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The neural circuits responsible for animal behavior remain largely unknown. We summarize new methods and present the circuitry of a large fraction of the brain of the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. Improved methods include new procedures to prepare, image, align, segment, find synapses in, and proofread such large data sets. We define cell types, refine computational compartments, and provide an exhaustive atlas of cell examples and types, many of them novel. We provide detailed circuits consisting of neurons and their chemical synapses for most of the central brain. We make the data public and simplify access, reducing the effort needed to answer circuit questions, and provide procedures linking the neurons defined by our analysis with genetic reagents. Biologically, we examine distributions of connection strengths, neural motifs on different scales, electrical consequences of compartmentalization, and evidence that maximizing packing density is an important criterion in the evolution of the fly’s brain., eLife digest Animal brains of all sizes, from the smallest to the largest, work in broadly similar ways. Studying the brain of any one animal in depth can thus reveal the general principles behind the workings of all brains. The fruit fly Drosophila is a popular choice for such research. With about 100,000 neurons – compared to some 86 billion in humans – the fly brain is small enough to study at the level of individual cells. But it nevertheless supports a range of complex behaviors, including navigation, courtship and learning. Thanks to decades of research, scientists now have a good understanding of which parts of the fruit fly brain support particular behaviors. But exactly how they do this is often unclear. This is because previous studies showing the connections between cells only covered small areas of the brain. This is like trying to understand a novel when all you can see is a few isolated paragraphs. To solve this problem, Scheffer, Xu, Januszewski, Lu, Takemura, Hayworth, Huang, Shinomiya et al. prepared the first complete map of the entire central region of the fruit fly brain. The central brain consists of approximately 25,000 neurons and around 20 million connections. To prepare the map – or connectome – the brain was cut into very thin 8nm slices and photographed with an electron microscope. A three-dimensional map of the neurons and connections in the brain was then reconstructed from these images using machine learning algorithms. Finally, Scheffer et al. used the new connectome to obtain further insights into the circuits that support specific fruit fly behaviors. The central brain connectome is freely available online for anyone to access. When used in combination with existing methods, the map will make it easier to understand how the fly brain works, and how and why it can fail to work correctly. Many of these findings will likely apply to larger brains, including our own. In the long run, studying the fly connectome may therefore lead to a better understanding of the human brain and its disorders. Performing a similar analysis on the brain of a small mammal, by scaling up the methods here, will be a likely next step along this path.

Single Au atoms on MoS2 monolayers offer an effective way to control optical, electronic, and thermal properties of 2D materials., Surface functionalization of metallic and semiconducting 2D transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) have mostly relied on physi- and chemi-sorption at defect sites, which can diminish the potential applications of the decorated 2D materials, as structural defects can have substantial drawbacks on the electronic and optoelectronic characteristics. Here, we demonstrate a spontaneous defect-free functionalization method consisting of attaching Au single atoms to monolayers of semiconducting MoS2(1H) via S-Au-Cl coordination complexes. This strategy offers an effective and controllable approach for tuning the Fermi level and excitation spectra of MoS2 via p-type doping and enhancing the thermal boundary conductance of monolayer MoS2, thus promoting heat dissipation. The coordination-based method offers an effective and damage-free route of functionalizing TMDs and can be applied to other metals and used in single-atom catalysis, quantum information devices, optoelectronics, and enhanced sensing.

The neural circuits responsible for animal behavior remain largely unknown. We summarize new methods and present the circuitry of a large fraction of the brain of the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. Improved methods include new procedures to prepare, image, align, segment, find synapses in, and proofread such large data sets. We define cell types, refine computational compartments, and provide an exhaustive atlas of cell examples and types, many of them novel. We provide detailed circuits consisting of neurons and their chemical synapses for most of the central brain. We make the data public and simplify access, reducing the effort needed to answer circuit questions, and provide procedures linking the neurons defined by our analysis with genetic reagents. Biologically, we examine distributions of connection strengths, neural motifs on different scales, electrical consequences of compartmentalization, and evidence that maximizing packing density is an important criterion in the evolution of the fly’s brain.

