bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Spatiotemporal expression pattern of alpha, beta, and gamma genes during BoHV-5 infection
Authors: Cagnini Didier Quevedo , Badial Peres Ramos , Oliveira-Filho José Paes de , Borges Alexandre Secorun , Araújo Junior João Pessoa de
Published: July 2019

Bovine herpesvirus 5 is an alphaherpesvirus that causes nonsuppurative meningoencephalitis in cattle. This disease occurs naturally in either outbreaks or isolated cases, and exhibits low morbidity and high lethality. Although previous studies elucidated crucial aspects involved in the pathogenesis of the disease, there is a paucity of information regarding the molecular events contributing to infection and replication of BoHV-5. The objective of the present study was to determine the in vitro gene expression pattern of BoHV-5 (e.g., alpha, beta, and gamma genes) and host cells genes (GAPDH and 18S) over time utilizing different quantities of inoculated virus. Three BoHV-5 genes (bICP0, UL9, US4) and one structural bovine cell gene had their expression accessed by real-time PCR. While the expression of BoHV-5 genes increased during the course of infection, GAPDH gene expression decreased in the host cells, evidencing the effect of viral infection on the expression of bovine cell genes. The 18S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) gene was constitutively expressed throughout BoHV-5 infection. Our data clearly demonstrates that GAPDH gene should not be used as a reference gene in studies of BoHV-5 infection because it was influenced by viral infection. However, 18S rRNA was constitutively expressed and, therefore, is recommended for normalization of BoHV-5 infection studies in bovine cells. The expression of viral genes transcripts was not altered by increasing number of viral particles added to the culture. All viral genes included here demonstrated the same expression pattern over time and there was no difference in the expression of viral genes among the various time points. Our data show important differences comparing to classical studies regarding herpesvirus alpha, beta, and gamma genes expression. More research is necessary to improve our understanding about the BoHV-5 biology during infection. Studies employing next-generation sequencing (i.e., RNA-seq), using both in vitro and in vivo models, would be the next logical step to grasp the virus and host cell’s transcriptome changes over the course of infection.
Conferências como âmbito de atuação de intérpretes de Libras-Língua Portuguesa do Brasil:
Authors: Gomes Eduardo Andrade
Published: July 2019

Alguns autores discutem que a interpretação lida, em sua maioria, com situações e discursos formais, monológicos e simultâneos, trazendo consigo a inflexibilidade do tempo, densidade lexical e terminológica, o trabalho em equipe, o posicionamento e exposição dos intérpretes ao público. Reconhecendo esta peculiaridade, foi feito um levantamento dos anais das seis edições do Congresso Nacional de Pesquisas em Tradução e Interpretação de Libras e Língua Portuguesa realizado pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. Os resultados apontaram a ocorrência de uma publicação em 2010, uma em 2012 e três em 2016. O baixo percentual revela a necessidade e urgência em promover discussões e produções no que tange a formação e atuação dos intérpretes de Libras–Língua Portuguesa do Brasil em contexto de conferência, visto que este tem sido um crescente espaço para o exercício profissional.
Entrevista com Michaël Oustinoff
Authors: Faleiros Álvaro
Published: July 2019

Entrevista com Michaël Oustinoff pelo prof. Álvaro Faleiros sobre estudos da tradução.
A tradução de regionalismos em A Duel of Farrapos, de João Simões Lopes Neto
Authors: Frio Fernanda Saraiva
Published: July 2019

Este trabalho objetiva analisar as estratégias empregadas na tradução do conto Duelo de Farrapos, do escritor João Simões Lopes Neto. A obra desse escritor é marcada por um dialeto pampeano, repleta de regionalismos e platinismos, resultado do contato direto com os países vizinhos Uruguai e Argentina. Neste artigo, busca-se observar como se deu a tradução das categorias culturais (Aixelá, 1996) presentes no texto, isto é, dos itens que possuem uma conotação particular acessível somente a uma determinada comunidade linguística. A tradução do conto foi realizada pelas tradutoras Rosalia Neumann Garcia e Carolina Kuhn Facchin, ligadas ao curso de Tradução da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). A análise dos dados mostra que houve um esforço em manter as referências culturais, ora substituindo-as por referências mais gerais, ora utilizando referentes culturais semelhantes.
A Influência da Estética Tradicional Japonesa na Arquitetura de Tadao Ando: Um exame da Igreja da Luz
Authors: Sorte Junior Waldemiro Francisco
Published: July 2019

Este artigo examina a Igreja da Luz, obra arquitetônica projetada por Tadao Ando e concluída em 1989, de modo a ilustrar como valores centrais da estética tradicional japonesa, em especial wabi-sabi e yûgen, permanecem até hoje como conceitos básicos centrais na apreciação da beleza em expressões artísticas desse país. Argumenta-se que as expressões artísticas japonesas são marcadas por uma tendência cumulativa, e não exclusivista ou substitutiva, dos padrões estéticos. Assim, observa-se que tradições estéticas passadas tendem a ser acolhidas em vez de rejeitadas por novos ideais de beleza, de modo que conseguem coexistir de forma harmônica em uma mesma obra
Produção coletiva reelaborada em escrita autoral: A estrutura formal de Taketori Monogatari
Authors: Abreu Thiago Cosme de
Published: July 2019

