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Software Toolkits: Practical Aspects of the Internet of Things—A Survey
Authors: Wang Feng , Hu Liang , Zhou Jin , Wu Yang , Hu Jiejun , Zhao Kuo
Published: September 2015

The Internet of Things (IoT) is neither science fiction nor industry hype; rather it is based on solid technological advances and visions of network ubiquity that are zealously being realized. The paper serves to provide guidance regarding the practical aspects of the IoT. Such guidance is largely missing in the current literature in which the focus has been more on research problems and less on issues describing how to set up an IoT system and what software toolkits are required. This paper aims to bridge this gap by providing guidance in terms of the software toolkits that can be utilized by IoT practitioners and research students to set up a practical IoT system. The IoT is the combination of multiple techniques; a onefold technology cannot become the IoT. This is conducted in a multilayer approach that covers node and operating systems, middleware, databases, IoT energy harvesting method, and so forth. We hope that this survey serves to be useful to researchers and practitioners in practical aspects of IoT.
Paravertebral and Retroperitoneal Vascular Tumour Presenting with Kasabach-Merritt Phenomenon in Childhood, Diagnosed with Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Authors: Keskindemirci Gonca , Tuğcu Deniz , Aydoğan Gönül , Akçay Arzu , Aktay Ayaz Nuray , Er Ali , Yekeler Ensar , Bilgiç Bilge
Published: September 2015

Kasabach-Merritt phenomenon (KMP) is characterized by vascular tumour and consumptive coagulopathy with life-threatening thrombocytopenia, prolonged prothrombin time and partial thromboplastin time, hypofibrinogenemia, and the presence of high fibrin split products. We report a case of 3-year-old boy with local aggressive vascular lesions associated with KMP. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed an extensive lesion at paravertebral and retroperitoneal regions that was infiltrating vertebrae. Although we did not get any response to steroid or propranolol treatment, partial response was observed radiologically with interferon-alpha treatment. Unfortunately, the patient died because of the uncontrolled consumptive coagulopathy that led to intracranial hemorrhage which was caused by huge knee hematoma after minor trauma.
A Rare Case of Aortic Valve Thrombosis in Patient with Idiopathic Hypereosinophilic Syndrome
Authors: Grolla Elisabetta , Dalla Vestra Michele , Bonanni Luca , Cutolo Ada , Rigo Fausto
Published: September 2015

Idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES) is characterized by persistent eosinophilia and eosinophil-mediated organ-system damage. Cardiac thrombosis and thromboembolic complications represent common causes of morbidity and mortality and usually involve cardiac ventricles or mitral and prosthetic valves, while the involvement of the aortic valve is extremely rare in HES. Here we report peculiar multimodality images of an atypical case of extended thrombosis of the aortic valve, complicated by myocardial ischemia and asymptomatic cerebral ischemia, likely due to thrombus embolization, occurring in a 48-year-old man with HES. Prompt anticoagulant and steroid therapy lead to rapid and complete resolution of the thrombotic lesions, allowing preserving the native valve and preventing further embolic events.
Asymptomatic Glomus Tumor of the Mediastinum
Authors: Kanakis Meletios , Rapti Nikoletta , Chorti Maria , Lioulias Achilleas
Published: September 2015

Glomus tumors are rare benign neoplasms that predominate in limbs. Infrequently, they can occur in a wide anatomic distribution, to include sites not known to contain glomus cells. Although glomus tumors are usually small, pain and tenderness are common clinical symptoms. We report the case of a 69-year-old man with an asymptomatic large mediastinal glomus tumor, who underwent surgical resection.
Efficacy Study of Broken Rice Maltodextrin inIn VitroWound Healing Assay
Authors: Mohamed Amin Zahiah , Koh Soo Peng , Yeap Swee Keong , Abdul Hamid Nur Syazwani , Tan Chin Ping , Long Kamariah
Published: September 2015

Maltodextrins that contain both simple sugars and polymers of saccharides have been widely used as ingredients in food products and pharmaceutical delivery systems. To date, no much work has been reported on the applications of maltodextrin from broken rice (RB) sources. Therefore, the objective of this work was to investigate thein vitrowound healing efficacy of RB maltodextrin at different conditions. Wounds treated with lower dextrose equivalent (DE) range (DE 10–14) of maltodextrins at a concentration of 10% obtained from RB were found to be able to heal the wounds significantly faster (p<0.01) than maltodextrin with higher DE ranges (DE 15–19 and DE 20–24) and concentrations of 5% and 20%. The findings from both BrdU and MTT assay further confirmed its wound healing properties as the NIH 3T3 fibroblast wounded cells were able to proliferate without causing cytotoxic effect when wounded cell was treated with maltodextrin. All these findings indicated that the RB maltodextrin could perform better than the commercial maltodextrin at the same DE range. This study showed that RB maltodextrins had better functionality properties than other maltodextrin sources and played a beneficial role in wound healing application.
Review of the Structural and Dynamic Mechanisms of PPARγPartial Agonism
Authors: Kroker Alice J. , Bruning John B.
Published: September 2015

