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Recent advances in the understanding of Xanthomonas citri ssp. citri pathogenesis and citrus canker disease management
Authors: Ference Christopher M. , Gochez Alberto M. , Behlau Franklin , Wang Nian , Graham James H. , Jones Jeffrey B. 
Published: November 2017

SummaryTaxonomic status: Bacteria; Phylum Proteobacteria; Class Gammaproteobacteria; Order Xanthomonadales; Family Xanthomonadaceae; Genus Xanthomonas; Species Xanthomonas citri ssp. citri (Xcc).Host range: Compatible hosts vary in their susceptibility to citrus canker (CC), with grapefruit, lime and lemon being the most susceptible, sweet orange being moderately susceptible, and kumquat and calamondin being amongst the least susceptible.Microbiological properties: Xcc is a rod‐shaped (1.5–2.0 × 0.5–0.75 µm), Gram‐negative, aerobic bacterium with a single polar flagellum. The bacterium forms yellow colonies on culture media as a result of the production of xanthomonadin.Distribution: Present in South America, the British Virgin Islands, Africa, the Middle East, India, Asia and the South Pacific islands. Localized incidence in the USA, Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Uruguay, Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso, Tanzania, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Bangladesh. Widespread throughout Paraguay, Comoros, China, Japan, Malaysia and Vietnam. Eradicated from South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. Absent from Europe.
Multiplex fusion gene testing in pediatric acute myeloid leukemia
Authors: Iijima‐Yamashita Yuka , Matsuo Hidemasa , Yamada Miho , Deguchi Takao , Kiyokawa Nobutaka , Shimada Akira , Tawa Akio , Takahashi Hiroyuki , Tomizawa Daisuke , Taga Takashi , Kinoshita Akitoshi , Adachi Souichi , Horibe Keizo 
Published: November 2017

AbstractBackgroundGene abnormalities, particularly chromosome rearrangements generating gene fusion, are associated with clinical characteristics and prognosis in pediatric acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Karyotyping is generally performed to enable risk stratification, but the results are not always consistent with those of reverse transcription–polymerase chain reaction (RT‐PCR), and more accurate and rapid methods are required.MethodsA total of 487 samples from de novo AML patients enrolled in the Japanese Pediatric Leukemia/Lymphoma Study Group (JPLSG) AML‐05 study (n = 448), and from acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) patients enrolled in the JPLSG AML‐P05 study (n = 39) were available for this investigation. Multiplex quantitative RT‐PCR was performed to detect eight important fusion genes: AML1(RUNX1)‐ETO(RUNX1T1), CBFB‐MYH11, MLL(KMT2A)‐AF9(MLLT3), MLL‐ELL, MLL‐AF6(MLLT4), FUS(TLS)‐ERG, NUP98‐HOXA9, and PML‐RARA.ResultsFusion genes were detected in 207 (46.2%) of the 448 AML‐05 patient samples. After exclusion of two samples with PML‐RARA, no chromosomal abnormalities were identified on karyotyping in 19 of 205 patients (9.3%) positive for fusion genes on RT‐PCR. Fusion genes were confirmed on fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) in 11 of these 19 patients. In contrast, fusion genes were detected in 37 of 39 patients (94.9%) from the AML‐P05 study, and 33 of these results were consistent with the karyotyping. There were discrepancies in four patients (10.8%), three with normal karyotypes and one in whom karyotyping was not possible. All four of these patients were PML‐RARA positive on FISH.ConclusionsMultiplex quantitative RT‐PCR‐based fusion gene screening may be effective for diagnosis of pediatric AML.
The function of the floral corona in the pollination of a Mediterranean style dimorphic daffodil
Authors: Pérez‐Barrales R. , Abarca C. A. , Santos‐Gally R. , Schiestl F. P. , Arroyo J. 
Published: November 2017

