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Effects of drought and N level on the interactions of the root hemiparasite Rhinanthus alectorolophus with a combination of three host species
Authors: Korell L. , Sandner T. M. , Matthies D. , Ludewig K. 
Published: February 2019

Abstract

Increasing nitrogen deposition and more frequent drought events are likely to change plant interactions in natural grasslands. Both factors may also influence the interactions between hemiparasitic plants, regarded as keystone species in many grasslands, and their host species.

We grew a combination of three suitable hosts, a grass, a forb and a legume, with and without the hemiparasite Rhinanthus alectorolophus at three levels of nitrogen (N) and two levels of water availability in a factorial design.

Biomass of the hemiparasite and host community increased with N level and was reduced by drought to a similar degree. Larger plants in fertilised pots started to wilt earlier, and the presence of a hemiparasite further increased drought sensitivity. The hemiparasite strongly reduced biomass of the host community and overall productivity, and affected the competitive balance among host plants because it particularly reduced biomass of the dominant grass. These effects were the opposite of those of high N. The hemiparasite increased the root mass fraction of the hosts at all levels of N and water availability, indicating that the effect of the hemiparasite on the hosts was mainly due to loss of belowground resources.

Our results indicate that hemiparasites will not always respond more strongly to increased N availability and drought than autotrophic plants, and that hemiparasites can have similarly strong effects on grassland communities as soil fertility and drought. By preferentially attacking dominant species the hemiparasites might alleviate the negative effects of nutrient enrichment on grassland diversity.
Joint and individual tool making in preschoolers: From social to cognitive processes
Authors: Gönül Gökhan , Hohenberger Annette , Corballis Michael , Henderson Annette M. E. 
Published: February 2019

AbstractTool making has been proposed as a key force in driving the complexity of human material culture. The ontogeny of tool‐related behaviors hinges on social, representational, and creative factors. In this study, we test the associations between these factors in development across two different cultures. Results of Study 1 with 5‐to‐6‐year‐old Turkish children in dyadic or individual settings show that tool making is facilitated by social interaction, hierarchical representation, and creative abilities. Results of a second explorative study comparing the Turkish sample with a sample of 5‐to‐6‐year‐old children in New Zealand suggest that tool innovation might be affected by culture, and that the role of cognitive and creative factors diminishes through social interaction in tool making.
Meaning‐making in women's tattooed bodies
Authors: Dann Charlotte , Callaghan Jane 
Published: February 2019

AbstractTattooed women's practices of resistance and conformity are constituted within social, cultural, and historical contexts that produce normative values around “good” and “bad” tattoos. Tattoos enable the performance of multiple femininities, constructing the female body in a way that is personal and meaningful to that individual and opening an agentic space in which they can do so. The vast majority of research that is available on tattoos concerns mostly men or, at least, does not fully understand the implications of specific gendered discourses that regulate the (feminine) body. In this paper, we argue that meaning‐making for women's tattoos serves to function as legitimating, producing tattooed feminine bodies as more acceptable. We argue for a closer examination of the regulatory discourses that feed into the choices that women make in relation to their tattooed bodies.
Learning to fear outgroups: An associative learning explanation for the development and reduction of intergroup anxiety
Authors: O'Donnell Alexander W. , Neumann David L. , Duffy Amanda L. , Paolini Stefania 
Published: February 2019

AbstractPavlovian conditioning is a form of associative learning shown to contribute to the development and reduction of clinical anxiety and fear, and more recently, intergroup anxiety and fear. The current review provides a synthesis of the literature on associative learning of fear toward outgroups. Findings are reviewed that outline how fear toward the outgroup, relative to the ingroup, can be preferentially learnt and is resistant to extinction‐based techniques. Novel future research directions for intergroup anxiety are then identified based upon previous research on clinical anxiety. It is proposed that processes known to enhance the extinction of specific phobia should be investigated with social stimuli. Specifically, it is argued that exploring cognitive factors during extinction and conducting extinction in multiple contexts may provide new avenues to pursue intergroup harmony through reduced intergroup anxiety. The review concludes by suggesting innovative research designs are needed to validate an associative learning account of fear toward outgroups outside of experimental settings.
A retrospective analysis of radiation oncology related scientific articles in the journal Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound: Trends over 40 years (1976‐2015)
Authors: Nagata Koichi 
Published: February 2019

