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APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING HIGH-PENETRATION MESSAGING IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS

A message, e.g., a control message, a short message, a voice message or a data message, is transmitted on at least one of a first communications channel having a first redundancy level or a second communications channel having a second, higher redudancy level. A radio communications signal is received on one of the first communications channel and the second communications channel. The received radio communications signal is demodulated to recover the message using a first demodulation scheme if the radio communications signal is received on the first communications channel and using a second demodulation scheme if the radio communications signal is received on the second communications channel. According to an aspect of the invention, the received radio communications signal is coherently demodulated if the radio communications signal is received over the first communications channel and non-coherently demodulated if the radio communications signal is received over the second communications channel. According to another aspect, the message is transmitted on the first communications channel using a first modulation constellation, and transmitted on the second communications channel using a second modulation constellation representing a subset of the first modulation constellation. In other embodiments of the present invention, a first radio communications signal is transmitted representing the message encoded according to one of a first code or a second code that represents a concatenation of the first code and an additional code, such as an orthogonal code or a quasi orthogonal code. Related systems and apparatus are also described.
Immunological synapse derived ectosomes in t cell effector function

The immunological synapse is a highly conserved scaffold for communication between immune cells built around cooperation of antigen and adhesion receptors. It often takes the form of a bull’s eye with a central cluster of antigen receptors surrounded by a ring of adhesion molecules. We have recently observed that antigen receptor coated extracellular microvesicles bud directly from the center of the immunological synapse- which we define as synaptic ectosomes. Synaptic ectosomes are transferred to the antigen- presenting cell and can generate signals after the T cell-APC synapse has dissolved. We aim to determine the composition of synaptic ectosomes, determine their fate in the antigen-presenting cell and identify approaches to manipulate their formation in vivo. The objectives will be to 1) isolate synaptic ectosomes from human T cells and determine their molecular composition; 2) determine the functional impact of synaptic ectosomes on the antigen presenting cell; and 3) use gene targeting to control the process in vivo to understand its role in T function of helper, cytotoxic and regulatory T cells. The technologies will include microscopy, proteomics, genomics, and in vivo models with constitutive and conditional gene targeting. This work will address fundamental gaps in our understanding of immune cell communication.
ACYCLIC N-HALAMINES IN ANTIBACTERIAL MATERIALS

The present invention provides biocidal polymers having N-halamine technology incorporated therein, which are useful for a wide range of applications. The microbiocidal polymer can be a homopolymer, a co-polymer or a grafted polymer. In certain aspects, the present invention provides polymers from acrylic amine-monomers such as acrylamide, which monomers readily form homopolymers, co-polymers, or a grafted polymer such as onto an existing textiles.
A possible strike on postoperative atrial fibrillation with the bullet amiodarone

From the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Washington University in St Louis School of Medicine and Barnes Jewish Hospital, St Louis, Mo. Disclosures: Author has nothing to disclose with regard to commercial support. Received for publication Aug 28, 2015; accepted for publication Aug 29, 2015; available ahead of print Oct 26, 2015. Address for reprints: Spencer J. Melby, MD, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Washington University, St Louis School of Medicine and Barnes Jewish Hospital, 660 S Euclid Ave, Campus Box 8234, St Louis, MO 63110 (E-mail: melbys@gmail.com). J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2016;151:86-7 0022-5223/$0.00 Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of The American Association for Thoracic Surgery http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2015.08.126
INLINE GAS LIQUID SEPARATION SYSTEM WITH A SHARED REJECT VESSEL

The present invention concerns a gas-liquid separation system and a method for operating gas-liquid separation the system.
Institutional capacity and policy options for integrated urban water management: a Singapore case study

Singapore is an exemplary model of integrated water management, according to the World Health Organization, and its experiences can be shared with others. Water security is not just the government's responsibility but has become everyone's business. Singapore has been selected as a case study for integrated urban water management (IUWM), and the methodologies used in Singapore, a developed city state, may be applicable elsewhere. An integrated regulatory framework, sound policies to control and implement programmes, public-private partnership in water services delivery, and stakeholder participation at all levels are necessary to make integrated water resource management successful. This paper demonstrates how Singapore has successfully turned its vulnerability with regard to water into a strength. Singapore can achieve greater sustainability if it promotes rooftop rainwater harvesting as a decentralized, dual-mode water supply system for non-potable use.
Cell-Cell interactions at the neurovascular interface

