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Correlational study of the center of pressure measures of postural steadiness on five different standing tasks in overweight adults
Authors: Prasertsakul Thunyanoot , Kaimuk Panya , Chinjenpradit Wipawee , Charoensuk Warakorn 
Published: November 2019

Abstract
This study applied the posturography framework on five static standing tasks from the Berg Balance Scale (BBS). Thirteen participants were recruited and the trajectory data of the center of pressure (CoP) were collected. To analyze the postural performance, two approaches were taken: the scores from the BBS and statistical analysis. For the statistical analysis, Spearman’s method was applied to determine the correlation of CoP parameters. The results revealed the correlations between CoP parameters in the anterior-posterior (AP) and medial-lateral (ML) directions, and on the statokinesgram (SK) plane for all tasks. To obtain the in-depth detail between normal weight and overweight groups, the differences in the postural control mechanism were defined by correlations of CoP parameters. The Mann-Whitney U test was conducted to define the difference in postural control in terms of difference in weight gain and standing task factors, while Cohen’s d was used to investigate the influence of the difference in standing tasks and weight gain on postural control. The results showed that the correlations of CoP parameters could distinguish the balance impairment in the overweight condition from the normal postural control. Otherwise, the scores of BBS, the Mann-Whitney U test and Cohen’s d did not separate this slightly compensatory movement during equilibrium. Therefore, the correlations of CoP parameters could provide more information to analyze the balance function in each individual, especially in terms of slight compensation.
Remnant Mode Conversion Noise Suppression Using a Surface Mount Device Capacitor
Authors: Lee Seungjin , Lim Jaehyuk , Oh Sangyeol , Lee Jaehoon 
Published: November 2019

AbstractA novel scheme to suppress the remnant mode conversion noise with a surface mount device (SMD) capacitor on dual back-to-back bent differential lines is proposed. To suppress the remnant mode conversion noise, an additional SMD capacitor is loaded on the differential lines between two bends to equalize even- and odd-mode velocities. The mode conversion noise suppression characteristics of the proposed scheme were analyzed and compared with various schemes. Also, eye diagrams confirmed that the addition of the SMD capacitor suppressed remnant mode conversion noise while preserving differential signal quality in dual back-to-back bent differential lines.
Country-specific euro area government bond yield reactions to ECB’s non-standard monetary policy program announcements
Authors: Fendel Ralf , Neugebauer Frederik 
Published: November 2019

Abstract
This paper employs event study methods to evaluate the effects of ECB’s non-standard monetary policy program announcements on 10-year government bond yields of 11 euro area member states. Measurable effects of announcements arise with a one-day delay meaning that government bond markets take some time to react to ECB announcements. The country-specific extent of yield reduction seems inversely related to the solvency rating of the corresponding countries. The spread between core and periphery countries reduces because of a stronger decrease in the latter. This result is confirmed by letting the announcement variable interact with the current spread level.
Assessment of Mating System in Helianthus annuus and H. petiolaris (Asteraceae) Populations
Authors: Gutierrez Agustina , Scaccia Baffigi Daiana , Poverene Monica 
Published: November 2019

Abstract

Helianthus annuus subsp. annuus and H. petiolaris are wild North American species that have been naturalized in central Argentina. They have a sporophytic self-incompatibility genetic system that prevent self-fertilization but the occurrence of self-compatible plants in Argentina was observed in both species and could in part explain their highly invasive ability. Their geographical distribution coincides with the major crop area. The domestic sunflower is self-compatible, can hybridize with both species and presents a considerable amount of gene flow. The aim of this study is to understand the self-incompatibility mechanism in both wild Helianthus species. Reciprocal crossing and seed production were used to identify self-compatible genotypes, the number and distribution of self-incompatibility alleles within populations and the type and extent of allelic interactions in the pollen and pistil. The behaviour of S alleles within each population was explained by five functional S alleles and one non-functional allele in each species, differing in their presence and frequency within accessions. In both species, the allelic interactions were of dominance/recessiveness and codominance in pollen, whereas it was only codominance in the pistil. Inbreeding effects in wild materials appeared in the third generation of self-pollination, with lethal effects in most plants. The number of S alleles is low and they behave in a similar way of other Asteraceae species. The self-compatibility was addressed to non-functional S alleles introgressed in wild Helianthus plants through gene flow from self-compatible sunflower.
A neonate with mucolipidosis II and transient secondary hyperparathyroidism
Authors: Leyva Carlos , Buch Maria , J. Wierenga Klaas , Berkovitz Gary , Seeherunvong Tossaporn 
Published: November 2019

Abstract

Background
Mucolipidosis II α/β (ML II) is an autosomal recessive disease associated with the abnormality of lysosomal enzyme trafficking.

