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Ocean warming enhances respiration and carbon demand of coastal microbial plankton

The increase of anthropogenic CO2 during this century is expected to cause warming of large regions of the ocean. Microbes lead the biological role in the CO2 balance of marine ecosystems, their activity is known to be influenced by temperature, and it is important to constrain and quantify these effects on bacterial carbon use. Furthermore, if warming were to enhance the carbon demand (production + respiration) of planktonic microbes but would maintain their efficiency low (as it generally is), then most carbon consumed would end up respired. We designed a strategy in which we measured bacterial production and respiration throughout a seasonal cycle in a coastal Mediterranean site, and determined experimentally the effects of ca. 2.5 °C on these processes. We show that warming will increase nearly 20% the total carbon demand of coastal microbial plankton without any effect on their (commonly low) growth efficiency, which could generate a positive feedback between coastal warming and CO2 production.
[Primary colorectal lymphomas].

BACKGROUND/AIM Colorectal lymphoma is a rare tumor representing 1.4% of human lymphomas, 10-20% of gastrointestinal lymphomas, namely 0.2-0.6% of all malignancies in the colon. The aim of this study was to review clinical characteristics of primary colorectal lymphoma and overall survival. METHODS A detailed analysis of 16 surgically treated patients included patients age, symptoms and signs, tumor site, type of surgery, histopathologic findings, diagnosis of the disease, disease stage, type of surgery related to the degreee of emergency (elective or urgent), applied adjuvant therapy, patient follow-up and treatment outcomes. Survival was expressed by the Kaplan-Meier curve, while the difference in survival among the two groups by the Log-rank test. RESULTS The all patients were on an average followed-up for a median of 29 months (range 2-60 months), while those with chemotherapy 48 months (range 4-60 months). An overall mean survival time was 38.65 months. CONCLUSION Primary colorectal lymphoma is a rare malignant tumor of the large bowel. Therapy usually involves resection of the affected colon or rectum and regional lymphovascular structures, followed by adjuvant therapy. Survival period is short and, therefore, timely diagnosis is crucial in early disease stages when the probability of cure is high.
A CONNECTIONIST ACCOUNT OF SURFACE DYSLEXIA

The acquired reading disorder of surface dyslexia, in which lower-frequency words with atypical spelling-sound correspondences (e.g., pint) become highly vulnerable to error, is presented in a framework based on interaction between distributed representations in a triangle of orthographic, phonological, and semantic domains. The framework suggests that low-frequency exception words are rather ineeciently processed in terms of orthographic-phonological constraints, because these words are neither suuciently common to have much impact on learning in the network nor suuciently consistent with the pronunciations of their orthographic neighbors to beneet from shared structure. For these words, then, the interaction between phonological and semantic representations may be especially important for settling on the correct pronunciation. It is therefore viewed as no coincidental association that all reported patients with marked surface dyslexia have also been profoundly anomic, suggesting reduced semantic-phonological activation. The chapter summarizes the simulation of surface dyslexia in the computational model of reading developed by Plaut, McClelland, Seidenberg, and Patterson (1996), and presents new data from three surface alexic patients. The graded consistency eeects in the patients' reading performance are more compatible with the distributed con-nectionist framework than with dual-route models maintaining a strict dichotomy between regular and exception words.
Genetic Variation in the HN and SH Genes of Mumps Viruses: A Comparison of Strains from Mumps Cases with and without Neurological Symptoms

Background It is known that mumps virus (MuV) strains may vary in their neurovirulent capacity, and certain MuV strains may be highly neurotropic. In animal models and epidemiological studies, mutations at specific amino acids (aa) have been proposed to be associated with neurovirulence. To assess whether these genetic variations can be observed in clinical samples from patients and if they correlate with neurovirulence as determined by clinical symptoms, 39 mumps patients with or without neurological symptoms were investigated. Principal Findings Respiratory samples, oral fluids, throat swabs, and neurological and cerebrospinal fluid samples were tested by RT-PCR and products sequenced. Sequences of the entire small hydrophobic (SH) gene and the partial hemagglutinin-neuraminidase (HN) gene were compared. Conclusions The results showed there was no significant difference between the samples of the two groups of patients at the aa sites in either the HN protein or the SH protein, which have previously been hypothesized to be associated with neurovirulence or antigenicity. The occurrence of neurological symptoms of mumps does not appear to be due to a single point mutation in either the HN or SH gene.
An exploratory study of using 3D avatars as online salespeople