A narrativa intitulada Taketori monogatari (A Narrativa do Cortador de Bambus, século IX ou X) é o exemplar mais antigo das narrativas ditas monogatari e um dos primeiros textos literários em prosa produzidos durante a Corte Heian (794-1185), considerada a época áurea das letras clássicas japonesas. Todavia, trata-se de uma obra singular dentro da produção literária de Heian, uma vez que é paradoxalmente arcaica e inovadora, conservando estruturas formais que remetem a tradições literárias anteriores, ao mesmo tempo em que antecipa novos procedimentos. Pretendo, neste trabalho, evidenciar o lugar peculiar que a narrativa ocupa na tradição literária japonesa, abordando algumas de suas estruturas formais e discutindo de que maneira elas contribuem para o desenvolvimento do enredo tal como ele se apresenta.
PREFÁCIO SOBRE O TRATADO DO VÁCUO
Authors: Martins Andrei Venturini
Published: July 2019

Prefácio Sobre o Tratado do Vácuo
CETICISMO NA FILOSOFIA DE BLAISE PASCAL
Authors: Mantovani Ricardo Vinícius Ibañez
Published: July 2019

O ceticismo desempenha um papel decisivo na filosofia pascaliana. De fato, amplamente influenciado por autores como Michel de Montaigne e Pierre Charron, Blaise Pascal acaba por contrariar a tendência geral do século do grande Racionalismo, levantando profundas objeções relativamente à pretensão – tipicamente cartesiana – de se conhecer a Verdade de maneira certa e segura. Como se pode depreender mesmo de uma rápida leitura de seus escritos, a obra pascaliana é toda perpassada por uma notável desconfiança de nossa suposta capacidade de adquirir certezas inabaláveis sobre o que quer que seja: desconfiança esta que, diga-se de passagem, está em profunda sintonia com a chocante posição do autor concernente às consequências do pecado original. Assim sendo, o que pretendemos neste artigo é: i) apresentar os argumentos céticos subscritos por Pascal em sua principal obra filosófica – os Pensamentos; e ii) analisando a obra Do espírito geométrico e da arte de persuadir, indicar que nem mesmo os conhecimentos oferecidos pela luz natural são capazes de nos livrar das dúvidas suscitadas pela argumentação cética.
Generation of Quiescent Cardiac Fibroblasts From Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells for In Vitro Modeling of Cardiac Fibrosis
Authors: Zhang Hao , Tian Lei , Shen Mengcheng , Tu Chengyi , Wu Haodi , Gu Mingxia , Paik David T. , Wu Joseph C.
Published: July 2019

Rationale:

Activated fibroblasts are the major cell type that secretes excessive extracellular matrix in response to injury, contributing to pathological fibrosis and leading to organ failure. Effective anti-fibrotic therapeutic solutions, however, are not available due to the poorly defined characteristics and unavailability of tissue-specific fibroblasts. Recent advances in single-cell RNA-sequencing fill such gaps of knowledge by enabling delineation of the developmental trajectories and identification of regulatory pathways of tissue-specific fibroblasts among different organs.

Objective:

This study aims to define the transcriptome profiles of tissue-specific fibroblasts using recently reported mouse single-cell RNA-sequencing atlas and to develop a robust chemically defined protocol to derive cardiac fibroblasts (CFs) from human induced pluripotent stem cells for in vitro modeling of cardiac fibrosis and drug screening.

Methods and Results:

By analyzing the single-cell transcriptome profiles of fibroblasts from 10 selected mouse tissues, we identified distinct tissue-specific signature genes, including transcription factors that define the identities of fibroblasts in the heart, lungs, trachea, and bladder. We also determined that CFs in large are of the epicardial lineage. We thus developed a robust chemically defined protocol that generates CFs from human induced pluripotent stem cells. Functional studies confirmed that iPSC-derived CFs preserved a quiescent phenotype and highly resembled primary CFs at the transcriptional, cellular, and functional levels. We demonstrated that this cell-based platform is sensitive to both pro- and anti-fibrosis drugs. Finally, we showed that crosstalk between human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes and CFs via the atrial/brain natriuretic peptide-natriuretic peptide receptor-1 pathway is implicated in suppressing fibrogenesis.

Conclusions:

This study uncovers unique gene signatures that define tissue-specific identities of fibroblasts. The bona fide quiescent CFs derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells can serve as a faithful in vitro platform to better understand the underlying mechanisms of cardiac fibrosis and to screen anti-fibrotic drugs.
Private Think Tanks and Public–Private Partnerships in Chinese Public Diplomacy
Authors: Li Li , Chen Xuefei , Hanson Elizabeth C.
Published: July 2019

This article examines private think tanks as instruments of public diplomacy in China. It analyses relationship-building in three cases of a hybrid form of public diplomacy that combines government agencies and non-state actors and involves multiple stakeholders, both domestic and transnational. Emphasis is upon the actors in China that initiated the projects and developed the networks for each initiative, but the building of the projects’ transnational relationships is also considered. The cases involve three top-ranking Chinese private think tanks: the Charhar Institute’s City Diplomacy projects; the Center for China and Globalization’s Green Card initiative; and the Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies’ Think 20 Transnational Network. The analysis demonstrates how and why the public-private partnerships in each case produced shared positive outcomes with synergistic results and advanced China’s public diplomacy objectives. The cases illustrate the advantages of a hybrid form of non-state public diplomacy that combines state and non-state actors.
Proceedings of the 14th International Symposium on Trichoptera

