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Comparing Effectiveness of Antidepressants for Nursing Home Residents With Dementias and Depressive Symptoms
Conflicts of Interest S.L., M.A., and Y.Y. received fundings from the National Institute on Aging. K.L.L. received funding from the National Institute on Aging and consulting fees from Exponent on projects unrelated to this manuscript. B.R.O. received consulting fees from Seelos Therapeutics, participated on Data Safety Monitoring Boards of Lexeo Therapeutics and the Institute for Molecular Medicine.
Impact of diet, dissolved oxygen concentration, and stocking density on channel catfish ( Ictalurus punctatus ) production performance
Filename Description jwas70111-sup-0001-TableS1-S2.docxWord 2007 document , 28.4 KB Table S1. Proximate analysis and body composition of channel catfish () after an 8-week growth trial where fish were fed two different diets at two different dissolved oxygen concentrations and stocked at two densities. Body mass was used as a covariate where noted. Table S2.
Effect of dissolved oxygen and aeration management on nitrification in catfish ponds
1 INTRODUCTION Dissolved oxygen concentration is the initial water quality parameter that limits the production potential of ictalurid catfishes raised in ponds and can reduce feed consumption by up to 45% over a production cycle (Torrans, 2005). Total ammonia, and more specifically un-ionized (toxic) ammonia, is widely regarded as the second water quality parameter that reduces the production performance of ictalurid catfishes (Hargreaves & Tucker, 2003; Zhou & Boyd, 2015).
Postprandial oxygen consumption, ammonia excretion and carbon dioxide production of channel and blue catfish
1 INTRODUCTION Excretion and metabolism are two physiological processes inextricably linked to fish performance, aquaculture production and aquaculture system design and performance. Upon consumption of a meal, metabolism of animals increases to support oxygen demand of tissues involved in the process of digestion.
Fish production, water quality, and the role of nitrification as an ammonia removal process in intensively aerated hybrid catfish ponds
1 INTRODUCTION Aquaculture production—regardless of the type of culture system—is limited by a series of factors that shift progressively from food availability, to dissolved oxygen (DO) supply, to accumulation of growth-limiting waste products, such as ammonia and carbon dioxide (Colt & Orwicz, 1991; Tucker & Hargreaves, 2012). After meeting the nutritional needs of fish, approaches to overcoming the remaining environmental limiting factors vary greatly depending upon the type of culture system.
Communicating for Sustainability in the Digital Age: Toward a New Paradigm of Literacy
This is an early access version, the complete PDF, HTML, and XML versions will be available soon. Open AccessArticle by Brian L.
The Digital Authoritarian: On the Evolution and Spread of Toxic Leadership
1. Introduction Ours is a digital world. As such, we are almost entirely dependent on digital technologies for news, entertainment, communication, and commerce. On one hand, life in a digital world offers unparalleled convenience, connectivity, and access to information, potentially empowering us in unprecedented ways.
The Digital Mind: How Computers (Re)Structure Human Consciousness
Open AccessArticle by Brian L. Ott Department of Communication, Missouri State University, Springfield, MO 65897, USA Philosophies 2023, 8(1), 4; https://doi.org/10.3390/philosophies8010004 (registering DOI) Received: 21 December 2022 / Revised: 6 January 2023 / Accepted: 7 January 2023 / Published: 11 January 2023 Abstract : Technologies of communication condition human sense-making.
Why Donald Trump’s Return to Twitter Would Be So Dangerous - The New York Times
Opinion|I Studied Trump’s Twitter Use for Six Years. Prepare for the Worst. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/20/opinion/donald-trump-twitter-return.html Guest Essay Nov. 20, 2022, 12:40 p.m. ET Donald Trump typing on a mobile phone during a roundtable discussion in the State Dining Room at the White House in June 2020.Credit...Leah Millis/Reuters Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share. By Brian L.
Look at 3 enduring stories Americans tell about guns to understand the debate over them
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Look at 3 enduring stories Americans tell about guns to understand the debate over them
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Look at 3 enduring stories Americans tell about guns to understand the debate over them
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Look at 3 enduring stories Americans tell about guns to understand the debate over them
The United States has struggled with a spate of horrific mass shootings. As is often the case, people try to make sense of the violence by talking about what happened. The discussion usually gravitates toward two familiar poles: gun control on one end, and personal liberty on the other. But despite all the talk, not much changes.
