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Locus of Control as a Predictor of Maternal Feeding Style

The purpose of this study was twofold: To investigate the association between parental feeding styles (authoritarian, authoritative and permissive) and maternal locus of control orientation, and to determine whether depression moderated the relationship between feeding style and locus of control. Participants were 68-English speaking mothers of preschool age children (3 to 5), who participated in two previous studies. Measures of parental feeding style, maternal depression, and locus of control, as well as basic demographic data were drawn from larger interview batteries administered as part of the previous studies. It was hypothesized that a more internal locus of control orientation would be associated with an authoritative feeding style, while a more external locus of control would be associated with permissive and authoritarian feeding styles. Depression was expected to moderate the relationship between a more external locus of control and authoritarian and permissive feeding styles, such that an external locus of control would be associated with authoritarian feeding style when levels of depression were lower and a permissive feeding style when levels of depression were higher. Contrary to hypotheses, a permissive feeding style was associated with a more internal locus of control. No association was found between locus of control and authoritarian or authoritative feeding styles. Additionally, no feeding style was associated with depression. It is suggested that future research examine the bidirectional nature of the parent-child relationship and its affects on maternal locus of control and feeding style.
The Cytosolic Domain of Fis1 Binds and Reversibly Clusters Lipid Vesicles

Every lipid membrane fission event involves the association of two apposing bilayers, mediated by proteins that can promote membrane curvature, fusion and fission. We tested the hypothesis that Fis1, a tail-anchored protein involved in mitochondrial and peroxisomal fission, promotes changes in membrane structure. We found that the cytosolic domain of Fis1 alone binds lipid vesicles, which is enhanced upon protonation and increasing concentrations of anionic phospholipids. Fluorescence and circular dichroism data indicate that the cytosolic domain undergoes a membrane-induced conformational change that buries two tryptophan side chains upon membrane binding. Light scattering and electron microscopy data show that membrane binding promotes lipid vesicle clustering. Remarkably, this vesicle clustering is reversible and vesicles largely retain their original shape and size. This raises the possibility that the Fis1 cytosolic domain might act in membrane fission by promoting a reversible membrane association, a necessary step in membrane fission.
Effect of Angle of Attack on Stability Derivatives of a Delta Wing with Straight Leading Edge in Supersonic Flow

In the Present paper effect of angle of incidence on pitching derivatives of a delta wing with Straight leading edges for attached shock case in Supersonic Flow has been studied. A Strip theory is used in which strips at different span wise location are independent. This combines with similitude to give a piston theory. From the results it is seen that with the increase in the Mach number, there is a decrement of stiffness as well as the damping derivatives in pitch for all the Mach number tested, however, the magnitude of decrement for different inertia level will differ. It is seen that with the increase in the angle of attack both stiffness and damping derivatives increase linearly, nevertheless, this linear behavior limit themselves for different Mach numbers. For Mach number M = 2, this limiting value of validity is fifteen degrees, for Mach 2.5 & 3, it is twenty five degrees, whereas, for Mach 3.5 & 4 it becomes thirty five degrees. When these stability derivatives were considered at various pivot positions, namely h = 0.0, 0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8, and 1.0. After scanning the results it was observed that with the shift of the pivot position from the leading edge to the trailing edge, the magnitude of both the stability derivatives were decreasing progressively with the pivot position. Results have been obtained for supersonic flow of perfect gases over a wide range of angle of attack and Mach number. The effect of real gas, leading edge bluntness of the wing, and secondary wave reflections are neglected.
Characterization of Scattering Parameters Near a Flat Phantom for Wireless Body Area Networks

In this paper, the scattering parameters of two dipoles placed closely to a flat, homogeneous, biological tissue are characterized in the 2.4-GHz band. The impact of the presence of a flat phantom and of the height of a dipole above the phantom on the reflection coefficient is analyzed through measurements and simulations. The effect of the type of tissue on the reflection coefficient is also investigated by performing simulations for a range of relative permittivity and conductivity combinations spanning the whole range of human tissues at 2.4 GHz. A semiempirical path loss model, validated by measurements and simulations, is presented for wireless communication, for antenna heights from 2 mm up to 5 cm and antenna separations from 10 to 50 cm. Also, the influence of the relative permittivity and conductivity on the path loss is modeled, leading to a range of possible values and lower and upper boundaries for the path loss as a function of the antenna height. The combination of the range with the boundaries results in a best-case and worst-case path loss model for wireless body area networks. The models are validated with measurements on the torso of a human.
Vector Taylor series based HMM adaptation for generalized cepstrum in noisy environment