PPARγ(peroxisome proliferator activated receptorγ) is a ligand activated transcription factor of the nuclear receptor superfamily that controls the expression of a variety of genes involved in fatty acid metabolism, adipogenesis, and insulin sensitivity. While endogenous ligands of PPARγinclude fatty acids and eicosanoids, synthetic full agonists of the receptor, including members of the thiazolidinedione (TZD) class, have been widely prescribed for the treatment of type II diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Unfortunately, the use of full agonists has been hampered by harsh side effects with some removed from the market in many countries. In contrast, partial agonists of PPARγhave been shown to retain favourable insulin sensitizing effects while exhibiting little to no side effects and thus represent a new potential class of therapeutics for the treatment of T2DM. Partial agonists have been found to not only display differences in transcriptional and cellular outcomes, but also act through distinct structural and dynamic mechanisms within the ligand binding cavity compared to full agonists.
Anodisation Increases Integration of Unloaded Titanium Implants in Sheep Mandible
Authors: Duncan Warwick J. , Lee Min-Ho , Bae Tae-Sung , Lee Sook-Jeong , Gay Jennifer , Loch Carolina
Published: September 2015

Spark discharge anodic oxidation forms porous TiO2films on titanium implant surfaces. This increases surface roughness and concentration of calcium and phosphate ions and may enhance early osseointegration. To test this, forty 3.75 mm × 13 mm titanium implants (Megagen, Korea) were placed into healed mandibular postextraction ridges of 10 sheep. There were 10 implants per group: RBM surface (control), RBM + anodised, RBM + anodised + fluoride, and titanium alloy + anodised surface. Resonant frequency analysis (RFA) was measured in implant stability quotient (ISQ) at surgery and at sacrifice after 1-month unloaded healing. Mean bone-implant contact (% BIC) was measured in undemineralised ground sections for the best three consecutive threads. One of 40 implants showed evidence of failure. RFA differed between groups at surgery but not after 1 month. RFA values increased nonsignificantly for all implants after 1 month, except for controls. There was a marked difference in BIC after 1-month healing, with higher values for alloy implants, followed by anodised + fluoride and anodised implants. Anodisation increased early osseointegration of rough-surfaced implants by 50–80%. RFA testing lacked sufficient resolution to detect this improvement. Whether this gain in early bone-implant contact is clinically significant is the subject of future experiments.
Severe Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Comprehensive Evaluation by Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Authors: Ibrahim El-Sayed H. , Bajwa Abubakr A.
Published: September 2015

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is characterized by elevated pulmonary artery (PA) pressure, which negatively affects the right ventricular (RV) function. This report shows a patient with severe PAH, on whom a comprehensive MRI exam was performed to evaluate both PA and RV. New imaging sequences were implemented for obtaining additional parameters about the patient’s condition. The results show the capabilities of the developed exam of providing complete picture of the cardiovascular system in PAH, which helps the physician optimize treatment.
Single-Molecule Supercoil Relaxation Assay as a Screening Tool to Determine the Mechanism and Efficacy of Human Topoisomerase IB Inhibitors
Authors: Seol Yeonee , Zhang Hongliang , Agama Keli , Lorence Nicholas , Pommier Yves , Neuman Keir C.
Published: September 2015

Human nuclear type IB topoisomerase (Top1) inhibitors are widely used and powerful anticancer agents. In this study, we introduce and validate a single-molecule supercoil relaxation assay as a molecular pharmacology tool for characterizing therapeutically relevant Top1 inhibitors. Using this assay, we determined the effects on Top1 supercoil relaxation activity of four Top1 inhibitors; three clinically relevant: camptothecin, LMP-400, LMP-776 (both indenoisoquinoline derivatives), and one natural product in preclinical development, lamellarin-D. Our results demonstrate that Top1 inhibitors have two distinct effects on Top1 activity: a decrease in supercoil relaxation rate and an increase in religation inhibition. The type and magnitude of the inhibition mode depend both on the specific inhibitor and on the topology of the DNA substrate. In general, the efficacy of inhibition is significantly higher with supercoiled than with relaxed DNA substrates. Comparing single-molecule inhibition with cell growth inhibition (IC50) measurements showed a correlation between the binding time of the Top1 inhibitors and their cytotoxic efficacy, independent of the mode of inhibition. This study demonstrates that the single-molecule supercoil relaxation assay is a sensitive method to elucidate the detailed mechanisms of Top1 inhibitors and is relevant for the cellular efficacy of Top1 inhibitors. Mol Cancer Ther; 14(11); 2552–9. ©2015 AACR.
Metabolic Changes Induced by Electrical Stimulation of Prelemniscal Radiations for the Treatment of Parkinson Disease
Authors: Velasco Francisco , Llanos Sara , Avila-Rodriguez Miguel A. , Avendaño-Estrada Arturo , Soto Julián , Concha Luis , García Gomar María Guadalupe , Carrillo-Ruiz José D.
Published: September 2015

Objective: The aim of this work was to study mechanisms of action of electrical stimulation of prelemniscal radiations (Raprl) in the treatment of Parkinson disease, using 2-deoxy-2-fluoro-D-glucose (18F-FDG) Positron Emission Tomography (PET/CT). Materialand Methods: Five patients with PD and predominant unilateral tremor, rigidity and bradykinesia underwent deep brain stimulation (DBS) in contralateral Raprl that improved symptoms from 82.4 to 94.5%. 18F-FDG PET studies were performed before electrode implantation and after DBS therapy. Changes in metabolic activity in PET were evaluated by the maximal standardized uptake value (MSUV) and statistical parametric mapping (SPM) for regions of interest (ROIs) ipsilateral and contralateral to the stimulation site. ROIs were derived from a preoperative probabilistic tractography and included primary motor, supplementary motor and orbitofrontal cortices: Raprl, ventrolateral thalamus, putamen and cerebellum. Results: No significant MSUV changes occurred in ROIs contralateral to Raprl-DBS. In contrast, MSUV decreased ipsilateral to DBS in Raprl, the thalamus, and the primary and supplementary motor cortices. SPM analysis showed metabolic changes which were significantly different after DBS therapy in all ROIs ipsilateral to DBS compared to those in the contralateral side. Conclusion: Raprl-DBS decreases the metabolic activity of areas anatomically related to its fiber composition. Improvement of symptoms may result from a decrease in pathological overactivity of circuits related to the ROIs.
Adipsia in a Diabetes Insipidus Patient
Authors: Pereira Maria Conceição , Vieira Margarida M. , Pereira Joana Simões , Salgado Duarte
Published: September 2015

