bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A Speculative History of No Future: Feminist Negativity and the Queer Dystopian Impulses of Katharine Burdekin's Swastika Night
Authors: Lothian Alexis
Published: August 2016

The theme of this and the previous special issue has been a flashpoint in the interdisciplinary field of queer studies since Lee Edelman's influential No Future: Queer Theory and the Death Drive (2004). Edelman argues that to be queer is to oppose futurity, coining the term “reproductive futurism” to describe the tendency to define political value in terms of a future “for the children” and insisting that the power of queer critique inheres in its opposition to this narrative and therefore to politics as we know it. This assertion inspired extensive debate on relationships between queer artistic and political movements and discourses of futurity. This article argues that the conversation changes when feminist writings on the politics of reproduction and the genre of speculative fiction are taken into account, as they have not been so far. Drawing on Katharine Burdekin's dystopia Swastika Night (1937), the article suggests that the history of feminist speculative fiction offers a counter to twenty-first-century queer scholarship's sometimes reductive approaches to gender and reproduction. Burdekin's book is best known for its prescience in imagining the horrifying prospect of a Nazi victory before Britain's entry into World War II. It prefigures many concerns of queer studies in its disturbing depictions of homoerotic love among Nazi soldiers and women reduced to mindlessly reproductive bodies. Focusing on the significance of the women in her narrative, the article argues that Burdekin's speculative critique of fascist futurity turns saying no to the future into an effective form of feminist resistance — one that does not require a refusal of politics itself.
Slit-Robo signaling
Authors: Blockus Heike , Chédotal Alain
Published: August 2016

Slits are secreted proteins that bind to Roundabout (Robo) receptors. Slit-Robo signaling is best known for mediating axon repulsion in the developing nervous system. However, in recent years the functional repertoire of Slits and Robo has expanded tremendously and Slit-Robo signaling has been linked to roles in neurogenesis, angiogenesis and cancer progression among other processes. Likewise, our mechanistic understanding of Slit-Robo signaling has progressed enormously. Here, we summarize new insights into Slit-Robo evolutionary and system-dependent diversity, receptor-ligand interactions, signaling crosstalk and receptor activation.
Developing a de novo targeted knock-in method based on in utero electroporation into the mammalian brain
Authors: Tsunekawa Yuji , Terhune Raymond Kunikane , Fujita Ikumi , Shitamukai Atsunori , Suetsugu Taeko , Matsuzaki Fumio
Published: August 2016

Genome-editing technology has revolutionized the field of biology. Here, we report a novel de novo gene-targeting method mediated by in utero electroporation into the developing mammalian brain. Electroporation of donor DNA with the CRISPR/Cas9 system vectors successfully leads to knock-in of the donor sequence, such as EGFP, to the target site via the homology-directed repair mechanism. We developed a targeting vector system optimized to prevent anomalous leaky expression of the donor gene from the plasmid, which otherwise often occurs depending on the donor sequence. The knock-in efficiency of the electroporated progenitors reached up to 40% in the early stage and 20% in the late stage of the developing mouse brain. Furthermore, we inserted different fluorescent markers into the target gene in each homologous chromosome, successfully distinguishing homozygous knock-in cells by color. We also applied this de novo gene targeting to the ferret model for the study of complex mammalian brains. Our results demonstrate that this technique is widely applicable for monitoring gene expression, visualizing protein localization, lineage analysis and gene knockout, all at the single-cell level, in developmental tissues.
Proliferation, survival and metabolism: the role of PI3K/AKT/mTOR signalling in pluripotency and cell fate determination
Authors: Yu Jason S. L. , Cui Wei
Published: August 2016

Phosphatidylinositide 3 kinases (PI3Ks) and their downstream mediators AKT and mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) constitute the core components of the PI3K/AKT/mTOR signalling cascade, regulating cell proliferation, survival and metabolism. Although these functions are well-defined in the context of tumorigenesis, recent studies – in particular those using pluripotent stem cells – have highlighted the importance of this pathway to development and cellular differentiation. Here, we review the recent in vitro and in vivo evidence for the role PI3K/AKT/mTOR signalling plays in the control of pluripotency and differentiation, with a particular focus on the molecular mechanisms underlying these functions.
Wnt/β-catenin signaling via Axin2 is required for myogenesis and, together with YAP/Taz and Tead1, active in IIa/IIx muscle fibers
Authors: Huraskin Danyil , Eiber Nane , Reichel Martin , Zidek Laura M. , Kravic Bojana , Bernkopf Dominic , von Maltzahn Julia , Behrens Jürgen , Hashemolhosseini Said
Published: August 2016

