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What is the role of accounting in disaster recovery and relief? A literature review
Authors: Fahlevi H , Indriani M , Mulyany R , Nadirsyah  
Published: July 2019

Abstract
This study explores the role of accounting system and its output on government’s and donors’ responses to disasters across the world. It discusses potential contribution and limitation of accounting in the disaster relief and recovery process. To do so, a literature review of 22 papers on accounting and disaster is performed. The review papers were search and gathered from reputable journals indexed in Scopus database. This study discovers that accounting can play a more extensive role, rather than dealing merely with financial loss calculation and budget preparation for disaster recovery and relief program. Accounting has a broader role and this extended role has not been sufficiently covered in several previous studies. The role of accounting in responding to disasters is beyond the calculative function and passive recording of events. Accounting can support the establishment of exceptional governance, facilitate dialogue and create mutual understanding between stakeholders through financial information. In addition, accounting can assist the projects monitoring and evaluation and its outputs (budget, unit cost calculation, and storage bookkeeping) can be used by researchers to understand what really happens and how society responses to disasters.
Why tsunami survivors remain living in the same location? Evidences from Lampulo Village, Banda Aceh
Authors: Ilhamsyah Siregar Muhammad , Carnegie Dawood Taufiq , Fakhruddin  , Zakia Rizki Cut , Fitriyani  , Reza Muhammad 
Published: July 2019

Abstract
This research aims to analyse factors influencing the Indian Ocean tsunami survivors to remain in the same location after the tsunami. Logistic model is utilized to measure factors influencing the decision to choose the tsunami affected village after the tsunami. Those factors are land ownership, income level, and profession. The concerned location is Lampulo Village in Banda Aceh, which was severely affected by the tsunami in 26 December 2004. Data is primary data generated from field interview for 200 respondents, divided evenly for respondents who used to live in the village but decided to move away and live in different locations, and respondents who remain living in the village. The results suggest that the main reason to choose resettling in the affected village is merely the land ownership. In other words, people who have lands in the village will have higher likelihood to remain living in the village 1.5 times higher than those who do not have lands. Other factors are not statistically important in decision making to remain in the village. The implication of this research show that disaster survivors will tend to choose the same location after disaster. It implies the stronger need to reduce the risks of potential disaster in those locations, making the human settlement safer against future disaster. This paper recommend policy makers to avoid relocating survivors to different locations, and to invest public funds to strengthen disaster preparedness in the disaster prone areas.
Farmers’ knowledge, perceptions, and participation on the implementation of crop insurance program in Aceh Besar
Authors: Fadhliani Z , Yustika E , Nugroho A , Hamid A H 
Published: July 2019

Abstract
The evaluation toward the implementation of crop insurance in Indonesia have been received relatively little attention. This study analyzes knowledge, perception and participation of farmers toward the implementation of the crop insurance program (AUTP) by using data from 80 subjects in Suka Makmur Subdistrict in the Regency of Aceh Besar. Utilizing a questionnaire, we display farmers’ knowledge, perception, and participation reported based on frequencies. One-way ANOVA tests with the associated post-hoc tests, is performed to examine significant differences among means of knowledge, perception and participation levels with the independent variables being age, gender, education, household income, rice field area, and land ownership. The results indicate that only less than half of farmers have overall good knowledge, despite their participation in AUTP. Most of subjects respond relatively low level of participation toward AUTP. Knowledge, perception and participation levels are varied significantly based on the independent variables, but gender. In general, this study has shown farmers’ low level of knowledge, perception and participation toward the implementation of AUTP crop insurance which can significantly affect the sustainability of the crop insurance program. Therefore, emphasis on the program to boost the level of knowledge, perception and participation of the farmers is needed.
PTM-Logo: a program for generation of sequence logos based on position-specific background amino-acid probabilities
Authors: Saethang Thammakorn , Hodge Kenneth , Yang Chin-Rang , Zhao Yue , Kimkong Ingorn , Knepper Mark A , Pisitkun Trairak 
Published: July 2019

