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Occupation of Racial Grief, Loss as a Resource: Learning From ‘The Combahee River Collective Black Feminist Statement’
Authors: Nayak Suryia 
Published: September 2019

AbstractThe methodology of ‘occupation’ through re-reading The Combahee River Collective Black Feminist Statement (The Combahee River Collective, in: James, Sharpley-Whiting (eds) The Black Feminist Reader. Blackwell Publishers Ltd., Oxford, pp 261–270, 1977) demonstrates the necessity of temporal linkages to historical Black feminist texts and the wisdom of Black feminist situated knowers. This paper argues that racism produces grief and loss and as long as there is racism, we all remain in racial grief and loss. However, in stark contrast to the configuration of racial grief and loss as something to get over, perhaps grief and loss can be thought about differently, for example, in terms of racial grief and loss as a resource. This paper questions Western Eurocentric paternalistic responses to Black women’s ‘talk about their feelings of craziness… [under] patriarchal rule’ (The Combahee River Collective 1977: 262) and suggests alternative ways of thinking about the psychological impact of grief and loss in the context of racism. In this paper, a Black feminist occupation of racial grief and loss includes the act of residing within, and the act of working with the constituent elements of racial grief and loss. The proposal is that an occupation of racial grief and loss is a paradoxical catalyst for building a twenty-first century global intersectional Black feminist movement.
Optimality, Equilibrium, and Curb Sets in Decision Problems Without Commitment
Authors: Herings P. Jean-Jacques , Meshalkin Andrey , Predtetchinski Arkadi 
Published: September 2019

AbstractThe paper considers a class of decision problems with an infinite time horizon that contains Markov decision problems as an important special case. Our interest concerns the case where the decision maker cannot commit himself to his future action choices. We model the decision maker as consisting of multiple selves, where each history of the decision problem corresponds to one self. Each self is assumed to have the same utility function as the decision maker. Our results are twofold: Firstly, we demonstrate that the set of subgame optimal policies coincides with the set of subgame perfect equilibria of the decision problem. Furthermore, the set of subgame optimal policies is contained in the set of optimal policies and the set of optimal policies is contained in the set of Nash equilibria. Secondly, we show that the set of pure subgame optimal policies is the unique minimal curb set of the decision problem. The concept of a subgame optimal policy is therefore robust to the absence of commitment technologies.
Location-Specific Comparison Between a 3D In-Stent Restenosis Model and Micro-CT and Histology Data from Porcine In Vivo Experiments
Authors: Zun P. S. , Narracott A. J. , Chiastra C. , Gunn J. , Hoekstra A. G. 
Published: September 2019

Abstract

Background
Coronary artery restenosis is an important side effect of percutaneous coronary intervention. Computational models can be used to better understand this process. We report on an approach for validation of an in silico 3D model of in-stent restenosis in porcine coronary arteries and illustrate this approach by comparing the modelling results to in vivo data for 14 and 28 days post-stenting.

Methods
This multiscale model includes single-scale models for stent deployment, blood flow and tissue growth in the stented vessel, including smooth muscle cell (SMC) proliferation and extracellular matrix (ECM) production. The validation procedure uses data from porcine in vivo experiments, by simulating stent deployment using stent geometry obtained from micro computed tomography (micro-CT) of the stented vessel and directly comparing the simulation results of neointimal growth to histological sections taken at the same locations.

Results
Metrics for comparison are per-strut neointimal thickness and per-section neointimal area. The neointimal area predicted by the model demonstrates a good agreement with the detailed experimental data. For 14 days post-stenting the relative neointimal area, averaged over all vessel sections considered, was 20 ± 3% in vivo and 22 ± 4% in silico. For 28 days, the area was 42 ± 3% in vivo and 41 ± 3% in silico.

