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Transport infrastructure performance and management in the South Island of New Zealand, during the first 100 days following the 2016 Mw 7.8 “Kaikōura” earthquake
Authors: Davies Alistair J. , Sadashiva Vinod , Aghababaei Mohammad , Barnhill Danielle , Costello Seosamh B. , Fanslow Briony , Headifen Daniel , Hughes Matthew , Kotze Rudolph , Mackie Janelle , Ranjitkar Prakash , Thompson James , Troitino Daniel R. , Wilson Thomas , Woods Stuart , Wotherspoon Liam M. 
Published: July 2019

At 00:02 on 14th November 2016, a Mw 7.8 earthquake occurred in and offshore of the northeast of the South Island of New Zealand. Fault rupture, ground shaking, liquefaction, and co-seismic landslides caused severe damage to distributed infrastructure, and particularly transportation networks; large segments of the country’s main highway, State Highway 1 (SH1), and the Main North Line (MNL) railway line, were damaged between Picton and Christchurch. The damage caused direct local impacts, including isolation of communities, and wider regional impacts, including disruption of supply chains. Adaptive measures have ensured immediate continued regional transport of goods and people. Air and sea transport increased quickly, both for emergency response and to ensure routine transport of goods. Road diversions have also allowed critical connections to remain operable. This effective response to regional transport challenges allowed Civil Defence Emergency Management to quickly prioritise access to isolated settlements, all of which had road access 23 days after the earthquake. However, 100 days after the earthquake, critical segments of SH1 and the MNL remain closed and their ongoing repairs are a serious national strategic, as well as local, concern.
This paper presents the impacts on South Island transport infrastructure, and subsequent management through the emergency response and early recovery phases, during the first 100 days following the initial earthquake, and highlights lessons for transportation system resilience.
Les associations de bibliothécaires et de documentalistes et d’archivistes en France
Authors: Lahary Dominique 
Published: July 2019

Le paysage associatif français se retrouve particulièrement chez les bibliothécaires, davantage que chez les documentalistes et archivistes. Aux côtés des trois grandes associations généralistes que sont celles des bibliothécaires de France, des professionnels de l’information et de la documentation et des archivistes français, on rencontre des organisations par type d’établissement, domaine professionnel, contenu documentaire, catégorie de public ou encore dédiées à une mission précise. Regroupant tantôt des personnes physiques, tantôt des personnes morales, tantôt les deux, ces associations de quelques membres à plusieurs milliers se définissent des objectifs de défense et de promotion des professions et métiers ou établissements ; elles jouent un rôle de représentation pour leurs interlocuteurs et leur communauté professionnelle et se fondent volontiers sur des valeurs professionnelles énoncées dans des chartes ou manifestes. Elles cherchent à peser sur les décideurs. Elles favorisent la réflexion et l’échange par des publications et des rencontres. Elles n’ont pas le monopole de l’expression et de la veille dont les possibilités ont été multipliées par la révolution numérique, mais demeurent uniques dans leurs fonctions de représentation et d’action, distincte de celle des syndicats. Elles auront à le relever les défis du renouvellement générationnel permanent en trouvant les formules de large participation de leurs adhérents.
Le Groupe interdisciplinaire de recherche en archivistique (GIRA) : éléments de son évolution et activités principales depuis 30 ans
Authors: Nahuet Robert 
Published: July 2019

Le Groupe interdisciplinaire de recherche en archivistique (GIRA) aura 30 ans en 2018. Il nous semblait opportun de brosser, même à grands traits, les principaux éléments de son évolution et sa contribution au développement de l’archivistique au Québec. En tout premier lieu, nous présenterons ce groupe de recherche et ses objectifs spécifiques. Nous dévoilerons par la suite les principaux éléments de l’évolution de son comité de direction : des membres fondateurs au « foisonnement » des membres depuis la dernière décennie. Dans une deuxième partie, nous étudierons le réseau du GIRA en prenant en compte les conférenciers, présentateurs et commentateurs qui se sont succédé pendant plus de deux décennies lors des rencontres tenues tous les quatre ans. Il s’agit de dégager une image de l’étendue des contacts professionnels des membres du groupe de recherche. Une troisième partie dressera un panorama des rencontres tenues depuis 1990 et identifiera les points de convergence entre ces symposiums. Nous aborderons la recherche en archivistique et la place occupée par celle-ci tout au long des rencontres dans une quatrième partie et tenterons également de lever le voile sur l’existence d’un champ spécifique pour la recherche en archivistique au Québec. Nous terminerons par une conclusion qui identifiera les traits caractéristiques de l’archivistique au Québec, qui a nettement atteint un seuil de maturité, et le rôle joué par le GIRA.
Cloning, purification, and characterization of GH3β-glucosidase, MtBgl85, fromMicrobulbifer thermotoleransDAU221
Authors: Pyeon Hyo-Min , Lee Yong-Suk , Choi Yong-Lark 
Published: July 2019

