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Two Powerful Tests for Parent-of-Origin Effects at Quantitative Trait Loci on the X Chromosome
Authors: Lau Pui Yin , Yeung Kar Fu , Zhou Ji-Yuan , Fung Wing Kam
Published: April 2019

Parent-of-origin effects, which describe an occurrence where the expression of a gene depends on its parental origin, are an important phenomenon in epigenetics. Statistical methods for detecting parent-of-origin effects on autosomes have been investigated for 20 years, but the development of statistical methods for detecting parent-of-origin effects on the X chromosome is relatively new. In the literature, a class of Q-XPAT-type tests are the only tests for the parent-of-origin effects for quantitative traits on the X chromosome. In this paper, we propose two simple and powerful classes of tests to detect parent-of-origin effects for quantitative trait values on the X chromosome. The proposed tests can accommodate complete and incomplete nuclear families with any number of daughters. The simulation study shows that our proposed tests produce empirical type I error rates that are close to their respective nominal levels, as well as powers that are larger than those of the Q-XPAT-type tests. The proposed tests are applied to a real data set on Turner’s syndrome, and the proposed tests give a more significant finding than the Q-C-XPAT test.
Pancreatic Mass or Cyst? Diagnostic Dilemma
Authors: Klair Jagpal Singh , Nakshabendi Rahman , Rajput Maheen , Gerke Henning , El-Abiad Rami
Published: April 2019

A santorinicele is a rare anomaly defined as focal cystic dilation of the terminal portion of the dorsal pancreatic duct at the minor papilla. Importantly this anomaly has been suggested as a possible cause of relative stenosis of the minor papilla. This anomaly has been associated with pancreatic divisum and recurrent acute pancreatitis. Magnetic resonance imaging/magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography and endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) are the main diagnostic modalities. Endoscopic minor papilla sphincterotomy has been shown to improve pain and quality of life in patients with this anomaly presenting with recurrent pancreatitis. We present a case of a single episode of pancreatitis who underwent EUS for evaluation of possible pancreatic mass leading to a diagnosis of santorinicele and complete pancreatic divisum. We attempt to describe this anomaly, diagnostic approach, and management options.
Cardio-Oncology Rehabilitation to Manage Cardiovascular Outcomes in Cancer Patients and Survivors: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association
Authors: Gilchrist Susan C. , Barac Ana , Ades Philip A. , Alfano Catherine M. , Franklin Barry A. , Jones Lee W. , La Gerche Andre , Ligibel Jennifer A. , Lopez Gabriel , Madan Kushal , Oeffinger Kevin C. , Salamone Jeannine , Scott Jessica M. , Squires Ray W. , Thomas Randal J. , Treat-Jacobson Diane J. , Wright Janet S. ,   On behalf of the American Heart Association Exercise, Cardiac Rehabilitation, and Secondary Prevention Committee of the Council on Clinical Cardiology; Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing; and Council on Peripheral Vascular Disease
Published: April 2019

Cardiovascular disease is a competing cause of death in patients with cancer with early-stage disease. This elevated cardiovascular disease risk is thought to derive from both the direct effects of cancer therapies and the accumulation of risk factors such as hypertension, weight gain, cigarette smoking, and loss of cardiorespiratory fitness. Effective and viable strategies are needed to mitigate cardiovascular disease risk in this population; a multimodal model such as cardiac rehabilitation may be a potential solution. This statement from the American Heart Association provides an overview of the existing knowledge and rationale for the use of cardiac rehabilitation to provide structured exercise and ancillary services to cancer patients and survivors. This document introduces the concept of cardio-oncology rehabilitation, which includes identification of patients with cancer at high risk for cardiac dysfunction and a description of the cardiac rehabilitation infrastructure needed to address the unique exposures and complications related to cancer care. In this statement, we also discuss the need for future research to fully implement a multimodal model of cardiac rehabilitation for patients with cancer and to determine whether reimbursement of these services is clinically warranted.
Interroga virtutes naturales: Nature in Giles of Rome’s On Ecclesiastical Power
Authors: Adamson Peter
Published: April 2019

Giles of Rome’s On Ecclesiastical Power (De ecclesiastica potestate), a polemical work arguing for the political supremacy of the pope, claims that the papacy holds a ‘plenitude of power’ and has direct or indirect authority over all aspects of human life. This paper shows how Giles uses themes from natural philosophy in developing his argument. He compares cosmic and human ordering and draws an analogy between the relations of soul to body and of Church to state. He also understands the pope’s power to be ‘universal’ in nature, another idea taken from Aristotelian physics. Further, Giles views the pope’s right to intervene arbitrarily in the affairs of the Christian community as mirroring God’s ability to work miracles. We thus see that Giles, no less than intellectuals on the other side of this debate such as Dante and Marsilius of Padua, believed that Aristotelian natural philosophy could be enlisted in the service of political thought.
Faith and Rhetoric in Giles of Rome
Authors: Faucher Nicolas
Published: April 2019