The neural circuits responsible for behavior remain largely unknown. Previous efforts have reconstructed the complete circuits of small animals, with hundreds of neurons, and selected circuits for larger animals. Here we (the FlyEM project at Janelia and collaborators at Google) summarize new methods and present the complete circuitry of a large fraction of the brain of a much more complex animal, the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. Improved methods include new procedures to prepare, image, align, segment, find synapses, and proofread such large data sets; new methods that define cell types based on connectivity in addition to morphology; and new methods to simplify access to a large and evolving data set. From the resulting data we derive a better definition of computational compartments and their connections; an exhaustive atlas of cell examples and types, many of them novel; detailed circuits for most of the central brain; and exploration of the statistics and structure of different brain compartments, and the brain as a whole. We make the data public, with a web site and resources specifically designed to make it easy to explore, for all levels of expertise from the expert to the merely curious. The public availability of these data, and the simplified means to access it, dramatically reduces the effort needed to answer typical circuit questions, such as the identity of upstream and downstream neural partners, the circuitry of brain regions, and to link the neurons defined by our analysis with genetic reagents that can be used to study their functions.Note: In the next few weeks, we will release a series of papers with more involved discussions. One paper will detail the hemibrain reconstruction with more extensive analysis and interpretation made possible by this dense connectome. Another paper will explore the central complex, a brain region involved in navigation, motor control, and sleep. A final paper will present insights from the mushroom body, a center of multimodal associative learning in the fly brain.

Diabetes is a complex and multifactorial disease affecting more than 415 million people worldwide. Excess adiposity and modifiable lifestyle factors, such as unhealthy dietary patterns and physical inactivity, can play a significant role in the development of type 2 diabetes. Interventions that implement changes to lifestyle behaviors, in addition to pharmacological treatment, may attenuate the development and worsening of diabetes. This narrative review delineates how standard behavioral interventions (SBTs), based in “first wave” behavioral therapies and “second wave” cognitive behavioral therapies, serve as the foundation of diabetes treatment by supporting effective lifestyle changes, including improving adherence to healthful behaviors, medication, and self-monitoring regimens. Moreover, “third wave” “acceptance-based therapies” (ABTs), which integrate techniques from acceptance and commitment therapy, are proposed as a potential novel treatment option for diabetes management. Further research and long-term, randomized controlled trials will clarify the feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of ABT for improving glucose control via enhancing medication adherence and promoting effective lifestyle changes in people with diabetes.

Seriously ill infants may experience a wide variety of symptoms other than pain that may negatively impact their quality of life and cause unnecessary distress to their families and caregivers. These symptoms may include, but are not limited to, respiratory distress, vomiting, constipation, agitation, delirium, and environmental disturbances. While “non-pain” symptoms may sometimes be difficult to distinguish from pain, the general approach to recognition and management shares similarities. Having an awareness of infants’ state of being and the potential causes of all symptoms are important steps in helping infants achieve and maintain comfort. In this chapter, the authors discuss the clinical presentations and general approaches to managing different types of symptoms to improve infant comfort. Clinical vignettes are presented to help stimulate the reader’s reflection on key concepts.

Moral distress (MD) is an emotional and psychological response to morally challenging dilemmas. Moral distress is experienced frequently by nurses in the intensive care unit (ICU) and can result in emotional anguish, work dissatisfaction, poor patient outcomes, and high levels of nurse turnover. Opportunities to discuss ethically challenging situations may lessen MD and its associated sequela.The purpose of this project was to develop, implement, and evaluate the impact of nursing ethics huddles on participants' MD, clinical ethics knowledge, work satisfaction, and patient care among ICU nurses.The sample, 32 nurses from three ICU settings in an 800-bed tertiary academic medical center, participated in six nursing ethics huddles over a two-month period.Alvita K. Nathaniel's Theory of Moral Reckoning guided development of the nursing ethics huddle process. The Moral Distress Thermometer was administered at three data points: baseline level of MD, and pre- and post-huddle to determine changes in the subjects' level of MD. Focused content analysis was used to analyze qualitative responses from questionnaires about the subjects' perception of the effect of the huddles on work satisfaction and patient care. Knowledge attainment was evaluated via open-ended short-answer questions.Overall, use of nurse-ethicist-led nursing ethics huddles was associated with improved quality of work life, patient care, and clinical ethics knowledge. The change in pre- and post-nursing ethics huddles MD scores was statistically significant.

