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Reappraising plastid markers of the red algae for phylogenetic community ecology in the genomic era
Authors: Zhan Shing Hei , Shih Chun‐Chi , Liu Shao‐Lun 
Published: January 2020

AbstractSelection of appropriate genetic markers to quantify phylogenetic diversity is crucial for community ecology studies. Yet, systematic evaluation of marker genes for this purpose is scarcely done. Recently, the combined effort of phycologists has produced a rich plastid genome resource with taxonomic representation spanning all of the major lineages of the red algae (Rhodophyta). In this proof‐of‐concept study, we leveraged this resource by developing and applying a phylogenomic strategy to seek candidate plastid markers suitable for phylogenetic community analysis. We ranked the core genes of 107 published plastid genomes based on various sequence‐derived properties and their tree distance to plastid genome phylogenies. The resulting ranking revealed that the most widely used marker, rbcL, is not necessarily the optimal marker, while other promising markers might have been overlooked. We designed and tested PCR primers for several candidate marker genes, and successfully amplified one of them, rpoC1, in a taxonomically broad set of red algal specimens. We suggest that our general marker identification methodology and the rpoC1 primers will be useful to the phycological community for investigating the biodiversity and community ecology of the red algae.
Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) plant detection using mobile cameras
Authors: Ozcan Koray , Sharma Anuj , Bradbury Steven P. , Schweitzer Dana , Blader Teresa , Blodgett Sue 
Published: January 2020

AbstractMilkweed (Asclepias spp.) are host plants of monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus). It is important to detect milkweed plant locations to assess the status and trends of monarch habitat in support of monarch conservation programs. In this paper, we describe autonomous detection of milkweed plants using cameras mounted to vehicles. For detection, we used both aggregated channel features (ACF) for running the detectors on embedded computing platforms with central processing unit and faster region‐based convolutional neural network (Faster R‐CNN) with a ResNet architecture‐based detector that is suitable for graphics processing unit optimized processing. The ACF‐based model produced 0.89 mean average precision (mAP) on the training dataset and 0.29 mAP on the test dataset, whereas the ResNet‐based Faster R‐CNN model provided 0.98 mAP on training and 0.44 mAP on the test dataset. The detections were used to calculate approximate densities of milkweed plants in geo‐referenced locations based on global positioning system point correspondences of recorded images. Probability‐of‐count distributions are compared for the actual milkweed plant locations near roadsides. This is one of the first examples of using automated milkweed plant detection and density mapping using a vehicle‐mounted camera.
Increasing ibuprofen degradation in constructed wetlands by bioaugmentation with gravel containing biofilms of an ibuprofen‐degrading Sphingobium yanoikuyae
Authors: Balciunas Eduardo Marcos , Kappelmeyer Uwe , Harms Hauke , Heipieper Hermann J. 
Published: January 2020

AbstractThe aim of this study was to investigate the removal of ibuprofen in laboratory scale constructed wetlands. Four (planted and unplanted) laboratory‐scale horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetlands were supplemented with ibuprofen in order to elucidate (i) the role of plants on ibuprofen removal and (ii) to evaluate the removal performance of a bioaugmented lab scale wetland. The planted systems showed higher ibuprofen removal efficiency than an unplanted one. The system planted with Juncus effusus was found to have a higher removal rate than the system planted with Phalaris arundinacea. The highest removal rate of ibuprofen was found after inoculation of gravel previously loaded with a newly isolated ibuprofen‐degrading bacterium identified as Sphingobium yanoikuyae. This experiment showed that more than 80 days of CW community adaptation for ibuprofen treatment could be superseded by bioaugmentation with this bacterial isolate.
Neue Werkstoffe für die Mikroelektronik
Authors: Böttger Ulrich 
Published: January 2020

AbstractOb Mikrofon oder Tintenstrahlkopf: Von ferroelektrischen Bauelementen profitieren zahlreiche Anwendungen. Die Ingenieurwissenschaften versprechen sich viel von neuartigen und umweltverträglicheren Schichten auf der Basis von Hafnium‐ und Zirkonoxid. Die Grundlagenforschung dazu war bisher mit einigen Überraschungen verbunden.
A systematic review on ear anthropometry and its industrial design applications
Authors: Fu Fang , Luximon Yan 
Published: January 2020

