Thank you for inviting us onto your screen. We seek to provide a newsletter that will be an effective tool of communication regarding activities in the area of scholarship activities at SCSC. Should you have any questions, or need any help from us with your projects, please do not hesitate to ask. In this issue, we have news regarding: (a) the 2008 RAC/ACC conference, (b) recent publications and submissions, (c) 2007 IRAPS, and our (d) calendar of upcoming SCHOLAR sessions, and (e) our latest brain teasers. Sit back, relax, and discover the latest in scholarship activities at SCSC.      2007 has, thus far, been a banner year for scholarship at Sherman College. Publications, works in print or currently accepted are nearly double that of 2006. The Research Department would like to recognize those authors. Included among them are several recent graduates. We encourage our entire faculty and students to join the growing team of published authors, serving the greater cause of enhancing our professional knowledge base (see the following list).    Recent Publications and Presentations Boone R, Strange M, Trimpi J, Wills J, and Hawkins C. Quality Control in the Chiropractic Clinical Setting Utilizing Thermography Instrumentation as a Model. Journal of Vertebral Subluxation Research. Accepted July 2007. Boone R, Jonckheere E, Musuvathy S. A Visual Evaluation and Training Tool for Chiropractic education. February 6-9, 2007 Medicine Meets Virtual Reality Conference (Abstract). Fisher A,Boone R. Line Analysis of Radiographs Demonstrating Lumbarization or Sacralization: A Preliminary Study. Journal of Vertebral Subluxation Research. Accepted July 2007. Gibbon C, Seay C, Hart J. Reliability of a Temporal Artery Thermometer used for Mastoid Fossa Readings. Journal of Chiropractic Medicine. June 2007, pp. 66-9. Hart J. Clarification on History of the AP Open Mouth Radiograph. Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics [Letter]. May 2007, p. 332. Hart J, Omolo B, Boone R. Thermal Patterns and Health Perception. Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association. June 2007, pp. 106-111. Hart J. Correlation of Health Outcomes with Physician and Chiropractor Ratios in the U.S. Journal of Chiropractic Medicine. Accepted June, 2007. Hart J. Six-Minute Acclimated Thermal Scans and Health Perception. Journal of Vertebral Subluxation Research 2007; July 30: 1-5. Hart J. Five Minute Thermal Pattern Analysis and Health Perception: A Follow-Up Study. Journal of Vertebral Subluxation Research. Accepted July 2007. Luo G. Nanomaterials for Antimicrobial Applications and Pathogen Detection. Current Trends in Microbiology. Accepted May, 2007. McAllister W, Boone R, Chiropractic Care and Changes in Physical State and Self-Perceptions in Domains of Health Related Quality of Life Among Public Safety Personnel. Journal of Vertebral Subluxation Research. Accepted July 2007. Manuscripts Submitted for Conference Presentations RAC/ACC Conference   To date, the following abstracts have been submitted to the Association of Chiropractic College/Research Agenda Conference (ACC/RAC, March 2008) or the 2007 International Research and Philosophy Symposium (IRAPS). Boone R. Line Analysis of Radiographs Demonstrating Lumbarization or Sacralization: A Preliminary Study (ACC/RAC). Boone R. Chiropractic Care and Changes in Physical State and Self-perceptions in Domains of Health Related Quality of Life Among Public Safety Personnel (ACC/RAC). Welch A. Sympathetic and Parasympathetic Responses to Specific Chiropractic Adjustments of the Cervical and Thoracic Spine (ACC/RAC). Hart J. Correlation of Outcomes for Mississippi River States (ACC/RAC). Hart J. Thermal Patterns and Health Perception (ACC/RAC). Boone R. Quality Control in the Chiropractic Clinical Setting utilizing Thermography Instrumentation as a Model. (IRAPS). Hart J. Assessment for Mental Impulse. (IRAPS). Projects Underway Briggs L, Hart J, Boone WR. Revisiting the Effect of the Chiropractic Adjustment on Changes in Pupillary Diameter: A Model for Evaluating Somatovisceral Response. Welch A, Hart, J, Briggs L. Sympathetic and Parasympathetic Responses to Specific Chiropractic Adjustments of the Cervical and Thoracic Spine for Correction of Vertebral Subluxation. Boone R, Jonckheere E, Musuvathy S. A Visual Evaluation and Training Tool for Chiropractic Education. Boone WR. Reliability of Leg-Length Assessments in Subluxated and un-Subluxated Subjects. Boone WR, Hart J, Normative Data for Heart Rate Variability (HRV). Briggs L. Repeatability of Edge Light Pupil Cycle Time under variable Light Conditions: A pilot Study. Briggs L. The Use of the PulStar FRAS As An Objective Teaching Tool for Static Palpations Briggs L. Reproducibility of Congruence Methods of Analysis of the Surface Area of Atlas Condyle Articular Facets Briggs L. The Use of CT Scan for Determining Surface area Congruence of the Atlas/Condyle Articulation Decken W. Changes in Team Rowing Competition Performance in a Population Receiving Chiropractic Care. Boone WR. College Health Center Demographics and Patient Care. Rush P. The Development and Implementation of an Innovative Approach to Didactic and Practical Instruction.   Recent Equipment Gifts to the Research Department   The College would like to thank Dr. John Willis for his gift of a B-200. This apparatus measures full range of motion (Please see photo at left). We sincerely thank Dr. Willis for his generosity and encourage faculty and students to visit the Research Department to look it over for its potential for research.      International Research and Philosophy Symposium (IRAPS)   Plans for the 2007 IRAPS are well underway. The conference theme pertains to the mental impulse. Details are available at:  http://www.sherman.edu/edu/continued/iraps.html There will be two $250 cash awards for the best philosophy and research presentations. Best presentations for the 2006 Conference can be found at:  http://www.sherman.edu/edu/continued/iraps2006.html   Sherman College Helping Other Learn About Research (SCHOLAR) Update   Future Scholar Programs for the Summer Quarter are scheduled as follows and will be held at the 10:00 break in Room 38: August 8, 2007 September 5, 2007   Brain Teasers Past winners have been Susan Newlin, Mitzi Schwartzbauer, Cathy Schockley (Congratulations!) Who will be next? Where is hemoglobin found in the plant kingdom? How do you get a sailboat to go forward when sailing into the wind? Forget the motor. What is the stink-bomb tree, and why is it so named? If the ratio of weight to height is 2.5, and the person weighs 150 lbs, how tall would they be if they weighed 180 lbs to maintain the same ratio? First person to email rboone@sherman.edu with all correct answers wins a $25.00 gift certificate for lunch at Abby's Grill in downtown Spartanburg.