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Serving PE Teachers' Professional Learning Experiences in Social Circus

Social circus has long been the folklore in the Chinese culture. Recently, initiatives have been undergoing to introduce it in the school physical education curriculum in Hong Kong. Aims: This article reports a study on 38 PE teachers' professional learning experiences while attending two 2-day workshops respectively concerning learning how to teach social circus in school. Method: Both quantitative and qualitative data were collected through post workshop evaluation questionnaire and interviews of 16 randomly selected participants. The interpretive inquiry was adopted as theoretical framework for generating meanings. Results: The findings indicated that all participants perceived their professional learning experiences positively. Factors facilitating their professional learning were the participants' high professional expectation of the workshop, rich content of the program that could satisfy their novel experience and enhance their teaching, and the instructors' good performance. They believed that social circus could be developed for cultivating students' motor skills, physical fitness, Chinese cultural heritage, personal qualities, creativity and satisfaction as well as serving as inclusive activities. However, lacking of teaching materials, incompetence in professional skills, inadequate supply of equipment, anticipated managerial and safety concerns and the support from other PE colleagues were found to be the major difficulties for its implementation. On the other hand, high professional expectation, satisfying and novel experience, learning something, helpful with teaching, rich content and good instructors' performance were enhancing factors for their professional learning. The findings generate understanding and insights on how serving PE teachers' learn to improve their curricular practices for maximizing students' learning.
Cigarette smoking in adolescents with asthma in Jordan: Impact of peer-led education in high schools

Background: Peer-led smoking prevention programs focus on teaching adolescents—especially those with asthma- who are affected most by cigarettes, refusal skills to lower their intention to smoke. The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of a peer-led asthma education program on students who were smokers in terms of self-efficacy to resist smoking, asthma knowledge and asthma-related quality of life. Methods: This study is a secondary analysis of a cluster-randomized controlled trial of students with asthma (n = 259) in 4 randomly-selected high schools, stratified for gender in Northern Jordan, using a closed-envelope technique. Trained bilingual health workers facilitated the implementation of the peer-led program, which uses a three-step cascade process to train peers from year 11 and 10 over a three week period to deliver asthma education for the school community, with the aid of well-established resources. Students with asthma (n = 261) in grades 8, 9 and 10 were surveyed at baseline in December 2006 and three months post-intervention on the main outcomes, which were asthma-related quality of life, knowledge of asthma management, and self-efficacy to resist smoking. For the purpose of this paper, we assessed the impact on the intervention only on students who were smokers (n = 72). Results: The prevalence of smoking among students with asthma was 29%. Male students (44%) were more likely to smoke than females (6%) ( p <0.001). Compared to the control group, the peer-led intervention improved self-efficacy to resist smoking, understand asthma and asthma-related quality of life. Smokers within the intervention schools improved their self-efficacy to resist smoking by 83% ( p =0.001), asthma knowledge by 60% ( p =0.001) and demonstrated benefits within all the sub-domains of asthma related quality of life when compared to controls ( p =0.001). Conclusion: The prevalence of smoking among high school Jordanian students with asthma, especially males, is alarmingly high, highlighting the need for early intervention. A school-based peer-led asthma and smoking education approach can be effective in motivating students to not smoke. Therefore, nurse educators worldwide, especially who work in youth centers, community, and school health fields, need to be aware of the effectiveness, availability, and possible adoption of such innovative interventions in order to improve overall well-being for adolescents in general and for smokers in specific.
A Survey of SQL Injection Attack Detection and Prevention

Structured Query Language Injection Attack (SQLIA) is the most exposed to attack on the Internet. From this attack, the attacker can take control of the database therefore be able to interpolate the data from the database server for the website. Hence, the big challenge became to secure such website against attack via the Internet. We have presented different types of attack methods and prevention techniques of SQLIA which were used to aid the design and implementation of our model. In the paper, work is separated into two parts. The first aims to put SQLIA into perspective by outlining some of the materials and researches that have already been completed. The section suggesting methods of mitigating SQLIA aims to clarify some misconceptions about SQLIA prevention and provides some useful tips to software developers and database administrators. The second details the creation of a filtering proxy server used to prevent a SQL injection attack and analyses the performance impact of the filtering process on web application.
Response times and low-voltage behavior of SNS microbridges