Authors: VSHIVKOVA TATYANA S. , MORSE JOHN C.
Published: July 2019

Zoosymposia 10 Cover
Diversity of the olfactory sensilla in caddisflies (Trichoptera)
Authors: IVANOV VLADIMIR D. , MELNITSKY STANISLAV I.
Published: July 2019

Antennal segments in Trichoptera are provided with various sensilla showing the maximal diversity on the antennal flagellum. Comparative studies of cuticle parts of sensilla provide rich material on various sensory structures. Preliminary results of a comparative study of the antennal surface in 28 families of Trichoptera reveal more than 17 structural types of the cuticular microstructures. Some of them (microtrichia, scales, and 2 specialized types of trichia) are apparently not sensilla. The diversity of sensory structures is illustrated and discussed in connection with taxonomy and evolution.
Distribution and abundance of adult caddisflies (Trichoptera) in the vicinity of food and pharmaceutical factories

Authors: KIMURA GORO , MURAI YOSHIMORI , TANIKAWA TSUTOMU
Published: July 2019

We investigated the abundance of adult caddisflies in the precincts of food and pharmaceutical factories. The objective of this study is to clarify the abundance of adult caddisflies from the cooling tower and catch basin by a light trap in the vicinity of food and pharmaceutical factories. In addition, to clarify the role of vegetation near factories for adult caddisflies, an investigation of the number of insects using vegetation was conducted with light traps. The light traps were operated in mid May−early June, end July−mid August, and mid−end October 2009. At St. 1, the highest number of hydroptilid adults was collected in cherry trees (64 individuals), followed by the cooling tower (38 individuals), and the catch basin (only one individual). On the other hand, the highest number of hydroptilid adults at St. 2 was collected in the catch basin (15 individuals), followed by cherry trees (7 individuals), and cooling tower (6 individuals). No hydroptilid adults were collected in the cooling tower and vegetation at St. 3. These results suggest that factories may be exposed to periodic invasions of adults from not only natural aquatic ecosystems, rivers and lakes, but also small man-made aquatic ecosystems, cooling towers and catch basins, in the vicinity of factories.
Progress on the phylogeny of caddisflies (Trichoptera)
Authors: KJER KARL M. , THOMAS JESSICA A. , ZHOU XIN , FRANDSEN PAUL B. , PRENDINI ELIZABETH , HOLZENTHAL RALPH W.
Published: July 2019

We present our current phylogenetic hypothesis on the phylogeny of Trichoptera, generated from an analysis of over 7000 nucleotides from 18S and 28S rRNA, EF-1α, COI, and CAD. We corroborate our earlier hypotheses, with results that include a monophyletic Annulipalpia, Integripalpia, Brevitentoria, and Plenitentoria. Monophyly of Psychomyioidea, Pseudoneureclipsidae, and Grumichellinae were confirmed. The "Spicipalpian" families were again found to be paraphyletic, and most closely related to Integripalpia. Ptilocolepidae was not found to be monophyletic, but support for its paraphyly was so weak that we interpret our results as unresolved. We interpret our measures of branch support, and present a collapsed phylogeny that more conservatively represents our current hypothesis. We discuss how these data can eventually be merged into other sources of data, such as COI barcode data and transcriptomes, and suggest that a single huge analysis of all data, with all taxa, is unnecessary if analyses can be phylogenetically subdivided into many separate parts, using transcriptome data to fix the deepest nodes, and allowing faster evolving data to be more appropriately targeted to nodes closer to the tips of the tree.
A case study on the Trichoptera fauna of springs in the escarpment mountains of southern Africa (Insecta, Trichoptera)
Authors: MEY WOLFRAM
Published: July 2019

The Trichoptera assemblages of three springs in the escarpment and on the Waterberg of Namibia, and of two springs in the Great Escarpment of South Africa were collected at irregular intervals. The species composition of each spring is presented and discussed in terms of permanence and stability of spring areas. The study has revealed a poor fauna in the Namibian escarpment, which consists of widespread species whereas the springs on the Waterberg and in the Great Escarpment are more speciose and contain relict and possible endemic species as well as widespread and euryoecious species. The differences are due to different degrees of isolation and distance from other freshwater ecosystems and suitable aquatic biotopes in the arid and semiarid environment of southwestern Africa.
Monitoring of Primorsky Territory freshwater by public ecological agencies
Authors: SIBIRINA LIDIA , AKATKINA ALLA , SKRIPTZOVA ANNA , VSHIVKOVA TATYANA
Published: July 2019

Public environmental monitoring and control of fresh waters in Primorsky Territory has been conducted since 2003 when the "Clean Water" Scientific-Public Coordination Center was created. The long-term program of water protection in the Russian Far East was formulated in compliance with the Russian Clean Water Project in 2003. The network of more than 60 public ecological agencies (PEAs) was coordinated through the Clean Water Center in which the trained teachers, schoolchildren, students and amateurs conducted research on the ecological condition of regional freshwater resources and studied the biodiversity of the unique biota of Primorye. The results of this public work are compatible with activities of professional scientists and state environmental agencies.
An amended checklist of the caddisflies of China (Insecta, Trichoptera)
Authors: YANG LIAN-FANG , SUN CHANG-HAI , MORSE JOHN C.
Published: July 2019

