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On Artin's L-Functions

The nonabelian Artin L-functions and their generalizations by Weil are known to be meromorphic in the whole complex plane and to satisfy a functional equation similar to that of the zeta function but little is known about their poles. It seems to be expected that the L-functions associated to irreducible representations of the Galois group or another closely related group, the Weil group, will be entire. One way that has been suggested to show this is to show that the Artin L-functions are equal to L-functions associated to automorphic forms. This is a more difficult problem than we can consider at present. In certain cases the converse question is much easier. It is possible to show that if the L-functions associated to irreducible two-dimensional representations of the Weil group are all entire then these L-functions are equal to certain L-functions associated to automorphic forms on GL(2). Before formulating this result precisely we review Weil’s generalization of Artin’s L-functions. A global field will be just an algebraic number field of finite degree over the rationals or a function field in one variable over a finite field. A local field is the completion of a global field at some place. If F is a local field let CF be the multiplicative group of F and if F is a global field let CF be the id` ele class group of F . I fK is a finite Galois extension of F the Weil group WK/F is an extension ofG(K/F ), the Galois group of K/F ,b yCK. Thus there is an exact sequence
An Efficient HDR Video Compression Scheme based on a Modified Lab Color Space

— With recent developments in both High Dynamic Range (HDR) capturing and display technologies, consumer distribution of HDR videos is now possible. The current distribution pipeline, however, is based on Standard Dynamic Range (SDR) signal characteristics. To accommodate HDR in the current pipeline infrastructure, some adjustments are necessary. One element of the pipeline that needs to be addressed is compression scheme. Current compression standards, such as HEVC, rely on YC b C r as their color encoding. However, this color encoding cannot represent the HDR signal without introducing visual artifacts. Two approaches exist for compensating for these visual errors: re-adjustment of the HDR signal in YC b C r as a pre-processing step to compression, or employing a color encoding that better meets the HDR signal requirements. In this paper, we propose to use the perceptually uniform CIELAB color space for HDR video color encoding following the latter approach. To make CIELAB suitable for HDR video color encoding, we change the transfer function and the scaling of the a* and b* channels. The performance of this approach is compared to YC b C r color encoding in our study via compressing these signals based on High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) standard and comparing the bitrate of these signals at the same quality level. An average bit-rate saving of 12.9% in terms of Overall Signal to Noise Ratio (OSNR), and 41.3% in terms of DE100 are reported for our proposed color encoding scheme compared to the conventional YC b C r . A negligible average loss of 0.6% is reported in terms of perceptually transformed Peak Signal to Noise Ratio (tPSNR).
A Network-based Approach to Evolution of MEDLINE

—MEDLINE bibliographic database can be represented as a network of nodes and edges, where the former represent biomedical concepts and the latter represent relationships among them. Nodes and edges are not uniformly distributed but rather appear in locally dense communities. We investigate the dynamics and evolution of MEDLINE using network analysis based on community modeling. This study identiﬁes the major research focuses and the current status and trends in the life sciences. To the best of our knowledge, this is the ﬁrst analysis conducted on such a large portion of the MEDLINE database.
Effect of vitamin A supplementation with BCG vaccine at birth on vitamin A status

Background: The effect of vitamin A supplementation (VAS) at birth on subsequent vitamin A status has not been studied. Objective: The objective was to study the effect of 50 000 IU vitamin A administered with BCG vaccine at birth on vitamin A status in both sexes. Design: Within a randomized placebo-controlled trial of VAS, we obtained blood from 614 children at 6 wk of age and from 369 mother-infant pairs at 4 mo of age. We assessed vitamin A status on the basis of serum retinol-binding protein (RBP) and measured serum C-reactive protein to monitor for concurrent infections. Results: RBP concentrations indicated vitamin A deficiency in 32% of the children at age 6 wk and in 16% at age 4 mo. VAS was not associated with higher RBP concentrations overall or in either sex. However, the effect of VAS varied with maternal education (P for interaction 0.004): At age 6 wk, VAS was associated with higher (9%; 95% CI: 2, 17%) RBP concentrations in children of noneducated mothers but not in children of educated mothers. Overall, RBP concentrations increased between 6 wk and 4 mo of age. The increase correlated inversely with the number of diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP) vaccines received in the interval (P 0.009), particularly in girls (P for interaction 0.01) and in vitamin A recipients (P 0.01). Conclusions: Overall, VAS at birth had no effect on vitamin A status. However VAS may temporarily improve vitamin A status in the subgroup of children of noneducated mothers. In vitamin A recipients, subsequent DTP vaccines affected vitamin A status negatively. The main trial was registered at clinicaltrials.gov as NCT00168597. Am J Clin Nutr 2007;86:1032–9.
The Effect of 5 and 120 Minute Serum on the Level of Circulating Leukocytes in Normal