Giles of Rome’s view of faith in the reportatio of his questions on book III of the Sentences (q. 38, d. 23) is founded on a likening of faith to rhetoric. The firm intellectual assent that characterizes them both is caused by the will, motivated by emotion, or affective bias. This paper argues that this is made possible by Giles’ move away from Aquinas’ position on the assent produced by rhetorical discourse, which Aquinas thought to be of little certainty, while Giles affirms that, based on the will’s natural control over the intellect, it can be as certain as faithful assent, and that the psychological process that produces it can serve as a model for that which produces faithful assent. The new function Giles gives to rhetoric underlines the evolution of thirteenth-century views on faith, as shown through a comparison of Giles’ view with two other doctrines of faith that use examples similar to the one Giles employs: those of Philip the Chancellor and Peter John Olivi. For the former, faith founded on affective bias is a typical example of non-virtuous faith, while for the latter, just as for Giles, it is the very model of virtuous faith.
Morphological traits and molecular analysis for two new Chrysosporium species from Fujian Province, China
Authors: LI ZHONG , ZHANG YAN-WEI , CHEN WAN-HAO , HAN YAN-FENG
Published: April 2019

Two new species, Chrysosporium laterisporum and C. ovalisporum, were isolated from forest soils and zoo soils in Fuzhou City, Fujian Province, China, using child hair as baits. Molecular (ITS-5.8S rDNA sequences) and morphological characters were used to identify taxonomic status. The phylogeny showed C. laterisporum and C. ovalisporum grouped into a separate subclade, closely related to C. georgii, C. magnasporum, C. oceanitesii and C. vespertilium. These previously described Chrysosporium species can be distinguished from the new species based on morphology alone.
Paracaryum lalezarense (Boraginaceae), a new species from high alpine elevations of Lalezar Mountains, in Iran
Authors: DOOSTMOHAMMADI MOSLEM , MIRTADZADINI MANSOUR
Published: April 2019

Paracaryum lalezarense is described as a new species endemic to the Lalezar Mountains in southeastern Iran. The new species is characterized by its moderately incurved nutlet wings, glochidiate nutlet wing margins, smooth and shiny nutlet disks and rather small flowers (corolla 3.5–4 mm long) with corolla tube as long as limb. It is restricted to high alpine and nival elevations (4,000–4,260 m) that is an infrequent phenomenon amongst other species of the genus Paracaryum. Description, photographs of living plants and distribution map of the new species are provided and taxonomic relationships with its closest possible allied species and its conservation status are briefly discussed.
First record of Prolecithophora (Platyhelminthes) from Argentina: Plagiostomum cilioejaculator sp. n.
Authors: BRUSA FRANCISCO
Published: April 2019

In this work a new benthic species of the genus Plagiostomum is described from the littoral zone of Río de la Plata (Argentina). Plagiostomum cilioejaculator sp. n. is the fourth eyeless species of the genus to be described. The male reproductive system is characterized by a muscular and somewhat curved penis, approximately 260 mm long. The ejaculatory duct is lined by a densely ciliated epithelium. The female reproductive system is typical of the genus. Plagiostomum cilioejaculator sp. n. is the first species of Prolecithophora described from Argentinian waters.
Platysetosus occultus gen. nov., sp. nov., a new genus and species of mite from Tasmania (Acari: Uropodina)
Authors: DYLEWSKA M. , BŁOSZYK J. , HALLIDAY R. B.
Published: April 2019

A new endemic Australian genus Platysetosus gen. nov. (Acari: Uropodina: Uropodoidea) from Tasmania and its type species Platysetosus occultus sp. nov. are described and figured. Platysetosus is very distinctive, and its relationship to other genera of Uropodina is not clear.
First stage zoeal descriptions of five Galatheoidea species from Western Pacific (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura)
Authors: GUERAO GUILLERMO , MACPHERSON ENRIQUE , SAMADI SARAH , DE FORGES BERTRAND RICHER , BOISSELIER MARIE-CATHERINE
Published: April 2019

The first zoeal stages of the galatheids Neonida grandis, Agononida squamosa and Munida javieri, and the chirostylids Eumunida annulosa and E. capillata are described and illustrated from laboratory-hatched material obtained from ovigerous females collected from south western Pacific. The morphologies of the first zoeae are compared with the same larval stage of other known anomuran species. The larval characters of Agononida squamosa and Neonida grandis are similar to those described for Agononida incerta. Munida javieri exhibits features not present in other described species of Munida such as the setation of the endopod of the maxillule and the antennal morphology. Eumunida annulosa and E. capillata do not show abbreviated development as in other described chirostylids such as Uroptychus and Gastroptychus, and its larval morphology is equivalent to the first stage of galatheid zoeae. However, many morphological characters of Eumunida species are typically pagurid, such as the two terminal plumose setae of the antennal endopod, the three-segmented endopod of the maxillule, the posterior margin of the carapace without spines, and the scaphognathite with 5 plumose setae and without a posterior lobe.
Ramazzottius bunikowskae, a new species of Tardigrada (Eutardigrada, Hypsibiidae) from Russia
Authors: KACZMAREK ŁUKASZ , MICHALCZYK ŁUKASZ , DIDUSZKO DAWID
Published: April 2019