Central diabetes insipidus is a very common disorder after brain surgery or/trauma or even in the presence of brain inflammatory diseases. Polyuria and polydipsia are the clinical markers, but sometimes clinical situations are presenting with no thirst. These are not frequent but are life-treating conditions. Diagnosis is not easy, and for this reason some cases are treated late. We describe here a very infrequent oncological case of dangerous adipsic diabetes insipidus in a young girl who survived.
Ideal Cardiovascular Health During Adult Life and Cardiovascular Structure and Function Among the Elderly
Authors: Shah Amil M. , Claggett Brian , Folsom Aaron R. , Lutsey Pamela L. , Ballantyne Christie M. , Heiss Gerardo , Solomon Scott D.
Published: September 2015

Background—

A higher American Heart Association cardiovascular health score (CVHS) predicts a lower incidence of cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, the relationship of CVHS attainment through midlife to late life with CVD prevalence and cardiovascular structure and function in late life is not well described.

Methods and Results—

The following 6 ideal cardiovascular health metrics were assessed in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study participants at 5 examination visits between 1987 and 2013: nonsmoking, body mass index <25 kg/m
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, untreated total cholesterol <200 mg/dL, untreated blood pressure <120/<80 mm Hg, fasting blood glucose <100 mg/dL, and ideal physical activity. Attainment over time was assessed as the percentage of maximum possible CVHS metrics achieved at visits 1 through 5, the slope of change in CVHS per decade of follow-up, and CVHS trajectory through follow-up. At visit 5, participant groups were characterized with respect to CVD prevalence (n=6520) and echocardiographic measures of cardiac structure and function (n=5903 free of CVD). CVHS was low at baseline and declined with age. Both greater CVHS attainment and improvement in CVHS during follow-up were associated with a lower prevalence of CVD and better left ventricular structure and systolic and diastolic function at visit 5.

Conclusions—

Greater attainment of, and improvements in, ideal cardiovascular health through midlife to late life are associated with lower CVD prevalence and better cardiovascular structure and function when elderly. These findings highlight the importance of consistent primordial and primary prevention efforts throughout midlife to late life as a potential intervention to decrease the burden of CVD among the elderly.
Endothelial Mineralocorticoid Receptors Differentially Contribute to Coronary and Mesenteric Vascular Function Without Modulating Blood Pressure
Authors: Barrett Mueller Katelee , Bender Shawn B. , Hong Kwangseok , Yang Yan , Aronovitz Mark , Jaisser Frederic , Hill Michael A. , Jaffe Iris Z.
Published: September 2015

Arteriolar vasoreactivity tightly regulates tissue-specific blood flow and contributes to systemic blood pressure (BP) but becomes dysfunctional in the setting of cardiovascular disease. The mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) is known to regulate BP via the kidney and by vasoconstriction in smooth muscle cells. Although endothelial cells (EC) express MR, the contribution of EC-MR to BP and resistance vessel function remains unclear. To address this, we created a mouse with MR specifically deleted from EC (EC-MR knockout [EC-MR-KO]) but with intact leukocyte MR expression and normal renal MR function. Telemetric BP studies reveal no difference between male EC-MR-KO mice and MR-intact littermates in systolic, diastolic, circadian, or salt-sensitive BP or in the hypertensive responses to aldosterone±salt or angiotensin II±
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-nitroarginine methyl ester. Vessel myography demonstrated normal vasorelaxation in mesenteric and coronary arterioles from EC-MR-KO mice. After exposure to angiotensin II–induced hypertension, impaired endothelial-dependent relaxation was prevented in EC-MR-KO mice in mesenteric vessels but not in coronary vessels. Mesenteric vessels from angiotensin II–exposed EC-MR-KO mice showed increased maximum responsiveness to acetylcholine when compared with MR-intact vessels, a difference that is lost with indomethacin+
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-nitroarginine methyl ester pretreatment. These data support that EC-MR plays a role in regulating endothelial function in hypertension. Although there was no effect of EC-MR deletion on mesenteric vasoconstriction, coronary arterioles from EC-MR-KO mice showed decreased constriction to endothelin-1 and thromboxane agonist at baseline and also after exposure to hypertension. These data support that EC-MR participates in regulation of vasomotor function in a vascular bed–specific manner that is also modulated by risk factors, such as hypertension.
Monitoring Different Phonological Parameters of Sign Language Engages the Same Cortical Language Network but Distinctive Perceptual Ones
Authors: Cardin Velia , Orfanidou Eleni , Kästner Lena , Rönnberg Jerker , Woll Bencie , Capek Cheryl M. , Rudner Mary
Published: September 2015