Abstract

Narcissus papyraceus is a style dimorphic species with two floral forms, with anthers at similar height and stigmas above (long‐styled L) and below (short‐styled S) the anther level. The species is self‐incompatible, but intra‐ and inter‐morph compatible. Populations are either dimorphic (including both morphs) in the region of the Strait of Gibraltar, or L‐monomorphic (with only L plants) in the inland of the Iberian Peninsula. This variation correlates with the most common floral visitors, being primarily long‐tongued and short‐tongued pollinators, respectively, a rare condition in Mediterranean plants. The maintenance of S‐flowers relies on long‐tongued insects, as only those deliver pollen to short‐styled stigmas. Narcissus flowers present a long and narrow tube, at the bottom of which nectar accumulates, and a floral corona, which has been proposed as an important trait for the attraction of pollinators. Here we tested the importance of the corona on pollination of L and S flowers.

We described UV reflectance patterns of the corona and tepals, and characterised VOCs in intact flowers and flowers with trimmed coronas. We also conducted a field experiment in the dimorphic and monomorphic region to estimate the importance of corona removal on seed production in stands with solitary plants and in groups to control for compatible pollen limitation.

Reflectance was higher in the tepals than the corona, although both traits presented a reflectance peak around 450 nm wavelength. L‐ and S‐flowers produced similar volatiles, regardless of the manipulation of the corona. Across dimorphic and monomorphic regions, S‐flowers with the corona removed suffered a reduction in seed production of ca. 50%, while seed production remained similar in L flowers both with the corona intact and removed. Plants in solitary stands suffered a strong reduction in seed production, which was more pronounced in the monomorphic region.

Our results suggest that the corona in Narcissus is more important for the pollination of S‐flowers, which generally have lower seed production compared to L‐flowers. Taken together, these results suggest that the floral corona indirectly plays an important role for maintenance of the polymorphism.
Silique valves as sails in anemochory of Lunaria (Brassicaceae)
Authors: Leins P. , Fligge K. , Erbar C. 
Published: November 2017

Abstract

The generally held opinion that seeds of Lunaria remain at the replum after detachment of the two valves and then wind causes a shaking or rattling of the replum with its diaphragm, thus launching the seeds, is challenged. In a sparse forest in the Swabian Alb, the first author noticed flying valves of Lunaria rediviva to which the narrow‐winged flat seeds are attached.

Investigations with SEM and histology have shown that the valves secrete a glue only at those sites where the seeds rest on the valves before valve tissues die. Further analysis has shown (using the periodic acid‐Schiff reaction) that the glue consists of polysaccharides. After detachment and dispersal of the valves, the adhesive strength continuously decreases.

This is the first report for a sticky valve exudate in the Brassicaceae. Because of the adhesion of Lunaria seeds to their valves for some time, the 1st order diaspore is a mericarp, in a broad sense, and can be interpreted as an adaptation to long‐distance dispersal by stronger winds. In this context, the ‘flying carpets’ of Lunaria are more effective and transport more than one seed.

Molecular studies assigned Lunaria to the tribe Biscutelleae, which now contains the angustiseptate genera Biscutella and Megadenia as well as the latiseptate genera Lunaria and Ricotia. The valves in Ricotia can easily be detached (studied in herbarium material and a living plant), but, in contrast to Lunaria, the ripe seeds remain at the replum and its diaphragm, respectively.
Early pneumopericardium after heart transplantation
Authors: Duero Posada Juan G. , Moayedi Yasbanoo , Alhussein Mosaad , Bunce Paul E. , Yau Terrence M. , Ross Heather J. 
Published: November 2017