AbstractThe journal Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound is a veterinary specialty journal devoted to the fields of veterinary diagnostic imaging and radiation oncology. The purpose of this retrospective, observational study is to evaluate progressive trends in radiation oncology articles published in Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound during the 40‐year period (1976‐2015) and describe a shift of trends through several viewpoints. This 40‐year period was divided into four subperiods: Period 1 (1976‐1985), Period 2 (1986‐1995), Period 3 (1996‐2005), and Period 4 (2006‐2015). These articles were divided into six categories based on the nature of the study: 1) studies related to teletherapy with endpoints being patient outcome, 2) radiation therapy dosimetry/planning, 3) patient setup, 4) reviews, 5) case reports, and 6) others. The number of radiation oncology articles in Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound has increased over the 40‐year period. The number of authors per article has increased between Periods 1 and 3. The number of articles related to linear accelerator has increased between Periods 3 and 4. The median number of treated patients per clinical article related to teletherapy ranged from 15 to 21, which has not changed significantly over the 40‐year period. The most commonly used radiation therapy protocols during Periods 2 and 3 were fine‐fractionated protocols (defined as 10 or more fractions), whereas coarse‐fractionated protocols were more common during Periods 1 and 4. Findings from this study highlight the notable changes of trends in veterinary radiation oncology articles published in Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound, which clearly reflect changes in the field of veterinary radiation oncology during the past 40 years.
SIZING A PARABOLIC TROUGH COLLECTOR FOR A MICRO SOLAR ORGANIC RANKINE CYCLE
Authors: Chai Choi Yun , Jung Hyung-chul 
Published: February 2019

There are many remote villages in Malaysia that are not connected to an electric grid, and are dependent on expensive diesel generator sets (gensets) in their daily activities. Malaysia, a tropical country, has the potential to promote solar power generation in these isolated areas. The organic Rankine cycle (ORC) using solar thermal energy as the heat source could be an attractive approach to off-grid power generation. In this study, a 1 kWe solar ORC with a parabolic trough collector (PTC) is proposed. The ORC utilizes R245fa as the working fluid and Therminol VP1 as the heat transfer medium between the PTC and ORC. Thermodynamic analysis of the ORC is performed, predicting the performance of the ORC and the operating conditions of the PTC. Based on the design requirements of the PTC from the power cycle analysis, process of sizing the PTC is conducted via a numerical model. Seven sets of heat collector elements (HCE) are examined. The effects of absorber tube material, selective coating on the outer surface of the absorber tube, and the absorber tube diameter on the PTC performance are presented. Simulation results show that HCE with 6 mm of SS316L absorber tube, enclosed with 11 mm of Pyrex borosilicate glass tube, has the highest collector efficiency of 62.25%. The receiver length required is 8.05 m and the aperture width of the collector is 3.54 m. Further study is recommended to select a thermal storage system for night-time operation of the ORC.
Association between cellphone use while driving legislation and self-reported behaviour among adult drivers in USA: a cross-sectional study
Authors: Rudisill Toni Marie , Zhu Motao , Chu Haitao 
Published: February 2019

