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The article focuses on architect Ruth Patricia Shellhorn and talks about the compilation and cataloging of her work such as "Ruth Patricia Shellhorn Papers: 1909–2006" at University of California in Los Angeles, California.

This article explores the long-term consequences of segregation on political behavior and economic opportunities, with a focus on its impact on Black Americans. It emphasizes that segregation based on race and income is prevalent in cities and schools in the United States. The authors argue that segregation plays a significant role in understanding poverty in disadvantaged Black communities and also shapes the attitudes and outcomes of White residents. The article presents research findings on the influence of segregation on political participation, party affiliation, racial attitudes, and support for redistributive policies. It also discusses the potential benefits of housing policies aimed at promoting economic mobility and political engagement. Overall, the article highlights the detrimental effects of racial segregation on both political and economic aspects of society. [Extracted from the article]

Focuses on the contents of papers and letters discovered in the library of the University of California, regarding atomic bomb tests in 1946 on Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands. Name of the person who discovered the papers; Status of the participants in Bikini tests as revealed in the paper; Code name for the nuclear tests; Details of various aspects of the Bikini tests.

Keywords: Addiction Research; Drug Abuse; Drugs and Therapies; Epidemiology; Health Policy; Health and Medicine; Medicare; Medicare and Medicaid; Mental Health; Mental Health Diseases and Conditions; Opioids; Psychiatry; University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences EN Addiction Research Drug Abuse Drugs and Therapies Epidemiology Health Policy Health and Medicine Medicare Medicare and Medicaid Mental Health Mental Health Diseases and Conditions Opioids Psychiatry University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences 449 449 1 04/10/23 20230416 NES 230416 2023 APR 14 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Health Insurance Week -- Overdose mortality among people age 65 and older quadrupled over 20 years, suggesting the need for greater mental health and substance use disorder policies addressed at curbing the trend, a new research paper finds. Addiction Research, Drugs and Therapies, Epidemiology, Health Policy, Health and Medicine, Medicare, Medicare and Medicaid, Mental Health, Mental Health Diseases and Conditions, Opioids, Psychiatry, University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences, Drug Abuse. [Extracted from the article]

Astrophysicists have captured images of a teraelectronvolt gamma-ray flare from the supermassive black hole M87, located in the galaxy Virgo A. This intense flare, emitting photons billions of times more energetic than visible light, offers insights into particle acceleration near black holes. The study, published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, utilized ground-based gamma-ray instruments like VERITAS to detect the flare and analyze the spectral energy distribution of M87, shedding light on the processes driving high-energy particle acceleration in the black hole's jet. [Extracted from the article]

Dr. Barnert, senior author Dr. Adam Schickedanz, a pediatrician and health services researcher at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, and colleagues have studied adverse childhood experiences, incarceration, and other issues affecting health and behavioral health. This suggests that there may be an intergenerational transmission of risk", said Dr. Elizabeth Barnert, a pediatrician at UCLA Health, a researcher at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, and the paper's first author. Keywords: Legal Issues; Pediatrics; University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences EN Legal Issues Pediatrics University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences 500 500 1 11/06/23 20231110 NES 231110 2023 NOV 11 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Pediatrics Week -- A study led by UCLA researchers found that the children of parents who experienced adverse childhood experiences (ACEs)- such as abuse, neglect, violence in the home, or loss of a parent - are at increased risk of arrests and convictions by young adulthood. [Extracted from the article]

Keywords: Bone Research; Drugs and Therapies; Health and Medicine; Metabolic Bone Diseases and Conditions; Musculoskeletal Diseases and Conditions; Osteoporosis; Pathology; Risk and Prevention EN Bone Research Drugs and Therapies Health and Medicine Metabolic Bone Diseases and Conditions Musculoskeletal Diseases and Conditions Osteoporosis Pathology Risk and Prevention 1766 1766 1 10/16/23 20231020 NES 231020 2023 OCT 20 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Drug Week -- Researchers detail new data in osteoporosis. This paper provides a comprehensive review of the normal cellular and molecular mechanisms of bone homeostasis, followed by an in-depth discussion of the proposed pathophysiology of osteoporosis through the osteoimmunological, gut microbiome, and cellular senescence models. [Extracted from the article]

