5-day Event Research Articles

Joint event: 8th Regional Symposium on Electrochemistry of South-East Europe (RSE-SEE 8) and 9th Kurt Schwabe Symposium

After a one-year delay caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the 8th Regional Symposium on Electrochemistry of South-East Europe was held jointly with the 9th Kurt Schwabe Symposium from July 11-15, 2022 at Graz University of Technology in Austria. This special edition of the jESE contains a collection of articles presented at this meeting. The 5-day event (including Monday’s Satellite Student Symposium) organized by the Association of South-East European Electrochemists (ASEEE) featured 5 plenaries, 15 keynotes, 71 contributed talks and 38 posters and was attended by 152 scientists and researchers from 23 countries.

The Suisun Summit 2022: Emerging Themes and Open Questions in qEEG and Neurotherapies

The Suisun Summit 2022 was a gathering of 70 clinicians, educators, and researchers in quantitative electroencephalography and neurofeedback. During this 5-day event, several themes emerged in talks or discussion groups: EEG/qEEG Reading Skills; Medication Effects and Pharmaco-EEG; Technological Advancements; Emerging Concerns; and Growing Community Prestige through Research. Participants were asked to summarize what they believed to be the most important messages from the event to share with colleagues who were not in attendance, resulting in this review. A unifying concept for all the themes was a desire for higher quality, standardized EEG/qEEG education that provides depth as well as breadth. Models of clinical care that encourage open communication with prescribers and functional medicine specialists were strongly emphasized. Abstracts from all presentations are attached in Addendum B.

Good growth, bad growth: Market reaction to capital raising for REIT expansion

When a firm issues security to finance its growth, how does the market react and do investors differentiate between good and bad growth? By manually reading the intended use of proceeds of each security offering of U.S. REITs during 2000–2020, we classify whether the proceeds are used for expansionary or other purposes and analyze whether security offerings that are used to finance sub-optimal growth matter for shareholders' wealth. Adopting an event study method, we find that the expansionary use of proceeds does not affect shareholders' wealth following a debt offering announcement. However, when we distinguish good growth from bad growth, we find that debt financing used for good growth is associated with an increase in shareholders' wealth (+1.734% abnormal return in the 5-day event window) and debt financing used for bad growth is associated with a decrease in shareholders' wealth (−0.563% abnormal return in the 5-day event window). For equity offering announcements, on average, neither the expansionary use of proceeds nor the nature of growth significantly affects shareholder wealth.

Physical processes of summer extreme rainfall interannual variability in Eastern China—part II: evaluation of CMIP6 models

Eastern China is regularly exposed to extreme precipitation with significant socio-economical consequences. Following an observational analysis in a first part of this study, here the ability of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6 models to reproduce the main modes of interannual variability of 5-day summer extreme precipitation over eastern China is evaluated, using an empirical orthogonal teleconnection (EOT) method. These models capture the main patterns and magnitudes of the different EOT patterns, although the North China mode is less well represented. Models also reproduce the dynamical features associated with each mode. There is no systematic improvement in the ability of models to simulate either the pattern or the 5-day intensity when using higher resolution models compared to coarser resolution ones. Instead, multi-member or multi-model ensembles lead to results closer to observations. Using a low mitigation projection pathway (SSP-370), it is shown that the risk of the most extreme 5-day precipitation events by about 40%, 80% and more than 150% for global-mean warming levels, relative to 1850–1900, of + 1.5, + 2 and + 3 ^{circ }C respectively. This increase is found to be more significant for 5-days events than for seasonal scale precipitation, consistent with previous studies.

Nutritional ketosis is well-tolerated, even in type 1 diabetes: the ZeroFive100 Project; a proof-of-concept study.