Canonical Wnt/β-catenin signaling plays an important role in myogenic differentiation, but its physiological role in muscle fibers remains elusive. Here, we studied activation of Wnt/β-catenin signaling in adult muscle fibers and muscle stem cells in an Axin2 reporter mouse. Axin2 is a negative regulator and a target of Wnt/β-catenin signaling. In adult muscle fibers, Wnt/β-catenin signaling is only detectable in a subset of fast fibers that have a significantly smaller diameter than other fast fibers. In the same fibers, immunofluorescence staining for YAP/Taz and Tead1 was detected. Wnt/β-catenin signaling was absent in quiescent and activated satellite cells. Upon injury, Wnt/β-catenin signaling was detected in muscle fibers with centrally located nuclei. During differentiation of myoblasts expression of Axin2, but not of Axin1, increased together with Tead1 target gene expression. Furthermore, absence of Axin1 and Axin2 interfered with myoblast proliferation and myotube formation, respectively. Treatment with the canonical Wnt3a ligand also inhibited myotube formation. Wnt3a activated TOPflash and Tead1 reporter activity, whereas neither reporter was activated in the presence of Dkk1, an inhibitor of canonical Wnt signaling. We propose that Axin2-dependent Wnt/β-catenin signaling is involved in myotube formation and, together with YAP/Taz/Tead1, associated with reduced muscle fiber diameter of a subset of fast fibers.
Runs on Money Market Mutual Funds
Authors: Schmidt Lawrence , Timmermann Allan , Wermers Russ
Published: August 2016

We study daily money market mutual fund flows at the individual share class level during September 2008. This fine granularity of data allows new insights into investor and portfolio holding characteristics conducive to run risk in cash-like asset pools. We find that cross-sectional flow data observed during the week of the Lehman failure are consistent with key implications of a simple model of coordination with incomplete information and strategic complementarities. Similar conclusions follow from daily models fitted to capture dynamic interactions between investors with differing levels of sophistication within the same money fund, holding constant the underlying portfolio. (JEL D14, G11, G23)
A Behavioral Analysis of Stochastic Reference Dependence
Authors: Masatlioglu Yusufcan , Raymond Collin
Published: August 2016

We examine the reference-dependent risk preferences of Kőszegi and Rabin (2007), focusing on their choice-acclimating personal equilibria. Although their model has only a trivial intersection (expected utility) with other reference-dependent models, it has very strong connections with models that rely on different psychological intuitions. We prove that the intersection of rank-dependent utility and quadratic utility, two well-known generalizations of expected utility, is exactly monotone linear gain-loss choice-acclimating personal equilibria. We use these relationships to identify parameters of the model, discuss loss and risk aversion, and demonstrate new applications. (JEL D11, D81)
Properties of the Combinatorial Clock Auction
Authors: Levin Jonathan , Skrzypacz Andrzej
Published: August 2016

The combinatorial clock auction has become popular for large-scale spectrum awards and other uses, replacing more traditional ascending or clock auctions. We describe some surprising properties of the auction, including a wide range of ex post equilibria with demand expansion, demand reduction, and predation. Our results obtain in a standard homogeneous good setting where bidders have well-behaved linear demand curves, and suggest some practical difficulties with dynamic implementations of the Vickrey auction. (JEL D44, D47, H82, L13)
Virotherapy: cancer gene therapy at last?
Authors: Bilsland Alan E. , Spiliopoulou Pavlina , Evans T. R. Jeffry
Published: August 2016

For decades, effective cancer gene therapy has been a tantalising prospect; for a therapeutic modality potentially able to elicit highly effective and selective responses, definitive efficacy outcomes have often seemed out of reach. However, steady progress in vector development and accumulated experience from previous clinical studies has finally led the field to its first licensed therapy. Following a pivotal phase III trial, Imlygic (talimogene laherparepvec/T-Vec) received US approval as a treatment for cutaneous and subcutaneous melanoma in October 2015, followed several weeks later by its European authorisation. These represent the first approvals for an oncolytic virotherapy. Imlygic is an advanced-generation herpesvirus-based vector optimised for oncolytic and immunomodulatory activities. Many other oncolytic agents currently remain in development, providing hope that current success will be followed by other diverse vectors that may ultimately come to constitute a new class of clinical anti-cancer agents. In this review, we discuss some of the key oncolytic viral agents developed in the adenovirus and herpesvirus classes, and the prospects for further enhancing their efficacy by combining them with novel immunotherapeutic approaches.
Applying machine learning to automated segmentation of head and neck tumour volumes and organs at risk on radiotherapy planning CT and MRI scans
Authors: Chu Carlton , De Fauw Jeffrey , Tomasev Nenad , Paredes Bernardino Romera , Hughes Cían , Ledsam Joseph , Back Trevor , Montgomery Hugh , Rees Geraint , Raine Rosalind , Sullivan Kevin , Moinuddin Syed , D'Souza Derek , Ronneberger Olaf , Mendes Ruheena , Cornebise Julien
Published: August 2016

Radiotherapy is one of the main ways head and neck cancers are treated; radiation is used to kill cancerous cells and prevent their recurrence.

Complex treatment planning is required to ensure that enough radiation is given to the tumour, and little to other sensitive structures (known as organs at risk) such as the eyes and nerves which might otherwise be damaged. This is especially difficult in the head and neck, where multiple at-risk structures often lie in extremely close proximity to the tumour. It can take radiotherapy experts four hours or more to pick out the important areas on planning scans (known as segmentation).

