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A Systematic Review of Gesture Elicitation Studies: What Can We Learn from 216 Studies?

Gesture elicitation studies represent a popular and resourceful method in HCI to inform the design of intuitive gesture commands, reflective of end-users' behavior, for controlling all kinds of interactive devices, applications, and systems. In the last ten years, an impressive body of work has been published on this topic, disseminating useful design knowledge regarding users' preferences for finger, hand, wrist, arm, head, leg, foot, and whole-body gestures. In this paper, we deliver a systematic literature review of this large body of work by summarizing the characteristics and findings ofN=216gesture elicitation studies subsuming 5,458 participants, 3,625 referents, and 148,340 elicited gestures. We highlight the descriptive, comparative, and generative virtues of our examination to provide practitioners with an effective method to (i) understand how new gesture elicitation studies position in the literature; (ii) compare studies from different authors; and (iii) identify opportunities for new research. We make our large corpus of papers accessible online as a Zotero group library at https://www.zotero. org/groups/2132650/gesture_elicitation_studies.
IFN-γ Overproduction and High Level Apoptosis Are Associated with High but Not Low Virulence Toxoplasma gondii Infection1

Toxoplasma gondii is an opportunistic intracellular parasite which induces a highly strong type 1 cytokine response. The present study focuses on defining the factors influencing the outcome of infection with tachyzoites of the type I, highly lethal RH strain, relative to the type II, low virulence strain ME49. Infection with the RH strain led to widespread parasite dissemination and rapid death of mice; in contrast, mice survived low virulence strain ME49 infection, and tachyzoite dissemination was much less extensive. Furthermore, massive apoptosis and disintegration of the splenic architecture was characteristic of RH, but not ME49, infection. In addition, hyperinduction of IFN-γ and lack of NO production were found during RH, in contrast to ME49 infection. These data demonstrate that Toxoplasma strain characteristics exert a profound effect on the host immune response and that the latter itself is a crucial determinant in parasite virulence.
Chasing Play Potentials in Food Culture: Learning from Traditions to Inspire Future Human-Food Interaction Design

In this pictorial, we turn to culture and traditions to present an annotated portfolio of play-food potentials, i.e. interesting design qualities and/or interaction mechanisms that could help promote playful and social engagement in food practices. Our portfolio emerged from a one-day workshop where we played with and analyzed a collection of 27 food traditions from diverse cultural backgrounds and historical periods. We highlight play forms and experiential textures that are underexplored in Human-Food Interaction (HFI) research. Our contribution is intended to inspire designers to broaden the palette of play experiences and emotions embraced in HFI.
Material Food Probe: Personalized 3D Printed Flavors for Emotional Communication in Intimate Relationships

Interactions with food are complex, integrating rich multisensory experiences within emotionally meaningful social contexts. Yet, the opportunities for food as material resource for emotional communication have been less explored. We describe a two-month project with 5 couples centered on the co-design of personalized flavors for emotional communication. These were experienced through a three-day preliminary study involving a 3D food printer in participants' homes. We discuss the value of our findings indicating preferences for both remembered and imagined positive flavors and their integration in focal intimacy practices to support emotional coregulation. We also discuss material food probes and their value for exploring and inspiring both design-with, and design-around food.
SOCIAL ORGANIZATION OF A SPECIES OF SINGING MOUSE, Scotinomys xerampelinus

of Thesis Presented to the Graduate School of the University of Florida in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science SOCIAL ORGANIZATION OF A SPECIES OF SINGING MOUSE, Scotinomys xerampelinus By Dimitri Vincent Blondel May 2006 Chair: Steven M. Phelps Cochair: H. Jane Brockmann Major Department: Zoology Scotinomys xerampelinus, a species of singing mouse, is diurnal, insectivorous, and exhibits a complex and unique calling behavior. Little is known about the social structure of this species. This thesis investigated the mating system and spacing patterns exhibited by S. xerampelinus. The research consisted of two parts: a field study and a laboratory study. The field study investigated the spatial organization of a wild Panamanian population of singing mice, with the goal of describing their social and mating system. The field study consisted of mark-recapture live-trapping and radio-tracking in the summers of 2003 and 2004. Our analyses of home range area overlap suggest exclusive space use among females, but not among males. This female exclusive space use could be driven by mutual avoidance, territorial aggression, or some combination of the two. We found patterns of overlap between male and female home ranges, suggesting an absence of intersexual territoriality. Male and female home range areas and body weights
Rifampicin inactivation by Rhodococcus and Mycobacterium species

