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Microstructure and mechanical properties of Cu-ZTA cermet prepared by vacuum hot pressing sintering
Authors: Sun Da-Ming , Jiang Xiao-song , Sun Hong-liang , Song Ting-feng , Luo Zhi-ping 
Published: January 2020

Abstract
In this paper, seven copper-zirconia toughened alumina (Cu-ZTA) cermets were prepared by vacuum hot pressing sintering (VHP). The effects of different binder content and different particle size of ZTA particles on the mechanical properties of Cu-ZTA cermets were investigated. The microstructure of the composites was studied by x-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive spectroscopy. The hardness of the material was measured by micro Vickers hardness tester. The results show that the solid solution strengthening occurs in the hot pressing sintering process, the formation of copper-based solid solution increases the hardness of the matrix, the highest is 192.04 HV0.1. The ZTA particles are uniformly distributed in the matrix, and the surface of the ZTA particles is surrounded by a continuous coppermatrix and second phase. Two interfaces are formed between ZTA particles and Cu matrix. One is the ZTA/Cu interface formed by the substitution of Cu atoms for Ni atoms, it is a mechanical meshing interface which extends the service life of cermet under mechanical stress and thermal stress. The other interface is the reaction bonding interface of Cu3Ti3O and TiOx. The friction and wear test results show that the use of low-diameter ZTA particles and increasing the content of Cu binder will improve the friction and wear properties of Cu-ZTAcermet. Under the action of stress, the fracture occurs at the interface of Cu/ZTA, and the wear, fracture and extraction of ZTA ceramics cause the failure of Cu-ZTA cermet.
Corrosion behavior of aluminum in molten hydrated salt phase change materials for thermal energy storage
Authors: Zhao Tianyu , Munis Adnan , Rehman Ata Ur , Zheng Maosheng 
Published: January 2020

AbstractThe corrosion behavior of aluminum 1060 in hydrated salt phase change materials (PCM) melts comprised of Na2HPO4·12H2O - Na2SO4·10H2O was investigated through electrochemical tests as a function of pH. The pH of PCM medium was adjusted by adding H2SO4or NaOH. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy reveals the existence of concentration difference layer at aluminum/PCM interface ascribed to the adsorption of PCM species and the formation of aluminum oxides. The observed anodic branch of DC polarization exhibits potential independence which is ascribed to the formation of surface oxide film and the accumulation of hydrogen molecules inside surface pores. The oxide film formed at neutral condition is characterized as the most compact and corrosion resistant while as the environmental pH shifts away from 7 the oxides/aluminum dissolution is accelerated and more aluminum 1060 substrate is exposed.
Limited hydraulic adjustments drive the acclimation response of Pteridium aquilinum to variable light
Authors: Baer Alex , Wheeler James K , Pittermann Jarmila 
Published: January 2020

AbstractBackground and AimsThe success of invasive plants can be attributed to many traits including the ability to adapt to variable environmental conditions. Whether by adaptation, acclimation or phenotypic plasticity, these plants often increase their resource-use efficiency and, consequently, their fitness. The goal of this study was to examine the hydraulic and eco-physiological attributes of sun and shade populations of Pteridium aquilinum, a weedy fern, to determine whether the presence of vessels and other hydraulic attributes affects its success under a variety of light conditions.MethodsHydraulic traits such as cavitation resistance, hydraulic conductivity, photosynthesis and water potential at turgor loss point were measured on fronds from sun and shade populations. Anatomical and structural traits such as conduit diameter and length, stomatal density and vein density were also recorded. Diurnal measures of leaf water potential and stomatal conductance complement these data.Key ResultsGas exchange was nearly double in the sun plants, as was water-use efficiency, leaf-specific conductivity, and stomatal and vein density. This was largely achieved by a decrease in leaf area, coupled with higher xylem content. There was no significant difference in petiole cavitation resistance between the sun and shade leaves, nor in xylem-specific conductivity. Hydraulic conduit diameters were nearly equivalent in the two leaf types.ConclusionsShifts in leaf area and xylem content allow P. aquilinum to occupy habitats with full sun, and to adjust its physiology accordingly. High rates of photosynthesis explain in part the success of this fern in disturbed habitats, although no change was observed in intrinsic xylem qualities such as cavitation resistance or conduit length. This suggests that P. aquilinum is constrained by its fundamental body plan, in contrast to seed plants, which show greater capacity for hydraulic adjustment.
Physical and social cues shape nest-site preference and prey capture behavior in social spiders
Authors: Najm Gabriella M , Pe Angelika , Pruitt Jonathan N , Pinter-Wollman Noa 
Published: January 2020

