Saint Anselm College

About: Saint Anselm College is a education organization based out in Manchester, New Hampshire, United States. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Nurse education & Extinction (psychology). The organization has 255 authors who have published 522 publications receiving 7222 citations.

Correlations of correlations: Secondary autocorrelations in finite harmonic systems.

Abstract: The momentum or velocity autocorrelation function C(t) for a tagged oscillator in a finite harmonic system decays like that of an infinite system for short times, but exhibits erratic behavior at longer time scales. We introduce the autocorrelation function of the long-time noisy tail of C(t) ("a correlation of the correlation"), which characterizes the distribution of recurrence times. Remarkably, for harmonic systems with same-mass particles this secondary correlation may coincide with the primary correlation C(t) (when both functions are normalized) either exactly, or over a significant initial time interval. When the tagged particle is heavier than the rest, the equality does not hold, correlations show nonrandom long-time scale pattern, and higher-order correlations converge to the lowest normal mode.

Every cog and wheel: Unraveling biocomplexity at the genomic and phenotypic level in a population complex of Chinook salmon

Abstract: Genomic diversity is the fundamental building block of biodiversity and the necessary ingredient for adaptation Our rapidly increasing ability to quantify functional, compositional, and structural genomic diversity of populations forces the question of how to balance conservation goals – should the focus be on important functional diversity and key life history traits or on maximizing genomic diversity as a whole? Specifically, the intra-specific diversity (biocomplexity) comprised of phenotypic and genetic variation can determine the ability of a population to respond to changing environmental conditions Here, we explore the biocomplexity of California’s Central Valley Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) population complex at the genomic level Notably, despite apparent gene flow among individuals with the same migration (life history) phenotypes inhabiting different tributaries, each group is characterized by a surprising component of unique genomic diversity Our results emphasize the importance of formulating conservation goals focused on maintaining biocomplexity at both the phenotypic and genotypic level Doing so will maintain the species’ adaptive potential and increase the probability of persistence of the population complex despite changing environmental pressures

Exploring HRT: Gauging the Benefits, Risks, and Unknowns of Hormone Replacement Therapy

Abstract: Making a decision about HRT may seem more difficult now than ever before, but one thing is clear: It's a highly personal decision that each woman must make after discussing it with her health care provider. Nearly 1.3 million women reach menopause in the U.S. each year and the number is growing as the baby‐boom generation reaches midlife. During the decision‐making process, it's important to discuss a woman's reasons for considering or taking HRT as well as her personal risk profile. No particular approach is the "best" one. Instead, what is most important is helping individual women to choose the course that best suits them.

Experience and Reason in Einstein's Epistemology

Abstract: Albert Einstein insists that his epistemology made his discovery of relativity possible He believed it was his understanding of the relationship of experience and reason that allowed him to reconsider certain “truths” of physics Specifically, he believed that reality and thought were independent but related, and that conceptual systems are independent of but conditioned by experience Failure to understand the relation between experience and reason had, Einstein believed, limited progress in science His understanding of the relation, on the other hand, enabled him to formulate relativity theory and therefore provides one example of the relevance of philosophy to scientific inquiry