The objective of this study was to test the feasibility of exercising over a 5-day period while fasting, in those with and without type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM).Eight individuals, ages 29--62 years, two with T1DM, walked/ran around 20 miles per day for five consecutive days while only consuming water. All eight individuals completed the project with no physical injuries or problems with diabetes control. The blood glucose levels ranged from less than 3 mmol/l to 7 mmol/l in those without T1D, and less than 3 mmol/l to 9 mmol/l in those with T1D. The continuous glucose traces in those with T1D showed little variability in glucose levels. The participants without T1D had no symptoms from blood glucose under 3 mmol/l. Ketone levels ranged from 0.3 to 7.5 and the ketones for those with T1D were no different to ketones in those without T1D. The respiratory quotient was overwhelmingly in the fat-burning range. There was very little subjective hunger, nor did it negatively affect mood. In keto-adapted individuals, with or without T1DM, prolonged exercise for 5 days while in nutritional ketosis was feasible, and well tolerated. Eight adults, ages 28-62 years, trained for and completed a 5-day zero calorie fast covering 100 miles over 5 days. Training involved each individual preparing for the event according to their own programme. Typically, it involved both cardiovascular and strength training with the addition of practice water only fasts over 24-72 h or more based upon the individual's assessment of what was needed to complete the event. There was no formal protocol provided for this. The recommendation was that the participants would be keto adapted and trained to a level sufficient to complete the 5-day event. Keto adaptation was measured by ketone blood testing of betahydroxybutyrate. Two people had type 1 diabetes. All but one person was keto-adapted ahead of the event. All eight individuals completed the project with no physical injuries or problems with diabetes control. Prolonged fasting did neither lead to hunger nor did it negatively affect mood, which, if anything, was enhanced in most individuals. All keto-adapted people were shown to be burning fat stores throughout the 5 days, and everyone was measured to be in a state of nutritional ketosis. In type 1 diabetes, and ketones were in the same range as those without diabetes, insulin volumes were considerably reduced, and glucose control was close to physiological: nutritional ketosis is not a risk factor for diabetic ketoacidosis; consumption of sugar for energy is not required for distances of up to 100 miles in keto-adapted people; people who inject insulin do not necessarily need to consume carbohydrates unless rescuing a hypoglycaemic attack. The findings from this project should provide reassurance to those clinicians who want to provide the option of a ketogenic lifestyle to their patients with type 1 diabetes. They also confirm that the fat stores are available for aerobic respiration without apparent negative consequences on physical or mental function. http://links.lww.com/COE/A24.

Quality Improvement in Atrial Fibrillation detection after ischaemic stroke (QUIT-AF)

Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF) is a frequent cause of recurrent stroke but can be difficult to detect because of its episodic and often asymptomatic nature. We sought to improve rate of PAF detection through a quality improvement project (QIP) to deliver early prolonged inpatient cardiac monitoring on the stroke unit (SU). A structured protocol for cardiac monitoring using 5-day event recorders was established. 'In-house' cardiac monitoring was implemented. Performance data on this change in service was analysed prospectively and summary statistics obtained. One-hundred and two ischaemic stroke (IS) patients undertook 5-day event recorder monitoring. Provision of monitors as an inpatient (IP) increased from 20% (pre-QIP pilot 2018) to 65.7% (during QIP). New AF was detected in 15 patients (14.7% vs 8.6% pre-QIP pilot 2018) with majority of new AF (13 patients; 19%) detected when monitors applied early (IP) after IS. Although this study had a number of limitations, it did demonstrate that early and prolonged non-invasive IP cardiac monitoring could be delivered 'in-house' on the SU and improve AF detection rates.