We have produced very small (200×200×60 nm) superconducting microbridges in which the bridges are made from a normal metal. The critical‐current–vs–temperature curves can be fit very well by theoretical curves calculated using the microscopic equations of Usadel; this fitting procedure gives reduced lengths for the bridges. The intrinsic response time of these structures has been determined, and the dependence of this time on both the reduced lengths and on the temperature is found to be in agreement with predictions based on time‐dependent Ginzburg‐Landau theory.
N-Acyl homoserine lactone-mediated quorum sensing in pathogenic Aeromonas veronii biovar sobria strain 159 : identification of LuxIR homologs

16 Quorum sensing (QS) is a mechanism that plays important roles in gene expression in response to an 17 expanding bacterial population. In many Gram-negative bacteria, N-acyl homoserine lactone is mainly 18 secreted as the diffusible signalling molecules. This QS system has been shown to control diverse array 19 of virulence and secondary metabolism. Recently, whole genome sequencing of Aeromonas veronii 20 biovar sobria strain 159 was performed. Genome comparison with closely-related Aeromonas species 21 showed that A. veronii strain 159 shares a high degree of genome synteny with A. hydrophila ATCC 22 7966. A detailed genome analysis and gene annotation led us to the findings that A. veronii strain 159 23 harbors QS system which relies on its signal generator, AveI and the transcriptional regulator, AveR. 24 This Aeromonas strain was found to secrete N-butanoylacyl homoserine lactone (C4-HSL). Its LuxIR 25 homologs are similar to proteins of LuxIR famililies among Aeromonas species. This study aims to 26 gain further insights into AveIR system and to compare with AhyIR from A. hydrophila ATCC 7966 27 and AsaIR from A. salmonicida. 28 29 30 31
Natural Classes in Brentano's Psychology

This article argues that Brentano’s classification of mental phenomena is best understood against the background of the theories of natural classification held by Auguste Comte and John Stuart Mill. Section 1 offers a reconstruction of Brentano’s two-premise argument for his tripartite classification. Section 2 gives a brief overview of the reception and historical background of the classification project. Section 3 addresses the question as to why a classification of mental phenomena is needed at all and traces the answer back to Mill’s view that psychological laws are class-specific. Sections 4 and 5 connect the second premise of Brentano’s argument to Comte’s principle of comparative likeness and Mill’s insistance that class membership is determined by the possession of common characteristics. And section 6 briefly discusses the evidence Brentano provides for the first premise.
An interaction network perspective on the relation between patterns of sea surface temperature variability and global mean surface temperature

Abstract. On interannual- to multidecadal timescales variability in sea surface temperature appears to be organized in large-scale spatiotemporal patterns. In this paper, we investigate these patterns by studying the community structure of interaction networks constructed from sea surface temperature observations. Much of the community structure can be interpreted using known dominant patterns of variability, such as the El Nino/Southern Oscillation and the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation. The community detection method allows us to bypass some shortcomings of Empirical Orthogonal Function analysis or composite analysis and can provide additional information with respect to these classical analysis tools. In addition, the study of the relationship between the communities and indices of global surface temperature shows that, while El Nino–Southern Oscillation is most dominant on interannual timescales, the Indian West Pacific and North Atlantic may also play a key role on decadal timescales. Finally, we show that the comparison of the community structure from simulations and observations can help detect model biases.
University ’ s repository of research publications and other research outputs The mineralogy , petrology , and composition of anomalous eucrite Emmavill Journal Item