When prokaryotes are exposed to inhibitory concentrations of the antibiotic rifampicin, the only means hitherto identified by which cells overcome this inhibition is through mutational alteration in the target moiety, DNA-dependent RNA polymerase. In the nocardioform bacterium Rhodococcus erythropolis a novel mechanism has been identified, consisting of an inducible rifampicin-inactivating mechanism. Changes in the drug absorbance spectrum paralleled the decline in bacteriostatic activity of the antibiotic.
Diversity of Regenerating Plants in Reforestations with Araucaria angustifolia (Bertol.) O. Kuntze of 12, 22, 35, and 43 Years of Age in Paraná State, Brazil

In the current context of intense forest fragmentation and consequent loss of biodiversity, commercial reforestations have gained special attention in conservation biology because the colonization of the understory in these wooded areas may result in a considerable number of species. A record was made of the regenerating species in the understory of reforestations with Araucaria angustifolia at planting ages of 12, 22, 35, and 43 years, located in the central east region of Paraná State, Brazil. In total, an area of 1,200 m2 was sampled, with 231 recorded species belonging to 60 botanical families. Species diversity and richness increased with planting age up to 35 years. Canopy cover was the variable that best explained the colonization of the understory in some stages. Maintenance activities in the reforestations over the years selected species capable of germinating or sprouting and growing rapidly. However, our results show that A. angustifolia commercial reforestations are home to many native plant species. Thus, the objectives of commercial reforestation can be harmonized with the interests of conservation biology, applying management alternatives with the aim of changing current forestry models.
Zinc tolerance and accumulation in metallicolous and nonmetallicolous populations of Arabidopsis halleri (Brassicaceae).

Zinc tolerance was investigated in five populations of Arabidopsis halleri (syn.: Cardaminopsis halleri) raised from seeds collected from contaminated and uncontaminated sites. Tolerance was measured by determining the concentration which inhibited root growth (EC100 ). A. halleri populations from contaminated and uncontaminated sites were found to be Zn-tolerant compared with the Zn-nontolerant species Arabidopsis thaliana and A. lyrata subsp. petraea. At very high Zn concentrations, populations of A. halleri from uncontaminated sites were slightly less Zn-tolerant than those from contaminated sites. These observations support the hypothesis that in A. halleri, Zn tolerance is largely a constitutive property. One population from an uncontaminated site and one population from a contaminated site were studied for Zn uptake. Zinc content was measured in shoots and roots using a colorimetric test under laboratory conditions. The results showed that whatever their origin, individuals from both populations are Zn accumulators compared with the nonaccumulator species A. thaliana. Moreover, the population from the uncontaminated area accumulated Zn in its shoots and roots more quickly than the population from the contaminated site. These results suggest that, in A. halleri, Zn accumulation to very high concentration is a constitutive property.
The Fate of Excess Sulfur in Higher Plants

The mechanisms which have evolved in higher plants to cope with excess sulfur in their environments are reviewed. Survival in a sulfur-rich environment is seldom achieved through avoidance of the intake of sulfur. The presence of excess sulfur in the soil or in the air usually results in an intake of excess sulfur into plants. An immediate injury by the excess sulfur taken up is, however, prevented by a series of metabolic processes. Storage of excess sulfur in a metabolically inactive compartment, i.e. the vacuole, appears to occur in most plants. The finding of a storage of glutathione is several investigations suggests that with increasing accumulation of sulfate its reduction also increases. Under these conditions the cysteine concentration in different compartments of the cell may still be maintained at a low level by the incorporation of the excess cysteine synthesized into glutathione. This peptide appears to be the storage form of reduced sulfur in higher plants. 167 references, 2 figures.
Nutrient cycling in deciduous forest ecosystems of the Sierra de Gata mountains: aboveground litter production and potential nutrient return

