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Development and characterization of SSR markers for Aster savatieri (Asteraceae)
Authors: Ishikawa Naoko , Sakaguchi Shota , Ito Motomi 
Published: June 2016

Premise of the study:Simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers were developed for Aster savatieri (Asteraceae) and the serpentine variety A. savatieri var. pygmaeus to re‐evaluate their taxonomic status.Methods and Results:Using RNA‐Seq data, 22 expressed sequence tag (EST)–SSR markers were developed. Polymorphisms were assessed in A. savatieri and in A. savatieri var. pygmaeus. The average number of alleles ranged from four to 15, and expected heterozygosity ranged from 0.417 to 0.870. Transferability was examined in six representative species of Japanese Aster and in Solidago virgaurea subsp. asiatica var. asiatica, a member of the tribe Astereae (Asteraceae); most of the loci were transferable to these examined species.Conclusions:These markers will be useful for genetic studies of variation in A. savatieri and other Aster species that occur in Japan.
Development of microsatellite loci of pod mahogany, Afzelia quanzensis (Fabaceae), by Illumina shotgun sequencing, and cross‐amplification in A. africana
Authors: Jinga Percy , Palagi Jason , Ashley Mary V. 
Published: June 2016

Premise of the study:Microsatellite loci were developed for Afzelia quanzensis (Fabaceae) as a first step toward investigating genetic diversity and population structure of the species in its native range.Methods and Results:Illumina shotgun sequencing was used to generate raw sequence reads, which were searched for potential microsatellite loci. A total of 70 potential microsatellite loci were tested for amplification and polymorphism, and 39 successfully amplified. Of the 39 loci that amplified, 12 were polymorphic while 27 were monomorphic. The 12 polymorphic loci were cross‐amplified in A. africana, and eight successfully amplified.Conclusions:The 12 polymorphic microsatellite loci can be used for genetic studies of A. quanzensis, which can help determine its conservation status. Eight loci can also be used for genotyping in A. africana.
A new resource for the development of SSR markers: Millions of loci from a thousand plant transcriptomes
Authors: Hodel Richard G. J. , Gitzendanner Matthew A. , Germain‐Aubrey Charlotte C. , Liu Xiaoxian , Crowl Andrew A. , Sun Miao , Landis Jacob B. , Segovia‐Salcedo M. Claudia , Douglas Norman A. , Chen Shichao , Soltis Douglas E. , Soltis Pamela S. 
Published: June 2016

Premise of the study:The One Thousand Plant Transcriptomes Project (1KP, 1000+ assembled plant transcriptomes) provides an enormous resource for developing microsatellite loci across the plant tree of life. We developed loci from these transcriptomes and tested their utility.Methods and Results:Using software packages and custom scripts, we identified microsatellite loci in 1KP transcriptomes. We assessed the potential for cross‐amplification and whether loci were biased toward exons, as compared to markers derived from genomic DNA. We characterized over 5.7 million simple sequence repeat (SSR) loci from 1334 plant transcriptomes. Eighteen percent of loci substantially overlapped with open reading frames (ORFs), and electronic PCR revealed that over half the loci would amplify successfully in conspecific taxa. Transcriptomic SSRs were approximately three times more likely to map to translated regions than genomic SSRs.Conclusions:We believe microsatellites still have a place in the genomic age—they remain effective and cost‐efficient markers. The loci presented here are a valuable resource for researchers.
CALIBRATION OF LAMOST STELLAR SURFACE GRAVITIES USING THE KEPLER ASTEROSEISMIC DATA
Authors: Wang Liang , Wang Wei , Wu Yue , Zhao Gang , Li Yinbi , Luo Ali , Liu Chao , Zhang Yong , Hou Yonghui , Wang Yuefei , Cao Zihuang 
Published: June 2016

ABSTRACT
Asteroseismology is a powerful tool to precisely determine the evolutionary status and fundamental properties of stars. With the unprecedented precision and nearly continuous photometric data acquired by the NASA Kepler mission, parameters of more than 104 stars have been determined nearly consistently. However, most studies still use photometric effective temperatures (T
eff) and metallicities ([Fe/H]) as inputs, which are not sufficiently accurate as suggested by previous studies. We adopted the spectroscopic T
eff and [Fe/H] values based on the Large sky Area Multi-Object fiber Spectroscopic Telescope (LAMOST) low-resolution spectra (R ≃ 1800), and combined them with the global oscillation parameters to derive the physical parameters of a large sample of stars. Clear trends were found between

and spectroscopic T
eff as well as log g, which may result in an overestimation of up to 0.5 dex for the log g values of giants in the LAMOST catalog. We established empirical calibration relations for the log g values of dwarfs and giants. These results can be used for determining the precise distances to these stars based on their spectroscopic parameters.
THE PUTATIVE OLD, NEARBY CLUSTER LODÉN 1 DOES NOT EXIST*
Authors: Han Eunkyu , Curtis Jason L. , Wright Jason T. 
Published: June 2016

