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Stately Women in Retrospect: Actresses Jenny Bacon and Joan MacIntosh Recall Their Roles as Sara and Deborah Harford in Ivo van Hove's More Stately Mansions
Authors: Thornton Ryder 
Published: November 2017

Abstract
Though condemned by a majority of the mainstream press, Ivo van Hove's staging of More Stately Mansions at New York Theatre Workshop in the fall of 1997 has become a historic moment in O'Neill production history. Van Hove's physical means of storytelling challenged conventional attitudes about the play by moving the text beyond naturalistic presentations. The production featured standout performances by Jenny Bacon and Joan MacIntosh as Sara and Deborah Harford—characters based on O'Neill's second wife, Carlotta Monterey, and his mother, Ella O'Neill. In this interview the actresses share their recollections of working with van Hove as well as their insights into Sara and Deborah and their thoughts on O'Neill.
Variables Affecting Return to Work After Spinal Surgery in a Non-workers’ Compensation Population: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Authors: Lee Yu-Po , Farhan Saifal-Deen , Kiester Douglas , Rosen Charles , Pendi Arif , Bhatia Nitin 
Published: November 2017

Introduction:
Return-to-work (RTW) outcomes following spine surgery are critical information for patients aspiring to return to employment following surgical correction. Among patients receiving workers’ compensation (WC), spinal surgery has been repeatedly linked to poor RTW rates. However, among patients not receiving WC, the percentage of patients who return to employment is unclear.

Methods:
We conducted a retrospective cohort study of 326 non-WC patients who underwent spinal surgery at two institutions. We determined RTW status and analyzed potential predictors of RTW status.

Results:
Preoperative work status was the only markedly positive predictor of RTW status; patients who were working prior to their surgery were more likely to return to work after surgery. Patients with at least one comorbidity were less likely to return to employment. All other sociodemographic, surgery-related, and complication variables did not reach statistical significance. However, smoking status, short fusion, and cervical fusion were clinically relevant predictors of a negative RTW status.

Discussion:
Among non-WC patients, employment before surgery was a positive predictor for RTW status. For patients with a positive comorbidity status, a lower likelihood of returning to employment is predicted. Randomized trials are needed to fully explore the effect of predictor variables on RTW status among non-WC patients.

Conclusions:
Patients not receiving WC who underwent spinal surgery had a high chance of returning to employment within 1 year if they had been working at least 3 months before the date of surgery.
Reviewer Acknowledgements for Journal of Mathematics Research, Vol. 9, No. 6
Authors: Wang Sophia 
Published: November 2017

Journal of Mathematics Research wishes to acknowledge the following individuals for their assistance with peer review of manuscripts for this issue. Their help and contributions in maintaining the quality of the journal is greatly appreciated.Many authors, regardless of whether Journal of Mathematics Research publishes their work, appreciate the helpful feedback provided by the reviewers.Reviewers for Volume 9, Number 6 Cinzia Bisi, Ferrara University, ItalyGuy Biyogmam, Georgia College & State University, USAJalal Hatem, Baghdad University, IraqKong Liang, University of Illinois at Springfield, USAKuldeep Narain Mathur, University Utara Malaysia, MalaysiaMaria Alessandra Ragusa, University of Catania, ItalyMaria Cecília Santos Rosa, Instituto Politecnico da Guarda, PortugalMohammad A. AlQudah, German Jordanian University, JordanN. V. Ramana Murty, Andhra Loyola College, IndiaRami Ahmad El-Nabulsi, Athens Institute for Education and Research, GreeceSanjib Kumar Datta, University of Kalyani, IndiaShenghua Ni, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, USAXinyun Zhu, University of Texas of the Permian Basin, USAYaqin Feng, Ohio University, USAYifan Wang, University of Houston, USAYoussef El-Khatib, United Arab Emirates University, United Arab Emirates Sophia WangOn behalf of,The Editorial Board of Journal of Mathematics ResearchCanadian Center of Science and Education
Carbon nanofiber modified with osmium based redox polymer for glucose sensing
Authors: Mugweru Amos , Mahmud Reaz , Ghosh Kartik , Wanekaya Adam 
Published: November 2017