623 The Benefits of Burn Awareness Week in a Large Metro Area Hospital

Abstract Introduction According to the American Burn Association, Burn Awareness Week is an annual event that provides an “opportunity for organizations to mobilize burn, fire and life safety educators to unite in sharing a common burn awareness and prevention message in our communities.” In 2018, due to alarming data indicating that a high volume of our children’s burn admissions was a result of scald burns, we recognized the need to participate in our first Burn Awareness Week and involve our community stakeholders. Methods Analysis of our data from the 2017 trauma registry determined that 61% of pediatric burn admits were scald burns and most were < 6 years old. Geo-mapping identified at risk areas by ethnicity and zip-codes. Our Burn Awareness Week messaging was designed based on this information. We predominantly targeted English and Spanish speaking families with the goal of increasing awareness of the prevalence and prevention of scald burns and evidence-based first aid treatment. Most materials created were bilingual and included an interactive burn awareness quiz with rewards, firefighter coloring books, bilingual first aid magnets, and t-shirts displaying the scald awareness message, “Hot Liquids Burn Like Fire.” Bilingual story board testimonials of real patients were displayed. Multimedia platforms provided public service announcements in English and Spanish. Results More than 1500 people attended the booth during the 5-day event. We designed and implemented our first Burn Awareness Week with participation from community stake-holders. A post-event survey identified that the interactive burn awareness quiz, first aid magnets, t-shirts, and story boards were most effective in delivering our message and well-received by the community. This event served as a catalyst to continue burn awareness and education with clinics and interdepartmental units. In addition, a community hospital requested our materials and information. During our event, one of our community stakeholders successfully secured a proclamation for Burn Awareness Week from our state Governor. Conclusions Burn Awareness Week enabled our institution and our community to get involved in addressing an identified pressing public health issue. We created a template for our future participation in Burn Awareness Week based on generated data that allows us to target demographic locations with specific burn related issues within our community. Applicability of Research to Practice Scald burns is the most common burn injury in young children admitted at our hospital. A collaborative event between our hospital and community stake-holders provided burn awareness and prevention education to our community to help reduce such injuries in the future.

What's hot, what's new: Report from the American Transplant Congress 2018.

The American Transplant Congress (ATC) 2018 event brought over 5000 attendees to Seattle, WA in June 2018. As the joint meeting of the American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS) and the American Society of Transplantation (AST), the Congress provides exposures to cutting-edge scientific research findings for a diverse mix of physicians, surgeons, scientists, nurses, organ procurement personnel, advanced transplant providers, pharmacists, administrators, and other transplant professionals. The 5-day event featured nearly 1800 abstracts, over 500 oral presentations, and more than 1200 poster presentations, all delivered in a way that encouraged the exchange of new clinical and scientific information and supported an interchange of opinions regarding care management and socioeconomic, ethical, and regulatory issues relevant to organ and tissue transplantation. We present here the outstanding abstracts presented at ATC2018 divided into 3 categories of basic, translational, and clinical research.

Flirting with resistance: children’s expressions of autonomy during middle childhood

ABSTRACTPurpose: Developmental research suggests that children’s early non-compliance can be understood as “resistance”, an agentic response to parental control where children express their autonomy within a close relationship context. Research with toddlers and adolescents suggests that children’s resistance strategies can be differentiated using the dimensions of assertiveness, social skill, and overt versus covert expression. This study explores children’s strategies for expressing resistance during the neglected period of middle childhood.Method: Forty children, 9–13 years of age, participated for 1 week in a study focused on children’s experiences of socialization and parent–child relationships. Procedures included a 5-day event diary, and a 1-hour semi-structured interview about the rules and expectations in their home and their strategies of resistance.Results: Thematic analysis identified a rich repertoire of strategies for resisting unwelcome parental demands. These included overt resistance, such as negotiation, argument, and expressions of non-acceptance and covert resistance such as covert transgressions and cognitive non-acceptance of parental demands when compelled to comply.Conclusion: The findings were interpreted as reflecting children’s development of assertiveness and social skill as they expressed their autonomy in the interpersonal context of the interdependent but asymmetrical relationship with their parents.

Nature of events and alcohol-related content in marketing materials at a university freshers' fair: a summative content analysis.

The transition to university is a potentially influential time upon students' drinking behaviour. This study explored the nature of activities and alcohol-related content in marketing materials from student-led societies and local businesses provided to students, at a university freshers' fair in the UK. All marketing materials handed out at the fair were collected across the 5-day event in September 2015. Written and visual content was analysed using a summative qualitative content analysis. Most student-led societies promoted social events they were hosting (n = 530), most of which took place in a drinking venue or referred to drinking (n = 335). Only four explicitly alcohol-free events were promoted. Student-led societies also promoted activities relating to their interest, e.g. sports training (n = 519), a small proportion of which had references to drinking and drinking venues (n = 54). Three societies provided promotional handouts from local bars or nightclubs. Local bars, pubs and nightclubs promoted events they hosted (n = 81) as well as alcoholic drink promotions (n = 79) and alcohol branded advertising (n = 22), albeit infrequently for the latter. In the first week of university, students are exposed to alcohol-related events, promotions and advertising, which may act as an incentive to participate in drinking.

