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SOME ULTRASTRUCTURAL EFFECTS OF INSULIN, HYDROCORTISONE, AND PROLACTIN ON MAMMARY GLAND EXPLANTS

The effects of insulin, hydrocortisone, and prolactin on the morphology of explants from midpregnant mouse mammary glands were studied. Insulin promotes the formation of daughter cells within the alveolar epithelium which are ultrastructurally indistinguishable from the parent cells. The addition of hydrocortisone to the medium containing insulin brings the daughter cells to a new, intermediate level of ultrastructural development by effecting an extensive increase of the rough endoplasmic reticulum (RER) throughout the cytoplasm and an increase in the lateral paranuclear Golgi apparatus. When prolactin is added to the insulin-hydrocortisone medium, the daughter cells complete their ultrastructural differentiation. There is a translocation of the RER, Golgi apparatus, and nucleus and the appearance of secretory protein granules within the cytoplasm. There is excellent correlation between the ultrastructural appearance of the alveoli and their capacity to synthesize casein.
In situ multinuclear NMR spectroscopic studies of the thermal decomposition of ammonia borane in solution.

The development of condensed phase hydrogen storage materials for fuel cell powered vehicles capable of meeting the 2015 system target goals of >82 g H2 L-1 volumetric density and >90 g H2 kg-1 gravimetric density has attracted recent interest. The details of the mechanisms for hydrogen release from AB are not completely understood; however, significant progress has been made in furthering our understanding of these mechanisms. This work was funded by the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) as part of the Chemical Hydrogen Storage Center and carried out at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (operated by Battelle for DOE).
What it is to take the flow of leisure seriously

Associations made between serious leisure and flow have until now remained theoretical, conceptually linking the two. Returning to the experiences themselves, to the actual experiencing of flow, this article draws upon an exploratory study into the intricacies of flow-based serious leisure experience (Elkington, S. (2006). Exploring the nature of pre- and post-flow in serious leisure. In S. Elkington, I. Jones, & L. Lawrence (Eds.), Serious leisure: Extensions and applications (pp. 145–159). Eastbourne: Leisure Studies Association; Elkington, S. (2008). The need for theoretical originality when taking the flow of leisure seriously. In P. Gilchrist & B. Wheaton (Eds.), Whatever happened to the leisure society? Theory, debate and policy (pp. 135–164). Eastbourne: Leisure Studies Association; Elkington, S. (2010). Articulating a systematic phenomenology of flow: An experience-process perspective. Leisure/Loisir, 34, 327–260) of participants from one activity characteristic of Stebbins's amateur, hobbyist and career volunteer serious leisure categories, namely amateur actors, hobbyist table tennis players and voluntary sports coaches. This initial foray into examining flow in serious leisure has revealed that each activity is capable of generating flow and does so in terms unique to it, evoking the affinity of serious leisure activity for flow experience and the discovery that both serious leisure and flow are not disparate frameworks, but are structurally and experientially mutually reinforcing, producing strong evidence that experiencing the qualities of flow is what makes their leisure most rewarding and experienced as optimal.
Public Law 99-457: Facilitating Family Participation on the Multidisciplinary Team

The requirements for family participation on multidisciplinary teams under PL 99-457 are presented, followed by a brief review of the literature on family participation on existing multidisciplinary teams. A review of the literature on teamwork informs the identification of factors that influence team functioning. The implications of these factors for family participation on the multidisciplinary team are discussed, and strategies for facilitating family participation are outlined.
Hyperspectral Image Super-Resolution via Non-local Sparse Tensor Factorization

