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Dealing with multi‐source and multi‐scale information in plant phenomics: the ontology‐driven Phenotyping Hybrid Information System
Authors: Neveu Pascal , Tireau Anne , Hilgert Nadine , Nègre Vincent , Mineau‐Cesari Jonathan , Brichet Nicolas , Chapuis Romain , Sanchez Isabelle , Pommier Cyril , Charnomordic Brigitte , Tardieu François , Cabrera‐Bosquet Llorenç 
Published: August 2018

Summary

Phenomic datasets need to be accessible to the scientific community. Their reanalysis requires tracing relevant information on thousands of plants, sensors and events.

The open‐source Phenotyping Hybrid Information System (PHIS) is proposed for plant phenotyping experiments in various categories of installations (field, glasshouse). It unambiguously identifies all objects and traits in an experiment and establishes their relations via ontologies and semantics that apply to both field and controlled conditions. For instance, the genotype is declared for a plant or plot and is associated with all objects related to it. Events such as successive plant positions, anomalies and annotations are associated with objects so they can be easily retrieved.

Its ontology‐driven architecture is a powerful tool for integrating and managing data from multiple experiments and platforms, for creating relationships between objects and enriching datasets with knowledge and metadata. It interoperates with external resources via web services, thereby allowing data integration into other systems; for example, modelling platforms or external databases.

It has the potential for rapid diffusion because of its ability to integrate, manage and visualize multi‐source and multi‐scale data, but also because it is based on 10 yr of trial and error in our groups.
Ectopic activation of cortical cell division during the accommodation of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi
Authors: Russo Giulia , Carotenuto Gennaro , Fiorilli Valentina , Volpe Veronica , Chiapello Marco , Van Damme Daniel  , Genre Andrea 
Published: August 2018

Summary

Arbuscular mycorrhizas (AMs) between plants and soil fungi are widespread symbioses with a major role in soil nutrient uptake.

In this study we investigated the induction of root cortical cell division during AM colonization by combining morphometric and gene expression analyses with promoter activation and protein localization studies of the cell‐plate‐associated exocytic marker TPLATE.

Our results show that TPLATE promoter is activated in colonized cells of the root cortex where we also observed the appearance of cells that are half the size of the surrounding cells. Furthermore, TPLATE‐green fluorescent protein recruitment to developing cell plates highlighted ectopic cell division events in the inner root cortex during early AM colonization. Lastly, transcripts of TPLATE, KNOLLE and Cyclinlike 1 (CYC1) are all upregulated in the same context, alongside endocytic markers Adaptor‐Related Protein complex 2 alpha 1 subunit (AP2A1) and Clathrin Heavy Chain 2 (CHC2), known to be active during cell plate formation. This pattern of gene expression was recorded in wild‐type Medicago truncatula roots, but not in a common symbiotic signalling pathway mutant where fungal colonization is blocked at the epidermal level.

Altogether, these results suggest the activation of cell‐division‐related mechanisms by AM hosts during the accommodation of the symbiotic fungus.
The role of plant epigenetics in biotic interactions
Authors: Alonso Conchita , Ramos‐Cruz Daniela , Becker Claude 
Published: August 2018

SummaryPlants are hubs of a wide range of biotic interactions with mutualist and antagonist animals, microbes and neighboring plants. Because the quality and intensity of those relationships can change over time, a fast and reversible response to stress is required. Here, we review recent studies on the role of epigenetic factors such as DNA methylation and histone modifications in modulating plant biotic interactions, and discuss the state of knowledge regarding their potential role in memory and priming. Moreover, we provide an overview of strategies to investigate the contribution of epigenetics to environmentally induced phenotypic changes in an ecological context, highlighting possible transitions from whole‐genome high‐resolution analyses in plant model organisms to informative reduced representation analyses in genomically less accessible species.
Traumatic Spino‐pelvic Dissociation with Bilateral Triangular Fixation
Authors: Tian Wei , Chen Wen‐huan , Jia Jian 
Published: August 2018

