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Predicates of Personal Taste and Pancake Sentences in Brazilian Portuguese and French

This paper explores some properties of so-called pancake sentences in Brazilian Portuguese and French. Pancake sentences are copular sentences built with a (postcopular) adjective, but di er from run-of-the-mill copular sentences in two respects: (i) the nominal expression in the subject position, which is individual-denoting in its literal meaning, is reinterpreted as an event type involving the original referent; (ii) there is agreement mismatch between this nominal expression in subject position and the adjective. Following Greenberg (2008), we propose that in Brazilian Portuguese and in French, it is the agreement feature mismatch which triggers the reinterpretation mechanism of the nominal expression, which stands for a non-overt semantic structure. However, the exact output of the reinterpretation mechanism (and the meaning of the covert semantic structure the nominal expression stands for) depends on the building blocks of a non-agreeing copular sentence, which are di erent in the two languages under discussion. These di erences explain why French non-agreeing copular sentences may have more than one meaning and are thus not necessarily pancake sentences. We also observe that in general, only predicates of personal taste are licensed in pancake sentences in the languages under discussion, which we also account for.
Human muscle protein synthesis and breakdown during and after exercise

[PDF] [Full Text] [Abstract] 2009; 297 (2): H576-H582. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol Minamisawa Qibin Jiao, Yunzhe Bai, Toru Akaike, Hiroshi Takeshima, Yoshihiro Ishikawa and Susumu training Sarcalumenin is essential for maintaining cardiac function during endurance exercise [PDF] [Full Text] [Abstract] , February , 2010; 298 (2): E257-E269. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab and Michael Kjaer Lars Holm, Gerrit van Hall, Adam J. Rose, Benjamin F. Miller, Simon Doessing, Erik A. Richter differently in human skeletal muscle Contraction intensity and feeding affect collagen and myofibrillar protein synthesis rates [PDF] [Full Text] , June , 2010; 108 (6): 1824. J Appl Physiol REBUTTAL FROM FLUECK AND GOLDSPINK [PDF] [Full Text] [Abstract] , September 17, 2010; 285 (38): 29027-29032. J. Biol. Chem. Scot R. Kimball and Leonard S. Jefferson Nutrients, and Exercise Control of Translation Initiation through Integration of Signals Generated by Hormones, [PDF] [Full Text] [Abstract] , October , 2010; 24 (10): 4117-4127. FASEB J Sheffield-Moore Paddon-Jones, Arthur P. Sanford, Robert C. Hickner, James J. Grady and Melinda William J. Durham, Shanon L. Casperson, Edgar L. Dillon, Michelle A. Keske, Douglas Age-related anabolic resistance after endurance-type exercise in healthy humans
Multispecies toxicity test for silver nanoparticles to derive hazardous concentration based on species sensitivity distribution for the protection of aquatic ecosystems

Abstract With increasing concerns about the release of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) into the environment and the risks they pose to ecological and human health, a number of studies of AgNP toxicity to aquatic organisms have been conducted. USEPA and EU JRC have published risk assessment reports for AgNPs. However, most previous studies have focused on the adverse effects of AgNPs on individual species. Hazardous concentration (HC) of AgNPs for protection of aquatic ecosystems that are based on species sensitivity distributions (SSDs) have not yet been derived because sufficient data have not been available. In this study, we conducted multispecies toxicity tests, including acute assays using eight species from five different taxonomic groups (bacteria, algae, flagellates, crustaceans and fish) and chronic assays using six species from four different taxonomic groups (algae, flagellates, crustaceans and fish). Using the results of these assays, we used a SSD approach to derive an AgNP aquatic HC5 (Hazard concentrations at the 5% species) of 0.614 μg/L. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a proposed HC of AgNPs for the protection of aquatic ecosystems that is based on SSDs and uses chronic toxicity data.
Deep Retinex Decomposition for Low-Light Enhancement ( Supplementary Material )

We employ the following method to eliminate misalignments between the low/normal-light image pairs. Step 1: Obtain two normal-light images, termed as N1 and N2. Step 2: Change the exposure time and ISO to capture several low-light images. Step 3: The exposure time and ISO are reset to original settings to obtain another two normal-light images N3 and N4. * Indicates equal contributions. † Corresponding author. This work was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China under contract No. 61772043. We also gratefully acknowledge the support of NVIDIA Corporation with the GPU for this research.
Influence of Chemokine N-Terminal Modification on Biased Agonism at the Chemokine Receptor CCR1