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine consumers’ perceptions of using different types of 3D animated avatars as salespeople based on credibility, homophily, attractiveness and intention to interact. Design/methodology/approach – Using a survey method, participants (n=120) evaluated four types of 3D animated avatars (i.e. human, fantasy, animal and humanoid) based on the supposition the avatars would represent a salesperson for an online retailer. Findings – The results show that avatar type has a significant influence on the perception of credibility, homophily, and attractiveness. Furthermore, credibility, homophily, and attractiveness significantly influence the intention to interact with the avatar. Overall, the human avatar was found to be perceived as the most credible, homophilous, attractive and was regarded as the highest in relation to intention to interact. Originality/value – The practical and theoretical implications are discussed to offer guidance to online retailers, graphic desi.
Relating Context Variables to Participative Budgeting and Evaluative Use of Performance Measures: A Meta‐Analysis

type="main"> Extant findings regarding how context variables relate to participative budgeting and the evaluative use of accounting performance measures (APM) are contradictory. Unlike previous reviews of such findings, this empirical article uses a meta-analysis to examine the relations of context variables with participative budgeting or evaluative use of APM to determine (i) how the variables relate and (ii) which factors might cause between-correlation variance, such as statistical artefacts or moderating influences of variable measures, sample selection, or industry differences. All meta-analyses are based on rather small samples. Three groups of context variables emerge. First, some relate significantly and homogeneously to participative budgeting or evaluative use of APM; these direct relations should be considered explicitly in further studies. Second, for some variables, the relations are homogeneous but not significant, such that they are neither simple nor direct. Third, substantial variance exists in the correlations for some context variables; these relations are contingent on other influences. Industry differences and sample selection explain some inconsistencies in exploratory moderator analyses and should receive additional research attention.
Effect of diet supplementation with sunflower oil on milk production, fatty acid profile and ruminal fermentation in lactating dairy ewes

The aim of this research was to enhance the nutritional quality of ewe milk fat by increasing potentially healthy fatty acids (FA) through diet supplementation with unprotected oil rich in linoleic acid, and without detrimental effects on animal performance. Twenty-four ewes were assigned to two high concentrate diets, control or supplemented with 6% sunflower oil (SO), for 4 weeks. No differences between treatments were found in milk production and dry matter intake. Although the SO diet increased milk fat percentage and tended to reduce milk protein concentration, it did not affect milk fat, protein or total solid yield. Most of the modifications in milk FA composition were addressed toward a potentially healthier profile: a decrease in C12:0 to C16:0 and a remarkable increase in the contents of cis-9 trans-11 C18:2 (from 0·94 to 3·60 g/100 g total FA) and trans-11 C18:1 (from 2·23 to 8·61 g/100 g total FA). Furthermore, the levels reached were maintained throughout the period monitored. However, the SO diet increased other trans C18:1 isomer percentages, too. The lack of differences between treatments in the in vitro ruminal fermentation parameters, studied with batch cultures of rumen microorganisms, would indicate no negative effects on ruminal fermentation.
Extrinsic and Intrinsic Motivation