Backgroundβ-Glucosidases have attracted considerable attention due to their important roles in various biotechnological processes such as cellulose degradation to make energy and hydrolysis of isoflavone.Microbulbifer thermotolerans(M. thermotolerans) is isolated from deep-sea sediment and has not been researched much yet. As a potential candidate for a variety of biotechnological industries,β-glucosidases from the novel bacterial species should be researched extensively.Methodsβ-Glucosidase, MtBgl85, fromM. thermotoleransDAU221 was purified by His-tag affinity chromatography and confirmed by SDS-PAGE and zymogram. Its biochemical and physiological properties, such as effects of temperature, pH, metal ions, and organic solvents, substrate specificity, and isoflavone hydrolysis, were investigated.ResultsM. thermotoleransDAU221 showedβ-glucosidase activity in a marine broth plate containing 0.1% esculin and 0.25% ammonium iron (III) citrate. Theβ-glucosidase gene,mtbgl85, was isolated from the whole genome sequence ofM. thermotoleransDAU221. Theβ-glucosidase gene was 2,319 bp and encoded 772 amino acids. The deduced amino acid sequence had a 43% identity with OaBGL84 fromOlleya aquimarisand 35% and 32% identity with to CfBgl3A and CfBgl3C fromCellulomonas fimiamong bacterial glycosyl hydrolase family 3, respectively. The optimal temperature of MtBgl85 was 50 °C and the optimum pH was 7.0. MtBgl85 activity was strongly reduced in the presence of Hg2+and Cu2+ions. As a result of measuring the activity at various concentrations of NaCl, it was confirmed that the activity was maintained up to the concentration of 1 M, but gradually decreased with increasing concentration. MtBgl85 showed higher enzyme stability at non-polar solvents (high LogPow) than polar solvents (low LogPow). The hydrolyzed products of isoflavone glycosides and arbutin were analyzed by HPLC.
Increased expression of caspase 1 during active phase of connective tissue disease
Authors: Cai Rentian , Wang Qiongqiong , Zhu Gongmin , Zhu Liying , Tao Zhen 
Published: July 2019

Key factors of pyroptosis play an important role in the inflammatory response to connective tissue disease (CTD). However, information on active and stable stages of CTD is scarce. To distinguish the differences of concentrations of C-reactive protein (CRP), caspase 1, caspase 4, caspase 5 and sCD14 in plasma between the patients with active and stable stages of CTD. A cohort study was conducted to recruit patients diagnosed with CTD of active phase and stable phase as well as health control. These data included the analysis of the concentration of sCD14, caspase 1, caspase 4 and caspase 5 in peripheral plasma by ELISA. The Wilcoxon rank-sum test was used to compare the two groups. The sex ratio and ages of the three groups were not different statistically. The concentrations of sCD14, caspase4 and caspase5 of plasma in the CTD of active phase and the stable phase as well as the health control. The concentration of caspase 1 in active phase of CTD (470.19 [422.33–513.14] pmol/L) was significantly higher than that in stable group (203.95 [160.94–236.12] pmol/L) and healthy control (201.65 [191.11–240.35] pmol/L] pmol/L) (p < 0.001, both), but there was no significant difference between stable group and healthy control (p = 0.2312). Similarly, the concentration of CRP in the active phase of CTD (8.96 [3.06–20.28] mg/L) was significantly higher than that in the stable group (3.00 [1.30–11.40] mg/L) and the healthy control (3.70 [2.30–4.73] mg/L) (p = 0.0013, p = 0.0006, respectively), but there was no significant difference between the stable group and the healthy control (p = 0.3205). However, there were no significant differences in the concentration of sCD14, caspase 4 and caspase 5 in the active phase of CTD and the stable group as well as the health group. Consequently, the patients of the active phase of CTD showed increased expression of caspase 1.
Online Shopping Industry and Its Consumers in Nigeria
Authors: Nwankwo Cosmas Anayochukwu , Kanyangale MacDonald , Abugu James Okechukwu 
Published: July 2019

