Experimental observations of rare giant pulses or rogue waves were done in the output intensity of an optically injected semiconductor laser. The long-tailed probability distribution function of the pulse amplitude displays clear non-Gaussian features that confirm the rogue wave character of the intensity pulsations. Simulations of a simple rate equation model show good qualitative agreement wi...

BACKGROUND Voluntary HIV testing sites provide an opportunity to identify and counsel persons with herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) infection, thereby enhancing the prevention of HSV-2 and HIV infections. GOAL AND STUDY DESIGN: Using serologic specimens left over from HIV testing, we measured HSV-2 prevalence and incidence among persons who had repeatedly tested for HIV at anonymous counseli...

Introduction Despite over 20 years of community-directed treatment with ivermectin (CDTI) in Mahenge area Tanzania, the prevalence onchocerciasis has remained high (over 40% children 6-10 using antibody testing and 49% skinsnips adults). The one highest epilepsy, exceeding 3.5% some rural villages. Methods Between June July 2019, four villages qualitative methods, we assessed factors potentiall...

In 2019 U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) incarcerated nearly 500,000 individuals. More than half of the individuals detained by ICE were transferred between detention facilities, roughly thirty percent those moved federal circuit court jurisdictions. Detention transfers are isolating, bewildering, scary for noncitizen their family. They can devastate noncitizen’s legal defense d...

We discuss waves created in relatively thick plates by edge excitation at frequency-thickness (fd) products that correspond, in principle, to multiple Lamb wave modes. For relatively low values of the fd product it is clear that Lamb wave modes will be generated, while at large values of the fd product we observe a bulk (longitudinal wave) in the solid, but influenced by reflections from the pl...

Recent work has shown that the same neural circuitry that typically underlies risky behaviors also contributes to prosocial behaviors. Despite the striking overlap between two seemingly distinct behavioral patterns, little is known about how risk taking and prosociality interact and inform adolescent decision making. We review literature on adolescent brain development as it pertains to risk ta...

In this new legal economy, many clients have begun to reexamine the concept of alternative fee arrangements (“AFAs”) as an alternative to the billable hour model of legal services. A survey conducted by the Association of Corporate Counsel in 2008 found that 60% of general counsel and chief legal officers believed that the best way for outside counsel to improve relations would be to offer more...