A new species, Ramazzottius bunikowskae sp. nov. is described from a lichen sample collected in Russia. The new species is the most similar to R. caucasicus Biserov, and R. tribulosus Bertolani & Rebecchi in the shape of the egg processes but it differs from these species by some differences in the egg processes’ appearance and measurements and also by measurements of some structures in adult specimens. We also provide first observations of peribuccal lobes, papillae and porous areas on the head (possibly external parts of chemoreceptors) in the genus Ramazzottius.
A new, high-elevation glassfrog (Anura: Centrolenidae) from Manu National Park, southern Peru
Authors: CATENAZZI ALESSANDRO , VON MAY RUDOLF , LEHR EDGAR , GAGLIARDI-URRUTIA GIUSSEPE , GUAYASAMIN JUAN M.
Published: April 2019

We describe a new species of glassfrog from the cloud forest of Manu National Park, southern Peru, at elevations of 2750–2800m. The new species is similar in morphology to Centrolene lemniscatum, which occurs in northern Peru at elevations of2000–2280 m. Both species have white labial stripes, humeral spines, and lack vomerine teeth. The new species differs from C.lemniscatum by its larger size, labial stripe extending into a distinct lateral stripe instead of a discontinuous lateral stripe, snoutprofile inclined anteroventrally instead of bluntly rounded, greater depression in the internarial area, and by having stronglyprotruding nostrils. Males of the new species emit long calls with 8–14 peaked notes, instead of a short tonal note in C. lemnis-catum. Another morphologically similar species, C. buckleyi, has a short advertisement call composed of 1–5 notes, and isgenetically distinct from the new species. This new Centrolene extends the known distribution of Centrolene to the south by 600 km, and is the southernmost species of this genus.
Newly discovered males and new records of the uncommon Neotropical genera Eutabanus Kröber and Myiotabanus Lutz (Diptera: Tabanidae)
Authors: KROLOW TIAGO KÜTTER , BAYLESS KEITH M. , HENRIQUES AUGUSTO LOUREIRO
Published: April 2019

The males of Eutabanus pictus Kröber, Myiotabanus amazonicus Rafael & Ferreira, collected in Amazonas, Brazil, andMyiotabanus muscoideus (Hine), collected in Chiapas, Mexico, a new country record, are described. Species of both genera aresmall horse flies with sarcophagid-like coloration. Diagnoses, illustrations and terminalia characters are presented for males, and illustrations and comments for females. The first key to males for Eutabanus and Myiotabanus is presented.
Molecular phylogeny and morphological revision of the Ctenotus labillardieri (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae) species group and a new species of immediate conservation concern in the southwestern Australian biodiversity hotspot
Authors: KAY GEOFFREY M. , KEOGH J. SCOTT
Published: April 2019

Ctenotus is the largest and most diverse genus of skinks in Australia with at least 97 described species. We generated largemitochondrial and nuclear DNA data sets for 70 individuals representing all available species in the C. labillardieri species-group to produce the first comprehensive phylogeny for this clade. The widespread C. labillardieri was sampled extensively toprovide the first detailed phylogeographic data set for a reptile in the southwestern Australian biodiversity hotspot. Wesupplemented our molecular data with a comprehensive morphological dataset for the entire group, and together these data areused to revise the group and describe a new species. The morphologically highly variable species C. labillardieri comprisesseven well-supported genetic clades that each occupy distinct geographic regions. The phylogeographic patterns observed inthis taxon are consistent with studies of frogs, plants and invertebrates, adding strength to emerging biogeographic hypothesesin this iconic region. The species C. catenifer, C. youngsoni, and C. gemmula are well supported, and despite limited samplingboth C. catenifer and C. gemmula show substantial genetic structure. The threatened C. lancelini from Lancelin Island and theadjacent mainland is the sister taxon to a new species from the Swan Coastal Plain, which we describe as C. ora sp. nov. Thisspecies is a habitat specialist, occurring primarily in sandy regions south of Perth that currently are under intense development. Ctenotus ora sp. nov. should be considered for conservation attention immediately.
Corrigenda of Zootaxa, 3154: 1–20 Redescriptions of three Milnesium Doyère, 1840 taxa (Tardigrada: Eutardigrada: Milnesiidae), including the nominal species for the genus
Authors: MICHALCZYK ŁUKASZ , WEŁNICZ WERONIKA , FROHME MARCUS , KACZMAREK ŁUKASZ
Published: April 2019

There were major errors in three parts of the original paper (Michalczyk et al. 2012): (1) claw denotation system (lack of some square brackets), (2) diagnostic key (errors and omissions in points 8 and 12, respectively), and (3) Table 3 (minimal and maximal values swapped). In order to facilitate the use of the key and Table 3, we publish their correct versions entirely.
Mesoscale Convective Vortex that Causes Tornado-Like Vortices over the Sea: A Potential Risk to Maritime Traffic
Authors: Tochimoto Eigo , Yokota Sho , Niino Hiroshi , Yanase Wataru
Published: April 2019

