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(2017). Demographics of dogs, cats, and rabbits attending veterinary practices in Great Britain as recorded in their electronic health records. (1), 218.

Background: Understanding the distribution and determinants of disease in animal populations must be underpinned by knowledge of animal demographics. For companion animals, these data have been difficult to collect because of the distributed nature of the companion animal veterinary industry. Here we describe key demographic features of a large veterinary-visiting pet population in Great Britain as recorded in electronic health records, and explore the association between a range of animal ’ s characteristics and socioeconomic factors. Results: Electronic health records were captured by the Small Animal Veterinary Surveillance Network (SAVSNET), from 143 practices (329 sites) in Great Britain. Mixed logistic regression models were used to assess the association between socioeconomic factors and species and breed ownership, and preventative health care interventions. Dogs made up 64.8% of the veterinary-visiting population, with cats, rabbits and other species making up 30.3, 2.0 and 1.6% respectively. Compared to cats, dogs and rabbits were more likely to be purebred and younger. Neutering was more common in cats (77.0%) compared to dogs (57.1%) and rabbits (45.8%). The insurance and microchipping relative frequency was highest in dogs (27.9 and 53.1%, respectively). Dogs in the veterinary-visiting population belonging to owners living in least-deprived areas of Great Britain were more likely to be purebred, neutered, insured and microchipped. The same association was found for cats in England and for certain parameters in Wales and Scotland. Conclusions: The differences we observed within these populations are likely to impact on the clinical diseases observed within individual veterinary practices that care for them. Based on this descriptive study, there is an indication that the population structures of companion animals co-vary with human and environmental factors such as the predicted socioeconomic level linked to the owner ’ s address. This ‘ co-demographic ’ information suggests that further studies of the relationship between human demographics and pet ownership are warranted.
Stochastic control through capacity limited channels

In the present thesis, we are concerned with reliable data reconstruction and stability of dynamical systems which are controlled over limited capacity communication channels. Necessary conditions for reliable data reconstruction and stability of sequences in r-mean and probability are derived which depend on the entropy rate of the input to the encoder and the type of reconstruction and stability criteria. These conditions are given in terms of the Shannon lower bound and they are applicable to linear and nonlinear systems. Using these conditions, some of necessary conditions which are already available in the literature, are obtained as a special case. We discuss some of them throughout the thesis. Moreover, under certain conditions these necessary conditions are also sufficient. The results are applied to a linear stochastic partially observed control system subject to measurement noise when the channel is an Additive White Gaussian Noise (AWGN) channel. Here, we derive an encoder, decoder, and controller for mean square stability and reconstruction using the standard detectability and stabilizability assumptions of Linear Quadratic Gaussian (LQG) theory. From obtained conditions for reliable data reconstruction and stability, it is concluded that the Shannon capacity is still an adequate measure for describing the conditions for moment reliable data reconstruction and stability. We find the continuous version of the well known eigenvalue rate condition for continuous time systems when they are controlled over continuous time AWGN channels. This condition is described by the summation of the real parts of the unstable eigenvalues of the open loop time-invariant system. This eigenvalue rate condition is obtained by addressing the necessary condition for stability of a fully observed linear continuous time-invariant noiseless plant; and by constructing an encoding scheme and a stability scheme for reliable data reconstruction and stability of a continuous time plant driven by Brownian motion. Necessary conditions for uniform reliable data reconstruction and robust stability of the uncertain dynamical systems which are controlled over communication channels, are also
Design-based research to broaden participation in pre-college engineering: research and practice of an interest-based engineering challenges framework

