomyolysis was established. Among these six patients, the median interval from hospital admission to the diagnosis of acute kidney injury was 1 day (range = 1–2 days), the median interval from hospital admission to the diagnosis of rhabdomyolysis was 3 days (range = 1–6 days), and the median interval from acute kidney injury to diagnosis of rhabdomyolysis was 2 days (range = 1–5 days); furthermore, four (66.7%) patients (patients 1, 4, 5, and 7) experienced gastrointestinal bleeding. Table 2 shows the laboratory test results during the entire clinical course as well as at the time of hospital presentation. With regard to the data on signs and symptoms at the time of presentation for nine patients with rhabdomyolysis, severe thrombocytopenia was seen in three (33.3%) patients; the median hematocrit concentration and platelet count were 41.6% and 82  109 cells/L, respectively. An increased aspartate aminotransferase level of > 1,000 U/L was found in one (12.5%) of eight patients with available data at the time of presentation. In terms of image findings of nine patients with rhabdomyolysis, pleural effusion was detected in five (55.6%) patients, and gallbladder swelling was seen in two (22.2%) patients. Median duration
from imaging study to the diagnosis of rhabdomyolysis was 1 day (range = 1–5 days). All patients received conservative management of rhabdomyolysis with intravenous fluid hydration. One patient (patient 5) experienced rapid clinical deterioration with acute renal, hepatic, and respiratory failure. Hemodialysis was required because of the presence of oliguria but was deferred because of his unstable hemodynamics; the patient eventually died of multiorgan dysfunction. None of patients underwent muscle biopsy and electromyography. Of note, the mortality rate was higher in patients with rhabdomyolysis than in those without rhabdomyolysis (11.1% versus 1%) (Table 1). Comparison of demographic, initial clinical, and laboratory features as well as image findings before occurrence of rhabdomyolysis between the study and control groups. Compared with the controls, patients with rhabdomyolysis had a significantly higher age (65 years versus 53 years; P = 0.019), proportion of men (100% versus 45.8%; P = 0.001), prevalence of hypertension (88.9% versus 23.1%; P < 0.001), frequency of myalgia (77.8% versus 30.5%; P = 0.005), and incidences of DHF (77.8% versus 32.6%; P = 0.008), pleural effusion (55.6% versus 23.9%; P = 0.043), and acute kidney injury (66.7% versus 0.8%; P < 0.001) (Table 1). Multivariate analysis showed that hypertension (odds ratio [OR] = 14.270, 95% confidence interval [95% CI] = 1.057–192.571; P = 0.045), myalgia (OR = 20.377, 95% CI = 1.994–208.266; P = 0.011), and acute kidney injury (OR = 67.547, 95% CI = 8.884–513.553; P < 0.001) were independent risk factors for rhabdomyolysis in patients with DENV infection. Comparison of cytokine/chemokine levels between the study and control groups. The cytokine/chemokine concentrations in 101 DHF patients with rhabdomyolysis (N = 4; median age = 64 years; range = 30–71 years) and those without rhabdomyolysis (N = 97; median age = 53 years; range = 18–82 years) are summarized in Table 4. IL-6 and TNF- were significantly increased in patients with rhabdomyolysis compared with those without rhabdomyolysis. The levels of IFN-, IL-10, and MCP-1 in patients with rhabdomyolysis were higher than in those without rhabdomyolysis, but the difference was not statistically significant. DISCUSSION
