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A Three-Pole Substrate Integrated Waveguide Bandpass Filter Using New Coupling Scheme

A novel three-pole substrate integrated waveguide (SIW) bandpass filter (BPF) using new coupling scheme is proposed in this paper. Two high order degenerate modes (TE102 and TE201) of a square SIW cavity and a dominant mode (TE101) of a rectangular SIW cavity are coupled to form a three-pole SIW BPF. The coupling scheme of the structure is given and analyzed. Due to the coupling between two cavities, as well as the coupling between source and load, three transmission zeros are created in the stopband of the filter. The proposed threepole SIW BPF is designed and fabricated. Good agreement between simulated and measured results verifies the validity of the design methodology well.
Cold-Shock Injury and Rapid Cold Hardening in the Flesh Fly Sarcophaga crassipalpis

Direct exposure to -10 C, in the absence of tissue freezing, causes high mortality in Sarcophaga crassipalpis: this result suggests that injury is due to cold shock. However, brief acclimation at 0 C enables larvae, pupae, and pharate adults of Sarcophaga crassipalpis to survive -10 C. Chilling for as short a period as 10 min enabled 50% of the flies to survive a 2-h exposure to -10 C. Enhancement of cold tolerance was linear over the first hour of chilling at 0 C. The optimal temperature range eliciting the rapid acclimation response was 6-0 C, but the effect could also be stimulated by high temperature (36 C). The rapid increase in cold tolerance correlates with concomitant increases in hemolymph osmolality and glycerol levels. This response suggests a novel role for glycerol in protecting insects against injury resulting from cold shock, although other unidentified mechanisms may be involved in this response. That both nondiapause- and diapause-programmed flies respond to short-term chilling indicates that this rapid response is not part of the diapause syndrome but probably functions in either type of fly as an adaptation to survive brief periods of low temperature.
At-sea mortality of seabirds based on beachcast and offshore surveys

Although seabird population biology is relatively well studied, little data exists on mor- tality at-sea. Beached bird surveys are used to identify patterns of seabird mortality, but resulting pat- terns are difficult to interpret without corresponding data on at-sea density. We examined seabird mortality relative to at-sea density in Monterey Bay, California over 10 yr by integrating data from monthly beachcast seabird and offshore seabird censuses. Beachcast seabird numbers were rela- tively constant (mean 2.82 ± 0.31 seabirds km -1 ) throughout the year. At-sea seabird density (mean 148.9 ± 16.12 seabirds km -2 ) peaked in the summer upwelling period and was least in the winter Davidson period. A principal components analysis of seasonal climatic, prey availability, and anthro- pogenic variables for Monterey Bay derived 3 significant principal components (PCs) (explaining 70% of variance) characterized by storm activity and low prey availability (PC1), river discharge and krill abundance (PC2), and oiling (PC3). These principal components were used in detailed analyses of the 2 most abundant seabird species and indicate that sooty shearwater Puffinus griseus relative mortality is greatest during decreased productivity and increased storm activity. While relative mor- tality of common murres Uria aalge cannot be explained by the derived principal components, rela- tive mortality increased in late winter when prey availability decreased concurrent with the annual increase in reproductive stress. Beachcast seabird data is difficult to interpret in isolation; however, when linked to at-sea densities of seabirds, it becomes a powerful tool to examine the relative impacts of oceanography and direct human perturbations on seabird demography.
DEVELOPMENT OF CATTLE TB VACCINES

Development of a TB vaccine for cattle is a research priority in Great Britain. A number of challenges need to be addressed. Firstly, vaccine strategies enhancing the ef cacy of M. bovis BCG, currently the only potentially available TB vaccine, need to be developed; and secondly, the development of a diagnostic test to be used alongside vaccination to differentiate vaccinated and infected animals (DIVA test) is desirable. Signi cant progress in developing TB vaccines for cattle has been made over the last seven years. Speci cally: (i) DNA, protein, or viral subunit vaccines used in combination with BCG have been shown to give superior protection against experimental challenge in cattle than BCG alone (heterologous prime-boost); (ii) neonatal BCG vaccination provides protection; (iii) prototype reagents that allow discrimination between vaccinated and infected animals have been developed; and (iv) correlates of disease severity have been identi ed that can predict the success or failure of vaccination.
Toward Maximum Diversification