Case presentation
We present an unusual patient with: (a) marked skeletal anomalies with secondary hyperparathyroidism; (b) serum intact parathyroid hormone level normalized by 7 weeks but abnormally elevated serum alkaline phosphate persisted; and (c) two mutations identified in the GNPTAB gene. One mutation, c.3503_3504delTC, is the most common mutation in ML II. However, the second mutation, c.2896delA, is a rare mutation for which clinical presentation has not been described previously.
Grain size issues in constructicon building – and how to address them
Authors: Zeschel Arne , Proost Kristel 
Published: November 2019

Abstract
Novel formats of construction-based description hold great potential for phenomena that fall through the cracks in traditional kinds of linguistic reference works. On the example of German verb argument structure constructions with a prepositional object, we demonstrate that a construction-based description of such phenomena is superior to existing lexicographic and grammaticographic treatments, but that it also poses a number of new problems. The most fundamental of these relates to the fact that construction-based analyses can be proposed on different levels of abstraction. We illustrate pertinent problems relating to the precise identification of constructional form and meaning and suggest a multi-layered descriptive format for web-based electronic reference constructica that can accommodate these challenges. Semantically, the proposed solution integrates both lumping and splitting perspectives on constructional grain size and permits users to flexibly zoom in and out on individual elements in the resource. Formally, it can capture variation in the number and marking of realised arguments as found in e.g. passives and transitivity alternations. Aspects of the theoretical controversy between Construction Grammar and Valency Theory are addressed where relevant, but our focus is on questions of description and the practical implementation of construction-based analyses in a suitable type of linguistic reference work.
L’intégration du vocabulaire des Documents linguistiques galloromans dans le DEAF électronique
Authors: Glessgen Martin , Dallas Marguerite 
Published: November 2019

Abstract
The exploitation of databases for lexical purposes has undergone extensive development during the first two decades of the 21st century. The methodological implications of this fruitful alliance between corpora and electronic dictionaries nonetheless deserve particular attention, the digital aspects as well as those pertaining to lexicology and metalexicography. The integration of the non-literary vocabulary of the Documents linguistiques galloromans into the database of the Dictionnaire Étymologique de l’Ancien Français (DEAFpré), currently in progress, provides an opportunity to illustrate the demands of a rigorous conception of computer-based lexicography (i. e. based on sound philological principles, ideally innovative, manual treatment of lexemes with a computer-assisted element, concentration on etymological, semantic and syntagmatic aspects). The case-study presented in this article focuses on the potential for interpretation afforded by corpus-based lexicography, its other main aim being an evaluation of the results and the cost in terms of time. The computerised system elaborated for this purpose can be extended to other projects, particularly those focusing on medieval Galloromania.
A second-order discretization for forward-backward SDEs using local approximations with Malliavin calculus
Authors: Naito Riu , Yamada Toshihiro 
Published: November 2019

Abstract
The paper proposes a new second-order discretization method for forward-backward stochastic differential equations.
The method is given by an algorithm with polynomials of Brownian motions where the local approximations using Malliavin calculus play a role.
For the implementation, we introduce a new least squares Monte Carlo method for the scheme.
A numerical example is illustrated to check the effectiveness.
Broadband multi-wavelength optical sensing based on photothermal effect of 2D MXene films
Authors: Zuo Yan , Gao Yerun , Qin Shiyu , Wang Zhenye , Zhou De , Li Zhen , Yu Yu , Shao Ming , Zhang Xinliang 
Published: November 2019

