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Effects of Molar Crown Orientation to Measures of Lateral Enamel Thickness in the Mesial Cusp Section

Four definitions of enamel thickness measurement of the lateral crown face in the mesial cusp section were compared using sixty molars (ten each for six molar types) of Homo sapiens recovered from the Libben site. In these definitions, a reference line tangent to the lowest point of the enamel-dentine junction (EDJ) of the occlusal basin is drawn parallel to the two den- tine cusp tips, the two enamel cusp tips, or the two cervical margins, or perpendicular to the verti- cal axis of the tooth. Enamel thickness is then measured perpendicular to the EDJ at the two inter- secting points of the reference line with the lateral EDJ contour. While measurements based on the four definitions have previously been uncritically compared the present study demonstrates that the four reference orientations differ significantly from each other. These orientational differences re- sult in alternative measures of enamel thickness of the buccal and lingual crown faces. Conse- quently, the observed pattern of buccolingual gradient in thickness is highly dependent on mea- surement definition. Although lateral enamel thickness has been highlighted in functional interpre- tations of enamel distribution patterns, the present results indicate that buccolingual differences of mid-lateral enamel thickness do not exclusively manifest a functionally significant profile, but
Generalized Hydrodynamics on an Atom Chip.

The emergence of a special type of fluidlike behavior at large scales in one-dimensional (1D) quantum integrable systems, theoretically predicted in O. A. Castro-Alvaredo et al., Emergent Hydrodynamics in Integrable Quantum Systems Out of Equilibrium, Phys. Rev. X 6, 041065 (2016)10.1103/PhysRevX.6. 041065 and B. Bertini et al., Transport in Out-of-Equilibrium XXZ Chains: Exact Profiles of Charges and Currents, Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 207201 (2016)10.1103/PhysRevLett.117. 207201, is established experimentally, by monitoring the time evolution of the in situ density profile of a single 1D cloud of ^{87}Rb atoms trapped on an atom chip after a quench of the longitudinal trapping potential. The theory can be viewed as a dynamical extension of the thermodynamics of Yang and Yang, and applies to the whole range of repulsive interaction strength and temperature of the gas. The measurements, performed on weakly interacting atomic clouds that lie at the crossover between the quasicondensate and the ideal Bose gas regimes, are in very good agreement with the theory. This contrasts with the previously existing "conventional" hydrodynamic approach-that relies on the assumption of local thermal equilibrium-which is unable to reproduce the experimental data.
Immersed electrokinetic finite element method

A new method is proposed for modelling the electrokinetic‐induced mechanical motion of particles in a fluid domain under an applied electric field. In this method, independent solid meshes move in a fixed background field mesh that models the fluid and the electric field. This simple strategy removes the need for expensive mesh updates. Furthermore, the reproducing kernel particle functions enable efficient coupling of various immersed deformable solids with the surrounding viscous fluid in the presence of an applied electric field. The electric force on a particle is calculated by the Maxwell stress tensor method. For the first time, three‐dimensional assembly of nano/biomaterials of various geometries and electrical properties have been comprehensively studied using the new method. Simulation of the dynamic process of electro‐manipulation of individual and multiple cells agrees well with experimental data. Preliminary results for selective deposition of viruses and stretching of a DNA molecule are also presented. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Size Effect on Strength Properties of Chinese Larch Dimension Lumber

An experimental study was conducted to investigate the effect of size on the strength properties of Chinese larch (Larix gmelinii) dimension lumber. 7546 pieces of dimension lumber were sampled in three sizes, 40 by 65 mm, 40 by 90 mm, and 40 by 140 mm. After visually-grading and grouping, mechanical properties of bending strength, tensile strength, and compression strength parallel to grain were measured in a full-size test. Using nonparametric estimates, the combined length and width size effect parameters of H and L were 0.21 and 0.23 for the bending strength. The width effect parameters were 0.29 in H and 0.33 in L for the ultimate tensile strength parallel to grain. The width effect parameters of H and L were 0.12 and 0.20 for the ultimate compression strength parallel to grain. These size effect factors between H and L could be used when using the lumber for practical purposes.
β-arrestin 2 inhibits opioid-induced breast cancer cell death through Akt and caspase-8 pathways

