Previously published Photo Quizzes are now featured in a mobile app. Get more information at http:// www.aafp.org/afp/apps. A 22-year-old pregnant woman (gravida 2, para 1) presented with a sore throat and tonsillar exudates at eight weeks’ gestation. Group A rapid streptococcus antigen test results were positive, and streptococcal pharyngitis was diagnosed. She was treated with amoxicillin. On...

Consider a government tendering a facility, such as an airport or utility, where one bidder owns a competing facility. With a “standard auction”, this “existing operator” bids above the auctioned facility’s expected profit, as winning means being a monopolist instead of a duopolist. This auction leads to an unregulated outcome which hurts welfare. A consumerprice auction can alleviate this prob...

It is known from consumer surveys that the interior design of cars greatly influences on consumers’ affection. Most notably, the instrument panel which occupies the driver’s attention while driving would be one of the main components that affect consumer’s affection, but the designer does not often put due importance to this design component. The purpose of this study is to define consumers’ af...

Big Huggin' is a game designed for use with a custom teddy bear controller. Players complete the game by providing several well-timed hugs to a 30 inch teddy bear. It is an experiment and gesture in alternative interface and affection gaming. The game is designed around the action of hugging to support an onscreen character. If the players hug too much, their on screen bear will suffer. If they...