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Use of 3-Dimensional Modeling and Augmented/Virtual Reality Applications in Microsurgical Neuroanatomy Training.

Understanding the microsurgical neuroanatomy of the brain is challenging yet crucial for safe and effective surgery. Training on human cadavers provides an opportunity to practice approaches and learn about the brain's complex organization from a surgical view. Innovations in visual technology, such as virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR), have immensely added a new dimension to neuroanatomy education. In this regard, a 3-dimensional (3D) model and AR/VR application may facilitate the understanding of the microsurgical neuroanatomy of the brain and improve spatial recognition during neurosurgical procedures by generating a better comprehension of interrelated neuroanatomic structures. To investigate the results of 3D volumetric modeling and AR/VR applications in showing the brain's complex organization during fiber dissection. Fiber dissection was applied to the specimen, and the 3D model was created with a new photogrammetry method. After photogrammetry, the 3D model was edited using 3D editing programs and viewed in AR. The 3D model was also viewed in VR using a head-mounted display device. The 3D model was viewed in internet-based sites and AR/VR platforms with high resolution. The fibers could be panned, rotated, and moved freely on different planes and viewed from different angles on AR and VR platforms. This study demonstrated that fiber dissections can be transformed and viewed digitally on AR/VR platforms. These models can be considered a powerful teaching tool for improving the surgical spatial recognition of interrelated neuroanatomic structures. Neurosurgeons worldwide can easily avail of these models on digital platforms.

Social-Media Influence on the Investment Decisions Among the Young Adults in India

The digital media influences our selection of brand-new clothes, gadgets, entertainment and even influence our investment options available and other financial tactics. Digitalization has made us depend and sometimes re-check our own decisions over the internet-based sites to confirm our actions as right or wrong. This dependency has its own Pros and Cons. Social-media includes various platforms such as – YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Inshorts and many other digitalised news and reviewing sharing platforms. All these platforms apart from being the medium of communication between people, they as well provide content that can be purely informative, and Entertainment based With this article we are focusing on the particular informative content available on social-media networking sites that influences one’s financial investment options. The content creators on YouTube, Instagram or Facebook teach about different investment options available to people which they might have not been aware about. Many creators market about a particular investment option and try influencing people with their tactics. The Instagram memes or what we call as posts regarding a particular stock market or cryptocurrencies creates awareness and slightly influences people in venturing the available investment options. Stating an example, Elon Musk’s Tweet about his support towards cryptocurrency-D ogecoin, had overnight raised the investment in cryptocurrency by 8%. This is the influence of the one Tweet made by Elon Musk. There are many such instances where people follow their ideal financial guidance Creator or teacher on social media to take their financial actions. Considering the behavioural actions of the young adults and the impactful nature of the social media platforms, this article calls to analyse and understand the “Social media influence on the investment options among the young adults in India.”

Sex Partner Meeting Places Over Time Among Newly HIV-Diagnosed Men Who Have Sex With Men in Baltimore, Maryland.

Sex partner meeting places may be important locales to access men who have sex with men (MSM) and implement targeted HIV control strategies. These locales may change over time, but temporal evaluations have not been performed. The objectives of this study were to describe the frequency of report of MSM sex partner meeting places over time and to compare frequently reported meeting places in the past 5 years and past year among newly HIV-diagnosed MSM in Baltimore City, Maryland. Public health HIV surveillance data including partner services information were obtained for this study from the Baltimore City Health Department from May 2009 to June 2014. A total of 869 sex partner meeting places were reported, including 306 unique places. Bars/clubs (31%) and Internet-based sites (38%) were the most frequently reported meeting place types. Over the 5-year period, the percentage of bars/clubs decreased over time and the percentage of Internet-based sites increased over time. Among bars/clubs, 4 of 5 of those most frequently reported in the past 5 years were also most frequently reported in the most recent year. Among Internet-based sites, 3 of 5 of those most frequently reported in the past 5 years were also in the top 5 most frequently reported in the past year. This study provides a richer understanding of sex partner meeting places reported by MSM over time and information to health departments on types of places to access a population at high risk for HIV transmission.

P04.22 Sex partner meeting places over time among newly hiv diagnosed men who have sex with men (msm) in baltimore, maryland

Introduction Evidence suggests that sex partner meeting places may be important locales to access men who have sex with men (MSM) to implement targeted HIV control strategies. Little is known about how patterns of these places have changed over time and whether there are new and emerging meeting places. Methods The objectives of this study were to 1) describe the frequency of report of MSM sex partner meeting places over time, 2) to compare frequently reported meeting places over a five year period and in the past year, and 3) in a subset analysis, compare distributions of mean HIV viral loads, as a proxy for HIV transmission risk, of reported meeting places among newly HIV diagnosed MSM in Baltimore City, Maryland. Results 869 sex partner meeting places were reported, including 306 unique places. Internet-based sites (38%) and bars/clubs (31%) were the most frequently reported meeting place typologies. Over the five year period there was variability in the frequencies of reports of meeting place typologies over time. Among internet-based sites and bars/clubs, 3/5 and 4/5 respectively most frequently reported sites over the five years were also in the top five most frequently reported in the most recent year. The distribution of mean viral load by place typology was not significantly different overall (Fisher’s exact p = 0.700) or between bars/clubs compared to internet-based sites (Fisher’s exact p = 0.863). Conclusion This study provides a richer understanding of sex partner meeting places reported by MSM over time and their transmission potential. Disclosure of interest statement The Centre for Child and Community Health Research (CCHR) and the Baltimore City Health Department were funded for this work by the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention and the NIH. No pharmaceutical grants were received in the development of this study.