Abstract
Two-dimensional (2D) materials were widely used in sensing owing to the tunable physical or chemical properties. For years, optical sensing attracted a massive amount of attention on account of high accuracy, high security, non-invasive measurement, and strong anti-interference ability. Among the various optical sensing schemes, multi-wavelength optical sensing (MWOS) is an important branch and widely adopted in optical image, spectroscopy, or bio/chemical research. However, no spectral selectivity, limited working wavelength range, or intrinsic instability makes conventional 2D materials unsuitable for MWOS. A new class of 2D materials, known as MXene, exhibits outstanding electronic, optical, and thermal properties, leading to new applications in optical sensing. In this paper, we propose an integrated photothermal optical sensor (PHOS) using Ti3C2Tx MXene films. Thanks to the inherent spectral dependence of Ti3C2Tx MXene over a broadband range, the proposed PHOS can respond to different wavelengths from visible to short-wavelength infrared. Because of the efficient photothermal conversion, the PHOS has a control efficiency up to 0.19 π · mW−1 · mm−1 under 980-nm laser pumping and shows a higher control efficiency under red light (690 nm) irradiation. The measured response time of the proposed PHOS is 23.4 μs. This paper brings MXene into chip-integrated optical sensing fields for the first time and shows the potential applications.
Optical binding of nanoparticles
Authors: Forbes Kayn A. , Bradshaw David S. , Andrews David L. 
Published: November 2019

Abstract
Optical binding is a laser-induced inter-particle force that exists between two or more particles subjected to off-resonant light. It is one of the key tools in optical manipulation of particles. Distinct from the single-particle forces which operate in optical trapping and tweezing, it enables the light-induced self-assembly of non-contact multi-particle arrays and structures. Whilst optical binding at the microscale between microparticles is well-established, it is only within the last few years that the experimental difficulties of observing nanoscale optical binding between nanoparticles have been overcome. This hurdle surmounted, there has been a sudden proliferation in observations of nanoscale optical binding, where the corresponding theoretical understanding and predictions of the underlying nanophotonics have become ever more important. This article covers these new developments, giving an overview of the emergent field of nanoscale optical binding.
Violence and Avoidance Behavior: The Case of the Mexican Drug War
Authors: Balmori de la Miyar Jose Roberto 
Published: November 2019

Abstract
This paper examines the effect of violence, originated from the Mexican Drug War, on avoidance behavior. The analysis uses three different variables to capture avoidance behavior by easiness to do, during the past year: refrained from going out at night (easy-to-avoid), refrained from carrying cash (medium-to-avoid) and refrained from using public transportation (hard-to-avoid). Data comes from different government sources and crime victimization surveys. Results suggest a violence effect of 6.72% on refrained from going out at night, 3.52% on refrained from carrying cash and 1.20% on refrained from using public transportation.
Introducing the Human Rights Violations Dataset for the Kurdish Conflict in Turkey, 1990–2018
Authors: Mousseau Demet Yalcin , Napolitano Justin , Olsen Alex 
Published: November 2019

Abstract
This study introduces a new event dataset on the human rights violations in the Kurdish conflict in Turkey perpetrated by both the State and the armed rebel group, the PKK (the Kurdistan Workers Party), from 1990 to 2018. The dataset codes human rights violation events that victimize civilians, including women and children, identifying the perpetrator, type of victim, type of human right violation, and the place of the violation. The categories of human rights violations include the physical and political rights drawn from the laws and treaties adopted by the U.N., such as killings or deaths of civilians, illegal detention and arrests, and freedom of peaceful assembly. The dataset is useful in examining the trends and motives of perpetrators in committing these violations and for seeking to understand the extent to which state and non-state rebel groups abide by international norms in armed conflicts. The framework of this dataset, although developed for the Kurdish conflict, is applicable and can be extended to other armed conflict cases, facilitating cross-conflict research on a more comparative basis.
Reliable Sn–Ag–Cu lead-free melt-spun material required for high-performance applications
Authors: Jubair Mohammed Mundher , Gumaan Mohammed S. , Shalaby Rizk Mostafa 
Published: November 2019