ABSTRACT
Astronomers have access to precious few nearby, middle-aged benchmark star clusters. Within 500 pc, there are only NGC 752 and Ruprecht 147 (R147) at 1.5 and 3 Gyr, respectively. The Database for Galactic Open Clusters (WEBDA) also lists Lodén 1 as a 2 Gyr cluster at a distance of 360 pc. If this is true, Lodén 1 could become a useful benchmark cluster. This work details our investigation of Lodén 1. We assembled archival astrometry (PPMXL) and photometry (2MASS, Tycho-2, APASS), and acquired medium resolution spectra for radial velocity measurements with the Robert Stobie Spectrograph at the Southern African Large Telescope. We observed no sign of a cluster main-sequence turnoff or red giant branch among all stars in the field brighter than

. Considering the 29 stars identified by L.O. Lodén and listed on SIMBAD as the members of Lodén 1, we found no compelling evidence of kinematic clustering in proper motion or radial velocity. Most of these candidates are A stars and red giants, and their observed properties are consistent with distant field stars in the direction of Lodén 1 in the Galactic plane. We conclude that the old nearby cluster Lodén 1 is neither old, nor nearby, nor a cluster.
NULLING DATA REDUCTION AND ON-SKY PERFORMANCE OF THE LARGE BINOCULAR TELESCOPE INTERFEROMETER
Authors: Defrère D. , Hinz P. M. , Mennesson B. , Hoffmann W. F. , Millan-Gabet R. , Skemer A. J. , Bailey V. , Danchi W. C. , Downey E. C. , Durney O. , Grenz P. , Hill J. M. , McMahon T. J. , Montoya M. , Spalding E. , Vaz A. , Absil O. , Arbo P. , Bailey H. , Brusa G. , Bryden G. , Esposito S. , Gaspar A. , Haniff C. A. , Kennedy G. M. , Leisenring J. M. , Marion L. , Nowak M. , Pinna E. , Powell K. , Puglisi A. , Rieke G. , Roberge A. , Serabyn E. , Sosa R. , Stapeldfeldt K. , Su K. , Weinberger A. J. , Wyatt M. C. 
Published: June 2016

ABSTRACT
The Large Binocular Telescope Interferometer (LBTI) is a versatile instrument designed for high angular resolution and high-contrast infrared imaging (1.5–13 μm). In this paper, we focus on the mid-infrared (8–13 μm) nulling mode and present its theory of operation, data reduction, and on-sky performance as of the end of the commissioning phase in 2015 March. With an interferometric baseline of 14.4 m, the LBTI nuller is specifically tuned to resolve the habitable zone of nearby main-sequence stars, where warm exozodiacal dust emission peaks. Measuring the exozodi luminosity function of nearby main-sequence stars is a key milestone to prepare for future exo-Earth direct imaging instruments. Thanks to recent progress in wavefront control and phase stabilization, as well as in data reduction techniques, the LBTI demonstrated in 2015 February a calibrated null accuracy of 0.05% over a 3 hr long observing sequence on the bright nearby A3V star β Leo. This is equivalent to an exozodiacal disk density of 15–30 zodi for a Sun-like star located at 10 pc, depending on the adopted disk model. This result sets a new record for high-contrast mid-infrared interferometric imaging and opens a new window on the study of planetary systems.
DENSITY JUMPS NEAR THE VIRIAL RADIUS OF GALAXY CLUSTERS
Authors: Patej Anna , Loeb Abraham 
Published: June 2016

ABSTRACT
Recent simulations have indicated that the dark matter halos of galaxy clusters should feature steep density jumps near the virial radius. Since the member galaxies are expected to follow similar collisionless dynamics as the dark matter, the galaxy density profile should show such a feature as well. We examine the potential of current data sets to test this prediction by selecting cluster members for a sample of 56 low-redshift (

) galaxy clusters, constructing their projected number density profiles, and fitting them with two profiles, one with a steep density jump and one without. Additionally, we investigate the presence of a jump using a non-parametric spline approach. We find that some of these clusters show strong evidence for a model with a density jump, with the strength of the signal increasing with the inclusion of spectroscopic cluster member identification. We discuss avenues for further analysis of the density jump with future data sets, particularly with the inclusion of additional spectroscopy of cluster outskirts.
NGC 6362: THE LEAST MASSIVE GLOBULAR CLUSTER WITH CHEMICALLY DISTINCT MULTIPLE POPULATIONS*
Authors: Mucciarelli Alessio , Dalessandro Emanuele , Massari Davide , Bellazzini Michele , Ferraro Francesco R. , Lanzoni Barbara , Lardo Carmela , Salaris Maurizio , Cassisi Santi 
Published: June 2016