A National Video Library for Teacher Preparation in Visual Impairments

The 44 institutions of higher education that prepare teachers of students with visual impairments in North America are deeply committed to providing the best possible education for their candidates. Whether undergraduate, graduate, or certificate programs, core courses for preparing teachers of students with visual impairments are similar among these institutions (Ambrose-Zaken & Bozeman, 2010). Each program offers educational foundations courses, methods courses, and student teaching or practicum seminars, along with courses about assistive technology, and mobility, assessment, and classroom management. Although preparation programs for teachers of students with visual impairments share common curricula and goals, these programs also share a common challenge--the lack of readily available models of exemplary teaching practice that can be readily viewed and linked to course curricula. In addition, because 42 of the 44 programs incorporate distance learning models, the majority must use multimedia, such as video cases, to communicate course content. To address this national challenge, good-quality videos of best teaching practices in the field are needed. This Research Report presents the findings of the first phase of a multiyear funded project whose ultimate purpose is to clearly define and then create a video clip library of 8- to 10-minute video clips that demonstrate exemplary teaching practices for working with students who are visually impaired (that is, those who are blind or have low vision). These videos would represent elementary to high school settings in the areas of literacy, braille reading and writing, mathematics, the Nemeth Code and abacus, technology, science, and social studies, as well as for working with students with severe and multiple disabilities. The research questions that guided this phase of the project included, What teaching practices are of greatest importance to personnel preparation programs for teachers of students with visual impairments to be included in this video clip library? and How do faculty plan to use these video clips in the preparation of teachers? VIDEO AS A TOOL IN A TEACHER'S DEVELOPMENT As digital video has become more portable, accessible, and affordable than ever, its application to teachers' learning has flourished over the past 10 years. Brouwer's (2011) review of video as a tool in a teacher's development organized its uses into three approaches: orientation, support, and assessment. Support and assessment involve teachers in viewing and reflecting upon their practice either through video records of their own teaching or by observing videos of others (Baecher & Connor, 2010; Gale, Trief, & Lengel, 2010; Sherin & van Es, 2005; Tripp & Rich, 2012). For this project, Brouwer's (2011) use of orientation is relevant because the video clips to be housed in the online library described in this report are intended to be used to illustrate techniques, methods, and practices as a component of a preservice course or an in-service training initiative. The use of video cases in addition to text has been shown to be an effective tool for teacher educators as an introduction to classroom practices that their candidates will later attempt (Copeland & Decker, 1996; Koc, Peker, & Osmanoglu, 2009; Sherin, 2004; Wang & Hartley, 2003; Welsch & Devlin, 2007). By studying specific dimensions of practice through specially designed video cases, teacher candidates gain an enhanced understanding of concepts that are presented in their courses (Skiera & Stirling, 2004). Masingila and Doerr (2002) reported that multimedia cases guide teacher candidates' instructional practices and help connect the candidates' practice with that of the teacher in the video case. METHOD To provide a rich array of video examples of best practices in teaching students who are visually impaired for teacher educators and candidates across the United States, the goal of the funded initiative described here is to provide all candidates who are studying to be teachers of students with visual impairments free access to the video clip library through a password-protected Internet-based site. …

Innovations in Technology: Social Media and Mobile Technology in the Care of Adolescents with Asthma

This literature review analyzed technological interventions in the adolescent asthmatic population. A PubMed search was performed with terms of asthma, adolescents, social media, Internet, website, mobile phone, text messaging, SMS, Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, and Technology during a 2.5-year period and identified 64 abstracts. Three studies fulfilled the criteria for adolescent intervention using Internet-based sites but did not provide evidence for effectiveness. Two studies focused on mobile technology. One study included text message reminders for controller medication use in asthma patients. Perceived usefulness, satisfaction, and ease of use of text messages were high, but there was no improvement in asthma control. The literature search did not find any studies exploring the use of smartphone applications or social media services. Current studies of technology use in adolescents with asthma do not provide consistent evidence of effectiveness. The positive attitude toward use of social media or mobile technology opens the possibility for future studies to further explore the potential benefits of such interventions.