A new Chinese Trichoptera checklist includes 1267 described species in 116 genera and 30 families, each with a revised provincial distribution. Over the past 8 years, we have added 267 newly described species (or newly recorded species) to the trichopteran fauna of China from the old checklist of 1000 species in 110 genera and 28 families (Yang et al. 2005), among which nearly 80 new species to the Chinese fauna were contributed by various foreign taxonomists. This checklist also reports six newly recorded species from China: Diplectrona obscura Ulmer, Diplectrona aurovittata (Ulmer), Hydropsyche boreas Malicky & Chantaramongkol, and Macrostemum hestia Malicky & Chantaramongkol of family Hydropsychidae; Adicella paludicola Ito & Kuhara of family Leptoceridae and Lannapsyche chantaramongkolae Malicky of family Odontoceridae. Psychomyia dactylina Sun 1997 is a synonym of Psychomyia martynovi Hwang 1957 and Chimarra bicuspidalis Sun 1998 is a synonym of Chimarra sadayu Malicky 1993. The species name of Cheumatopsyche pallida (Navás 1932) is a secondary junior homonym in the genus Cheumatopsyche, preoccupied by Cheumatopsyche pallida (Banks 1920). The new name for Ch. pallida will be published by Chang-hai Sun in a separate paper. Ecnomus orientalis Li & Morse 1997 is a junior primary homonym of E. danielae orientalis Gibon 1992 and is renamed E. anhuiensis, nomen novum. Apatania mirabilis Martynov 1909 is transferred to Apatidelia as Apatidelia mirabilis (Martynov 1909), new combination.
Current knowledge on caddisflies (Trichoptera) in northern Far East Russia
Authors: ZASYPKINA IRINA A.
Published: July 2019

Results of caddisfly faunal investigations in the North Russian Far East (NRFE) are summarized based on literature and the author’s data. Up to now, 122 species from 50 genera of 17 families of caddisflies have been found within the territory under study. A general list of caddisflies and their data records in 11 collecting (distributional) areas are presented. New records for 6 species in NRFE are given and Rhyacophila mirabilis (Levanidova & Schmid 1993) is recorded for the first time from continental Asia. Former distributional data for 40 species are refined. The taxonomic diversity and zoogeographical composition of the fauna are analyzed. It is noted that family Limnephilidae predominates in the northern areas.
Optimization of Gravity Wave Source Parameters for Improved Seasonal Prediction of the Quasi-Biennial Oscillation
Authors: Barton Cory A. , McCormack John P. , Eckermann Stephen D. , Hoppel Karl W.
Published: July 2019

A methodology is presented for objectively optimizing nonorographic gravity wave source parameters to minimize forecast error for target regions and forecast lead times. In this study, we employ a high-altitude version of the Navy Global Environmental Model (NAVGEM-HA) to ascertain the forcing needed to minimize hindcast errors in the equatorial lower stratospheric zonal-mean zonal winds in order to improve forecasts of the quasi-biennial oscillation (QBO) over seasonal time scales. Because subgrid-scale wave effects play a large role in driving the QBO, this method leverages the nonorographic gravity wave drag (GWD) parameterization scheme to provide the necessary forcing. To better constrain the GWD source parameters, we utilize ensembles of NAVGEM-HA hindcasts over the 2014–16 period with perturbed source parameters and develop a cost function to minimize errors in the equatorial lower stratosphere compared to analysis. Thus, we may determine the set of GWD source parameters that yields a forecast state that most closely agrees with observed QBO winds over each optimization time interval. Results show that the source momentum flux and phase speed spectrum width are the most important parameters. The seasonal evolution of optimal parameter value, specifically a robust semiannual periodicity in the source strength, is also revealed. Changes in optimal source parameters with increasing forecast lead time are seen, as the GWD parameterization takes on a more active role as QBO driver at longer forecast lengths. Implementation of a semiannually varying source function at the equator provides RMS error improvement in QBO winds over the default constant value.
Gender differences in the perceived effectiveness of female-focused graphic health warnings against smoking in South Korea
Authors: Hwang Ji-eun , Choi Youjin , Yang Yu-seon , Oh Yumi
Published: July 2019

Objective:

Numerous studies have examined the effectiveness of graphic health warnings on different population segments, including male and female smokers, in an effort to reduce health disparities in Europe and the USA. However, research exploring the impact of gender-specific tobacco control interventions on Asian smokers is lacking. This study aimed to assess the perceived effectiveness of graphic health warning images featuring women smokers compared to gender-neutral warnings on South Korean women and men, by smoking status.

Setting:

Online survey with 1,200 adults (500 women; 475 smokers) in South Korea

Design:

A survey with four graphic health warnings (two female-focused and two gender-neutral warnings).

Method:

Participants were assigned to view two female-focused warnings (depicting smoking during pregnancy and risk of premature skin aging) or two gender-neutral warnings (depicting lung cancer and oral cancer), and rated their effectiveness in terms of persuading smokers to quit smoking and non-smokers to not begin smoking.

