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Fungal diversity of the hypersaline Inland Sea in Qatar
Authors: Fotedar Rashmi , Kolecka Anna , Boekhout Teun , Fell Jack W. , Al-Malki Ameena , Zeyara Aisha , Al Marri Masoud 
Published: November 2018

Abstract
The hypersaline Inland Sea in Qatar constitutes a unique ecosystem characterized by salinities up to saturation, extreme temperature fluctuations, and limited rainfall. To reveal the fungal diversity of this environment, we isolated fungi from water samples collected at the Inland Sea. Taxonomic identification of the isolates was done via DNA barcoding of the ITS1 and ITS2 ribosomal DNA (rDNA) domains and the D1/D2 domains of the nuclear large subunit rDNA. Additional genes, including glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (gapdh) and translation elongation factor 1-alpha (tef1), were included for isolates of Alternaria, actin (Act) for Cladosporium, part of the beta-tubulin (BenA) and calmodulin (CaM) genes for Aspergillus and Penicillium. In total, 159 fungal isolates, including 85 Ascomycota and 74 Basidiomycota, were obtained from the water samples collected during four samplings in the winter and summer seasons. About 14% (22/159) of the strains, presumably novel species, were preliminarily identified to the genus level. This is the first report highlighting the diversity of fungi from the hypersaline Inland Sea in Qatar.
Topological Indices of H-Naphtalenic Nanosheet
Authors: Idrees Nazeran , Jawwad Saif Muhammad , Sadiq Afshan , Rauf Asia , Hussain Fida 
Published: November 2018

Abstract
In chemical graph theory, a single numeric number related to a chemical structure is called a topological descriptor or topological index of a graph. In this paper, we compute analytically certain topological indices for H-Naphtalenic nanosheet like Randic index, first Zagreb index, second Zagreb index, geometric arithmetic index, atom bond connectivity index, sum connectivity index and hyper-Zagreb index using edge partition technique. The first multiple Zagreb index and the second multiple Zagreb index of the nanosheet are also discussed in this paper.
The Personal Is Theoretical and the Past Is Present: Blurring the Lines in Contemporary Anti-Racist Writing
Authors: Hartmann Alexandra 
Published: November 2018

Abstract
This article studies the anti-racist writings by contemporary scholars Cornel West, Eddie S. Glaude, Jr., George Yancy, and Claudia Rankine. It uncovers how they include personal narratives in their works in order to theorise the workings of white hegemony in the twenty-first century. In doing so, I argue, they productively blur the lines between the personal and the theoretical as well as between the past and the present. Consequently, they problematise the notion of abstract theorising, the myth of continuous racial progress as well as conceptions of postracialism.
Agency in the Afrofuturist Ontologies of Erykah Badu and Janelle Monáe
Authors: Aghoro Nathalie 
Published: November 2018

Abstract
This article discusses the visual, textual, and musical aesthetics of selected concept albums (Vinyl/CD) by Afrofuturist musicians Erykah Badu and Janelle Monae. It explores how the artists design alternate projections of world/subject relations through the development of artistic personas with speculative background narratives and the fictional emplacement of their music within alternate cultural imaginaries. It seeks to establish that both Erykah Badu and Janelle Monae use the concept album as a platform to constitute their Afrofuturist artistic personas as fluid black female agents who are continuously in the process of becoming, evolving, and changing. They reinscribe instances of othering and exclusion by associating these with science fiction tropes of extraterrestrial, alien lives to express topical sociocultural criticism and promote social change in the context of contemporary U.S. American politics and black diasporic experience.
Ordering risk bounds in factor models
Authors: Ansari Jonathan , Rüschendorf Ludger 
Published: November 2018

AbstractConditionally comonotonic risk vectors have been proved in [4] to yield worst case dependence structures maximizing the risk of the portfolio sum in partially specified risk factor models. In this paper we investigate the question how risk bounds depend on the specification of the pairwise copulas of the risk components Xiwith the systemic risk factor. As basic toolwe introduce a new ordering based on sign changes of the derivatives of copulas. This together with discretization by n-grids and the theory of supermodular transfers allows us to derive concrete ordering criteria for the maximal risks.
Wachhunde an der kurzen Leine? NGOs in der Europäischen Union
Authors: Freise Matthias , Menzemer Luisa 
Published: November 2018