The coordinated orchestration of cell movements is a vital process for assembling functional structures. In recent years we have learned a simplifying lesson: organ development is governed by a limited set of conserved cell-to-cell communication signaling pathways repeatedly used in different contexts. Particularly fascinating is the parallelism between the vascular and nervous systems. My lab has been working for more than a decade on the molecular and functional parallelism between nervous and vascular system development and plasticity. Although it is clear that cellular communication between the different cells in the brain is fundamental for brain function, very little is known about the signaling effectors that are used for such trans-cellular signaling. Molecular pathways involved in the crosstalk between vessels and neuronal cells are slowly emerging. How this crosstalk signaling is integrated at the interface of the different cellular players (neurons, endothelial cells, glial cells) for proper brain development and function is still poorly understood. Here I propose to delineate the molecular pathways that govern such communication in order to understand basic mechanisms of brain development, function and dysfunction. Using a combination of state-of-the-art inducible and cell type-specific genetics, both in mouse and zebrafish, together with high-resolution light microscopy and multi-photon live imaging we will examine the cell-context dependent integration of signaling pathways in building up proper neuronal/glial structures and functional networks. We will use advanced ultra-structural analysis using serial block-face electron microscopy (SBEM) to obtain high-resolution maps of cortical structures. Functionally, we will characterize the integration of vascular/glial/neuronal signals during cortical neuronal migration, arborization, synaptic connectivity, higher-order integrative cortical function and behavior-related plasticity in vivo.
Boosting phd employability @uca

BoostUrCAreer project aims at implementing at Université Côte d’Azur (UCA) a multidisciplinary doctoral programme in e-health to attract to the French Riviera early-stage researchers (ESRs) with the world highest academic, creative and innovative potentials and to enhance their employability with the support from the Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur socio-economic dynamism. The proposed programme will foster interdisciplinary, intersectoral and international experiences with the objective of contributing to creating a new generation of PhDs equipped for both academic and non-academic careers in e-health and inclined to the great research and innovation challenges of tomorrow.  In line with the strategy of excellence, interdisciplinary and innovation pursued by UCA, every doctoral project will have to associate two laboratories of UCA, a foreign academic partner and a non-academic one. BoostUrCAreer will thus provide a diversified education combining the most basic aspects of research with the practice of transfer toward other the socio-economic world. This dual expertise represents a real added value for career development and is acquired thanks to specific trainings on practical and transferable skills and a six-month mobility abroad at an international research laboratory. A close follow-up as well by two academic supervisors in fundamental laboratories and by an academic tutor and a local non-academic mentor will ensure the quality of doctoral theses and further facilitate the ESRs’ integration to the workforce. High-level applicants are selected through a merit-based, open and fair process to develop projects with UCA excellent research teams. They will receive an attractive allowance and dedicated research funds. BoostUrCAreer will promote European best practices for research and innovations and should serve as a model to disseminate these policies to the whole region.
STRESS RESULTING OF MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ON SHEEP HERDS

ABSTRACTThe present study was conducted to study the effect of some management practices applied in sheep farms on behaviors performance. Thirty five lambs with average weight of 5.8 ± 0.5 kg and age 15±1.6 days and thirty eight ewes lambs with average weight of 28±0.5kg in the first or second shearing seasons.Behaviour standing idle and recumbence frequency were higher (P<0.05) significantly in castrated and docked lambs in comparison with control.There was significant (p<0.001) decreased in walking behaviour in docked and castrated lambs, while calling behavior was significant (P<0.01) increase in comparison with control group 
Suckling behaviour were significantly (P<0.01) decrease in docked (1.0) and castrated (2.4) lambs were significant (P<0.01) decrease than control (4.8) group, while no significant difference in try suckling and water drinking among the studied groups. Conversely, there was a significant (P<.01) difference in feeding behaviour between groups.Abnormal standing was significantly (P<0.01) increased with in castrated lambs (9.4) followed by docked lambs (8.8) were significant (P<0.01) increased in comparison with control (0.4) group. There was a significant (P<0.01) difference in abnormal lying between castrated (1.7) and docked lambs (0.5) lambs while it was not recorded in the control group.There was no significant difference in ADG between groups during the period from birth to weaning except in the fourth week of age where a significant (P<0.05) increase in ADG noticed in docked (200.0g) than control (60.09g) lambs.There was no significant difference in behaviour of shorn and unshorn ewes except in grooming behaviour which was significantly (P<0.001) in increased in shorn than unshorn ewes which was 10.3 in shorn and 1.3 in un shorn. Docking and castration might be more favorable compared untreated one.
Incidence and Risk Factors for Leptomeningeal Carcinomatosis in Breast Cancer Patients with Parenchymal Brain Metastases