Sources and mixing state of summertime background aerosol in the north-western Mediterranean basin

Abstract. An aerosol time-of-flight mass spectrometer (ATOFMS) was employed to provide real-time single particle mixing state and thereby source information for aerosols impacting the western Mediterranean basin during the ChArMEx-ADRIMED and SAF-MED campaigns in summer 2013. The ATOFMS measurements were made at a ground-based remote site on the northern tip of Corsica. Twenty-seven distinct ATOFMS particle classes were identified and subsequently grouped into eight general categories: EC-rich (elemental carbon), K-rich, Na-rich, amines, OC-rich (organic carbon), V-rich, Fe-rich and Ca-rich particles. Mass concentrations were reconstructed for the ATOFMS particle classes and found to be in good agreement with other co-located quantitative measurements (PM1, black carbon (BC), organic carbon, sulfate mass and ammonium mass). Total ATOFMS reconstructed mass (PM2. 5) accounted for 70–90 % of measured PM10 mass and was comprised of regionally transported fossil fuel (EC-rich) and biomass burning (K-rich) particles. The accumulation of these transported particles was favoured by repeated and extended periods of air mass stagnation over the western Mediterranean during the sampling campaigns. The single particle mass spectra proved to be valuable source markers, allowing the identification of fossil fuel and biomass burning combustion sources, and was therefore highly complementary to quantitative measurements made by Particle into Liquid Sampler ion chromatography (PILS-IC) and an aerosol chemical speciation monitor (ACSM), which have demonstrated that PM1 and PM10 were comprised predominantly of sulfate, ammonium and OC. Good temporal agreement was observed between ATOFMS EC-rich and K-rich particle mass concentrations and combined mass concentrations of BC, sulfate, ammonium and low volatility oxygenated organic aerosol (LV-OOA). This combined information suggests that combustion of fossil fuels and biomass produced primary EC- and OC-containing particles, which then accumulated ammonium, sulfate and alkylamines during regional transport. Three other sources were also identified: local biomass burning, marine and shipping. Local combustion particles (emitted in Corsica) contributed little to PM2. 5 particle number and mass concentrations but were easily distinguished from regional combustion particles. Marine emissions comprised fresh and aged sea salt: the former was detected mostly during a 5-day event during which it accounted for 50–80 % of sea salt aerosol mass, while the latter was detected throughout the sampling period. Dust was not efficiently detected by the ATOFMS, and support measurements showed that it was mainly in the PM2. 5–10 fraction. Shipping particles, identified using markers for heavy fuel oil combustion, were associated with regional emissions and represented only a small fraction of PM2. 5 particle number and mass concentration at the site.

International acquisitions by Polish MNEs. Value creation or destruction?

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to determine the performance implications of cross-border acquisitions by Polish multinationals. Additionally, the study considers specific factors affecting acquisition performance, such as acquirer’s prior cross-border acquisition experience and the type of market (advanced versus emerging) in which the target is located.Design/methodology/approachThis study is based on a sample of 104 cross-border acquisition events in which a Polish public company, quoted on the Warsaw Stock Exchange acted as an acquiring party. The event study method was applied to determine the impact of acquisition announcements on the share price of the acquiring companies for 3-, 4- and 5-day event windows. The proposed hypotheses were additionally verified through hierarchical regression.FindingsThe research shows that a typical cross-border acquisition carried out by a Polish multinational ends in creating value. While the impact of prior cross-border acquisition experience is only significant for the shortest event window, the choice of targets from emerging markets significantly improves acquisition outcomes for all of the event windows examined.Originality/valueThe study is the first project on such a scale to focus on cross-border acquisitions by multinationals from Central and Eastern Europe to have used event study methodology. It has shown that acquirers from mid-range emerging markets, such as Poland, tend to benefit more from leveraging their ability to function in underdeveloped and dynamic institutional settings if they acquire companies operating in other emerging markets rather than those based in more developed economies.

Report of the American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions 2016, New Orleans.