The study of signed languages allows the dissociation of sensorimotor and cognitive neural components of the language signal. Here we investigated the neurocognitive processes underlying the monitoring of two phonological parameters of sign languages: handshape and location. Our goal was to determine if brain regions processing sensorimotor characteristics of different phonological parameters of sign languages were also involved in phonological processing, with their activity being modulated by the linguistic content of manual actions. We conducted an fMRI experiment using manual actions varying in phonological structure and semantics: (1) signs of a familiar sign language (British Sign Language), (2) signs of an unfamiliar sign language (Swedish Sign Language), and (3) invented nonsigns that violate the phonological rules of British Sign Language and Swedish Sign Language or consist of nonoccurring combinations of phonological parameters. Three groups of participants were tested: deaf native signers, deaf nonsigners, and hearing nonsigners. Results show that the linguistic processing of different phonological parameters of sign language is independent of the sensorimotor characteristics of the language signal. Handshape and location were processed by different perceptual and task-related brain networks but recruited the same language areas. The semantic content of the stimuli did not influence this process, but phonological structure did, with nonsigns being associated with longer RTs and stronger activations in an action observation network in all participants and in the supramarginal gyrus exclusively in deaf signers. These results suggest higher processing demands for stimuli that contravene the phonological rules of a signed language, independently of previous knowledge of signed languages. We suggest that the phonological characteristics of a language may arise as a consequence of more efficient neural processing for its perception and production.
Preference for Audiovisual Speech Congruency in Superior Temporal Cortex
Authors: Lüttke Claudia S. , Ekman Matthias , van Gerven Marcel A. J. , de Lange Floris P.
Published: September 2015

Auditory speech perception can be altered by concurrent visual information. The superior temporal cortex is an important combining site for this integration process. This area was previously found to be sensitive to audiovisual congruency. However, the direction of this congruency effect (i.e., stronger or weaker activity for congruent compared to incongruent stimulation) has been more equivocal. Here, we used fMRI to look at the neural responses of human participants during the McGurk illusion—in which auditory /aba/ and visual /aga/ inputs are fused to perceived /ada/—in a large homogenous sample of participants who consistently experienced this illusion. This enabled us to compare the neuronal responses during congruent audiovisual stimulation with incongruent audiovisual stimulation leading to the McGurk illusion while avoiding the possible confounding factor of sensory surprise that can occur when McGurk stimuli are only occasionally perceived. We found larger activity for congruent audiovisual stimuli than for incongruent (McGurk) stimuli in bilateral superior temporal cortex, extending into the primary auditory cortex. This finding suggests that superior temporal cortex prefers when auditory and visual input support the same representation.
Communicative Signals Promote Object Recognition Memory and Modulate the Right Posterior STS
Authors: Redcay Elizabeth , Ludlum Ruth S. , Velnoskey Kayla R. , Kanwal Simren
Published: September 2015

Detection of communicative signals is thought to facilitate knowledge acquisition early in life, but less is known about the role these signals play in adult learning or about the brain systems supporting sensitivity to communicative intent. The current study examined how ostensive gaze cues and communicative actions affect adult recognition memory and modulate neural activity as measured by fMRI. For both the behavioral and fMRI experiments, participants viewed a series of videos of an actress acting on one of two objects in front of her. Communicative context in the videos was manipulated in a 2 × 2 design in which the actress either had direct gaze (Gaze) or wore a visor (NoGaze) and either pointed at (Point) or reached for (Reach) one of the objects (target) in front of her. Participants then completed a recognition memory task with old (target and nontarget) objects and novel objects. Recognition memory for target objects in the Gaze conditions was greater than NoGaze, but no effects of gesture type were seen. Similarly, the fMRI video-viewing task revealed a significant effect of Gaze within right posterior STS (pSTS), but no significant effects of Gesture. Furthermore, pSTS sensitivity to Gaze conditions was related to greater memory for objects viewed in Gaze, as compared with NoGaze, conditions. Taken together, these results demonstrate that the ostensive, communicative signal of direct gaze preceding an object-directed action enhances recognition memory for attended items and modulates the pSTS response to object-directed actions. Thus, establishment of a communicative context through ostensive signals remains an important component of learning and memory into adulthood, and the pSTS may play a role in facilitating this type of social learning.
Dis/unity of Knowledge: Models for the Study of Modern Esotericism and Science
Authors: Asprem Egil
Published: September 2015

Research on relations between esotericism and science exhibits a fundamental asymmetry. While historians of science have been eager to uncover esoteric contexts for early modern sciences, scholars of modern esoteric movements look almost solely at esotericism in the context of scientific progress. This asymmetry is largely due to a division of intellectual labor following lines of specialization in the humanities. The early modern period has been of supreme interest for historians of science, who have applied their expertise to uncovering important connections. In contrast, late modern esoteric thought has almost exclusively fallen under the purview of religious studies scholars, who lack the tools (and often the interest) to dissect the workings of the sciences. The result has been that, for relations of science and esotericism in the late modern period, the prevailing picture has been one of a unidirectional influence from “proper” science to a culturally parasitic esoteric discourse.