Chalcogenide materials such as Ge2Sb2Te5 (GST) which undergo structural transition between amorphous and crystalline phases with applied thermal load, have emerged as potential material candidates for new memory technologies due to prospective gain in speed, device lifetime, and capacity. In these devices, each memory cell is composed of various components with different material compositions and functionalities. Therefore, a solid understanding of how heat transfers between each component is pivotal in the enhancement of performance and minimization of power consumption. In this study using time-domain thermoreflectance, we measure thermal properties relevant to device operation, at material length scales (< 40 nm) similar to those used in actual devices, such as sound speed, thermal conductivity and thermal boundary conductance (TBC) for a temperature range from 25 °C to 400 °C. According to acoustic echoes obtained from picosecond acoustic measurements, the speed of sound in GST is calculated to be around 2,900 m/s. Moreover, we report the thermal boundary resistance (TBR) when different spacer compositions (W, SiO2, SiNx) are introduced to separate GST from the other components where SiNx/GST interface showed the highest TBR compared to both W and SiO2 interlayers. Additionally, the temperature dependent results indicate that the GST change phase from amorphous to cubic structure at 150 C and again from cubic to hexagonal at approximately 340 C. The thermal conductivity of GST experiences a significant jump at the transition temperature of 150 from 0.15 W/m/K to 0.30 W/m/K and continue to linearly increase by raising the temperature until its crystal structure completely transforms into the hexagonal where the thermal conductivity flattens out to the value of 1.4 W/m/K.

As material length scales decrease below typical vibrational heat carrier (e.g., phonon) mean free paths, the thermal boundary resistances (TBR) at heterogeneous material interfaces become the dominant thermal resistances that dictate temperature rises, thermal runaway, and power density at failure in a wide array of devices. In this work, I will discuss the phonon scattering processes that dictate the thermal boundary conductance (TBC, the inverse of TBR, so TBC = 1/TBR) across GaN-based interfaces, including the maximum limits to TBC at GaN interfaces and the roles of point defect scattering and interfacial layers on GaN TBC. I will first present experimental measurements of the TBC from 78−500 K across isolated heteroepitaxially grown ZnO films on GaN substrates. This data provides an assessment of the underlying assumptions driving phonon gas-based models, such as the diffuse mismatch model (DMM), and atomistic Green’s function (AGF) formalisms used to predict TBC. Our measurements, when compared to previous experimental data, suggest that TBC can be influenced by long wavelength, zone center modes in a material on one side of the interface as opposed to the “vibrational mismatch” concept assumed in the DMM; this disagreement is pronounced at high temperatures. At room temperature, we measure the ZnO/GaN TBC as 490[+150,−110] MW m-2 K-1. The disagreement among the DMM and AGF, and the experimental data at elevated temperatures, suggests a non-negligible contribution from other types of modes that are not accounted for in the fundamental assumptions of these harmonic based formalisms, which may rely on anharmonicity. Given the high quality of these ZnO/GaN interfaces, these results provide an invaluable, critical, and quantitative assessment of the accuracy of assumptions in the current state of the art computational approaches used to predict phonon TBC across interfaces. I will then turn my discussion to focus on the role that interfacial imperfections, such as point defects and continuous films at the interface, have on GaN TBC. These results demonstrate the large variability that can occur in TBC at GaN-based interfaces based on interfacial non-idealities. 1. J. T. Gaskins, et al. "Thermal boundary conductance across heteroepitaxial zno/gan interfaces: Assessment of the phonon gas model," Nano Letters, 18, 7469–7477 (2018). 2. B. F. Donovan, et al. "Thermal boundary conductance across metal-gallium nitride interfaces from 80 - 450 K," Applied Physics Letters, 105, 203502 (2014).

The need for increased control of layer thickness and uniformity as device dimensions shrink has spurred increased use of atomic layer deposition (ALD) for thin film growth. The ability to deposit high dielectric constant (high-k) films via ALD has allowed for their widespread use in a swath of optical, optoelectronic, and electronic devices, including integration into CMOS compatible platforms. As the thickness of these films is reduced, the interfacial thermal resistance can dictate the overall thermal resistance of the material stack compared to the resistance due to the finite dielectric layer thickness. In this study, time domain thermoreflectance is used to interrogate the thermal conductivity and the thermal boundary resistance of routinely used high-k dielectrics, aluminum oxide, hafnium oxide, and titanium oxide films ALD grown on silicon, as well as films of hafnium zirconium oxide, which has demonstrated potential for applications in energy storage devices as well as electronic memory devices and architectures.