Results:

A significant interaction between gender and smoking status was found with the pregnancy warning. A post hoc comparison showed a significant difference between female smokers and female non-smokers, between male smokers and male non-smokers, and between female non-smokers and male non-smokers in their perceptions of warning effectiveness. Female non-smokers showed higher perceived effectiveness than male non-smokers and female smokers. Male non-smokers rated its perceived effectiveness lower than male smokers. Regarding the gender-neutral warnings, a participant’s age affected their perceived effectiveness of the cancer warnings.

Conclusion:

Findings suggest that graphic health warnings of smoking during pregnancy are perceived more effective by female non-smokers than female smokers and male non-smokers. Gender-neutral warnings with cancer images are perceived differently by age group. Future studies need to examine how social and cultural factors surrounding female smokers in South Korea affect their perceptions about female-focused warnings and the effects of the warnings on their motivation to quit smoking.
Lessons learned from The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: Student perspectives on how cultural differences can lead to health disparities
Authors: Uy Tricia , Dimaano Christian
Published: July 2019

Objective:

The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman is a critically acclaimed book describing the importance of understanding cultural influence on health care and health outcomes. Although this book has been incorporated into standard curriculum in the university and medical school training settings, consideration of how The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down might change undergraduate student perceptions on health disparities, specifically among students at a minority-serving institution in the USA, has yet to be explored.

Method:

A qualitative, thematic analysis, using a pre-/post-test study design, assessed undergraduate students’ perceptions of topics of health disparities, spirituality and trust in healthcare providers. A total of 43 student responses characterising their perceptions on these topics were used to define themes both before and after a course utilising Fadiman’s book as a teaching tool.

Results:

Changes within the themes present in the post-test data showed that students had a deeper understanding of the need for communication with healthcare providers, as well as the need to build bridges between traditional spirituality and faith with modern medicine, in the context of respecting one’s culture, to effectively promote health outcomes in a multicultural society.

Conclusion:

An undergraduate course with directed lesson plans taken from The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down afforded undergraduate students at a US minority-serving institution with a way to contextualise why and how cultural differences can lead to health disparities.
Symbols and Dynamics of Social Meanings: Lessons From Residential Grave Spaces Among the Ekiti Yoruba of Southwest Nigeria
Authors: Omotosho Babatunde Joshua
Published: July 2019

Grave spaces within Yoruba (Nigeria) societies are not just ordinary symbols, and they constitute “other place” used to meet individuals’ physical and social needs. This study examined how residential grave spaces within Yoruba social structure are used by them in meeting their day-to-day needs. Drawing from symbolic interactionism theory, and data gathered from Ekiti-Yoruba culture, this study investigates how community members define and utilize the place of graves from traditional to modern society in meeting their needs. Findings revealed that during the precolonial society, grave spaces served religious and endearment purposes. While still retaining these functions in modern era, the functions have increased to security, protections, and power play due to the hurdles posed by modernity. The article concluded that the practice may continue in spite of its opposition by policy makers and orthodox faiths.
Dual-Task Paradigm Reveals Variation in Left Hemisphere Involvement in Verbal Processing Across the Menstrual Cycle in Normally Cycling Women
Authors: Wong-Goodrich Sarah J. E. , DeRosa Holly J. , Kee Daniel W.
Published: July 2019

Cognitive performance and cerebral hemispheric function are known to vary with fluctuating levels of estradiol and progesterone across the menstrual cycle in naturally cycling females. However, the literature is mixed with regard to how each hemisphere may be affected by elevated ovarian hormones. To better understand this, the current study employed a dual-task paradigm to examine potential shifts in hemispheric involvement for a verbal problem-solving task across the menstrual cycle in 30 right-handed, normally cycling young adult females (18–21 years old). To our knowledge, no study to date has utilized dual-task procedures to directly investigate the potential shifts in hemispheric function across the menstrual cycle. Specifically, participants were tested during both menses and their estimated midluteal phase where they engaged in repetitive unilateral finger-tapping while concurrently solving anagrams silently or aloud. Analysis of finger-tapping interference during the dual-task conditions revealed that solving anagrams silently was lateralized to the left hemisphere while solving anagrams aloud yielded a pattern of more bilateral hemispheric involvement, both of which were consistent across both menses and midluteal phases. Analysis of cognitive performance, however, revealed that silent anagrams performance while tapping with the right, but not left, hand significantly increased during the midluteal phase. Consistent with a number of other studies using different methodological approaches, the current dual-task findings suggest that when ovarian hormone levels are putatively elevated, there is enhanced recruitment of left hemisphere resources while performing a lateralized verbal task.
Improvement of bacterial cellulose nonwoven fabrics by physical entrapment of lauryl gallate oligomers
Authors: Song Ji Eun , Cavaco-Paulo Artur , Silva Carla , Kim Hye Rim
Published: July 2019

