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Influenza

Evidence-based Information Portal from EBSCO Publishing

Due to Pandemic H1N1 Influenza (formerly known as Swine Flu) and concerns about the 2009/2010 flu season, the EBSCO Publishing Medical and Nursing editors of DynaMed™, Nursing Reference Center™ (NRC) and Patient Education Reference Center™ (PERC) have made key evidence-based clinical influenza information from these resources freely available.

This resource is designed to inform patients and their families with flu information in 17 languages from Patient Education Reference Center, and will also provide information to clinicians to help them with H1N1 diagnosis and H1N1 treatment by making up-to-date diagnosis and treatment information available. The resources being made available will also provide up-to-date information about the H1N1 vaccine.

http://www.ebscohost.com/flu

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The Library is currently running free trials of several full text databases from Gale Cengage, including:

	GREENR (Global Reference on the Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources) - a new, authoritative online resource that focuses on the academic study of sustainability and the environment.
	GLOBAL ISSUES IN CONTEXT - offers global perspectives on issues of international importance and current world events and topics.
	LITERATURE RESOURCE CENTER (LRC) and DICTIONARY OF LITERARY BIOGRAPHY (DLB) [password: tourism] – current, comprehensive, and reliable online literature resources. These sources include biographical entries on more than 135,000 authors, more than 850,000 full-text articles, critical essays and reviews from over 390 scholarly journals and literary magazines, and more than 75,000 selected full-text critical essays and reviews.
	GALE VIRTUAL REFERENCE – offers more than 800 online full text reference books from multiple publishers.

These free trials end December 8. We invite you to try these resources. Please contact Mike Van Houten if you have comments or questions regarding these databases.

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If you are in the library, we invite you to check out the display for Veterans Day on the bridge. Amidst the books focusing on veterans from various wars are two books by current Albion College student (a military veteran) Andrew Layton:

Wolverines in the Sky : Michigan’s Fighter Aces of World War I, World War II and Korea and Eagles’ Wings : An Uncommon Story of World War II. Our library catalog record for Eagles’ Wings includes this description: “Eagles’ Wings presents the remarkable story of two friends who grew up in Battle Creek, Michigan during the 1930’s. At the onset of World War II, both men embarked on separate paths that simultaneously thrust them into the terror of war amid the skies of Europe. Both were seriously wounded and would spend nearly a year as prisoners of war. Through an unlikely series of events, the two men were later reunited and sent by chance to an orthopedic hospital located just blocks away from their childhood homes. Lived by Air Force veterans Jack Curtis and Larry Jenkins, this book will take you back in time with them as they deliver a powerful first-hand account”–P. [4] of cover

The copies in the display case are signed copies for the College Archives, but copies are being ordered for the regular collection.

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Check out the latest additions to the library collection of books, CDs, videos and more!

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Nov. 24 (Tues.)	8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Nov. 25 (Wed.)	8 a.m. – Noon
Nov. 26-28 (Thurs.-Sat. Thanksgiving)	CLOSED
Nov. 29 (Sun.)	2 p.m. – 2 a.m.

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Bieler, T. R., Crimp, M., Yang, Y., Wang, L., Eisenlohr, P., Mason, D. E., et al. (2009). Strain Heterogeneity and Damage Nucleation at Grain Boundaries During Monotonic Deformation in Commercial Purity Titanium. Journal of Metals, 61(12).

Abstract: Heterogeneous strain was analyzed in polycrystalline, commercial-purity titanium using many experimental techniques that provide information about microstructure, dislocation arrangement, grain orientation, orientation gradients, surface topography, and local strain gradients. The recrystallized microstructure with 50-200 µm grains was extensively characterized before and after deformation using 4-point bending to strains between 2% and 15%. Extremely heterogeneous deformation occurred along some grain boundaries, leading to orientation gradients exceeding 10° over 10-20 µm. Patches of highly characterized microstructure were modeled using crystal plasticity finite element (CPFE) analysis to simulate the deformation to evaluate the ability of the CPFE model to capture local deformation processes. Damage nucleation events were identified that are associated with twin interactions with grain boundaries. Progress toward identifying fracture initiation criteria based upon slip and twin interactions with grain boundaries is illustrated with related CPFE simulations of deformation in a TiAl alloy.