The thermal conductivity of superlattices is strongly reduced as compared to the thermal conductivity of the individual parent materials comprising these multilayered structures due to phonon-scattering and thermal boundary resistances at the superlattice period interfaces. However, given the relatively length scale of the superlattice periods compared to typical phonon wavelengths and mean free paths, the vibrational heat transport in superlattices can give rise to unique phonon scattering processes. For example, partially ballistic and partially diffusive phonon transport in superlattices in which long wavelength phonons effectively do not “see” the interfaces on the order of the superlattice period can occur if superlattice periodicity is short enough. As another example, under certain conditions in which phonon coherence is not destroyed at superlattice interfaces, the emergence of a “minimum” in the superlattice thermal conductivity as a function of interface density can be realized. In this work, we present a series of works on III-V (e.g., GaAs/AlAs) and II-oxide (CaTiO3/SrTiO3) superlattices in which we observe unique phonon thermal transport properties based on measurements of thermal conductivity of these superlattice thin films. First, we will discuss our work on CaTiO3/SrTiO3 superlattices in which we observe coherent phonon transport based on the observation of a minimum in thermal conductivity of superlattice thin films as a function of interface density. When the period thickness decreases to below the phonon coherence length of the phonons in CaTiO3 and SrTiO3, an increase in interface density leads to an increase in thermal conductivity, a phenomenon that indicates a “particle-wave-like” crossover and coherent phonon transport influencing the in phonon thermal conductivity in superlattices. This observation is enabled by the chemically and structurally abrupt nature of the CaTiO3/SrTiO3 interfaces in these superlattices. Next, we will discuss our work on GaAs/AlAs superlattices in which we observe a ballistic-diffusive cross over based on the total thickness of the superlattice. We report on the room temperature thermal conductivity of AlAs-GaAs superlattices (SLs), in which we systematically vary the period thickness and total thickness between 2–24 nm and 20.1–2,160 nm, respectively. The thermal conductivity increases with the SL thickness and plateaus at a thickness around 200 nm, showing a clear transition from a quasiballistic to a diffusive phonon transport regime. These results demonstrate the existence of classical size effects in SLs, even at the highest interface density samples. Our results reveal that the change in thermal conductivity with period thickness is dominated by incoherent (particlelike) phonons in these III-V superlattice films, whose properties are not dictated by changes in the AlAs or GaAs phonon dispersion relations. This work demonstrates the importance of studying both period and sample thickness dependencies of thermal conductivity to understand the relative contributions of coherent and incoherent phonon transport in the thermal conductivity in SLs. “Crossover from incoherent to coherent phonon scattering in epitaxial oxide superlattices,” Nature Materials, 13, 168–172 (2014). “Interplay between total thickness and period thickness in the phonon thermal conductivity of superlattices from the nanoscale to the microscale: Coherent versus incoherent phonon transport,” Physical Review B, 97, 085306 (2018).

The revised standard of care for breastfeeding infants at risk of developing hypoglycemia during transitioning to extrauterine life was developed using the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) 2011 hypoglycemia guidelines, the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine protocol, and staff input. A pre/postimplementation chart audit indicated support of infant safety by glucose stabilization, breastfeeding within the first hour of life, and breastfeeding frequency without an increase in blood sampling, formula use, or admissions to the special care nursery.

On June 21, 2011, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) charged the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) with a number of NCAA legislation violations, including “not adequately and consistently monitor[ing] social networking activity that visibly illustrated potential amateurism violations within the football program[.]” While the NCAA’s bylaws regarding member institution conduct indirectly impacts social media oversight, the NCAA’s lack of a social media monitoring policy creates uncertainty as to how member institutions should deal with potential violations of a non-existing policy. Coupled with concerns about their public image, tort liability, and their student-athletes’ safety, NCAA member institutions must develop a social media monitoring policy that does not infringe on constitutional free speech rights or more specific social media privacy laws. Ultimately, monitoring publicly available social media might be the safest and the best way to protect the institutions’ interests without violating their student-athletes’ legal rights. Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;}