The present article aims to remedy this asymmetry. A systematization and evaluation of existing approaches to esotericism/science leads to an argument that new methodology and conceptual tools are needed for a sufficient analysis of esotericism/science relations in the modern world to develop. These tools are found in the interdisciplinary field of science and technology studies.
Do changes in reef habitats influence relative predation risk on the juvenile Australasian spiny lobster, Jasus edwardsii (Hutton, 1875)?
Authors: Hesse J. , Stanley J. A. , Jeffs A. G.
Published: September 2015

Kelp habitats are in decline in many temperate coastal regions of the world due to climate change and expansion of populations of grazing urchins. The loss of kelp habitat may influence the vulnerability to predators of the juveniles of commercially important species. In this study relative predation rates for kelp versus barren reef habitat were measured for early juvenile Australasian spiny lobster, Jasus edwardsii (Hutton, 1875), on the northeastern coast of New Zealand using tethering methods. Variation in assemblages of predators over small spatial scales appeared to be more important for determining the relative predation of lobsters, regardless of habitat type. Therefore, the assessment of relative predation risk to early juvenile lobsters between kelp and barren habitats will require more extensive sampling at a small spatial scale, as well as a specific focus on sampling during crepuscular and nocturnal periods when these lobsters are most at risk of predation.
On two species of Euryxanthops Garth & Kim, 1983, from Taiwan, with a note on variation in E. orientalis (Sakai, 1939) (Decapoda, Brachyura, Xanthidae)
Authors: Kuo Pi-Hsien , Lin Chia-Wei , Ng Peter K. L.
Published: September 2015

Two rare xanthid crabs of the genusEuryxanthopsGarth & Kim, 1983 were collected from Donggang fish port in southwestern Taiwan.EuryxanthopsflexidentatusGarth & Kim, 1983, is recorded from Taiwan for the first time; this species was originally described from the Philippines on the basis of a single male. The taxonomy of a second species,E. orientalis(Sakai, 1939), is also treated and the variations in carapace form, in anterolateral margin armature, and in colour pattern are discussed. The known range of this species is also extended to southern Taiwan.
The fiddler crab, Uca bengali Crane, 1975: population biology and burrow characteristics on a riverbank in southern Thailand
Authors: Tina Fahmida Wazed , Jaroensutasinee Mullica , Sutthakiet Onprang , Jaroensutasinee Krisanadej
Published: September 2015

We studied the population structure ofUca bengaliCrane, 1975 (crab density, sex ratio, and body size (i.e., carapace length and width, major claw length and width)), along with burrow characteristics (diameter, length, depth, and volume) as well as sediment characteristics (percent moisture content and organic matter) along a bank gradient at three distances (2, 4 and 6 m) from the edge of a tidal river. The results showed no differences in crab density, sex ratio, and body size among the three distances. The percent moisture content at 2 m distance was higher than at 4 and 6 m, and the percentage organic matter at 2 m distance was higher than at 6 m distance. Burrows were shorter in length, shallower in depth, and smaller in volume at 2 m distance, but these measures increased with increasing distance from the river edge. Both males and females made three distinct burrow shapes: I, J and U; the J-shaped burrows were the most numerous at all distances.
Re-definition of the genus Javanisomysis Băcescu, 1992 as a subgenus in the genus Anisomysis Hansen, 1910 (Mysida, Mysidae) and a new species of the subgenus from coastal waters in Phuket, Thailand
Authors: Sawamoto Shozo , Srinui Khwanruan , Moriya Mitsuyasu
Published: September 2015

Anisomysis (Javanisomysis) gutzui Băcescu, 1992 was reported as a characteristic species, of which the fourth male pleopod possesses an un-segmented exopod and no endopod. The species is placed in the valid genus Javanisomysis on the basis of the characteristics of the fourth male pleopod; however, the definition of the genus was insufficient. In the present paper, re-examination of the genus Javanisomysis is carried out on the basis of paratypes loaned from the depository in Romania. We found that major morphological characteristics of the types are common to those of the species of the genus Anisomysis, particularly in the forms of the antennal scale, labrum, thoracopodal endopods, and fourth male pleopod. On the basis of the present results, the genus Javanisomysis is reinstated as a subgenus in the genus Anisomysis. The subgenus Javanisomysis is allied to the subgenus Anisomysis in the forms of the body, eye, antennular peduncle, and mandibular palp, but is separable in the following characteristics: carapace armed with spinules on the antero-lateral margin; in the fourth male pleopodal exopod the first segment as long as or slightly shorter than the third segment, excluding the terminal setae; and the telson with un-articulated denticles on the lateral margin. In addition, A. (J.) similis n. sp. is described on the basis of specimens collected from Phuket, Thailand. The new species can be separated from A. (J.) gutzui as follows: the fourth male pleopod without a projection at the expanded corner on the first segment, the telson distally triangular in shape, and an undivided carpopropodus of the sixth thoracopodal endopod in females. Anisomysis (A.) thurneysseni Nouvel, 1973 also shares with the new species such remarkable features as those in the spinules on the carapace, denticles on the telson, and the length of the first segment relative to the third one in the fourth male pleopodal exopod; and accordingly this species is also considered to be a member of the subgenus Javanisomysis. This subgenus thus currently contains three species, A. (J.) gutzui Băcescu, 1992, A. (J.) similis n. sp. and A. (J.) thurneysseni Nouvel, 1973.
A Comparative Method for Sixteenth-Century Polemicists: Cults, Devotions, and the Formation of Early Modern Religious Identities
Authors: Cavarzere Marco
Published: September 2015