Along with the ongoing effort to build market cap–independent portfolios, the authors explore the properties of diversification as a driver of portfolio construction. They introduce a measure of the diversification of a portfolio that they term the diversification ratio. The measure is then employed to build a risk-efficient portfolio, or the Most- Diversified Portfolio. The theoretical properties of the resulting portfolios are discussed and compared to other popular methodologies, such as market-cap weights, equal weights, and minimum variance. The empirical results confirm that these popular methodologies are dominated by risk-efficient portfolios in many aspects. The implication is that in the long run, actively managed portfolios that maximize diversification are strong candidates for achieving consistently better results than commonly used passive index tracking methodologies. The message is clear— investors and their trustees cannot afford to ignore the benefits of maximal diversification.
A molecular mechanism for choosing alcohol over an alternative reward

Finding the vulnerable minority “Only” about 10 to 15% of people exposed to alcohol develop alcohol-related problems. The behavioral repertoire of people confronted with opportunities to consume alcohol involves numerous choices between this drug reward and healthy alternatives. Augier et al. established a choice procedure that begins to address alcohol addiction in rats (see the Perspective by Spanagel). They found that a minority of outbred rats continued to self-administer alcohol even when a high-value alternative (such as sugar) was available. That minority displayed a remarkable constellation of behavioral traits resembling the human clinical condition, including a high motivation to obtain alcohol and continued use despite adverse consequences. The cause was impaired GABA (γ-aminobutyric acid) clearance in the central amygdala. Postmortem tissue analysis supported the possibility of a similar pathology in human alcoholism. Science, this issue p. 1321; see also p. 1298 Impaired GABA clearance within the central amygdala provides a molecular mechanism behind preferentially choosing alcohol. Alcohol addiction leads to increased choice of alcohol over healthy rewards. We established an exclusive choice procedure in which ~15% of outbred rats chose alcohol over a high-value reward. These animals displayed addiction-like traits, including high motivation to obtain alcohol and pursuit of this drug despite adverse consequences. Expression of the γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) transporter GAT-3 was selectively decreased within the amygdala of alcohol-choosing rats, whereas a knockdown of this transcript reversed choice preference of rats that originally chose a sweet solution over alcohol. GAT-3 expression was selectively decreased in the central amygdala of alcohol-dependent people compared to those who died of unrelated causes. Impaired GABA clearance within the amygdala contributes to alcohol addiction, appears to translate between species, and may offer targets for new pharmacotherapies for treating this disorder.
Flux

Flux is a platform for dynamically reconfigurable crowd-sensing using mobile devices like smartphones and tablets, programmed under a notion of region-based sensing. Each region is defined by a set of physical constraints that determine the sensing scope, e.g., based on device position or other environmental variables, plus a set of periodic tasks that perform the actual sensing. The resulting behavior is inherently dynamic: as a device’s state changes, e.g., moves in space, it enters and/or leaves different regions, thereby changing the set of active tasks; moreover, regions can be added, deleted, and reprogrammed on-the-fly. Flux makes use of a domain-specific language for sensing tasks that is compiled into abstract bytecode, later executed by a low-footprint virtual machine within a device, guaranteeing runtime safety by construction. For region/task dissemination, Flux employs a broker that holds a changeable region configuration plus gateways that mirror the configuration throughout different network access points to which devices connect. Sensing data is streamed by devices to gateways and then back to the broker. Live or archived data streams are in turn fed by the broker to data-processing clients, which interface with the broker using a publish/subscribe API. We conducted two case-study experiments illustrating Flux: a single-region deployment to monitor WiFi signal quality, and a multi-region deployment to monitor noise, temperature, and places-of-interest based on device movement.
Trojan‐Horse‐Like Stimuli‐Responsive Microcapsules

