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Paradoxes of the Museification of the Past in Nineteenth-Century Chile: The Case of the Coloniaje Exhibition of 1873
Authors: FABA PAULINA
Published: April 2018

The Coloniaje Exhibition, held in September 1873 in Santiago, Chile, represents a milestone in the history of Chilean museums. As the first retrospective display of the history of the Chilean nation, it was an important precedent for the collections that led to the construction of the National Historical Museum in 1911. By examining the ideas associated with the history of the colonial era and the museography related to the exhibition, this article analyses the ambiguous ways in which the Coloniaje Exhibition mobilised the colonial past in the context of the ascendancy of liberalism and the transformation of Santiago's urban social life. Situated between alienation and identification – between critiquing the colonial system and celebrating its imprint on Chilean society – the Coloniaje Exhibition is important for the understanding of postcolonial societies in Latin America.
New report of malformations in blue shark embryos (Prionace glauca) from the western coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico
Authors: Rodriguez-Romero Jesús , Simeón-de la Cruz Antonio , Ochoa-Díaz María Ruth , Monsalvo-Spencer Pablo
Published: April 2018

Four new malformations observed in blue shark embryos in the western coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico are reported in this study. The embryos of blue shark samples were obtained on board the industrial fishing boat ‘Damasta’; the organisms were frozen and transferred to CIBNOR Fish Ecology Laboratory where the corresponding measurements were taken and malformations observed. The first malformation was the presence of one nostril in two female embryos that showed short and crushed snouts. The second one was observed in a female with two jaws and the middle portion of the column trunk in screw-shape. The third one was an embryo with dicephaly, two separate vertebral columns, two first dorsal fin pairs, absence of the second dorsal fin, five pelvic fins and two joint caudal fins. The fourth malformation observed was an embryo with incomplete development and undifferentiated sex. Malformations are still a mystery and also an object of study because they affect different organisms, not only sharks but also fish. It is highly relevant to know the causes and perform further studies to understand if the origin is either genetic or anthropogenic.
Dissociation in victims of childhood abuse or neglect: a meta-analytic review
Authors: Vonderlin Ruben , Kleindienst Nikolaus , Alpers Georg W. , Bohus Martin , Lyssenko Lisa , Schmahl Christian
Published: April 2018

Childhood abuse and neglect are associated with dissociative symptoms in adulthood. However, empirical studies show heterogeneous results depending on the type of childhood abuse or neglect and other maltreatment characteristics. In this meta-analysis, we systematically investigated the relationship between childhood interpersonal maltreatment and dissociation in 65 studies with 7352 abused or neglected individuals using the Dissociative Experience Scale (DES). We extracted DES-scores for abused and non-abused populations as well as information about type of abuse/neglect, age of onset, duration of abuse, and relationship to the perpetrator. Random-effects models were used for data synthesis, and meta-regression was used to predict DES-scores in abused populations from maltreatment characteristics. The results revealed higher dissociation in victims of childhood abuse and neglect compared with non-abused or neglected subsamples sharing relevant population features (MAbuse= 23.5,MNeglect= 18.8,MControl= 13.8) with highest scores for sexual and physical abuse. An earlier age of onset, a longer duration of abuse, and parental abuse significantly predicted higher dissociation scores. This meta-analysis underlines the importance of childhood abuse/neglect in the etiology of dissociation. The identified moderators may inform risk assessment and early intervention to prevent the development of dissociative symptoms.
Social anxiety in the eating disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors: Kerr-Gaffney Jess , Harrison Amy , Tchanturia Kate
Published: April 2018

Social anxiety disorder is one of the most common comorbid conditions in eating disorders (EDs). The aim of the current review and meta-analysis is to provide a qualitative summary of what is known about social anxiety (SA) in EDs, as well as to compare levels of SA in those with EDs and healthy controls. Electronic databases were systematically searched for studies using self-report measures of SA in ED populations. In total, 38 studies were identified, 12 of which were included in the meta-analyses. For both anorexia nervosa (AN) and bulimia nervosa, there were significant differences between ED groups and HCs, with medium to large effect sizes. Findings from the qualitative review indicate that levels of SA are similar across the ED diagnoses, and SA improves with treatment in AN. In addition, high levels of SA are associated with more severe ED psychopathology, but not body mass index. These findings add to the wider literature on socio-emotional functioning in EDs, and may have implications for treatment strategies.
Targeting single mothers? Dynamics of contracting Australian employment services and activation policies at the street level
Authors: BRADY MICHELLE
Published: April 2018

Activation reforms targeted at single parents simultaneously construct them as a legitimate target for activation policy and subject them to new obligations to engage in paid work or education/training. The social policy literature has established that the work of ‘making-up’ target groups occurs at the street level as well as in government legislation. The street level has become even more significant in recent years as there has been a shift towards establishing quasi-markets for the delivery of welfare-to-work programmes and organising these around the principles of performance pay and process flexibility. However, what is largely missing from the existing literature is an analysis of how contract conditions, together with individuals' activation obligations, shape how they are targeted at the street level. Drawing on a study conducted over eight years with agencies in Australia's quasi-market for employment services, this paper argues that the changes to the contracts for governing this market changed how Australian single mothers were targeted by employment services. Over time there was a shift away from making-up single-parent clients as a distinct, vulnerable target group and a shift towards viewing them in terms of risk categories described within the agencies’ contracts.
ETHICS EVALUATION REVEALING DECISION-MAKER MOTIVES: A CASE OF NEONATAL SCREENING
Authors: Raimond Véronique , Sambuc Cléa , Pibouleau Leslie
Published: April 2018

Objectives:This paper aims to describe the added value of combining cost-effectiveness and ethical evaluations when the preferences of the decision maker toward cost-effectiveness evaluation outcomes are not known, with the French national neonatal screening of cystic fibrosis (CF) as a case-study.