Hyperspectral image (HSI) super-resolution, which fuses a low-resolution (LR) HSI with a high-resolution (HR) multispectral image (MSI), has recently attracted much attention. Most of the current HSI super-resolution approaches are based on matrix factorization, which unfolds the three-dimensional HSI as a matrix before processing. In general, the matrix data representation obtained after the matrix unfolding operation makes it hard to fully exploit the inherent HSI spatial-spectral structures. In this paper, a novel HSI super-resolution method based on non-local sparse tensor factorization (called as the NLSTF) is proposed. The sparse tensor factorization can directly decompose each cube of the HSI as a sparse core tensor and dictionaries of three modes, which reformulates the HSI super-resolution problem as the estimation of sparse core tensor and dictionaries for each cube. To further exploit the non-local spatial self-similarities of the HSI, similar cubes are grouped together, and they are assumed to share the same dictionaries. The dictionaries are learned from the LR-HSI and HR-MSI for each group, and corresponding sparse core tensors are estimated by spare coding on the learned dictionaries for each cube. Experimental results demonstrate the superiority of the proposed NLSTF approach over several state-of-the-art HSI super-resolution approaches.
Terrain Modeling From Lidar Range Data in Natural Landscapes: A Predictive and Bayesian Framework

The Earth's topography, including vegetation and human-made features, reduced to a virtual 3-D representation is a key geographic layer for any extended development or risk management project. Processed from multiple aerial images or from airborne lidar systems, the 3-D topography is first represented as a point cloud. This paper deals with the generation of digital terrain models (DTMs) in natural landscapes. We present a global methodology for estimating the terrain height by deriving a predictive filter paradigm. Under the assumption that the terrain topography (elevation and slope) is regular in a neighboring system, a predictive filter combines linearly the predicted topographic values and the effective measured values. In this paper, such a filter is applied to 3-D lidar data which are known to be of high elevation accuracy. The algorithm generates an adaptive local geometry wherein the elevation distribution of the point cloud is analyzed. Since local terrain elevations depend on the local slope, a predictive filter is first applied on the slopes and then on the terrain elevations. The algorithm propagates through the point cloud following specific rules in order to optimize the probability of computing areas containing terrain points. Considered as an initial surface, the previous DTM is finally regularized in a Bayesian framework. Our approach is based on the definition of an energy function that manages the evolution of a terrain surface. The energy is designed as a compromise between a data attraction term and a regularization term. The minimum of this energy corresponds to the final terrain surface. The methodology is discussed, and some conclusive results are presented on vegetated mountainous areas.
Homotopy symmetry in the multiply connected twin paradox of special relativity

In a multiply connected space, the two twins of the special relativity twin paradox move with constant relative speed and meet second time without acceleration. The twins' situations appear to be symmetrical despite the need for one to be younger due to time dilation. Here, the suggestion that the apparent symmetry is broken by homotopy classes of the twins' worldlines is re-examined using space-time diagrams. It is found that each twin finds her own spatial path to have zero winding index and that of the other twin to have unity-winding index, i.e. the twins' worldlines' relative homotopy classes are symmetrical. Although the twins' apparent symmetry is in fact broken by the need for the non-favoured twin to non-simultaneously identify spatial domain boundaries, the non-favoured twin cannot detect her disfavoured state if she only measures the homotopy classes of the two twins' projected worldlines, contrary to what was previously suggested. We also note that for the non-favoured twin, the fundamental domain can be chosen by identifying time boundaries (with a spatial offset) instead of space boundaries (with a temporal offset).
Example-based Super-resolution

II List of Tables . V List of Figures . VI Chapter 1 Introduction . 1 1.1 Motivation . 2 1.2 Project Schedule . 2 1.3 Project Scoping . 3 1.4 Contributions of the Thesis . 4 1.5 Structure of Thesis . 4 Chapter 2 Background . 5 2.1 Observation Model . 5 2.2 Method . 6 Interpolation method . 6 2.2.1 Reconstruction-­‐based Method . 6 2.2.2 2.2.2.1 Iteration Back Projection . 6 2.2.2.2 Maximum A-­‐Posteriori . 7 2.2.2.3 Projections Onto Convex Sets Method . 7 Learning-­‐based Method . 8 2.2.3 2.2.3.1 Introduction . 8 2.2.3.2 Exampled-­‐based Method . 8 2.2.3.3 Neighbor Embedding Method . 9 2.2.3.4 Sparse Presentation Method . 9 2.2.3.5 Face Hallucination . 9 Chapter 3 Exampled-­‐based Super-­‐resolution . 10 3.1 Introduction . 10 3.2 Algorithm . 11 Establishment of the Training Set . 11 3.2.1
The Family Genogram Interview

