The U.S. Census as a Crucible for Trust in Government

During the last four years the need for trustworthy leaders who possess both integrity and courage toaddress societal needs and inequities in the U.S. was highlighted, as has been the need for a trust-worthy government. A global pandemic and weakened economy have made it is highly unlikely that governments across the world will return to the old normal, but where do we go from here? Drawing upon the experience in U.S., I discuss what efforts are needed to rebuild accountability, trustworthy governments, and trust in public institutions across the globe. I discuss what the exercise of accountability involves, and describe how authentic evidence-building may support both accountability and trust-building. I also highlight some challenges and opportunities to build trustworthy government and increase trust in government.

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Risks Elaborated vs. Risks Downplayed: The Effect of Risk Comparisons in Mainstream Media During Covid-19 on Risk Perceptions and Anxiety Levels

Frontiers in Communication ◽

10.3389/fcomm.2021.646001 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 6 ◽

Author(s):

Ashley A. Anderson ◽

Gayathri Sivakumar

Keyword(s):

Undergraduate Students ◽

Risk Perceptions ◽

Mortality Rates ◽

Government Agencies ◽

Trust In Government ◽

Mainstream Media ◽

Anxiety Levels ◽

Low Levels ◽

Mountain West ◽

The U.S

This study examines the effects of risk comparisons in mainstream media during the Covid-19 outbreak that either expressed the severity of the outbreak or downplayed it by comparing the mortality rates of the disease to those of other risks. In an online experiment of undergraduate students at a large university in the U.S. Mountain West (n = 78) in early May 2020, we found that trust in government agencies played an important role in how people interpret risk messages in media. When the risks are amplified, those who hold low levels of trust in government agencies are more likely to report higher levels of anxiety. When risks are downplayed, people who hold high levels of trust in government agencies are more likely to report greater risk perceptions than those who hold low levels of trust in government agencies. The implications are discussed.

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Making and Selling Cars: Innovation and Change in the U.S. Automotive Industry. By James M. Rubinstein. Baltimore and London: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001. Pp. ix, 401. $45.00.

The Journal of Economic History ◽

10.1017/s0022050703542358 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 63 (3) ◽

pp. 910-913

Author(s):

ANTHONY PATRICK OBRIEN

Keyword(s):

Automotive Industry ◽

Johns Hopkins University ◽

Innovation And Change ◽

The U.S

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Historical Introduction

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100077670 ◽

1977 ◽

Vol 35 ◽

pp. 2-5

Author(s):

R. D. Heidenreich

Keyword(s):

Electron Emission ◽

Secondary Electron ◽

Secondary Electron Emission ◽

50Th Anniversary ◽

Secondary Emission ◽

Wave Nature ◽

Nobel Prize In Physics ◽

Primary Electrons ◽

The U.S ◽

Mutual Agreement

This program has been organized by the EMSA to commensurate the 50th anniversary of the experimental verification of the wave nature of the electron. Davisson and Germer in the U.S. and Thomson and Reid in Britian accomplished this at about the same time. Their findings were published in Nature in 1927 by mutual agreement since their independent efforts had led to the same conclusion at about the same time. In 1937 Davisson and Thomson shared the Nobel Prize in physics for demonstrating the wave nature of the electron deduced in 1924 by Louis de Broglie.The Davisson experiments (1921-1927) were concerned with the angular distribution of secondary electron emission from nickel surfaces produced by 150 volt primary electrons. The motivation was the effect of secondary emission on the characteristics of vacuum tubes but significant deviations from the results expected for a corpuscular electron led to a diffraction interpretation suggested by Elasser in 1925.

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Variations in Surface Textures of Quartz Sand using Electron Microscopy

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100069466 ◽

1970 ◽

Vol 28 ◽

pp. 494-495

Author(s):

Eugene J. Amaral

Keyword(s):

Electron Microscopy ◽

Glass Industry ◽

Glass Slide ◽

Distilled Water ◽

Early Paleozoic ◽

Secondary Effects ◽

Surface Textures ◽

High Silica ◽

Sand Deposit ◽

The U.S

Examination of sand grain surfaces from early Paleozoic sandstones by electron microscopy reveals a variety of secondary effects caused by rock-forming processes after final deposition of the sand. Detailed studies were conducted on both coarse (≥0.71mm) and fine (=0.25mm) fractions of St. Peter Sandstone, a widespread sand deposit underlying much of the U.S. Central Interior and used in the glass industry because of its remarkably high silica purity.The very friable sandstone was disaggregated and sieved to obtain the two size fractions, and then cleaned by boiling in HCl to remove any iron impurities and rinsed in distilled water. The sand grains were then partially embedded by sprinkling them onto a glass slide coated with a thin tacky layer of latex. Direct platinum shadowed carbon replicas were made of the exposed sand grain surfaces, and were separated by dissolution of the silica in HF acid.

