Transitional data, whether within the framework of Markov Chains where the transitions are modeled as moving from state A to state B or within the context of Survival Analysis where a subject experiences the passage of time before an event occurs, can be used to model various phenomena. The initial concept for the visualization of this data is quite easy to grasp given rudimentary knowledge of ...

Throughout the nation, there is an increased focus on reducing preventable hospital readmissions. This initiative started with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) (CMS, 2014), which sets forth certain provisions for Medicare spending. Hospitals with higher than usual readmission rates, especially in terms of preventable readmissions, are receiving reductions in Medicare reimb...

Transitional flow, whereby the motion of a fluid changes from laminar to turbulent flow, was successfully identified by Reynolds (1883) almost 130 years ago. According to ASHRAE (2009), for a round pipe, in general, laminar flow exists when the Reynolds number is less than 2 300. Fully turbulent flow exists when the Reynolds number is larger than 10 000 and transitional flow exists for Reynolds...

Transitional justice has become the dominant international framework for redressing mass harm and historical injustices. However, transitional justice is commonly premised on the notion of a recent point of rupture or change from violence and oppression to a ‘new dawn’, and has therefore been less attuned to accommodating the long-term effects of colonialism. Accordingly, the historical experie...

Rac1 and Rac2 GTPases transduce signals from multiple receptors leading to cell migration, adhesion, proliferation, and survival. In the absence of Rac1 and Rac2, B cell development is arrested at an IgD- transitional B cell stage that we term transitional type 0 (T0). We show that T0 cells cannot enter the white pulp of the spleen until they mature into the T1 and T2 stages, and that this entr...

OBJECTIVES To improve engagement with care and prevent psychiatric readmission, a transitional case management intervention has been established to link with primary and secondary care. The intervention begins during hospitalization and ends 1 month after discharge. The goal of this study was to assess the effectiveness of this short intervention in terms of the level of engagement with outpati...

Moving from pediatric to adult healthcare is a time of stress and opportunity for adolescents with special healthcare needs (ASHCN) and their families. With over 90% of children with special healthcare needs surviving into young adulthood, there is an increasing imperative to actively engage youth in preparing for the adult system (Betz and Smith 2011; Pai and Schwartz 2011). The goal of transi...