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Individual Consistencies in Kinesthetic Figural Aftereffects

A study of kinesthetic figural aftereffects in 32 Ss showed consistency within each of two testing sessions with respect to baseline judgments and magnitude of the aftereffect. Between testing sessions, however, there was no personal consistency in magnitude of kinesthetic figural aftereffects, although there was highly stable performance on a concealed-figures test, a measure of the field-articulation cognitive control. The data are discussed in terms of their relevance for measurement of traits and organismic states.
A 5.3GHz digital-to-time-converter-based fractional-N all-digital PLL

Advanced deep-submicron CMOS processes are well-suited for a digital implementation of phase-locked loop-(PLL) based frequency synthesizers. Recently, several RF all-digital phase-locked loops (ADPLL) have been reported [2,4,5]. While ADPLLs come close to achieving the phase-noise performance of analog PLLs, the in-band spur level requirement is still challenging. In this paper we present a new digital-to-time-converter-(DTC) based ADPLL architecture where the time resolution can be easily scaled.
Chlamydospore formation on Staib agar as a species‐specific characteristic of Candida dubliniensis

Staib agar (Syn. Guizotia abyssinica creatinine agar) was evaluated for differentiation between the highly related yeast species Candida albicans and Candida dubliniensis. On these agar plates C. dubliniensis formed rough colonies due to mycelial growth and produced abundant chlamydospores whereas C. albicans grew only in smooth colonies and without chlamydospore formation. The rough colonies of C. dubliniensis could be readily distinguished from the smooth C. albicans colonies. These results demonstrate that, under certain growth conditions, mycelial growth with chlamydospore formation is a species‐specific marker that can be used for the identification of C. dubliniensis.
Identification of Gifted Students: An Analysis of Criteria Preferred by Preservice Teachers, Classroom Teachers, and Teachers of the Gifted

This study describes criteria preferred by teachers when recommending students for gifted programs. It also examines differences between expert and novice teachers of the gifted by comparing the preferences of preservice teachers, classroom teachers, and teachers of the gifted. The sample included 308 subjects from three states with varying definitions of giftedness. Subjects were asked to indicate preferences from a list of 18 possible criteria. Overall, the criteria of: creativity, learns quickly and easily, initiates own learning, and curiosity, were chosen most frequently. Chi square analysis indicated several criteria for which there were significant differences among the three groups of teachers. Discriminant function analysis provided functions that distinguished among all three groups as well as between classroom teachers and teachers of the gifted. Criteria preferred by teachers of the gifted were more consistent with theorists' recommendations than were those of either classroom or preservice teachers. Implications for identification and teacher training are discussed.
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Social Ties and Word-of-Mouth Referral Behavior

This article presents a network analysis of word-of-mouth referral behavior in a natural environment. The relational properties of tie strength and homophily were employed to examine referral behavior at micro and macro levels of inquiry. The study demonstrates different roles played by weak and strong social ties. At the macro level, weak ties displayed an important bridging function, allowing information to travel from one distinct subgroup of referral actors to another subgroup in the broader social system. At the micro level, strong and homophilous ties were more likely to be activated for the flow of referral information. Strong ties were also perceived as more influential than weak ties, and they were more likely to be utilized as sources of information for related goods.
The Dynamical Manin–Mumford Conjecture and the Dynamical Bogomolov Conjecture for split rational maps

We prove the Dynamical Bogomolov Conjecture for endomorphisms of P^1\times P^1 defined over a number field. We use the equidistribution theorem for points of small height with respect to an algebraic dynamical system, combined with a theorem of Levin regarding symmetries of the Julia set. Using a specialization theorem of Yuan and Zhang, we prove the Dynamical Manin-Mumford Conjecture for endomorhisms of P^1\times P^1 defined over the complex numbers.
The potential impact of third‐wave technologies on organisations

New technologies are revolutionising the world of work. They have already become an integral part of organisations throughout the world, driving the growth of the two most powerful new forces in the global economy – cyberspace and computing power. In turn, these are creating formidable new challenges for all organisations. This article describes these new and emergent technologies. It then looks at their effects on traditional “second‐wave” organisations and management practices in recent years and their potential impact over the next 20 years. It goes on to examine some ways that leaders of organisations can deal with the impact of new technologies on their organisations and employees. It concludes by leaving the reader with some, as yet, unanswered questions about these new technologies and their possible effects on organisations in the near future.
The Utility of Mitochondrial and Y Chromosome Phylogenetic Data to Improve Correction for Population Stratification

