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\"This collection showcases established and emerging writers who are doing vegan theory, an international mix of activist scholars, affiliated with the academy and doing work beyond it-- a distinction that marks vegan studies as a pedagogy and scholarly venue that is not exclusive and that owes its existence to lived animal rights activism\"-- Provided by publisher.

By employing electro-optic phase modulation, a time-lens imaging system is demonstrated for single-photon pulses. Such a system achieves wavelength-preserving sixfold bandwidth compression of single-photon states in the near-infrared spectral region. The ability to manipulate the spectral-temporal waveform of optical pulses has enabled a wide range of applications from ultrafast spectroscopy 1 to high-speed communications 2 . Extending these concepts to quantum light has the potential to enable breakthroughs in optical quantum science and technology 3 , 4 , 5 . However, filtering and amplifying often employed in classical pulse shaping techniques are incompatible with non-classical light. Controlling the pulsed mode structure of quantum light requires efficient means to achieve deterministic, unitary manipulation that preserves fragile quantum coherences. Here, we demonstrate an electro-optic method for modifying the spectrum of non-classical light by employing a time lens 6 , 7 , 8 . In particular, we show highly efficient, wavelength-preserving, sixfold compression of single-photon spectral intensity bandwidth, enabling over a twofold increase of single-photon flux into a spectrally narrowband absorber. These results pave the way towards spectral-temporal photonic quantum information processing and facilitate interfacing of different physical platforms 9 , 10 , 11 where quantum information can be stored 12 or manipulated 13 .

Abstract There are currently 4 million breast cancer survivors in the United States, and this number is expected to substantially increase in the decades to come. Breast cancer survivors experience treatment- and cancer-related debility, stress, and isolation that exceed rates in the general population. This review provides evidence for survival and quality of life benefits in patients living with breast cancer with the implementation of the 6 pillars of lifestyle medicine, which include physical activity, nutrition, social connection, adequate sleep, stress management, and avoidance of toxic substances. Overwhelmingly, lifestyle modifications and support of psychosocial health improve survival and quality of life in patients living with breast cancer. Data presented here suggest that patients living with breast cancer would benefit from a comprehensive lifestyle medicine approach to survivorship and formal implementation of such programs could significantly impact cancer mortality and morbidity.

Describing the night of David Bradley's acceptance of the 1982 PEN/Faulkner prize in the Washington Post , reporter Curt Suplee claims that this moment demarcates the start of a new world order and upsets the previous hierarchies indicated by the \"vast domed radiance\" of Jefferson's structure through an ushering in of an African American writer into a newly established elite. Suplee suggests that Bradley's PEN/Faulkner prize upsets the previous racial hierarchies symbolized by Jefferson's Rotunda building; however, within Bradley's novel, the historian protagonist shows a genealogy of oppression that persists across generations, from before the Civil War to 1979. The tension between these two narratives of Bradley's prize emerges through the increased visibility enabled by the PEN/Faulkner prize. This particular prize highlights Bradley, and his fellow African American prizewinner John Edgar Wideman, during a particularly contentious period for African American writers. In this article, I examine how the first African American recipients of the PEN/Faulkner prize use their fiction to critique the promises of multiculturalism, particularly in response to the culture wars.

\"Leading psychiatrist/researcher Jesse Wright and his daughter Laura McCray, a family physician, have seen thousands of depressed patients in their practices--and have learned that a range of different treatments work. Infused with warmth, optimism, and clinical know-how, this book presents simple yet powerful depression-fighting strategies that sufferers can try on their own. Drs. Wright and McCray offer a flexible menu of treatment ideas plus clear guidance for creating a personalized anti-depression action plan. Aided by helpful worksheets, quizzes, and stories, readers learn ways to break the cycle of negative thinking, restore energy and a sense of well-being, strengthen relationships, and make informed decisions about medications. Now depression sufferers can chart their own path to recovery, using the best tools science has to offer\"-- Provided by publisher.

