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The increasing availability of high quality digital texts and usage data about them provides opportunities to identify new uses for collections, alternative ways to present and explore content, and expanded audiences for the materials. Using this information and a rapid development model called a “flash build,” JSTOR is creating and partnering with other organizations to build new tools that add value to library investments in digital collections. Two examples are discussed: “Classroom Readings,” a tool designed to help educators find articles on JSTOR that are good candidates for teaching, and “Understanding Shakespeare,” a resource created in collaboration with the Folger Shakespeare Library that enables scholars to follow links in lines from Shakespeare plays to articles on JSTOR that reference them. The rapid development model used for these projects is easily reproducible and effective, and could be applied to many library-driven efforts. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Focuses on the danger of paper documentation in the health service industry discussed by Richard Granger, senior officer for the National Programme for Information Technology (NPfIT) of the British National Health Service, at the 2005 World Health Care Congress in Washington D.C. Examples of paper-based inefficiencies; Objectives of NPfIT; Opportunities provided by electronic health record to the industry. INSET: ELECTRONIC LIFESAVING.

The article offers information on the International Federation for Structural Concrete (fib) Congress and exhibition to be held in Washington, D.C. in 2009.

In this article the author cites the five papers presented in the "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) First International Conference on Biometrics: Theory, Applications, and Systems," or BTAS 07, held in Washington, D.C. on September 27-29, 2009. It states that the papers received positive reviews and were revised for the special section of "IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics-Part A." Among these papers were authored by Elaine Newton and P. Jonathan Phillips, and Andreas Humm and colleagues from the University of Fribourg in Switzerland.

The article presents abstracts of papers to be presented at the 42nd annual meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research to be held in Washington, D.C. on October 2 to 6, 2002. These include "Is Well-Being Protective?: Links Between Eudaimonic and Hedonic Well-Being and Allostatic Load," "Effects of Mood Induction on Startle Modulation By Social Threat in Individuals With and Without a History of Depression" and "Neural Circuitry in Positive Emotion: Maternal Love and Well-Being."

This article presents abstracts of several research papers presented at the 26th annual meeting of the American Society of Dermatopathology, held in Washington D.C. A research paper from the department of dermatology of General Hospital in Valencia, Spain reports two new cases of generalized eruptive histiocytoma. The disease was characterized by an asymptomatic, widespread, frequently symmetrical eruption of numerous small dark red or bluish red papules. The histology showed a monomorphic histiocytic infiltrate in papillary and mid portion of the dermis with a few lymphocytes.

Presents abstract of papers presented at the 64th annual meeting of the Association of American Geographers in Washington D. C. Automobile Commuting in Large Suburbs: A Comparative Analysis of Private Car Use in the Daily Journey to Work; Drought and Municipal Water Resources Management; Local Air Circulations-A Case Study in Air Pollution Climatology.

Presents overview of studies submitted during the meeting of the International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association in Washington, D. C. in June 2004. Trends in liver transplantation; Different approaches to liver transplantation; Technological developments in liver surgery and therapy.

Discusses the contents of papers presented at the meeting of the Industrial Relations Research Association held in Washington D.C. Theme of the conference; Topics discussed; Highlights of the event.

The article discusses the highlights of the 48th meeting and 50th anniversary celebration of the Society for the History of Technology in Washington D.C. in October 2007. The organizers of the session "Engineering SHOT: The Past and Present Relationship Between Historians of Technology and Engineers" were Sarah K. A. Pfatteicher and Bruce Seely. Papers submitted for "A Feeling for the Machine: Technology and Affect in Europe, 1750-1830" included "Mechanical Musicians and the Human-Machine Boundary in the Sentimental Culture of Eighteenth-Century Europe."