The present study aimed to improve the properties of bacterial cellulose nonwoven fabrics by physical entrapment of lauryl gallate oligomers. The lauryl gallate oligomerization process was conducted by laccase-mediated oligomerization. Lauryl gallate was chemically confirmed by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization with time-of-flight analyses. The oligomerization conditions were controlled considering the surface properties (water contact angle, surface energy, and water absorption time) of bacterial cellulose nonwoven fabrics. The controlled oligomerization conditions were 160 U/mL of laccase and 20 mM lauryl gallate. After bacterial cellulose was treated by the physical entrapment of lauryl gallate oligomers, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis showed that the N1 atomic composition (%) of bacterial cellulose increased from 0.78% to 4.32%. This indicates that the lauryl gallate oligomer molecules were introduced into the bacterial cellulose nanofiber structure. In addition, the water contact angle was measured after washing the bacterial cellulose nonwoven fabric treated by the physical entrapment of lauryl gallate oligomers for 180 minutes, and it was found to maintain a water contact angle of 88°. The durability of bacterial cellulose nonwoven fabric treated by the physical entrapment of lauryl gallate oligomers was confirmed by measuring the tensile strength after wetting and dimensional stability. As a result, the tensile strength after wetting was about five times higher and the dimensional stability was three times higher than that of untreated bacterial cellulose nonwoven fabric.
From Victims to Beneficiaries: Shaping Postconflict Subjects through State Reparations in Peru
Authors: Ramírez Zapata Ivan , Scott-Insúa Rogelio
Published: July 2019

The political and institutional coordinates that appear in official classifications of the victims of the Peruvian armed conflict (1980–2000) affect their subsequent recognition as beneficiaries of reparations programs. A review of the conceptual bases of the Comprehensive Reparations Program calls attention to the tension in the design and implementation of this program between a strictly reparative approach and another that addresses the structural disparities present in the aftermath of the war. Examination of the effects of that tension in two cases shows that the early stages of implementing housing reparations equated the concept of “victim” with that of “poor” and later made poverty a prerequisite for receiving housing reparations and points to the difficulty of making an appropriate offer of reparations for displaced persons, whose specific problems are not properly addressed by the traditional agenda of transitional justice.

Las coordenadas políticas e institucionales que atraviesan la calificación oficial de las víctimas del conflicto armado peruano (1980–2000) afectan su consiguiente reco-nocimiento como beneficiarios de programas de reparación. Al revisar los fundamentos conceptuales del Programa Integral de Reparaciones destacamos una tensión tensión en el diseño e implementación de este programa entre una perspectiva propiamente de reparación y una perspectiva de combate a las disparidades estructurales presentes en el período posconflicto. Examinamos la presencia y efectos de esta tensión en dos casos concretos. El primero muestra cómo los inicios en la implementación de reparaciones en vivienda equipararon la figura de la víctima con la de pobre, y posteriormente pusieron a la pobreza como requisito para recibir reparaciones en vivienda. El segundo muestra la dificultad de proponer una oferta adecuada de reparaciones para personas desplazadas, al ser una población cuyas características no encajan en la agenda clásica de la justicia transicional.
Endovascular Treatment of a Giant Extracranial Carotid Artery Pseudoaneurysm in a Child Using Vascular Plugs
Authors: Zhong Jim , Islim Fathallah , Sundararajan Santosh , Tahir Nasim , Goddard Tony , Patel Jai
Published: July 2019

Carotid artery pseudoaneurysm is a rare but serious complication of a retropharyngeal abscess in children. We report the first case of treating an unruptured mycotic pseudoaneurysm of the extracranial internal carotid artery (ICA) in a pediatric patient with vascular plugs. A 3-year-old patient presented with airway compromise and signs of neck sepsis. Successful embolization of the pseudoaneurysm was achieved with 2 Amplatzer vascular plugs to close the front and back door. The patient did not have any neurological deficit. Repeat imaging with ultrasound and computed tomography confirmed no recurrence of the pseudoaneurysm.
A hybrid recommender system for the mining of consumer preferences from their reviews
Authors: Cheng Li Chen , Lin Ming-Chan
Published: July 2019

Product review sites are widespread on the Internet and are rapidly gaining in popularity among consumers. This already large volume of user-generated content is dramatically growing every day, making it hard for consumers to filter out the worthwhile information which appears on the various review sites. There commendation system plays a significant role in solving the problem of information overload. This study proposes a framework which integrates a collaborative filtering approach and an opinion mining technique for movie recommendation. Within the proposed framework, sentiment analysis is first applied to the users’ reviews to detect consumer opinions about the movie they have watched and to explore the individual’s preference profile. Traditional recommendation models are overly dependent on preference ratings and often suffer from the problem of ‘data sparsity’. Experimental results obtained from real online reviews show that our proposed method is effective in dealing with insufficient data and is more accurate and efficient than existing traditional methods.
Prisons as Schools: Inmates’ Participation in Vocational and Academic Programs in Chinese Prisons
Authors: Zhao Yunhan , Messner Steven F. , Liu Jianhong , Jin Cheng
Published: July 2019