Keywords: Bariatrics; Diet and Nutrition; Glutamates; Glutamic Acid; Health and Medicine; Mental Health Diseases and Conditions; Nutrition Disorders; Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases and Conditions; Obesity; Overnutrition; Risk and Prevention; University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences EN Bariatrics Diet and Nutrition Glutamates Glutamic Acid Health and Medicine Mental Health Diseases and Conditions Nutrition Disorders Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases and Conditions Obesity Overnutrition Risk and Prevention University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences 459 459 1 10/16/23 20231016 NES 231016 2023 OCT 20 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week -- People frequently exposed to racial or ethnic discrimination may be more susceptible to obesity and related health risks in part because of a stress response that changes biological processes and how we process food cues. These alterations may ultimately cause people exposed to discrimination to be more vulnerable to obesity and obesity-related disorders", said Gupta, senior author of the paper, which appears in Nature Mental Health. Discrimination alters brain-gut "crosstalk", prompting poor food choices and increased health risks. [Extracted from the article]

Keywords for this news article include: Cannabinoids, Chemistry, Legal Issues, Marijuana/Cannabis, Tetrahydrocannabinol, University of California - Los Angeles. Keywords: Cannabinoids; Chemistry; Legal Issues; Marijuana/Cannabis; Tetrahydrocannabinol; University of California - Los Angeles EN Cannabinoids Chemistry Legal Issues Marijuana/Cannabis Tetrahydrocannabinol University of California - Los Angeles N.PAG N.PAG 1 08/28/23 20230829 NES 230829 2023 AUG 29 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Cannabis & Marijuana News -- Key takeaways As more of the nation has adopted legal marijuana, a glut of products has emerged in dispensaries that contain the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, THC, as well as other cannabinoids that can be derived from THC or the plant itself. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- The extent of area burned in California's summer wildfires increased about fivefold from 1971 to 2021, and climate change was a major reason why, according to a new analysis. MacDonald in May led a large review of the current state of wildfire and climate science in California. Glen MacDonald, a climate scientist and distinguished professor at the University of California at Los Angeles who was not part of the study, said it is "another excellent paper that shows the relationship between anthropogenic climate change and drying the climate.". [Extracted from the article]

The recent news that the University of California (UC) admitted fewer African-American and Latino students into this fall's freshman class than it had in 1997 provoked a wave of alarmist headlines and editorials that mirrored the worst fears of opponents of the victorious Proposition 209, passed two years ago. Prop 209, prohibits public universities from considering race in their admissions decision. National news coverage focused on the precipitate drop of 57 percent and 36 percent in black and Latino admissions at, respectively, University of California, in Los Angeles, California and in Berkeley, California--the two flagship campuses of the system. The top level of California's public higher education system, UC has always been the destination for only a very select group of students. On average, fewer than a quarter of California students in four-year colleges attend the University of California. Despite the outcry, post-209 admissions data don't highlight gross racial inequity at the University of California.

An artificial intelligence system developed by UCLA researchers demonstrated comparable results with experienced doctors in reading magnetic resonance imaging scans. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper explores pandemic-driven economic insecurity and increased alcohol use as instigators of VAW and Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) within newly married households in the rural, Nawalparasi region of Nepal." Keywords: Asia; COVID-19; Coronavirus; Epidemiology; Health and Medicine; Information Technology; Legal Issues; Nepal; Pandemic; RNA Viruses; SARS-CoV-2; Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2; Violence Against Women; Viral; Virology EN Asia COVID-19 Coronavirus Epidemiology Health and Medicine Information Technology Legal Issues Nepal Pandemic RNA Viruses SARS-CoV-2 Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Violence Against Women Viral Virology 899 899 1 04/03/23 20230409 NES 230409 2023 APR 9 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at NewsRx COVID-19 Weekly -- Research findings on COVID-19 are discussed in a new report. [Extracted from the article]

A recent study published in the American Journal of Public Health reveals that 47% of prisons, jails, and detention centers in the United States are located in watersheds that may be contaminated with PFAS, or "forever chemicals." These chemicals, found in various consumer products, can accumulate in the body and have been linked to reproductive issues, cancer, and hormone disruption. The study highlights the potential health risks faced by incarcerated populations, who already have limited access to mitigating exposure. The authors call for increased water testing and mitigation efforts in these facilities to protect the health of vulnerable populations. [Extracted from the article]