Strong gusty winds in a weak maritime extratropical cyclone (EC) over the Tsushima Strait in the southwestern Sea of Japan capsized several fishing boats on 1 September 2015. A C-band Doppler radar recorded a spiral-shaped reflectivity pattern associated with a convective system and a Doppler velocity pattern of a vortex with a diameter of 30 km [meso-β-scale vortex (MBV)] near the location of the wreck. A high-resolution numerical simulation with horizontal grid interval of 50 m successfully reproduced the spiral-shaped precipitation pattern associated with the MBV and tornado-like strong vortices that had a maximum wind speed exceeding 50 m s−1 and repeatedly developed in the MBV. The simulated MBV had a strong cyclonic circulation comparable to a mesocyclone in a supercell storm. Unlike mesocyclones associated with a supercell storm, however, its vorticity was largest near the surface and decreased monotonically with increasing height. The strong vorticity of the MBV near the surface originated from a horizontal shear line in the EC. The tornado-like vortices developed in a region of strong horizontal shear in the western part of the MBV, suggesting that they were caused by a shear instability.
Evaluation of Basal Insulin Dose Reductions in Hospitalized Patients With Diabetes While Unable to Eat
Authors: Petite Sarah E. , Huenecke Joseph , Tuttle Natalie
Published: April 2019

Background: The American Diabetes Association guidelines recommend a basal plus correction or basal insulin regimen for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) receiving nothing by mouth (NPO; nil per os) in the non–intensive care unit setting. In the perioperative setting, 60% to 80% of long-acting insulin or half-dose morning insulin NPH is recommended. Objective: The goal of this study was to determine the impact of basal insulin dose reduction for hospitalized patients with insulin-dependent T2DM while NPO. Methods: This retrospective, single-center study evaluated patients admitted to the non–intensive care unit setting. Administration of >50% of home basal insulin was compared with administration of ≤50% of home basal insulin. The primary outcome was the difference in hypoglycemic events (blood glucose [BG] < 70 mg/dL). Secondary outcomes included comparing severe hypoglycemic events (BG < 40 mg/dL), hyperglycemic events (BG > 180 mg/dL), and hospital length of stay (LOS). Results: Two hundred fifty-eight patient encounters were included, of which 85 and 173 patients received ≤50% and >50% of their home basal insulin dose, respectively. There were no significant differences in hypoglycemia (21.2% vs 21.4%; P = .97), severe hypoglycemia (1.2% vs 2.9%; P = .67), and hospital LOS (3 [IQR 2.13-6.74] days vs 4.66 [IQR 2.94-8.17] days; P = .74). Hyperglycemia occurred at a higher rate in patients receiving ≤50% of their home basal insulin dose (97.6% vs 89%; P = .02). Conclusions: No differences were observed in hypoglycemic events between those patients receiving ≤50% and >50% of their home basal insulin.
Targeted TNF-α Overexpression Drives Salivary Gland Inflammation
Authors: Limaye A. , Hall B.E. , Zhang L. , Cho A. , Prochazkova M. , Zheng C. , Walker M. , Adewusi F. , Burbelo P.D. , Sun Z.J. , Ambudkar I.S. , Dolan J.C. , Schmidt B.L. , Kulkarni A.B.
Published: April 2019

Chronic inflammation of the salivary glands from pathologic conditions such as Sjögren’s syndrome can result in glandular destruction and hyposalivation. To understand which molecular factors may play a role in clinical cases of salivary gland hypofunction, we developed an aquaporin 5 (AQP5) Cre mouse line to produce genetic recombination predominantly within the acinar cells of the glands. We then bred these mice with the TNF-αglo transgenic line to develop a mouse model with salivary gland–specific overexpression of TNF-α; which replicates conditions seen in sialadenitis, an inflammation of the salivary glands resulting from infection or autoimmune disorders such as Sjögren’s syndrome. The resulting AQP5-Cre/TNF-αglo mice display severe inflammation in the salivary glands with acinar cell atrophy, fibrosis, and dilation of the ducts. AQP5 expression was reduced in the salivary glands, while tight junction integrity appeared to be disrupted. The immune dysregulation in the salivary gland of these mice led to hyposalivation and masticatory dysfunction.
Ideology and armed conflict
Authors: Leader Maynard Jonathan
Published: April 2019

A growing wave of scholarship suggests that ideology has demonstrable effects on various forms of armed conflict. But ideology remains a relative theoretical newcomer in conflict research, and scholars lack developed microfoundations for analyzing ideologies and their effects. Typically, existing research has primarily presented ideology as either an instrumental tool for conflict actors or a source of sincere political and normative commitments. But neither approach captures the diverse ways in which contemporary social science theorizes the causal connection between ideas and action, and both struggle to reconcile the apparently strong effects of ideology on conflict at the collective level with the relative rarity of ‘true believers’ at the individual level. This article addresses such problems by providing key microfoundations for conceptualizing ideologies, analyzing ideological change, and explaining ideologies’ influence over conflict behavior. I emphasize that ideology overlaps with other drivers of conflict such as strategic interests and group identities, show how ideologies can affect conflict behavior through four distinct mechanisms – commitment, adoption, conformity, and instrumentalization – and clarify the role of both conflict pressures and pre-existing ideological conditions in ideological change. These microfoundational claims integrate existing empirical findings and offer a foundation for building deeper explanations and middle-range theories of ideology’s role in armed conflict.
Cultural Humility with Religious and Spiritually Diverse Women of Color Clients: A Psychometric Analysis
Authors: DeBlaere Cirleen , Shodiya-Zeumalt Shola , Hinger Cassandra , Cobourne Laura , Davis Don E. , Zelaya David G. , Chadwick Caleb N. , Zeligman Melissa , Hook Joshua N. , Owen Jesse
Published: April 2019