Abstract
NGOs spielen eine wichtige Rolle in den politischen Aushandlungsprozessen der Europäischen Union. Darin übernehmen sie vor allem drei Funktionen: (1) Sie steuern Expertise und politische Legitimität bei, (2) betreiben ein Monitoring der komplexen Regelsetzung (3) und unterstützen die Kommission bei der Überwachung der Implementierung europäischen Rechts in den Mitgliedsstaaten. Entstanden ist so ein symbiotisches Verhältnis vieler NGOs zu den Institutionen der EU, das ihnen Einflusskanäle eröffnet, aber auch Widerstand gegen politische Entscheidungen der Union unterbindet.
Watch out? Watch me! Neue Kooperationsformen von Konsum-Watchdogs im Netz
Authors: Witterhold Katharina 
Published: November 2018

Abstract
Dieser Beitrag befasst sich mit a) der Notwendigkeit und b) den Kriterien von Marktkontrolle vor dem Hintergrund der c) Akteurskonstellation, die gegenwärtig eine solche Kontrollfunktion für sich reklamiert. Bei dieser Betrachtung stehen jedoch weniger einzelne Verbraucherorganisationen (VO) im Vordergrund, sondern vielmehr neue Kooperations- und Assoziationsformen, die durch digitale Kommunikationsmedien ermöglicht werden. Statt einem Abwägen zwischen einem Mehr an staatlicher Kontrolle und mehr Kontrolle durch zivilgesellschaftliche Organisationen, wird die Annahme geprüft, dass neue Formen der Zusammenarbeit zwischen betroffenen Verbraucher(-bürgern) und VO Legitimationsdefizite abfedern, die Effizienz von Marktkontrolle steigern und zur (Weiter-)Entwicklung von Bewertungsnormen von Markthandeln beitragen. Letztere setzt jedoch einen breiten gesellschaftlichen Diskurs zur Interpretation des Verbrauchergemeinwohls voraus.
Techno-economic feasibility of bioethanol production via biorefinery of olive tree prunings (OTP): optimization of the pretreatment stage
Authors: Solarte-Toro Juan C. , Romero-García Juan M. , Susmozas Ana , Ruiz Encarnación , Castro Eulogio , Cardona-Alzate Carlos A. 
Published: November 2018

Abstract
The aim of this work was to evaluate the economic feasibility of the bioethanol production (BEP) based on olive tree pruning (OTP) as a biomass feedstock with optimization of the dilute acid pretreatment in focus. For this, the BEP was simulated taking into account the influence of the operating conditions of the pretreatment stage. Then, the techno-economic results were analyzed by means of the response surface methodology (RSM). The results show that lowest price of BE was 1.94 USD l−1 with a yield of 174.12 l t−1 OTP under optimal conditions. As a conclusion, the raw material cost has a strong influence in the economic feasibility of the BEP from OTP. The inclusion of other processing lines into the process would improve the process economy.
„Good Bot, Bad Bot“?
Authors: Harringer Claus 
Published: November 2018

Zusammenfassung
Zu „Bots“ wird viel geforscht und geschrieben, meist jedoch in sehr kleinteiliger Form, die die größeren Kontexte außer Acht lässt, in denen sich diese selbsttätigen Programme bewegen. Auch Typologien finden sich kaum – wenn doch, dann stammen sie eher von Bot-Enthusiast_innen. Eine umfassende Ontologie zum Thema Bots leistet auch dieser Beitrag nicht, er versucht aber, durch Kritik an bestehenden Bot-Ontologien ein Kriterium zu entwickeln, mit dem sie bewertet werden können. Dieses Kriterium ist die Empfehlung, alle Bot-Ontologien zu ignorieren, die Bots nicht mit Big Data oder KI-Systemen in Verbindung bringen.
Composite relaxed resolvent operator and Yosida approximation operator for solving a system of Yosida inclusions
Authors: Ahmad Rais , Mishra Vishnu Narayan , Ishtyak Mohd. , Rahaman Mijanur 
Published: November 2018

Abstract
In this paper, we first study a composite relaxed resolvent operator and prove some of its properties. After that, we introduce a Yosida approximation operator based on the composite relaxed resolvent operator and demonstrate some properties of the Yosida approximation operator. Finally, we obtain the solution of a system of Yosida inclusions by applying these concepts. We construct a conjoin example in support of many concepts derived in this paper. Our concepts and results are new in the literature and can be used for further research.
On the multiobjective control problem
Authors: Kumar Promila , Sharma Bharti 
Published: November 2018