Abstract
Animals often face conflicting demands when making movement decisions. To examine the decision process of social animals, we evaluated nest-site preferences of the social spider Stegodyphus dumicola. Colonies engage in collective web building, constructing 3D nests and 2D capture webs on trees and fences. We examined how individuals and groups decide where to construct a nest based on habitat structure and conspecific presence. Individuals had a strong preference for 3D substrates and conspecific presence. Groups were then provided with conflicting options of 3D substrates versus 2D substrates with a conspecific. Groups preferred the 3D structures without presettled conspecifics over a 2D substrate with conspecifics. When a group fragmented and individuals settled on both substrates, the minority group eventually joined the majority. Before rejoining, the collective prey capture behavior of divided groups improved with the size of the majority fragment. The costs of slow responses to prey for split groups and weak conspecific attraction may explain why dispersal is rare in these spiders.
Single Dose of Doxycycline for the Prevention of Tick-borne Relapsing Fever
Authors: Binenbaum Yoav , Ben-Ami Ronen , Baneth Gad , Langford Boaz , Negev Yoav , Friedlander Edwa , Shasha David , Tau Luba , Paran Yael 
Published: January 2020

Abstract
The current postexposure prophylaxis regimen for tick-borne relapsing fever (TBRF) consists of 5 days’ doxycycline. In this observational study of 77 spelunkers at high risk for TBRF, a single dose of 100 mg doxycycline taken up to 72 hours after exposure to ticks was 100% effective in preventing the disease.
Oseltamivir and the Risk of Neuropsychiatric Events: A National, Population-based Study
Authors: Huh Kyungmin , Kang Minsun , Shin Dong Hoon , Hong Jinwook , Jung Jaehun 
Published: January 2020

Abstract

Background
Reports of serious neuropsychiatric events (NPEs), specifically suicide/suicide attempts, following the use of oseltamivir have led to public concerns. Our aim in this study was to determine whether an association exists between oseltamivir use and NPEs.

Method
This study was a population-based, retrospective, cohort study on a random sample of 50% of individuals in the Korean National Health Insurance Service (KNIS) database aged ≥8 years who were diagnosed with influenza between 2009 and 2017. The primary exposure was oseltamivir prescription at the time of influenza diagnosis, whereas the primary outcome was a diagnosis of an NPE within 30 days after the influenza diagnosis. Information on oseltamivir prescription, diagnoses of NPEs, demographic characteristics, comorbidities, drugs prescribed within the year before influenza diagnosis, and healthcare utilization were extracted from the KNIS database.

Results
Of 3 352 015 individuals included in the analysis, 1 266 780 (37.8%) were prescribed oseltamivir. The incidence of NPEs was 0.86% and 1.16% in patients who were and were not prescribed oseltamivir, respectively (hazard ratio [HR], 0.74; 95% confidence interval [CI], .73 to .75; P &lt; .001). Oseltamivir use was not associated with a difference in the overall risk of NPEs in the adjusted model (HR, 0.98; 95% CI, .96 to 1.01; P = .16), but the incidence of moderate-to-severe NPEs was significantly lower in those prescribed oseltamivir (HR, 0.92; 95% CI, .88–.96; P &lt; .001).

Conclusion
Treating influenza with oseltamivir does not increase the risk of NPEs. Thus, public concern regarding its use is unwarranted.
Association of a single nucleotide polymorphism combination pattern of the Klotho gene with non-cardiovascular death in patients with chronic kidney disease
Authors: Cambray Serafi , Bermudez-Lopez Marcelino , Bozic Milica , Valdivielso Jose M ,   the NEFRONA investigators
Published: January 2020

Abstract

Background
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with an elevated risk of all-cause mortality, with cardiovascular death being extensively investigated. However, non-cardiovascular mortality represents the biggest percentage, showing an evident increase in recent years. Klotho is a gene highly expressed in the kidney, with a clear influence on lifespan. Low levels of Klotho have been linked to CKD progression and adverse outcomes. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of the Klotho gene have been associated with several diseases, but studies investigating the association of Klotho SNPs with non-cardiovascular death in CKD populations are lacking.