Multicompartment microcapsules, with each compartment protected by a distinct stimuli‐responsive shell for versatile controlled release, are highly desired for developing new‐generation microcarriers. Although many multicompartmental microcapsules have been created, most cannot combine different release styles to achieve flexible programmed sequential release. Here, one‐step template synthesis of controllable Trojan‐horse‐like stimuli‐responsive microcapsules is reported with capsule‐in‐capsule structures from microfluidic quadruple emulsions for diverse programmed sequential release. The nested inner and outer capsule compartments can separately encapsulate different contents, while their two stimuli‐responsive hydrogel shells can individually control the content release from each capsule compartment for versatile sequential release. This is demonstrated by using three types of Trojan‐horse‐like stimuli‐responsive microcapsules, with different combinations of release styles for flexible programmed sequential release. The proposed microcapsules provide novel advanced candidates for developing new‐generation microcarriers for diverse, efficient applications.
Industry Track Dropout Prediction in Home Care Training

In Washington state (WA), SEIU 775 Benefits Group provides basic home care training to new students who will deliver care and support to older adults and people with disabilities, helping them with self-care and everyday tasks. Should a student fail to complete their required training, it leads to a break in service, which can result in costly negative health outcomes (e.g. emergency rooms and hospitalization) for their clients [1]. In this paper we describe the results of utilizing machine learning predictive models to accurately identify students who exhibit a higher risk of drop out in two areas: (1) dropping out before attending first class[first class attendance]; and (2) dropping out before completing the training[training completion]. Our experimental results show that AdaBoost algorithm gives a useful result with ROCAUC = 0.627±0.013 and Precision at 10 = 0.73±0.12 for first class attendance and ROCAUC = 0.680±0.024 and Precision at 10 = 0.67±0.20 for training completion without relying on additional assessment data about students. In addition, we demonstrate the use case for constructing larger decision trees to help front-line training operations staff identify intervention strategies that create the most impact in preventing dropout.
TACE-Mediated Ectodomain Shedding of the Type I TGF-b Receptor Downregulates TGF-b Signaling

Regulating TGF-b receptor presentation provides an avenue to alter a cell’s responsiveness to TGF-b. We report that activation of the Erk MAP kinase pathway decreases the TGF-b-induced Smad3 activation due to decreased cell surface levels of the type I receptor TbRI, but not the type II receptor. Inhibition of TACE activity or expression enhanced the cell surface TbRI levels and TGF-b-induced Smad3 and Akt activation. Accordingly, silencing TACE expression in cancer cells enhanced the TbRI presentation and TGF-b responsiveness, including the antiproliferative effect of TGF-b, and epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition. These results establish a mechanism for downregulating TGF-b signaling through TACE activation by the Erk MAP kinase pathway and a strategy for evasion of tumor suppression and modulation of epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition during cancer progression. The decreased growth inhibition by TGF-b, due to elevated TACE activity, complements the growth stimulation resulting from increased release of TGF-a family ligands.
Gene Expression of Formyl Peptide Receptor 1 in Eosinophils of Iraqi Patients with Extrinsic Allergic Asthma

The formyl peptide receptor 1 (FPR1) is a member of the seven transmembrane G-protein coupled receptors family, mainly expressed by polymorphonuclear and mononuclear phagocytes and play a role in chemotaxis, killing of microorganisms through phagocytosis, and plays a important role players in innate immunity and host defense. The expression of (FPR1) in eosinophils has been investigated intensively with many diseases. In this study we explain regulation of (FPR1) expression in eosinophils during allergic disease such as (extrinsic Asthma). The study were conducted by using Reverse Transcription Real-Time PCR technique, and the fold changes of (FPR1) were estimated in the house dust mite (HDM) hypersensitive asthmatic patients group and birch pollen hypersensitive asthmatic patients group as well as healthy control group. The results show that there are high significant increase fold changes of (FPR1) expression (up regulation) in eosinophils of HDM hypersensitive asthmatic patients group. In contrast, birch pollen hypersensitive asthmatic patients group have no significant increase in FPR1 expression when compared with healthy control group. In conclusion, we concluded that formyl peptide receptor 1 (FPR1) that expressed by eosinophils have potential role in immune regulation and allergic diseases mainly extrinsic asthma when patients exposed to exogenous aggressive factor such as house dust mite.
The Whole is Greater than the Sum of the Parts: The Effects of an Antenatal Orientation Interviews Training for Prospective Parents Postnatal Depression Levels