The intravenous administrat ion of bacterial endotoxins to normal rabbits or dogs is followed within 60 to 120 minutes by the appearance in the serum of a fever-producing substance, presumably a product of the host 's injured cells, and hence designated endogenous pyrogen (1-3). This serum pyrogen has been shown to differ from the originally administered endotoxin in the following respects : -
Evidence of a New Narrow Resonance Decaying to c 1 in B !

V. Bhardwaj, K. Miyabayashi, I. Adachi, H. Aihara, D.M. Asner, V. Aulchenko, T. Aushev, T. Aziz, A.M. Bakich, A. Bala, B. Bhuyan, M. Bischofberger, A. Bondar, G. Bonvicini, A. Bozek, M. Bračko, J. Brodzicka, T. E. Browder, V. Chekelian, A. Chen, B.G. Cheon, K. Chilikin, R. Chistov, K. Cho, V. Chobanova, S. -K. Choi, Y. Choi, D. Cinabro, J. Dalseno, M. Danilov, Z. Doležal, Z. Drásal, A. Drutskoy, D. Dutta, K. Dutta, S. Eidelman, D. Epifanov, H. Farhat, J. E. Fast, T. Ferber, A. Frey, V. Gaur, N. Gabyshev, S. Ganguly, R. Gillard, Y.M. Goh, B. Golob, J. Haba, T. Hara, H. Hayashii, Y. Horii, Y. Hoshi, W. -S. Hou, Y. B. Hsiung, H. J. Hyun, T. Iijima, K. Inami, A. Ishikawa, R. Itoh, T. Iwashita, T. Julius, D.H. Kah, J. H. Kang, E. Kato, T. Kawasaki, H. Kichimi, C. Kiesling, D.Y. Kim, J. B. Kim, J. H. Kim, K. T. Kim, M. J. Kim, Y. J. Kim, K. Kinoshita, J. Klucar, B. R. Ko, P. Kodyš, S. Korpar, P. Križan, P. Krokovny, R. Kumar, T. Kumita, A. Kuzmin, Y. -J. Kwon, J. S. Lange, S. -H. Lee, J. Li, Y. Li, C. Liu, Z. Q. Liu, D. Liventsev, P. Lukin, D. Matvienko, H. Miyata, R. Mizuk, G. B. Mohanty, A. Moll, R. Mussa, E. Nakano, M. Nakao, Z. Natkaniec, M. Nayak, E. Nedelkovska, N.K. Nisar, S. Nishida, O. Nitoh, S. Ogawa, S. Okuno, S. L. Olsen, P. Pakhlov, G. Pakhlova, E. Panzenböck, H. Park, H.K. Park, T. K. Pedlar, R. Pestotnik, M. Petrič, L. E. Piilonen, M. Ritter, M. Röhrken, A. Rostomyan, H. Sahoo, T. Saito, K. Sakai, Y. Sakai, S. Sandilya, D. Santel, L. Santelj, T. Sanuki, Y. Sato, V. Savinov, O. Schneider, G. Schnell, C. Schwanda, R. Seidl, D. Semmler, K. Senyo, O. Seon, M. E. Sevior, M. Shapkin, C. P. Shen, T. -A. Shibata, J.-G. Shiu, B. Shwartz, F. Simon, J. B. Singh, P. Smerkol, Y. -S. Sohn, A. Sokolov, E. Solovieva, M. Starič, M. Steder, M. Sumihama, T. Sumiyoshi, U. Tamponi, K. Tanida, G. Tatishvili, Y. Teramoto, K. Trabelsi, T. Tsuboyama, M. Uchida, S. Uehara, T. Uglov, Y. Unno, P. Urquijo, Y. Usov, S. E. Vahsen, C. Van Hulse, P. Vanhoefer, G. Varner, K. E. Varvell, A. Vinokurova, M.N. Wagner, C. H. Wang, M. -Z. Wang, P. Wang, M. Watanabe, Y. Watanabe, E. Won, B.D. Yabsley, J. Yamaoka, Y. Yamashita, S. Yashchenko, Y. Yook, C. Z. Yuan, C. C. Zhang, Z. P. Zhang, V. Zhilich, V. Zhulanov, and A. Zupanc
MULTINOMIAL–POISSON HOMOGENEOUS MODELS FOR CONTINGENCY TABLES BY JOSEPH B. LANG