Methods
The main aim of this study was to assess whether 11 Klotho SNPs were associated with non-cardiovascular death in a subpopulation of the National Observatory of Atherosclerosis in Nephrology (NEFRONA) study (n = 2185 CKD patients).

Results
After 48 months of follow-up, 62 cardiovascular deaths and 108 non-cardiovascular deaths were recorded. We identified a high non-cardiovascular death risk combination of SNPs corresponding to individuals carrying the most frequent allele (G) at rs562020, the rare allele (C) at rs2283368 and homozygotes for the rare allele (G) at rs2320762 (rs562020 GG/AG + rs2283368 CC/CT + rs2320762 GG). Among the patients with the three SNPs genotyped (n = 1016), 75 (7.4%) showed this combination. Furthermore, 95 (9.3%) patients showed a low-risk combination carrying all the opposite genotypes (rs562020 AA + rs2283368 TT + rs2320762 GT/TT). All the other combinations [n = 846 (83.3%)] were considered as normal risk. Using competing risk regression analysis, we confirmed that the proposed combinations are independently associated with a higher {hazard ratio [HR] 3.28 [confidence interval (CI) 1.51–7.12]} and lower [HR 6 × 10−6 (95% CI 3.3 × 10−7–1.1 × 10−5)] risk of suffering a non-cardiovascular death in the CKD population of the NEFRONA cohort compared with patients with the normal-risk combination.

Conclusions
Determination of three SNPs of the Klotho gene could help in the prediction of non-cardiovascular death in CKD.
Modified sutureless repair using left atrial appendage flap for acquired left-sided pulmonary vein stenosis
Authors: Ito Hideki , Mutsuga Masato , Tokuda Yoshiyuki , Usui Akihiko 
Published: January 2020

Abstract
Pulmonary vein stenosis is a well-known complication after radiofrequency catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation. Although surgical repair is indicated for younger patients and patients with multiple stenoses, the appropriate procedure for acquired pulmonary vein stenosis has not been established. In this study, we report the successful outcome of our modified sutureless technique using a left atrial appendage flap for left-sided pulmonary vein stenosis after radiofrequency catheter ablation.
Spies, informers and Thomas Howard’s defence of England’s northern frontier in 1523*
Authors: Murphy Neil 
Published: January 2020

Abstract
Taking the role spying played in the defence of England’s northern frontier against a Scottish invasion in 1523 as its focus, this article examines military espionage during the reign of Henry VIII. After establishing a typology of spying, it analyses the methods English commanders such as Thomas Howard used to obtain intelligence during wartime. It shows that while the principal developments in English spying have been attributed to the reign of Elizabeth I, extensive intelligence-gathering networks were already in place decades earlier and that they played a key role in the defence of the kingdom’s frontiers and the operation of the state. The article also examines Scottish spying during this period and concludes by considering English espionage within a wider European context.
Necessary Condition for Rectifiability Involving Wasserstein Distance W2
Authors: Dąbrowski Damian 
Published: January 2020

AbstractA Radon measure $\mu $ is $n$-rectifiable if it is absolutely continuous with respect to $n$-dimensional Hausdorff measure and $\mu $-almost all of ${\operatorname{supp}}\mu $ can be covered by Lipschitz images of $\mathbb{R}^n$. In this paper, we give a necessary condition for rectifiability in terms of the so-called $\alpha _2$ numbers — coefficients quantifying flatness using Wasserstein distance $W_2$. In a recent article, we showed that the same condition is also sufficient for rectifiability, and so we get a new characterization of rectifiable measures.
Self-monitoring diabetes with multiple mobile health devices
Authors: Shaw Ryan J , Yang Q , Barnes A , Hatch D , Crowley M J , Vorderstrasse A , Vaughn J , Diane A , Lewinski A A , Jiang M , Stevenson J , Steinberg D 
Published: January 2020

Abstract

Objective
The purpose of this study was to examine the use of multiple mobile health technologies to generate and transmit data from diverse patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in between clinic visits. We examined the data to identify patterns that describe characteristics of patients for clinical insights.