Departments of 1 Internal Medicine, 3 Laboratory Animal Resources, and 4 Department of Pharmacology, James Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN37614, USA, 2 Institute of Pathology and Pathophysiology, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan250012, Shandong, P.R. China, 5 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University People’s Hospital, Beijing100044, P.R. China, e-mail: mmaya777@gmail.com
A Novel Design of Rectangular Microstrip Array Antenna for Wide Band Operation

A novel design of two element rectangular microstrip array antenna (TERMA) is presented for triple band operation with a percentage bandwidth of 7.44%, 16.41% and 5.3%. If another antenna is connected with the TERMA i.e., the antenna named by three element rectangular microstrip array antenna (THERMA), again the antenna resonates for triple band operation but it is seen that there is a much enhancement in all three bands i.e., the bandwidth are 10.6%, 20.8% and 23%. Further when three vertical slots are placed on each THERMA three bands merge into single band and the antenna gives highest bandwidth of 127%. The proposed antennas may find application in radar communication system.
Women entrepreneurs

The article explores hegemony in bottom-of-the-pyramid (BOP) marketing, specifically rural distribution schemes operated through women. Using Laclau and Mouffe’s theory of discourse, the article considers the joint articulation of ‘women entrepreneurs’ through analysis of the Unilever Shakti system. It argues the discourse shapes subject positions, prescribes conduct and defines actors and the relationships between them. Discursive construction of entrepreneurs and empowered mothers obscures to an extent, economic aspects of the arrangement. It also imposes new forms of conduct without unsettling traditional hierarchies. Further research is needed in relating such schemes both to western forms of distribution and to other forms of market and models of distribution in BOP locations.
ALIDISSI, a Research Program to Evaluate Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy as a SoC and SoH Diagnosis Tool for Li-ion Batteries

ALIDISSI is a French research project aiming at evaluating Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) as a diagnosis tool for Li-ion batteries to be used in future Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEV) and on-grid photovoltaic (PV) systems. This paper describes the project methodology. A review of ageing mechanisms in lithium-ion batteries is proposed first to point out the main processes reported in the literature and their related accelerating factors. The accelerating ageing profiles developed in this project to accelerate ageing in lithium-ion batteries are described next for both applications. Preliminary results obtained on 3-electrode prototype pouch cells made with traditional electrode couple like LiNiCoAlO2 /LiC6 and a promising electrode couple (LiFePO4 /Li4 Ti5 O12 ) are also presented in the last part of this work.
An Exemplar Based Method for Inpainting of an Image

The research paper presented here involves Image inpainting techniques and texture synthesis method for the hole filling in an images. It also involves attaining of the similar texture as of the background after removal of the part of an image. It can be also considered as the image restoration method, since it can be implemented for image restoration of a degraded image. Texture synthesis is the process by which large image regions can be generated from the best sample texture. Inpainting techniques involve filling of small image gap. Image restoration techniques are generally based on mathematical or probabilistic method. When both inpainting process and texture synthesis process are adopted for image enhancement the enhanced image obtained is much original and flawless. The process required for the replication of both texture and structure is well represented by exemplar based inpainting.
Effect of Cycling Skills on Bicycle Safety and Comfort Associated with Bicycle Infrastructure and Environment

WMU ScholarWorks Citation Oh, Jun-Seok; Kwigizile, Valerian; Ro, Kapseong; Feizi, Ahmad; Kostich, Brent William; Hasan Hasan, Raed Abdullah; and Mousa Alhomaidat, Fadi Abdallah, "15-01 Effect of Cycling Skills on Bicycle Safety and Comfort Associated with Bicycle Infrastructure and Environment" (2017). Transportation Research Center Reports. 27. https://scholarworks.wmich. edu/transportation-reports/27
PERSISTENT SCATTERER AIDED FACADE LATTICE EXTRACTION IN SINGLE AIRBORNE OPTICAL OBLIQUE IMAGES

