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The Effect of Ostracism on Adults’ Materialism: The Roles of Security and Self-Construal

With consumer culture becoming more prominent, the value of materialism is growing rapidly. This study explored the formation of materialism in adults, based on the temporal need–threat model of ostracism and the theory of materialistic values. Specifically, this study examined the link between ostracism and materialism from the perspective of security and the moderating role of self-construal in this process. A sample of 1,272 Chinese adults (Mage = 35.90 ± 11.59, 47.2% male) was recruited to complete the Ostracism Experiences Scale, the Material Values Scale, the Security Questionnaire, and the Self-Construal Scale. The results showed that (1) ostracism positively predicted materialism in Chinese adults; (2) security partially mediated the relationship between ostracism and materialism; (3) and self-construal moderated this mediation model. The moderating effect of self-construal on the relationship between ostracism and security was significant. Specifically, the direct effect of ostracism on security was much stronger for adults with interdependent self-construal than for those with independent self-construal. However, self-construal had no significant moderating effect on the direct effect of ostracism on materialism. These findings suggest that ostracism may affect materialism by damaging adults’ feelings of security, and independent self-construal can buffer the damage of ostracism on security.
Study on Influencing Factors of Construction Workers’ Unsafe Behavior Based on Text Mining

The unsafe behavior of construction workers is the key cause of safety accidents. The accident investigation report contains rich experience and lessons, which can be used to prevent and reduce the occurrence of safety accidents. In order to draw lessons from the accident and realize knowledge sharing and reuse, this paper uses text mining technology to analyze the data of 500 construction accident investigation reports in Shenzhen, China. Firstly, a Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA) topic model is used to identify the unsafe behavior of construction workers and its influencing factors. Then, with the help of Social Network Analysis, the importance of influencing factors and the relationship between them are identified. The results show that weak safety awareness, operating regulations, supervision dereliction of duty, equipment resources, and inadequate supervision of the construction party are the key and important factors. It is also found that there are correlations between weak safety awareness and supervision dereliction of duty, between equipment resources and poor construction environment, between organization and coordination and inadequate supervision of the construction party, and between operating regulations and hidden dangers investigation. This study not only helps to improve the theoretical system in the field of construction workers’ unsafe behavior but also helps managers to find the key control direction of construction safety, so as to effectively curb unsafe behavior of construction workers and improve the level of safety management.
Identification of Stable and Multiple Environment Interaction QTLs and Candidate Genes for Fiber Productive Traits Under Irrigated and Water Stress Conditions Using Intraspecific RILs of Gossypium hirsutum var. MCU5 X TCH1218

Cotton productivity under water-stressed conditions is controlled by multiple quantitative trait loci (QTL). Enhancement of these productivity traits under water deficit stress is crucial for the genetic improvement of upland cotton, Gossypium hirsutum. In the present study, we constructed a genetic map with 504 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) covering a total span length of 4,416 cM with an average inter-marker distance of 8.76 cM. A total of 181 intra-specific recombinant inbred lines (RILs) were derived from a cross between G. hirsutum var. MCU5 and TCH1218 were used. Although 2,457 polymorphic SNPs were detected between the parents using the CottonSNP50K assay, only 504 SNPs were found to be useful for the construction of the genetic map. In the SNP genotyping, a large number of SNPs showed either >20% missing data, duplication, or segregation distortion. However, the mapped SNPs of this study showed collinearity with the physical map of the reference genome (G. hirsutum var.TM-1), indicating that there was no chromosomal rearrangement within the studied mapping population. RILs were evaluated under multi-environments and seasons for which the phenotypic data were acquired. A total of 53 QTL controlling plant height (PH), number of sympodial branches, boll number (BN), and boll weight (BW) were dissected by QTL analysis under irrigated and water stress conditions. Additionally, it was found that nine QTL hot spots not only co-localized for more than one investigated trait but were also stable with major QTL, i.e., with > 10% of phenotypic variation. One QTL hotspot on chromosome 22 flanked by AX-182254626–AX-182264770 with a span length of 89.4 cM co-localized with seven major and stable QTL linked to a number of sympodial branches both under irrigated and water stress conditions. In addition, putative candidate genes associated with water stress in the QTL hotspots were identified. Besides, few QTL from the hotspots were previously reported across various genetic architects in cotton validating the potential applications of these identified QTL for cotton breeding and improvement. Thus, the major and stable QTL identified in the present study would improve the cotton productivity under water-limited environments through marker-assisted selection.
The Dwight Effect : A New Ensemble of Interior Defense Analytics for the NBA