Abstract
In this paper, sufficient optimality conditions are established for the multiobjective control problem using efficiency of higher order as a criterion for optimality. The ρ-type 1 invex functionals (taken in pair) of higher order are proposed for the continuous case. Existence of such functionals is confirmed by a number of examples. It is shown with the help of an example that this class is more general than the existing class of functionals. Weak and strong duality theorems are also derived for a mixed dual in order to relate efficient solutions of higher order for primal and dual problems.
Tramadol-induced parkinsonism: a case report of a 75-year-old woman
Authors: Singh Ranbir 
Published: November 2018

Abstract
Adverse drug reaction (ADR) is a form of unwanted reaction and is the crucial reason for illness and death. Tramadol-induced parkinsonism is a kind of ADR that occurs after the repeated intake of tramadol. Long-term exposure to tramadol has been known to induce tremor and alter the functioning of dopamine. This case report introduces a 75-year-old woman diagnosed with tramadol-induced parkinsonism due to the administration of tramadol for the treatment of post-operated (breast cancer) acute onset of severe pain on the left side of the chest. The assessment of the offending drug was carried out via Naranjo probability scale. A score of 6 was reported for this patient, defining tramadol as a probable cause of this reaction. For the management of the drug-induced parkinsonism, levodopa/carbidopa was prescribed and the symptoms related to parkinsonism resolved within a week. The age of the patient and the female gender is considered to be the main risk factor for the occurrence of such reaction. This case report is an attempt to spread awareness about the negative consequences of long-term use of tramadol in old patients. Thus, the medical practitioners must be very careful while administering tramadol to the old aged population.
From functional to cognitive grammar in stylistic analysis of Golding’sThe Inheritors
Authors: Browse Sam 
Published: November 2018

AbstractSystemic Functional Grammar (SFG) is one of the most influential grammars used in stylistics, but more recently the discipline has witnessed a growing body of work using cognitive grammars to explain stylistic effects. This research has tended to make the positive case for cognitive grammar (CG) by demonstrating its similarity to functionalist approaches. However, it is also necessary to say how CGadds toan SFG account of literary effects. To do so, I return to Halliday’s seminal analysis of Golding’s novel,The Inheritors. I use CG to investigate the conceptual processes involved in the reader’s interpretation of the character’s deviant mindstyle and outline some of the ludic and dramatic effects of these reconstrual operations. Thus, whereas SFG focuses on describing the ideational structure of the representations proffered by texts, I argue that a unique affordance of CG is its focus on the readerly construction of meaning.
Targeted next generation sequencing in patients with maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY)
Authors: Özdemir Taha R. , Kırbıyık Özgür , Dündar Bumin N. , Abacı Ayhan , Kaya Özge Ö. , Çatlı Gönül , Özyılmaz Berk , Acar Sezer , Koç Altuğ , Güvenç Merve S. , Kutbay Yaşar B. , Erdoğan Kadri M. 
Published: November 2018

Abstract

Background
Maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY) is a common form of monogenic diabetes. Fourteen genes have been identified, each leading to cause a different type of MODY. The aims of this study were to reveal both known and novel variants in MODY genes in patients with MODY using targeted next generation sequencing (NGS) and to present the genotype-phenotype correlations.

Methods
Mutation analysis of MODY genes (GCK, HNF1A, HNF4A, HNF1B, ABCC8, INS and KCNJ11) was performed using targeted NGS in 106 patients with a clinical diagnosis of MODY. The variants were evaluated according to American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) Standards and Guidelines recommendations.

Results
A total of 18 (17%) variants were revealed among all patients. Seven variants in GCK, six in HNF4A, four in HNF1A and one in ABCC8 genes were found. Eight of them were previously published and 10 of them were assessed as novel pathogenic or likely pathogenic variants.

Conclusions
While the most frequent mutations are found in the HNF1A gene in the literature, most of the variants were found in the GCK gene in our patient group using the NGS method, which allows simultaneous analysis of multiple genes in a single panel.
Byzantinischer Tanz zwischen antiker Rhythmik und neuzeitlichen Volkstänzen
Authors: Najock Dietmar 
Published: November 2018