The aim of this study was to examine an antenatal orientation interviews training for prospective parents' postnatal depression levels. A quasi-experimental study carried out with 26 (12 experimental, 14 control) prospective mother and father. Participants completed the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale one week before the intervention and 12 weeks after birth. Participants in experimental group received a four week new situation orientation interviews training for parents but any intervention made in control group. Results of this study suggested that albeit analyzing the orientation interviews of the males and the females in the experimental group, individual depression scores were observed to decrease, but this decrease was found to be statistically insignificant. However, once the depression levels of the families were analyzed as a whole, the parents' prenatal and postpartum depression levels were similar in the control group but parents in the experimental group post-partum depression levels were significantly decreased in postnatal period. Keywords: Postpartum depression, antenatal orientation interviews , prospective parents, Turkey.
DETERMINATION OF THE LONGITUDINAL DISPERSION COEFFICIENT IN LOWLAND STREAMS WITH OCCURRENCE OF DEAD ZONES

Paper describes the field tracer experiments - determination of the coefficient of longitudinal dispersion in streams of lowland type (channels, small slopes and velocities) with expected occurrence of dead zones. Tracer experiments were carried out on three different rivers in south Slovakia. The evaluation of field measurements confirmed in all cases the presence of dead zones, i.e. river sections and regions with the appearance of small velocities that were formed due to the extensive presence of vegetation in the river. These areas capture part of the transported substance (tracer) and then gradually release the substance and incorporated back into the stream, creating a significant distortion of the tracer concentration time course. Strong influence of the dead zones raises the question of the adequacy using standard analytical solutions, whether for determining the coefficient of longitudinal dispersion or for modelling the dispersion of pollution or other substances carried by the river. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3846/enviro.2017. 088
APPLICATION OF NANO-FIBRILLATED CELLULOSE AS A PAPER SURFACE TREATMENT FOR INKJET PRINTING

A new method is proposed to increase the print density of inkjet prints by application of a layer of nanofibrillated cellulose (NFC) to the base sheet of an uncoated woodfree fine paper treated with AKD. The hydrophilic NFC surface holds the inkjet pigments at the surface while the AKD acts as a barrier to liquid penetration. A combination of NFC and AKD gave higher print densities and at the same time reduced print-through compared to papers treated with AKD only. CLSM images confirm that ink spreading on and penetration in untreated samples is greater than the AKD samples. For the untreated samples, the ink covered the paper surface almost uniformly with a few areas where the ink did not cover. For the AKD samples, the ink droplets contracted on the hydrophobic surface, giving poor coverage as shown by the large number of uncovered areas.
Dance Studies in the International Academy: Genealogy of a Disciplinary Formation

For the past thirteen years, I have been traveling to the United States from my home country of Germany, first as a graduate student in California and later as a professor living in New York. Every time I pass through immigration, I am asked a series of questions regarding my final destination and my occupation. The latter always leads to some confusion, because when I am asked what I do, my accent seems to turn “dance history” into “dentistry. ” Forced by phonetics to use the term “dance studies,” when confronted by the blank face of the customs officer, I inevitably embark on an explanation of what “dance studies” might be. Just in the moment when I finally see some comprehension of my profession lighting up the officer's face, the question is asked: “And we pay you to do this? ” I constantly find myself in the position of having to explain my work. Usually I avoid a long-winded, defensive justification by comparing dance studies to one of its neighboring disciplines: “It is like art history, just writing about dance instead of paintings. ” That usually does the trick, but it leaves a foul taste in my mouth. I know that dance studies isn't like art history and I certainly don't want it to be.
Oxidative Depolymerizaton of Kraft Lignin and its Application in the Synthesis of Lignin-phenol- formaldehyde Resin