Basketball is a dualistic sport: all players compete on both offense and defense, and the core strategies of basketball revolve around scoring points on offense and preventing points on defense. However, conventional basketball statistics emphasize offensive performance much more than defensive performance. In the basketball analytics community, we do not have enough metrics and analytical frameworks to effectively characterize defensive play. However, although measuring defense has traditionally been difficult, new player tracking data are presenting new opportunities to understand defensive basketball. This paper introduces new spatial and visual analytics capable of assessing and characterizing the nature of interior defense in the NBA. We present two case studies that each focus on a different component of defensive play. Our results suggest that the integration of spatial approaches and player tracking data promise to improve the status quo of defensive analytics but also reveal some important challenges associated with evaluating defense.
Extensible modular wireless sensor and actuator network and IoT platform with plug&play module connection

Efficiency and flexibility are among the key requirements for Wireless Sensor and Actuator Networks (WSAN) of Internet of Things (IoT) era. In this work we present and demonstrate a novel WSAN and IoT platform. The new nodes are constructed by stacking together the different hardware modules encapsulating power sources, processing units, wired and wireless transceivers, sensors and actuators, or sets of those. Once a node is built, its processing unit can automatically identify all the connected hardware modules, obtain required software modules and tune node's operation accounting for its structure, available resources and active applications.
Myths and the art of deception in information systems

Examines two myths in relation to information systems development and management. Explores them from the political perspective of securing identities. Uses two recent case studies of Australian organisations to illustrate this. Argues that myths often serve to secure the identities of groups of employees. The use of the myths provides a way of exploring the political nature of IS development and management. IS departments often portray the image of being technical departments which rely on technical tools and techniques. In reality, it can be seen from the two case studies that the organisations have a number of informal approaches in the development and management of IT which in some cases can be described as being politically staged.
Development of a droplet generation equipment for nano carbon thin films printing

Nano carbon thin films have great potential applications in advanced microelectronics. However, the film fabrication approaches are still undesirable. This paper proposed a uniform droplet spraying equipment for printing nano carbon thin films. A drop-on-demand (DOD) droplet generator and uniform droplet spraying equipment for nano carbon suspension inks were developed to print nano carbon thin films. An interchangeable nozzle design was adopted for easy cleaning and changing of nozzles. Uniform nano carbon thin films were fabricated, which provided a low-cost and fast method to print nano carbon thin films.
Adenovirus E1B 19,000-Molecular-Weight Protein Activates c-Jun N-Terminal Kinase and c-Jun-Mediated Transcription

ABSTRACT Adenovirus E1B proteins (19,000-molecular-weight [19K] and 55K proteins) inhibit apoptosis and cooperate with adenovirus E1A to induce full oncogenic transformation of primary cells. The E1B 19K protein has previously been shown to be capable of activating transcription; however, the underlying mechanisms are unclear. Here, we show that adenovirus infection activates the c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) and that the E1B gene products are necessary for adenovirus to activate JNK. In transfection assays, we show that the E1B 19K protein is sufficient to activate JNK and can strongly induce c-Jun-dependent transcription. Mapping studies show that the C-terminal portion of E1B 19K is necessary for induction of c-Jun-mediated transcription. Using dominant-negative mutants of several kinases upstream of JNK, we show that MEKK1 and MKK4, but not Ras, are involved in the induction of JNK activity by adenovirus infection. The same dominant-negative kinase mutants also block the ability of E1B 19K to induce c-Jun-mediated transcription. Taken together, these results suggest that E1B 19K may utilize the MEKK1-MKK4-JNK signaling pathway to activate c-Jun-dependent transcription and demonstrate a novel, kinase-activating activity of E1B 19K that may underlie its ability to regulate transcription.
(2-Methylquinolin-8-olato-κ2 N,O)diphenyl(thiocyanato-κN)tin(IV)