We present a new method to extract patterns of regular facade structures from single optical oblique images. To overcome the missing three-dimensional information we incorporate structural information derived from Persistent Scatter (PS) point cloud data into our method. Single oblique images and PS point clouds have never been combined before and offer promising insights into the compatibility of remotely sensed data of different kinds. Even though the appearance of facades is significantly different, many characteristics of the prominent patterns can be seen in both types of data and can be transferred across the sensor domains. To justify the extraction based on regular facade patterns we show that regular facades appear rather often in typical airborne oblique imagery of urban scenes. The extraction of regular patterns is based on well established tools like cross correlation and is extended by incorporating a module for estimating a window lattice model using a genetic algorithm. Among others the results of our approach can be used to derive a deeper understanding of the emergence of Persistent Scatterers and their fusion with optical imagery. To demonstrate the applicability of the approach we present a concept for data fusion aiming at facade lattices extraction in PS and optical data.
Feeding behaviour and digestive physiology in larval fish: current knowledge, and gaps and bottlenecks in research

Food uptake follows rules defined by feeding behaviour that determines the kind and quantity of food ingested by fish larvae as well as how live prey and food particles are detected, captured and ingested. Feeding success depends on the progressive development of anatomical characteristics and physiological functions and on the availability of suitable food items throughout larval development. The fish larval stages present eco-morpho-physiological features very different from adults and differ from one species to another. The organoleptic properties, dimensions, detectability, movements characteristics and buoyancy of food items are all crucial features that should be considered, but is often ignored, in feeding regimes. Ontogenetic changes in digestive function lead to limitations in the ability to process certain feedstuffs. There is still a lack of knowledge about the digestion and absorption of various nutrients and about the ontogeny of basic physiological mechanisms in fish larvae, including how they are affected by genetic, dietary and environmental factors. The neural and hormonal regulation of the digestive process and of appetite is critical for optimizing digestion. These processes are still poorly described in fish larvae and attempts to develop optimal feeding regimes are often still on a ‘trial and error’ basis. A holistic understanding of feeding ecology and digestive functions is important for designing diets for fish larvae and the adaptation of rearing conditions to meet requirements for the best presentation of prey and microdiets, and their optimal ingestion, digestion and absorption. More research that targets gaps in our knowledge should advance larval rearing.
Enhancing the role of legumes: potential and obstacles

Legumes have a potentially significant role to play in enhancing soil carbon sequestration. They can also have considerable additional benefits beyond their importance regarding nitrogen fixation and high protein feeds. These include positive impacts on biodiversity and soil quality. There is a great need for a strong focus on developing the role of legumes and their contribution to both the sustainable intensification of production and the livelihoods of smallholder farmers in many parts of the world. POTENTIAL OF LEGUMES TO ENHANCE CARBON SEQUESTRATION AND DELIVER CO-BENEFITS Legumes and carbon sequestration For a number of years, the potential importance of legumes in many agro-ecosystems, but also the limited extent to which this potential has been realized, has been recognized. Legumes do not just contribute in terms of food, feed and fertility, but are also important as fuelwood and with respect to carbon (C) sequestration. In this chapter we focus on the extent to which legumes can contribute to enhanced C sequestration and the delivery of co-benefits including greater biodiversity and reduced greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. We also consider briefly the main reasons why legumes are currently underutilized and the prospects for a greater role in the future. Enhancing C sequestration in the soil is linked to increased biomass and hence to soil fertility. Raising fertility is possibly the most effective way of rapidly increasing C sink capacity. Clearly, one way of doing this is through increased addition of nitrogenous fertilizers. However, caution in the widespread use of nitrogenous fertilizers as an approach to increased productivity is appropriate for a number of reasons, including the potential
NEW SPECIMENS, INCLUDING A GROWTH SERIES, OF FUKUIRAPTOR (DINOSAURIA, THEROPODA) FROM THE LOWER CRETACEOUS KITADANI QUARRY OF JAPAN