Conclusions
The approach presented here provides a very detailed, location-specific, validation methodology for in silico restenosis models. The model was able to closely match both histology datasets with a single set of parameters. Good agreement was obtained for both the overall amount of neointima produced and the local distribution. It should be noted that including vessel curvature and ECM production in the model was paramount to obtain a good agreement with the experimental data.
The experimental approach into the influence of external inductance on the discharge characteristic of HiPIMS
Authors: Ghasemi Saeed , Seyfi Pourya , Farhadizadeh Alireza , Ghomi Hamid 
Published: September 2019

Abstract
The main objective of the current paper is to describe the effect of external inductance (EI) on the current discharge waveforms of HiPIMS at different pulse-on time (Pon) and its relation with static deposition rate and topographical properties of deposited titanium thin films, which is investigated by scanning electron microscope and atomic force microscope. It has shown that the higher the EI, independent of the Pon, the higher the peak power is. The delay time also extensively increases when an EI is implemented into the circuit. However, the rise time does not have a linear dependency with the EI and its behavior changes to some extent at different Pon. By increasing the EI from zero to 30 mH at Pon = 60 μs, the peak power subsequently rises from 11 to 32 kW at constant time-average power. Meanwhile, the deposition rate decreases from 8.5 to 1.5 nm/min, which is mainly attributed to the metal ions return to the target surface and nonlinear dependency of sputtering yield with applied voltage. It was also revealed that the higher peak power has no special effect on the surface roughness of titanium thin films deposited by HiPIMS.
Gaucher Disease in Fetus: The Usual and the Unusual Presentations in a Family
Authors: Mishra Ranjana , Bijarnia-Mahay Sunita , Sharma Nidhish , Dimri Nandita , Saxena Renu , Puri Ratna Dua , Verma I. C. 
Published: September 2019

AbstractGaucher disease is the most common of the lysosomal storage disorders, with a continuum of clinical features ranging from a perinatal lethal form to an asymptomatic form. Perinatal lethal Gaucher disease (PLGD), also known as fetal Gaucher disease is a distinct, severe form of type II Gaucher disease and typically presents as non- immune hydrops fetalis, hepatosplenomegaly and ichthyosiform abnormalities in the fetal life. We herein report a family with a spectrum of usual (i.e. hepatosplenomegaly) and unusual (i.e. absence of hydrops and presence of significant intrauterine growth restriction) features of PLGD with a genetic diagnosis of homozygous RecNciI mutation in the GBA gene.
On a problem of Pillai with Fibonacci numbers and powers of 3
Authors: Ddamulira Mahadi 
Published: September 2019

Abstract
Consider the sequence $$ \{{F}_{n}\}_{n \ge 0} $${Fn}n≥0 of Fibonacci numbers defined by $${F}_0=0$$F0=0, $${F}_1 =1$$F1=1, and $${F}_{{n}+2}= {F}_{{n}+1}+ {F}_{n} $$Fn+2=Fn+1+Fn for all $$ n\ge 0 $$n≥0. In this paper, we find all integers c having at least two representations as a difference between a Fibonacci number and a power of 3.
Educational handbook for healthcare professionals: Preventing complications and treating peristomal skin
Authors: Salomé Geraldo Magela , Cunha André Luiz da , Pereira Antônio Pedro , Miranda Flávio Dutra , Alves José Ronaldo 
Published: September 2019

Abstract
Objective To create and validate a handbook for the prevention of peristomal skin complications.
Methods For the elaboration of the handbook, a literature review was conducted in the following databases: Cochrane Library, SciELO, LILACS, and MEDLINE. The handbook “Preventing and treating the complications of intestinal peristomal skin” was elaborated in nine steps. The first step addressed the concepts of ostomy, stoma type, and ostomy classification. In the second step, the following were described: definition of the collection equipment, type of collection equipment, and technique of changing one- and two-piece equipment. In the third step, the peristomal skin cleansing technique was described. In the fourth step, the types of complications of the peristomal skin were listed. In the fifth step, preventive approaches to avoid complications with the peristomal skin were described. In the sixth step, the therapeutic approaches in the treatment of aforementioned peristomal skin complications were addressed. In the seventh step, the handbook layout was created by an Information Technology professional. In the eighth step, the handbook was validated by 25 nurses. In the ninth step, the final version of the instrument was laid out.
Results The final version of the “Preventing and treating the complications of intestinal peristomal skin” handbook has 37 pages. It was registered in the International Standard Book Number: 978-85-67647-46-3, standard format size (21
cm high by 15 cm wide), totaling 50 illustrations. In the first evaluation, the evaluators assessed the manual as partially adequate to completely adequate. In the first evaluation, the content validity index ranged between 0.88 to 1.0; no 100% agreement was observed among the evaluators' answers. In the second evaluation, as an agreement was observed in all items, the content validity index was 1.0.
Conclusion The handbook “Preventing and treating the complications of intestinal peristomal skin” was elaborated based on scientific principles and had its content, language, and design validated by specialists in the field.
National Cyber Governance Awareness Policy and Framework
Authors: Alwan Hala Bou 
Published: September 2019