AbstractErgonomics is extensively studied to provide a scientific understanding of humans’ physical and cognitive use of products and workplaces. Ergonomics of the external ear is crucial for the industrial design of various ear‐related products. For this review, 50 articles regarding ear anthropometry and its applications in product design that met determined inclusion criteria were selected after searching four databases, including Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed, and Science Direct. Previous anthropometric information acquired with traditional measurement, photogrammetric method, and three dimensional (3D) anthropometric techniques (photogrammetry, magnetic resonance imaging, computerized tomography, 3D scanning, and ear impression). Those studies demonstrated that demographic factors, including age, ethnicity, gender, and ear symmetry, should be considered when designing for specific markets. Ear sizes kept growth throughout the entire lifetime. Results also showed that males had larger ear sizes than females in most populations. Most of linear, area, and ratio dimensions showed a good symmetry between left and right ears, while angular dimensions tended to be nonsymmetric. Differences in anthropometric findings existed among Asian, Western, and African populations. Hence, there is a need to establish more universal anthropometric databases for different ethnicities to meet the development of product form and function. Furthermore, fit and comfort perception was important to be examined for product design, which can be studied through questionnaire on comfort perception, analysis online comments of consumers, and virtual fit analysis. With a comprehensive presentation of literature, future research opportunities were inspired from the perspective of industrial design.
System Engineering and Dependability: Methodology of Model Synchronization between System Architecture Models and Risk Analysis
Authors: Legendre Anthony , Lanusse Agnès , Rauzy Antoine 
Published: January 2020

ABSTRACTModern industry faces new challenges making classical organization in “disciplinary silos” ill‐adapted to demands for complex and evolving systems. We advocate promoting inter‐team communication in a “Multidisciplinary Organization” can manage complexity better: it allows early problem discovery, offers solutions to more complex issues, and favors early solution emergence. Indeed the transition to such organization requires new collaborative processes and methods to integrate various engineering fields earlier and along the development cycle. In this paper, we propose a collaborative approach to set‐up adapted modeling and methodological practices in the enterprise. It leverages the rising interest for Model‐Based Systems Engineering and related modeling technologies to offer a new approach to different engineering discipline model synchronization to support their collaboration. This approach considers the studied system context (under several viewpoints), applied processes, applied methods, and viewpoints produced by engineers. We illustrate it by creating a collaboration framework between two particular engineering fields: system architecture design and avionics applicative safety analysis at different life cycle stages.
“How Emotional Do I Make It?”: Making a Stance in Multimodal Compositions
Authors: Rowsell Jennifer 
Published: January 2020

AbstractFor literacy educators, there is a need to understand students’ pathways into composition and mediate contemporary, multimodal compositional pathways with more academic ones. In an effort to mediate between middle and high school students’ schooling and curricular demands and their everyday interests and investments in media and communicational systems, the author offers educators a way to frame composition that attends to the potential and affordances of multiple modes of expression and representation. Combining affect theory with Arendt's writings on thinking and embodiment, the author presents a research study with adolescents who made stances in selfies, self‐portraits, and written artist statements that are indicative of new rhetorical and compositional practices. Stance, as a construct in modern compositions, represents the ways that young people interface with ideas and experiences within the world that materialize in and animate their designs. Stance provides young people with a space to tell the stories they want to tell through media and mediums of their choosing.
Fast multipole method for three‐dimensional systems with periodic boundary condition in two directions
Authors: Yoshii Noriyuki , Andoh Yoshimichi , Okazaki Susumu 
Published: January 2020