Genome-wide association (GWA) studies have become a standard approach for discovering and validating genomic polymorphisms putatively associated with phenotypes of interest. Accounting for population structure in GWA studies is critical to attain unbiased parameter measurements and control Type I error. One common approach to accounting for population structure is to include several principal components derived from the entire autosomal dataset, which reflects population structure signal. However, knowing which components to include is subjective and generally not conclusive. We examined how phylogenetic signal from mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and chromosome Y (chr:Y) markers is concordant with principal component data based on autosomal markers to determine whether mtDNA and chr:Y phylogenetic data can help guide principal component selection. Using HAPMAP and other original data from individuals of multiple ancestries, we examined the relationships of mtDNA and chr:Y phylogenetic signal with the autosomal PCA using best subset logistic regression. We show that while the two approaches agree at times, this is independent of the component order and not completely represented in the Eigen values. Additionally, we use simulations to demonstrate that our approach leads to a slightly reduced Type I error rate compared to the standard approach. This approach provides preliminary evidence to support the theoretical concept that mtDNA and chr:Y data can be informative in locating the PCs that are most associated with evolutionary history of populations that are being studied, although the utility of such information will depend on the specific situation.
A longitudinal study of mothers' speech to preverbal Down's Syndrome infants

Ten mothers were videotaped at home while playing with their Down's Syndrome infant and a standard set of toys. The visits commenced when the infants were 12 months and they were at approximately six-weekly intervals until the infants were 24 months old. As well as analysing maternal speech, records were also made of the infants' vocalizations and play actions. It was found that the mothers' speech changed over the year even though the children's vocalizations remained constant. Changes in the children's play actions appeared to influence mothers' speech. These findings illustrate the need to examine mother-child interactions within a broad framework, embracing nonverbal as well as verbal behaviours. The implications for intervention strategies are also discussed.
Studies of human physique and sexual attractiveness: Sexual preferences of men and women in China

Men and women at Northwest University (n = 631), Xi'an, China, were asked to rate the attractiveness of male or female figures manipulated to vary somatotype, waist‐to‐hip ratio (WHR), secondary sexual traits, and other features. In study 1, women rated the average masculine somatotype as most attractive, followed by the mesomorphic (muscular), ectomorphic (slim), and endomorphic (heavily built) somatotypes, in descending order of preference. In study 2, the amount and distribution of masculine trunk (chest and abdominal) hair were altered progressively in a series of front‐posed figures. Women rated figures with no or little trunk hair as most attractive. Study 3 assessed the attractiveness of front‐posed male figures which varied only in length of their nonerect penis. Numerical ratings for this trait were low, but moderate lengthening of the penis (22% or 33% above average) resulted in a significant increase in scores for attractiveness. In study 4, Chinese men rated the attractiveness of back‐posed female images varying in waist‐to‐hip ratio (WHR from 0.5–1.0). The 0.6 WHR figure was most preferred, followed by 0.7, while figures with higher ratios (0.9 or 1.0) were significantly less attractive. Study 5 rated the attractiveness of female skin color: men expressed a marked preference for images which were lighter in color, as compared to images of average or darker skin colors. These results, the first of their kind reported for a Chinese population, support the view that sexual selection has influenced the evolution of human physique and sexual attractiveness in men and women. Am. J. Hum. Biol. 19:88–95, 2007. © 2006 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
The relationship between autobiographical memory and depression in survivors of childhood sexual abuse

summary . I1 Declarations . 1-2 Ethics Proposal . 2-1 Appendix A Dissociative Experiences Scale . 2-11 Appendix B Autobiographical Memory Test Instructions . 2-15 Appendix C Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia Depression section . 2-17 Appendix D Participant Information Sheet . 2-25 Appendix E Participant Consent Form . 2-28 Appendix F List of Support Agencies . 2-30 Appendix G Letter of Approval from Research Ethics Committee . 2-33
Attentional Resource Emancipation: Toward Understanding the Interaction of Word Identification and Comprehension Processes in Reading