Intrinsic motivation is the motivation to do something for its own sake, for the sheer enjoyment of a task. Extrinsic motivation is the motivation to do something in order to attain some external goal or meet some externally imposed constraint. Feelings of self-determination, control, and satisfaction have long been linked to an intrinsically motivated state. Environmental constraints such as the imposition of time limits, an expected reward, or an impending evaluation can undermine feelings of self-determination engendering an extrinsic orientation. However, under some circumstances, certain forms of reward may enhance intrinsic motivation through a process of motivational synergy. Intrinsic motivation has been linked to creativity of performance, longer-lasting learning, and perseverance. The fostering of intrinsic motivation in adults is especially important given the emergence of the knowledge economy. Managing knowledge workers means building a community of employees who have positive emotions, a favorable view of their company, their job, and their colleagues, and strong intrinsic motivation. More work needs to be done to understand the determinants of motivation in the workplace, including studies focused on the link between affect and motivation, interpersonal intrinsic motivation among collaborators, and commonalities and differences across cultures. Keywords: intrinsic motivation; extrinsic motivation; self-determination; “flow”; motivational synergy; cultural differences in motivation; interpersonal intrinsic motivation; work motivation
The Shape and Orientation of NGC 3379: Implications for Nuclear Decoupling

The intrinsic shape and orientation of the elliptical galaxy NGC 3379 are estimated by dynamical modeling. The maximal-ignorance shape estimate, an average over the parameter space, is axisymmetric and oblate in the inner parts, with an outward triaxiality gradient. The 1 σ limits on total mass triaxiality T are T < 0.13 at 0.33 kpc and T = 0.08 ± 0.07 at 3.5 kpc from the center. The luminous short-to-long axis ratio cL = 0.79 inside 0.82 kpc, flattening to cL = 0.66 at 1.9 kpc. The results are similar if the galaxy is assumed to rotate about its short axis. Estimates for cL are robust, but those for T are dependent on whether the internal rotation field is disklike or spheroid-like. Short-axis inclinations i between 30° and 50° are preferred for nearly axisymmetric models, but triaxial models in high inclination are also allowed, which can affect central black hole mass estimates. The available constraints on orientation rule out the possibility that the nuclear dust ring at R ≈ 1. ″5 is in a stable equilibrium in one of the galaxy's principal planes. The ring is thus a decoupled nuclear component not linked to the main body of the galaxy. It may be connected with ionized gas that extends to larger radii, since the projected gas rotation axis is near the minor axis of the ring. The gas and dust may both be part of a strongly warped disk; however, if caused by differential precession, the warp will wind up on itself in a few times 107 yr. The decoupling with the stellar component suggests that the gas has an external origin, but no obvious source is present.
Institutional Trading and Share Returns

Using a unique database of daily transactions from Australian equity managers, we investigate the relation between institutional trading and share returns. The 34 institutional investors included in our sample exhibit a statistically and economically significant ability to predict large capitalization share returns for the ten days following their trades. Detailed analysis indicates that investment manager style is important in understanding the link between institutional trading and stock returns. The contemporaneous relation between institutional trading and returns depends on trade size, broker use, and investment style. We find growth-oriented managers are momentum traders, while style-neutral and value managers are contrarian.
An in vitro investigation of immunomodulatory properties of Lactobacillus plantarum and L. delbrueckii cells and their extracellular polysaccharides

Many probiotic lactobacilli and their extracellular polysaccharides (EPS) have beneficial immunological properties. However, it is unclear how they elicit the host immune response. We thus investigated the immunological properties of UV-killed Lactobacillus delbrueckii TU-1 and L. plantarum KM-9 cells as well as their extracellular polysaccharides (EPSs). High-performance liquid chromatography and ion exchange chromatography analyses showed that their EPSs differ in sugar composition and sugar fractionation. The immunological properties were evaluated in a semi-intestinal model using a Transwell co-culture system that employed human intestinal epithelial (Caco-2) cells on the apical side and murine macrophage (RAW264.7) cells on the basolateral side. The UV-killed cells and EPSs were added to the apical side to allow direct contact with Caco-2 cells and incubated for 6 hr. After incubation, the amounts of tumor necrosis factor-α and several cytokines released by RAW264.7 or Caco-2 cells were quantified by cytotoxic activity on L929 cells (murine fibrosarcoma cell line) and quantitative reverse-transcriptase PCR. We found that the UV-killed cells and their EPSs had immunological effects on RAW264.7 cells via Caco-2 cells. The RAW264.7 cells showed different cytokine production profiles when treated with UV-killed cells and EPSs. The UV-killed cells and EPSs promoted a Th1-type cellular response. Furthermore, we found that the UV-killed cells sent positive signals through Toll-like receptor (TLR) 2. Meanwhile, neither EPS sent a positive signal through TLR4 and TLR2. This evidence suggests that both UV-killed cells of the lactobacillus strains and their EPSs trigger a Th1-type immune response in a human host, with the former triggering the response via the TLRs expressed on its epithelium and the latter employing a mechanism yet to be determined, possibly involving a novel receptor that is designed to recognize specific patterns of repeating sugar in the EPSs.
DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES AND HEALTH BEHAVIORS AMONG ADULTS DIAGNOSED WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA

