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A feature extraction method for predictive maintenance with time‐lagged correlation–based curve‐registration model
Authors: Zhang Shouli , Liu Chen , Su Shen , Han Yanbo , Li XiaoHong 
Published: July 2018

AbstractWith the prevalent development and use of predictive maintenance models for Internet‐of‐Things scenarios, the deep learning technology is gaining momentum. Feature extraction helps to increase efficiency in training the deep‐learning–based predictive maintenance model. However, there are common situations of time‐lagged correlations among industrial sensor data, resulting in reduction the effect of feature extraction. In this paper, we propose a feature extraction method for multisensors data with time‐lagged correlation. A curve‐registration method of correlation maximization algorithm is used to solve the problem of time‐lagged correlation for multi sensors. Then we apply a recurrent neural network, namely, long short‐term memory to develop a lightweight predictive maintenance model with the help of proposed feature extraction method. The effectiveness of the proposed feature extraction approach is demonstrated by examining real cases in a power plant. The experimental results indicate that our method can (1) effectively improve the accuracy of prediction and (2) improve the performance of the prediction model.
ManIoT: A 2‐tier management platform for heterogeneous IoT devices and applications
Authors: Antunes Josué B. , Denés István L. , Castro Tiago O. , Macedo Daniel F. , dos Santos Aldri L. 
Published: July 2018

SummaryThe Internet of Things (IoT) is a paradigm where devices can interact with each other via an Internet connection. One of the challenges of IoT is the heterogeneity of the devices and applications comprising the network. Each object can have different processing capabilities or employ different communication standards. Further, applications can control different sensors, and each application may have conflicting goals. Thus, IoT systems must employ a context‐aware platform that supports a variety of sensor protocols and is able to cope with many applications and devices at the same time. This paper presents a platform for managing devices and applications on the IoT, called Management for Internet of Things, which operates in local and global levels and considers the perception of context. A 2‐level approach allows the adoption of the platform for Mobile‐Edge Computing use cases, as well for the operation of large scale IoT applications. The evaluation of a prototype shows that Management for Internet of Things supports many applications and devices with a reduced resource usage.
Generalized radial‐return mapping algorithm for anisotropic von Mises plasticity framed in material eigenspace
Authors: Versino Daniele , Bennett Kane C. 
Published: July 2018

SummaryA computationally efficient integration algorithm for anisotropic plasticity is proposed, which is identified as a generalization of the radial‐return mapping algorithm to anisotropy. The algorithm is based upon formulation within the eigenspace of a material anisotropy tensor associated with anisotropic quadratic von Mises (J2) plasticity (also called Hill plasticity), for which it is shown to ensure that the flow rule remains associative, ie, the normality condition is satisfied. Extension of the algorithm to include anisotropic elasticity (anisotropic elastoplasticity) is further provided, made possible by the identification of a certain fourth‐order material tensor dependent on both the elastic and plastic anisotropy. The derivation of the fully elastoplastically anisotropic algorithm involves further complexity, but the resulting algorithm is shown to closely resemble the purely plastically anisotropic one once the appropriate eigenspace is identified. The proposed generalized radial‐return algorithm is compared to a classical closest‐point projection algorithm, for which it is shown to provide considerable advantage in computational cost. The efficiency, accuracy, and robustness of the algorithm are demonstrated through various illustrative test cases and in the finite element simulation of Taylor impact tests on tantalum.
A Benzooxazole‐Based Probe for the Sensitive Detection of Hydrogen Sulfide: Kinetic and Transition‐State Studies and In Vitro Application in HepG2 Cells
Authors: Pal Kaberi , Islam Abu Saleh Musha , Prodhan Chandraday , Bhunya Sourav , Paul Ankan , Ali Mahammad 
Published: July 2018