An average of 22 adolescents aged 14 to 18 died each week in the US in 2022 from drug overdoses, primarily due to fentanyl-laced prescription pills. The death rate for this group has risen to 5.2 per 100,000, making it the third leading cause of pediatric deaths. The increase in overdoses is not due to more illicit drug use, but rather the presence of fentanyl in counterfeit pills. Educators, physicians, and mental health practitioners can play a role in addressing this issue by providing accurate information and guidance to teenagers. Certain counties, particularly in western states, have been identified as "hotspots" with high overdose rates. American Indian and Alaska Native adolescents have higher overdose rates compared to whites, and adolescents are more likely to use pill forms of drugs rather than powder. It is crucial for policymakers, clinicians, families, and communities to work together to address this public health threat. [Extracted from the article]

The article offers information on the launch of the 1.7 million dollar heavy ion linear accelerator (HILAC) by the University of California. It is stated that HILAC is a new type of atom-smasher and hurls its small nuclear bullets at their atom targets through a long tube. As stated, the University will utilize the new atom-smasher to explore many theories about nuclear forces and help in the study of the group of elements, which includes radium and thorium.

Using cryo-EM and the scaffold they developed, the UCLA-led team was able to observe the atomic structure of KRAS attached to a drug molecule that is being studied as part of a potential treatment for lung cancer. Now, UCLA biochemists, working with pharmaceutical industry scientists, have developed a solution that will make it possible for cryo-EM to acquire high-quality images of smaller protein molecules, too. [Extracted from the article]

Astronauts lose bone at a rate of about 1% per month—12x the rate of people on Earth. Researchers sent mice into microgravity to test a new drug. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Keywords for this news article include: Machine Learning, Computer Engineering, Emerging Technologies, Artificial Intelligence, University of California - Los Angeles. Keywords: Artificial Intelligence; Computer Engineering; Emerging Technologies; Engineering; Machine Learning; University of California - Los Angeles EN Artificial Intelligence Computer Engineering Emerging Technologies Engineering Machine Learning University of California - Los Angeles 449 449 1 08/21/23 20230826 NES 230826 2023 AUG 26 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Medical Imaging Week -- Researchers from the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering have unveiled an artificial intelligence-based model for computational imaging and microscopy without training with experimental objects or real data. [Extracted from the article]

"For example, combination of anti-PD1 treatments with CXCL13 or B cell-directed therapies may be strategies for patients who fail to respond to checkpoint immunotherapy alone." Keywords: Biomarkers; Cancer; Diagnostics and Screening; Diseases and Conditions; Drugs and Therapies; Genetics; Health and Medicine; Healthcare; Immunotherapy; Melanoma; Metastatic Melanoma; Oncology; Therapy; University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences EN Biomarkers Cancer Diagnostics and Screening Diseases and Conditions Drugs and Therapies Genetics Health and Medicine Healthcare Immunotherapy Melanoma Metastatic Melanoma Oncology Therapy University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences 26 26 1 07/10/23 20230710 NES 230710 2023 JUL 10 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Cancer Vaccine Week -- FINDINGS Scientists at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have identified potential new biomarkers that could indicate how someone diagnosed with metastatic melanoma will respond to immunotherapy treatment. [Extracted from the article]

Among the conservative respondents, 11 of the 13 oppose adding additional sex or gender markers, and the same number oppose removing sex and gender markers altogether. Indeed, some have advocated for the removal of gender identification altogether on government IDs, arguing that categorizing by sex or gender is harmful and the government should not have the authority to do so. For the study, Saguy interviewed 85 gender activists: 69 progressive activists, 13 conservative activists and three whose views are not easily categorized as progressive or conservative. [Extracted from the article]

Information on the conference held at University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA), organized by the Association of Media & Entertainment Coucil (AMEC) is presented. Topics include oppurtunities offered by BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China) for the U.S. telivision (TV) industry and the white paper from AMEC on the BRIC TV industries. Persons composing the panel experts include TV producer Todd Levitt, TV agent David Tenzer and Camila Araujo from Araujo e Policastro law firm.

