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‘Broken Heart’ syndrome in Scotland: a case of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy in a recently widowed lady

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TCM), first described in Japan in the early 1990s, is a reversible non-ischaemic cardiomyopathy of unclear aetiology characterised by transient left ventricular dysfunction. It mimics acute myocardial infarction with ST segment changes (STEMI), although evidence of occlusive coronary artery disease is absent. TCM is typically triggered by an intense physical or emotional stress event. We report a case of TCM diagnosed in a recently widowed lady in whom a myocardial infarction was initially suspected. This case illustrates the importance of an awareness of this unique clinical entity. Without appreciation of differentiating features, TCM can easily be misdiagnosed as an acute coronary syndrome. Misdiagnosis and the subsequent inappropriate and potentially harmful use of fibrinolytic therapy can be avoided through careful history-taking, clinical examination and appropriate investigations. Although well reported in the medical literature, this case of TCM provides the basis of a timely summary and update on current understanding of this perplexing condition.
First language transfer and long-term structural priming in comprehension

The present study investigated L1 transfer effects in L2 sentence processing and syntactic priming through comprehension in speakers of German and Italian. L1 and L2 speakers of both languages participated in a syntactic priming experiment that aimed to shift their preferred interpretation of ambiguous relative clause constructions. The results suggested that L1 transfer affects L2 processing but not the strength of structural priming, and therefore does not hinder the acquisition of L2 parsing strategies. We also report evidence that structural priming through comprehension can persist in L1 and L2 speakers over an experimental phase without further exposure to primes. Finally, we observed that priming can occur for what are essentially novel form-meaning pairings for L2 learners, suggesting that adult learners can rapidly associate existing forms with new meanings.
Closed-loop SPWM control for grid-connected buck-boost inverters

DC input voltage of inverters fluctuates dramatically in distributed generation applications such as in a wind energy system. Yet, a high quality AC output is required for grid interconnection under variable source conditions. Previously developed control strategies mainly focused on improvements under load variations, a DC input of relatively small ripples, etc. This paper proposed a closed-loop sinusoidal PWM control method with real-time waveform feedback techniques for a grid-connected buck-boost inverter. The control-to-output function was derived through steady state modeling based on the power balance condition, which provides an approach when the output cannot easily be characterized in a single-stage buck-boost inverter. The closed-loop control model was studied with a newly-invented single-stage buck-boost inverter circuit. Simulations verified the method provided fast dynamic response and robustness under large DC voltage variations, nonideal grid voltage, and component parametric uncertainties. The controlled inverter achieved a low-THD sinusoidal output with a small AC filter and without a DC link capacitor. Therefore, it is concluded that the proposed method can be a preferred choice for grid-connected buck-boost inverters in distributed generation systems.
Adrenoleukodystrophy with Frontal Lobe Involvement and Attention DeficitHyperactivity Disorder-like Symptoms

We report a 11 year-old boy with adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD), who gradually became inattentive and hyperactive after ten years of age. His parents consulted with school counselor and were told that he might have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). We noticed his deterioration in intelligence and behavior and his cranial magnetic resonance imaging revealed bilateral abnormal intensity areas predominantly in the left frontal lobe to the basal ganglia, which surroundings was enhanced by Gd-DTPA suggesting demyelination. Statistical parametric mapping (SPM) using IMP single photon emission tomography showed decreased cerebral blood flow in the left frontal cortex, cerebellum, and brain stem. Abnormal levels of plasma very-long-chain fatty acids and genetic testing confirmed the diagnosis of ALD. His behavioral problems transiently improved with methylphenidate treatment, however he died in spite of bone marrow transplantation. This report emphasize that the importance of early medical evaluation when ADHD-like symptoms became prominent in a child who never had such problems before. Recognition of ADHD in the field of education enhanced after the recent promotion of special needs education. Necessity of medical evaluation in such a child to school teachers, nurses, counselors should be emphasized, so as not to be left undiagnosed and untreated.
Reconciling Use Cases via Controlled Languages and Graphical Models

In requirements engineering use cases are employed to describe the ow of events and the occurrence of states in a future information system. Use cases consist of a set of scenarios each of them describing an exemplary behavior of the system to be developed. Di erent stakeholders describe the steps in varying ways since they perceive the state of a airs in the application domain from di erent viewpoints. This results in ambiguous use cases written in natural language that use di erent terminology and are therefore di cult to reconcile. To solve this problem, use cases and scenarios are rewritten in a controlled language following a simple set of guidelines. The sentences are processed and translated into at logical forms by the RECOCASE system. These resulting at logical forms can be used to generate graphical models for the elaboration and re nement of requirements between users and developers. As an experiment we have chosen to use Formal Concept Analysis to present the viewpoints of di erent stakeholders graphically in a concept lattice.
Exploring the hidden impacts of HomeSys: energy and emissions of home sensing and automation