The Emmaville eucrite is a relatively poorly studied basaltic achondrite with an anomalous oxygen isotope signature. In this study, we report comprehensive mineralogical, petrographic, and geochemical data from Emmaville in order to understand its petrogenesis and relationship with the basaltic eucrites. Emmaville is an unusually fine-grained, hornfelsic-textured metabasalt with pervasive impact melt veins and mineral compositions similar to those of typical basaltic eucrites. The major and trace element bulk composition of Emmaville is also typical of a basaltic eucrite. Three separated individual lithologies were also analyzed for O isotopes; a dark gray fraction (E1), a shocked lithology (E2), and a lighter gray portion (E3). Fractions E1 and E2 shared similar O isotope compositions to the bulk sample (E-B), whereas the lighter gray portion (E3) is slightly elevated in DO and significantly elevated in dO compared to bulk. No evidence for any exogenous material is observed in the thin sections, coupled with the striking compositional similarity to typical basaltic eucrites, appears to preclude a simple impact-mixing hypothesis. The O-isotopes of Emmaville are similar to those of Bunburra Rockhole, A-881394, and EET 92023, and thus distinct from the majority of the HEDs, despite having similarities in petrology, mineral, and bulk compositions. It would, therefore, seem plausible that all four of these samples are derived from a single HED-like parent body that is isotopically distinct from that of the HEDs (Vesta) but similar in composition.
Glutathione deficit impairs myelin maturation in experimental models : relevance for white matter integrity in schizophrenia patients

Title: Glutathione deficit impairs myelin maturation: relevance for white matter integrity in schizophrenia patients. Authors: Monin A, Baumann PS, Griffa A, Xin L, Mekle R, Fournier M, Butticaz C, Klaey M, Cabungcal JH, Steullet P, Ferrari C, Cuenod M, Gruetter R, Thiran JP, Hagmann P, Conus P, Do KQ Journal: Molecular psychiatry Year: 2015 Jul Issue: 20 Volume: 7 Pages: 827-38 DOI: 10.1038/mp.2014. 88
Phylogenetic relationships of toads of the Rhinella granulosa group (Anura: Bufonidae): a molecular perspective with comments on hybridization and introgression

The Rhinella granulosa group consists of 13 species of toads distributed throughout open areas of South America and Panama. In this paper we perform a phylogenetic analysis considering all but one species of the group, employing five nuclear and four mitochondrial genes, for up to 7910 bp per specimen. Separate phylogenetic analyses under direct optimization (DO) of nuclear and mitochondrial sequences recovered the R. granulosa group as monophyletic and revealed topological incongruence that can be explained mainly by multiple events of hybridization and introgression, both mitochondrial and nuclear. The DO combined analysis, after the exclusion of putatively introgressed or heterozygous genomes, resulted in a phylogenetic hypothesis for the R. granulosa group in which most of the species are recovered as monophyletic, but with interspecific relationships poorly supported. The optimization of morphological (adult and larval), chromosomal, and behavioural characters resulted in 12 putative phenotypic synapomorphies for this species group and some other synapomorphies for internal clades. Our results indicate the need for additional population genetic studies on R. dorbignyi and R. fernandezae to corroborate the taxonomic status of both taxa. Finally, we discuss biological and genetic characteristics of Bufonidae, as possible explanations for the common occurrence of hybridization and introgression observed in some lineages of this family.
Q value and half-life of double-electron capture in 184Os

The observation of neutrinoless double-beta transitionswould reveal physics beyond the Standard Model, asit would establish neutrinos to be Majorana particles,which implies a violation of the lepton number conserva-tion. Experiments searching for these transitions have fo-cused on the detection of neutrinoless double-beta decay(0 ) rather than neutrinoless double-electron capture(0). One reason among others is in general the sig-ni cantly shorter half-life of the 0 process. However,in the case of neutrinoless double-electron capture, thetransition is expected to be resonantly enhanced if theinitial and the nal state of the transition are degeneratein energy [1{3]. In this work, we investigate neutrinoless double-electron capture in
A Comparison Between the Rating Scale Model and Dual Scaling for Likert Scales