AbstractWe derived a new expression for the electrostatic interaction of three‐dimensional charge‐neutral systems with two‐dimensional periodic boundary conditions (slab geometry) using a fast multipole method (FMM). Contributions from all the image cells are expressed as a sum of real and reciprocal space terms, and a self‐interaction term. The reciprocal space contribution consists of two parts: zero and nonzero terms of the absolute value of the reciprocal lattice vector. To test the new expressions, electrostatic interactions were calculated for a randomly placed charge distribution in a cubic box and liquid water produced by molecular dynamics calculation. The accuracy could be controlled by the degree of expansion of the FMM. In the present expression, the computational complexity of the electrostatic interaction of N‐particle systems is order N, which is superior to that of the conventional two‐dimensional periodic Ewald method for a slab geometry and the particle mesh Ewald method with a large empty space at an interface of the unit cell. © 2020 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Anisotropic charge carrier transport of optoelectronic functional selenium‐containing organic semiconductor materials
Authors: Zheng Daoyuan , Guo Yurong , Zhang Mingxing , Feng Xia , Zhu Lina , Qiu Lijuan , Jin Xiaoning , Zhao Guangjiu 
Published: January 2020

AbstractOrganic semiconductors (OSCs) materials are currently under intense investigation because of their potential applications such as organic field‐effect transistors, organic photovoltaic devices, and organic light‐emitting diodes. Inspired by the selenization strategy can promote anisotropic charge carrier migration, and selenium‐containing compounds have been proved to be promising materials as OSCs both for hole and electron transfer. Herein, we now explore the anisotropic transport properties of the series of selenium‐containing compounds. For the compound containing SeSe bond, the SeSe bond will break when attaching an electron, thus those compounds cannot act as n‐type OSCs. About the different isomer compounds with conjugated structure, the charge transfer will be affected by the stacking of the conjugated structures. The analysis of chemical structure and charge transfer property indicates that Se‐containing materials are promising high‐performance OSCs and might be used as p‐type, n‐type, or ambipolar OSCs. Furthermore, the symmetry of the selenium‐containing OSCs will affect the type of OSCs. In addition, there is no direct relationship between the R groups with their performance, whether it or not as p‐type OSCs or n‐types. This work demonstrates the relationship between the optoelectronic function and structure of selenium‐containing OSCs materials and hence paves the way to design and improve optoelectronic function of OSCs materials.
Evaluation of a commercial latex agglutination test for detecting rotavirus A and human adenovirus in children's stool specimens
Authors: Xiang Wenqing , Peng Zhaoyang , Xu Jialu , Shen Hongqiang , Li Wei 
Published: January 2020

AbstractObjectivesRotavirus A and human adenovirus are the two most common causes of infantile diarrhea; thus, it is of great importance to find out a rapid and accurate diagnostic method. This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic significance of latex agglutination test for detection of rotavirus A and human adenovirus.MethodsA prospective study was conducted on 214 diarrhea children from September 2018 to March 2019 in our hospital. Fresh stool samples were collected for detection of rotavirus A and human adenovirus by latex agglutination test and quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT‐qPCR). Then, the consistency of results detected by these two methods was analyzed．ResultsWith performing the latex agglutination test, it was revealed that positive rates for detecting rotavirus A virus and human adenovirus were 23.83% (51/214) and 25.24% (54/214), respectively. Meanwhile, results of RT‐qPCR showed that positive rates for detecting rotavirus A virus and human adenovirus were 58 (27.10%) and 59 (27.57%), respectively. Using RT‐qPCR as the gold standard, the sensitivity and specificity of the latex agglutination test for detecting rotavirus A were 81.03% and 97.44%, and the corresponding values for detecting human adenovirus were 76.27% and 94.19%, respectively.ConclusionThis latex agglutination test showed a satisfactory consistency with RT‐qPCR for detecting rotavirus A and human adenovirus. The mentioned commercial assay may be highly appropriate for rapid screening of rotavirus A and human adenovirus.
Goal‐focused positive psychotherapy in action: A case study
Authors: Hawley Kathryn J. , Winter Plumb Evelyn I. , Conoley Collie W. 
Published: January 2020