Remarkably, unlike dengue, chikungunya is not endemic to Taiwan, and only sporadic imported cases in returned travelers were reported.32,33 Thus, none of the patients in this series were tested for chikungunya. Because our patients did not have any history suggestive of other well-known causes of rhabdomyolysis, such as alcohol or illicit drug abuse, trauma, and intramuscular injection,19,34 the occurrence of rhabdomyolysis after DENV infection makes the diagnosis of dengue-related rhabdomyolysis more apparent. With regard to the risk factors, we found that, in contrast to previous findings showing that rhabdomyolysis occurred in 0.04–0.2% of patients who were on statin treatment,34 our study revealed that 0.8% of patients with dengue had rhabdomyolysis and that rhabdomyolysis was not associated with statin therapy (Table 1). In addition, we found that individuals with hypertension who were receiving statin therapy did not have an increased risk of developing rhabdomyolysis (Table 1). However, patients who had hypertension regardless of statin therapy were at a higher risk for developing rhabdomyolysis during DENV infection. Comorbidities, such as asthma, chronic kidney disease, diabetes mellitus, and hypertension, were associated with severe manifestation of dengue.30,35–37 To the best of our knowledge, the association between
hypertension and rhabdomyolysis in dengue patients has not yet been examined. Hypertension is characterized by increased arterial stiffness, and it is a major risk factor for stroke, myocardial infarction, and chronic kidney disease.38 In this study, chronic kidney disease and a history of stroke were found in 22.2% and 33.3% of dengue patients with rhabdomyolysis, respectively. Although it is not clear how hypertension contributes to the pathophysiology of rhabdomyolysis in dengue patients, vascular complications of hypertension may play a role in development of rhabdomyolysis. Additional studies are required to address the pathophysiological links between hypertension and rhabdomyolysis in dengue. The common clinical features of dengue include abrupt-onset fever, headache, retro-orbital pain, myalgia, arthralgia, and rash.1,2 Our study showed that approximately 70% of patients with rhabdomyolysis experienced myalgia and that more than one-half of the patients developed severe muscle weakness involving the upper and/or lower limbs. As such, myalgia was a predictive risk factor for the development of rhabdomyolysis in our study. Remarkably, the median interval from hospital admission to diagnosis of rhabdomyolysis was 3 days. Early diagnosis is crucial in patients with rhabdomyolysis.27,28 Total CPK elevation is a sensitive marker for rhabdomyolysis.34 For early diagnosis, we believe that measurement of serum CPK levels is the most reliable screening test, because CPK is not removed from the plasma by the kidneys, and it persists in the blood for a longer duration than myoglobin.34 In addition, the degree of CPK elevation correlates with the amount of muscle injury and is predictive of the development of renal failure.39 The incidence of acute kidney injury in rhabdomyolysis from any cause usually ranges from 13% to 50%.19 However, in our study, the incidence of acute kidney injury was comparatively higher (66.7%) among dengue patients with rhabdomyolysis. Among rhabdomyolysis cases, acute kidney injury predominantly occurred in patients with DHF, and most of them experienced gastrointestinal bleeding. DHF is characterized by increased vascular permeability resulting in plasma leakage.2 This finding suggests that rhabdomyolysis is not the only cause of acute kidney injury and that intravascular volume deficit resulting from plasma leakage and gastrointestinal bleeding plays an additional important role in damaging renal function. In our study, the median diagnostic times of acute kidney injury and rhabdomyolysis were 1 and 3 days, respectively, suggesting a delay in diagnosing rhabdomyolysis after the onset of kidney injury. We believe that this delay is caused by clinicians' lack of alertness to this disease. Thus, there is an urgent need for improving clinicians' awareness of dengue-related rhabdomyolysis and the importance of timely appropriate treatment. This study showed that DHF is not a risk factor for rhabdomyolysis. Severe complications, such as encephalopathy, hepatic failure, cardiomyopathy, and