Research on the basic processes of early reading and research on reading comprehension has developed with less than optimal overlap and intercommunication. Indeed, some would say that these two research areas have developed almost independently. This lack of overlap has created knowledge gaps for scholars who wish to address and model the reading process in its entirety. The purpose of this article is to begin to address this problem by giving a brief overview of the development of reading comprehension research over the past 25 years. I discuss in more depth the notion of executive (metacognitive) control in the reading and learning processes and suggest an idea-the emancipation of attentional resources by the automatization of lower level word identification and higher level basic comprehension skills-that might prove useful as a connecting point among basic process, comprehension, and metacognitive research. The article concludes with a series of suggestions as to the types of research questions that must be answered if a comprehensive model of the reading process is to be created.
Training and psychosocial patterns during the early development of Portuguese national team athletes

This study explored the early development of expert athletes compared to a group of athletes that did not achieve an expert level of performance despite being involved in youth events with their national squads. In particular, the activities, training patterns, and psychosocial influences that characterized their paths in competitive sports were examined. Male and female participants (N = 42) from different sports were interviewed. Overall, athletes showed several commonalities. However, experts were selected to national squads later and also started thinking about investing in becoming elite athletes later. Non-experts revealed more parental pressure and less individual training with coaches.
Adaptive Multimedia Content Delivery in AdaptWeb

Nowadays it is essential to obtain personalization in elearning environments, to provide customized help to students’ activities. Adaptive educational systems adapt the presentation of content and the navigation to a student's model, considering for example: knowledge area of the user, navigational style, and use of different didactic resources as concepts, examples, exercises, or complementary material. In the Web-based learning AdaptWeb system, adaptation is explored in several ways as delivery of multimedia content in different formats, content presentation according to the user’s background; or personalized navigation styles. We assume the learning process can be improved, if the content is accessible in several media formats, including text, images, audio, and videos adapted to the network bandwidth. Addressing these variation possibilities AdaptWeb allows the delivery of variable resolution and quality of videos according to the net bandwidth offered at the presentation moment. This paper describes the AdaptWeb platform and the Adaptive Multimedia Content Delivery (AMCD) responsible for multimedia adaptation over network bandwidth in AdaptWeb.
Discovery of a rare arboreal forest-dwelling flying reptile (Pterosauria, Pterodactyloidea) from China

A previously undescribed toothless flying reptile from northeastern China, Nemicolopterus crypticus gen. et sp. nov., was discovered in the lacustrine sediments of the Early Cretaceous Jiufotang Formation, western Liaoning, China. The specimen consists of an almost complete articulated skeleton (IVPP V14377) and, despite representing an immature individual, based on the ossification of the skeleton, it is not a hatchling or newborn, making it one of the smallest pterosaurs known so far (wing span ≈250 mm). It can be distinguished from all other pterosaurs by the presence of a short medial nasal process, an inverted “knife-shaped” deltopectoral crest of the humerus, and the presence of a well developed posterior process on the femur above the articulation with the tibia. It further shows the penultimate phalanges of the foot curved in a degree not reported in any pterosaur before, strongly indicating that it had an arboreal lifestyle, more than any other pterodactyloid pterosaur known so far. It is the sister-group of the Ornithocheiroidea and indicates that derived pterosaurs, including some gigantic forms of the Late Cretaceous with wingspans of >6 m, are closely related to small arboreal toothless creatures that likely were living in the canopies of the ancient forests feeding on insects.
ANALYSIS OF LAND SKIN TEMPERATURE USING AVHRR OBSERVATIONS

Using satellite remote sensing techniques to take quantitative observations of the climate system will advance our knowledge and ability to model the climate system and its changes. Polar-orbiting satellite records of global land surface skin temperature (LST) observations have high coverage and quality. Although limited in accuracy, and to a few years in length, these measurements are extremely useful because they are improvements on existing data. This paper introduces a global, long-duration satellite diurnal cycle dataset of LST for 1981–98. LST measurements from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) sensors are generally only twice per day for most areas and suffer problems such as cloud contamination and orbital drift. These problems are corrected using the algorithms developed by Jin and Dickinson, Jin, and Jin and Treadon, and consequently provide a long-term, monthly, global 8-km land surface skin temperature diurnal cycle dataset .
NON-BOUNDARY CONFORMING METHODS FOR LARGE-EDDY SIMULATIONS OF BIOLOGICAL FLOWS

In the present paper a computational algorithm suitable for large-eddy simulations of fluid/structure problems that are commonly encountered in biological flows is presented. It is based on a mixed Eurelian-Lagrangian formulation, where the governing equations are solved on a fixed grid, which is not aligned with the body surface, and the non-slip conditions are enforced via local reconstructions of the solution near the solid interface. With this strategy we can compute the flow around complex stationary/moving boundaries and at the same time maintain the efficiency and optimal conservation properties of the underlying Cartesian solver. A variety of examples, that establish the accuracy and range of applicability of the method are included.Copyright © 2004 by ASME
Reduced expression of ubiquitin ligase FBXW7 mRNA is associated with poor prognosis in breast cancer patients