Electrochemical detection of glucose was performed on carbon nanofibers containing an osmium based redox polymer and using glucose oxidase enzyme. Redox polymer assembled on the nanofibers provided a more stable support that preserved enzyme activity and promoted the electrical communication to the glassy carbon electrode. The morphologies, structures, and electrochemical behavior of the redox polymer modified nanofibers were characterized by scanning electron microscope, energy dispersive spectrometer and voltammetry. The glucose oxidase showed excellent communication with redox polymer as observed with the increased activity toward glucose. Both cyclic voltammetry and amperometry showed a linear response with glucose concentration. The linear range for glucose determination was from 1 to 12 mM with a relatively high sensitivity of 0.20±0.01 μA mM−1 for glucose oxidase in carbon nanofibers and 0.10±0.01 μA mM−1 without carbon nanofibers. The apparent Michaelis–Menten constant (Km) for glucose oxidase with carbon nanofibers was 0.99 mM. On the other hand, the Km value for the glucose oxidase without the nanofibers was 4.90 mM.
Ultrasound-Assisted Extraction of Anthocyanins from Red Rose Petals and New Spectrophotometric Methods for the Determination of Total Monomeric Anthocyanins
Authors: Özgür Mahmure Üstün , Çimen Emrah 
Published: November 2017

Abstract
In this study, four extraction technologies for the extraction of anthocyanins (Acyns) from red rose petals (RRPs) were investigated and compared, including ultrasound-assisted extraction (UAE), reflux extraction, Soxhlet extraction, and marinated extraction. UAE was the most suitable for the extraction of Acyns from RRPs because of its high extraction efficiency and short extraction time. The results showed that the best conditions for UAE are an extraction solution of ethanol–0.1 N HCl (80 + 20, v/v), a solid-to-liquid ratio of 1:40 g/mL, a temperature of 30°C, and an extraction time of 15 min performed three times. Using such conditions, 320.4 mg Acyns/100 g RRPs was extracted. UAE was followed by two new difference spectrophotometric (DS) methods, which were developed for the fast and simple determination of Acyns in RRPs. Under the optimum experimental conditions, a linear response was observed for Acyns in the range of 12.5–62.5 μg/mL for the two proposed methods, with correlation coefficients (r) ranging from 0.9988 to 0.9995. The mean recovery values of Acyns for the DS methods were in the range of 99.8–101.5%, and the RSD was 0.5%. The respective LOD and the LOQ values were 1.4 and 4.8 for DS1 and 1.1 and 3.6 μg/mL for DS2. The stability of Acyns was also studied.
EXISTER, APPARTENIR ET TRANSMETTRE : ARTCIRQ COMME ESPACE DE MIEUX-ÊTRE POUR LES JEUNES INUITS D’IGOOLIK
Authors: Lemaire Andréanne , Vachon Mélanie , Fraser Sarah 
Published: November 2017

Les exemples liés à l’utilisation de l’art comme moyen d’expression et de transformation foisonnent chez les autochtones. Toutefois, nous en connaissons peu sur ce qui se produit en termes de transformations via l’art et la créativité du point de vue de l’expérience des jeunes eux-mêmes. Cette étude, s’insérant dans un devis ethnographique, porte un regard phénoménologique sur un collectif de cirque (Artcirq) dans une communauté inuit et vise à mieux comprendre le vécu des jeunes qui y participent. Nos données de recherche incluent à la fois des entrevues avec les jeunes inuit impliqués dans Artcirq, des notes et observations de terrain et des entretiens complémentaires avec divers acteurs de la communauté. Nos analyses nous amènent à décrire trois dimensions centrales à l’expérience des jeunes, relativement à Artcirq comme espace : 1) où reconnaître et développer ses forces ; 2) où se lier et appartenir et 3) où vivre sa culture inuit et la transmettre. Les implications potentiellement thérapeutiques de tels espaces communautaires au service du mieux-être des jeunes inuit sont évoquées en discussion.
GLOBALIZATION AND CULTURAL IDENTITY
Authors: Gajić Mirjana , Vujadinović Snežana , Popović Srđa 
Published: November 2017