AbstractDespite an ongoing drive by governments and law enforcers around the world to improve the sophistication of their risk mitigation measures, cyber-attacks are continually increasing. A study from Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section (CCIPS) shows more than 4,000 ransomware attacks occurred daily in 2016. That's a 300 percent increase over 2015, where 1,000 ransomware attacks were seen per day. Cyber criminals are successfully penetrating even the most high-profile companies and governmental agencies. The breach at the NSA was truly alarming and just one recent example of the dire situation the country, and world, face as cybercrime intensifies and the cyber security talent shortage becomes more serious.Accordingly, the purpose of this research is to focus on cyber education at the national, government, and law enforcement level examining the methodology to set the tone from the top ensuring alignment between governments, law enforcers, private sector, and academic level. It also examines the gaps in cyber laws and educational governance initiatives and their impact on efficient execution of cyber policies for various regions of the world with a focus on the United Arab Emirates and the United States of America.Finally, this article recommends policy guidelines and a compliance manual framework for governments and law enforcers to consider ensuring that cyber risks are properly addressed and mitigated in a structured and coherent way.
Liouville theorem for fractional Hénon–Lane–Emden systems on a half space
Authors: Le Phuong 
Published: September 2019

AbstractThis paper is concerned with the fractional system
\begin{cases} (-\Delta)^{\frac{\alpha}{2}} u(x) = \vert x \vert ^a v^p(x), &x\in\mathbb{R}^n_+,\\ (-\Delta)^{\frac{\beta}{2}} v(x) = \vert x \vert ^b u^q(x), &x\in\mathbb{R}^n_+,\\ u(x)=v(x)=0, &x\in\mathbb{R}^n{\setminus}\mathbb{R}^n_+, \end{cases}where n ⩾ 2, 0 < α, β < 2, a > −α, b > −β and p, q ⩾ 1. By exploiting a direct method of scaling spheres for fractional systems, we prove that if $p \leqslant \frac {n+\alpha +2a}{n-\beta }$, $q \leqslant \frac {n+\beta +2b}{n-\alpha }$, $p+q<\frac {n+\alpha +2a}{n-\beta }+\frac {n+\beta +2b}{n-\alpha }$ and (u, v) is a nonnegative strong solution of the system, then u ≡ v ≡ 0.
Bee Venom Stimulates Hormone Secretion in Rat Somatotroph and Corticotroph Cells: Digital Image Analysis of Secretory Granules
Authors: Florea Adrian , El Hof Fares Abu , Hazi Georgeta Maria , Oprea Marius Cristian 
Published: September 2019

AbstractIn this study, we characterized secretory granules in somatotroph (STCs) and corticotroph (CTCs) cells from the anterior pituitary of rats, in conjunction with different experimental treatments with bee venom (BV). In the rats injected for 30 days with daily BV doses equivalent to one sting, we found significant changes in secretory granules' diameter: reduced by 48.15% in STCs and increased by 5.09% in CTCs, and especially a shift to gray into their intensity profile: increased by 237.04% in STCs and by 212.38% in CTCs. In the rats injected with a single high BV dose, the granules' diameter was reduced in both STCs (by 7.14%) and CTCs (by 4.67%—significant) and their gray intensity profile increased by 200% in STCs and by 51.71% in CTCs (both are significant). The changes in the gray profile reflected a reduced content of granules in the cells, consistent with an increase of the plasma levels of GH and ACTH in all cases. We concluded that the reduced hormone cargo of granules in STCs and CTCs resulted from an accelerated cell secretion. The results obtained for the two types of cells correlated, indicating a similar reaction of these secretory cells to the prolonged and acute presence of BV in the organism.
Ambient black carbon particles reach the fetal side of human placenta
Authors: Bové Hannelore , Bongaerts Eva , Slenders Eli , Bijnens Esmée M. , Saenen Nelly D. , Gyselaers Wilfried , Van Eyken Peter , Plusquin Michelle , Roeffaers Maarten B. J. , Ameloot Marcel , Nawrot Tim S. 
Published: September 2019