Protonated nanostructured aluminum silicate (NSAS) is a protonated montmorillonite clay that was shown to be effective as an inhibitor of intestinal cholesterol absorption. The effect of NSAS on the intestinal absorption of nutrients is unknown. An in vitro lipolysis model was adapted to test the intraluminal processing of vitamin D3 and K1 in the presence of various amounts of NSAS. Additionally, vitamin absorption was assessed in male Sprague-Dawley rats randomized in the following treatment groups: IV administration of 0.1 mg/kg vitamin D3 and 1 mg/kg vitamin K1, and a single-dose gavage of 1 mg/kg vitamin D3 and 5mg/kg of vitamin K1 in peanut oil with various doses of NSAS slurry, 2% NSAS-fortified diet, or 50 mg/kg stigmastanol. The solubilized fraction of vitamin D3 in the lipolysis medium was reduced from 70% to 46% upon the addition of 120 mg NSAS. In contrast, the solubilized fractions of vitamin K1 were not significantly affected. Although the NSAS-fortified diet did not significantly affect the absorbed fraction of both vitamins, NSAS slurry decreased the absorption of vitamin D3 as compared to the control. These results indicate that NSAS may be incorporated in diet to treat hypercholesterolemia; however, vitamin D3 monitoring may be required.

Date Presented 4/8/2016 Older adults caring for their grandchildren is a phenomenon; little research has focused on ways they cope with parenting stressors. This qualitative study explored coping strategies used by grandparents. Results inform more effective occupation-based interventions to improve quality of life. Primary Author and Speaker: Jennifer-Nicole Wood Additional Authors and Speaker: Kayla Gittens, Callie Merriman, Patrick Hopkins Contributing Authors: Kenneth Guy, Jenene Woods Craig, Kathleen T. Foley

Prior research suggests that repeated exposure to a statement or the development of an explanation supporting it increases individuals' belief in the plausibility of that statement. This study extended this research by examining how repetition and development of an explanation jointly affect judgments of a statement's plausibility. In this study, subjects (33 men and 16 women) examined financial information about a company and evaluated the plausibility of a statement regarding the company's financial performance that had been made by the management of that company. Prior to evaluating the statement's plausibility, one-half of the subjects also developed an explanation supporting the statement. Fifteen days later, all subjects reevaluated the plausibility of the statement. 24 subjects who had developed a supporting explanation judged the statement to be more plausible than 25 subjects who had not developed an explanation. However, repeated exposure to the statement did not significantly affect subjects' judgments of plausibility.

Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are extended, crystalline compounds consisting of metal ions interconnected by organic ligands such as benzene carboxylates, forming a crystalline, nanoporous structure. The low atomic density and long, bridge-like bonding characteristic implies that MOFs should exhibit low thermal conductivity, which is an attractive feature for thermoelectric energy conversion. However, most MOFs are electrical insulators due to the non-conjugated character of the organic ligands and poor overlap between their pi orbitals and the valence orbitals of the metal ions. Recently, we discovered that infiltrating the pores of the copper-containing MOF Cu3(BTC)2 with redox-active guest molecules TCNQ (7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinododimethane) increases the electrical conductivity of thin film devices by as much as seven orders of magnitude [1]. Density functional theory indicates that electrical conductivity results from a donor-bridge-acceptor geometry, in which TCNQ binds to two Cu(II) dimer units within the MOF pore. In this paper we report the first thermoelectric properties characterization of a MOF thin film which yield a positive Seebeck coefficient of ~400 uV/K, in qualitative agreement with DFT calculations which also indicate that holes should be the dominant charge carriers in TCNQ@Cu3(BTC)2. Finally, we present results of molecular dynamics simulations which indicate that the phonon thermal conductivity of Cu3(BTC)2 MOF is indeed low, thus further suggesting that conducting MOFs are promising materials for thermoelectric energy conversion [2]. [1] A. A. Talin, A. Centrone, M. E. Foster, V. Stavila, P. Haney, R. A. Kinney, V. Szalai, F. El Gabaly, H. P. Yoon, F. Léonard, M. D. Allendorf, Science 343, 66 (2014) [2] K. J. Erickson , F. Léonard , V. Stavila , M. E. Foster, C. D. Spataru , R. E. Jones , B. M. Foley, P. E. Hopkins, M. D. Allendorf, and A. A. Talin, Adv. Mater. DOI: 10.1002/adma.201501078 (2015).