ABSTRACT
We present the first measure of Fe and Na abundances in NGC 6362, a low-mass globular cluster (GC) where first- and second-generation stars are fully spatially mixed. A total of 160 member stars (along the red giant branch (RGB) and the red horizontal branch (RHB)) were observed with the multi-object spectrograph FLAMES at the Very Large Telescope. We find that the cluster has an iron abundance of [Fe/H] = −1.09 ± 0.01 dex, without evidence of intrinsic dispersion. On the other hand, the [Na/Fe] distribution turns out to be intrinsically broad and bimodal. The Na-poor and Na-rich stars populate, respectively, the bluest and the reddest RGBs detected in the color–magnitude diagrams including the U filter. The RGB is composed of a mixture of first- and second-generation stars in a similar proportion, while almost all the RHB stars belong to the first cluster generation. To date, NGC 6362 is the least massive GC where both the photometric and spectroscopic signatures of multiple populations have been detected.
EXPERIMENTALLY MEASURED RADIATIVE LIFETIMES AND OSCILLATOR STRENGTHS IN NEUTRAL VANADIUM
Authors: Holmes C. E. , Pickering J. C. , Ruffoni M. P. , Blackwell-Whitehead R. , Nilsson H. , Engström L. , Hartman H. , Lundberg H. , Belmonte M. T. 
Published: June 2016

ABSTRACT
We report a new study of the V i atom using a combination of time-resolved laser-induced fluorescence and Fourier transform spectroscopy that contains newly measured radiative lifetimes for 25 levels between 24,648 cm−1 and 37,518 cm−1 and oscillator strengths for 208 lines between 3040 and 20000 Å from 39 upper energy levels. Thirteen of these oscillator strengths have not been reported previously. This work was conducted independently of the recent studies of neutral vanadium lifetimes and oscillator strengths carried out by Den Hartog et al. and Lawler et al., and thus serves as a means to verify those measurements. Where our data overlap with their data, we generally find extremely good agreement in both level lifetimes and oscillator strengths. However, we also find evidence that Lawler et al. have systematically underestimated oscillator strengths for lines in the region of 9000 ± 100 Å. We suggest a correction of 0.18 ± 0.03 dex for these values to bring them into agreement with our results and those of Whaling et al. We also report new measurements of hyperfine structure splitting factors for three odd levels of V i lying between 24,700 and 28,400 cm−1.
THE ALLWISE MOTION SURVEY, PART 2
Authors: Kirkpatrick J. Davy , Kellogg Kendra , Schneider Adam C. , Fajardo-Acosta Sergio , Cushing Michael C. , Greco Jennifer , Mace Gregory N. , Gelino Christopher R. , Wright Edward L. , Eisenhardt Peter R. M. , Stern Daniel , Faherty Jacqueline K. , Sheppard Scott S. , Lansbury George B. , Logsdon Sarah E. , Martin Emily C. , McLean Ian S. , Schurr Steven D. , Cutri Roc M. , Conrow Tim 
Published: June 2016

ABSTRACT
We use the AllWISE Data Release to continue our search for Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE)-detected motions. In this paper, we publish another 27,846 motion objects, bringing the total number to 48,000 when objects found during our original AllWISE motion survey are included. We use this list, along with the lists of confirmed WISE-based motion objects from the recent papers by Luhman and by Schneider et al., and candidate motion objects from the recent paper by Gagné et al., to search for widely separated, common-proper-motion systems. We identify 1039 such candidate systems. All 48,000 objects are further analyzed using color–color and color–mag plots to provide possible characterizations prior to spectroscopic follow-up. We present spectra of 172 of these, supplemented with new spectra of 23 comparison objects from the literature, and provide classifications and physical interpretations of interesting sources. Highlights include: (1) the identification of three G/K dwarfs that can be used as standard candles to study clumpiness and grain size in nearby molecular clouds because these objects are currently moving behind the clouds, (2) the confirmation/discovery of several M, L, and T dwarfs and one white dwarf whose spectrophotometric distance estimates place them 5–20 pc from the Sun, (3) the suggestion that the Na i “D” line be used as a diagnostic tool for interpreting and classifying metal-poor late-M and L dwarfs, (4) the recognition of a triple system including a carbon dwarf and late-M subdwarf, for which model fits of the late-M subdwarf (giving [Fe/H] ≈ −1.0) provide a measured metallicity for the carbon star, and (5) a possible 24 pc distant K5 dwarf + peculiar red L5 system with an apparent physical separation of 0.1 pc.
Methotrexate Dosage Reduction Upon Adalimumab Initiation: Clinical and Ultrasonographic Outcomes from the Randomized Noninferiority MUSICA Trial
Authors: Kaeley Gurjit S. , Evangelisto Amy M. , Nishio Midori J. , Goss Sandra L. , Liu Shufang , Kalabic Jasmina , Kupper Hartmut 
Published: June 2016