The American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions 2016 were held on November 12-16 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, LA. This 5-day event featured cardiovascular clinical practice covering all aspects of basic, clinical, population, and translational content. One of the hot topics at AHA 2016 was precision medicine. The key presentations and highlights from the AHA Scientific Sessions 2016, including "precision medicine" as one of the hot topics, are herein reported.

The Effects of the Fed's Quantitative Easing Announcements on the U.S. Mortgage Market: An Event-Study Analysis

This paper uses regression based event-study analysis to examine the response of the 30-year mortgage rate to the Federal Reserve’s Quantitative Easing (QE) announcements in zero lower bond period. A total of 35 QE announcements from 2008 to 2015 are selected in reference to previous literature and my own discretion. Each announcement is then identified by a certain type and in a QE round. After model validation, the best-fitting IGARCH model with skewed t distribution is used to measure the QE announcement effects on daily changes of 30-year mortgage rate, 30-year Treasury rate and the spread between them. Abnormal returns (changes), cumulative abnormal returns and their long-run values of the mortgage rate for each announcement within 1-day, 3-day and 5-day event windows are calculated and reported. In event windows, announcements suggesting the start of a new round of QE reduced the mortgage rate tremendously, while the effects of further news conveying a continuation of the current QE policy diminished. Announcements of an increase in mortgage-backed security purchases decreased the mortgage rate more than the Treasury rate and reduced the credit risk of holding mortgage securities over Treasury securities. Two robustness checks find that the shocks of macro-economy and mortgage rate determinants were trivial in influencing abnormal returns and cumulative abnormal returns of the mortgage rate on average, and the results do not change so much if the model is controlling for the 10-year Treasury rate instead of the 30-year Treasury rate.

Impact of Relative Contraindications to Home Management in Emergency Department Patients with Low-Risk Pulmonary Embolism

Studies of adults presenting to the emergency department (ED) with acute pulmonary embolism (PE) suggest that those who are low risk on the PE Severity Index (classes I and II) can be managed safely without hospitalization. However, the impact of relative contraindications to home management on outcomes has not been described. To compare 5-day and 30-day adverse event rates among low-risk ED patients with acute PE without and with outpatient ineligibility criteria. We conducted a retrospective multicenter cohort study of adults presenting to the ED with acute low-risk PE between 2010 and 2012. We evaluated the association between outpatient treatment eligibility criteria based on a comprehensive list of relative contraindications and 5-day adverse events and 30-day outcomes, including major hemorrhage, recurrent venous thromboembolism, and all-cause mortality. Of 423 adults with acute low-risk PE, 271 (64.1%) had no relative contraindications to outpatient treatment (outpatient eligible), whereas 152 (35.9%) had at least one contraindication (outpatient ineligible). Relative contraindications were categorized as PE-related factors (n = 112; 26.5%), comorbid illness (n = 42; 9.9%), and psychosocial barriers (n = 19; 4.5%). There were no 5-day events in the outpatient-eligible group (95% upper confidence limit, 1.7%) and two events (1.3%; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.1-5.0%) in the outpatient-ineligible group (P = 0.13). At 30 days, there were five events (two recurrent venous thromboemboli and three major bleeding events) in the outpatient-eligible group (1.8%; 95% CI, 0.7-4.4%) compared with nine in the ineligible group (5.9%; 95% CI, 2.7-10.9%; P < 0.05). This difference remained significant when controlling for PE severity class. Nearly two-thirds of adults presenting to the ED with low-risk PE were potentially eligible for outpatient therapy. Relative contraindications to outpatient management were associated with an increased frequency of adverse events at 30 days among adults with low-risk PE.

Global Emergency Medicine Journal Club: Social Media Responses to the January 2014 Online Emergency Medicine Journal Club on Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

From January 20 to 24, 2014, Annals continued a successful collaboration with an academic Web site, Academic Life in Emergency Medicine (ALiEM), to host another Global Emergency Medicine Journal Club session featuring the 2013 Journal of the American Medical Association article "Clinical Decision Rules to Rule Out Subarachnoid Hemorrhage for Acute Headache" by Perry etal. This online journal club used the power of rapid Twitter conversations, a live videocast with the authors, and more detailed discussions hosted on the ALiEM Web site's comment section. There were more than 1,431 individuals from 501 cities in 59 countries who viewed the blog post. During this 5-day event, 28 comments (average word count 153 words) and 206 tweets were made. This summary article details the community discussion, shared insights, and analytic data generated during this novel, multiplatform approach.