AbstractA benzooxazole based probe, 2‐[4‐(2, 4‐dinitrophenoxy)‐phenyl]‐benzooxazole has been synthesized and thoroughly characterized by mass, 1H‐NMR and FT‐IR spectroscopy. The probe exhibits sensitive and selective response towards H2S in DMSO:PBS buffer (6:4, v/v, pH 7.4) over the other reactive sulfur species especially the biological thiols like cysteine, homocysteine and glutathione. Due to thiolysis of dinitrophenyl ether, this probe displays turn‐on fluorescence response where the sensing mechanism follows inhibited photoinduced electron transfer (d‐PET) process. This thiolysis reaction proceeds through aromatic nucleophilic substitution (SNAr) type mechanism. Moreover, the transition state study shows that this process is exoergic with favorable energy barrier of 5.0 kcal/mol. The kinetic studies of the probe with HS– at various pH assist to evaluate the acid dissociation constant value (Ka1 =1.09 × 10−8 M−1) of H2S that illustrate a reasonable agreement with the literature value, Ka (9.5 x 10−8 M−1). Finally, this probe is cell permeable, non‐cytotoxic and suitable for intracellular cytoplasmic HS– sensing in live cells with a very low detection limit (51.8 nM).
What Patients Look for When Browsing Online for Pancreatic Cancer: The Bait Behind the Byte
Authors: Storino Alessandra , Guetter Camila , Castillo‐Angeles Manuel , Watkins Ammara A. , Mancias Joseph D. , Bullock Andrea , James Moser A. , Kent Tara S. 
Published: July 2018

AbstractBackgroundSuitability is a patient‐centered metric defined as how appropriately health information is targeted to specific populations to increase knowledge. However, suitability is most commonly evaluated exclusively by healthcare professionals without collaboration from intended audiences. Suitability (as rated by intended audiences), accuracy and readability have not been evaluated on websites discussing pancreatic cancer.MethodsTen healthy volunteers evaluated fifty pancreatic cancer websites using the suitability assessment of materials (SAM instrument) for the materials’ overall suitability. Readability and accuracy were correlated.ResultsTen recruited volunteers (ages 23–63, 50% female) found websites to be on average “adequate” or “superior” in suitability. Surgery, radiotherapy and nonprofit websites had higher suitability scores as compared to counterparts (p ≤ 0.03). There was no correlation between readability and accuracy levels and suitability scores (p ≥ 0.3). Presence of visual aids was associated with better suitability scores after controlling for website quality (p ≤ 0.01).ConclusionSuitability of websites discussing pancreatic cancer treatments as rated by lay audiences differed based on therapy type and website affiliation, and was independent of readability level and accuracy of information. Nonprofit affiliation websites focusing on surgery or radiotherapy were most suitable. Online information should be assessed for suitability by target populations, in addition to readability level and accuracy, to ensure information reaches the intended audience.
“I Am Uncertain About What My Uncertainty Even Is”: Men's Uncertainty and Information Management of Their BRCA‐Related Cancer Risks
Authors: Rauscher Emily A. , Dean Marleah , Campbell‐Salome Gemme M. 
Published: July 2018

AbstractMen with a germline pathogenic BRCA1 or BRCA2 variant have increased risks for developing breast, pancreatic, prostate, and melanoma cancers, but little is known about how they understand and manage their cancer risks. This study examines how men with BRCA‐related cancer risks manage uncertainty and information about their risks. Twenty‐five men who were either a BRCA carrier or have a BRCA‐positive first‐degree family member that put the participant at 50% chance of also being a BRCA carrier were interviewed for this study. Using uncertainty management theory as a theoretical framework, this study demonstrates that men manage uncertainty by seeking information from female family members, websites, and healthcare providers, and are under‐informed about their cancer risks. Further, in handling their information, men prefer information about cancer risk percentages and screening recommendations in the form of lists presented to them via websites, printed literature, proactive healthcare providers, and an identifiable male spokesperson. Finally, men used BRCA‐related cancer risk information to make decisions about whether or not to engage in screening and prevention, manage their BRCA‐related cancer risks, and overall family well‐being—yet often at the expense of their own individual risks. Implications for genetic counseling and family conversations are discussed.
Extrinsic environmental factors, not resident diversity itself, lead to invasion of Ageratum conyzoides L. in diverse communities
Authors: Luo Zhengrong , Chen Xiaorong , Xia Gengshou , Chen Xubo 
Published: July 2018