The purpose of the current study was to develop and test the psychometric properties of the Family Genogram Interview (FGI), a standardized genogram format theoretically grounded in Bowen Family Systems Theory. The sample consisted of 50 heterosexual, married women who had at least one child between 4 and 10 years of age, who completed the FGI with a trained interviewer. The results indicate the FGI has good interinterviewer reliability while construct validity assessments yielded mixed results. The results indicate the FGI is a positive step toward standardization and advancement of genogram interviewing in research and clinical applications. Limitations and directions for future studies are discussed.
4 Measuring Process Innovations and Improvements

A major challenge in process improvement is to understand process innovation and improvement efficiency and use. How do we know that process innovations and improvements give organizational benefits? We need a mechanism for measuring. In this paper, we report from a longitudinal action research study at the telecom company Ericsson where a measurement mechanism was designed and successfully used in practice to understand, learn, and measure process efficiency. In the concrete, the measurement mechanism was built through empirical testing combined with using a goal–question–metrics (GQM) approach. The resulting measurement mechanism consists of four correlated metrics that indicate process use, process commitment, process learning, and process improvement. The same measurement mechanism can also be used to obtain feedback and evaluation, thereby allowing the organi198 Part 3: Software Process Improvement zation to determine process efficiency and use, and to determine the success of the process improvements.
Release from Cross-Orientation Suppression Facilitates 3D Shape Perception

Cross-orientation suppression (COS) in striate cortex has been implicated in the efficient encoding of visual stimuli. We show that release from COS facilitates the decoding of 3-D shape. In planar surfaces overlaid with textures, slanting the surface can increase the visibility of the component parallel to the slant. Since this component provides the orientation flows that signify 3-D shape, the enhancement of visibility facilitates 3-D slant perception. Contrast thresholds reveal that this enhancement results from a decrease in COS when 3-D slant creates a frequency mismatch between texture components. We show that coupling compressive nonlinearities in LGN neurons with expansive nonlinearities in cortical neurons can model the frequency-specific component of suppression.
The Suinn-Lew Asian Self-Identity Acculturation Scale: An Initial Report

Level of acculturation has been recognized as important in clinical work with ethnic minorities. However, scales are lacking for assessment of this variable for Asians. The SL-ASIA, Suinn-Lew Asian Self-Identity Acculturation Scale, was modeled after a successful scale for Hispanics. Initial reliability and validity data are reported for two samples of Asian subjects, from two states.
Classical and relativistic orbital effects of Sun's mass loss and the Earth's fate

I calculate the classical effects induced by an isotropic mass loss of a body on the orbital motion of a test particle around it; the present analysis is also valid for a variation of the Newtonian constant of gravitation. I perturbatively obtain negative secular rates for the osculating semimajor axis a, the eccentricity e and the mean anomaly , while the argument of pericenter ω does not undergo secular precession, like the longitude of the ascending node Ω and the inclination I. The anomalistic period is different from the Keplerian one, being larger than it. The true orbit, instead, expands, as shown by a numerical integration of the equations of motion in Cartesian coordinates; in fact, this is in agreement with the seemingly counter-intuitive decreasing of a and e because they only refer to the osculating Keplerian ellipses which approximate the trajectory at each instant. By assuming for the Sun it turns out that the Earth's perihelion position is displaced outward by 1.3 cm along the fixed line of apsides after each revolution. By applying our results to the phase in which the radius of the Sun, already moved to the Red Giant Branch of the Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram, will become as large as 1.20 AU in about 1 Myr, I find that the Earth's perihelion position on the fixed line of the apsides will increase by AU (for ); other researchers point towards an increase of AU. Mercury will be destroyed already at the end of the Main Sequence, while Venus should be engulfed in the initial phase of the Red Giant Branch phase; the orbits of the outer planets will increase by AU. Simultaneous long-term numerical integrations of the equations of motion of all the major bodies of the solar system, with the inclusion of a mass-loss term in the dynamical force models as well, are required to check if the mutual N-body interactions may substantially change the picture analytically outlined here, especially in the Red Giant Branch phase in which Mercury and Venus may be removed from the integration.
The Impact of Bullying and Victimization on Students' Relationships