Home sensing and automation systems are rarely discussed with reference to their direct energy demand, much less other environmental impacts such as greenhouse gas (GhG) emissions arising from their manufacture and transport. It is imperative that designers of such systems understand the impacts of the technologies they introduce, particularly where intended to save energy and promote sustainability. Using four case studies drawn from recent Ubicomp and HCI literature, this reflective paper quantifies the direct energy and estimates the embodied emissions arising from specific installations of home sensing. We contextualise this by comparing with typical impacts arising from existing ICT devices commonly found in the home, and highlight a number of ways in which designers can reduce the impacts of the systems they introduce into the home.
A New Adaptive Digital Audio Watermarking Based on Support Vector Regression

On the basis of support vector regression (SVR), a new adaptive blind digital audio watermarking algorithm is proposed. This algorithm embeds the template information and watermark signal into the original audio by adaptive quantization according to the local audio correlation and human auditory masking. The procedure of watermark extraction is as follows. First, the corresponding features of template and watermark are extracted from the watermarked audio. Then, the corresponding feature of template is selected as training sample to train SVR and an SVR model is returned. Finally, the actual outputs are predicted according to the corresponding feature of watermark, and the digital watermark is recovered from the watermarked audio by using the well-trained SVR. Experimental results show that our audio watermarking scheme is not only inaudible, but also robust against various common signal processing (such as noise adding, resampling, requantization, and MP3 compression), and also has high practicability. In addition, the algorithm can extract the watermark without the help of the original digital audio signal, and the performance of it is better than other SVM audio watermarking schemes.
From the Outside, Looking In with a Smile: A Summary and Discussion of CES’s Credentialed Evaluator Designation

Drawing upon information presented in this issue, the article discusses the CES’s Credentialed Evaluator designation using three frameworks: the Context, Inputs, Processes, and Products (CIPP) model to provide an overview of the program; developmental evaluation to examine key events and principles in the program’s evolution; and adaptive action to raise issues both for the CES as it revises the program and for others around the world as they consider the possible benefits and risks of establishing evaluator credentialing programs. The Credentialed Evaluator designation has provided proof of concept for a viable evaluator credentialing system run by a voluntary organization of professional evaluators (VOPE). Specific considerations in moving forward in settings beyond Canada include the following: (a) the exercise of caution when using evaluator competencies to structure a credentialing program, (b) the importance of a perceived need for or value of a credential, (c) skillful attention to milieu, (d) finding qualified and committed people to develop and manage the program, and (e) ensuring that all stakeholders, including those outside the profession, are involved. En tirant des informations fournies dans ce numero, cet article presente une discussion du titre d’Evaluateur accredite de la SCE par le biais de trois cadres: le modele Contexte, intrants, processus, et produits (CIPP) pour fournir un survol du programme; l’evaluation du developpement du programme pour examiner les evenements et principes cles de son evolution; et l’action adaptee pour soulever certaines problematiques, a la fois pour la SCE lors de sa revision du programme et pour les autres intervenants du monde entier qui evaluent les avantages et les risques de mettre sur pied un programme d’evaluateur accredite. Le titre d’Evaluateur accredite a demontre la faisabilite d’un systeme de titres professionnels pour les evaluateurs gere par une organisation volontaire d’evaluateurs professionnels (VOPE). En dehors du Canada, les elements a prendre en consideration pour aller de l’avant incluent : (a) faire preuve de prudence lors d’utilisation des competences de l’evaluateur pour structurer un programme de titres professionnels, (b) accorder de l’importance a la perception du besoin et de la valeur d’un titre, (c) porter une attention adroite au milieu, (d) trouver des personnes competentes et engagees pour developper et gerer le programme, et (e) assurer l’implication de tous les intervenants, meme ceux qui n’oeuvrent pas dans le domaine de l’evaluation. doi: 10.3138/cjpe.29. 3.134
Stopping Condition for Greedy Block Sparse Signal Recovery

For greedy block sparse recovery with unknown sparsity level, we theoretically derive a stopping condition to terminate the iteration process and thus to estimate the sparsity level. Focused on the block orthogonal matching pursuit (BOMP) algorithm, we model the energy of residual signals from a probabilistic perspective and we use its distribution to derive a threshold, the iteration process is terminated when the residual energy is below the given threshold. Specifically, a communication scenario of small packet transmission is considered, which uses the interference cancellation based BOMP (ICBOMP) algorithm to recover sparse signal, we apply the stopping condition to terminate the iterations, and thus to estimate the number of active users. Simulation results show that our derived condition can accurately estimate the sparsity level and at the same time guarantees a favorable recovery accuracy, both for the BOMP and ICBOMP recoveries.
Domain 2 of Drosophila Para Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel Confers Insect Properties to a Rat Brain Channel