Cultural humility, as part of a therapist’s multicultural orientation, can help facilitate a strong working alliance with clients across diverse cultural backgrounds. Given that little research has attended to how the intersections of race/ethnicity, gender, and religion/spirituality (R/S) influence counseling dyads, we tested the factor structure and provided evidence for the reliability and construct validity of the Cultural Humility Scale (CHS) with a sample of R/S diverse women of color ( N = 288). To our knowledge, this is the first study to examine the factor structure of the CHS with such a sample. We utilized a confirmatory factor analysis that revealed the original theoretical model and two-factor structure of the CHS yielded acceptable fit to the data and all items significantly loaded on their respective factors. Moreover, CHS scores had strong positive associations with client perceptions of therapists’ multicultural competencies and feminist orientation. No mean differences in perceptions of therapist cultural humility were found by R/S or racial/ethnic identity. Implications for research, theory, and clinical practice are discussed.
Synchronization of delayed neural networks with hybrid coupling via impulsive control
Authors: Yu Tianhu , Wang Huamin , Cao Dengqing
Published: April 2019

The synchronization problem of coupled neural networks via impulsive control is investigated in the present paper. Based on a time varying Lyapunov functional associated with the impulsive time sequence, the delay-dependent criteria in terms of linear matrix inequalities are derived to guarantee the synchronization of the coupled neural networks. The obtained criteria are closely related to both the lower and the upper bound of the adjacent impulsive instant difference. By solving the corresponding linear matrix inequalities, the synchronization criteria can be used to estimate the upper bound of both transmission delay and distributed-delay. The low-dimensional criteria also are obtained for the coupled neural networks with identical nodes. Finally, two examples are given to illustrate the validity of the proposed hybrid control.
Tracking control of a convoy of autonomous robotic cars with a prescribed performance
Authors: Shojaei Khoshnam , Yousefi Mohammad Reza
Published: April 2019

This paper studies the tracking control of a convoy of multiple autonomous cars or car-like robots in the planar motion without any collision with a prescribed performance that has not been addressed sufficiently in the literature yet. Toward this end, a coordinate transformation is initially employed to transform the posture errors between each two successive cars in a group from the earth-fixed frame into their relative distance and angle errors that should satisfy some predefined transient and steady-state constraints. By employing the prescribed performance technique, a nonlinear transformation is used to transform the constrained relative distance and angle errors and to obtain an unconstrained kinematic error equation. Then, a novel kinematic controller is designed to satisfy the prescribed transient and steady-state performance specifications without any collision and any controller singularity. Next, the Dynamic Surface Control technique is effectively used to simplify the convoy controller design at the dynamic level by using a first-order filter. An adaptive neural network is used to maintain the control system robustness against modelling errors and external disturbances. The Lyapunov theory proves the stability of the convoy control system and, finally, simulation examples verify the controller performance for multiple autonomous cars in intelligent transportation applications.
H_/H∞ fault detection filter design for discrete-time stochastic systems with limited communication
Authors: Ning Zhaoke , Yu Jinyong , Wang Tong
Published: April 2019

This paper is concerned with the fault detection (FD) problem for discrete-time stochastic systems with limited communication. A filter structure is proposed to construct the residual model for fault detection. For the limited network resources, a novel event-triggered strategy is employed to decrease the amount of data that is transmitted from the sensor to the filter. With the consideration of stochastic model and limited network resources, a novel event-based method is designed to ensure the residual system is stochastically stable and satisfies the desired fault sensitivity level and disturbance attenuation level. Compared with the traditional FD method, the proposed design strategy can not only achieve the desired fault detection performance, but also save the limited network resources. The effectiveness of design strategy is verified by two simulation examples.
Understanding Underachievement: Mindset, Perfectionism, and Achievement Attitudes Among Gifted Students
Authors: Mofield Emily , Parker Peters Megan
Published: April 2019

The current study compared differences between mindset beliefs about intelligence (fixed vs. growth), dimensions of perfectionism (Concern Over Mistakes, Doubt of Action, Personal Standards, Organization), and achievement attitudes among gifted underachievers ( n = 15) and gifted achievers ( n = 169) in Grades 6 to 8 and examined the relationship between mindset beliefs and dimensions of perfectionism. Gifted underachievers had higher fixed mindset beliefs about intelligence ( d = .79), lower scores on Organization ( d = −1.01), and lower Self-Regulation/Motivation ( d = −1.17) when compared with gifted achievers. These factors also were statistically significant in logistic regression models predicting achievement status. In addition, for the entire sample of gifted students ( N = 264), fixed mindset beliefs predicted both dimensions of Evaluative Concerns Perfectionism (Concern Over Mistakes, β = .35, p < .0001; Doubt of Action, β = .28, p < .0001), while growth mindset beliefs predicted both dimensions of Positive Strivings Perfectionism (Personal Standards, β = .35, p < .0001, and Organization, β = .21, p = .001). Our findings provide a clearer picture of the relationships among underachievement, perfectionism, implicit theories of intelligence, and achievement attitudes, providing guidance for affective interventions.
Coupling Family Business Research with Organization Studies: Interpretations, Issues and Insights
Authors: Salvato Carlo , Chirico Francesco , Melin Leif , Seidl David
Published: April 2019