This article retraces the roots of the modern comparative history of religions to the sixteenth-century controversy between Catholics and Protestants. By looking at one case study, that of a treatise on cults and devotions by Heinrich Bullinger, one of the most important Swiss Reformers of the early Reformation, it will show how the confrontational method of comparison inherent in the Christian tradition of religious polemics became a flexible means of creating and defending different religious identities. This change allowed both the reinforcement of confessional boundaries between Catholics and Protestants, and, unintentionally, made it possible to place the Christian idea of truth in context. By broadening the perspective to another religious history of the period, the Apologética historia sumaria by Bartolomé de las Casas, the article will identify a common line of thought in sixteenth-century comparative history of religions, which paved the way for the reconsideration of religious phenomena through a careful readaptation of patristic and classical thought.
Scientific Results of the BRYOTROP Expedition to Zaire and Rwanda 2. The altitudinal zonation of the bryophytes on Mt. Kahuzi, Zaire
Authors: Frahm Jan-Peter
Published: September 2015

The altitudinal zonation of the tropical rain forest at Mt. Kahuzi has been studied using bryophytes. The study is based on floristic parameters such as the number of species per hectarplot in different altitudes and the calculation of floristic discontinuities extracted from and evluation of altitudinal ranges. The results are compared and correlated to ecological parameters, especially data on the phytomass of epiphytic bryophytes per m² and per hectare. Based on these data, the tropical rain forest is classified as submontane forest (-1500 m), lower tropical montane forest (1500-2000 m), upper tropical montane forest (2100-2800 m), and subalpine forest (2900-3200 m). Except for the terminology, the vegetation belts derived from bryophytes can be correlated with those presented in general vegetatioinal schemes for tropcial Africa.
Additions to the moss floras of Solomon Islands and several countries of tropical Asia
Authors: Enroth Johannes
Published: September 2015

The following new records are presented: Solomon Islands: Plagiotheciopsis oblonga (Broth.) Broth,; Malaysia: Neckera warburgii Broth. (Himantocladium warburgii (Broth.) Fleisch.); Vietnam: Taiwanobryum speciosum Nog,; Laos: Himantocladium formosicum Broth. & Yas,; India: Thamnobryum alleghaniense (C.Müll.) Nieuwl.; Nepal: Himantocladium cyclophyllum (C.Müll.) Fleisch. and Homaliadelphus targionianus (Mitt.) Dix. & P. Varde; Bhutan: Neckera muratae Nog., N. polyclada C.Müll., Neckeropsis exserta (Hook.) Broth., Himantocladium cyclophyllum, Pinnatella alopecuroides (Hook.) Fleisch., P. calcutensis Fleisch., Porotrichum fruticosum (Brid.) Jaeg. and Handeliobryum sikkimense (Par.) Ochyra. Hypnum schmidii C.Müll. (Thamnobryum schmidii (C.Müll.) Chopra) is lectotypified and synonymized with Thamnobryum alleghaniense. Discovery of the sporophyte of Himantocladium warburgii in dicates that the species belongs to Neckera Hedw.
Preliminary list of bryophytes of Heishiding Nature Reserve, Guangdong Province, China

Authors: Li Zhi-Hua , Sinikka Piippo
Published: September 2015

Thirty-seven species of hepatics and 66 species of mosses are reported from Heishiding Nature Reserve, including eight taxa new to China and one species new to mainland China. The new taxa for China are Ectropothecium aneitense Broth., Gammiella tonkinensis (Broth. & Par.) Tan, G. touwii Tan, Hypnum fauriei Card., Papillidiopsis complanata (Dix.) Buck & Tan, Syrrhopodon prolifer Schwaegr. var. papillosum (C.Müll.) Reese, Trichosteleum pseudo-mammosum Fleisch., and Trichostomum crispulum Bruch; and the species new to mainland China is Isocladiella surcularis (Dix.) Tan & Mohamed. The phytogeography of the area and the bryophytes are discussed.
Molecular confirmation of Gyroporus lacteus and typification of Boletus cyanescens
Authors: Vizzini Alfredo , Angelini Claudio , Ercole Enrico
Published: September 2015

Gyroporus lacteus is fully described based on recent collections from sandy areas in Italian littoral woods consisting of Pinus pinea and Quercus ilex. Léveillé’s plate 9 (1–2) (in Annls Sci. Nat., Bot., 1848) is selected as a lectotype and a recent sequenced collection as an epitype. Its independent position from Gyroporus cyanescens is supported by phylogenetic analyses of the nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer (ITS) and the nuclear ribosomal large subunit (LSU) regions. In addition, Gyroporus cyanescens is typified by selecting Bulliard’s Plate 369 (in Herbier de la France 8, 1788) as a lectotype and a sequenced collection as an epitype.
A new species of Tremella from Macaronesia
Authors: Kout Jiri , Quijada Luis , Beltrán-Tejera Esperanza
Published: September 2015

Tremella laurisilvae, a species new to science with a parasitic strategy on Biscogniauxia species, is described from the evergreen laurel forests of Macaronesia. The basidiocarps are macroscopically differentiated by finger-like lobes and brown-orange colour. Micromorphological differences with phylogenetically related species are evaluated and its phylogenetic placement in Tremellomycetes is inferred from ITS rDNA sequences. A detailed description, plate with photographs and a key to species from Europe and Macaronesia are provided.
European Rhogogaster s. str., with notes on several Asian species (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae)
Authors: TAEGER ANDREAS , VIITASAARI MATTI
Published: September 2015