Kraft lignin (KL) was valorized by introducing phenolic hydroxyl groups and adjusting the molecular weight by oxidative depolymerization. Hydrogen peroxide with copper sulfate as a catalyst was employed in this process. The depolymerized lignin (DL) was characterized with differential ultraviolet spectrum (UV), Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectrometry, gel permeation chromatography (GPC), and heteronuclear single quantum correlation (HSQC) spectra. Both the molecular weight (Mw and Mn) and the polydispersity of the depolymerized lignin decreased compared with default kraft lignin. The content of phenolic hydroxyl groups increased from 1.55 to 2.66 mmol/g. The depolymerized lignin was used in the synthesis of lignin-phenol-formaldehyde (LPF) resin as a substitution of phenol. The physical properties including viscosity, bonding strength, and free formaldehyde content of the adhesive met the GB/T 14704-2006 standard with the substitution of 50% phenol with DL.
Analytical approaches to investigating seabird-environment interactions: a review

A goal of seabird ecology is to relate the physiology, population dynamics, distribution and behaviour of seabirds with their biotic and abiotic environments. One of the most challenging aspects is to understand how seabirds interact with their environment when direct observations are not always possible or practical. In the present paper, we reviewed 218 published studies that exam- ined associations between seabird distribution, behaviour and their environment, in order to assess current trends, weaknesses and the future directions of research. Based on the number of publica- tions, it is evident that the field is growing rapidly and that methods for evaluating seabird distribu- tion are becoming increasingly more sophisticated and are changing from Eulerian (grid-like) to Lagrangian (particle-like) data types. This has been accompanied by a reduction in the spatial and temporal scale of observation, where, in most cases, no behavioural information is inferred from Lagrangian data; instead they are often used as if they were Eulerian data. In parallel, environmen- tal remote sensing is becoming more common; however, we did not record significant changes in the statistical approaches used to describe seabird distributions and used to link them with oceano- graphic variables. In particular, despite the spatially explicit nature of the data, spatial statistics have rarely been used. The vast majority of studies used environmental variables that described water masses (descriptive approach), whereas a few studies determined oceanographic features that enhance prey availability to seabirds (process-based approach). Future studies could enhance their ecological interpretation of seabird-environment interactions by making greater use of ad hoc statis- tical approaches that facilitate appropriate pattern detection (e.g. area-restricted searching pattern for birds, mesoscale patterns for environment). Furthermore, appropriate hypothesis testing and modelling that accounts for the spatially explicit, multiscale and multivariate nature of the interaction between seabirds and their habitats is recommended. Although quantitative methods currently exist (but are rarely used), further application could greatly improve our understanding of the processes linking seabird distribution to their environment.
Charging station availability Speed Number of EVs Range anxiety Peak Hours Purpose of Travel Type of Day Commercial Private

Widespread adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) would significantly increase the overall electrical load demand in power distribution networks. Hence, there is a need for comprehensive planning of charging infrastructure in order to prevent power failures or scenarios where there is a considerable demand-supply mismatch. Accurately predicting the realistic charging demand of EVs is an essential part of the infrastructure planning. Charging demand of EVs is influenced by several factors such as driver behavior, location of charging stations, electricity pricing etc. In order to implement an optimal charging infrastructure, it is important to consider all the relevant factors which influence the charging demand of EVs. Several studies have modelled and simulated the charging demands of individual and groups of EVs. However, in many cases, the models do not consider factors related to the social characteristics of EV drivers. Other studies do not emphasize on economic elements. This paper aims at evaluating the effects of the above factors on EV charging demand using a simulation model. An agent-based approach using NetLogo is employed in this paper to closely mimic the human aggregate behaviour and its influence on the load demand due to charging of EVs.