Effectiveness of barrier devices, high-volume evacuators, and extraoral suction devices on reducing dental aerosols for the dental operator
Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the importance of minimizing exposure to aerosols generated during dental procedures. The authors’ objective was to measure the aerosolized particles in the breathing zone of operators using several facial protection and filtration methods. Methods Twenty-one dentists performed maxillary anterior incisor veneer preparations using a microscope and drape and loupes with or without a face shield.
Hybrid cloud management without the angst: HPE GreenLake Management Services
As businesses add new venues for IT assets, the complexity of managing everything increases. HPE GreenLake Management Services lifts the burden from your shoulders. By Brian Ott, Vice President, HPE GreenLake Hybrid Cloud Managed Services Practice It’s pretty much conventional wisdom these days to say that the world is hybrid, and becoming more so. But more than that, the nature of hybrid cloud is evolving quickly, as we move towards cloud-everywhere models.
Trump impeachment trial acquittal could end up being good for democracy
Brian L. Ott and Greg Dickinson For the second time in a little over a year, the Senate has voted to acquit former President Donald Trump of high crimes and misdemeanors. It is difficult to imagine two more heinous assaults on American democracy than soliciting foreign influence in a U.S. election or inciting an insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. These are offenses whose underlying facts have never been in dispute.
Tanden vs. Trump: Who's worse? Who cares. The real question is much bigger than Twitter.
Brian L. Ott For the past decade, Neera Tanden has served as president and CEO of the Center for American Progress, a self-described “independent nonpartisan policy institute … dedicated to improving the lives of all Americans, through bold, progressive ideas.” Given the left-leaning character of this think tank, it is not surprising that Tanden, President Joe Biden’s pick to head the Office of Management and Budget, took quite a few swipes at Republicans during her time as CEO.
Tanden vs. Trump: Who's worse? Who cares. The real question is much bigger than Twitter.
Brian L. Ott For the past decade, Neera Tanden has served as president and CEO of the Center for American Progress, a self-described “independent nonpartisan policy institute … dedicated to improving the lives of all Americans, through bold, progressive ideas.” Given the left-leaning character of this think tank, it is not surprising that Tanden, President Joe Biden’s pick to head the Office of Management and Budget, took quite a few swipes at Republicans during her time as CEO.
Communications professor says Twitter and Facebook show just how problematic social media is when it comes to informing and educating the public
Social media has steadily overtaken television and print as the primary way most people get news and information. When new technologies come on the scene, there are often serious, unintended ramifications. Twitter's platform in particular is biased and favors the spread of redunctionistic, emotional, and uncivil discourse, and is now a breeding ground for hate and violence.
Trump ban won't solve deeper Twitter problem: Vitriol and violence that threaten democracy Original
Brian L. Ott and Greg Dickinson Twitter's decision last week to permanently ban President Donald Trump from its platform is, on first blush, somewhat surprising. After all, for more than four years, Twitter has twisted itself into pretzels trying to justify why it was not banning him for clear violations of its policies (against hate and incitement to violence). It even invented a whole new set of rules about world leaders to justify its tortured decision not to ban Trump.
The Twitter Presidency: How Donald Trump's Tweets Undermine Democracy and Threaten Us All
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Democracy in Trump era is dying tweet by tweet and we won't see the big picture for years
Brian L. Ott, Opinion contributor Published 4:00 a.m. ET June 21, 2019 Trump's fractured rhetoric is like the dots in a pointillist painting. By the time the microbursts come into focus, America may be unrecognizable. In the late 1800s, Georges Seurat and Paul Signac developed an innovative painting technique that came to be known as pointillism. The technique involves placing thousands of individual dots of color on a canvas, which when viewed from a distance, form a cohesive image.
Donald Trump really is 'crying out' for impeachment. It's the ultimate victim card.