ObjectivesCellphone use behaviours can vary demographically in the USA. This study examined whether legislation restricting cellphone use while driving was associated with lower self-reported hand-held cellphone conversations or texting behaviours among adult drivers of different ages (19–24, 25–39, 40–59,≥60 years), sex, race/ethnicity (white non-Hispanic, black non-Hispanic, Hispanic, Other) or rurality (urban, rural).DesignCross-sectional study.SettingUSA.ParticipantsIndividuals ≥19 years of age who indicated they were a current driver and participated in the 2011–2014 Traffic Safety Culture Index Surveys (n=9706).Primary outcomeThe exposure was the presence of a hand-held calling or texting ban applicable to all drivers (ie, universal) at time of survey. Modified Poisson regression with robust SE was used to estimate the risk of engaging in these self-reported behaviours.ResultsIn fully adjusted models, universal texting bans were not associated with lower texting behaviours (adjusted risk ratio [aRR]=0.92; 95% CI 0.84, 1.01). In stratified, fully adjusted models, men and those of other racial/ethnic origin were 13% and 33% less likely, respectively (aRR=0.87; 95% CI 0.77, 0.98; aRR=0.67; 95% CI 0.46, 0.97), to engage in texting behaviours if a universal texting ban was effective in their state. Conversely, universal hand-held calling bans were associated with lower self-reported hand-held cellphone conversations across every sub-group. In fully adjusted models, the presence of a hand-held calling ban was associated with 40% lower (aRR=0.60, 95% CI 0.54, 0.67) self-reported hand-held cellphone conversations while driving.ConclusionsUniversal hand-held calling bans were associated with lower self-reported cellphone conversations for adult drivers. More interventional work targeting adult drivers may be needed to reduce texting while driving.
Real-world use of rescue inhaler sensors, electronic symptom questionnaires and physical activity monitors in COPD
Authors: Bowler Russell , Allinder Matthew , Jacobson Sean , Miller Andrew , Miller Bruce , Tal-Singer Ruth , Locantore Nicholas 
Published: February 2019

BackgroundChronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a heterogeneous disease characterised by airflow obstruction and other morbidities such as respiratory symptoms, reduced physical activity and frequent bronchodilator use. Recent advances in personal digital monitoring devices can permit continuous collection of these data in COPD patients, but the relationships among them are not well understood.Methods184 individuals from a single centre of the COPDGene cohort agreed to participate in this 3-week observational study. Each participant used a smartphone to complete a daily symptom diary (EXAcerbations of Chronic pulmonary disease Tool, EXACT), wore a wrist-worn accelerometer to record continuously physical activity and completed the Clinical Visit PROactive Physical Activity in COPD questionnaire. 58 users of metered dose inhalers for rescue (albuterol) were provided with an inhaler sensor, which time stamped each inhaler actuation.ResultsRescue inhaler use was strongly correlated with E-RS:COPD score, while step counts were correlated with neither rescue use nor E-RS:COPD score. Frequent, unpatterned inhaler use pattern was associated with worse respiratory symptoms and less physical activity compared with frequent inhaler use with a regular daily pattern. There was a strong week-by-week correlation among measurements, suggesting that 1 week of monitoring is sufficient to characterise stable patients with COPD.DiscussionThe study highlights the interaction and relevance of personal real-time monitoring of respiratory symptoms, physical activity and rescue medication in patients with COPD. Additionally, visual displays of longitudinal data may be helpful for disease management to help drive conversations between patients and caregivers and for risk-based monitoring in clinical trials.
Incidence of head injury and traumatic brain injury among people with Alzheimer’s disease
Authors: Ilmaniemi Sarianna , Taipale Heidi , Tanskanen Antti , Tiihonen Jari , Hartikainen Sirpa , Tolppanen Anna-Maija 
Published: February 2019

BackgroundInjuries caused by falling are a major health concern among older population. For older people, falls are the leading cause of head injuries; especially, persons with cognitive disorders have an increased risk of falling.ObjectiveTo compare the incidence of head injury and traumatic brain injury (TBI) among persons with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) with persons without AD.MethodsThis register-based study was conducted on a nationwide cohort, which includes all community-dwelling persons diagnosed with AD in Finland in 2005–2011. Persons with previous head injuries were excluded, leaving 67 172 persons with AD. For each person with AD, a matching person without AD and previous head injury were identified with respect to age, sex and university hospital district. The Cox proportional hazard model and competing risk analyses were used to estimate HR for head injury and TBI.ResultsPersons with AD had 1.34-fold (95% CI 1.29 to 1.40) risk of head injuries and 1.49-fold (95% CI 1.40 to 1.59) risk of TBIs after accounting for competing risks of death and full adjustment by socioeconomic status, drug use and comorbidities.ConclusionPersons with AD are more likely to have a head injury or TBI incident than persons without AD.
Cloning, prokaryotic expression, and subcellular localisation of the TaMAPK10-like gene in common wheat
Authors: Nie Yingbin , Ma Songmei , Ji Wanquan 
Published: February 2019

Mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK/MPK) is a group of serine-threonine protein kinases that are activated by different extracellular stimuli. To explore the function of MAPK in wheat infected with powdery mildew, a new wheat germplasm N9134 was used to obtain the full-length MAPK gene and the MAPK sequence was used to identify its prokaryotic expression and subcellular localisation. Wheat MAPK was obtained by homologous gene cloning and designated as TaMAPK10-like. The open reading frame of TaMAPK10-like was 1638 bp, which coded a deduced protein of 545 amino acids. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that TaMAPK10-like was most closely related to MAPK10-like of Aegilops tauschii at the protein level. It had high nucleotide similarity with the reported MAPK gene in A. tauschii, Sorghum bicolor, and Setaria italica, and had features typical of MAPK family genes. Subcellular localisation showed that TaMAPK10-like was mainly located in the cytoplasm along the microtubules, and a small number were located in the cell membrane and the nucleus. A pMD-MAPK10-like fusion expression vector was constructed and the TaMAPK10-like fusion protein was 70 kDa. The expressions of protein in bacteria were best obtained using 0.5 mmol L−1 isopropyl β-d-1-thiogalactopyranoside at 37 °C for 12 h. These results provide the basic data for further understanding the biological function of the TaMAPK10-like gene.
Evolution of 52CrMoV4 from 51CrV4 material to withstand field severity of parabolic leaf spring suspension in heavy-duty commercial vehicles
Authors: Thangapazham P. , Kumaraswamidhas L.A. , Muruganandam D. 
Published: February 2019

This investigative study is mainly focused on improving the fatigue life of the leaf spring through the following protocols. In protocol 1, a parabolic leaf spring is manufactured with 51CrV4 material through normal production processes, which results in low residual compressive stress and high decarburization. The resulting proto sample does not support severe field application. This issue can be resolved by optimizing the heat treatment and the shot peening process. The proto part was prepared and tested under rough road conditions, and the vehicle withstood field severity up to 10% higher than the design load. However, under highly severe field operation, the severity was 30% higher than the design load. Hence, the above process improvements could not resolve the failures of the 51CrV4 material. Hence, an alternate material is identified, 52CrMoV4, and investigated. In protocol 2, the spring proto part is manufactured directly through an optimized process. The residual compressive stress, decarburization, and mechanical properties are obtained at desired levels. The proto part was tested under rough road conditions; the suspension system withstood a field severity of 30%. The vehicle was then tested on the test track and covered 335 000 km of off-road distance, with all durability requirements met.
Flow and heat transfer simulation with a thermal large eddy lattice Boltzmann method in an annular gap with an inner rotating cylinder
Authors: Gaedtke Maximilian , Hoffmann Tabitha , Reinhardt Volkmar , Thäter Gudrun , Nirschl Hermann , Krause Mathias J. 
Published: February 2019

In this study, a thermal Large Eddy Lattice Boltzmann Method (LBM–LES) is applied to Taylor–Couette flow simulations, allowing detailed analysis of local heat transport over a wide range of Taylor numbers, including resolved transient Taylor vortices. The challenge in thermal management of electric motors is to control the temperature in the air gap between rotor and stator due to the gap’s small width and complex geometry, in which Taylor vortices strongly influence the heat transfer. This thin gap — here simplified by an annulus — is solved for the first time by a Thermal Lattice Boltzmann Method with a Smagorinsky sub-grid model. The influence of the rotational velocity of the inner cylinder with Taylor numbers from 36 to 511 — corresponding to a Reynolds number on the inner cylinder of up to 126[Formula: see text]000 — is numerically investigated. The simulations are validated on the basis of the global Nusselt number, where we find good agreement with a published measurement series, an empirical correlation and Finite Volume simulations using the SST turbulence model. Special attention is paid on predicting the critical Taylor number, which is reproduced almost exactly by Direct Numerical Simulations (DNS) with LBM, whereas LBM–LES slightly overestimates and the SST model further overestimates the occurrence of Taylor vortices.
Rheological properties of cholesteric liquid crystals as lubricant additives
Authors: Bindu Madhavi A. , Sreehari Sastry S. 
Published: February 2019