ObjectiveTo evaluate the clinical outcomes of traumatic spino‐pelvic dissociation (TSD) treated with modified bilateral triangular fixation.MethodsEighteen consecutive patients of TSD were included in the study from March 2011 to March 2015, and the medical records of patients were reviewed retrospectively. There were 14 men and 4 women with an average age of 33.1 ± 1.4 years (range, 18–55 years). A total of 16 cases were caused by falling, and 2 cases were caused by traffic accident. All sacral fractures had associated injuries. According to the morphology of sacral fracture, U‐shaped fractures were present in 10 cases, H‐shaped fractures in 6 cases, and Y‐shaped fractures in 2 cases. According to Roy–Camille classification, there were 12 cases of type II and 6 cases of type III. All patients received surgical treatment with modified bilateral triangular fixation, and the sacral plexus decompression was performed simultaneously on 6 cases whose scores were more than 2 according to Gibbons classification and were found having traumatic canal stenosis or sacral nerve compression detected by preoperative imaging examination. Mears’ radiological evaluation criterion was applied to evaluate the reduction quality of fractures; Gibbons score was applied as the index of neurological deficiency healing, and the clinical outcome of fracture was evaluated with Majeed function assessment at last follow‐up.ResultsAll patients were followed up continuously within an average of 32.4 ± 3.6 months (range, 22–48 months). All sacral fractures were healed in an average time of 11.3 ± 2.8 months (range, 8–28 months). According to the Majeed function evaluation, 12 cases were classified as excellent, 4 cases as good, and 2 cases as fair. Meanwhile, the anatomical reduction was obtained in 11 cases, satisfactory reduction in 6 cases, and unsatisfactory reduction in 1 case according to Mears’ radiological evaluation criterion. The average Gibbons score changed from 2.5 ± 0.2 preoperatively to 1.4 ± 0.5 24 months postoperatively, which had a significant difference (t = 2.15, P < 0.05).ConclusionModified triangular fixation combined with internal fixations shows satisfactory clinical outcomes in the treatment of TSD, which is recommended as an effective and advanced surgical choice.
Assessment of Change of Shoulder Balance in Patients with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis after Correctional Surgery
Authors: Jian Yu‐Ming , Yang Shu‐Hua , Hu Ming‐Hsiao 
Published: August 2018

ObjectiveTo identify factors that influence shoulder balance and to determine whether a model can be made to predict shoulder balance after corrective surgery.MethodsThis is a retrospective study in which we examined the records of with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) patients who underwent single posterior spinal correction and fusion using all pedicle screws with derotation in our institution between January 2008 and June 2010. For the radiographic outcome measurement, we measured the preoperative lumbar curve, the main thoracic curve, and their difference (L_TH_D), and the degree of correction of the lumbar curve, the main thoracic curve, and their difference (c_L_TH_D) to evaluate their influence on postoperative shoulder balance. The preoperative flexibility of the proximal non‐fusion curve on the immediate postoperative tilt of the upper endplate of the uppermost vertebra of fusion segments (Up_FuS) was used to evaluate and predict the shoulder balance at follow‐up.ResultsFor patients who had shoulder balance at follow‐up, the average balance time was 7.1 months, and in most of them, balance was detected within 12 months. The main thoracic curve has the greatest influence on preoperative shoulder tilt and correction of the main thoracic curve has the greatest influence on the postoperative alteration in shoulder balance. To evaluate the influence on the preoperative shoulder tilt, the lumbar curve must be larger than the main thoracic curve both pre operatively and postoperatively. If the preoperative flexibility of the proximal non‐fusion curve on the immediate postoperative Up_FuS includes the horizontal line (With Horizontal group), shoulder balance can be ensured. The postoperative Up_FuS can be evaluated based on the preoperative Up_FuS and the degree of correction of the lumbar and main thoracic curves.ConclusionShoulder balance can be ensured in patients in the With Horizontal group after surgery. If the preoperative Up_FuS and the degree of correction of the main thoracic curve and the lumbar curve are considered in the preoperative plan, the desired postoperative Up_FuS can be achieved, ensuring shoulder balance at follow‐up.
Superimposed linear atopic dermatitis
Authors: López‐Cedeño Angella , Noguera‐Morel Lucero , Hernández‐Martín Angela , Happle Rudolf , Torrelo Antonio 
Published: August 2018