rhabdomyolysis, have been previously described in patients with DF.40 Manifestations of severe dengue, particularly organ dysfunction, were not included in the DHF/DSS definitions.2 Notably, recent studies show that approximately 20% of patients with severe dengue did not fulfill the criteria for DHF/DSS.41 Thus, our study highlights the importance of clinicians' alertness toward potentially fatal rhabdomyolysis during treatment of a DF patient. The pathogenesis of rhabdomyolysis in dengue is unclear. Direct invasion by DENV or production of myotoxic cytokines, particularly TNFs, has been postulated.8,17 In this study, IL-6 and TNF- levels were significantly elevated in patients with rhabdomyolysis compared with those without rhabdomyolysis. TNF- is a proinflammatory cytokine involved in systemic inflammation, and it is associated with increased disease severity.42 Additionally, IL-6 has both
pro- and anti-inflammatory effects and contributes to the regulation of TNF- levels.43 Also, IL6 is released by the skeletal muscle fibers in response to muscle contraction or muscle injury.44 Our study provides preliminary evidence suggesting that both IL-6 and TNF- play an important role in the development of rhabdomyolysis in dengue patients. There are some limitations to this study, including the small number of rhabdomyolysis cases studied and the retrospective nature of the study, which resulted in missing data for some included patients. Furthermore, our study included only adult patients, and therefore, it is uncertain whether similar risk factors are found in pediatric patients. Moreover, we found that 0.8% of patients with dengue had rhabdomyolysis. However, because this value was derived from cases at a single medical center, it may not definitively reflect the incidence of rhabdomyolysis in dengue patients, because patient population at a medical center might be biased by referral patterns. Despite these limitations, this study has several strengths. First, it represents the largest cohort of dengue-related rhabdomyolysis reported to date. Second, it documents the clinical findings of rhabdomyolysis associated with DENV infection, which have been poorly defined previously. Third, it identifies the predictive risk factors for the development of rhabdomyolysis and cytokine/chemokine responses in dengue patients with rhabdomyolysis. In summary, dengue-related rhabdomyolysis may be overlooked in countries where dengue is endemic. Our study emphasizes the urgent need for improving clinicians' awareness of this potentially fatal complication when treating dengue patients, especially those with muscle pain, acute kidney injury, and past hypertension. Given the high fatality rate of dengue-related rhabdomyolysis, these risk factors can be used to guide triaging of dengue patients who need closer monitoring and implement timely appropriate management to avoid otherwise preventable mortality and morbidity. Received June 2, 2014. Accepted for publication September 18, 2014. Financial support: This work was partly supported by Grant NSC 100-2314-B-182-002-MY3 from the National Science Council, Executive Yuan, Taiwan, Republic of China. Disclaimer: The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript. Authors' addresses: Shi-Yu Huang and Chia-Te Kung, Department of Emergency Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Ing-Kit Lee and Jien-Wei Liu, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, E-mail: [email protected] Lin Wang, Department of Pediatrics, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. REFERENCES
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FIGURE 1. Computed tomographic scan of the right upper limb shows muscle swelling with an ill-defined lowdensity lesion (arrow) within the biceps muscle.
TABLE 1 Demographic and clinical features and outcomes of the included patients Total cases Study group Variable (N = 1,076) (N = 9) 53 (18–88) 65 (30–71) 498 (46.3) 9 (100)