This research will focus on applying machine learning algorithms to automatic segmentation of head and neck planning computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans at University College London Hospital NHS Foundation Trust patients. Through analysis of the images used in radiotherapy DeepMind Health will investigate improvements in efficiency of cancer treatment pathways.
Shedding new light on old algae: Matching names and sequences in the brown algal genus Lobophora (Dictyotales, Phaeophyceae)
Authors: Vieira Christophe , Camacho Olga , Wynne Michael J. , Mattio Lydiane , Anderson Robert J. , Bolton John J. , Sansón Marta , D'hondt Sofie , Leliaert Frederik , Fredericq Suzanne , Payri Claude , De Clerck Olivier
Published: August 2016

The existence of massive cryptic diversity in algae makes linking DNA‐based lineages to existing taxa exceedingly difficult. A better integration of historical collections into modern taxonomic research is therefore highly desirable. Using the brown algal genus Lobophora as a test case, we explore the feasibility of linking taxonomic names to clades in modern phylogenies. Despite Lobophora being a pantropical genus with probably more than 100 species, traditionally only a handful of species have been recognized. In this study we reevaluated the identity of 17 historical taxa thought to belong to Lobophora by attempting DNA amplification of herbarium material as well as specimens recently collected from the type localities (epitypes). In an attempt to assign them to Molecular Operational Taxonomic Units, the obtained sequences were integrated in a global Lobophora phylogeny based upon data derived from more than 650 specimens. Our results indicate that although five sequences were obtained from type specimens, exclusive reliance on information preserved in type specimens is problematic. Epitype material proved a more successful way forward, but this route often comes with a considerable degree of uncertainty, especially in tropical regions where the extent of sympatry among Lobophora lineages is often considerable. More problematic from a broader perspective is the fact that for 35% of historical taxa, either the type could not be traced or permission was not granted to extract DNA from the types. Such a low accessibility rate may reduce our reliance on type material and jeopardize future efforts to integrate historical taxa into a framework of a modern DNA‐based taxonomy.
A revised generic classification of vittarioid ferns (Pteridaceae) based on molecular, micromorphological, and geographic data
Authors: Schuettpelz Eric , Chen Cheng-Wei , Kessler Michael , Pinson Jerald B. , Johnson Gabriel , Davila Alex , Cochran Alyssa T. , Huiet Layne , Pryer Kathleen M.
Published: August 2016

Vittarioid ferns compose a well‐supported clade of 100–130 species of highly simplified epiphytes in the family Pteridaceae. Generic circumscriptions within the vittarioid clade were among the first in ferns to be evaluated and revised based on molecular phylogenetic data. Initial analyses of rbcL sequences revealed strong geographic structure and demonstrated that the two largest vittarioid genera, as then defined, each had phylogenetically distinct American and Old World components. The results of subsequent studies that included as many as 36 individuals of 33 species, but still relied on a single gene, were generally consistent with the early findings. Here, we build upon the previous datasets, incorporating many more samples (138 individuals representing 72 species) and additional plastid markers (atpA, chlN, rbcL, rpoA). Analysis of our larger dataset serves to better characterize known lineages, reveals new lineages, and ultimately uncovers an underlying geographic signal that is even stronger than was previously appreciated. In our revised generic classification, we recognize a total of eleven vittarioid genera. Each genus, including the new genus Antrophyopsis (Benedict) Schuettp., stat. nov., is readily diagnosable based on morphology, with micromorphological characters related to soral paraphyses and spores complementing more obvious features such as venation and the distribution of sporangia. A key to the currently recognized vittarioid genera, brief generic descriptions, and five new species combinations are provided.
Circumscription and phylogeny of the fern family Tectariaceae based on plastid and nuclear markers, with the description of two new genera: Draconopteris and Malaifilix (Tectariaceae)
Authors: Zhang Liang , Schuettpelz Eric , Rothfels Carl J. , Zhou Xin-Mao , Gao Xin-Fen , Zhang Li-Bing
Published: August 2016

The circumscription and the phylogeny of the fern family Tectariaceae have been controversial. Previous molecular studies have supported the monophyly of this family, with 4–5 genera. However, these studies were exclusively based on plastid markers and relatively small sampling, especially of the non‐Tectaria genera. In the present study, DNA sequences of eight plastid and one nuclear markers of 25 accessions representing 19 species of Tectaria and 58 accessions representing ca. 90% of the non‐Tectaria species in the family (including Arthropteris) were used to infer a phylogeny using maximum likelihood (ML), Bayesian inference, and maximum parsimony. Our major results include: (1) Tectaria as currently circumscribed is not monophyletic and can be divided into three genera: Tectaria s.str., Draconopteris (gen. nov.) from Central to South America, and Malaifilix (gen. nov.) from Malesia; (2) Draconopteris and Malaifilix, the two new genera, together with Pteridrys, form a strongly supported clade; (3) in our ML analyses, the clade containing Draconopteris, Malaifilix, and Pteridrys (the DMP clade) is resolved as sister to the rest of Tectariaceae and Arthropteris is sister to Tectaria + (Hypoderris + Triplophyllum), suggesting that Arthropteris should be treated as a member of Tectariaceae, and thus Tectariaceae contains seven genera: Arthropteris, Draconopteris, Hypoderris, Malaifilix, Pteridrys, Tectaria, and Triplophyllum; (4) with the well‐supported relationships among the members of Tectariaceae, anastomosing venation in the family is inferred to have evolved independently at least three times; (5) Nephrolepis is strongly supported as sister to a clade containing Cyclopeltis, Dracoglossum, and Lomariopsis, and thus we advocate that Lomariopsidaceae include these four genera (plus the unsampled Thysanosoria); and (6) intercontinental dispersal appears to have played an important role in shaping the extant distribution of Tectariaceae.
Phylogeny and generic delimitation in Molluginaceae, new pigment data in Caryophyllales, and the new family Corbichoniaceae
Authors: Thulin Mats , Moore Abigail J. , El-Seedi Hesham , Larsson Anders , Christin Pascal-Antoine , Edwards Erika J.
Published: August 2016