ABSTRACT This paper presents a design-based research project undertaken to test and implement an interest-based engineering challenges framework for pre-college students. This work is motivated by the need for innovative engineering education practices in pre-college settings, and making engineering more inclusive for people from diverse backgrounds. The design-based research methodology can be challenging to implement as it comprises of multiple, cyclical research activities that provide challenges in documenting and communicating the larger study’s progress. This paper presents findings from this continuously evolving study, and also the design and implementation of this design-based research at roughly the halfway point for a four-year study. Each of the consequent versions scaffold to answer the broader research questions of the study pertaining to: engineering appealing to students’ personal interests, empowering underrepresented groups to find meaningful connections to engineering, leading more authentic engagement in engineering and design practices, and improving students’ attitudes and perception of engineering.
A uniﬁed numerical model for two-phase porous, mush and suspension ﬂow dynamics in magmatic systems

Multi-disciplinary evidence increasingly suggests that crustal magmatic systems exist as crystal-rich mush bodies with smaller, ephemeral regions of crystal-poor magma. However, most process-based models of magmatic systems describe magma ﬂowing as if it were a single-phase ﬂuid, as two-phase porous ﬂows at low melt fractions or two-phase suspension ﬂows at high melt fraction. These existing models are not tailored to study the dynamics of mush ﬂows at intermediate phase fractions, leaving a signiﬁcant gap in bridging trans-crustal magma processing from source to surface, in particular for estimating how fast magmatic systems can assemble sufﬁcient melt to fuel large eruptions. To address this knowledge gap and unify two-phase magma ﬂow models, we develop a two-dimensional system-scale numerical model of the ﬂuid mechanics of an n -phase system at all phase proportions, based on a recent theoretical model for multi-phase reactive transport. We apply this model to a two-phase, solid-liquid system using transport coefﬁcients calibrated to theory and experiments on mixtures of olivine-rich rock and basaltic melt. Scaling analysis of the governing equations reveals an inherent length scale for phase segregation and compaction, analogous to the compaction length in porous ﬂow models, and shows that phase segregation and mixture ﬂow arise as complementary components of the same underlying physics. The model replicates known one-dimensional endmember phenomena in two-phase mixtures, including rank-ordered porosity wavetrains in the porous ﬂow regime, and shock/rarefaction concentration waves in the suspension ﬂow regime. In magma bodies conﬁned by impermeable rock, contrasting segregation-compaction lengths at low versus high melt fractions produce asymmetrical compaction and decompaction layers at the bottom and top of the domain respectively. Two-dimensional simulations substantiate the scaling analysis: systems smaller or close to the segregation-compaction length are dominated by phase segregation, whereas much larger systems are dominated by mixture convection driven by lateral perturbations in phase proportions. In the mush regime, the large variation of segregation-compaction lengths with modest changes in phase proportion promotes fast segregation to form localised melt-rich bands on the time scale of months to years. Results demonstrate how magmatic systems progress through porous to mush to suspension ﬂow with increasing melt accumulation and explain how crystal-rich, melt-poor systems form smaller, ephemeral, crystal-poor, melt-rich regions. Both the inherent length scale and resulting time scale of phase segregation in the mush regime are compatible with the formation of stacked sill structures in maﬁc systems and the efﬁcient melt assembly for large eruptions in silicic systems.
PREVALENCE OF LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES IN RAW AND COOKED POULTRY WITH RAPID CONFIRMATION BY MULTIPLEX PCR.

poultry, 5 (12.5%) of grilled samples and 1 (2.5%) of fried samples. Strains of Listria monocytogenes was characterized by several biochemical tests and confirmed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Results showed that Listeria moncytogenes was confirmed by PCR in 6 isolates of raw poultry and one from each of fried and grilled samples. This study revealed that presence of Listeria monocytogenes in both grilled and fried poultry is an important public risk because of the great demand for daily consumption of these products.
Microsoft Word-JBC-ms-Final.docx