Leukocyte migration, a hallmark of the inflammatory response, is stimulated by the interactions between chemokines, which are expressed in injured or infected tissues, and chemokine receptors, which are G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) expressed in the leukocyte plasma membrane. One mechanism for the regulation of chemokine receptor signaling is biased agonism, the ability of different chemokine ligands to preferentially activate different intracellular signaling pathways via the same receptor. To identify features of chemokines that give rise to biased agonism, we studied the activation of the receptor CCR1 by the chemokines CCL7, CCL8, and CCL15(Δ26). We found that, compared to CCL15(Δ26), CCL7 and CCL8 exhibited biased agonism towards cAMP inhibition and away from β-Arrestin 2 recruitment. Moreover, N-terminal substitution of the CCL15(Δ26) N-terminus with that of CCL7 resulted in a chimera with similar biased agonism to CCL7. Similarly, N-terminal truncation of CCL15(Δ26) also resulted in signaling bias between cAMP inhibition and β-Arrestin 2 recruitment signals. These results show that the interactions of the chemokine N-terminal region with the receptor transmembrane region play a key role in selecting receptor conformations coupled to specific signaling pathways.
EXAMINING VALIDITY OF SOURCES OF MATHEMATICS SELF-EFFICACY SCALE IN TURKEY

The main purpose of the current study is to examine the construct, convergent and discriminant validity of the Sources of Mathematics Self-Efficacy Scale (Usher & Pajares, 2009) in a Turkish sample. Bandura’s Social Cognitive Theory (1986) served as the theoretical framework for the current study. According to Bandura (1986), people’s self-efficacy develops from 4 sources: (1) Mastery Experiences, (2) Vicarious Experience (3) Social Persuasion and (4) Physiological States. Research studies in this area revealed that mastery experiences and social persuasion are highly correlated. Even it is not clear that these two constructs are distinct constructs. Confirmatory factor analysis was utilized to examine the construct validity of the scale. In order to see if mastery experiences and social persuasion are two distinct constructs, discriminant validity was examined. The participants were 616 secondary school students in Turkey. 3-factor and 4-factor models were nearly identical in terms of goodness of fit of data in the confirmatory factor analysis. The analysis of discriminant validity revealed that mastery experiences and social persuasion are not two different constructs. Article visualizations:
Community Based Support Group for Siblings of Children with Down Syndrome: A Pilot Study

The developmental delays associated with Down syndrome (DS) have been shown to affect the well-being of all family members. Research has shown that typically developing (TD) siblings experience increased maladjustment such as internalizing difficulties, behavioural problems and increased stress, however there has been limited research focusing on interventions for this population. Two sibling dyads participated in this pilot study examining the effects of a social support group for TD siblings overall adjustment. Although there was a lack of strong empirical evidence supporting the intervention, five qualitative themes emerged outlining their coping, emotions, experiences and sibling relationships. This research can help inform future researchers and practitioners to develop appropriate supports and interventions for this population of children and youth.
Physicochemical and microbiological study on tunjanee – a traditionally fermented Sudanese food from groundnut ( Arachis hypogaea ) seed cake

Tunjanee is traditionally prepared by fermenting groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) seed cake for 21 days. Physicochemical and microbiological properties of the seed cake and tunjanee were analyzed. Tunjanee fermentation resulted in significant changes in major nutrients of the seed cake. Mineral content, total polyphenols, phytic acid and in vitro protein digestibility of the cake were not affected. Mobilization of amino acids content was found. The significant increase in total acidity and fat acidity coupled with a decrease in pH suggests microbial hydrolysis of the major nutrients. Bacillus and Lactobacillus spp. are the main active organisms in tunjanee. The number of total bacteria and yeast increased significantly within 21 days of fermentation. Staphylococcus aureus was absent. Coliforms and faecal coliforms were detected in groundnut cake; however, they increased significantly in tunjanee. A significant lower viable cells count of total bacteria and coliforms after addition of combo salt was observed.
Design and Calibration of Wideband Multiport Homodyne Wireless Receivers

Complexity and computation effective design of multiport-based receiver system is proposed in this paper, and a simple calibration algorithm based on modified memory polynomial for the five-port receiver is used to demodulate the desired baseband signals from the received radio frequency signals. The theoretical foundation for the baseband signal recovery for the multiport system, basic circuit theory of the five-port receiver, and the proposed algorithm about how to retrieve the baseband signals from three output voltage signals are discussed. Finally, common modulated signals are used in the five-port receiver to validate the proposed calibration algorithm, and the measured performance in terms of error vector magnitude between the transmitted and the received signals are all less than 2%. Also, the performance comparison with the state-of-the-art multiport receivers is made to conclude that the five-port receiver with the proposed model can be one of the best cost and computation effective choices to accurately complete the signal recovery.
The policy graph decomposition of multistage stochastic programming problems