FBXW7 is a cell cycle regulatory gene that ubiquitinates positive cell cycle regulators such as c‐Myc and cyclin E, allowing for cell cycle exit. Defects in the FBXW7 gene that lead to cell cycle re‐entry and expedite the G1‐S transition is thought to be one of the causes of cancer development. However, its clinical importance for breast cancer patients remains undetermined. This prompted us to investigate its expression level in breast cancer patients to establish its clinical significance. The expression level of FBXW7 mRNA was assessed in 186 cases of primary invasive breast cancer. Correlations between FBXW7 mRNA expression and clinicopathological factors, prognoses and immunohistochemical expression levels of Ki‐67, FBXW7, c‐Myc and cyclin E were analyzed. In vitro investigation of FBXW7 gene silencing in a breast cancer cell line was conducted. FBXW7 mRNA was expressed at significantly lower levels in patients with high histological grade and hormone receptor‐negative tumors. Patients with lower FBXW7 mRNA expression had a poorer prognosis for breast cancer‐specific survival than those with higher expression. A high Ki‐67 labeling index and positive cyclin E protein expression were significantly correlated with lower FBXW7 mRNA expression. In vitro, silencing FBXW7 enhanced expression of c‐Myc and cyclin E proteins and upregulated both cell proliferation and G1‐S transition. In breast cancer, reduced FBXW7 mRNA expression may have independent prognostic potential through the enhanced function of cell cycle regulatory proteins. (Cancer Sci 2011; 102: 439–445)
L2 phonological development in speech production during study abroad

The present study investigates the impact of a 3-month study abroad (SA)period on second language (L2) phonological development in speechproduction by means of acoustic-phonetic measures, as well as listeners’assessment of perceived foreign accent (FA). Speech samples werecollected from 23 bilingual Spanish/Catalan learners of English before(Pre-test) and after (Post-test) SA. Acoustic-phonetic measures consistedof measurements for voice onset time (VOT) in voiceless plosives and forvowel duration and quality, together with error rate scores resulting fromthe computation of pronunciation errors. Perceived FA measures wereobtained from a group of native listeners (n=20) and another group ofnon-native listeners (n=37) who performed a rating task. Results failed toyield a large effect of SA in VOT and vowel measures, although theyindicated a slight decrease in perceived FA and a significant improvementin error rate scores after SA. High correlations were found between theacoustic-phonetic measures and the FA ratings.
Anatomy of a large european IXP

The largest IXPs carry on a daily basis traffic volumes in the petabyte range, similar to what some of the largest global ISPs reportedly handle. This little-known fact is due to a few hundreds of member ASes exchanging traffic with one another over the IXP's infrastructure. This paper reports on a first-of-its-kind and in-depth analysis of one of the largest IXPs worldwide based on nine months' worth of sFlow records collected at that IXP in 2011. A main finding of our study is that the number of actual peering links at this single IXP exceeds the number of total AS links of the peer-peer type in the entire Internet known as of 2010! To explain such a surprisingly rich peering fabric, we examine in detail this IXP's ecosystem and highlight the diversity of networks that are members at this IXP and connect there with other member ASes for reasons that are similarly diverse, but can be partially inferred from their business types and observed traffic patterns. In the process, we investigate this IXP's traffic matrix and illustrate what its temporal and structural properties can tell us about the member ASes that generated the traffic in the first place. While our results suggest that these large IXPs can be viewed as a microcosm of the Internet ecosystem itself, they also argue for a re-assessment of the mental picture that our community has about this ecosystem.
Effect of Catholic School Culture on Students’ Achievement in the Higher School Certificate Examination: a multilevel path analysis

Abstract This study examines the effect of Catholic school culture on academic achievement in the Higher School Certificate Examination. A model expressing interrelationships among home background, student characteristics, academic motivation, expectation, school culture perceived by students and academic achievement was developed and tested utilising multilevel path analysis. Data comprised questionnaire responses and examination results from 4949 Year 12 students in New South Wales, Australia, from 44 Catholic schools. The study identified both direct and indirect influences of aspects of school culture on academic achievement, after controlling for student, home and school characteristics.