AbstractParticle transfer across the placenta has been suggested but to date, no direct evidence in real-life, human context exists. Here we report the presence of black carbon (BC) particles as part of combustion-derived particulate matter in human placentae using white-light generation under femtosecond pulsed illumination. BC is identified in all screened placentae, with an average (SD) particle count of 0.95 × 104 (0.66 × 104) and 2.09 × 104 (0.9 × 104) particles per mm3 for low and high exposed mothers, respectively. Furthermore, the placental BC load is positively associated with mothers’ residential BC exposure during pregnancy (0.63–2.42 µg per m3). Our finding that BC particles accumulate on the fetal side of the placenta suggests that ambient particulates could be transported towards the fetus and represents a potential mechanism explaining the detrimental health effects of pollution from early life onwards.
Evolutionary and functional impact of common polymorphic inversions in the human genome
Authors: Giner-Delgado Carla , Villatoro Sergi , Lerga-Jaso Jon , Gayà-Vidal Magdalena , Oliva Meritxell , Castellano David , Pantano Lorena , Bitarello Bárbara D. , Izquierdo David , Noguera Isaac , Olalde Iñigo , Delprat Alejandra , Blancher Antoine , Lalueza-Fox Carles , Esko Tõnu , O’Reilly Paul F. , Andrés Aida M. , Ferretti Luca , Puig Marta , Cáceres Mario 
Published: September 2019

AbstractInversions are one type of structural variants linked to phenotypic differences and adaptation in multiple organisms. However, there is still very little information about polymorphic inversions in the human genome due to the difficulty of their detection. Here, we develop a new high-throughput genotyping method based on probe hybridization and amplification, and we perform a complete study of 45 common human inversions of 0.1–415 kb. Most inversions promoted by homologous recombination occur recurrently in humans and great apes and they are not tagged by SNPs. Furthermore, there is an enrichment of inversions showing signatures of positive or balancing selection, diverse functional effects, such as gene disruption and gene-expression changes, or association with phenotypic traits. Therefore, our results indicate that the genome is more dynamic than previously thought and that human inversions have important functional and evolutionary consequences, making possible to determine for the first time their contribution to complex traits.
A chromosome-level genome assembly of Cydia pomonella provides insights into chemical ecology and insecticide resistance
Authors: Wan Fanghao , Yin Chuanlin , Tang Rui , Chen Maohua , Wu Qiang , Huang Cong , Qian Wanqiang , Rota-Stabelli Omar , Yang Nianwan , Wang Shuping , Wang Guirong , Zhang Guifen , Guo Jianyang , Gu Liuqi , Chen Longfei , Xing Longsheng , Xi Yu , Liu Feiling , Lin Kejian , Guo Mengbo , Liu Wei , He Kang , Tian Ruizheng , Jacquin-Joly Emmanuelle , Franck Pierre , Siegwart Myriam , Ometto Lino , Anfora Gianfranco , Blaxter Mark , Meslin Camille , Nguyen Petr , Dalíková Martina , Marec František , Olivares Jérôme , Maugin Sandrine , Shen Jianru , Liu Jinding , Guo Jinmeng , Luo Jiapeng , Liu Bo , Fan Wei , Feng Likai , Zhao Xianxin , Peng Xiong , Wang Kang , Liu Lang , Zhan Haixia , Liu Wanxue , Shi Guoliang , Jiang Chunyan , Jin Jisu , Xian Xiaoqing , Lu Sha , Ye Mingli , Li Meizhen , Yang Minglu , Xiong Renci , Walters James R. , Li Fei 
Published: September 2019

AbstractThe codling moth Cydia pomonella, a major invasive pest of pome fruit, has spread around the globe in the last half century. We generated a chromosome-level scaffold assembly including the Z chromosome and a portion of the W chromosome. This assembly reveals the duplication of an olfactory receptor gene (OR3), which we demonstrate enhances the ability of C. pomonella to exploit kairomones and pheromones in locating both host plants and mates. Genome-wide association studies contrasting insecticide-resistant and susceptible strains identify hundreds of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) potentially associated with insecticide resistance, including three SNPs found in the promoter of CYP6B2. RNAi knockdown of CYP6B2 increases C. pomonella sensitivity to two insecticides, deltamethrin and azinphos methyl. The high-quality genome assembly of C. pomonella informs the genetic basis of its invasiveness, suggesting the codling moth has distinctive capabilities and adaptive potential that may explain its worldwide expansion.
Tunable assembly of truncated nanocubes by evaporation-driven poor-solvent enrichment
Authors: Lv Zhong-Peng , Kapuscinski Martin , Bergström Lennart 
Published: September 2019