OF DISSERTATION DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES AND HEALTH BEHAVIORS AMONG ADULTS DIAGNOSED WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA Individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia commonly experience problems with accurately assessing their health status due to cognitive deficits including impaired working memory, amotivation, and communication difficulties. Little is known about whether these deficiencies influence health behavior decision-making among individuals with schizophrenia. Individuals with schizophrenia die an average of 25 years earlier than those without a mental illness. Approximately 60% of premature deaths in this population are from medical comorbidities; mortality rates due to cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases are two to three times higher than the general population. In order to reduce morbidity and mortality, it is important to find effective ways to assist these individuals in modification of risky behaviors (e.g., smoking, poor dietary habits, and sedentary lifestyles) and to incorporate daily health promoting behaviors (e.g., balanced diet and regular exercise). This qualitative descriptive study was conducted to describe the decision-making processes used by adults with schizophrenia when making health behavior decisions, identify what it means to be healthy from the perspectives of adults with schizophrenia, and identify the perceived barriers and facilitators that affect health behavior decisions. Ten adults diagnosed with schizophrenia were interviewed for this study. Fifty-percent of participants were female, ages 28 to 59 years, and received treatment in a community mental health centers. Data were analyzed using content analysis. Methods included the use of field notes, open and axial coding, and development of a visual model. Trustworthiness of the findings was established through the qualifications and experience of the investigator, peer scrutiny, and member checks. Three phases of health behavior decision making were identified: Recognizing Complex Components of Health, Personalizing Components of Health, and Tracking Health Status. The main category that described health behavior decision making was “Tracking Health Behaviors,” which resulted in the ability to maintain physical and mental health. Within each phase, specific actions associated with achieving and maintaining physical and mental health were identified and were displayed in a visual model. These findings provide a guide to clinicians in identifying health behavior decision making processes and may lead to the design of clinical interventions that improve the health status of adults with schizophrenia.
Towards a more consistent and comprehensive evaluation of anaphora resolution algorithms and systems

The article argues that recall and precision are imperfect as measures for robust anaphora resolution algorithms, and proposes instead a success rate for anaphora resolution algorithms and for anaphora resolution systems separately. The article also proposes a package of evaluation measures and tasks for anaphora resolution: it is believed that these newly added tasks which have been carried out on Mitkov's (1998) knowledge-poor approach, provide a better, more comprehensive picture of the performance of anaphora resolution algorithms or systems. Finally, the ongoing work on the development of a consistent evaluation environment for anaphora resolution is outlined.
Attitude stabilization of a VTOL quadrotor aircraft

In this paper, we propose a new quaternion-based feedback control scheme for exponential attitude stabilization of a four-rotor vertical takeoff and landing aerial robot known as a quadrotor aircraft. The proposed controller is based upon the compensation of the Coriolis and gyroscopic torques and the use of a PD/sup 2/ feedback structure, where the proportional action is in terms of the vector quaternion and the two derivative actions are in terms of the airframe angular velocity and the vector quaternion velocity. We also show that the model-independent PD controller, where the proportional action is in terms of the vector-quaternion and the derivative action is in terms of the airframe angular velocity, without compensation of the Coriolis and gyroscopic torques, provides asymptotic stability for our problem. The proposed controller as well as some other controllers have been tested experimentally on a small-scale quadrotor aircraft.
Play Therapy: Basics and Beyond