AbstractObjectiveThis case study describes one client's progression through goal‐focused positive psychotherapy (GFPP), a positive psychology inspired treatment. The study aims to contribute a more nuanced understanding of GFPP by illustrating the clinical use of approach goals, hope, positive emotion, and client strengths—interventions that constitute the heart of GFPP.MethodThe case study methodology illuminates the 33‐session treatment of a self‐identified European‐American heterosexual female in her mid‐twenties, presenting with several interpersonal concerns, and symptoms of depression and anxiety. The client met the DSM 5 criteria for generalized anxiety disorder and borderline personality disorder.ResultsProcesses and outcomes are documented through clinician and client perceptions, and weekly assessments of symptomatology and subjective well‐being.ConclusionsThe case study demonstrates a successful application of positive psychology consistent with GFPP's existential and humanistic psychology roots. The study should provide clinicians and theorists a greater understanding of GFPP processes and perspectives in an applied context.
Functional characterization of human myosin‐binding protein C3 variants associated with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy reveals exon‐specific cardiac phenotypes in zebrafish model
Authors: Da'as Sahar I. , Yalcin Huseyin C. , Nasrallah Gheyath K. , Mohamed Iman A. , Nomikos Michail , Yacoub Magdi H. , Fakhro Khalid A. 
Published: January 2020

AbstractMyosin‐binding protein C 3 (MYBPC3) variants are the most common cause of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). HCM is a complex cardiac disorder due to its significant genetic and clinical heterogeneity. MYBPC3 variants genotype–phenotype associations remain poorly understood. We investigated the impact of two novel human MYBPC3 splice‐site variants: V1: c.654+2_654+4dupTGG targeting exon 5 using morpholino MOe5i5; and V2: c.772+1G>A targeting exon 6 using MOe6i6; located within C1 domain of cMyBP‐C protein, known to be critical in regulating sarcomere structure and contractility. Zebrafish MOe5i5 and MOe6i6 morphants recapitulated typical characteristics of human HCM with cardiac phenotypes of varying severity, including reduced cardiomyocyte count, thickened ventricular myocardial wall, a drastic reduction in heart rate, stroke volume, and cardiac output. Analysis of all cardiac morphological and functional parameters demonstrated that V2 cardiac phenotype was more severe than V1. Coinjection with synthetic human MYBPC3 messenger RNA (mRNA) partially rescued disparate cardiac phenotypes in each zebrafish morphant. While human MYBPC3 mRNA partially restored the decreased heart rate in V1 morphants and displayed increased percentages of ejection fraction, fractional shortening, and area change, it failed to revert the V1 ventricular myocardial thickness. These results suggest a possible V1 impact on cardiac contractility. In contrast, attempts to rescue V2 morphants only restored the ventricular myocardial wall hypertrophy phenotype but had no significant effect on impaired heart rate, suggesting a potential V2 impact on the cardiac structure. Our study provides evidence of an association between MYBPC3 exon‐specific cardiac phenotypes in the zebrafish model providing important insights into how these genetic variants contribute to HCM disease.
A giant atrial septal aneurysm causing tricuspid valvular obstruction
Authors: Lin Shan , Li Yuman , Xu Lingling , Lin Ling , Yang Yali , Xie Mingxing 
Published: January 2020

AbstractAtrial septal aneurysm (ASA) is a rare congenital malformation consisting of redundant atrial septal tissue that bulges into either the right or the left atrium. Here, we report the case of a 45‐year‐old man with a giant ASA prolapsing into the tricuspid orifice and leading to tricuspid valvular obstruction. He was treated successfully by resection of the ASA and repair of the resulting atrial septal defect. Our case indicates the utility of transthoracic, contrast, and transesophageal echocardiography to characterize a huge ASA causing tricuspid valvular obstruction.
Pulmonary embolism caused by postpartum ovarian vein thrombophlebitis after vaginal delivery: Case report and brief review of the literature
Authors: Fei Zhengdong , Peng Aiqin , Wang Lei , Zhang Lu 
Published: January 2020

AbstractPuerperal ovarian vein thrombophlebitis is a rare pathology. We present the case of a 23‐year‐old female who presented with fever and cough that occurred after vaginal delivery and persisted after several courses of antibiotics between the 2nd and 20th day postpartum. CT pulmonary angiography revealed right subsegmental pulmonary embolism. An abdominal ultrasonographic examination led to the diagnosis of ovarian vein thrombosis. She was treated with warfarin for 2 weeks with a good response. Our case highlights the importance of prompt ultrasonographic diagnosis and clinical treatment of ovarian vein thrombosis to prevent morbidity and mortality.
Dual roles of the retinal pigment epithelium and lens in cavefish eye degeneration
Authors: Ma Li , Ng Mandy , van der Weele Corine M. , Yoshizawa Masato , Jeffery William R. 
Published: January 2020