Methods:A cost-effectiveness analysis comparing four CF neonatal screening strategies, with or without DNA testing, was performed. Ethical positions toward their outcomes were described. In addition, apost-hocanalysis of the ethical issues being considered relevant from the decision-makers’ perspective was conducted.

Results:Two strategies were found equally cost-effective. Among them, choosing the non-DNA or a DNA-based strategy constrains the decision maker to render a judgement between different ethical issues or disagreements associated with the screening program.

Conclusions:The analysis supports the relevance of combining cost-effectiveness and ethics evaluation in developing health policy, as a way to reveal or clarify the motives associated with health. The choice of the decision maker to favor the DNA-based strategy, which was not originally recommended, creates the opportunity to make explicit the role played by ethical issues in the decision.
Granulysin as a novel factor for the prognosis of the clinical course of chickenpox
Authors: Baljic R. , Gojak R. , Konjo H. , Hukic M.
Published: April 2018

Granulysin is a recently discovered cytolytic protein of natural killer (NK) cells and cytotoxic T lymphocytes. Studies of healthy and immunocompromised patients with primary or recurrent varicella-zoster infections demonstrate the importance of virus-specific cellular immunity in controlling viral replication, but also some studies presented granulysin as a molecule that can play a role in chickenpox immunopathogenesis. This study investigated possible correlation between serum granulysin levels and clinical course of chickenpox. A total of 69 patients with chickenpox were included in the study. We measured the levels of granulysin and percentage count for CD4+, CD8+ and NK cells in serum for all patients and healthy controls. For detection and quantification of granulysin in sera, we performed ELISA test and flow cytometry for detection, identification and percentage measurement of T and B lymphocytes. Descriptive methods, analysis of variance and multivariate logistic regression were used for statistical data analysis. We found respective correlation between serum granulysin level and severity of clinical presentation. These findings can be a good input for further studies, since there is no relevant prognostic parameter of chickenpox in everyday clinical practice. Granulysin, as a therapeutic, also deserves to be a point of interests in the future. If we prove its potential to stop dissemination of human herpes viruses, possibilities to use it in some life-threatening forms of viral disease can be very valuable.
GiardiaandCryptosporidiumantibody prevalence and correlates of exposure among Alaska residents, 2007–2008
Authors: Mosites E. , Miernyk K. , Priest J.W. , Bruden D. , Hurlburt D. , Parkinson A. , Klejka J. , Hennessy T. , Bruce M.G.
Published: April 2018

Giardia duodenalisandCryptosporidiumspp. are common intestinal protozoa that can cause diarrhoeal disease. Although cases of infection withGiardiaandCryptosporidiumhave been reported in Alaska, the seroprevalence and correlates of exposure to these parasites have not been characterised. We conducted a seroprevalence survey among 887 residents of Alaska, including sport hunters, wildlife biologists, subsistence bird hunters and their families and non-exposed persons. We tested serum using a multiplex bead assay to evaluate antibodies to theGiardia duodenalisvariant-specific surface protein conserved structural regions and to theCryptosporidium parvum17- and 27-kDa antigens. Approximately one third of participants in each group had evidence of exposure toCryptosporidium. Prevalence ofGiardiaantibody was highest among subsistence hunters and their families (30%), among whom positivity was associated with lack of community access to in-home running water (adjusted prevalence ratio [aPR] 1.15, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.02–1.28) or collecting rain, ice, or snow to use as drinking water (aPR 1.09, 95% CI 1.01–1.18). Improving in-home water access for entire communities could decrease the risk of exposure toGiardia.
Push versus pull-based loop fusion in query engines
Authors: SHAIKHHA AMIR , DASHTI MOHAMMAD , KOCH CHRISTOPH
Published: April 2018

Database query engines use pull-based or push-based approaches to avoid the materialization of data across query operators. In this paper, we study these two types of query engines in depth and present the limitations and advantages of each engine. Similarly, the programming languages community has developed loop fusion techniques to remove intermediate collections in the context of collection programming. We draw parallels between databases (DB) and programming language (PL) research by demonstrating the connection between pipelined query engines and loop fusion techniques. Based on this connection, we propose a new type of pull-based engine, inspired by a loop fusion technique, which combines the benefits of both approaches. Then, we experimentally evaluate the various engines, in the context of query compilation, for the first time in a fair environment, eliminating the biasing impact of ancillary optimizations that have traditionally only been used with one of the approaches. We show that for realistic analytical workloads, there is no considerable advantage for either form of pipelined query engine, as opposed to what recent research suggests. Also, by using micro-benchmarks, which demonstrate certain edge cases on which one approach or the other performs better, we show that our proposed engine dominates the existing engines by combining the benefits of both.
The costs and benefits of mercantilist warfare
Authors: O'Brien Patrick Karl
Published: April 2018

This article offers an architectural blueprint for the study of economic connections between warfare in the early modern period and the long-term growth of Europe's competing national economies. It surveys and critically investigates the concepts derived mainly from economic theory and the statistical evidence accessible in primary and secondary sources for the investigation of this meta-problem for students of economic theory.
A closed-domain question answering framework using reliable resources to assist students
Authors: DERİCİ CANER , AYDIN YİĞİT , YENİALACA ÇİĞDEM , AYDIN NİHAL YAĞMUR , KARTAL GÜNİZİ , ÖZGÜR ARZUCAN , GÜNGÖR TUNGA
Published: April 2018