AbstractA 60‐year‐old woman with a history of dilated cardiomyopathy underwent heart transplantation. One month post discharge, she presented to clinic with low‐grade fever and productive cough. Her chest radiograph showed air‐fluid levels in the pericardial silhouette. Transthoracic echocardiogram showed a large complex pericardial collection with no evidence of cardiac tamponade. The patient was urgently taken to the operating room for exploration. A large “egg‐shaped” mass in the pericardium measuring 10 × 12 cm with gaseous material was aspirated. As the posterior wall of the mass was firmly adhered to the right atrium, the capsule was incompletely excised. We present the case of a potentially life‐threatening complication post transplantation that required surgical debridement and life‐long antibiotic suppressive therapy. To our knowledge, this is the first report of purulent pericardial collection caused by Enterobacter cancerogenous. Further research is required to better understand the biology of this microorganism and the role it may play as a pathogen in immunocompromised patients following solid organ transplantation.
Digital Design Method of Dyeing Patterns Based on Kansei
Authors: Ichimura Yohei , Aoyama Hideki 
Published: November 2017

Dyeing involves fixing a dye on a cloth, or creating a dyeing pattern. Because dyeing patterns depend on the physical properties of fibers, dyes, and dyeing technique that are employed, predicting a finished dyeing pattern is difficult even for artisans. Because dyeing is an irreversible phenomenon that requires a lot of time, to accurately predict a completed pattern would improve the efficiency of dyeing and reduce its costs.
In this paper, we propose a digital method for designing dyeing patterns based on a simulation of the dyeing process. Dyeing experiments was conducted to model dyeing process accurately. From experiments, we defined the dyeing process is combination of two phenomena: capillary phenomenon and diffusion phenomenon. In the proposed method, integrated these two phenomena by using the cellular automaton method and generate dyeing patterns that produce different results depending on the pattern-generating parameters.
The thickness of yarn and spaces between yarns in fabric is not uniform because of the influence of spinning and weaving. Therefore, in the proposed method, we use the fluctuation property, which is inherent in nature, to generate a dyeing pattern that preserves a natural impression.
Based on the simulation of the proposed dyeing process, we developed a system that generates patterns based on KANSEI. Associating KANSEI with pattern generation parameters produces dyeing patterns that exhibit the required impressions (KANSEI) for the generated dyeing patterns. Based on this development method, we constructed a basic system for pattern generation and verified the effectiveness of the method.
Learning Coordination in Body Motion Control: A Pattern Based Approach
Authors: Fukuda Shuichi 
Published: November 2017

Motion Control is increasing its importance. Although the progress of system dynamics is remarkable, progress of human body motion control is very slow. Most of system dynamics deal with explicit knowledge, but human body motion control belongs to tacit knowledge.
Its difficulty is the number of degrees of freedom is tremendously large and human behaviors change very flexibly to cope with the changing contexts of environments and situations. Further, our body motions vary from person to person, because our bodies, muscles and joints are different. These problems make it very difficult to deal with human body motions.
Although there are many researches using motion capture, EMG, etc., they succeeded only in showing how final successful movements should be. They can show movements at each step toward this goal, but they cannot teach learners how they should coordinate their muscles or joints. Coordination or balancing plays an important role in body motion learning, But, there are very few, in any, researches which help learners learn how to coordinate or balance their muscles and joints to achieve the final successful movement.
In this paper, a solution to how we can help a learner learn to coordinate or balance in motion or motor learning is introduced. Its approach is pattern based and it uses Recognition Taguchi (RT) technique, one of the techniques of Mahalanobis Taguchi Systems. In this approach, Mahalanobis Distance (MD) is used to indicate quantitatively how a learner’s pattern of movement is close to the successful one. MD reduces multi-dimensional information to one-dimensional. RT indicates how a sample pattern matches the ideal pattern quantitatively using MD. In the regular RT approach, Unit Space (Ideal Pattern) is defined and each sample space is compared with Unit Space using MD.
But In this work, Unit Space is updated every time a learner succeeds, such as successfully riding a bicycle. And every trial movement is compared with this updated Unit Space. The primary benefits of RT are it can process large data in a very short time and it is based upon the difference between the ideal pattern and the current pattern. So, learners can understand which joints they should pay attention to in order to coordinate or balance to improve their movements. Thus, step by step, they can coordinate or balance their muscles and joints to get closer to the ideal movement.
Engineering Design Analysis Tool for Early Design Phase With Low-Fidelity Models: A Case of Hydraulic Crane
Authors: Ellman Asko , Pajunen Sami , Laine Ilari , Coatanea Eric 
Published: November 2017