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Guenin-Lelle, D., & Harris, A. (2009). The Role of Music Festivals in the Cultural Renaissance of Southwest Louisiana in the Late Twentieth Century. Louisiana History, 50(4), 461-472.

Albion College Student Co-author: Alison Harris, ‘04

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Myers, P. (2009). Leopold Von Schroeder’s Imagined India: Buddhist Spirituality and Christian Politics During the Wilhelmine Era. German Studies Review, 32(3), 619-636.

Abstract: Since the late eighteenth-century, India had served as a backdrop for German intellectuals to project stressful cultural transformations in Germany. Thus an 1876 play by the Indologist Leopold von Schroeder (1851-1920), Konig Sundara, embraced Buddhism at the height of the Kulturkampf in an attempt to reconstitute spirituality under threat. Yet a decade later the same author denigrated Buddhism and Eastern thought vis-a-vis Christianity in an adamant readoption of Christian historical mandates. This suggests that much of the famed German fascination with the high culture and religions of India was “Orientalist” and yielded swiftly to a militant reassertion of Christianity in a climate of growing colonialist consciousness.

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Bieler, C. R., Janda, K. C., Hernandez-Lamoneda, R., & Roncero, O. (2009). NeCl2 and ArCl2: Transition from Direct Vibrational Predissociation to Intramolecular Vibrational Relaxation and Electronic Nonadiabatic Effects. Journal of Physical Chemistry A.

Abstract: Pump-probe results are reported for NeCl2 excited to the Cl2 B state, undergoing vibrational predissociation, and then probed via E ← B transitions. Intensities, lifetimes and product vibrational branching ratios are reported for 16 ≤ v′ ≤  19 Cl2 stretching quanta. The intensity of the signal rapidly decreases above v′ = 17. Detailed wave packet calculations of the vibrational predissociation dynamics are performed to determine if the experimental results can be explained by the onset of IVR dynamics. The calculations and the experiment are in close accord for low vibrational levels. For higher levels, some, but not all, of the loss of experimental signal can be attributed to IVR. To test whether electronic relaxation dynamics are important for NeCl2 and ArCl2, excited state potential surfaces that incorporate spin orbit coupling effects are calculated. These surfaces are then used in a wave packet calculation that includes both vibrational predissociation and electronic predissociation dynamics. The results show that electronic predissociation is important for ArCl2 levels above v′ = 12. For NeCl2 the calculation suggests that the onset of electronic predissociation should occur for levels as low as v′ = 13 but may not contribute markedly to the observed loss of signal above v′ = 17. Suggestions are made for further studies of this puzzling problem.

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McKay, R., Browne, G., Carter, L., Cowan, E., Dunbar, G., Wilch, T., et al. (2009). The Stratigraphic Signature of the Late Cenozoic Antarctic Ice Sheets in the Ross Embayment. Geological Society of America Bulletin, 121(11-12), 1537-1561.