AbstractThe relationship between diversity and invasibility might be confounded by extrinsic environmental factors and the evolutionary structure of the resident community. To examine the role of extrinsic environmental factors, species and phylogenetic diversity in regulating community susceptibility to invasion, we established 109 plots either with or without Ageratum conyzoides L. in Liandu, China. We identified all the species in our samples, weighed the aboveground biomass of each species, and measured environmental variables. For all species recorded in our survey, we constructed a community phylogeny using PhytoPhylo mega‐phylogeny as a backbone. We selected the best‐fit environment model based on the minimum corrected Akaike information criteria score to examine the effect of extrinsic environmental variables on the relative abundance of A. conyzoides. Relationship between biodiversity and invasion of A. conyzoides was examined by a multiple regression, in which extrinsic ecological factors and biodiversity were combined to predict the relative abundance of A. conyzoides. To reduce the number of extrinsic variables, the first six components produced by a principal component analysis of environmental variables were used as predictive variables in the multiple regression. The best‐fit environment model indicated that the relative abundance of A. conyzoides was higher in summer and in communities with lower total organic matter and higher total nitrogen in the soil. The multiple regression indicated that only the positive relationship between the Shannon–Wiener diversity of exotics and the relative abundance of A. conyzoides was significant. This result challenges the importance of diversity–resistance to plant invasion. Generalist facilitation might exist between A. conyzoides and other exotic species, although mechanisms for such facilitation are unclear. Overall, our finding suggests the extrinsic factors covarying with diversity are more important than diversity itself in regulating community susceptibility to invasion.
The Sociology of Morality as Ecology of Mind
Authors: Bargheer Stefan 
Published: July 2018

AbstractThe article engages in a comparative analysis of efforts to pass international legislation for the conservation of wild birds in turn-of-the-century Europe. Obstacles to this project were not merely incompatible laws already existing in the involved countries, but the different ways of relating economic, moral, and aesthetic evaluations of wildlife to each other. Focusing on the stark differences between German and British approaches to the topic, the article shows how the way these categories were related to each other was a product of the involved practices shaping the experience of the natural environment. As a result of different practices, moral justifications in Britain were one form of argument among many others formulated by conservationists. The logic of discourse was cumulative, comprising of different arguments that were presented as compatible with each other. In Germany, by contrast, conservationists recognized the existence of a variety of arguments for conservation, yet emphasized the incommensurability of these arguments and commonly advanced only one argument as a valid justification. Taking the centrality of the experience of nature into account, the article argues for the expansion of the classical sociology of morality into an ecology of mind.
Do markets make good commissioners?: A quasi-experimental analysis of retail electric restructuring in Ohio
Authors: Dormady Noah , Jiang Zhongnan , Hoyt Matthew 
Published: July 2018

AbstractEmpirical support for the purported benefits of retail electric deregulation is mixed at best. Prior studies that identify states as simply “retail deregulated” overlook complex policy environments in which deregulation is implemented by regulators with a high degree of discretion. Prior studies also rely on Energy Information Administration data that do not account for core regulatory interventions that can take place during the process of implementing deregulation. Using robust time series household final bill survey data from the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, this article provides a quasi-experimental analysis of the price impacts of retail electric restructuring in Ohio. The results suggest that residential electricity prices have increased following retail restructuring in all service territories in Ohio, with significant favourable welfare effects observed only in the Cincinnati area, where key policy implementation stages were not circumvented.
Race, Gender, and the 2016 Presidential Election
Authors: Philpot Tasha S. 
Published: July 2018