In addition to the holotype skeleton of Fukuiraptor kitadaniensis, isolated teeth and bones of the same taxon have been collected from the Kitadani Quarry of the Lower Cretaceous (Barremian) strata in Fukui Prefecture, Japan. These provide additional information that help determine its phylogenetic position, and also represent a growth series. The holotype is an immature specimen, which was about 4.2 meters long. Other fossils from the same quarry are all from smaller individuals. Some of the juvenile bones are less than a third the linear length of equivalent bones in the holotype.
Initial Development of the Health Promoting Activities Scale to Measure the Leisure Participation of Mothers of Children With Disabilities

Julie F. Pallant, PhD, is Associate Professor and Director of Research and Graduate Studies, Rural Health Academic Centre, University of Melbourne, Shepparton, Victoria, Australia. OBJECTIVE. The Health Promoting Activities Scale (HPAS) measures the frequency with which mothers participate in self-selected leisure activities that promote health and well-being. We undertook an initial evaluation of the scale with mothers of school-age children with developmental disabilities (N 5 152). METHOD. We used a mixed methodology in the instrument design: a qualitative study to generate items and a quantitative study to evaluate the instrument. Our statistical analysis assessed the internal consistency, factor structure, and construct validity of the HPAS.
Rapid linguistic ambiguity resolution in highly- verbal children with autism spectrum disorder: Eye-tracking evidence for the limits of weak central coherence.

The Weak Central Coherence hypothesis is one of the most important cognitive theories of ASD. It argues that individuals with ASD have a detail-focused cognitive style that makes it hard for them to integrate information into its broader context. In this study, we examined whether this prediction correctly explains how young children with ASD understand words in sentences. Many words have multiple meanings (e.g., the homophones ‘bat’ or ‘bank’). The Weak Central Coherence hypothesis predicts a difficulty using context to guess which meaning is correct. In our study, we used eye tracking to see if there are differences in how 7-year-old ASD and TD children understand ambiguous words. Children heard sentences containing ambiguous words while they looked at pictures. The context provided by the sentence meant that the pictures either were or were not related to the appropriate meaning of the ambiguous word. We found that, in both groups, children gazed at the pictures much more when context meant that they were related. This suggests that both groups similarly use context to determine the meanings of ambiguous words, which goes against the predictions of Weak Central Coherence, and suggests that refinement of the theory is necessary. Abstract Individuals with autism spectrum disorders have often been reported to have difficulty integrating information into its broader context, which has motivated the Weak Central Coherence theory of ASD. In the linguistic domain, evidence for this difficulty comes from reports of impaired use of linguistic context to resolve ambiguous words. However, recent work has suggested that impaired use of linguistic context may not be characteristic of ASD, and is instead better explained by co-occurring language impairments. Here we provide a strong test of these claims, using the visual world eye tracking paradigm to examine the online mechanisms by which children with autism resolve linguistic ambiguity. To address concerns about both language impairments and compensatory strategies, we used a sample whose verbal skills were strong and whose average age (7;6) was lower than previous work on lexical ambiguity resolution in ASD. Participants (40 with autism and 40 controls) heard sentences with ambiguous words in contexts that either strongly supported one reading or were consistent with both ( John fed/saw the bat ). We measured activation of the unintended meaning through implicit semantic priming of an associate (looks to a depicted baseball glove). Contrary to the predictions of weak central coherence, children with ASD, like controls, quickly used context to resolve ambiguity, selecting appropriate meanings within a second. We discuss how these results constrain the generality of weak central coherence. results not accurate ability suggest that eye-tracking impressively clear alternative
DOT1L promotes progenitor proliferation and primes neuronal layer identity in the developing cerebral cortex