The circumscription of Molluginaceae has changed radically in recent years, with Corbichonia being moved to Lophiocarpaceae, Limeum to Limeaceae, Macarthuria to Macarthuriaceae and all species of Hypertelis, except the type, to Kewa in Kewaceae. In a broad analysis of core Caryophyllales using plastid trnK‐matK and rbcL sequences, the position of Molluginaceae in a strict sense as sister to the Portulacineae clade is corroborated, as are the positions of Corbichonia, Limeum and Kewa outside the family. The phylogeny of Molluginaceae is reconstructed based on trnK‐matK and nuclear ITS sequences of about half of the currently recognized species in the family and with representatives from all recognized genera. Mollugo is found to be polyphyletic and a new taxonomy for the family with 11 genera is proposed. Mollugo in its new restricted sense is a mainly American genus of about 15 species, including M. ulei comb. nov., previously placed in the monotypic Glischrothamnus. The Australian and Asian genus Trigastrotheca is resurrected for T. molluginea, T. pentaphylla comb. nov. and T. stricta comb. nov. The name Paramollugo nom. nov. is proposed for the Mollugo nudicaulis group and the combinations P. angustifolia comb. nov., P. cuneifolia comb. nov., P. decandra comb. nov., P. deltoidea comb. nov., P. navassensis comb. nov. and P. nudicaulis comb. nov. are made. Hypertelis is expanded to include, besides the type H. spergulacea, also H. cerviana comb. nov., H. fragilis comb. nov., H. umbellata comb. nov. and H. walteri comb. nov. In Pharnaceum, the new combination P. namaquense comb. nov. is made, Hypertelis longifolia is treated as a synonym of P. lineare and Mollugo tenella as a synonym of P. subtile. Corbichonia is proposed to be treated as a family of its own, Corbichoniaceae fam. nov. Several names are lectotypified, including the Linnaean Mollugo pentaphylla and M. stricta. An anthocyanin is reported for the first time from Simmondsiaceae. The detection of anthocyanins in members of Kewaceae and Molluginaceae agree with previous reports and corroborate the view that these families represent reversals from betalains to anthocyanins. The report of an anthocyanin in Limeaceae, previously regarded as unpigmented, apparently represents a newly detected reversal from betalains to anthocyanins in this family.
Natural Deduction for Three-Valued Regular Logics
Authors: Petrukhin Yaroslav
Published: August 2016

IIn this paper, I consider a family of three-valued regular logics: the well-known strong and weak S.C. Kleene’s logics and two intermediate logics, where one was discovered by M. Fitting and the other one by E. Komendantskaya. All these systems were originally presented in the semantical way and based on the theory of recursion. However, the proof theory of them still is not fully developed. Thus, natural deduction systems are built only for strong Kleene’s logic both with one (A. Urquhart, G. Priest, A. Tamminga) and two designated values (G. Priest, B. Kooi, A. Tamminga). The purpose of this paper is to provide natural deduction systems for weak and intermediate regular logics both with one and two designated values.
Use of information studies in theses of Egyptian departments of libraries and information: an analytical study
Authors: Baknam Kareman
Published: August 2016

This study discusses the status of the Arab thesis on benefit Behavior from information to inventory and analysis this publication and see Substantive, temporal, geographic and numerical Trends. This study based on the survey method and bibliometric analysis.
Analysis of Car Commuters knowledge, Awareness and Willing to Modal Shift in Klang Valley, Malaysia
Authors: Kaffashi Sara , Shamsudin Mad Nasir , Fahmi Shaufique , Bazrbachi Abdullatif , Radam Alias , Rahim Khalid
Published: August 2016

The main objective of present study is to evaluate private vehicle commuters’ knowledge and concern about health and environmental impact of transportation related air pollution in Klang Valley, Malaysia. Data were collected using structured questionnaire and interviewing 450 car commuters in five main areas of Klang Valley. The Results indicated that majority of respondents (58%) have knowledge about deteriorating effect of transport on society’s health and welfare. While, only 36% of them were concern about the transport related environmental problems. This study suggest that government intervention through increasing toll, parking fee and introducing congestion fee together with providing more efficient public transport can reduce more than half of travels by car.
Analysis of Water Level Fluctuations and TDS Variations in the Groundwater at Mewat (Nuh) District, Haryana (India)
Authors: Priyanka Priyanka , Krishan Gopal , Sharma Lalit Mohan , Yadav Brijesh , Ghosh N. C
Published: August 2016