The European Rhogogaster s. str. species are revised, and several nominal taxa from Asia discussed. The taxonomic identity of the type species Tenthredo viridis Linnaeus, 1758 is different from that assumed in the past. Tenthredo dryas Benson, 1943 is syn. nov. of R. viridis. The name Rhogogaster scalaris (Klug, 1817), species revocata, is to be applied to Rhogogaster viridis auct. New subjective junior synonyms of R. scalaris (Klug, 1817) are R. chlorosoma podkumokensis Muche, 1973, syn. nov. and Tenthredo (Rhogogaster) carpatica Zhelochovtsev & Zinovjev, 1988, syn. nov. Rhogogaster magniserrula Viitasaari, spec. nov. is described from Finland and Russia. The former synonym of R. viridis auct., Tenthredo hebraica Geoffroy in Fourcroy, 1785, is treated as species incertae sedis within Rhogogaster. The Asian Rhogogaster viridis var. sibirica Enslin, 1912, is regarded as a valid species, Rhogogaster sibirica Enslin, 1912, stat. nov., and Rhogogaster kudiana Rohwer, 1925, is a subjective syn. nov. of R. sibirica. A key to the European Rhogogaster s. str. with special emphasis on Fennoscandia is given.The following nominal taxa are excluded from Rhogogaster: Rhogogaster viridis forma montana Betrem, 1933, is syn. nov. of Tenthredo olivacea Klug, 1817; Sciapteryx virescens Jakowlew, 1887, is Tenthredo (Eurogaster) virescens (Jakowlew, 1887), comb. nov.; Tenthredo interrupta Fabricius, 1804 (nomen oblitum) is syn. nov. of Tenthredopsis tessellata (Klug, 1817) (nomen protectum). Tenthredo viridis Poda, 1761, Tenthredo straminea Schrank, 1776, Tenthredo annalicornis [sic!] Gmelin, 1790, and Tenthredo chloros Rudow, 1871 are considered to be species incertae sedis within Tenthredinidae.Lectotypes are designated for Tenthredo interrupta Fabricius, 1804, Sciapteryx virescens Jakowlew, 1887, Sciopteryx gilva Konow, 1908, Rhogogaster viridis var. sibirica Enslin, 1912, R. viridis forma montana Betrem, 1933, R. chlorosoma podkumokensis Muche, 1973, R. genistae viridifrons Muche, 1973 and Tenthredo (Rhogogaster) carpatica “Bokotey” [= Zhelochovtsev & Zinovjev], 1988.
Women Undergoing Coronary Angiography for Myocardial Infarction or Who Present With Multivessel Disease Have a Poorer Prognosis Than Men
Authors: Gijsberts Crystel M. , Santema Bernadet T. , Asselbergs Folkert W. , de Kleijn Dominique P. V. , Voskuil Michiel , Agostoni Pierfrancesco , Cramer Maarten J. , Vaartjes Ilonca , Hoefer Imo E. , Pasterkamp Gerard , den Ruijter Hester M.
Published: September 2015

Background:

Coronary artery disease affects both men and women. In this study, we examine sex-specific differences in occurrence of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs) after coronary angiography.

Methods:

We analyzed data from the coronary angiography cohort Utrecht Coronary Biobank (n = 1283 men, 480 women). Using Kaplan-Meier and multivariable Cox-regression, we tested for sex differences in MACE occurrence. Additionally, we compared mortality with an age- and sex-matched control group from the general Dutch population.

Results:

During a median follow-up of 2.1 years (interquartile range 1.6-2.8), MACEs occurred in 265 men and 103 women (20.7% vs 21.3%, P = .744). Women with myocardial infarction (MI) had significantly more MACE during follow-up than men (hazard ratio [HR] 1.66 for female sex, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.10-2.50, P = .015), which was also the case for women who had multivessel disease (HR 1.41, 95% CI 1.03-1.94, P = .031). During follow-up, mortality in women presenting with MI was higher than mortality of women in the general population; men with MI did not show this disadvantage.

Conclusion:

MACEs occurred more often in women than in men who presented with MI or who had angiographic multivessel disease upon coronary angiography. Clinical trial registration: Clinicaltrials.gov identifier: NCT02304744. URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02304744 .
Supporting Congregational Inclusion for Children and Youth With Disabilities and Their Families
Authors: Carter Erik W. , Boehm Thomas L. , Annandale Naomi H. , Taylor Courtney E.
Published: September 2015

Although considerable attention has focused on the inclusion of young people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in school, work, and residential settings, less is known about their involvement in religious activities. This article focuses on supporting the presence and participation of people with disabilities and their families in their faith communities (i.e., congregational inclusion). The authors examined the needs and experiences of these families—as well as the responses of congregations—in a study exploring 433 parents’ views regarding the helpfulness and availability of 14 congregation-provided supports, selected indicators of congregational inclusion, and their associations with various child, family, and congregation factors. Findings from this study inform efforts by congregations and professionals to effectively support the involvement of families and highlight potential areas for future research and practice at the intersection of faith and disability.
The effects of off-axis transverse deflection loading on the failure strain of various high-performance fibers
Authors: Hudspeth Matthew , Li Dawei , Spatola Jennifer , Chen Weinong , Zheng James
Published: September 2015