AbstractBy tradition, Byzantine dance is linked with both classical antiquity and today’s folk dances of the southern Balkans. Turkish influence on the latter seems limited primarily to musical instruments and melody but does not appear to include rhythm. In antiquity, and in Byzantine times, the simple rhythmic foot was divided into arsis and thesis, the ‘up’ and ‘down’ of a step, and the ratio of their lengths (in time units) determined the rhythmic genus, 1:1 dactylic, 2:1 iambic, 3:2 paeonic and 4:3 epitrite. This implies measures of 2, 3, 4, 5 or 7 units and certain multiples. In addition, there were also composite rhythmic feet which combined simple feet of different genera. In early Byzantium, for example, measures of 11 and probably of 9 units were used. These seem to correspond to the forms 3+3+2+3, 2+3+2+2+2 and 2+2+3+2. This would suggest that the asymmetric rhythms of Greek, Bulgarian and Macedonian folk dances derive from ancient and Byzantine predecessors.
Prospects and applications of plasmon-exciton interactions in the near-field regime
Authors: Kholmicheva Natalia , Royo Romero Luis , Cassidy James , Zamkov Mikhail 
Published: November 2018

Abstract
Plasmonics is a rapidly developing field at the boundary of fundamental sciences and device engineering, which exploits the ability of metal nanostructures to concentrate electromagnetic radiation. The principal challenge lies in achieving an efficient conversion of the plasmon-concentrated field into some form of useful energy. To date, a substantial progress has been made within the scientific community in identifying the major pathways of the plasmon energy conversion. Strategies based on the hot electron injection and the near-field energy transfer have already shown promise in a number of proof-of-principle plasmonic architectures. Nevertheless, there are several fundamental questions that need to be addressed in the future to facilitate the transition of plasmonics to a variety of applications in both light amplification and optical detection. Of particular interest is a plasmon-induced resonance energy transfer (PIRET) process that couples the plasmon evanescent field to a semiconductor absorber via dipole-dipole interaction. This relatively unexplored mechanism has emerged as a promising light conversion strategy in the areas of photovoltaics and photocatalysis and represents the main focus of the present minireview. Along these lines, we highlight the key advances in this area and review some of the challenges associated with applications of the PIRET mechanism in nanostructured systems.
Pliable polaritons: Wannier exciton-plasmon coupling in metal-semiconductor structures
Authors: Khurgin Jacob B. 
Published: November 2018

Abstract
Plasmonic structures are known to support the modes with sub-wavelength volumes in which the field/matter interactions are greatly enhanced. Coupling between the molecular excitations and plasmons leading to the formation of “plexcitons” has been investigated for a number of organic molecules. However, plasmon-exciton coupling in metal/semiconductor structures has not experienced the same degree of attention. In this work, we show that the “very strong coupling” regime in which the Rabi energy exceeds the exciton binding energy is attainable in semiconductor-cladded plasmonic nanoparticles and leads to the formation of Wannier exciton-plasmon polariton (WEPP), which is bound to the metal nanoparticle and characterized by dramatically smaller (by a factor of a few) excitonic radius and correspondingly higher ionization energy. This higher ionization energy, which exceeding approaches 100 meV for the CdS/Ag structures, may make room-temperature Bose-Einstein condensation and polariton lasing in plasmonic/semiconductor structures possible.
The crystal structure of 4-(methoxycarbonyl)benzoic acid, C9H8O4
Authors: Li Yong , Wang Jingjing 
Published: November 2018

Abstract
C9H8O4, monoclinic, P21/c (no. 14), a = 4.8541(19) Å, b = 5.880(2) Å, c = 29.1938(11) Å, β = 91.430(5)°, V = 833.0(5) Å3, Z = 4, R
gt(F) = 0.0477, wR
ref(F
2) = 0.1259, T = 296(2) K.
Sensory Attributes of Composite Breads from Shelf Storable Orange-Fleshed Sweetpotato Puree
Authors: Muzhingi Tawanda , Owade Joshua Ombaka , Abong George Ooko , Okoth Michael Wandayi , Heck Simon , Low Jan , Mbogo Daniel , Malavi Derrick 
Published: November 2018

Abstract
Technological advances in baking have enabled the use of bread as a food vehicle for various nutrients through use of composite flours. Orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP) puree subjected to cold chain storage has been used to enrich bread with beta-carotene. However, this has proven expensive and inconsistent in supply of puree. This study sought to develop shelf-storable OFSP puree bread with similar sensory qualities to fresh OFSP puree bread. Bread in which two treatments of shelf-storable OFSP puree (treatments 1 and 2 with 0.5% potassium sorbate+0.5% sodium benzoate+1% citric acid and 0.2% potassium sorbate+0.2% sodium benzoate+1%citric acid respectively) were incorporated at 30% and 40% and were subjected to descriptive sensory analysis with white and fresh puree breads as controls. The results indicate that both the 40% and 30% wheat substitution with either treatment 1 or 2 OFSP puree bread are acceptable to the consumers, p<0.05. The saltiness, smoothness and crumb color scores for shelfstorable OFSP puree bread were similar to those of fresh puree bread but were significantly (p<0.05) higher than that of white bread. Shelf-storable OFSP puree bread had similar sensory profile to fresh OFSP puree bread thus can be exploited as an alternative to fresh puree bread.
Helping the Planet with Healthy Eating Habits
Authors: Baroni Luciana , Filippin Denise , Goggi Silvia 
Published: November 2018