The ability of the excitatory anti-insect-selective scorpion toxin AahIT (Androctonus australis hector) to exclusively bind to and modify the insect voltage-gated sodium channel (NaCh) makes it a unique tool to unravel the structural differences between mammalian and insect channels, a prerequisite in the design of selective pesticides. To localize the insect NaCh domain that binds AahIT, we constructed a chimeric channel composed of rat brain NaCh α-subunit (rBIIA) in which domain-2 (D2) was replaced by that ofDrosophila Para (paralytic temperature-sensitive). The choice of D2 was dictated by the similarity between AahIT and scorpion β-toxins pertaining to both their binding and action and the essential role of D2 in the β-toxins binding site on mammalian channels. Expression of the chimera rBIIA-ParaD2 in Xenopus oocytes gave rise to voltage-gated and TTX-sensitive NaChs that, like rBIIA, were sensitive to scorpion α-toxins and regulated by the auxiliary subunit β1 but not by the insect TipE. Notably, likeDrosophila Para/TipE, but unlike rBIIA/β1, the chimera gained sensitivity to AahIT, indicating that the phyletic selectivity of AahIT is conferred by the insect NaCh D2. Furthermore, the chimera acquired additional insect channel properties; its activation was shifted to more positive potentials, and the effect of α-toxins was potentiated. Our results highlight the key role of D2 in the selective recognition of anti-insect excitatory toxins and in the modulation of NaCh gating. We also provide a methodological approach to the study of ion channels that are difficult to express in model expression systems.
Local Visual Microphones: Improved Sound Extraction from Silent Video

Sound waves cause small vibrations in nearby objects. A few techniques exist in the literature that can extract sound from video. In this paper we study local vibration patterns at different image locations. We show that different locations in the image vibrate differently. We carefully aggregate local vibrations and produce a sound quality that improves state-of-the-art. We show that local vibrations could have a time delay because sound waves take time to travel through the air. We use this phenomenon to estimate sound direction. We also present a novel algorithm that speeds up sound extraction by two to three orders of magnitude and reaches real-time performance in a 20KHz video.
Authenticity as a Mediator of the Relation Between Child Maltreatment and Negative Outcomes for College Women

The goal of this cross-sectional study was to determine if authenticity in relationships mediated the relation between early childhood maltreatment and negative outcomes (depression, low self-esteem, and traumatic symptoms). An ethnically diverse sample of female college students (N = 257, M age = 19.74) completed self-report questionnaires related to early childhood maltreatment, negative outcomes, and authenticity in relationships. Approximately 30% of participants experienced childhood maltreatment including physical maltreatment, emotional maltreatment, or both. Results from multiple mediation analyses indicated that, when controlling for physical maltreatment, authenticity in close relationships significantly partially mediated the relation between emotional maltreatment and depression, self-esteem, and traumatic symptoms (p < .05). However, when controlling for emotional maltreatment, physical maltreatment did not significantly predict any of the outcome variables, so physical maltreatment was not significantly mediated by authenticity in relationships. These results have important clinical implications for women who experience negative mental health outcomes as a result of childhood maltreatment.
Factoring high level information flow specifications into low level access controls

Low level access controls must provide efficient mechanisms for allowing or denying operations and hence are typically based on the access matrix. However, when combining the goals of efficiency along with the support for least privilege and higher level authorization properties (such as information flow confidentiality), the resulting access controls become tedious to encode. Compositional high level specifications can be much more succinct. When combined with administrative controls, they can be robust in changing what is authorized in a controlled manner. Such specifications offer the promise of being easier to configure and understand, and in fact can be automatically analyzed for authorization properties. However, there remains the issue of how to generate the low level access control configuration from the high level specification. In this paper, we describe a factoring algorithm to algorithmically translate a high level specification of information flow authorization properties into low level access controls. In addition, several optimizations are given which dramatically reduce the size of the access control configuration generated
A comparison of different methods of assessing the features of eating disorders in post‐gastric bypass patients: a pilot study