Abstract Cortical development is controlled by transcriptional programs, which are orchestrated by transcription factors. Yet, stable inheritance of spatio-temporal activity of factors influencing cell fate and localization in different layers is only partly understood. Here we find that deletion of Dot1l in the murine telencephalon leads to cortical layering defects, indicating DOT1L activity and chromatin methylation at H3K79 impact on the cell cycle, and influence transcriptional programs conferring upper layer identity in early progenitors. Specifically, DOT1L prevents premature differentiation by increasing expression of genes that regulate asymmetric cell division (Vangl2, Cenpj). Loss of DOT1L results in reduced numbers of progenitors expressing genes including SoxB1 gene family members. Loss of DOT1L also leads to altered cortical distribution of deep layer neurons that express either TBR1, CTIP2 or SOX5, and less activation of transcriptional programs that are characteristic for upper layer neurons (Satb2, Pou3f3, Cux2, SoxC family members). Data from three different mouse models suggest that DOT1L balances transcriptional programs necessary for proper neuronal composition and distribution in the six cortical layers. Furthermore, because loss of DOT1L in the pre-neurogenic phase of development impairs specifically generation of SATB2-expressing upper layer neurons, our data suggest that DOT1L primes upper layer identity in cortical progenitors.
An Integrative Trust Model in the Coaching Context

This paper presents a conceptualization of trust in the coaching context. Despite the vast presence of prescriptive literature, research exploring the process of coaching is minimal. In order to achieve coaching outcomes trust must be established; however the role of trust in the coaching relationship seems to be implicitly understood and remains unexplored. In light of the gap in knowledge, this paper focused on trustworthiness factors that contribute to trust development in the coaching relationship and introduced a trust model based on three critical factors for trust development: ability, benevolence, and integrity. The model could be utilized by coaching professionals in order to effectively develop, promote, and sustain clients’ trust. The paper also presents a practical application of the model.
Real-time video-plus-depth content creation utilizing time-of-flight sensor - from capture to display

TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY Master’s Degree Programme in Information Technology CHUCHVARA, ALEKSANDRA: Real-time Video-plus-Depth Content Creation Utilizing Time-of-Flight Camera from Capture to Display Master of Science Thesis, 61 pages October 2014 Major: Software Systems Examiners: Professor Atanas Gotchev, Professor Jarmo Takala
Estimation of Functions Representing Data Using Convolution Neural Network

Symbolic regression can be useful for finding suitable formula, with reasonable form and behavior, from a given data for the already known physical systems. However, it can also be time consuming with inaccurate estimation results when dealing with complicated formulas and/or unknown systems. In order to reduce the computational cost and improve the estimation accuracy, it becomes highly desirable to prepare a short list of candidate functions that can compose the analytical formula. In this paper, we propose an estimation method to find the suitable functional forms by using the CNN framework with combined data value and its derivatives, from a given data without any previous knowledge.
Valuing Investments in Digital Business Transformation : A Real Options Approach

Emerging digital technologies represent major challenges for established corporations around the world. To succeed in this rapidly changing environment, it is no longer sufficient to compete by incremental product innovations. Achieving sustainable competitive advantage requires managers to exploit the disruptive potential of technology by transforming business models, value chains or entire markets. Digital Business Transformation (DBT) is defined as a significant change in an established company’s business model driven by digital technology. It is a necessary tool to adapt business models in the rapidly changing business environment. In this context, managers are facing the challenging task of finding the right investment decisions. Standard project valuation models such as the Net Present Value (NPV) method do not capture managerial flexibility, which is particularly valuable in risky Digital Business Transformation projects. In this context, Real Option Analysis can be applied as a sophisticated alternative for investment decision making. So far, no research has been conducted on the interface between DBT and Real Options Theory. In this paper, we present our approach to valuing the option to expand from a trial project into a largescaled transformation project by including the business-related uncertainty surrounding DBT and show that this option has the potential to shift traditional investment decisions. This paper is aiming to highlight the importance of this area, develop simple methods to cope with it and lay the foundations for future research.