This paper describes a question answering framework that can answer student questions given in natural language. We suggest a methodology that makes use of reliable resources only, provides the answer in the form of a multi-document summary for both factoid and open-ended questions, and produces an answer also from foreign resources by translating into the native language. The resources are compiled using a question database in the selected domains based on reliability and coverage metrics. A question is parsed using a dependency parser, important parts are extracted by rule-based and statistical methods, the question is converted into a representation, and a query is built. Documents relevant to the query are retrieved from the set of resources. The documents are summarized and the answers to the question together with other relevant information about the topic of the question are shown to the user. A summary answer from the foreign resources is also built by the translation of the input question and the retrieved documents. The proposed approach was applied to the Turkish language and it was tested with several experiments and a pilot study. The experiments have shown that the summaries returned include the answer for about 50–60 percent of the questions. The data bank built for factoid and open-ended questions in the two domains covered is made publicly available.
Children of parents who have been hospitalised with psychiatric disorders are at risk of poor school readiness
Authors: Bell M. F. , Bayliss D.M. , Glauert R. , Harrison A. , Ohan J.L.
Published: April 2018

Aims.

Children of parents with psychiatric disorders are at risk of poor outcomes. However, there is limited evidence regarding the relationship between parental psychiatric disorders and child school readiness, which is linked to later academic achievement. This study aims to investigate these relationships and broaden the evidence underlying the rationale for family-focused interventions for parental psychiatric disorders.

Method.

This study used linked administrative data. Children's school readiness in multiple developmental domains (physical, social, emotional, communicative, cognitive) was measured by the Australian Early Development Census (AEDC) for 19 071 Western Australian children (mean age 5.5 years). Children scoring in the bottom 25% on any AEDC domain were considered developmentally vulnerable, or at risk of vulnerability, on that domain. Biological child–parent pairs were identified using birth records. Parents with psychiatric disorders were identified from hospital records, which included information on diagnosis and frequency/duration of psychiatric admissions. Logistic regressions, adjusted for parent age, mother's marital status, child Aboriginality, child English language status, local community remoteness and socioeconomic index, estimated the odds of children being vulnerable/at-risk on each of the AEDC domains.

Results.

A total of 719 mothers and 417 fathers had a psychiatric hospitalisation during the study period (12 months prior to the child's birth, up to the end of 2009). Children whose parents had psychiatric disorders had increased odds of being classified as vulnerable/at-risk for school readiness. This increase in odds was evident for both maternal (adjusted odds ratio, aOR 1.37– 1.51) and paternal psychiatric disorders (aOR 1.38–1.50); and for a single admission of one day (aOR 1.32–1.59), a single admission of multiple days (aOR 1.30–1.47), and multiple admissions (aOR 1.35–1.63). Some variability in child outcome was found depending on the parents’ psychiatric diagnosis (mood, anxiety, substance abuse or comorbid disorder).

Conclusions.

Children of parents who have been hospitalised with psychiatric disorders are at risk for poor school readiness. These findings add support to recommendations that mental health professionals consider dependent children in discharge and treatment planning for adult psychiatric inpatients. It is also important to ensure that the impact of psychiatric illness in fathers is not overlooked in assessment and intervention. Family-based approaches to adult psychiatric care could meet the dual needs of intervention for parents and preventative measures for children. These findings can inform policy regarding the importance of integrating and coordinating services to meet the needs of families.
Predicting Suicidal Ideation in Adolescent Boys and Girls: The Role of Psychological Maturity, Personality Traits, Depression and Life Satisfaction
Authors: Morales-Vives Fabia , Dueñas Jorge Manuel
Published: April 2018

In recent years, suicide rates have increased in adolescents and the young population, so these age groups are considered as populations at risk. Considering that suicidal ideation is the first sign of possible future suicide behavior, the objective of this study is to determine the relative importance of psychological maturity, personality, depression and life satisfaction in predicting suicidal ideation in adolescents. Results show that depressive symptoms is the variable that best predicts suicidal ideation, but psychological maturity, life satisfaction and emotional stability are predictors as well (R2 = .51, p < .001). However, the Multigroup Structural Equation Models analyses carried out show that emotional stability has an indirect relationship with suicidal ideation, through its relationship with depressive symptoms, life satisfaction and identity. Two Multigroup Structural Equation Models were proposed to better understand the relationships between these variables for each sex. The results show that the fit of the model that includes the variable Self-reliance is better for boys than for girls (chi-square contributions of 8.175 for girls and 1.978 for boys) unlike the other model (chi-square contributions of 0.288 for girls and 1.650 for boys). These results suggest that the psychological maturity subscale Self-reliance play a role in suicidal ideation in males but not in females. Although there have been no previous studies on the role of psychological maturity as a predictor of suicidal phenomena, the current study suggests that it is a feature to be considered in the prediction of adolescent suicidal ideation.
Do Gender Quotas Really Reduce Bias? Evidence from a Policy Experiment in Southern Africa
Authors: Clayton Amanda
Published: April 2018