The objective of study is to evaluate the incidence of leptomeningeal carcinomatosis (LMC) in breast cancer patients with parenchymal brain metastases (PBM) and clinical risk factors for the development of LMC.We retrospectively analyzed 27 patients who had undergone surgical resection (SR) and 156 patients with whole brain radiation therapy (WBRT) as an initial treatment for their PBM from breast cancer in our institution and compared the difference of incidence of LMC according to clinical factors. The diagnosis of LMC was made by cerebrospinal fluid cytology and/or magnetic resonance imaging.A total of 27 patients (14%) in the study population developed LMC at a median of 6.0 months (range, 1.0-50). Ten of 27 patients (37%) developed LMC after SR, whereas 17 of 156 (11%) patients who received WBRT were diagnosed with LMC after the index procedure. The incidence of LMC was significantly higher in the SR group compared with the WBRT group and the hazard ratio was 2.95 (95% confidence interval; 1.33-6.54, p<0.01). Three additional factors were identified in the multivariable analysis : the younger age group (<40 years old), the progressing systemic disease showed significantly increased incidence of LMC, whereas the adjuvant chemotherapy reduce the incidence.There is an increased risk of LMC after SR for PBM from breast cancer compared with WBRT. The young age (<40) and systemic burden of cancer in terms of progressing systemic disease without adjuvant chemotherapy could be additional risk factors for the development of LMC.
Testing extraction and storage parameters for a fecal hormone method

Four experiments were conducted to test different aspects of a "field-friendly" fecal hormone extraction method that utilizes methanol extraction in the field followed by storage on C18 solid-phase extraction cartridges. Fecal samples were collected from geladas (Theropithecus gelada) housed at the Bronx Zoo, and the experiments were conducted in a laboratory setting to ensure maximum control. The experiments were designed to either simulate the conditions to which fecal samples are subjected during fieldwork or improve on an existing protocol. The experiments tested the relationship between fecal hormone metabolite preservation/recovery and: (1) the amount of time a sample is stored at ambient temperature; (2) the number of freeze/thaw cycles a sample undergoes; (3) the effectiveness of different extraction solutions; and (4) the effectiveness of different cartridge washes. For each experiment, samples were assayed by radioimmunoassay for fecal glucocorticoid (GC) and testosterone (T) metabolites. Results for each of the experiments were as follows. First, storage at ambient temperature did not affect hormone levels until 4 weeks of storage, with significant increases for both GC and T metabolites at 4 weeks. Second, hormone levels significantly decreased in samples after two freeze/thaw cycles for GCs and six freeze/thaws cycles for T. Third, for both GCs and T, hormone extraction using various methanol solutions was significantly higher than using 100% ethanol. Finally, using a 20% methanol solution to wash cartridges significantly increased GC levels but had no effect on T levels. These results suggest that, when utilizing C18 cartridges for fecal steroid storage, researchers should consider several methodological options to optimize hormone preservation and recovery from fecal samples.
European Rural Futures - New opportunities to secure the provision of public services in rural cities and municipalities

Most of the European rural areas are facing the problem of shrinking population and a significant increase in the proportion of elderly residents; associated with related challenges like; increasing costs for provision and maintenance of public services and infrastructure, changes within the economic situation of communities and unbalanced labour markets. The consequences of demographic change and shrinking population have been identified as a new global issue. The transnational cooperation projects can here help to find an appropriate framework to enable share of experiences and test new innovative solutions in order to fight with the problem.

This is also the intention of the EURUFU project that seeks to promote actions for the provision of innovative solutions to restructure services and infrastructure in shrinking regions and cities, bearing in mind the sustainable development of rural regions by developing and adapting integrated measures and strategies.
Economic evaluation of domestic violence in France

Objective To evaluate the cost of domestic violence in France. Method This work was a part of a European programme (DAPHNE). The consequences of violence were listed. The data which allow quantifying these consequences were collected and expressed in monetary terms. The reference for the cost calculation was the incidence of the violence; the costs or the parameters of costs were accumulated since the beginning of the events. The cost of domestic violence was estimated from the view point of the society based on published data, institutional sources, field studies and experts opinions. The sources of data came from medical, judicial, associative spheres and from national inquiries in health. Results The total cost of domestic violence in France was estimated at 2472 million euros per year (between 1.7 and 3.5 billion euros). This cost was detailed in: healthcare costs (483 million); use of the police and justice services (235 million); costs of the social consequences, particularly the use of the social security benefits (120 million); human costs of the rapes and prejudices (535 million); production losses due to the deaths, the imprisonments and absenteeism (1099 million, more of 40% of the total). Conclusion Although the data were often incomplete and required hypotheses for the calculations, it may be concluded that by increasing by one euro the budget of the prevention policies of the domestic violence, one could save up to 87 euro of societal expenses, among which 30 euro of direct expenses.
Investigation of heat transfer enhancement of vertical heat sinks by piezoelectric fan