Objective.To examine the clinical and ultrasonographic (US) outcomes of reducing methotrexate (MTX) dosage upon initiating adalimumab (ADA) in MTX-inadequate responders with moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis (RA).Methods.MUSICA (NCT01185288) was a double-blind, randomized, parallel-arm study of 309 patients with RA receiving MTX ≥ 15 mg/week for ≥ 12 weeks before screening. Patients were randomized to high dosage (20 mg/week) or low dosage (7.5 mg/week) MTX; all patients received 40 mg open-label ADA every other week for 24 weeks. The primary endpoint was Week 24 mean 28-joint Disease Activity Score based on C-reactive protein (DAS28-CRP) to test for noninferiority of low-dosage MTX using a 15% margin. US images were scored using a 10-joint semiquantitative system incorporating OMERACT definitions for pathology, assessing synovial hypertrophy, vascularity, and bony erosions.Results.Rapid improvement in clinical indices was observed in both groups after addition of ADA. The difference in mean DAS28-CRP (0.37, 95% CI 0.07–0.66) comparing low-dosage (4.12, 95% CI 3.88–4.34) versus high-dosage MTX (3.75, 95% CI 3.52–3.97) was statistically significant and non-inferiority was not met. Statistically significant differences were not detected for most clinical, functional, and US outcomes. Pharmacokinetic and safety profiles were similar.Conclusion.In MUSICA, Week 24 mean DAS28-CRP, the primary endpoint, did not meet non-inferiority for the low-dosage MTX group. Although the differences between the 2 MTX dosage groups were small, our study findings did not support routine MTX reduction in MTX inadequate responders initiating ADA.
Effect of Body Mass Index and Psychosocial Traits on Total Knee Replacement Costs in Patients with Osteoarthritis
Authors: Waimann Christian A. , Fernandez-Mazarambroz Rodrigo J. , Cantor Scott B. , Lopez-Olivo Maria A. , Barbo Andrea G. , Landon Glenn C. , Siff Sherwin J. , Lin Heather , Suarez-Almazor Maria E. 
Published: June 2016

Objective.Clinical and psychosocial attributes are associated with clinical outcomes after total knee replacement (TKR) surgery in patients with osteoarthritis (OA), but their relationship with TKR-related costs is less clear. Our objective was to evaluate the effect of clinical and psychosocial attributes on TKR costs.Methods.We conducted a 6-month prospective cohort study of patients with knee OA who underwent TKR. We examined baseline demographic, clinical [body mass index (BMI) and comorbidities], and psychosocial attributes (social support, locus of control, coping, depression, anxiety, stress, and self-efficacy); baseline and 6-month OA clinical outcomes [Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) pain and function]; and 6-month direct and indirect TKR-related costs. Multiple regression was performed to identify determinants of TKR-related costs.Results.We included 212 patients; 66% were women, 71% were white, and the mean age was 65.2 years. The mean baseline WOMAC pain score was 55 (SD 19) and WOMAC function score was 54 (SD 20). Mean total TKR-related costs were US$30,831 (SD $9893). Multivariate regression analyses showed that increasing BMI and anxiety levels and decreasing levels of positive social interactions were associated with increased costs. A lower cost scenario with a lower range of normal BMI (19.5), highest positive social interaction, and no anxiety predicted TKR costs to be $22,247. Predicted costs in obese patients (BMI 36) with lowest positive social interaction and highest anxiety were $58,447.Conclusion.Increased baseline BMI, anxiety, and poor social support lead to higher TKR-related costs in patients with knee OA. Preoperative interventions targeting these factors may reduce TKR-related costs, and therefore be cost-effective.
Les symmachies en Sicile des expéditions d’ Athènes à la stratégie de Timoléon
Authors: Péré-Noguès Sandra 
Published: June 2016