AbstractSuperimposed linear atopic dermatitis is rarely manifested in polygenic disease as a counterpart to type 2 segmental mosaicism of monogenic skin diseases. Linear arrangement following Blaschko lines represents more severe disease on a generalized background of atopic dermatitis, perhaps reflecting clonal loss of heterozygosity. Only three cases of superimposed linear atopic dermatitis have been reported; we describe three additional cases.
A slime of the times: Two cases of acute irritant contact dermatitis from homemade slime
Authors: Heller Elizabeth , Murthy Aditi S. , Jen Melinda V. 
Published: August 2018

AbstractWe describe two cases of acute‐onset erythema, peeling, and pruritus or tenderness isolated to the palmar surface of the hands. A detailed exposure history revealed significant periods of contact with homemade slime; given the clinical findings and timing of exposure, acute contact dermatitis of the hands was suspected. Symptoms and clinical findings resolved after avoidance of the suspected causative contactants. There are few if any reported cases of contact dermatitis to homemade slime in the literature; this serves to highlight the importance of a thorough exposure history in the evaluation of hand dermatitis.
Use of “natural” oils for moisturization: Review of olive, coconut, and sunflower seed oil
Authors: Karagounis Theodora K. , Gittler Julia K. , Rotemberg Veronica , Morel Kimberly D. 
Published: August 2018

AbstractDespite the availability of effective medications for the management of atopic dermatitis and xerosis, patients may use nonconventional therapies such as topical oils. Patients choose these treatments because of the perceived lower risk of natural products and the fear of potential adverse effects of topical steroids. We review the use of topical olive, coconut, and sunflower seed oil in the treatment of atopic dermatitis and xerosis with a focus on children Currently available evidence suggests that olive oil may exacerbate xerosis and atopic dermatitis. Further studies are needed to make definitive recommendations regarding the use of coconut and sunflower seed oil.
Poikiloderma with neutropenia and associated squamous cell carcinoma: A case report
Authors: Hertel Daniel P. , Mohammad Tasneem F. , Shwayder Tor A. 
Published: August 2018

AbstractHere, we describe a case of a patient with known poikiloderma with neutropenia who developed cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma in a chronically sun‐exposed area at the age of 14. To date, there is only one other report of this association. This report highlights the need for routine skin cancer screening in patients with this diagnosis as well as the importance of a correct initial diagnosis.
Setting Air Quality Standards for PM2.5: A Role for Subjective Uncertainty in NAAQS Quantitative Risk Assessments?
Authors: Smith Anne E. 
Published: August 2018

AbstractThe U.S. Clean Air Act (CAA) requires the Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to set and periodically review national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for criteria pollutants. Because NAAQS must be set without balancing health risks against cost, Administrators look for where health risk tapers off. For some pollutants, however, no evidence exists of such a diminishment. The Administrator must instead evaluate how the strength of evidence for the scientific validity of risk estimates weakens for exposure levels below the central mass of observations indicating a pollutant–health risk relationship. Such an evaluation requires judgments about uncertainties that are inherently subjective. The risk assessments the Agency prepares during NAAQS reviews provide a natural platform for quantitatively characterizing these subjective uncertainty judgments, but the Agency is no longer making use of this opportunity. This article describes EPA's early development of methods to quantitatively characterize subjective uncertainty in NAAQS risk assessments, then traces the progressive elimination of such uncertainty analysis in the risk assessments for the three past NAAQS reviews for fine particulate matter (PM2.5), even while judgments about this uncertainty were becoming increasingly central to Administrators’ NAAQS decisions. As a result, the risk assessments now lack relevance to NAAQS decision making. To reestablish a meaningful decision‐support role for NAAQS risk assessments, this article suggests alterations to the process of preparing them. Taking no position on the scientific or legal appropriateness of past NAAQS decisions, the suggested process is intended to better synthesize the scientific evidence to better inform (without constraining) the Administrator's policy decisions.
Progressive Tax and Inequality in a Unionized Economy*
Authors: Huang Chun‐Chieh , Chang Juin‐Jen , Hung Hsiao‐Wen 
Published: August 2018