Abstract

Summary
Identification of the amino-acid motifs in proteins that are targeted for post-translational modifications (PTMs) is of great importance in understanding regulatory networks. Information about targeted motifs can be derived from mass spectrometry data that identify peptides containing specific PTMs such as phosphorylation, ubiquitylation and acetylation. Comparison of input data against a standardized ‘background’ set allows identification of over- and under-represented amino acids surrounding the modified site. Conventionally, calculation of targeted motifs assumes a random background distribution of amino acids surrounding the modified position. However, we show that probabilities of amino acids depend on (i) the type of the modification and (ii) their positions relative to the modified site. Thus, software that identifies such over- and under-represented amino acids should make appropriate adjustments for these effects. Here we present a new program, PTM-Logo, that generates representations of these amino acid preferences (‘logos’) based on position-specific amino-acid probability backgrounds calculated either from user-input data or curated databases.

Availability and implementation
PTM-Logo is freely available online at http://sysbio.chula.ac.th/PTMLogo/ or https://hpcwebapps.cit.nih.gov/PTMLogo/.

Supplementary information
Supplementary data are available at Bioinformatics online.
A Worm's World: Ecological Flexibility Pays Off for Free-Living Nematodes in Sediments and Soils
Authors: Schratzberger Michaela , Holterman Martijn , van Oevelen Dick , Helder Johannes 
Published: July 2019

Abstract
Free-living nematodes, an ancient animal phylum of unsegmented microscopic roundworms, have successfully adapted to nearly every ecosystem on Earth: from marine and freshwater to land, from the polar regions to the tropics, and from the mountains to the ocean depths. They are globally the most abundant animals in sediments and soils. In the present article, we identify the factors that collectively explain the successful ecological proliferation of free-living nematodes and demonstrate the impact they have on vital sediment and soil processes. The ecological success of nematodes is strongly linked to their ability to feed on various food sources that are present in both sediments and soils, and to proliferate rapidly and survive in contrasting environmental conditions. The adaptations, roles, and behaviors of free-living nematodes have important implications for the resilience of sediments and soils, and for emergent animal communities responding to human alterations to ecosystems worldwide.
A Decision Framework for Coastal Infrastructure to Optimize Biotic Resistance and Resilience in a Changing Climate
Authors: Mayer-Pinto Mariana , Dafforn Katherine A , Johnston Emma L 
Published: July 2019

Abstract
Coastal ecosystems are under growing pressure from human activities such as pollution and climate change. Although the rapidly growing numbers of humans living in coastal areas is a large part of the problem, there is great opportunity to improve the resistance and resilience of biotic communities via creative changes to the engineering design of built infrastructure. Here, we apply ecological theories to create a framework for adaptive building in marine systems that can be applied by managers worldwide. We explain how climate effects could be mitigated across different spatial scales with both physical and biological interventions. This requires an approach based on ecological theory that incorporates our understanding of how systems withstand (resistance) or recover (resilience) from impacts and takes into account future local and global environmental conditions. By translating ecological theory into practical application, we propose a framework for the choice and design of coastal infrastructure that can underpin effective, forward-looking conservation strategies.
Ceftazidime, Carbapenems, or Piperacillin-tazobactam as Single Definitive Therapy for Pseudomonas aeruginosa Bloodstream Infection: A Multisite Retrospective Study
Authors: Babich Tanya , Naucler Pontus , Valik John Karlsson , Giske Christian G , Benito Natividad , Cardona Ruben , Rivera Alba , Pulcini Celine , Abdel Fattah Manal , Haquin Justine , Macgowan Alasdair , Grier Sally , Gibbs Julie , Chazan Bibiana , Yanovskay Anna , Ben Ami Ronen , Landes Michal , Nesher Lior , Zaidman-Shimshovitz Adi , McCarthy Kate , Paterson David L , Tacconelli Evelina , Buhl Michael , Mauer Susanna , Rodriguez-Bano Jesus , Morales Isabel , Oliver Antonio , Ruiz De Gopegui Enrique , Cano Angela , Machuca Isabel , Gozalo-Marguello Monica , Martinez Martinez Luis , Gonzalez-Barbera Eva M , Alfaro Iris Gomez , Salavert Miguel , Beovic Bojana , Saje Andreja , Mueller-Premru Manica , Pagani Leonardo , Vitrat Virginie , Kofteridis Diamantis , Zacharioudaki Maria , Maraki Sofia , Weissman Yulia , Paul Mical , Dickstein Yaakov , Leibovici Leonard , Yahav Dafna 
Published: July 2019