Résumé Résumé : La richesse du dossier sicilien aussi bien du point de vue des sources historiques qu’épigraphiques invite à une nouvelle lecture de l’histoire des symmachies en Sicile de la deuxième moitié du v e siècle jusqu’au milieu du iv e siècle. Elles furent à la fois un facteur d’intégration mais aussi d’exclusion pour les cités de Sicile mais aussi de Grèce égéenne, en raison de l’extrême variabilité des enjeux insulaires. Si les symmachies eurent un rôle dans l’ascension hégémonique de certaines cités comme Syracuse, elles contribuèrent aussi à l’émergence d’une identité commune aux cités et aux peuples de l’île.
Areus et le concept de symmachie au III e siècle. Les réalités hellénistiques
Authors: Christien Jacqueline 
Published: June 2016

Résumé Résumé : Déjà, dès la fin du iv e siècle, les expéditions extérieures d’Acrotatos en Sicile puis de Cléonyme à Tarente puis Corcyre, semblent devoir être interprétées moins comme des aventures personnelles ou des tentatives de se tailler une royauté, que jouer le jeu de l’État spartiate. Au iii e siècle, après avoir été confronté à la descente de Démétrios en Laconie, dans le contexte de l’après 281, Areus cherche à construire une symmachie hégémonique, dont on peut percevoir que, de près ou de loin, elle mit en relation Sparte avec des cités de Crète occidentale ou le tyran de Kassandreia, lui-même allié d’Antiochos I er , le Séleucide. À la mort de Pyrrhos en 272, Antigone Gonatas redevient l’ennemi héréditaire des Spartiates qui se tournent vers les Lagides. Le décret de Chrémonidès en dit long sur la symmachie conduite par Areus, mais la mort du roi met en lumière la puissance en trompe l’œil de la cité.
Ecuatorial d’Edgard Varèse : une étude des relations entre le texte et l’organisation musicale
Authors: Authier Régis 
Published: June 2016

Créé le 15 avril 1934 à New-York, Ecuatorial marque le retour d’une vocalité délaissée depuis Offrandes . Méconnue, rarement étudiée, l’œuvre occupe une position charnière en ce qu’elle prélude à deux décennies de pénible créativité. L’effectif instrumental affiche d’emblée un caractère expérimental symbolisé par l’usage des thérémines. Des liens évidents entre le texte – issu des Légendes du Guatemala de Miguel Angel Asturias – et la musique peuvent être observés aux niveaux les plus extrêmes de l’organisation musicale : l’homologie du phrasé constitue une première racine commune. Aux niveaux intermédiaires, la musique déborde toutefois largement du poème et témoigne d’une réelle autonomie sur le plan mélodique et orchestral. De ces deux points de vue, Varèse semble avoir recherché la plus grande diversité relationnelle : texte et musique ne coïncident plus que de façon occasionnelle.
Épistémologie d’une musicologie analytique
Authors: Meeùs Nicolas 
Published: June 2016

L’expression « musicologie analytique » manifeste un espoir d’articuler l’une sur l’autre la musicologie historique (la musicology des Américains) et l’analyse musicale. L’article rappelle l’héritage des Lumières et montre que, dès les premiers usages du mot « musicologie » ( Musikwissenschaft ), la science de la musique s’est occupée de grammaire musicale. Ce faisant, elle a anticipé la distinction faite par Ferdinand de Saussure entre diachronie et synchronie, entre linguistique évolutive et linguistique statique. Le plaidoyer de Joseph Kerman ( Contemplating Music ) pour un retour à la critique musicale concernait en premier lieu la musicologie historique, mais résultait aussi d’une mécompréhension des buts de l’analyse musicale, en particulier suite à l’« américanisation » de Schenker. Face à cette situation, l’analyse musicale française et européenne mériterait plus d’attention.
Des maires en campagne(s)
Authors: Vignon Sébastien 
Published: June 2016

Si les techniques de mobilisation électorale des maires « ruraux » se différencient de celles qui caractérisent les grandes villes, la périurbanisation engendre cependant des effets sur leur façon de « faire campagne ». Une enquête réalisée en Picardie lors des élections municipales de 2014 montre que celle-ci contraint effectivement les candidats à intégrer progressivement de nouveaux modes d’action dans leurs stratégies de campagne. S’opère dans les mondes ruraux une dépréciation tendancielle du travail personnalisé de démarchage électoral et, de manière concomitante, un glissement des types de légitimité mayorale. En effet, les candidats doivent désormais combiner la proximité avec les électeurs avec un registre de légitimation managériale en s’attachant à exclure les considérations partisanes. Ces changements qui s’effectuent à des rythmes et selon des intensités très variables résultent de l’évolution du profil social des populations et des prétendants au pouvoir municipal.