Abstract Background: Bullying is antisocial behavior, in which people are willfully and repeatedly hurt. Bullies are perpetrators of this behavior, victims are those who are bullied, and bully/victims are students who both bully others, and are bullied themselves. Bullies, victims, and bully/victims are at risk for psychosomatic health problems. However, few studies have focused on their social health. Purpose: This study explores differences between non-involved students, bullies, victims and bully/victims in self-reported attachment to peers and parents, perceived support from teachers, and belonging to the school, in Flemish secondary schools. Methods: We use data from the Flemish Educational Assessment (FlEA), consisting of 11,872 students in 85 schools. Multivariate analyses of variance (ANOVA) were performed. Results: Non-involved students felt most attached to peers, parents, teachers, and school. Bullies matched the level of parental attachment of the non-involved, and are even more popular among peers. Victims are especially unsuccessful among peers. Bully/victims felt least attached to peers, parents and school, and least supported by teachers. Discussion: Bullies appear to be popular among peers. Victims and bully/victims lack a number of important sources of support. Translation to Health Education Practice: The results of this study endorse peer-group level intervention initiatives. Furthermore, we support whole-school approaches that include all actors-including pupils, parents, and teachers-in combating bullying.
Ultraviolet C light for Acinetobacter baumannii wound infections in mice: Potential use for battlefield wound decontamination?

BACKGROUND Since the beginning of the conflicts in the Middle East, US Army physicians have noted a high rate of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infections among US soldiers wounded and initially treated in Iraq. In this study, we investigated the use of ultraviolet C (UVC) light for prevention of multidrug-resistant A. baumannii wound infections using mouse models. METHODS Partial-thickness skin abrasions and full-thickness burns in mice were infected with a multidrug-resistant A. baumannii isolate recovered from a wounded US soldier deployed to Iraq. The luxCDABE operon, which was contained in plasmid pMF 385, was cloned into the A. baumannii strain. This allowed real-time monitoring of the extent of infection in mice using bioluminescence imaging. UVC light was delivered to the mouse wounds at 30 minutes after the inoculation of A. baumannii. Groups of infected mouse wounds without being exposed to UVC served as the controls. RESULTS In vitro studies demonstrated that A. baumannii cells were inactivated at UVC exposures much lower than those needed for a similar effect on mammalian cells. It was observed in animal studies that UVC (3.24 J/cm2 for abrasions and 2.59 J/cm2 for burns) significantly reduced the bacterial burdens in UVC-treated wounds by approximately 10-fold compared with nontreated controls (p = 0.004 for abrasions, p = 0.019 for burns). DNA lesions were observed by immunofluorescence in mouse skin abrasions immediately after a UVC exposure of 3.24 J/cm2; however, the lesions were extensively repaired within 72 hours. CONCLUSION These results suggested that UVC may be useful in preventing combat-related wound infections.
Resveratrol extraction and analysis methods from different plant parts

Resveratrol (3,5,4'-trihydroxystilbene) is a natural polyphenol and a phytoalexin that has been intensively studied in the last few years. It was extracted for the first time from white hellebore in 1940 but only in 1992 the interest for resveratrol increased for its cardio-protective effects. A lot of plants have been found containing resveratrol but nowadays it is most extracted from grape skins, grape seeds, grape juice and wine. The quantity of resveratrol can be increased by ultrasonication, infection with fungal pathogens, AlCl3 treatment and ultra violet irradiation. The extraction is performed by using solid-liquid extraction, liquid-liquid extraction, pressurized liquid extraction-solid phase extraction and supercritical carbon dioxide extraction and the analysis is performed using chromatography: high performance liquid chromatography coupled with a diode array detector, a fluorimetric detector or a mass spectrometer and gas chromatography coupled with a mass spectrometer.
An efficient grid algorithm for faster clustering using K medoids approach