A well-documented policy experiment reserving seats for women village leaders in India suggests quotas decrease citizens’ gender stereotypes and increase career aspirations and educational attainment for young women and girls. But do these results generalize to cases outside of India? And how long must quotas be in place to observe the positive effects of women’s leadership? I present data from a similar policy experiment in the southern African nation of Lesotho to test whether citizens express less gender bias after 6-years of exposure to quota-elected women village representatives. Relying on surveys and data from in-field Implicit Association Tests, I find no evidence that the quota reduced average measures of citizen gender bias, although I do find weak evidence that the quota caused young women in particular to exhibit more gender-egalitarian attitudes, both explicit and implicit.
Self-Resemblance Modulates Processing of Socio-Emotional Pictures in a Context-Sensitive Manner
Authors: Finke Johannes B. , Zhang Xinwei , Best Daniel R. , Lass-Hennemann Johanna , Schächinger Hartmut
Published: April 2018

Abstract. Relevance of emotional information varies with self-involvement. The current study was undertaken to test whether subtle facial self-resemblance is sufficient to affect attentional and affective processing of complex socio-emotional pictures. Faces digitally manipulated to resemble the participants’ (final sample: N = 21) own versus unfamiliar control faces (form and color morphs) were presented in pictures of emotionally evocative social interactions, that is, threat versus sex scenes. At stimulus onset asynchronies (SOAs) of either 300 ms or 3,000 ms after picture onset, startle responses were elicited by acoustic white noise bursts (50 ms, 105 dB), and recorded at the orbicularis oculi via electromyography (EMG). The majority of participants remained unaware of the morphing manipulation, and awareness did not affect the principal results. As indexed by inhibition of startle at short lead intervals and by picture-evoked heart rate deceleration, facial self-resemblance modulates effects of motivational salience in a context-sensitive way, increasing prepulse inhibition with threat-related, but not erotic cues. Overall, the present study suggests that visual cues of general motivational significance and of self-relevance are integrated in a fast, presumably automatic manner.
Turbulence Links Momentum and Solute Exchange in Coarse‐Grained Streambeds
Authors: Roche K. R. , Blois G. , Best J. L. , Christensen K. T. , Aubeneau A. F. , Packman A. I.
Published: April 2018

The exchange of solutes between surface and pore waters is an important control over stream ecology and biogeochemistry. Free‐stream turbulence is known to enhance transport across the sediment‐water interface (SWI), but the link between turbulent momentum and solute transport within the hyporheic zone remains undetermined due to a lack of in situ observations. Here, we relate turbulent momentum and solute transport using measurements within a streambed with 0.04 m diameter sediment. Pore water velocities were measured using endoscopic particle image velocimetry and used to generate depth profiles of turbulence statistics. Solute transport was observed directly within the hyporheic zone using an array of microsensors. Solute injection experiments were used to assess turbulent fluxes across the SWI and patterns of hyporheic mixing. Depth profiles of fluctuations in solute concentration were compared with profiles of turbulence statistics, and profiles of mean solute concentration were compared to an effective dispersion model. Fluorescent visualization experiments at a Reynolds number of
27,000 revealed the presence of large‐scale motions that ejected tracer from the pore waters, and that these events were not present at
 = 13,000. Turbulent shear stresses and high‐frequency concentration fluctuations decayed greatly within 1–2 grain diameters below the SWI. However, low‐frequency concentration fluctuations penetrated to greater depths than high‐frequency fluctuations. Comparison with a constant‐coefficient dispersion model showed that hyporheic mixing was enhanced in regions where turbulent stresses were observed. Together, these results show that the penetration of turbulence into the bed directly controls both interfacial exchange and mixing within a transition layer below the SWI.
How Ice Rafting Events Affect Asian Monsoon Hydroclimate
Authors: Stanley Sarah
Published: April 2018

Cave stalagmites provide isotopic evidence that Bond events and Heinrich events have more variable effects on Asian monsoon hydroclimate during the last glacial period than during the Holocene.
μ-opioid receptor system mediates reward processing in humans
Authors: Nummenmaa Lauri , Saanijoki Tiina , Tuominen Lauri , Hirvonen Jussi , Tuulari Jetro J. , Nuutila Pirjo , Kalliokoski Kari
Published: April 2018

The endogenous μ-opioid receptor (MOR) system regulates motivational and hedonic processing. We tested directly whether individual differences in MOR are associated with neural reward responses to food pictures in humans. We scanned 33 non-obese individuals with positron emission tomography (PET) using the MOR-specific radioligand [11C]carfentanil. During a functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scan, the subjects viewed pictures of appetizing versus bland foods to elicit reward responses. MOR availability was measured in key components of the reward and emotion circuits and used to predict BOLD-fMRI responses to foods. Viewing palatable versus bland foods activates regions involved in homeostatic and reward processing, such as amygdala, ventral striatum, and hypothalamus. MOR availability in the reward and emotion circuit is negatively associated with the fMRI reward responses. Variation in MOR availability may explain why some people feel an urge to eat when encountering food cues, increasing risk for weight gain and obesity.
Author Correction: The genetic prehistory of the Baltic Sea region
Authors: Mittnik Alissa , Wang Chuan-Chao , Pfrengle Saskia , Daubaras Mantas , Zariņa Gunita , Hallgren Fredrik , Allmäe Raili , Khartanovich Valery , Moiseyev Vyacheslav , Tõrv Mari , Furtwängler Anja , Valtueña Aida Andrades , Feldman Michal , Economou Christos , Oinonen Markku , Vasks Andrejs , Balanovska Elena , Reich David , Jankauskas Rimantas , Haak Wolfgang , Schiffels Stephan , Krause Johannes
Published: April 2018