Abstract: A 1284.87-m-long sediment core (AND-1B) from beneath the McMurdo sector of the Ross Ice Shelf provides the most complete single section record to date of fluctuations of the Antarctic Ice Sheets over the last 13 Ma. The core contains a succession of subglacial, glacimarine, and marine sediments that comprise ~58 depositional sequences of possible orbital-scale duration. These cycles are constrained by a chronology based on biostratigraphic, magnetostratigraphic, and ⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar isotopic ages. Each sequence represents a record of a grounded ice-sheet advance and retreat cycle over the AND-1B drill site, and all sediments represent subglacial or marine deposystems with no subaerial exposure surfaces or terrestrial deposits. On the basis of characteristic facies within these sequences, and through comparison with sedimentation in modern glacial environments from various climatic and glacial settings, we identify three facies associations or sequence “motifs” that are linked to major changes in ice-sheet volume, glacial thermal regime, and climate. Sequence motif 1 is documented in the late Pleistocene and in the early Late Miocene intervals of AND-1B, and it is dominated by diamictite of subglacial origin overlain by thin mudstones interpreted as ice-shelf deposits. Motif 1 sequences lack evidence of subglacial meltwater and represent glaciation under cold, “polar”-type conditions. Motif 2 sequences were deposited during the Pliocene and early Pleistocene section of AND-1B and are characterized by subglacial diamictite overlain by a relatively thin proglacial-marine succession of mudstone-rich facies deposited during glacial retreat. Glacial minima are represented by diatom-bearing mudstone, and diatomite. Motif 2 represents glacial retreat and advance under a “subpolar” to “polar” style of glaciation that was warmer than present, but that had limited amounts of subglacial meltwater. Sequence motif 3 consists of subglacial diamictite that grades upward into a 5- to 10-m-thick proglacial retreat succession of stratified diamictite, graded conglomerate and sandstone, graded sandstone, and/or rhythmically stratified mudstone. Thick mudstone intervals, rather than diatomite-dominated deposition during glacial minima, suggest increased input of meltwater from nearby terrestrial sources during glacial minima. Motif 3 represents Late Miocene “subpolar”-style glaciation with significant volumes of glacially derived meltwater.

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Malcomnson, K. M., Christopher, A. N., Franzen, T., & Keyes, B. J. (2006). The Protestant Work Ethic, Religious Beliefs, and Homonegative Attitudes. Mental Health, Religion & Culture, 9(5), 435-447.

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of the Protestant Work Ethic (PWE) on negative attitudes towards gay men and lesbian women (homonegativity). The influence of religious beliefs and the notion of homosexuality as a choice were also examined in combination with PWE in regards to homonegativity. Previous research suggested that those who subscribe to the PWE have more negative attitudes towards societal out-groups (e.g., African-Americans). Thus, it was hypothesized that those with high PWE scores would display more homonegative attitudes. A significant correlation between PWE and homonegativity supported this hypothesis. Multiple regression analyses revealed that PWE interacted with religious beliefs, and religious beliefs interacted marginally with the idea of homosexuality as a choice. Those with high religious beliefs and who strongly believed that homosexuality was a choice were more likely to have negative attitudes towards homosexuals. The implications of these findings are discussed, with particular respect to reducing homonegative attitudes.

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Guenin-Lelle, D., & Harris, A. (2009). The Role of Music Festivals in the Cultural Renaissance of Southwest Louisiana in the Late Twentieth Century. Louisiana History, 50(4), 461-472.

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Togunde, D., & Rinkinen, J. (2009). Agents of Change: Gender Differences in Migration Intentions among University Undergraduates in Nigeria. International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, 4(2), 175-190.

Abstract: This paper draws on surveys/interviews with 678 Nigerian university undergraduates to examine migration intentions and to detect if gender differences exist in reasons to migrate (or not) to the United States. This study is unique by focusing on future migration among university students, whose views and migration plans have been neglected in previous studies. As a departure from few previous scholarships in Africa, the paper introduces two new variables: perception of America as a land of socio-economic opportunities and whether respondents actively participate in the U.S. Visa Lottery Program. Findings indicate that a higher proportion of males than females cites better employment opportunities as reason for planning to move. However, more females than males mention security and better infrastructures available in America as motives for wanting to emigrate within the next five years. A higher proportion of women than men mention social and cultural ties with homeland and perception of racism in America as factors discouraging them from wanting to live in the United States; whereas, more men than women wanting to stay in Nigeria refer to patriotism/love of homeland as reasons. Perception of America as a land of opportunities and active participation in the U.S. Visa Lottery Program are among significant predictors of intentions to migrate. Findings have implications for policies aimed at improving quality of life in Nigeria, thereby, reducing emigration of “future leaders of tomorrow”.

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Christopher, A. N., Saliba, L., & Deadmarsh, E. J. (2009). Materialism and Well-Being: The Mediating Effect of Locus of Control. Personality and Individual Differences, 46(7), 682-686.

