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Presents the short story "The Burden," by D. Foy.

The poem "Vision" by D. Foy is presented. First Line: What if all humanity's nightmare; Last Line: uh, the vestiges of dreams?

The poem "The Vermin and the Stars" by D. Foy is presented. First Line: Fog moon, mud moon, Last Line: but sweetness...

Itraconazole is recommended for treatment of blastomycosis in dogs. Some evidence suggests that fluconazole might be less hepatotoxic than itraconazole. To compare (1) incidence of clinical remission and death; (2) treatment duration; (3) total drug cost; (4) incidence of relapse; and (5) incidence of increased ALT activities in dogs with blastomycosis treated with fluconazole or itraconazole. One hundred and forty-four dogs with systemic blastomycosis treated with itraconazole or fluconazole from 1998 to 2008. Retrospective case review. Information obtained included signalment, body weight, clinical signs, drug regimen, treatment duration, time to clinical remission, and laboratory results. Neither treatment efficacy between fluconazole (75% remission) and itraconazole (90% remission) nor relapse rate (18% for itraconazole, 22% for fluconazole) was significantly different ( P= .13, .75, respectively). Treatment duration was significantly longer for fluconazole (median 183 days) than for itraconazole (138 days; P= .001). Costs for fluconazole (median $1,223) were significantly less than for itraconazole ($3,717; P < .001). Incidence of increased ALT activities was not significantly different between groups (17% [3/18] for fluconazole, 26% [6/23] for itraconazole; P= .71). Fluconazole is associated with survival to clinical remission in 75% of dogs with blastomycosis. Although dogs receiving fluconazole were treated longer, drug costs were one-third those of itraconazole. Hepatotoxicosis, as estimated by increases in serum ALT activity, can be observed with similar incidence for both drugs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article describes a case series of dogs with central nervous system (CNS) blastomycosis. The breeds in the study were a Golden Retriever, a German Shorthaird Pointer, a Samoyed and an English Springer Spaniel. These dogs manifested abnormal neurologic examinations revealing the location of the disease. According to researchers, CNS blastomycosis in dogs has a guarded prognosis.

Abstract: Two processes are known to make panes in West Europe during the Roman period: they may be cast on a flat surface or manufactured by the cylinder-blown process. The aim of our research is to give physico-chemical arguments to distinguish between both methods by using IR and Raman spectroscopies and to determine the fictive temperature T f of the archaeological samples. The position of the 1050cm−1 band in the IR reflection spectra of annealed samples versus T f has been studied, giving a calibration curve to determine the T f of the archaeological sample. Both, the position of the 1100cm−1 Raman band and the ratio of the Q 2/Q 3 Raman bands intensities are also studied as a function of T f for annealed samples. The T f of both production methods is different. Our research favours the argument that the panes were produced by the cast method. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Relationships among pretrauma risk factors (e.g., family instability, childhood antisocial behavior), war-zone stressors (e.g., combat, perceived threat), posttrauma resilience-recovery variables (e.g., hardiness, social support), and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptom severity were examined. Data from a national sample of 432 female and 1,200 male veterans were analyzed using structural equation modeling. For both genders, direct links to PTSD from pretrauma, war-zone, and posttrauma variable categories were found; several direct associations between pretrauma and posttrauma variables were documented. Although war-zone stressors appeared preeminent for PTSD in men, posttrauma resilience-recovery variables were more salient for women. Researchers, policymakers, and clinicians are urged to take a broad view on trauma and its sequelae, especially regarding possible multiple exposures over time and the depletion and availability of important resources. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]