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RPAP3 provides a flexible scaffold for coupling HSP90 to the human R2TP co-chaperone complex
Authors: Martino Fabrizio , Pal Mohinder , Muñoz-Hernández Hugo , Rodríguez Carlos F. , Núñez-Ramírez Rafael , Gil-Carton David , Degliesposti Gianluca , Skehel J. Mark , Roe S. Mark , Prodromou Chrisostomos , Pearl Laurence H. , Llorca Oscar
Published: April 2018

The R2TP/Prefoldin-like co-chaperone, in concert with HSP90, facilitates assembly and cellular stability of RNA polymerase II, and complexes of PI3-kinase-like kinases such as mTOR. However, the mechanism by which this occurs is poorly understood. Here we use cryo-EM and biochemical studies on the human R2TP core (RUVBL1–RUVBL2–RPAP3–PIH1D1) which reveal the distinctive role of RPAP3, distinguishing metazoan R2TP from the smaller yeast equivalent. RPAP3 spans both faces of a single RUVBL ring, providing an extended scaffold that recruits clients and provides a flexible tether for HSP90. A 3.6 Å cryo-EM structure reveals direct interaction of a C-terminal domain of RPAP3 and the ATPase domain of RUVBL2, necessary for human R2TP assembly but absent from yeast. The mobile TPR domains of RPAP3 map to the opposite face of the ring, associating with PIH1D1, which mediates client protein recruitment. Thus, RPAP3 provides a flexible platform for bringing HSP90 into proximity with diverse client proteins.
Author Correction: Aberrant methylated key genes of methyl group metabolism within the molecular etiology of urothelial carcinogenesis
Authors: Erichsen Lars , Ghanjati Foued , Beermann Agnes , Poyet Cedric , Hermanns Thomas , Schulz Wolfgang A. , Seifert Hans-Helge , Wild Peter J. , Buser Lorenz , Kröning Alexander , Braunstein Stefan , Anlauf Martin , Jankowiak Silvia , Hassan Mohamed , Bendhack Marcelo L. , Araúzo-Bravo Marcos J. , Santourlidis Simeon
Published: April 2018

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Author Correction: House dust mite induced allergic airway disease is attenuated in CD11ccreIL-4Rα−/l°x mice
Authors: Nieuwenhuizen Natalie Eva , Kirstein Frank , Hoving Jennifer Claire , Brombacher Frank
Published: April 2018

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Author Correction: First Ornithomimid (Theropoda, Ornithomimosauria) from the Upper Cretaceous Djadokhta Formation of Tögrögiin Shiree, Mongolia
Authors: Chinzorig Tsogtbaatar , Kobayashi Yoshitsugu , Tsogtbaatar Khishigjav , Currie Philip J. , Watabe Mahito , Barsbold Rinchen
Published: April 2018

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Author Correction: Direct and convenient measurement of plasmid stability in lab and clinical isolates of E. coli
Authors: Chen Siyi , Larsson Mårten , Robinson Robert C. , Chen Swaine L.
Published: April 2018

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Author Correction: Birds and beans: Comparing avian richness and endemism in arabica and robusta agroforests in India’s Western Ghats
Authors: Chang Charlotte H. , Karanth Krithi K. , Robbins Paul
Published: April 2018

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Publisher Correction: Optimization of large animal MI models; a systematic analysis of control groups from preclinical studies
Authors: Zwetsloot P. P. , Kouwenberg L. H. J. A. , Sena E. S. , Eding J. E. , den Ruijter H. M. , Sluijter J. P. G. , Pasterkamp G. , Doevendans P. A. , Hoefer I. E. , Chamuleau S. A. J. , van Hout G. P. J. , Jansen of Lorkeers S. J.
Published: April 2018

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Author Correction: Mother’s Pre-pregnancy BMI and Placental Candidate miRNAs: Findings from the ENVIRONAGE Birth Cohort
Authors: Tsamou Maria , Martens Dries S. , Winckelmans Ellen , Madhloum Narjes , Cox Bianca , Gyselaers Wilfried , Nawrot Tim S. , Vrijens Karen
Published: April 2018

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Observation of Wavelength Tuning and Bound States in Fiber Lasers
Authors: Xiang Yang , Luo Yiyang , Liu Bowen , Yan Zhijun , Sun Qizhen , Liu Deming
Published: April 2018

We report an experimental observation of wavelength tuning and bound states in fiber lasers. A Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI) is adopted as an intra-cavity tunable filter to realize large-scale wavelength tuning and bandwidth controlling. By finely manipulating the MZI and intra-cavity polarization state, continuous wavelength-tunable operation from 1550.7 nm to 1580.8 nm is achieved. Meanwhile, the spectral bandwidth varying from 1.85 nm to 3.41 nm is also controlled by broadening the free spectrum range (FSR) of the MZI. Additionally, with modest polarization adjustment, both tightly and loosely bound states are experimentally observed, which can be validated by the numerical simulations. The results indicate that the proposed fiber laser is attractive for telecommunication systems, on account that the tuning feature can be applied to wavelength-division multiplexer (WDM) and the various soliton bound states could contribute to the high-level modulation format.
Low Mother-to-Child CCL22 Chemokine Levels Are Inversely Related to Mite Sensitization and Asthma in Early Childhood
Authors: Chiu Chih-Yung , Su Kuan-Wen , Tsai Ming-Han , Hua Man-Chin , Liao Sui-Ling , Lai Shen-Hao , Chen Li-Chen , Yao Tsung-Chieh , Yeh Kuo-Wei , Huang Jing-Long
Published: April 2018