The SnIV atom in the title compound, [Sn(C6H5)2(C10H8NO)(NCS)], is chelated by the 2-methylquinolin-8-olate anion and is five-coordinate in a trigonal-bipramidal geometry [C—Sn—C = 133.47 (13) and 138.77 (12)°]. There are two independent molecules of similar conformation in the asymmetric unit.
Poultry litter–induced endocrine disruption in fathead minnow, sheepshead minnow, and mummichog laboratory exposures

Animal feeding operations in the United States produce more than 500 million tons of manure annually. Disposal of poultry waste via application as fertilizer results in substantial runoff of poultry litter–associated contaminants (PLAC). Of particular concern are sex steroids, 17β‐estradiol, estrone and testosterone, responsible for sex differentiation and development of reproductive structures. In a series of laboratory assays, mature male and mixed‐sex larval/juvenile fish were continuously exposed to environmentally relevant PLAC solutions. Effects on gonads were assessed histologically, and vitellogenin (VTG) induction was measured as a gauge of estrogenicity. Twenty‐one‐day exposures to laboratory‐generated PLAC solutions routinely induced VTG in mature male Pimephales promelas. Vitellogenesis in Fundulus heteroclitus only occurred at the highest tested PLAC concentration, and Cyprinodon variegatus were unresponsive at any tested concentration. All species produced considerable VTG in response to a 17β‐estradiol–positive control. A pronounced feminization was seen in P. promelas when exposed to PLAC as larvae but not when exposed as juveniles. Runoff from a poultry litter–amended field cropped under standard agronomic practices induced significant VTG in male P. promelas. Results indicate that environmentally relevant PLAC concentrations exhibit endocrine activity sufficient to induce VTG production in male fish and possibly affect sex ratios in resident fish populations. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 2010;29:2328–2340. © 2010 SETAC
Multi-weighted majority voting algorithm on support vector machine and its application

The important issue in multi-class classification on support vector machines is the decision rule, which determines whether an input pattern belongs to a predicted class. To enhance the accuracy of multi-class classification, this study proposes a multi-weighted majority voting algorithm of support vector machine (SVM), and applies it to overcome complex facial security application. The proposed algorithm consists of two parts: the hierarchical classification method and the multi-weighted majority voting strategy. The proposed hierarchical classification method is an SVM assembled method to create relationally hierarchical subsets to every class; the proposed multi-weighted majority voting strategy constructs multiple decision terms to estimate the performance of the decision fusion. According to experiments on the application, the performance of FRR and FAR as 1.14% and 1.28%, respectively.
The formation of dehydroalanine residues in alkali-treated insulin and oxidized glutathione. A nuclear-magnetic-resonance study.

1H- and 13C-n.m. r. measurements enable direct observation of the rate of formation of dehydroalanine residues resulting from lysis of the disulphide bonds of insulin and oxidized glutathione in base at pD13. The data provide clear evidence for the beta-elimination mechanism for this reaction. The dehydroalanine-containing products from the lysis of insulin undergo secondary reactions.
Health-related quality of life, ethnicity and perceived discrimination among immigrants and natives in Spain