Methods
We enrolled 60 adults with T2DM from a US healthcare system to participate in a 6-month longitudinal feasibility trial. Patient weight, physical activity, and blood glucose were self-monitored via devices provided at baseline. Patients also responded to biweekly medication adherence text message surveys. Data were aggregated in near real-time. Measures of feasibility assessing total engagement in device submissions and survey completion over the 6 months of observation were calculated.

Results
It was feasible for participants from different socioeconomic, educational, and racial backgrounds to use and track relevant diabetes-related data from multiple mobile health devices for at least 6 months. Both the transmission and engagement of the data revealed notable patterns and varied by patient characteristics.

Discussion
Using multiple mobile health tools allowed us to derive clinical insights from diverse patients with diabetes. The ubiquitous adoption of smartphones across racial, educational, and socioeconomic populations and the integration of data from mobile health devices into electronic health records present an opportunity to develop new models of care delivery for patients with T2DM that may promote equity as well.
Time-stamped claim logic
Authors: Rasga João , Sernadas Cristina , Karafili Erisa , Viganò Luca 
Published: January 2020

AbstractThe main objective of this paper is to define a logic for reasoning about distributed time-stamped claims. Such a logic is interesting for theoretical reasons, i.e. as a logic per se, but also because it has a number of practical applications, in particular when one needs to reason about a huge amount of pieces of evidence collected from different sources, where some of the pieces of evidence may be contradictory and some sources are considered to be more trustworthy than others. We introduce the time-stamped claim logic including a sound and complete sequent calculus. In order to show how time-stamped claim logic can be used in practice, we consider a concrete cyber-attribution case study.
Rivalry, Uncertainty, and Militarized Compellent Threats
Authors: Atkinson Douglas B , Jackson Joshua , Williford George W 
Published: January 2020

AbstractRivalry scholars have done much to explain how rivalries begin and how they end, but little explanation has been given to how rivalries are maintained over long periods of time. Existing theories treat maintenance as simply the absence of termination or the continuing presence of structural conditions that birthed the rivalry, but we argue that this is an unsatisfying conceptualization that does little to tell us what mechanisms keep rivalries going. We argue that rivalry maintenance is not a passive condition of nontermination. Rather, rivalries persist because uncertainty about an opponent's resolve periodically surfaces, and states eliminate this uncertainty by issuing threats designed to compel the enemy to make concessions on the underlying issue. States issue threats to signal their commitment to continue disputing the issue or to force their opponent to reveal their level of resolve. States must remain resolved if they do not wish to concede the issue(s) at stake. Rivalry maintenance is therefore a conscious decision by states to continue their rivalry in order to avoid granting concessions.
The mirid bug Apolygus lucorum deploys a glutathione peroxidase as a candidate effector to enhance plant susceptibility
Authors: Dong Yumei , Jing Maofeng , Shen Danyu , Wang Chenyang , Zhang Meiqian , Liang Dong , Nyawira Karani T , Xia Qingyue , Zuo Kairan , Wu Shuwen , Wu Yidong , Dou Daolong , Xia Ai 
Published: January 2020

Abstract
The mirid bug Apolygus lucorum has become a major agricultural pest since the large-scale cultivation of Bt-cotton. It was assumed that A. lucorum, similarly to other phloem sap insects, could secrete saliva that contains effector proteins into plant interfaces to perturb host cellular processes during feeding. However, the secreted effectors of A. lucorum are still uncharacterized and unstudied. In this study, 1878 putative secreted proteins were identified from the transcriptome of A. lucorum, which either had homology with published aphid effectors or shared common features with plant pathogens and insect effectors. One hundred and seventy-two candidate effectors were used for cell death-inducing/suppressing assays, and a putative salivary gland effector, Apolygus lucorum cell death inhibitor 6 (Al6), was characterized. The mRNAs of Al6 were enriched at feeding stages (nymph and adult) and, in particular, in salivary glands. Moreover, we revealed that the secreted Al6 encoded an active glutathione peroxidase that reduced reactive oxygen species (ROS) accumulation induced by INF1 or Flg22. Expression of the Al6 gene in planta altered insect feeding behavior and promoted plant pathogen infections. Inhibition of cell death and enhanced plant susceptibility to insect and pathogens are dependent on glutathione peroxidase activity of Al6. Thus, this study shows that a candidate salivary gland effector, Al6, functions as a glutathione peroxidase and suppresses ROS induced by pathogen-associated molecular pattern to inhibit pattern-triggered immunity (PTI)-induced cell death. The identification and molecular mechanism analysis of the Al6 candidate effector in A. lucorum will provide new insight into the molecular mechanisms of insect–plant interactions.
Quasar X-ray and UV flux, baryon acoustic oscillation, and Hubble parameter measurement constraints on cosmological model parameters
Authors: Khadka Narayan , Ratra Bharat 
Published: January 2020