AbstractSelf-assembly of nanocrystals is extensively used to generate superlattices with long-range translational order and atomic crystallographic orientation, i.e. mesocrystals, with emergent mesoscale properties, but the predictability and tunability of the assembly methods are poorly understood. Here, we report how mesocrystals produced by poor-solvent enrichment can be tuned by solvent composition, initial nanocrystal concentration, poor-solvent enrichment rate, and excess surfactant. The crystallographic coherence and mesoscopic order within the mesocrystal were characterized using techniques in real and reciprocal spaces, and superlattice growth was followed in real time by small-angle X-ray scattering. We show that formation of highly ordered superlattices is dominated by the evaporation-driven increase of the solvent polarity and particle concentration, and facilitated by excess surfactant. Poor-solvent enrichment is a versatile nanoparticle assembly method that offers a promising production route with high predictability to modulate and maximize the size and morphology of nanocrystal metamaterials.
The influence of initial developmental status on the life-history of sea trout (Salmo trutta)
Authors: del Villar-Guerra Diego , Larsen Martin H. , Baktoft Henrik , Koed Anders , Aarestrup Kim 
Published: September 2019

AbstractSpring migrating sea trout juveniles can be classified as parr, pre-smolt or smolt based on body morphology and osmoregulatory capacity. In this respect, parr are assumed to be less prepared for a marine life and to have lower survival at sea than pre-smolts and smolts. However, the behaviour and survival of these trout phenotypes upon entering the sea is not well known. Using passive integrated transponder telemetry, this study found that the return rate from the sea to the natal river was higher for parr compared to pre-smolts and smolts. Additionally, trout classified as parr generally migrated earlier to the sea and a larger proportion returned to the river after less than one year at sea. The daily mortality rate at sea was comparable among the different phenotypes of trout, suggesting that the higher proportion of returning parr to the river was linked to their shorter duration at sea. These results provide evidence of different life-history strategies for seaward-migrating juvenile sea trout, ultimately affecting their return rate to the natal river. Investigations failing to consider downstream migrating parr and pre-smolts risks neglecting a large part of the anadromous population and may result in inaccurate assessments of sea trout stocks in rivers.
Resistance to anticoagulant rodenticides in Martinique could lead to inefficient rodent control in a context of endemic leptospirosis
Authors: Marquez Aurélie , Khalil Rami Abi , Fourel Isabelle , Ovarbury Teddy , Pinot Adrien , Rosine Armand , Thalmensi Gérard , Jaffory Georges , Kodjo Angeli , Benoit Etienne , Lattard Virginie 
Published: September 2019

AbstractLeptospirosis is a re-emergent worldwide zoonosis. It is endemic in Martinique where transmission conditions are favourable. Humans are usually infected through contact with water contaminated with urine of rodents. Recent human leptospirosis outbreaks in Martinique require today effective rodent management to prevent leptospirosis transmission. Nowadays, use of anticoagulant rodenticides (AR) is the main method implemented to control rodent populations. Nevertheless, intensive use of these AR has selected worldwide many VKORC1-based resistant rodent strains to AR. Our aim was to characterize the sensitivity of Martinique commensal rodents to AR to better prevent leptospirosis transmission. Resistance of house mice to first-generation and in rare cases even to second-generation ARs were clearly demonstrated in Martinique with the detection of the Y139C mutation with a very high allelic frequency of 40% and the A26T/Y139C double-mutation with an allelic frequency of 0.9%. In black rat, the most prevalent rodent in Martinique, 3 new Vkorc1 coding mutations were detected, the H68N, A115T and S149N mutations associated with moderate resistance to first generation AR. Therefore, rodent management in Martinique must be carried carefully to avoid resistance diffusion and maintain long-term effective rodent management, to be able to efficiently prevent leptospirosis transmission.