Few studies have addressed the mother-to-child transmission of Th2 immunity and the impact on the development of atopic diseases in early childhood. We investigated 186 children who were followed-up regularly for 4 years in a birth cohort study. The levels of Th2 related chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 17 (CCL17) and CCL22 were quantified in cord blood and at 1.5 years-of-age using multiplex Luminex kits. The levels of 125 pairs of CCL17 and CCL22 chemokines from birth to 1.5 years were recorded in this study. UsingK-means clustering, only the declining trend of CCL22 levels was separately clustered (cluster A, n = 51; cluster B, n = 46; cluster C, n = 28). Mothers of children with higher CCL22 chemokine levels at birth were significantly more likely to displayDermatophagoides pteronyssinussensitization. A lower CCL22 level at birth with a slight rise during infancy was associated with higher prevalence of mite sensitization and a higher risk of asthma at 3 years-of-age (P = 0.014). In conclusion, low mother-to-child Th2-associated chemokine CCL22 levels appear to be inversely related to mite sensitization and the risk of asthma development in early childhood.
Long-term dataset on aquatic responses to concurrent climate change and recovery from acidification
Authors: Leach Taylor H. , Winslow Luke A. , Acker Frank W. , Bloomfield Jay A. , Boylen Charles W. , Bukaveckas Paul A. , Charles Donald F. , Daniels Robert A. , Driscoll Charles T. , Eichler Lawrence W. , Farrell Jeremy L. , Funk Clara S. , Goodrich Christine A. , Michelena Toby M. , Nierzwicki-Bauer Sandra A. , Roy Karen M. , Shaw William H. , Sutherland James W. , Swinton Mark W. , Winkler David A. , Rose Kevin C.
Published: April 2018

Concurrent regional and global environmental changes are affecting freshwater ecosystems. Decadal-scale data on lake ecosystems that can describe processes affected by these changes are important as multiple stressors often interact to alter the trajectory of key ecological phenomena in complex ways. Due to the practical challenges associated with long-term data collections, the majority of existing long-term data sets focus on only a small number of lakes or few response variables. Here we present physical, chemical, and biological data from 28 lakes in the Adirondack Mountains of northern New York State. These data span the period from 1994–2012 and harmonize multiple open and as-yet unpublished data sources. The dataset creation is reproducible and transparent; R code and all original files used to create the dataset are provided in an appendix. This dataset will be useful for examining ecological change in lakes undergoing multiple stressors.
Influence of oil phase composition on the antifungal and mycotoxin inhibitory activity of clove oil nanoemulsions
Authors: Wan Jing , Zhong Shaobin , Schwarz Paul , Chen Bingcan , Rao Jiajia
Published: April 2018

The functional performance, including antifungal and mycotoxin inhibitory activity, of clove oil can be enhanced by nanoemulsion based delivery systems.
Novel visible light-driven Cu-based MOFs/Ag2O composite photocatalysts with enhanced photocatalytic activity toward the degradation of orange G: their photocatalytic mechanism and optimization study
Authors: Tabatabaei Nima , Dashtian Kheibar , Ghaedi Mehrorang , Sabzehmeidani Mohammad Mehdi , Ameri Elham
Published: April 2018

The present work is devoted to the synthesis of two visible light-driven Cu-based metal organic frameworks composited with Ag2O nanoparticles.
Photo-responsive liquid crystals derived from azobenzene centered cholesterol-based tetramers
Authors: Gupta Monika , Pal Vaibhav , Pal Santanu Kumar
Published: April 2018

Azobenzene centered cholesterol based tetramers showing spherulitic domains and photoresponsive behaviour in solution as well as Langmuir monolayers.
Impact of the acidic group on the hydrolysis of 2-dinitromethylene-5,5-dinitropyrimidine-4,6-dione
Authors: Wang Kuan , Chen Jian-Gang , Nie Zhan-Bin , Liu Zhao-Tie , Ji Yueping , Wang Bozhou , Liu Fengyi , Liu Zhong-Wen , Wang Wenliang , Lu Jian
Published: April 2018

Unique and incredible catalysis of the titled hydrolysis using HSO4− is proposed and verified in the gas and solvent phases.
Unusual mechanisms in Claisen rearrangements: an ionic fragmentation leading to a meta-selective rearrangement
Authors: Maryasin Boris , Kaldre Dainis , Galaverna Renan , Klose Immo , Ruider Stefan , Drescher Martina , Kählig Hanspeter , González Leticia , Eberlin Marcos N. , Jurberg Igor D. , Maulide Nuno
Published: April 2018

A mechanistic investigation of the acid-catalysed redox-neutral arylation of ynamides intertwining ESI-MS, DFT and experiments reveals diverse pathways available from an otherwise simple-looking transformation.
A review of Winkler's foundation and its profound influence on adhesion and soft matter applications
Authors: Dillard David A. , Mukherjee Bikramjit , Karnal Preetika , Batra Romesh C. , Frechette Joelle
Published: April 2018

Few advanced mechanics of materials solutions have found broader and more enduring applications than Emil Winkler's beam on elastic foundation analysis, first published in 1867. Of particular note is its extensive use in adhesion mechanics, including modified forms for soft matter and viscous liquid interlayers.
No unjamming transition in a Voronoi model of biological tissue
Authors: Sussman Daniel M. , Merkel Matthias
Published: April 2018