EPA-1737 – Addressing the recruitment crisis in psychiatry: a cross-sectional study on the delegates who attended the doctors academy future excellence international medical summer school

Introduction The Future Excellence International Medical Summer School (FEIMSS) is a 5-day event for medical students held yearly in Manchester, UK. FEIMSS is the largest event of its kind in the world; the 2013 cohort was comprised of 244 students from 40 countries representing 80 universities. Aim To improve the image of psychiatry with 2 short lectures from a consultant and a trainee psychiatrist. Methods Feedback forms were distributed to delegates who attended the psychiatry talks. Answers to questions relevant to the talks were on a Likert-type scale. The sample was comprised of participants representing 11 countries from Japan to Kosovo. Results 25/25 (100%) of the participants responded. The feedback was exceptionally positive. For the,’Did you find the psychiatry talks interesting?’ and,’Does attending FEIMMS improve your understanding and respect for other cultures?’ questions, 23/25 (92%) respondents answered that they agree or strongly agree. Free-text comments were also positive: ’Overall excellent and made me more inclined to psychiatry than I was before and proved to me that psychiatrists are not the boring stereotype!’ Medical student, Czech Republic Conclusions Notwithstanding the limitations of our study (which to our knowledge is the first of its kind on such an ethnically eclectic sample) our results demonstrate that a brief intervention can have positive effects on the perceptions of psychiatry of medical students from diverse cultural backgrounds. We contend FEIMSS provides a platform to recruit medical students into psychiatry from all over the world and enables them to develop cultural competency.

Technology Focus: Overview: Artificial Lift (July 2011)

Technology Focus The electrical-submersible-pump (ESP) industry has achieved many milestones this year, with a new publication, record-setting workshop, and an international standard in development. Recently, SPE published its first reprint on ESP technology. This volume contains key papers that give a “state of the industry” perspective on the extent to which ESP technology has evolved and which areas have been most pre-dominant. Topics include subsea and deepwater applications, extreme environments, alternative deployment, reliability information, and failure tracking. It is available online as a digital edition from the SPE Bookstore. (Lesson learned—First, check with your information-technology department to ensure that your company supports use of the digital-editions software.) In April 2011, the SPE ESP Workshop (sponsored by the Gulf Coast Section) had a record attendance of 560 people from 24 countries. This 5-day event included continuing-education classes, a technical session with 31 papers, and a sold-out exhibition area. To learn more about this event, go to www.espworkshop.com. It was at the SPE ESP Workshop that the industry caught its first glimpse of what is being covered in the new international standard for ESPs (ISO 15551-1). The ISO ESP committee has been working hard over the past 11/2 years to draft a standard that contains requirements for pumps, gas handlers, intakes, mechanical gas separators, cables and motor-lead extensions, seal-chamber sections, and induction motors. The expected date for publishing ISO 15551-1 is 2013, the same year as the next SPE ESP Workshop. Papers selected for this feature cover three areas of ESP research and advancement: understanding how liquid viscosity under two-phase-flow conditions affects centrifugal-pump performance, pushing ESP technology for deepwater developments, and a case study on reliability improvements through data col-lection, interpretation, and benchmarking. Artificial Lift additional reading available at OnePetro: www.onepetro.org SPE 134068 - “Application of Composite Jet-Rod Pumping System in a Deep Heavy-Oil Field in Tarim, China” by Jianxin Shen, China University of Petroleum, Beijing, et al. SPE 142764 - “Assessing Gas Lift Capability To Support Asset Design” by James W. Hall, SPE, Qatar Petroleum, et al. SPE 137264 - “Inherent Dangers in PCP Run-Life Field-Data Analysis” by John Sheldon, SPE, C-FER Technologies, et al.

Highlights of IDS 2007

The International Dental Show is the world's largest trade fair in dentistry and is the major opportunity for the dental world to exhibit their new technologies. Dental Nursing's Laura Denne attended the recent 2007 meeting, and here describes some of the new innovations and products presented over the 5-day event.