Groundwater is the major source for fulfilling the water needs of domestic and agricultural sectors in Mewat district, Haryana, India and its continuous use has put an enormous pressure on the groundwater resource, which along with low rainfall and variable geographical conditions lead to the declining water levels. The other problem of this area is high salinity which is reported intruding to the freshwater zone1. Taking into account the twin problem of declining water level and high salinity the study was taken up jointly by National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee; Sehgal Foundation, Gurgaon and Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee. Groundwater level and TDS (Total dissolved solids) data for pre-monsoon and post-monsoon seasons for the time period of 2011–2015 of 40 monitoring wells developed by Sehgal Foundation, Gurgaon was collected and analysed. It has been found that the groundwater level is decreasing in the area while TDS values show inconsistent trends during 2011-15. Further monitoring of the wells is continued to get the more information on water level and TDS which will help in facilitating the researchers in finding out the applicable solutions for the above problems in the Mewat, Haryana.
Review and Concept Development for Electricity Generation from Municipal Solid Waste Using Mfcs
Authors: Jahangeer Jahangeer , Gupta Pankaj , Shaktibala Shaktibala , Rayani Shamim
Published: August 2016

The aim of this manuscript is to review and conceptualization of electricity generation from solid waste using Microbial Fuel Cells (MFCs) technology. MFCs technology has an ample future for both waste remediation and renewable energy generation due to an aerobic microbe produces less sludge in MFCs compared with conventional methods. Electricity can be generated from different organic matters such as fatty acids, proteins, wastewater, and carbohydrates etc. Elegant energy can be generated which helps for compensating the costs. The performance of MFCs depends on the system architecture, internal resistance, species and amount of bacteria on the anode, type of organic matter, chemical characteristics of the medium (pH, solution conductivity and chemical concentration) and the electrode surface characteristics. One set of practical experiment was performed using single chamber MFCs and the power generation along with COD removal was measured. The results show significant power generation and effective COD removal parallel in MFC cell. This study will help in design and research for renewable energy production and waste management.
Effect of Biotic Disturbances on Herbaceous Vegetation in Cypress Mixed Oak Forests of Central Himalaya, India
Authors: Karki Himani , Rana Pratima , Bargali Kiran , Bargali S. S , Rawat Y.S
Published: August 2016

Herbaceous layer remains an underappreciated aspect of forest ecosystem, which serves a special role in maintaining the structure and functioning of forests. It provides important information regarding the site characteristics of forests. Present study examined the effects of site on herbaceous vegetation in an oak-mixed cypress forest in Central Himalaya, India. The study sites are located near Nainital town between 29o36’56”-29o36’79” N latitude and 79o46’03”-79o46’19” E longitude between 1600- 1850 m above mean sea level in the Central Himalaya. Both lowly and highly disturbed sites were further subdivided into three sub-sites (hill base, hill slope and hill top). A total of 35 species represented by twenty families were recorded from the studied sites. Maximum herb species belongs to the Asteraceae family. The lowly disturbed site was more diverse than the highly disturbed one. Total herb density was 344.4 ind.m-2 at highly disturbed site, whereas 481.2 ind.m-2 at lowly disturbed site.
Pool- Houses – The Most Effective Elements of Traditional Passive Cooling
Authors: Neghabi Mahboobeh
Published: August 2016

Nowadays, providence of non-renewable energies is the most important issue of Iran. Iranian architects have focused on two approaches of energy saving. Firstly, they are going to use past architecture experiences and secondly, they use new scientific solutions. This paper among the traditional cooling systems, studies pool houses. They have been used in different locations of Iran; although they are similar, in general but their structure differs with the climates. This paper is going to answer some questions: Are pool-houses passive cooling systems? Are there different pool-houses in various regions of Iran? The research method is descriptive-analytic and we have collected some data and information through library and field study. We studied pool-houses in different climate conditions of Iran; we found that pool-houses have different structures. For instance, in north-west Iran, where the climate condition is cold, they are located at basement of two-story buildings, and there is not a roof ventilator. But in warm and dry areas they use Khyshkhan on the roof for wind circulation and subterranean-water is accessible in some houses.
Prediction of Reservoir Induced Seismicity by Analytical Hierarchy Process and Regression Analysis
Authors: Sreenivasan Unnikrishnan , Kishan D , Saritha S. K , Khushwaha Shankar
Published: August 2016

This study is done to find out the equation for reservoir induced seismicity. The mechanism and histories of reservoir induced seismicity are studied first to find out the factors affecting reservoir induced seismicity. A questionnaire survey is done to get an opinion of an expert on the effect of all the factors affecting reservoir induced seismicity. The results obtained from this questionnaire survey is used to find out the respective weightages of the factors by analytical hierarchy process. In the second part of the study, seismic details of 20 seismic and aseismic dams are found out in a questionnaire survey format. These details along with the weights found out in the first part of the study is used to find out the equation for reservoir induced seismicity by regression analysis.
Biogas Plants in Chattisgarh (India): A Case Study
Authors: Shailendra Kumar , Mishra B. P. , Khardiwar M.s , Patel S. K , Yaduvanshi B.K , Solanki B. P
Published: August 2016