AbstractIn this paper, we develop a heterogeneous‐agent, endogenous growth model of a unionized economy with distinct progressive tax schedules on labor and capital income. With time preference heterogeneity, the effective labor force, balanced growth, and income inequality are endogenously determined, and these interact with each other. A reduction in the degree of progressive labor tax yields a “double‐dividend” in terms of reducing income inequality and boosting economic growth, while capital income progressivity displays the usual growth–inequality trade‐off. Particularly, the double‐dividend effect becomes more pronounced when unionization is declined or trade unions become more wage‐oriented, leading to the so‐called “Cheshire cat” phenomenon.
King‐Devick test normative reference values and internal consistency in youth football and soccer athletes
Authors: Moran Ryan N. , Covassin Tracey 
Published: August 2018

The King‐Devick (K‐D) test has gained popularity as a sideline concussion assessment tool, comprising of visual tracking and saccadic eye movements. However, limited normative data exist for youth athletes under the age of 13. The purpose of this study was to establish normative reference values and examine the internal consistency of the K‐D test in youth athletes. The K‐D test was administered to 422 youth football and soccer athletes prior to their respective season. The average K‐D score was 54.29 ± 11.5 seconds. Across the two trials, 55% of participants committed at least one error. Overall, the K‐D test demonstrated a high internal consistency (Cronbach α = 0.92) when administered at baseline. Inter‐item correlations revealed a moderate‐to‐strong relationship between test cards and trials (r range = 0.71 to 0.95; P < 0.001), along with test cards and baseline K‐D time (r range = 0.85 to 0.94; P < 0.001). Although the K‐D test was consistent during baseline testing, the high percentage of errors at baseline makes the K‐D test questionable for post‐concussion comparisons.
The antipoverty effectiveness of child support: Empirical evidence for Latin American countries
Authors: Cuesta Laura , Hakovirta Mia , Jokela Merita 
Published: August 2018

AbstractIn this article we examine the role of child support in the economic well‐being of children in single‐parent families in Latin America. We use the Luxembourg Income Study wave IX and the 2012 Colombian Quality of Life Survey to answer three questions: (1) Are children in single‐parent families more likely to be poor than children in two‐parent families? (2) What is the relative importance of different income sources in the income packages of these families? and (3) Are child support transfers improving the economic well‐being of children in single‐parent families? Our results show that children in single‐parent families are disproportionally poor relative to two‐parent families in Brazil, Colombia, Panama, Paraguay, and Uruguay. For other countries, poverty rates are similar (Guatemala and Peru), or higher in two‐parent families than single‐parent families (Mexico). Labor income is the most important income source for both types of families in all of these countries. However, child support represents between 20% and 39% of total income among families receiving this transfer. The largest antipoverty effectiveness of child support is also observed among these families. Child support brings between 30% and 55% of children receiving this transfer out of poverty.
The role of the welfare state in supporting economic transitions following family bereavement: Comparing Britain and Israel
Authors: Holler Roni 
Published: August 2018

AbstractDespite its centrality to the experience of death and grief, it is only in recent years that the economic burden following family bereavement has been recognized by social care professionals and scholars. Based on the realization that death and bereavement are grounded in social context, and assuming this economic burden is a multifaceted phenomenon, the present study compares the British and Israeli welfare systems in three policy settings: social security, funeral services, and bereavement leave. The findings suggest that while in both systems bereavement and especially widowhood is considered a deserving category, recent pressures for restructuring the British welfare state have been successful in shifting provision from the state to the market. The findings also show that in both cases, albeit to a lesser extent in Israel, current policy measures are not fully aligned with critical scholarship on bereavement and its financial consequences, nor with socio‐economic and demographic trends. These disparities are addressed using the notion of disenfranchised grief and by emphasizing the pivotal, although often overlooked role of the welfare state in constituting it. Lastly, the differences between the two cases are discussed in terms of the powerful role of Judaism in shaping Israeli policy.
Integrated compression of vehicle spatio‐temporal trajectories under the road stroke network constraint
Authors: Zhao Dongbao , Stefanakis Emmanuel 
Published: August 2018