Brian L. Ott, Opinion contributor Published 7:00 a.m. ET May 24, 2019 Impeachment would help Trump paint himself as a victim of the system he oversees. Voters must reject this dangerous, self-serving rhetoric in 2020. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she’s concerned for President Donald Trump’s well-being. “I wish that his family or his administration or his staff would have an intervention for the good of the country,” Pelosi said at her weekly news conference.
Donald Trump’s Unrelenting and Unapologetic White Rage – The Moderate Voice
By, Brian L. Ott Having spent two years studying President Trump’s rhetoric, I have come to the conclusion that white rage is the sole basis of his rhetorical style. White rage, as I am using it here, describes a widely shared and fully embodied cultural sentiment; it is a sort of deep-seated public emotion rooted in centuries-old structures of racism. White rage is typically expressed or enacted in one of two ways.
Trump never transitioned away from campaign rhetoric
President TrumpDonald John TrumpNorth Korea fires short-range projectiles, South says Kim Kardashian helps secure prison release for low-level drug offender Trump adviser Kudlow: 'We're killing it on the economy' MORE held a large, raucous campaign rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan in late March. It was heralded by the Daily Beast as “a taste of President Trump’s 2020 Make America Great Again Again pitch,” a preview of the rhetoric we can expect from the president in the upcoming campaign.
Twitter usage is positively correlated to narcissism and Machiavellianism - and this isn’t where our politics should live
Twitter usage is positively correlated to narcissism and Machiavellianism. This isn't where the commons should live. In 1985, media critic Neil Postman authored the best-selling book, “Amusing Ourselves to Death,” in which he argued that the ascendancy of television was destroying public discourse in America.
The dangers of digital politics
(Getty/Photo Montage by Salon) Twitter usage is positively correlated to narcissism and Machiavellianism. This isn't where the commons should live Brian L. Ott May 2, 2019 11:00PM (UTC) In 1985, media critic Neil Postman authored the best-selling book, “Amusing Ourselves to Death,” in which he argued that the ascendancy of television was destroying public discourse in America.
Money couldn’t buy the coverage Trump got in ’16. Will 2020 be better?
Donald Trump speaking with supporters at a campaign rally at Fountain Park in Fountain Hills, Arizona, by Gage Skidmore. by Brian L. Ott April 13, 2019 written by Salon April 13, 2019 Despite all of his bellowing about "fake news," Trump benefited greatly from the news coverage of the last election.
The news media helped Trump win in 2016 -- here's what needs to change for 2020
As much as President Trump likes to (mis)represent the mainstream media as “the opposition party,” “fake news,” and even “the enemy of the people,” the truth is that he benefited greatly from news media coverage and reporting during the 2016 US presidential campaign. # p #1_10 # ad skipped = NULL # This article first appeared in Salon.
How to interpret Trump's Twitter response to the Mueller report
Special counsel Robert MuellerRobert Swan MuellerSasse: US should applaud choice of Mueller to lead Russia probe MORE recently submitted his final report regarding potential collusion between the Trump campaign and the Russian government to Attorney General William BarrWilliam Pelham BarrSchiff brushes off calls for resignation: 'I am more than used to attacks by my GOP colleagues' MORE. Two days later, Barr released a four-page letter summarizing the key findings of the report.
Trump Claims He's Been "Exonerated" By the Mueller Probe, Which He'd Labeled A "Witchhunt"
Donald Trump. Photo: Gage Skidmore--Flickr. On March 22, 2019, Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III submitted his final report regarding potential collusion between the Trump campaign and the Russian government to Attorney General William Barr. Two days later, Barr released a four-page letter summarizing the key findings of the report.
Donald Trump's rhetoric didn't cause Christchurch shootings, but it sure invited it
As someone who has spent his entire professional life studying rhetoric, I can confidently say that President Donald Trump’s rhetoric did not cause the horrific terrorist attack on two mosques in New Zealand last week that left 50 people dead. Quite simply, rhetoric does not work that way. It does not directly cause violence because it cannot “force” persons to behave violently. Rhetoric works, rather, by way of invitation. It asks things of us.