AbstractAstyanax mexicanus consists of two forms, a sighted surface dwelling form (surface fish) and a blind cave‐dwelling form (cavefish). Embryonic eyes are initially formed in cavefish but they are subsequently arrested in growth and degenerate during larval development. Previous lens transplantation studies have shown that the lens plays a central role in cavefish eye loss. However, several lines of evidence suggest that additional factors, such as the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE), which is morphologically altered in cavefish, could also be involved in the eye regression process. To explore the role of the RPE in cavefish eye degeneration, we generated an albino eyed (AE) strain by artificial selection for hybrid individuals with large eyes and a depigmented RPE. The AE strain exhibited an RPE lacking pigment granules and showed reduced expression of the RPE specific enzyme retinol isomerase, allowing eye development to be studied by lens ablation in an RPE background resembling cavefish. We found that lens ablation in the AE strain had stronger negative effects on eye growth than in surface fish, suggesting that an intact RPE is required for normal eye development. We also found that the AE strain develops a cartilaginous sclera lacking boney ossicles, a trait similar to cavefish. Extrapolation of the results to cavefish suggests that the RPE and lens have dual roles in eye degeneration, and that deficiencies in the RPE may be associated with evolutionary changes in scleral ossification.
Children With Acute Myocarditis Often Have Persistent Subclinical Changes as Revealed by Cardiac Magnetic Resonance
Authors: Małek Łukasz A. , Kamińska Halszka , Barczuk‐Falęcka Marzena , Ferreira Vanessa M. , Wójcicka Jolanta , Brzewski Michał , Werner Bożena 
Published: January 2020

BackgroundMany children presenting with myocarditis may not fully recover and have long‐term complications, including dilated cardiomyopathy. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has a potential for early detection of persistent changes with long‐term implications, but is not performed routinely in the monitoring of myocarditis.PurposeTo monitor adolescents who present with acute myocarditis using MRI and routine diagnostic tests over the short‐ to mid‐term.Study TypeProspective.PopulationEighteen consecutive adolescents (median age 15.5, interquartile range 14.8–16.9 years, 78% male) with acute myocarditis.Field StrengthA 3T scanner including cine steady‐state free precession (SSFP), dark‐blood T2‐weighted (T2W) images, and late gadolinium enhancement (LGE).AssessmentThe diagnosis of acute myocarditis was based on clinical symptoms and signs and MRI criteria (cine, T2‐W images, LGE). Follow‐up MRI was performed after median 7 months (range 6–9 months). Other routine diagnostic tests included electrocardiogram (ECG), high‐sensitivity troponin levels, transthoracic echocardiography, and Holter monitoring.Statistical TestsFisher's exact test, Wilcoxon test for paired samples, Mann–Whitney test for independent samples, Kruskal–Wallis test.ResultsAt baseline, 17 patients (94%) had elevated troponin levels and/or ST‐T changes on resting ECG; ECG showed depressed left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF<50%) in four patients (22%). At follow‐up there was a complete recovery in 16 patients (89%) observed with routinely performed tests, with two cases of persistent ventricular arrhythmia. Despite normal left ventricular volume and LVEF, MRI disclosed ongoing active inflammation in five patients (28%), healed myocarditis with persistent scars in eight patients (44%), and complete resolution of initially observed changes in five patients (28%).Data ConclusionIn children with acute myocarditis, despite normalization of other routinely assessed parameters (including LVEF), there is a high prevalence of persistent MRI changes showing ongoing disease or remnant scars at follow‐up. MRI may allow early detection and prevention of long‐term complications of myocarditis in the follow‐up care of children with acute myocarditis.Level of Evidence: 2Technical Efficacy: Stage 3J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 2020. J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 2020;52:488–496.