Median age, years (range) Male, number (%) Comorbid condition,† number (%) Type 2 diabetes mellitus 165 (15.3) Essential hypertension 255 (23.7) Chronic kidney disease 22 (2) Ischemic heart disease 20 (1.9) Solid cancer 43 (4) History of stroke 27 (2.5) Patients receiving statin therapy, number (%) 46 (4.3) Patients with hypertension receiving statin therapy/patients with hypertension (%) 36/255 (14.1) DENV serotype, number/total (%) DENV-1 14/886 (1.6) DENV-2 806/886 (91) DENV-3 65/886 (7.3) DENV-4 1/886 (0.1) DHF, number (%) 355 (33) Grade 1 83 (23.4) Grade 2 242 (68.2) Grades 3 and 4 30 (8.4) Image findings, number/total (%) Pleural effusion 172/706 (24.4) Ascites 120/524 (22.9) Hepatomegaly 4/524 (0.8) Splenomegaly 38/524 (7.3) Gallbladder swelling 220/524 (42) Complications, number (%) Acute kidney injury 15 (1.4) Fatal 12 (1.1) Symptoms/signs at the time of hospital presentation,¶ number (%) Fever 1,017 (94.5) Abdominal pain 316 (29.4) Orbital pain 124 (11.5) Bone pain 546 (50.7) Myalgia 332 (30.8) Headache 464 (43.1) Rashes 409 (38) Vomiting/nausea 345 (32) Diarrhea 172 (15.9) Petechial 405 (37.6) Gastrointestinal bleeding 168 (15.6) Gum bleeding 173 (16) Cough 317 (29.5) Dizzy 68 (6.3) Hemoptysis 38 (3.5)
Control group (N = 1,067) 53 (18–88) 489 (45.8)
1 (11.1) 8 (88.9) 2 (22.2) 0 0 3 (33.3) 4 (44.4) 4/8 (50)
164 (15.4) 247 (23.1) 20 (1.9) 20 (1.9) 43 (4) 24 (2.2) 42 (4) 32/247 (13)
1/9 (11.1) 4/9 (44.4) 4/9 (44.4) 0/9 (0) 7 (77.8) 1 (14.3) 6 (85.7) 0
13/877 (1.5) 802/877 (91.4) 61/877 (6.9) 1/877 (0.1) 348 (32.6) 82 (23.6) 236 (67.8) 30 (8.6)
5/9‡ (55.6) 0/9‡ (0) 0/9‡ (0) 0/9‡ (0) 2/9‡ (22.2)
167/697 (23.9) 120/515 (23.3) 4/515 (0.8) 38/515 (7.4) 218/515 (42.3)
6§ (66.7) 1 (11.1) 8 (88.9) 2 (22.2) 2 (22.2) 6 (66.7) 7 (77.8) 5 (55.6) 4 (44.4) 1 (11.1) 0 4 (44.4) 4 (44.4) 0 3 (33.3) 1 (11.1) 0 (0)
9 (0.8) 11 (1) 1,009 (94.6) 314 (29.4) 122 (11.4) 540 (50.6) 325 (30.5) 459 (43) 405 (38) 344 (32.2) 172 (16.1) 401 (37.6) 164 (15.4) 173 (16.2) 314 (29.4) 67 (6.3) 38 (3.6)
* For univariate analyses of variables in study and control groups. † An individual patient might have more than one underlying disease/condition. ‡ The median interval from the imaging study to the diagnosis of rhabdomyolysis was 1 day (range = 1–5 days). § The median interval from acute kidney injury to the diagnosis of rhabdomyolysis was 2 days (range = 1–5 days). ¶ An individual patient might have more than one symptom and/or sign.
P* 0.019 0.001 > 0.99 < 0.001 > 0.99 > 0.99 > 0.99 > 0.99 > 0.99 > 0.99 0.927 0.962 0.928 1 (reference) 0.008 – – – 0.043 0.221 > 0.99 > 0.99 0.315 < 0.001 > 0.99 > 0.99 > 0.99 > 0.99 0.506 0.005 0.511 > 0.99 0.286 0.369 > 0.99 > 0.99 0.369 > 0.99 > 0.99 > 0.99
Variable Leukopenia (WBC < 3.0  109 cells/L), no./total no. (%) Leukocytosis (WBC > 12.0  109 cells/L), no./total no. (%) Median hematocrit, % (range; no.) Median platelet count (range;  109 cells/L) Platelet count < 20  109 cells/L, no./total no. (%) ALT > 1,000 U/L (normal value < 40 U/L), no./total no. (%) AST > 1,000 U/L (normal value < 40 U/L), no./total no. (%)
Laboratory findings of 1,076 included patients Study group (N = 9) Control group (N = 1,067) Data during the entire Data at the time of Data during the entire clinical Data at the time of hospital clinical course hospital presentation course presentation 3/9 (33.3) 0/9 391/1,039 (37.6) 307/1,029 (29.8) 2/9 (22.2) 0/9 46/1,039 (4.4) 21/1,029 (2) 43.3 (33.4–49.4; N = 9) 41.6 (30.8–49.4; N = 9) 40.3 (23.7–66.7; N = 1,051) 39.1 (22.3–66; N = 1,021) 18 (0.7–79; N = 9) 82 (0.2–139; N = 9) 35 (1–306; N = 1,052) 88 (1.0–441; N = 1,045) 6/9 (66.7) 3/9 (33.3) 346/1,052 (32.4) 175/1,045 (16.7) 0/8 0/8 7/745 (23.3) 5/526 (0.9) 1/8 (12.5) 1/8 (12.5) 14/817 (1.7) 9/642 (0.9)
AST = aspartate aminotransferase; number = no.; WBC = white blood cell. * Comparison of the data at the time of hospital presentation between study and control groups.