Rheological properties of Cholesteryl n-valerate, Cholesteryl decanoate and Cholesteryl myristate which are esters of cholesterol have been studied. Phase transition temperatures and rheological parameters such as viscosity, elastic modulus G[Formula: see text], loss modulus G[Formula: see text] as functions of temperature, shear rate and time are investigated. In frequency sweep test, a higher transition crossover region has occurred for Cholesteryl myristate, whereas for Cholesteryl n-valerate a frequency-independent plateau prevailed for both the moduli. The occurrence of blue phase in Cholesteryl decanoate during temperature sweep measurements is an indication for the rheological support. The results for steady state have informed that cholesteric esters are having non-Newtonian flow behavior in their respective cholesteric phases. The power-law model has explained well the shear rate dependence of shear stress. A few practical applications of these esters as lubricant additives are discussed, too.
Effect of pH on the structural and optical properties of polycrystalline ZnSe thin films produced by CBD method
Authors: Tezel Fatma Meydaneri , Kariper İ. Afşin 
Published: February 2019

In this study, zinc selenide (ZnSe) thin films were produced on glass substrate by using chemical bath deposition (CBD) method at 80[Formula: see text]C, from aqueous solutions of zinc sulphate and sodium selenosulphide, which were produced using solid selenium as the selenium source. The optical and structural properties of ZnSe thin films were investigated at room-temperature. The pH of the chemical bath, in which ZnSe thin films were immersed, were changed between pH:8–11. Optical properties of the films, including extinction coefficient, refractive index, reflectance, absorbance, transmittance, dielectric constants and optical density values were calculated using absorbance and transmittance measurements determined using a Hach Lange 500 spectrophotometer, in 300–1100 nm wavelength range. Optical bandgap values were obtained from transmittance and absorbance spectra ranged between 2.12 and 2.49 eV. According to XRD results, it was found that the films have polycrystalline structure and they exhibited different film thicknesses depending on phase and pH changes.
Cardiovascular Disease-Related Morbidity and Mortality in Women With a History of Pregnancy Complications
Authors: Grandi Sonia M. , Filion Kristian B. , Yoon Sarah , Ayele Henok T. , Doyle Carla M. , Hutcheon Jennifer A. , Smith Graeme N. , Gore Genevieve C. , Ray Joel G. , Nerenberg Kara , Platt Robert W. 
Published: February 2019

Background:
Women with a history of certain pregnancy complications are at higher risk for cardiovascular (CVD) disease. However, most clinical guidelines only recommend postpartum follow-up of those with a history of preeclampsia, gestational diabetes mellitus, or preterm birth. This systematic review was undertaken to determine if there is an association between a broader array of pregnancy complications and the future risk of CVD.

Methods:
We systematically searched PubMed, MEDLINE and EMBASE (via Ovid), CINAHL, and the Cochrane Library from inception to September 22, 2017, for observational studies of the association between the hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, placental abruption, preterm birth, gestational diabetes mellitus, low birth weight, small-for-gestational-age birth, stillbirth, and miscarriage and subsequent CVD. Likelihood ratio meta-analyses were performed to generate pooled odds ratios (OR) and 95% intrinsic confidence intervals (ICI).

Results:
Our systematic review included 83 studies (28 993 438 patients). Sample sizes varied from 250 to 2 000 000, with a median follow-up of 7.5 years postpartum. The risk of CVD was highest in women with gestational hypertension (OR 1.7; 95% ICI, 1.3–2.2), preeclampsia (OR 2.7; 95% ICI, 2.5–3.0), placental abruption (OR 1.8; 95% ICI, 1.4–2.3), preterm birth (OR 1.6; 95% ICI, 1.4–1.9), gestational diabetes mellitus (OR 1.7; 95% ICI, 1.1–2.5), and stillbirth (OR 1.5; 95% ICI, 1.1–2.1). A consistent trend was seen for low birth weight and small-for-gestational-age birth weight but not for miscarriage.

Conclusions:
Women with a broader array of pregnancy complications, including placental abruption and stillbirth, are at increased risk of future CVD. The findings support the need for assessment and risk factor management beyond the postpartum period.