Abstract: Previous research has established an inverse relationship between materialism and psychological wellbeing. To test the hypothesis that the link between materialism and well-being is due in part to an individual’s feelings of personal control, a sample of 440 adult Americans completed a widely-used materialism scale, the Levenson (1981) locus of control scales, and measure of positive and negative affect. Mediational analyses indicated that the significant relationship between materialism and negative affect was reduced significantly when powerful others and chance loci of control were each statistically controlled. Results are discussed with respect to the self-defeating cycle of using material possessions to boost affective well-being and in relation to other research that has explored reasons why materialism is related to lower level of psychological well-being. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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Perkins, E., Stephens, J., Xiang, H., & Lo, W. (2009). The Cost of Pediatric Stroke Acute Care in the United States. Stroke, 40(8), 2820-2827.

Abstract: Background and Purpose–The cost of pediatric stroke care has received little attention, but the available data suggest it is expensive. To determine the cost of acute stroke, we analyzed a US national database.Method–We used the Kids’ Inpatient Database (KID2003) to determine the hospital-based costs of acute stroke in children ages 3 months to 20 years. Discharges were selected if the first diagnostic position contained an International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision code pertaining to ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke. We examined the relationship between cost and stroke type by adjusting for variables that predict the cost of adult stroke.Results–There were 2224 pediatric cases, after statistical weighting, discharged with a diagnosis of hemorrhagic or ischemic stroke in KID2003. The estimated cost of acute pediatric stroke in the United States was $42 million in 2003. For the entire cohort, the mean cost of acute hospital care was $20 927 per discharge. The mean cost for ischemic stroke was $15 003, for intracerebral hemorrhage $24 117, and for subarachnoid hemorrhage $31 653. Stroke diagnosis, length of stay, hospital ownership, rural/urban teaching status, US geographical region, and discharge disposition were significantly associated with cost. Cost remained significantly associated with stroke diagnosis after adjusting for other predictors in the final multivariable regression model.Conclusions–Pediatric stroke is expensive, and the lifetime cost of care is likely greater for a child than an adult. The cost to the family and the larger society underscore the importance of pediatric stroke treatment and prevention.

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Baseball Team 1889
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As of July 1, 2009, Jennie Thomas will no longer be the Marilyn Crandell Schleg Archivist and Special Collections Librarian. She is moving on to the position of Archivist for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum’s new Library and Archives. For future reference requests, retrieval needs, etc. for Special Collections, here are your [...]
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Delta Tau Delta, 1969 Pay specific attention to the young man holding the dog on a leash, to the left of the woman in the center. This is Jim Whitehouse, ‘69, and his dog Brutus. In 1968, Brutus became the first ever canine Homecoming Queen, much to the dismay of the young ladies in the running. [...]
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Congratulations and best wishes to the Class of 2009! Farewell to former Special Collections’ students Hannah Schiewe, Erin Powell, Dorela Shuboni, and Sarah Julian! Audience at commencement, circa 1967. Gerald R. Ford at Albion's 1967 commencement. 1976 commencement with graduates, Kathy Condon and Chuck Cook Commencement 1977 Commencement 1978 Commencement 1978 Commencement 1982. Photo by R. Stewart Commencement 1993. Photo by John M. [...]
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Monday, April 13, 2009, marks the 266th anniversary of the third President of the United States, Thomas Jefferson, in 1743. In honor of Jefferson’s birthday, here is a look at one of the items in our rare books collection: Notes on the State of Virginia. Written by Thomas Jefferson. Illustrated with a map, including the [...]
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The strong relationship between Albion and its sister cities in France will soon benefit more community members and Albion College students and...
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Albion College professor emerita Robina Quale-Leach has been named the 2009 AARP Ethel Percy Andrus Award for Community Service winner...
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Albion College mathematics students posted an impressive showing in a regional competition. The team of Chen Chen, '11, of Jiangsu,...
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Michael Fentin, ’10, will have an incredible opportunity to show off his talent and leadership ability as he directs Betty’s...
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The Albion College British Eighth Marching Band took the stage of Goodrich Chapel Sunday for its annual indoor concert which...
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