The fundamental requirement of using Likert scales to measure affective behaviors - that all respondents must use the ordered response categories of all scale statements in the same way - is examined. Scaling problems arise when attitude statements within a Likert scale are unfolding preference data, and when the position and spacing of the ordered response categories are interpreted differently across scale statements and among respondents. The assignment of a neutral response category in the center of the response scale is questionable. These problems pertain to issues of the existence of an interval scale, the dimensionality of the trait, and patterns of item response functions. An attempt is made to resolve these problems using two contrasting scaling methods - item response theory modeling and dual scaling
Prevention of Breast Cell Transformation by Blockade of the AP-1 Transcription Factor

Abstract : We are investigating the role of the AP-l transcription complex in regulating the growth of normal and malignant breast cells. We have determined the levels of cJun and cFos protein expression and AP-l transcriptional activity in normal HMECs, immortalized HMECs, oncogene-transformed HMECs, and breast cancer cell lines, and have determined the relative sensitivity of these different cells to a specific AP-1 inhibitor. These studies demonstrated that there is a progressive decline in basal A')- 1 activity as human mammary epithelial cells progress through the carcinogenesis pathway (normal HMEC->immortal HMEC->oncogene-transformed HMEC->breast cancer cell). Stimulation of A')- 1 activity by EGF was observed in immortal, oncogene-transformed HMEC, and breast cancer cells but not normal HMECs. Normal HMECs, which had the highest AP-l activity, were most sensitive to AP-l inhibition, immortal HMEC, which have an intermediate A')- 1 activity, were moderately sensitive, and breast cancer cells, having the lowest AP-l activity, were relatively resistant to AP-1 blockade. This data suggests that as human mammary epithelial cells progress towards malignancy they become less dependent on AP- I transcriptional activity for proliferation. In ongoing studies we are now investigating whether the transformed phenotype of human breast cells depends on AP- 1 activity. These studies will define the role of AP-l in regulating growth and transformation of human breast cells.
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J.M. Defise, D. Berghmans, J.F. Hochedez, J.H. Lecat, E. Mazy, P. Rochus, T. Thibert, P. Nicolosi, M.G. Pelizzo, U. Schühle, R. A. M. Van der Linden , A. N. Zhukov 1 Centre Spatial de Liège Av. Pré Aily B-4031 Angleur Belgium 2 Royal Observatory of Belgium – Ringlaan3 -Av. Circulaire, B-1180 BrusselsBelgium 3 INFM-LUXOR, Dept of Information Engineering, University of Padova 4 Max Planck Institut für Aeronomie Lindau Germany
Application of ISSR-PCR to determine the genetic relationship and genetic diversity among steudneri clover ( Trifolium steudneri ) and quartin clover ( Trifolium quartinianum ) accessions of Ethiopia

The objective of the present study was to determine the genetic diversity and relationship among Trifolium steudneri and Trifolium quartinianum accessions of Ethiopia using inter simple sequence repeat (ISSR) markers. A total of 72 accessions representing T. steudneri (48) and T. quartinianum (24) were used. DNA was extracted from a bulk of young leaf tissues from each accession using a modified Cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB) method. A total of 87 bands were amplified using four ISSR primers. Genetic diversity was high at the genus level (PPL = 100%, h = 0.25, I = 0.39) than at the species levels. Comparison of species-based genetic diversity showed that T. quartinianum was more diverse (PPL = 88.51%, h = 0.29, I = 0.44) than T. steudneri (PPL = 74.70%, h = 0.20, I = 0.30). AMOVA revealed the smaller molecular variance among species (28.93) than within species (71.07) which could be caused by the presence of several shared ISSR markers. UPGMA and PCO showed that most of the accessions from their respective species formed separate cluster. The study clearly indicates the ISSR-PCR method used was confirmed to be a reproducible and sensitive tool for the identification of Trifolium accessions and for determination of the correct starting material for plant breeding.
ALMA OBSERVATIONS OF THE HH 46/47 MOLECULAR OUTFLOW