This article contains supplemental Tables 1-2, and Figs. S1–S3. * This work was supported by a National Science Foundation (USA) grant (0726284) to DPSV, and the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grants funded by the Korea government (MSIP) to Sookmyung MRC center (2011-00300074; C-I C) and to SK (NRF-2010-A0604C00031). 1 These authors contributed equally to this work. 2 To whom correspondence should be addressed: Department of Molecular Genetics and the Center for Applied Plant Sciences, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA. Tel. : 614-292-3625; Fax: 614-292-5379; E-mail: verma.1@osu.edu or Department of Biological Science, Sookmyung Women’s University, Hyochangwon-gil 52, Yongsan-gu, Seoul 140-742, Korea. Tel. : +82-2-710-9396; Fax: +82-22077-7322; E-mail: ccheon@sookmyung.ac. kr.
Detection and Estimation of Non Stationary Power Transients

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Preventing ergonomic risks with integrated planning on assembly line balancing and parts feeding

In this paper, we advise to perform assembly line balancing simultaneously with decision-making on parts feeding. Such integrated planning may open additional potential to reduce labour costs. Additional planning flexibility gained with the integrated planning may be used to mitigate ergonomic risks at workplaces. We formulate the integrated assembly line balancing and parts feeding planning problem, propose a mixed-integer model and compare integrated planning to a common hierarchical planning approach in a detailed case study on the assembly of a self-priming pump. Our case study illustrates that workplaces with high ergonomic risks may emerge even in productions that involve handling parts and workpieces of low weights and avoid static and awkward postures. We also show that the proposed integrated planning approach may eliminate excessive ergonomic risks and improve productivity indicators simultaneously.
ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF SECONDARY METABOLITES FROM Original Article PITHECELLOBIUM DULCE BENTH FRUIT PEEL

Objective: The present study describes the isolation and characterization of valuable secondary metabolites from the fruit peel of Pithecellobium dulce Methods: Solvent extraction of the plant material using methanol followed by column chromatographic separation of the extract with solvents (Petroleum ether, ethyl acetate and methanol) of increasing polarity using silica gel yields four compounds (1-4). Results: The structures of the compounds stigmasterol (1), β -sitosterol (2), quercetin (3) and pinitol (4) were established on the basis of FTIR, 1 H and 13 C NMR; and mass spectra and in comparison with their literature values. Conclusion: Two sterols namely stigmasterol (1) and β -sitosterol (2), along with a flavonoid quercetin (3) and a cyclitol pinitol (4) have been isolated from the methanol extract of fruit peel of
Assessing Validity and Reliability of the Social Phobia and Anxiety Inventory for Children (SPAI-C) in a Sample of Egyptian School Children

The purpose of the present study was to examine the factor structure and psychometric properties of the Social Phobia and Anxiety Inventory for Children (SPAI-C), an instrument developed in the United States and applied to a sample of Egypt schoolchildren. The process included the translation of the original material from English into Arabic by the second author . The study was performed using a cross-sectional design and the Arabic version of the SPAIC was applied to a sample of 1000 4 th to 6 th graders attending public schools in Kafr El Sheikh governorate , Egypt . one hundred subjects were excluded due to an incomplete questionnaire . The final sample consisted of 900 children, 400 girls and 500 boys , ranging in age from 10 to 12 years. The Pearson product-moment correlation showed that the two-week test-retest reliability coefficient was r = 0.820 . The factor structure was almost similar to that reported in previous studies. The results regarding the test-retest reliability and the factor structure were similar to the findings obtained in studies performed on English speaking children. The present study showed that the Arabic language version of SPAI-C is a reliable and valid measure of social anxiety for Egyptian school children.
Points of View Morphology and Placental Mammal Phylogeny