Aims: The purpose of this study was to examine online shopping industry and its consumers in Nigeria.
Study Design: Quantitative study which adopted a positivistic ontology and descriptive survey design.
Place and Duration of Study: The study was carried out between February 2018 and March 2019 among students of six universities in south-south geo-political zone of Nigeria.
Methodology: This study adopted stratified random sampling methods to select undergraduate students of six tertiary institutions in Nigeria. Data were collected through survey from a total of three hundred and ninety-nine respondents between the period of three months. The data collected were analysed using multiple regression analysis.
Results: The result shows that student demographic attributes, purchase intention and purchase experience which reflect income, accessibility, convenience, product description, online usage, frequency to buy and time spent are the key predictors of online shopping in Nigeria.
Conclusion: Online shopping business would continue to go towards the down-trend direction if attentions are not given to the major determinants like demographic attributes, purchase intention and purchase experience The study recommended that firms and other marketing organisations should consider income, accessibility, convenience, product description, online usage, frequency to buy and time spent online as the key predictors of consumers online buying decisions as this would enable firms to strategise in their marketing decisions on how customer’s needs can be met.
Frame‐based radiosurgery of multiple metastases using single‐isocenter volumetric modulated arc therapy technique
Authors: Ahn Kang‐Hyun , Yenice Kamil M. , Koshy Matthew , Slavin Konstantin V. , Aydogan Bulent 
Published: July 2019

AbstractSingle‐isocenter volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) technique can provide stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) treatment with improved delivery efficiency for treating multiple metastases. Nevertheless, planning is time consuming and verification of frame‐based SRS setup, especially at noncoplanar angles, can be challenging. We report on a single‐isocenter VMAT technique with a special focus on improving treatment workflow and delivery verification to exploit the minimized patient motion of the frame‐based SRS. We developed protocols for preplanning and verification for VMAT and evaluated them for ten patient cases. Preplans based on MRI were used to generate comparable treatment plans using CT taken on the day of treatment after frame placement. Target positioning accuracy was evaluated by stereoscopic in‐room kV imaging. Dosimetric accuracy of the noncoplanar plan delivery was validated using measurement‐guided 3D dose reconstruction as well as film‐based end‐to‐end test with a Rando phantom. Average absolute differences of homogeneity indices, conformity indices, and V12Gy between MR preplans and CT‐based plans were within 5%. In‐room imaging positioning accuracy of 0.4 mm was verified to be independent of the distance to the isocenter. For treatment verification, average local and global passing rates of the 3D gamma (1 mm, 3%) were 86% and 99%, respectively. D99 values were matched within 5% for individual target structures (>0.5 cc). Additional film analysis confirmed dosimetric accuracy for small targets that had large verification errors in the 3D dose reconstruction. Our results suggest that the advantages of frame‐based SRS and noncoplanar single‐isocenter VMAT technique can be combined for efficient and accurate treatment of patients with multiple metastases.
A Highly Reversible Zn Anode with Intrinsically Safe Organic Electrolyte for Long‐Cycle‐Life Batteries
Authors: Naveed Ahmad , Yang Huijun , Shao Yuyan , Yang Jun , Yanna Nuli , Liu Jun , Shi Siqi , Zhang Liwen , Ye Anjiang , He Bing , Wang Jiulin 
Published: July 2019