This paper aims to analyze an important phenomenon of our world, namely the contradictory relationship between globalization and cultural identity. Globalization is a multidimensional phenomenon that encompasses not only economic components but also cultural, ideological, political and other. Globalization in its archaic forms goes back to ancient history and roots linked to the emergence and spread of human society. The modern form reached in the second half of the 20th century, and the intensity and the culmination of the 80s and early 90s of the 20th century (the global age, postindustrial and postmodern age). Globalization is a complex process that integrates a number of factors whose interaction of globally achieved thanks to the expansion of knowledge, technologies and information across national borders. Impacts encourage globalization manifested in a series of changes in economic, political, social and especially cultural sphere, which is the subject of this paper. The concept of global values, commonly identified with the values of Western culture (americanization, westernization), and the effects of globalization is manifested through its effect on the national cultural forms. In literature and discussions amount to be different points of view the relation between globalization and culture, but the essence of the conflict based on opposing theses that reflect the "dual character" of cultural globalization. The first is a proponent of the negative impact of globalization on homogeneous national and local culture, while the other prefers diversity of cultural content, expressed through the cosmopolitan culture that does not negate the sense of national belonging. The authors in this paper analyze different interpretations of a complex relationship between culture and globalization and to emphasize the positive and negative effects arising from the relationships and connections between the global and the local.
Eclogitization of the Subducted Oceanic Crust and Its Implications for the Mechanism of Slow Earthquakes
Authors: Wang Xinyang , Zhao Dapeng , Suzuki Haruhiko , Li Jiabiao , Ruan Aiguo 
Published: November 2017

AbstractThe generating mechanism and process of slow earthquakes can help us to better understand the seismogenic process and the petrological evolution of the subduction system, but they are still not very clear. In this work we present robust P and S wave tomography and Poisson's ratio images of the subducting Philippine Sea Plate beneath the Kii peninsula in Southwest Japan. Our results clearly reveal the spatial extent and variation of a low‐velocity and high Poisson's ratio layer which is interpreted as the remnant of the subducted oceanic crust. The low‐velocity layer disappears at depths >50 km, which is attributed to crustal eclogitization and consumption of fluids. The crustal eclogitization and destruction of the impermeable seal play a key role in the generation of slow earthquakes. The Moho depth of the overlying plate is an important factor affecting the depth range of slow earthquakes in warm subduction zones due to the transition of interface permeability from low to high there. The possible mechanism of the deep slow earthquakes is the dehydrated oceanic crustal rupture and shear slip at the transition zone in response to the crustal eclogitization and the temporal stress/strain field. A potential cause of the slow event gap existing beneath easternmost Shikoku and the Kii channel is the premature rupture of the subducted oceanic crust due to the large tensional force.
Toward Customized Extracellular Niche Engineering: Progress in Cell‐Entrapment Technologies
Authors: Thomas Dilip , O'Brien Timothy , Pandit Abhay 
Published: December 2017

AbstractThe primary aim in tissue engineering is to repair, replace, and regenerate dysfunctional tissues to restore homeostasis. Cell delivery for repair and regeneration is gaining impetus with our understanding of constructing tissue‐like environments. However, the perpetual challenge is to identify innovative materials or re‐engineer natural materials to model cell‐specific tissue‐like 3D modules, which can seamlessly integrate and restore functions of the target organ. To devise an optimal functional microenvironment, it is essential to define how simple is complex enough to trigger tissue regeneration or restore cellular function. Here, the purposeful transition of cell immobilization from a cytoprotection point of view to that of a cell‐instructive approach is examined, with advances in the understanding of cell–material interactions in a 3D context, and with a view to further application of the knowledge for the development of newer and complex hierarchical tissue assemblies for better examination of cell behavior and offering customized cell‐based therapies for tissue engineering.
The role of TMPRSS6 and HFE variants in iron deficiency anemia in celiac disease
Authors: De Falco Luigia , Tortora Raffaella , Imperatore Nicola , Bruno Mariasole , Capasso Mario , Girelli Domenico , Castagna Annalisa , Caporaso Nicola , Iolascon Achille , Rispo Antonio 
Published: December 2017

AbstractWe investigated the role of HFE C282Y, H63D, and TMPRSS6 A736V variants in the pathogenesis of iron deficiency anemia (IDA) in celiac disease (CD) patients, at diagnosis and after 1 year of gluten‐free diet (GFD). Demographic and clinical features were prospectively recorded for all CD patients between 2013 and 2017. C282Y, H63D, and A736V variants were evaluated for CD patients and controls. Finally, 505 consecutive CD patients and 539 age‐matched control subjects were enrolled. At diagnosis, 229 CD subjects had IDA (45.3%), with a subgroup of anemic patients (45.4%) presented persistent IDA at follow‐up. C282Y allele frequency was significantly increased in CD compared with controls (1.1% vs 0.2%, P = .001), whereas H63D and A736V allele frequencies were similar among patients and controls (P = .92 and .84, respectively). At diagnosis, C282Y variant in anemic CD patients was significantly increased compared to nonanemic group (2% and 0.5%, P = .04). At follow‐up, A736V was significantly increased in IDA persistent than in IDA not persistent (57.7% vs 35.2%, P < .0001). CD patients with H63D mutation showed higher Hb, MCV, serum iron, and ferritin levels than subjects without HFE mutations. Decreased hepcidin values were observed in anemic compared to nonanemic subjects at follow‐up (1.22 ± 1.14 vs 2.08 ± 2.15, P < .001). This study suggests a protective role of HFE in IDA CD patients and confirms the role of TMPRSS6 in predicting oral iron response modulating hepcidin action on iron absorption. Iron supplementation therapeutic management in CD could depend on TMPRSS6 genotype that could predict persistent IDA despite iron supplementation and GFD.
Cohort‐based income gradients in obesity among U.S. adults
Authors: Heo Jongho , Beck Audrey N. , Lin Shih‐Fan , Marcelli Enrico , Lindsay Suzanne , Karl Finch Brian 
Published: November 2017