Vertex models are a popular choice for studying rigidity transitions in dense biological tissues. We show that only some of the models exhibit an athermal unjamming transition, and demonstrate that the existence of such transitions can generally be predicted by constraint counting arguments.
A facile graphene oxide-based fluorescent nanosensor for the in situ “turn-on” detection of telomerase activity
Authors: Zhang Li , Peng Jie , Hong Ming-Fang , Chen Jia-Qing , Liang Ru-Ping , Qiu Jian-Ding
Published: April 2018

A graphene oxide-based fluorescent nanosensor has been proposed for the quantitative detection of telomerase and in situ imaging of intracellular telomerase.
A novel method for the presumptive identification of heterocyclic amines of forensic interest using photoluminescent copper(i) iodide cluster compounds
Authors: Nash David J. , Siddhanti Deepti A. , Wendt Amanda F. , Penabade Rachel A. , Bertrand Kevin , Andino Andilys , Smith Krisia , Hick Sandra , Kawamoto Kyle , Ortiz Andrea C. , Sepulveda Francisco , Moorehead Wayne K. , Vargas Jay R. , Blair Richard G.
Published: April 2018

CuI-drug complexes have unique fluorescence spectra.
The recognition of glycans by protein receptors. Insights from NMR spectroscopy
Authors: Ardá Ana , Jiménez-Barbero Jesús
Published: April 2018

Carbohydrates (glycans, saccharides, sugars) are everywhere.
Silicon-fluorine chemistry: from the preparation of SiF2to C–F bond activation using silylenes and its heavier congeners
Authors: Sen Sakya S. , Roesky Herbert W.
Published: April 2018

The feisty nature of silicon(ii) fluorides has been harnessed by two cyclic alkyl amino carbene (cAAC) ligands and (cAAC)2SiF2has been isolated at room temperature and structurally characterized.
Zeolite-templated carbons – three-dimensional microporous graphene frameworks
Authors: Nishihara H. , Kyotani T.
Published: April 2018

This is a comprehensive review of zeolite-templated carbons over the past 20 years since the first synthesis in 1997.
α-Pinene oxide isomerization: role of zeolite structure and acidity in the selective synthesis of campholenic aldehyde
Authors: Štekrová Martina , Kubů Martin , Shamzhy Mariya , Musilová Zuzana , Čejka Jiří
Published: April 2018

The highest campholenic aldehyde yield (83%) achieved over MCM-22 is a result which rivals the best ones published so far.
Activation of ultrathin SrTiO3 with subsurface SrRuO3 for the oxygen evolution reaction
Authors: Akbashev A. R. , Zhang L. , Mefford J. T. , Park J. , Butz B. , Luftman H. , Chueh W. C. , Vojvodic A.
Published: April 2018

Heterostructures composed of unstable active and stable inactive layers are used as model core-shell oxide architectures.
Recent advances in understanding the pseudo-lignin formation in a lignocellulosic biorefinery
Authors: Shinde Somnath D. , Meng Xianzhi , Kumar Rajeev , Ragauskas Arthur J.
Published: April 2018

The formation of lignin-like structures by the degradation primarily of plant polysaccharides has been observed after the severe thermochemical acidic pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass.
A microfluidic biochip platform for electrical quantification of proteins
Authors: Valera Enrique , Berger Jacob , Hassan Umer , Ghonge Tanmay , Liu Julia , Rappleye Michael , Winter Jackson , Abboud Daniel , Haidry Zeeshan , Healey Ryan , Hung Na-Teng , Leung Nathaniel , Mansury Naif , Hasnain Alexander , Lannon Christine , Price Zachary , White Karen , Bashir Rashid
Published: April 2018

IL-6 detection using the differential counting technology.
Synthesis, characterization, and reactivity of a chiral Fe(iv)–oxo complex bearing an l-proline-derived aminopyridine ligand
Authors: Du Junyi , Zhang Jisheng , Zhu Jianhua , Xia Chungu , Sun Wei
Published: April 2018

A chiral nonheme Fe(iv)–oxo complex was synthesized and spectroscopically characterized. Its reactivity in C–H activation as well as in asymmetric sulfoxidation and C–H hydroxylation was investigated.
Exploration of fluorescent organotin compounds of α-amino acid Schiff bases for the detection of organophosphorous chemical warfare agents: quantification of diethylchlorophosphate
Authors: Singh Navjot , Kumar Keshav , Srivastav Neha , Singh Raghubir , Kaur Varinder , Jasinski Jerry P. , Butcher Ray J.
Published: April 2018

Fluorescent Schiff base organotin probes for the detection of chemical warfare agents.
PDA-assisted formation of ordered intermetallic CoPt3 catalysts with enhanced oxygen reduction activity and stability
Authors: Zhao Yige , Wang Chen , Liu Jingjun , Wang Feng
Published: April 2018

An effective space-confined approach assisted by PDA to prepare an ordered intermetallic CoPt3 alloy with small size is proposed.
Facile synthesis of novel polypyrrole dispersed AgFeO2nanohybrid with highly efficient photocatalytic activity towards 2,4,6-trichlorophenol degradation
Authors: Kashyap Jyoti , Riaz Ufana
Published: April 2018

Synthesis of polypyrrole dispersed AgFeO2nanohybrids for highly efficient visible light driven eco-friendly photocatalysis.
Anticorrosive behavior of a zinc-rich epoxy coating containing sulfonated polyaniline in 3.5% NaCl solution
Authors: Yang Feng , Liu Tong , Li Jingyu , Qiu Shihui , Zhao Haichao
Published: April 2018

