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The elemental content of a soybean seed is a determined by both genetic and environmental factors and is an important component of its nutritional value. The elemental content is chemically stable, making the samples stored in germplasm repositories an intriguing source of experimental material. To test the efficacy of using samples from germplasm banks for gene discovery, we analyzed the elemental profile of seeds from 1,653 lines in the USDA Soybean Germplasm Collection. We observed large differences in the elemental profiles based on where the lines were grown, which lead us to break up the genetic analysis into multiple small experiments. Despite these challenges, we were able to identify candidate single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) controlling elemental accumulation as well as lines with extreme elemental accumulation phenotypes. Our results suggest that elemental analysis of germplasm samples can identify SNPs in linkage disequilibrium to genes, which can be leveraged to assist in crop improvement efforts.

Patient-provider language discordance is known to negatively affect patient experiences. This study describes the birth experience during COVID-19 among monolingual Spanish and bilingual Spanish/English speakers. Qualitative videoconference interviews with 15 monolingual Spanish and 15 bilingual Spanish/English patients that gave birth during the COVID-19 pandemic at a NYC tertiary-care hospital. 93% of participants had a positive birthing experience. Common themes were quality of care, birth outcome, and supportive staff. 80% of patients lacked a support person postpartum. 27% of Spanish-only speakers felt that an interpreter should have been provided but was not, and 47% felt the experience would have been different if they spoke English. The patient birth experience is tied to birth outcomes and quality of care and remained positive during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Restrictions on support people during the intra- or postpartum impacted the birthing experience more than provider language discordance.

The elemental content of a soybean seed is a determined by both genetic and environmental factors and is an important component of its nutritional value. The elemental content is chemically stable, making the samples stored in germplasm repositories an intriguing source of experimental material. To test the efficacy of using samples from germplasm banks for gene discovery, we analyzed the elemental profile of seeds from 1653 lines in the USDA Soybean Germplasm Collection. We observed large differences in the elemental profiles based on where the lines were grown, which lead us to break up the genetic analysis into multiple small experiments. Despite these challenges, we were able to identify candidate SNPs controlling elemental accumulation as well as lines with extreme elemental accumulation phenotypes. Our results suggest that elemental analysis of germplasm samples can identify SNPs in linkage disequilibrium to genes, which can be leveraged to assist in crop improvement efforts.

The elemental content of a soybean seed is determined by both genetic and environmental factors and is an important component of its nutritional value. The elemental content is stable, making the samples stored in germplasm repositories an intriguing source of experimental material. To test the efficacy of using samples from germplasm banks for gene discovery, we analyzed the elemental profile of seeds from 1653 lines in the USDA Soybean Germplasm Collection. We observed large differences in the elemental profiles based on where the lines were grown, which lead us to break up the genetic analysis into multiple small experiments. Despite these challenges, we were able to identify candidate SNPs controlling elemental accumulation as well as lines with extreme elemental accumulation phenotypes. Our results suggest that elemental analysis of germplasm samples can identify SNPs in linkage disequilibrium to genes, which can be leveraged to assist in crop improvement efforts.

While playing the Wii at a neighbor's house, [Mike Cricchio] saw the potential the console could have in physical therapy. He researched the technology and found that therapists around the nation had already begun using Wiis in their offices. \"If we put markers and sensors on their arms while they are playing,\" he said. \"We can detect movement through space.\" \"The Wii is so great with him and other kids of his population because they are very into video games and not into physical therapy or physical activity,\" she said.

\"Sharks have very sharp teeth, but even more so, they have very powerful jaws,\" [George Burgess] said. \"When placed on human flesh, the pressure is much more meaningful than the slice, which is done with surgical precision by the teeth.\" \"Sharks have a very refined sense of taste and smell, much better than humans',\" Burgess said. \"When they encounter a human, sharks typically recognize this isn't a regular part of their diet and let go.\" Typically people are advised to play dead when encountering a wild animal. With sharks, the opposite is true. Burgess said when being attacked by a shark, the best thing to do is fight hard. The eyes and gills are sensitive spots on sharks which you should try to penetrate. \"Sharks respect power and size,\" he said. \"If you play dead, you will be dead.\"

Last November, he opened Borealis Basecamp, a collection of nine and counting off-the-grid domes with barely there architecture and windowed ceilings that offer guests a view of the dancing colors from the bed, similar to what you'd find in Arctic tourist towns in Europe. In addition to more basic group workshops that cater to tourists hoping to capture a heavenly spectacle, the Stelgeses also host private classes like this for an evening of aurora photo lessons, Mediterranean tapas, bottomless wine, and conversation. When fast-moving, magnetic solar material strikes Earth's magnetic bubble, a geomagnetic storm results, sending trapped charged particles down toward our atmosphere, where they collide brilliantly with molecules in the air. [...]too, can any event that confronts us with something larger than ourselves-the birth of a child, the summit of a fourteener, natural phenomena such as a total solar eclipse.