Family-controlled firms are the most widespread form of business organization, but they have so far attracted limited attention from organizational scholars. The present work suggests that coupling research on family business organizations with organization studies will substantially benefit both areas of scholarly research. We explore how the five core defining features of family firms – ownership, management and governance, transgenerational intention, generational involvement and perceived identity – may be illuminated by extant research in organization studies, and how, in turn, organizational studies may be extended by investigating its key themes in the empirical context of family firms.
WITHDRAWN—Administrative Duplicate Publication: Book review: Trauma, Abandonment and Privilege: A Guide to Therapeutic Work With Boarding School Survivors
Authors: Senior John
Published: April 2019

Senior J (2019) Book review: Trauma, Abandonment and Privilege: A Guide to Therapeutic Work With Boarding School Survivors. Gifted Education International. Epub ahead of print 8 April 2019.

Ahead of Print article withdrawn by publisher.

Due to an administrative error, this article was accidentally published twice Online First with different DOIs.

The correct and citable version of the article remains:

Senior J (2019) Book review: Trauma, Abandonment and Privilege: A Guide to Therapeutic Work With Boarding School Survivors. Gifted Education International 35(2): 171–173. DOI: 10.1177/0261429419836999
Pedometers alone do not increase mobility in inpatient rehabilitation: a randomized controlled trial
Authors: Atkins Amy , Cannell John , Barr Christopher
Published: April 2019

Objective:

To test if pedometers, as a motivational tool, could affect mobility outcomes in inpatient rehabilitation.

Design:

Randomized controlled clinical trial.

Setting:

Subacute hospital rehabilitation unit in Australia.

Participants:

A total of 78 participants with reduced mobility and clinician-determined capacity to improve.

Interventions:

Both groups received usual care. For the intervention group, a pedometer was worn on the hip with the step count visible to participant and recorded daily on an exercise log. For the control group, a pedometer fixed shut was worn on the hip and they recorded estimated distances walked on an exercise log.

Main measures:

Primary outcome was functional mobility – De Morton Mobility Index. Secondary outcome measures were walking velocity, functional independence measure, time spent upright and daily step count.

Results:

Significant improvements over time ( P < 0.001) in functional mobility, comfortable walking velocity and functional independence measure were not influenced by the intervention. The daily average upright time (hours) in the first week of intervention was different ( P = 0.004) between the intervention group (median, interquartile range (IQR): 1.67, 1.77) compared to the control group (median, IQR: 1.12, 0.82).

Conclusion:

Pedometers as a motivational tool without targets do not improve functional mobility in this population. Pedometers may improve daily upright time in this setting.
Semantic–geometric visual place recognition: a new perspective for reconciling opposing views
Authors: Garg Sourav , Suenderhauf Niko , Milford Michael
Published: April 2019

Human drivers are capable of recognizing places from a previous journey even when viewing them from the opposite direction during the return trip under radically different environmental conditions, without needing to look back or employ a [Formula: see text] camera or LIDAR sensor. Such navigation capabilities are attributed in large part to the robust semantic scene understanding capabilities of humans. However, for an autonomous robot or vehicle, achieving such human-like visual place recognition capability presents three major challenges: (1) dealing with a limited amount of commonly observable visual content when viewing the same place from the opposite direction; (2) dealing with significant lateral viewpoint changes caused by opposing directions of travel taking place on opposite sides of the road; and (3) dealing with a radically changed scene appearance due to environmental conditions such as time of day, season, and weather. Current state-of-the-art place recognition systems have only addressed these three challenges in isolation or in pairs, typically relying on appearance-based, deep-learnt place representations. In this paper, we present a novel, semantics-based system that for the first time solves all three challenges simultaneously. We propose a hybrid image descriptor that semantically aggregates salient visual information, complemented by appearance-based description, and augment a conventional coarse-to-fine recognition pipeline with keypoint correspondences extracted from within the convolutional feature maps of a pre-trained network. Finally, we introduce descriptor normalization and local score enhancement strategies for improving the robustness of the system. Using both existing benchmark datasets and extensive new datasets that for the first time combine the three challenges of opposing viewpoints, lateral viewpoint shifts, and extreme appearance change, we show that our system can achieve practical place recognition performance where existing state-of-the-art methods fail.
The Rosario dataset: Multisensor data for localization and mapping in agricultural environments
Authors: Pire Taihú , Mujica Martín , Civera Javier , Kofman Ernesto
Published: April 2019

In this paper we present the Rosario dataset, a collection of sensor data for autonomous mobile robotics in agricultural scenes. The dataset is motivated by the lack of realistic sensor readings gathered by a mobile robot in such environments. It consists of six sequences recorded in soybean fields showing real and challenging cases: highly repetitive scenes, reflection, and burned images caused by direct sunlight and rough terrain among others. The dataset was conceived in order to provide a benchmark and contribute to the agricultural simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM)/odometry and sensor fusion research. It contains synchronized readings of several sensors: wheel odometry, inertial measurement unit (IMU), stereo camera, and a Global Positioning System real-time kinematics (GPS-RTK) system. The dataset is publicly available from http://www.cifasis-conicet.gov.ar/robot/ .
Treatment of gynecomastia with prednisone: case report and literature review
Authors: Jin Yansheng , Fan Maoxiao
Published: April 2019