Model-based product design using computer simulation has become a standard design practice in most companies in mechanical engineering. However, there is a need for efficient simulation tools that can provide design-supporting information already at early design phase when the most important decisions are made. Design process and design tools need to be agile and enable iterative process where the design and its requirements can effectively be iterated.
Low-fidelity models can be part of the solution for time issue in early design phase. Low-fidelity prototypes are simplified representations of functions and concepts in the virtual prototype. Axiomatic design with low-fidelity modelling approach is a promising concept for achieving design-supporting information in an efficient way. In this method, there is a linear mapping between design parameters and system characteristics. Non-linear models of the system are linearized at the nominal point. An engineering design analysis tool (EDA tool) to enhance EDA is constructed and presented in this paper.
For evaluation of the usefulness of this tool, a case study is presented. The case study deals with a simple hydraulic crane that is manufactured from steel plate. The results of the case study design are compared with results achieved with conventional CAD and FEM tools. Modelling accuracy and required modelling and simulation efforts are compared in both cases.
A Data Science Approach for Analysis of Multi-Pass Wire Drawing
Authors: Sardeshmukh Avadhut , Reddy Sreedhar , Gautham B. P. , Joshi Amol , Panchal Jitesh 
Published: November 2017

The process of reducing the cross-section of a wire by pulling the wire through a series of dies belongs to a special class of manufacturing processes that have a sequential nature. In each pass, the diameter of incoming wire is reduced by a certain factor. Determining number of passes and their configurations required to achieve the desired reduction while optimizing properties such as tensile strength, strain distribution, energy consumption, etc. is an optimization problem. An essential building block of this optimization problem is a model of a drawing pass that can predict the output properties for a given parameter configuration of the pass (forward inference), or its inverse, i.e. predict the configuration parameters required to achieve the desired properties.
In this paper, we present a case study on the application of Bayesian networks to address the problem of inference in multi-pass wire drawing. Also we explore the building of a generic model that can be used for any pass and compare its effectiveness with pass-specific models. Our findings so far are as follows: For forward inference, the generic model has prediction accuracy close enough to pass-specific models. Given that it can be used to solve a problem with arbitrary number of passes, this model is clearly more useful. Further, this being a generative model, it can be used for inverse inference as well.
Driving Simulator System to Evaluate Driver’s Workload Using ADAS in Different Driving Contexts
Authors: Caruso Giandomenico , Ruscio Daniele , Ariansyah Dedy , Bordegoni Monica 
Published: November 2017

The advancement of in-vehicle technology for driving safety has considerably improved. Current Advanced Driver-Assistance Systems (ADAS) make road safer by alerting the driver, through visual, auditory, and haptic signals about dangerous driving situations, and consequently, preventing possible collisions. However, in some circumstances the driver can fail to properly respond to the alert since human cognition systems can be influenced by the driving context.
Driving simulation can help evaluating this aspect since it is possible to reproduce different ADAS in safe driving conditions. However, driving simulation alone does not provide information about how the change in driver’s workload affects the interaction of the driver with ADAS.
This paper presents a driving simulator system integrating physiological sensors that acquire heart’s activity, blood volume pulse, respiration rate, and skin conductance parameters. Through a specific processing of these measurements, it is possible to measure different cognitive processes that contribute to the change of driver’s workload while using ADAS, in different driving contexts.
The preliminary studies conducted in this research show the effectiveness of this system and provide guidelines for the future acquisition and the treatment of the physiological data to assess ADAS workload.
Linear Time Thermal Simulation of FDM Process
Authors: Zhang Yaqi , Shapiro Vadim 
Published: November 2017