AbstractDendrite and interfacial reactions have affected zinc (Zn) metal anodes for rechargeable batteries many years. Here, these obstacles are bypassed via adopting an intrinsically safe trimethyl phosphate (TMP)‐based electrolyte to build a stable Zn anode. Along with cycling, pristine Zn foil is gradually converted to a graphene‐analogous deposit via TMP surfactant and a Zn phosphate molecular template. This novel Zn anode morphology ensures long‐term reversible plating/stripping performance over 5000 h, a rate capability of 5 mA cm−2, and a remarkably high Coulombic efficiency (CE) of ≈99.57% without dendrite formation. As a proof‐of‐concept, a Zn–VS2 full cell demonstrates an ultralong lifespan, which provides an alternative for electrochemical energy storage devices.
Nanocatalytic Medicine
Authors: Yang Bowen , Chen Yu , Shi Jianlin 
Published: July 2019

AbstractCatalysis and medicine are often considered as two independent research fields with their own respective scientific phenomena. Promoted by recent advances in nanochemistry, large numbers of nanocatalysts, such as nanozymes, photocatalysts, and electrocatalysts, have been applied in vivo to initiate catalytic reactions and modulate biological microenvironments for generating therapeutic effects. The rapid growth of research in biomedical applications of nanocatalysts has led to the concept of “nanocatalytic medicine,” which is expected to promote the further advance of such a subdiscipline in nanomedicine. The high efficiency and selectivity of catalysis that chemists strived to achieve in the past century can be ingeniously translated into high efficacy and mitigated side effects in theranostics by using “nanocatalytic medicine” to steer catalytic reactions for optimized therapeutic outcomes. Here, the rationale behind the construction of nanocatalytic medicine is eludicated based on the essential reaction factors of catalytic reactions (catalysts, energy input, and reactant). Recent advances in this burgeoning field are then comprehensively presented and the mechanisms by which catalytic nanosystems are conferred with theranostic functions are discussed in detail. It is believed that such an emerging catalytic therapeutic modality will play a more important role in the field of nanomedicine.
Iron Carbides: Control Synthesis and Catalytic Applications in COx Hydrogenation and Electrochemical HER
Authors: Li Siwei , Yang Jinghe , Song Chuqiao , Zhu Qingjun , Xiao Dequan , Ma Ding 
Published: July 2019

AbstractCatalytic transformation of COx (x = 1, 2) with renewable H2 into valuable fuels and chemicals provides practical processes to mitigate the worldwide energy crisis. Fe‐based catalytic materials are widely used for those reactions due to their abundance and low cost. Novel iron carbides are particularly promising catalytic materials among the reported ferrous catalysts. Recently, a series of strategies has been developed for the preparation of iron carbide nanoparticles and their nanocomposites. Control synthesis of FeCx‐based nanomaterials and their catalytic applications in COx hydrogenation and electrochemical hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) are reviewed. The discussion is focused on the unique catalytic activities of iron carbides in COx hydrogenation and HER and the correlation between structure and catalytic performance. Future synthesis and potential catalytic applications of iron carbides are also summarized.
Flexible 1D Batteries: Recent Progress and Prospects
Authors: Zhu Yun‐Hai , Yang Xiao‐Yang , Liu Tong , Zhang Xin‐Bo 
Published: July 2019

AbstractWith the rapid development of wearable and portable electronics, flexible and stretchable energy storage devices to power them are rapidly emerging. Among numerous flexible energy storage technologies, flexible batteries are considered as the most favorable candidate due to their high energy density and long cycle life. In particular, flexible 1D batteries with the unique advantages of miniaturization, adaptability, and weavability are expected to be a part of such applications. The development of 1D batteries, including lithium‐ion batteries, zinc‐ion batteries, zinc–air batteries, and lithium–air batteries, is comprehensively summarized, with particular emphasis on electrode preparation, battery design, and battery properties. In addition, the remaining challenges to the commercialization of current 1D batteries and prospective opportunities in the field are discussed.
A Route Toward Smart System Integration: From Fiber Design to Device Construction
Authors: Weng Wei , Yang Junjie , Zhang Yang , Li Yuxing , Yang Shengyuan , Zhu Liping , Zhu Meifang 
Published: July 2019