AbstractThis study investigates the structural, mechanical, thermal and electrical properties of B-1 JINHU, EDSYN SAC5250, and S.S.M-1 commercial materials, which have been manufactured at China, Malaysia, and Germany, respectively. The commercial materials have been compared with the measurements of Sn–Ag–Cu (SAC) melt-spun materials that are only indicative of what can be expected for the solder application, where the solder will have quite different properties from the melt-spun materials due to the effects of melt-spinning technique. Adding Cu to the eutectic Sn–Ag melt-spun material with 0.3 wt.% significantly improves its electrical and mechanical properties to serve efficiently under high strain rate applications. The formed Cu3Sn Intermetallic compound (IMC) offers potential benefits, like high strength, good plasticity, consequently, high performance through a lack of dislocations and microvoids. The results showed that adding 0.3 wt.% of Cu has improved the creep resistance and delayed the fracture point, comparing with other additions and commercial solders. The tensile results showed some improvements in 39.3% tensile strength (25.419 MPa), 376% toughness (7737.220 J/m3), 254% electrical resistivity (1.849 × 10−7Ω · m) and 255% thermal conductivity (39.911 w · m−1 · k−1) when compared with the tensile strength (18.24 MPa), toughness (1625.340 J/m3), electrical resistivity (6.56 × 10−7Ω · m) and thermal conductivity (11.250 w · m−1 · k−1) of EDSYN SAC5250 material. On the other hand, the Sn93.5–Ag3.5–Cu3melt-spun solder works well under the harsh thermal environments such as the circuits located under the automobiles’ hood and aerospace applications. Thus, it can be concluded that the melt-spinning technique can produce SAC melt-spun materials that can outperform the B-1 JINHU, EDSYN SAC5250 and S.S.M-1 materials mechanically, thermally and electrically.
New Exact Axisymmetric Solutions to the Navier–Stokes Equations
Authors: Bogoyavlenskij Oleg 
Published: November 2019

Abstract
Infinite-dimensional space of axisymmetric exact solutions to the Navier–Stokes equations with time-dependent viscosity

ν

(
t
)

$\nu(t)$

is constructed. Inner transformations of the exact solutions are defined that produce an infinite sequence of new solutions from each known one. The solutions are analytic in the whole space ℝ3
and are described by elementary functions. The bifurcations of the instantaneous (for

t
=

t
0

$t={t_{0}}$

) phase portraits of the viscous fluid flows are studied for the new exact solutions. Backlund transforms between the axisymmetric Helmholtz equation and a linear case of the Grad–Shafranov equation are derived.
Experimental Validation of Solar Photovoltaic-Based Unified Power Quality Conditioner with Modified Power Angle Control Scheme
Authors: Gowrishankar A. , Ramasamy M. 
Published: November 2019

Abstract
This article proposes a modified Power Angle Control (PAC) strategy for a Unified Power Quality Conditioner (UPQC) with Distributed Generation (DG) for the viable interconnection of a Solar Photovoltaic (SPV) system into the network. The UPQC is composed of both shunt and series Active Power Filters (APFs). Shunt and series APFs are the standout among the best custom power devices, which gives compensation to current- and voltage-based unsettling influences distinctly. In the SPV-interconnected UPQC, the shunt APF supplies power from DG to the associated load, apart from providing a reactive power request, which prompts an expansion in the Volt-Ampere (VA) burden after its rating. The PAC scheme intends the successful use of series and shunt APFs through the sharing of reactive power to decrease the VA burden on shunt APF. The PAC strategy depends on an enhanced Synchronous Reference Frame that is equipped with a Second-Order Generalized Integrator–based Phase Locked Loop, which has simple calculations, is vibrant, and utilizes existing estimations of the SPV-incorporated UPQC. The execution of the proposed SPV-incorporated UPQC is examined with the presence of nonlinear and reactive burdens. The dynamic performance of the SPV-UPQC is checked under the grid disturbances, for example, voltage sag, swell, varying load, and change in sunlight-based light. The viability of the proposed control strategy is assessed through the digital simulation and equipment exploratory model results.
Identification ofkit-ligand aas the Gene Responsible for the Medaka Pigment Cell Mutantfew melanophore
Authors: Otsuki Yuji , Okuda Yuki , Naruse Kiyoshi , Saya Hideyuki 
Published: November 2019