The article reports that professor Dr Marcia J Bates of University of California, Los Angeles, California is researching in the field of Information Science, stating that information profession needs to be change through unity to clear the profession's role in society out of confusion.

An introduction is presented to a series of articles on sports betting, with topics including impact of gambling on sports media, state spending of tax revenue from bets, effect of gambling on the lives of football players, and corporate protection of leagues, players, fans and athletes from cheating.

According to a study conducted by psychologists at the University of California - Los Angeles, venting about frustrations to a friend can improve the friend's perception of the person venting and lead to better treatment. The researchers found that venting can strengthen bonds between friends and potentially result in improved health and happiness for the person who is well-liked by their friends. However, the benefits of venting only occur when the listener does not perceive any aggressive intent from the person venting. The study highlights the importance of understanding friendship dynamics and the potential for competition among friends. [Extracted from the article]

Scientists at the University of California - Los Angeles have identified a protein called MYCT1 that plays a crucial role in regulating human blood stem cell self-renewal. This discovery brings researchers closer to developing methods to expand blood stem cells in a lab dish, which could increase the availability and safety of blood stem cell-based treatments. Blood stem cell transplants are currently limited by the difficulty of finding compatible donors and the low number of stem cells available for transplant. The researchers found that MYCT1 regulates a process called endocytosis, which is important for blood stem cells to interpret signals from their environment. Restoring MYCT1 in blood stem cells allowed them to self-renew and function effectively after transplantation. The next step for the researchers is to investigate why the MYCT1 gene is silenced and find ways to prevent this without using a viral vector. This research has the potential to improve the accessibility, effectiveness, safety, and affordability of blood stem cell transplants and gene therapies. [Extracted from the article]

A report from the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) discusses research findings on influenza A virus. The research focuses on the characterization of the underlying character substitution process in phylogenetic and evolutionary inference. The study presents random-effects substitution models that capture a wider variety of substitution dynamics and proposes an efficient approach to compute an approximation to the gradient of the data likelihood. The research demonstrates the effectiveness of these models in analyzing SARS-CoV-2 sequences and the phylogeographic spread of influenza A virus. The study concludes that random-effects substitution models can accommodate both negligible and radical departures from the underlying base substitution model. [Extracted from the article]

Why do women seem to benefit more from being treated by a female physician? And how this can help men, too. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article provides an account of the competition results for the Pacific Coast college football teams during the 1970-1971 season. Challenges and disappointments are met with the defeat of the University of Southern California (USC) four times, the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA) seven times, and the emergence of a conflict with the governors of the college sport. Pacific Coast football teams USC and UCLA were always included in the nation's top five teams, with USC always finishing either at first, second or third from 1967-1969.

The article offers news briefs related to various notable acquisitions made by various institutions. UCLA Library received the Michael and Susan Kahn Political Cartoon Collection. The Library of Congress acquired rare materials from the development of "Hadestown." Marvel Comics artist Adam Kubert donated Joe Kubert's comic art archive to RIT Cary Graphic Arts Collection.

The author presents a personal narrative of his experiences on finding out how the collection of photos of the cyclist William Sachtleben round-the-world trip at UCLA were rescued from being destroyed in the flames.

The article informs that biochemists from the University of California, Los Angeles, California (UCLA) have designed specialized proteins that assemble themselves into tiny molecular cages. It is expected that the discovery could help develop new methods of drug delivery. The researchers used computer models to identify two proteins that could be combined to form perfectly shaped three-dimensional structures.

The article focuses on a new study related to the measurement and characterization of viscoelastic materials and discovery of new nanotechnology feat by the University of California Los Angeles physicists Giovanni Zocchi and his student Yong Wang. This new method allowed the researchers to apply stresses and probe the mechanics of the protein without destroying it. As mentioned, this study was performed on enzyme guanylate kinase.