This study focused on evaluating the performance of biogas plants among the different district of Chhattisgarh State. Data from an existing biogas plants, located in Chhattisgarh state, was used for the performance evaluation of randomly selected biogas plants. Overall district wise biogas generation efficiency of Chhattisgarh plain was found to be 75.73 % and the efficiency was found maximum in district Mahasamund (83.50 %) and Durg (80.81 %) whereas minimum in district Raigarh (71.7 %). Average consumption or say use of biogas burner in the Chhattisgarh plains was found to be 3.75 h / day. However, the burner use-time varied with owner to owner from 2.70 h to 6.04 h /day. The district wise overall plant efficiency of Chhattisgarh plains was found 64.72 %, which varied district to district from 46-82 %. Overall performance was found maximum of 2 m3 plant (73.44 %) followed by 3 m3 (64.85 %). Minimum overall performance was found 8 m3 size (40.87 %) followed by 4m3 (44.62 %) size of plant. The overall plant efficiency reduced with increasing the plant size.
Rainfall Trend and Variability Analysis of Sub-Tropical Hills of Arunachal Pradesh in Northeastern Himalayan Region of India
Authors: Bhagawati Kaushik , Bhagawati Rupankar , Sen Amit , Shukla Kshitiz , Alone Rajesh
Published: August 2016

The climate change especially the changes in rainfall pattern is most crucial for Himalayan region as it leads to changes in river runoff and consequently affecting environment, agricultural productivity and human livelihood downstream. Current study aims to evaluate the rainfall trend and variability in the highest rainfall recipient sub-tropical hill regions of Arunachal Pradesh in Northeastern Himalayan region of India. Sen’s estimator is used for trend analysis and Mann-Kendall test to determine significance of the trend. The 37 years (1979-2015) data reveals no clear and consistent trend of average annual rainfall. But a wide inter and intra seasonal variation in the monthly rainfall has been observed. Also a significant shift in rainfall during pre-monsoon and Southwest monsoon was noticed leading to change in forest and agricultural growing seasons, mid-season dry spell during July and increase in extreme rainfall events during August, September and October. The trend analysis of rainfall will help in prediction of future climate scenarios in this Himalayan region and to understand the impact of climate change.
To Study the Temporal Variation of Capacity Utilization Factor (CUF) of PV Based Solar Power Plant with Respect to Climatic Condition
Authors: Chaudhari Ramesh , Chaudhari Bharat , Dilipsinh Pratiksinh , Leela bhai Vijya
Published: August 2016

Performance, quality and reliability of technology are becoming more and more important for the emerging photovoltaic markets worldwide. In this experiment the monitoring of climatic factors like, solar radiation, Ambient Temperature, Module Temperature, Relative Humidity and Wind Speed was carried out on daily basis for six months, between 7:00 A.M to 6:00 P.M. Data was measured with SCADA system. This analysis was carried out by monitoring the fluctuation in power output of the system with climatic factors. From the results, there is direct proportionality between the power output of the system and the climatic factors. The correlation between ambient air temperature, PV module temperature and CUF is strongly positive. The other climatic factor like wind speed is does not have much significant effect on CUF. The Relative humidity is negatively correlated with CUF. The correlation between solar radiation and the CUF is strongly positive.
Endless Accumulation, Limits to Growth, and the Tendency for the Rate of Profit to Fall
Authors: Minqi Li
Published: August 2016

This article proposes a simple new model that helps to analyze the long-term movement of the profit rate. The article applies the new model to the United States and China, the world's two largest economies, to illustrate how the new model may help analyze the global capitalist crisis in the 21st century. In the new model, the long-term movement of the profit rate depends on the long-term average economic growth rate and the ratio of accumulation. As the capitalist economy stagnates and ecological sustainability imposes constraints on future economic growth, capitalism may have exhausted its historical capacity to check the tendency for the rate of profit to fall.
Comparison of a Timing‐Based Measure of Unintended Pregnancy and the London Measure of Unplanned Pregnancy
Authors: Aiken Abigail R.A. , Westhoff Carolyn L. , Trussell James , Castaño Paula M.
Published: August 2016

CONTEXT

Unintended pregnancy is a universal benchmark for reproductive health, but whether variations reflect differences in measurement and how well measures predict pregnancy outcomes warrant further examination. U.S. and British measures of unintended and unplanned pregnancy offer a useful comparison.

METHODS

Some 220 women seeking pregnancy testing at the Columbia University Medical Center in 2005 responded to three pregnancy measures: a binary timing‐based measure of unintended pregnancy (TMUP); a multi‐item measure of timing‐based intentions and planning behaviors, the London Measure of Unplanned Pregnancy (LMUP); and a measure combining intentions (from the TMUP) and how women would feel about a positive pregnancy test. Six‐month pregnancy status was assessed among 159 respondents. Estimates of unintended and unplanned pregnancy were calculated using the TMUP and the LMUP, and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were generated to assess congruence.

RESULTS

According to the TMUP, 76% of pregnancies were unintended; by contrast, LMUP scores categorized 39% as unplanned. The ROC curve indicated that expanding the range of scores for classifying pregnancies as unplanned on the LMUP would achieve greater congruence between these measures. At six months, the proportion of pregnancies that had ended in abortion was 42% of those classified as unintended using the TMUP, 60% of those classified as unplanned using the LMUP and 71% of those that women said they had not intended and were very upset about.

