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The state of the churches in Europe
Authors: Jackson Darrell Richard 
Published: June 2018

Frequently, one-sided and reductionist accounts of the Christian faith in Europe portray a picture of ecclesial decline and erosion of orthodox belief. Such accounts typically fail to allow for the potential reversal of religious fortunes, overlook the more nuanced accounts of religiosity, secularity, and spirituality, are ignorant regarding the likely impact of immigrant faith upon European Christianity, and are blind to the many churches that are innovating and establishing creative communities of faith that are awakening, re-awakening, and sustaining authentic Christian faith. This article provides a basis for examining many of these factors, and suggests that Europe’s highly diverse and complex socio-religious context is simultaneously pre-secular, secular, and post-secular. In this context, the churches of Europe have faced many challenges but find, in equal measure, many opportunities for witness and Christian service.
Models for basic warp knitted fabrics Part III: the two guide bar fabrics (Double Tricot, Locknit, Reverse Locknit, Satin, Sharkskin)
Authors: Kurbak Arif 
Published: June 2018

Two guide bar warp knitted fabrics are used as technical textile applications nowadays. In this, Part III of these series of papers, models for basic two guide bar warp knitted fabrics are created and given based on Parts I and II. Modeling of warp knitted fabrics started in the 1960s with some basic geometrical models and it was continued with using Non Uniform Basis Spline (NURBS) curves and surfaces. There were discontinuities in the loop parts in early created geometrical models and the NURBS models needed some control points from some sources. In this work instead of using NURBS curves, modeling of warp knitted fabric is attempted by using known curves. During creation of the models, curvature equalities are attained as much as possible, loop connection parts are modeled by having two continuously connected parabolas for the Double Tricot fabric and the loop connection parts of the other two bar fabrics are obtained by applying a sinus square curve to the connection part of the Double Tricot fabric. The models created are versatile and they can be changed and used for special cases. Models created are drawn to scale by using the 3DS-Max Computer Graphical Program. At first glance, it is seen that the model shapes are similar to the real fabric structures, which can be observed on photographs of them.
Antecedents of Customer Loyalty in Banking Sector: A Mediational Study
Authors: Bhat Suhail A. , Darzi Mushtaq A. , Parrey Shakir H. 
Published: June 2018

Executive Summary The competition among the organizations is increasing continuously and there has been a rapid shift in the business process deliverance. Financial service firms are striving to improve their business processes by liaising with customers to survive and compete successfully. The literature has obstinately emphasized on the utmost importance of trust and loyalty to survive in the financial sector. This study aims to explore the role of customer knowledge management (CKM) and satisfaction as antecedents of customer trust in the retail banking sector. The causal relationships existing between CKM, satisfaction, trust, and loyalty are explored. The mediating role of customer trust in the knowledge–loyalty and satisfaction–loyalty relationships is also explored. The data has been collected randomly from 412 customers of a private bank through survey by questionnaire. The research instrument has been developed and purified through factor analysis (confirmatory factor analysis). Structural equation modelling (SEM) has been employed to examine the causal relationship and fitness of the proposed model. The findings of the study reveal that CKM and satisfaction positively impact customer trust, and customer trust has a significant impact on loyalty. Besides, trust partially mediates the effect of knowledge and satisfaction on loyalty. The findings of the study are valuable to managers and strategists in understanding customer need in order to formulate the relevant customer loyalty programmes. However, the study focused on retail banking sector and uses data from a single bank only. Future research may evaluate the generalizability of findings across other banks as well as other nationalities. The main contribution of this study is to the loyalty literature by empirically validating the identified antecedents and demonstrating their role in managing loyalty. Furthermore, the study provides some valuable insights into the relational exchanges between variables wherein some inferences are derived from results regarding trust and loyalty.
Therapeutic lumbar puncture for headache in idiopathic intracranial hypertension: Minimal gain, is it worth the pain?
Authors: Yiangou Andreas , Mitchell James , Markey Keira Annie , Scotton William , Nightingale Peter , Botfield Hannah , Ottridge Ryan , Mollan Susan P , Sinclair Alexandra J 
Published: June 2018