AbstractWith fast growth of all kinds of trajectory datasets, how to effectively manage the trajectory data of moving objects has received a lot of attention. This study proposes a spatio‐temporal data integrated compression method of vehicle trajectories based on stroke paths coding compression under the road stroke network constraint. The road stroke network is first constructed according to the principle of continuous coherence in Gestalt psychology, and then two types of Huffman tree—a road strokes Huffman tree and a stroke paths Huffman tree—are built, based respectively on the importance function of road strokes and vehicle visiting frequency of stroke paths. After the vehicle trajectories are map matched to the spatial paths in the road network, the Huffman codes of the road strokes and stroke paths are used to compress the trajectory spatial paths. An opening window algorithm is used to simplify the trajectory temporal data depicted on a time–distance polyline by setting the maximum allowable speed difference as the threshold. Through analysis of the relative spatio‐temporal relationship between the preceding and latter feature tracking points, the spatio‐temporal data of the feature tracking points are all converted to binary codes together, accordingly achieving integrated compression of trajectory spatio‐temporal data. A series of comparative experiments between the proposed method and representative state‐of‐the‐art methods are carried out on a real massive taxi trajectory dataset from five aspects, and the experimental results indicate that our method has the highest compression ratio. Meanwhile, this method also has favorable performance in other aspects: compression and decompression time overhead, storage space overhead, and historical dataset training time overhead.
Quality of life and associated factors in patients with chronic Chagas disease
Authors: Santos‐Filho João C. L. , Vieira Marcelo C. , Xavier Isis G. G. , Maciel Erica R. , Rodrigues Junior Luiz F. , Curvo Eduardo O. V. , Pereira Iane M. , Quintana Marcel S. B. , Sperandio da Silva Gilberto M. , Veloso Henrique H. , Mendes Fernanda S. N. S. , Hasslocher‐Moreno Alejandro M. , Sousa Andrea S. , do Brasil Pedro E. A. A. , Saraiva Roberto M. , Mediano Mauro F. F. 
Published: August 2018

AbstractObjectivesTo evaluate the quality of life (QoL) of patients with Chagas disease (CD) and the association between QoL domains and several clinical, socioeconomic and lifestyle characteristics of this population.MethodsCross‐sectional observational study conducted from March 2014 to March 2017 including a total of 361 outpatients followed at Evandro Chagas National Institute of Infectious Disease, Brazil. QoL was assessed using the Portuguese shorter version of the original WHO Quality of Life questionnaire (WHOQOL‐BREF). Information about clinical CD presentation, presence of comorbidities, functional class, previous benznidazole treatment, socioeconomic profile and lifestyle was also obtained.ResultsEnvironment and physical domains presented the worst QoL scores, while the social relationship domain presented the highest score. Multivariate regression analysis demonstrated that variables independently associated with QoL were functional class, sex, clinical presentation of CD, sleep duration, schooling, physical activity level, smoking, income per capita and residents by domicile.ConclusionsThe low socioeconomic status and the physical limitations imposed by the disease presented an important impact on the QoL reduction among CD patients, especially on environment and physical domains. Strategies to improve QoL among CD patients should be tailored and consider many different variables to maximise improvements not only of patients' physical but also of their mental health.
International capital mobility and unemployment dynamics: Empirical evidence from OECD countries
Authors: Vallanti Giovanna 
Published: August 2018

AbstractWe use a panel of 20 OECD countries over a 30‐year period to investigate empirically the implications of international capital mobility for aggregate unemployment dynamics. To this aim, we employ standard regression analysis and dynamic simulations to illustrate the channels through which international capital mobility impacts unemployment adjustments to productivity shocks and quantify its effect on unemployment volatility. We find that capital mobility plays a significant role in generating unemployment responses to idiosyncratic productivity shocks which are wider but less persistent. Moreover, the empirical evidence suggests that the responsiveness effect dominates the persistence effect, implying that higher international capital mobility increases unemployment volatility. The effect is not negligible. Monte Carlo simulations of the model show that moving from a closed economy to an open economy scenario causes the standard deviation of unemployment to increase by around 26%.