This paper proposes a novel HMM adaptation algorithm for robust automatic speech recognition (ASR) system in noisy environments. The HMM adaptation using vector Taylor series (VTS) significantly improves the ASR performance in noisy environments. Recently, the power normalized cepstral coefficient (PNCC) that replaces a logarithmic mapping function with a power mapping function has been proposed and it is proved that the replacement of the mapping function is robust to additive noise. In this paper, we extend the VTS based approach to the cepstral coefficients obtained by using a power mapping function instead of a logarithmic mapping function. Experimental results indicate that HMM adaptation in the cepstrum obtained by using a power mapping function improves the ASR performance comparing the VTS based conventional approach for mel-frequency cepstral coefficients (MFCCs).
Hierarchical compositional feature learning

We introduce the hierarchical compositional network (HCN), a directed generative model able to discover and disentangle, without supervision, the building blocks of a set of binary images. The building blocks are binary features defined hierarchically as a composition of some of the features in the layer immediately below, arranged in a particular manner. At a high level, HCN is similar to a sigmoid belief network with pooling. Inference and learning in HCN are very challenging and existing variational approximations do not work satisfactorily. A main contribution of this work is to show that both can be addressed using max-product message passing (MPMP) with a particular schedule (no EM required). Also, using MPMP as an inference engine for HCN makes new tasks simple: adding supervision information, classifying images, or performing inpainting all correspond to clamping some variables of the model to their known values and running MPMP on the rest. When used for classification, fast inference with HCN has exactly the same functional form as a convolutional neural network (CNN) with linear activations and binary weights. However, HCN’s features are qualitatively very different.
Suffix conjugates for a class of morphic subshifts

Let $A$ be a finite alphabet and $f:~A^{\ast }\rightarrow A^{\ast }$ be a morphism with an iterative fixed point $f^{{\it\omega}}({\it\alpha})$, where ${\it\alpha}\in A$. Consider the subshift $({\mathcal{X}},T)$, where ${\mathcal{X}}$ is the shift orbit closure of $f^{{\it\omega}}({\it\alpha})$ and $T:~{\mathcal{X}}\rightarrow {\mathcal{X}}$ is the shift map. Let $S$ be a finite alphabet that is in bijective correspondence via a mapping $c$ with the set of non-empty suffixes of the images $f(a)$ for $a\in A$. Let ${\mathcal{S}}\subset S^{\mathbb{N}}$ be the set of infinite words $\mathbf{s}=(s_{n})_{n\geq 0}$ such that ${\it\pi}(\mathbf{s}):=c(s_{0})f(c(s_{1}))f^{2}(c(s_{2}))\cdots \in {\mathcal{X}}$. We show that if $f$ is primitive, $f^{{\it\omega}}({\it\alpha})$ is aperiodic, and $f(A)$ is a suffix code, then there exists a mapping $H:~{\mathcal{S}}\rightarrow {\mathcal{S}}$ such that $({\mathcal{S}},H)$ is a topological dynamical system and ${\it\pi}:~({\mathcal{S}},H)\rightarrow ({\mathcal{X}},T)$ is a conjugacy; we call $({\mathcal{S}},H)$ the suffix conjugate of $({\mathcal{X}},T)$. In the special case where $f$ is the Fibonacci or Thue–Morse morphism, we show that the subshift $({\mathcal{S}},T)$ is sofic, that is, the language of ${\mathcal{S}}$ is regular.
Service architecture for integrating MANETs with heterogeneous IP networks

The multi-hop ad hoc network is promising to extend the reach of the current mobile Internet, and support ubiquitous computing. However, it is hindered by the lack of a flexible network structure to bridge the gap between MANETs and heterogeneous IP networks. The paper introduces a novel mobile peer-to-peer overlay as an enabling structure for uniting connectivity, mobility and services. Our proposed service architecture allows mobile users to build networks on-the-fly, and capitalize relevant resources in their vicinity for universal communications. A practical implementation of the system prototype demonstrates that our proposed framework lays a solid foundation for developing an integrated mobile Internet and ubiquitous computing.
Robotics Vision-based Heuristic Reasoning for Underwater Target Tracking and Navigation

This paper presents a robotics vision-based heuristic reasoning system for underwater target tracking and navigation. This system is introduced to improve the level of automation of underwater Remote Operated Vehicles (ROVs) operations. A prototype which combines computer vision with an underwater robotics system is successfully designed and developed to perform target tracking and intelligent navigation. This study focuses on developing image processing algorithms and fuzzy inference system for the analysis of the terrain. The vision system developed is capable of interpreting underwater scene by extracting subjective uncertainties of the object of interest. Subjective uncertainties are further processed as multiple inputs of a fuzzy inference system that is capable of making crisp decisions concerning where to navigate. The important part of the image analysis is morphological filtering. The applications focus on binary images with the extension of gray-level concepts. An open-loop fuzzy control system is developed for classifying the traverse of terrain. The great achievement is the system's capability to recognize and perform target tracking of the object of interest (pipeline) in perspective view based on perceived condition. The effectiveness of this approach is demonstrated by computer and prototype simulations. This work is originated from the desire to develop robotics vision system with the ability to mimic the human expert's judgement and reasoning when maneuvering ROV in the traverse of the underwater terrain.
Environmental stress responses in Lactococcus lactis