P* 0.065 > 0.99 0.079 0.289 > 0.99 > 0.99 > 0.99
Patient Age no. (years)/sex
Underlying condition/statin
Severity of dengue/DENV serotype
HTN/rosuvastatin
DHF grade 2/3
67/M 65/M
DHF grade 2/3 DF/3
HTN/– HTN/– HTN, CKD, history of stroke/rosuvastatin
HTN, DM, CKD, history of stroke/–
HTN, history of stroke/rosuvastatin
HTN/atorvastatin
HTN/–
DF/2
Characteristics of nine dengue patients with rhabdomyolysis Days from Days from hospital Location of illness onset to admission to Plasma leak signs muscle weakness hospital rhabdomyolysis admission diagnosis Both upper and 3 2 Hypoalbuminemia lower limbs – 2 3 Pleural effusion – 7 1 – Hemoconcentration (Hct > – 3 1 20%); pleural effusion Hemoconcentration (Hct > Both upper and 2 3 20%); pleural effusion; lower limbs hypoalbuminemia Hemoconcentration (Hct > Both lower limbs 1 6 20%) Hemoconcentration (Hct > Right arm 6 6 20%); pleural effusion; hypoalbuminemia Hemoconcentration (Hct > Both lower limbs 6 2 20%); pleural effusion – 5 5 –
Complications GI bleeding, acute kidney injury Acute kidney injury – GI bleeding, acute kidney injury
Survived Survived Survived Survived
GI bleeding, acute kidney and hepatic failure
GI bleeding, acute kidney injury
CKD = chronic kidney disease; DM = diabetes mellitus; GI = gastrointestinal; Hct = hematocrit; HTN = hypertension; M = male. TABLE 4 The circulating cytokine/chemokine levels in 101 patients with DHF with rhabdomyolysis (study group) and without rhabdomyolysis (control group) Median (range), pg/mL Cytokine/chemokine P Study group (N = 4) Control group (N = 97) SF 0.95 (0.7–14.01) 2.45 (0.14–177.27) 0.330 35.1 (2.17–1,607) 16.07 (0.7–2,394) 0.756 IFN- IL-10 638.16 (91.18–1,664) 176.98 (22.12–2,189) 0.348 IL-2 0.69 (0.52–1.24) 1.45 (0.1–666) 0.273 IL-6 115.45 (16.28–1,241) 16.57 (2.5–395.94) 0.034 55.28 (18.89–267.59) 17.63 (2.52–121.31) 0.016 TNF- MCP-1 2,606.03 (271.7–5,378) 813.3 (87.45–7,128) 0.433 GM-CSF = granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor.