Donald Trump's rhetoric didn't cause Christchurch shootings, but it sure invited it
As someone who has spent his entire professional life studying rhetoric, I can confidently say that President Donald Trump’s rhetoric did not cause the horrific terrorist attack on two mosques in New Zealand last week that left 50 people dead. Quite simply, rhetoric does not work that way. It does not directly cause violence because it cannot “force” persons to behave violently. Rhetoric works, rather, by way of invitation. It asks things of us.
Donald Trump's rhetoric didn't cause Christchurch shootings, but it sure invited it
Brian L. Ott, Opinion contributor Published 3:15 a.m. ET March 20, 2019 Donald Trump invites us to follow our worst impulses. He invites us to be our worst selves. As someone who has spent his entire professional life studying rhetoric, I can confidently say that President Donald Trump’s rhetoric did not cause the horrific terrorist attack on two mosques in New Zealand last week that left 50 people dead. Quite simply, rhetoric does not work that way.
President Donald Trump or President Sean Hannity? Fox News host has dangerous influence.
Brian L. Ott, Opinion contributor Published 11:27 a.m. PT March 8, 2019 Fox News host Sean Hannity and President Trump may be a lot closer than anyone imagined, according to New York Magazine, having bedtime phone calls with each other most weeknights. Nathan Rousseau Smith has the details. Buzz60 Is there anyone who believes Trump is the one telling Hannity what to say? He has become a mouthpiece for Fox News generally and Hannity specifically.
President Donald Trump or President Sean Hannity? Fox News host has dangerous influence.
After spending two years carefully studying President Donald Trump’s rhetoric — listening to his speeches, watching videos of his political rallies, and analyzing his tweets — I came to one unambiguous conclusion: Sean Hannity is the most powerful and dangerous person in America. After the 2016 presidential election, many people feared that Fox News would become a mouthpiece for the president, amplifying his message of division and hate. The truth, however, is significantly more alarming.
President Donald Trump or President Sean Hannity? Fox News host has dangerous influence.
After spending two years carefully studying President Donald Trump’s rhetoric — listening to his speeches, watching videos of his political rallies, and analyzing his tweets — I came to one unambiguous conclusion: Sean Hannity is the most powerful and dangerous person in America. After the 2016 presidential election, many people feared that Fox News would become a mouthpiece for the president, amplifying his message of division and hate. The truth, however, is significantly more alarming.
President Donald Trump or President Sean Hannity? Fox News host has dangerous influence.
Brian L. Ott, Opinion contributor Published 6:00 a.m. ET March 8, 2019 Is there anyone who believes Trump is the one telling Hannity what to say? He has become a mouthpiece for Fox News generally and Hannity specifically. After spending two years carefully studying President Donald Trump’s rhetoric — listening to his speeches, watching videos of his political rallies, and analyzing his tweets — I came to one unambiguous conclusion: Sean Hannity is the most powerful and dangerous person in America.
By giving ‘a-plus treatment’ to Alabama tornado victims, Trump decides which lives matter - and which do not
by Brian L. Ott March 6, 2019 written by Salon March 6, 2019 Why Trump's response to Alabama tornadoes is different from his response to California wildfires and Hurricane Maria. How a person responds in times of tragedy and hardship reveals their true character. I’m not talking about made up tragedies like the ludicrous national emergency the president recently declared at the southern border of the U.S., though that too speaks volumes about the president’s character.
“A-plus treatment” for Alabama tornado victims: Trump decides which lives matter - and which do not
Residents look for belongings March 4, 2019 at a home after it was destroyed in a tornado in Beauregard, Alabama. (AP/Getty/Salon) Why Trump's response to Alabama tornados is different from his response to California wildfires and Hurricane Maria Brian L. Ott March 6, 2019 1:25PM (UTC) Correction: An earlier version of this story incorrectly reported that 25 people died in the Camp Fire. The correct death toll stands at 85. The story has been changed to reflect that fact.
Donald J. Trump and the Politics of White Rage, 1st Edition
Donald J. Trump and the Politics of White Rage, 1st Edition Description The Twitter Presidency explores the rhetorical style of President Donald J. Trump, attending to both his general manner of speaking as well as to his preferred modality. Trump’s manner, the authors argue, reflects an aesthetics of white rage, and it is rooted in authoritarianism, narcissism, and demagoguery.
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