Objectives The current study compares subjective mental and physical health among native Spaniards and immigrant groups, and examines the effects of ethnicity and perceived discrimination (PD) on subjective health in immigrants. Design Two random samples of 1250 immigrants to Spain from Colombia, Bolivia, Romania, Morocco, and Sub-Saharan Africa and 500 native Spaniards, aged between 18 and 65, were recruited for this cross-sectional study. Several hierarchical regression analyses of ethnicity and PD on subjective mental and physical health (assessed using the health-related quality of life items, HRQLSF-12) were carried out separately for men and women. Results Male immigrants from Colombia and Sub-Saharan Africa showed better physical health than natives, controlling for age and socioeconomic and marital status. The immigrants – except for the Colombians – had poorer mental health than natives, especially African men and Bolivian women. Socioeconomic status had no impact on these differences. Among immigrants, PD was the best predictor of physical and mental health (controlling for socio-demographic variables). African men, Bolivian women and women without legal status exhibited the poorest self-rated mental health. Conclusion Clear differences in health status among natives and immigrants were recorded. The self-selection hypothesis was plausible for physical health of Colombians and Sub-Saharan African men. Acculturation stress could explain poorer mental health in immigrants compared with natives. The association between ethnicity and poor self-reported mental health appears to be partially mediated by discrimination.
Overexpression of SOCS3 exhibits preclinical antitumor activity against malignant pleural mesothelioma

Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is an aggressive tumor with poor prognosis for which an effective therapy remains to be established. Our study investigated the therapeutic potential of the suppressor of cytokine signaling 3 (SOCS3), an endogenous inhibitor of intracellular signaling pathways, for treatment of MPM. We infected MPM cells (H226, EHMES‐1, MESO‐1 and MESO‐4) with an adenovirus‐expressing SOCS3 (AdSOCS3) to examine the effect of SOCS3 overexpression on MPM cells. SOCS3 overexpression reduced MPM proliferation and induced apoptosis and partial G0/G1 arrest. SOCS3 also inhibited the proliferation of MPM cells via multiple signaling pathways including Janus kinase (JAK)/signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3), extracellular signal‐regulated kinase (ERK), focal adhesion kinase (FAK) and p53 pathways. Notably, AdSOCS3 treatment inhibited tumor growth in an MPM pleural xenograft model. These findings demonstrate that overexpression of SOCS3 has a potent antitumor effect against MPM both in vitro and in vivo and indicate the potential for clinical use of SOCS3 for MPM treatment.
The Number of Spanning Trees in Graphs with Given Degree Sequence

Alon's [1] idea is slightly refined to prove that for each connected graph G with degree sequence 1<k = d1≦d2≦…≦dn the number C(G) of spanning trees of G satisfies the inequality. d(G)k−nO(log k/k) ≦ C(G) ≦ d(G)/(n - 1),. where d(G) = (IIni=1 di). An almost exact lower bound for C(G) for 3-regular G on n vertices is also given. © 1994 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Dedicated to Professor Paul Erdos on the occasion of his 80th birthday.
Hypothalamic Neuronal Histamine in Genetically Obese Animals: Its Implication of Leptin Action in the Brain

Leptin regulates feeding behavior and energy metabolism by affecting hypothalamic neuromodulators. The present study was designed to examine hypothalamic neuronal histamine, a recently identified mediator of leptin signaling in the brain, in genetic obese animals. Concentrations of hypothalamic histamine and tele-methylhistamine (t-MH), a major histamine metabolite, were significantly lower in obese (ob/ob) and diabetic (db/db) mice, and Zucker fatty (fa/fa) rats, leptln-deficient and leptin-receptor defective animals, respectively, relative to lean littermates (P < 0.05 for each). A bolus infusion of leptin (1.0 μg) into the lateral ventricle (ilvt) significantly elevated the turnover rate of hypothalamic neuronal histamine, as assessed by pargyline-induced accumulation of t-MH, in ob/ob mice compared with phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) infusions (P < 0.05). However, this same treatment did not affect hypothalamic histamine turnover in db/db mice. In agouti yellow (Ay/a) mice, animals defective in pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) signaling, normal levels of histamine, and t-MH were seen in the hypothalamus at 4 weeks of age when obesity had not yet developed. These amine levels in Ay/a mice showed no change until 16 weeks of age, although the mice were remarkably obese by this time. Infusions of corticotropin releasing hormone (CRH), one of neuropeptide related to leptin signaling, into the third ventricle (i3vt) increased histamine turnover in the hypothalamus of Wistar King A rats (P < 0.05 versus PBS infusion). Infusion of neuropeptide Y (NPY) or α-melanocyte stimulating hormone (MSH), a POMC-derived peptide failed to increase histamine turnover. These results indicate that lowered activity of hypothalamic neuronal histamine in ob/ob and db/db mice, and fa/fa rats may be due to insufficiency of leptin action in the brains of these animals. These results also suggest that disruption of POMC signaling in Ay/a mice may not impact on neuronal histamine. Moreover, CRH but neither POMC-derived peptide nor NPY may act as a signal to neuronal histamine downstream of the leptin signaling pathway.
Ultrafast Three-Dimensional Serial Time-Encoded Imaging With High Vertical Resolution