Background Headache is disabling and prevalent in idiopathic intracranial hypertension. Therapeutic lumbar punctures may be considered to manage headache. This study evaluated the acute effect of lumbar punctures on headache severity. Additionally, the effect of lumbar puncture pressure on post-lumbar puncture headache was evaluated. Methods Active idiopathic intracranial hypertension patients were prospectively recruited to a cohort study, lumbar puncture pressure and papilloedema grade were noted. Headache severity was recorded using a numeric rating scale (NRS) 0–10, pre-lumbar puncture and following lumbar puncture at 1, 4 and 6 hours and daily for 7 days. Results Fifty two patients were recruited (mean lumbar puncture opening pressure 32 (28–37 cmCSF). At any point in the week post-lumbar puncture, headache severity improved in 71% (but a small reduction of −1.1 ± 2.6 numeric rating scale) and exacerbated in 64%, with 30% experiencing a severe exacerbation ≥ 4 numeric rating scale. Therapeutic lumbar punctures are typically considered in idiopathic intracranial hypertension patients with severe headaches (numeric rating scale ≥ 7). In this cohort, the likelihood of improvement was 92% (a modest reduction of headache pain by −3.0 ± 2.8 numeric rating scale, p = 0.012, day 7), while 33% deteriorated. Idiopathic intracranial hypertension patients with mild (numeric rating scale 1–3) or no headache (on the day of lumbar puncture, prior to lumbar puncture) had a high risk of post- lumbar puncture headache exacerbation (81% and 67% respectively). Importantly, there was no relationship between lumbar puncture opening pressure and headache response after lumbar puncture. Conclusion Following lumbar puncture, the majority of idiopathic intracranial hypertension patients experience some improvement, but the benefit is small and post-lumbar puncture headache exacerbation is common, and in some prolonged and severe. Lumbar puncture pressure does not influence the post-lumbar puncture headache.
Short-Term Outcomes in Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis With 4 Bone Marrow Concentrate Injections
Authors: Shaw Brent , Darrow Marc , Derian Armen 
Published: June 2018

Background: Preliminary research suggests that bone marrow concentrate (BMC), which contains mesenchymal stem cells and platelets, is a promising treatment for knee osteoarthritis. The aim of this study was to build on this preliminary research by reporting the short-term progress of 15 patients (20 knees) with knee osteoarthritis through 4 BMC treatments. Methods: Patients underwent four sequential BMC treatments with mean injection times of 13.80 days after the first treatment, 21.40 days after the second treatment, and 33.50 days after the third treatment. The last follow-up was conducted a mean 86 days after the first treatment. Baseline and posttreatment outcomes of resting pain, active pain, lower functionality scale, and overall improvement percentage were compared after each treatment. Results: Patients experienced statistically significant improvements in active pain and functionality score after the first treatment. Additionally, patients experienced a mean decrease in resting pain after the first treatment, yet outcomes were not statistically significant until after the second treatment. On average, patients experienced an 84.31% decrease in resting pain, a 61.95% decrease in active pain, and a 55.68% increase in functionality score at the final follow-up. Patients also reported a mean 67% total overall improvement at study conclusion. Outcomes at the final follow-up after the fourth treatment were statistically significant compared to outcomes at baseline, after first treatment, after second treatment, and after third treatment. Conclusions: These results are promising, and additional research with a larger sample size and longer follow-up is needed to further examine the treatment effectiveness of multiple BMC injections for knee osteoarthritis.
Seeking Help in Domestic Violence Among Muslim Women in Muslim-Majority and Non-Muslim-Majority Countries: A Literature Review
Authors: Afrouz Rojan , Crisp Beth R. , Taket Ann 
Published: June 2018