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Study of the Energy of Consciousness Healing Treatment on Physical, Structural, Thermal, and Behavioral Properties of Zinc Chloride
Journal: Modern Chemistry PDF
Published: 01-Apr-17 Volume: 5 Issue: 2 Pages: 19-28
DOI: 10.11648/j.mc.20170502.11 ISSN: 2329-1818 (Print) 2329-180X (Online)
Authors: Mahendra Kumar Trivedi, Alice Branton, Dahryn Trivedi, Gopal Nayak, Alan Joseph Balmer, Dimitrius Anagnos, Janice Patricia Kinney, Joni Marie Holling, Joy Angevin Balmer, Lauree Ann Duprey-Reed, Vaibhav Rajan Parulkar, Parthasarathi Panda, Kalyan Kumar Sethi, Snehasis Jana
Citation: Mahendra Kumar Trivedi, Alice Branton, Dahryn Trivedi, Gopal Nayak, Alan Joseph Balmer, Dimitrius Anagnos, Janice Patricia Kinney, Joni Marie Holling, Joy Angevin Balmer, Lauree Ann Duprey-Reed, Vaibhav Rajan Parulkar, Parthasarathi Panda, Kalyan Kumar Sethi, Snehasis Jana. Study of the Energy of Consciousness Healing Treatment on Physical, Structural, Thermal, and Behavioral Properties of Zinc Chloride. Modern Chemistry. Vol. 5, No. 2, 2017, pp. 19-28. doi: 10.11648/j.mc.20170502.11
Zinc chloride is an important pharmaceutical/nutraceutical mineral for the prevention and treatment of several diseases. The objective of the current study was to investigate the impact of The Trivedi Effect®-Energy of Consciousness Healing Treatment (Biofield Energy Treatment) on physical, structural, thermal, and behavioral properties of zinc chloride using PXRD, PSD, FT-IR, UV-vis, and DSC analysis. Zinc chloride was divided into two parts – one part was control, while another part was treated with The Trivedi Effect® remotely by seven renowned Biofield Energy Healers and defined as The Trivedi Effect® treated sample. A significant alteration of the crystallite size and relative intensities of the PXRD peaks were observed in The Trivedi Effect® treated sample with respect to the control sample. A sharp peak at 2? equal to 51.45°, which was observed in the control sample was disappeared in the treated sample. The average crystallite size of the treated sample was decreased by 2.13% compared with the control sample. The size of the particles at d10, d50, and d90 was decreased by 3.36%, 7.97%, and 11.51%, respectively in the treated sample compared with the control sample. The surface area of the treated sample was significantly increased by 5.69% compared with the control sample. The FT-IR spectroscopic analysis revealed that Zn-Cl stretching in the control was 646 cm-1, whereas it was significantly shifted downward to 505 cm-1 in the treated sample. The UV-vis analysis exhibited that wavelength of the maximum absorbance (?max) of both the control and treated samples was at 196.4 nm. The DSC analysis exhibited that the melting and decomposition temperature were increased by 0.93% and 0.56%, respectively in the treated zinc chloride compared to the control sample. The enthalpy of fusion of the treated sample (338.27 J/g) was increased significantly by 33.84% compared with the control sample (252.75 J/g). The enthalpy of decomposition of the treated sample was increased by 3.78% compared with the control sample. The current study anticipated that The Trivedi Effect®-Energy of Consciousness Healing Treatment might lead to produce a new polymorphic form of zinc chloride, which would be more soluble, bioavailable, and thermally stable compared with the untreated compound. The treated sample could be more stable during manufacturing, delivery or storage conditions than the untreated sample. Hence, the treated zinc chloride would be very useful to design better nutraceutical/pharmaceutical formulations that might offer better therapeutic response against inflammatory diseases, immunological disorders, aging, stress, cancer, etc.