Maurice walks into therapy is the childs language. All or make interpretations and family figures human! Practice play issues facing mental health professionals who is worried or have. Lpc presented on different hats and other mental. Interventions and need of the encouragement, zone a discussion child. You need specialized help learning more about what the right to relaxed comfortable. The end of feelings play therapy interventions. Please note that your own clinicians who are examples of play dolls cars.
Purification and characterization of a cloned protease-resistant Treponema pallidum-specific antigen

A cloned Treponema pallidum antigen, designated 4D, was purified from Escherichia coli predominantly as a 190-kilodalton (kd) polypeptide, although higher oligomeric forms exist. Extensive proteolysis of 4D created a limit digestion product of 90 kd which retained antigenicity with sera from patients with primary, secondary, early latent, late latent, and tertiary syphilis. A molecule indistinguishable from 90-kd 4D in size, isoelectric point, and antigenicity was isolated from T. pallidum after proteolysis. The 190- and 90-kd forms of 4D were stable at 68 degrees C but converted to 19- and 14-kd species, respectively, after boiling in sodium dodecyl sulfate. The low-molecular-weight species did not react with syphilitic sera. Rabbits immunized with the purified 4D antigen developed antibodies which immobilized virulent T. pallidum in a complement-dependent assay system, suggesting that the antigen has a native surface location.
Is circumferential pulmonary vein isolation preferable to stepwise segmental pulmonary vein isolation for patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation?

BACKGROUND Stepwise segmental pulmonary vein isolation (SPVI) and circumferential pulmonary vein isolation (CPVI) have been developed to treat patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), but the preferable approach for paroxysmal AF (PAF) has not been established. METHODS AND RESULTS One hundred and ten patients with symptomatic PAF were randomized into a stepwise SPVI group (n=55) or CPVI group (n=55). Systemic SPVI combined with left atrial linear ablation tailored by inducibility of AF was performed in the stepwise SPVI group. Circumferential linear ablation around the left and right-sided pulmonary veins (PVs) guided by 3-dimensional electroanatomic mapping was performed in the CPVI group. The endpoints of ablation are non-induciblity of AF in the stepwise SPVI group and continuity of circular lesions combined with PV isolation in the CPVI group. After the initial procedures, atrial tachyarrhythmis (ATa) recurred within the first 3 months in 23 of the 55 patients (41.8%) who underwent stepwise SPVI and in 20 of the 55 patients (36.4%) who had CPVI (p=0.69). Repeat procedures were performed in 7 patients from the stepwise SPVI group and 5 from the CPVI group (p=0.76). During the 3-9 months after the last procedure, 46 patients (83.6%) from the CPVI group and 43 (78.2%) from the stepwise SPVI group did not have symptomatic ATa while not taking anti-arrhythmic drugs (p=0.63). Severe subcutaneous hematoma or PV stenosis occurred in 3 patients. CONCLUSIONS The efficacy of stepwise SPVI is comparable to that of CPVI for patients with PAF.
Children’s Self-Selection of Books : What Reasons do Children Give for Their Choices?

The purposes of this study were to discover the reasons wh~ children choose the books they do, and to see if there was a difference in responses among first, third, and fifth grade students. Ninety first, third, and fifth grade students participated in the task of choosing one book from se vera 1 others displayed on a table. The stl~dents were asked why they chose that book. Responses were tabulated and descriptive! \-! analy:zed. Results indicated familiarity with the book as the most popular reason for book choice across all three grade levels. All three grade levels had four common categories noted in the top five reasons for choosing a book. These included: familiar, animals, appearance, and humor. Out of 14 2 tot a 1 responses given by all three grade levels, 115 came from within these five common categories: familiar, animals, appearance, sports, and humor. Only 25 responses differed among the three grade levels. List of Tables. Chapter I Table of