Single filaments are subjected to a transverse deflection loading environment in efforts to gain insight into the failure strain of soft-body armor systems experiencing transverse impact. The fiber types utilized for all such experiments are Kevlar® KM2, Spectra® 130d, Dyneema® SK62, Dyneema® SK76, and Zylon® 555. In order to understand the effect of indenter shape, three different indenter geometries are utilized, namely a 0.30 caliber rounded head, a 0.30 caliber fragment simulation projectile (FSP), and high-carbon steel razor blades. The angle at failure is also varied in order to evaluate the presence of a stress concentration developed around such indenters through angles that would be produced during the transverse impact of single fibers/yarns. Loading with the rounded indenter yields failure strain values similar to pure longitudinal tensile experiments. Fibers loaded via a razor blade show a drastic reduction in failure strain, although the demonstrated failure strains are reasonably similar for all tested angles. Most interestingly, fibers loaded with the FSP show a reduction in failure strain with increasing loading angles, with low angle and high angle failure strains being similar to failure strains of fibers loaded with the rounded indenter and razor blade, respectively. In efforts to gain further insight into the method of fiber failure due to different loading configurations, post-mortem fracture surfaces are imaged for Kevlar® KM2 and Dyneema® SK76.
Development of gelatin/zein fibrous membranes for hemostatic application
Authors: Yao Chen , Zhou Bin , Miao Yue'e , Liu Xuefeng
Published: September 2015

Microporous structures are usually designed for hemostatic agents to dehydrate blood and thus accelerate the natural clotting process. We have developed gelatin-based fibrous membranes by co-electrospinning with a hydrophobic protein, zein, for hemostatic dressings. The hybrid gelatin/zein fibers showed structural integrity upon introduction into an aqueous medium without the subsequent crosslinking of the protein components. Fibrous membranes with different gelatin/zein ratios were characterized by blood absorption, whole blood clotting, and coagulation activity in vitro and hemostatic efficiency in vivo. The results indicated that both blood and simulated body fluid uptake were increased as zein content of hybrid fibers decreased, in correspondence to the increase of hydrophilicity of the membranes. Coagulation activity tests showed that both components did not activate coagulation at all, indicating that the gelatin/zein fibrous membrane provided a physical matrix for clotting to be initiated. Adequate hemostatic efficacy was observed after applying gelatin/zein fibrous membranes to bleeding sites on the auricular vein, middle auricular artery, and liver of rabbits. In different hemorrhage models, fibrous membranes with a gelatin/zein ratio of 3/1 showed the least bleeding time and blood loss among the other membranes as well as control (gelatin sponge). Moreover, the total blood loss in the liver injury using the membrane (50.7 mg ± 3.8 mg) was significantly less than that of the control (182.5 mg ± 40.3 mg). Overall results demonstrated that gelatin/zein fibrous membranes with fibrous structure and moderate fluid absorption ability showed rapid hemostasis and limited blood loss, which could be of great benefit for hemostatic applications.
Multistate Health Plans
Authors: Moffit Robert E. , Meredith Neil R.
Published: September 2015

We discuss and evaluate the Multi-State Plan (MSP) Program, a provision of the Affordable Care Act that has not been the subject of much debate as yet. The MSP Program provides the Office of Personnel Management with new authority to negotiate and implement multistate insurance plans on all health insurance exchanges within the United States. We raise the concern that the MSP Program may lead to further consolidation of the health insurance industry despite the program’s stated goal of increasing competition by means of health insurance exchanges. The MSP Program arguably gives a competitive advantage to large insurers, which already dominate health insurance markets. We also contend that the MSP Program’s failure to produce increased competition may motivate a new effort for a public health insurance option.
Desistance for a Long-Term Drug-Involved Sample of Adult Offenders
Authors: Bachman Ronet , Kerrison Erin , Paternoster Raymond , O’Connell Daniel , Smith Lionel
Published: September 2015

Using a mixed-race sample of male and female drug-involved offenders who were released from prison in the early 1990s and re-interviewed in 2009 through 2011, this article represents perhaps the first attempt to determine the utility of the identity theory of desistance (ITD) in explaining desistance in a contemporary cohort of adult drug-involved offenders. Supporting the ITD, interview narratives revealed that the vast majority of offenders who successfully desisted from crime and substance misuse had first transformed their offender identity into a non-offender identity. Although partnership and employment did not appear to be significant turning points per se for the majority of our respondents, rekindling relationships with extended family and finding living-wage employment did serve to solidify new prosocial identities once the transformation had occurred.
Withania somnifera Dunal (Indian ginseng) impairs acquisition and expression of ethanol-elicited conditioned place preference and conditioned place aversion
Authors: Spina Liliana , Longoni Rosanna , Rosas Michela , Collu Maria , Peana Alessandra T , Espa Elena , Kasture Sanjay , Cotti Elisabetta , Acquas Elio
Published: September 2015

Withania somnifera Dunal (Indian Ginseng) has recently been shown to impair ethanol self-administration. In order to gain further insights on the ability of the Withania somnifera standardised root extract (WSE) to affect the motivational properties of ethanol, this study investigated whether WSE may also affect ethanol (2 g/kg)-elicited conditioned place preference (CPP) and aversion (CPA). To this end male CD-1 mice were conditioned under two distinct schedules: in backward conditioning experiments ethanol was administered before mice were placed in the conditioning apparatus (CPP) while, in forward conditioning experiments, ethanol was administered immediately after removing mice from the apparatus (CPA). Following these schedules, mice developed significant CPP and CPA, respectively. Administration of WSE significantly impaired both the acquisition (50 and 100 mg/kg) and the expression (50 mg/kg) of CPP and CPA without affecting spatial memory (50 mg/kg), as determined by a two-trial memory recognition task. Overall, the study highlights the ability of WSE to interfere with both positive and negative motivational properties of ethanol and suggests that the effects of WSE may target both ethanol’s motivational properties and underpinning associative learning mechanisms. In conclusion, these results cast new light on Withania somnifera as an agent potentially useful to counteract distinct aspects of ethanol effects.