Presents a calendar of events related to the associations of gastroenterologists in the U.S. in May to October 1969. Schedule of the meetings of the American Gastroenterological Association, the Gastroenterology Research Group and the American Association for the Study of Liver Disease at the Shoreham in Washington D.C.; Announcement of the Rorer awards Contest of the American College of Gastroenterology with William H. Rorer Inc. of Fort Washington, Pennsylvania.

This special issue of Telecommunications Policy might never have happened save for the heroic efforts of nearly 300 people last September who would not be deterred by travel delays, lengthy power outages and falling trees to participate in the 31st Annual Telecommunications Policy Research Conference (TPRC). Isabel, the worst hurricane to hit Washington D.C. in over 30 years, capped a year of challenges, not only from the weather, but from many significant changes for TPRC as well. The conference had a new administrative staff, a new publisher, a new location and a new partner in the National Center for Technology and Law at the George Mason University Law School. This volume contains a selection of nine visionary papers from the 2003 conference. This special issue of Telecommunication Policy is the outcome of a new joint venture with TPRC to bring the conference's scholarship to a wider audience.

Papers in the Special Section on Racial Disparities in Health Care stemmed from. the 60th Anniversary of Family Process Conference, The Heart of the Matter: Systemic Imperatives to Address Health Disparities and Racism in the Time of COVID, which took place in Washington, DC in September 2021. Of the 12 presenters at the conference, these four were asked to recreate their talks into articles. They address key issues that help to explain health disparities in people of color, particularly African Americans, in the United States, as well as suggest innovations to clinical interventions and health care delivery systems to better serve people who have suffered adversity from the racial inequities in the American system. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objectives: The baseball pitching motion is one of the most complex movements in sports and stresses the elbow joint with substantial amounts of force. Over the past two decades the incidence of elbow injury and the need for surgical intervention in baseball pitchers has been on the rise. This multifactorial problem has stimulated the implementation of pitch count limits, advising against early pitching specialization, and increased the focus on proper pitching biomechanics to improve injury prevention. A majority of pitching biomechanics research has focused on upper extremity kinematics, however research concerning the contribution of the lower extremities to the overall pitching motion requires further understanding. To minimize the risk of injury to the elbow while maximizing performance, a pitcher must be able to efficiently transfer energy through the lower extremities up through their throwing arm. Of particular interest in this paper is understanding the implications of stride position on pelvic rotation, elbow varus moment, and ball velocity. The purpose of this study was to investigate the affect of stride position and pelvic kinematics on the elbow varus moment and ball velocity in collegiate level pitchers. It was hypothesized that pitchers that land in a crossed-over stride position would reduce their ability to achieve maximum pelvic rotation range of motion, leading to an increase in elbow varus moment and decreasing fastball velocity. Methods: Pitchers were recruited from NCAA Division I and Division III college baseball teams and were included in this study if they were actively pitching for their collegiate team. Pitchers were excluded if they had experienced an injury that caused them to miss one game or practice within the preceding 6 months. Each participant pitched a total of seven of each pitch type they were comfortable throwing in a game setting from a regulation indoor mound towards a pitching target 60 feet 6 inches away. Data for this study were limited to fastball data only. Motion data were collected at 250Hz using a 12 camera Vicon 512 motion analysis system (Vicon, Oxford, UK). Kinematic data were calculated using a 16- segment biomechanical model based on Euler's equations of motion, and upper extremity joint kinetics were calculated using standard inverse dynamic techniques. Stride cross-over was defined as when the pitcher's lead stride foot landed more towards third base if they were a right-handed pitcher or more towards first base if they were a left-handed pitcher (Figure 1). Other predictor variables included pelvic angular velocity (°/sec), pelvic rotation at ball release (°), and pelvic range of motion (°). Statistical analyses were performed using a mixed effects random intercept regression model to determine associations among the variables of interest. Results: A total of 99 baseball pitchers were recruited with a mean age of (20.7 ± 1.3 years), height of (1.8 ± 0.7 m), and weight of (88.6 ± 13.5kg). No pitchers were excluded from this analysis. Regression analysis demonstrated that for every 100°/sec increase in pelvis angular velocity the elbow varus moment increased by 5.6Nm (p=0.00) and ball velocity increased by 0.43mph (p=0.00). Additionally, it was noted that for every 10° increase in pelvis rotation at ball release and 10° increase in total pelvic range of motion, the elbow varus moment increased by 0.4Nm and 0.2Nm respectively (p=0.036, p=0.02) and ball velocity increased by 1.8mph and 1.1mph respectively (p=0.03, p=0.01). Pitchers that achieved greater pelvis range of motion experienced a 0.26% increase in elbow varus moment accompanied by a 1.6% increase in ball velocity. Additionally, pitchers that demonstrated greater pelvis rotation at ball release experienced a 0.53% increase in elbow varus moment and 2.55% increase in ball velocity. Although not statistically significant a quartile analysis demonstrated that pitchers who landed in a cross-over stride position had the largest elbow varus moments accompanied by relatively low-ball velocity compared to pitchers that landed in an open stride position, who tended to have low elbow varus moments with relatively high ball velocity (Figure 2). Conclusions: The results of this study indicated that stride position during pitching was associated with both elbow varus moment and ball velocity. Pitchers that landed in a more crossed-over position experienced greater elbow varus moment and lower fastball velocity compared to those that landed in an open stride position. It is theorized that an open stance stride position allowed the pelvis to achieve full range of motion, thus leading to an efficient energy transfer to the throwing arm. This was supported by the finding that pitchers who achieved greater pelvic range of motion experienced smaller elbow varus moments compared to pitchers with less pelvic range of motion. Additionally, pitchers who demonstrated greater pelvic rotation at ball release and greater pelvic range of motion experienced an almost two mile per hour and one mile per hour increase in fastball velocity, respectively. These results can aid pitching coaches and trainers in understanding the implications of incorrect lower extremity pitching mechanics on elbow injury risk reduction and performance in baseball pitchers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Information about several papers discussed at the "Practical Dyeing Problems: Analysis and Solutions," symposium of the American Association of Textile Chemists & Colorists (AATCC) in Washington, D.C. is presented. According to the author, the event was attended by many representatives from the American dyehouse, the textile and chemical industry. Furthermore, the author cited the papers discussed during the conference including the work of Mathias J. Shuler, Branco Milicevic and Herbert Leube.