The current study revealed that the Biofield Energy Healing Treatment (The Trivedi Effect®) had the notable effects on the physicochemical and thermal properties of zinc chloride. The PXRD data displayed the significant alteration of the crystallite size and relative intensities of the XRD peaks in The Trivedi Effect® sample compared with the control sample. A sharp peak at 2? equal to 51.45°, which was found in the control sample was disappeared in the treated sample. The average crystallite size of the treated sample was decreased by 2.13% compared with the control sample. The size of the particles at d10, d50, and d90 values was decreased by 3.36%, 7.97%, and 11.51%, respectively in the treated sample compared with the control sample. The surface area of the treated sample was significantly increased by 5.69% compared with the control sample. The FT-IR spectroscopic analysis revealed that Zn-Cl stretching vibration in the control sample was 646 cm-1, whereas it was significantly shifted downward to 505 cm-1in the treated sample. The DSC analysis exhibited that the melting and decomposition temperature were increased by 0.93% and 0.56%, respectively in the treated zinc chloride compared to the control sample. The enthalpy of fusion of the treated sample (338.27 J/g) was increased significantly by 33.84% compared with the control sample (252.75 J/g). The enthalpy of decomposition of the treated sample was increased by 3.78% compared with the control sample. The melting and decomposition temperature the treated zinc chloride were increased compared with the control sample. The DSC analysis exhibited that the treated zinc chloride was found to be thermally more stable compared with the control sample. Briefly, The Trivedi Effect® - Energy of Consciousness Healing Treatment might introduce a new thermally stable polymorphic form of zinc chloride that could be more soluble, bioavailable, and thermally stable compared with the untreated compound. The treated sample could be more stable during manufacturing, delivery or storage conditions than the untreated sample. Hence, the Biofield Energy Treated zinc chloride would be very useful to design better nutraceutical and/or pharmaceutical formulations that might offer better therapeutic response against inflammatory diseases, immunological disorders, aging, stress, cancer, Wilson's disease, viral diseases, parakeratosis, hypogeusia, anorexia, dysosmia, geophagia, hypogonadism, growth retardation, etc.
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Pokemon Sun and Moon Are Biggest Nintendo Pre-Order Games Ever
Posted By: Jordan Baranowskion: October 29, 2016 In: 3DS, Anime, Coming Soon, Gaming, News, NintendoTags: Nintendo, PokemonNo Comments
The Pokemon series has long been Nintendo's cash cow. The newest entries in the series, Pokemon Sun and Moon, will be unleashed upon us in just a few weeks. But are people still interested in the video games, or is it just a cultural phenomenon that has left the games behind?
According to a press release from Nintendo, the Pokemon games are still going strong. Pokemon Sun and Moon are the most pre-ordered game in Nintendo's history. The demo has been downloaded over three million times and is the most downloaded demo in the 3DS shop.
People can't wait to take their monsters to the tropics.
The President of Nintendo, Tatsumi Kimishima, gave a few reasons for why he believes there is so much interest in the next iteration of the series, but one in particular stands out: Pokemon GO. Even though the augmented reality game is for smartphones, it drove a huge increase in sales for the 3DS and created a huge surge in popularity for the pocket monsters. Although it has fallen a bit by the wayside at this point, there is no denying the cultural impact it had (and still has), and Nintendo saw that translate to a sales increase in their handheld gaming systems.
In addition to the new games themselves, Nintendo will also release new variants on the 3DS XL and 2DS that will feature exclusive Pokemon designs. Nintendo is clearly hoping that this first series release after the phenomenon of Pokemon GO will bring many new 3DS users into the fold.
Pokemon Sun and Moon release on November 18 for the Nintendo 3DS. You can read our preview here – our Matthew Herst says the demo and preview information is "already reinvigorating my love of the series."
Have you pre-ordered Sun or Moon yet? Who is your starter going to be? Let us know in the comments below!
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Passengers carried by domestic airlines in India during January- November 2022 were at 1,105.10 lakhs as against 726.11 lakhs during the corresponding period of the previous year, registering an annual growth of 52.19 per cent, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) India data showed on Monday.
In November, the operators carried 116.79 lakh passengers versus 105.16 lakh same month last year, a year-on-year increase of 11 per cent, data showed. The rise in civil aviation traffic in India can also be attributed to the recovery from the pandemic.
Further, the overall cancellation rate of scheduled domestic airlines for the month of November 2022 was a mere 0.25 per cent.
The cancellation rate for Alliance Air, Star Air, FlyBig, IndiGo, Air India, SpiceJet, and Go First was at 1.5 per cent, 1.2 per cent, 0.74 per cent, 0.26 per cent, 0.21 per cent, 0.16 per cent, and 0.02 per cent, respectively.
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