Although the idea of criminal rehabilitation in China has a long history, research on offender rehabilitation in contemporary China is limited. Although Chinese scholars generally agree that rehabilitation through correctional education helps inmates with social reintegration and reduces recidivism, few have examined factors associated with prisoners’ participation in such programs. Building on relevant theory and studies in Western societies, this study examines how Chinese prisoners’ participation in vocational and academic programs is associated with a range of push and pull factors. Our research questions are addressed with binary and multinomial logistic regressions based on a unique prisoner data set collected in Zhejiang, China. Results show that some factors found to affect inmate participation in the West failed to demonstrate significant relationships with participation among Chinese prisoners. Furthermore, factors most significantly associated with participation appear to be incarceration related, such as prison visits, prison phone calls, and sentence lengths. We conclude with a discussion of the implications of our results.
Accessibility Measurement for Project Prioritization in Virginia
Authors: Hardy Daniel , Bell Alex , McCahill Chris
Published: July 2019

This paper describes the accessibility scoring approach applied by the Virginia Department of Transportation (DOT) in the Smart Scale project prioritization process in 2018. The accessibility scoring approach identifies the increase in jobs accessibility for candidate projects submitted for state funding. The Smart Scale process was implemented in 2015 and entered its third round of applications in 2018; some 800 projects were evaluated during its first two years. This paper contains the following elements: an general overview of jobs accessibility as defined and measured by Virginia DOT for the Smart Scale approach; the development of the Smart Scale accessibility scoring system, including a summary of research performed to identify system parameters; the relationship between mobility and accessibility; and the Smart Scale accessibility transferability to other locations and initiatives and the possible evolution of the Virginia DOT approach in the future.
Assessing Perceived Success in Valued Living in Individuals With Long-Term Physical Health Conditions
Authors: Jensen Mark P. , Devlin Hillary C. , Vowles Kevin E. , Molton Ivan R.
Published: July 2019

Objective: To evaluate the reliability and validity of a brief measure of successful aging in a sample of adults with long-term health conditions. Method: The brief (eight-item) version of the valued living scale (VLS) and measures of pain intensity, pain interference, and depression were administered to 1,457 adults aging with one of four long-term health conditions. Results: Analyses indicated that the VLS items assessed two types of valued living domains: (a) a social and relational domain and (b) a health and productivity domain. The findings also supported the construct validity for the VLS items, in that both domains were associated significantly (and negatively) with the measures of pain intensity, pain interference, and depression. Discussion: The results provide preliminary support for the reliability and validity of the VLS items for assessing two important domains of successful aging in individuals with long-term health conditions.
A high-speed additive manufacturing approach for achieving high printing speed and accuracy
Authors: Nazir Aamer , Jeng Jeng-Ywan
Published: July 2019

The primary concern of the Industry 4.0 is the direct digital manufacturing of customized products on demand at high production speed, high accuracy with functional material property. Although the unique capabilities of existing additive manufacturing technologies make it suitable for direct digital manufacturing, there are numerous limitations which include low printing speed, less accuracy and repeatability, and a limited selection of materials for a particular application. Therefore, a high-speed additive manufacturing approach is proposed in this paper, that is capable of achieving high speed of production, high accuracy, and surface finish, and functional material property. For better understanding, authors describe those additive manufacturing technologies that are capable of achieving the aforementioned characteristics. For validation, samples of various dimensions were 3D printed on a selective laser sintering and a high-speed multijet fusion 3D printer. The results were compared in the context of printing speed, surface roughness (Ra), and hardness of printed parts. Results revealed that the multijet fusion process is significantly faster than its counterpart while sacrificing Ra to some extent but the hardness of printed parts is not changed significantly. The selective laser sintering-printed samples had a 15% lower Ra compared with multijet fusion samples. The results also revealed that the multijet fusion process might be able to print composite/multi-materials; however, more research needs to be done.
The Illusion of Consensus: A Failure to Distinguish Between True and False Consensus
Authors: Yousif Sami R. , Aboody Rosie , Keil Frank C.
Published: July 2019

When evaluating information, we cannot always rely on what has been presented as truth: Different sources might disagree with each other, and sometimes there may be no underlying truth. Accordingly, we must use other cues to evaluate information—perhaps the most salient of which is consensus. But what counts as consensus? Do we attend only to surface-level indications of consensus, or do we also probe deeper and consider why sources agree? Four experiments demonstrated that individuals evaluate consensus only superficially: Participants were equally confident in conclusions drawn from a true consensus (derived from independent primary sources) and a false consensus (derived from only one primary source). This phenomenon was robust, occurring even immediately after participants explicitly stated that a true consensus was more believable than a false consensus. This illusion of consensus reveals a powerful means by which misinformation may spread.
Armed with information: chemical self-recognition in the octopus
Authors: Carls-Diamante Sidney
Published: July 2019

Of the modalities through which self-recognition is believed to be implemented, philosophical literature on the subject is most familiar with vision and interoception. However, they are not the only ones: chemoreception is another modality that biologists have found to be a contributor to self-recognition in numerous species, of which arthropods are notable. This article aims to help address the gap between philosophical and biological literature by presenting the octopus as an example of a creature in which peripheral chemoreceptive processes appear to be a significant component of self-recognition. Building on the findings of Nesher et al. that chemical compounds in octopus skin interfere with the behaviour of its suckers, this article proffers an account of how chemoreception may contribute to self-recognition in octopuses.
Epidemiological Characteristics of Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma in the Northern Region of Vietnam
Authors: Le Van Quang , Nguyen Van Hieu , Nguyen Van Hung , Nguyen Thanh Long , Sudenga Staci L. , Trinh Le Huy , Nguyen Van Tung , Nguyen Thi Thu Huong
Published: July 2019