AbstractObjectivesNo studies have focused on socioeconomic disparities in obesity within and between cohorts. Our objectives were to examine income gradients in obesity between birth‐cohorts (inter‐cohort variations) and within each birth‐cohort (intra‐cohort variations) by gender and race/ethnicity.MethodsOur sample includes 56,820 white and black adults from pooled, cross‐sectional National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (1971–2012). We fit a series of logistic hierarchical Age‐Period‐Cohort models to control for the effects of age and period, simultaneously. Predicted probabilities of obesity by poverty‐to‐income ratio were estimated and graphed for 5‐year cohort groups from 1901–1990. We also stratified this relationship for four gender and racial/ethnic subgroups.ResultsObesity disparities due to income were weaker for post‐World War I and II generations, specifically the mid‐1920s and the mid‐1940s to 1950s cohorts, than for other cohorts. In contrast, we found greater income gradients in obesity among cohorts from the 1930s to mid‐1940s and mid‐1960s to 1970s. Moreover, obesity disparities due to income across cohorts vary markedly by gender and race/ethnicity. White women with higher income consistently exhibited a lower likelihood of obesity than those with lower income since early 1900s cohorts; whereas, black men with higher income exhibited higher risks of obesity than those with lower income in most cohorts.ConclusionsOur findings suggest that strategies that address race and/or gender inequalities in obesity should be cognizant of significant historical factors that may be unique to cohorts. Period‐based approaches that ignore life‐course experiences captured in significant cohort‐based experiences may limit the utility of policies and interventions.
Influence of weight concerns on breastfeeding: Evidence from the Norwegian mother and child cohort study
Authors: Han Seung‐Yong , Brewis Alexandra A. 
Published: November 2017

AbstractObjectivesHigh body mass index (BMI) often predicts truncated breastfeeding, although why is unclear. We test a proposed mediating role of body concerns on breastfeeding initiation and child's age at weaning using longitudinal data for 55,522 mothers from the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study (MoBa).MethodsA linear regression‐based mediation analysis with bootstrapping estimates the indirect effects of BMI on breastfeeding decisions (ever‐initiation of breastfeeding, child's age at weaning, and duration of any breastfeeding beyond six months) through the variables of concern around prepregnancy weight and weight gains due to pregnancy.ResultsContrary to prediction, Norwegian mothers with greater prepregnancy weight concerns had a higher likelihood of initiating breastfeeding. Concerns about weight gain during pregnancy, however, predicted earlier weaning. This relationship was the same for higher and lower BMI mothers.ConclusionIn this very large sample, body image affects some breastfeeding decisions. However, this effect is independent of mother's body size.
Die Wasserstoffentwicklungsreaktion in alkalischer Lösung: Von der Theorie und Einkristallmodellen zu praktischen Elektrokatalysatoren
Authors: Zheng Yao , Jiao Yan , Vasileff Anthony , Qiao Shi‐Zhang 
Published: December 2017