AbstractBackgroundThe optimal antibiotic regimen for Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia is controversial. Although β-lactam monotherapy is common, data to guide the choice between antibiotics are scarce. We aimed to compare ceftazidime, carbapenems, and piperacillin-tazobactam as definitive monotherapy.MethodsA multinational retrospective study (9 countries, 25 centers) including 767 hospitalized patients with P. aeruginosa bacteremia treated with β-lactam monotherapy during 2009–2015. The primary outcome was 30-day all-cause mortality. Univariate and multivariate, including propensity-adjusted, analyses were conducted introducing monotherapy type as an independent variable.ResultsThirty-day mortality was 37/213 (17.4%), 42/210 (20%), and 55/344 (16%) in the ceftazidime, carbapenem, and piperacillin-tazobactam groups, respectively. Type of monotherapy was not significantly associated with mortality in either univariate, multivariate, or propensity-adjusted analyses (odds ratio [OR], 1.14; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.52–2.46, for ceftazidime; OR, 1.3; 95% CI, 0.67–2.51, for piperacillin-tazobactam, with carbapenems as reference in propensity adjusted multivariate analysis; 542 patients). No significant difference between antibiotics was demonstrated for clinical failure, microbiological failure, or adverse events. Isolation of P. aeruginosa with new resistance to antipseudomonal drugs was significantly more frequent with carbapenems (36/206 [17.5%]) versus ceftazidime (25/201 [12.4%]) and piperacillin-tazobactam (28/332 [8.4%] (P = .007).ConclusionsNo significant difference in mortality, clinical, and microbiological outcomes or adverse events was demonstrated between ceftazidime, carbapenems, and piperacillin-tazobactam as definitive treatment of P. aeruginosa bacteremia. Higher rates of resistant P. aeruginosa after patients were treated with carbapenems, along with the general preference for carbapenem-sparing regimens, suggests using ceftazidime or piperacillin-tazobactam for treating susceptible infection.
Is a New Cold War Inevitable? Chinese Perspectives on US–China Strategic Competition
Authors: Zhao Minghao 
Published: July 2019

Abstract
In recent years, Chinese scholars and policy elites have discussed the ever intensifying strategic competition between the United States and China and its multifaceted implications for Chinese foreign policy. Some even worry about the possibility of a new Cold War between the United States and China. This article aims to offer an analysis of Chinese perspectives on US–China strategic competition. In the view of most Chinese observers, US–China strategic competition is inevitable because China is closing the national power gap between itself and the United States, while the latter resolutely upholds its global primacy. Other factors, including ideological disagreements, may fuel the major power competition that has extended to most aspects of US–China relations. Chinese observers believe that economic and technological rivalry between the United States and China has heightened and that the Western Pacific is the focal point of US–China strategic competition. Meanwhile, certain Chinese scholars attach greater importance to US–China competition over international prestige and leadership. However, Chinese analysts are not overly pessimistic about the prospects for US–China relations and have raised policy recommendations geared to managing US–China strategic competition and restoring a new equilibrium between the two major powers.
Development of molecular markers associated with resistance to Meloidogyne incognita by performing quantitative trait locus analysis and genome-wide association study in sweetpotato
Authors: Sasai Rumi , Tabuchi Hiroaki , Shirasawa Kenta , Kishimoto Kazuki , Sato Shusei , Okada Yoshihiro , Kuramoto Akihide , Kobayashi Akira , Isobe Sachiko , Tahara Makoto , Monden Yuki 
Published: July 2019