A unified approach to maximum likelihood inference for a broad, new class of contingency table models is presented. The model class comprises multinomial–Poisson homogeneous (MPH) models, which can be characterized by an independent sampling plan and a system of homogeneous constraints, h(m) = 0, where m is the vector of expected table counts. Maximum likelihood (ML) fitting and large-sample inference for MPH models are described. The MPH models are partitioned into well-defined equivalence classes and explicit comparisons of the large-sample behaviors of ML estimators of equivalent models are given. The equivalence theory not only unifies a large collection of previously known results, it also leads to useful generalizations and many new results. The practical, computational implication is that ML fit results for any particular MPH model can be obtained directly from the ML fit results for any conveniently chosen equivalent model. Issues of hypothesis testability and parameter estimability are also addressed. To illustrate, an example based on statistics journal citation patterns is given for which the data can be used to test the hypothesis that a certain model holds, but they cannot be used to estimate any of that model’s parameters.
DMSO_A_259194 2877..2887

1Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, People’s Republic of China; 2Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, Ministry of Education and Ministry of Environmental Protection, State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health (Incubating), School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, People’s Republic of China Background: Obesity is reported to be associated with oxidative stress which can cause lipid peroxidation. However, the effects of gain in various weight-related anthropometric indices on lipid peroxidation remain unclear. We aimed to examine the cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between altered weight-related anthropometric indices and a marker of lipid peroxidation among urban adults in China. Methods: A total of 3762 participants from the Wuhan-Zhuhai cohort were included in the present study, with a follow-up of 3 years. Six weight-related anthropometric indicators were measured and calculated, including waist circumference (WC), body mass index (BMI), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), waist-to-height ratio (WHtR), a body shape index (ABSI), and body adiposity index (BAI). Individual urinary 8-iso-prostaglandin-F2α (8-iso-PGF2α) was determined via enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay to evaluate lipid peroxidation. We used generalized linear models to analyze the cross-sectional and longitudinal associations of weight-related anthropometric indices with a marker of lipid peroxidation and stratified analyses to estimate effect modification. Results: We found significant relationships between WHR, WHtR, ABSI, and urinary 8-isoPGF2α at baseline. Each 1% increase in WHR, WHtR, and ABSI was significantly associated with a 0.007, 0.004, and 0.104 increase in log-transformed 8-iso-PGF2α concentration, respectively (P<0.05). In longitudinal analysis, positive dose–response relationships were observed between gains in BMI, BAI, and increased 8-iso-PGF2α after adjusting for potential confounders (Ptrend<0.05). We also found that gender and smoking status modified the association of BMI gain and 8-iso-PGF2α increment, and such an association was more obvious in female and non-smokers. Conclusion: Our research implied that gain in anthropometric indices may result in a higher level of lipid peroxidation.
Structural and Optical Properties of Nanocrystalline ZnO Powder from Sol-Gel Method