AbstractFiber is a symbol of human civilization, being ubiquitous but obscure in society over most of history. Fiber has been revived upon the advent of fiber‐based electronic devices in the past two decades. This is due to its desirable lightweight, flexible, and conformable characteristics, which enable it to play a fundamental role in the electronic and information era. Numerous fiber‐based electronic devices have sprung up in energy conversion, energy storage, sensing, actuation, etc. A possibility is thereby conceived that they can be integrated into smart systems compatible with the human body, consisting of biotic fiber‐based organs and tissues, which possess similar but more advanced functions. However, the design of mono‐/multifibers, the construction of fiber‐based devices, and the integration of these smart systems represent great challenges in fundamental understanding and practical implementation. A systematic review of the current state of the art with respect to the design and fabrication of electronic fiber materials, construction of fiber‐based devices, and integration of smart systems is presented. In addition, limitations of current fiber‐based devices and perspectives are explored toward potential and promising smart integration.
2D Superlattices for Efficient Energy Storage and Conversion
Authors: Xiong Pan , Sun Bing , Sakai Nobuyuki , Ma Renzhi , Sasaki Takayoshi , Wang Shijian , Zhang Jinqiang , Wang Guoxiu 
Published: July 2019

Abstract2D genuine unilamellar nanosheets, that are, the elementary building blocks of their layered parent crystals, have gained increasing attention, owing to their unique physical and chemical properties, and 2D features. In parallel with the great efforts to isolate these atomic‐thin crystals, a unique strategy to integrate them into 2D vertically stacked heterostuctures has enabled many functional applications. In particular, such 2D heterostructures have recently exhibited numerous exciting electrochemical performances for energy storage and conversion, especially the molecular‐scale heteroassembled superlattices using diverse 2D unilamellar nanosheets as building blocks. Herein, the research progress in scalable synthesis of 2D superlattices with an emphasis on a facile solution‐phase flocculation method is summarized. A particular focus is brought to the advantages of these 2D superlattices in applications of supercapacitors, rechargeable batteries, and water‐splitting catalysis. The challenges and perspectives on this promising field are also outlined.
Recent Progress of Polysaccharide‐Based Hydrogel Interfaces for Wound Healing and Tissue Engineering
Authors: Zhu Tianxue , Mao Jiajun , Cheng Yan , Liu Haoran , Lv Lu , Ge Mingzheng , Li Shuhui , Huang Jianying , Chen Zhong , Li Huaqiong , Yang Lei , Lai Yuekun 
Published: July 2019

AbstractPolysaccharide is an abundant and reproducible natural material that is biocompatible and biodegradable. Polysaccharide and its derivatives also possess distinctive properties such as hydrophilicity, mechanical stability, as well as tunable functionality. Polysaccharide‐based hydrogels can be constructed via the physical and/or chemical crosslinking of polysaccharide derivatives with different functional molecules, as porous network structures or nanofibrillar structures. This review discusses the biomedical applications of polysaccharide‐based hydrogels containing native polysaccharides, polysaccharide derivatives, and polysaccharide‐composite hydrogels. Recent works on the fabrication, physical properties, advanced engineering, biomedical applications of cellulose‐, chitosan‐, alginate‐, and starch‐based hydrogels are also elaborated. Such porous swelling scaffolds exhibit great advantages at the interface of a negative pressure system such as wound dressing. In addition, the authors also discuss and summarize the exemplary research works of these hydrogels in the applications of drug release, wound dressing, and tissue engineering. Finally, challenges and future perspectives about the development of polysaccharide‐based hydrogels are discussed.
Diversification of Peptidomimetics and Oligopeptides through Microwave‐Assisted Rhodium(III)‐Catalyzed Intramolecular Annulation
Authors: Song Liangliang , Tian Guilong , Blanpain Anna , Van Meervelt Luc , Van der Eycken Erik V. 
Published: July 2019

AbstractA chemoselective rhodium(III)‐catalyzed cascade annulation for the construction of the indolizinone and quinolizinone scaffolds is developed. Diversification of peptidomimetics and oligopeptides is achieved in a rapid and step‐economical manner through the combination of Ugi reaction and microwave‐assisted rhodium(III)‐catalyzed intramolecular annulation via C(sp2)‐H activation without installing a directing group.magnified image