Objective: Women from different backgrounds and cultures are at risk of domestic violence. Disclosing the abusive experience and seeking help is not straightforward and easy and might be a complicated and long-term process. Muslim women, like other groups of women, may face various barriers to disclose abusive relationships and for seeking help. Some of the barriers may be common for the majority of Muslim women in different contexts, while others might be related to women’s situations and the wider society they live. To identify these barriers and make recommendations for future studies, this article reviews related papers conducted in both Muslim-majority and non-Muslim-majority countries. Method: A critical systematic review of the literature was conducted for identifying Muslim women’s barriers in disclosing abuse and seeking help. Results: Twenty-one studies met the inclusion criteria. The main identified barriers are discussed into under four themes: social context, family context, individual factors, and expectations of service providers. Conclusions: Although the researchers tried to investigate various barriers in seeking help, many of them have not focused on structural obstacles. Besides, in many Muslim-majority countries, the issue has not been explored. Therefore, the results of the current article will not apply to those countries. Recommendation for future research comprises more qualitative research compatible with the women’s cultures and backgrounds in different societies, focusing more on structural and cultural factors to explore and find women’s barriers to seek help.
Oct4 regulates the embryonic axis and coordinates exit from pluripotency and germ layer specification in the mouse embryo
Authors: Mulas Carla , Chia Gloryn , Jones Kenneth Alan , Hodgson Andrew Christopher , Stirparo Giuliano Giuseppe , Nichols Jennifer 
Published: June 2018

ABSTRACT
Lineage segregation in the mouse embryo is a finely controlled process dependent upon coordination of signalling pathways and transcriptional responses. Here we employ a conditional deletion system to investigate embryonic patterning and lineage specification in response to loss of Oct4. We first observe ectopic expression of Nanog in Oct4-negative postimplantation epiblast cells. The expression domains of lineage markers are subsequently disrupted. Definitive endoderm expands at the expense of mesoderm; the anterior-posterior axis is positioned more distally and an ectopic posterior-like domain appears anteriorly, suggesting a role for Oct4 in maintaining the embryonic axis. Although primitive streak forms in the presumptive proximal-posterior region, epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition is impeded by an increase of E-cadherin, leading to complete tissue disorganisation and failure to generate germ layers. In explant and in vitro differentiation assays, Oct4 mutants also show upregulation of E-cadherin and Foxa2, suggesting a cell-autonomous phenotype. We confirm requirement for Oct4 in self-renewal of postimplantation epiblast ex vivo. Our results indicate a role for Oct4 in orchestrating multiple fates and enabling expansion, correct patterning and lineage choice in the postimplantation epiblast.
Assembled genomic and tissue-specific transcriptomic data resources for two genetically distinct lines of Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp)
Authors: Spriggs Andrew , Henderson Steven T. , Hand Melanie L. , Johnson Susan D. , Taylor Jennifer M. , Koltunow Anna 
Published: June 2018

Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp) is an important legume crop for food security in areas of low-input and smallholder farming throughout Africa and Asia. Genetic improvements are required to increase yield and resilience to biotic and abiotic stress and to enhance cowpea crop performance. An integrated cowpea genomic and gene expression data resource has the potential to greatly accelerate breeding and the delivery of novel genetic traits for cowpea. Extensive genomic resources for cowpea have been absent from the public domain; however, a recent early release reference genome for IT97K-499-35 (Vigna unguiculata v1.0, NSF, UCR, USAID, DOE-JGI, http://phytozome.jgi.doe.gov/) has now been established in a collaboration between the Joint Genome Institute (JGI) and University California (UC) Riverside. Here we release supporting genomic and transcriptomic data for two transformable cowpea varieties, IT97K-499-35 and IT86D-1010. The transcriptome resource includes six tissue-specific datasets for each variety, with particular emphasis on reproductive tissues that extend and support the V. unguiculata v1.0 reference. Annotations have been included in our resource to allow direct mapping to the v1.0 cowpea reference. The resource described here is supported by downloadable raw and assembled sequence data.
(DES)RESPEITANDO REGRAS: IMPROVISAÇÃO NA PRÁTICA DA PRODUÇÃO DO DESFILE CARNAVALESCO DE UMA ESCOLA DE SAMBA
Authors: Silveira Priscila Ricardo dos Santos da 
Published: June 2018