ABSTRACTWith the first female presidential candidate at the top of the Democratic ticket, the gender gap in 2016 was predicted to be the largest ever. Although the gender gap proved to be bigger than any other in recent history, with a majority of women voting for Hillary Clinton, a disaggregation of the vote by race indicated that not all women equally supported the female presidential candidate. This suggests the existence of a racialized gender gap not previously explored by extant research. Thus, this article explores the nature of this interracial gender gap by examining the political evaluations of men and women, by race, in the 2016 presidential election. Using data from the 2016 American National Election Study (ANES) Time Series Study merged with the ANES Cumulative Data File (1948–2012), predictors of the gender gap were explored and the circumstances under which an interracial gender gap can be narrowed were examined.
Data Access, Transparency, and Replication: New Insights from the Political Behavior Literature
Authors: Stockemer Daniel , Koehler Sebastian , Lentz Tobias 
Published: July 2018

ABSTRACTDo researchers share their quantitative data and are the quantitative results that are published in political science journals replicable? We attempt to answer these questions by analyzing all articles published in the 2015 issues of three political behaviorist journals (i.e., Electoral Studies, Party Politics, and Journal of Elections, Public Opinion & Parties)—all of which did not have a binding data-sharing and replication policy as of 2015. We found that authors are still reluctant to share their data; only slightly more than half of the authors in these journals do so. For those who share their data, we mainly confirmed the initial results reported in the respective articles in roughly 70% of the times. Only roughly 5% of the articles yielded significantly different results from those reported in the publication. However, we also found that roughly 25% of the articles organized the data and/or code so poorly that replication was impossible.
Laws for Metaphysical Explanation
Authors: Schaffer Jonathan 
Published: July 2018

AbstractI argue that, just like causal explanation requires laws of nature, so metaphysical explanation requires laws of metaphysics. I offer a minimal rendition of the argument for laws of metaphysics, assuming nothing about grounding or essences, and little about explanation. And I offer a positive and minimal functional conception of the laws of metaphysics, coupled with an argument that some laws of metaphysics are fundamental.
Irrealism about Grounding
Authors: Thompson Naomi 
Published: July 2018

AbstractGrounding talk has become increasingly familiar in contemporary philosophical discussion. Most discussants of grounding think that grounding talk is useful, intelligible, and accurately describes metaphysical reality. Call themrealistsabout grounding. Some dissenters reject grounding talk on the grounds that it is unintelligible, or unmotivated. They would prefer to eliminate grounding talk from philosophy, so we can call themeliminitivistsabout grounding. This paper outlines a new position in the debate about grounding, defending the view that grounding talk is (or at least can be) intelligible and useful. Grounding talk does not, however, provide a literal and veridical description of mind-independent metaphysical reality. This (non-eliminative)irrealismabout grounding treads a path between realism and eliminativism.
Interplate Coupling State at the Nansei‐Shoto (Ryukyu) Trench, Japan, Deduced From Seafloor Crustal Deformation Measurements
Authors: Tadokoro Keiichi , Nakamura Mamoru , Ando Masataka , Kimura Hiroshi , Watanabe Tsuyoshi , Matsuhiro Kenjiro 
Published: July 2018

AbstractWe performed observations of seafloor crustal deformation employing the Global Navigation Satellite System/Acoustic technique at two stations installed at about 45 and 70 km from the axis of the Nansei‐Shoto (Ryukyu) Trench, to the southeast off the Okinawa Main Island. The observations for 3‐ and 6‐year survey periods indicate that the two stations moved landward, in the opposite direction to the trench, by 63 and 21 mm/year relative to the Ryukyu Arc, suggesting interplate coupling around the stations. The observational results reveal the strong coupling state on the plate interface with coupling ratios of 0.9–1.0 at the slab depths of 10–13 km or 0.7–0.8 at slab depth ranging from 13 km up to the seafloor. The strongly coupled segment completely coincides with the source area of the 1791 tsunami event and does not overlap with the activity area of slow slip events.
The Relation Between the Seasonal Changes in Jet Characteristics and the Pacific Midwinter Minimum in Eddy Activity
Authors: Yuval J. , Afargan H. , Kaspi Y. 
Published: July 2018