Bacteria can encounter a variety of physical conditions during their life. Bacterial cells are able to survive these (often adverse) conditions by the induction of specific or general protection mechanisms. The lactic acid bacterium Lactococcus lactis is widely used for the production of cheese. Before and during this process as well as in its natural habitats, it is subjected to several stressful conditions. Such conditions include oxidation, heating and cooling, acid, high osmolarity/dehydration and starvation. In many environments combinations of these parameters occur. Understanding the stress response behaviour of L. lactis is important to optimize its application in industrial fermentations and is of fundamental interest as L. lactis is a non-differentiating Gram-positive bacterium. The stress response mechanisms of L. lactis have drawn increasing attention in recent years. The presence in L. lactis of a number of the conserved systems (e.g. the heat shock proteins) has been confirmed. Some of the regulatory mechanisms responding to an environmental stress condition are related to those found in other Gram-positive bacteria. Other stress response systems are conserved at the protein level but are under control of mechanisms unique for L. lactis. In a number of cases exposure to a single type of stress provides resistance to other adverse conditions. The unravelling of the underlying regulatory systems gives insight into the development of such cross resistance. Taken together, L. lactis has a unique set of stress response mechanisms, most of which have been identified on the basis of homology with proteins known from other bacteria. A number of the regulatory elements may provide attractive tools for the development of food grade inducible gene expression systems. Here an overview of the growth limits of L. lactis and the molecular characterization of its stress resistance mechanisms is presented.
Miniaturized MIMO-PIFA with Pattern and Polarization Diversity

This paper investigates various designs of 4-element miniaturized Planar Inverted-F Antennas (PIFA) with pattern and polarization diversity at 2.45 GHz. The antennas are only 13mm x 7mm in area and built on a small ground plane size of 105 mm x 55 mm. Diversity performance criteria namely the Envelope Correlation Coefficient (ECC) and Mean Effective Gain (MEG) are computed for different fading channel scenarios using the simulated far-field radiation patterns. Then the Effective Diversity Gain (EDG) of all the configurations under the Maximal Ratio Combining (MRC) scheme are generated. The results show that the antenna systems can give a maximum EDG of 16.31 dB as compared to the theoretical limit of 19.12 dB.
The Relationship Between Anxiety-Depression and the Neuroses

In a recent article a hierarchy of classes of personal illness was proposed (Foulds and Bedford, 1975), consisting of four classes, each with its constituent groups, apart from the highest class. These were: Class 4—Delusions of Disintegration (with, as yet, no groups); Class 3—Integrated Delusions (the groups being ‘Delusions of Contrition’; ‘Delusions of Grandeur’ and ‘Delusions of Persecution’); Class 2—Neurotic Symptoms (Conversion; Dissociative; Phobic; Compulsive and Ruminative symptoms); Class 1—Dysthymic States (states of Anxiety; of Depression and of Elation).
Project Objective 7 : Identify Sustainable Farming Practices for the Columbia Plateau by Measuring Changes in Soil Quality

of Research Findings Soil quality parameters were assessed at several long-term dryland cropping systems research sites in eastern Washington to further define management practices that are soil building rather than degrading. The objective was to characterize soil quality changes over time as affected by no-till versus traditional tillage-based management systems. Soil organic carbon slowly increased in long-term no-till and approached or exceeded that of nearby undisturbed sites. Long-term no-till also increased the proportion of aggregates in the larger sized soil fractions. Also, no-till stored a greater proportion of the carbon in the larger size aggregates thus protecting more of the carbon from loss due to wind erosion. Soil quality changes during the transition to no-till are less perceptible and are more variable in the low (150– to 300– mm annually) precipitation zones compared to the higher (300– to 550– mm annually) precipitation zones. The addition of irrigation water to Lind soils appears to shorten the transition time. The soil quality of continuous winter wheat-burn-plow treatment is being degraded compared to direct seed treatments. Slight differences in soil quality among residue treatments are evident. In a long-term no-till drill study we found no differences in the soil properties tested in these two sites. With direct seeding, the lower disturbance has more of an impact on soil quality measurements than surface residue management. Lignin content of various crops was in the order hard white spring wheat < winter wheat < spring barley. The C:N ratios of spring wheat cultivars separated by market class. Cultivar relationships differed; however, additional analyses may be needed to predict straw decomposition potential. Data from these long-term experiments will allow us to better assess the productivity and quality of soils in the dryland cropping region of the Inland Pacific Northwest. Objective The objective of this research is to characterize biological, physical and chemical soil quality parameters and monitor their changes over time in minimum tillage, no-till or direct seed seeding systems as affected by soil disturbance, crop species and management systems. This will allow the identification of soil quality parameters that can be used in the development of best management practices for conserving soil quality and enhancing crop production.
Noise-robust feature extraction based on forward masking