The article presents the schedule of activities at the annual meeting of the American Economic Association in Washington, D.C. from December 28 to 30, 1990. An executive committee meeting will be held on December 27. On December 28, a seminar on savings and investment behavior in developing economies will be presided by Terry Sicular of Harvard University. Seminar on policy issues in agricultural economics will be presided by Tim Phipps of West Virginia University. Discussion of immigration, language and ethinic issues in relation to public policy in Canada and the U.S. will be presided by William T. Alpert of William H. Donner Foundation and University of Connecticut. Discussion of antitrust and regulation will be presided by Robert D. Willig of Princeton University and the U.S. Department of Justice. Discussion of political-economic developments in the Balkans will be presided by John Michael Montias of Yale University. Discussion of scope, scale, and capital measurement in U.S. manufacturing will be presided by Robert H. McGuckin of the U.S. Bureau of the Census. Discussion of the economics of sustainability will be presided by Joel Darmstadter of the Resources for the Future organization.

The article presents information about American Catholic Sociological Convention held on September 1 and 2, 1962 at Catholic University of America Washington, D.C. It requests to contributors for an outline of their paper to their session chairman as soon as possible. It informs that a 200 word abstract is due on May 1, 1962 and the final draft of the paper in triplicate (one for the chairman, one for the discussant and one for the publicity committee) on June 1, 1962. It also requests to the Session Chairmen to contact all of their contributors when their session was definitely organized and see to it that all deadlines were met. It further provides with a list of tentative program of the convention.