The potential nutrient return in a chestnut coppice (Castanea sativa Miller) over a period of 3 years (1991-1994) has been established and compared with the returns found in four deciduous oak (Quercus pyrenaica Wild.) forests (1990-1993) located in the Sierra de Gata mountains (central Spanish system). A convergence of abscission phenology patterns was observed among the different ecosystems studied, together with a delay in leaf fall at the warmest plot. This similarity is logical since the plots harbour the same deciduous species which are, however, subjected to climatological vari- ations. The chestnut coppice was found to be more productive than the oak forests, the amounts of leaves, branches, flowers and total litterfall being significantly greater. Statistical analysis showed a highly significant correlation between the chestnut coppice and the oak forest aboveground produc- tion, ranging between 0.82 and 0.96 for the leaves and between 0.72 and 0.89 for the total litter. In general, the leaf organs of the chestnut trees showed a higher concentration of bioelements than the oaks, with N and Ca predominant in the buds, Ca and Zn in the branches, K in the fruits, and above all Fe and Cu in the other plant remains. In all the forests studied, the potential nutrient supply fluc- tuated over the years and depended strongly on phenological factors; above all it was found to be gov- erned by the leaves, which contributed most to the return of mineral nutrients to the soil. The most marked potential nutrient return through the oak aerial organs occurred on the plot with the lowest rain- fall, particularly with respect to P and Ca. Considering all the forest plots, the general sequence of the amount of bioelements returning with the litterfall to the soil was as follows: with the exception of one oak plot (with an acid soil reaction and poor soil drainage), where the Mn return was higher than that of P owing to the high concentration of Mn in all the litter components. (© Inra /Elsevier, Paris.)
Co-Designing with Orangutans: Enhancing the Design of Enrichment for Animals

In creating digital technologies for animals, designers often seek to deploy and adapt human-centred techniques of interaction design. A significant challenge lies in enabling animals to play an active and generative role in the design process. This is of particular concern when the primary design objective is to address the behavioural and psychological needs of animal users. In collaboration with orangutans and human stakeholders at a zoo, we conducted co-design to create an interactive installation to enhance the orangutans' wellbeing. This paper presents the design journey undertaken and reflects on the challenges of designing with animals in a complex real-world setting. From this, we propose ways in which interaction design methods can be better adapted to working with animals by integrating qualitative and quantitative techniques drawn from the animal sciences. These reflections and proposals are relevant to researchers and practitioners investigating the design of animal-centred digital technologies.
The Recent Advances of Anti-PD-1/PD-L1 Immunotherapy

Tumor immunotherapy has demonstrated advantages over traditional therapies, and Anti-PD-1/PD-L1immunotherapy has become a hot topic in recent years and has shown excellent efficacy. A number of anti-PD-1/PD-L1 drugs have been approved for the market. This review briefly analyzes how PD-1 and PD-L1 affect the tumor immune function of human body, and the action mechanism of anti-PD-(L)1 drug from the perspective of molecular mechanism. Furthermore, it shows the clinical effect of anti-PD-(L)1 monotherapies and combination therapies by far.
Sorghum-Legume Intercropping and the Effects of Nitrogen Fertilization. I. Yield and Nitrogen Uptake by Crops

SUMMARY Six intercropping systems and four levels of nitrogen were compared at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, in the summer rainy seasons (July-October) of 1978 and 1979. The maximum increase in sorghum yield was obtained when it was associated with fodder cowpea, followed by association with grain cowpea and greengram. The application of 40, 80 and 120 kg N ha−1 increased sorghum yield by 8.6, 16.1 and 18.2% in 1978 and by 2.9, 8.1 and 14.1% in 1979, respectively, compared with unfertilized sorghum. The nitrogen uptake by sorghum, and by the total system, was greater in sorghum-legume intercropping systems than in sole sorghum. Nitrogen application also increased the nitrogen uptake by sorghum and by the whole system.
Comparative Performance of Various Deep Learning based Models in Fruit Image Classification