Internet Resources for Historical Research in Music Education

The amount of primary source material available on the Internet has increased a great deal in the past few years. While the need to roll up our sleeves and dig through dusty files and boxes will (hopefully) never disappear, the World Wide Web can be a useful tool in locating sources that may have otherwise gone undiscovered. The following list provides several web sites and databases I have found useful while conducting historical research in music education. If you know of others, please contact me at pmh3@calvin.edu and JRHME will publish them in a future edition. Happy hunting! Google Book Search http://books.google.com/ This search engine finds books that have been scanned and made available on the Internet. One can, for example, find PDF files of Lowell Mason's Song Garden (bk. 2), the Progressive Music Series, Tuft's and Holt's Normal Music Course, Jepson's Standard Music Reader, and Luther Whiting Mason's National Music Course. Internet Archive http://www.archive.org This site searches digitized material on the Internet. Many sources can be viewed as PDF, HTML, or in flip book format. Examples include volumes of proceedings by the National Education Association and an audio file from the Siegel-Myers School of Music. Mirlyn Catalog at the University of Michigan Library http://mirlyn.lib.umich.edu/F/?func=file&file_name=find-b This search engine identifies a number of digital sources available without a password from the University of Michigan or outside sources. Search results often link back to Google Books or other Internet-based sites, but is sometimes more thorough and organized than the original source. A link to the Hathi Trust Digital Library, for example, located School Music Monthly, published by P. C. Hayden, in digitized format from 1900-1908. Library of Congress Digital Collections www.loc.gov The digital collections offered by the Library of Congress allow historical researchers to view primary source materials in the form of sheet music, audio files, and photographs. Band historians will especially enjoy collections devoted to African American band composers, Civil War band music, and J. P. Sousa. Each of these collections offers complete sets of parts to a number of band and orchestra compositions from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Band Music PDF Library http://www.bandmusicpdf.org/ The Band Music PDF Library offers more than 400 public domain titles from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries for free download. This music may be used for performing, research, or as authentic material for arrangers to set for modern bands. Users are encouraged to create and submit full scores and transposed [D.sup.b] piccolo and [E.sup.b] horn parts for modern instruments. When available, biographical information on composers and arrangers is included with the set of parts. New titles are added each month. The Making of America http://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/moagrp/ This database is a digital library of primary sources in American social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction. The collection is particularly strong in the subject areas of education, psychology, American history, sociology, religion, and science and technology. The collection currently contains approximately 10,000 books and 50,000 journal articles. International Music Score Library Project/Petrucci Music Library http://imslp. …

Blood Glucose and Schizophrenia

Most of the data evaluating the potential relationship between diabetes, schizophrenia, and anti-psychotics currently derive from retrospective analysis. Relevant confounders of such data include screening and selection bias. Prospective data collected from randomized controlled trials may reduce such biases. As no single trial has glucose comparisons as a primary endpoint, we undertook a systematic review of available data. Embase, HealthStar, MEDLINE, Pre-MEDLINE, and PsycINFO databases were searched online for relevant articles. Abstracts from major congresses held between January 2000 and April 2006 were included. Search terms included all currently available antipsychotics: olanzapine, risperidone, clozapine, quetiapine, ziprasidone, aripiprazole, haloperidol, chlorpromazine, and zotepine. Prospective clinical trials involving schizophrenia patients with no stated previous glucose abnormalities randomly assigned to cohorts receiving active or placebo comparator antipsychotic medications were included with no restrictions on study length. 16 studies were from peer-reviewed publications, 4 were from posters at major congresses, and 2 were available only on Internet-based sites. Glucose parameters reported included fasting and random glucose and glycosylated hemoglobin. Data reported included mean changes and categorical reports of abnormal levels. Data were available in 6329 patients from 22 trials. The most common comparator agents were aripiprazole and olanzapine in 4 studies including 1432 patients. 14 studies reported fasting and 9 studies reported nonfasting data. 15 studies were a minimum of 5 months, with 8 studies of at least 1 year's duration. No consistent significant glucose differences were found between any comparator antipsychotics or placebo in any trial. In contrast to some of the retrospective data, an analysis of prospective data from randomized clinical trials showed no consistent significant differences in the incidence of treatment-emergent glucose abnormalities in patients treated with antipsychotics. The reduction in both screening and selection biases may be relevant. Although one third of the studies had at least 1 year's duration, the data are not sufficient to reach conclusions regarding patients receiving longer-term treatment with atypical antipsychotics.

Demonstrating remote area power supply systems on the World Wide Web

One of the primary advantages of the internet is its ability to enable flexible, 24-h access to up-to-date information, irrespective of the geographic location of the user. It is thus rapidly becoming an important tool for the dissemination of information on a global scale. In order to take advantage of the increased accessibility available through the internet, the Murdoch University Energy Research Institute has developed an internet-based version of its physical renewable energy remote area power supply (RAPS) demonstration system. In this way, the physical site, which aims to inform the community about the cost, performance and reliability of renewable energy systems by enabling them to visit a practical operating RAPS system, is available to a much larger audience. The internet-based site, WebRAPS, contains a number of features including case studies of the three RAPS systems at the physical site, specifications of the components used in the systems and general information about the renewable energy system technologies. It also displays historical and real-time data from a monitoring system integrated with the largest of the physical RAPS systems. Visitors to the internet site are able to see how the RAPS system is operating, almost as well as if they were present at the physical site itself. This paper demonstrates the features of the WebRAPS site and discusses how it was developed.