AbstractThe southern root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita, is a pest that decreases yield and the quality of sweetpotato [Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.]. There is a demand to produce resistant cultivars and develop DNA markers to select this trait. However, sweetpotato is hexaploid, highly heterozygous, and has an enormous genome (∼3 Gb), which makes genetic linkage analysis difficult. In this study, a high-density linkage map was constructed based on retrotransposon insertion polymorphism, simple sequence repeat, and single nucleotide polymorphism markers. The markers were developed using F1 progeny between J-Red, which exhibits resistance to multiple races of M. incognita, and Choshu, which is susceptible to multiple races of such pest. Quantitative trait locus (QTL) analysis and a genome-wide association study detected highly effective QTLs for resistance against three races, namely, SP1, SP4, and SP6-1, in the Ib01-6 J-Red linkage group. A polymerase chain reaction marker that can identify genotypes based on single nucleotide polymorphisms located in this QTL region can discriminate resistance from susceptibility in the F1 progeny at a rate of 70%. Thus, this marker could be helpful in selecting sweetpotato cultivars that are resistant to multiple races of M. incognita.
Nephromyces represents a diverse and novel lineage of the Apicomplexa that has retained apicoplasts
Authors: Muñoz-Gómez Sergio A , Durnin Keira , Eme Laura , Paight Christopher , Lane Christopher E , Saffo Mary B , Slamovits Claudio H 
Published: July 2019

Abstract
A most interesting exception within the parasitic Apicomplexa is Nephromyces, an extracellular, probably mutualistic, endosymbiont found living inside molgulid ascidian tunicates (i.e., sea squirts). Even though Nephromyces is now known to be an apicomplexan, many other questions about its nature remain unanswered. To gain further insights into the biology and evolutionary history of this unusual apicomplexan, we aimed to (1) find the precise phylogenetic position of Nephromyces within the Apicomplexa, (2) search for the apicoplast genome of Nephromyces, and (3) infer the major metabolic pathways in the apicoplast of Nephromyces. To do this, we sequenced a metagenome and a metatranscriptome from the molgulid renal sac, the specialized habitat where Nephromyces thrives. Our phylogenetic analyses of conserved nucleus-encoded genes robustly suggest that Nephromyces is a novel lineage sister to the Hematozoa, which comprises both the Haemosporidia (e.g., Plasmodium) and the Piroplasmida (e.g., Babesia and Theileria). Furthermore, a survey of the renal sac metagenome revealed 13 small contigs that closely resemble the genomes of the non-photosynthetic reduced plastids, or apicoplasts, of other apicomplexans. We show that these apicoplast genomes correspond to a diverse set of most closely related but genetically divergent Nephromyces lineages that co-inhabit a single tunicate host. In addition, the apicoplast of Nephromyces appears to have retained all biosynthetic pathways inferred to have been ancestral to parasitic apicomplexans. Our results shed light on the evolutionary history of the only probably mutualistic apicomplexan known, Nephromyces, and provide context for a better understanding of its life style and intricate symbiosis.
Effects of Clostridium butyricum and Enterococcus faecalis on growth performance, intestinal structure, and inflammation in lipopolysaccharide-challenged weaned piglets
Authors: Wang Kangli , Chen Guangyong , Cao Guangtian , Xu Yinglei , Wang Yongxia , Yang Caimei 
Published: July 2019

Abstract
This study was conducted to investigate the effects of Clostridium butyricum and Enterococcus faecalis on growth performance, immune function, inflammation-related pathways, and microflora community in weaned piglets challenged with lipopolysaccharide (LPS). One hundred and eighty 28-d-old weaned piglets were randomly divided into 3 treatments groups: piglets fed with a basal diet (Con), piglets fed with a basal diet containing 6 × 109 CFU C. butyricum·kg−1 (CB), and piglets fed with a basal diet containing 2 × 1010 CFU E. faecali·kg−1 (EF). At the end of trial, 1 pig was randomly selected from for each pen (6 pigs per treatment group) and these 18 piglets were orally challenged with LPS 25 μg·kg−1 body weight. The result showed that piglets fed C. butyricum and E. faecalis had greater final BW compared with the control piglets (P < 0.05). The C. butyricum and E. faecalis fed piglets had lower levels of serum aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), IL-1β, tumor inflammatory factor-α (TNF-α), and had greater level of serum interferon-γ (IFN-γ) than control piglets at 1.5 and 3 h after injection with LPS (P < 0.05). Furthermore, piglets in the C. butyricum or E. faecalis treatment groups had a greater ratio of jejunal villus height to crypt depth (V/C) compared with control piglets after challenge with LPS for 3 h (P < 0.05). Compared with the control treatment, the CB and EF treatments significantly decreased the expression of inflammation-related pathway factors (TLR4, MyD88, and NF-κB) after challenge with LPS for 3 h (P < 0.05). High-throughput sequencing revealed that C. butyricum and E. faecalis modulated bacterial diversity in the colon. The species richness and alpha diversity (Shannon) of bacterial samples in CB or EF piglets challenged with LPS were higher than those in LPS-challenged control piglets. Furthermore, the relative abundance of Bacteroidales-Rikenellanceae in the CB group was higher than that in the control group (P < 0.05), whereas EF piglets had a higher relative abundance of Lactobacillus amylovorus and Lactobacillus gasseri (P < 0.05). In conclusion, dietary supplementation with C. butyricum or E. faecalis promoted growth performance, improved immunity, relieved intestinal villus damage and inflammation, and optimized the intestinal flora in LPS-challenged weaned piglets.
Eroded GDA coil surgically managed with Roux-en-Y reconstruction
Authors: Iannamorelli Michael , Bowling Adam , Semaan Elie 
Published: July 2019