A three-dimensional (3-D) serial time-encoded imaging system with a high vertical resolution based on microwave phase or frequency detection is proposed and experimentally demonstrated. A regular serial time-encoded imaging system can perform ultrafast two-dimensional imaging in which the reflectivity of a sample surface is represented by the intensity change of a microwave waveform. By adding one reference channel to form a Mach-Zehnder interferometer structure, the depth information of the sample surface is encoded as the microwave phase or frequency change, thus, 3-D imaging is implementable by extracting the phase or frequency information. In the proposed approach, the intensity and phase or frequency information are extracted based on Hilbert transform from the microwave waveform. The approach is experimentally evaluated. The imaging of a silicon chip as a sample is performed. A vertical resolution better than 130 nm and a depth measurement range greater than 2 mm are demonstrated.
Protein Databases on the Internet

Protein databases have become a crucial part of modern biology. Huge amounts of data for protein structures, functions, and particularly sequences are being generated. Searching databases is often the first step in the study of a new protein. Comparison between proteins and between protein families in databases provides information about the relationship between proteins within a genome or across different species, and hence offers much more information than can be obtained by studying only an isolated protein. In addition, secondary databases derived from experimental databases are also widely available. These databases reorganize and annotate the data or provide predictions. The use of multiple databases often helps researchers understand the structure and function of proteins. Although some protein databases are widely known, they are far from being fully utilized in the protein science community. This unit provides a starting point for readers to explore the potential of protein databases on the Internet.
Platelet to Lymphocyte Percentage Ratio Is Associated With Brachial–Ankle Pulse Wave Velocity in Hemodialysis

AbstractIncreased arterial stiffness in patients receiving hemodialysis (HD) is highly prevalent and is associated with cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. In HD, inflammation is one of the major causes of increased arterial stiffness. Activation of platelets and decreased lymphocyte percentage (LYMPH%) may exhibit inflammation. The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between platelet to LYMPH% ratio and arterial stiffness in HD patients.A total of 220 patients receiving HD were enrolled in this study. The brachial–ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) was measured using an ankle–brachial index form device. Multivariate linear regression analysis was performed to investigate the relations of the platelet to LYMPH% ratio and baPWV.The value of the platelet to LYMPH% ratio was 59.2 ± 33.3 (109 cells/L/%). After multivariate stepwise analysis, diabetes (&bgr;: 163.973, P = 0.02), high systolic blood pressure (per 1 mm Hg, &bgr;: 9.010, P < 0.001), high platelet to LYMPH% ratio (per 109 cells/L/%, &bgr;: 3.334, P < 0.01), and low albumin (per 0.1 mg/dL, &bgr;: −55.912, P < 0.001) were independently associated with an increased baPWV. Furthermore, high white blood cells (per 109 cells/L, &bgr;: 3.941, P < 0.001), high neutrophil percentage (per 1%, &bgr;: 1.144, P < 0.001), and high CRP (per 1 mg/L, &bgr;: 9.161, P = 0.03) were independently associated with an increased platelet to LYMPH% ratio.An increased platelet to LYMPH% ratio is associated with an increased baPWV in HD patients. An easy and inexpensive laboratory measure of platelet to LYMPH% ratio may provide an important information regarding arterial stiffness in patients with HD.