Introduction: Australia's remote health sector has chronic understaffing issues and serves an isolated, culturally diverse population with a high burden of disease. Workplace health and safety (WHS) impacts the wellbeing and sustainability of the remote health workforce. Additionally, poor WHS contributes to burnout, high turnover of staff and reduced quality of care. The issue of poor WHS in Australian very remote primary health clinics was highlighted by the murder of remote area nurse (RAN) Gayle Woodford in 2016. Following her death, a national call for change led by peak bodies and Gayle's family resulted in the development of many WHS recommendations and strategies for the remote health sector. However, it is unclear whether they have been implemented. The aim of this study is to identify which WHS recommendations have been implemented, from the perspective of RANs. Methods: A cross-sectional online survey of 173 RANs was conducted during December 2020 and January 2021. The survey was open to all RANs who had worked in a very remote (MM 7 of the Modified Monash (MM) Model) primary health clinic in Australia more recently than January 2019. A convenience Rural and Remote Health www.rrh.org.au James Cook University ISSN 1445-6354 1 1,2 3 1 2 3 sampling approach was used. The survey tool was developed by the project team using a combination of validated tools and remote-specific workplace safety recommendations. Broad recommendations, such as having a safe clinic building, safe staff accommodation, local orientation, and 'never alone' policy, were broken down into specific safety criteria. These criteria were used to generate workplace safety scores to quantify how well each recommendation had been met, and clustered into the following domains: preparation of staff, safe work environment and safe work practices. Descriptive statistics were used and the safety scores between different states and territories were also compared. Results: Overall, the average national workplace safety score was 53% (standard deviation (SD) 19.8%) of recommendations met in participants' most recent workplace, with median 38.5% (interquartile range (IQR) 15.4-61.5%) of staff preparation recommendations, median 59.4% (IQR 43.8-78.1%) of safe work environment recommendations, and median 50.0% (IQR 30.0-66.7%) of safe work practices recommendations met. Within domains, some recommendations had greater uptake than others, and the safety scores of different states/territories also varied. Significant variation was found between the Northern Territory (57.5%, SD 18.7%) and Queensland (41.7%, SD 16.7%) (p<0.01), and between South Australia (74.5%, IQR 35.9%) and Queensland (p<0.05). Last, many RANs were still expected to attend after-hours call-outs on their own, with only 64.1% (nequivalent107/167) of participants reporting a 'never alone' policy or process in their workplace. Conclusion: The evidence from this study revealed that some recommended safety strategies had been implemented, but significant gaps remained around staff preparation, fatigue management and infrastructure safety. Ongoing poor WHS likely contributes to the persistently high turnover of RANs, negatively affecting the quality and continuity of health care in remote communities. Variation in safety scores between regions warns of a fragmentation of approaches to WHS within the remote health sector, despite the almost identical WHS legislation in different states/territories. These gaps highlight the need to establish and enforce a national minimum standard of workplace safety in the remote health sector.

Multidrug resistance (MDR) represents a global threat to health. Here, we used whole genome sequencing to characterise Pseudomonas aeruginosa MDR clinical isolates from a hospital in Thailand. Using long-read sequence data we obtained complete sequences of two closely related megaplasmids (>420 kb) carrying large arrays of antibiotic resistance genes located in discrete, complex and dynamic resistance regions, and revealing evidence of extensive duplication and recombination events. A comprehensive pangenomic and phylogenomic analysis indicates that: 1) these large plasmids comprise an emerging family present in different members of the Pseudomonas genus, and associated with multiple sources (geographical, clinical or environmental); 2) the megaplasmids encode diverse niche-adaptive accessory traits, including multidrug resistance; 3) the accessory genome of the megaplasmid family is highly flexible and diverse. The history of the megaplasmid family, inferred from our analysis of the available database, suggests that members carrying multiple resistance genes date back to at least the 1970s. The emergence of multidrug resistance (MDR) in bacteria represents a global threat to human health. Here, Cazares et al. identify a family of MDR megaplasmids carrying large arrays of antibiotic resistance genes in Pseudomonas strains from various sources, including P. aeruginosa clinical isolates.