We propose the policy graph as a structured way of formulating a general class of multistage stochastic programming problems in a way that leads to a natural decomposition. We also propose an extension to the stochastic dual dynamic programming algorithm to solve a subset of problems formulated as a policy graph. This subset includes discrete‐time, convex, infinite‐horizon, multistage stochastic programming problems with continuous state and control variables. To demonstrate the utility of our algorithm, we solve an existing multistage stochastic programming problem from the literature based on pastoral dairy farming. We show that the finite‐horizon model in the literature suffers from end‐of‐horizon effects, which we are able to overcome with an infinite‐horizon model.
Relation between overqualification and job satisfaction during the 2008 Spanish crisis

Presently, there is a spiral of growth at the level of studies of the population looking for work, a fact that causes an imbalance in the job market since the increase in the educational needs of the employees grows at a slower rate. Our objective is to know the satisfaction of the overqualified workers in the Spanish job market, which is affected by an economic crisis. The data come from the Ministry of Employment and Social Security. An association between the overqualification and low degrees of satisfaction (in a 0 to 10 scale, associated with scores of 1, 2 and 3) is derived from the correlation analysis. The originality of this work lies in the combination of different methodologies in the study of the concepts of overqualification and satisfaction in the framework of the Spanish economy. We concluded that the degree of satisfaction of the overqualified workers is less than that of workers whose job is commensurate with their training. Therefore, this fact (overqualification dissatisfaction) that was our initial starting point, continues to be valid although the economic landscape is unstable. However, it ought to be highlighted that the job satisfaction figures increase in a general manner during the years of economic crisis, and particularly for overqualified workers.
I.V. doxapram hydrochloride and pulmonary complications after lower abdominal surgery.

An i.v. solution of 0.9% saline or 0.9% saline with doxapram 2 mg/ml was administered to 260 obstetric and gynaecological patients who breathed 35% oxygen following lower abdominal surgery. Arterial blood was sampled before and during the infusion in 104 subjects. With the administration of doxapram mean PaCO2 decreased, and arterial oxygenation improved. In both treatment groups respiratory complications occurred with the same low frequency (less than 15%). The majority of patients received antibiotics following surgery, but in 34 who did not, the incidence of pulmonary complications was significantly less following doxapram.
Septin-2 is overexpressed in epithelial ovarian cancer and mediates proliferation via regulation of cellular metabolic proteins

ABSTRACT Epithelial Ovarian Cancer (EOC) is associated with dismal survival rates due to the fact that patients are frequently diagnosed at an advanced stage and eventually become resistant to traditional chemotherapeutics. Hence, there is a crucial need for new and innovative therapies. Septin-2, a member of the septin family of GTP binding proteins, has been characterized in EOC for the first time and represents a potential future target. Septin-2 was found to be overexpressed in serous and clear cell human patient tissue compared to benign disease. Stable septin-2 knockdown clones developed in an ovarian cancer cell line exhibited a significant decrease in proliferation rates. Comparative label-free proteomic analysis of septin-2 knockdown cells revealed differential protein expression of pathways associated with the TCA cycle, acetyl CoA, proteasome and spliceosome. Further validation of target proteins indicated that septin-2 plays a predominant role in post-transcriptional and translational modifications as well as cellular metabolism, and suggested the potential novel role of septin-2 in promoting EOC tumorigenesis through these mechanisms.
Blood group ABO and lewis antigen expression during neoplastic progression of human urothelium. Immunohistochemical study of type 1 chain structures

The deletion of blood group ABO antigen expression in bladder carcinoma has attracted attention because of its potential as a prognostic parameter. Based on recently produced monoclonal antibodies against blood group antigens, it has become possible to elucidate the carcinoma‐associated modulation of these antigens at a molecular level. In this study we have used a panel of monoclonal antibodies (H, Lea, Leb, A, ALeb) that are specific to type 1 chain structures. By the use of an immunohistochemical method, the histologic and cytologic location of these antigens in the urothelium was studied in 25 biopsies from transitional cell carcinomas and compared to 21 previously examined normal biopsies. Urothelial blood group reactivity was compared to Lewis and secretor status. The authors found a series of events associated with neoplastic progression of noninvasive urothelium: a disruption of the orderly stratification of blood group antigens in different cell layers; cytostructural relocation of cytoplasmic antigens to the cell surface; loss of correlation between urothelial blood group antigens and secretor status; and gradual deletion of antigens. In the invasive tissue these events were followed by a total deletion of A and H isoantigens and uniform expression of Lewis b and sialyted Lewis a antigen. These findings indicate that there is a complex modulation of blood group antigen biosynthesis associated with the neoplastic progression of the human urothelium.
Childhood maltreatment and risk for suicide attempts in major depression: a sex-specific approach