The morphology, kinematics, and entrainment mechanism of the HH 46/47 molecular outflow were studied using new ALMA Cycle 0 observations. Results show that the blue and red lobes are strikingly different. We argue that these differences are partly due to contrasting ambient densities that result in different wind components having a distinct effect on the entrained gas in each lobe. A 29 point mosaic, covering the two lobes at an angular resolution of about 3″, detected outflow emission at much higher velocities than previous observations, resulting in significantly higher estimates of the outflow momentum and kinetic energy than previous studies of this source, using the CO(1–0) line. The morphology and the kinematics of the gas in the blue lobe are consistent with models of outflow entrainment by a wide-angle wind, and a simple model describes the observed structures in the position–velocity diagram and the velocity-integrated intensity maps. The red lobe exhibits a more complex structure, and there is evidence that this lobe is entrained by a wide-angle wind and a collimated episodic wind. Three major clumps along the outflow axis show velocity distribution consistent with prompt entrainment by different bow shocks formed by periodic mass ejection episodes which take place every few hundred years. Position–velocity cuts perpendicular to the outflow cavity show gradients where the velocity increases toward the outflow axis, inconsistent with outflow rotation. Additionally, we find evidence for the existence of a small outflow driven by a binary companion.
A Study of Coupling Parameter Estimation 1 Implemented by 4 D-Var and EnKF with a 2 Simple Coupled System 3 4

Guijun Han1, Xinrong Wu1一, Shaoqing Zhang2, Zhengyu Liu3,4, 5 Ionel Michael Navon5 and Wei Li1 6 1. Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Information Technology, State 7 Oceanic Administration, National Marine Data and Information Service, 8 Tianjin, China; 9 2. GFDL/NOAA, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA; 10 3. Center for Climate Research and Dept. Atmospheric and Oceanic 11 Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WS, USA; 12 4. Lab. of Ocean-Atmos. Studies, Peking University, Beijing, China; 13 5. Dept. of Scientific Computing, Florida State University, FL, USA 14 15 (A research article prepared for AM special issue) 16 17
A 3D radiative transfer framework: XIII. OpenCL implementation

We discuss an implementation of our 3D radiative transfer (3DRT) framework with the OpenCL paradigm for general GPU computing. We implement the kernel for solving the 3DRT problem in Cartesian coordinates with periodic boundary conditions in the horizontal $(x,y)$ plane, including the construction of the nearest neighbor $\Lstar$ and the operator splitting step. We present the results of a small and a large test case and compare the timing of the 3DRT calculations for serial CPUs and various GPUs. The latest available GPUs can lead to significant speedups for both small and large grids compared to serial (single core) computations.
2-D Scanning Magnetoelectric Dipole Antenna Array Fed by RGW Butler Matrix

In this paper, a 2-D scanning magnetoelectric (ME) dipole antenna array fed by printed ridge gap waveguide (PRGW) Butler matrix is proposed. The ME dipole antenna is designed to achieve a bandwidth wider than 20% at 30 GHz and stable gain of 6.5 ± 0.8 dB over the operating frequency bandwidth. A $4\times 4$ planar PRGW Butler matrix is designed and constructed using a four PRGW hybrid couplers having a wide bandwidth performance. The overall performance of the Butler matrix exhibits about 5° phase error over the operating frequency bandwidth. The integration of ME dipole antennas with the designed Butler matrix results in four fixed beams, one in each quadrant at an elevation angle of 35° from the broadside to the array axis. The proposed passive beam switching network (BSN) has a wide bandwidth of 20% with radiation efficiency higher than 84% over the operating bandwidth. The proposed BSN shows a stable radiation pattern with a stable gain of 10.3±0.2 dB, where the sidelobe level is less than −15 dB over the whole operating frequency band. The fabricated prototype of the proposed BSN is tested, where the measured and simulated results show an excellent agreement.