Fruit type classification based on computer vision remains challenging because of shape, color and texture similarity among numerous species of fruits. Recent research results indicate that the Convolutional Neural Network based models have demonstrated substantial improvements in fruit image classification accuracy. This paper proposes fourteen different deep learning models for fruit type classification. Thirteen of these models exploit ImageNet pre-trained feature extractors. In addition to these thirteen models, a simple, lightweight 12-layer model called FruitNet has also been proposed. A large, publicly available fruit images dataset, called Fruits 360, has been used to train and evaluate the proposed models. Among all the models that exploited some pre-trained feature extractor, Xception based model has produced the best validation accuracy rate (i.e. 99.97%) while MobileNet based model has proved to be a very efficient model. Fine tuning has also been found to produce excellent results. In fact, the best validation accuracy of 99.98% is achieved when VGG16 based model is fine tuned. On the other hand, FruitNet has yielded accuracy rate of 99.73% which is excellent given its small size and simple structure. FruitNet is also the most efficient model among all the proposed models.
A Review of the Molar Morphology and Phylogenetic Affinities of Sillustania quechuense (Metatheria, Polydolopimorphia, Sillustaniidae), from the Early Paleogene of Laguna Umayo, Southeastern Peru

SUPPLEMENTAL DATA Supplemental materials are available for this article for free at www.tandfonline. com/UJVP Citation for this article: Chornogubsky, L. , and F. J. Goin. 2015. A review of the molar morphology and phylogenetic affinities of Sillustania quechuense (Metatheria, Polydolopimorphia, Sillustaniidae), from the early Paleogene of Laguna Umayo, southeastern Peru. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. DOI: 10.1080/02724634.2015. 983238.
The Role of Special Education in LD Adolescents' Transition from School to Work

Despite increasing interest in the transition of handicapped youth from school to postsecondary training and employment, available data indicate that few secondary-school special education programs provide relevant services. This article gives a rationale for and a delineation of the types of services which can facilitate the transition process for learning disabled (LD) adolescents. First, the authors review recent studies of LD individuals' vocational adjustment and identify the skills needed for successful transition to the world of work. Current practices in secondary special education and vocational education are then discussed. The authors conclude that secondary special education programs should provide six types of vocationally relevant activities: (a) occupational awareness, exploration, and basic work experience; (b) indepth career/vocational assessment; (c) instruction in job-related academic skills; (d) instruction in job-related interpersonal skills; (e) support services to other disciplines involved in vocational programming; and (f) post-school placement and follow-up. Finally, recommendations for personnel preparation and future research are suggested.
CHEMICAL FACTORS AND THEIR RELATION TO FEED INTAKE REGULATION IN RUMINANTS: A REVIEW

The subject is reviewed with respect to the role of nutrient metabolism upon the regulation of ruminant feed intake. Chemical factors associated with changes in dietary or nutrient composition and their metabolism within the reticulorumen or animal body, or both, are emphasized. The importance of physical, physiological or metabolic, and sensory regulatory mechanisms are discussed in relation to their effects upon the formation of various metabolites known to be related to feeding. These include volatile fatty acids, amino acids, and blood glucose. Various tissues are discussed in relation to their relative importance for activation of a feedback signal associated with satiety. A general hypothesis is postulated for the integration of various factors, known to influence feed intake regulation, into a complex system.
Renoprotective Effects of Punica granatum (Pomegranate) Against Adenine-Induced Chronic Renal Failure in Male Rats