In a recent article on placental mammal phylogeny (Springer et al., 2007), we discussed evidence for correlated character evolution among morphological characters. We also performed pseudoextinction analyses that assessed whether placental orders remained in the expected superordinal group (Afrotheria, Xenarthra, Euarchontoglires, Laurasiatheria) when molecular and soft-tissue data were coded as missing and only osteological data from Asher et al. (2003) remained for the pseudoextinct taxa. Finally, we examined congruence among 21 molecular data partitions and Asher et al.’s (2003) morphological data. Our results demonstrated that most placental orders moved to a different superordinal group when treated as pseudoextinct and also that Asher et al.’s (2003) morphological data consistently emerged as the most incongruent data partition. Based on these results, we questioned the ability of current morphological data sets and phylogenetic methods to reconstruct higher level relationships among placental mammals. In their response to our paper, Asher et al. (2008) raise several objections including (1) continued In cases where a partition was mapped onto more than one equally most parsimonious tree for another data partition, we plotted the midpoint value for the percentage increase in tree length. The 17 molecular partitions (P) arbitrarily followed the sequential gene or- der in the concatenated molecular data set of Springer et al. (2007), irrespective of gene boundaries, and included characters from the fol- lowing gene segments: P1 ( ADRA2B ); P2 ( ADRA2B, ADORA3 ); P3 ( ADORA3, ADRB2 ); P4 ( ADRB2, APOB, APP ); P5 ( APP, ATP7A ); P6 ( ATP7A, BDNF ); P7 ( BDNF, BRCA1 ); P8 ( BRCA1 ); P9 ( BRCA1 ); P10 ( BRCA1 ); P11 ( BRCA1 ); P12 ( BRCA1, CNR1 ); P13 ( CNR1, CREM ); P14 ( CREM,GHR );P15( GHR );P16( PLCB4,VWF );P17( VWF ). PAUP4.0b11 (Swofford, 2003) was used to ﬁnd the most parsimonious tree(s) for each data partition. We employed heuristic searches with tree-bisection-and-reconnection branch swapping and 1000 randomized taxon input orders. The 30 taxa included in partition congruence analyses were sloth, anteater, armadillo, hedgehog, mole, shrew, tenrec, golden mole, hyrax, elephant, elephant shrew, aardvark, murid, hys-tricognath, rabbit, pika, ﬂying lemur, tree shrew, strepsirrhine, human, tarsier, microchiropteran, megachiropteran, llama, pig, horse, cerato-morph, cat, caniform, and pangolin.
Deep Submillimeter Observations of Two Lyα-emitting Galaxies at z ~ 6.5

We present deep submillimeter imaging of two spectroscopically confirmed z ~ 6.5 Lyα emitters (LAEs) in the Subaru Deep Field. Although we reach the nominal confusion limit at 850 μm, neither LAE is detected at 850 or 450 μm; thus, we conclude that the LAEs do not contain large dust masses (<2.3 × 108 and <5.7 × 108 M☉). The limit on their average LFIR/LUV ratios (≲35) is substantially lower than seen for most submillimeter-selected galaxies at z ~ 3 and is within the range of values exhibited by Lyman break galaxies. We place upper limits on their individual star formation rates of ≲248 and ≲613 M☉ yr-1, and on the cosmic star formation rate density of the z ~ 6.5 LAE population of ≲5.0 × 10-2 M☉ yr-1 Mpc-3. In the two submillimeter pointings, we also serendipitously detect seven sources at 850 μm that we estimate to lie at 1 < z < 5.
General Election and Political Uncertainty in the Malaysia

This study provides a complete understanding of election effects on the Malaysian stock market. The market uncertainty induced by the political shock in the recent general elections has changed the trading pattern in the market. Therefore, this study is of great importance to market participants to understand the pattern of volatility in the Malaysian stock market during general election years, and perhaps provide an insight for investors in adjusting their portfolio around the next general election.
Transcription Factor Spl Binds to and Activates a Human hsp7O Gene Promoter

I investigated the binding of purified transcription factor Spl from HeLa cells to the human hsp70 promoter by DNase I footprinting. Three binding sites were detected within the upstream promoter region, including one located 46 base pairs upstream of the transcription start, between the TATA box and the proximal CCAAT box element. In vitro transcription demonstrated that the proximal site is capable of responding to Spl-dependent stimulation. These results suggest that Spl might contribute to constitutive expression in vivo and might also be involved in the various regulatory responses that affect this gene.
An Internet-Based Situational Analysis Training as a Maintenance Treatment after Inpatient Therapy for Chronically Depressed Patients