CONCLUSIONS

U.S. and British measures of unintended pregnancy are not directly comparable, and a measure combining intentions and feelings may better predict pregnancy outcomes.
Negotiating identities in the furry fandom through costuming
Authors: Satinsky Emily , Green Denise Nicole
Published: August 2016

This article examines how identities are negotiated and performed through costuming within the furry fandom community. Using ethnographic research methods, including participant observation augmented by demographic surveys and in-depth interviews at two fur conventions, we explore how individuals’ gender, sexual and anthropomorphic identities are produced through costuming at fur conventions. The findings reveal a vast spectrum of identities within the fandom; costuming and ‘dressing-up’ enable individuals, particularly men, opportunities to explore and express aspects of identities through animal performance. The body, as Judith Butler has argued, is a ‘variable boundary’ with a permeable surface – making it a site where gender is repeatedly performed. Costuming and manipulating the body is a material interpretation of gender – that is, a repeated action of the body within clothes. The effect of gender is produced through the ‘stylization of the body’ and percolates through material and embodied gesture and habitus. While gender non-conformists in North America may experience limitations with regard to their visible expression in everyday society (both perceived and in ‘policing’ behaviours), the furry fandom community is an accepting and tolerant space for negotiation and experimentation with gender through costuming and body modification. Furries perform gender and negotiate ambivalences about these identities through the costume.
Reviews
Authors: Blanco F. José , Hart Rachel , Lentz-Schiller Holly , Lindholm Christina
Published: August 2016

Precious Cufflinks: From Pablo Picasso to James Bond, Walter Grasser, Franz Hemmerle and Alexander von Württemberg (2016) Munich: Hirmer, 128 pp., ISBN: 9783777424231, h/bk, $49.95

Sneakers: Fashion, Gender, and Subculture, Yuniya Kawamura (2016) London and New York: Bloomsbury Academic, 147 pp., ISBN: 9780857857330, p/bk, $29.95

The Superhero Costume: Identity and Disguise in Fact and Fiction, Barbara Brownie and Danny Graydon (2016) London: Bloomsbury, 175 pp., ISBN: 9781472595904, p/bk, $29.95

Hair, Scott Lowe (2016) New York and London: Bloomsbury, 132 pp., ISBN: 9781628922868, p/bk, $16.95
Collared: Celluloid, masculinity and class
Authors: Petrov Julia
Published: August 2016

Modern discussions of nineteenth-century-male fashion claim that this was the period when male dress was standardized into a uniform of acceptable respectability. Indeed, to twenty-first-century eyes, the prevailing image of the Victorian male seems to be a homogenous mass of black suits, bowler hats and stiff collars. Contemporary observers were able to instantly size up a man’s character, class and professional ambitions by a mere glance at their clothing. The collar, whether paper, linen or celluloid, became the locus of social distinction, and is therefore the best example of the nuanced associations attached to male clothing during the late nineteenth century. Taking a material culture approach, with additional support from popular literature and visual sources, may help historians to better understand and interpret the strict hierarchy of Victorian men and the uniforms that prescribed their social existence. Questions of sincerity, aspiration and moral uprightness are also inextricably linked to this topic, and the conclusions drawn may have additional implications for how scholars and historians understand the corresponding feminine sphere during this period.
Variables associated with malondialdehyde level in thalassemia major patients
Authors: Gunarsih Arum , Amalia Pustika , Boediman Imam
Published: August 2016

BackgmundThalassemia is the most cormnon hereditary haemolyticanaemia in the world, including in Indonesia. The main treatmentfor thalassemia is regular transfusions, but these are knO\vn to causeiron overload. Moreover, iron overload in jJ􀁮thalassemia patientsgenerates oxygen free radicals and peroxidative lipid injury. Ferritinserum concentration is used as indirect measurement of iron overload.Malondialdehyde (MDA), a terminal compound oflipid peroxidation,is used as an index of oxidative stress status.Objective To assess the correlation between iron overload (serumferritin level) and MDA as a marker of oxidative stress in thalassemiamajor patients.Methods This c ross􀁮sectional study was conducted at CiptoMangunkusumo Hospital, Jakarta, from May􀁮June 2009. Subjectswere thalassemia major patients (homozygous jJ􀁮thalassemia orjJ􀁮thalassemia;HbE) who received regular blood transfusions, iron􀁮chelation, and vitamin E as an antioxidant. Data was collected by his􀁮tory􀁮taking, physical examination, medical records, and questionnaires.Blocd specimens were dra\Vll from the thalassemia major subjects beforetransfusion and examined for serum ferritin and MDA levels.Results Fifty􀁮five subjects Mth thalassemia major (34 homozygousjJ􀁮thalassemia and 21 jJ􀁮thalassemia;HbE) were included in ourstudy. Mean serum ferritin level was 3693.2 (SD 21423),ug/L andme811 MDA level was 0.641 (SD 0.283) nmolimL. No cor relationwas found between serum ferritin and MDA levels in thalassemiamajor subjects (r=0.147, P=0.285). As additional results, this studyalso showed no correlation between MDA to reguler vitamin Econsumption (r=0.277, P=0.028) as well as MDA and nutritionalstatus (F0371, P􀁯0.()J4).Conclusion There was no cor relation between serum ferritin leveland plasma MDA level in thalassemia major subjects, no cor relationsbetween MDA and regular vitamin E consumption, as well as MDAand nutritional status. [paediatr Indones. 2012;52:125,31].
Anthropometric measurements for detecting low birth weight
Authors: Kusharisupeni Kusharisupeni , Putra Wahyu Kumia Y. , Achmad Engkus Kusdinar
Published: August 2016

