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Acute appendicitis masquerading as food poisoning

Radiology Case Reports
Acute appendicitis is a common surgical emergency. The underlying pathology in appendicitis occurs when the vermiform appendix, a vestigial organ connected to the large intestine, becomes swollen and inflamed. Some typical symptoms include abdominal pain,
Krish Patel, Garv Bhasin, Max Lasday, MS, Asha Plamoottil, MD, Latha Ganti, MD   +4 more
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Sedentary behaviour and physical activity levels in Swedish adolescents with and without intellectual disabilities

BMC Pediatrics
Background Physical activity is essential for health and well-being during adolescence, and active behaviour early in life predicts higher physical activity levels in adulthood.
Marie Lund Ohlsson, Craig A. Staunton, Eva Flygare Wallén, Erik P. Andersson, Sanna Fjellström   +4 more
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Beyond neighborhood revitalization [PDF]

After community groups rescue a troubled neighborhood, the area may attract many newcomers—and become expensive. One community shows how to help activists retain the diversity of the towns they work so hard to revitalize.Community development ...
Chris Ney, Sally Swenson
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IMPACT: The Journal of the Center for Interdisciplinary Teaching and Learning. Volume 6, Issue 1, Winter 2017 [PDF]

, 2017
IMPACT: The Journal of the Center for Interdisciplinary Teaching & Learning is a peer-reviewed, biannual online journal that publishes scholarly and creative non-fiction essays about the theory, practice and assessment of interdisciplinary education ...

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Ultraviolet Imaging with Low Cost Smartphone Sensors: Development and Application of a Raspberry Pi-Based UV Camera

Sensors, 2016
Here, we report, for what we believe to be the first time, on the modification of a low cost sensor, designed for the smartphone camera market, to develop an ultraviolet (UV) camera system.
Thomas C. Wilkes, Andrew J. S. McGonigle, Tom D. Pering, Angus J. Taggart, Benjamin S. White, Robert G. Bryant, Jon R. Willmott   +6 more
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Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund: Vermont’s green economy speeds up [PDF]

In Vermont, a “sustainable” job is one that not only can endure but can boost environmental protection, social justice, and economic equity. Today business competitors collaborating on sustainable goals are doing well by doing good.Job creation ...
Bruce Seifer
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Measurement of the elastic tensor of SmScO3 and NdScO3 using resonant ultrasound spectroscopy with ab initio calculations

AIP Advances, 2011
The complete elastic tensors of SmScO3 and NdScO3 were measured using resonant ultrasound spectroscopy (RUS) in combination with ab-initio calculations.
K. A. Pestka II, E. S. Scott, Y. Le Page
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Community policing in Providence: combating crime and fear [PDF]

Now in his second year, the new Chief of Police in Providence, Rhode Island, discusses his community policing philosophy and how it is helping to reduce crime in the city.Crime prevention - Rhode ...
Dean Esserman
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Bridging the gap: enhancing data science and leadership knowledge and skills in the context of the public health workforce

Frontiers in Public Health
IntroductionThis study addresses critical gaps in public health workforce development, focusing on data science and leadership skills amidst increasing data accessibility and complexity in public health practice.MethodsQuantitative and qualitative ...
Diana Hamer, Madelyn Gustafson, Christine Ortiz Gumina, Danielle C. Landis, Patricia Bockelman, Elaina Perry, Sarah D. Matthews   +6 more
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A ticket to the middle class: working off college debt [PDF]

A proposed program—in which each year of paid public service would cancel one year of college expense—could lift the burden of debt from graduates while supplying capable workers to municipalities and nonprofits.Student loans ; College ...
Elizabeth Warren, Ganesh Sitaraman, Sandy Baum   +2 more
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