This study aimed to report a unique case of primary adrenal insufficiency that was accompanied by painful gynecomastia, which was resolved by treatment with prednisone. Enlargement of the left breast with continuous weakness and generalized nausea in a male was discovered 3 months before admission. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain was normal 1 month before presentation. A physical examination revealed that the diameter of the left breast was 5 cm and the height was 3 cm. Laboratory investigations revealed hyponatremia, with a low serum cortisol level and an elevated prolactin level. Hyperprolactinemia was suspected because of adrenal deficiency that was directly or indirectly associated with increased prolactin levels. Thus, a diagnosis of hyperprolactinemia was confirmed. Ultrasonography of the left breast showed glandular tissue hyperplasia. In the present study, treating adrenal insufficiency with prednisone relieved both gynecomastia and hyponatremia. However, gynecomastia regression and hyponatremia resolution were observed when prednisone was stopped. Gynecomastia completely resolved by re-administering prednisone. Therefore, treating the underlying disease is essential so that prednisone can be given in a timely manner.
Thwarted Interpersonal Needs and Suicide Ideation Distress Among Psychiatric Inpatients: The Moderating Role of Criminal Associates
Authors: Mitchell Sean M. , Cukrowicz Kelly C. , Roush Jared F. , Brown Sarah L. , Alquist Jessica L. , Bolaños Angelea D. , Morgan Robert D. , Poindexter Erin K.
Published: April 2019

Psychiatric inpatients are at elevated risk of suicide, and approximately half are criminal justice-involved. Their involvement with criminal associates may be linked to increased suicide ideation distress; however, this has not been examined. This study tested main effects of, and interactions between, thwarted belongingness (TB) or perceived burdensomeness (PB), time spent with associates, and associates’ criminal involvement predicting suicide ideation distress. In our study, psychiatric inpatients ( n = 139) completed assessments cross-sectionally. Results indicated that TB, PB, and associates’ criminal involvement were significantly related to greater suicide ideation distress. A significant three-way interaction indicated participants who endorsed high TB, spent more time with associates, and had associates high in criminal involvement had the greatest probability of “Extreme” suicide ideation distress. These findings suggest that spending time with criminal associates may increase suicide ideation distress more than not having social interactions. Implications and limitations of this study are discussed.
Punt in the ‘Northern’ Topographical Lists
Authors: Cooper Julien
Published: April 2019

Egyptian scribes presented their knowledge of foreign geography in an epigraphic corpus known as the Topographical Lists. These lists are an important and often under-utilized source for Egypt’s foreign contacts in the Levant and Africa. As a list of placenames and sometimes also the names of tribes or peoples, they represent an Egyptian geographic encyclopaedia of peripheral regions as transcribed and understood by Egyptian scribes. Copied again and again over centuries, the list of names remain difficult to read, interpret, and map through the myriad copying difficulties and a lack of understanding of their original composition and precise purpose. This analysis addresses a philological and geographical enigma relating to the Levantine northern Topographical Lists, but is indicative of the many philological and geographical problems present in this corpus.
Time Series Association State Analysis Method for Attacks on the Smart Internet of Electric Vehicle Charging Network
Authors: Li Qianmu , Wang Yinhai , Pu Ziyuan , Wang Shuo , Zhang Weibin
Published: April 2019

A robust, integrated and flexible charging network is essential for the growth and deployment of electric vehicles (EVs). The State Grid of China has developed a Smart Internet of Electric Vehicle Charging Network (SIEN). At present, there are three main ways to attack SIEN maliciously: distributed data tampering; distributed denial of service (DDoS); and forged command attacks. Network attacks are random and continuous, closely related to time. By contrast, when analyzing the alarm in malicious attacks, the traditional Markov chain based model ignores the association relationship in the time series between states of alarm, so that the analysis and prediction of alarms are not suitable for real situations. This paper analyzes the characteristics of the three types of attack and proposes an association state analysis method on the time series. This method firstly analyzes alarm logs at different locations, different levels, and different types, and then establishes the temporal association of scattered and isolated alarm information. Secondly, it tracks the transition trend of abnormal events in the SIEN’s main station layer, the channel layer, and the sub-station layer. It also identifies the real attack behavior. This method not only provides a prediction of security risks, but, more importantly, it can also accurately analyze the trend of SIEN security risks. Compared with the ordinary Markov chain model, this method can better smooth the fluctuation of processing values, with higher real-time performance, stronger robustness, and higher precision. This method has been applied to the State Grid of China.
Managing Unplanned Rail Disruptions: Policy Implications and Guidelines Towards an Effective Bus Bridging Strategy
Authors: Itani Alaa , Aboudina Aya , Diab Ehab , Srikukenthiran Siva , Shalaby Amer
Published: April 2019