ABSTRACT Background: Childhood maltreatment increases the risk of suicide attempts in the general population, possibly having similar effects among patients with major depressive disorder (MDD). The few studies that have addressed this association have been restricted to specific populations (e.g. treatment-resistant depression, personality disorders) and have rarely taken sex into account. Objective: To examine the impact of childhood maltreatment on suicide attempts among MDD patients above and beyond other risk factors and potential confounders, while considering potential sex-specific effects. Methods: The study assessed 165 patients with a principal diagnosis of MDD. Neurological alterations, psychiatric comorbidities, and drug abuse were reasons for exclusion. Logistic regressions using the whole sample, and divided by sex, were run to test the association between childhood maltreatment and history of suicide attempts, controlling for symptom severity, comorbidities, and treatment-resistant depression. Results: There was a significant and clinically relevant association between childhood maltreatment and history of suicide attempts in the total sample. Patients with childhood maltreatment were 3.01 times more likely to present a history of suicide attempts than patients without childhood maltreatment. A family history of psychiatric disorders also contributed to the variance of attempted suicide, but its interaction with childhood maltreatment was not statistically significant. When testing the model separately, the effect of childhood maltreatment on suicide attempts remained for females, whereas for males, age of MDD onset and Childhood Trauma Questionnaire minimization–denial scale were predictive variables. Conclusions: Childhood maltreatment is a clear predictor of suicidal behaviour among MDD patients, and this effect remains significant after controlling for potential confounders. Also, the sex of patients emerges as a relevant factor that may model the mechanisms underlying the prediction of suicide attempts. Since suicide is the main cause of premature death among MDD patients, interventions targeting childhood maltreatment should be included in preventive and clinical strategies. HIGHLIGHTS • Childhood maltreatment significantly increases the risk of suicide attempts in MDD patients, above and beyond previously proposed factors. • This association is particularly evident among female MDD patients. • The underlying mechanisms in male patients may be dependent on further biopsychological factors. • MDD patients should be screened for childhood maltreatment as a strategy to prevent suicide attempts in adulthood.
Lifetime traumatic stressors and adverse childhood experiences uniquely predict concurrent PTSD, complex PTSD, and dissociative subtype of PTSD symptoms whereas recent adult non-traumatic stressors do not: results from an online survey study

ABSTRACT This retrospective survey study compared the differential risk of lifetime traumatic stressors, so-called “non-traumatic stressors” experienced over the past year, referring to life events that do not meet the criteria for A1 traumatic events, and adverse childhood experiences (ACE) on severity of DSM-5 versus ICD-11 PTSD, Complex PTSD (CPTSD), and dissociative subtype of PTSD (D-PTSD) symptoms among 418 participants recruited online. In pairwise analyses, all stress types were associated with all outcomes. However, multiple regression and factor analyses indicated that whereas the number of different lifetime traumatic events participants reported experiencing, together with the number of ACE participants experienced, uniquely predicted DSM-5 PTSD, D-PTSD and ICD-11 PTSD and CPTSD symptoms, the number of non-traumatic stressors they experienced during the last year did not. Moreover, ACE uniquely predicted all outcomes even after accounting for lifetime traumatic stress. These results provide further support for the particularly high risk of lifetime traumatic stressors and ACE in predicting trauma and stressor-related symptoms. Future research directions are discussed. HIGHLIGHTS Lifetime traumatic stressors and adverse childhood experiences uniquely predicted concurrently measured severity of DSM-5 and ICD-11 PTSD, Complex PTSD (CPTSD), and dissociative subtype of PTSD (D-PTSD) symptoms among 418 participants recruited online. In comparison, so-called “non-traumatic stressors” experienced over the past year, referring to life events that do not meet the criteria for A1 traumatic events, failed to predict any of these outcomes.
Twinning behavior of orthorhombic-α” martensite in a Ti-7.5Mo alloy

ABSTRACT Deformation microstructure of orthorhombic-α” martensite in a Ti-7.5Mo (wt.%) alloy was investigated by tracking a local area of microstructure using scanning electron microscopy, electron back-scattered diffraction, and transmission electron microscopy. The as-quenched α” plates contain {111}α”-type I transformation twins generated to accommodate transformation strain from bcc-β to orthorhombic-α” martensite. Tensile deformation up to strain level of 5% induces {112}α”-type I deformation twins. The activation of {112}α”-type I deformation twinning mode is reported for the first time in α” martensite in β-Ti alloys. {112}α”-type I twinning mode was analyzed by the crystallographic twinning theory by Bilby and Crocker and the most possible mechanism of atomic displacements (shears and shuffles) controlling the newly reported {112}α”-type I twinning were proposed.