This study aimed to assess the nephroprotective effects of two pomegranate extracts, pomegranate juice (PJ) and pomegranate peel methanol extract (PPME) in rats with chronic renal failure (CRF) induced by adenine (AD). Thirty six male rats were allocated into six groups: Control (CO), PJ, PPME, AD, AD+PJ and AD+PPME groups. The obtained results showed a significant increase in serum levels of creatinine (Cr), blood urea nitrogen (BUN), uric acid (UA) in AD-fed rats. In addition, relative kidney weight, urine volume and urine NAG activity were significantly increased, while creatinine clearance was decreased. A significant disturbance was observed in renal antioxidant system of AD-fed rat group represented by elevations in thiobarbituric acid reactive substance (TBARS) and protein carponyl (PC) as well as depletion in the activities of SOD and CAT. Also, a significant increases in concentration of both serum tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and C-reactive protein (CRP) accompanied by decrease in nitric oxide level were observed. Administration of pomegranate extracts, either PJ or PPME significantly mitigated all the signs of AD-induced CRF. The results suggested that the renoprotective efficacy of pomegranate, in particular the methanol peel extract, can be attributed to antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and different signaling pathway mechanisms. (El-Sayed M. El-Habibi. Renoprotective Effects of Punica granatum (Pomegranate) Against Adenine-Induced Chronic Renal Failure in Male Rats. Life Sci J 2013; 10(4): 2059-2069). (ISSN: 1097-8135). http://www.lifesciencesite. com. 274
Incretin-Based Therapies Role in COVID-19 Era: Evolving Insights

The current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has led the scientific community to breach new frontiers in the understanding of human physiology and disease pathogenesis. It has been hypothesized that the human dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP4) enzyme receptor may be a functional target for the spike proteins of severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). Since DPP4-inhibitors are currently used for the treatment of patients with type-2 diabetes (T2DM), there is currently high interest in the possibility that these agents, or incretin-based therapies (IBTs) in general, may be of benefit against the new coronavirus infection. Diabetes is associated with increased COVID-19 severity and mortality, and accumulating evidence suggests that IBTs may favorably alter the clinical course of SARS-CoV-2 infection due to their inherent mechanisms of action. Further research into prognostic variables associated with various antidiabetic treatment regimens, and in particular the IBT, in patients with T2DM affected by the COVID-19 pandemic is therefore warranted.
Methadone Inhibits Viral Restriction Factors and Facilitates HIV Infection in Macrophages

Opioid abuse alters the functions of immune cells in both in vitro and in vivo systems, including macrophages. Here, we investigated the effects of methadone, a widely used opioid receptor agonist for treatment of opiate addiction, on the expression of intracellular viral restriction factors and HIV replication in primary human macrophages. We showed that methadone enhanced the HIV infectivity in primary human macrophages. Mechanistically, methadone treatment of macrophages reduced the expression of interferons (IFN-β and IFN-λ2) and the IFN-stimulated anti-HIV genes (APOBEC3F/G and MxB). In addition, methadone-treated macrophages showed lower levels of several anti-HIV microRNAs (miRNA-28, miR-125b, miR-150, and miR-155) compared to untreated cells. Exogenous IFN-β treatment restored the methadone-induced reduction in the expression of the above genes. These effects of methadone on HIV and the antiviral factors were antagonized by pretreatment of cells with naltrexone. These findings provide additional evidence to support further studies on the role of opiates, including methadone, in the immunopathogenesis of HIV disease.
Genetic and Biochemical Analysis of Mutants Affected in Nitrate Reduction in Rhizobium meliloti

Twenty-five mutants unable to utilize nitrate as sole nitrogen source were isolated from Rhizobium meliloti 41. These mutations mapped at four different sites, narA, narB, narC and narD; narB, C and D were located between trp-15 and ade-15 on the chromosome. NarA mutants were affected in assimilatory nitrate reduction but not in‘respiratory’ nitrate reduction and had methyl viologen-coupled nitrate reductase activity. NarB mutants were affected in both assimilatory and ‘respiratory’ nitrate reduction and lacked methyl viologen-coupled nitrate reductase activity. NarC and narD mutants were impaired not only in assimilatory and ‘respiratory’ nitrate reduction but lacked xanthine dehydrogenase activity as well. Acid-treated crude extracts of these two mutant classes were unable to restore NADPH-coupled nitrate reductase activity to the nit-1 mutant of Neurospora crassa, indicating the lack of active molybdenum cofactor. All mutants tested were effective in symbiotic plant tests and had normal nitrogenase activity, indicating that nitrogenase and nitrate reductase do not share the same molybdenum cofactor.