Bus bridging is a key strategy used by transit agencies to handle rail service interruptions. In practice, buses are dispatched from scheduled services to act as temporary shuttles along the disrupted rail segment. This study provides a robust analysis of four factors affecting bus bridging policies: 1) initial dispatch direction of shuttle buses, 2) dispatch time (i.e., the response time for requesting shuttle buses), 3) uncertainty in predicting the incident duration, and 4) reduction of metro passengers demand because of disruption. A user delay modeling tool is used to assess various bus bridging policies based on their resulting users’ delays (for affected passengers) and other system performance measures. The tool was validated, and sensitivity analysis was conducted based on real disruption scenarios that suspended various segments of the metro service in the City of Toronto. The main results indicate that: 1) the initial dispatch direction of shuttle buses should take into consideration the demand at the disrupted segment while maintaining a moderate level of shuttle bus utilization; 2) a 1-min increase in the dispatch time causes about 0.4 min additional waiting time at disrupted metro stations per passenger; 3) incidents with high forecasting errors can cause excessive delays for metro passengers and significant wasted time of non-utilized shuttle buses; and, 4) significant users’ delay savings are observed at higher demand reduction levels. This paper provides transportation practitioners and planners with a better understanding of the different aspects of bus bridging policies based on users’ delays and shuttle buses’ performance metrics.
Framework for Reliability-Based, Safety-Explicit Horizontal Curve Design using Naturalistic Driving Data
Authors: Dhahir Bashar , Hassan Yasser
Published: April 2019

The design of horizontal curves is generally based on a deterministic analysis of driver comfort using a point-mass model based on data mostly from the early 1900s and might be outdated. Furthermore, the design lacks quantitative safety evaluation. This paper proposes a new framework for horizontal curve design that provides a quantitative evaluation of safety performance. The framework uses recently collected data from the naturalistic driving study (NDS) to develop models to predict distributions of parameters that reflect contemporary driver behavior, such as speed on curve and comfort threshold in favorable weather and rainy conditions. Statistical models were also developed for more accurate evaluation of vehicle dynamic parameters than the point-mass model. The variability of driver behavior and vehicle dynamics parameters was considered using reliability analysis to develop surrogate safety measures for four design criteria: vehicle stability, comfort threshold, sight distance, and rollover. Safety performance functions were then developed to relate reliability indices to expected safety performance. The results showed that only the driver comfort criterion was not significantly related to expected safety performance. A design example was presented using the proposed framework, which showed the expected change of safety performance of the curve being considered. An optimum radius was then found to minimize the number of expected collisions.
Method for Estimating Vehicle-to-Vehicle Travel Time Variability Models at the Link and Network Levels of Freeways/Expressways through Censoring Mechanism
Authors: Chung Whoibin , Abdel-Aty Mohamed , Cai Qing , Ponnaluri Raj
Published: April 2019

A method was proposed to estimate vehicle-to-vehicle travel time variability (TTV) at the link and network levels of the entire freeway network. Standard deviation (SD) of travel time rate (TTR) was selected for the TTV. Models estimating the TTV were developed through a Tobit model using a left-censored limit. For the analysis of impact factors on TTV including day-to-day, the model included various types of variables: density, occupancy, traffic flow, link lengths, lane count, speed limits, rainfall amount, crash indicator, weekend indicator, and holiday indicator. According to the exploration and modeling results, TTR and its SD (vehicle-to-vehicle and day-to-day) have a statistical positive significant relationship at the link and network levels. Furthermore, it was confirmed that there is network fundamental diagram (NFD) at the network level. According to the modeling results, an increase in the number of lanes and speed limits, and crash occurrence, raises vehicle-to-vehicle and day-to-day TTV. However, TTV decreases if the link length is long. A high rainfall amount would reduce vehicle-to-vehicle TTV, but raise day-to-day TTV. Weekends and holidays increase vehicle-to-vehicle TTV but diminish day-to-day TTV. Finally, a linear regression model between TTV and TTR at the network level was developed. Through the relationship between the linear regression model and NFD, it is possible to develop new traffic management strategies and algorithms optimizing the vehicle-to-vehicle TTV at the network level. The developed vehicle-to-vehicle TTV models can be applied to validate the mobility improvement potential of vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication applications on a segment, corridor, and regional scale.
Effect of Testing Configuration in Semi-Circular Bending Fracture of Asphalt Mixtures: Experiments and Statistical Analyses
Authors: Nsengiyumva Gabriel , Kim Yong-Rak
Published: April 2019

The semi-circular bending (SCB) test is a simple, efficient, and easily applicable method in the pavement community to characterize fracture behavior. This makes it widely used as a quality control (QC) and quality assurance (QA) approach at several transportation agencies. However, public–private testing laboratories have implemented SCB test methods using different load-support fixture conditions with an insufficient understanding of how the conditions affect the results and testing variability. This could be particularly problematic when using SCB test results obtained from different load-support fixtures as QC–QA (or pass/fail) purposes. This study investigated the effect of SCB testing configurations on test results and their variability by conducting tests using six different load-support fixtures. Several fracture-related indicators such as fracture energy, flexibility index, peak load, and the coefficient of the cracking index resulting from the six different load-support fixtures were compared. Test results and statistical analyses showed that SCB tests generally showed repeatable results, whereas load-support fixtures can affect test results and their repeatability, thus care should be taken when choosing a testing fixture. The addition of roller springs generally increased the variability of the test results. It appears that the mid-span jig was detrimental to testing repeatability, and friction at the support should be avoided because it can erroneously increase fracture resistance with a higher variability.