In a move to help increase hospital bed capacity, CVS Health will provide in-home nursing to support the transition to eligible IV-therapy patients out of the hospital. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A team of engineers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) has developed a wearable device that can help people with voice disorders regain their ability to speak. The device, which is a soft, thin, stretchy patch, can be attached to the skin outside the throat and uses machine learning technology to detect movement in the larynx muscles and translate those signals into audible speech with nearly 95% accuracy. The device consists of two components: a sensing component that converts muscle movement signals into electrical signals, and an actuation component that turns those signals into voice expression. The device is non-invasive, lightweight, and can be easily adhered to the throat. The researchers plan to continue expanding the device's vocabulary and testing it in people with speech disorders. [Extracted from the article]

A new study led by researchers at UCLA has provided a new explanation for placenta accreta spectrum disorder, a condition where the placenta fails to separate from the uterus at birth. Previous beliefs attributed this condition to certain invasive placental cells, but the study suggests that genetic and cellular changes within single cells at the placenta-uterus junction may be responsible. The research identified differentially expressed genes in placenta accreta spectrum disorder and highlighted the role of the uterine lining and blood vessels in causing the placenta to attach too tightly. The findings may lead to improved diagnostic tests and therapies for this increasingly prevalent disorder. [Extracted from the article]

The article reports on a long-term study conducted by the researchers of the University of California at Los Angeles and the University of Aarhus in Denmark, which revealed that the use of acetaminophen on pregnant women can lead to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) on children. Topics include the over-the-counter drugs such as tylenol, the cause of ADHD and hyperkinetic disorder, and the significance of parental awareness on pregnant women.

This exploratory study reports on what engineering undergraduate students know and would like to learn about engineering information sources and access. Responses were obtained on selected performance measures within the framework of Information Literacy Standards for Science and Engineering/Technology (ACRL/ALA/STS 2006). The results are based on 70 sophomores who completed a four-page paper-and-pencil questionnaire on April 4, 2008 at UCLA's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. The paper discusses implications of this study's findings in light of engineering education in general, and specifically with regard to instructing all engineering students in the proper use of a variety of pathways in accessing high quality engineering resources for numerous lifelong purposes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article focuses on the experience of economist Wayne McNaughton of University of California, Los Angeles (U.C.L.A.) of being a visiting professor at Madrid's School of Industrial Organization. It says that McNaughton's course was attended by some of Spain's most famous politicians and businessmen, including doctor Francisco Javier Fernandez Avila and lawyer Buenaventura Fernandez Crehuet. It states that McNaughton gave his class a test, which resulted in a constant chatter in his class.

A recent study conducted by investigators from the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) examined the effects of mandated minimum nurse-to-patient ratios on hospitals in California. The study found that these ratios led to an increase in nursing time per patient day and the wage bill, as well as a reduction in hospital capacity and an increase in bed utilization rates. However, there was a significant reduction in the length of stay for patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), indicating an improvement in care quality. The study concluded that the decrease in length of stay was not due to hospitals discharging patients prematurely, but rather to an improvement in care quality. This research has been peer-reviewed and provides valuable insights into the impact of nurse staffing mandates on hospitals. [Extracted from the article]

A recent study conducted by the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) explores the relationship between attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and persistent tic disorder (PTD). The study found that ADHD was the primary driver of cognitive and behavioral deficits, while deficits associated with PTD were primarily related to thought problems and internalizing problems. The study also identified aberrant neural connectivity patterns in children with ADHD and PTD. The findings suggest that ADHD should be the focus of treatment in cases where the two disorders co-occur. [Extracted from the article]

Charles Johnston Hitch was named president-elect of the University of California, Los Angeles in California. It was an ingenious try, but there is little mystery about Hitch, about his selection, or even about why the "mystery man" appellation was thought up. For eight months a Board of Regents subcommittee had searched in vain for a new president to replace Clark Kerr, not a single figure with national standing being willing to accept the post after the way Kerr was fired. On September 19, 1967 meeting at UCLA, the Regents committee decided to give up the hunt and settle for the university's Vice President for Administration, who had come to University Hall in September, 1965, as Vice President for Business and Finance.

Highlights the case of Angela Davis, who was recommended for a two-year appointment as a research scholar with the University of California at Los Angeles, but was untimely dismissed due to her affiliation with the Communist Party. Role played by mass media in publicizing the story; Academic credentials of Davis; Allegations leveled against Davis by the Board of Regents in order to dismiss her; Opinion of Davis that the Regents are guilty of racism and have an aversion to political militants, and especially those on the Left; Status of Davis in light of various judgments of the Supreme Court; Obligations that a Communist knowingly accepts; Questions about academic freedom that have been raised by this case.