Like many other additive manufacturing processes, FDM process is driven by a moving heat source, and temperature history plays an important role in determining the mechanical properties and geometry of the final parts. Thermal simulation of FDM is challenging due to geometric complexity of manufacturing process and inherent computational complexity which requires numerical solution at every time increment of the process.
we describe a new approach to thermal simulation of the FDM process, formulated as an explicit finite difference method that is applied directly on as-manufactured model described by a typical manufacturing process plan. The thermal model accounts for most relevant thermal effects including heat convection and radiation to the environment, heat conduction with build platform and between adjacent roads (and adjacent layers). We show that the proposed simulation method achieves linear time complexity. This implies that the simulation not only scales to handle 3D printed components of arbitrary complexity but also can achieve real-time performance.
Oral injuries and occult harm in children evaluated for abuse
Authors: Dorfman Molly V , Metz James B , Feldman Kenneth W , Farris Reid , Lindberg Daniel M 
Published: November 2017

ObjectiveTo determine the frequency of occult trauma in children with oral injury evaluated for physical abuse.DesignThis was a retrospectively planned secondary analysis of a prospective, observational study.SettingEmergency departments supported by 20 US child abuse teams in the Examining Siblings to Recognize Abuse (ExSTRA) network.PatientsChildren <120 months old evaluated for physical abuse.InterventionsAnalysis of index children with oral injury on initial examination.Main outcome measuresRates of physician-recognised oral injury, as well as frequency and results of occult injury testing. Perceived abuse likelihood was described on a 7-point scale (7=definite abuse).ResultsAmong 2890 child abuse consultations, 3.3% (n=96) of children had oral injury. Forty-two per cent were 0–12 months old, 39% 1–3 years old and 18% >3 years old. Oral injury was the primary reason for evaluation for 32 (33%). Forty-three per cent (42/96) had frenum injuries. Skeletal surveys were obtained for 84% and 25% of these identified occult fractures. Seventy-five per cent had neuroimaging; 38% identified injuries. Forty-one per cent of children with oral injuries had retinal examinations; 24% of exams showed retinal haemorrhages. More occult injuries were found in children with oral injuries than other ExSTRA subjects. A high level of concern for abusive injury was present in 67% of children with oral injury versus 33% without.ConclusionsChildren with oral injury are at high risk for additional occult abusive injuries. Infants and mobile preschoolers are at risk. Young children with unexplained oral injury should be evaluated for abuse.
How to adapt existing evidence-based clinical practice guidelines: a case example with smoking cessation guidelines in Canada
Authors: Selby Peter , Hunter Katie , Rogers Jess , Lang-Robertson Kelly , Soklaridis Sophie , Chow Virginia , Tremblay Michèle , Koubanioudakis Denise , Dragonetti Rosa , Hussain Sarwar , Zawertailo Laurie 
Published: November 2017

ObjectiveTo develop and encourage the adoption of clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) for smoking cessation in Canada by engaging stakeholders in the adaptation of existing high-quality CPGs using principles of the ADAPTE framework.MethodsAn independent expert body in guideline review conducted a review and identified six existing CPGs, which met a priori criteria for quality and potential applicability to the local context. Summary statements were extracted and assigned a grade of recommendation and level of evidence by a second expert panel. Regional knowledge exchange brokers recruited additional stakeholders to build a multidisciplinary network of over 800 clinicians, researchers and decision-makers from across Canada. This interprofessional network and other stakeholders were offered various opportunities to provide input on the guideline both online and in person. We actively encouraged end-user input into the development and adaptation of the guidelines to ensure applicability to various practice settings and to promote adoption.ResultsThe final guideline contained 24 summary statements along with supporting clinical considerations, across six topic area sections. The guideline was adopted by various provincial/territorial and national government and non-governmental organisations.ConclusionsThis method can be applied in other jurisdictions to adapt existing high-quality smoking cessation CPGs to the local context and to facilitate subsequent adoption by various stakeholders.