Nanocrystalline ZnO powders have been synthesized by using zinc acetate dihydrate and polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) as starting materials. The calcined powders in air at 600 C for 1 hour have been characterized by XRD, indicating the wurtzite or hexagonal structure with crystallite size of about 45 nm. The TEM image gives the grain size of about 100 nm in diameter at 3x10 M PVP. The morphology of ZnO powders has been changed from platelet-like to rod shape with increase in PVP concentrations. The calcined ZnO powders have exhibited the direct optical band gap of about 3.222-3.237 eV and its photoluminescence has performed the UV emission peak at about 390 nm with small blue shift due to smaller grain size at higher PVP concentrations.
Regional geological investigations in the Ammassalik district, South-East Greenland

relationships with Ketilidian supracrustals in the Ivigtut region, South-West Greenland. Rapp. Grønlands geol. Unders. 8, 21 pp. Nielsen, B. L. 1976: Economic minerals. In Escher, A. & Watt, W. S. (edit.) Geology o/Greenland, 46G--487. Copenhagen: GeoI. Surv. Greenland. Watterson, J. 1965: Plutonic development of the Ilordleq area, South Greenland. I: Chronology, and the occurrence and recognition of metamorphosed basic dykes. Bul/. Grønlands geo/. Unders. 51, 147 pp.
RMHP_A_338520 4967..4981

1Public Health Specialist, Directorate of Public Health, Ministry of Health, Kuwait City, State of Kuwait; 2Lecturer of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine for Girls, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt; 3Public Health Physician, Directorate of Public Health, Ministry of Health, Kuwait City, State of Kuwait Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has wrought havoc upon healthcare and economic systems worldwide. COVID-19 vaccines considered a beacon of hope for normal life to return. We wished to understand the willingness of people in Kuwait to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Methods: An online, exploratory, cross-sectional study was conducted on 16– 18 January 2021 using a validated structured questionnaire to collect data from adults aged 18 years or older living in Kuwait by applying a “snowball sampling” method. Results: A total of 7274 people received an online link of the survey on their smartphone or computer, and 6943 people enrolled in this study (95.4%). Kuwaiti nationals represented 79.7% of the study cohort, 54.8% were aged ≥40 years, and 66.7% were females. Hesitancy against a COVID-19 vaccine was remarkably high (74.3%), with 50.8% not planning to take it and 23.5% not sure about taking it. The overall mean perception score was 3.4 ± 2.8, with 66.8% having a negative attitude towards a COVID-19 vaccine. Multiple logistic regression analysis of the factors affecting the decision to take a COVID-19 vaccine was done. The decision to take a COVID-19 vaccine was significantly positively associated with younger age (OR = 1.219), being male (2.169), having a higher education level (1.362), vaccinated against seasonal influenza previously (2.706), being a non-Kuwaiti (1.329), being a healthcare worker (1.366), and working in the private sector (1.228). Options to encourage future COVID-19 vaccination were more studies showing the vaccine to be safe and efficacious (68.6%), physician recommendation (41.8%), mandatory travel requirements (39.8%), if a family or friend vaccinated (34.9%) and compulsory by government (33.1%) or for employment (29.8%). Conclusion: Our data suggest that considerable vaccine hesitancy persists despite the widespread availability of highly efficacious and safe COVID-19 vaccines.
Ethnic Diversity and Economic Performance

We survey and asses the literature on the positive and negative e ﬀ ects of ethnic diversity on economic policies and outcomes. Our focus is on countries, on cities in developed countries (the US) and on villages in developing countries. We also consider the endogenous formation of political jurisdictions and we highlight several open issues in need of further research.
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Assessing patient’s subjective experience of illness is an important component of neuropsychological assessment. This information can be assessed using standardized self-reported complaint (SRC) checklists and may have specific applications in the assessment of malingering. Previous research suggests that subjective complaints can be faked under some circumstances, however, the extent to which this occurs when assessments are made using standardized SRC measures is less well understood. In addition, if complaints can be faked, this raises the question: What might reduce the likelihood of faked symptom reports? In this study, we randomly allocated 60 first-year undergraduate subjects to one of the three conditions: malingering, malinger-with-warning, and control. Using a repeated-measures analogue design, we assessed differences between groups on selected SRC measures. The measures used were the Neuropsychological Symptoms Checklist (NSC), the General Health Questionnaire-30 (GHQ-30), and the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scales (DASS). We expected to find that SRC measures would be vulnerable to faking, but also that warning malingerers about the possibility of detection would reduce faking behavior. Further, control group scores on SRC measures were calculated to produce preliminary complaint base rate data for these tests. Our results showed that SRC measures were vulnerable to faking. In addition, contrary to expectations, we found that warnings did not significantly deter malingering, although we observed that a trend in the expected direction and future studies with a larger sample size or a modified warning may be needed to further investigate warning efficacy. Broader implications of these findings are discussed in light of deterrence theory and recent debate over the use of SRC measures in the assessment of malingering. © 2002 National Academy of Neuropsychology. Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
That Influences Ovulation Rate