Epidemiological characteristics of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in Southern Vietnam has been well reported as in Globocan 2018 while data from the North has still not been fully presented. Therefore, we conducted this retrospective descriptive study on 198 advanced HCC patients treated at 3 major hospitals in Northern Vietnam to describe demographic features, HCC risk factors, and correlation among them in patients with advanced HCC. This information will lead to prevention efforts and provide information for allocating funds for treatment. The median age at diagnosis was 57 years (range: 19-86) and the male/female ratio was 8.9/1. The proportions of hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection were 81.3% and 5.6%, respectively. Hepatitis C virus infection rate was significantly higher in patients <50 years old (12.5% vs 3.3%, P = .016). There was no significant difference in age or viral hepatitis infection status by gender. Only 7.6% of patients diagnosed with advanced HCC were asymptomatic. In conclusion, with the high rate of HBV infection among patients with advanced HCC, it is necessary for increasing prevention efforts in HBV screening. Furthermore, HCV infection should be noticed in patients with advanced HCC younger than 50 years old.
The role of antimicrobial prophylaxis in patients with head and neck cancer undergoing chemoradiation
Authors: Jaeger Alina T , Connelly James E , Jin Ruyun , Jacobson Samuel N , Leidner Rom S
Published: July 2019

Background/objective

National guidelines do not recommend the routine use of antimicrobial prophylaxis in patients with solid tumors, yet prophylactic agents are still sometimes prescribed for head and neck cancer patients. The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of prophylactic antimicrobials on the incidence of infection in patients undergoing chemoradiation for head and neck cancer.

Methods

Between 2013 and 2016, patients receiving chemoradiation for head and neck cancer at three outpatient oncology clinics were identified by retrospective review. Cohorts were based on administration or absence of prophylactic antimicrobials. The primary outcome of this study was incidence of infection. Secondary outcomes included incidence of hospitalization and length of hospital stay.

Results

Seventy-seven patients were analyzed, 47% (n = 36) were not prescribed antimicrobial prophylaxis and 53% (n = 41) were prescribed prophylaxis. Infection occurred in 31 patients in the no prophylaxis cohort and in 34 patients in the prophylaxis cohort (86.1% vs. 82.9%, p = 0.945). Twenty patients in the no prophylaxis cohort were hospitalized versus 16 patients in the prophylaxis cohort ( p = 0.222). The average length of hospital stay was 6 days in the no prophylaxis cohort and 10.6 days in the prophylaxis cohort ( p = 0.007).

Conclusion

The use of antimicrobial prophylaxis did not significantly impact the incidence of infection when compared to patients who were not prescribed prophylaxis. There was no difference in the incidence of hospitalization, however, the patients in the prescribed prophylactic group had longer length of hospital stay.
Symmetric dimethylarginine in hyperthyroid cats before and after treatment with radioactive iodine
Authors: DeMonaco Stefanie M , Panciera David L , Morre Wendy A , Conway Tina , Werre Stephen
Published: July 2019

Objectives

The purpose of this study was to evaluate symmetric dimethylarginine (SDMA) in hyperthyroid cats before and after treatment with radioactive iodine and to determine how pretreatment SDMA relates to the development of post-treatment azotemia.

Methods

Eighty-four non-azotemic hyperthyroid cats had serum SDMA and creatinine evaluated before and 1, 3 and 6 months after treatment with radioiodine therapy.

Results

Baseline SDMA was increased in 7% (n = 6/84) of cats, whereas SDMA was increased in 19% (n = 15/81), 20% (n = 16/80) and 32% (n = 26/81) at 1 month, 3 months and 6 months after treatment, respectively. Creatinine was not elevated in any of the cats at baseline because of the study design, and was elevated in 6% (n = 5/81), 15% (n = 12/80) and 15% (n = 12/81) of cats at 1, 3 and 6 months after treatment, respectively. SDMA (median 11 μg/dl, range 1–22 μg/dl) was significantly higher at 3 (12 μg/dl, range 6–45 μg/dl; P = 0.005) and 6 months (11 μg/dl, 6–25 μg/dl; P <0.001) compared with baseline (11 μg /dl, range 1–21 μg/dl). The median baseline SDMA was significantly higher in the azotemic group (13 μg/dl, range 11–22 μg/dl) compared with the non-azotemic group (10 μg/dl, range 1–21 μg/dl, P = 0.002). The sensitivity of SDMA for detecting azotemia after treatment was 15.4%, with a specificity of 94.4%. Baseline serum SDMA concentration had a moderately positive association with baseline creatinine concentration ( P <0.001, r = 0.437). At 6 months, there was a strong positive correlation between SDMA and creatinine concentrations ( P <0.001, r = 0.721). There was no significant correlation with SDMA and thyroxine at baseline ( P = 0.772, r = −0.034) or 6 months ( P = 0.492, r = −0.078).

Conclusions and relevance

SDMA increases in cats treated for hyperthyroidism with radioactive iodine and likely reflects associated changes in glomerular filtration rate. An increased SDMA concentration above the reference interval prior to treatment has a high specificity but poor sensitivity for the prediction of post-treatment azotemia.