An epoxy zinc-rich composite coating containing self-doped conducting sulfonated polyaniline nanofiber was prepared and the corrosion resistances of as-prepared coatings on Q235 substrate was studied by OCP, EIS and SVET.
Facile preparation of epoxy based elastomers with tunable Tgs and mechanical properties
Authors: Chen Bin , Li Jingyu , Liu Tong , Dai Zhendong , Zhao Haichao
Published: April 2018

By modulating the molar ratio of preliminary amine containing D230 and secondary amine capped PAE-D230 during the curing process with epoxy precursor E44, We obtained epoxy shape memory polymers with tunable Tgs and controllable mechanical properties.
Graphene oxide–metal oxide nanocomposites: fabrication, characterization and removal of cationic rhodamine B dye
Authors: El-Shafai Nagi M. , El-Khouly Mohamed E. , El-Kemary Maged , Ramadan Mohamed S. , Masoud Mamdouh S.
Published: April 2018

The fabrication and characterization of graphene oxide–iron oxide and graphene oxide–iron oxide–zirconium oxide nanocomposites have been reported. The decomposition of cationic rhodamine B dye by both nanocomposites has been examined.
Self-assembly of amphiphilic truncated cones to form hollow nanovesicles
Authors: Wang Yali , He Xuehao
Published: April 2018

To mimic the unique properties of capsid (protein shell of a virus), we performed Brownian dynamics simulations of the self-assembly of amphiphilic truncated cone particles with anisotropic interactions.
Towards controlling the crystallisation behaviour of fenofibrate melt: triggers of crystallisation and polymorphic transformation
Authors: Tipduangta Pratchaya , Takieddin Khaled , Fábián László , Belton Peter , Qi Sheng
Published: April 2018

Fenofibrate is a dyslipidemia treatment agent. Its crystallisation behaviour is difficult to predict. This study investigated the controllability of its crystallisation by means of regulating the exposed surface and growth temperatures.
Natural assembly of a ternary Ag–SnS–TiO2photocatalyst and its photocatalytic performance under simulated sunlight
Authors: Jiang Yunhong , Yang Zhongmei , Zhang Ping , Jin Haibao , Ding Yanhuai
Published: April 2018

Natural assembly method was utilized to prepare a novel ternary Ag–SnS–TiO2nanocomposite, in which TiO2nanobelts were used as templates.
Mesoporous NiO nanosphere: a sensitive strain sensor for determination of hydrogen peroxide
Authors: Li Qin , Gao Wenbin , Zhang Xiaopeng , Liu Haitao , Dou Meiling , Zhang Zhengping , Wang Feng
Published: April 2018

The NiO mesoporous nanosphere constructing from the low-dimensional nanostructured NiO blocks presents the excellent electrochemical activity for H2O2 detection.
The A·T(rWC)/A·T(H)/A·T(rH) ↔ A·T*(rwWC)/A·T*(wH)/A·T*(rwH) mutagenic tautomerizationviasequential proton transfer: a QM/QTAIM study
Authors: Brovarets' Ol'ha O. , Tsiupa Kostiantyn S. , Hovorun Dmytro M.
Published: April 2018

We discovered tautomeric wobbling of the classical A·T DNA base pairs. This data evidence, that only a base pair with Watson–Crick architecture can be a building block of the DNA macromolecule as a genetic material, which is able for the evolutionary self-development.
Exploring local solvation environments of a heme protein using the spectroscopic reporter 4-cyano-l-phenylalanine
Authors: Kearney Caroline , Olenginski Lukasz T. , Hirn Trexler D. , Fowler Gwendolyn D. , Tariq Daniyal , Brewer Scott H. , Phillips-Piro Christine M.
Published: April 2018

Elucidating hydration status of local environments in H-NOX using a genetically encoded vibrational reporter.
A simple two-photon turn-on fluorescent probe for the selective detection of cysteine based on a dual PeT/ICT mechanism
Authors: Chen Xiani , Xu Hang , Ma Shengnan , Tong Hongjuan , Lou Kaiyan , Wang Wei
Published: April 2018

N-(6-acyl-2-naphthayl)-maleimide (1) is a simple two-photon fluorescent probe with selectivity for cysteine, based on a thiol-Michael-addition-transcyclization cascade and dual PeT/ICT quenching mechanism.
Sandwich-like transparent ceramic demonstrates ultraviolet and visible broadband downconversion luminescence
Authors: Hu Yue , Li Zheng , Pan Wei
Published: April 2018

A novel sandwich-like transparent ceramic with a graded defective structure shows efficient downconversion luminescence with a broad conversion window.
Preparation of a balsa-lysozyme eco-friendly dressing and its effect on wound healing
Authors: Zhou Daijun , Yang Tao , Xing Malcolm , Luo Gaoxing
Published: April 2018

This study aims to prepare an eco-friendly dressing using a balsa derived membrane with lysozyme included for anti-bacterial purposes.
The cycloaspeptides: uncovering a new model for methylated nonribosomal peptide biosynthesis
Authors: de Mattos-Shipley Kate M. J. , Greco Claudio , Heard David M. , Hough Gemma , Mulholland Nicholas P. , Vincent Jason L. , Micklefield Jason , Simpson Thomas J. , Willis Christine L. , Cox Russell J. , Bailey Andrew M.
Published: April 2018

The cycloaspeptide gene cluster includes a pathway-specific N-methyl transferase. Its disruption allowed incorporation of N-methylated amino acids provided in the culture medium, allowing efficient production of cycloaspeptide E and novel related products.