Este estudo apresenta possíveis intersecções entre a teoria da prática, conforme abordagem de Theodore Schatzki, e a improvisação organizacional, sendo esta última relacionada ao fazer não previsto com antecedência, não premeditado, geralmente entendido em termos de caso fortuito, muitas vezes em tempos de crise. Para isso, foi proposto como objetivo de análise a prática da produção do desfile de uma escola de samba, contexto em que o fenômeno do improviso aparece de forma bastante evidente. Nesse sentido, o objetivo desse artigo foi investigar como o conceito de estruturas mínimas(um dos principais conceitos na teoria da improvisação organizacional) relaciona-se ao fenômeno regrasque, segundo Schatzki ajuda a organizar a prática. Para concretizar esse objetivo, foram realizadas pesquisas através de documentos, entrevistas em profundidade e observações, centradas no desenrolar das atividades que compõem a produção de um desfile carnavalesco do Grêmio Recreativo Escola de Samba Unidos de Jucutuquara, de Vitória (ES).
Beyond the Implant: Retrieval Analysis Methods for Implant Surveillance
Authors: Mihalko William M. , Lemons Jack E. , Greenwald A. Seth , Kurtz Steven M. 
Published: June 2018

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Increased Axonal Bouton Stability during Learning in the Mouse Model of MECP2 Duplication Syndrome
Authors: Ash Ryan T. , Fahey Paul G. , Park Jiyoung , Zoghbi Huda Y. , Smirnakis Stelios M. 
Published: June 2018

AbstractMECP2duplication syndrome is an X-linked form of syndromic autism caused by genomic duplication of the region encoding methyl-CpG-binding protein 2 (MECP2). Mice overexpressingMECP2demonstrate social impairment, behavioral inflexibility, and altered patterns of learning and memory. Previous work showed abnormally increased stability of dendritic spines formed during motor training in the apical tuft of primary motor cortex (area M1) corticospinal neurons in the MECP2 duplication mouse model. In the current study, we measure the structural plasticity of axonal boutons in layer 5 pyramidal neuron projections to layer 1 of area M1 during motor training. In wild-type littermate control mice, we find that during rotarod training the bouton formation rate changes minimally, if at all, while the bouton elimination rate more than doubles. Notably, the observed upregulation in bouton elimination with training is absent inMECP2duplication mice. This result provides further evidence of an imbalance between structural stability and plasticity in this form of syndromic autism. Furthermore, the observation that axonal bouton elimination more than doubles with motor training in wild-type animals contrasts with the increase of dendritic spine consolidation observed in corticospinal neurons at the same layer. This dissociation suggests that different area M1 microcircuits may manifest different patterns of structural synaptic plasticity during motor training.
En’owkin Centre Breastfeeding Art Expo
Authors: Graham Karen , Camille Rhonda , Bonneau Tracey Kim 
Published: June 2018