(SA)-Training zur Stabilisierung des erzielten Behandlungserfolgs konzipiert. CBASP@home ist eine 3-monatige Step-down-Onlineinter-vention. Die Patienten werden dabei unterstützt, die erlernten SA zu Hause fortzuführen und in den Alltag zu transferieren. An insgesamt 9 Terminen füllten die Patienten das SA-For-mular über einen Sicherheitsserver aus und erhielten von ihrem stationären Psychotherapeuten zeitnah Rückmeldung. Fallbericht: In der vorliegenden Phase-I-Studie wurde die Akzeptanz und Durchführbarkeit von CBASP@home an 2 Einzel-fällen untersucht. CBASP@home wurde von beiden Patienten sehr gut angenommen und als sinnvolle Unterstützung be-wertet. Zudem konnte bei beiden Patienten eine zunehmende Leistungssteigerung in der SA-Durchführung bei gleichzeitig rückläufiger depressiver Symptomatik bis zur Remission be-obachtet werden. Schlussfolgerungen: Die beiden Einzelfal-lauswertungen liefern Hinweise, dass CBASP@home Trans-ferprozesse vom stationären Setting in den Alltag erleichtern, Behandlungserfolge beibehalten bzw. Rückfällen vorbeugen kann. Wenn sich diese positiven Erfahrungen in zukünftigen Studien bestätigen sollten, kann CBASP@home wesentlich zur Verbesserung der langfristigen Versorgung chronisch depressiver Patienten beitragen.
Anatomy of Extramuscular Soleus Veins: Clinical Impact Anatomy of Extramuscular Soleus Veins: Clinical Impact

The venous system of the lower limbs has great structural and functional anatomical com- plexity which must be considered in different dysfunctions of this system. This complexity lies mainly in the venous return, which is changed from the upright position and ambulation and other factors such as level of physical activity, heart function, circulating blood volume, and ambient temperature. Anatomical description of soleus veins (SV) has received little attention from books’ anatomy texts. These veins are intramuscular deep veins and known as the main chamber of the calf pump. Soleus veins have been implicated as the site for deep vein throm - bosis (DVT). Detailed anatomical knowledge is required for early diagnosis using noninvasive ultrasound techniques. In the present work, we describe the anatomy of the veins that emerge from the ventral surface of the soleus muscle. Twenty-eight soleus muscles were dissected and 543 veins were found. The number of veins per leg ranged from 7 to 38. The distribution of these veins per quadrant ranged from 0 to 12. The greatest number of veins occurred in the upper lateral quadrant. Most of the soleus veins drained into the posterior tibial and fibular veins. The mean length of the soleus veins ranged from 0.907 to 2.804 cm. We conclude that there is a wide variability in the distribution of soleus veins through the soleus muscle and its quadrants. The majority of the soleus veins drain into the tibial and fibular veins.
Strategic asset-seeking acquisitions, and home- and host- country national innovation systems: The contingent effect of acquisition age and industry context

We study the extent to which emerging market multinationals (EMNEs) engage in strategic asset-seeking acquisitions in advanced countries in relation to the strength of their home- and host-country national innovation system (NIS). We suggest that early acquisitions by EMNEs were used to compensate for the EMNEs relatively weak home NIS, and targeted weaker host NIS to limit the cognitive gap EMNEs would need to address. Instead, more recent acquisitions by EMNEs are supported by a stronger home NIS, and target firms in stronger host NIS. We also propose that acquisitions by high-tech ( versus non-high-tech) EMNEs need a stronger home NIS due to the technological complexity of the industry, and are limited when the complexity of a stronger host NIS adds to the industry context. We find support for most of our arguments on 179 acquisitions in the Triad by Brazilian, Russian, Indian and Chinese multinationals.