AbstractThis study relates the occurrence of the midwinter minimum in eddy activity over the North Pacific with the seasonality in jet characteristics. During winter, the Pacific jet core is typically around latitude 32°N and has features of a merged subtropical eddy‐driven jet. On the other hand, during transition seasons, the jet is at higher latitudes (≈40°N) and resembles more an eddy‐driven jet. We find that these differences in jet characteristics play a role in the occurrence of the midwinter minimum. It is found that a midwinter minimum‐like behavior in eddy activity, as observed, is obtained in idealized simulations where zonally symmetric temperature profiles are adjusted to mimic the seasonality of longitudinally averaged temperature observed across the North Pacific. Furthermore, we find in both reanalysis data and the idealized simulations that a poleward shift of the January jet leads to an increase in eddy kinetic energy.
Thin is required for cell death in the Drosophila abdominal muscles by targeting DIAP1
Authors: Vishal Kumar , Bawa Simranjot , Brooks David , Bauman Kenneth , Geisbrecht Erika R. 
Published: July 2018

AbstractIn holometabolous insects, developmentally controlled programmed cell death (PCD) is a conserved process that destroys a subset of larval tissues for the eventual creation of new adult structures. This process of histolysis is relatively well studied in salivary gland and midgut tissues, while knowledge concerning larval muscle destruction is limited. Here, we have examined the histolysis of a group of Drosophila larval abdominal muscles called the dorsal external oblique muscles (DEOMs). Previous studies have defined apoptosis as the primary mediator of DEOM breakdown, whose timing is controlled by ecdysone signaling. However, very little is known about other factors that contribute to DEOM destruction. In this paper, we examine the role of thin (tn), which encodes for the Drosophila homolog of mammalian TRIM32, in the regulation of DEOM histolysis. We find that loss of Tn blocks DEOM degradation independent of ecdysone signaling. Instead, tn genetically functions in a pathway with the death-associated inhibitor of apoptosis (DIAP1), Dronc, and death-associated APAF1-related killer (Dark) to regulate apoptosis. Importantly, blocking Tn results in the absence of active Caspase-3 immunostaining, upregulation of DIAP1 protein levels, and inhibition of Dronc activation. DIAP1 and Dronc mRNA levels are not altered in tn mutants, showing that Tn acts post-transcriptionally on DIAP1 to regulate apoptosis. Herein, we also find that the RING domain of Tn is required for DEOM histolysis as loss of this domain results in higher DIAP1 levels. Together, our results suggest that the direct control of DIAP1 levels, likely through the E3 ubiquitin ligase activity of Tn, provides a mechanism to regulate caspase activity and to facilitate muscle cell death.
The novel long noncoding RNA u50535 promotes colorectal cancer growth and metastasis by regulating CCL20
Authors: Yu Xihu , Yuan Zixu , Yang Zuli , Chen Daici , Kim Taewan , Cui Yanmei , Luo Qianxin , Liu Zhihang , Yang Zihuan , Fan Xinjuan , Chen DianKe , Wang Lei 
Published: July 2018

AbstractLong noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been emerging as master regulators of tumor growth and metastasis, but the functions and underlying mechanisms of lncRNAs in colorectal cancer (CRC) still need to be clarified. Here, we found a novel lncRNA u50535, which was greatly overexpressed in CRC tissues and was associated with poor prognosis in CRC patients. Function studies showed that u50535 was an oncogene in CRC both in vitro and in vivo. In mechanism, through RNA sequencing and rescue assay, we found that u50535 activates CCL20 signaling to promote cell proliferation and migration in CRC. Taken together, these findings suggest that u50535 can promote CRC growth and metastasis and may serve as a potential biomarker in CRC.