A unique Indigenous-focused Art Expo on the topic of breastfeeding was held at En’owkin Centre at Penticton Indian Band in October and November 2017. The En’owkin Centre is a nationally recognized Indigenous arts and training centre. This review highlights some of the art from the En’owkin Indigenous Expo including six of the Community Art Projects and three Independent Art pieces.
The En’owkin Breastfeeding Art Expo was part of a larger Expo (2017-2018) that is a joint partnership with Interior Health and the non-profit social service organization KCR-Community Resources; it was funded by five organizations. With 35 community partners, the project was led by a ten-member steering committee that including two Indigenous members. The Expo offered a full-colour Art Catalogue and a Teacher’s Guide. The larger Expo travelled to six locations in the Interior of British Columbia, and included 15 large community art projects and 65 independent artworks by citizens of central British Columbia, as well as 20 short videos that tell the significant art and health stories.
Art is recognized as an important tool for Indigenous people for health and healing. This Expo was an opportunity to celebrate community, art, and breastfeeding. The goals of the Expo were multi-faceted, namely, to increase awareness of the benefits of breastfeeding, to encourage new ways of thinking about health through art, and to support work towards establishing better care for women to breastfeed in the hospital and community.
APLICAÇÃO FOLIAR DE SILÍCIO EM PLANTAS DE TRIGO ASSOCIADO A QUALIDADE FISIOLÓGICA DE SEMENTES
Authors: Oliveira Júnior Sergio Gonçalves , Ferreira Evander Alves , Nery Marcela Carlota , Silva Ramon Francisco Cordeiro , Melo Soryana Gonçalves Ferreira , Fialho Cíntia Maria Teixeria 
Published: June 2018

Na busca de sementes e plantas de alto padrão de qualidade, a utilização do silício pode ser interessante na agricultura, pois pode incrementar a produtividade, regular a perda de água, melhorar a taxa fotossintética,aumentar a rigidez da estrutura dos tecidos entre outros. Dessa forma, objetivou-se com essa pesquisa verificar o efeito da aplicação foliar de silício no crescimento, fisiologia de plantas de trigo e na qualidade de sementes de trigo produzidas. Empregou-se o delineamento experimental em blocos casualizados com fatorial 2x4 com 5 repetições, onde os tratamentos foram compostos por duas cultivares de trigo (BR18 e BRS254) e quatro dosagens da formulação comercial Supa Sílica da marca Agrichem®: 0,0 L ha-1, 0,5 L ha-1, 1 L ha-1 e 2,0 Lha-1, divididas em três aplicações nos estádios de perfilhamento, emborrachamento e floração. Foram feitas avaliações fisiológicas e filotécnicas como fluorescência da clorofila, taxa de transporte de elétrons, diâmetro, altura, massa seca, número de perfilhos e fitoxidade. A qualidade fisiológica das sementes foi avaliada pelosseguintes testes: germinação, primeira contagem, índice de velocidade de germinação, emergência, estande inicial. A cultivar BR18 produziu maior quantidade de perfilhos, massa seca, clorofilas A, B e total e de Fv/Fm do que a cultivar BR254 com aplicação foliar de silício. A taxa de transporte de elétrons, fluorescência inicial e a fitotoxicidade forma influenciadas negativamente pelo aumento das doses de silício foliar para ambas as cultivares. A aplicação de silício foliar não interfere na qualidade das sementes de trigo, porém melhorou o desempenho de emergência, estande inicial e IVE da cultivar BR18.
Behavior of bentonite in an aqueous electrolytic solution – evaluation of electrolytic aggregation for adsorption capacity of Cd2+ ions onto bentonite
Authors: Dilrukshi Ekanayaka Achchillage Ayesha , Fujino Takeshi , Motegi Shun 
Published: June 2018

Abstract
In this study, we used aqueous solutions containing 1 mg/L of Cd2+ for electrolysis while varying the current density (CD), amount of bentonite added and the effective submerged area to investigate the adsorption capacity of Cd2+ ions onto bentonite by electrolytic aggregation. The adsorption of Cd2+ ions increased with increasing amount of bentonite added to the electrolytic solution. The addition of bentonite also regulated the pH of the electrolytic solution during the electrolysis process in addition to the hydrolysis of water. The maximum adsorption capacities at equilibrium (qe) for current densities of 3.14 and 7.49 mA/cm2 (i.e. for 2 and 1 L electrolytic solutions) with 0.2 g of bentonite were 4.54 and 2.92 mg/g, respectively. The removal of Cd2+ (RCd) clearly depended on the pH of the electrolytic solution. Moreover, qe decreased with increasing amount of bentonite used for electrolytic aggregation. The findings of this study will be useful for understanding the aggregation of clay particles under electrolysis and their adsorption behaviors.