Abstract
A growing number of people are paying more attention to the concept of environmental sustainability, implementing sustainable eating practices to minimize the waste of resources, and the production of waste products related to the food production process. The careful application of sustainable eating practices makes it possible to help the environment, public health, and society by increasing the availability of food and farmland to feed every inhabitant on Earth. Individuals impact the environment through their eating because of three factors: food, energy used in the home, and transport. The most powerful of these factors is food. Animal food production involves a greater use of resources (raw materials, land, water, energy) and produces more pollutants (chemical residues from agriculture, greenhouse gases, manure) than plant-based food. Thus, a lifestyle based on eating plant foods is not only beneficial for the environment, but also protective of a consumer’s health. Alternative practices, such as using renewable energy sources or alternative fuels, however desirable they may be in combination with limiting the consumption of animal foods, are more difficult to implement across society. To change one’s eating habits is, on the other hand, a simple, fast, and inexpensive approach.
Do Foreign Aid Projects Attract Transnational Terrorism?
Authors: Boutton Andrew , Pascoe Henry 
Published: November 2018

Abstract
Governments and NGOs establish aid projects in order to improve the quality of life for local residents around the world. While recent news stories about aid workers being kidnapped or killed by terrorist groups are alarming, they mask a broader question: Are aid projects effective in promoting humanitarian aims and pacifying the areas to which it is sent? Or, conversely, does their presence actually attract more violence? Although humanitarian assistance is ostensibly non-political, aid projects themselves may make popular targets for terrorist groups. In addition to increasing resources available to plunder, aid provides an appealing foreign target, allowing terrorist groups to reach wider audiences with their attacks and to reinforce the narrative that the government lacks capacity to protect and provide for civilians. In this paper we combine subnational, project-level aid data with newly-assembled subnational data on transnational terrorism to explore terrorist targeting of aid locations. After presenting our matched-sample analysis of terrorist targeting of aid, we outline avenues for future inquiry using high-resolution, subnational data to investigate the strategic vulnerabilities of foreign aid projects.
Wells’ Score in Diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism in Patient with Thrombocytopenia: A Case Report
Authors: Panic Dragan , Todorovic Andreja , Stanojevic Milica , Cupic Violeta Iric 
Published: November 2018

Abstract
Current diagnostic workup of patients with suspected acute pulmonary embolism (PE) usually starts with the assessment of clinical pretest probability, using clinical prediction rules and plasma D-dimer measurement. Although an accurate diagnosis of acute pulmonary embolism (PE) in patients is thus of crucial importance, the diagnostic management of suspected PE is still challenging.
A 60-year-old man with chest pain and expectoration of blood was admitted to the Department of Cardiology, General Hospital in Cuprija, Serbia. After physical examination and laboratory analyses, the diagnosis of Right side pleuropne monia and acute pulmonary embolism was established. Clinically, patient was hemodynamically stable, auscultative slightly weaker respiratory sound right basal, without pretibial edema. Laboratory: C-reactive protein (CRP) 132.9 mg/L, Leukocytes (Le) 18.9x109/L, Erythrocytes (Er) 3.23x1012/L, Haemoglobin (Hgb) 113 g/L, Platelets (Plt) 79x109/L, D-dimer 35.2. On the third day after admission, D-dimer was increased and platelet count was decreased (Plt up to 62x109/L). According to Wells’ rules, score was 2.5 (without symptoms on admission), a normal clinical finding with clinical manifestation of hemoptysis and chest pain, which represents the intermediate level of clinical probability of PE. After the recidive of PE, Wells’ score was 6.5. In summary, this study suggests that Wells’ score, based on a patient’s risk for pulmonary embolism, is a valuable guidance for decision-making in combination with knowledge and experience of clinicians. Clinicians should use validated clinical prediction rules to estimate pretest probability in patients in whom acute PE is being consiered.