AbstractDie Wasserstoffentwicklungsreaktion (hydrogen evolution reaction, HER) ist ein grundlegender Vorgang in der Elektrokatalyse und spielt eine wichtige Rolle bei der Energieumwandlung zur Entwicklung von wasserstoffbasierten Energiequellen. Die recht langsame Geschwindigkeit der HER unter alkalischen Bedingungen hemmte jedoch die Fortschritte bei Wasserspaltungsverfahren zur Produktion von hochreinem Wasserstoff. Anders als bei der gut dokumentierten sauren HER sind die mechanistischen Aspekte der alkalischen HER noch zu klären. Wir legen eine kritische Bewertung der alkalischen HER‐Elektrokatalyse vor, unter besonderer Berücksichtigung des Zusammenhangs zwischen der grundlegenden Oberflächenelektrochemie an Einkristallmodellen und dem abgeleiteten molekularen Designprinzip für reale Elektrokatalysatoren. Indem wir einige typische Beispiele für theoretische Berechnungen, Oberflächencharakterisierungen und elektrochemische Experimente vorstellen, möchten wir einige wichtige anhaltende Diskussionen thematisieren, um zu einem besseren Verständnis der alkalischen HER auf atomarer Ebene beizutragen.
FHBC, a Hexa‐peri‐hexabenzocoronene–Fluorene Hybrid: A Platform for Highly Soluble, Easily Functionalizable HBCs with an Expanded Graphitic Core
Authors: Navale Tushar S. , Ivanov Maxim V. , Hossain Mohammad M. , Rathore Rajendra 
Published: December 2017

AbstractMaterials based upon hexa‐peri‐hexabenzocoronenes (HBCs) show significant promise in a variety of photovoltaic applications. There remains the need, however, for a soluble, versatile, HBC‐based platform, which can be tailored by incorporation of electroactive groups or groups that can prompt self‐assembly. The synthesis of a HBC–fluorene hybrid is presented that contains an expanded graphitic core that is highly soluble, resists aggregation, and can be readily functionalized at its vertices. This new HBC platform can be tailored to incorporate six electroactive groups at its vertices, as exemplified by a facile synthesis of a representative hexaaryl derivative of FHBC. Synthesis of new FHBC derivatives, containing electroactive functional groups that can allow controlled self‐assembly, may serve as potential long‐range charge‐transfer materials for photovoltaic applications.
Highly effective organometallic‐mediated radical polymerization of vinyl acetate using alumina‐supported Co(acac)2 catalyst: A case study of adsorption and polymerization
Authors: Semsarzadeh Mohammad Ali , Sabzevari Alireza 
Published: December 2017

ABSTRACTAn alumina support system for cobalt(II) acetylacetonate (Co(acac)2) catalyst was studied for the cobalt‐mediated radical polymerization (CMRP) of vinyl acetate (VAc). We report a simple but efficient technique to produce this supported catalysts through the adsorption of Co(acac)2 on the surface of alumina particles. Moreover, kinetic and thermodynamic study of Co(acac)2 adsorption on the alumina support were conducted and the influence of effective parameters were investigated. It was found that using alumina‐supported Co(acac)2 for radical polymerization of VAc yields polymers with controlled molecular weight, narrow molecular weight distribution, and high purity. For the alumina‐supported CMRP, changing the polymerization mechanism and domination of termination pathway compared to degenerate transfer pathway resulted in a 2.5 times increase in polymerization rate (kap) and a drop in induction time while maintaining a good control of the VAc polymerization. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2018, 135, 46057.
Differential expression of a fructose receptor gene in honey bee workers according to age and behavioral role
Authors: Takada Tomoyuki , Sasaki Taiyo , Sato Ryoichi , Kikuta Shingo , Inoue Maki N. 
Published: December 2017

AbstractHoney bee (Apis mellifera) workers contribute to the maintenance of colonies in various ways. The primary functions of workers are divided into two types depending on age: young workers (nurses) primarily engage in such behaviors as cleaning and food handling within the hive, whereas older workers (foragers) acquire floral nutrients beyond the colony. Concomitant with this age‐dependent change in activity, physiological changes occur in the tissues and organs of workers. Nurses supply younger larvae with honey containing high levels of glucose and supply older larvae with honey containing high levels of fructose. Given that nurses must determine both the concentration and type of sugar used in honey, gustatory receptors (Gr) expressed in the chemosensory organs likely play a role in distinguishing between sugars. Glucose is recognized by Gr1 in honey bees (AmGr1); however, it remains unclear which Gr are responsible for fructose recognition. This study aimed to identify fructose receptors in honey bees and reported that AmGr3, when transiently expressed in Xenopus oocytes, responded only to fructose, and to no other sugars. We analyzed expression levels of AmGr3 to identify which tissues and organs of workers are involved in fructose recognition and determined that expression of AmGr3 was particularly high in the antennae and legs of nurses. Our results suggest that nurses use their antennae and legs to recognize fructose, and that AmGr3 functions as an accurate nutrient sensor used to maintain food quality in honey bee hives.