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The Effects of Estradiol on Chronically Damaged Human Fallopian Tubes: A SEM Study

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100119934 ◽

1985 ◽

Vol 43 ◽

pp. 648-649

Author(s):

A. Toledo ◽

G. Stoelk ◽

M. Yussman ◽

R.P. Apkarian

Keyword(s):

Menstrual Cycle ◽

Epithelial Cell ◽

Secretory Cell ◽

Estrogen Therapy ◽

Fallopian Tubes ◽

Cell Surfaces ◽

Proliferative Phase ◽

Cyclic Patterns ◽

Sem Study ◽

The U.S

Today it is estimated that one of every three women in the U.S. will have problems achieving pregnancy. 20-30% of these women will have some form of oviductal problems as the etiology of their infertility. Chronically damaged oviducts present problems with loss of both ciliary and microvillar epithelial cell surfaces. Estradiol is known to influence cyclic patterns in secretory cell microvilli and tubal ciliogenesis, The purpose of this study was to assess whether estrogen therapy could stimulate ciliogenesis in chronically damaged human fallopian tubes.Tissues from large hydrosalpinges were obtained from six women undergoing tuboplastic repair while in the early proliferative phase of fheir menstrual cycle. In each case the damaged tissue was rinsed in heparinized Ringers-lactate and quartered.

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Antitrust: U.S. Supreme Court Affirms FTC Jurisdiction but Vacates Scope of Analysis on CDA Policy

The Journal of Law Medicine & Ethics ◽

10.1017/s1073110500012912 ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 27 (2) ◽

pp. 197-198

Author(s):

Joseph R. Zakhary

Keyword(s):

Public Relations ◽

Supreme Court ◽

Federal Trade Commission ◽

Ninth Circuit ◽

Court Of Appeals ◽

For Profit ◽

Rule Of Reason ◽

Antitrust Analysis ◽

Business Financing ◽

The U.S

In California Dental Association v. FTC, 119 S. Ct. 1604 (1999), the U.S. Supreme Court reviewed a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit that a nonprofit affiliation of dentists violated section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (FTCA), 15 U.S.C.A. § 45 (1998), which prohibits unfair competition. The Court examined two issues: (1) the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) jurisdiction over the California Dental Association (CDA); and (2) the proper scope of antitrust analysis. The Court unanimously held that CDA was subject to FTC's jurisdiction, but split 5-4 in its finding that the district court's use of abbreviated rule-of-reason analysis was inappropriate.CDA is a voluntary, nonprofit association of local dental societies. It boasts approximately 19,000 members, who constitute roughly threequarters of the dentists practicing in California. Although a nonprofit, CDA includes for-profit subsidiaries that financially benefit CDA members. CDA gives its members access to insurance and business financing, and lobbies and litigates on their behalf. Members also benefit from CDA marketing and public relations campaigns.

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Life Beyond 1MeV

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s1431927600000118 ◽

1980 ◽

Vol 38 ◽

pp. 30-33

Author(s):

K.H. Westmacott

Keyword(s):

Electron Microscopy ◽

Past Experience ◽

The Other ◽

Good Case ◽

Other Hand ◽

The U.S

Life beyond 1MeV – like life after 40 – is not too different unless one takes advantage of past experience and is receptive to new opportunities. At first glance, the returns on performing electron microscopy at voltages greater than 1MeV diminish rather rapidly as the curves which describe the well-known advantages of HVEM often tend towards saturation. However, in a country with a significant HVEM capability, a good case can be made for investing in instruments with a range of maximum accelerating voltages. In this regard, the 1.5MeV KRATOS HVEM being installed in Berkeley will complement the other 650KeV, 1MeV, and 1.2MeV instruments currently operating in the U.S. One other consideration suggests that 1.5MeV is an optimum voltage machine – Its additional advantages may be purchased for not much more than a 1MeV instrument. On the other hand, the 3MeV HVEM's which seem to be operated at 2MeV maximum, are much more expensive.

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