AbstractThe body coloration of animals is due to pigment cells derived from neural crest cells, which are multipotent and differentiate into diverse cell types. Medaka (Oryzias latipes) possesses four distinct types of pigment cells known as melanophores, xanthophores, iridophores, and leucophores. The few melanophore (fm) mutant of medaka is characterized by reduced numbers of melanophores and leucophores. We here identify kit-ligand a (kitlga) as the gene whose mutation gives rise to the fm phenotype. This identification was confirmed by generation of kitlga knockout medaka and the findings that these fish also manifest reduced numbers of melanophores and leucophores and fail to rescue the fm mutant phenotype. We also found that expression of sox5, pax7a, pax3a, and mitfa genes is down-regulated in both fm and kitlga knockout medaka, implicating c-Kit signaling in regulation of the expression of these genes as well as the encoded transcription factors in pigment cell specification. Our results may provide insight into the pathogenesis of c-Kit–related pigmentation disorders such as piebaldism in humans, and our kitlga knockout medaka may prove useful as a tool for drug screening.
A Genetic Screen To Identify Genes Influencing the Secondary Redox Couple NADPH/NADP+ in the Yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Authors: Yadav Shambhu , Mody Tejasvinee Atul , Sharma Archi , Bachhawat Anand Kumar 
Published: November 2019

Abstract
NADPH is an important cofactor in the cell. In addition to its role in the biosynthesis of critical metabolites, it plays crucial roles in the regeneration of the reduced forms of glutathione, thioredoxins and peroxiredoxins. The enzymes and pathways that regulate NADPH are thus extremely important to understand, and yet are only partially understood. We have been interested in understanding how NADPH fluxes are altered in the cell. We describe here both an assay and a genetic screen that allows one to discern changes in NADPH levels. The screen exploits the secondary redox property of NADPH. At low levels of glutathione we show that the redox contributions of NADPH become critical for growth, and we have used this to develop a genetic screen for genes affecting NADPH homeostasis. The screen was validated in pathways that both directly (pentose phosphate pathway) and indirectly (glycolytic pathway) affect NADPH levels, and was then exploited to identify mitochondrial genes that affect NADPH homeostasis. A total of 239 mitochondrial gene knockouts were assayed using this screen. Among these, several genes were predicted to play a role in NADPH homeostasis. This included several new genes of unknown function, and others of poorly defined function. We examined two of these genes, FMP40 which encodes a protein required during oxidative stress and GOR1, glyoxylate reductase. Our studies throw new light on these proteins that appear to be major consumers of NADPH in the cell. The genetic screen is thus predicted to be an exceedingly useful tool for investigating NADPH homeostasis.
Challenges and Approaches to Genotyping Repetitive DNA
Authors: Morton Elizabeth A , Hall Ashley N , Kwan Elizabeth , Mok Calvin , Queitsch Konstantin , Nandakumar Vivek , Stamatoyannopoulos John , Brewer Bonita J , Waterston Robert , Queitsch Christine 
Published: November 2019

Abstract
Individuals within a species can exhibit vast variation in copy number of repetitive DNA elements. This variation may contribute to complex traits such as lifespan and disease, yet it is only infrequently considered in genotype-phenotype associations. Although the possible importance of copy number variation is widely recognized, accurate copy number quantification remains challenging. Here, we assess the technical reproducibility of several major methods for copy number estimation as they apply to the large repetitive ribosomal DNA array (rDNA). rDNA encodes the ribosomal RNAs and exists as a tandem gene array in all eukaryotes. Repeat units of rDNA are kilobases in size, often with several hundred units comprising the array, making rDNA particularly intractable to common quantification techniques. We evaluate pulsed-field gel electrophoresis, droplet digital PCR, and Nextera-based whole genome sequencing as approaches to copy number estimation, comparing techniques across model organisms and spanning wide ranges of copy numbers. Nextera-based whole genome sequencing, though commonly used in recent literature, produced high error. We explore possible causes for this error and provide recommendations for best practices in rDNA copy number estimation. We present a resource of high-confidence rDNA copy number estimates for a set of S. cerevisiae and C. elegans strains for future use. We furthermore explore the possibility for FISH-based copy number estimation, an alternative that could potentially characterize copy number on a cellular level.