This study examines the influence of positions and arrangements of a piezofan having 12-mm wide and 70-mm-long Mylar blade on the thermal performance of two different types of vertical heat sinks. Heat sinks having 11 plate-fins and 100 square pin-fins are tested. The heat transfer coefficient is measured with either a vertical fan and a horizontal fan located at five different locations with distance of 16 mm over fin tip. It is found that the tip amplitude of the Mylar blade is about 7.2 mm. Besides, it is shown that heat transfer coefficient of present heat sinks induced by piezofan show 1.1–2.3 times higher than that under natural convection depending on the fan arrangements and positions. The maximum heat transfer enhancement usually occurs at x/L = 0.5 with either fan arrangement. The heat transfer coefficient is more enhanced with a vertical fan than that with a horizontal fan for either heat sink.
Combined saturation/inversion recovery sequences for improved evaluation of scar and diffuse fibrosis in patients with arrhythmia or heart rate variability

To develop arrhythmia-insensitive inversion recovery sequences for improved visualization of myocardial scar and quantification of diffuse fibrosis.A novel preparation pre-pulse, called saturation pulse prepared heart-rate-independent inversion recovery, is introduced, which consists of a combination of saturation and inversion pulses to remove the magnetization history in each heartbeat in late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) imaging and eliminate the need for rest periods in T1 mapping. The proposed LGE and T1 mapping sequences were evaluated against conventional LGE and modified Look-Locker inversion sequences using numerical simulations, phantom and imaging in healthy subjects and patients with suspected or known cardiovascular disease.Simulations and phantom experiments show that the saturation pulse prepared heart-rate-independent inversion recovery pre-pulse in LGE reduces ghosting artifacts and results in perfect nulling of the healthy myocardium in the presence of arrhythmia. In T1 mapping, saturation pulse prepared heart-rate-independent inversion recovery results in (a) reduced scan time (17 vs. 9 heartbeats), (b) insensitivity to heart rate for long T1, and (c) increased signal homogeneity for short T1. LGE images in a patient in atrial fibrillation during the scan show improved myocardial nulling. In vivo T1 maps demonstrate increased signal homogeneity in blood pools and myocardium.The proposed sequences are insensitive to heart rate variability, yield improved LGE images in the presence of arrhythmias, as well as T1 mapping with shorter scan times.
Effects of using arsenic–iron sludge wastes in brick making

The arsenic-iron sludge generated in most of the treatment systems around the world is discharged into the nearest watercourse, which leads to accumulative rise of arsenic and iron concentrations in water. In this study, attempts were made to use the arsenic-iron sludge in making bricks and to analyze the corresponding effects on brick properties. The water treatment plant sludge is extremely close to brick clay in chemical composition. So, the sludge could be a potential substitute for brick clay. This study involved the addition of sludge with ratios 3%, 6%, 9% and 12% of the total weight of sludge-clay mixture. The physical and chemical properties of the produced bricks were then determined and evaluated and compared to control brick made entirely from clay. Results of different tests indicated that the sludge proportion and firing temperature were the two key factors in determining the quality of bricks. The compressive strength of 3%, 6%, 9% and 12% sludge containing brick samples were found to be 14.1 MPa, 15.1 MPa, 9.4 MPa and 7.1 MPa, respectively. These results indicate that the compressive strength of prepared bricks initially increased and then decreased with the increase of sludge proportion. Leaching characteristics of burnt bricks were determined with the variation of pH at a constant temperature. The optimum amount of sludge that could be mixed with clay to produce good bonding of clay-sludge bricks was found to be 6% (safely maximum) by weight.
Recycling of coated and painted textile and plastic materials

The main goal of DECOAT is to enable circular use of textiles and plastic parts with (multilayer) ‘coatings’, which are typically not recyclable yet. These ‘coatings’ comprise functional and performance coatings and paints as well as adhesion layers. Therefore, novel triggerable smart polymer material systems and the corresponding recycling processes will be developed. The triggerable solutions will be based on smart additives (like microcapsules or microwave triggered additives) for the ‘coating’ formulations that will be activated by a specific trigger (heat, humidity, microwave, chemical). 
A continuous recycling pilot plant will demonstrate the novel DECOAT principle that allows upgrading existing mechanical recycling by adding tools for sorting by and activation of the trigger. The optimal use of the Creasolv® process for recycling of coated parts will be assessed. The focus is on recycling of the bulk material, but re-use of the coatings materials themselves will also be tackled. Using these recycling processes, circular use of demo cases for outdoor gear, household electronics and automotive parts will be validated.
The novel triggerable DECOAT technologies will create new markets for additives, coatings, paints and adhesives fulfilling the recycling need. The concepts will support designers and product developers for making ‘recyclable-by-design’ products. This will create direct business opportunities for the DECOAT partners and serve as examples for promoting DECOAT solutions to the wider stakeholder community. 
The targeted products (parts) are coated plastic from cars, electrical and electronic equipment and coated textiles which produce annually almost 3.5 million tons waste. DECOAT will lead to a decrease in landfilling of ca. 75% and a reduction in the carbon footprint by at least 30% for these products. By enabling their recycling, DECOAT is expected to generate on medium term a novel market of over 150 million in Europe (or ca 500 jobs).