Objective Two methods for assessing the features of eating disorders in post-gastric bypass surgery patients were compared. Method A total of 45 participants were administered the Eating Disorder Examination (EDE) Interview and completed the EDE-Questionnaire (EDE-Q4). Results The EDE and the EDE-Q4 were significantly correlated on the restraint, eating concern, weight concern and shape concern subscales. However, the mean difference in scores was significant for the restraint and eating concern subscales. The discrepancy between methods was largest for the restraint subscale. There was no agreement with regard to objective bulimic episodes and the agreement on subjective bulimic episodes was poor (kappa 0.276). However, the frequencies of subjective bulimic episodes were significantly correlated and did not differ significantly. Discussion The EDE-Q4 seems suitable in assessing eating- related psychopathology (subscales) in post-surgery patients. However, the questionnaire appears to have limited utility for assessing binge eating in this population. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and Eating Disorders Association.
My home is your castle: roost making is sexually selected in the bat Lophostoma silvicolum

Abstract Shelters are important for the survival and reproduction of many animals and this is particularly true for bats. Depending on the future use and effect of shelters on the fitness of individuals, not all members of a group of animals may contribute equally to shelter making. Thus, knowledge about the identity of shelter-making individuals may teach us much about the social system and mating strategy of species. To exemplify this, we review what is known about the roost-making behavior and the social system of Lophostoma silvicolum, a neotropical bat that excavates roost cavities in active arboreal termite nests. Roosts in termite nests are highly beneficial for the bats because they offer improved microclimate and possibly are responsible for the lower parasite loads of L. silvicolum in comparison to bat species using other, more common, roost types. Examination of observational field data in combination with genetic analyses shows that roost cavities excavated by single males subsequently serve as maternity roosts for females and that this improves reproductive success of the male who excavated the roost. This suggests that roosts in termite nests serve as an extended male phenotype and roost making is a sexually selected behavior. Roost-making behavior is tightly linked to the species' social organization (single-male–multifemale associations that stay together year-round) and mating system (resource-defense polygyny). The case study of L. silvicolum shows that it is important to learn more about the implications of shelter making in bats and other animals from ongoing and future studies. However, differences in costs and benefits for each group member must be carefully evaluated before drawing conclusions about social systems and mating strategies in order to contribute to our current knowledge about the evolution of sociality in mammals.
Quality in sickness certificates in a Swedish social security system perspective

Aim: In Sweden, the information in the sickness certificate is crucially important for the sick-listed person as well as for the Swedish Social Insurance Agency and the sick-listed person’s employer. The certificate is used as the basis for deciding whether a person is entitled to sickness benefits. Further, it communicates information significant for the return-to-work process. The aim of the study was to evaluate the quality of sickness certificates issued in primary health care and examine if the patients’ or physicians’ gender influences the information in the sickness certificate. Methods: An insurance specialist at the Swedish Social Insurance Agency assessed the quality of the stated information in a sample of 323 certificates issued by 146 different general practitioners at 29 different primary health care centres in northern Sweden. Results: Thirty-four percent of the certificates did not contain sufficient information requested. The areas of the certificates in need of supplementary information were mainly the descriptions of impairment of body function and activity limitation. More certificates issued for women than certificates issued for men lacked the required information. Full-time sick leave was more often prescribed for male patients than for female. Significant differences between certificates issued for women and certificates issued for men appeared in the group of musculoskeletal diseases. No differences in quality aspects connected to physicians’ gender were found. Conclusion: Our study indicates a need for increased knowledge about the descriptions of functioning for sick-listed persons; more cooperation between health professionals in primary health care and a better gender awareness in health care encounters.
The Potential Role of Mindsets in Unleashing Employee Engagement

Engaged employees work vigorously, feeling dedicated and mentally absorbed in their work. Much is known about the kinds of jobs and work environments that stimulate employee engagement, yet levels of disengagement remain high in many organizations. To provide fresh insights into how to increase engagement, we draw on theory and research in social, educational, and organizational psychology to illuminate how mindsets are a personal resource that may influence employees' engagement via their enthusiasm for development, construal of effort, focus of attention, perception of setbacks, and interpersonal interactions. We outline several avenues for future research, as well as practical implications for organizational, managerial, and individual-level initiatives for increasing engagement via supporting employees in adopting and sustaining a growth mindset with regard to the challenges they encounter at work.
Intention to Read News on the Internet: A Brazilian Public Analysis

The main objective of the research was to identify factors related to the usage of the Internet service of readings, assessed by Brazilian readers and evaluate the intended use of readers based on the factors we have found. The methodological procedures involved conducted an online survey research, with the formation of a database formed by the Brazilian public that uses the Internet. Multivariate analysis techniques, such as exploratory factor analysis and logistic regression analysis were used. In the perception of the readers, there are three dimensions that differentiate the innovative user from the late user regarding the use of the web to read news, namely: the practicality of the platform, knowledge of technology and the external influence. From the results it can be concluded that the innovative public drives the latent growth of reading newspapers on the Internet and those who do not intend to use in the future may become users following the evolution and popularization of digital media