Forward masking is a phenomenon of human auditory perception, that a weaker sound is masked by a preceding stronger masker. The actual cause of forward masking is not clear, but synaptic adaptation and temporal integration are heuristic explanations. In this paper, we postulate the mechanism of forward masking to be synaptic adaptation and temporal integration, and incorporate them in the feature extraction process of an automatic speech recognition system to improve noise-robustness. The synaptic adaptation is implemented by a high-pass ﬁlter, and the temporal integration is implemented by a bandpass ﬁlter. We apply both ﬁlters in the domain of log mel-spectrum. On the Aurora 3 tasks, we evaluate three mod-iﬁed mel-frequency cepstral coefﬁcients: synaptic adaptation only, temporal integration only, and both synaptic adaptation and temporal integration. Experiments show that the overall improvement is 16.1%, 21.8%, and 26.2% respectively in the three cases over the baseline.
CANDID : Camberwell Assessment of Need for Adults with Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities : a needs assessment for people with learning disabilities and mental health problems

This text is a variant of the "CAN: Camberwell Assessment of Need", which is a tool for assessing the health and social needs of people using mental health services. Assessing the health and social needs of adults with all levels of learning disabilities, "CANDID" includes: rating scales, descriptions of how they were developed and their psychometric properties, administration details, a full training programme, guidance on scoring and blank assessment forms for photocopying. The book is useful for learning disability psychiatrists and nurses, and anyone involved with the planning and provision of learning disability mental health services.
CO2 production after induction synchrony of the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe: the origin and nature of entrainment.

Earlier work has shown that there is a periodic change in the rate of production of CO2 during the cell cycle of fission yeast and that this periodicity persists after a block to the DNA-division cycle and also after a block to protein synthesis. It appears that there is a periodic control or 'oscillator' affecting CO2 production that is normally closely entrained to the cell cycle, but which can 'free-run' after a block. In this paper, we examine what events in the DNA-division cycle can generate the entrainment signals and what is the nature of such signals. In the first set of experiments, CO2 production was measured by manometry during induction synchrony produced by blocking the DNA-division cycle in an asynchronous culture for a period and then releasing the block. Synchronous cell division occurs after the release with cell cycles shorter than normal. After release from a block imposed by shifting up the mutant cdc2.33 to the restrictive temperature, oscillations in CO2 production started rapidly and remained closely entrained to the division cycles (with slightly different patterns and timing from those after selection synchrony). This showed that there was an entrainment signal but did not show whether it came from start, the S period or mitosis. A similar experiment with cdc10.129 showed that an early signal came from either start or the S period, as did an experiment with release from N-starvation. The results with cdc25.22 were similar to those with cdc2.33. After a block with hydroxyurea, there was entrainment but with no signs of the early signal that occurred with cdc10. This showed that the early signal came from start and not from the S period. In a second set of double-block experiments, the first block was followed by a second different block. With cdc25.22 followed by MBC (an inhibitor of nuclear division) the cells passed through a narrow window of the cell cycle between the transition point of cdc25.22 and mitosis. This was sufficient to start the oscillations, showing that an entrainment signal could be generated at about the time of mitosis. The results from using hydroxyurea followed by cdc2.33 showed no genuine oscillations, confirming the conclusion from the single hydroxyurea block. The results from using hydroxyurea followed by cdc10.129 confirmed the existence of a mitotic signal. (ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)
Hunting the Heffalump: can trait and cognitive characteristics predict entrepreneurial orientation?

The aim of this study was to get more insight into what typifies Flemish entrepreneurs. We compared entrepreneurs with non-entrepreneurs for five traits (tolerance for ambiguity, selfefficacy, proactive personality, locus of control, need for achievement) and for cognitive styles. Additionally, we used these trait and cognitive characteristics to predict variances in entrepreneurial orientation (EO). Whereas the link between EO and organizational performance has been studied intensively, the examination of possible antecedents of EO remains a white space. We found that entrepreneurs (N = 177) score significantly higher on all traits than nonentrepreneurs (N = 60). For the cognitive styles (measured with the Cognitive Style Indicator), we found that non-entrepreneurs score higher on the knowing and planning style. No differences were found for the creating style. With regard to the link between the entrepreneur’s profile and EO, we found a significant contribution of tolerance for ambiguity and proactive personality to EO.