Ewes heterozygous (I+) for the Inverdale prolificacy gene (FecX') located on the X chromosome have ovulation rates 1.0 times higher than noncarriers (++). The aims of this study were to examine, in I+ and ++ ewes, the peripheral plasma concentrations and/or ovarian secretion rates of FSH, LH, inhibin, estradiol, and progesterone during anestrus and the estrous cycle and after ovariectomy. Also examined were aspects of ovarian morphology and functions of granulosa cells in vitro. No FecX'specific differences were noted for the ovarian hormones or for FSH or LH. However, I+ animals contained significantly more ovarian antral follicles (p < 0.05) and their granulosa cells had a higher mean LH responsiveness in vitro with respect to cAMP synthesis at smaller follicular diameters relative to ++ ewes (I+ = > 2.5 mm; ++ = > 4.5 mm). Moreover, nonatretic follicles in I+ animals compared to the + + genotype contained fewer granulosa cells and smaller CL. Although the + animals had a higher ovulation rate than the controls (p < 0.05), the total weight of CL was not different between the genotypes. These findings suggest that the FecX' gene affects ovarian function without altering ovarian hormone secretion. The findings also suggest that there are no FecX'-specific differences in the mean concentrations of gonadotropins, although further studies on temporal changes in gonadotropin secretion are warranted.
SEDENTARY TIME IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE METABOLIC SYNDROME IN OLDER ADULTS AT HIGH RISK FOR MOBILITY LIMITATIONS-The LIFE Study

Author Affiliations: Department of Aging and Geriatric Research, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Erasmus University Medical Centre, Rotterdam 3000CA, the Netherlands. Department of Kinanthropology, University of Quebec, Montreal, Quebec, H2X1Y4 Canada. Department of Biostatistical Sciences, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA. Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510, USA. Preventive Medicine Laboratory, Peninngton Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70808, USA. Department of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA. Stanford Prevention Research Center, Department of Medicine, and Health Research and Policy, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA. Department of Medicine Geriatrics, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA. Department of Health and Exercise Science, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC 27109, USA. Department of Internal Medicine, Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation, Chicago, IL 60611, USA. Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA Department of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
Anaphylaxis Following Antigen Sensitization IL-13 Overexpression Predisposes to

Anaphylaxis represents an extreme form of allergic reaction. This acute-phase component of allergy and asthma is triggered by allergen-induced degranulation of mast cells following the cross-linking of cell surface-bound, allergen-speciﬁc IgE, resulting in the liberation of inﬂammatory mediators and the development of bronchoconstriction. We used IL-13 transgenic mice to investigate the role of this Th2 cell-derived cytokine in the onset of allergic disease. Strikingly, IL-13-transgenic mice were highly predisposed to fatal anaphylaxis following Ag sensitization. This response correlated with substantially elevated levels of circulating Ag-speciﬁc IgE, mast cell degranulation, and histamine release. Furthermore, allergen exposure also induced phenotypic changes typical of asthma, including pulmonary ﬁbrosis, goblet cell hyperplasia, elevated Th2 cytokines, eosinophilia, and airways occluded by mucus and Charcot-Leyden crystals. Expression of IL-4 was not required for the induction of IgE-mediated responses. These data represent the ﬁrst characterization of a functional role for IL-13-induced IgE in the generation of immediate hypersensitivity reactions and highlight the importance of IL-13 in the development of the symptoms of atopy. The systemic regulation of this response makes these mice an important resource for studying atopic responses. The Journal of Immunology, 2001, 166: 2712–2717.