Abstract
Here, we describe the case of a 56-year-old African American male who initially presented to the emergency department with 2 days of abdominal cramping, epigastric pain, loss of consciousness, melena and hematochezia. He underwent coil embolization of his gastroduodenal artery by the interventional radiology team after it was felt he was a high risk for rebleed. The patient then returned to the hospital with 3 weeks of epigastric pain, lightheadedness and melanotic stool. An upper endoscopy revealed a metallic coil embedded into the duodenal bulb. This coil was believed to be from prior embolization to the gastroduodenal artery. The patient then underwent a laparoscopic distal gastrectomy and partial duodenectomy with antecolic antegastric Roux-en-Y reconstruction bypassing the area where erosion occurred.
Correlations between supermassive black holes, hot atmospheres, and the total masses of early-type galaxies
Authors: Lakhchaura K , Truong N , Werner N 
Published: July 2019

ABSTRACT
We present a study of relations between the masses of the central supermassive black holes (SMBHs) and the atmospheric gas temperatures and luminosities measured within a range of radii between Re and 5Re, for a sample of 47 early-type galaxies observed by the Chandra X-ray Observatory. We report the discovery of a tight correlation between the atmospheric temperatures of the brightest cluster/group galaxies (BCGs) and their central SMBH masses. Furthermore, our hydrostatic analysis reveals an approximately linear correlation between the total masses of BCGs (Mtot) and their central SMBH masses (MBH). State-of-the-art cosmological simulations show that the SMBH mass could be determined by the binding energy of the halo through radiative feedback during the rapid black hole growth by accretion, while for the most massive galaxies mergers are the chief channel of growth. In the scenario of a simultaneous growth of central SMBHs and their host galaxies through mergers, the observed linear correlation could be a natural consequence of the central limit theorem.
Staufen1 and UPF1 exert opposite actions on the replacement of the nuclear cap-binding complex by eIF4E at the 5′ end of mRNAs
Authors: Jeong Kwon , Ryu Incheol , Park Joori , Hwang Hyun Jung , Ha Hongseok , Park Yeonkyoung , Oh Sang Taek , Kim Yoon Ki 
Published: July 2019

Abstract
Newly synthesized mRNAs are exported from the nucleus to cytoplasm with a 5′-cap structure bound by the nuclear cap-binding complex (CBC). During or after export, the CBC should be properly replaced by cytoplasmic cap-binding protein eIF4E for efficient protein synthesis. Nonetheless, little is known about how the replacement takes place. Here, we show that double-stranded RNA-binding protein staufen1 (STAU1) promotes efficient replacement by facilitating an association between the CBC–importin α complex and importin β. Our transcriptome-wide analyses and artificial tethering experiments also reveal that the replacement occurs more efficiently when an mRNA associates with STAU1. This event is inhibited by a key nonsense-mediated mRNA decay factor, UPF1, which directly interacts with STAU1. Furthermore, we find that cellular apoptosis that is induced by ionizing radiation is accompanied by inhibition of the replacement via increased association between STAU1 and hyperphosphorylated UPF1. Altogether, our data highlight the functional importance of STAU1 and UPF1 in the course of the replacement of the CBC by eIF4E, adding a previously unappreciated layer of post-transcriptional gene regulation.