Clustering is the methodology to separate similar objects of data set in one cluster and dissimilar objects of data set in another cluster. K means and K medoids are most widely used Clustering algorithms for selecting group of objects for data sets. k means clustering has less time complexity than k medoids method, but k means clustering method suffers from extreme values. So, we have focused our view to k medoids clustering method. Conventional k-medoids clustering algorithm suffers from many limitations. We have done analysis on these limitations such as the problem of finding natural clusters, the dependency of output on the order of input data. In this paper we have proposed a new algorithm named Grid Multidimensional K medoids which is designed to overcome the above limitations and provide a faster clustering than K medoids.
Informed Consent for Phase I Oncology Trials: Form, Substance and Signature

Background Federal regulations state consent information should be understandable to participants; concerns have been voiced about the quality of informed consent forms (ICFs) in oncology trials. Methods The content of ICFs for phase I studies that were conducted at a tertiary care cancer center over 3 years’ period was reviewed. Information pertaining to the length of the ICF, description of study purpose, research regimen/methods, treatment agent, potential risks, benefits and alternatives to the research was extracted. Results In total, 54 ICFs for phase I trials approved by the local Institutional Review Board were reviewed. Median length of ICF was 20 pages. Nearly one half of the forms (57.4%) were of first-in-human phase I studies. The main goal of research was explicitly stated as safety testing in 59.2% forms, while 37.1% studies described primary objective as dose finding. All of the forms identified serious risks, unexpected risks, possibility of death and risks to pregnant and or lactating women. A detailed estimation of the frequency or intensity of risks (range 3-8 pages) was provided qualitatively or quantitatively if known. Information regarding mechanism of action of investigational agent, study schema, dose escalation, loss of time/energy and possibility of receiving sub-therapeutic dose was missing in significant number of forms. Conclusion We found that these ICFs were compliant with approved guidelines and provided a thorough description of risks or potential benefits. However, there still remains room for improvement, so patients can make better informed decisions.
The Relevance of Cosmopolitan/Local Orientations to Professional Values and Behavior

Two key concepts used by social scientists are cosmopolitanism and localism. Cosmopolitanism, however, has come to be confused with professionalism This confusion can be eliminated by returning the concepts to their original usage to designate outer and inner reference groups. This more restricted definition of cosmopolitanism-localism was used to test the proposition that an orientation combining both cosmopolitan and local characteristics, called here "cosmo-local," is optimal for professionals. The cosmo-local was found more likely than other types to hold professional values and to obtain the autonomy necessary to professionals. The relationship between orientation and one form of professional behavior, expertise-seeking behavior, was found to be conditioned by such variables as career stage, work environment, and primary occupational role. While in a few contexts the cosmopolitan orientation was the most likely to lead to expertise-seeking behavior, the cosmo-local orientation was found to be most sensitive to changes favorable to professional behavior and therefore the most conducive to professionalism.
DHT-based traffic localization in the wild

BitTorrent is both the dominant Peer-to-Peer (P2P) protocol for file-sharing and a nightmare for ISPs due to its network agnostic nature. Many solutions exist to localize BitTorrent traffic relying on cooperation between ISPs and the trackers. Recently, BitTorrent users have been abandoning the trackers in favor of Distributed Hash Tables (DHTs). Despite DHTs are complex heterogeneous systems, DHT-based traffic localization is also possible; however, it is unclear how it performs. The goal of this work is to measure DHT-based traffic localization in the wild. We run multiple experiments involving up to five commercial ISPs and a maximum duration of one month, collecting about 400 GB of BitTorrent traffic. Then, we perform an extensive analysis with the following goals: understand the impact of system parameters, verify accuracy of the measurements, estimate the localization benefits.