ABSTRACT
We use the 2015 Risaliti and Lusso compilation of 808 X-ray and UV flux measurements of quasars (QSOs) in the redshift range 0.061 ≤ z ≤ 6.28, alone and in conjunction with baryon acoustic oscillation (BAO) and Hubble parameter [H(z)] measurements, to constrain cosmological parameters in six cosmological models. The QSO data constraints are significantly weaker than, but consistent with, those from the H(z) + BAO data. A joint analysis of the QSO + H(z) + BAO data is consistent with the current standard model, spatially flat Λ cold dark matter, but mildly favours closed spatial hypersurfaces and dynamical dark energy.
Short gamma-ray bursts within 200 Mpc
Authors: Dichiara S , Troja E , O’Connor B , Marshall F E , Beniamini P , Cannizzo J K , Lien A Y , Sakamoto T 
Published: January 2020

ABSTRACT
We present a systematic search for short-duration gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) in the local Universe based on 14 yr of observations with the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory. We cross-correlate the GRB positions with the GLADE catalogue of nearby galaxies, and find no event at a distance ≲100 Mpc and four plausible candidates in the range 100 Mpc ≲ D ≲ 200 Mpc. Although affected by low statistics, this number is higher than the one expected for chance alignments to random galaxies, and possibly suggests a physical association between these bursts and nearby galaxies. By assuming a local origin, we use these events to constrain the range of properties for X-ray counterparts of neutron star mergers. Optical upper limits place tight constraints on the onset of a blue kilonova, and imply either low masses ($\lesssim 10^{-3}\, \mathrm{M}_{\odot }$) of lanthanide-poor ejecta or unfavorable orientations (θobs ≳ 30 deg). Finally, we derive that the all-sky rate of detectable short GRBs within 200 Mpc is $1.3^{+1.7}_{-0.8}$ yr−1 (68 per cent confidence interval), and discuss the implications for the GRB outflow structure. If these candidates are instead of cosmological origin, we set a upper limit of ≲2.0 yr−1 (90 per cent confidence interval) to the rate of nearby events detectable with operating gamma-ray observatories, such as Swift and Fermi.
Stratified disc wind models for the AGN broad-line region: ultraviolet, optical, and X-ray properties
Authors: Matthews James H , Knigge Christian , Higginbottom Nick , Long Knox S , Sim Stuart A , Mangham Samuel W , Parkinson Edward J , Hewitt Henrietta A 
Published: January 2020

ABSTRACT
The origin, geometry, and kinematics of the broad-line region (BLR) gas in quasars and active galactic nuclei (AGN) are uncertain. We demonstrate that clumpy biconical disc winds illuminated by an AGN continuum can produce BLR-like spectra. We first use a simple toy model to illustrate that disc winds make quite good BLR candidates, because they are self-shielded flows and can cover a large portion of the ionizing flux-density (ϕH-nH) plane. We then conduct Monte Carlo radiative transfer and photoionization calculations, which fully account for self-shielding and multiple scattering in a non-spherical geometry. The emergent model spectra show broad emission lines with equivalent widths and line ratios comparable to those observed in AGN, provided that the wind has a volume filling factor of fV ≲ 0.1. Similar emission line spectra are produced for a variety of wind geometries (polar or equatorial) and for launch radii that differ by an order of magnitude. The line emission arises almost exclusively from plasma travelling below the escape velocity, implying that ‘failed winds’ are important BLR candidates. The behaviour of a line-emitting wind (and possibly any ‘smooth flow’ BLR model) is similar to that of the locally optimally emitting cloud model originally proposed by Baldwin et al. (1995), except that the gradients in ionization state and temperature are large-scale and continuous, rather than within or between distinct clouds. Our models also produce UV absorption lines and X-ray absorption features, and the stratified ionization structure can partially explain the different classes of broad absorption line quasars.