• Music & surgery
A new study from the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine found that music can be a viable alternative to sedatives for reducing anxiety before an anesthetic procedure. Researchers found similar levels of anxiety reduction in patients who took midazolam, a sedative used to reduce anxiety before surgery, and patients who listened to an eight-minute song that was designed by sound therapists to be calming. “Our findings show that there are drug-free alternatives to help calm a patient before certain procedures,” said lead author Veena Graff. (EDITORS: Additional information)
• Eyes & motion
Aging diminishes the ability of the eyes to focus up close. Research from neuroscientist Johannes Burge of the University of Pennsylvania and others found that monovision, a lens correction that provides “near vision” to one eye and “far vision” to the other, can cause dramatic misperceptions of distance and 3D direction for moving objects. “Imagine you’re riding in a car, pulling up to an intersection,” Burge said. “A cyclist in cross-traffic is going by at 15 miles per hour. If you calculate it out, the misperception of depth will be about nine feet. That’s a big deal. That’s the width of a traffic lane.” The finding could have public health and public safety implications. (EDITORS: Additional information)
• Bias in hiring
Research by from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania aims to pioneer an innovative way for researchers to study hiring practices and uncover biases. Called incentivized resumé rating, hiring managers knowingly review and rate fake resumes and are then matched with real-life candidates based on their expressed preferences. The research has uncovered evidence of how bias against women and minority job candidates can seep into the hiring process. “It’s important to know what opportunities are being made available to top-tier college grads and whether those opportunities are equal,” said Corinne Low, who teaches economics and public policy. (EDITORS: Additional information)
• Immigrants & assimilation
Immigrants are often encouraged to assimilate in order to appear less threatening to the culture and national identity of the host population. But new research from University of Pennsylvania political scientist Nicholas Sambanis suggests that cultural integration does not eliminate bias and discrimination toward immigrants when ethno-religious differences are obvious, for example, when someone is wearing culturally or religiously distinctive clothing. This newest work explored the causes of discrimination against Muslim immigrants in Germany. (EDITORS: Additional information)
• Mosquitoes & parasites
For a parasite to be transmitted by an insect to a human, it needs to have a way of sticking to the insides of the insect host. If they can’t, they’ll likely pass through before they can cause disease. Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania and Penn State Brandywine recently discovered a new approach to studying this “sticking” process. Using a parasite that infects mosquitoes but doesn’t cause disease, the scientists found they could replicate in the lab many features of the adherence mechanism that are shared by a larger group of parasites that cause significant global illnesses, including Chagas disease, African sleeping sickness and leishmaniasis. The researchers are hopeful that by identifying proteins responsible for adherence they may turn up new targets for treating these infections. (EDITORS: Additional information)
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Sheehan's Top Ten Finish at Mid-Ohio a Taste of More to Come
Lexington, OH - August 12, 2019 - Round 8 of the 2019 Trans Am presented by Pirelli Championship TA2 Class powered by AEM saw a huge field of 30 cars line-up at Mid-Ohio Sportscar Course for one of the most competitive events of the season. After the disappointment of the previous weekend at Indianapolis, it represented an excellent opportunity for Tom Sheehan to rejoin battle with the pacesetters and he grabbed it with both hands to record a strong top-ten finishing position and lay down a platform for the rest of the season’s events on the horizon.
The weekend billed the First Energy Muscle Car Challenge shared the MidWest race track with the NASCAR Xfinity Series - Sheehan eased the No. 97 LTK Insulation Technologies Ford Mustang into competition with a midfield time of 1:28:203 in test session 2. He improved on that to record 1:27:940 on lap 9 of the first official practice session and was quicker again at 1:26:857.
P13 on the grid in a time of 1:27:034 was satisfactory but the race itself, the First Energy presents the Muscle Car Challenge race, saw him move up to P11 by lap 22, P10 by lap 24 and his finishing position of P9 on lap 30. Three caution periods in the race kept the cars close together, but also meant it was hard for the drivers to maintain momentum through the middle part of the race. Traffic problems prevented further progress through the field but this was a performance the Damon Racing team could be proud of as it lay down a marker for the racing ahead. Tom, who is based in Bow, New Hampshire, notched his fastest lap of the race on lap 9 recording a time of 1:27:682.
Tom was understandably upbeat when we caught up with him after the race, "We finished up the weekend with a finish we can build on." he said, before adding, "The Damon Racing team worked tirelessly to improve our package. We just got a bit behind the changing track conditions but it's always a positive to get a top ten result."
Acknowledging the strength and depth of the competition he noted, "The Mid-Ohio TA2 field was stacked with talent. We haven’t hit our stride yet but it's on to Road America. We will debrief, learn and move forward."
Moving forward for the Trans Am roadshow means rolling on to the great state of Wisconsin, as next up for the Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli will be the Ryan Companies Road America Classic August 22-24. For live timing and scoring, event photos and post-race recap videos visit GoTransAm.com. For live race updates follow @GoTransAm on Twitter.
Keep up with Trans Am driver Tom Sheehan on social media – Facebook page is Damon Racing; Instagram is TomSheehanTA97 and Twitter give us a follow @TomTA2_97.
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