Background In several provinces of Eastern Indonesia, themajority of births take place at home (60%) and are assisted bytraditional birth attendants. Most of these newborns do not havetheir birth weight recorded, due to lack of available weighing scalesor lack of skill to perform the measurement, especially in ruralareas. As such, an early iden tification oflow birth weight cases isneeded to prevent infan t morbidity and mortality.Objective To assess anthropometric measurements including calf,chest, and h ead circumferences as a method of choice for detectinglow birth weight, as substitute for actual weighing.Methods This cross-sectional study was performed at BanjarBarn, South Kalimantan, Indonesia, from January to March 2012.Subjects were full term, singleton, and live-born infants duringthe study period, and obtained from private clinics by a purposivesampling procedure. Calf, chest, and h ead circumferences weremeasured to identify the most suitable substitute for birth weightusing Pearson's correlation, ROC, sensitivity, and specificity.Results In this study, a correlation was shown between birthweight and all anthropometric measurements. Optimal calf,chest, and head circumference cutoff points to identify low birthweight infants were 10.3 cm, 30. 7 cm, and 3 1.2 cm, respectively.The area under the curves (AUC) showed good accuracy for allmeasuremen t types. Calf circumference had the closest estimatedtrue prevalence to the true prevalence (8.52% and 8.6%, respectively)compared to the other measurement types.Conclusion Calf circumference is the most suitable measurementas a substitute for birth weight, due to its estimated trueprevalence.
Methisoprinol for children with early phase dengue infection: a pilot study
Authors: Ompico Melissa G.
Published: August 2016

Background Dengue fever is associated with many healthcomplications and medical costs. Furthermore, there is currentlyno approved dengue antiviral medication or vaccine. Empiricevidence has suggested that patients who received supplementalmethisoprinol therapy had faster recovery times and fewercomplications .Objective To detennine the effects of oral methisoprinol on theclinical course and laboratory findings of children with early phasedengue infection.Methods We conducted a randomized, double-blind study fromJune to September 2012 on 22 children aged 2.7-16.8 years withlaboratory-confirmed early dengue infection. Subjects had notpreviously received antithrombotic agents, nor did they havebleeding disorders or immunodeficiency. We randomized thesubjects to receive either oral methisoprinol (100 mg/kg BW/day,divided into four doses) or placebo for 72 hours, with 11 subjectsper group. The primary endpoint was fever clearance time (FCT),and secondary endpoints were platelet nadii; white blood cell(WBC) nadii; maximum hemoconcentration, length of hospitalstay, and development of complications .Results The mean decrease in WBC count was less withmethisoprinol than with placebo [1.14 (SD 0.84) vs 2.60 (SD 3.12)x [09 /L; P = 0.004]. In addition, the mean decrease in platelet countwas less in patients on methisoprinol [38.36 (SD 58.3) vs. 50.46 (SD73.42) x 109/L; P=0.046]. No significant differences between thetwo groups were found for FCT (P=0.158), length ofhospital stay(P=0.511), hemoconcentration, or dengue complications.Conclusion Methisoprinol initiated at an early phase in dengueinfection reduced the anticipated leukopenia by 56% andthrombocytopenia by 24%. Hence it can be used along withstandard approved fluid and antipyretic therapy.
Demand for measles and yellow fever vaccines for children in Ghana: are socio-economic, demographic and Geographic factors relevant?
Authors: Immurana Mustapha , Urma Arabi
Published: August 2016

One of the best ways of Preventing Measles and Yellow fever which are dangerous killers of children is through vaccination. Therefore given the absence of research to the best of our knowledge on the factors that affect demand for Measles and Yellow fever vaccines among children in Ghana, this study investigated the socio-economic, demographic and geographic factors that affect the demand for Measles and Yellow fever vaccines among children in Ghana. By using data from the 2014 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey and the binary probit model, the study among other findings revealed that, Children in the Western region were less likely to have received both the Measles 1 and Yellow fever vaccines. Also urban children and children with unemployed mothers were found to be less likely to have received the Measles 1, Measles 2 and Yellow fever vaccines relative to rural children and children with employed mothers respectively. Also Traditional/Spiritualist/No religion faith children were found to be less likely to have received the Yellow fever vaccine. Further, uneducated mothers, mothers without health insurance and non-wealthy households were found to be less likely to demand the Measles 2 vaccine for their children. This study therefore concludes that Socio-Economic, Demographic and Geographic Factors are relevant determinants of demand for measles and yellow fever vaccines among children in Ghana.
Beyond the ‘Balkan route’, or Why Southeastern Europe Remains a Core Issue for Europe
Authors: Despot Andrea , Grandits Hannes , Höpken Wolfgang , Reljić Dušan , Schubert Gabriella , Trubeta Sevasti
Published: August 2016

On the initiative of the Balkanologenverband e. V. (Association of Balkanologists), on 22 June 2016, the day before the ‘Brexit’ referendum, various experts on southeast European history and politics at Humboldt University in Berlin discussed the effects of the current crises on Europe’s southeastern periphery. In response to the dramatic events of the refugee crisis of 2015 the region oscillated between alienation from and rapprochement towards the European Union, and it has become evident that European integration has become an ever more questionable attraction for the states in the region. The participants in the discussion describe the situation after the closure of the so-called ‘Balkan route’ in March 2016 as hovering between a fragile stability and stagnation.