The article discusses several meeting and symposiums including Asia-Pacific Conference on Antennas and Propogation to be held in Singapore during August 27-29, 2012, 12th Mediterranean Microwave Symposium (MMS 2012) to be held in Turkey during September 2-5, 2012 and 34th Annual Symposium of the Antenna Measurement Techniques Association (AMTA 2012) to be held in Bellevue during October 21-26, 2012.

The article reports on the solicitation of technical papers by the International Nonwovens & Disposables Association for its second technical symposium to be held at the Shoreham Hotel in Washington D.C. from March 5 to 6, 1974. The association sought unpublished papers on manufacturing process, raw materials, and the resulting properties of non-wovens for both durable and disposable products. The association set August 15 as a dateline for the submission of titles of proposed papers accompanied by a 200-word abstract.

Information about papers discussed at several conferences held January 7, 2012 in Seattle in Washington D.C., May 5, 2012 in Nottingham in England and May 23, 2012 in Lancashire in England is presented. Topics include manuscript and print form of poems of poet Lord Byron, legendary libertine Don Juan and Scottish politics. The conferences featured several notable people including Alice Levine, Ken Purslow and David McClay.

Information about several papers discussed at the Consumer Expenditure Survey Microdata User's Workshop held in the conference facility of the Bureau of Labor Statistics in Washington, D.C. is presented. Topics include the consumer expenditure, resource allocation differences, and consumption data as well as international trade and tax burdens. It also provides the abstracts of the paper presented at the workshop by several speakers including Richard Bavier, Raymong Ring, and Megumi Omari.

Highlights the Second Meeting of the International Group of Experts to Develop Components of the Montevideo Programme III organized by the United Nations Environment Programme held in Washington, D.C. on April 8 to 11, 2000. Presentation of background and components papers; Structure and relationship of papers.

The article presents information on the program of the Seventh Annual Meeting of the Operations Research Society of America held in Washington, D.C. in 1959. There were many papers presented during the meeting. A. R. Marks presented his paper which discusses the testing of alternate work schedules and procedures for large-scale job-shop operations. Other topics discussed at the meeting include integrated materials management simulation, concepts in decision making, and productivity measurement in engineering design.

The article offers information on several conferences including the 55th Meetings of the International Society for the Systems Sciences to be held at the Hull University of Business in Hull, England on July 17-22, 2011, the 15th World Multi-Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics: WMSCI 2011 to be held in Orlando, Florida on July 19-22, 2011 and the International Conference of the System Dynamics Society held in Washington, D. C. on July 24-28, 2011.

The author discusses the underlying problems, strategies, and goals of each of the 12 Grand Challenges for Social Work (GCSW) announced by the American Academy of Social Work & Social Welfare (AASWSW) at the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) 2016 20th Anniversary Annual Conference in Washington, DC. The GCSW mentioned include ensuring healthy development of all youths, closing the health gap, and stopping family violence.

Information about the papers discussed at the conference entitled "Why Do Employers Do What They Do? Studies of Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance," initiated by the Department of Labor Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration on April 27, 2001 in Washington, D.C. is presented. Topics include benchmark theory, employer-provided health insurance, and research methodologies. It also analyzes issues related to compensating differentials of health insurance.

The article presents information related to the Library of Congress Conference that was held during November 15-17, 2000 in Washington D.C. It is reported that the conference titled "Bibliographic Control for the New Millennium: Confronting the Challenges of Networked Resources and the Web," aimed at developing a strategy to address the challenges of access to Web resources via. library catalogs and applications of metadata.

The papers featured in this issue of the Health Care Financing Review were presented at 'Eliminating Racial, Ethnic, and SES Disparities in Health Care: A Research Agenda for the New Millennium." This conference was held on October 15, 1999, in the Washington, DC, area and was cosponsored by the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) (formerly the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research), and the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. The conference was undertaken in response to the challenge posed by President Clinton's national goal of eliminating racial and ethnic disparities in six health domains by the year 2010. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]